His father was a wealthy white planter and engineer who recognized that the boy whom he had fathered with a free woman of color was unusually smart. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m almost positive this is your Beiderman. My dad recognized the first name.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In the 1970s, the NSA was reluctant to say much about William in public, but it did at least recognize him within its own circles. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Turning to look at me, the barefoot man said, “I don’t recognize you. Have you been here before?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed to recognize them, like old friends. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recognized the pimply wizard: His name was Stan Shunpike, and he was in fact a conductor on the triple-decker Knight Bus. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, I recognized it: the palace of the Titans on top of Mount Othrys, otherwise known as Mount Tamalpais, in California. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

One caterpillar eyebrow lifted above the glasses as he recognized the name. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lie in bed staring at the ceiling, I don’t know who I am, There’s little that I can Fully recognize. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

‘Why would I assume my own brother would recognize me? I am Kymopoleia!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I see Balekin move from speaking with a woman I don’t recognize. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then finally I got to the address I’d been given and rang the bell, and the second he opened the door I recognized him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Big Bucks Ballard wouldn’t recognize it if he tripped and fell into it over his freaking head, he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she turned to give a nervous smile to whoever it was, she recognized the pink scar beside his left eye. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The house he does not recognize, and the bag could have been any soldiers, but he knows the notebook instantly. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The noise around me muffles, and the image in my mind of the five thousand dollars starts to waver until it finally blurs into something I no longer recognize. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Let us recognize that the first right of every American is to be free from domestic violence. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Harry curried Ulysses in the lantern light and hummed a song that I recognized with a lurch as “I Love You Truly.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Within the first few months of her return to her parents’ home, Ammu quickly learned to recognize and despise the ugly face of sympathy. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turns and his face flushes red when he recognizes me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Some of it I don’t recognize, but there’s a list on the refrigerator door: stuffing, cranberry sauce, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, black-eyed peas, sweet potato pie, Haitian rice and beans. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Had their families recognized them when they’d emerged from their desolate work? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Before she has a chance to not recognize me, Papito says, “It’s Virginia.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekman then began to layer one action unit on top of another, in order to compose the more complicated facial expressions that we generally recognize as emotions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Some of them I don’t recognize, but some I do. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I only recognize Chief Crowe, who dashes over and grabs me by both shoulders. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The Muslim program began with recognizing that color and addiction have a distinct connection. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she returned to the great hall she asked a servant there how to find the stables, and she saw that he recognized her as well. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside me, Jody's cheeks bloomed like good apples, and here and there in the little congregation I recognized other faces of other girls from college and my home town who had known Joan. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I look at my father for some sign that he recognizes this odd behavior. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The hall stank of garbage, urine, and other thick smells I couldn’t recognize. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The high-voltage transformers in the courtyard also were showing their age; Brobeck appraised them as “equipment Marconi would have recognized.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a motorcycle jacket over her cocktail dress and has a slight posture he recognizes from his own mother as a reformed chainsmoker. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thus we are obliged to recognize that both realists and relativists have a good point. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Neel liked hearing his mother make music again—she had been sick for so long, her temperature raging until she hardly recognized them. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were tons of pictures of flowers, but most were of her and her grandmother, who I recognized from the funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I scan around but don’t recognize my father anywhere. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

First to emerge was a policeman whom Roy recognized as Officer Delinko; then the bald construction foreman with the rotten temper; then a snooty- looking guy with silver hair and dorky sunglasses. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave her the one package she hadn’t recognized. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you want? Go away!” it said, but then it recognized Trashman. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was a man trying to create greatness, and the phonies were too ignorant to recognize anything beyond their own limitations. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore panted and then spoke in a voice Harry did not recognize, for he had never heard Dumbledore frightened like this. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I recognized the one in front from that one morning in the nursery. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The latter were programmed to recognize specific people. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chip recognized a few faces in the yard. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jay plucked out a small book, and I recognized it as the one Jehovah’s Witnesses gave out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I recognized the voice from the phone call yesterday. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I do not know for sure, I only guess. Tell me, Gregor the Overlander, recognize you this?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aware in some corner of my consciousness that I was dreaming, I recognized the green light of the forest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s better never to be recognized at all.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Doubtless that is why the coachman from Ashton Place took only a moment to recognize Penelope on the platform. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I think I even recognize the one who brought Lolo home. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I recognized another man whose picture I’d seen in the newspapers: the famous lawyer Thurgood Marshall, the man who had delivered the argument that resulted in the Supreme Court’s 1954 school integration ruling. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t just walk me out of here. The guards will recognize me,” he snarled. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Among them I recognized the weavings of some of the nearby villages. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The magistrate did not recognize Painter Chen, but Liang recognized him as the young judge, now much older. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Among them, Tally recognized faces from those who’d made a stand at the mess hall. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She came onto the path, and it took a moment for the huntress to recognize her, for most of the daylight was gone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first Triphena pretended not to recognize her at all—“this grand lady come from the city of looms and spindles.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The laughter erupting from my throat sounds so euphoric I don’t recognize it as mine. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had a notion that the prince felt secretly disappointed not to be recognized by any of his subjects. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

This garden is the one I didn’t recognize—from Gram’s unfinished painting. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer recognized that Lawrence’s politics had evolved to reflect those of the people who had become his patrons and friends, men like Alfred Loomis and Jack Neylan. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

What I really want is a cigarette, and I'm always searching the menu in the hope that some courageous young chef has finally recognized tobacco as a vegetable. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He recognized a few people—a woman with a baby, two men, a teenage girl—but no one he knew well. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I really want to show you the market. And we could get you a disguise so no one would recognize you in a million years.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He recognizes the stack of magazines in her lap as her weekly tabloid roundup, and he’s just decided he doesn’t want to know when she chucks one at him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Cora recognized the boys and girls who accompanied her, even if the children did not remember her as the Andersons’ old girl. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, first there’s something I have to share. About me and Teresa. There’s a reason Gaily accused me of so much stuff, and why everyone who’s gone through the Changing recognizes me.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It took some experts many years to even recognize that crime was falling, so confident had they been of its continuing rise. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

What I mean is that no one we recognized was looking out through her eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man was paralyzed with bewilderment, recognizing how worn out he was, when he tried to summon up his fury and his hatred and was unable to find them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feeling was so unexpected that it took a moment to recognize it as hope. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It seemed to follow me like my shadow these days, but I recognized now how it was trailing everyone else, too. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But where had I got this notion of doing something in the future, of going away from home and accomplishing something that would be recognized by others? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chairman of Truman’s English department recognized a passion and potential in Volpe and hired him in November of 1969, a few months after the school year started, to teach English. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Most of them, especially those who came to the principality as new men, when they recognized the difficulty resulting from the two opposing humours, turned to appeasing the soldiers, caring little about injuring the people. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The commander stood on the porch with an officer I didn’t recognize. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

There are giant rented speakers blasting a song I don’t recognize, but it has the most perfect thudding bass, like a heartbeat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But we may not be so dependent on mutants from here on, or perhaps there are more of them around than we recognize. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the nasty after-bites of the White Noise as the old friends they were. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Meggie thought she recognized the place where Basta had met them when they drove past it—it was the hill from which she had seen the village for the first time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The impression she gave as she moved through her own house was of a celebrity in a crowded restaurant, trying not to be recognized. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But all of those, once recognized, can be overcome. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Foxgloves and larkspurs formed a tidy bed framed by other plants Matt didn’t recognize. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds it there for a moment and lowers his weapon, recognizing her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Annabeth pulled out a gold coin that I recognized as a drachma, the currency of Mount Olympus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He shrugged, shoulders thick with sudden irritability, as though he could not believe she did not recognize her good fortune. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I recognize each building we pass as one I walked by every time I missed the bus home from school. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Behind it was what Shirley recognized as a tiny room for bathing, even though the tub was neither tall nor round nor of wood. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you into comics or any kind of art? I don’t recognize your costume.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I am always amazed that no one recognizes me out of context,” Isobel says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Stanley had to figure out how to teach him to recognize each letter. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was: when he turned toward me, I recognized his face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The chaplain recognized the bathrobe and pajamas as official hospital attire. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She paused and looked at her reflection in those mirrors, and she could barely recognize herself. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Old Man of the Moon with his bag of red threads, the Spirit of the Mountain holding up the moon as only he could...Pinmei recognized them all. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Massive statues of people I didn’t recognize lined the path leading to an enormous golden domed palace. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And now they were all that was left to be recognized of him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

On one side, my mother wrote: Ryan Dear, I hope I recognize you next time I see you. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ralph was a specialist in thought now, and could recognize thought in another. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Nina loved luxury and this was expensive—roses and something else, something his pauper’s nose didn’t recognize. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The chaplain took a long moment to reply; he had recognized Yossarian’s handwriting. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I'd played enough computer games in my time to recognize a quest when I saw one. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

After hours of questioning, Colonel Wells showed Mudd another photograph of Lincoln’s killer and asked him whether he recognized the man in the picture as the stranger. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognizes the bird, too, some wild thing they call a groosling in her district. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then a photo pops up of someone I do recognize. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

With insults and threats they led her in to Colonel Garcia, whom she could recognize blindfolded by his habitual cruelty, even before he opened his mouth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I recognized them as the steward’s men. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“My father went to the store and bought it as a treat. I recognized it right away and loved it. So he would buy lots of chocolate for us all the time.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In each container, herbs I recognize from class are growing next to vegetables I’ve never seen before. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But I thought the receptionist might recognize the box number, so I said, "I better pay now," and peeled five dollar notes off the roll in my pocketbook. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They didn’t give me credit for having the same sensitivity, intellect, and understanding that they would have been ready and willing to recognize in a white boy in my position. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

From their hiding places a horde of children—Jonas recognized Fiona in the group—emerged, running in a crouched position, firing across the field. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I recognize her: She danced with Veturius at the Moon Festival. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The freezer case was stuffed with bags of pita bread and vegetables she didn’t recognize. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

As days went by, we could recognize the conductor from afar. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take clerks long to recognize Ann and to decide that it was easier to just wait on the large black woman as soon as she was ready. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bloom recognized also that as czar of the Midway he no longer had to worry about seeking a concession for his Algerian Village. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And then he must’ve recognized me because he gave a shout, slammed down the whiskey bottle, and began to scramble toward me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The average American, for example, can distinguish easily between the verses and refrain of any pop song, but will have trouble recognizing what is going on in a piece of music for Balinese gamelan. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He recognized Yossarian as the drunk who had accosted him roughly at the officers’ club one night before the first mission to Bologna, and he swung his displeasure prudently to Dunbar. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She only nodded, signing to him with her brows, a sign he recognized. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some faculty to enable you to recognize wisdom and incline you to respect and obey it.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As if recognizing their exhaustion, the grandfather announced that they would take a break. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Her gentle efforts to guide the hand of destiny, by decoying her master with fertile tricks or by reticent considerations these had not bean strong enough to be recognized in the despotism of fife. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized some of the women, big-hipped and solid, whom I had seen sitting on those same benches since we had moved to the neighborhood. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

From 150 million kilometers away, we recognize its power. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I was trying was to be somebody I could recognize as having the values and interests that I had learned were good. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Much of that remaining land consists of more than three hundred federally recognized reservations. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The music swells and I recognize the brilliance of it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In these perfect forms, he believed he had recognized the invisible supporting structures for the spheres of the six planets. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As might have been predicted, it did not recognize Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Not at all. It was shepherds who were the first to recognize a king that the rest of the world refused to acknowledge. So, it’s not surprising that kings would talk to shepherds.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t recognize him. Not without his football uniform.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by the time my dad made it to America, I didn't recognize him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Nailer scanned the arrayed thugs, recognizing some of the killers that his father ran with. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The spectacles are unmistakable, and Maddie recognized him right away and was so immediately suspicious she didn’t step through the door. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Prince Dain is frowning over the letter, and suddenly I understand—he recognizes my copy of the handwriting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To be sure, the medieval man might not have recognized it as such, since it had no functional significance. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know the man yet, but his practiced eye would recognize him when he appeared. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Livingston had discovered electrical focusing by sheer ingenuity and serendipity; Lawrence recognized the underlying principle, which enabled him to incorporate it into subsequent designs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Gwin climbed up to his shoulder, baring his tiny teeth, sharp as splinters of glass, as if he had recognized the hatred in Meggie’s eyes as they rested on his master. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Any customers who recognized the handsomest, best-dressed man in Washington kept it to themselves and did not disturb him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was definitely a voice, but not one he recognized. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

So simple and timeless that I can recognize it, immediately, as food. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Tendai had practiced with one at the police firing range and recognized it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, as the defects of both these kinds of infantry are recognized, a new type can be organized that is able to withstand cavalry and has no fear of foot-soldiers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo thought for a second that he had hit the wrong window, but then he recognized the girl. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

And before he can argue, adds, “Pigeons recognize kindness in others...Pigeons can do backflips.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Vendors in the bazaar, sitting behind pyramids of oiled, shining vegetables, grew to recognize him and would attend to him amidst the clamoring of their other customers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t been there lately. I couldn’t recognize her in that condition anyway.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth opened a little and he looked at Gatsby and then back at Daisy as if he had just recognized her as some one he knew a long time ago. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She recognized one of them as the soldier in green from so long ago—the same soldier she knew was not a soldier, any more than he was a guard now. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When she felt okay enough to open her eyes, she wasn’t standing on hardwood anymore but on thick green carpet that was easy to recognize: it was the top floor of Redemption’s house. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Tam Lin says the scorpion recognizes the fingerprints and DNA of El Patron. And you’re his clone.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He described this scene to me. I recognized it when the automaton drew the picture.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

When I put my hands down to look again, I recognize the old brown man and the old gray woman walking toward me out of the pine forest. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia stops, looks around like she recognizes no one around her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Straightforward copies can usually be recognized as such on internal evidence alone. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bent down, and laughed bitterly when she recognized what it was. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Motives which were already present to some small extent in the great wars of the early twentieth century have now become dominant and are consciously recognized and acted upon. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Aru recognized this type of Otherworld person from the paintings in the museum. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She is out of her senses and does not recognize me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She recognized landmarks Jason had told her about—the hippodrome, the coliseum, the temples and parks, the neighborhood of Seven Hills with its winding streets, colorful villas, and flowering gardens. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a double guard stationed at the nunciature gate, but when they recognized Senator Trueba and saw the diplomatic plates on the car, they let them in with a salute. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Major de Coverley swept it away with mighty displeasure the moment he recognized what it was, his good eye flaring up blindingly with fiery disdain and his enormous old corrugated face darkening in mountainous wrath. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She probably wouldn’t have recognized their value, but she might have talked about them to her mother or to Hattie. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Scaling Revolution had the effect of forcing even those who continued to believe in a divine architect to recognize the coherence of this view. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was a faint odor that I recognized. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the bright sunshine, we didn’t recognize the vehicle until it got very close. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As afraid as he was of being recognized, he had to figure out why they had come. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In yesterday's restaurants it was possible both to visualize and to recognize your meal. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was a silly disguise, but no one seemed to recognize me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I recognized the move from a YouTube video of a Texas dance team. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the daylight the room was not familiar to Jake, but he recognized the man’s face instantly and it was as though he had known him a very long time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I recognized him immediately as the mustached officer who came into the estate months earlier. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After a few days, he realized she had recognized him, but he did not abandon his precaution of keeping her blindfolded, even when they were alone. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The State has not been looking for a third person, a ringleader for this crime, because I think they recognize that this person doesn't exist.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Paul Marshall had seen her too, but had not recognized her, and nor had Aunt Hermione or Uncle Cecil who had not met her in years. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

For some crazy reason, I begin to worry that maybe they’ll recognize me. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But we had different business that day, and it took us to a big brick building I recognized, immediately, as a jail. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I don't recognize these berries, perhaps they are edible, but I'm guessing this is some evil trick on the part of the Gamemakers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He knew exactly who had once read her those stories, for he had recognized her face the instant he first saw her in Capricorn’s house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

All she wanted, for now, was proof that her country recognized her husband as a citizen. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

As I put his food on the fire, I see four stones to my left and recognize a pathfinder’s sign. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t recognize any of the other men around Mayor Carr. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Wes looked him up and down again, desperate to recognize him and put his mind at ease. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Every time we saw buzzards circling overhead, Dad would say that he recognized Buster among them and that he was coming back to thank us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Flappily, though, my fears turn out to be entirely unwarranted: during a month of poverty and toil, no one recognizes my face or my name, which goes unnoticed and for the most part unuttered. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands dropped from where they were hovering over the plastic hanger’s shoulders, and it took me a moment to recognize what was happening. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ho sent a series of messages to President Harry Truman, asking the United States to recognize the independent nation of Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t prevent someone from recognizing him if they saw his face, but at least it would garner less attention. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My brother Philbeit had told me that on his last visit, she had recognized him somewhat. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been so long since I felt it that I barely recognize it at first. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A new consciousness is developing which recognizes that we are one species. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know their every step and movement; I would recognize them at any distance. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And her skin is so black! Americans probably don't even recognize her as a Bengali." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He recognized her even less when she threw her arm around him like an old friend. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and Jinjoo saw her father appear with a young man she recognized as Mr. Pak from their watch store. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They don’t know that Muslims recognize Moses, Abraham, and Jesus as prophets. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He probably doesn’t recognize me in these tight clothes, and I don’t blame him. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In real life she was a little paler and a little smaller than the picture suggested, but of course Basta still recognized her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I recognized Mike’s voice calling out of the gloomy heart of the trees, but I couldn’t see him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They can hear the call of a male vervet and recognize whether it comes from their own group or a neighboring group. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

