“Keep your swords sharp, boys, we’ll have us a real fight soon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was a potful of freshly made coffee warming on the stove and someone had set a pitcher of real cream in the middle of the table. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Church was the only real place outside my home where I felt loved, happy, hopeful, protected. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The contacts detect my lingering look, and the real world around us—the office, the couches, the walls—darkens and disappears. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You sit inside the cockpit of the simulator, which looks exactly like the real spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t say anything, but she studies me real hard. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Going on foot, stopping off at whatever beach town we’re at before the sun goes down, collecting money for our fake basketball team, eating real food, then going back to the beach to sleep. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a warlord or a don, he had no real power over any of them save their trust in his wisdom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The history of the universe in real time, however, would look very different. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women in Kansas already had the right to vote in school elections, and many women’s rights leaders thought that there was a real possibility that full suffrage could be won there. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I can do my homework at the same time, and it'll look real good for my transcripts. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Turns out, after #MrNeelysSnowDay, we ended up with a real snow day. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I think the real reason I had girlfriends was because I didn't one hundred percent believe I was gay. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Bob, the people are waiting for you. They are going to kill you because you have deceived them. You are just an amateur, Bob. You are not a real politician.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the press of a tiny button on its side, the glasses could also switch back and forth like polarized lenses between the virtual world and the real world. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ghosts were real; they could even hurt her....It was a scary thing, but it also made her feel special. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while, when Brandon stepped out of the room, Candice went to the Atlanta real estate webpages to see if her house was on the market. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We looked real quick at each other and then back at Miss Franny. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was real; yet it seemed a nightmare, it could not be true that my son lay dead before me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t even allowed to go on a real date. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand, although I’m not sure that sounds like a very real kind of happiness,” he says. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting on the floor of a basement of my first real party between Sam and Patrick, and I remembered that Sam introduced me as her friend to Bob. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But for some reason Donnie and I took a real interest in those boys. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, the real deal was using the dummy to do his talking. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

All I’d brought was a paperback book about chess—I figured my father ought to learn the game for real, before the lieutenant figured out he was faking it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The calling out of her real descent line would have led her to the wrong place, the village. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I talked real fast before Momma could get any madder. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We leave her books in her locker and move out of the building, into the air, the real air, the sunshine and the trees and the less burdensome world. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You know when you were real little they used to call you Penny.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no insta-love moments in real life that actually lasted. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was a real kind of crying, too. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But—” Mr. Whitby held up a finger “—the story must be real.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the fighting had broken out, it was enough of a surprise that most of the Watch kids couldn’t get to the cabins from the outer gates in time to make a real difference. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We didn’t want to get the same medicine, so we just looked at Leah real hard with I’m sorry for you eyes and tried to get a nice message across. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat there and watched the bulls get ready to fight and talked and laughed and had ourselves a real good time. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

That woman is just a pale version of my real mother, viewed through the self- centered eyes of a child. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Funny how distress takes away one’s appetite for real food, but when sweets are involved, all bets are off. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then, I saw her turn and give Brad a real cold look. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many real places in the world, and they had so much weight to them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The real reason, according to Elijah, that I failed to realize that the white man was a devil was that I had been too long exposed to white teaching and had never received true instruction. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The characters in the stories she read always seemed to go off without a thought or care, but in real life—well, the world was a dangerous place. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you Yoruba because you dark and Igbo fair. I have two Igbo men. Very good. Igbo men take care of women real good.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stood up, frowned, and I took one real look at his face and just about fell over. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s all well and good that we inconvenienced that maniac,” David said, “but the real haul from Magdalys and Mapper’s little Manhattan sojourn is the paperwork.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A glimmer of pain flashed across her face, so real and endless that he felt it in his gut. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I picked up my fangs and stood real still. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So we could be strong black girls,” I answered, although the real answer was so we could see our mother. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Take it real slow, kid. Takes a while to get the old strength back.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was staring at me like he wasn’t sure if my panic was real. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

What happens next is like when you shake a soda can real hard. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Somewhere inside, he wished he would never, ever see the real thing. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Emily clicked out of the forums and decided no news was just that—no news—and she wouldn’t let any rumors get to her before she heard something real. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I could have given them a real fight. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, his face looked serious, and his nose was big, even with that mustache, and he was telling us that despite what the teenagers said about drugs, he knew the real score. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

"He woulda been real pleased with them. Nice girls," he said softly. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I hope they get caught. I got real fond of those birds.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The real relief would doubtless turn up shortly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time this girl lived in the real world, and she came into the woods looking for something. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“So what about your trips, your real trips? Guess you’re not going on those, right?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Charles, kind and slightly ethereal soul that he was, was something of an enigma but Camilla was the real mystery, the safe I could never crack. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s dressed like he’s in a Shakespeare play and doesn’t seem like a real person. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“No no no no no. No. This isn’t real. This didn’t happen.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I know I have no real say here, but veto, veto, veto, veto.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mom runs it now, though we’re not making any real money. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“This is his spare period, and I was like, perfect, an opportunity for Jeremy to see the real Janna!” says Tats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Nightmare Me knows who they are, even though they don’t look like anyone I know in real life. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They have a thick slice of experience with us, and that translates to a real sense of who we are. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

In real life, I run a scan to see if anyone is trying to break into my inventory. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The real issue at hand was whether—and to what extent—the Supreme Court would tolerate racial bias in the criminal justice system as a whole. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re growing up to be a real citizen of the world,” Mrs. Richardson said, and Pearl, despite herself, blushed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Now it’s time for the real musician in the family to practice her recital piece,” she says, then curls back into her chair to listen. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“First thing I’m gonna make is some real banana pudding,” Mama says. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

We would not wake up from this nightmare to find out it was someone’s real life, and for once that someone wasn’t just a poor unlucky nobody in a shack you could forget about. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Ulbrickson likely didn’t know was that Bobby Moch had worked out an elaborate set of verbal codes to which only he and his crew knew the real meanings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There were over 100,000 known addicts in Baltimore, and the real number was arguably higher. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He said that he had no use for a wagon in the real world where he was an accountant. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think she’s been real good for you—helping you through the difficult times of the last few months. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her anger has been buried under goodness and guilt and fear, but it’s a shame, because people with real power get angry. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

This, Toño tells me, is the complete and real true name of the place where I am. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You could, um, probably stay here while you’re in town. For a few days. I guess. Because Joey’s real busy getting ready for the fight.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six is a bad time too ’cause that’s when some real scary things start to happen to your body, it’s around then that your teeth start coming a-loose in your mouth. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

So the first real hero of the atomic age, if not the first personage on the scene, was Ernest Rutherford. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Alums slammed the yardstick on his desk and the class got real, real quiet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the kids in my class don’t even know my real name, but they know Space Boy for sure. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I hated it when he cried like that, for it heightened, and made more real, my feelings of confusion, terror and helplessness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The prodigy, yeah. He’s a real entrepreneur, if you catch me.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” she went on, her eyes twinkling, “some incredible things have been happening in the real estate market since the sixties. I just sold Garland for seventeen million dollars.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Unlike my father, who blindly churned out one canvas after another, I had real ideas about the artistic life. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t even feel like I was in the real world, man. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I say this, but the only real case I personally knew of like that was when Jenny C. and Rob D. got interrupted in Room 14. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a real subtle change that happens inside of you,” said Kelley later. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It gets real stringy by the end a the day. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As a real girl, no glass in sight. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

How important, we will only know when we have seen the real thing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I dropped my eyes again and was trying real hard to hold everything in. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I grabbed two of the cookies and looked at them real good in case By had put bugs or something on them. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I screamed for Jackie, whose real name was Sigmund, and I screamed for Tito, who had the best eyebrows and always looked cool and tough. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

‘Maybe not . . . you know, Calypso beautiful, but still. Piper kept the snake king’s gaze. ‘What are your real intentions?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Smoke clouds billowed from the floor, making donut-shaped rings that smelled like real donuts. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Trying to reach sleep, any land of real sleep, was hard. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one real fight Bernabe and Carolina had had in their life together occurred because of the saints. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, the most useful maps are grounded in reality. Mazes can be real, too. Made from hedges in a garden. Mostly, though, they’re artificial, imaginary.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

At first we thought it was just neat junk, but we spit-polished it and scratched glass with it like Dad had shown us, and it seemed real. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Travis squeezed his grip on the man and smiled real tight until he answered. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Wednesday evening, August 3— we got real chicken and rice tonight! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is this special America, a very untypical one I guess, an unfamiliar transitional blur in the memories of most people, which is the real America for me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took one big triangle of cake on my fork and ate it real slow, but Jay ate his half of the slice like it was going out of style. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His real name was John Wilkins, and he was a cold, aloof man with a pair of bottomless eyes that one coach up in the Panhandle said reminded him of Charles Manson’s. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure why he hadn’t thought of the sky garden before; perhaps it was because it seemed more dream than real. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But after a few hours, it was clear they weren’t making any real progress. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

So after, when he whispers, “You love me. Real or not real?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Iowa had given me, in particular, real faith. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The idea is so appealing that she briefly indulges in one of those fantasies that momentarily feels real. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

An organic label does not guarantee that cattle have spent any time in a real pasture, any more than “free- range” chickens really range freely. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s chicken soup without the chicken or the noodles or the vegetables. Now, your gums are going to be real sensitive, so use this straw.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s only made of stone. It’s what real ones would look like if you could see them.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The real Mad-Eye Moody was at the staff table now, his wooden leg and his magical eye back in place. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In real life I am moderately brave, but plenty of brave people shed their courage in POW camps, and maybe something similar goes on in the infinitely more congenial milieu of the low-wage American workplace. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phenomena are too subjective: they are appearances, not realities; things and particulars are too much in the real world: none of them corresponds to that peculiar blend of reality and thought which is the fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I began to pray for a real blow. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, I felt like a real pastry chef. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The papers are fake, I know, but the money is real. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

All his talk about respect for one another, respect for different opinions, respect for honesty and real learning. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Figures he can bring us all together real cozy-like, sure he does.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In real life, the brick house looks even better than Sabeen’s crayon and sparkly drawing. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She watches me as though I am not a child servant, but a real, grown-up woman with thoughts and schemes of my own. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on the side of doing what you think is right she wrote, “The sincerity of showing yourself as you really are. The real good it would do the world not to have artificial sins.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way Aimee always kept it real, even just now when she set me free by telling me she wasn’t in love with me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For some reason it makes people seem so much less real when I look at them. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I geared myself up for some conversation, mainly to practice talking to a real teenage boy, but he closed his eyes almost as soon as I slid into the seat next to him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Because we didn’t want to believe any of this was real…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

At home the baby is developing a real personality, she writes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Usually he’s always smiling, but this time he looks real mad, his hands balled into fists. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And still and all I knew that we were something, that we were a tribe—on one hand, invented, and on the other, no less real. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then I think about all the people who would come in droves to see the Spinney—the real Goldengrove—if they knew the whole truth. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Bryce will stop asking for a real one,” my mom jokes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I plummeted through the ground, and landed in the real world. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No sir. Just a friend,” I replied, nervous that he’d try to checkmate me in real life. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had no real friends, no single person who shared an equal interest in all games. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t entirely opposed to releasing her real name. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Even though I knew he might be kidding, I broke out in a real big smile and nodded my head up and down. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the prison debates I argued for the theory that King James himself was the real poet who used the nom de plume Shakespeare. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last real thing that had happened to him was being called inside when the woods were coming down. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the real city, Thyon Nero walked to the anchor, his satchel slung over his shoulder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’m a cloud, congealed around a central object, the shape of a pear, which is hard and more real than I am and glows red within its translucent wrapping. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, this kind of women’s rights stuff is real,” Mia says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

This was not, strictly speaking, true, but Harry decided against reminding her that Gabrielle had never been in real danger. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Beside the new prisoners, the older prisoners like me looked pathetically weak and incapable of any kind of real labor. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a real book, thick with more than one hundred pages of adventure. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s real, isn’t it? It’s normal, isn’t it? Look at where I am and what’s happened to me! I have a right to be angry!” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Through my interpreter, I lost no opportunity to advertise the American black man’s real plight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am almost a real girl the entire drive home. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I kept asking them, Is this a real contest? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Tell you what. You go back to sleep and dream of home. And you'll be there for real before you know it," lie says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I liked it because it was like a real restaurant where a waiter would come to your table and ask you what you wanted. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

We have no real hospitals in the districts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"The police said he cut himself real bad getting out again. Blood all over. They said he can't get too far." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her dreams, he is so real that she wakes up hurting more than the day before. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How he acts in the TV show, not real life.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

That thing in the shed, was it even real? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But at night, her real assignment took over. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But although no one, apparently, is sleeping in a car, there are signs, even at the beginning, of real difficulty if not actual misery. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With those stats, qualifying for an Olympic team was now a real possibility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My real stories are all out of date. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s an excuse, too. The real truth is I was scared what she might think of me, not you.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lips were so cold they didn’t feel real. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Cool,” I say, “I just have to go throw up real quick.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He used to think I was a real pain in the neck, and the feeling was mutual. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Ghostly flames danced on the beautiful palaces beneath Old Familiar’s wings, somehow throwing off real heat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She looked me over real hard and said, “Honey, you look like an angel come down to earth. Don’t know why you’re wearing that coat in the summer, though.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wondered how interesting we would be to a real writer. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It had been real to her, too, he thought. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“And I did pretend to be human, but I didn’t pretend to be your friend. That was real.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No, but—” “She’s just spouting lines from some book,” Annabeth said, “like Hazel suggested. Besides, we already have a real prophecy to worry about.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Not a single person in that audience believes for a second that what I do up there is real,” he says, gesturing in the general direction of the stage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A single pink boot, all shiny like candy, one of the fastest boots in the world, real nishin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was real in both the boys and the girls, but it was, somehow, more vivid in the boys. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Pheasant with a selection of jewel-colored jellies, and tiny versions of real vegetables swimming in butter, and potatoes mashed with parsley. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a real treasure for a country boy. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That most of the people around Rufus know more about real violence than the screenwriters of today will ever know.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At first the colors of the picture had been too showy and not as they were in real life, but after a year they faded into softer, lifelike colors. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There are no real hard and fast rules,” Bunderson wrote in his internal memo. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If I went that long without eating real food, I’d probably end up stabbing someone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He gave me his first real smile of the morning. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She could hear her mother’s thought quite distinctly, colored with some snark: the painting would have to know what it was before it could become real. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Toby reached out and ran a hand along the plane’s rusted frame, almost testing if it were real. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Had anyone paid real attention to her subject—and not the styling of her hair—he might have noticed that she was circling a monumental conceptual advance, albeit with deliberate caginess. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Marshall was a real hero around the neighborhood. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But up until that summer, I had never heard of a real sighting. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I did not strike up an acquaintance or have a real conversation at any of these halts, though I tried several times. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

My dad’s face was real old, just like this hom guy. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We’ve had a real hard year with Stuart. I guess he told you what happened.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At my age then, I wasn’t much of a judge of literary or academic quality, but Zora’s learning was real. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mom was trying to be really nice because when I get like this, she is the one that tries real hard to keep things calm. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The spots above my eyebrows, which were the size of pinpricks last time I checked, have now grown into real spots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m never hungry until I’m real hungry and then I could eat a cow.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, of all the models that were roughly like the real universe, only Friedmann’s would contain a big bang singularity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the real world—death, darkness, cold, pain. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When you brought me information—real information—at the Moon Festival, my men warned me that Sana and her faction would consider the bargain met. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There can be bonds of real affection, she said, blinking at us ingratiatingly, under such conditions. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Washington boat neared the finish line, it was eighteen lengths behind Cal, and the only real question was whether it would sink before crossing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

