| 单词 | resemble |
| 例句 | It had transformed the cell into something that resembled a chocolate-chip cookie that was mostly chocolate chips. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The political campaign, of course, lost all other issues, and resembled a campaign only in that it was something filling the hiatus between nomination and election. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were hollow, and with her sorrowful, honey-colored face she truly resembled her mother now. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even while the body’s internal organs are becoming plugged with coagulated blood, the blood that streams out of the body cannot clot; it resembles whey being squeezed out of curds. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Schools located in ghetto communities more closely resemble prisons than places of learning, creativity, or moral development. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The fish resembled the ones Gregor was used to except it had no eyes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A pale boy with a pointed face and white-blond hair, Draco greatly resembled his father. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The wooden foot took shape, and before long Mr. Beaver was standing beside a beautiful carving that resembled a boot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z One of them reached out to her, and her fingers resembled roots twisting up from them ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His hairline was receding rapidly; his face was beginning to resemble an ancient topographical map of Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z One was a stocky, red-haired young man with icy blue eyes and a nose so skinny and sharp it resembled a knife. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The Maycomb County High School principal was a Mr. Charles Tuffett, who to compensate for his name, habitually wore an expression that made him resemble the Indian on a five-cent piece. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It's more than just the way Maxwell resembles him, Grim says that night in the kitchen, the boy is like him, we'd better watch out, you never know what he might do while we're sleeping. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I could hardly believe this was our tenderhearted little Mate whom Noris resembled so much. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It resembled the face of a sheep, and the voice, too, had a sheeplike quality. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Upon the wall hung a stick, wound about with ivy leaves, or rather, with a dark metal cunningly beaten to resemble ivy. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Some moved gracefully, others resembled frozen mountaineers trying to shake off the cold, but all danced with enthusiasm and emotion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With a heavy stone Constance flattened the conical brass extinguisher fitted to the top of the staff until it resembled a vicious-looking spear. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Dumping a perfume bottle on her hair, she resembled a drowned sheep dog. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Its hallmark was the “Clovis point,” a four-inch spearhead with a slightly cut-in, concave tail; in silhouette, the points somewhat resemble those goldfish-shaped cocktail crackers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Although some semblance of the routinized mechanisms for political parties had begun to congeal during the debate over Jay's Treaty, nothing remotely resembling the organized campaign structure of modern political parties yet existed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Some of its effects resemble rabies—psychosis, madness. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Less than ten million years ago, the first creatures who closely resembled human beings evolved, accompanied by a spectacular increase in brain size. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing higher than its neighbors, at an altitude of about eight thousand feet, is a wide pillar of rock with a rounded, convoluted top that vaguely resembles the rounded, convoluted top of a human brain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But the meter is running at the rate of $59 a day for my digs at the 6, which are resembling a Ballard creation more every day. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo hadn’t looked into a mirror since the day she thought she resembled a wall spider with a burr on top. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But the phoenix does not die, and monstrous births do not resemble their parents. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The shed resembles a sort of outdoor kitchen on a concrete slab. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Cables resembling giant metal noodles snaked across the floor and ran up the walls. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It has a growth upon its back resembling a sea anemone. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant that we, who also resembled no other U.S. president and who also had family from faraway places, could one day rise up and do the same thing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It resembles a fleshy, pinkish mushroom covered in sparse, wiry black bristles. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Das listened attentively, stroking her hair with a small plastic brush that resembled an oval bed of nails, asking more questions, for yet another example. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In all of these respects, Jomon skulls differ from those of modern Japanese and are most similar to those of modem Ainu, while Yayoi skulls most resemble those of modern Japanese. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I tell you, Zola is not resembling other young peoples up here in the mountains. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z If we were to speed the rotation, we would see that the Galaxy is a dynamic, almost organic entity, in some ways resembling a multi-cellular organism. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I resemble no one so much as my father—the man pictured in those honeymoon photos. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The dried blood on his skin now resembled powdered dirt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My mouth moved, once, twice, three times, before something resembling a word crawled out of it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The flapping of the oilcloth resembled the rustling of vast wings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Just before World War I, Harlow Shapley of Missouri devised a technique for measuring the distances to the globular clusters, those lovely spherical arrays of stars which resemble a swarm of bees. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What is most striking about the design of the current caste system, though, is how closely it resembles its predecessor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In his black suit and stovepipe hat, he didn’t just resemble Mr. Flux in this photo; he was Mr. Flux. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It resembled the same imp that had apprehended her brother earlier. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He could see forms and shapes that resembled rivers and streams and oxbow lakes, and he could see specks that might be towns, and he could see belts of forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They snaked it over to the dock and connected it to something that resembled a giant rust- freckled egg. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z My dreams were frightful, full of ghostly figures that resembled my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Not the prospective dad who resembled a hamster, or the mom whose haircut hadn’t been updated since 1992. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They then spent the next two hours slowly paging through the Wallace yearbooks again, writing down the name of anyone that remotely resembled James Parker. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hrdlicka had seen the Neanderthal skeletons, which did not resemble those of modern humans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They resemble stunted piglets with long legs, thick, stubby tails and narrow black eyes. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The man kind of resembles Dad, except he wears a smugly satisfied expression that I can’t imagine on Dad’s face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His hand broke the surface; gray particles trickled and hurried down, fragments of plaster resembling the radioactive dust outside. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It resembles rotting chicken livers left out in the sun for too long. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My older brother had on a blue jacket embroidered with shapes resembling Buddha scepters for long life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His aunt, Uma Maima, presides in the kitchen all morning, harassing the servants as they squat by the drain scouring the dirty dishes with ash, or pound heaps of spices on slabs that resemble tombstones. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They tended to resemble Tom Waits, or maybe it was the other way around. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “American society had come to resemble a shattered mirror still in its frame.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z No other country in the world disenfranchises people who are released from prison in a manner even remotely resembling the United States. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The people of Bone Gap said it made sense that Priscilla Willis was born into a beekeeping family, because she resembled nothing so much as a bee. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Burnside’s smile is starting to resemble a snarl. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In place of pencil and paper, the main working tools were a set of molecular models superficially resembling the toys of preschool children. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z For the first time in a while, Sierra was struck by how much her face resembled her mom’s: that sharp chin, her full lips. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Two objects that resembled golden ear trumpets curved out from the sides. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My father has eaten everything on his plate and is digging for more stuffing in the cavity of the turkey, which resembles a trussed, headless baby. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She did not resemble the patients in the doctor’s office, those who came glassy-eyed and desperate, unable to sleep or breathe or urinate with ease, unable, above all, to give words to their pains. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z On the fifteenth of May, while David was in his last day of school in the eighth grade, his uncle Owen died in a drugged state resembling a coma. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re mammoth filing cabinets of human lives, like bees in a honeycomb, crowded and angry at paying rent for boxes that resemble prison cells. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Sure, when it gets wet, you kind of resemble a droopy sea lion, but at least it isn’t pink and lime green like Linda’s swimsuit is. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The girls lay lifeless on top of each other in a pile that resembled stacked-up firewood. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, and he asked me what that place might resemble; and in my answer I described a paradise of dogs; upon which he inquired whether dogs have a soul, and this, too, I answered. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mondrian has laid out his colored “tiles” along a grid system that appropriately resembles a city map. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z More important, why did I have an affinity for velour sweaters that resembled my dad's 1972 wardrobe and smelled like someone had taken their last breath in them? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “We could do that,” said the giant Baugi, and he stood straighter, and the corners of his mouth tightened into something that almost resembled a smile. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The mound of rubble in the center made the cave resemble the curving roof of a mouth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, Mother closes her eyes, eyes that resemble no one else’s, sunken and deep like Westerners’ yet almond-shaped like ours. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We didn’t even have a policeman, and there certainly was nothing resembling jail. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A morel resembles a tanned finger wearing a dark and deeply honeycombed dunce cap. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Harry shouted as the girl who so resembled a veela got gracefully to her feet, shook back her sheet of silvery blonde hair, and swept up between the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Her five younger siblings, who resemble her so closely. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Desks come to resemble their owners, the way dogs do. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I go from being worried, on guard, to feeling ease as more people’s skin resembles mine. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The guns and the wagons float past the dim background of the moonlit landscape, the riders in their steel helmets resemble knights of a forgotten time; it is strangely beautiful and arresting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes meet mine in the reflection of the glass, surprise filling them at first, and then almost immediately changing to something resembling disgust. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We are controlled here by our confusion, far more than we know, and the American dream has therefore become something much more closely resembling a nightmare, on the private, domestic, and international levels. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Nielsen resembles a large gray mouse, complete with twitching whiskers, pink-tinged ears, and a tiny mouth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In minutes, Gregor' was hopelessly lost, and the mental picture of their path that he’d been making in his head resembled one of Boots’s squiggly drawings. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All that was left was a shape that resembled me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a flower that resembled an oversized artichoke in his buttonhole. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In time the wall resembled a lunar landscape upended, pockmarked with fist-sized craters. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He pulled his lips apart in what he hoped resembled a smile. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And the food and drink provoked people into behavior that resembled nothing less than high drama. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I run back and then head over to the “deli” counter, which consists of ancient turkey sandwiches wherein the turkey strongly resembles ham. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Most of the time, she wears skintight spandex dresses that make her body resemble a soft-serve ice cream cone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But Haiti more nearly resembles a battlefield than a place at peace. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In Germany, the effects of Marburg virus on the brain were particularly frightening, and resembled the effects of rabies: the virus somehow damaged the central nervous system and could destroy the brain, as does rabies. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined the callers to resemble those men who had chased me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Howie would be intimidated if he wasn’t busy being distracted by her beautiful hair, which resembles the northern lights, and the fresh bandage on her forehead, which is covering up a Scorpius Hawthorne-like wound. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When I finally found the room for my first class, I was surprised to find it resembled a small theater. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Together we resembled the cast of a dopey situation comedy, something called Grin and Bear It, or Hello, Dolly. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes open leads of water in all directions were wreathed with wisps of frost smoke as the water began to freeze, and Shackleton commented that the effect resembled the smoke from a prairie fire. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The synagogue resembled a large railroad station: baggage and tears. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At these times, she resembled a biblical prophet, her face clouded over, her immense body trembling with holy rage, one finger thrust like a spear straight at the sinner’s heart. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They do resemble, in their most compulsively social behavior, ants at a distance. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad laughed and crunched the carrot down until it resembled a cigar. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z At the end of the three miles, I hadn’t reached anything resembling a decision. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The tracks resemble endless ladders that stretch ahead rather than upward, rooted to the ground. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z To our right, an emaciated mummy of a man guzzled ruby-red punch out of what eerily resembled a human brainpan. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The Amity sit on the floor, most with their legs crossed, in knots and clusters that vaguely resemble the tree roots to me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The figures around me weren't people, but shop dummies, painted to resemble people and propped up in attitudes counterfeiting life. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She was not the beauty her mother was, though she resembled her in spirit, at least, for she raised her eyes to him boldly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Behind the goddess, on a polished oalc display stand, was her huge silver bow, carved to resemble gazelle horns. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A wall of magnawaves is the only sign of anything resembling a normal kitchen. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Soon we were building our own monster wagons, called chigiri-giri, that resembled something like a go-cart in America. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z As time went on his smile began to resemble the ferryman’s, was almost equally radiant, almost equally full of happiness, equally lighting up through a thousand little wrinkles, equally childish, equally senile. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Desdemona asked her husband, holding up a letter that resembled Swiss cheese. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They resemble each other: both are red haired, fair skinned, though Gachet is much older. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I look at her to see if she’s teasing me, but there is something that resembles admiration in her eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He still had his face in his hand, and he was as still as if he’d been carved from the stone his skin resembled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The sketches on the fliers Terrance had printed after their escape were crudely drawn but resembled them enough that any savvy hunter would look at her twice. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Sticky managed a grimace that resembled a smile, though it also resembled the expression you might wear in a sandstorm. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Between these circles the floor resembled a giant checkerboard, with alternating rectangles of blue, black, and yellow. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Deirdre looks down, ready to fly, when two boys on a bike turn the corner—they resemble the boys from earlier. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When it reaches a structure that resembles a silo, it pushes a lever, and the top pops up. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He turns to the camera and twists his fingers so they resemble a K and an L. “Cedar Grove Kings, baby! Crowns up! Addi-o!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My lights disturbed them, and they dropped off the ceiling and flitted past my head, giving off sounds that resembled Munchkin laughter. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I just wanted to make it home alive in something that still resembled a Saturn. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The tragedy of the Moriori resembles many other such tragedies in both the modern and the ancient world, pitting numerous well-equipped people against few ill-equipped opponents. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Boldly I called out to old men who resembled my father, but they hurried away from me, crossing themselves as if to ward off something evil. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Annabeth had seen many statues that didn’t resemble her mom at all, but this giant version, made thousands of years ago, made her think that the artist must have met Athena in person. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Circling the hill were tumbledown stables and something resembling a demolished chicken roost. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z If one filters out banal and impersonal events, most of what’s left are astounding aberrations and coincidences, and one’s mind begins to resemble the headlines of supermarket tabloids. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Our shared room resembled an ideological battlefield, with Suzanne presiding over a wrecked landscape of tossed clothing and strewn papers on her side and me perched on my bed, surrounded by fastidious order. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His diet was the same as a rabbit’s, and his anxious face gradually came to resemble the face of that animal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The kouros it most resembled, it turned out, was a smaller, fragmentary statue that was found by a British art historian in Switzerland in 1990. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z While the rest of us were worrying over getting our printing to match exactly the example shown on the blackboard, Esther got praise for any kind of mark that resembled the letters. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The snakes move back and forth together in motions resembling a strikingly formal dance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even without the camera shells, they strongly resemble each other. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The recovering Mr. Flux’s limbs and torso retracted quickly from his smooshed, flapjack form to something resembling a human. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When her hair is down, our family says we resemble each other, but I can’t see it, even though we share the same dark eyebrows and full lips. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I had ordered the steak, which, bowing to the same minimalist fashion, is served without the bone, the thin slices of beef stacked to resemble a funeral pyre. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He shakes his head and looks at the dilapidated building to his right, which is made of brick and barely resembles the sleek glass spire behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Matthias saw that all the tiny thorns on the rose stems resembled small swords. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His pupils contract to pinpoints, dilate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And thanks to my poor eating habits, his hideous face would eventually resemble the craters of the moon. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We rowed through a tide of clothes ejected from split-open suitcases, every swirling dress we passed resembling a drowning girl. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Caught by surprise, Marco only manages to stammer something he hopes resembles his standard impartial agreement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Off to the left, clad in a white sheet, was something that resembled a snow-covered Alp. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though she wasn’t dressed up like Mary and didn’t resemble the picture on the honey jar, I knew that’s who she was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear an echoing voice—my own resembling another’s. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Located fifty-five miles from the Ouachita site, Poverty Point had as a focus a structure resembling an amphitheater: six concentric, C-shaped ridges, each five feet tall, on a bluff facing the river. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I chose a pattern with a woven look at the corners that resembles the weaving of a basket, five strips of fabric around the border. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z With those words, she tosses the stalk to the ground, and it becomes a raw-boned yellow pony with emerald eyes and a mane that resembles lacy foliage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z If this story is to be something resembling my book of deeds, we must begin at the beginning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The tank resembles the ones they show on the news when talking about war in the Middle East. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Our very own backyard resembles the Garden of Eden. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “And do your people not resemble the monkey?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The crabber’s skin resembled soap more than anything; he seemed encased in it, a kind of ambergris. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z With their apparatus, a refinement of the Marsden-Geiger box of 1911, they found that ordinary air produced especially frequent scintillations resembling those of hydrogen nuclei, or protons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He grabbed her by the arm and spit something that resembled an oyster onto her face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They resembled noodles that had been cooked al dente. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The big house on the corner soon came to resemble a labyrinth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It resembled the beaver lodge, but it was larger, a great dome of wood and mud and leaves. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I need a pass,” Adrian said in a voice resembling a growl. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Olympian gods were hard enough to imagine as parents, but at least they resembled humans. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Gentlemen, you hear! Now which of you most resembles Bothwell?” cried Mr. Rochester. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It might resemble a great, bloated abdomen bristling with legs, but the proportions were wrong. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It resembled MacGregor, of course, because it was his clone, but MacGregor was an adult with differences that made it hard to see the connection. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted one snowflake to resemble another one now and then. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Although Stassen’s idea resembled one that Eisenhower was quietly beginning to favor, it inspired an extended row at the NSC meeting. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It’s strange how much this home resembles the one in Korea. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Were the Earth to be started over again with all its physical features identical, it is extremely unlikely that anything closely resembling a human being would ever again emerge. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With his wide face, gray goatee, and merry smile, he resembled, for the moment, an aging folk singer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Poking through the earth at the workers’ feet was something that resembled the edge of a dinner plate. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Char resembled his father, but softened a bit. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I tighten my mouth and look apologetically at Elouise, and then spend sixty seconds doodling something that resembles an ugly waterfall. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Then it rose redly into the purpled sky, resembling a black eye. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the first, they had no necks or bodies and wore helmets that vaguely resembled athletic gear. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Hunters of Artemis appeared along the rooftops, shooting Orion full of silver arrows until he resembled a glowing hedgehog. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I made a funny sound in my throat that must have resembled a “yes.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I understand that when it comes to campus diversity, the ideal would be to achieve something resembling what’s often shown on college brochures—smiling students working and socializing in neat, ethnically blended groups. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She hardly resembled the perfect robot who had appeared on the shore just a week earlier. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was so torn and dirty and full of holes that it barely resembled a dress anymore. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Sosie quickened her jerky movements until she resembled a robot on speed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He looked around the room, hoping to find a flashlight or anything resembling camping equipment. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “The first law I mentioned, ‘Similarity enhances sympathy,’ simply means that the more things resemble each other, the stronger the sympathetic link between them will be.