People accustomed to keeping domesticated animals lacked the conceptual tools to recognize that the Indians were practicing a more distant kind of husbandry of their own. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I also opened a bank account, rented a post office box, and bought a plastic bowl and a spoon at Woolworth’s, a store whose name I recognized from London. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The stars in any constellation are all so far away that we cannot recognize them as a three-dimensional configuration as long as we are tied to Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even over the peanut butter, Pax recognized the scent: his boy’s father. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They let her in to see him, and he did not recognize her; his eyes were milky and distant. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman’s voice held a touch of pride, and Koffi relaxed as she recognized the fluid way she spoke Zamani. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Each of the Richardsons, as Mrs. Richardson carefully laid the photos out on the table in a line, knew which was meant for them, recognized it instantly, as they might have recognized their own faces. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

To his chagrin, Willey quickly recognized that the natural “knolls” were, in truth, human-made "temple-type platform mounds," evidence of a more materially advanced culture than he had imagined possible for the era. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t recognize it but kept it anyway. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In one quick glance Bigwig recognized Chervil, Avens and Groundsel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think I sounded anything like myself, but the boys recognized my voice at once. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Wistar failed completely to recognize the bone’s significance and merely made a few cautious and uninspired remarks to the effect that it was indeed a whopper. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I recognize the smell of vanilla incense because Beth’s been burning it recently. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He talked to them in Cantonese, and Chinese words were the first they recognized and tried to repeat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized those tracks from the many winters in Piatra Neamț where I had stumbled out onto the frozen pond with a neighbor friend, dull blades tied to the bottoms of our shoes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

At his side was a redheaded girl Jason recognized from Camp Half-Blood—their oracle, Rachel Elizabeth Dare. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Finally at one a voice answered with a gruff “Yes?” and she pushed the door open to see one of the tenders, a man she didn’t recognize, busy at a desk. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just about everyone recognized the story from the diary, and by April, my days as Gul Makai, the secret diarist, would be over. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The door flew open as soon as he knocked and the goldfish man was face-to-face with a woman he scarcely recognized. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. It turned out to be your wife dressed in your flight suit. We recognized her by her mustache,” Major Reynolds, Bull’s executive officer, shot back. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My ‘silly’ disguises are useful for other reasons, but yes, Constance, it would be unfortunate if some enemy from my past recognized me, but I couldn’t recognize him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was known to fire longtime employees for not recognizing an obscure line of movie dialogue he quoted, or if he discovered they weren’t familiar with one of his favorite cartoons, comic books, or videogames. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He made an effort to get her to recognize him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Still going over my countless pockets, I found a lump that I didn’t recognize. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The people of the valley liked him and were glad he had come to live there, for they recognized a man of substance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy was certain Robin recognized June from that picture she had drawn earlier, hence all the winking and smiling, but Ivy found she didn’t mind. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly like the one they ring in the Justice Building on New Year’s but close enough for me to recognize it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I would barely have recognized you, the North has changed you so,” he said, wondering if she had really pressed herself against him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I recognize 125th Street the first time I set foot on it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized it immediately and the memories of the attack rushed at me in a torrent I couldn’t stop. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Jim opened his mouth and then clapped it shut, recognizing that Mom was on the edge. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The kind ones recognize, somewhere deep inside their starched uniforms, that there is something perverse about what they're doing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As we made our way to the Big House, I recognized a lot of kids from last summer. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize the multicolored fish with the crooked eye. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

There’s a lined school notebook open on the kitchen table, which I recognize as the dining table from their other house with the two middle leaves taken out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

What if one of them had recognized him? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I recognized the twinkle in his eyes, but his face ... he looked like he’d aged forty years. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the 1940s, the condition was not well understood, and the doctors at Walter Reed did not recognize it in William. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

All James said was, “I recognized the symbols from one of my cipher books. I was happy to help. Sometimes two eyes are better than one.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She looks down, breathes deeply, and continues: “I know that we recognize no leader, so I have no right to address you as if that is what I am,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had to press the plastic flat and lean my forehead against the glass to even recognize Faith. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The Department of Agriculture’s Yearbook for 1952, devoted entirely to insects, recognizes the fact that insects become resistant but says, “More applications or greater quantities of the insecticides are needed then for adequate control.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“She recognized me from Hoover Dam, so—” “You've met her before?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And stare down at all the art books piled everywhere, recognizing a lot of them from school, recognizing my mother. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I said, and recognized at once that I was on the brink of a dangerous condition known as retail burnout. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But Grace’s eyes were lost in a way that Joaquin recognized from a few foster kids, the ones who had been transferred so many times that they were rudderless, adrift in the storm. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The Defender’s founder, Robert Abbott, had been born in the South, and like the Barnetts and Gustavus Swift, he recognized Chicago as a place where he could do big things. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then see if you can begin to recognize the type of cadence just by listening to the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Hi, I’m Ruth,” she says, recognizing him in that same vague way. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one recognized this historical pattern more clearly than Adams. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It recognized England’s right to retain tariffs on American exports while granting English imports most-favored status in the United States; it implicitly accepted English impressment of American sailors. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He addressed Mr. Weasley’s shoulder, and Harry felt sure he was scared that his father might recognize him if they looked directly into each other’s eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I recognized a few faces—the reverend and his wife and a few people who had called at the Lockton home. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognizes the unmistakable signs of a flashback: a woman at a window, a woman with a past, with memory and desire and wreckage in her heart. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I recognized them as those of that night when my mother had ordered me home before I had had a chance to inquire how one got “money and all the food one could eat.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When these new interests and values are recognized and institutionalized, geek lads may have more status and feel less like aliens in their own schools. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black looked at Needles, and you could tell he recognized him from the neighborhood. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

So many changes took place in such a short time that eight months after Mr. Herbert's visit the old inhabitants had a hard time recognizing their own town. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I recognized her right off, before she even told me her name. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Macy and the two other students onstage held scripts, and Macy spoke in a voice I would never have recognized, sure and strong. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Just being able to recognize whether a melody goes up or down is a big step, and an important auditory-cognitive process for children to undergo. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She quickly shook her head in what she recognized as her first lie in their marriage. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was even a strange object that she eventually recognized as a teapot, and when she lifted the hinged lid, a rich aroma was released. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Our courtship crept up on me, mainly because I didn’t recognize that’s what it was. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

V had recognized the property immediately, as soon as it had appeared through the trees at the end of the long dirt road. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then we'd run at a slightly slower pace until we found a road we recognized and race home again at full speed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The corporal had not had time to get his tunic on, but he recognized the situation—another of His Majesty’s loyal supporters fleeing to Boston with the mob at its heels. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that he could be recognized by his distinct streak of gray hair. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think he’d recognize me—we’d never actually met in person, and I now barely resembled my old school ID photo—but I didn’t want to risk it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mia, from her reading at the library, recognized them all, but found that after she’d stared at them for long enough, they took on new contours, like faces of people she loved. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were crouching behind their eyes waiting for him to speak—just as I recognized that I was trembling behind my own. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex crosses his arms, recognizes it as a mirror to Henry’s tic, and uncrosses them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There are many soldiers at this base, and it is easy to recognize them because they wear identical loose-fitting black pajama pants and shirts. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You see, professionals are trained to recognize patterns,” she continued. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Hey, excuse me. Not to be a weirdo, but I recognize you.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She saw spectrals parading unattended, side by side like couples out for a stroll, and other such creatures as she recognized and didn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And my sister Nora on lead guitar, looking so relaxed and confident that I almost don’t recognize her. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The other kid, an extra-short and elegantly dressed tenth grader named Pitkin, recognized defeat and stepped back into the crowd with a gentlemanly bow. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The only thing she recognized was a rack lined with bags and bags of the Hot Mix that Laxmi was always eating. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

How could someone not recognize her own baby? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

And all along the sides of the plaza are kids from the high school—I recognize some of them—dressed like it’s the 1950s because that’s when Bye Bye Birdie takes place. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She thought she recognized them but didn't want to stare because it would've been weird. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

None of the patrons recognize Celia without her top hat and black-and-white gown, even those who watched her perform earlier in the evening. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A man like this needs to be recognized, to be listened to, to be quoted just once. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cristiana could also limn with skill, painting lifelike birds and flowers and faces I could recognize as those of Gertrude and her ladies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Princesse peered at this re-creation, not immediately recognizing herself, but then seeing in the face, the eyes, the breasts, a very true replication of her body. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Harry didn’t recognize him . . . then he realized it was Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hall recognized Kurnakov’s name—he was a Soviet journalist based in New York. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was recognized by some other detectives who, like Joe Baker, sometimes dropped in at Small’s. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia recognized the young sentry, though now his hair had been roughed up on one side and there was a bruise soaking his cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Now face to face the magical Kalypso recognized him, as all immortal gods know one another on sight though seeming strangers, far from home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hijab was a sign of my maturity and faithfulness to Allah, but I didn’t need anyone at Maplewood Middle School to recognize that. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In the first moments after they had recognized the poor creature under the hemlock, Hazel and Dandelion felt completely stupefied, as though they had come upon a squirrel underground or a stream that flowed uphill. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a conservative blue suit he did not recognize. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A low oath made me aware that someone was with me, and the voice was impossible not to recognize. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He probably wouldn’t recognize himself, but it came out all right. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I recognized the beeps and cheery music coming from the speaker. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ever attuned to the ebb and flow of research funding, he recognized that the government stood to become as generous a financial backer as the medical foundations he had mined to build the sixty-inch. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Brother September was pleased to recognize such devotion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Joe recognized her as more clever than himself, it was a short step to the belief that she was more clever than anybody. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the police came, they recognized the woman as the mayor’s niece and arrested Tar Baby. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They did not seem to recognize that for thousands of years Native people had been making roads and clearing spaces to make trading, hunting, and agriculture easier. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized Duncan from B-block—a short black man with dreads who apparently was a perpetrator in a recent fracas in the B- block yard in which officers had been injured. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized that Mom and Dad were about to go off onto one of their standard quarrels and eased back into the darkness of the yard and stood with the dogs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I passed by on my way to pre-calc, I recognized the Wheelers from the photos in Erin’s house. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t recognize the number, but answer anyway. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was staring at me, but his eyes had taken on a milky quality that I recognized at once. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She recognized a kindred spirit, a similar subversive spark to the one she often felt flaring inside her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were too dumfounded to wave back, I reckon, or maybe didn’t recognize anybody but me, on account of the linen coats and Mama’s veil and Papa’s goggles. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She glances up at me again but shows no sign that she recognizes me, even though I’ve been here every day for the last week. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Having recognized the Gribley odor, this clever pig now knows something else about me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recognized her and wrote the name—Mona Lisa—across the first spaces. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"My lady. I'm so sorry, le favori. I did not recognize you," she says, giving a little bow. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It’s only one syllable, but I recognize the girl’s voice immediately. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Today they are recognized as one of the most spectacular finds in art history. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Had we passed on the street, I would not have recognized her, but now, knowing she is my mother, I can make out the faint details—yes! Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if one day, if I ever meet her, she’ll recognize you in me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

More profound and unsettling was the bond I recognized with those writers whose books I consulted. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fearing to be recognized, I kept apart from them and from the ship’s crew. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Eventually, she turned and smiled at me, and it was a smile I recognized immediately. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As the boys and Luma debated, Kanue took Luma’s cell phone and quietly began to scroll through her contacts list, writing down the phone numbers of his teammates and other kids whose names he recognized. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The next image stayed, lingered long enough for me to recognize I was seeing fire. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He recognized Lieutenant Stranger’s own horse and for a moment saw the young man’s dark face in the moonlight. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I instantly recognized her as the “levitating girl” from my grandfather’s pictures, only now she wasn’t levitating. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

What I haven’t recognized till now is that the answers are signposted. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was told that since my photograph was as widely distributed as my publisher could make it, I would find it impossible to move about without being recognized. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day while walking on a street in the displaced persons’ camp, he thought he recognized a woman’s voice. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I did not support or recognize the principles in the Population Registration Act, but my client needed representation, and he had been classified as something he was not. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sponsored by Kagen, the resolution recognized the accomplishments of the 13 women who outshined and outperformed their male counterparts—but were never allowed to fly into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

They noticed his pallor, and Ellen’s eyes were tender as she recognized the signs of tears, but they would not shame him by asking if the trip had been too hard for him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized most of the slaves on the place by now and knew they posed no threat to her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frigg did not recognize the woman, but the woman beamed when she looked at Balder, and Frigg was indeed proud of her son. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She recognized the faces of the household servants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of this is to say that I saw ways to connect with Americans that Barack and his West Wing advisers didn’t fully recognize, at least initially. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

This was labor she recognized, she understood the elemental rhythms of planting and harvest, the lessons and imperatives of the shifting seasons. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Percy. Didn't recognize me without my jogging clothes?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Give a new name every time you get arrested; the ghosts won’t recognize you. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his smile Werner recognizes an assumption that they are kindred, comrades. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When he spoke I recognized an Italian accent. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the white bus driver recognized the famous man coming through the door, he smiled and said, “I believe you are Reverend King, aren’t you?” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The song changes again, and I instantly recognize the opening bars. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I clicked on it again—because I recognized it—and I read the lyrics again—because I knew them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Presumably, a confused person would be too addled to recognize that he was confused. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I watched, when you bathed in the river, and recognized it for what it was." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cinder looked up at her, and for a moment it seemed like he didn't recognize her. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

A sculpture of a man’s head sat in front of the expansive windows, and thanks to the small illustration on the cover of the short story collection Hollister had given Emily, she recognized it immediately. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth was glad to see her husband recognized in this way, but she remained angry about how he had been treated in his last years. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She kissed my forehead and stared at me as if she was trying to recognize the kid beneath the bruises and bandages. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I recognized the distinguished little man among the others. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

If I were recognized, would I be fired? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one must recognize them, not this time—but then he heard the footsteps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Incredibly, the clerk did not recognize his name. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I would recognize them because of their flat trajectory. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I flipped through and saw people on the subway, people in coffee shops, even people I recognized from going to the park. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked up from the paper the man was staring directly into my face as if he recognized me from a post office Wanted poster. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t recognize the number when my phone rings. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He took her for rides in an old gray Oldsmobile—to the country, to drive-in movies—and they sat over bad coffee in certain dime stores where they were not likely to be recognized. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized it by its right ear, which was badly torn, its healed jagged edge testimony to old violence. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A gold-and-enamel lapel pin adorned with a ruby was to be bestowed upon her at the center’s annual awards ceremony, which recognized employees hitting milestones of service with the center. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t recognize the sound of her own voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I turn up the music—a moody folk song I don’t recognize. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Their faces were pale from a lack of sunlight, but White recognized them: Hale and Ramsey. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then the creature lifted his head and Gregor recognized what was left of his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel it when someone recognized him, and it made him shy and awkward. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I side-eye him to let him know that game recognizes game. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Some of Mrs. Anderson’s circle, who recognized Bessie as her girl, sometimes even smiled. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It may not be amiss to mention that a good judge of style could often recognize a knight in armour, even if be was disguised and bearing the vergescu. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Byrne may or may not have recognized this for what it was—a brazen attempt to win influence with him. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He blinked at Annabeth, as if he dimly recognized her from my notebook picture. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I came poking around on this side of town the night before I took that whipping. I recognized a couple of the families that just arrived. They were at Mayor Carr’s dinner.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe someone who recognized me from the neighborhood? When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I went to the mass meetings when they were at churches on the other side of town, where people wouldn’t recognize me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I recognize it from the driveway of the home where my youngest siblings—Yvonne, Wesley, and Robert—stay. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They will be suspended in the void, unable to tell if they are fixed or moving because there will be no landmarks for them to recognize. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