No doubt the prospect of real work around the corner— many, like me, had to return at 6:45 A.M. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you act, it’s like you have so many more ways of seeing, and more parts of you are alive than in real life. Everything you are comes out.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Ira said, studying me, “you’ve been real strange since the whole fire thing. Is being a hero going to your head?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one wanted to miss a moment of looking at a real dragon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He toot his horn, wave his hand out the window, and start backing up real slow. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I know in the 1,001 Nights, there are stories within stories, but this is real stuff. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Is this the same time that I would be under the real stars back in Lahore, chatting with Zohra on the roof, lying on our charpoys? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“So listen, bro, Radar’s parents had to leave town real suddenly.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When they opened the door, they would see their departed loved one standing there, as real as could be. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I populate it with tanned, handsome men in sunglasses and sports shirts with palm trees on them, and with real palm trees, and with blond, long-legged women, also tanned, with white convertibles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the jelly beans weren’t real, and I was just tired or sick. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was something I had to do and I knew that my forgetfulness wasn't real, as one knows that the forgotten details of certain dreams are not truly forgotten but evaded. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is real—not a figment of my imagination! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa had told me that was a real sight, the way the bats come out in the late afternoon. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, Colonel Meecham said, “I enjoyed talking to you, Johnson. I like your attitude. It’s a good attitude. It’s a real good attitude to find in such a measly body. Good afternoon.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like the sound of this Capricorn less and less! OK, let’s get this over and done with. I want to go home to my books, real electric light, and a nice cup of coffee.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Y’all are out of control. For real. As far as I’m concerned, there is no money. Fab needs clothes and school supplies,” Chantal says, pointing to me, then at her sisters. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But she gave our hands a little squeeze and said, “My boys,” real soft, and went back to crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a scientist and says theater isn’t a real job. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

They weren’t striving for perfect, but managed somehow to be always excellent, the two of them bound in a deep and mutually helpful friendship, which also made a real impression on me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She just crosses her arms and gets real quiet. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I took it as a real compliment the way you plowed into that first piece.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t say that. You know, you were only twelve when we met. And a real pain besides. I did have a life outside of hunting with you,” he says, loading up with firewood. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And she was surprised to discover that the amount of neatly folded bills Michael-Mary handed her each Saturday at noon was within two dollars of the amount real secretaries took home each week. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor swallowed, but her smile was brighter and—he could tell—it was a real one. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was floating after my battle, for real. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s just real set in his ways. He collects those stupid lunch boxes.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And he looked at every painted face closely and with intensity as though each were real. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Altogether in the last 100 million years it has reversed itself about two hundred times, and we don’t have any real idea why. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

All those times out in the ruins, Shay had made her points about uglies and pretties, the city and the outside, what was fake and what was real. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It made me wish I was right back in that time for real. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Succinctly: The law of large numbers gives a theoretical basis for the natural idea that a theoretical probability is some kind of guide to the real world, to what actually happens. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn and Roza walked past each person, some of them reaching out and pulling back as if they were afraid that she wasn’t real, that this wasn’t happening. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

This was the real message of the march that sultry May afternoon: We are here, and we’re not going away. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

One very real possibility is that these are the educational consequences of the differences in parenting styles that we talked about in the Chris Langan chapter. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

As names are read, items are received with the excitement of someone winning a real contest, as if the booty were free and not paid for at three, four, or five times the store value. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I felt real mellow as I watched Ollie do his thing round and round his bowl. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“And I would be honored if this turned into a real date.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Without success. So, in a way, my name being drawn in the reaping was a real piece of luck," says Peeta. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s not real, Matt thought with sudden terror. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even know what your real names are. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” the real estate agent moaned, “1 needed that.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You saved my baby. You’re a hero, Duke! A real hero!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t angry, so Nhamo knew it wasn’t a real argument. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened real close, wanting to be in on the conversation. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even in 1959, with more than 100 major insect species showing definite resistance to chemicals, one of the leading journals in the field of agricultural chemistry spoke of “real or imagined” insect resistance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

How do you escape the real estate rule of location, location, location? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They loaded us into a truck, and all the horror stories I’d heard suddenly became real to me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They moved too fast; it didn’t look real, it looked like a video game. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A few days after Jim died, at the viewing of body, Jackie had asked the girls to look at their father so they could know and understand that this was a real thing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“This is my real gift to you,” she said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

By bowling alleys, by train stations, in small towns on the way to bigger ones, anywhere where real estate was cheap and a lot of cars or people passed through. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But in the morning, in real life, perhaps half a million, not-yet-dead ants that had fed at the volunteer’s various poisoned banquets were writhing on the smokehouse floor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a little girl and she had on a real pretty blue dress and big, yellow wings and something tied around her head. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Count stood up, and said, with a sweet courtesy which made me rub my eyes, it seemed so real:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson’s acrid entry in his logbook that night read “First real work the varsity has done.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“My momma got sick. She died real fast. She didn’t feel no pain or no suffering.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I never thought I'd feel like that for someone in real life. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even though I knew he was watching everything real close it still was scary to steer the Brown Bomber. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I spoke real nice, didn’t I, Camp? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In the real world Hazel was an ordinary thing, a misshapen piece with no purpose. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The company was in fact a screen that shielded the real source of the money: the king of France. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So deeply had he pushed it all back down into him that it was not until now that its real meaning came back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There’re probably people who wouldn’t think our lives are real either, if we wrote exactly what happened to us in a book.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe by imagining these futures we can make them real, and maybe not, but either way we must imagine them. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Aravis went a few steps away into the wood and came back looking odd in her new, ragged clothes and carrying her real ones in a bundle. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“What happened to your limp? Was it an affectation, or the real thing?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It has the best fit and makes me look real fly. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Whatever the real reason, at least Asher doesn’t sound like he suspects Hideo’s plans, and I intend to keep it that way. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was so real to me that I could scarcely eat my lunch, and I kept straining my ears to hear the telephone should it ring. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a real one. Do you want to put your hand on my back again, nurse?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Essentially, it was a hazing ritual: Despite the instructors’ claims, I could see no real connection be-tween repeatedly falling flat on your face and self-preservation in-side a prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got up out of her chair real slow and took hold of my arm. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Go easy on that hand. We’re going to need you to win that New England championship, and the next two games. Excellence shuts everybody up real quick. I’ll see you out there.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Everything around him seemed solid and real, but he was a spirit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t look like any saddle I had ever seen, but it had a funny smell and was covered in lots of little beige hairs similar to a Chihuahua’s, so I guess it was real. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Similar to how I’d initially felt about Barack's candidacy, plenty of black folks couldn't bring themselves to believe that my husband had a real chance of winning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Look: The incomers—the real aliens, not me—in my father’s book had the ability to produce vibrational waves that targeted a specific region inside the brains of their human victims. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“And the myself in sixth grade is the real myself?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Only later in life would this become a real challenge for me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Of course, the real reason is that he’s too afraid to break the news to them himself. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Faraday must have known her real gripe was with not knowing when they would be presented to the conclave and taken away for their test. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At least Bags was wearing number sixteen and I got to keep the eleven, so everyone knew who the real left wing was. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the king. Did you think you wouldn’t see him? The Crown Prince told you the competition was to start today—this meeting will mark the official beginning. The real work begins tomorrow.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If only I could go to a real school and meet real kids instead of ogres in the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

In evaluating the intentions and feelings of others, his ability to separate the real situation from his own mental projections is very poor. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words don’t necessarily mean they don’t like real girls, or one real girl. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A birch, she says, is a kind of tree then magically she pulls a picture from her desk drawer and the tree is suddenly real to us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

When she’d been Star of the Week in kindergarten, all the kids had asked questions about why she was adopted, where her “real mommy” was, if she had been given away because she was bad. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but what if the thief turns out not to be as moral as he sounds—what if he’s a real sicko?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It had got sewed up, but not real good. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I want to learn some real English, Mr. Loring,” Philip said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell by the slightly bitter taste that it was real silver. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you let me go. You let everyone go—my real father and mother, the dead children, everyone you’ve trapped here.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“A little less real than the others, maybe.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

That would have been gracious, almost honest, and would have given me a real boost when I needed it. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the first new ceremony to be made up since the coming of the two new Egyptians, and the first real ceremony they’d actually taken part in. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Geyer and Schnooks turned their attention to Cincinnati’s real estate agents. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She was combing my hair at the time, and she stopped for a minute and her hand got real shaky. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When they sat on the couch Momma and Dad quit talking like nobody was around and got real careful about what they said. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, in most cases I had no real idea which was which. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“So are you going to tell me the real words or not?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He thought about what Grover had said, that this could be the start of a real success story. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor had said once or twice she was real sensible with these things she picked up what she showed him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you’re not. Because, well, she’s not real. Bat Lady’s just a myth the big kids use to scare the little kids. I mean, I don’t know anyone who has ever seen her.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when you wake up you can’t tell if it was dreaming or real. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The real Fig by my side flipped over, exposing his white, furry belly with a whimpering grunt. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, there’s really only one way I can think of,” said Tess, the first to have a Plan B. “We block both sides of the box, then lift it real slow and grab it.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She giggles and whispers real low so this time I can’t hear her. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I’m going to have to be real careful not to accept any gifts from them in the future because they will think they have bought my respect. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had ever called me that before, even though it was my real name. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Only a falling-down goon would think that was her real name, right? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I'm always dreading the others, but maybe Foxface is the real opponent here. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Took it real hard. Quiet man. Don’t talk much.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls out a modest dress of calico, similar to mine but the full length that real ladies wear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I apologize for the double negative, but it’s a real double negative of a situation, a bind from which negating the negation is truly the only escape. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The fact that the Weylins didn’t seem to notice my move gave me no real comfort. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess I want to make something that’s actually in the world. Instead of just seeming to be real when you have on the right helmet.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I can see him getting a real kick over me hung up on someone enough to ask his advice. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Somehow - it was a real effort but I managed it - I put out my hand and placed it where her shoulder hunched. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Ah yes, the Würzburg transport. A real music town, isn't it? Theresienstadt's the place for you, then. Lots of uppity artists." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

You need to be clean, not just of real dirt, but of all the bad things you might have done with your hands, your ears, your eyes, your mouth. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

There was this real fat guy sleeping in it and he didn’t have a thing on but sneakers and a doo-rag. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was too real for my companions, too vivid. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kammerer thought to himself, How many real actors would want to be in this conversation? Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Being an adult with a fairly steady history of supporting myself, I figured the test could do no real harm. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I pull away from her, hating her for the first time in my life, real live squawking hatred. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I knew your mother, did you know that? I knew her real good. I took her from behind by that creek over there.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Don’t you think I can read? How come you’re carrying real human blood around in your car?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She and her husband bought a town house, took trips, ate in restaurants almost every night, and spent many Sunday afternoons at real estate open houses in Lexington’s elegant older neighborhoods. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I thought of writing her a real letter, but I didn’t have anything on my mind that I wanted her to know. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagrid’s real intention, however, was to talk to Harry away from the rest of the class. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Even though I maintained an A average in all of my classes in middle school, I had a real aptitude for math and science, which is why my parents tried to steer me toward medicine. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My fear is irrational; this is just a test, it isn’t real. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The boy’s mind grew more receptive, the Whisperer’s wrinkled messages straightened, and Mr. Curtain had at last settled into some real, productive work. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Zarra, many times. Dumas’s life was the real adventure story.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

People are always talking about real-time—real-time stock quotes, real-time information, real-time news—but in here I think I had real-time real time. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Only such real, meaningful actions as those which are sincerely motivated from a deep sense of humanism and moral responsibility can get at the basic causes that produce the racial explosions in America today. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

People say I walk pretty good now, but in those days I could set a real good pace. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think that was the real reason, though. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a few, but no friends I’m real tight with, so I can’t cut or anything. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Gaily. And don’t let anyone fool you. I’m the real leader here, not the two geezer shanks upstairs. Me. You can call me Captain Gaily if you want.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, the fact that white people are harmed by the drug war does not mean they are the real targets, the designated enemy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But he got up from the piano bench too restively for it to have been a real gesture of dismissal. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Like... smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah...but it was real. And you were feeling something. That was real too. So it must be part of it.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“When the trouble’s real, why can’t the rescue be real too?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But that baby looked so real. I thought they might have kidnapped him to use him as bait. I thought I could save him.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She says that I didn’t have no real classes. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He came back to the desk, knelt down beside it, real close, and flapped his lobe out so it sat like a tiny pancake on the top edge of the desk. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told us a wonderful story that day, made even more real by her gestures and changing voices to match the different characters. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Over dinner, she fills the silence with tales from her day, some real and some completely imaginary. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, he sometimes went out on the town with Fred and Thelma, eating in real restaurants, taking in Hollywood movies, even going to musicals at the 5th Avenue Theatre. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And Mrs. Rouse shook her head and said, real tired, “Nope, only a dead bug.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The judge thinks it might have been a real wax dummy, not a corpse at all. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

This late at night there’s no real traffic and the lights let us run almost all the way. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We thought you knew what you were doing....We thought Dumbledore had told you what to do....We thought you had a real plan! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now forced to accept that the Elder Wand was real, she maintained that it was an evil object, and that the way Voldemort had taken possession of it was repellent, not to be considered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why we didn’t catch on that something different was really going to happen this time, Momma and Dad started acting real strange right after they talked to Grandma Sands. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good thing I’d bit my tongue, because I came real close to saying those stupid begging words to Mr. Amos. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The quilt ladies were still working as I marched by real quick down to the kitchen. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mum can cook real food, when relatives visit, say. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Because Robert Frost,” he said, slowly shaking his head in disbelief as if I was asking something real stupid, “is a major American poet.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

In fact, I treat him as if he’s a real snake, the venomous kind. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In real life, Brennar will know right away when he’s no longer able to control his avatar. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But think about it. The food is cheap, right? That means the owners can’t spend lots of money on good, fresh ingredients. What if we’re not even eating real meat?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“O.K., Kenny,” I said to myself, “you know you’re going to be all right. Just get real calm and swim back to the land. When you count to three just go back to your shoes.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I got an idea. Let’s see what we can do. The two of you go out back and wash yourself. Get back in here real quicklike.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held on to my mad feelings all morning, taking every opportunity I could to shoot razor-sharp glares at Howard or to bump into him real hard over by the pencil sharpener. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Every day some new detail emerges—each storm drain, park bench, and hydrant in the model has its counterpart in the real world. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about Aunt Queen, Gerald. She gave real good hugs.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, goaded on—the goad invisible but real, not to be challenged—he resumed his climb. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’m real sure I don’t want to be alone another second. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He described his own vision of the fair and Chicago’s resolve to make that vision real. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Cady had been much too young to remember it, but she’d heard the story so many times that the details were as real and comfortable as a pair of well-worn shoes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Leo had thought she’d meant Narcissus, but now he wondered if the real lesson for him was Echo—invisible to her brethren, cursed to love someone who didn’t care for her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m nearly done with this place. I’ve been looking at real estate down south.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A few strands float up to the real candles burning at the head of the box. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Sure, we argue over dumb stuff like TV shows and which Dolly look is the best, but never anything real. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And then I hear Young Todd? in his Noise and I say, “Hurry up, Manchee,” and we scoot our way along real quick. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dill finally had health insurance and was able to see a real therapist and get on a good antidepressant medication. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe so, but if I take you into town and I tell them I’ve got the man who killed that banker’s son in Kansas City, I think they might be real interested.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

