| 单词 | purpose |
| 例句 | For a long time they debated what they should do, and how it would be best to attempt the fulfilling of their purpose with the Ring; but they came to no decision. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Each contained a message of only one or two lines, in the abbreviated jargon—not actually Newspeak, but consisting largely of Newspeak words—which was used in the Ministry for internal purposes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She had gone to bed late, and had slept in on purpose, telling herself she deserved it after a rather difficult day. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We now know they use different objects for different purposes wherever they have been studied in Africa, so we can talk about chimpanzee cultures. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose the other people involved serve no purpose as well, then?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes he just barges up to somebody and swats a tile from his hand, shattering it on purpose. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I tried telling her I didn’t take it to bed on purpose, that I must’ve woken up in the middle of the night to get it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Its purpose was to help members who were destitute and to provide care for widows and fatherless children. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z For they gave me no sign for a month yet that I was any nearer achieving that purpose than I had been at Fish Island. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “I only asked the purpose of that little room. What harm is there in that?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Tall and beautifully proportioned, rising from its base to flare gracefully and then round to the mouth, a prunus vase was designed for one purpose—to display a single branch of flowering plum. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z "Marching is all very well," she said to her son, "but where, and to what purpose? What do you mean to do?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And as we waited for the bartender, I tried to figure the purpose of the trip. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would have told him his father was dead,” I said, “as he certainly is to all intents and purposes. It would have been easier.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And X identified an experimental plane still under development, designed for the purpose of research and testing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He said, “Look around you. This is a nursery. The purpose of a nursery is not to grow fruit, it is to grow trees. We then sell these trees to fruit growers.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Rae doesn’t understand the purpose of such brazen self-exposure, but it does bring another question to the tip of her tongue.... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Clearly, the purpose of the black codes in general and the vagrancy laws in particular was to establish another system of forced labor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But the more I think on it now, I wonder if it wasn’t Judd Travers shooting a dog on purpose—shooting one of his own dogs that didn’t please him. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The iron was contorting, twisting itself out of the abstract curls and coils into a frightening face, which spoke in a clanging, echoing voice: “State your purpose!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z ‘I said so, because I purpose to enter Mordor, and I know no other way. Therefore I shall go this way. I do not ask anyone to go with me.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Many people knew the name, none knew its purpose. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Thankfully, every member of my team does believe Rebecca Murphy slid into my ankle on purpose. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z What’s more, even very skilled composers decided there were really far too many chords available and that they needed far fewer for their purposes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Their looks of sleepy confusion had disappeared, replaced by a look of purpose, even of pleasure, in their eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We would then make up a story about the chosen shopper’s secret purpose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But as they approached the parade it vanished; the rats, their purpose accomplished, melted into the misty woods, and this time they did not reappear. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I read aimlessly, until I learned to read selectively, with a purpose. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As Kuhn pointed out over and over again, one of the central purposes of an education in the sciences is to hide this basic truth from the next generation of scientists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It’s supposed to be in that file,” he said, “but it’s not. That means the company never did one—or they lost it on purpose.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you believe that I am here early for some purpose?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Disappointment washed over Thomas—he’d been sure the purpose of the code would be obvious once they had it figured out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I am no longer just a girl on the train, going back and forth without point or purpose. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “We really are the same one and we mustn’t misunderstand on purpose.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I have spent a vexing half hour scrapping with Fräulein Engel over the pen nib, which I swear I did not bend on purpose the first time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It must also have failed to do preliminary research to discover the minimum amount of the chemical that would accomplish its purpose. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Together they will achieve lives filled with a purpose. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She had dumped the peelings in a large crock, which like most everything in the house had been made for some other purpose. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But the growing commercial confidence of Broadway and Hollywood musicals and of their songwriters blossomed at a time when classical music was struggling to find a sense of purpose beyond mere experimentation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I say, “You think somebody...cut that on purpose? So it would break? With someone standing on it?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Hastily throwing the hare on the caribou skin she was dragging for just such a purpose, she walked on. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had spoken to me in Russian as though he had known the language, not tentatively, but with purpose and a hint of mockery. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "I envy your father all these fine friends," Lannister quipped, "but I do not quite see the purpose of this, Lady Stark." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She thought it was hidden there on purpose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The only reason I had high-res images of the Pathfinder region is because they were included for landing purposes; in case Martinez had to land way long of our target. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I assume he has been puzzled by both events, as if they’re not something he’s done himself, on purpose, but things that have happened to him accidentally, like stubbing your toe. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She gives the impression that we do this on purpose, because we’re from outside the city; that it’s a belief of ours. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Rooms for staff were not included in B-block’s plan, so a few cells near the front gate have been converted for that purpose. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No more, and no less, and it had been designed for the same purpose; namely, the sanctification of power. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “No! I didn’t bring my earmuffs on purpose. I was trying. The library is always quiet.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Conner would have used it against me. He probably would have trained Lumpy to scare me on purpose.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Alice Black was incredibly nervous, because she lived in a building that was supposed to be for industrial purposes, so people weren’t supposed to live there. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps not,” he replied coldly, looking down his nose at me as if surprised at my shallowness of purpose. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but I didn’t mean to hurt you. You do and say things to hurt me on purpose.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z This was politics, yes, but in its most fractious and cynical form, seemingly disconnected from any larger sense of purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then I knew that even though nobody in the world figured that old car had any good purpose, Ob knew there was some real reason to let it sit. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z As Lily had explained it, we were light skinned on purpose. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But what was the point, the purpose, of my salvation if it did not permit me to behave with love toward others, no matter how they behaved toward me? The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Somehow, Marina Raskova seems to have steered her way with brave and steady purpose through the Great Terror, avoiding any kind of suspicion. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He looked suddenly younger, energized, full of purpose. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Well, all memories serve a purpose....What are memories except stories we tell ourselves, right? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z "I did that on purpose, since the queen is incredibly beautiful." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Maybe he didn’t realize that Mr. Griswold had hidden the book and that it was missing on purpose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And then in the night he would be happy in the knowledge that the day had been a day of purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even with the love and purpose in his heart, Despereaux was very, very tired when he reached the door to the castle kitchen at midnight. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Only later did the alphabet’s easily learned vehicle of private communication become co-opted for public or bureaucratic purposes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “That is the purpose of the Gathering. But it will not rain today.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The court was a testing ground of purpose. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She went early on purpose and entered the school building rather than going around to the playground to where James usually waited for her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In gaseous form, death can be instant, which I realize defeats the purpose of feeling something. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And because they were in some way one thing and one purpose, she smiled with him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing, now, that my mother and I had been purchased, I began to revolve the question, For what purpose? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As if it did so for the sole purpose of allowing him to feel the terror of seeing such a thing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But the dresses must serve another purpose now. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The bubbling hiss drew nearer, and there was a creaking as of some great jointed thing that moved with slow purpose in the dark. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The young prisoner responded, “Why do you have this regulation? What is the purpose of it?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only recognized purpose of marriage was to beget children for the service of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Looking around, I notice my fellow audience members examining their cuticles and staring with great purpose at the exit sign. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She spent many hours at the hospital, St. Joseph’s, in the cancer ward, climbing into bed with April, talking about life and its purpose, and religion. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Today was the first day I ever stayed home from work on purpose. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It looked surprisingly simple—no running lights, computer screens, or whirring gizmos—and indeed, considering its purpose, the entire room seemed simple. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Let me be perfectly blunt: my purpose in writing this brief note is to suggest that we meet. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “If everything has a purpose, what is my purpose on this ship?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was the beauty of a creature fulfilling her exact purpose in the world, being the precise thing she had trained her whole life to be. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Though its purpose was to keep bonobos in, not people out, I figured it would fulfill that new need fine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the scythe’s purpose here, he would not see her crumble. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z That leaves us with the theory that they were built for some mysterious cultural purpose that archaeologists have a hard time deciphering. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Count had his own purposes when he gave her what Van Helsing called “the Vampire’s baptism of blood.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Okay, that part was on purpose,” I admitted. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z His breed was devised in Tibet for the purpose of guarding monasteries. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It is also true that it was stupid of me to bend it out of shape again, on purpose, the second she handed it back to me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z As unsettling to me as the photos’ purpose was the fact that they weren’t called something else—say, employee contingency portraits, or some other euphemism. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, realism is exceptional in the history of art and is not even necessary to its purposes. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The hooks have been set into the brickwork of the Wall, for this purpose. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell you, Doc. I and the boys got to get some dough—we simply got to. It’s for a good purpose, you might say a worthy cause.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out to be the wrong office for our purpose, and it wasn’t until an hour or so later when it was our turn at the window that we found out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And what was the point and purpose of following Social Cues, anyway? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The purpose of this examination is to try to figure out whether the crop was developed in just one area or else independently in several areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “On purpose? I can handle this if you want. I’ll get a ski mask and some gloves and handle this sumbitch in the dead of night. No one has to know it was us.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When he was sure what he wanted to do, he slammed the door and headed off with purpose. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z They dug trenches, secured supply lines and were sent out on night exercises that were farcical for the infantrymen because the purpose was never explained and there was a shortage of weapons. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Until recently, Nailer had mostly thought of her just as a rich girl who bought the muscle she needed, but here was something else, this clustered tribe of weaponry and purpose. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He did not respond but with a nod, signifying no steady purpose nor comprehension. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z On a shelf opposite Werner sit eight or nine plaster heads, the purpose of which he cannot guess. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Forgive me if I speak beyond your comprehension, but if we share unity of purpose, stand upon the same team, shouldn’t we try our best to assist one another? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Maybe in his eyes I already served my purpose. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Thank the gods, Percy turned his sword—maybe on purpose, maybe accidentally—so the flat of it hit Jason’s chest; but the impact was still enough to knock Jason off his mount. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But visiting them is not the main purpose of his trip. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z September 12, 1959: Luna 2 is launched and crashes into the moon on purpose. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Witches knew that many footprints meant a funeral, and they stole bodies for their own evil purposes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, he couldn’t figure out the purpose of a dreidel—a four-sided spinning top that’s played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The radical design makes it clear that Wright had completely rethought the purpose of an art museum. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw no unity of purpose, no consensus on matters of philosophy or history or law. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s my nature to ask questions, not to mention that the whole purpose of this mad dash into the foothills was to investigate what had happened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Not that these things were left on purpose, but stuff simply got forgotten because they were no longer on the radar of critical possessions. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Malia would ask me sometimes over the months that followed as we stood on one stage or another, with celebratory music blasting around us, her young mind unable to grasp anything but the larger purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She could say “Chip, please,” “No way,” and “You rock,” when it served her purposes. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z For a while, a sense of rejuvenation and purpose swept across the land. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z For all intents and purposes they may as well be nouns; in this example, going may as well be the noun departure. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The problem with the passives that bog down bureaucratic and academic prose is that they are not selected with these purposes in mind. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Why, it must be because you have no other purpose but to plague me. How many times have I refused you?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The jacket had a purpose, and so did the boy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Most buildings had an informational plaque explaining the purpose of the structure. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I keep it there on purpose,” he said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The most important business did not occur within the bronze doors, but in the rotunda and dim alcoves of the building—of which there were many, probably for this exact purpose. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I’m a person on legs, which are designed for this purpose. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And then I’d get scared and mess up…sort of accidentally on purpose. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Within us there is a strong, true purpose, and if we fail in this purpose we will be forever lost. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It gives them a sense of peace and purpose, a place to belong when no other place feels welcoming. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Such buildings are almost always important public places that require the marshaling of significant resources and serve the purpose of bringing people together to share common goals, pursuits, and values. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the primary purposes of the first clocks was to model the movement of the heavens, not just to tell the time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They had a purpose, a destiny to fulfill. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z All well and good, but for our purposes these otherwise-valuable insights are mere subplots almost designed to carry us down side trails while blithely humming a tune about the rough equivalence of forests and trees. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But despite the relative proximity of the bus to civilization, for all practical purposes McCandless was cut off from the rest of the world. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody wanted to use you for some purpose. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His talk was far from vacuous and stood out sharply from the rest, several of which bore no connection to the purpose of the meeting. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It was disquieting to her that Rasheed owned something whose sole purpose was to kill another person. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The purpose of their visit was twofold: to see how we had settled in, and to verify that we still did not want to appeal our sentences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And now I don’t even know if you chose the straight and fast way out, if you left me like this on purpose. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I should wish to offer a little present in books in acknowledgement of their kindness, and in connection with the purposes, as they have announced, of their visit to England. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Together with “The Internet is ruining the language” and “People write gibberish on purpose,” this is the explanation I hear most often for the prevalence of bad writing today. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Midas hid them under a cap especially made for that purpose, but the servant who cut his hair was obliged to see them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearly, from her look, there were not many things in the world she disliked more than a couch, a good eiderdown couch, that had been made up for sleeping purposes. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Lander’s talk verged on a sermon, concerning the dilemma of finding your purpose once you’ve slipped the yoke of slavery. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A quite separate argument was the claim that the universe has been designed to serve a purpose, like a clock or any other complex machine, and that it therefore demonstrates the existence of God. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Why should the government need it and for what purpose? Who would ride on my bicycle, my beautiful black Wanderer touring bicycle? How could a bicycle be used in defending the state?” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, she rushed, in the dark, over to the night table, banging her knee against the foot of the bed, but too full of purpose to feel pain. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Most important for our purposes, she staged spectacular pageants at Fontainebleau, Chenonceau and other grand chateaux she had had constructed along Italian lines. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He would open the book and point to different things, explaining their purpose: “Key! Treble! Bass! No sharps or flats! So this is C major! Listen now and plav after me!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched, wondering what her purpose was. finally, she spoke, summing up her work. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Lord forbidding is pious, but not to the purpose,” returned Mr. Jaggers. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Our purpose is to deny the enemy his brain.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Every word chosen by Nathaniel, every comma, every paragraph break— these were all done on purpose. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Yes, she tagged that mostly-naked selfie of Patrick McCormack so that every kid at the high school was sure to see it, even though it was pretty obvious he hadn’t posted it on purpose. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Whatever your purpose, I’m sure we could reach some sort of arrangement. You do know who I am, don’t you?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I have removed the final pages of this book as a quire, and it is my purpose to use them to demonstrate the arts of literacy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I have wandered for so long without any sense of purpose, and now this ephemeral purpose has been given to me—it feels like it has been given to me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z God, going north, and rising on the wings of power, had become white, and Allah, out of power, and on the dark side of Heaven, had become—for all practical purposes, anyway—black. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “Those tales serve a purpose, William, and how dare you dismiss our traditions as superstition? There is a reason they have survived.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They might never come close, but they could approach a point where, for all intents and purposes, she knew all that she needed to know. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I hung back on purpose, without even knowing that was what I would do. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Do you think people are born for a special purpose? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Finally, they were looking down into some kind of small meeting room that had been commandeered for the purpose of guards searching guests. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Apart from very short notes, it was usual to dictate everything into the speakwrite, which was of course impossible for his present purpose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But apart from sending greetings the main purpose of this card is to thank you once again for all your hospitality. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice, correspondingly, had lowered and become gravelly, so that his jaw, which had always jutted, now seemed to reinforce an impression of firmness and purpose. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, what purpose would it serve? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if she’s taking 3 at a time on purpose. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time for every purpose and every work.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He uses that word on purpose, knowing it rubs me the wrong way. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I touch the second computer, wondering at its purpose, and then I squat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z And, somehow, he had to get around to the purpose of his visit to Shalimar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “All things happen for a purpose,” she said, any sign of malice now gone from her voice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The word colony gave its purpose away: the place was never meant to be a hospital or an asylum. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I got a few answers wrong on purpose. I didn’t want to stick out.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You look like Negro Chinese,” she lamented, as if I had done this on purpose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z No English construction could have survived in the language for a millennium and a half unless it had continued to serve some purpose, and that includes passives and nominalizations. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Osh had salvaged, too, many things that had no purpose but to be dear to us. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Military training, I said, must go hand in hand with political training, for a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair and just society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What was the point and purpose of a half-hour temporal displacement? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Such visits, in any case, were for the purposes of visiting my mother, to present myself to her as the years went by for her inspection and approval. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Without family, I don’t even see a purpose.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "And that will be just as Lord Tywin desires. Even terror has its purpose, Cat. Lannister wants to provoke us to battle." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I do not know how, purposed with so high & noble Aims, we end thus in Ruin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Part of his purpose was to prove that the Ptolemaic system was an accurate representation of how the heavens really work and not just a mathematical model. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There was a small case there designed for the purpose of holding silver and plate. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z And it became his life's purpose to make that happen. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When Bando heard this, he took my ax and immediately began to cut young trees for this purpose. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She was no longer a child, to be cowed or forced into submission, but a grown woman with a definite purpose and an invincible determination. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They differed in age and religion, but they shared a unity of purpose,” reported Gay Talese of the New York Times. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z This time he leaped with purpose and intent. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z So for all practical purposes you were up to your neck in a crime in which a man was murdered. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel suspected that Strawberry’s talking had the real purpose of preventing his own questions. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hevelius was, however, happy to use telescopes for other purposes, such as mapping the moon, and eventually built a massive 150-footer. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z These words fill me with a purpose that clears out the fog I’ve been under. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The ones that somehow got suffocated inside me and made my husband wonder if I was killing them on purpose. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Its real, undeclared purpose was to remove all pleasure from the sexual act. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I’m convinced my brother uses terms I don’t know on purpose, to confuse me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z So might one look down on an ant hill and see no method or direction or purpose in the darting hurrying inhabitants. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to imagine the purpose of such a thing, and he didn’t know which guess was worse—that they were being sealed in or that they were being protected from something out there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There is one plantation now, united in purpose and method, he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In my other hours, I have taken up again the pen of the naturalist; it being my purpose to supply an entry lacking in the System of the great Linnæus. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I wrote the same way Quinby had dug that morning: hungrily, with a sense of purpose. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "Not on purpose. Doesn't seem fair somehow. I mean, we would have both been dead, too, if she hadn't eaten the berries first." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I said that my purpose for making the Hajj was to get an understanding of true Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but Bagman didn’t pass information on purpose, did he?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I am not as I seem. I wear this guise of madness for a purpose. I may put it on and take it off at will.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For a moment she rediscovered the purpose of her life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a national organization, with overseas branches, whose purpose is to help those living in rural areas—and the children particularly—develop practical abilities and moral character. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z What I eventually saw was that he never intended to know each live body in the district, his purpose wasn’t statistical mastery, although that certainly happened. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Music is sound that's organized by people on purpose, to dance to, to tell a story, to make other people feel a certain way, or just to sound pretty or be entertaining. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Lyra turned the hands to the camel, which meant Asia, which meant Tartars; to the cornucopia, for Kamchatka, where there were gold mines; and to the ant, which meant activity, which meant purpose and intention. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He was smoking a cigarette, and from the evenness of his exhalations Nye deduced that he was still a “virgin”—that is, still uninformed about the real purpose of the interview. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, I don’t think it’s appropriate for Melody to be here. This is not a recreational activity just for fun. The purpose of this meeting is to choose our official team.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Wickersham, I thought, probably derived a sense of purpose from obsessively riding herd on us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Brandon seems to have left the sex tape, his secretly recorded session with Cheryl Moody, in a football teammate’s locker—accidentally on purpose, as it is said. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I wrote late on purpose so you wouldn’t bother,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z In most of physics and chemistry the concepts of “ultimate cause,” “purpose,” and “function” are meaningless, yet they are essential to understanding living systems in general and human activities in particular. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem to have any purpose to it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Will and I walk with no sense of purpose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The overall correlation was now down to .11, which for all intents and purposes means that the students’ evaluations had almost nothing at all to do with the experts’ evaluations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Not on purpose, I swear it. The Ending. I don’t know what it means.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The two steered their robots into the sunlight and toward the waiting Speedy in silence and with grim purpose. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Deep down, I thought that maybe Tanisha had bombed the audition on purpose. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The sense of purpose crew gave him brought with it the constant danger of failing and thereby losing the precious but fragile pride that his early successes had brought him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She suspected that Judith had chosen this task on purpose. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Parker also left directions to correct some of the items he had manipulated for the purposes of the letter, such as the photo of Leanne Washington. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They used fire to clear space for other purposes too. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Why teach someone Latin when his only purpose is to dig holes in the ground? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Today, if doctors want to gather tissues from patients strictly for research purposes—as in Henrietta’s case —they are required to get informed consent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In addition to its statement of purpose, the Declaration of Sentiments listed twelve resolutions intended to promote female equality. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z ‘Your kid shot my Baby in the head on purpose.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It took Victor some little time to comprehend that she had come in Beaudelet’s lugger, that she had come alone, and for no purpose but to rest. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Maybe he didn’t realize that Mr. Griswold had hidden the book and that it was missing on purpose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But of course the journey’s true purpose was to arrange an alibi. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “How peculiar. Never met a Black girl who gets her hair wet on purpose.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As an unforeseen bonus for the purposes of this book, evolutionary biology is a historical science forced to use methods different from those of the laboratory sciences. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As I stood there singing I thought about how in Washington, D.C., we did the exact same thing for almost the same purpose. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Miss Brace admits that for the purposes of a cat, whatever they are, George is worthless. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It knows perfectly well it’s never going to be called on for reproductive purposes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He could not fathom, for the life of him, if Luba Luft’s semantic fog had purpose. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But this time their label fit, I was dependent, and soon was brought to curse the purpose that brought me here to eat another man’s bread. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Other migrants, frustrated by the train’s pace, disconnect the brake line on purpose. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z For 93 percent of all trips outside the home, for whatever distance or whatever purpose, Americans now get in a car. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “You assure me that this is for a specific purpose.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her daughter was more comfort and purpose than she had ever hoped to find in this life. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z May it serve its purpose well, my feeble effort, and preserve my Child from the pitfalls of this world and bring her safe to her father’s arms in Heaven.’ The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The Serjeant recommended we break furniture; our hostess’s wife remonstrated that this was not to our purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, in a way. However, it would have to express your purpose.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Not on purpose, but my eye keeps straying her way. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon shone on the garden like it had been hung in the sky for that purpose alone. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Moving with purpose, but not in a rush. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “The second purpose,” he says, “is that only the top ten initiates are made members.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, it is a grand, historic venue, but one that I never liked for that purpose because it was just a rented space; it wasn’t theirs. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I pad into my bath area, lift my skirts, and do my business in the copper basin left there for this purpose, shame heating my face even though I am alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sam offered them some sweetmeats—he was a faithful customer of Ideal Bakery off Main Street—and revealed his purpose. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “It’s the entire purpose of the club. We come here and discuss tales of murder and tragedy.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We being ready to retire following our labor, we received orders that all companies should instead be prepared for deployment, but no word of our purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The pendant was charred beyond recognition, its true purpose hidden forever. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They urged the Court to prohibit the police from stopping motorists for the purpose of drug investigations unless the officers actually had reason to believe a motorist was committing, or had committed, a drug crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Every stylistic element of oratory serves a purpose. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z We looked about us; and recognized, I believe, in the same moment, that the time was nigh, and that there was no purpose to remaining hidden; the next chapter had begun. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even now the strong true purpose was always in him, but he had no time in which to think on it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She suspected that Polly, her psychiatrist, would tell her she had done that on purpose; something about wanting to show her body to her bodyguard. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I find special charts for this latter purpose, with spaces for time of day, most recent fluid intake, consistency, and color. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked back up, wondered who could possibly be inside the vessel and what their purpose might be.Trina squeezed his hand and he squeezed hers back.They were both sweating. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Bod thought, He’s lying! and They're doing this on purpose, the friendly one and the tough one... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “The Enemy must have some great need or purpose,” said Radagast; “but what it is that makes him look to these distant and desolate parts, I cannot guess.” The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘I do not feel too sure of this Elvish Lady and her purposes.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He felt again that rush of controlled euphoria, that heady sense of purpose in destruction. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Once again Cavern Hole was packed to the doors, but this time it was for a purpose very different from the feast. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A British report said: “There is one Brewster who has the direction of three Whale Boats that constantly come over from the Connecticut Shore once a Week for the purpose of obtaining Intelligence.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He was like a propagandist, routinely withholding information, leaking it only when it served his purposes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But that don’t mean he couldn’t do this on purpose.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Many times over. On purpose. Estella doesn’t know how to do anything else. Breaking hearts is her only power in the world.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There is a lot of oversimplification here, and too much shorthand for modern purposes, but the essential myth is recognizable. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not only for a specific purpose,” corrected Stimson, “but a unique purpose.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If I missed the shot on purpose, I wouldn’t have a million dollars, but my mom would get her job back and we’d be back to normal. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If his purpose had been to inflame the Meer- eenese against her, he would have told his tale when the hall was full of ears to hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Darlene subscribed to Life for purposes of self-improvement and, in giving it to Jones, had suggested that he might find it helpful, too. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But to come and say it in front of you on purpose!” cried Guenever. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was kind of funny because even she couldn’t have seen far enough ahead to take the pump out on purpose, unless she thought about it while he was letting out the air maybe. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Zephyr says, “Got a text. They’re playing some drinking game. Loser jumps and apparently your brother’s losing on purpose. I was heading up there to try and stop it.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z You may remember that a history of all the voyages made for purposes of discovery composed the whole of our good Uncle Thomas’ library. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who are the Makers? What is my purpose? Why can I not ask questions?” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She couldn’t identify the purpose of the checkbook on the counter or of the pen in her hand. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It would be difficult to explain to a dog the good and moral purpose of a thousand humans gathered to curse one tiny human. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And that if you’re the one staying away on purpose, then it’s their job to bring you home. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I felt like I had purpose or something—like I was doing something bigger. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Asked what was the purpose of life, he replied, “the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens,” the reply of a true astronomer. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For our purposes your feet and your hands are not essential. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z "You did that on purpose," the woman screeched. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Without their leader, the others lost their sense of purpose and stopped short of me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Ask yourself: Does that b serve a purpose? Why is it even there?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Most radar transmissions are for military purposes; they scan the skies in constant fear of a massive launch of missiles with nuclear warheads, an augury fifteen minutes early of the end of human civilization. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what they were saying, but I was pretty sure Miles was dragging the game out on purpose. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Has he done this on purpose, just to spite me? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Then he looked up and saw the whites of the black boy’s eyes, and purpose took hold of him again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “It might almost have been done on purpose.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Not accident scars, but thin little lines, the type that some of them here get done to them on purpose, like a tattoo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “While I’m here, Shady, I’ll have a shot of your finest. For medicinal purposes, of course.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A beacon from home, reminding me of our purpose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the authority in his own voice, the conviction, the sense of purpose that had come to him as he dug Dobby’s grave. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She suspects he takes his hearing aids out on purpose, to get a little needed distance from the sound of her just being and breathing. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He becomes an icon, representing the fairness and strength of purpose that most citizens feel are America’s best characteristics. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z One of these paths ended at a clod with a natural hollow underneath it In the hollow—again with the strange appearance of aimless purpose—he found two dead ants. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Could she possibly find greater purpose in the gleaning of human life? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Hector Bowen eventually relents to his daughter’s insistence that they remain in New York, but he does so for his own purposes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Cunning, ambitious, and calculating, but above all else, he is deliberate. He has been facilitating the vicious killings in Lkossa all this time, but with purpose, with a constant goal in mind.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Doctors, dentists, and pharmacists were allowed to write prescriptions for liquor for medicinal purposes, and throughout the country many spent almost as much time doing that as examining their patients. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the search.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He had a closet in his room, fitted up for the purpose, which smelt of the scented soap like a perfumer’s shop. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Harry glanced at it, but Fred, whether accidentally or on purpose, shifted his hand so that the name on it was covered. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It whittles you down to lie up to fifty times in the space of the fifteen minutes or so it takes to do a “survey,” even when there’s a higher moral purpose to serve. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And the sodden heaviness of peace weighted down his limbs so that it was only with the strong, true purpose that he moved. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His gentle words nearly overcame my hard purpose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You have all been retrieved from across Erilea for the purpose of serving your country.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t bring up Lincoln tripping me on purpose again, but the way Trevor looked down at his feet made it clear that he knew what I was talking about. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I believe he died this way on purpose. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe someone had let him die on purpose. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Several randomly placed mechanical arms stuck out here and there, each one with a different purpose. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Lawrence had spent a difficult year cadging money from philanthropists and foundations for a proton accelerator, the purpose of which had to be explained to them in the abstract terms of basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Six months after the first Explorer satellite, the US Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the earth's atmosphere and for other purposes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z This use and restructuring of previous systems for new purposes is very much like the pattern of biological evolution. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If the purpose of the fire was to send a message, it would be set at the Court of Honor, no doubt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The cart and the platform are almost exactly the same height—not by accident; my father built a sort of earth-ramp leading up to the barn just for that purpose. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z After the briefest of mentions right at the beginning, 'Our Lady’ makes way for the true purpose of the carol: a Tudor booze-up. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The whipping served its purpose as far as I was concerned. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They both laughed and she handed him two kitchen matches out of a box for that purpose. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Abenthy was rather vague about the purpose of the last of these, but I had some strong suspicions. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Scattered about everywhere there are separate, individual boxes for the same purpose. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though there were carnival games and hot dogs and burgers on the grill, the real purpose was to display the merchandise: the children nobody else wanted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “No need for both. One will serve the purpose,” Inspector Thomas Mathew said. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “They won’t let me. The lieutenant said I slipped the truss on purpose.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Well, I did cut them off on purpose, but only because she was stuck inside a plaster mask. It was the only way to get her out.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Goddard realized that to fulfill that purpose he needed to get an education, and he pursued his studies all the way to a Ph.D. degree. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was making my way up to the summerhouse for the purpose of clearing away the remains of his lordship's taking tea there with some guests a little while earlier. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Beyond these important, admirable goals, it also had a more immediate purpose: it would undoubtedly reduce the school’s notoriously high failure rate, which had become an embarrassment to the school and to the school board. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It comes so naturally to us that it seems as if our language evolved for this very purpose. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Bri hadn’t died at the hands of another, her body carelessly discarded after it had served its purpose. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z So yeah, I don’t remember the exact details, but I know Jesus was crucified, so he could die on purpose for all our sins. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z What’s more, he wrote the libretto as well as the music, and drew up the specifications of the purpose- built theatre at Bayreuth in which it was to be performed. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “They did this all on purpose,” Mr. Jacobs said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Their primary purpose is to guard the fence that surrounds our city. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She paused briefly to get her bearings and then she attacked, astounding the audience with her speed and single-minded sense of purpose. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Angry answers hinder God’s purposes,” he often said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z For the purpose of definitions, the important fact is the notes sounding at the same time. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I had no intention of doing that. I forgot that 1 was wearing iron shoes. Who will believe that I did not do this on purpose?” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z One of my purposes was to listen, to hear speech, accent, speech rhythms, overtones and emphasis. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew he made his basket messy on purpose. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z This time, I lift the cover on purpose. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It served a double purpose, to shield their eyes from the sun and create a camouflage effect. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I needed him to touch the back of my neck and tell me that I was fulfilling Gods purpose. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z After that she bammed out “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis,” as if her purpose in life was to play loud enough for old man Tate to hear through the shut windows. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The purpose of such irrelevant details—the pewter plates, the glorious eggs—is to create what Roland Barthes called ‘the reality effect’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Part of the purpose of becoming a nurse was to work for her independence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He did not wholly understand the intricate play of ideas and the complex phrases, but as he read he sensed a strong, true purpose behind the words and he felt that he almost understood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even the crack in the stone ledge has a purpose: to draw attention to the glass of soap by setting it slightly apart. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Buster Friendly said, “We may never know. Nor can we fathom the peculiar purpose behind this swindle. Yes, folks, swindle. Mercerism is a swindler!” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z By contrast, the plantation had only one purpose: to create a single product that could be grown, ground, boiled, dried, and sold to distant markets. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Rishi kissed her with purpose, with meaning, like he believed this was exactly where they were supposed to be in this moment. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Kaede counted at least a dozen wolves, though she could not be sure, for they blended into the mottled brown of the Wood as if their coats had been made for this purpose. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They are not so well cared for, they are badly thumbed, and pages have been torn out for certain purposes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The pile of logs they had made was still lying there untouched, as if Count Olaf had merely made them chop logs for his own amusement, rather than for any purpose. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z She gave her into the charge of Argus, an excellent arrangement for Hera’s purpose, since Argus had a hundred eyes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “What’s your problem? Lumpy didn’t get in your way on purpose. Don’t you ever hit him! He’s never done anything to hurt you!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z His trousers had been lowered for an obvious purpose and had only been pulled back half-way. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Like I said, I didn’t understand the point and purpose of messenger bags. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He was Congolese, and I think he drove us there on purpose. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Colonel Murphy ascended to the podium, looking as strong as ever, his eyes still alit with a sense of purpose. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Although it was a cruel and ugly routine, it had a purpose and a progression. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is outrageous! Your indecent exhibition of that girl’s dead body serves no purpose but that of an incitement to mob violence. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He does not have the cold approach to killing, the singleness of purpose, the brutal tenacity, that the winner of this war—if there ever is to be one—must have. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z As for the argument from design, it was fundamentally different from the traditional Thomistic argument, which held that the universe was imbued with purpose, and that the ultimate purpose was to be found in God. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I think maybe you try to be odd on purpose. I think you like that. It makes you you and not someone else.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Ma’s eyes were fierce with purpose as she tried to stir Caroline out of her stupor. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z His whole purpose was to help people, and even that had been used against him by the police. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Moreover, until the eighteenth century, cartographers were mainly interested in producing maps for the purposes of navigation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By daylight they took sniper fire, at night they were mortared, but it was not battle, it was just the endless march, village to village, without purpose, nothing won or lost. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Amazingly, they had invented the wheel but did not employ it for any purpose other than children’s toys. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It is like that wisdom about walking a mile in someone’s shoes. Her purpose was to understand another’s condition.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Alexis de Tocqueville is famous for his seminal book Democracy in America, but what is less well known is his original purpose in coming to the United States. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered Inej standing on the embassy roof, aglow with some new fervor he didn’t understand but could still recognize—purpose. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If he had understood rightly, it seemed to follow that the iron road and the river could be ignored for their purposes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, we get back to work: silently, efficiently, and with purpose. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z You will not have us slay wild beasts for no purpose, and it seemed no more, so I tried no arrow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Originally destined for the lab’s finance department, enterprising researchers soon appropriated the machines for their own purposes. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Its purpose was to officially recognize Cleopatra and the children by title and to grant them territories. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘And hold to your purpose! North with the wind in the left eye and a blessing on your footsteps! Make haste while the Sun shines!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “It’s like nothing means anything. Nothing has a real purpose. I guess that’s how I feel a lot of the time. Sometimes I really don’t see the point in anything.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The truth was, I intended to do everything—to work with purpose and parent with care—same as I always had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The tree branches couldn’t still be alive, and it had to use plants that weren’t harvested for another purpose. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z On Earth, for all practical purposes, mass and weight are the same and so the terms can be treated as synonymous, at least outside the classroom. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And I happen to have a machine whose sole purpose is liberating oxygen from C02. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But then again, what is the purpose in endlessly speculat-ing as to Miss Kenton's present wishes when I will be able to ascertain these from her own person tomorrow? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z And when they were a little older he would impress upon them that there was no God, but that their lives were holy and for each one of them there was this real true purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A sense of calculating purpose that snuffed out all the anger, dried up all his tears. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “All creatures serve a purpose. If it weren’t for the boy, you wouldn’t be here now, speaking your mind, showing you have thoughts other than how to hide. He has given you courage.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Gardens are fashioned for many purposes with many different tools, but all are collaborations with natural forces. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Gary Drake gave me a dead leg, which might or might not've been, on purpose. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Her strides took on purpose as if her feet were marking a path through the cornfields where wild girls ran unconstrained — and where they hid themselves when the world judged them for their agency. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “So”—Richard eyes me curiously—“did that stuff just get stuck in your hair, or did you put it there on purpose?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Because there was no purpose to it—that’s what made it so terrifying. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As part of the Department of the Treasury, its purpose was to fight counterfeiting. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Her purpose was to give him immortal youth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn't occur to me until the next morning that the boy might have burned the bread on purpose. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Sometimes creativity seems wasteful, illogical . . . unless it’s done for a greater purpose. In this case, the accumulation of knowledge.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m really starting to think he’s missing on purpose. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The two diagonals of the words “tres important” and “faire suivre” meet on the envelope at a point, an arrowhead—giving an impression of flight, purpose, urgency—or an impending wound. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z For what purpose had he broken into the Clutter house, and how, incidentally, had he managed it? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Let us be good neighbors and build communities where the pursuit of happiness is the purpose of life, rather than merely staying alive just so we can cower from fear.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If you don’t, she’ll end up as one of those timid maidservants who scarcely dare to raise their heads and whose only purpose is to clean and cook for their ghastly master. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I gotta be honest with you. I blew the audition on purpose.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And now that their purpose was achieved, now the children had found their dæmons, and escaped, the dead warriors allowed their atoms to relax and drift apart, at long, long last. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She summoned her husband from his workshop by pulling vigorously on a ship’s bell he had rigged up for this purpose, unpinned her hair, and led him by the wrist to their bedroom. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The result was obviously crude, but it was for testing purposes only. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The purpose was not to have fun but to do some aerobatics and cause the fluid in my inner ears to slosh around. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t forgotten my whole purpose in coming here, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask for his help. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He had found another implement, another secret tool, to use for any purpose he needed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And something told me we were coming to what was, for Chrissie and Rodney, the central purpose of this whole expedition. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m Penelope, but no one ever calls me that and I don’t really like it anyway, so for all intents and purposes my name is Poppet.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "That was not her purpose. That's not what big sisters are supposed to do. She was supposed to prepare you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The quipu recorders placed intricate knots in the strings to indicate our ages and our purpose for traveling. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But even half dead was busier than his neighborhood, and the people he saw walked with purpose. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The true purpose of the evening revealed itself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This one’s cab was filled with something and I suddenly understood the purpose of those two holes behind the goalposts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I never read one more to the purpose, certainly.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I need ale for medicinal purposes, Father Abbot.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The garden was in a strange location, and I couldn’t figure out its purpose until I saw the large tombstone at its center. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We went straight, regardless of the wind, at a steady speed, cutting through the waves instead of riding them, with but one purpose: to get there. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Usually that purpose involved an ax and/or chain saw, and a basement and/or attic. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z For the first time ever, I actually envied him the luxury of getting dressed up and leaving the house and rushing around all day, with purpose, all in the service of a pay cheque. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mabel had said that she never discovered to what purpose he used those instruments. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The purpose of the proceedings was to determine to what extent Dr. Strayer’s testimony would be allowed at trial. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I do not take any short cuts, I do not forget to turn at the deli on the corner, I do not get lost, not even on purpose. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z If you hurried through the parade grounds trying not to get shot, he would shoot at you on purpose. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I think it was probably on purpose, since Betsy seemed like she was still mad at me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He asked if it is fair to take tax money from the Negro and then use it to support an organization set up for the avowed purpose of suppressing him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘This did not drop by chance: it was cast away as a token to any that might follow. I think Pippin ran away from the trail for that purpose.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z We were in Butte on the Fourth of July with twin purposes, because nearly everything had a twin purpose now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was feeling something more than fear as I rode: It was fear with a purpose, fear devoted entirely to the task of being alert. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighbouring farms: not, of course, for any commercial purpose, but simply in order to obtain certain materials which were urgently necessary. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z We stop talking for a minute and I wonder when the Skeeze is going to get down to business and tell me the purpose of his visit. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z When her mother died, Ferula found herself alone and with no useful purpose to her life, at an age when she could no longer hope to marry. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They had no idea what its name or purpose had been. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His purpose in life was to travel, and, after two years of walking the Andalusian terrain, he knew all the cities of the region. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily for their purposes, the area is geographically suited for irrigation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Did he want to love me openly, or did he plan to use our love to cloak his darker purpose? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Could someone have tried to hurt Papa on purpose? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Do you mean to say,” he asked, “that you loosed that falcon on purpose, with her cranes on, so as to be able to murder me when I was naked?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And she breathed a great sigh, as if the purpose of her life was clear to her at last. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know I need to get out of here, but it’s served its purpose. It’s safe and cheap. It’s not a bad place to get our bearings.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I had finished the eighth grade back in Mason, Michigan, that was the last time I’d thought of studying anything that didn’t have some husde purpose. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was the blessing of the morning, the one celebrating element, an aesthete with no purpose except to shed radiance. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The next customer comes in, and Roza shows her my clothes on purpose, going on and on about how perfectly suited they are to this woman's coloring, and makes the sale. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In the real world Hazel was an ordinary thing, a misshapen piece with no purpose. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z We would single out someone, or a couple, or sometimes a whole family—although for the purposes of the game, it was always better to single out a person shopping alone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Or what if—this had suddenly occurred to Reynie—what if S.Q.’s note had been left on purpose, to trick sneaking children like themselves? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Following the invading German army, mobile killing squads of the SS, called Einsatzgruppen, had swept through the villages of eastern Poland with the sole purpose of murdering Jews. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z With absolute purpose he goes for my hair. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The idea was that if your plane ran out of ammunition, you could still destroy an enemy plane if you crashed into it on purpose. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I nod, unsure if I should thank him, still waiting for him to reveal his true purpose for helping me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I’d failed to appreciate the grip climbing had on my soul, however, or the purpose it lent to my otherwise rudderless life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He has done this right through the age of No Child Left Behind and of unyielding educational metrics, which seems to me an act of utter subversion and unwavering conviction of purpose. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But the majority of the army wandered about the sands without purpose, like citizens of an Italian town in the hour of the passeggio. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Wasn’t the purpose of a college degree to get away from the need to work dirty and difficult jobs? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z For practical purposes, the fact that feeding is interrupted promptly is of course an enormous advantage, for crop damage stops almost as soon as the pathogen is applied. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Sister Martha kept them unlocked on purpose: she had no tools worth stealing, she said, and it was too much trouble to fiddle with a key all the time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Everywhere she looked she could see gold, just as Atal had described it: sparkles of light, floating and drifting and sometimes moving in a current of purpose. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Let us hope that it will answer its purpose.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Luce had another light on a stand, which he angled to suit his purposes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I am sure it is a trap. I am sure the King has gone away for the night on purpose that you should go to her, and then Agravaine will be there to catch you.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z To do once, is the fulcrum whereby child-brain become man-brain; and until he have the purpose to do more, he continue to do the same again every time, just as he have done before! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They cleared forests and drained swamps, creating land for farming and other useful purposes. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He would not give it to me for my unswerving purpose. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z If only Felicia could take an interest in the revolution, Celia believes, it would give her a higher purpose, a chance to participate in something larger than herself. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She argued that since women were considered persons for the purpose of taxation, then they should be considered persons for voting, too. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z "That depends on you. The ones who manage it best are those who continually find fresh purpose." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She walked and talked even faster and with more purpose than Aunty Ifeoma did. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I missed a few on purpose so the other contestants wouldn’t feel bad!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Not exactly. Maybe it would defeat their purpose. They win when you respond the way they expect you to. Change the rules of the game, girl, and they might not like it so much.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The South Carolina chains were of new manufacture—the keys and tumblers marked by regional design—but accomplished the purpose of chains. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They were better suited to improvisation, for they had been invented for just this purpose—to pass the hours in creative fun when the weather closed in. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mound-building activities serve a useful purpose in aerating and draining the soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They dazzled her, these Richardsons: with their easy confidence, their clear sense of purpose, no matter the time of day. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Often an especially exquisite flower was held to be the direct creation of a god for his own purpose. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I press down on the strings, not too hard, not too soft, “with purpose,” like Ty told us. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He isn’t being mean or cruel on purpose—only truthful. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I scrunched my toes into my black flip-flops, and I willed this day to serve me, to have a grand purpose—to bring my dog home. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Begin with an introduction that establishes the purpose for all the information that’s to follow. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And the whole day turned out to be the most affirming experience—it cemented my purpose in the world. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And this feeling of real true purpose for them was so strong that he knew exactly how each thing should be with them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “It sounds as if I were hurting you on purpose.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Random for most practical purposes, they are actually generated by a deterministic formula which imposes sufficient order on the numbers as to render them useless for some applications. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You did that on purpose!” the perpetual puzzler yells. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Wicked instrument-tipped appendages protruded from its body like arms: a saw blade, a set of shears, long rods whose purpose could only be guessed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She looks almost unfairly adorable, like she picked it out for the express purpose of taunting. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “You gave me my true name. My purpose.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He explained his purpose almost as though he were confessing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z From this distance, the city looks orderly and planned, as if all of it were created at one time for one purpose. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, letting her words sink in and fill me with purpose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z With a sense of ceremony and purpose, I placed the sharp edge against my hair, held it taut with my other hand, and began to cut in short, powerful motions. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The poor thing served its purpose now as a landmark and a place for lovers to carve initials. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z For the first time in my life as a maid I have a purpose more compelling than trying to meet the aesthetic standards of the New England bourgeoisie. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jessica’s the one who killed your plant. Like, she knocked it over on purpose. She told me.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The purpose is to protect the deceased from the falling dirt, or really, to keep the family from seeing the falling dirt land on the coffin. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z What would be the purpose—why do I want to start another magazine to begin with? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His purpose was to help people feel cared for by the Democrats—and to vote accordingly when elections rolled around. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The sap lacquer was a product of another and much smaller tree, which the mulefa cultivated for that purpose. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z To that end, one must know the enemy’s purpose before adopting a strategy to undermine it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just like getting ready for pageant time, and it filled Taylor with a happy sense of purpose. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then she thought: I came here for a purpose, although I don’t understand it yet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The growl they use for purposes of threatening has yet another guttural quality. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He huffs around and doesn’t wear his hearing aids on purpose. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They reached across the biblical rift for a selfish purpose. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They started pretending they were missing on purpose. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Especially instructive are cases in which a single wild plant species was variously selected for different purposes and thereby gave rise to quite different-looking crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The porthole served another purpose as well: the warders enjoyed urinating on us from above. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence settled on a linear accelerator as the most efficient neutron producer for his purpose. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I’d had no way of ascertaining the quarter’s true purpose or powers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My head held high, my shoulders back, my feet that glide block after block, on a mission, with a purpose. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Always he had felt in him the strong, true purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “It isn’t a question... If it were to help you, of course...but no purpose can be served...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Tiny glowing faeries are trapped inside for the purpose of adding a warm glow to the room. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Several of them wore dark green visors over their helmets, a new equipment feature that served no obvious purpose other than to make football players look more menacing and killerlike than they already did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed to have such a purpose come Sunday morning. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Their purpose was to restore this to him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Finn had no idea why anyone would want to get lost on purpose. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She remembered a verse from the Koran that Mullah Faizullah had taught her: And Allah is the East and the West, therefore wherever you turn there is Allah’s purpose . A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “You got him started on purpose, because you know I’m sick.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z No longer were the university’s resources, parceled out at a few hundred dollars at a time, sufficient for his purposes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And isn’t that just as valid a purpose as any? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The cops pinned the killing on a small-time hoodlum, but Weegee thought he was a scapegoat. for all intensive purposes. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no purpose in running after that point. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will get nothing to the purpose from Miss Bates,” said Emma. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z But in the case of the oak tree, the form and the purpose are in some sense inside the acorn. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For practical purposes it is not particularly important which of these men is right. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I had a purpose in burying my dog up there on the hillside. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z No doubt he’d broken the pencil on purpose, but it wasn’t something you could prove, and so the teacher nodded and told him to hustle it up. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In so far as the war has a direct economic purpose, it is a war for labor power. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Preferably use the tops of trees for this purpose, for hunters don’t look up. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z If the whole structure were radically shrunk, the uninitiated might perceive a vaguely agricultural purpose; the cages might be thought to contain chickens, or mink. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Incense serves a variety of purposes in the Orthodox church. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Had she thought there was no meaning in life, no purpose, when God had gone? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In the distance, the constant hum of the interstate reminded Toby that he had a purpose. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Deoch told me that it was her nature to disappear like this, and that looking for her would serve about as much purpose as calling for a cat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The old sayings had a purpose in village life, but they were completely meaningless in modern Harare. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same who brought me peace, purpose, I dare say even wholeness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Every Negro who comes to Summerland gets vaccinated. The purpose is simple: the vaccination keeps you from turning if you get bit while on patrol.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I asked them on purpose to meet you.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z So the purpose of the coffee becomes clear. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Boyle’s law provided a theoretical account of how pressure could be used to produce powerful force, if one could only find a way of harnessing that force for a useful purpose. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But we are strong, each in our purpose; and we are all more strong together. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z That bothers him—that she might regain consciousness and become something more than his own dark purpose. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A number of committees were formed that day, but the primary purpose of the Youth League was to give direction to the ANC in its quest for political freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Park thought she kept the accent on purpose, because his dad liked it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z None of April and Dorothea’s Hollywood friends ever had gray hair, except the kind you have on purpose, no matter how old they got otherwise. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Given his purpose today, it had seemed a singularly appropriate choice for his guard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Before I made it a potato farm, its original purpose was to be a lifeboat for the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I was being all loud on purpose. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z However, we still use Newton’s theory for all practical purposes because the difference between its predictions and those of general relativity is very small in the situations that we normally deal with. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Their purpose, energy, power, ferocity had all unified with her body. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The first interesting thing about the Beatles for our purposes is how long they had already been together by the time they reached the United States. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The more complicated adventures undertaken by composers with notation, orchestras, opera singers, conductors, musicological analysis and the rest are still vital parts of music’s main body, but they are not in truth its central purpose. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Breakdancing involved extremely taxing physical work, but it was work that filled me with joy and purpose. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The police stopped us once and asked us the purpose of the march. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But I defended the proposal, saying the purpose of the armed struggle was always to bring the government to the negotiating table, and now we had done so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If Mr. Curtain knew the truth, by tomorrow Reynie might become someone else entirely—a mixture of mysterious pain and forgotten purposes, forgotten dreams. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “But I did blame Monique. Like she had been pretty on purpose. Just to hurt me, you know?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Did you take your hands off it? Did you move it on purpose?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It wasn’t power she felt, guiding the tiller, but purpose. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z And though Will didn’t know what that meant, he understood the sense of it, and felt uplifted with pride and purpose. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He says we have been sent by God for more noble purposes: to bring the good news of Christ to the Virginia natives, and to look for survivors from the Roanoke colony. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They were traveling and had purpose and destination, but no conclusion. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z This was their main purpose, it appeared: to find a way to manage the inmates such that, with daily meds, they could return to the general population. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way we wanted to go by the boys on purpose. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The purpose of their stay, the letters stated clearly, was to observe and explore the various unsavory stories which had been circulated about the house for most of its eighty years of existence. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z His whole purpose in life, she felt, was to be a football player. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I had lost my momentum, my feeling of purpose. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For purposes of comparison, the average backyard swimming pool is slightly larger than this Ptolemaic wineskin, containing about forty thousand gallons of water. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Its protection meant pursuing the most advanced nuclear technology that could be exploited for the purpose. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z ATP is the universal currency of energy, and the metabolic cycles that produce it turn to the same purpose in birds and bacteria, in men and mice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z What do I say to that, when the thought of seeing my mother again is the only thing that’s mattered—the one thing that’s given me a purpose in this world? Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “But for what purpose—all this intriguing, this hiding and power-seeking and plotting—what was it all for, Estraven? What were you after?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Beyond Lothlórien I do not know what Gandalf intended to do. Indeed I do not think that even he had any clear purpose.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then the March family turned out en masse, and Jo exerted herself to some purpose, for people not only came, but stayed, laughing at her nonsense, admiring Amy’s taste, and apparently enjoying themselves very much. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She was just a regular kid, not some painted-into-life creature whose entire purpose was literally to catch monsters. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They forced women into slave marriage with the King for the purpose of reproducing their babies at a high rate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The purpose of conventional warfare is to inflict damage on the opponent’s military forces. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z It seemed as though he were never able to forget his ultimate purpose and goal—he was going home; home to his own master, home where he belonged, and nothing else mattered. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And I wondered if she’d saved the twenty minutes for me on purpose. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z It reminded me to be thankful for every moment in my journey, including the obstacles, that had led me to this place where I could find happiness and purpose. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But for the purposes of my investigation, it didn’t matter if my parents liked him or not. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He jerked his head across the street, where a man in Bermuda shorts was striding along with purpose. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Say rather that the Machine is shaking the boat—very slightly—just enough to shake loose those few which cling to the side for purposes the Machines consider harmful to Humanity. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Like me, most of the people I knew had moved to New York with the express purpose of escaping Americans such as Bonnie. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Yet a moment ago, Caesar had suffered a defeat—had been turned from his purpose by his own people, any one of whom, individually, he could have had killed without thought or scruple. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z To Clement, the proliferation of names suggests the plant was used for many purposes by many cultures. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My coming to Estre had, however, another purpose, and this I could accomplish. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The system of mass incarceration is now, for all practical purposes, thoroughly immunized from claims of racial bias. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He found that Scythe Faraday’s moral imperative and ethical high ground infused Rowan with purpose—but only in the scythe’s presence. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We are quartered in a small dark factory adapted to the purpose. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Their purpose, as the name suggests, is to beautify the useful—an important and valued end, but limited in comparison to art pure and simple. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I thought he was making it that way on purpose, just to go with his whole style. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In this capacity, of course, the arm served a traditional and useful purpose. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he’s the anxious type of guy that might work in such a quiet place on purpose. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Lyra realized that she would be able to see the screen and whatever was on it through the crack in the door, and wondered whether her uncle had arranged it like that for the purpose. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “One of the purposes of this interrogation is to determine your loyalties,” says Niles, “so I must ask: Why did you transfer?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I make mistakes on purpose, taking her blows as I shout No! inside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s totally fine. We had just met, remember? I thought you were going to say you snore like a lawn mower on purpose.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In the first plane, her husband controlled the wings and she could see his eyes set with purpose and she knew that he was at this moment a supremely happy man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Underland was no secret to the Native Americans, who had made periodic trips below the earth for ritual purposes for hundreds of years. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Though Elizabeth would not, for the mere purpose of obliging Lady Catherine, have answered this question, she could not but say, after a moment’s deliberation: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z These could be activated in small or large groups for the purpose of tactile simulation—to make my skin feel things that weren’t really there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One of the earliest cultivated plants in many parts of the Americas was grown for nonfood purposes: the bottle gourd, used as a container. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For the purposes of this book, the key question about the laundry list is whether such factors differed systematically from continent to continent and thereby led to continental differences in technological development. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "If you are set on battle, my purpose here is done. I ask your leave to return to River-run." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Many parents liked what they saw in their children: the discipline, physical fitness, diligence, pursuit of excellence, pride in national heritage, and a sense of purpose. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z People always got things wrong, on purpose as much as by accident. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That was the whole point and purpose of Tea Haven. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z On the night of November 7, 1919, Palmer launched his campaign of rounding up suspected anarchists and Communist agitators for the purpose of deporting them from the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z For the purposes of the state, colored people became the almost-whites. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z One purpose of boot camp is to take young men who are out of shape and make them physically fit. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But if anyone, a boy, draws a silly picture on purpose, she holds the page up in mocking outrage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This sickness that had been spread on purpose. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She looked like she had just one purpose on her mind as she aimed for the dark cave of my left nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But it takes all kinds, he says, and surely God had some purpose when He sent the likes of ye to infest this earth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Papa used to make it and I never quite got out of the habit, even though I rarely use it—and” she added quickly, “only for medicinal purposes.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But the fence was apparently not built with the express purpose of keeping ten-year-old boys out, for while the bars are solid, they are spread almost a foot apart. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Burned, Nicole would never leave her, would need her mother forever, would give the woman purpose. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Stop rambling, Mr. Gudmundsson. Your purpose here is to ask questions of the witness that refer directly to her testimony. You must refrain from doing anything else—but you know this. Get on with it.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “For medical purposes alone, such a large installation was hardly justified,” he confided to Arthur Fiughes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I don’t know the purpose of the questioning. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I walk with purpose and with the knowledge that if this room was packed, every eye would be on me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The purpose of this music is to create a sense of glorious beauty and ethereal godliness, to show off how rich the blending of choral voices could be. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Nor could he even cogitate upon the strong, true purpose and draw strength from that. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They had no reason to suspect its true purpose. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You flapped that sheet on purpose—just for the fun of seeing me sit in a puddle and ...’ ‘And to keep my horse out of the army.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For all I knew he might be telling me gibberish on purpose. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He was possessed of that cold, cruel sense of purpose that preceded murder. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And he wondered to what purpose Mack could put the information. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was, of course, possible to start a fire on purpose. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Unlike our playful plot to deceive the king and my father, this device that Hamlet rehearsed had a dark and serious purpose I could not fathom. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When the earth came alive it began constructing its own membrane, for the general purpose of editing the sun. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He is handcuffed to a U-bolt put in the bench for that purpose. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z To all intents and purposes, the notion that the earth/water assemblage was to be thought of as a single globe or sphere disappeared around 1400. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Had it been left that way on purpose so that they could all hear more clearly the sound of the cane from across the hall? Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Mental excess could produce, for its own purposes, the voluntary blindness and deafness of deliberate solitude, the artificial impotence of asceticism. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She played with my hair, or told me the latest gossip, or brought random gifts that served no purpose other than to produce a shadow of a smile: A windup toy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The whole purpose is to relax and build friendships with other trainees before the stress of tomorrow’s tryouts. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In any case, there were alternatives to the language of progress which served exactly the same purpose—the languages of invention and discovery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I wasn’t one of the girls who tortured her on purpose, but I had never lifted a finger to help her before, or even spent one minute being nice to her. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “We’ve collected thousands of Jewish books from all over the kingdom. The abbots collected them for us, actually. They asked to ‘borrow’ them, for ‘copying’ purposes, from their local Jews. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When the bell rings, I’m slow to get up on purpose. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z All he wanted to do was make Tyler Simpson hurt, a kind of singular purpose that he rarely felt outside the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The endlessly turning wheels of oxidation within the mitochondria would turn to little purpose if it were not for this all- important result. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Claudius’s purpose was darker than I had imagined; he had ordered the death of Hamlet, his nephew and son. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Tateh would open his knife case—he had a special velvet case with knives just for this purpose—and car fully select one of those big, shiny knives. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But the purpose of the fiction is to create a sense of reality which will convince the reader that the information in the dialogue is perfectly genuine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Their plunging and turning and racing just beneath the hull seemed to have no purpose other than sporting fun. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He gave Reggie structure and purpose, and a means to find personal success. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I can’t allow it! I am the author of this story, and I didn’t write it to be misused for the purposes of violence and murder!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Not on purpose. But we have to make sure you don’t.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I assume it was for recreational purposes,” I say. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z For Hitler, education had one purpose: to mold children into good Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Whatever my purpose in going to Yellowstone, I’m glad I went because I discovered something about Charley I might never have known. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Myrna was not astigmatic; the lenses were clear glass; she wore the glasses to prove her dedication and intensity of purpose. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The visit had a more official purpose and that was for me to choose a name for the child. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Koran says Allah is the East and the West, therefore wherever you turn there is Allah’s purpose.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In the fall of 1774, he set up a secret group that met regularly at the Green Dragon Tavern with the express purpose of monitoring British troop movements. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z John’s terrified soul inquired—What is it?—to no purpose, receiving no answer. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was there because it served a purpose. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet he was not quite at the goal: simple math told him that reaching that energy would require a linear tube many meters in length—“rather awkwardly long for laboratory purposes.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I’d think that you were luring me somewhere quiet for a sinister purpose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The certainty that your life has purpose and meaning. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I know he is changing the topic on purpose, and I’m glad to go along with it. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z There would be money forthcoming to pay soldiers for that purpose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like millions of Americans caught in the Great Depression, she found herself adrift in the early 1930s, working odd jobs and searching for a sense of purpose. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Gitney had other reasons for announcing this convocation; these darker purposes, I only happened upon as the party progressed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My room is on the second floor—one of ten rooms on the upper level, along with an assortment of closets, bathrooms, nooks, and other small windowless rooms that seem to have no purpose. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She clung to the wall, but it was purpose she grasped at long last, and that carried her upward. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z While Madison was probably stretching the truth for his Potomac-driven political purposes, it was nevertheless a truth that he and many Virginians sincerely believed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It didn't matter what they talked about, for their hushed conversation had only one purpose: to fend off the fear and exhaustion that was weighing down all their limbs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He had his shepherd’s son into the parlour one night on purpose to sing to her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z We marched up athwart a hillock toward the house, Olakunde beating our step to better impress upon the inhabitants our seriousness of purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The purpose of these visits quickly became clear. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Lita’s words remind me, “The trickster may be the one who leads you if it serves his purpose.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t think she stepped in front of the train on purpose,” Isobel says, trying to keep her voice as low as possible. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If Grace’s mother had done this on purpose just to “get her out of the house,” Grace was going to kill her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Consecrated means to dedicate somebody or something to a particular purpose. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Oh, that! Why certainly. It is simple magnification—for the purpose of more exact aiming of the beam.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It was a realization that made him fairly seethe with purpose. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sure he punched you on purpose?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even Babulya created tenuous friendships with the collection of grandmothers whose sole purpose seemed to be creating warm garments for any child who got too close to them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Finally Mrs. Coulter said, “Very well, I’ll tell you. Lord Asriel is gathering an army, with the purpose of completing the war that was fought in heaven eons ago.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I give you the money for this purpose, will you keep my secret as you have kept your own?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Ambrose thinks Ma sent me back on purpose,” I tell Trub. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Miss Peregrine opened the book herself, remember? She must’ve chosen that story on purpose.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There could be no fanciness—no gaudy calendars or lace pillows or knickknacks—but everything in the house must be plain and dark and indicative of work and the real true purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The hardships one endured had a purpose; his mother had been careful to make him aware of that. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z How it hadn’t been an accident at all, but something she’d done on purpose just to impress people who probably weren’t worth impressing anyway, but she couldn’t. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And I sure didn’t want a thief to use Henrietta’s powers for evil purposes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z There was a definite current in the great wide flood, not all of it, but a stream within it moving with what felt like purpose. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z An aura of manic purpose hung over the fields, for in them went forward a gleeful harvest performed by children only just freed from school. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But it was also for another purpose, she noticed with a sickening realization. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Which, I imagine, would have been the prime purpose of the plot.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He walked erratically, jerking from one direction to another for no purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure of its purpose until he lurched forward, drawing his restraints tight, and vomited into the mask. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand the point and purpose of cucumbers. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I know Mr. Flores thinks he’s preparing us for surviving travel abroad, but these are questions my purpose is asking. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And certainly not with Ellis being woken up on purpose to hear my “news.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Perhaps, inside myself, unconsciously,'you could say, I bad not a proper purpose of amendment...” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “See, light-skinned colored people almost always marry light-skinned colored people on purpose. So they’ll have light-skinned kids.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “You shirk your duties on purpose and leave your work for others to do. You disrespect me and what I do for you.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "An I might ask...for what purpose am I to do this?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Now he could control it, more or less, and called them on purpose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Tell me again what your purpose is. You’re going to find the bearer of this subtle knife, and what then?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The attorney explained his purpose, and Hale realized that he knew the attorney’s parents, who had once sheltered him during a blizzard. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The ear protectors served a dual purpose, because not only did they look pretty natty, they also kept Switzer’s slick comb-over in place. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Nok realized that he hadn’t used the boy’s name the entire time on purpose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z For what purpose they had made this place, as a town or secret temple or a tomb of kings, none in Rohan could say. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Next, I was told that a stranger’s purpose in moving about the country might cause inquiry or even suspicion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The game was brief because your mother quickly called you away, but for those fleeting moments, Lore, we were joined in common purpose. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was a scourging that Michael was not intended to survive, and it achieved its purpose. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was annoyed by Dad’s sly request for vodka—tossing it out at the end of the conversation as if it were an afterthought, when I figured it was probably the purpose of the call. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But you must work and pray with us and study God’s purpose for you. Sister Isabel will be your guide.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Con halted, unsure of what to do, and the rider walked slowly around him, examining him as if he were a new dog, acquired for a particular purpose. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “What is the purpose of so many automobiles at the same time?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s impossible. Asking you and the other Library Olympians to work together for a higher, common purpose? Forget I even mentioned it. Dr. Zinchenko?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The whole mind and purpose of the Power that wielded them was now bent with overwhelming force upon the Mountain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z While Davis chanted a traditional prayer-poem with his own variations, Joe mounted the box that had been placed for the purpose and opened the brazen door of the lamp. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He has certain qualities very largely developed; selfishness, secrecy, and purpose. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z There were a few old men in pastel suits, limping, I think, on purpose. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There were plenty of other diamonds she could have stolen for their purposes and other trouble she could have made to attract the guards’ attention. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One day, when the wound was smarting terribly, Siddhartha rowed across the river, consumed by longing, and got out of the boat with the purpose of going to the town to seek his son. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned again, eyes burning with purpose, bordering on anger. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The inspections at the Emporion had their pecuniary purpose, of course. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “And then you will at least know the limit of my purpose. Shall I go on?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z A roar of rage echoed from the Gryffindors below — Marcus Flint had blocked Harry on purpose, and Harry’s broom spun off course, Harry holding on for dear life. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “It serves several purposes. Primarily, it is my connection to the circus, but it also functions as a safeguard of a sort. I neglected the fact that it does not cover those outside the fence.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He stopped and added in a cold biting tone: "Or do you suggest that I gave her an overdose on purpose?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z "Why do you have them, if they serve no purpose?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Trade instead alternated with war for the purposes of head-hunting and capturing women to become wives. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But the question for our purposes is whether the broad pattern of world history would have been altered significantly if some genius inventor had not been born at a particular place and time. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He told the crowd that the demonstrations had "accomplished their intended purpose” and that whites now understood "the seriousness and sincerity” of black resolve. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Hagrid would never send him anything dangerous on purpose, but then, Hagrid didn’t have a normal person’s view of what was dangerous. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z So I knew Fopo wanted me to forget my mother on purpose, and this is how I came to remember nothing of her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot remember just what purpose had taken me up on to the top floor of the house to where the row of guest bedrooms line the corridor. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z For a happy moment, I thought he’d spied me from his boat and had come on purpose to say hello. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister always cut her spaghetti up instead of twirling it, which I felt defeated the point and purpose of spaghetti. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But our archaeologist might then reflect: what, really, does a “head start” mean for the purposes of this book? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ptolemy’s model of planetary motion can be represented by a little machine, like those that, serving a similar purpose, existed in Ptolemy’s time.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard an owl cry its welcome to the night, and I was reminded again of my purpose. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine the animal sees that its imminent demise is for a higher purpose. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At fifteen, Penelope was much too old for a ba-ba or a noo-noo, but the truth was her poetry book served a similar, comforting purpose, and she often kept it close at hand. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “It served no purpose,” said I. “No one was saved.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The scarf had no purpose hanging there other than adding a touch of flair. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s just something we do occasionally, like wearing 3-D glasses for a movie, like eating ice cream too fast on purpose to see who gets a headache, maybe even like stealing each other’s lunches. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It is hard to reconstruct in our minds a mental universe where Pascal’s explanation seems obviously unsatisfactory and an explanation in terms of nature’s purposes seems obviously preferable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It’s enough to make me wish I really had kicked them on purpose. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For probably the hundredth time in less than a week I had to remind myself that working at this school served a purpose besides a paycheck. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you’re enjoying the show these shiftless millennials and hippie protestors are putting on for the press. It was, after all, the purpose behind the Incident at the Mess, wasn’t it? And your little video?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “This room, I do not understand its purpose.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Normally, no one would have kept domestic animals in such a lethal place, but the creatures had a very special purpose. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In flight, he is nature’s ultimate wedding of form and purpose. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I fetch a dixie and wood from the hut and we crawl into a small deserted lean-to which we use for such purposes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The rocket began, like the gunpowder that first powered it, in China where it was used for ceremonial and aesthetic purposes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you didn’t hurt the butterfly on purpose.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z And maybe that was all their purpose, and they had nothing else to do with us — with the Ring. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She went to church that Sunday with a renewed sense of purpose. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Papa had told Hanako that one of the main purposes of an American consulate was to help and protect Americans in a foreign country. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Up ahead I could see him striding along with a clear purpose, a good head taller than anyone else on the street. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “So you got rid of the marbles and the slingshot on purpose, Kate?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There were years when religion gave him purpose. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I ask, “What’s the purpose of this patrol? Beyond showing me how things work, I mean.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In addition to the misery of serving the gods’ “purpose,” it was her fate to watch her husband love the goddess of despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My purpose was to capture a physical state or movement that carried a strong subjective impression, an accomplishment which seemed supremely worth struggling for. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At work, I’d witnessed his humility and willingness to sacrifice his own needs and wants for a bigger purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His eyes, not clouded with drink but clear of purpose, were fixed on the captaincy of this reeling ship. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z That purpose is to make a difference and stand up for a cause. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z This feels right, he thought, and he gripped that hand with purpose, with happiness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He figured Cool Papa wore those shades indoors on purpose, just to hear her scolding voice. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z ‘It is but a feint,’ said Aragorn; ‘and its chief purpose, I deem, was rather to draw us on by a false guess of our Enemy’s weakness than to do us much hurt, yet.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Little regiments of children lurked by the doorways, apparently for the express purpose of accosting foreign missionaries. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Since his return to Mordor, Sauron had found it useful; for he had few servants but many slaves of fear, and still its chief purpose as of old was to prevent escape from Mordor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I felt bad that I had to leave the real purpose of the letter unspoken. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed through the door and went down the stairs with no set purpose before me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He puzzled over it awhile, forcing himself to think of possible explanations in spite of his usual boredom and utter lack of interest in what its purpose might be. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z For the last five years, the Hunt had given me a goal and purpose. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The path was not put there for the purposes of Sam. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “At least that’s what I hope. Surely they . . . surely they wouldn’t have left her behind on purpose.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The purpose of our Constitution—especially the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal-protection guarantee—is to protect minority rights even when, or especially when, they are unpopular. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Men, what do you say? We came here with a purpose!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z T Ihat night, after I had weighed my fseces and recorded their mass in the book which I had been given for that purpose, I paused; I set down the chamber-pot and replaced the lid. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But I understood that it was discipline and it was being done for a purpose. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That they were intended to have a patriotic, as well as a nostalgic, purpose is clear from his dedication of the most famous of the set, no. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z What did he imagine was to be gained from this slow and potentially explosive kind of torture, had it, in his mind, some purpose, some goal? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I only tell him that I have a purpose here and that it will come to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The Autobiography of Malcolm X is evidence of one man’s will and belief in prayer and purpose. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is a certain tutor, of whom I have some knowledge, who I think might suit the purpose,” said Mr. Jaggers. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z And then she saw what they were doing, at last: she saw what that great urgent purpose was. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine me—even with earmuffs on—shoulder to shoulder with everyone, making noise on purpose. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “He is the eternal urge of desire establishing the purposes of all creatures. He is an infinite patience, a tender care that nothing in the universe be vain.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It is to no purpose, they come back without him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting off to a rocky start with the team didn’t sit well with me, but I didn’t let it distract me from my purpose of becoming one of the world’s best fencers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Should you fail to do what Capricorn asks, should it occur to you to stumble over the words on purpose, or distort them so the guest Capricorn is expecting does not come, then...” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z After her husband opened the convention, she explained the purpose of the gathering and offered a brief overview of the status of women around the world. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “In short,” Lazlo concluded, “the purpose of this delegation is to persuade the seraphim to be on their way. Politely, of course. Failing that: forcible eviction.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You were saying you feel like you have no purpose?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I had been a member of the club for less than two months and did not fully understand the purposes of the organization. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee, created by the Continental Congress, was really a spy agency, set up “for the sole purpose of Corresponding with our friends in Great Britain, Ireland and other parts of the world.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have asked for this radio and television time,” he began, “for the purpose of announcing that we have today concluded an agreement to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “The Erudite have also ordered all Divergent to be turned over to Erudite. I do not know for what purpose.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z You have a purpose here, a job, and your time is running out. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She likes everything she does to be done on purpose. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z During the next few months, she developed a much broader purpose. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew my hectic schedule wasn’t going to last forever, and playing volleyball had its purpose in my plans to get into college just as much as fencing did. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “What be your purpose?” a hoarse voice called from an open window. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is crinkled and wild, all over the place—but on purpose. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The stated purpose of Millennium Challenge was for the Pentagon to test a set of new and quite radical ideas about how to go to battle. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Not that Indians always used fire for strictly utilitarian purposes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We copied them from the British, and even the British had forgotten their original purpose, which was possibly to support a heavy sword. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I do not know what it signifies here, where there is no purpose of concealment nor need of diplomacy; and I am tired of it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They were carrying off his master’s body for some foul purpose and he could not follow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z One scrawny boy with a moon-round face stood on his tiptoes, unable to see over two girls who seemed to be blocking his view on purpose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Human history has no purpose or goal; but there are plenty of origins, foundations, evolutions and developments, and if you leave them out then you leave out any possibility of understanding change. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Their dark pointed wings were erased from the sky as if they had sensed her deadly purpose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes even I questioned this path I’d chosen, but I had to shift my thinking and convince myself that the struggles I was experiencing served a purpose. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “While there are a number of trees here that could be used for this purpose,” she says, “I thought this might be more appropriate.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They bump into each other on purpose and pretend to argue about whose fault it is. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A child with no descent line would not soften her life but only trail after her, ghostlike, begging her to give it purpose. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a sword to slay a dragon, but it would serve its purpose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her black hair drifted about her head, as if it had a mind and a purpose all of its own. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “I take it you wore that color on purpose?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There is an innocence in him that I have found merely foreign and foolish; yet in another moment that seeming innocence reveals a discipline of knowledge and a largeness of purpose that awes me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The key thing about invective or ad hominem attack is that it is a sort of reverse ethos appeal: the purpose is to isolate your opponent from the community. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I saw the invoice, and took note of it: “Fifty cases of common earth, to be used for experimental purposes.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z For all practical purposes, he would never be able to vote again. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There were a few crumbs in the basket and an onion in one of the bowls, but Gebu had left nothing else—on purpose, Ranofer was certain. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Like I have the answer to the purpose of life or something. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Great blame and imputation was laid upon me by them for the loss of our two men which the Indians slew, insomuch that they purposed to depose me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z At that he looked at me with pitiable hatred: for he was, however false his purpose, truly in kemmer and deeply roused. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z All the bits and pieces were there; all he had to do was recognize how they could be assembled to serve a new purpose, not to create a gun but to power a pump. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z One time we settled on this little old woman hobbling through the mall with such pinch-faced purpose, we decided she was the perfect serial killer of the day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The shattering beats made it impossible for me to think — which was the whole purpose of the exercise. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But worse was the dreadful feeling—I know we all had it—that we were completely at the mercy of someone we knew not at all, for some purpose we could not guess. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “The purpose of Supernatural Immersion is to get us used to being around supernatural entities.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I had previously used George for such purposes, but the document in question did not contain such material. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Let’s imagine, for purposes of edification and entertainment, that we are about to go on a journey by rocketship. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The purpose of the test is to find out how long you can continue to distinguish among different tones. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were larger than when he had come in and had a purpose to them, a rapid movement in spite of their size that almost triggered alarm bells in David’s brain. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess he considered me old enough now not to shoot myself by accident, and not depressed enough to shoot myself on purpose. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was comforting to see that the whole household was longing for his return, but his purpose held firm. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of these suits are, perhaps, too formal for the purposes of the proposed trip, or else rather old-fashioned these days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He would think of this purpose until sometimes, after a long day and night of work, he would become blank so that he would forget for a minute just what the purpose was. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The fact that the source of this expression predates Newton and was picked up by him for his own purposes only reinforces Faulkner’s compelling argument. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I think this is a fact, which it serves no purpose to deny, but, whether it is a fact or not, this is what the black population of the world, including black Americans, really believe. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z To have a singular purpose, a way of putting blinders on until nothing, not time, or the crowd, or even his own pain, would distract him from accomplishing his mission. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It demands first of all the ability to think of sticks or stones as “fruit knockers” or “bone crackers,” not only when they are needed for such purposes but at other times as well. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You did that on purpose,” Char yells, as she gets up on her toes, up in Miss Saunders’s face. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The recovery of this letter, which Booth had carelessly—perhaps on purpose?—let fall into the hands of the manhunters was obviously addressed to the actor by an unknown conspirator. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “The purpose of our search would be to locate and remove any of the Divergent from the premises. And as for the names, that is none of your concern.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z After the pathetic back-alley drama, I headed to Burton’s pharmacy, which had been the real purpose of the trip downtown. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And he has been flapping those grim wings to some purpose of late—Lucy’s mother and Arthur’s father, and now.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “What is the purpose of your visit to the United States?” she asked, never looking up from the papers before her. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z My purpose here is to make you aware. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Once you are a fence guard, there is some potential for advancement, but not much. You may be able to go on patrols beyond Amity’s farms, but—” “Patrols for what purpose?” asks Will. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I would never know her well enough to know her thoughts in those last minutes, would never know if she left us on purpose. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z But unlike mine, the purpose of his class was to make the participants confess their mistakes or crimes. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the performance of your agreement with a corporate sponsor in Yugoslavia to play chess is deemed to be in support of that sponsor's commercial activity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had decided, for purposes of solidarity, to forswear alcohol for the duration. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I was so glad to have a purpose that I stopped thinking about the reality. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “In each firm was a man with a fixed irrevocable purpose in life, for the sake of which he would bend or sacrifice all else,” Sullivan wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But for most practical purposes Tarbean had two pieces: Waterside and Hillside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Or she could hide the money away, for what purpose she didn’t know. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s so expensive, but it’s so ugly too, isn’t it? I think they make it ugly on purpose. And yet people buy it out of sheer perversity.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The furniture seemed to have been dumped here arbitrarily, having served its purpose in another part of the house. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She has to be doing this on purpose. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The program was conducted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture with the cooperation of the United States Department of Agriculture; its announced purpose was control of the Japanese beetle. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Knowing that I had somewhere to go gave me a new sense of purpose. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Right there,” he said, and handed me a pen from his inside pocket like he had put it there on purpose just so I could sign a program for him. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I believe the school was created for that very purpose,” said Mr. Benedict. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z "I'm so sorry, Ali. It wasn't on purpose." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “From now on, my purpose in life is to make others aware of dangers that ultimately took lives on the morning of September 22, 2006.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z No one will ever know if Charlie died on purpose or if he was just being reckless. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Its purpose was to keep records: the purchase of grain, the sale of land, the triumphs of the king, the statutes of the priests, the positions of the stars, the prayers to the gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year in the language arts class Audrey and I were in together, our teacher campaigned against cliches so enthusiastically that Audrey started using them on purpose. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Instead, for practical purposes the collision of advanced Old World and New World societies began abruptly in A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The purpose of a preparatory examination was to determine whether the government’s charges were sufficient to put us on trial in the Supreme Court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Creüsa felt her purpose grow weak and ebb away while the strange boy spoke. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Probably he feared that someone would guess his purpose. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “The original purpose—you mean, what was in the Edith Prior video? That we should send people outside when the city has a large Divergent population?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I remembered Garland, where duct tape had served every purpose but food. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “But if you have got them to-day,” said Elizabeth, “my mother’s purpose will be answered.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “For security purposes, I - will not answer any of them. Anyway, it is time for dinner.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Now, breathe into your bag. This wakes it up and gives it a purpose.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At the time he was not conscious of wanting it for any particular purpose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad reached over past Momma to start the car, but on the way his hand kind of accidentally on purpose brushed her chests. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t until morning that I find her slipper on the floor near my bed—left there not accidentally, not carelessly, but with mischievous purpose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Likely for the exact purpose of catching something. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Consumed by the topic, I brought it up at school, only to discover I was the only student completely informed about bomb shelters and their purpose. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For two saddles, a handful of bridles, and two sacks of oats, he became for all intents and purposes the property of Freddie Johnson. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Management may think that the purpose is to sell things, but this is an overly reductionist, narrowly capitalist view. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s interesting. I wonder if someone left it open on purpose.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “For the purposes of this exercise, though, each of you will only face one of my fears, to get a sense for how the simulation works.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But others preferred to use household knights and men-at-arms for those purposes, whilst keeping their seven as their own personal guard, never far from their sides. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At Altamira and Lascaux, then, the main purpose may no longer have been to “kill” but to “make” animals: to increase their supply, perhaps through seasonal rituals repeated year after year. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Is she fighting with her mom on purpose? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It is important here to distinguish between teleological history—the notion that history has a purpose or goal—and retrospective history, which seeks to study history as a process of development. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As I got closer, I could see another purpose to these curled twigs: support. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She now had a definite crystallized purpose, and in carrying it out, her life fell into a pattern which remained unchanged for the next six years. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Chief God’s purpose in the creative advance is the evocation of novel intensities. He is the lure for our feeling.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe we have more of a purpose than just breeding,” she whispered. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For all intents and purposes, his beat was the Naked City. heart-rendering. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z How easily they woke up now, and with what sense of purpose! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai and Rita were carried off by many hands—it was as if the whole village had risen against them with one thought and one purpose. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Not on purpose, anyway. And the whole thing with David was just an accident I didn’t mean to hurt you.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Granted, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had engaged in extensive debates about the slave trade and how to count slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The lonesome hulk was unlikely to fulfill its purpose anytime soon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Now I had purpose, which gave me all the energy I needed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Did you sell a rooster that turns into a red-tailed hawk to Ms. Griegson on purpose? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She has a tendency to bury herself in complex calculations on purpose when especially bad things happen around her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But how could he leave when there was neither beginning nor end, neither truth nor purpose in his thoughts? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z After Agent Burger informed Morrison of the purpose of these measurements, he also commissioned a mug shot, another of Bertillon’s innovations. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We found the white man who was running the store on the day that Ralph Myers came in for the purpose of giving a note to Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I do not know what I am doing; I only act as if I have a purpose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The marchers stood tall and walked with purpose. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t that rather defeat the purpose?” he said smiling. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z All the composers of the next hundred years were affected by this profound change of purpose. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The purpose was to keep the man’s focus and attention as sharp as possible, and to guarantee a solid night’s rest. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He’d screamed, whacked his father with his Smelting stick, been sick on purpose, kicked his mother, and thrown his tortoise through the greenhouse roof, and he still didn’t have his room back. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “For what purpose do you collect these?” he demanded. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As much as I hate sports, never once did I fail on purpose when she asked me to try out for basketball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Do not keep your knowledge from us. If you stay silent, our lives are risked for no purpose.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She wipes her memory instantly and with purpose; it’s a way of preserving herself. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas couldn’t imagine why that one word would be stamped on the beetle blade, unless for the purpose of announcing to the Gladers that it was evil. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z They walked so quickly, these people, as though they had an urgent destination, a purpose to their lives, while he did not. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The strong, true purpose, the will to justice. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For astronomical purposes the Greeks adopted a sexagesimal number system and even divided hours into 60 minutes, and minutes into 60 seconds. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The goal was to have it look fun and light, but behind it, as always, was work and a larger purpose—to keep connecting people with the issue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He focuses on the exhibit of Vincent's work, which gives him purpose, keeps up his spirits. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Yolanda, the third of the four girls, became a schoolteacher but not on purpose. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z And I suddenly saw a way clear to my own purposes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept the book like a Gideons' Bible on top of my locker and, as far as I know, its true purpose was never discovered. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will then be able to easily pick up whatever further theory is wanted. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Henry Kissinger, a contemporary politician, wrote: “Deterrence depends, above all, on psychological criteria. For purposes of deterrence, a bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What they call for insurance purposes an act of God. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He imagined the homemade box was probably full of nails or broken glass set at cruel angles for a similar purpose. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Hitting something from twenty paces waren’t nothing, but I wondered if I should miss one or two of ’em on purpose so’s the Preacher wouldn’t see no signs of conjuring. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z What purpose I had in view when I was hot on tracing out and proving Estella’s parentage, I cannot say. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z What is important for our immediate purposes is the way in which his discussion echoes through the later literature on the law of nature, for of course Montaigne was read by all the educated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She needed a purpose to start feeling at home. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I never meant to cheat off Abigail. I was trying to cheat off Noah. How was I supposed to know he puts down the wrong answers on purpose? I thought he was this big genius.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z They circle the ship on opposite sides—for the moment the two enemies are united in purpose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Wondering if there was any purpose in going to this place they sought. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “It’s not her fault. I only told her on Wednesday. And don’t be mad at me, either. It’s not like I did this on purpose.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I was sitting in the horror section on purpose. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “But unpleasant things must be done for unpleasant purposes out of unpleasant necessity.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And the question that really haunted him: “How were we serving American purposes in raining down punishment on the people in these houses?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We are for breeding purposes: we aren’t concubines, geisha girls, courtesans. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor did he seem shocked or become offensively knowing when it was made clear that Winston wanted the room for the purpose of a love affair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The boys said they would help build the house from the planks and two- by-fours Dad brought up here for that purpose. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When we left the city, we lost our factions, our sense of purpose. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Were they, for some purpose almost too cunning for belief, only disguised as themselves? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Without explaining his purpose, he began talking about my personal history,” remembered Tibbets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder sometimes, “Why am I alive? What is my purpose?” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I start forward with a new sense of purpose. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There were still quite a lot of them, plenty for my purposes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z How I have found purpose in being a physician and gained a mother in the prioress Ermentrude. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They asked her if she had done that on purpose. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I had told Mr. de Klerk before that it served no useful purpose to attack the ANC publicly, yet he continued to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole purpose of the Hab is to keep that sort of thing from happening. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, there are worse misdeeds than those that are done for a higher purpose.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z "You are not to pursue anything other than your purpose. You are a Belle." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z If he did that on purpose, then the guy must be really good. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z These were individuals, lively with intelligence and purpose. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z This is done with the purpose of killing insects that may come in contact with them, especially by sucking their juices or blood. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I summoned a smile, which was not returned, nor did I blame her, for there was no purpose to the smile, it was a silly thing, bright and artificial. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘Whatever it may do, it will be slow, slow to evil, if you keep it with that purpose,’ said Gandalf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Monstrous and abominable eyes they were, bestial and yet filled with purpose and with hideous delight, gloating over their prey trapped beyond all hope of escape. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That there should be a purpose to suffering, that a person should be chosen for it, special — these are houses of the mind, in which whole peoples have found shelter. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “How much land is there left?” he asked her unwillingly, and she saw instantly what his purpose was. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Queen Morgause of the Out Isles had stayed away from the feasting on purpose—had chosen her moment with the utmost care. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When they went forth from Oldtown, it was for one purpose only: to herald a change of seasons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She said carefully, “It is intelligent. There is a purpose to this creature—or this presence. I don’t know what it is. But it seems...it wants something. It seems malicious.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z However, the small quantities of SO2, CO and HC1, all of which have been detected in the Venus atmosphere, seem adequate for this purpose. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here! You spilled that tea on purpose!” cried the woman who had lost the horse. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "You are to act as if you're an artist floating through this world. Your sole purpose is to beautify, and transform the Gris. You are a Belle." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Pong swallowed down his fear of being spotted and soon learned to walk forward with purpose—not too fast, not too slow—and to never, ever look over his shoulder. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Again the courthouse doors were closed, for all practical purposes, to claims of racial bias in the administration of the criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Everything had a grand purpose, and there was nothing amiss in the universe; it was our job to adjust to whatever came our way. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So it was with great purpose that, as soon as he sent his volcano book in to his publisher, Charles turned back to the thirty-five-page species draft he had written two summers before at Maer. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In this respect they are much the same as primitive people, who often take several days over assembling for some purpose and then several more to get started. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is time those of the prophecy became of one journey, of one purpose, of one mind. All, are equal here.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your purpose shall be to document our journey in images.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The purpose of the 2 men entering the store on that Monday was very simple. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or does your purpose simply differ from my own?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Washington realized it meant sustaining the national purpose as embodied in the Continental Army. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We always spoke with a purpose back home, especially at the table, but my cousins seemed to simply speak and speak and speak. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “On this day,” he said, “we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z With each step she felt the dagger nestled hard against her leg, nudging the muscles of her calf, reminding her of her purpose. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My success and my purpose did not come from the acceptance of anyone on Team USA. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I would never sail in bad weather on purpose, little Disaster, warned Crocodile Guts. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All of these questions urgently require the precise answers that only extensive research can provide, yet funds for such purposes are pitifully small. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah, after I got mad enough. And then I lost. You’d have thought I lost on purpose the way Dad acted.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “A stadium. A very festive coliseum. You could continue on with it after you win, though without the game it serves no purpose.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There must be another purpose to this note from Grandpa. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some come exploring on purpose and never make it back, A long time ago, the Cretans even sent people in here as human sacrifices.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z That is how these women produced manioc, and that is how their children ate it: with no apparent thought to the higher purposes of production and consumption. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On the day of our arrival, Father and I improvised a chamber pot, sacrificing a canning jar for this purpose. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z At least one guy, usually more, filmed the games for the purpose of recruitment. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They were brought here not to answer for their participation, but for the sole purpose of testifying against others. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The children used them for trading purposes, for games and coin of the realm. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Two young men in plain brown kaftans were running across the lawns and toward them with purpose, their silhouettes blurred against the blood-orange glow of the roaring fire at their back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For four years now she had taken her “walks” and come home offering fuki tendrils, watercress, crawfish, mushrooms, huckleberries, salmonberries, blackberries—even clusters of blue elderberries for making jam—anything to conceal her purpose. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The diversity of ideas, traditions, and spirit is the true purpose of the Freedom Writers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It doesn’t look like jewelry—there is no chain—and I cannot imagine what purpose it might have had other than to be pretty. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Down to the marrow of your bones. I drew you here to serve my purpose. You have eaten at my table, and I have saved your life.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had a purpose here, and might need Aeron's help to achieve it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everything was shot through with meaning, purpose, light. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Once in a while, she'd stir, get up as if moved by some urgent purpose, only to then collapse back into stillness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He views Leah’s bow and arrows as a positive development in our household after so many other discouraging ones, such as the death, for all practical purposes, of Ruth May. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no desire to doubt again; he did not want to hear anything that would deflect him from his purpose. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I’ve served your purposes, and now I’m trying to work out your mistakes, so how the hell does that make me indebted to anyone?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “My purpose is to write the life of Therese, and you are distracting me from it,” she says, sounding officious. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His thoughts were scattered, jumping from one image to the next, like the Rolodex but without a purpose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But in addition it must have purpose or the human conscience shies away from it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He and his mother climbed back up the hill and rolled down again, this time on purpose. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “But, no, I see no purpose in it.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And he could never know that Charley’s interest in him was purely courteous; if he did, he would be hurt in his misanthropy, for Charley has no interest in cats whatever, even for chasing purposes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the whole history of the Foundation, no grant had ever been made for a destructive purpose,” Fosdick observed unhappily in the foundation’s official history, “let alone such a lethal weapon as this.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “That would defeat the purpose of having a lock.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But now I see that he was the one to cut me out on purpose. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was a trap he had laid for me on purpose. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was therefore well practiced in subordinating his own inclinations and style to Washington’s larger purposes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Their overalls and shirts seemed to be tom on purpose and the cotton lint and dust in their hair gave them the appearance of people who had turned gray in the past few hours. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Any transactions engaged in for this purpose are outside the scope of General License no. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Hazel felt so bad that he walked to Monterey and picked a fight with a soldier and lost it on purpose. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I am the trombone, making music on purpose so that someone will hear, someone will say, What's that? Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z In a class of geniuses, I had copied from the guy who got it wrong on purpose. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Despite the brutal, debilitating impact of these “collateral consequences” on the lives of those convicted of crimes, courts have generally declined to find that such sanctions are actually “punishment” for constitutional purposes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Though I doubt it was ever meant for this purpose.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She wrapped up his ironed apron carefully in a piece of clean paper saved for that purpose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad had insisted on bringing these papers for this purpose. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And the dam—or paying for it, that is—would be made possible by creating a conservancy district whose boundaries, for taxation purposes, would incorporate almost all the town’s largely destitute citizens. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “He shouldn’t see you letting it go, or he will come to question the purpose of his work and eventually grow disheartened.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t lack nerve. And what are you going to do with it? What is this purpose of yours?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “He is a wealthy man. He donates his salary to the college, though he accepts, I think, one dollar a year for tax purposes.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z If she had told me the real purpose of our get-together was to introduce me to another new student, I wouldn’t have gone. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z "Its purpose was to show the world that New York is at war. It was necessary to show that by something more than words." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z But the purpose of all of them was to arrest progress and freeze history at a chosen moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A few people were allowed to see the corpse for purposes of identification. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Their avowed purpose is to support segregation in Little Rock. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I did this on purpose, I assigned myself and my partner to tree whoever was in Julie’s cell. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I thought about how those weighty biology texts that I had used to press flowers or smooth bent photographs had served other purposes for her. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Department stores with a whole city block of windows, full of appliances and clothing and knickknacks and things whose purpose I can’t even guess. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I will question her later and tease out her purpose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Give me the speech of Pyrrhus, who with arms black as his purpose, sought vengeance on old Priam!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Their whole purpose for being is to pick on you and provoke you. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I would leave my science book at home on purpose so I could use the excuse of sharing hers. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Replace God with Marx, Satan with the bourgeoisie, Heaven with a classless society, the Church with the Party, and the form and purpose of the journey remained similar. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His sole purpose was to make his “preppy” student teacher cry. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The command to grow up at once was more bearable than the faceless horror of wavering purpose, which was youth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded like nonsense but carried so much secret purpose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, if you miss the shot on purpose, Eddie, I will pay all your expenses to put you through the college of your choice. What do you think of that?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “She has screamed out on purpose,” declared Abbot, in some disgust. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But chemists do not assign a purpose or function to a collision of two gas molecules, nor do they seek an ultimate cause for the collision. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I had to explain to Mr. Willis how I didn’t break the slide on purpose and he didn’t believe a word of it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "For the purpose of convenience,” he began pompously, "I have divided my talk tonight into thirty main headings and one hundred and seventeen sub-headings. I will commence with the first main heading...” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I add: An intellect confounded yet a trusting sense of presence and of ultimate purpose. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mom keeps the Boring Room empty on purpose,” Finn added fiercely. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z For two or three years Miss Trixie had been carrying these bags with her, sometimes accumulating three or four by the side of her desk, never disclosing their purpose or destination to anyone. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What he’d learned in school, and from his father, and from his own investigations—he could put it all to good purpose now. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The gardens soon filled with birds whose legs had been laced together, waiting their turn to be decapitated by the two butchers specially hired for that purpose. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No one would do that sort of thing on purpose—especially at a nice Christmas party with fifty people around to witness it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z But it served his purpose of getting prison reform on the public agenda and strengthening his hand for the next phase of his campaign. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the United States, by contrast, voting disqualification upon release from prison is automatic, with no legitimate purpose, and affects millions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She is doing that on purpose, he thought as he tried to force his own smile away from his wide, damp jaws. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Frank didn’t drop you on purpose,” she said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Yet in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom. I believe you are friends and folk worthy of honour, who have no evil purpose. You may go in.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He was then, he said, on his way to Longbourn on purpose to enquire after her. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Tag had let us keep it when we had explained its real purpose. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Come off it, George. You know we're entitled to search and seizure. We have reports of that computer being used for illegal purposes. Just a half an hour ago.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a purpose to the way he moved, a sense that this was all second nature to him, and Moss admired how quickly he was able to carve those pieces of fruit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z What could possibly be the purpose of such a thing? The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Every other inch of space in the room was crowded with small, strangely constructed machines whose purpose I could not guess. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z For there was another thing bigger than the tiredness—and this was the strong true purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Doublethink lies at the very heart of Ingsoc, since the essential act of the Party is to use conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z This memo is being prepared only for the purpose of recording the call made by Postorius. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Most like a spider she was, but huger than the great hunting beasts, and more terrible than they because of the evil purpose in her remorseless eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The advent of ffee-to-air music for the world's grateful millions would change the value, purpose and style of music more dramatically than any other development in its history. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Her hair looked perfect, every curl shiny and on purpose, and her lips were a glossy pink. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Jonathan’s impetuosity, and the manifest singleness of his purpose, seemed to overawe those in front of him; instinctively they cowered, aside and let him pass. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z ‘Unless he has spoken words to you as his friend that we have not heard,’ said Éomer, ‘none now in the land of the living can tell his purpose.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The waiting gave them a purpose in life for a little while and, almost, they felt necessary again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The purpose of eugenics was to accelerate the selection of the well-fitted over the ill-fitted, and the healthy over the sick. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The action of the play closely resembled recent events at Elsinore, but I could not discern its purpose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He went to the bathroom and carefully scrubbed the ink away with the gritty dark-brown soap which rasped your skin like sandpaper and was therefore well adapted for this purpose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He was the only man on earth and his purpose was clear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z You need to stress the identity of their interests with yours, to create unity in a common purpose. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He was tall and lanky, but he walked with a purpose. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It arose from discordant beliefs about the nature and purpose of architecture. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Ball!” she said, and then banged her head into his knee, on purpose, to speed him up. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "My lord father would be most honored if you would share meat and mead with him in the castle and explain your purpose here." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She wears her hair in an Afro on purpose. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z But before he could rush out and kill himself, even as he started to do so, his desperate purpose was changed and his life was spared. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I like working. I like helping people and having a purpose. My son may be a millionaire, but I’m not.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “And what purpose is served by disobeying the Machine? Let’s consider motivations.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z After all, he presumably knew something about the meaning and purpose of the Revolution, having done more than any man to assure its success. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Lawrence placed that project under McMillan, whom he extracted from the radar program for the purpose. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Unpleasant loop entrances serve a purpose—normals tend to avoid them, so we peculiars have them all to ourselves.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Jan: “You shouldn’t include the Jews. I don’t think anyone knows what’s going on in Russia. The British and the Russians are probably exaggerating for propaganda purposes, just like the Germans.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was an odd custom that she had not seen before, and she wondered what its purpose was. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s as if those letters stayed there on purpose, knowing they’d come in handy someday. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Crete's purpose was clear to Gregor: she wanted to bring his mother to a safe place and then chase him down from the wall. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Trying to make it divulge its purpose to me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Like Mithridates with his poison, you could even break your bones on purpose, put your arm in a drawer and slam it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I heard once that there are people who commit crimes with the sole purpose of being caught and put in jail. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you lied to us. On purpose,” Mom says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z So I took a deep breath and said, “Is this a date, Julia? Because I...we’ve never actually been anywhere alone together on purpose, and, well, I...” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Instead they began to have purpose, they began to set goals, dreams, and ambitions. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z His every decision was crafted for that purpose; every manipulation was part of a strategy to achieve acceptance into the imperial family. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He had a darker purpose in sending him away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If he wanted a woman to bow to him, there were plenty of girls back in Tzaneen being raised solely for that purpose. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Other objects are tested for purposes very different from the one for which they were manufactured. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Anonymity served a purpose for us, and I get that. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Though we weren't permitted to see him, just knowing he was alive gave us a renewed sense of purpose. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z They didn’t know how to get their way, or how to “customize”—using Lareau’s wonderful term—whatever environment they were in, for their best purposes. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The animals crowded around it, trying to imagine its purpose. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I do not believe I have a purpose.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was a wise man, and he understood the strong, true purpose in a way that other white men could not. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Mr. Derby is horribly cruel. He probably tripped you on purpose! How could he beat you like that? It was just a spilled pie!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The speed of their pace, Taran realized, served little purpose, since they were obliged to halt more frequently. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z That is to say, for the purposes of the calculation one must measure time using imaginary numbers, rather than real ones. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a thing we did on purpose. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She looked over at Pet, and it was walking the way it always did, slow, full strides, an embodied machine of purpose so strong it had been pulled across worlds. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “First change your heart. The gift of the Many-Faced God is not a child’s plaything. You would kill for your own purposes, for your own pleasures. Do you deny it?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But most folks are ignorant on purpose or else too busy, too scared. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The large kitchen of his house seemed to him ideal for this purpose. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You know, come to think of it, my journey here was for that purpose. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “In fact, I believe they may have been provoked on purpose, although for what purpose I cannot say.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A fierce display of vivid colors in odd proportions, she seemed to have stepped right out of a canvas for the sole purpose of throwing a fit. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Standing up, it’s easier to scan the savannah for game or enemies, and arms that are unnecessary for locomotion are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signalling. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I read with my watch upon the table, purposing to close my book at eleven o’clock. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Many of the things I’m supposed to know seem so useless that I can’t see the purpose in learning them at all.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z In this particular tale, he serves only one purpose. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Oh, and I also talk to Rascal next door, who, for all intents and purposes, is a horse, but yeah right. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to perform and surely He has a special purpose for Mikey, fits and all. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I’m not even sure what the purpose of speaking would be. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He didn’t hear about it from his mother, but later that night, she did explain to him the purpose of the small house behind the parsonage. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Our people are in danger. Alien spirits invade. They come, hiding their true nature, but their purpose is to eat us.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z What’s taken for granted in English, though, is spelled out in Chinese; there’s even a verb construction for this purpose. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I'm not you,” Lily said, sounding as if she was about to make herself hysterical—on purpose. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Without any clear purpose he drew out the Ring and put it on again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The purpose of the exordium is to put the audience into a receptive and attentive frame of mind. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Now that I had found a purpose, I had to figure out how to make money. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Du Bois, a writer, was the Director of Ghanaian television, which was planned for educational purposes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather, Mr. Curtain wanted to surprise the boys for “demonstration purposes,” and so Reynie replied, “It certainly looks like one thing.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The desert seems to be a brown wasteland of dry, prickly scrub whose only purpose is to serve as a setting for the majestic saguaros. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Then I thought, "No, I broke it myself. I broke it on purpose to pay myself back for being such a heel." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Fuller’s boss, Robert Foust, backed the decision to bring in organization vehicles, reasoning that the primary purpose of Operation Breakthrough was, after all, to help neighborhood councils. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The third day well he came over on purpose. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “What do you think the purpose of this exercise is? The game, I mean, not the climbing.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But once you began admitting explanations in terms of purpose—well, you didn’t know what the result might be. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z This was my whole purpose in being a filmmaker. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Coalwood, West Virginia, where I grew up, was built for the purpose of extracting the millions of tons of rich bituminous coal that lay beneath it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise, they had no purpose whatever and no means of forming one. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The delegates had debated the anchors’ purpose, assuming they kept the citadel from drifting away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Yes, they’re expecting me—I hope not just for the purpose of denouncing me as a chemical misfit. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Four days at Reverend Cooper’s house as his guest, and the purpose of long visits from every old man in the town who remembered his father or his grandfather, and some who’d only heard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Cutting open Abraham Lincoln’s brain and body served little scientific purpose. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The cowbell, for example, is an instrument that has another purpose besides its musical one. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The main purpose of this homecoming seemed to be fighting over politics, but in between I visited old places. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He had understood it all, weighed it all, and it made no difference: all was justified by the ultimate purpose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Jericho, his father announced, was a place that needed to be rooted out so that God’s good and perfect purposes might be fulfilled. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Legally, as well as for all practical purposes, he was blind. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Claire pouted, but she had stopped crying, so the tale had served its purpose. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The organism remains viable in the soil for years and therefore be comes to all intents and purposes permanently established, increasing in effectiveness, and being continuously spread by natural agencies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Most queens have no purpose but to warm some king’s bed and pop out sons for him. If that’s the sort of queen you mean to be, best marry Hizdahr.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Father and I speculated on the purpose of the figures—whether they were like the lions or the door gods who were meant to protect the house, or what. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “A king needs men like you, Horatio, who are humble and true-speaking. But do not think I aim to flatter you. My purpose is to ask you how Lord Hamlet does. He looks most troubled.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I could not but feel that Art was keeping back something; but, as I took it that it was with a purpose, I said nothing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “And I’m proud that I did. Those letters are insincere and dishonest Their only purpose is to bring glory to Colonel Cathcart.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But to his uncle’s wife he said nothing, guarding his purpose from her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I nodded, a full-blooded Khershaen was exactly suited to my purpose. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maria soon learned that this colony in Surinam existed for a single purpose only: to grow and harvest sugar. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “The old Eskimo customs are not so foolish—they have purpose. I’m as warm as the center of a lemming’s nest.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been showing off on purpose, but I can’t say I minded the applause. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But this thin atmosphere can serve a useful purpose, because it may be just thick enough to protect the surface from the intense charged particles in the Jupiter radiation belt in which Io is embedded. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not if you are here to good purpose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her purpose in coming to speak to them was a serious one. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “He defies me on purpose and drives me to madness,” complained the king, while Gertrude sought to soothe his choler. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I can tell when he’s doing something on purpose by looking at his mouth. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked the idea that there was more in the world than the eye could see, that Allah had put us here with purpose, and she was devoted to honoring her newfound relationship with Him. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Except one time, in the hallway right before third period, I thought Dante might have bumped into me on purpose. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The hole he had come through was obviously too small for the adder to have used for the same purpose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Dome will bleed if your purpose is discovered,” his father had warned him, as they watched the children frolic in the pools and fountains of the Water Gardens. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If a fire escape was a haven for Francie back then, why couldn't it serve the same purpose for me in 1973? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wave it teasingly above her head, as if this was the sole purpose of retrieving it, when actually I mean to use it if I ever get the chance. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There was a spirit in there—some poor enslaved thing that Wick had summoned for the sole purpose of doing Sierra harm. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, I feel like I finally have a purpose in this class and in life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Once I did not make the sign of the cross on purpose. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But I hadn’t shaken hands or hugged anyone on purpose in months. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “And you know you’re funny as hell. Here’s a news flash for you: Dumb people aren’t funny. At least not on purpose, anyway.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “And I don’t think for a moment you expected me to. Nevertheless, you came here, you asked, you must have had a purpose.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z His purpose was to encourage black rural residents to register to vote. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It is clear then that Galileo had turned his telescope into an instrument that was good for only one purpose—looking at the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For dramatic purposes, Curly had jazzed up a few of the details. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The main purpose of the five tests, one gathered, was to isolate and study, if possible, the source of Zooey’s precocious wit and fancy. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z When she’d been a Christian, she had felt connected, too; but when she left the Church, she felt loose and free and light, in a universe without purpose. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For a while he toyed with his hat, not to any purpose that I could see, but as if lost in thought. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Harry was a hillbilly and a smart dude who liked to hunt deer, and he kept a supply of beer and a long shotgun behind the seat of his pickup truck specifically for that purpose. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If I could have set a spear in rest, riding before my men upon the field, maybe I could have felt again the joy of battle, and so ended. But I serve little purpose here.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Once he wakes up and grins so craftily that we are alarmed and begin to think he is cheating, and that we have given him the punch to no purpose. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, Mila, it didn't. I was watching. You kicked that music stand on purpose.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The head was impossible to see because of the red beam of light shining right at him, though it seemed small, vision its only purpose, perhaps. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I wondered if the custodians had done that on purpose, to make a show of how clean their school was. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I kept thinking about the fact that Ocean and I had only touched by accident and what if we’d touched on purpose and wow, I wondered if my head would just explode. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He had made himself into a wind gauge and had no purpose when the air was still. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m pretty sure I could have won, but it was her party, so I tripped on purpose. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything Mama did felt like it had great purpose to it, even a kiss on the nose. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Vesalius’s purpose was not only to enhance understanding but also to improve surgery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Such girls were placed on view at 10:30 a.m. for the express purpose of allowing the women of their age who had remained enisled in Maycomb to examine them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z These were Orgota, people trained from birth in a discipline of cooperation, obedience, submission to a group purpose ordered from above. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a silence, for suddenly the dark and unknown forest, so near at hand, made itself felt as a great brooding presence, full of secret purpose. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As they hurtled through the underground passage, a tiny ship on this impossible sea, Royals endorsement achieved its purpose. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And though nonlawyers might assume that the language of contracts, such as the party of the first part, must serve some legal purpose, most of it is superfluous. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Asked what the purpose of school was at Permian, Don had a simple answer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Ridgeway loved his father, but the man’s constant talk of spirits reminded him of his own lack of purpose. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We don't hunt them on purpose, but if you're attacked and you take out a dog or two, well, meat is meat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His purpose was to sum up what had been said and form some consensus among the diverse opinions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever its meaning, its musical flaws or merits, Leningrad certainly succeeded in its patriotic purpose. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The J V race began at 3:45 p.m., and for all intents and purposes it was over a hundred yards down the line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For the first time in my life I understood the true purpose of this sort of formal greeting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He realizes it’s probably the only time he’s ever invited love into a conversation with Henry on purpose, and it must be lying wide open on his face. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “One purpose was to go see Jimmy,” said de la O, “see Jimmy Stamey’s name on the memorial.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Virgil’s patriotic purpose is probably responsible for the change from the human Aeneas of the first books to the unhuman prodigy of the last. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z White activists also used lynching for a purpose other than applying their own form of “justice.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “The mahalath, the tea, all of it. How do you shape your dreams with such purpose?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The hardliner, naturally, was Teller, who reminded his Livermore colleagues on the panel that a test ban struck at the heart of the lab’s very purpose. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Some burial societies poured buckets of water over the dead to ritually purify them, but ours had a mikveh built specifically for that purpose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was just a freak head butt. It wasn’t on purpose or nothin’.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The space seemed to have been cleared with a purpose, but what that purpose was Tristran could not imagine. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The gleaming steel instruments in the examination room looked like tools Terrance Randall might have ordered from the blacksmith for sinister purposes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His sense of purpose seemed like an unwitting challenge to my own. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Recycling materials for another purpose. Very timely. What do the rest of you think?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I don’t know how to explain to her that, for all intents and purposes, I’m already taken. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z What matters for present purposes is Montaigne’s rejection not of the practical knowledge, of wine-making and bread-baking, of his day, but of the learned knowledge, of medicine, geography, astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They had been designed that way on purpose. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His every movement was quick with purpose; to hesitate was to doubt. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z By the time he had broken the thigh of the King of Northgalis, everybody could see that to all intents and purposes the tournament was over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For his purpose they had to become accustomed to going about in the fields and the wood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It defeated the whole purpose of the mood organ. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z When she sees my confused look, she adds, “Because they’re allied with the original purpose of our city, see?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In different moments, I’d felt overwhelmed by the pace, unworthy of the glamour, anxious about our children, and uncertain of my purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Landowners and farmers whose property was being seized for this purpose objected. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It was not my intention to hurt or humiliate her; the irony of it was that the plan I conceived had as its purpose the salving of Granny’s frustrated feelings toward me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A large button snap revealed that the loop could be opened and closed, and its purpose became obvious. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Their purpose was to escape punishment, or work, or responsibility, and they were used for profit. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My purpose had always been to see past my neighborhood—to look ahead and overcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The purpose is usually to promote recreational uses, even though the water must then be treated at some expense to make it fit for its intended use as drinking water. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Most likely Holmes forged the envelopes or else duped Emeline into preparing them by persuading her they would be used for a legitimate purpose, perhaps for Christmas cards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He said, “It’s a legal word, that’s the important thing for our purposes.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Their purpose was religious, rather than civic or utilitarian. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no purpose in recalling what then transpired, our long flight, our final defeats. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There didn’t seem to be any more purpose for them than there had been for the fight at school earlier in the day. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Well, sir, he says he’s come a long way on purpose to join Efrafa. That’s why I thought you might like to see him.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Allegiant are motivated by the desire to return to our original purpose in the city,” Cara says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z My new purpose in life is to keep my boots, and thus my feet, dry. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Like suddenly I’m this terrible person who hurts her dad on purpose, and I don’t even know why. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Travis had a steadfastness and purpose in his voice that Dill had never heard before. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He probably wore it over here on purpose, to rub it in my face that he only cared about the team. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Way back in 1931 when Butterfield attacked Whig history his target was the view that history had a purpose and a goal, which was to produce our values, our institutions, our culture. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Your only purpose is to create more of your kind before you die. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her quick response and the family’s unity of purpose sent Fred Gray off King Hill with a sense of hope. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The following is a timeline of major acts that have been passed for this purpose. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z For the purposes of understanding music theory, however, the important thing about standing waves in winds is this: the harmonic series they produce is essentially the same as the harmonic series on a string. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the exact depth, but I guessed low on purpose. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then said Elrohir: ‘From the North we came with this purpose, and from Elrond our father we brought this very counsel. We will not turn back.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She tickled him on purpose and the kiss became a laugh. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “They are dedicated to overthrowing preserves in order to use them for their own misguided purposes,” Grandpa said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "This morning, gentlemen, whilst I was sitting on the terrace, I was an observer of your activities. There could be little doubt of your purpose. You were searching the island for an unknown murderer?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “Now, you must always remember that the purpose of debate is to convince someone to see something in a new way.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z One can take this either as evidence of a divine purpose in Creation and the choice of the laws of science or as support for the strong anthropic principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At the office itself, I go in; he waits, outside in the hall, with the other Guardians, on one of the chairs placed there for that purpose. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Medieval painting, for instance, is to a large extent “applied,” in the sense that it embellishes surfaces which serve other, practical purposes as well—walls, book pages, windows, furniture. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Riley told him our purpose and showed him my rocket book. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “You let him use your name at the hospital, didn’t you, Mr. Eberhardt? You allowed this delinquent to borrow your identity for his own shady purposes.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the bus would be coming in fifteen minutes, and I was worried she was trying to miss it on purpose. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I had a need to know, even if the purpose of such knowledge was not evident to either of us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This closet is abandoned—it has no purpose, no name. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z But for whom or what purpose I could not guess. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z My brother said that although Kelly denies this, he’s sure that she dropped the book on purpose. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Lancelot had noticed a ladder in the garden, which was long enough for his purpose—and, although they had made no assignation, the Queen was waiting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “What was your purpose in telling me to do those things?” she mused aloud, her voice echoing off of the intricately carved walls. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Then he sent his man Horatio, who had a message for your hand alone. Suspecting his purpose, I gave him the same treatment.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Regardless of the particular interests of the tenured scholars who worked there, they were understood to represent a community devoted to the larger reverential purpose. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I didn’t even believe in a calling or a purpose. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Manslaughter. He’ll be charged with manslaughter if he did not hurt her deliberately. But if they can prove otherwise—that he hurt her on purpose—he’ll be charged with murder.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was followed by her sister-in-law, who was muttering prayers, and by the driver, who did not have the foggiest idea of the purpose of their trip. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They spent days searching the records of every hotel, boardinghouse, and real estate office they could find, “all,” Geyer said, “to no purpose.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z To all intents and purposes, Earth now was dead; they had been away from it for three or four years. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And hadn’t God led His people out of slavery for a purpose—to be free and live in equality? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “We needed a central laboratory devoted wholly to this purpose, where people could talk freely with each other.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I booked an air ticket for myself and thought that helping my father, saving a few bucks, and writing on my own was all the purpose I needed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She’d meddled in his life since he was a baby, molding him to serve her purpose in this big prophecy, but at least she had been on their side, more or less. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It was a huge plane, and it was on purpose.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z And ‘The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.’ Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z And raised conscious, in rejection of a Christian God, I could see no higher purpose in Prince’s death. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The farmhouse and property had been purchased by the movement for the purpose of having a safe house for those underground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We discuss whether people wear weird goggles for handball like they do for racquetball and decide that for purposes of our party, they do. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Every single thing he did had a specific purpose. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She wondered if he had said that on purpose, for she felt the tension in the room dissipate—at least a little. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Its sole purpose is to get six humans from Mars orbit to the surface without killing any of them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Considering the guys’ recent suspicions, it did not take a genius to figure out that the purpose of the visit had to do with a certain feathered roommate. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Earlier. In the library. Not on purpose, obviously.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I reject the break room for this purpose because the TV inhibits conversation, and for all I know that’s what it’s supposed to do. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes me 2 more visits to the Pet Hut to finish entering all the data into the computer and collecting it for my own purposes. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “African bugs, Leah. Creatures fashioned by God for the purpose of serving African plants. Look at this thing. How would it know what to do with a Kentucky Wonder bean?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was stern and determined, and she marched with purpose, her long dress swishing behind her. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldn’t even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z There were manuscripts there which he needed for the purpose of checking variant readings of the Talmudic passage on which he was working. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It was as if the trees couldn’t wait to fall over, as if their sole purpose in the universal scheme of things was to grow big enough to topple with a really good, splintering crash. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Poppy hadn't told his family their exact arrival time on purpose. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was bad enough having Count Olaf acting in loco parentis and announcing himself as their father, but to consider this man her husband, even for the purposes of a play, was even more dreadful. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z She appeared at church that one day and never again, and seems to have existed for the sole purpose of changing my mother’s mind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We’d gone down to the pantry so I could watch him slip into Lizzie’s mind and, for no other purpose than to make me laugh, ask her to cluck like a chicken. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I was unable then to use the skill for deeply personal purposes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The White House, one learns, operates with the express purpose of optimizing the well-being, efficiency, and overall power of one person—and that’s the president. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The purpose of knowing totems was to work out a relationship, if possible. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z To inflict any hurt on anything for any purpose became inimical to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I then questioned them about the factory, for this was the purpose behind my visit. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Where it will serve no purpose but to make you feel safe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And then, that evening, as she was washing her face before bed, an idea occurred to Mrs. Richardson, a way this luncheon might serve another purpose, too. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jefferson required what we would call “deniability,” not just for public purposes but also for his own private serenity. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But all we see are guards and guns and a fence whose sole purpose is to keep us locked in here—that, or kill us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Why should he go any further, where, and for what purpose? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The seeds sprouted quickly, sending up delicate green shoots that I kept carefully watered, going several times to the well nearby for the purpose. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Still other devices, invented to serve one purpose, eventually found most of their use for other, unanticipated purposes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I think I was blowing it on purpose. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “For a variety of reasons, I think we must say amen,” since the reactors would serve purposes other than the Super. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He spun the story out, even though he’d told it before, thinking it would help to keep her awake, not realizing for a moment that that was her purpose with regard to him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “At least not on purpose. If she beats you fair and square that’s one thing, but submitting yourself to her blade because of raging hormones is just plain stupid.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z On July 15, 1775, he paid $333.33 to an unidentified person “to go into the town of Boston; to establish a secret correspondence for the purpose of conveying intelligence of the Enemy’s movements and designs.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z For the music-theory purpose of identifying intervals, this does not matter. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Twig sat up on the bed, filled with new energy and purpose. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was walking with purpose, running, really, but Larry had no difficulty keeping stride. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing that would serve my purpose, nothing at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He had never felt such urgency and purpose. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Were they hidden back there by accident or on purpose? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Minya had given her the name, and the purpose that went with it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Jim was playing not to individual egos but to a common sense of humanity, purpose, and urgency. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Soon he came out, a gangling, tall, reddish-brownskinned fellow, at that time thirty- five years old; when my purpose was made known, he brisded, his eyes skewering me from behind the hom-rimmed glasses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Ceyx was deeply moved, for she loved him no better than he loved her, but his purpose held fast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Again, the assumption was that God had given us eyes that were, when healthy, quite good enough for our purposes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We none of us lose battles on purpose. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be hard to hit by accident, and few enemies would aim for it on purpose. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He made his way to his room, quietly and with purpose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Like when Intelligence took my clothing coupons, but that was done on purpose. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I mean, Mr. Jackson didn’t say we were excluded because we made mistakes. She kept us out on purpose. Because she doesn’t like that we’re loud and not ‘traditional’ or ‘family friendly.’ The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Though hawking had a practical purpose — obtaining meat for the table — this was perhaps less important than the excitement and prestige the sport provided. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Indeed, in Florence and Venice two different braccia were used for different purposes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “But people do. They love each other and they misunderstand on purpose and they fight and then suddenly they aren’t the same one.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’ve never blown you off on purpose,” I say, shrugging off my jacket and handing it to her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “We have the Storyteller. Was there another purpose for your honorable presence on this excursion?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Their purpose was to hold this course west of the Mountains for many miles and days. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Winston had the feeling that they were talking at cross purposes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But then I made the mistake of telling Taylor about Nick’s drum kit—the one he can’t even play—which made Taylor realize that rehearsing in Nick’s basement was her life’s great purpose. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They are used for two purposes, and two purposes only: • To emphasize. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the first case I had seen of the social purpose running counter to the sexual drive. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t quite comprehend why you’d force someone to bow when the purpose of the gesture is to display allegiance and respect.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He might be unwittingly serving someone else’s purpose, but he was genuine. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Sarah is this girl who I’m getting to know, for, you know, marriage purposes,” Muhammad says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Stoker hands back our homework—I got a 92, on purpose—and says to the class, “Let’s go, ladies and gentlemen. Dr. Cobb doesn’t like to wait.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the blank wall: it seemed a sky thick with ascending stars,—every one lit me to a purpose or delight. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I wonder if she created this journey for us on purpose or by accident—regardless, it’s the most fun I’ve had since the last time I spent hours behind the wheel of a minivan. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z All he could think about was the Grievers, what their purpose could be, what they did out there during the night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Presently all three disappeared from sight down the dusty road, trotting briskly and with purpose. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He leans in a little bit too much, and part of me thinks it’s on purpose. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Still, Maria’s main purpose in Surinam was recording insects, and the sheer number of them was staggering. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “That was the most embarrassing, shameful display I’ve ever seen from a pro player. You tried to throw that game on purpose.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Do not throw them away. There is use for everything. These are the gifts from our guests who have nothing better to contribute. I will find some purpose for them later.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “And you seem to forget our purpose,” the dark man said, his cool voice sharpening. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For them the numbers were necessary for the sake of the bag, and for scenic purposes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He hated fighting unless it had a purpose. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I mention this in this place, of a fixed purpose, because it is the clue by which I am to be followed into my poor labyrinth. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Searching from every rooftop for something that would give me a purpose. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Thus it is a structure distinguished from the practical, everyday kind by its scale, order, permanence, or solemnity of purpose. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “But the thing is, jumping off cliffs is kinda my thing. That’s the choice. I love him, with all that, because of all that. On purpose. I love him on purpose.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z What if her grandmother had put the letter there, on purpose? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They convened around the shared purpose of the advancement of women like them, and to use their collective talents for the betterment of their community. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The murder of Queen Morgause had not been done on purpose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to smile, but I could not see how his purpose was served by writing of me this way. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “That’s because the true purpose of money is to manipulate others and make them feel lesser than you.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Strauss was saying: “The problem, Mr. Raynor, is getting sufficient funds to work on projects like these, without having strings tied to the money. When amounts are earmarked for specific purposes, we can’t really operate.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Not given an environment that favored the development of intensive agriculture, that is, they shaped the landscape into something more suitable to their purposes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Piers Plowman, went to town to sell his children to the lords of the New Order for purposes that we may call questionable at best. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If I missed the shot on purpose, for the rest of my life I would be thinking that I gave up the chance to make an easy million dollars. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The subjects will eventually recall and understand the purpose of the hard things we have done and plan to do to them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z By comparison, Linton said, a ballistics expert could testify that someone had shot another person, but that doesn’t mean the shooter “shot that person on purpose.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron kept losing on purpose, trying to finish the games quickly, but even so, it was well past midnight when Fred, George, and Ginny finally went to bed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “At last, you announce your purpose! Then you have my permission to go, though you do not need it. And how will you sail without your engineer, without your engines fixed?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I provided an exegesis, not as brief as it might have been, of why at the moment I found the college satisfactory for my purposes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Fang readjusted the joint between his nails, which he kept a little long for the purpose, had another toke and held it out for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mary felt it, too, except that she didn’t know what that purpose was. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you think I am come on purpose to quarrel with you, knowing Weston to be out, and that you must still fight your own battle.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Was the courtyard built for just that purpose? he wondered. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But my move to the trailer park—for the purpose, you will recall, of taking a second job—made me responsible for $625 a month in rent alone, utilities not included. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you insist on taking this path, you will jeopardize your family. You will defeat the purpose of the panchakanyas.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z None of us—Trey, Zion, Zarra, or Coach—admit I was tripped on purpose. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I didn’t hurt the kid on purpose. It was an accident.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I’m even issued a special set of batteries—an enormous waste—to be used for this purpose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Colonel Cargill was so awful a marketing executive that his services were much sought after by firms eager to establish losses for tax purposes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The only untoward incident he had was that someone once stepped on his newly polished shoes—on purpose, he said. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Momentarily lulled by the useful chores they did for whatever ghostly purpose, we did not bother to lower the windows one morning when the Garbage Ghost came. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was forty, out of baseball, and, for all intents and purposes, out of life. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But that would be defeating the purpose of the exercise. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z His mother actually named him that on purpose. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “We came up early on purpose to have a bit of sunshine before it gets dark.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The teeth were rusty and dull and he sat in front of the fire with a rattail file and tried to sharpen them but to little purpose. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z But this time, it had a far different purpose. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The fire was exhausted, but it had served its purpose; the red spot on the sky grew larger. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did that on purpose,” Fezzik said then, picking up another rock, holding it ready. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Who or what would take the kernels, and for what purpose? Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t even supposed to tell Shauna and Uriah. And it sort of defeats the purpose of being a spy if you tell everyone that’s what you are.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Everyone moved so fast and with so much purpose here, not the way they did in Ensenada. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It was not until the second cup of tea that Old Deerfoot got around to the purpose of his visit. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The purpose of the experiment was to try to find out why prisons are such nasty places. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, slowly, “But, sir, if the gamma rays are between myself and the master that may be harmed, how can I save him? I would be destroying myself to no purpose.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “A pair of boot lacings,” returned Jo, guessing and defeating his purpose. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Sound and air were stolen, and joy and thought and purpose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Where the Negro has lacked unity of purpose else-where, he has in Montgomery rallied to the leadership of King. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a golden time for us, for the balance of our marriage, him with his purpose and me with mine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Either homegirl’s hand-eye coordination is way off or she missed that on purpose, because now Jackson Reynolds is showing her how to shoot. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z His friends had lost sight of his true purpose here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “A mixture; but to all intents and purposes they’re the same thing now,” said Lupin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The term is misleading, since these mounds vary greatly in shape and purpose as well as in date, ranging from about 2000 B.C. to the time of the Europeans’ arrival. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Its whole purpose is to prevent the atmosphere from becoming lethal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z No hobbit has ever killed another on purpose in the Shire, and it is not to begin now. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Go on—you have to hide the bags somewhere until they complete their purpose.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z If Washington was the epitome of the virtuous leader who subordinated personal interest to the public good, Burr was a kind of anti-Washington, who manipulated the public interest for his own inscrutable purposes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Everything in his home had to have a purpose. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It must have some other purpose or meaning. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Accident or on purpose, the result is the same, and that's one fewer life than there should be in the world. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Why do you want to do a good deed? What is your purpose exactly?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z They made their purpose painfully clear to blacks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Fidler acknowledged that the fires could be “very dangerous” but understood their purpose. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At this time molecular work on DNA in England was, for all practical purposes, the personal property of Maurice Wilkins, a bachelor who worked in London at King’s College.* Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “It isn’t for drinking anyway. It’s for scientific purposes.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Their sole purpose is to push me to look for the note Charlie left me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Thomas groaned inwardly as he stepped inside and saw the one piece of furniture—an ugly, rickety chair with one leg obviously shorter than the rest, probably on purpose. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She felt that she was a definite part of something, part of a community gathered under a leader for the one purpose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought it was hidden there on purpose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Or have you ever seen a Buddhist sand mandala? They use these different colors of sand—it’s incredibly cool—and then they destroy it. On purpose.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z That changed in the 1980s, when local law enforcement agencies suddenly had access to cash and military equipment specifically for the purpose of conducting drug raids. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They had to give in to so pious a purpose, and they agreed to wait until the work was finished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Agravaine was among them—he had attached himself to Guenever lately, to spy on her—and Lancelot had been left out on purpose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A challenge to drink unprocessed cow’s milk—what purpose could that serve? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z What she had made was called a grappling hook, which is something used for climbing up the sides of buildings, usually for a nefarious purpose. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s just something to keep the Wives busy, to give them a sense of purpose. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In May, she made a triumphant flight on purpose into enemy territory and back. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z By the time the weary marchers trudged into Jackson, the furor over Black Power had eclipsed discussion of voter registration, the march’s ostensible purpose. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z For a foot soldier, however, violence served a purpose. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The report said that Dr. Michael Iparis had roused the suspicions of the Batalla Hall lab administrators when he first questioned the true purpose of his research. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was plain that many people regarded them now as the companions of a travelling magician of unknown powers and purpose. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He would have taken Henry’s face in both hands and kissed him hard and deep and on purpose and said, “Take anything you want and know you deserve to have it.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The woman’s sharp nose smelled hunger, which she could use to her own greedy purpose. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a place with them and a purpose. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She knew their evil purpose and she knew too how she would punish them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z What I heard was would you like some purpose in your life again? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Later, they were not quite able to fathom this themselves; they sifted through the facts with grave purpose. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There was direction and purpose in Mrs. Breedlove’s movements that had nothing to do with the preparation of breakfast. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z NOTE.—In a few instances pro- is changed into pur-, as purpose; into por-, as portray; and into pol-, as pollute. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Cutie was right—and he was only an inferior being with a made-to-order memory and a life that had outlived its purpose. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Breaks finally have a purpose beyond getting off my feet. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The tales about Goldstein and his underground army, she said, were simply a lot of rubbish which the Party had invented for its own purposes and which you had to pretend to believe in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In downtown Kinshasa, where a lot of the bars have television sets, Mobutu in his leopard-skin hat blinks on every evening at seven o’clock for the purpose of unifying our nation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to get shot on purpose, I knew I didn’t want to get shot by accident. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z |
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