That is, inventions supposedly arise when a society has an unfulfilled need: some technology is widely recognized to be unsatisfactory or limiting. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Would I recognize them if I passed them on the street? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanton recognized their participation as a feminist act, even if the language in the resolutions was tamer than she had wanted. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m Senator Trueba! For God’s sake, don’t you recognize me?” the grandfather shrieked in desperation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t recognize it as corn, though, because it’s been turned into something else. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Fred recognized a lot of the people from the show, all of them holding plastic cups filled with something bubbly and nibbling small human treats off party platters. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Several days later, in the store stocking shelves in the canned food aisle, I hear a man’s voice I recognize but can’t place. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The owner recognized Kwang immediately, and stopped arguing with the other man and quickly bowed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the other one talking now, and as ludicrous as it sounds, it’s actually quite hard to recognize them without their balaclavas. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When I recognized where Arul was heading, I stopped, but he wouldn’t let me turn around. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Only someone thoroughly familiar with the political history of the 1790s could recognize what a major concession and personal confession of regret Jefferson was making. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The walls were lined with books, many of them in languages he didn’t recognize. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I thought I would recognize Poseidon on sight. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“That egg is Potter’s egg. That piece of parchment belongs to Potter. I have seen it before, I recognize it! Potter is here! Potter, in his Invisibility Cloak!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Meaning maybe the friends of the jerks are only pretending to be their friends. Maybe they recognize the enemy and they’re keeping him close.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He talked about Grandma, whom he had cared for long after she ceased to recognize him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He would not pass so easily with three serving girls in tow, and if the guards looked beneath Jeyne’s hood and recognized Lord Ramsay’s bride.. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Soon her eyes snapped open as she recognized the emotion: it was happiness. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One, a pregnant woman whom Claudette recognized as her neighbor Mrs. Hamilton, sat down heavily in the empty seat next to Claudette. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t even recognize himself right side up. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

In disliking them, I was forced to recognize my own pretension, and that made me hate them even more. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t even need to look down at his name to recognize his face and shiny, wavy hair. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The first bag was full of treasures: a paper with a scribble I recognized as Lynn’s; a newspaper from a week ago; and a pencil Lynn had chewed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor needed to hear only the visitor's first word of greeting to recognize immediately who it was, the manager himself. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers do a poor job of recognizing the special needs of the mentally disabled, which leads to wrongful convictions, lengthier prison terms, and high rates of recidivism. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I recognized Marcus’s voice and threw my shoulder against the stall door. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even when I knew him very well, encounter after encounter, I had difficulty recognizing him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, I thought, he did not recognize me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I’ll buy my own —” “Bet you loved that, didn’t you, Potter?” said a voice Harry had no trouble recognizing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps because it was dark, he didn’t recognize where he was at all. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

By custom now one conch did for both twins, for their substantial unity was recognized. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I recognized the engine’s hum and caught a glimpse of the tan hood out the corner of my eye. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It looks kind of familiar, but it’s not Mom’s or Dad’s or Lily’s, either, unless one of them was trying to disguise their handwriting so I wouldn’t be able to recognize it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

By knowing each other’s clan—the clan of the mother that we were born to, the clan of the father that we were born for—we can recognize our relatives. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would I recognize him if I saw him? Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

As a precaution, he recopied the instructions onto a separate paper, using shorthand that only he would recognize. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the last cart carried only a battered crate, padlocked shut, with airholes punched in the sides, and branded on the back—a symbol she would have recognized anywhere. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They were really having a good time, splashing their way downstream, and when they were close enough, I recognized one of them. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He forced his eyes open as they went downward, downward, sliding, and all at once he could see lights, and he recognized them now. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kira recognized the lines, some of her favorites, though she didn’t understand them. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time I saw this afternoon parade, I was surprised to recognize several men from the group that gathers at our house every night to talk about getting rid of El Jefe. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Suppose one of those people who saw us at Central recognizes you and tries to pick a fight? What about the risk to your grandmother?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a figure rose from the Slytherin table and he recognized Pansy Parkinson as she raised a shaking arm and screamed, “But he’s there! Potter’s there! Someone grab him!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He also wears a suit, so I almost don't recognize him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Nothing I recognize. Kind of a musky smell. Nothing I’m going to chase, either.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that she had recognized him as the boy who had ‘stolen the cup,’ the very first time she had met him delivering papers at her house, but she pretended not to. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went down to the crypt together, Ned and this king he scarcely recognized. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

On the way, Sophie Mol learned to recognize the first whiff of the approaching stench of unprocessed rubber and to clamp her nostrils shut until long after the truck carrying it had driven past. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there, my plan suffered, and 1 recognized that this was why Bono had not himself fled, all regions being hostile, freedom being found nowhere. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed to recognize her and smiled when she gave it candy. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to recognize two reasons why my impression that New Guineans are smarter than Westerners may be correct. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Is she a spirit medium? I do not recognize her.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother and her daughters are stopped short by the sight of a woman they seem to recognize. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And still others raised their hands, palms forward, in a calming gesture that Reynie recognized too well. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize one of the names from when Mustafa had her a few years ago. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He recognized them as the little group who had gone out last. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The good thing about spice is that you can adjust it to your taste,” she says, patting her hijab in a gesture I recognize as nervousness. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a shirt with a video game logo that Nathan immediately recognized. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A few kids recognized the word, and, with some convincing, got the rest of the group up and moving. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He recognized Fremantle, popeyed and grinning, rising awkwardly to his feet, tin cup raised for a toast. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, he recognizes me, Moss thought tightly, but he still went to shake hands with Mr. Meyers. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Lyra’s father stood there, his powerful dark-eyed face at first fierce, triumphant, and eager; and then the color faded from it; his eyes widened, in horror, as he recognized his daughter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she did not seem to recognize him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When his actions are recognized as skilful, they strike men much more and bind them to him more strongly than does antiquity of bloodline. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize one guy from school but don’t know his name. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Men were not the only ones to recognize the power of the ballot. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I recognized them from pictures Mom had showed me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I know about second chances. That boy, Percy Jackson—he destroyed my old life. You wouldn’t have recognized me back then. I wore dresses and makeup. I was a glorified secretary, an accursed Barbie doll.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I recognize her now from the High King’s full moon revel. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Art has the power to penetrate to the core of our being, which recognizes itself in the creative act. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He said,” replied Dirk, “that there are things wizards don’t recognize, either.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We recognize the smooth distorted faces, the helmets; they are French. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The note was a garbled mixture of letters, but Emily recognized it immediately as their secret code. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

American life had so corrupted their consciousness that they were unable to recognize their friends when they saw them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the last men to speak came from the back of the room, but I recognized his thick gray beard instantly. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I see only snapshots—of the sky flipping absurdly, of fists coming at me, of a strange, savage look in the eyes of a man I don’t recognize. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When all my friends were getting Pound Puppies and She-Ra figurines, my mom had wrapped up place mats and umbrellas that I recognized from our local drugstore. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

On that particular occasion, had I not recognized Miss Kenton's footsteps on the boards as she came towards me, I would have been able to identify her only from her outline. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

We could equally say that Archimedes had recognized the implications of something he already knew—that he displaced water when he got into the bath. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t be recognized this way if she ran into an old acquaintance of hers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately the German government recognized the value of these same chemicals as new and devastating weapons in man’s war against his own kind, and the work on them was declared secret. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And it was a body, a corpse, when they hauled it away, because they recognized him as a Negro. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flashed a brilliant smile, looking at me appreciatively in a way I was learning to recognize. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Incidents of my past, both recognized and ignored, sprang together in my mind in an ironic leap of consciousness that was like looking around a corner. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One evening in early May, I finished my homework and came into the kitchen to find my parents sitting at the table with a man I didn’t recognize. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recognizes me when I get out of the cab and walk toward him, but he tries to duck away. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t read it, but I can recognize the script. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even Nathan might have recognized this was a circumstance that called for reconciliation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize her; her dress looked brand-new and crisp, and her shoes shone in the sunlight. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I want her life to change so much she won't recognize it anymore. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

During the early afternoon they began to approach the Belt and Bigwig was the first to recognize the place where Dandelion had told the story of the Black Rabbit of Inlé. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I was afraid, but then I recognized the voices. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"However, I prefer to use the names their parents gave them—the names that society will recognize them by when they return to become useful and hardworking members of society." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung avoided them lest some recognize him, for he wanted none of their joking on this day. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

In fact it would be the most likely place in the world for meeting someone who would recognize Aravis or even himself. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Couldn't recognize which one it was, which didn't surprise me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was the flippant tone; she did not seem to recognize that it was Papa, that he was different, special. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like I said, I could usually recognize food words. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When Dad got home, he saw the jars and recognized them for what they were. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Up it glided a woman, toward him, and he knew her; he recognized her and lowered his laser tube. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Another photograph showed their mother, Lizzie, and everywhere I turned while touring the exhibit I recognized another victim of the Reign of Terror. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We need to start by recognizing that we use the word ‘evidence’ in four different senses. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’ll write what you said and not even your mother will recognize you.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The single concession she made to recognizing his family’s plight was that every Sunday morning Thula was allowed to send her children to the house for bowls of Cream of Wheat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Though the Standard carefully avoided all mention of Harriet Tubman's name, it was a recognized fact in Abolitionist circles that she was responsible for the panic. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such fluctuations, Olmsted recognized, would greatly increase the difficulty of planting the banks and shores. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I watch the line, noting a few unfamiliar faces, older folks I don’t recognize. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

From where I was sitting, I could just make out the slight fullness of her breasts, and I recognized the little pout of her lower lip. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

A senior I sort of recognize stands in front of the other machine, banging away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Then a number of sheets of paper I recognize as Lio’s letters from my purse. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, Ms. G recognized our fears and planned a field trip to visit different colleges. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We have flown north to Albany; I recognize the capitol building from a trip there in elementary school. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I looked over at the guy called Candy Man and instantly recognized him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But I don't recognize any of the faces, either. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He seemed quite at home, and Jasper certainly recognized him, but these two facts did not fit in with Maxim’s words to Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lawes ran his prison in a paternalistic way that had a warmth we would not recognize today. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not happy about it. He said he almost doesn’t recognize me.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

King recognized that it was this indifference to the plight of other races that supported the institutions of slavery and Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even faces twisted with fear, I recognized every one of them. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t lived there in close to a decade, but I recognized my parents’ address when I saw it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And the customers who had seen me among them around the bar, recognizing me now in the waiter’s jacket, were pleased and surprised; and they couldn’t have been more friendly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today was my second appointment this year so the pretty receptionist in the clinic recognized me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t recognize my own voice as it echoes through the speakers. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Aureliano Segundo recognized him at once, because that hereditary memory had been transmitted from generation to generation and had come to him through the memory of his grandfather. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Not that Mom or Dad will recognize the voice in the speakers, but I need room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Naomi recognized the blue dress her mother had worn on their wedding day. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man looked up, recognized her, and eased his bicycle to a standstill, balancing it with his right foot on the path. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I recognized it from having seen it parked in the Bakers’ driveway. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I think he may read more English than he lets on, if he recognizes Burns as English. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

This process, though difficult to recognize at any given moment, is easier to see in retrospect. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nowadays we recognize that 2 – 3 = –1: negative one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And then, as if I wouldn’t recognize that pretty hand in a million years, the note was signed, Mate. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is, essentially, a way of recognizing the provisional and imperfect nature of scientific reasoning. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I recognize them as the calligraphy that a local Moroccan painter recently donated. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Failure to recognize that history can, indeed must, be read backwards leads to a whole series of historical questions being outlawed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I recognized some of them—Raheem, guys from the breakfast, guys from school. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And who’s common now, Florence?” he asked, quietly, in the immediate and awful silence in which she recognized her error. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Though it wasn’t exactly prophecy, Horace was right about one thing: nobody recognized me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Playing marriage counselor to the zebra / human couple and other ill-sorted pairs, we can recognize at least six groups of reasons for failed domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It recognized the massive dependence of the American economy on trade with England. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He didn’t try to talk me out of it, because he recognized the tone that creeps into my voice when I’ve made an irrevocable decision. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was imagining it but it seemed that everyone recognized what was taking place was wrong. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t just sit around the bus station for five hours, waiting to be recognized. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Developmental and reproductive biology were recognized and defined as sciences here, beginning with sea-urchin eggs and working up. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems to me that we’ve been quick to celebrate the achievements of the Civil Rights Movement and slow to recognize the damage done in that era. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s probably not something that Justin even recognized at the time. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other, recognized each other, smiled at each other. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My job was soon relegated to working in the pens, moving the sheep from one to the next to let them learn to recognize their lambs before it got more crowded. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After a moment she recognized it as “The Last Time I Saw Paris.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Bronze tools spilled out of one—a compass, a saw, and a bunch of other things I didn’t recognize. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he’ll recognize his house if we find one up there.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The fever of insomnia fatigued him so much that one dawn he could not recognize the old man with white hair and uncertain gestures who came into his bedroom. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

While most economists recognize that the richest are pulling away, they disagree on what this means. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

How did a lactose-sensing protein recognize and regulate only a lactose-digesting gene—and not the thousands of other genes in a cell? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At the same time, we were joined by Eddie Daniels, who immediately recognized the problem. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another reason is that children’s songs are uniquely structured to make them easy to memorize while containing basic musical and cultural material; language and codes that we come to recognize in all of our songs. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

And this is how I recognize someone if I don’t know who they are. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs might have hated me, or wanted to scare me off, but he at least recognized I had played some small part in saving his skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Fortunately we saw a jeep full of policemen and they recognized me. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needed some of his appetites filled, some posture of adulthood recognized, but mosdy he wanted someone to care about his hurt, to care very deeply. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And when he recognized me, he couldn’t keep down his admiration and wonder. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Be real and realize that the ones who criticize, best recognize that you are you— take it or leave it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But maybe my heart was right when it recognized that sad island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

A few cars lined the redbrick street in front of the station, and across the street I recognized one building at least, the Crystal Grill, one of Grampa’s favorite restaurants. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, I was obliged to recognize certain other little signs which tended to support Mr Graham's theory. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Light glints off the lighter hair of one, and I recognize the prowling gait of the other. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“They blend with the voices of people around me, but I could recognize their screams anywhere.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But even then I’d recognized that for the lie that it was. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized two of them: Scythe Mandela and Scythe Meir. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know everyone in their camp—not by a long shot—but he was sure someone had to have recognized him by now. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Peteys seemed to recognize some grand new beginning in the disappearance of Mr. Flux. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed eternally indestructible as he sat there surrounded by danger, his features molded firmly into that same fierce, regal, just and forbidding countenance which was recognized and revered by every man in the squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And if he hadn’t been wearing a shirt, she would have recognized him from behind. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped atop the highest one and looked around, recognizing nothing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t recognize her—there must have been a shift change while I’d napped. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In it are different-sized tubes and containers that I recognize as makeup, but wouldn’t know what to do with. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he slumped forward, into a crouch I recognized, and his pleasant smile slowly widened, grew, till it wasn’t a smile at all but a contortion of teeth, exposed and glistening. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Though she didn’t know the names of the vegetables she lay among, she recognized his as onions. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And then, sitting hunched up in the cargo area, Alex had recognized the two bundles lying on the floor next to him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I can’t help staring as they snip off the larger leaves of what I now recognize as kale. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And, for thou wast a spirit too delicate/To act her earthy and abhorr’d commands ... /she did confine thee. . . into a cloven pine—” he whispered, and Meg recognized Mrs Who’s words to him. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He affected an air of jaunty familiarity as he sauntered to the court and prayed silently that he would not be recognized. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I also recognized that Joe, whose credentials as a radical were above dispute, was precisely the right person to make die proposal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I skim the columns for words I recognize, for any clue about where my mother might be. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was looking up at a cat perched in a bay window when a voice she didn’t recognize said from behind, “Hello, Surly Wombat.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He’d flown close enough to Galina in that air battle to be able to recognize her as a woman—and he’d chosen not to fire his guns at her because she was a woman. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Meggie would have known what book it was even if she hadn’t recognized the colored jacket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Often I would see children there, ones I recognized from my rare visits to school. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Holly, “not fugitives. Campion’s there. We ran right into him and three or four more that Blackavar recognized. I believe Woundwort’s there himself. They’ve come for us—don’t make any mistake about that.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will be officially recognized in the annals of German history...oh my...quite a lot of movement. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Instead they lowered her to the ground where she thrashed and screamed, apparently unable to recognize any of them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She said, “Of course you may. You know, after I went home last night I finally recognized you. Didn’t you and your mother used to come in here a long time ago?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

In the middle of assignments, teachers would hold up a picture of a whiskey bottle and ask if anyone recognized it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

About thirty people had turned up, but he hardly recognized any of them. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

You might not recognize him, he's gotten so full of mice and who knows what all else. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He defended Islam as a religion that did not recognize color bars. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also recognized the texture of the air and the color of the sky that foretold atmospheric trouble, but she chose to fly around the disturbance. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad to see you, patron,” she said, and it was then I recognized her, because her voice was the only thing that hadn’t changed about Transito Soto. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only because of the hair that Ben recognized Red Pettus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I recognized a mailbox held aloft by a metal butler that, despite his straight back and snooty expression, appeared to be crying tears of rust. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I was lorded over by Mommy, my older siblings, friends of Ma’s, and relatives on my father’s and stepfather’s sides whom, years later, I would recognize as guiding forces in my life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I was too nervous about Mr. Alums to have recognized the voice before, but as soon as I walked into the room I froze. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Chester, when you first saw this body, did you recognize it? Was it Emmett Till?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The word settler is used so frequently that most people do not recognize that it means more than just a person who settles down to live in a new place. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Only the younger one had a look I recognized. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I do not recognize it until I hear it say, “Just rewards, just rewards. Nothing just about them.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The cafeteria is filled with faces I recognize from the community, like Dahlia and her parents, Sami’s family, and Sister Naima and her husband. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