No. One of the real ones was sitting in their backseat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A movie is better than real life because in the movies only the bad guys die. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When my eyes were opened to his real character—Oh! had I known what I ought, what I dared to do! But I knew not—I was afraid of doing too much. Wretched, wretched mistake!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The only real difference between them was that the cat wore tiny golden earrings and looked a trifle less smug. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want you to see me have a real friend, and I want to feel the way I felt with Hafa. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Other times, I’d have a memory so real it was like reliving the moment altogether. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I thought about rats and real men and Number One and angels and fame and first and last and love and nature’s way. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s such a short ride that there’s no real time for conversation, but when Peeta takes my hand, I don’t pull it away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d come back if she knew that we could be together again somewhere real nice where the sun always shines and the grass is green and the air smells of honey. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He hates when they stand in a straight line across the stage, because nobody does that in real life. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Most frightening of all, between March 1918 and the end of the year, eleven bombs were exploded at the offices of black real estate agents and in the homes of black families. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Past Grace, it turned out, was a real idiot. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was only halfway done my meal when the Pastor wiped his mouth on his napkin and nailed me with a real direct, real unwavering kind of look. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“So, um. What was the real reason you guys came back to the States? Your mom was acting sort of weird about it.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

All the way home I was having a conversation with myself, saying how I had to give Ice his propers and not be laying nothing on him that wasn’t for real. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then I let the stories live inside my head, again and again until the real world fades back into cricket lullabies and my own dreams. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was building up in his chest, that long guttural howl reserved for real emergencies—like when you ran into a saber-toothed tiger without your club, or your fire went out during the Ice Age. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her feelings were real enough, but with an unseen, distant cause. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Aaron was sitting on the bed directly across from mine, Newcharlie's bed, and he was rolling one of his pants legs up real slowly. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

The ‘pure’ blood of Christ, the Holy Grail containing it, and the sacrificial significance of Good Friday are all presented as both real and miraculous. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Frankly, I'm not real sure what to feel. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I want the weight to match what it'll be on the real trip. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not too bad. I’m going to go change real quick, before we head out.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If real, why is it that I can recall in all that island of greenness no fountain but one that was broken, corroded and dry? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be shampoo and real beds and food. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Not well. The new girls were being selected by three of us. Cathy, Brittany, and me. I thought that she was good, had real talent, but her audition was, well, it was weird.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Also, once the United States entered the war, there was a real surge of support for their ally, the Soviet Union. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“The swastikas at our school are one hundred percent real.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Last year, Lily told me that since I was in middle school, I should be reading “real” books. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Helen had included a good paper napkin too, the expensive kind they used for company, and one of their only two pairs of real ivory chopsticks, which Helen had brought with her from China. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely. As a matter of fact, we’ll use this test as a learning tool to study for the real competition. But anyone is free to see the test and check their responses.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Don’t stop. You’ve got a real talent there. Funny, I never thought of El Patron as being musical.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There were?” says Garrett, wide-eyed, like someone just proved to him that the boogeyman was real. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some English teachers frown on starting a sentence with there, possibly because they prefer keeping the real subject before the verb. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arya would have preferred a real horse, but the donkey was better than riding on a wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Suits me fine, and my sergeant says I’m picking it up real quick. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The people behind the Taliban. The real brains of this government, if you can call it that: Arabs, Chechens, Pakistanis,” Farid said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had tried to write our names real big, but they still looked small, almost like nothing against all that white. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He’s the vice president of somethin’ or other—some office they created when affirmative action was real popular. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked instead of the real question that was on my mind. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The American nation in 1790, however, was a real world, laden with legacies like slavery, and therefore too true to be good. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Next thing, I hear someone on the steps, these light feet trying to be real quiet, and then a flashlight comes on and this woman's voice says, "You there, kid?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s real, and it hits me like a rogue wave. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You real dummy, Henry. Don’t you know? You just free dance ticket. She just using you.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing, Minerva adds, real breezy and smart the way she can be so cool, is the poor man’s already engaged to somebody else. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were real nervous, though not as nervous as Dad. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Inside, the walls were decorated with real prospecting tools. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And wait a minute, how come this man didn’t have a real name? Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

They always took the back pew, which is where we sat, so, yeah, most of the time I was sitting real still praying to God not to let me suffocate. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

At first I join other people from other places who do not have the right papers for real work either. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now that she had run away and seen a bit of the country, Cora wasn’t sure the document described anything real at all. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She pulls up her sleeve, and I can see a barely perceptible line where artificial meets real skin. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it was because of the red pop juicing up my brain or because I’m such a good liar, but one of those things got me thinking again real quick. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The real earth where the real sun shines seems to be somewhere else, far from here. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were some grapes and some peculiar-looking stones with holes in ’em and some real pretty marbles and some rocks that looked a little too light to be proper chunking stones. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I figured the real reason he didn’t want anybody to see the rose blankets, it would spoil his surprise for the funeral. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But letters from school—the kind that are written on real paper and sent in a real envelope, with a stamp and everything—those are even worse. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Their singing caused him to believe in the presence of the Lord; indeed, it was no longer a question of belief, because they made that presence real. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

"It's my Olympic medal. I got a tattoo of it after the man who did this to me"—now Coach curled his top lip so I could see his chipped tooth—"stole the real one." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Thing! had got lesions, so lesions were hip now, real hip, and mine looked like a million dollars. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Look at some chord progressions from real music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Jay was up and about when I left this morning, and I have yet to talk to her about Supreme, so I couldn’t wear the real ones. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The library had two big rooms, one for fiction, which was stories people made up out of their imaginations, and the other for fact, which was infor-mation about the real world. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And real far away, I heard an ambulance siren. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

And for a real kicker, ask them how many geeks are arrested for violent crimes and misdemeanors when compared to popular athletes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘And of course I’ll come back soon: it won’t be dangerous any more. There is a real king now, and he will soon put the roads in order.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Still, it was hard to find any real emotion. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And tell me, Perseus Jackson”—I flinched when he said my real name, which I never told anybody—“what will people think of your ‘science’ two thousand years from now?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t about to get real with everybody watching us, so I shrugged. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Death proved to be no shadow in my life—it was real. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You want fair? How come a kid as streetwise as you seem to be is so naive when it comes to real life?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We must let the Committee know the real situation or this hell will go on. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what he saw hardly seemed real: water in every direction. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing was real except his hunger, once a hollow in his stomach but now a deep buzzing pain in every part of him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In real life, I’d be almost seventy now. It’s hard to be sure when you never have a proper birthday.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

To his amazement, when he finished, a real frog croaked from his picture and jumped away! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“The chupacabras is very real. I saw it with my own two eyes, and I don’t have cataracts.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, had already decorated his classroom with shimmering lights that turned out to be real, fluttering fairies. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They shook hands with everybody around them and had little smiling conversations as they made their way back toward the road and the so-called real world. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

One was as real as the other, and both were abroad at this hour. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. That’s why he lets me help him. Do you know I once saw a baby be born? I mean not a cow or a horse, but a real baby!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s real all right,” he said, holding the scraping up to the light. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She was more than that, but the title of Lucera didn’t feel real to Sierra yet; it was still some strange inheritance she couldn’t fully grasp. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Matt was no longer sure of what was real and what was a nightmare. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever you all are doing in there, that’s some real s__t.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The light that came through the picture window was daylight, real golden late-afternoon daylight, not a white mist light. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

For me, there was no real element of surprise in this ruthless truth, and so it didn’t waylay me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

They talked a great deal about their different ideas of scouting and tracking, and made some patrols together, more for their own satisfaction than because there was any real need. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished it could’ve been a nice tall drink in a real glass. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I need to find out stuff, like, I don’t know...stuff like if there are actually black sheep in real life.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

What if it were made of real leather, like in the olden days? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I’m too busy trying not to be in love with someone who isn’t real. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Her ghost hearts beat like real ones, and her cheeks flushed—all the habits of her living body taking root in her phantom one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I think if we were Japanese, I’d be real mad about my name. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And I tell myself that in real life, things get messed up, and sometimes they stay that way. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry. I’ll be per-fectly safe. I’m not even a real soldier. Just one of Plutarch’s televised puppets,” I reassure her. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“And Edie is never going to be a real friend to Ruby. She only let Ruby go to her stupid party so Ruby would give her dirt on you.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“The others are dead. The ones you saw killed were the real people. The duplicates, the robots, stood by and watched.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect yelling and cussing when I get inside, but all I hear is Daddy saying, “It don’t make no sense, man. For real, it don’t.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then a big smile came on his face and he stood up and started walking real slow toward where I was on the bed. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

What would you do if you knew I was real? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In the real world, many countries lacked even simple health services, and others had clinics and hospitals staffed by the ignorant, the careless, and the lazy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I smiled as I hugged her back, my first real smile since I’d been grounded. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He wore a real sword and never smiled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Not Miss Marsh and not a bunch of country club real estate guys, either. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her real lips, and they would never kiss him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You can see how this doesn’t look good, Todd,” he says, and there’s real sadness in his voice. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Get yourself up real early,” Grandma said, “around five, and we’ll take you with us. Put you in school.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Only one person in that room felt real to me, and that was Dad. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You have never known Alastor Moody. The real Moody would not have removed you from my sight after what happened tonight. The moment he took you, I knew — and I followed.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Suzanne’s cancer was the first real challenge to that notion, a sabotage of my ideals. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“How is it every time we’re talking about the real world, you manage to bring up fantasy, and every time we’re talking about fantasy, you manage to bring up the real world?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“So, if they already come here for nothing, why go and rile them up with real reasons?” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and felt the wind in my hair and the thrill of traveling into a dazzling, bright future, certain that one day I would be old enough to do this for real. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which was too bad, because she had no real skills. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things start in moving real slow, giving me plenty of time to think good and clear. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“You could start by telling us your real name.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lewis Strauss’s sensitivity to slights, real and perceived, was exquisite. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When you have a dream, no matter how crazy it is, you believe it’s real. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Being with real live people was just too hard. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

But right now I just feel lonely and unwanted in the real world. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

We make idle chitchat, but I'm afraid to ask him anything of real importance because after the incident with the door, I can't shake the feeling that I'm being watched constantly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

One day, months into his job, after they delivered a new fridge to an address in Kensington, Nigel said, about the elderly man who had come into the kitchen, “He’s a real gent, he is.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A part of him just couldn’t believe it was real. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“This is a real good watch, isn’t it?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Little was not at all sure that he understood Stuart’s real feeling about a mousehole. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, since you haven’t heard it, let me tell you. Eva’s real sick. I had her put where she could be watched and taken care of.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Wednesday is for scrubbing the bathtub real good even though I wipe it down every morning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I could see I hurt her real bad. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless we’re in the Matrix, this world is real, and what you do in it is real, and that’s pretty much all you ever need to know. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And I feel like we matter, for real. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But as she inhaled the sweet scent of grass, she tasted metal at the back of her throat and knew it had been real. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I was real worried about what Miss Love would think if she heard it, but they all crossed their hearts and hoped to die. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A real fairy tale this time, “The Shoemaker and the Elves.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You were gazing into that fire like you wanted to eat it or something. I have a cousin who for real struggles with pyromania, so I’ve seen that look before.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

"Nah. Not really. I don't care if I have to think real hard. No subtitles though. Can stay home to read." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

It didn’t smell like Big Ma’s kitchen in Brooklyn, but it was the aroma of real food cooking. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

That I never had a real interest in her until she died because I’m a horrible and selfish human being? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Severe epic disapproval—such as moms and teachers do real well. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I decide to get in my hidey-hole and slide all the way underneath the dresser and look up at my name and feel it It’s not my real name. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If E.T. were real, we could gauge his health based upon this plant. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. He left my grandma before I was born. She says he could talk to animals and make a sculpture that was more real than the real thing.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Within a month it was not so necessary to hang someone, and within two months nearly everybody discovered that there wasn’t any real evidence against anyone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a rock, a real Gibraltar, though if you ask me, a little emotion is a healthy thing once in a while. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sooner or later, there will be real human hardware, great whirring, clicking cabinets intelligent enough to read magazines and vote, able to think rings around the rest of us. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brick was trying to get T to step up into the Kings for real, instead of dancing around the edges like he had been. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s as real as rope or the absence of air, and like both those things it can kill. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That we made a connection, that there was something real between us? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That dapper and dashing dude is a real estate tycoon! I’ve seen his commercials on TV.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And he knew it meant we weren’t going anywhere real soon. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The boy told his father the next day of the real reason why he had been unable to bring back fruit from the tree. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

But to take Father’s gun was pretty bad; Father was right here and he seemed a lot more real to me than the British did. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it is real. The Brotherhood, we call it. You will never learn much more about the Brotherhood than that it exists and that you belong to it. I will come back to that presently.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I had it clenched up in my fist real good, though. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, you see, I suddenly realized that if Mother had been different, if she’d been a real mom, our relationship would have been very, very different. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"But it was just grief, right? He was real. He was just, I don't know, brokenhearted." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I refuse to retrieve the pouches, pout, go to bed, stare at the photograph of a real papaya tree, wonder if I’ll ever taste sweet, tender, orange flesh again. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“If you did, you’d know I don’t have time to listen to stupid, boring stories from some stupid, boring tree that isn’t even real—” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I did a perimeter check, took note of the men—real or not real?—standing on the roof, and shouldered my backpack. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“But for real, talk to me, Bri. How are you feeling?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In real Egyptian times, he said, the preparation of the dead and the funeral ceremony took as much as forty days. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know she was real,” I finally admitted. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It felt good to be part of it, and I knew that was the real reason why he didn’t want to come home. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

No real mill would have looked exactly like this. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

A hundred hands reach up to catch my kiss, as if it were a real and tangible thing. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Even the collarbones were hers—the little tickle at his memory, from when he’d glanced down in the dream and blushed to see more of female anatomy than he ever had in real life. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Alacran was with them, and for the first time Matt saw signs of real grief on someone’s face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not like a wish; it had to be something real.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He got in trouble more than I did, and it must have been a real treat for him to see me get a talking to. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And she didn’t sound real happy about it either. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Booth would sleep in a real bed tonight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t smile or wave or anything, he just looked down and said real quiet, “Hi.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pappa gained a real family, which is what he’d wanted. They stood by him from the beginning. He and Ma have this fairy-tale marriage.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I think of Elsie, my real friend, and decide to ask the question I know she’d want to get an answer to. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I felt bad that I had to leave the real purpose of the letter unspoken. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rowan didn’t know the real reason that Jess and the boys wanted to get up to the mountain: Skeleton Woman. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Harriet, poor Harriet!”—Those were the words; in them lay the tormenting ideas which Emma could not get rid of, and which constituted the real misery of the business to her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“But unlike you, I’m almost finished at Hunter. Maybe if you would stop hanging around with Sapo, you could finish up before the baby arrives. We’re going to need real money, real jobs.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But now my professional network and my opportunity to be a real agent for change had truly blossomed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We all froze, realizing she must be in real trouble. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only person I’ve done dirty is Peck, for real, so I’m counting on not getting shot, but who knows, misfires happen too. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“My name is Faith, and if it makes you feel any better, I’m not a real doctor.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

And now the children could see that it did not merely look golden but was of real, soft gold. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone clapped, but I didn’t dare so I did a sneaky clapping by blinking my eyes up and down real fast. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fuchs did not know the man’s real name and was not to ask. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over time, the real remained in the photo while the hallucinations faded away. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“And yet,” Jenner said, “you know that’s not the real point.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, for real,” Mama says with a laugh. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

My brain is speed-ramping life—from slow motion back to real time. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Which is a huge relief to Scoob, knowing they’re finally making some real progress on this...journey, he guesses it is. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I replay it in my mind to make it real, Tori’s body falling, the factionless woman’s hands covering her stomach. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Gram and Grim always called me Maxwell, though, which is supposed to be my real name, and sometimes I hated that worst of all. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling ingratiatingly, though, he also eyed her intently, waiting to catch a high sign—a wink, a hand signal—that would indicate her real reasons for coming to Milagro and wanting to grill people. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The big red splotch on my shirt looked like a real bleeding heart. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby pointed beyond the arches to a courtyard, where there was a small grove of real trees. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life I have a real regret. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“With Raleigh starting his own business and tax season not for six months... things are real tight for us right now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It is a real jungle scene,” I said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That man bucking for major real bad,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remove the real scale from its hiding place in my closet and carry it back to the bathroom. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He seemed like a real chill dude and we spoke for a while. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

You could tell he was thinking: Are they real? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The next day, father flew to Atlanta to attend the real funeral service, the one with the coffin and the crowd. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Invalids, retirees, and small businessmen were drawn to southern California by real estate ads promising a warm climate and a good life. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

Because if I see him, everything will be real. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Thin, real thin, but tall, with these big, loose hands. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bows his head, summons real tears, and dedicates the performance to Lucinda, whose great and absolute selflessness is the only reason we are able to continue in the face of our loss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

For me, it seemed as real as saying, “I want to fly to the moon.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And did you go down there thinking you would find real spies?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“But it’s all over now. And it all worked out just fine, didn’t it. You’re all right, and Marshall here has been a real detective.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Number five was bright red—a real nasty paint job, as if the color had been splashed on with buckets and fists. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Brooklyn. It’s a magic city and it isn’t real.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it was there, and I think we really didn’t think much of it, that’s just the way it was. “I’m not real certain we were ready for the kind of desegregation that currently exists. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why they hadn’t given me another opportunity to press the button and whether they were ever real at all. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When the prison was completed, Cain said it was “a real start to rebuilding” New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He still hadn’t seen her face, and he hadn’t figured out until she spoke that she didn’t have the same last name as her mom, and her real name was Natalie Mayhew. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He’s a real clean, good-looking sort of guy. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

You know that’s from James and the Giant Peach—a favorite book when you were little—but it’s all so muddled, and the voices are so persuasive, you don’t know what’s real and what’s not. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“If this were real, and you had the choice?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Because we aren’t even through this giant electronic gate yet and I feel like my real life is already a million miles away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And luckily, no one had told me yet that adult acne was a real thing. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I wanna ask if you’re for real, but I already know you are. So, wow. Just give me a second, yeah?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Shannon is pudgy, wears lavender body lotion every single day, and I think she must be from the South because she talks with a real strong drawl. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

For you, things were real that the rest of us couldn’t see or hear. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He expressed bewilderment that anyone believed the broadcast was a real news event. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“If it was still alive,” Milt said, “we could take it to a real animal vet. I wonder what it’s worth. Anybody got a copy of Sidney’s?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe, but he’s still better than the real boys around here,” I said. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, the serene views on the windows fade away, and the real world comes back into view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Any day my real parents, Mr. King and Mrs. Queen, would send the royal limo to pick me up. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mind closed down and I came immediately back to my bed, my room coalescing around me, my desk and chair, my little chest of drawers, the books and model airplanes suddenly so terribly real. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Baron, who was living here when I arrived, considers himself the real owner of the moun- taintop, but because he finds me interesting, he lets me stay. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, you're about to see it for real now. The sky, the beach, and the sea." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

By then, we have eaten so much, we are in a daze, but we finish with some delicious apple strudel and a glass of lemonade made from real lemons. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Isaac says, real low, almost a whisper, “I’m sorry that happened.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

But in this story, there is also real poison. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But the real answer is that the height of the stack would approximate the distance to the sun. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word “safety” brings us to the real meaning of the word “religious” as we use it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I polish up my piece real nice, in honor of Tariq. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a coat and tie and looked real serious. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dad explained that they were taking the bulk of their profits and reconsecrating them to God in the form of supplies—food, fuel, maybe even a real bomb shelter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"That guy ought to do makeup for the movies. I'm telling you, the kid's a real artist." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Those were all the real things Hazel had left, other than the baseball—which was just a fantasy, really. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Taking something real and sort of stretching it out like a piece of taffy into a thing that’s true but distorted. You know. Like old lady Henley’s face-lift.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It would be funny if only it were a movie and not real life.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He bought up a huge portion of Edmonton and built the first real house in town, a vast home surrounded by sprawling acres of virgin countryside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the real world, Mommy was “Mrs. McBride” or “Mrs. Jordan,” depending on whether she used my father’s or stepfather’s name, but in Rev. Owens’s church, she was Sister Jordan. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The connection is rarely made that rounding off and making reasonable estimates have something to do with real life. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love, real flustered, said, “Why don’t you tell about the big new department store we went in, Mr. Blakeslee?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Hence the real problem in understanding China’s loss of political and technological preeminence to Europe is to understand China’s chronic unity and Europe’s chronic disunity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He named who he claimed was the real shooter—a man he called “Raoul.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a miracle, Todd’s asthma was gone and he turned into a real chatterbox. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Technically, we did Cap a favor, because the next day he showed up in real sneakers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He had never seen Mr. Dalton until he had come to work for him; his mother always took the rent to the real estate office. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

School didn’t seem real or possible without her. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There’s been another break-in, but this time a real one! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But here we were in real life, and for all of my smarts and skills I couldn’t think of one single way to get what I wanted, a good job in corporate America. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Aaron was a real friend; I guess I’d call him my best friend. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I am learning that a life isn’t real unless someone else knows its reality. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I had to be real careful, even if it was the middle of the night, even if I was crouching down, sneaking along the street like Pretty Boy Floyd. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Now that I’m thinking of it, I think that was the real test. He wanted to see how observant I was.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And quite a long story. I suppose the real reason Ginny Weasley’s like this is because she opened her heart and spilled all her secrets to an invisible stranger.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I was a real girl, with two parents and one house and no blades flashing, breakfast was granola topped with fresh strawberries, always eaten while reading a book propped up on the fruit bowl. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

But it’s real life for the billions of animals unlucky enough to have been born into the industrial food chain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Better than I could have imagined. He’s taken a real liking to the kids.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it was real. And you know what this means?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When she was convinced they were real, she shook his hand. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Reckon she didn’t. I got up real quick and left.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“And if you can do that, I’ll give you a real prize: ten million each with no strings attached.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

As good a placement as it is, Theo, still a real country boy, finds the city overwhelming. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It looked a lovely face enough, and when compared with the real head in chalk, the contrast was as great as self-control could desire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother looking for it in the dumpsters either,” Mom said with this real gloating smirk. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Funny,” he said, “but I like those birds. They’re real spunky.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He thought it would be a good thing to have a real celebration at Thanksgiving to let the boy know his effort was appreciated. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the absence of any real intercommunication between one part of Oceania and another, this was not difficult to arrange. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Romero's bull-fighting gave real emotion, because he kept the absolute purity of line in his movements and always quietly and calmly let the horns pass him close each time. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was a real islander after all. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

None of his teammates said anything for a real long time. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Lying next to a real person who was really ministratin’ was somehow sacred. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stored the fact that they were real glasses in the corner of my mind the way a squirrel stores a nut. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Nada. I got the dress because it’s my first real dance, that’s all.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

If he didn’t think it, it wouldn’t be real. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I really wished then that I had that wood stove moved in from the barn so that I could have a real oven and do some proper baking. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It looked roughly the same as the real one. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He was so real standing next to me, big and strong like he was before the war. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Planted along the grass at the road’s edge were two lines of hornbeam trees, odd-looking things with perfectly symmetrical close-leafed crowns, more like children’s drawings than like real trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And everyone, he said, giving them each a grave look, should behave as if he carries the real thing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was a real American life, the life I’d always dreamed of. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of not being alone—of having someone who sees me, same way I see the things that no one else can see, makes me feel like I’m real. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps real love was familial, somehow linked to blood, since love for children did not die as romantic love did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The fact that he wouldn’t tell us his real resolution made me suspect that it had something to do with Fern Spitty. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Is anyone staring at you? Are any of them sizing you up? No. Because you’re not real competition. Because you don’t stand between them and whatever freedom or wealth they’re looking for.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have gone to all that trouble, Mr. McAllister,” said Miss Love, real formal. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s not my friend. He’s someone I like to antagonize all the time, and one time I talked to him about something real.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Crammed in the car, the group sometimes tired of chess talk and reminisced about other adventures, real or imagined. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She talked to God like a real friend, and taught me to talk to Him, too, in prayer and even by writing letters to Him sometimes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“What, like a participation ribbon? You know that’s not a real award, right?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Confronting Ambrose required no real bravery on my part. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. It’s good advice,” Nhamo said politely as she made sure she was surrounded by real trees and real sunlight. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kenny, move.” fiy pouted and walked real fast up to Mitchell’s so I had to kind of run along to keep up with him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was never meant to be a real party. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I just can’t talk myself out of it this time. I’m sick of pretending everything. For once I’d like to have it real—just for once.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But unlike many Pythagoreans, he believed in observation and experiment in the real world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t just trade for stuff in a real store,” Bobby Gene said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The people around here who dress up in bedsheets and call themselves dragons are very real. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

This is a real live police officer looming over me, his eyes hidden by sunglasses. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We had never fought each other for real, but we both knew who would win if we did. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“It is as real as I am,” he claimed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was surprised when it tasted real, not like dream food should have tasted, but she ate little of it, much to Gitl’s annoyance. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One, he was a comic book geek, and even though nobody else knew that, I did, and real bad dudes don't read comics, or draw them. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She asked me to make her herb tea and to turn on the radio real soft. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I had been given a real suitcase by the missionary women in school, but it had broken apart in the rain one day. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Holy Hera. I never thought...well, I’m not sure what I thought. Maybe that Tartarus was empty space, a pit with no bottom. But this is a real place.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Gretchen was, in her way, a very real way, bringing me into a conversation; she knew many things I liked, and now she was showing me some of the things she liked and disliked. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Powdered isinglass was pasted on the roof and it glistened more brightly than real snow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a real and true smile, the kind he hadn’t felt in a long, long time. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And then she sort of became normal again, and she couldn’t remember anything she’d said. Was it — was she making a real prediction?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Even when it’s more real than you want it to be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I can’t because I have to be at work real early the next few weeks.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, and right here and now, I know he’s seeing me—not the ghost of Khalid, or who my dad thinks I ought to be, but the real me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“We all did, Kenny. There ain’t nothing wrong with being sad or scared about that. I’m sad about it too. I got real scared too.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I first started coming to his house, I would try not to look at them because my mother taught me real early in life that it was rude to stare. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I’d have to wake up real early if I wanted to get to the mission in time for breakfast, if you were one minute late they wouldn’t let you in for food. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Even in brown and white, even on the hard cold stone, the face looked real. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The uncle Abel was talking about was not a real uncle but a friend. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Once he had left the room, Xenocrates got down to the real reason he had come: To shake the tree and see what, if anything, would fall out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Scrambling to get up, I sat down real quick so Ma couldn’t see me fumbling. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The closer they came to the island, the more real the danger felt. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As she left yesterday, Madame Rubenstein touched my shoulder and said, “You have real talent, my child. Treasure it.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She accused me of telling her my real name. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jam wondered—if real angels looked like this, then what did that mean for the angels in Lucille? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Trying to feel real, trying to own something. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, I was real thirsty, you know, and it didn’t look too far. So I plunged off into the woods. Not real smart, right?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

There weren’t that many in the real, blood Kelly family—but they ate there and slept there at five dollars a head and you might as well count them on in. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Practicing with Isobel has proved an advantage, enabling him to improve aspects of his illusions to the point where even with her familiarity she cannot always discern what is real. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But he wanted to start the seventh and eighth graders now so that he could choose a varsity team and have them run over the summer and be ready to begin real competition by September. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The real world was at their doorstep, and it was dangerously close to barging in. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

During these walks she has never said anything that was not strictly orthodox, but then, neither have I. She may be a real believer, a Handmaid in more than name. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sickness in my stomach spreading up to my chest tells me they are real. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Those are just a hobby, Ashish. Kid stuff. This is real life. It’s not high school anymore.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“That’s a real alligator you ordered, godson,” Virgil said, winking at Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

No real explanations for their presence had been given yet, but with the exchange of gifts, the feeling of unease began to lessen and everyone knew that the dancing and drumming would soon begin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, casually sliding a stick of gum out of the pack and offering it to Faith, real gentlemanlike. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And we figured someone like that would have a real crush on Julian, who looked and acted like someone in a KidzBop commercial. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don't bother to ask if it's real. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She uses his real name, which happens to be my last name. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Or maybe the stone was never real at all. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You are so ... I don’t know. Other guys would be all braggy about it. You’re just so real. So down-to-earth. I feel like a big phony whenever I talk to you.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth didn’t want to reveal her real plan for the Beiderman—it was top secret—so instead she made a Christmas wreath with cardboard and tissue paper. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Finally he did another little laugh, but this time it was a real one. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The real question of the day was how California would do in their qualifying heat, and the boys wanted to see the answer for themselves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My mother’s got a real hang-up about men and boys. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s punitive. And for what? Protecting the community by making this kid into a real gangster?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

So it is meaningless to ask: which is real, “real” or “imaginary” time? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if I shall ever be happy enough to have real lace on my clothes and bows on my caps?” said Meg impatiently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

At higher frequencies, beyond the violet, is a part of the spectrum called the ultraviolet: a perfectly real kind of light, carrying death to the microbes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The first real snow,” he said, and seeing my glance at the heavily curtained window, “You haven’t looked out yet?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could see how it was a whole lot harder when things were real and you had to worry ’bout shotguns and chains and coughing little babies and crying folks without no clothes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I ever even knew the real him. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Asking for a real war, saying it was the only way. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She swallows, like she’s trying real hard to get this down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But there it stood in the Nolan parlor, a real true miracle that had come without a wish or a prayer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will get the real story,” I say. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was when I began to be seen around town with Sophia that I really began to mature into some real status in black downtown Roxbury. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For hours at a time I would admire my looks myself, turning this way and that before the mirror, or assuming a relaxed pose to see what I looked like in real life. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I’d never felt such an instant connection with another person, in the real world or in the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I know what I’m saying real good and I know how it sounds. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The real deal. What you see is what you get.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Not one of Hazel’s rabbits had ever played any part in real digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that business about southern hospitality was for real. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were at camp, they had to do all kinds of odd jobs for Mr. D, the director, but their most important work was out in the real world. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed with real enjoyment, as a child laughs at a good lie, encouraging further flights. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to read over her shoulder, but there were a lot of words typed real small. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

"Because you don't know the real me, right?" Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“We’re in Mexico and those are real Mexicans in there. These people can party till dawn.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Nic asked me what I thought of his home, and that was all I could say: it didn’t look real. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Beer’s fine, Bull. Tell your boys not to wear nylon stockings and lipstick this time ’cause there’s gonna be some real Marines at the bar come 1700.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was better than what they’d do if they saw her real face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This was the moment I had lost Audrey: this was the moment the costs had become real, when the tax was levied, the rent due. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It kept my world from becoming too real, too fast. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“You must have shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We will be visiting your house to see if there’s a real need. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And they assured those of us who hadn’t been in the service that the Academy was “nothing like” a real military boot camp. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. Mom’s taking it real hard. That’s why I’m here. Had to get out the house.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Did he use the real diamond to make them? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I guess, sometimes, all it really takes is a real proper cry to solve all of your problems. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He was looking straight at me, and even though it was real hard, I looked right back at him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shirley smiles real big when I say this, and I think I could probably get her to do anything now. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s a real grouch, for sure,” she goes on. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she had to find them some real food soon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was real iron too, not just painted wood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They must have been real nice words because he smiled then and closed his eyes so that the tears that welled up were pushed out onto his skin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The rise in real estate values has, of course, benefited many of the old-timers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“My old master’s been changed nearly as much as I have! Why, he’s a real master now.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