This was a huge relief, because I was worried someone might recognize me and notice that I didn’t belong in a maintenance-tech uniform. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

That was the key, and once Kaz recognized it, it was as if someone had laid a perfect blueprint over the Ice Court and its workings. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The fact was infinitely astonishing to him--and I recognized first the unusual quality of wonder and then the man--it was the late patron of Gatsby's library. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Guns, ammo, knives, and an assortment of other tactical tools, some of which I don’t even recognize. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Though many people undoubtedly recognized him, they almost never approached. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Arm recognized her from the picture the General had provided. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark while the guards were breaking up our demonstration; maybe most of the people got home without being recognized. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He began to recognize sounds as he had done before, and to associate footsteps and differing gaits with the people to whom they belonged. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

But if I saw her, I wouldn’t recognize her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize the voice, but I refused to turn. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“His actions appear to have been impulsive, immature, and unpremeditated. He did make a big mistake and recognizes that. He asked for our forgiveness.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As the farmer gazed at her face, it was as if a glamour slowly fell away from it, and he recognized her as his sweetheart, Grace, who was believed to be dead. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The technical side of the subject is now recognized as equally important with advances that follow from the use of these techniques, and more important, I hope, than the theories that endeavor to explain them.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She had smooth dark skin, and I recognized her as someone who had been in the courtroom when Mr. Carter was resentenced. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His skills were recognized by none other than Major George Beckwith, the head of British intelligence operations in America at the end of the war. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three members of the Senile Brigade wearing beat-up old cowboy hats sat in the front seat, and another younger man neither Bloom nor Linda recognized squatted in the back, smoking a cigarette. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

More and more, the villagers began to recognize baskets and bags belonging to their families. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why hadn't he said something, recognized me, cursed me? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a ton of cars I recognize from school in the Waffle House parking lot. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

There’s a giraffe in the back­ground Near the edge of the group, I recognize a younger Mr. Adirubasamy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A group of men, some of whom she recognized from socials and afternoons on the green, filled the adjacent room while they waited for their blood treatments. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She wondered if Sigurd recognized her as the same child who had thrown the horseshoe at his face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“When the immigrants came to America through Ellis Island, they would sometimes get ice cream for a treat. But they didn’t recognize ice cream. They thought it was butter, so they spread it on toast.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Although his philosophies are over 200 years old, you may recognize his ideas as sounding quite contemporary. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Marion, we knew, recognized the difference in Bunny’s behavior as clearly as we did, and was puzzled and angered by it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Wait...I recognize you,” said the makara slowly, tilting its head as it considered Boo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is experience in this sense—experience as the path to discovery—that was scarcely recognized before the discovery of America. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Some of Greenberg’s subfamilies, and some groupings recognized by more-traditional linguists, may turn out to be legacies of New World population expansions driven in part by food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked over at me, eyes glazed, and it took him a second or two to recognize me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Moss didn’t recognize the sound he heard at first. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just as Max shouts my name, her voice thick with worry, I lock eyes with a runner whose face I recognize. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I scan their faces from the safety of the minibus but don’t see anyone I recognize. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Although both men, one hefty and yet almost cherubic looking, and the other very tall and lanky, seemed vaguely familiar, Linda recognized neither. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to turn around to recognize what it was. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people begin to point at us eagerly as they recognize a tribute train rolling into the city. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The mat is broad and rubbery, runs the full width of the street, and makes a chirping sound as it recognizes each runner’s timing chip. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Harry recognized him at once from the card he’d gotten out of the Chocolate Frog on the train. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He recognized one of the faces in the trees, a first. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A pregnant woman smiled at her and moved slightly, making room; Claire recognized her as Jean, the wife of one of the fiddlers who were tuning their instruments and preparing to play for the dancing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The weird, implausible reception for Milo began at the airfield, where civilian laborers who recognized him halted in their duties respectfully to gaze at him with full expressions of controlled exuberance and adulation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then, with a sense of disbelief, he recognized the prime minister standing, slack jawed, next to Herod Sayle. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She could never be sure what thoughts were hidden behind that impassive face, but she had learned to recognize the sudden stiffening of his jaw muscles that meant she had said something shocking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I am capable of recognizing another person’s strengths,” Cara replies, and she smiles. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dimple recognized the song just as the elevator doors slid open on the first floor. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“The security guard will recognize me. It has to be you. I’ve drawn you a map. The T. melvinus is in the freezer in my lab.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

One voice in particular rose above the rest, and Roy was distressed to recognize it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted me to tell them to restrain themselves, to recognize the fact that they were in prison and to accept the discipline of prison life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took her a moment to recognize what they reminded her of, fireflies. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Moss didn’t recognize either of them, but they seemed to know Javier well. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then he thought he recognized the rat-catcher. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized that the kiss was a door I had walked through. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never spoke to Gram as far as I could tell, but this morning she’s in the back pew, next to a family with two little kids I don’t recognize. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The Commandant, I realize, hadn’t recognized him in the dark. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Afterward the picture of her life would click back into positions she knew and recognized, smooth and pretty, with no terrifying ripples. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He recognized the spot immediately, even though this was his first time seeing it. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a minute to recognize her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I immediately recognized the stuff as the rations that the authorities, under a new welfare program, gave to elderly persons, many of whom suffered from TB and had no children to look after them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper had never been there, but she recognized it from pictures - an ancient stronghold perched on a hill almost as impressive as Gibraltar. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was hard to make sense of all this, and yet I recognized the voice. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I intervened in this piece of charming youthful désespoir; countering that some philosophers say governments were instituted to protect the natural rights of the citizen; to which Octavian said that nature recognizes no rights. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He saw her point his car out to a crowd of faces he half recognized, then he heard her high-pitched giggle and the laughter of her companions; he turned the radio up louder. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the center aisle, I recognized Edward Cullen by his unusual hair, sitting next to that single open seat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In this now universal contamination of the environment, chemicals are the sinister and little- recognized partners of radiation in changing the very nature of the world — the very nature of its life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The only Chinese characters he could recognize were his family name: Zhang. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Henry wavered for a moment, staring at the revolver as if he didn’t recognize it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized one or two from my studies with Ben. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One man he recognized, walking past the fountain toward a truck parked next to a couple of cars. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Michael S. raised his hand and was recognized. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She could live a long time on the edible berries and fruit that she had long ago learned to recognize. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Margo wanted me to call because no one would ever recognize my voice. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s a ballet studio,” I said, suddenly recognizing the familiar shapes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Surprise sparks in his mismatched eyes as he recognizes me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She had a way of closing her eyes briefly when exasper-ated as if to reject for at least a second the existence of a folly that she was bound to recognize later. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the formulas—the oils and tinctures were to fortify the liver and kidneys, and the clay was a foot soak to draw toxins. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She is so infrequently angry that it is hard to recognize it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Each day when the door was open to light, I would add more detail and identifying clues that Papa would recognize—our birthdays, a drawing of a vilkas—a wolf. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was a wild, cruel face that the Siamese saw, and he recognized instinctively a wanton killer—and one that could easily outclass him in strength, ferocity and speed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I barely recognize you,” Dina said drily when Molly emerged from her bedroom in it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The inmates came to recognize me from my time in B-block. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her defender, Jamison, removed and unfolded something that she recognized immediately. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recognized Goober’s voice and it was important to share the discovery with Goober. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And neither of us had recognized what each other harbored under the skin—deep inside him, the scaled shadow of a dragon; inside me, two souls entwined. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Some sixth-grade voice I do not recognize is giving the morning announcements over the P.A. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol does not know to whom these children belong—half the guests are people his mother has befriended in recent years, people who were at his wedding but whom he does not recognize. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were 573 sovereign tribal nations as of December 15, 2018, each with the recognized power to govern and exist as an independent entity. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Despite they had dirty white handkerchiefs over their faces, Grandpa recognized them right off as the strangers who’d come in the store that morning claiming to be cotton buyers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He recognized a wound like that when he saw it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If he finds a doll he recognizes among the toys, he leaves it propped up and comfortable against the pile. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized the boy who had rounded the corner. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

On the following day at six in the afternoon, Fernanda recognized the voice of the man who came to call on her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was a kind of local celebrity in the way that a longtime educator can be—always recognized by someone at the supermarket—but he never sought or expected any wider acclaim. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I don't recognize the grain, our own tessera ration cooks down to an unattractive brown mush. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But now his eyes lingered on this side; he saw and recognized the visible and he sought his place in this world. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of them I recognized from last year; others I didn’t know. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As he passed, they finally pulled apart and the girl opened her door and stepped out and he recognized his young upstairs neighbor, Mia’s quiet, pretty daughter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

These are the rules that we recognize today: divide two numbers and the answer is positive if the numbers’ signs are the same. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need to see his face; I’d heard Adrian’s voice in my nightmares often enough to recognize it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The moral law applies to rational, language-using creatures, and the law of nature binds all human beings by virtue of their capacity to recognize that there are moral obligations that are common to them all. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I recognized Good Hair under the brim of his cap. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minutes passed like hours before he finally recognized himself as the source of the turbulent roar that was overwhelming him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I am about to strike when I recognize those ridiculous spike-tipped shoes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then he plays with his finger against the button, making his throat whistle a tune, which he says is the theme from Star Trek, although you can hardly recognize it. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hancock did not recognize him as the apprentice of Mr. Lapham who had rashly promised a sugar basin in time for his Aunt Lydia’s birthday. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you said that, it showed you recognized these qualities but did not partake of them yourself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If she had changed this much in so little time, how could I even be sure I’d recognize her years down the line, after the dust of all this hell finally settled? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I recognized Tyler Crowley from my Government class beneath the bloodstained bandages wrapped tightly around his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes to utter Papa Legba’s name for help because I recognize that voice. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He recognized Robb's hand, but the letters seemed to blur and run as he tried to read them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He came to a deeper rut, and recognized it as the place where he had fallen, and where the crow had perched on his shoulders. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The guy everyone in the school recognized but she’d never talked to—not once. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Travis didn’t recognize either of them; they were both wearing hoods that obscured their faces. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Kira could see that there was another, longer row of chairs on the opposite side, and she recognized the Council of Guardians members who were already seated there. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who recognizes that I’m a better person than the version of me she has in her head. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was embarrassed by my threadbare clothing and crossed to the other side hoping she would not recognize me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chess hadn’t recognized her until he heard her voice. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ronnie looked terrified when he recognized R.C., and he wobbled as quickly as he could to the sidewalk while R.C. whooped and catcalled. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She was speechless as her gaze passed over them all, recognizing everybody. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had not understood half of what he said, but they could recognize their master’s voice when they heard it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped it wasn’t rude the way I dropped my mouth, but I almost didn’t recognize her she looked so bad. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I would wait until she came out of it, until she recognized me and understood who I was. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

How I recognized the wily grin on Fat Frankie’s face, at the moment when he knew he’d hustled me but good. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized this woman, even though her face changed by the second, becoming more and more beautiful. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I recognize a couple of the reporters who I watch every day. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

But with the Hungarian woman’s words, they suddenly recognized something in each other. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I seem to recognize the place, but it’s impossible. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a landmark he recognized, or the way the road straightened out of its curve. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I recognized the look on his face—it was nearly identical to the grief he’d worn at the rest stop, talking about his own camp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And I remember a lone, almost ragged guitarist huddled on a side street playing and singing just for himself when he glanced up and instantly recognized the oncoming, striding figure. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scene is dark, because of the hour, but I see people alighting like a flock of birds around a building I don’t recognize, their movements synchronized. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

To recognize the differences between the two, we studied an impact crater in Arizona and volcanoes in Hawaii. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had thought he knew Dumbledore quite well, but ever since reading this obituary he had been forced to recognize that he had barely known him at all. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The books piled up on the wooden desk are ones I recognize—the same books Taryn and I study for our classes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf’s one eyebrow raised slightly, and the Baudelaire orphans recognized this sign of his anger. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She was so green and slight that it was hard for him to recognize her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he recognized his own cipher from the website, then it was a logical step to connect her to it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The concert is recognized today as a milestone in the struggle for equal rights. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

She looked up briefly, pushing back her yellow sou’wester, and the two men recognized her at once. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He would have recognized the place if he had left at once and come back six months later. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You again!” cried one of them, and Ear and Eye recognized the man who had treated them before. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia recognized her from the legends about the Current: a stalwart sailor with skin like sunlight on honey and arms tattooed with birds and flowers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was always there, simmering inside, waiting to be recognized, waiting to join the distilled hum of a hundred million other souls that plays somewhere just beyond our reach. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Inside the room was a chair and a desk and a big apparatus that Luke vaguely recognized as a computer. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

How often had she helped fend off odd questions from strangers who recognized him? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It should be noted that this ‘saint’ claims never to have seen the king before, and yet she recognizes him from her highly convenient ‘vision.’ The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There’s something here I recognize as vaguely human, but... Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the opposite direction, from the area where Kira and her mother had lived, came others whom she recognized from her old neighborhood. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them recognized me and called out to the others. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In short, they were lonely men and products of geography—island men who on occasion recognized that they wished to speak but couldn’t. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

What is far from simple is the leap of the imagination by which Picasso recognized a bull’s head in these unlikely objects. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I recognize the face, but its trajectory takes it underneath a chair, where it gets temporarily stuck, so I can’t be sure. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The primary auditory cortex is one of the oldest and first developed areas of the human brain, suggesting that recognizing timbre is an extremely important function in human evolution. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

That the full value of their gift has been recognized. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He recognized that Pitezel’s drinking impaired his usefulness and threatened to disrupt schemes already in play. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Thelma looked at her quizzically but recognized the urgency in Stella’s request and agreed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But Carl’s grandfather didn’t recognize her and even backed away, knocking a chair over. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every now and then I’d get my hopes up, thinking maybe I’d be recognized for my brilliant tactical or motivational skills and would be chosen first for a change. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She recognized that I liked to joke around and told me not to hold back with my humor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Joseph recognized him immediately as the French fishmonger from the market. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She kept frowning in Piper and Leo’s direction, like she recognized one of them and the memory was painful. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t seem to recognize the quotation. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When the door opened, and was brought in, I didn’t immediately recognize him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s weird seeing you without your uniform on. I almost didn’t recognize you.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He recognized the signs from when his father would strike, quick as a cobra, and slap Nailer upside the head or yank him close to sink a fist into his stomach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, still doubtful, half recognizing the moment as a cross-road of his life. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The laces were still tied, as if the shoes had been kicked off by people whose hands were bound behind them “Croy recognized me,” she murmured. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

All James said was, “I recognized the symbols from one of my cipher books. I was happy to help. Sometimes two eyes are better than one.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The text had been sliced to unreadable bits, but Lexie recognized the pale pink of it at once—the discharge form from her visit to the clinic. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As the shape drew closer, into the pale wash of the dock lights, I recognized the blue dinghy and the spindly silhouette of my sister at the helm. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some people find it easier to learn to recognize intervals if they associate each interval with a familiar tune. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The jaws of the widest C are 3,950 feet apart, an expanse so big that scientists did not recognize the ridges as constructions until they took aerial photographs of the site in the 1950s. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite’s cabin: that to be recognized as a daughter of the love goddess, you had to break someone’s heart. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The system recognized me as Wade Watts, not as the fugitive indent Bryce Lynch. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Now that he’d grown a beard, most people didn’t recognize him, and he recaptured the peace and incognito of his earlier trips. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the orange bursts of Butterfly Weeds and the tall red Indian Paintbrushes, but there were so many beautiful plants in the garden all I could do was smile with joy and serenity. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But the light was dim; Kira didn’t recognize what he held. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone in the crowd below looked up and recognized him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I had learned to recognize certain words, I told my mother that I wanted to learn to read and she encouraged me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can they recognize each other as individuals by sounds alone? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I recognize a line from a story I used to read in the library, the one about a boy who got in trouble and was sent to his room without dinner. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When I started at Harpy’s, it was nice to work with someone I at least recognized, and now I guess we’re friends. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Like the alcoholic, the junkie can never start to cure himself until he recognizes and accepts his true condition. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she first saw Ma, she did not recognize her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he recognized something: the man was a little drunk. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

One day we were working at the lime quarry when the commanding officer came to observe us, accompanied by a gendeman whom we at first did not recognize. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the dim light, Archer recognized the weapon: all black, with engravings of scales and dull gold inlay. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The president recognized the mortal danger federal employees faced and urged department heads to move their offices from Philadelphia to Germantown, some five miles away. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