And now, when I finally found a real friend, I would lose her too. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Outdoors, we knew, was the real terror of life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man told us to go back to other parts of the yard, but there was no more real work done that afternoon. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no real furniture in our place except an itchy tweed couch and an old black-and-white TV. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“That Mr. Harding,” said David as he tousled my hair, “sounds like a real smart man.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hats remind me of all the people who will never accept me as a real American. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My brother looked at me then real sad, but with a weird half smile. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The confession was a formality, though the torture was real. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The only real difference was that I now made half my original salary and was trying to cram everything into a twenty-hour week. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

No, it’s the shape of the bedroom lamp that’s the real evil in the world. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It felt like one should push out the other entirely, like both couldn’t be real together. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Unless you were a real expert, the only way to find out which was which was to chop one down and see for yourself. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honest, it was this exact place, this leafy tree with the branches hanging down, and the creek nearby. What an odd thing, that it’s a real place.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes the memories feel so real, so visceral, so personal, that I confuse them with my own. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After two months of searching, Milton was down to his last real estate agent, a Miss Jane Marsh of Great Lakes Realty. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Just because my mother never mentioned him didn’t mean he wasn’t real. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I always knew that the real problem was they just weren’t challenging you.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was covered in cowhide and had a real horsehair tail. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. When that muck fire kicks up, it can be a real stinkaroo. Hello, young man.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For as long as she could remember, Pearl had understood the hierarchy: her mother’s real work was her art, and whatever paid the bills existed only to make that art possible. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I try to get my mind on real life again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Seems to me like you got a real bad memory. Who you think took all that stuff off your little behind all these years? What goes around goes around.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not real recent. Maybe... I try her again,” I lie, hating it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I run back into the kitchen and say, “What is this? Is this for real?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They can hear real good in the dark, so watch out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was able to feel real passion about things, about people. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I can’t even pronounce the poor child’s real name,” said Trotter, chuckling in what she must believe was a friendly manner. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Yet is our real problem not one of overproduction? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Personally, I love portrait shots. Wherever I am, even in the turbulent war zones or battlefields, I always stop to take pictures of people. People’s faces reveal the real story to me.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

So proud and high were their heads, I saw for the first time how miserable were the real horses plodding the streets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And right when the lion’s mouth bit down on the Adah that turned into a bushbuck, the real Adah disappeared from there and turned up okay on our porch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The real problem,” said Mr. Curtain, “is that we hear these mice but never see them.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Him and Cody got real happy when I gave them my pillowcaseful of dinosaurs. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the real trip was when she actually named them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was as if Malthus and the struggle for survival had come alive in the real world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You did real good,” he said as quickly as he could. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There’s plenty of cover for rabbits—standing corn, hedges and banks—but no real woodland: just great, open fields of light soil with big white flintstones. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d explain to them that the real troth was known to some white men, die scholars; but there had been a conspiracy down through the generations to keep the troth from black men. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My real getting-out story was nothing like the one I had imagined. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

This figure was standing exactly where the real Harry was standing, about halfway down the third-floor corridor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Taylor went on: People believe this is real. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“A real miracle. If Orr could row to Sweden, then I can triumph over Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn, if only I persevere.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Genie flushed, embarrassed once more, but also super happy to have that ginger beer because the thirst was real. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Yesterday it was pancakes, and today, it’s real bacon! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Money was part of their lives because they had nothing else, like a real home. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s strange, because good-byes are a thing I can understand intellectually, but they almost never feel real. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

My first words to a real live American were “What fruit's that?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

This is the real story of our friendship: I haven't been stuck with Tiny. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s real friendly. He lets me carry him around in my overalls. Say, Lula, would you like to see my kittens sometime?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He healed rapidly—his hands became amazingly tough—and strangely suffered no real long-range difficulties from the run down the river, probably because his earlier time—the Time—had taught him so well. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

"None of it was real," I tell her. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He starts to thump The strings So that the noise Is real music And my cat Negrito Returns to sit On the fence. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believed the concerned look on his face revealed confusion about what he was going to do in light of this evidence, and I considered the judge's newfound confusion and concern to be real progress. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A few buddies of mine left Nicaragua to come make some real bones over here. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

In his mind, at least, there is no real link between a nugget and a chicken except the name. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

And then I kiss him for real, and he kisses me back, and his hands fist my hair. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“The idea is to constantly learn. You are always taking an examination. There is no end to learning... There is no real end to what can be done by whom.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now it seems the other tributes were just minor obstacles, distractions, keeping us from the real battle of the Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wore a real one and felt like a gunman until I practised firing it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

On Saturday, when they shot the train scene for real, Fred was on his best behavior. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I studied the two horseflies that had landed on Old Flap real careful. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I used to know which one was the real me, but how I’m not so sure. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“He must not only be a shy billionaire. He must be a real ugly billionaire.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the first real cover up the slop>e was the rock against which he had originally been leaning. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She looked like she was real interested,” the plump one said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My eyes drift back to the soft hues of sunset in the real sky. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Honey ... we have to live in the real world. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The life he had lost had hardly ever seemed so real to him as at this moment, when he knew he was about to see the place where it had been taken from him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She watched herself real careful like it was a crafts project. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He uncrossed his wings and made a real chirp. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bienvenue wondered how much of what he remembered from the night before had been real and how much a dream. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

To earn money for cheap beds in cheap places, I handed out circulars and swept gas stations and shucked oysters, but my real job was running my mouth. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The table filled up with olives, purple marinated turnips, plates of baba ghanouj and hummus, and hot flat breads, even before the real lunch came. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much I revealed about myself to her—and I wound up revealing just about everything, including my real name—she always adamantly refused to reveal any details about her own life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A movie isn’t as good as real life. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She take it real serious, the unwrapping, letting me tell the story bout how it ain’t the color a the wrapping that count, it’s what we is inside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that is how things are done here, I thought, perhaps the real quality of the paint is always determined by the man who ships it rather than by those who mix it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell her if I had a cell phone I could take a picture of it easily, and she laughs a real laugh. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Or, he’s not a real criminal—i.e., not what we mean by criminal today. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Snorers we loved; they made it real easy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to die for real.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And Amanda Wilkinson, whose face was always pinched up like she was smelling something real bad; and Sweetie Pie Thomas, who was only five years old and still mostly a baby. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from all this, I do of course have a real life. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The problem was that when the show was originally conceived, the decision was made that all fantasy elements of the show be separated from the real elements. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The speech is so long and so unexciting that people in the audience begin shifting their feet and then lowering their heads and slipping away into the night, off to search for a real celebration. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Then, why didn’t you?” she asked real serious. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mom is real crazy about church stuff. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Not because it was my “dream come true” or anything, but because what was happening didn’t feel real. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It's the first time I have felt real fear—the kind that plants a flag in your brain and decides it's going to stay. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But Jus knows the effects of trauma are real: he watched his dad lash out at his mom for years. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The “me” who read the books, who followed the adventures, seemed more the real me than the “me” who played ball in the streets. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In relativity, there is no real distinction between the space and time coordinates, just as there is no real difference between any two space coordinates. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their leader, a stocky guy with curly hair and real oily skin, said to Theresa, “What’s he doing here?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Bud Martin talked about you. He said you were real good, but you cut too easy." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A bit. But I have to lift my knees real high cuz my feet are so floppy.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She knew she was dreaming—a dream within a dream, or rather, a dream within a nightmare—but, like everything at the castle, the sounds and smells felt real. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Of course, his hopes hadn’t been high; they’d never given him a real present, let alone a cake — but to ignore it completely . Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I've been in the woods three hours, but as I've made no real attempt at hunting, I have nothing to show for it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Today’s going to be a real doss, I reckon.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

You could tell he was sad, even though he was just a drawing, not a real boy you could talk to. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

His body’s going to Washington, to the Arlington Cemetery, and I reckon Myrlie real proud a that. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It's funny, even though I love stories so much, everything I write about is real. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And Bigger, looking at him, saw that sunshine for the first time in many days; and as he saw it, the entire cell, with its four close walls, became crushingly real. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My parents, Ron and Nellie, have always taught me that the first step to making dreams real is to ask for God’s guidance. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“But I do have these, which are of real places around town here.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Grandpa was real proud of the store having a milliner trained at the Armstrong and Cater Company in Baltimore. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I can’t, Dad. It won’t work. It’s a real word now. It used to be just mine, but not anymore. If I knew how to stop it, I think I probably would. But I can’t.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so used to being scolded and herded and managed and handled that I’m no longer sure how to react when someone treats me like a real person. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“False alarm is worse than the real one,” the driver said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But they tasted nothing like the real thing because the snow melted in the cup, and we missed the crunchy bits of ice we were used to. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Finally it was time for the real test. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Hold on to the leash real good,” Howard said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And I think it’s harder to be close to people when you know they’re real. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

If there’s anything her past efforts have taught her, it’s that real change requires prolonged pressure and inspired action. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In terms of real emotions, it’s worse than you think, but not by the clock. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The piney scent of a real Christmas tree mixed with the aroma of cinnamon from the gingerbread cookies reminded me of. . . nothing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“No one would know your real name or even Gram’s.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And at mealtime Aunt Maggie’s table was so loaded with food that I could scarcely believe it was real. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They know something’s off, but will never guess the real reason. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wonder at what is real and what is replicated, the braiding of genuine and fake. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Go into a real partnership with his father and . Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his hat, he whacked Red Rabbits rump real good. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Folks that are trying to hide in the woods that ain’t real comforted being there always make the same mistake. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I’m frightened, too, because if Tom decides to show' this to the police, I could be in real trouble. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one certainly wasn’t real anymore, if it ever was. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Their real stories are not even in the magazines. Oga has the real gist.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

After that experience, she wasn't all that interested in pursuing any secret relationships, which was why marriage was her first real attempt at dating. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Peggy told me that already they had had a thousand hikers through since January 1, with the real start of the hiking season still to come. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them make no more than the steelworkers pulled down in the 1970s—in real dollars, not dollars adjusted for inflation. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘Johnny, here’s half a mince pie for you. You’re a real smart boy.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the real Broadway show except that it was the road company. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I can heat up some coffee real quick,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’d experienced this enough times to have learned by now that I was never a real candidate for friendship—and certainly nothing more than that. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Overhead, stars are winking one by one into existence—real stars, not a virtual simulation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No, she has a spark. More than that—a flame of real intelligence. I just know it,” my mother insisted, sounding a little stronger. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

All that was real was the house itself. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I said, disguising my real dismay with mock dismay. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a mechanical sound like the ring of a holophone but a real bell with a metal clapper. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then Pa gave Miss Marva Hendrix a real smack on the lips, and instead of being mad or sickened, I surprised myself and laughed out loud. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But then I thought real hard about it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There were many bodies, real bodies with real faces, but I was young then and I was afraid to look. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all his brilliance, real science accounted for only a part of his interests. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was feeling real, real scared and dizzy from holding my breath this long. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think that makes you a real Mexican.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She’s a geek like Seven, smart enough for Harvard but Howard bound, and real sweet. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Some of the scores I heard in the classroom and in the halls were real high. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Some would contend that this confession would obviate the need for a lengthy trial,” she said in a cold, heartless voice that made Finn miss the real Ms. Morales. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Just before the trolley reached its final stop, Geyer spotted a sign for a real estate office. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And Odward’s own ma and pa calls him that now ’cause they didn’t want no trouble with the real Elijah. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In unsprayed orchards the moths were not abundant enough to cause real trouble. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

After hearing that for maybe the fiftieth time, and learning more about my family’s baseball legacy, it occurred to me that the trunk might not be real. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“There are only three real roads in Bone Gap,” said Finn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was, perhaps, the only word that had a real meaning in this place. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And on top of my head was this thick, smooth sheen of shining red hair—real red—as straight as any white man’s. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galton knew that the crowning achievement of the law would be its ability to accurately predict a real pattern of inheritance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Being with Jude didn’t used to feel like real life either. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was so quick that he became human to me again, in the real world of Oklahoma, where you could buy cinnamon rolls at a stand in the airport. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Lucy was a real gem. She had a kind, open heart. We were so sad to see her go.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The real reason, he said, was “jealousy in Chicago, and I had objected to the immorality of the man who professed to be more moral than anybody.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Forget it! Are you crazy, Ben? The way I see it, we accidentally stepped into high cotton back there. This is a real chance to pick up a little cash dough.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Leefolt, you checked in Ross’s bed? He been sneaking things and sticking em—” Miss Hilly scoff real loud. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But said uncle was as real as the dusty old trunk I didn’t think actually existed. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Since then Luma has been free to run her program the way she sees fit, and to fund-raise toward her real ambition: building a tutoring center and soccer facility within walking distance of Clarkston. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She says people who don’t own their homes don’t have any real power. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Under the policy, the Osage reservation would be divvied up into 160-acre parcels, into real estate, with each tribal member receiving one allotment, while the rest of the territory would be opened to settlers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He was reticent, and I reminded him that this was a step toward real self-sufficiency for me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Drake’s vote, along with the votes of millions of other people labeled felons, might have made a real difference in 2004. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The movie was real funny, about cats that said funny things to dogs. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But if I had a real baby, she would love me like that. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ll put on the goggles, the virtual experience will begin, and the room itself will play its own role in making this feel as real as possible. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the close quarters of an American nuclear family, their mother's prodigious energy was becoming a real drain on their self-determination. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

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

The real schedule—and no one knew this better than the people in Building 1244—was As Soon As Humanly Possible. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As Madam Pomfrey led Harry to a nearby bed, he caught sight of the real Moody lying motionless in a bed at the far end of the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All the same, he was “a real man.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, real fast, I say, "But it's a good thing—because now I have to wear clothes out in public again. You were right last night—two negatives make a positive!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry still had two of them left, and so, looking forward to a real breakfast when he got back upstairs, he ate his grapefruit without complaint. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to look at her real good as we stood there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She draws things that aren’t real: clouds that smile and cars that swim. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Alex looks over at Henry, who’s groaning and rolling his eyes under his mother’s preening, and smiles at how much closer this packaging is to the real, messy, complicated Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You appear the same way to me, so which of us is real?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The real problem was that the links were all different sizes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

At least I got to see what it was like back there, in a real bakery kitchen. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, to prove his bachelorhood as well as to indulge himself in a real bed, he invited her to his room. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francis’ grumbles did not disturb me, however, because further refining of our latest backbone without a solution to the bases would not represent a real step forward. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a real strategy to qualify for the games. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Luke got sent home before the real whipping started. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Trapis was at his side before the boy could do himself any real harm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then she gives me a hug, a real hug, kinda like a mom-would-give-a-daughter hug. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Always clear that we were on the same side, no questions asked, out in the real world. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d observed this quality in him before, but now that we were living together and I was considering making the first real swerve of my life, I came to value it even more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When two objects come together in the real world–billiard balls are most often used for illustration–they don’t actually strike each other. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The real question was what I was doing, what any of us were doing, in Nam. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she went to school to pick up her oldest daughter, Stephanie, a real daddy’s girl. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The last boy either didn't have a real name or else he didn't have a nickname. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“That will give us a good idea of how you’ll do on the real test,” Jay says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s real thoughtful of you to do that, Charlotte,” he said. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She touched one, curious, wondering if it was real. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The witches were swooping so thickly above them that three fell in flames at the first shot alone, but it was soon clear that the real target was the zeppelin. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then, just as he reaches over to pull his younger brother closer to him, to see if he’s real, he pictures a dark shadow covering them entirely. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Everyone thinks I’m a man in real life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Once a lonely outpost, Sing Sing now occupies fifty-five acres of prime real estate in suburban Westchester, one of the priciest counties in the United States. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether it was real or just a convincing imitation, a chunk of yellow that big could buy plenty on the streets of the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

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

He looked down at his boots again real quick, trying to hide his smile. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart pounded as she remembered Clara’s words in the hallway, about how she wished she was real so that she could be Ophie’s friend. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“No, I'm okay. I’m just not real hungry.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I’d asked him once if he looked anything like his avatar in real life, and he’d jokingly replied, “Yes. But in real life, I’m even more handsome.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

This guy was really amazing; in addition to his tough mind, he was a real mensch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

So April took some time to make it a real visit before she started her own work. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think the only children who thought he was the real thing were too young to know that Santa Claus was not Chinese. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a condition to real negotiations, I said, the government must immediately end the State of Emergency and free all political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she repeated the last line real slow and soft, except this time she sang, “Yes, sir, it’s my baby...yes, sir, this house is...my baby...now-ow...” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The stomachache is real when she walks through the hallways of Wenatchee High. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“She loves it. She seems so much more confident now. I think it makes a real difference, being at a girls’ school, you know?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She told me Quincy eighteen and free to do like she please, and it wasn’t real late. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I thought I had a real shot at being a starter, but next week was too important to coast through. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“But the way you captured the light is amazing. Did you use real golden thread for the sunbeams?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A hallucination, I suppose, but it was as real as anything I would ever feel. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like this one that I am dotting up with oil crayons, only a real ancient one. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell them that I’d never had a friend, not ever, not a real one. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

In real life, the day approached, and then the night, and I was still hoping. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The woman in Boston thought the story had some real zip to it, so she called the network news editor in New York. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about my quest, the more I was sure that confronting Hades wasn’t the real answer. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The closer they came out of the pines and into the field and toward the grass, the more real it became. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Whenever Dad repeated everything you said like this some real big trouble was about to follow. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our good-bye that night was for real and forever. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

—Yeah, well you have a real nice day, or night, or life, or whatever! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's hard to read. She must have been in a real hurry." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s probably ten or fifteen years younger than me, twenty- two, twenty-three, and she’s real pretty, but why’s she wearing all that goo on her face? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, it was incredibly real, going in broken lines over the thick paneling of the hallway. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Although he didn't know her, and there would have been no real reason beyond politeness for a greeting, it was nonetheless customary for citizens to acknowledge one another with a nod or smile. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“So why did you stop acting, for real?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

That was the real threat to be dealing with, not some mysterious, inexplicable evil Elena had mentioned. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A real garage, not one converted to anything. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Villalobos was a real nice witch, but she was not a fighter. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I know,” Ifemelu said, and yet she could feel no real sympathy, which frightened her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And anyway, she asked herself, what real risk was there? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The truth was, Eliza didn’t have any real friends, and being associated with her wasn’t going to put Naheed anywhere near the head of the pack. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

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

After a couple of days, our instructors decided it was time to see the real jungle, not just talk about it, so they loaded us into helicopters and landed us in a small jungle clearing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only real clue lay in the words “refs unpersons,” which indicated that Withers was already dead. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And besides, when Gram told her stories, they felt so real to me that it often seemed that she must have been there to see them somehow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let her grandma look fool you. She’s a real hustler.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

By including the actual names of English towns and villages, he crafted fiction that seemed disturbingly real. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

At lunch, she told me stories about her family’s cruise to Newport, Rhode Island, and how she slept in a real lighthouse where they told scary ghost stories and everything. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“But before I drop you off, let’s stop at my place real quick. There’s something I want to show you.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Anthony Foster”—is this the time to correct them, to finally give my real name?—“you’re next. You're on deck.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She made us hot Cream of Wheat with real butter, then oversaw us while we cleared the table and washed the dishes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If it had a face,” I said, “you couldn’t tell it from a real man.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a real phone booth, but a kind of cubicle hung up on the wall, with an open shelf underneath to hold the directory. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one goes by, or even knows, real names. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Or it was just a trap, for kids looking for the real East River. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He glances from me to Momma, and she probably doesn’t know I see her shake her head real quick. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The letter finished, he tied it to Hedwig’s leg; she kept unusually still, as though determined to show him how a real post owl should behave. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Upside down in the water they seemed almost like another forest, an upside-down forest to match the real one. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t live in the real world, Z. From what you’ve told me, I don’t think you ever have. You’re like me. You live inside this illusion.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I push back on Mae Mobley real gentle and she looks at me, then over at her mama through her sleepy, fever eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Since I’ve never been to a real school before, I am pretty much totally and completely petrified. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Fifteen kids are on the real team, and fifteen kids are dog meat. I was dog meat last year, and it was a drag. I don’t want to do that again.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he cannot be a real Park and I will be the only one who can make Apa proud. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was as if a miracle had happened and all were healed, but the real miracle was that Burton and Devlin had fallen for their ruse. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, if it’s not a real game, what is it?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Makgatho then told his friend that my real name was Nelson Mandela. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you change your mind, you can still join. The real meetings don’t start until next week anyway. Ms. Bethune has a lot of cool stuff planned for this year,” said Anh. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Since everyone accepted them, and more particularly since they accepted themselves, I knew that their laughter was real and that their lives were cheerful comedies, interrupted only by costume changes and freshening of make-up. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gap is, however, often more apparent than real, for the meaning is usually intelligible to the imagination at some level. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Lyddie still said nothing, she continued, “There’ll be a picnic lunch, a real Fourth of July celebration. How about it? I promise no one will make you sign your name to anything.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She turned away from him in the dream, even though she knew he couldn’t see her real mouth, or the moths vanishing into it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She stared, and said in a low voice, “Is it real?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t he get it that if someone lines up people to place bets on your “time-to-cry” you might decide to zip your real self up and not come out again? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I'm in this faraway place, falling backwards real slow and dreamy, when I hear a window breaking. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fear had gone too deep, the losses were all too real and personal. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Because the conservative will tell you that YOU are the real racist and your mouth will hang open in confusion. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Benedict firmly insisted, however, that modesty had nothing to do with his opinion that the children had been the real heroes in this adventure. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Depends on what part of his body you look at,” she whispered, and made her eyes get real big like she had seen something off limits. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s only English. I already speak English real goodly.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then kinda fast for three, real fast for one. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

That ball had a real pop to it when it hit the leather. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For it to be real cake, of course,” said Ruby. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I was surprised, in real life, by how dark the block was when we walked in around 11 P.M. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But believe me, in real life when you are eye to eye with the enemy you’d rather shake their hand than shoot them.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was about to quit school and start my first real job. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

One year Sparrow had made a doll with real rubies for eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mom and I look at real ones on house tours, and I love running my hand against the wooden railings, even though you’re not supposed to touch anything. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I asked Coach if we were ever going to run hurdles, and he told me that we would, but that it takes some real work. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’re better off at Camp Purple Haze. I hate to think what would happen to you in the real world.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I could be on the Kids Bake Challenge! and intern at a real, professional bakery. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

At this school, the only real weapons were words, so I’d become skilled at wielding them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, your hair can do this. That will look good on you because you have high cheekbones. All we have to do is roll your hair real tight.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was almost better than the real thing because it was neat and could be opened and closed as much as I wanted it to be. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He knows we’d both be dead by now if this gunman was the real thing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

None of us had an opportunity to say a real good-bye or make plans to meet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thalia had more experience than any of us with fending off monsters in the real world. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to need to be brave for her, Con. You’re going to need to be real, real brave for her.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

And Sarai noticed, outside the dream, that his real lip was likewise caught between his real teeth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You jerk,” I said, without any real authority. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“From the way you describe her I can see a real friendship developing.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Tag had let us keep it when we had explained its real purpose. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some of those words might be freed people prettifying things, but some of it was real! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And I guess that’s the way it is in real life, too. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was too bad that justice wasn’t as swift or fair in real life as it was on Dog Squad. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

This real sick feeling fills my stomach, and I feel like crying. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I always think these traditional stories retain a lot of charm,” said another of the rabbits, “especially when they’re told in the real, old-fashioned spirit.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calder’s parents had told him that the chances of it being a real kidnapping were small. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

But when I searched the whole Web, I found something interesting buried forty entries down on a forum about real estate in Kansas. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

So now the kitchen has a real cookies-and-milk kind of vibe, and usually it’s an awesome place to hang. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I passed real well,” I told him, “I got accepted to all these schools, but I have no money.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gale raises his eyebrows slightly, but there’s no real show of fear or astonishment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No real estate,” Benji said as he tried to step around him. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

From now on, it will be real estate, not clothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Though we were not facing real guns or real tanks, this battle would be even harder, because our enemies, the rotten ideas and customs we were so used to, were inside ourselves. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one ever understood what I saw, what the Changing did to me! Don’t go back to the real world, Thomas! You don’t. . . want ... to remember!” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Rondell got this big goofy smile on his face and said: “Excuse me, ma’am. But could I maybe tell you somethin’ ’bout my basketball team real quick? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Salvation was real for all these others, and it might be real for him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“That reflects how I’ll do on the real test,” he croaks. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m about to tell them my real name, then decide not to. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t feel real—like it’s happening to someone else. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Darkness brings home the fathers, with their real, unspeakable power. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

An icebox with real ice, not electricity, to cool food. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The pills were in a tiny clear bag clipped on top of my real medical chart. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I tried everything, but they wouldn’t listen to me. There wasn’t even a real trial. Just a rushed affair with no chance to defend themselves. I can’t understand how this is our government now.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was born a long time ago and is convinced that marriage is a woman's only real shot at happiness. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It is real, the real thing, the thing behind the words. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Cretheus died the twins were told by their foster-mother who their real parents were. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were events like tunnel ball and tug of war, but the real highlight was the sprints. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

They were real grown-up lunch boxes, proof that we had risen to the status we had looked forward to for so long. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the kinds of thoughts and worries and fears that had plagued her for years—thoughts and worries and fears about every rumor and every real thing that could fit into her brain. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But they have been permitted to shower with real soap, and so they look scrubbed. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The chill’s gone from the air, and the real hot days—the scorchers—are just around the corner.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t gone numb, then she might have been frightened, but nothing matters when it’s not real. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think of a tomorrow that was neither real nor wanted, for all tomorrows held questions that I could not answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But piece them together, and the real story starts to emerge. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In the advertising world, direct marketers are the real students of stickiness, and some of the most intriguing conclusions about how to reach consumers have come from their work. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horror and shame on his face look entirely too real. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When we arrive, I see that the city is doing pretty well — it’s even got an outdoor cafe with real espresso drinks! Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He did not want to think of it now, in his contentment; but sometimes he looked at her, and it seemed that his Helen, the real Helen, had moved away. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Splinters are a real pain in the butt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Fewer blobs, more real food in the cafeteria.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Fine, but I’m getting a real coat. You’ll be sorry you don’t have one later.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If the threats are real, or if they were planted by the Director to instill fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I miss my brother but I’m real glad we got Terupt back. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

If his love was real, it could not be a glamour. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s still real important to ’em and it still means a lot. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when Burgoyne viewed the letter with the mask, he read Clinton’s view of the real situation: Howe has made a bad move; I don’t have enough men to do anything about it. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got a real good plan,” he said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

‘Dangerous or not, a real sunrise is mighty welcome,’ said Frodo, throwing back his hood and letting the morning light fall on his face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And let’s be real, some white people give their kids ‘uncommon’ names too,” I say. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“But there’s so much that was a lie, it’s hard to figure out what was true, what was real, what matters.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Often the teacher wouldn’t real­ize what he had just called me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I listen closely enough, I can hear Bushwick’s volume turning down real slowly. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Makgatho, then eleven, was old enough to know and he had been instructed never to reveal my real name in front of anyone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Styx shoved one end of the stick through the bandanna knot, then hiked the pack up over his shoulder, like a real old-timey hobo. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My skin prickles in real life knowing that Zero is watching this game right now, perhaps watching it in the same way that I am. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The point of diversity workshops, or multicultural talks, was not to inspire any real change but to leave people feeling good about themselves. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But why? He wasn’t doing anything, he wasn’t a real Tory, he was just against the war.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about a boy named Sanju, who could make anything real by drawing it. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Big Tony had told him, over and over, that he was useless, that he’d never be mean or tough enough to be a real guard dog. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her father must have believed it was real. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sign looked and spun like a real vinyl record. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I knew the real world—and it was mine to live in. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Missus Walters said you were a real good cook.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her bored expression suggested the questionable value of my mental real estate. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I know she stare at that door real quiet till I come back. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s called poetic license. Something allowed in a story that isn’t so in real life. Like a metaphor or a simile.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And then he was given the real thing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was the most real thing Toby had seen from him in ages. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’m starting to think that the charmed folk were only ever real because Gram said they were. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s real now, isn’t it,” I said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“This dinner’s bin a real fine treat fer me, Mr. Milton.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could never have made it like a real one—and after all those weeks of planning the very thought of it made her sick. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Whenever I borrowed cars from Abel’s workshop, I tried to take the junkers rather than a real client’s car; I thought I’d get in less trouble that way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was under the shade of a large tree with droopy branches covered in beautiful purple flowers that gave off the most amazing scent, like real perfume. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I realized I was crying now for real. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Man, it’s slick. Makes you look real good.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew this was some real embarrassing stuff so he closed the bathroom door and sat on the tub and waited for me to stop, but I couldn’t. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, “It’s a real thing. A problem. The doctor knows. He calls it die-ya-for—something.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

In real life, I’m typing furiously, trying to find a moment when the man is alone and vulnerable. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"This is cheap steel, but it's a real sword." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And for one compact second, for no real reason, I considered telling him about the boy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It is far from that easy in real life. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to look, but I noticed that she was dressed in real nice clothes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned across the table, getting real serious. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And knowing you’d stumbled from one nightmare into another—and how do you find your way back to the real world? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose it is a real rescue party, an official group of some kind? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was almost like a real holiday, and her husband actually seemed relaxed, like a regular person on an actual vacation. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Far, far below he could see the real world: the sunlight pricking out every tiny tree, turning every winding river into a thin silver snail-trail glistening and looping across the landscape of Faerie. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only real indulgence we allowed ourselves in missing having a mother. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first, completely real, not at all imaginary, friend was here. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

In the afternoons, when the reporters were watching the races, he would sneak the horse out for his real workouts on the training track or another track altogether. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mud is up around my knees and it's real hard to turn around. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The real Jolly Roger is even fancier than the Wakeful Dream version. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Robert looks so real, you half expect him to crunch his beer can against his forehead and ask for another cold one. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Which I love, which sounds like a real spy-thing to say. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But then I turn the volume up real loud and I push a button: “Hi, everybody. I have a new computer.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Neither of us had ever seen a real celebrity in person. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alex goes fully silent and still, looking into Henry’s eyes and the question there: Are you going to stop this now that it’s real? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The real historical puzzle, we might think, is not this eighteenth-century loss of belief in witches and demons, but the progressive re-enchantment of the world in the nineteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The only way she would have real coffee is if I'd brought it to her, and I hadn't, so when she says she has coffee, she means she has ground acorns or twigs. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was almost too scary to watch but I kept looking since I knew there was going to be some real big action this time! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Saturday, our last day of real vacation. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And the women were so real that he could nearly touch them; and he heard again their laughter and their sighs, and felt beneath his hands again their thighs and breasts. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

For intellectuals, journalists, and millions of workers, a future without capitalism seemed real and attainable. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She might have been one of the Evers kids, but she was still the prettiest girl I had ever seen in real life. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She said that they needed to put down a real root system to achieve their potential. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“This was for real! Down in the city!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

That was the last of the chocolate syrup, and I start to get real mad, but only for like half a second, ’cause I see Ford is about to cry. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But obscurely, behind the scenes, was a white boss—a president, or board chairman, or some other title, pulling the real strings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are real flowers, several different kinds at once, in chunky, flowing vases of Swedish glass. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Noah’s IQ was off the charts, but he’d yet to hold a conversation with a real human being this year. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