One is someone I don’t recognize—a young Dauntless, barely eight years old, with a green streak in her hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They wore leather utility belts about their waists, and Moss couldn’t recognize a single object attached to them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Their clothing was stained with mud and blood, and in the torchlight it was hard to make out all their badges and sigils, but some of those Arya glimpsed she recognized. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Over the past decade these problems have cast long shadows, but we have been slow to recognize them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know whether it will recognize a smile. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. It’s just that you recognized my costume. You see, I dreamed about it.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped dead in her tracks and marveled at the beautiful sukkah, then realized there were three boys there she didn’t recognize. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that I didn’t know how to solve the equations; I didn’t recognize the symbols. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I can tell from her face that she doesn’t recognize the number on the ID. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize some of the words, like love, but I don’t know what most of it says. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The years had whitened the man’s hair, but Nat recognized him—the Mr. Morris who had offered him a chance to tutor his children—if he could have been free to leave the chandlery. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years after the war Moxley Sorrel attends a play, notices something vaguely familiar about one of the actors, recognizes Harrison. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that Pong had recognized her, too. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I recognized the Rocky Mountains in the distance. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Braavosi coins were old friends; she need only brush her fingertips across their faces to recognize them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The more I reflected on the experience, the more I recognized that I had been struggling my whole life with the question of how and why people are judged unfairly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But me, Mong and Rondell sat on that curb for almost two hours and we didn’t recognize one person the whole time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I recognize the sound of a key turning in a lock and the metallic smell of blood. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Even his opponents recognized that Harrison, despite his privileged roots, made an intensely appealing candidate for the city’s lesser tier. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She didn’t see anyone she recognized; their faces had been transformed by fear. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

See if we could recognize the guys behind the attack. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Since President Lincoln refused to officially recognize the Confederacy, the stars remained. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When I put them on, I barely recognized my own body, the way it narrowed and curved. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The mouse recognized him and sat up, washing his face with his front paws and chattering effusively. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a second to recognize the snarl that splits the air as my own. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her hands knew the shape of the thing so well she could have recognized it in the dark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I recognize its owl-like face, with its green and yellow feathers and its enormous gray beak that looks just like a nose. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you think that nurse might recognize you?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were shelves along the walls, with framed pictures of people Mariam did not recognize. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, as he learned too late, raising a single arm is the universally recognized signal for "all OK; assistance not necessary." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A first step is to recognize that Of Natural Magic is a book written over a period of more than thirty years. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

One was wearing a deep blue robe she recognized. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“A packet of old pictures, the only ones Poppy has, to see if she might look through them and recognize people. Maybe that could give us a clue.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some of diem Chamber- lain recognized: Gibbon, of Hancock’s Corps, the cold man with the icy reputation. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only recognized purpose of marriage was to beget children for the service of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Were it not for his profile, his familiar sharp nose, Helmuth would not have recognized the old man. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized a challenge when she saw one. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I recognize him from the last party, and of course his picture is always in the papers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized it as the strange watering can tool that Cray-Cray used every year at the pep rally. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only later did the furnace man recognize that the kiln’s peculiar shape and extreme heat made it ideal for another, very different application. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Many of the reporters were careless about the facts, to the point that she could barely recognize herself in their articles. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

An alternative view is that postmodernists do not want to recognize the existence of ‘reality’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Two kids I recognized from the camp’s security detail raised their guns at the PSFs, who blew them away in a cloud of fire. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Still, I recognized her from the onslaught of media exposure her smiling face had received since her disappearance. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Kaede recognized the girl’s face, but she couldn’t remember her name. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Eight, nine, and ten are Dauntless-borns whose names I barely recognize. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And for the first time I recognize the voice. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I listened and I thought I recognized a voice. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

In schooling she recognized the key to job advancement. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or, at the very least, for Trent to keep on walking and not recognize me in my work uniform of black shirt and bright blue apron. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As I stood there, unable to run, I recognized a few of the faces and I smiled to break the tension and uncertainty. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Leo recognized her with no problem, though she looked about two years younger than now. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Starvation made Zambia and Tanzania and Ivory Coast and Gabon recognize Biafra, starvation brought Africa into Nixon's American campaign and made parents all over the world tell their children to eat up. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I looked all around to make certain there were no Central students who might recognize me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra didn’t recognize that word, but clearly the Scholars did. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then she opened a box, and turned to me: “Now can you recognize what is true?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the assembly yard before they ever told us what it was. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I advocated that we should remain seated, as it was demeaning to have to recognize the enemy when he did not recognize us as political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man and the little girl looked at each other, recognizing themselves in the other’s eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they talked awhile, they “broke bread”—that was what they called eating—and somehow, just by eating with him, they recognized who Jesus was. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My voice shook so much, I wasn’t sure she’d recognize me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the twitch-up snares because my father had used them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I recognize this place from the picture of Lucy that Mrs. Dryver gave me to keep. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Faint though it was, Taran recognized it as belonging to the bard. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I recognized Mr. Blake up front and it was clear to see that he was in charge. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are also a few kids from school here with their families, and lots of people I don’t recognize. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Jacqui herself is a loaded gun with a hair trigger—and the fact that she, in this moment, is able to recognize that, makes her seem slightly less mental. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I begin to recognize the faces in the audience. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A Norman would hardly have recognized it as a castle, except for the pele tower. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy recognized his own guilt and wanted only to lay out the full causes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pleased that the recruits were beginning to recognize her authority, Marina let them go, and they ran for the mailbox holding hands, their long hair flying in the wind behind them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I recognized some of them from the meeting in my living room. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A boy—the boy from the gas station, I recognized him instantly—was holding her wrists in place, staring at her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Among them I recognized Edmund, the bully of my youth, now fat and losing his hair. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The two oldest must have recognized me, for their faces grew solemn when I got out of the car. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily’s voice comes from over my shoulder, and I smell jasmine and roses—-Joy, I recognize from the perfume counter at Nielsen’s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As sisters, they probably have closer to 99 percent in common, but they’re not about to recognize that. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I guess I thought maybe she'd be able to recognize me, like maybe some weird sort of intuition would kick in and she'd give me this big smile and say, "Wait—you must be Bobby!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry clutched the window ledge in relief as he recognized the bottlebrush tail. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She recognized The Fountain by the courtyard in front of it containing chairs, striped umbrella tables, and—yes—a fountain spurting water from two crossed jugs into a blue pool. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The name on the prow was unreadable to either of them, but Pima recognized one of the words below. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize it because I was there only last week. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd wasn’t large, but the police chief recognized an awakening “situation” when he saw one. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

People see me, recognize my face, and then look panicked. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up, and his eyes got wide when he recognized me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I keep expecting, or fearing, that people I should know, have known, will appear, and I will only half recognize them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then we talked about the year 1942, and how different we were back then; we don’t even recognize ourselves from that period. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Two men he did not recognize jogged over to him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the countless devices hanging from the belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize any of the images and yet I knew them all. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"You will hardly recognize it, but it is very fitting that you came to the Golden Day with the young fellow," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not recognize themselves or family members in these scenes. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

In this murmur that filled the grave, like a thousand wings beating on the air, he recognized a sound that he had always heard. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She wondered if her dad would recognize her, and if he would still love her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It took a couple seconds for me to realize where I was, to recognize Fang as the lump in the bed opposite and Faith as the tangle of dark hair on the pillow beside me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But “Indian” was not a category that Tisquantum himself would have recognized, any more than the inhabitants of the same area today would call themselves “Western Hemisphereans.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you recognize that guy out front? The one pulling the tripod out of his car?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Finally, I recognize them and say, “I’ve been looking for you.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We looked about us; and recognized, I believe, in the same moment, that the time was nigh, and that there was no purpose to remaining hidden; the next chapter had begun. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The baby, perhaps, cries out triumphantly: I have balance 1 But the seventh sense is recognized without a cry. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are a family, a modern family outside the norm, but not so unusual that plenty of others wouldn’t recognize themselves in it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Rembrandt!" the German agrees, and now I recognize him: the one from the square last night. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was a relief not to recognize myself. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes,” Auster continued cheerfully, “mortals recognize our divine blood. They will say, That horse runs like the wind. And for good reason. Like the fastest stallions, the venti are our children!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I stared up at him, not recognizing him, and felt my face flush with the embarrassment of being a public spectacle. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had not recognized it in Pilate, whose equilibrium overshadowed all her eccentricities and who was, in any case, the only person she knew of strong enough to counter Macon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving the courthouse on my way back to the van, I recognized for a brief moment the smell and color of the summer evening. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He at length recognized that I followed him still, and turned. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Drum recognized the edge of a tropical storm and turned east. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Even the ever-candid Adams recognized that this was the forbidden topic, the one piece of ground declared off-limits by mutual consent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

That’s when I see the second cousins and great aunts and uncles whose names I barely recognize. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would Father say when he recognized her? Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson thus became perhaps the last person in America to recognize that he was running for the presidency against his old friend from Massachusetts. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

If she recognized Calder, she didn’t let on. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m petitioning the White House to recognize nonbinary gender. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She made out the wispy outline of something vaguely humanoid, and then her eyes focused long enough to recognize it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But Doctor Warren’s chaise and horse were recognized. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke again, looking at the barber in the skinny mirror in front of them which Ben recognized as Marine Corps issue. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he also took out a couple of bars of soap—I recognized the blue wrappers. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Instantly, Jones recognized the sound—cavalry sabers slapping the saddles of Union troops riding in their direction. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair had been cut short, and I barely recognized her. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then I recognize the charms: three pieces of ruby red sea glass, two four-leaf clovers in plastic, and a handful of sand-dollar birds, all strung together with black ratty leather. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They were out in plain sight, all of them; anyone who passed would recognize them for what they were—runaways, fugitives. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Adventure's master recognized the accent and responded in the Common Tongue of Westeros. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It took me a second to recognize her. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was almost impossible to tell who was who from a short distance, except, as I continued to look out from the woods, I recognized two silhouettes in the clearing, and smiled. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She grew so tired, she barely even recognized the house when they arrived, just trailed after Jiichan. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A shallow stone basin lay there, with odd carvings around the edge: runes and symbols that Harry did not recognize. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All recognized famous inventors had capable predecessors and successors and made their improvements at a time when society was capable of using their product. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized everything on the way back and it wasn’t so hard as I had thought it might be. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either of them might recognize me if they glimpsed my face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As if recognizing their own name, some of the white-haired people looked up, waving. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I recognize the street name from the address I plugged into his map app. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The son greeted his father, but the old man didn’t recognize him and vanished without speaking. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If the laboratory recognizes people, maybe it also knows data about everyone, and can present a corresponding simulated environment depending on your faction.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn't recognize the formatting. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I recognize him because he's on the lacrosse team and looks like he stepped out of an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, it should recognize that they will all be risky, for we find this to be in the order of things: that whenever we try to avoid one disadvantage, we run into another. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize the baby, so I glanced at what my aunt had written underneath the first picture: Dee holding Amanda, three months old. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Who is your friend? I do not recognize him.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We are the ones who earn their state grants; we are the ones who make this place a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School— and we are the ones who are being alienated. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This one must take the muteyo” he cried suddenly, pointing at an old woman Tendai recognized as one of the midwives. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They probably wouldn’t recognize me in a mask and an elegant gown, but I’d do well to keep away from them, especially from Hattie. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Teosinte still grows wild in some places in Central America, but if you saw it, you might not recognize it as the mother of corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I recognized him immediately in that flowered Hawaiian shirt, but just the stink from his cigar would have given him away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Harry thought he recognized a Snargaluff and gave the wizened stump a wide berth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My mom smiles once she recognizes who it is. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Conversely, I am sure there were many of my father's generation who recognized instinctively this 'moral' dimension to their work. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m still around, but from here on in, for reasons I’m not at liberty to disclose, I’ve disguised myself so cunningly that even the cleverest reader will fail to recognize me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I saw by the look of surprise and dismay on his face that he recognized me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Officials, recognizing that they were playing host to the most adored visitor ever to cross city limits, rushed to prepare. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

These days, Lourdes recognizes her husband’s face, his thinning reddish hair, and the crepey pouches under his eyes, but he is a stranger to her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure there was anger in it, but I recognized despair, too. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Odysseus was frightened, for on one foot was a scar made in boyhood days by a wild boar he had hunted, and he thought she would recognize it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, it was a girl just waiting for a bus, but in her eyes Mary Lou recognized the feral quality. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She recognized his mop of brown hair, his broken nose, his cruel green eyes and smug, twisted smile. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There was a woman on the phone whom I recognized from some of the basketball games from when I was a fan and not a player. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It was Sean’s voice, which I recognized right away since he had a thick Boston accent. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He’d been in the school to do odd jobs, but he hardly recognized it now as the dust began to settle. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others might not notice, but he’d worked with her long enough to recognize the weariness in her eyes, the tightness in her shoulders under the straps of her armor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She recognized some: the butcher was there, cursing as he argued with another man, and she could see her mothers brother too, in a group comparing the weights of their weapons with loud bragging comments. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recognized this as the true state of affairs. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rahim Khan was right: I would have recognized him if I had bumped into him on the street. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize him from school, and even though he whispers, I still hear what he says about Mama. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I recognize that name. You were the first jumper, weren’t you?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One night at twilight, Thom saw a dozen ghostly riders coming toward him, and soon he recognized them as the Fairy Hunt. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt something warm tickle at the back of my mind, and recognized its warning trill. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, she prayed, the gods only spoke Chinese, never studied English, would not recognize temptation in another language. “...death, that this will be our secret no matter what.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Who is frowning at the prisoner as though he recognizes something there. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He recognized a dead pine tree that had been split by lightning in a nearby clearing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He had daydreamed about being recognized and greeted: “Look! It’s Gabriel!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Faced with an old Roman calendar that was itself drifting out of sync with the solar year, he recognized the Alexandrian calendar as a worthy model for a proposed revision. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He looked around, startled, and recognizing me, alarmed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

That was before she recognized how fast they were. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

On his desk stood what looked like a large, cracked, glass spinning top; Harry recognized it at once as a Sneakoscope, because he owned one himself, though it was much smaller than Moody’s. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was so used to the quiet on the streets that at first he didn’t recognize the sound when he heard it. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She did not recognize him because of his beard. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the flaming orange shade of the paper: it was the sheet Mrs. Port had sent home with her few remaining students days before. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Others carried standards and insignia Hazel didn’t recognize, as if they’d died at different times, on different quests—maybe not even from Camp Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He looked over the station’s gloom, recognizing nothing. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Voorhies sent samples to colleagues all over the western United States asking if there was anything about it that they recognized. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A posse of officials—I recognized the museum’s director—and a single photographer made up a farewell party. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Blinking into the cloudless sky, I recognized laughter echoing around me. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She would never look at me again and recognize me, and I would never be able to think of anything other than the look in her eyes when she saw me that morning. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He recognizes both the officer with buzz-cut hair and the truck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

We turn the corner, and I recognize the doors the Farrars used when I saw them enter here the first time, nearly a week ago. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Lawrence recognized that their accomplishments added luster to the Rad Lab, and, accordingly, gave them as much freedom as they needed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The screen lights up with a number I don’t recognize. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He recognized her first by her braid, then by the easy music of her walk. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Would they recognize him if he approached with an outstretched hand? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He recognizes that he can’t counter my fighting skills and has instead used surprise and his colossal bulk to best me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Some six hundred feet above the Col, Boukreev recognized the futility of his effort and returned to the tents, but, he admits, he very nearly became lost himself. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Emily recognized what she was doing from watching her dad work. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A glimpse of his chin and cheek is all I get as he's passing, but it's enough to recognize. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I recognized your picture,” she says, breathless, terrified. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

They were covered in drawings, which wasn’t unusual for her, but these symbols I recognized: Greek letters, pictures from camp beads, sketches of monsters and faces of gods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

One afternoon near the end of term, when I was eating lunch in the library cafeteria, I recognized a group of students from my program. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The theme may be “No Place for Hate,” but if there was anybody in our school who didn’t recognize the symbol on our atrium before, they sure as anything recognize it now. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

In the silence that followed came a reply to port—this time a man’s voice, calm and factual, a voice he recognized. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t recognize my left leg, my good leg. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The ground is littered with tools—wrenches, wire cutters in various sizes, hammers, and a few others that I don’t recognize. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I also recognized the voices of some of the children in the clutches of some of the women. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Root recognized them from his human studies class back in the Academy. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Also, I recognized the voice of Old Yeller. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after I had looked at the picture and recognized it, a shape flashed on the screen under it—a sort of half circle and two straight lines, not like anything I had seen before. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When Gretchen's talent was recognized by teachers, both my parents stepped forward to claim responsibility. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He, Harry, had had too much experience of trying to wheedle information out of reluctant people not to recognize a master at work. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want anyone to recognize me, in case word got back to Mom and Dad. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There’s no reason to believe that she’d even remember him, or recognize him, and he is not entirely sure he would recognize her, either, for that matter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Genie and Ernie recognized the metal tips on the ends of the shoelaces. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jethro would have passed him on the streets of Newton without recognizing him, but the voice had not changed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blindly felt with her hands and recognized the thick roots and trunk of a pine tree. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Lancelot, of course, was not at that time recognized as the chief knight of the Round Table, or he would have been taken in any case. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled, pleased she didn’t quite recognize me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