For escape from this world by retreating so far into my own head, I never had to question whether it was real or not. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“A little trick I learned for a certain real estate commercial.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In an interview later on, Zita claimed that the real reason Bobby was interested in her was “because I didn’t want anything from him.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A woman in the beauty parlor waved to me and I shot up real close to the window. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was cold around me, but too excited about Minerva to unleash any real venom as I protested her involvement in front of the others. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“No,” he whispers, and this time it's real Ollie, talking to me, and not the Ollie pretending to be a soldier. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

From what I heard tell later, though, she tried to be real nice that night. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Still, many scientists refused to believe HeLa contamination was real. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the real universe, however, the galaxies are not just moving directly away from each other—they also have small sideways velocities. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if the demons knew that Father wasn’t a real partner in the store, they might send me home as well,” I said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve used your irreverent, hectoring funny and thought-provoking voice to create a space for real conversations about an important subject. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I grind my teeth together to keep my real words in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The soldiers wave their guns above their heads and fire shots into the air to make sure we all understand their threats are real. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told us in Spanish that we were tired ’cause we weren’t real Mexicans like everyone else who was out there picking in his group. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It turned out the first episode was Erlan and his brothers’ birthday party, so that was fun to watch because I’d been there in real life. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No way. We play this one for real.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we were able to hold the clothing samples in our hands, samples that had started off as sketches on a notepad, things felt real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A friend of mine, also in honors, had managed never to read a word of Shakespeare; but she was a real expert on the Four Quartets. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Really? So, Aunt Nina and Uncle Clyde aren’t your real parents?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Did her sister also have a real self concealed behind a breaking wave, and did she spend time thinking about it, with a finger held up to her face? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

This made the men less real, less noticeable. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She takes over the body and fools the boyfriend, she even gets him to kiss her, but although her face is now perfect, her reflection in that one mirror still shows her real, ruined face. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We have to do spelling tests and sums in arithmetic; it’s like real school, but worse, because we never get to draw pictures. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I get the very real feeling that Beth and Brent are most definitely more than friends! A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was a book I had once loved and carried around with me, but I knew the real reason I was reading The Stranger wasn’t because I wanted to drift back into the past. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Tubular neon in cursive script decorates the restored brick facades, and there’s a lot of brass trim, a lot of real estate, a lot of money. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d read about volcanoes in my geography book and I was excited at the prospect of being so close to a real one. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a real big grin and was glowing from head to toe, as if she’d just gotten her pilot’s license. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And maybe the three weeks’ worth of memories aren’t real at all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I know he is right, and I know the real reason I stole it is that I was angry at the bosses at the poorhouse, angry at our landlord, angry at the world. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Uh-uh, that doesn’t fit the sounds Miss Thomas was making, you couldn’t help but look up and wonder if this was a real human bean that was making these sounds. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But had we known, maybe we would have made a real back-up plan. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was about the only thing in the last two hours that had given her any real satisfaction. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He only wanted real bad to talk to her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I really, for real, hate you....I can’t believe you just wielded your wand.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

That was the moment when the mouse became real, really real. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They are a relief from my real life. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

You jest real tired and need to rest. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I try to make you real by writing these letters, but who knows if you’re even listening. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“More like a real paycheck, and she isn’t even right about that. No money, dead father. Nobody’s going to want to marry a charity case.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The flower looked perfectly real, was in excellent condition, and unlike Mr. Benedict’s live violet, required no care. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had granted Florence the victory—with a promptness that had the effect of making Florence, however dimly and unwillingly, wonder if her victory was real. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“One of the oldest crafts there is, one with real heart. I could teach you, if you want?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

A Timex watch with a second hand and a real leather band and numbers for regular time and numbers for military time. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had not felt a thing, but the real pain was yet to come. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel sat up quickly and as he did so Dandelion leaped back in real terror, for Hazel’s eyes were shining a deep, glowing red in the dark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For real. I’m sure they’ll come up with a nickname for me any day now.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Fatherland or death!” the guerrillas echo, all except Felicia, who wonders whether all this shouting wouldn’t alert the enemy in a real war. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, when it was so real, so important to my own life, I had trouble keeping all the names and facts straight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Are those tanks going to shoot bullets at us, like in a real war? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For the Irish Seeker had suddenly gone into a dive, and Harry was quite sure that this was no Wronski Feint; this was the real thing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Like that, I thought she suddenly looked like someone else, like someone standing for real before her own life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Movies is all pretend. They’re made in California, you know. But they prove a point. Make something seem real, and people will believe it. The public will swallow anything.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody got real quiet, waiting to see what I was gonna say back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

By January of 1776 food was getting to be a real problem for us, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one closest to me was a face with wide, staring eyes and an open mouth, inside of which was a real, functioning water fountain. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless traitors aren't holding lethal guns, only ones that shoot whatever it is they shot at us before, so they all scramble for their real guns. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Miller had listened to their interpretations of the reading with this condescending smile on his face before explaining the real, approved-by-Christ lesson meant to be taken from the passage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He had never even seen a real dragon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bring her up real slow. You may need to pick some, so be ready.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Byron did too and looked at Momma in a real nervous way. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sonnet form allowed me to make my poems look and feel like real poetry without being as distant as some of the other British poetry I had read. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see what kind of real bonus clues Mr. Lemoncello is serving up today,” Charles said to his empty conference room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“That stuff . . . some of it looks like real gold.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But a real one, that happened to a real person, and last night. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought they were nice, but no one ran around like that in real life. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such problems turn real objects—heaps of grain, barrels of wine—into abstract shapes so that mathematical principles can be applied to them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Stalin called on the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs or NKVD, a military police force of spies and assassins, to root out treachery...whether it was real or possible or even fantastically impossible. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

My baby, she swallowing it back, like she trying real hard not to cry. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It had real cool covers, there were always drawings of smiling white people on it standing next to cars with wings or sitting in private submarines or eating a whole meal in one little pill. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ambiguity seems to be an essential, indispensable element for the transfer of information from one place to another by words, where matters of real importance are concerned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next shot showed the famous real estate tycoon Heath Huxley chuckling, “Thanks for doing our digging, kids.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And he was also big and strong enough to do real damage. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Niceville, Mississippi, is the name of our town because it doesn’t exist, but we decided a real state name would draw interest. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Really. She hates my real mom, and by extension, me. The whole holiday ski trip, she was nagging. ‘ Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was an accident, a real honest accident, with lots of us to blame. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The music crawls through my bones, seeps real deep into my skin. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But, as indicated above, the real importance of the singularity theorems was that they showed that the gravitational field must become so strong that quantum gravitational effects could not be ignored. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A meal here, gas there—the one real contact was the buying of the car, and the seller needing a buyer would naturally be friendly under those circumstances. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Goodman said, “You know, Sister Henderson, she wasn’t with me long enough for me to get the real habit of her, but still I miss her. She was sweet when she wanted to be.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina exclaimed, letting all of her real exhaustion and terror fill her voice. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The harmonic series is not just a useful idea constructed by music theory; it is often found in "real life," in the real-world physics of musical sounds. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

"Cretin at two o'clock," he says, real urgent. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thus imaginary numbers are in a sense numbers at right angles to ordinary real numbers. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the closest I’d ever come to having a real friend, and I didn’t even know where her house was. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But Jess never imagined that it was a real volcano, a killer that could explode. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

The culture shock I’d felt when I first got to campus was real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I thought of the way Frankie had convinced Joe to join his crew, using a disturbing example so vivid it had felt real: I’m giving you a choice. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Marina Raskova’s young aviators were thoroughly excited about finally being able to do the enemy some real damage. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

This meant not only that we were learning, in a real way, how to cohabit as a couple but also that Barack got to know my family in a more intimate way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Something about your dad, and the real reason you left your old faction.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

All those lives that have touched mine so briefly—most of them I don’t even know their real names, like Julie’s great-aunt and the driver of the Rosalie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

So in a real sense this is a great time to be alive. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It never feels like you think it’s going to. I suppose a lifesize statue looks enough like a real person to make you expect to feel skin.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I got nervous because we were still in school and didn’t have real jobs, but I was happy. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t nobody talk like that for real, only people in old movies and books.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Fur on end, it looked half again as big as it was in real life. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know his real name, or even if “he” was really a man. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then Archer appeared in the doorway, sweat gleaming at the edges of his face, his hair and clothing damp, and Sefia smiled—a real smile. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It’s gotten easier, especially now that Dad’s bought a real shower seat and installed a step on either side of the tub curb so I don’t have to land on the door guide. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It’s like a slower, 1950s version of the real city across that cool bridge we cabbed over last night. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She says real low, “Betty Dean, I want you to behave yourself today in church, you hear me? Don’t think I didn’t see you and your friends passing notes during service last week.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Seeing a real nice girl name Frances and I spec they was gone get married, but he was slow bout things like that. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The kid next to me—his name is Levi, according to the paper on his desk—turns his head real quick like I’ve scared him. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had used my real name on the pass. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She then reached in, pulled out an identical decoy box filled with real vitamin tablets, and offered some to her children, who accepted eagerly. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"You've heard it? Now, there's more to chopping someone's head off than giving them a healthy whack. A real master aims for the gap between the second and third cervical vertebrae. That's the sweet spot." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

We finally exchanged real names, though I think he already knew mine. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes alighted on the picture, then Dimple’s face in real life, then over Rishi as they passed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

That is, the different historical trajectories of Africa and Europe stem ultimately from differences in real estate. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You play this game like it’s a real game,” Luma told the Thirteens. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It’s all real subtle, and you both just know. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I note out of the corner of my occuli that this gets a smile—a real smile—from both moviegoers of the older generation. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now, I suspected, he was looking at pictures of the real thing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For Charles, marrying Emma made his religious doubts real and tangible. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that’s what Virgil needed, only he also needed real, practical guidance. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Apparently there’s a place not too far from here where they have real dinosaur tracks,” Dad continued. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But Rosa had been a real, though cruel and violent, person. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay insisted they call each other by their real names most of the time, which Tally had quickly gotten used to. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

You’d have a real hard time trying to figure out which instrument was your favorite. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t care that people think about his body and write about his sex life, real or imagined. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was my best friend, my only real friend. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In real life, I go totally silent around cute guys. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

A former burn victim herself, she knew that real flowers aren’t allowed in the burn ward because of the risk of infection. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Abilene’s parents found it charming that Abilene considered Edward real, and that she sometimes requested that a phrase or story be repeated because Edward had not heard it. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

He said that last part because Momma rolled her eyes and was real close to stopping everything by turning around and going back into the house. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

While, yes, Scoob’s wondering if this is another stop she and G’pop never made because of the circumstances, he’s not real sure he wants to ask. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Her real snores are so loud they scare the baby opossums. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Of course, it was all right to make comments at girls—particularly if they were insults—but real conversations were out, at least in public places. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just went through the motions, rigidly, by the numbers, without any heart or real emotion. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shock, his distress—it has to be real. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This feels like you’re back in the classroom, doesn’t it? No wonder you’re drifting. Come on, let’s go do some real work.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And because the house was locked and dark, and because she only believed in forty-watt bulbs, her lipstick mouth had shifted slightly off her real mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basically, the Sheep are the defenseless majority who are completely unwilling to acknowledge the inevitability of real danger, and trust the system to take care of them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I can’t say. He’s obsessed with his privacy. He wouldn’t tell me his real name for more than a span. Even now I don’t know if the name he’s given me is real.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Mother thought I didn't know. I pretended to believe they were my real parents, to make her happy." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile no Inner Party member wavers for an instant in his mystical belief that the war is real, and that it is bound to end victoriously, with Oceania the undisputed master of the entire world. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Lefty sounds like a real good name for a stick-up man. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We needed to animate the trends and test them against real experience, to supply characters and narrative. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

All the holograms of a real Illinois license, all the same colors, the same thick, laminated plastic, the same organ donor info. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Even if I tell her the real beasts are the captain and the bird, her answer will be the same. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“You’re welcome. I like to be helpful. It’s sort of a Nebraska thing. My pageant sponsor says I’ve got a real good chance at Miss Congeniality this year.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Finally, she heard real anger in his voice. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“She works real hard all week and I like to give her a little present, to let her know I know what’s going on.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deep down, I guess I always suspected Mom was a real human being. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the jersey over my head—the collar of my Persian Casual shirt stuck up underneath—but still, I felt like a real Iranian. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

JimmyTrotter said real fast, “If I want to see television, I go to Aunt Naomi’s. She has a new set. Color and stereo.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We aren’t considered “real people” who have feelings and dreams and ambitions—people who want the best for their children, I railed to myself. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was Bruce Herrod, the amiable thirty-seven-year-old deputy leader of the South African team, and the sole remaining member of that expedition with real mountaineering credentials. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

If Ibn al-Haytham offered plenty of real experiments, medieval philosophy is also full of thought experiments designed to test the implications of theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“To class or to the office,” Miss Saunders calls after them real loud and steady. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I pray to the God within me for the strength to ask Him the real questions.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at me real quick and then looked back down at his boots. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

At least ask me to write a real essay.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

While her hug felt real, that little spiel didn’t. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I think it must have arrived while the real Bathilda was alive, but perhaps she wasn’t in any fit state to read it?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“It sounded real pretty to hear it,” I told her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not only because he was going to have to live around three girls, but also because being six is a real rough age to be at. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“A real gun! And noise. And fire on my arm. And then my head...” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

And if they are safe, no real harm has been done. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The path isn’t even a real path, it’s just a place worn by whoever goes up and down here: boys, men. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the dashboard, to the right of the steering wheel, something real big was sticking out. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The true story of Aziz is more interesting than a magic fish anyway, and took place beside a real river called the Aras. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I hope the Changing doesn’t give us real memories—just plants fake ones. Some suspect it—I can only hope. If the world’s the way I saw it . . .” He trailed off, leaving an ominous silence. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Kyle would be in charge of running real fast and slamming the books into the shelves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It amazed Obinze that, because Nigel thought the man was a “real gent,” he did not complain about the dirty kitchen, as he ordinarily would have done. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was she had seen in the flash of light, it had been real, she was sure of that. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have a baby brother or sister real soon.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe they were in the way your father smiled at you even after you’d messed something up real bad. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The New York headquarters of NBC, CBS’s main competitor, received about six hundred phone calls asking if the invasion was real. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Art3mis: As you may recall, I tend to ramble in real time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The body of a gebbeth has been drained of true substance and is something like a shell or a vapor in the form of a man, an unreal flesh clothing the shadow which is real. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The machine we rent requires real upper body strength to operate, especially when it is attacking hard ground. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“An excellent host who had little real enjoyment in the ball.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that his defection was real, and they worked around the clock to contain the fallout. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A symbol to go with Aida was a bit of a problem, but finally Melanie picked the bird hieroglyph because it stood for the letter A in the real Egyptian alphabet. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped she would send somebody back to get us, but who would have the real courage to come? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For surely, there is no real doubt that is what occurred. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Although I was sure he’d cried before, like when his eyes were bloodshot after his best friend had died, Dad had never shed real tears in front of me. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Investigators were dispatched to the man’s home in Virginia, and it was eventually determined that he didn’t pose a “real threat.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It doesn't even matter that Hugo is there, as proud of Gerhard in his smart uniform as if he were his real father. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you have real eggs on the farm?” he asked. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Through art alone, the Mexica said, can human beings approach the real. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her eyes get real wide when she sees my name. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the message, I added a short postscript: PS—I think you look even more beautiful in real life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Some of them I’d taught how to write their names, so this is a real memento of my time here. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now back in the real worlds I sat at my desk and crossed every single item off the list. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Make sure that it is the real Strider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I think about it all the time, but now that it’s a real possibility, the idea of it scares me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Miss Emily had told us it could be painful and a big failure if you didn’t get wet enough and this was my one real worry. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped her hands to her sides and opened her eyes to a world that wasn’t real anymore. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“True, but don’t forget that real agents always work in pairs.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There was a mistletoe dagger in her hand, though, and they were no longer in the swamp, so it had to be real. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

So I ceased to have any real sense of it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The real Henry is beautiful, distant, boring, and closed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The real world made fake for your amusement. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There was real hurt in his voice, a hurt Ekon had never heard before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But none of it seemed real then—it was like seeing a movie landscape. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Never once had I suspected she wasn’t real. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A good enough reason but not the real one, which he soon gave me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

All those plans I had—photography courses and cookery classes—when it comes down to it, they feel a hit pointless, as if I’m playing at real life instead of actually living it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the problem is that you are not even a real Americanah. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bet you in other parts of this country, where there’s no real winter, people miss out on spring,” Grandma said. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

To prove it, however—have a fight, a real falling-out—was far from desirable. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not real fun, of course, since I’d heard him brag to people that he had a “fifteen-year-old who is reading Tolstoy.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She had only ever seen a real tattoo on Kin, and his didn’t look swirly or golden at all. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

In real life, he turns and walks away. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Probably just some crazy advertisement, anyway—not a real letter at all.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He became less of a stage character and more of a real person. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

His peg leg is stretched out comfy; his real one is carrying both the beat and the guitar’s weight. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes real tight-like and picture the spread her mom’s made: chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, and buttered corn, all with a side of love. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We could go to a place where Amil didn’t see his words differently and I knew how to talk easily in front of people and had real friends. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Well...I mean...real emotional support dogs aren't allowed in school, unfortunately. Plus, I couldn't just buy you a dog. Your mom might not be okay with that. But I thought maybe this could help." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Watching her, I lit a cigarette and said I didn’t think a sense of humor was of any use in a real pinch. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Jack was the only person she knew with an imagination, at least a real one. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She was dolled up like a Christmas tree in a red velvet skirt, a red and white striped waist, and a red velvet hat trimmed in real holly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She had a distant memory of the taste of real tea, buried with her recollections of sugar and birthday cake. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“The real reason you want to stay here is Miguel. Isn’t that so?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Char sees him, she starts talking real proper, all up in his face, telling him how she likes his braids. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was real interested in all of it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But this morning I noticed a real improvement when I went through the massage and desensitizing routine. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I decide to get in my hidey-hole and slide all the way underneath the dresser and look up at my name and feel it It’s not my real name. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the real coup was how Sofía had managed to have the husbands included this year. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

One of the boys has his hand on the panther’s back, like they’re pals who’ve discovered the real meaning of friendship. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He had been vice-president at the time when the real president, McKinley, had been shot in a provincial city. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the real stumbling block was the bases. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

At such times, a chance acquaintance or even a stranger was easily able to lose his ‘real’ meaning and assume an identity in the unconscious traumatic configuration. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tail, too, was made of real rabbit fur and was fluffy and soft and well shaped. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The place was part of the real world, then, and not a supernatural realm. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I say, and suddenly the hole in my sneakers is real interesting to look at. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was to reassure himself that they were real and not part of his desperate imaginings. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think its nice. You seem real, like this.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Plus she knew I was too scared to have a real match anyway. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Lacey had been fielding dozens of e-mails—none with real information—from the flyers her cousin had put in record stores in New York. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

If only he was with a real battalion, fighting with a gun. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“In North Korea, paranoia was a rational response to real conditions and it helped these people survive,” said Kim Hee-kyung, a clinical psychologist who spoke to me in her office at Hanawon. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

All of the light fixtures look like real gold, and they’ve got one of the biggest fish tanks I’ve ever seen in my life, with tropical fish swimming around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She wished she had told him her real name. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It is extremely unlikely, therefore, that the death penalty, as currently practiced in the United States, exerts any real influence on crime rates. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I had to admit, the more I saw of her, the easier it was to believe she was a plant, a joke, anything but real. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The contents of the saddlebags were then returned—along with documents that had been created by Washington’s men but that looked like real British documents. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her about the beautiful sunsets and all those images of Mary people have seen, all stuff Mom and Dad have said before, all stuff that used to seem so real to me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dijksterhuis did another similar experiment, only this time in the real world. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” said Finny, “then I knew there was a real war on.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost said, The toilets smell real nice! Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was a good job it was not a real pistol he was holding, Winston thought. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I have to use the chart because when I look at real faces I don’t Get It. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, in real life, things can get considerably more complex. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Been a long time. A real long time.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The best antidote to astrology in particular and to pseudoscience in general is, as Carl Sagan has written, real science, whose wonders are as amazing but have the added virtue of probably being real. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them are real dumb, but I love the one with the kid who wants the BB gun. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He was saving money from his book royalties, tournament winnings, and exhibitions, and he informed his mother that he was doing “real well financially.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We need a real pizza place in this town,” Lydia said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

After Atsbani wrote the real scores down, he told everyone to stay put, then left the room. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But they could not carry on a real conversation. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more, I said it aloud, the more real it felt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The only real question in the minds of either side was whether Indian spiritual forces could affect Europeans, and vice versa. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He looked like the real Vincent Price, too, with the same widow’s peak and goatee. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The game was still running through my mind, almost slipping into a real dream, when Moms came to the door. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I can handle the facsimile, but I can’t handle the real thing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But the space where the photo had been was real. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a mic in a corner, but a real recording booth with a real microphone. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Right, so what do they think? Do they think you murdered me and put me down the garbage disposer or something? Or maybe I'm locked in a closet? Come on, Mom. Get real." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told herself that if the ghost of the creature could not speak or see, then no real harm could be done. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He and I wowed the people who came to see our exhibits, telling them about our studies and what it was like to fire off a real rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Get a real car and some real money, and I’ll consider letting you date my sister,” Glenn said through his open window. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

No real development, especially in the bust A figure like a child’s, flat and tame. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, the pressure of his fingers seemed like the only real thing in the world, and if she let go, all the pieces of her would scatter, spinning wildly into the black. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Which was weird because when he played his musical instrument, he was real calm and silent. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“No, no, Miss Gilly. Nobody’s trying to make a fool of you. The real old English is at the front. Try over a way.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

On Rose’s side of the bridge, the design was pretty everyday—just like her city was like real life. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

In the elevator on the way down a guy with a bandaged face was moaning real loud and the woman with him was patting him on the shoulder. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He did not want to disappoint or disillusion Tater, the way the real Duke had disillusioned Fred. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A few of them have real spirit, they are superb. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t had a real shower since the morning of the wreck. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was even a yellowed human skeleton in one corner of the room: Mo did not know if it was real or not, but right now it was creeping her out. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There’s even a babbling stream that snakes its way through the room, but there are no fish—at least no real ones. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was so strange and I thought maybe I was dreaming, but her hand on my arm felt like a real touch. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and realize Suma doesn’t even know my real name. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Not real sure what to say to that. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I caught myself before my fourteen-billion-year-old teenage atoms let my mouth say something horrible—that Tracy wasn’t my real mom, even though she was the only mom I remembered. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

"I bet on a hot day like this, we could actually make some real money in the lemonade business." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

They were, indeed, but both she and the boy knew that the real reason she was forced to hand the letter over was the fact that she could not read. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s real. She doesn’t seem the type to play games.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’ll never be popular but I know the few people who do like me, like the real me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A real, long, serious soak, in a tub with bubbles in it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I shook his hand, and it occurred to me that because he was always eating my dust, the dumb fishcake had never won a real race and probably didn’t know how. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

A real tournament was distinct from a joust In a joust the knights tilted or fenced with each other singly, for a prize. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

These kids were the real deal at my school. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Impulsively, as if to, see if he was real, Jonathan reached out to touch him again. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, this is real nice,” she said, her fork poised above her plate. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his words had given Catherine real fear. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ran out of real coffee months ago. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman who owned it was a sour crone with a wandering eye who looked them over suspiciously and bit the coin that Catelyn offered her to make sure it was real. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Most of the material that you were dealing with had no connection with anything in the real world, not even the kind of connection that is contained in a direct lie. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“So I guess the real question is,” says Zeke, folding his hands on the table, “if you were Erudite, what would you say at this meeting?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever expression is there, unseen by me, is real. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

So today I decided to explore for real. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I barely have time for my real chores. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“And are they upon such terms as for her to disclose the real truth? Oh, that I knew how it was!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“It was my first time in a real web,” confessed Luxa. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “That’s true. We could be real business partners. How much do you think we could charge?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Max was before him, quiet, white, solid, real. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And despite Clement’s radical rhetoric and carefully arranged Soul Brother appearance, Riddick had already heard who the real militant in Durham was, and he watched her working her people for a few more seconds. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t real, Ekon knew that, but his heartbeat still quickened. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Only the fountain seemed real, spewing forth sand like a reminder of Gaia’s limitless power. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He remembered hearing and believing, as a child, that if you died in your dreams, you would die in real life. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“You reckon this is the real one?” asked Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The vision seemed so vivid, but then Joseph remembered Leo wasn’t real, and the boy dissolved like smoke into the winter sky. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think why I called her name so I just kind of threw out, “You look real pretty.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had advised Walter and his family that we would likely need to go to an appellate court for any real chance of relief, despite how positive everyone thought the hearing had been. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe I knew exactly who he was, but I never wanted to admit it to myself, because he was my only real friend. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was just grateful for a crispy taste of something that connected this creepy, buzzing heat with real summertime. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marines at Da Nang were doing well, but there were far too few of them to make a real difference. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The real push now is to go a step lower, but the car makers won’t say ‘lower.’ Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I thought about that, considered that dinosaurs, real dinosaurs, had walked near where I now sat in a Chinese restaurant drinking a Shirley Temple, tens of millions of years later. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He get in junior high and we play this game where I give him a real simple word and he got to come up with a fancy one like it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

—No. I just looked at her, and I said, like real soft and easy—“Thanks.” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just stay there, watch while she roll real slow down the road. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The trouble with screen talking is it keeps going on and on until someone finally decides to get back to real life. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For a long time I practiced, and learned. And I’ve made ornaments for many of the guardians. Now, though, I do real work. Important work.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the real things that Byrd says make sense; only he wasn’t the one who found Ray. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was so much easier to think it was real when two people believed it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The building industry was planning a banquet for contractors, real estate dealers, and real estate editors. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess, technically, this is the first time I’ve been on a real date, too. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

One explanation of Guenever, for what it is worth, is that she was what they used to call a “real” person. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came forward with a toasted marshmallow on a stick and tried to pluck it off, real, casual-like. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

You do that first, in your head, and then you make it real. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your real name, Liberty?” he barked at her as if she were a soldier in his army. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds, a real smile lit up his face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I see your touch everywhere. You’ve made this a real home away from home.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

This kind of work usually took a lot of time, particularly because he’d never had real training. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I always believed that my happily ever after with my real mother was just over the next horizon. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

If it is different from all the numbers on the list, it can’t be on the list—but we already assumed our list contains all real numbers; after all, it was a perfect seating list. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Aunt Aggie was more my momma than my real momma, in the end. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Those girls were real friendly, the Coca-Cola was going down good, and come fall I’d be long gone, I told myself, pushing aside the wobbly feeling I’d been having off and on. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dad was in the United Auto Workers at work so seniority was real important in our house. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, let me be real: I know not every rapper out there is rich. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Every challenge I’ve faced, it's been What would Martin do? and I could never come up with a real answer. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sure I always knew where she was, but that is never the same thing as having a real parent there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shucks, even though it was Bugs who’d come real close to getting his heart poked, I was the one who was still having trouble catching my breath. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

And when the shadow struck, leaving me there on the ground, crying and bleeding, that wasn’t real, either. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the space between dreaming and wakefulness, I think of a real argument, long ago—four years ago—after our first and only round of IVF failed, when I wanted to try again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll see—different spirits show up, and most are real down for the cause, because that’s why they here, you know?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

If that tight little spaceship was a happy home, then that astronaut’s real home must have been a sad one. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Just—“By the time you wash up—” She was a real lady, my mother. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think because we had never been able to have a funeral, to visit her grave, to mourn her properly, it never became real to me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In my dreams I always went in alone, but in real life it seemed selfish. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma and Daddy were relieved to hear there was no real damage. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When you set those traps up you’re supposed to hide somewhere nearby, so you can put the dead down real quick. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Too much of it, though, was a real problem. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I don't really know if I mean that, like for real, but...I might, because it might be true. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

From his sheepish smile I knew that she had given him a real scolding. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the men knew that danger and death were real possibilities on the expedition, the pain from the loss of Simplicio was felt by everyone. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The message from Miss Perumal was obviously real, so why hadn’t she told him in the first place? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grasses and real trees and real bushes still grew beyond the barbed-wire fence posted with a big sign: PRIVATE, NO TRESPASSING. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I remember being shocked at the feel of him—I was a medic, but still I half expected him to be plastic, not real. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know Pop had a real reason to be sick. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Which would be a real comfort to me, I’m sure,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Never having been in love, this is going to be a real trick. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of him, staring at him as if he wasn't real. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Still, the idea of a real adventure lifted his spirits. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he was on his crutches he moved real graceful and smooth. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“We’ve never been inside your vault....It isn’t the real sword! It’s a copy, just a copy!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He put his arms all up around me, real gentle. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And inside it would have real stairs, not hallway stairs, but stairs inside like the houses on T.V. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet was standing near the fountain and she had a real low shirt on, to show off her lesion, because the stars of the Oh? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I write about what happened, then it’s proof you’re real. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Puerto Rican time is a joke, but it’s also a real thing with Team Alejo. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Henry D., whose real name is Henry Dilkes, is a quiet country boy, always polite. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried kicking a couple holes in the bathroom door, but I was too shattered to inflict any real damage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Somehow I think I’m safe in this vessel, though I wouldn’t mind actually hitting something, as if that might confirm the real dangers in the world. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was real conversation, dancing slow with another person, not all these words. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t read a real series like that since I was a kid, and it was exciting to live again in an infinite fiction. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You know which animal in the ocean is a real fighter? And your mom’s favorite, Delsie?” he says, pointing at the ring on my finger. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Now, there is simply no possibility of a real change in the Negro’s situation without the most radical and far-reaching changes in the American political and social structure. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes,” he said, mounting the steps, “they all seem like real nice boys when they pay their rent.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Her name is Love. Her real name. And it’s nothing yet, but I like her a lot.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Chrysaor’s golden gorgon mask snarled at him, though it was impossible to tell what his real expression might be underneath. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Gentlemen,” said Reverend Buckminster slowly, “there clearly are real dangers I had not anticipated.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

They had an influence out of all proportion to their numbers....While always posing as a woman's protest, the real strength of the movement was in the men. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The referee was right: Plutarch’s experience was an indirect experience, just as Aristotle’s phenomena were based on other people’s experiences; Garzoni’s and della Porta’s experiences were based on real, personally performed tests. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

For all these months I’d imagined malaria as a stealthy, secret enemy, but now that it was fully upon me it was as real as anything. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spoon Man, whose real name was Terence Oglethorpe, was a large, almond-brown man, almost as wide as the wagon itself, his belly ballooning over his belt. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Rotten apples started coming at me real hard and fast so I left. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the first time Henrietta’s real name appeared in print. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

That’s assuming he did a real count, instead of just saying any old number. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She reached out and touched Tally’s real nose. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her real name, she said, was Helen Harris, and she was only a few months older than I was. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Just checking. I mean, you two are looking real nice,” E.J. says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s only now that he’s been corrupted that I can fully appreciate the real Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But some of the kids in their school actually believed Skeleton Woman was real. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then he opened both dead eyes at once then both live ones till by and by your head was back to whirling and you knowed this boy had been wrong, this conjurer was real! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It feels like a real triumph to be on the first stone of the walkway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z