You can enjoy music without recognizing its form, of course. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I read every account of the Fascist movement in Germany I could lay my hands on, and from page to page I encountered and recognized familiar emotional patterns. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I am suspicious until I recognize our helmets. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Drift was full with early-evening carousers, men she recognized and those she did not. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And that when I held up the package, he would recognize it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He’s so still and quiet, I barely recognize him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But then he was only a few feet away and I recognized him; it was Mr. Norton. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would I still recognize myself in those letters? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I recognized him as Mr. Lewin, who had joined the newspaper several months ago. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He recognized his old desperation coming around, a personal comet. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get there, we will recognize each other. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

If I laugh I do not recognize that good sound. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then Gus came in the kitchen and I didn’t hardly even recognize him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In 2004 two U.S. anthropologists and a Venezuelan medical researcher proposed that Native American susceptibility to infectious disease might have a second cause: helper-T cells, which like HLAs help the immune system recognize foreign objects. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“That’s when I recognized you. I saw you before. At that steak house. You were with that queer.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I recognize it from the book on the plane. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

There were several robots I didn’t recognize, but most were familiar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sefia asked, her gaze flicking from the woman to the man and back again, not recognizing either of them from her Vision. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I recognize that from the map. But what do we do now?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’d take my blazer off so that no one could tell what school I went to, and I would bury my head and push the car, hoping no one would recognize me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Inside Calaca, the smell of coffee filled the air, and a band I recognized from our first practice played over the speakers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe Monday did and I didn’t recognize her. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With the boats still a hundred yards out from shore, Cole recognized Garvey’s stocky bulldog figure at the helm inside the cabin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Of course, many other countries want to recognize us but they won’t because of America. America is the stumbling block!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We kept on running, even though I recognized the voice. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I examined the grouping carefully and realized, with a startled laugh, that I recognized the golden-haired man. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lee knew that he was worrying too much, recognized it, put a stop to it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that face is mine, and yet I don’t recognize myself. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

"No, it isn't safe. You could be recognized still." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Now he was telling me that I would recognize what had happened to him, and when I thought about lighting Vivian’s cigarettes, I knew that I did. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was other stuff, too: tomatoes, lettuce, peas, a lot more that Thomas didn’t recognize. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I do recognize the value of individuals having their own interests, ambitions, and dreams,” I wrote in my journal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

None of us knew him, not even by his face, but we warmly smiled as if we recognized him as well. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Being black and from the South Side, I suddenly saw, helped me recognize problems that a man like Art Sussman didn’t even realize existed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, if he recognized you, he’s probably wondering how you got to be so tall.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Someone I only really recognize from the pictures Mom keeps hidden. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He did not recognize the other two rabbits and when Blackberry told him their names—Speedwell and Acorn—he was none the wiser. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice hasn’t even given me a hint—at least I don’t recognize one if she has. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized where we were now that the area was lit up with flashlights and lanterns. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She recognized it under mounds of snow and ice and lifted her feathers in pleasure. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I recognize them from some of Madrina’s consultations, and I know all their business. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Did that mean, they asked, that women had done nothing worth recognizing during the past century? Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I recognized one of them as the jowly guy from the jailhouse. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I knew that the next time I found a chanterelle anywhere, I would recognize it and not hesitate to eat it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I wondered how the shouting man in the otogar recognized us as Syrian but now that I see this couple, it’s obvious that they look completely different from Turks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed at Nina’s hand, and only then did she recognize him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He gave me an odd look, it took me a while to recognize it as the one I’d grown accustomed to in the troupe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Let’s get Harry and set him back before he becomes so mean people will hardly recognize him any more! Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Only the most shortsighted, however, failed to recognize that electronic computers were around for the long haul. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Some of them I recognize from across the factionless warehouse campfires, or from the time I spent at Evelyn’s side as a Dauntless leader. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He took a step toward me, his eyes darkening with something I didn’t recognize. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He explained, “This boy is a rare genius, proclaimed by all the gentlemen of Boston. He recognize his own breeches, too.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She stretched out the piece of white cloth she was carrying, held it by two corners, flipped it front to back a couple of times before I even recognized my shirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If most white Southerners balked at recognizing the obvious, some federal officials acknowledged the changing times. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she “content-filtered” the slices, which means she removed the high-frequency sounds from speech that enable us to recognize individual words. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I think I recognize her from my new middle school, which I transferred to last week. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was a strange unwinding sensation, one I had never felt before, or maybe one I never recognized until that moment. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I thought he sulfered from a chill, but recognized then that he laughed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The M’Naghten Rule, as has been previously stated, recognizes no form of insanity provided the defendant has the capacity to discriminate between right and wrong—legally, not morally. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t think I don’t recognize you. I do. Each one of you insufferable children has haunted my dreams. I would see you grow and grow even when I knew you had died.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I recognize some song lyrics from the Hamilton musical. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

At first I thought that in all that chaos they simply hadn’t recognized me and that was why they were treating me with so little respect, but then I realized what was going on. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I have even more reason to worry. Did the asura recognize you?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The “one path” Washington identified required the Indians to recognize that contesting the expansion of the white population was suicidal. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nathan then listened to the Navajo words, recognizing a few here and there. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Someone fired back at him once, and he recognized the shot. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Fie thinks of the Frenchman’s radio program, of Heinrich Hertz’s Principles of Mechanics—doesn’t he recognize the thrill in Frederick’s voice? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Although Amari could not understand the language of the white men, she soon began to recognize words they repeated often, such as “slave” and “price.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the man carried Bobby’s luggage to his room, he suddenly recognized the reclusive champion and challenged him to a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They had to learn to recognize the same sound or speech unit through all our normal variations in speech volume, pitch, speed, emphasis, phrase grouping, and individual idiosyncrasies of pronunciation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I remember seeing it the first time I caught him on TV, and I recognize it now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Only one I recognize is Lincoln. He look like my daddy.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Luke recognized that he was upset immediately, but Annie fired right back. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe he didn't recognize my voice this quiet. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of course, the Mutual could not help everyone in all Situations, but its leaders recognized the company’s unique role in black life. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boat was crammed with people, but in the dark I couldn’t recognize their hunched backs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wealthy and the famous were recognized—ccWe wish to recognize in our presence the former governor of...” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Hazel recognized him as one of the rabbits who had come to arrest Bigwig, but he did not know his name. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until Redemption stood and looked around for Pet that Jam recognized the emotion he’d finally allowed take hold of him: rage. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t tell whether Estha recognized him after all those years or not. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You always have had such a good understanding of prophecy, and of spiritual things. You recognize that’s what all of this is— prophecy. You have the kind of understanding that only an old man has. “ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too proud, really — she tried to bind that feeling up — recognizing still, though, that in her own way she was becoming private strength itself. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, Katniss isn’t complaining because she has no intention of staying with the “Star Squad,” but she recognizes the necessity of getting to the Capitol before carrying out any plan. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I recognize a couple of the folks from Mayor Carr’s dinner party. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After each instance, union people eventually found the wherewithal to rally and try again, until 1934, when companies were forced by the federal government to recognize unions and negotiate with workers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha saw him and recognized him immediately, as if pointed out to him by a god. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She can follow an object with her eyes, for example. Or smile when she recognizes her mother.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, amid a new sound that I recognized as bursts of gunfire, my mother shrieked the names of her children. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been the first one to recognize I was a After the satyrs filed in to dinner, the Hermes cabin brought up the rear. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But finally the original black people recognized that their sudden troubles stemmed from this devil white race that Mr. Yacub had made. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, ready for it, Harry recognized Parseltongue; even while he could understand what was being said, he distinguished the weird hissing noise that was all Ogden could hear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I recognized a flash of his gait, that loping, confident stride, in the gardeners. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But she’d found that people didn’t always recognize her navy uniform with its gold ATA pilot’s wings, or make sense of them, and Scotland was as foreign a land as France to Maddie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he would look closely enough to recognize me, but I cannot be sure. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Learn to recognize omens, and follow them,” the old king had said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The explanation, Bohr recognized, lay in the prevalence of distinct uranium isotopes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She quickly walked over to them and called their names, which of course, they did not recognize at first, because Mei Ching had changed their names. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the Times ’ M. S. Handler and introduced myself; we warmly shook hands and commandeered a little two-chair table. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess they recognized me from pictures in newspapers and magazines. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some police report, with pictures of a person I don't recognize. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When she looked out, her eyes blurred from her migraine, she did not recognize him because he had shaved his beard and was wearing spectacles. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me a friendly “Hi,” but I don’t think he recognized me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recognizes the same expression on her face now: carefully tucked-away disappointment. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the flickering light it was difficult to make out the old statue propped against the wall, but she still recognized its likeness: Badwa, goddess of the jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At such places, I often tried to see if people recognized me, but no one ever did; the last published picture of me had been taken in 1962. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even know how to recognize me. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time she didn’t even recognize him and would ask “May I help you?” when she noticed him standing by her side. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smelled vaguely of some tropical fruit I couldn’t quite recognize. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jaime had no trouble recognizing him, because he had seen his picture many times and he had not changed much since the time he had seen him on the train. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a sublime moment for Paul Ellis’ boy, the uneducated son of an uneducated linthead standing before several hundred of his peers, recognized as a leader in the battle to restore the beloved South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized her instantly—she was one of the fifty-four names I had managed to learn so far. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He did not recognize me, and he shouted to his troops. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peeking around the opening, she saw the room was full of adults who she didn’t recognize. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“We saw a man running,” I whisper, my voice so shaky I don’t recognize it as my own. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He failed to recognize that though the immigrants felt injury in losing the job, the insult lay in losing out to blacks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jule watched his hands run over the keyboard and recognized the song. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She was braced to dart in either direction, but the car’s rear window rolled down, and there looking out was a face she recognized. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly swore the people her dad had written for were famous, but George never recognized their names. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

By now, Taisin recognized parts of the fortress—the long, sloping corridor; the cavernous ceiling hung with icicles sharp as swords; the endless ranks of golden cages. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had switched from the arrogant absurdity of Norton and Emerson to that of Jack and the Brotherhood, and it all came out the same—except I now recognized my invisibility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The backstage area was filled with people, half of whom she didn’t recognize. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The boy whose back is to me stands up, turns, and I recognize him. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize the faces, but I knew I was looking at images of the Titans who’d ruled before the gods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I recognized the hood ornament that looked sort of like a peace sign. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Other objects that the man didn’t even recognize. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

None of us says anything: I think everyone in my family recognizes his voice. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized Billy’s resonant voice easily, despite the years. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t recognize the two mousy white women who stood there. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s not too late to turn back,” sings a voice I recognize. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was very hard to recognize anything, but from the little hill, which had once lain outside the village and was now very much a part of it, they thought they could figure things out. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Negro recognizes this, in a negative way. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Or maybe, he thought now, he just didn't recognize all those other girls. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Even academics on the Left who criticized the ‘elitism’ of higher education seemed not to recognize how different they themselves were from the socially disadvantaged. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized one of the policemen—a fellow with a red moustache—from the search parties. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Farther down the opposite end of the street, I saw signs with symbols I didn’t recognize—but that, the unknown, that had to be better than going back to Cate. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He remembered Inej standing on the embassy roof, aglow with some new fervor he didn’t understand but could still recognize—purpose. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In his hands was a piece of paper; the father recognized it as the paper he himself had given him as a wedding gift. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Wash couldn’t see the girl from where he was unloading potatoes into the cellar of Turner’s General Store, but through the trapdoor opening he recognized her shoes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others gathered the remains into shrines for secretive, candlelit prayers to the dead, whose powers are recognized by alcohol and cigarettes. salt marsh at the mouth of the Supe. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Today, the presence of more than five hundred federally recognized nations is evidence of the successes Native peoples had as they fought to protect their nations, their homelands, and their families. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad gave me these charms, and each one represents something different. The raven protects against black magic. The bear inspires courage. The fish signifies a refusal to recognize other people’s magic.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I prayed she wouldn't recognize me, but naturally she did, and asked me all the usual questions. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, after all the world had taught them, not to recognize chains when they were snapped to their wrists and ankles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She recognized him by his bright blue eyes, his air of command, and the black gun he held in one hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We go over to him and I recognize Kat and Albert, we stand together, lean against each other, and look at one another. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s no surprise to me,” said a woman I recognized as the housekeeper from Number Nine. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl she recognized from her class, one who always ignored her and whose name she couldn’t remember, was chosen—and then her best friend was too. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She immediately recognized the youngest girl, “the raging billows.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a reader and recognized his habit of reading as obsessive and neurotic, and told himself that if he read something less frivolous than newspapers and magazines he might indeed be better off. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The light was failing, but there was no difficulty in recognizing her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She recognized him right away, because she had inherited Clara’s intuition. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Cobb would recognize the star and wave him across with a smile? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick them up and yes, I recognize my blouse, the coarse cotton mottled with berry and blood stains. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I think it’s part of the ceremony—until he draws a long, thin blade, one I recognize from his horrible duel with Cardan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, as we’ll see, recognizing these major groups is still so useful for understanding history that I’ll use the group names as shorthand, without repeating the above caveats in every sentence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although I feel I am less comfort to them than they, in their bereavement, can recognize, they have allowed me to be of help to them in many small household matters. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I did not recognize him, but he bore himself like a thoroughly trained agent. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I had learned to recognize the early warning signs of an impending Laleh-tastrophe. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I asked, not recognizing the route we were on as the one that normally got us home. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She recognized the boy she had walked with once, and waved when she saw him on the deck. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

This meant we could be formally recognized by the clubs, play in interclub pennant matches, and compete in regional and statewide competitions. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Close to, he recognized her as a ghost he had passed several times in the corridor, but to whom he had never spoken. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Piggy was speaking now with more assurance and with what, if the circumstances had- not been so serious, the others would have recognized as pleasure. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He recognized the signs of the Zamani Region’s monsoon season fast approaching. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sela sat up, rubbing her head, trying to recognize her surroundings. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The second one is about how Monday’s schedule will change because for third and fourth periods, the entire school will recognize a Day of Tolerance with an assembly and a “No Hate” pep rally. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It is more recent and is recognized in our national consciousness, but it is still not well understood. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“A good dancer is recognized by her clothing. You should wear your stockings inside out and never, never wear any underpants.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized what the stress fractures in the ceiling meant, all emanating from a single point—the top of the stone arch just above her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As for Uncle Andrew, what between the state of his clothes and the honey on his face, he could not have been recognized by anyone. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he did. I’m happy that you recognize that.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized it because the same tremor still ran within me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I look at the nuts all neatly peeled and recognize the handiwork of a white-footed deer mouse. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a power of perception that far outpaced his era, Burnham recognized that the tiniest details would shape the way people judged the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In Bryantown, Colonel Wells found it odd that Mudd had failed to recognize a man he had met before, and not just briefly—especially when that man was so famous. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One that modern medicine doesn’t recognize, can’t identify and is powerless to treat. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected them to recognize each other and part with embarrassed laughter. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My face was hidden by the mask in the photo, but Adrian wasn’t the only CHS student in the store, and they recognized me immediately. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Unlike big-men, chiefs could be recognized from afar by visible distinguishing features, such as a large fan worn over the back on Rennell Island in the Southwest Pacific. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were lifelike, but I did not recognize the likeness of the clay dolls as anyone I knew. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he also recognized that the wildness he sought would have to be tempered with excellent groundskeeping. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen brats turned with expressions of derision, and Lyra threw her cigarette down, recognizing the cue for a fight. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize her expression as the one she wears when she threads a needle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As the others joined in she recognized the hunt song of her pack. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Were my artificial neural chips begging me to recognize what was left behind? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Only then did I recognize her, though just barely, from the photograph Miss Peregrine had shown me of herself as a young girl. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I recognize the concluding phrases of Mustafa’s passage that refer to forgiveness and God’s mercy. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I recognize you! Edward Teach, son of Ares?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg was recognized in restaurants and stopped on the street for his autograph. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I wasn’t looking for a compliment. Sorry. I’m curious what he’s up to now. Doubt I’d recognize him since he had so much blood on his face.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then he sang Katie songs to the tunes of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “America the Beautiful,” “Kookaburra,” and some songs I didn’t recognize. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was low, and he recognized the tone, superior and arrogant, as bragging. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Sweet Pea,” Ma said, stopped at a light by the liquor store and gave a nervous wave to someone she recognized outside. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She tried to make out its face, see if she could recognize it as one of the shadowshapers from the photo, but it was too dark. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She almost didn't recognize her at all in that hat. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sharing the table were two young men, and Dewey, recognizing them, nudged Agent Duntz. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the second voice, the one Joseph didn’t recognize, said, “The door knocker! The dog! ” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The name meant nothing, but Perry at once recognized the face in the photograph of a young soldier with crew-cut hair and round, very earnest eyes. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even after the right mixture is found, each man or woman in the boat must recognize his or her place in the fabric of the crew, accept it, and accept the others as they are. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The others couldn’t see it in the way I did but recognized its shadow projected on the wall and that of its ropelike tongues. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My voice belonged to a happy, carefree girl, and I almost didn’t recognize it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He held one hand over his eyes to shade his view, then he recognized me, waved, and started walking toward me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

So I wandered into the jungle with the group, staying a ways back and foraging whichever berries and plums and shoots I recognized. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The meadow was full of foxtail and whisk and couch and many other kinds of grass Tendai didn’t recognize. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Worse, even in the dim light of the gas lanterns, Magdalys was pretty sure she recognized that emaciated trunk and those dingy feathers. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I recognized the man addressing me as Ghulam, the driver who had brought me here. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He stared mournfully at his shoes and I recognized the joking part of the conversation had ended. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hissing, clattering noise I recognized all too well. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Some say that Aurora helped him, but at all events, the disguise was so good that when he went back to his home no one recognized him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had hardly recognized himself in the mirror. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't recognize him until he entered our apartment and collapsed into a chair. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then the creak of a stair, and feet wearing thick socks came into view, and a flash of bare skin, and a blue silk dressing gown that she recognized. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But the man was certain that the debils would soon pass through our village, recognize him, and kill him too. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling, she appeared to recognize Nicole, but she didn’t seem to see me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He felt some empathy with Lawrence over what he called the “gold rush of isotopes,” because he recognized the importance of public relations and “missionary work” for the lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“The wild doe has become a gentle deer,” he said, showing that he recognized my transformation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I recognize the smell—his smell—spice and rain. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When she woke up, it was in a room that she didn’t recognize. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, I find a casserole dish I don’t recognize. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain, who could speak seven languages, recognized nothing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darnell's despair, his sadness in recognizing that they could do whatever they wanted to him with impunity, was utterly disheartening. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Thor recognized their home of the previous night just as Thialfi and Loki came tumbling out of the mouth of the glove and landed in the snow beneath. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Or at least, my mother recognized the numbness in these women’s faces. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that he’d recognized its divinity at first — not in this flat rectangle wrapped in checkerboard paper; its attached clump of gray ribbon curlicues looked like the head of a mop. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He focused enough to recognize me and answered that that was exactly what he wanted; he was a little tired and he’d like to rest before we set out for his place. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like she shape-shifted into whatever form the guy wanted till I couldn’t recognize her anymore. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Alexandrians easily recognized their queen and her jovial companion. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Hilly goes on, thanking and recognizing in a musical, patriotic voice. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The private area of the White House occupies about twenty thousand square feet on the top two stories of the main historical structure—the one you’d recognize from photos with its iconic white pillars. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They just recognized that a growing number of consumers wanted organic food, and they wanted a piece of that business. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The older one I clearly recognized, the other I didn’t. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was with Miig and General and a few other men I didn’t recognize. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Macon was smiling, but so craftily that Milkman could hardly recognize it as a smile. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quietly I followed them as I tried to remember all their names, especially the names of the faces I recognized among them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Voice of America was reporting it, as was French radio, which Olanna translated: Tanzania was the first country to recognize the existence of the independent nation of Biafra. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I kept looking out the window, hoping I’d be seen by someone who might recognize me and tell my family they had spotted me in a police wagon headed towards La 40. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What had taken Dunwing a single glance to recognize had finally dawned on the King. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Those outside Oppie’s charmed circle found it all rather bewildering— even Enrico Fermi, who should have recognized the behavior, since he was the object of similar veneration by his own students. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As the party drew close, she recognized Shay’s pigtails bobbing under one of the hats and waved frantically. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"No," he says with a frown, and now I recognize him again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Above us, on the ceiling of this great big cavern, are thousands and thousands of blue-green shimmers that I recognize instantly from my fifth-grade world geography class. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Let us be dissatisfied, and men will recognize that out of one blood God made all men to dwell upon the face of the earth. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She can no longer chew, barely swallows, remembers and recognizes little of her eighty- odd years. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cole recognized most of the faces as those from the old Circle, including his lawyer, Nathaniel Blackwood. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In fact, when the delegates had all assembled in Alkonost to cross the desert together, Thyon Nero had failed to recognize him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The engineer’s crooning drifted back, songs she did not recognize, debris from the north kicked up by the gale. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I had made it a lifetime ago, before the hot summer month when my grandfather and I had first recognized each other. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

A reputation twists into someone I don’t recognize. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Whether she recognized the name Ilyaas or has seen me around Serra masked, I don't know. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Gilbert was the first to recognize that the Earth itself is a magnet, and that this is why the compass needle points to the north. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The only authority my mother recognized was God’s. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He held a red bag in his hand, a bag Pinmei recognized as made from the same cloth as Yishan’s clothes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And I'm about to turn away when I recognize her. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down the way, I recognized one boat in particular: it belonged to Johnny Cakes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He immediately recognized the warrior at the front. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A long, pitiful whinny came from the line of tethered horses and he recognized it as that of Islimach. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Aristotelians therefore recognize that, in the sublunary sphere, there are no regularities which do not have exceptions; in the supralunary sphere, all is regularity without exception; there are no regularities which apply in both spheres. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I arrived at the baseball field minutes later, the visitor stands were already packed full of red-clad Hillpark fans, many of whom I recognized even from a distance. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Could they recognize choice in that which wasn't seen . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It only peripherally hit him then that without thinking he’d recognized the direction and the time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

One type recognizes the importance of other proximate variables besides good institutions, such as public health, soil- and climate-imposed limits on agricultural productivity, and environmental fragility. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Expected always to say in cold words what the rest of them are too arrogant to recognize? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The capacity to recognize syntax, to organize and deploy words into intelligible sentences, is innate in the human mind. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the rail next to Coach Hedge, a dark-haired girl appeared wearing a purple cloak, her face so covered with soot and bloody scratches that Hazel almost didn’t recognize her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I recognized him as one of Jamison’s errand boys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Frenchman never spoke of his private life, except to slip in certain subtle hints that would enable an astute observer to recognize his splendid past, his incalculable fortune, and his noble origins. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also recognized the set of her eyes and the lines of her face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Her voice rose with excitement when she recognized my weepy “Hello, Mom.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Deen stared at her now, as though he didn’t quite recognize her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I listen for a while, recognizing some words from Understanding Our Universe—evaporation, pressure, water vapor. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you right away.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She stared, as if she were examining me, as if she recognized me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise he was liable to go from one troublesome island to the next, never recognizing where he was, until the world ran out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Legal documents in the United States only recognize “male” and “female” as genders, leaving anyone who does not identify as one of these two genders with no option. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I would recognize the sound of a movie projector anywhere,” he said. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

This was the scar the old nurse recognized; she traced it under her spread hands, then let go, and into the basin fell the lower leg making the bronze clang, sloshing the water out. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And when I passed the weaving shed, I could smell the fabrics folded there, and even the wood of the looms. “If the women had been at work, I would have recognized the sounds.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even recognizing there was doctor-patient confidentiality, she wanted to be careful about what she put on paper. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But now they seemed not to recognize him and began shouting curses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I kissed her and got up from the bed, walked to the door, looked through the peephole, and instantly recognized who it was. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Lev says he recognizes a few of the mourners. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

King himself would recognize and decry this fundamental flaw in the early civil rights movement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. That’s why I don’t trust you. There’s something—I almost recognize.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know his name, but I recognized him as the foreman of the scene shop. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rose and went out into the lobby, where I could see no one I recognized. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The yard was full of children, almost all of whom I recognized from yellowed photographs. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He visits the fortune-teller, who does not recognize him but lays his future out in polite rows of cards, though she admits that bits of it are overlapping and confusing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Approaching the welcoming entrance and the busy processing of the new ones, a small group of people Matty recognized—with Mentor leading them—came forward, chanting, “Close. Close. No more. No more.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I even recognized the ring on her finger, silver set with a pale blue stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I see the gray streaks in the woman’s hair and the end of the man s hooked nose and the blue armband of a Dauntless traitor just beneath their shoulders, and recognize them both. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the skinny man behind the ticket window. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air around me heated, taking on a charge I recognized. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

From these qualities, a prince must guard himself as if from a reef, and he must strive to make everyone recognize in his actions greatness, spirit, dignity, and strength. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Triple Alliance was subjugated, in other words, because its people had failed to recognize the One True God. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then she peered at us and recognized Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize one of Mustafa’s friends playing the alto saxophone and a boy from his basketball team strumming the bass guitar. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A machine I vaguely recognize as a heart monitor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Baby wriggled free, ran to Ugwu, and stood there looking at Olanna with baffled eyes as if she no longer recognized her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It took me a second to recognize my mother out of bed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer recognized that their social milieus were fated to remain distinct. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The moment she had recognized Alex she had begun speaking urgently into her brooch. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Not like that. Your father’s knights will recognize you.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was being painted not simply as an outsider but as fully “other,” so foreign that even my language couldn’t be recognized. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He hummed a melody I didn’t recognize; it sounded like a lullaby. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We all paused a minute to recognize what Mohammed had just said, then we busted up laughing. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I recognized the man with the shovel—he was the janitor at my old school. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized him because he wasn’t using a standard-issue Sixer avatar—one of the perks of his position. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Silver threaded the coils of hair escaping from my mother’s headscarf, and her face was more gaunt than I remembered it, but I recognized her in an instant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Ah! Do you think you would recognize him if you saw him?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We took the next plane, and when we got there, I didn't recognize my own daughter." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was a rasping voice I didn’t recognize. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Lolo turns, but he doesn’t smile or even look like he recognizes us. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Even the congressional investigators had recognized that the overlapping jurisdiction was a source of discord and needless expense. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I looked at Annabeth and could tell she recognized the logo too. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They are even more obliged to serve him loyally, inasmuch as they recognize the need to cancel the suspicious opinion the prince had of them through their deeds. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And wrapped in a shield I don’t recognize.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Someone would surely see them and recognize them. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“White or dark?” she asked, looking me dead in the eye and not recognizing me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Will understood him, felt him, sensed him, recognized him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

An old lady Liyana didn’t recognize was down on her knees scrubbing the floor with pieces of rags. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The calls got easier to hear, and I recognized the high-pitched, pulsating sound: Otto in distress. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We’d never actually met, but I recognized her face from the dozens of screenshots she’d posted to her blog over the years. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Doha recognized the speaker as one of the shop owners from the marketplace. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I made friends easily, in part because Princesse had gone to the school, but also because people recognized me from choir performances we had held there over the years. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She was concerned about the reports of black smoke and gas near places she recognized. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Chess was pretty sure that the only landmark he’d recognized before—the retaining pond—was just ahead on the right. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at the letter and recognized the slanted handwriting; it was from Poppy. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took off his helm, and I recognized Kronos himself, his eyes like molten gold. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He recognized one as part of an old edition of A History of Magic, by Bathilda Bagshot, and another as belonging to a motorcycle maintenance manual. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

After a moment Winston recognized one of them as his own. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But when he happened to glance at Marigold’s bedroom window, it wasn’t her head of hair he saw, but a close-cropped gray cut instead—and just enough of her face to recognize her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Instead of the menacing green of army uniforms, the shine of boot and gun, he saw a brown caftan and flat slippers and a familiar face that took him a moment to recognize: Miss Adebayo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As we got closer, the smile on his face bloomed into something brilliant, and I recognized him then as the man from Cate’s thoughts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But I saw my mother’s face, the smile the boy with the broken mouth had given me, like he had recognized something of himself in me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I recognize one of the voices from the crowd of young people. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Many of the Yugoslavs didn’t recognize him at first. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Moss didn’t recognize the student who exclaimed this, and then he jolted forward, lost in the surge. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His beard was gone, and without it, Tad didn’t recognize him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My mother maintained the sort of parental mind-set that I now recognize as brilliant and nearly impossible to emulate—a kind of unflappable Zen neutrality. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I recognized the place immediately, because every other subdivision on the access road was walled in, whereas Quail Hollow was just a plastic sign hammered into the ground. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had shined them many times and I felt he should certainly recognize them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized her even though her skin was black, only a shade lighter than Rosaleen’s. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For two days Sergio had recognized him as, simply, the white boy with the red hair. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Is it possible, Mademoiselle, that you did not recognize in the Countess Andrenyi Mrs. Armstrong’s young sister whom you taught in New York?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized the tall spikes of yarrow and its dense clustered blossoms; around them twined the flopping stems of coreopsis, above a carved base of that plant’s mounded dark and feathery leaves. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only was I not recognized, I was sometimes snubbed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was told to expect a bridegroom today. But I did not recognize you with a basket on your arm.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Even when technology succeeds in manufacturing a machine as big as Texas to do everything we recognize as human, it will still be, at best, a single individual. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt had no idea what that was, but he recognized an insult when he heard it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb told me that our mother said there was evil in everyone, and the first step to loving someone else is to recognize that evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His face was calm, but his eyes burned with a cold intensity that Pong immediately recognized. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“And I can promise you that your Court will be recognized as sovereign, if you help us. No threat of conquest from the new High King. Instead, we offer you an alliance.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

By Friday I was able to recognize, if not name, almost all the students at school. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t recognize any of the titles, though one author was familiar. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was all Emma could do not to run over and throw her arms around the desk, because it was finally something familiar, something she recognized. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

On the other women, strangers, I can recognize a curled lip, a sidelong glance, pinched shoulders. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a stack of coats and sweaters on the chairs and I recognize my cousin Heather’s bright orange down jacket. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than squabbling over sites, he lectured, the different factions needed to recognize that for the exposition to succeed, everyone had to work together, no matter which location the directors selected. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Now that he looked around properly, he recognized many familiar faces. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In one of them they recognized my Fourth Aunt. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, coiled comfortably on the second step, was a thick mottled specimen that Curly recognized as a cottonmouth water moccasin, common in southern Florida. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made sure he would recognize her, so he wouldn’t ask for her identity card on the way back in. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

We scattered like rats into the debris-filled street, and I could barely recognize where I was. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As Ernest could not fail to recognize, much of the physics community was lined up behind Oppenheimer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Two men Mariam had never seen before—witnesses, she presumed—and a mullah she did not recognize were already seated at the table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even now, I can recognize this admission as a kind of boasting. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the two men, only one recognized the sexual excitement that rose like a tide in the slender girl who hovered around the table long after lunch had been cleared away. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words flew from my mouth in a savage, breathless chant that I barely recognized as my own. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I do recognize the scissors and the pair of tweezers, but the rest of the stuff looks like an assortment of small knives and swords. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Henry’s blue serge Sunday pants were creased to painful sharpness, his tan jacket smelled of cleaning fluid; Jean Louise recognized Jem’s light-blue necktie. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But I don’t recognize this boy as a student at the colegio. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if I were someone he didn’t recognize. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t recognize him, except—and here Daft Donald glanced up—that he looked a great deal like Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wild things recognize stealth for what it is, a lie and a trap. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We had to recognize that our generation was more to be trusted than theirs. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were outfitted in a uniform C.P. didn’t recognize: white helmets, heavy black boots, light blue shirts, and dark blue pants with what appeared to be webbed Army belts, some of which held holstered guns. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For he had recognized it as a lead. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t have seen me clearly enough or long enough at the river to recognize me now as the woman he had once come so near shooting. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He almost didn’t recognize the boy who stared back at him from the other side of the glass. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A few days earlier I would have recognized it as a greystone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I felt a rush of adrenaline, because I recognized the red star symbol, and I knew where it was meant to lead me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, there is a formula for writing graceful conditionals, and it becomes clear once you recognize two distinctions. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He looks so clean and healthy and beautiful, I can hardly recognize him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The air was warm and heavy with the scent of burnt koka leaves, a smell I recognized from ceremonies of the past. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But the person kept banging and pleading with me to let them in and I thought I dimly recognized the voice. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Before going downstairs I looked out the window and saw Grampa talking to three men I didn’t recognize. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The auditory cortex also recognizes the location of different sound sources in space, and can identify and segregate different auditory objects. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

There, the father was surrounded by visiting children, whom the goldfish man recognized as his earlier customers. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Next he cruised past where his mum was sitting having coffee and she looked straight at him and didn't recognize him. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw Njemile talking to someone he didn’t recognize, both of them animated and expressive. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had grown a generous mustache in the year since I had last seen him, and there were threads of gray at his temples, but I recognized him in an instant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t stop running until he reaches his home, a house I now recognize. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Daylight could not come in, but he was able to recognize it by the tenuous change in the cracks of the blinds. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I heard it, even among a thousand others, I should recognize her voice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

If l see her again, I want to know I would recognize her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The white people would never, ever recognize me from any picture they might have seen. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the yard surrounding it were two large pine trees and several others Hanako didn’t recognize. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“This fellow and four of his friends robbed me about five days ago. I didn’t recognize him at first. He was clean-shaven then, but it’s him.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She made a pile of the files that were unreadable, hoping that among the few that she could recognize was proof that they owned this building. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He recognized the prince and averted his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

One of them was a girl I recognized from English; she had a pair of pencils spiking out of her messy blond bun. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Inside was a stack of index cards, scrawled with handwriting he’d already come to recognize. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t laughed enough in the last six years to recognize the sound of it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though he had trouble recognizing her. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized her immediately as the mother of the little boy who’d been on the observation deck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The speakers jumped between voices, commercials, and even a few old songs I recognized. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But none of the times were recognized by the International Swimming Federation because the pool was six metres too long. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before: fear. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hardly recognize day, even though it's only been seven hours since the sentencing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

His mother and father were as good a fit for each other as an adult’s foot in a child’s shoe; even at nine years old Kendrick recognized this. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at the passing buildings out of the side window, but could not recognize any familiar landmarks. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was surprised, though, that he had not been recognized by either of the men in front of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A waiter saw me and seemed to recognize immediately that I was not there to eat. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“We’d recognize him! Unless, that is, he was disguised as someone else.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The expression on her face says she recognizes me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

His eyes plead with me to understand, but I recognize his tone—it’s the one he employed when we were younger, to scold me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is hoped that someone will recognize the tattoos and identify him so his family can be informed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He truly transformed our little part-time orchestra to a nationally recognized company with several recordings.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The younger brother’s life had suddenly fitted into a pattern and recognized itself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not very happy, but I recognize the repair. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But I was pretty sure I recognized two of them: Leo and Callum. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I can hardly recognize myself in the cracked mirror that leans against the wall. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And I recognized his state well enough not to slow down. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There are other people on the ground too, people I don’t recognize, people who got trampled or shot. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He let me go, finally, stared at me as though he’d just recognized me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The latter sites are called Clovis sites, named after the type site near the town of Clovis, New Mexico, where their characteristic large stone spearpoints were first recognized. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some were there every day, ladling out our food in the mess-hall line; we grew to recognize their faces. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some of the weapons associated with the animals, images of plants have recently been recognized. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don Apolinar Moscote made fun of his faith in homeopathy, but those who were in on the plot recognized another one of their people in him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“They recognized you? But how? What had you done?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The dog didn’t recognize whoever was at the door. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I recognized that all my fresh resolve didn’t change much—I was really only trying to reconcile myself to the realities of Herbert’s death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

That was the voice I recognized—so sweet that it sounded like little bells. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The note was a garbled mixture of letters, but Emily recognized it immediately as their secret code. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

However, the pictures are not supposed to be pictures of anything you would recognize. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because my family got around a lot, I was able to recognize the language as an obscure dialect of the Carpathian Mountain region. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once Burr extended his demands to cover their entire public careers, and then also refused to recognize the traditional distinction between personal and political criticism, Hamilton was truly trapped. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Clearly, Revere is a thinker possessing an active intelligence, and we will recognize the pose of hand on chin as an old device used since antiquity to represent philosophers. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You found it at the hospital that night, didn't you? That's how you recognized me when you finally found me—I must've reached for it." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Ekon had been correct, she couldn’t read the language the words were written in, but she recognized that this book was special. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This petition asks the Obama administration to legally recognize genders outside of the male-female binary, and provide an option for these genders on all legal documents and records. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Gloria stood waiting, with carefully concealed impatience, for the machine’s answer when she heard the cry behind her of “There she is,” and recognized that cry as her mother’s. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She recognized him a mile and a half away, although a mere speck. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was relieved; he hadn't recognized some family members recently. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“She stole that dress from me,” said a woman next to Ophie, and she startled to recognize the ghost from the never-ending dinner party. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And now I recognize a familiar expression on my father’s face, the expression he wore so often at the dinner table, the faraway look of a man who could never stop thinking about business. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But she was familiar with some of the rooms, and she recognized a language teacher who leaned over a desk, packing things into a briefcase. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If I were to show you a picture of Marilyn Monroe or Albert Einstein, you’d recognize both faces in a fraction of a second. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He had never recognized it before as a game of war. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, a recognized professional group from Selma’s black community had carried out an organized protest. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized that I was again in my country. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recognizes the car and shoots me a grin as we pass. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The government of Nepal recognized that the throngs flocking to Everest created serious problems in terms of safety, aesthetics, and impact to the environment. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra recognized it: Uncle Asriel had it, and so did the Master of Jordan. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I call into the abyss, heedless of being recognized. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He recognized the symptoms of some type of meningitis, an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

"You don't recognize your little friend, do you? That is because we caught him when he was completely helpless! On the night when he must turn into a root!" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Additionally, the lab would be recognized as a division of the university, independent of the Physics Department, with Lawrence as director. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

His face was open in a joyous smile, and Moss recognized where the photo was taken: Martin’s barbershop, the one not far from where he lived. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He recognizes pieces of himself in road signs: GO LEFT, GO RIGHT, GO SLOW. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He called down the hall for Mamou to bring him something, but I didn’t recognize the word. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I sit in a hallway I don’t recognize. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Go now,” I said, “before he is old enough to recognize me.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In him she recognized her One True Love. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I must have; otherwise, how could I even recognize love when I saw it that night between Ob and May? Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’d only seen the old woman once before, but he recognized her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Nina recognized that sound—she’d heard it on the northern road before they waylaid the prison wagon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When I recognized Tenorio my first impulse was to run, but now I could not move. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are always untenable events, freak happenings like someone recognizing you, or at worst, the trouble results from a foolish and negligent spy, like my time with Luzan. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am terrified, especially at the beginning, of being recognized by some friendly business owner or erstwhile neighbor and having to stammer out some explanation of my project. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized him from the television news, the newspapers, and the Time magazine cover the past September. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She saw file footage of a jewelry store she didn’t recognize, its redbrick exterior surrounded by police and yellow tape, accompanied by the newscaster’s somber narration of events. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I recognized you on the pavement,” he said immediately. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Smells stab my nose—fumes from the road, rotting food from a garbage bin, and others I don't recognize. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The game was called NeuroRacer, a three-dimensional driving game that asked the subjects to drive while simultaneously doing perceptual tasks, like recognizing objects around them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Their cover was blown when an African-American woman who was waiting on them in a local tavern recognized one of the men as a British officer from Boston. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd probably seen them around, I'm sure, but not to recognize or call by name. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

None of them recognized who it was, because even though he was only seven span from the womb, Menda looked to be a young man of seventeen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it takes a change of scenery or a good whack in the head to help you recognize the lessons you’ve learned.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Relief trickled down the assassin’s spine as he recognized David Herold. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seems to have recognized by noon that he was faced by a new kind of warfare, which required a new defence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh, hello,” I said, then spoke to the woman I recognized. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize my voice when I spoke. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw one of them again, baby, years later. I didn’t recognize him at first.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He recognized it right away, from that first day they’d gone body shopping. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the biggest of these unsolved problems is to establish human history as a historical science, on a par with recognized historical sciences such as evolutionary biology, geology, and climatology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The television station, recognizing the importance of the event for the community, had decided to broadcast it live even though it would not take place until after one in the morning. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their individual laughter he couldn’t recognize, nor their anguish. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clap my hands over my ears, recognizing my own voice in theirs, my pleas to the Commandant. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I recognized the bald man’s shack with its brown door and was able to direct Mother toward ours. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Clara was the only one who had no difficulty recognizing him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you are certain—quite certain, Madame—that you have recognized no one on the train?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many members of Parliament recognized the same change in the “sense of the nation.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He recognized her hair, an over-teased corona of dyed blonde curls and her scent of lemons and aerosol. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Even with a much more concealing mask, she would have recognized the upstart. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Neither North Carolina nor the US government recognized its bid for statehood, but they lacked the resources to force Franklin back into North Carolina’s control. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

A few times his eyes opened, but if he was conscious, he didn’t recognize me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The people wore no armor, or none that I recognized. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She recognized and acknowledged our huge mess, and that our feelings—despite our being just fifth graders—were very real. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

There were coachmen, storekeepers, and milkmen; later a few municipal employees and distinguished ladies made a discreet appearance, slinking along the side walls of the house to keep from being recognized. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered armies and made the cities recognize the need for allegiance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When they recognized me, they were as excited as I was, hardly daring to believe that I had made it out of the ghetto. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The men who belonged to the Nation were easy to recognize, standing in front of their storefront mosques with their bow ties and bean pies. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It takes him a moment to recognize the contortionist, having only ever seen her upon a platform bending herself into impossible shapes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If the guards recognized Bobby and knew he was a wanted fugitive, they gave no evidence of it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Koffi was embarrassed to realize the thing she hadn’t recognized was happiness. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Instantly, I recognized the soft, fat feel of the bottom. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mirabelle has grown so much over the past few months. I wouldn’t recognize her. So skinny before, and now look at her, she’s chubby and glowing. Oh, Lexie, look at those little cheeks.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He could recognize it, her acceptance of the Fates. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a better state, he would have recognized that it wasn't his balls that hurt, but rather his brain. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Then Sister Betty came through the people, herself a nurse, and people recognizing her moved back; she fell on her knees looking down on his bare, bullet-pocked chest, sobbing, “They killed him!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a small roll of parchment, which Harry recognized at once as another invitation to a lesson with Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Sheed stared at himself in Stitch’s tall mirror and barely recognized what he saw. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Percy wouldn’t recognize a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing Dobby’s tea cozy.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s not true, what I said. I did recognize you.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When I looked in the mirror these days, I didn’t recognize the person staring back at me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, when the sound of Om reached Siddhartha’s ears, his slumbering soul suddenly awakened and he recognized the folly of his action. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had to be recognized, after all, that I was still a schoolboy, with my schoolwork to do, and I was also expected to prepare at least one sermon a week. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes to the ground, wondering if anyone will recognize me as the boy on the police horse. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Alice Paul recognized the power of the simple phrase, and she often used it in her lobbying campaigns. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He looked familiar; his clothes were different, but I recognized him. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Perch showed no signs of recognizing me the next time I worked the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s sitting next to me when my phone rings and I recognize Detective Stevens’s number. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I recognized the tune he was playing: the ’88 remix of New Order’s “Blue Monday,” with a lot of Star Wars droid sound samples mixed in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Tess recognizes the pain on my face and stays quiet while I keep my eyes closed and wait it out. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Two guys I didn’t recognize stood on the landing by the door, holding guns. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Both men recognized that touching them placed the newly established reconciliation at risk. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It is also discouraging, because I recognize attempts at analysis are largely useless. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Classical music traditions around the world tend to encourage longer, more complex forms which may be difficult to recognize without the familiarity that comes from study or repeated hearings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

As I drew nearer I recognized the loose gray shirts and pants worn by the veterans. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a face he recognizes from campus, someone he’s crossed paths with in the corridors of buildings as he walks to and from class. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And this was the bitterest moment of all: her younger son didn’t even recognize her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had difficulty focusing his eyes, but finally he recognized Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what you hear that allows you to recognize that it is a clarinet or horn that is playing. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Before her face was widely recognized at City Hall, Ann spent hours walking the halls of that building, ferreting out the confidential meetings of various boards and commissions that controlled Hayti. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Luba Luft glanced at him idly, then violently as she recognized him; her eyes faded and the color dimmed from her face, leaving it cadaverous, as if already starting to decay. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hi,” he said, making no effort to pretend that he didn’t recognize Margaret or me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could he fail to recognize the actor’s familiar, thick black hair, pale complexion, trademark mustache, and striking good looks? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man his father blinked and stared and did not recognize the one who had come until he called out, “Well, and Elder Brother and his son and his sons and my sister-in-law.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He did not know his own face well enough to recognize her mouth and little teeth and wide cheekbones as his own. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather recognized that desperation and knew that now, in his forced retirement, this was the place for him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

To my utter amazement, I recognized the face of the knight. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t speak any tongue that she recognized; it was guttural and harsh, and grated against her ears, as if it sucked the very warmth from her bones. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

No one from our past would recognize her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace had seen it once when she’d dared herself to pick up a parenting book, in a bookstore fifteen miles away, where no one would recognize her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She says okay, because she recognizes a lost cause when she sees one. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

And as the wand caught the green light that was filling the clearing from the skull above, Harry recognized it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She recognized a few of them—milk vetch, aralia root, sage. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you recognize this fishing gaff, Dr. Whitman?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The form of the invention eventually adopted might have been somewhat different without the recognized inventor’s contribution. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to catch glimpses of who my father was, to find even one footprint in this town that I could recognize as his. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Wild-eyed and savage, the bird Miss Wren was grinding into the floor was one we hardly recognized. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I do not know how many people recognized the name, but surely no one ever asked about it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s trying not to look at me, but I recognize his expression. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a voice he barely recognized as his own scream, again and again, “No! No! No!” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize him as Kenn, who had spoken to me on the private jet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When she looked up to thank the person who’d found her, she saw a face she recognized. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Interesting. That spellwork. I recognize it. But my, my, it has been years.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He held senior-level jobs and earned good money, but he wasn’t always recognized for his best work. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t fully recognized him at first glance. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Returning to a home and a life you know is yours, but you don’t recognize.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He recognized the guard and, possibly as a prank, held a ballpoint pen to his neck. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The AEC, Congress, and the Pentagon all recognized that Livermore, at a stroke, answered every objection raised against the second lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When I search his gaze, I recognize that curious, passionate, intelligent man I’d first seen in his office, showing me his newest creation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some teachers recognized that the lack of schooling in the South left these children behind and found that many caught up quickly. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At Troniat, a small station that one of the men recognized, the doors were suddenly thrown open and they tumbled out into the darkness onto a gravel path. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry recognized it, partly because of the smell of cats, as the same tent in which they had slept on the night of the Quidditch World Cup. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Brooklyn ain’t what it used to be. Sometimes I look around and hardly recognize the place. ‘Artisanal’ this and ‘organic’ that. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Those who found this last story less than credible nonetheless recognized the usefulness of keeping the strange girl outside the circle of respectability. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Gradually, as the weeks went by, I began to recognize more and more chimpanzees as individuals. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

They woke on the floor of their boat, and a giant whom they did not recognize was rowing it into the waves. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

This is a typical human response to recognizing differences that can become a problem when more than one group wants or needs the same resources. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

A sculpture of a man’s head sat in front of the expansive windows, and thanks to the small illustration on the cover of the short story collection Hollister had given Emily, she recognized it immediately. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Because if Leah and Nick don’t recognize me, I don’t even recognize myself anymore. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Many of us recognized that a new kind of magic had been invented, and we wanted to be a part of it. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Otto loved the noise, smiling and making the raspy noise I was coming to recognize as laughter. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize her from any of the cabins. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But finally it had to recognize that, even making its way around the world, it didn’t know how to turn a man into the wind. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

First she’d convince her parents: “Father, you need rest. You can’t get sick again. Mother, it’s only an hour a day. Nobody will recognize me.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He's lost more weight. But he's still alert, and he recognizes us. I think he has a few more weeks.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In the barn they scavenged a few handfuls of some grain he did not recognize out of the dusty floor of a metal hopper and stood eating it dust and all. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But what always struck me about black folks was that every Sunday they’d get dressed up so clean for church I wouldn’t recognize them. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are perfectly capable of recognizing useful additions to their crop larder, as is shown by their exuberant adoption of the sweet potato when it arrived. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A man’s voice I didn’t immediately recognize called out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

How he had managed to climb through the portrait hole was anyone’s guess, because his legs had been stuck together with what they recognized at once as the Leg-Locker Curse. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It is a standard ploy of opponents of relativism to argue that we all share certain commonsensical capacities for reasoning, and thus we can all recognize better knowledge when we see it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

That way, I wouldn't be easily recognized as we made our way to my house. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And there are countless other headstones engraved with names he does not recognize, and more that have been so worn by time and wind that they are illegible, their owners long forgotten. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Two people were in the boat, and as it drew closer I recognized them as Jasper Jr. and an older kid named Bull. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Genie recognized it too, also from the phone calls. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I recognize his voice from the search party that one day, when he asked everyone in our town to help find his son. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When she nodded, he continued, “I recognized what happened to you the other morning. You almost lost yourself.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Shay’s party is at the Butterfly Gardens, and when I arrive, I recognize some girls from other classrooms. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The rest of the family forgot about him, including Fernanda, who did not mind leaving him there when she found that the soldiers had seen him without recognizing him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For the first time they used sounds along with the shapes, and pictures, real pictures we could recognize. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Washington recognized the improvement, congratulating Hamilton for rendering him “with less egotism,” meaning the Hamilton draft covered the wounds, or at least prevented the president from displaying them too conspicuously. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

People nowadays can recognize cricketers, even when their faces are too far away to be seen, and so it was then. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It little resembles the representative democracy we recognize today, so it’s worth making a brief sketch of how it worked. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I hurried past because we would both have been embarrassed if he recognized me, the kid he used to toss a dollar tip. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Solving the problem of longitude was a universally recognized challenge: indeed, governments had promised enormous rewards for anyone who could succeed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Doha recognized her as someone who also worked in the administrative offices. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They recognize me, but they don’t see everything. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As he was brought into the warehouse, Smith recognized his old foe, Dewey; he stopped chewing a hunk of Doublemint gum he had in his mouth, and grinned and winked at Dewey, jaunty and mischievous. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first feature consists of pottery designs, which are aesthetic features of no economic significance but which do let archaeologists immediately recognize an early Austronesian site. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked over at me, and I recognized that face as the one I’d worn just a few weeks ago. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t recognize any of them—two tall and wide, and the one in the middle is thin and old, older than Matant Jo. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then it all comes back and I recognize her and remember what’s happening. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s for the bullets and the gun that goes with them. A revolver. I don’t recognize the dealer.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had something in his face that she recognized, that made her uneasy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z