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Bundimun at rest resembles a patch of greenish fungus with eyes, though when alarmed it will scuttle away on its numerous spindly legs. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We decided to test two of our best mixtures inside devices we hoped resembled rockets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My own home life had never even remotely resembled the one depicted in Family Ties, which was probably why I loved the show so much. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She tried brewing drinks of roasted grain or roots, but her nervous system was not deceived by a beverage that resembled coffee only in appearance. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, in that respect and many others, American high schools do rather resemble prisons.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They resembled each other in their dread of conflict, and the regularity of his evening calls, however much she disbelieved them, was a comfort to them both. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The dress’s skirt, which resembled a tutu from one of Degas’s paintings, was ruined. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They resemble flocks of butterflies opening and closing their wings. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She resembled an ancient statue of her mom, Aphrodite, which Jason found a little intimidating. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It resembles a piece of dead wood while stationary, though closer examination will reveal finned paws and very sharp teeth. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it resembled a crocodile that had rolled around in Christmas-tree lights. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now he quoted Theodore Roosevelt, whom he resembled a lot: “ ‘I could carve a better man out of a banana.’ Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z August stood beside Our Lady and folded May’s suicide letter so it resembled a tiny paper airplane. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he smiled, he resembled a turtle from a children’s picture book. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In Bengali class they read from hand-sewn primers brought back by their teacher from Calcutta, intended for five-year-olds, printed, Gogol can’t help noticing, on paper that resembles the folded toilet paper he uses at school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Age had battered her features so that she almost resembled a man, with sharp, shrunken eyes and prominent creases on either side of her nose. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Admittedly they resembled much of African folklore, but they had a freshness that appealed to my imagination. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Theo resembled him in many ways: tall, wide shoulders, slim-waisted, the same thick, straight black hair; but age had chiseled the father’s face into sharper planes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose it resembles Killdeer, Mississippi, where Father grew up, and played the position of quarterback in high school. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, he may pick up a new hand of his own; it is likely to resemble that of his parents, but not always. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He resembled the same white man who had led a raid into the neighbourhood some time ago. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Oddly, it resembled a sort of biological insurance, but double-edged. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z No animal in Joe’s herds, or in Milagro for that matter, except for the sheep, were ever allowed into any structure that resembled a shed or a bam. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, a rock named Yogi received its name because the rock resembled a bear. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I would see a young man who resembled him, and for a split second I would feel a surge of hope. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z In the Mississippi History room, I search for anything remotely resembling race relations. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Wickersham, whose full head of silver hair, mustache, and chiseled good looks made him resemble a misplaced Marlboro man, was a rara avis even by Sing Sing standards. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Barren and pock-marked, all dirt and no trees, fenced in all sides, a gold mine resembles a war-torn battlefield. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something about the sound of a man in pain that resembled the sound of a wounded animal. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It seems that this evening there was an unfortunate incident where a crowd beat to death a young man who resembled Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Eight rats, two from each group, ran to the round pieces of wood Mrs. Frisby had noticed earlier; these resembled sawed-up pieces of broom handle, each about a foot long. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A bold sea bird, it resembled its close relative the gull, but was not a fisher. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Florence stared at her with a pity so intense that it resembled anger. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It seemed almost like an unwritten rule, especially in politics, where adversaries put money into opposition research—hiring investigators to crawl through every piece of a candidate’s background, looking for anything resembling dirt. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Most common were the crisp nguka caterpillars, favorite snack of Anatole’s schoolboys, which resembled small twigs and were impossible to see until I learned to sense their particular gray curve. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Holmes claimed to have secured a cadaver that resembled Ben Pitezel and to have placed it on the second floor of a house rented especially for the fraud. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Some said the plate was made of iron and painted to resemble cracked china. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Seen this way, the structure resembles a spiral staircase with the base pairs forming the steps. helical symmetry, the locations of the atoms in one nucleotide would automatically generate the other positions. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Rabbits and field mice and all other small hunted that feel safer in the concealing light crept and hopped and crawled and froze to resemble stones or small bushes when ear or nose suspected danger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He stretched out in his bunk, which resembled a coffin - a polished mahogany frame, brass railings, blood-red velvet pillows and blankets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Each time he passed the mantel he winced, dreading the raised eyebrows of his guests as they viewed the flickering ceramic saints, the salt and pepper shakers designed to resemble Mary and Joseph. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He had yet to give up his rifle, and the silhouette of it across his back made him resemble a gawky, long-limbed bird. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z God, they’re ugly, with their plump white bodies and red heads and drooping wattles, which resemble inflamed scrotums, if she’s being honest. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The city’s focus, its Eiffel Tower or Tiananmen Square, was a 103-foot-tall clay mound, a bulging, vertically fluted cone somewhat resembling a head of garlic. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But I still pretended to myself, then, that we should try to preserve something resembling dignity. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It closely resembles a Jack Russell terrier, except for the forked tail. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The vegetables—onions and celery and something that resembled a purple carrot—were spicy and made my eyes water. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A thing without emotions, or even a face; a thing that if killed got replaced immediately by another resembling it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z In another commercial neighborhood, gangs ransacked every grocery store, littering the streets with squashed fruit, flour, eggs, and sugar and turning the neighborhood into what resembled one giant dump. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z His face resembled somewhat a picture of Spinoza. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Alsole, my landlord, has emerged from his apartment and is stalking toward me, his frown resembling a fish’s, his thin orange hair sticking out in every direction. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z White birds scattered as they approached another gate, this one resembling a highway tollbooth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Don’t they pump your body full of strange chemicals to prevent your skin from stretching and puckering, to keep your face from resembling a rubber mask? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The Woods didn’t resemble a forest in any way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When she finally spoke, her low, accented voice resembled the moaning of Grandmother’s favorite fortune-teller, frightening and fascinating all at once. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z A monstrous shape resembling a stainless-steel-and-crystal praying mantis comes into view. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z With its rising towers, limestone columns, and jutting gables, it resembled a small fortress, as inaccessible as it was foreboding. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It’s actually somewhat creepy how much my avatar resembles me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z On the Earth before life, there may already have been chemical processes resembling respiration and photosyn thesis cycling in the soil, perhaps to be incorporated by life once it arose. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the press car, the corners of Al Ulbrickson’s mouth twitched reluctantly into something vaguely resembling a smile. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It resembles two nested cubes, all the vertices connected by lines. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The following day El Barrio resembled a country under martial law. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z They resemble huge wolves, but what wolf lands and then balances easily on its hind legs? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It resembled a chunky, disgusting milk shake at this point. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I had never realized that we resembled each other. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My mom and I didn't resemble each other at all. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Fie told Montana about the four guards who, in their astonishment and grief, resembled a barbershop quartet. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z No kind of crazy breakthroughs, just variations on a theme: pigs with brain maps that resemble St. Louis, my couple for Noelle joined by the sweeping bridge, a family of metropolises. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The whole thing had come to resemble a giant science fair, with teams of girls proudly showing off their various projects. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At the front of the train, Mrs. Scatcherd clasps her hands together and curls her lips into something resembling a smile. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In profile she resembles a cute Punchinello, her cheeks expressive, painted, and the nose carved for comic effect. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The uncultivated ancestors of other cereals resemble their domesticated descendants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She was just falling, gently, through this soft powdery mass, falling farther and farther from anything resembling life, but she could not allow herself to panic. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z This one, she resembles a lot the one called Frida, who painted in a very weird way. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Apart from the bloody stump, the hand was so completely whitened as to resemble a plaster cast. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “The inimitable Locke,” he answered, “saith that mankind is engaged in perpetual uneasiness, and that it is lack which motivates us forward. In our desires, we resemble the action of a two-legged table.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This is the first time since the morning of the reaping that I resemble myself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Tal's hand was severely deformed, with only three large fingers appended, and since his wrist was so thin, the malformation resembled a claw. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Whispering Gallery, though quite large, was furnished only with a single desk, two cushions in the corner, and, in the center of the room, a strange contraption resembling an old-fashioned beauty-salon hair dryer. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I look frantically down, expecting to see myself still encased in black armor that resembles Zero’s—but it’s gone, as if it were all a hallucination. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The snarl grew louder and began to run up and down the scale, until it resembled the sound of a violin being tuned. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Your neck is so short, you resemble a bulldog!” she said mockingly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now that Baba is getting more gray in his hair, he’s starting to resemble his older brother more than he used to. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “If it was a girl. If she resembled you.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They resembled most closely the Riddle that had escaped from the diary so long ago, and he had been memory made nearly solid. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The influence of Greek art and literature became so powerful in Rome that ancient Roman deities were changed to resemble the corresponding Greek gods, and were considered to be the same. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Some medieval depictions of comets resemble unidentified flying crucifixes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t find anything that resembled a parking space. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The profusion of Clovis hunters’ sites within the first few centuries after their arrival resembles the site profusion documented archaeologically for the more recent discovery of New Zealand by ancestral Maori. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There is nothing resembling predation, and no pretense of an adversary stance on either side. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She could tell that her communiques were being distorted by influences beyond her control and that the message received never resembled the one she had sent. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The days resembled the nights, and the nights left in our souls the dregs of their darkness. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Sets of couches and low tables were carted into the forum until it resembled a furniture showroom. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Uhmma’s hands worked hard to make sure our hands would not resemble hers. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The floor and walls were smooth, sanded down to resemble an actual hallway inside a building. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The MAV barely resembled a spacecraft as Beck had come to know them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I will chew you like a piece of gum, until anything resembling Caden Bosch is gone, and you are nothing but black pitch between my teeth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Mama finds a shirt she calls a tunic that resembles a kameez I wore in Pakistan. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I looked at him and thought that he did not resemble a fox at all. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z If we could follow the motion of individual stars bobbing about the galactic plane, they would resemble a froth of popcorn. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The hunger and heat combined, a poisonous taste resembling defeat; yes, he thought, that’s what it is: I’ve been defeated in some obscure way. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Kreuk is a round little man, with circular glasses that make him resemble a turtle. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The tall thin stalks of cane resemble bamboo: They have a woody bark marked off with knobs. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He saves money, he saves disfigured sticks that resemble disfigured celebrities, and, most of all, he saves food. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z His green breastplate was fashioned to resemble a cluster of open hungry mouths. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The source of the magnetism really did resemble a bat. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The element of luck in Tyson’s analysis lies in the fact that the specimen he examined was a young chimp, and human beings resemble infant chimpanzees even more than they do adult chimpanzees. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z At such moments something resembling happiness actually stirs in your chest, but it isn’t the sort of emotion you want to lean on very hard. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They had again taken the shapes of crones, in no way resembling the maidens Taran had spied through the window. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Papa’s face now resembled a roti that had been left in the pan too long. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z After I have been startled a couple of times in the street by the screaming of the tramcars, which resembles the shriek of a shell coming straight for one, somebody taps me on the shoulder. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The Warehouse Building, a brand-new space on the west side of the laboratory, a part of the campus that was still more wilderness than anything resembling a workplace, could be just the thing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z One side proposes that Monte Alban formed because maize agriculture allowed the Oaxaca Valley’s population to grow so much that the rural villages naturally clustered into something resembling cities. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His face resembled that of another person, whom he had once known and loved and even feared. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The transport rolled into a parking garage at the base of the circular tower and descended a series of concrete ramps until we arrived in a large open area resembling a loading dock. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Between his feet are two glyphs, one resembling a stovepipe hat with a U painted across the front, the other looking vaguely like a smiling pet monster from a Japanese cartoon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They could see Anna’s jewelry and blankets and pictures, the accumulated treasures of her life, now resembling the ruins of a lost city. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There was the hot dog that stood on end when heated, resembling the Tower of Pisa. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The shadows of the goal posts definitely resembled a network of crosses, empty crucifixes. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, the chimpanzee resembled a human being more than it resembled a monkey. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Slowly, I looked around to size up the others as I took a seat, easing down by a woman who resembled Mother Lois in her coloring. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The head office was only about a quarter of a mile away and was a simple stone structure that resembled our own section. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With each week resembling the one before, one must make an effort to recall what day and month it is. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They reach a room resembling a large metal birdcage, with only darkness visible through the bars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It resembled nothing so much as a rippling black cape, the edges fluttering slightly as it slithered up the bed towards me. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ferula had come to love Clara with a jealous passion that resembled that of a demanding husband more than it did that of a sister-in-law. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Other faces are swollen, waxy, and bloated, resembling a fat Buddha, except they don’t smile. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Asked to render a bowl of grapes, I would turn in what resembled a pile of stones hovering above a whitewall tire. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They were thin and long, with an attachment at the end that made them resemble plumbing parts someone had ripped out of an industrial pump. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t scratch, miss, unless you want big ugly scars. That’s rule one with chicken pox: break a blister and leave a pit. You’ll resemble Swiss cheese in no time.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Her arms and face were plaster made to resemble marble, her gown gilded in gold leaf that, upon catching the burnished sun, transformed her garment into a mantle of fire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Powell did not get Speedy’s words just then, though he heard something that resembled, “Lover’s professions when uttered in Hessians.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z That head: Bald for most of its surface, trimmed at bottom with a tangled white beard, it resembled an ivory Christmas ball resting on a bed of excelsior. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It resembles an overgrown ferret in most respects, except for the fact that it can talk. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha!” cries Señor Santos, admiring the result, “You no longer resemble a boy of the wild.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Part of me wants to ask if the individual friendships survived, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to deal if he says anything resembling a no. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z With his dark shiny hair piled high and his sideburns, he resembled those sideburners at Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We do see vestigial signs of automobiles in our village, but they resemble the signs of life you would dig up in a graveyard if you were inclined to that pastime. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The handwriting throughout was shaky and hurried, but the style resembled her husband’s and the melancholy, self-pitying tone was familiar, although more dreary than usual. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Most of the families who work the mines resemble one another this way. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But I was delighted to behold what a beautiful woman my youngest daughter had become and how closely she resembled her equally beautiful mother. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "You resemble the advertisement of the man," she went on innocently. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The whole scene resembled one of those engravings from the Middle Ages entitled “A Quack at Work.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z At that time the last Ice Age was drawing to a close in Europe, and the climate between the Alps and Scandinavia resembled that of present-day Siberia or Alaska. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Suppose that, by chance, among the distant ancestors of this crab, one arose with a pattern that resembled, even slightly, a human face. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We do resemble each other, though, quite a bit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z August turns out to be a pleasant, heavyset fellow and Bailey’s first impression is that he resembles his house: a squat sort of building with a porch wrapping around the front, warm and welcoming. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The first Europeans in Ohio found woodlands that resembled English parks—they could drive carriages through the trees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Some stretches of road resembled a dry riverbed; other places were strewn with boulders or eroded down to rough bedrock. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z What he was looking at did not at all resemble an erotic summer idyll, as he had supposed, but rather a marriage of body and soul. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Its branches reached high and stretched wide, and under it sat a little girl who resembled both Charlie and Zooey, staring at the stars overhead, a secret smile on her face. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Minutes pass and old people disappear until the row of wheelchairs resembles a jack-o-lantern’s gap-toothed smile. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The drifting steamboats resembled primordial creatures that the winter chill had lured to the surface. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z To this day, no riverside table is complete without a bowl of farofa: crunchy, toasted manioc meal, vaguely resembling grated Parmesan cheese, which Amazonians sprinkle on their food with abandon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They resembled the men I’d seen in army pictures on TV and on the movie screen. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The robots resembled Roz, but they were bigger and bulkier and shinier. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z For the first time since the expulsion of Jones, there was something resembling a rebellion. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Boiled,” a small word, meant twenty minutes over a roaring fire on a stove that resembled the rusted carcass of an Oldsmobile. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In all our layers of clothing we must have resembled a family of Eskimos plopped down in a jungle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z No, it more resembled a giant’s quilt—white, of course, because of the several feet of snow—spread out over an enormous bed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Copernicus himself was an intermediate figure in the scientific revolution, and in one important way he resembled the Ancient Greek philosophers rather than the modern scientist. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z They resemble the arrivistes of the Gilded Age, which began in the 1880s when industrial capitalists amassed staggering fortunes, except that there are so many of them and they seem to be relatively anonymous. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z In fact, they kind of resemble my clay sculptures. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z One fairy gathered bubbles until she had assembled a bouquet that resembled a bunch of multicolored grapes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It resembled the sound of crowds at my high school football games. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother and I are finally having something that resembles a conversation and she has to put a stop to it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It was a nice change after years of meeting kids who hadn’t been kind or warm to either of us—except for Subbu, whom Arul resembled a little. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Swords, axes, machetes, spears, and crude instruments that resembled primitive torture devices. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In his secretiveness he didn’t merely resemble Newton, but actively exceeded him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly, nursing-home residents resemble oddly dressed graduate students, and beautiful women in adult diapers are driving very slowly and blocking the grocery store aisles with their carts. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I never had your father,” she said, “but your uncle was one of my favorite students. You resemble him.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z In this effect, the organic phosphorus compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Each morning hundreds of men climbed to its roof; each evening they picked their way gingerly back down in a long dense line that from a distance resembled a column of ants. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They almost resembled the rendering vats that knackers use for tallow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He holds his own hand an inch above my palm, until a black rectangle resembling a credit card appears against my skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was filled with something vaguely resembling hope when he walked in and spotted a pretty, brown-haired girl in the third row with an empty seat next to her. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z A car resembling a pouncing cat, with glowing green eyeballs for headlights, had just eased off the highway and pulled into the parking lot. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Her lips resemble two leeches puffed up from gorging on blood. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z However, if Victor remembered right, the Madonna in the painting did look rather stern; maybe she did resemble Esther Hartlieb a little. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I click on each one, but none of them resemble my sister. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z At least, I assume she is his daughter, arriving at the same time, staying in the same house, but she does not resemble him. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z For her, tanning had moved from an intense hobby to something more closely resembling a psychological dysfunction. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z From above, it resembled some fabulous dusky jewel, fallen between a green mantle of light silk and dark velvet. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Their children resembled mine in all ways except the superficial one of skin color, as indeed they resembled all children of all humans. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sen pointed to the water, and said that at a certain moment, each wave resembled a sari drying on a clothesline. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When the door opened, it was not the woman in white but another one wearing red, her hair cut so short it resembled a little gray, curlicue swim cap pulled tight over her scalp. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the building, the commotion resembled that of a shipwreck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Friends who had previously expressed no interest in torture began sending letters composed to resemble Chinese take-out menus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The dressmaker thought of the clue Chris had dropped; no stock symbol had five letters or even resembled the word plain. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Mandy had whisked away my plate, I was wondering why I had thought the earl resembled a hound when he was really quite handsome. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The sickly gray skin resembles an elephant's trunk with thick hair poking out. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her potion already resembled the “smooth, black currant-colored liquid” mentioned as the ideal halfway stage. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Reynie helped him shred the other attempted drawings, too, most of which resembled misshapen balls of yarn with numbered threads. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He grasps me by the shoulder with something resembling pride. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Sylvia was stabbing a bunch of yarn into something that resembled a sweater in the living room, with a direct line of sight to me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But there are no wild species that resemble maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Even today I cannot muster anything resembling anger for Bunny. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The book she handed me resembled her other devotional books. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Uncle Leang still resembles the stick figure I drew in Phnom Penh, only his back curves more now. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there were guys who glued numbers under their badges so that they would resemble those of New York City Police Department detectives, and undertook their own “investigations.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She sort of resembled one of those huge stone Olmec heads. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The paint on the walls and ceiling was peeling, paint chips tumbling to the floor like dried-up petals, resembling the leaves falling from the September trees outside. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Granny’s favorite dish was a peanut roast which she made to resemble meat, but which tasted like something else. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then his face darkened and resembled his father's stem features! Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “If this child hadn’t resembled my first wife, I would still have accepted her,” announced the old nganga. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Physicians called these sores petechiae, which is Latin for skin spots, and Rush observed that they “resembled moscheto bites.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They repeated the ritual, and Thorn turned into an adorable old lady, resembling Grandma Lilou down to the shiny silvery hair. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z One by one their little gray bodies failed under the strain, and the basement came to resemble a Civil War field hospital. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Many Kikongo words resemble English words backward and have antithetical meanings: Syebo is a horrible, destructive rain, that just exactly does not do what it says backward. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bombing occurred, Hale had been in Texas, and he now saw the charred detritus of the house, which resembled a wreckage of war—“a horrible monument,” as one investigator called it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Here, ancient Athens resembles a modern democracy even less than in the previous particulars. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Her fondness for transformation began at an early age and has developed into something closely resembling a multiple personality disorder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I knew that to Grigori, what had resembled a blight had probably been a modest building from the outside, so as to avoid making a target of itself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The rebels crowd so thick over the shore that they resemble the locust. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Not that any of them particularly resembled his boys physically—they didn’t. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z South Congress Avenue hardly resembled the street north of the river. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z There were a few places that resembled the summits of volcanoes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a feeling in me that resembles complete and utter desolation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Lincoln can clearly see that Richmond—or what’s left of it— barely resembles the refined city it was. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Really?” said Harry, taking a step forward and gazing into the smoothly arrogant face that, for all its pallor, still resembled her sister’s. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The bird lady was aptly nicknamed; she resembled a crane, with her long, skinny legs and pointy beak nose. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The Americas had two empires, those of the Aztecs and Incas, which resembled their Eurasian counterparts in size, population, polyglot makeup, official religions, and origins in the conquest of smaller states. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Until well into the night they could be heard chattering and singing and tap-dancing, so that the house resembled a boarding school where there was no discipline. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z No pet resembled the horrible, terrified thing Matt had seen in the hospital. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps she resembles some distant relative,” other family members had started to say. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I just realized tonight that my own place is starting to resemble her apartment—a mess. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Constance resembled a wet hen—same shape, same dour crankiness, and only slightly larger—but Kate smiled when he came in, and the sight of her sunny face gave Reynie a pinprick of hope. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As the numbness crept into the hand, or stole past the foot and up the leg, the flesh stiffened and grew cold and the victim’s skin took on a greyish hue, resembling stone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It had taken her several tries to get the letters of her name to resemble the sample letters in the book, and even then she wasn’t sure if she’d written Mira or Mara. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Three years of military rule had resembled a war and caused a public health disaster. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It resembled a loading dock of some kind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A blonde who resembled Marilyn Monroe was kneading him with suntan oil, and his lazy, beringed hand reached for a tumbler of iced orange juice. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time of the Kofun period, all Japanese skeletons except those of the Ainu formed a homogeneous group, resembling modern Japanese and Koreans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Linotype machine resembled a medieval torture device with its hulking metal form and the wisps of steam curling from the cauldron of molten lead in its core. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z White puffs were released beneath the boys’ feet, until the field was covered by a cloud of dry dust that resembled fog. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z At some point in the night, Miss Wren’s gentle massage had turned into something resembling an interspecies pro-wrestling match crossed with an exorcism. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The jail resembled a fortress, with barred windows and cold stone passageways and tiered cells. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Johnny stood a moment, anxious to do nothing wrong, conscious that the new shoes he had been so proud of did not much resemble the little black buckled pumps on the gentlemen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I slipped into the garden to visit the candle trees, which, devoid of their leaves, resembled rows of skeletal arms bent at the elbow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Hugh's saffron linguini resembles a miniature turban, topped with architectural spires of shrimp. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He had a sour, thin-lipped look even in sleep, and another resembled a reptile in molt, the skin of his face sloughing away in curls of dead skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Though much smaller and entirely round, the room somewhat resembled the Room of Requirement on the unforgettable occasion that it had transformed itself into a gigantic labyrinth comprised of centuries of hidden objects. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I look down at America—its vastness resembling a huge mountain. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The place did kind of resemble a locker room if locker rooms were gorgeous and smelled good. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The amebocytes of starfish were recently found to contain a material that immobilizes the macrophages of mammals, resembling a product of immune lymphocytes in higher forms. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Log walls led up to a vaulted ceiling painted blue to resemble the night sky; the stars blistered and peeled away as flames crept across them. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Billy cried very little, though he often saw things worth crying about, and in that respect, at least, he resembled the Christ of the carol: The cattle are lowing, The Baby awakes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I do know that I couldn’t get close to Old Jim if I had anything that even remotely resembled a stick for the rest of that summer. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It resembled the face of his father, the Brahmin. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z You may be like your grandfather in this, I don’t know, but certainly both you and your father resemble him very much physically. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Maybe because the rental equipment resembles a machine gun, he looks interested. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The balance of my life was elegant only from a distance, and only if you squinted, but there was at least something there that resembled balance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Her marriage to Léonce Pontellier was purely an accident, in this respect resembling many other marriages which masquerade as the decrees of Fate. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z His nose was the size of a small fist and resembled a deformed potato. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The action of the play closely resembled recent events at Elsinore, but I could not discern its purpose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It is a supremely deductive brain, but it resembles an idiot savante. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Particularly active among them was Hadamar, a castlelike hospital on a hill, and the Brandenburg State Welfare Institute, a brick building resembling a garrison, with rows of windows along its side. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The novelist Jim Harrison once wrote of dancing for five hours in Mexico with “a maiden who resembled a beige bowling ball.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Twelve massive black stones were arranged on the hilltop in the same pattern, resembling the features of a human skull. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It resembled his school cafeteria, and he Was as excited to be there as he would be at his school cafeteria. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In addition, we know that montmorillonite clays are a potent catalyst for combining amino acids into longer chain molecules resembling proteins. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t in any way resemble any warrior. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Under Taylor’s direction, her group of girls found their way back to the damaged beach, which resembled a dorm room after an island- themed kegger gone wrong. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “But only the dead ones know you resemble your father. That you are ‘a son of the sun,”’ said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The shuls of Maxwell Street were all brick and clapboard, some with plaster walls painted to resemble stone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The sight had chilled me, touched me to pity for men who so resembled beasts of burden. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Nicknamed “Mendel’s bulldog”—an animal that he resembled both in countenance and temperament—Bateson traveled to Germany, France, Italy, and the United States, giving talks on heredity that emphasized Mendel’s discovery. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His voice is louder now, sleek and menacing and devoid of anything resembling decency. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He asked me again, earnestly, to con it out; and I admitted that the letters were not formed in complete perfection; that it resembled somewhat, Liberty to Slane, with a wriggling trail after the e. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The room was an old, damp lecture hall buried in the innards of the college; it resembled a dreary accountant’s chamber in a Dickens novel. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The magazine was open to a spread showing a model hiding in a tropical forest, dressed in shades of coral, resembling an orchid. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Anthony, we seem to have found a courteous heretic, how strange and wonderful! We should sell him to a Ruh troupe; in a way he resembles a talking dog.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A few of them resemble beings we know. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Ginny got into the front seat, which had been stretched so that it resembled a park bench. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It’s very possible that Nott, in reading about yellow fever epidemics from the past, had come across Rush’s mention of those little red spots on patients called petechiae that “resembled moscheto bites.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z No other people remotely resembling Borneans live within thousands of miles of Madagascar. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It resembled the popular conception of what a Klondike dance hall girl wore. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The two people getting out of it didn’t resemble Bonnie and Clyde one bit: they were a middle-aged man with a potbelly and a young girl carrying a mangy cat. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming up, there’s a large tomb that resembles a pale blue teapot, and I know my mother’s headstone is a few rows behind it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Dessert consists mainly of a gargantuan tiered cake shaped to resemble circus tents and frosted in stripes, the filling within a bright shock of raspberry cream. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even by the third try I resembled a circus clown. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Amino acids have been assembled under primitive Earth conditions into molecules resembling proteins. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ages’ house, somewhat larger than a shoebox but about the same shape, resembled the house of a hermit. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But even if life on another planet has the same molecular chemistry as life here, there is no reason to expect it to resemble familiar organisms. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to Tree-ear that his friend spent the entire day figuring out how to transform a handful of weeds and bones into something that resembled a meal. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Our behavior resembled that of the people on TV, happy and carefree. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The membranes lining the inner compartment of mitochondria are unlike other animal cell membranes, and resemble most closely the membranes of bacteria. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had devised a method for dealing with sickness which resembled punishment. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Problem was, my inner voice resembled Chicken Little: it was screaming that I was about to die, but it did that almost every time I laced up my climbing boots. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The scene resembled the ticket counters that served flights to Haiti, or to any other poor country in the world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Kym’s alien features took on an expression that almost resembled sympathy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For a while we wandered aimlessly, looking for anyone who resembled Miss Wren, or anywhere it seemed peculiars were likely to hide. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z All around their place hailstones bounced, laying down a white cover that soon resembled snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The pure gold surface has been designed to resemble the woven horn that we fill at harvest, so there are little ridges and seams to get a decent hold on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Maria used to call it her "market look," just understated enough to make her resemble a homemaker...but with panache. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I realized Hades must’ve built his palace to resemble this one. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Physically, the Southern general resembled the owner of a dry-goods store more than a career warrior. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the year the water dries up and the bright green vastness turns into something that resembles a desert. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When, ultimately, Bobby walked into the lobby of the Astoria Hotel in Leipzig, he was greeted by a man who resembled a younger and handsomer Groucho Marx: Isaac Kashdan, the United States team captain. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The new boy resembled Draco as much as Albus resembled Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It resembled some of the other throw-away things she brought home from the discarded piles outside white ladies' houses where she cleaned or the hotel where she worked as a maid. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was led to other pictures of her family, as well as other families that resembled hers in some way. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Watching his father sleep, the face relaxed in slumber, all the harsh lines of age less defined, he remembered hearing that people who had been married a long time began to resemble each other. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He realized quickly the strange doorkeeper resembled certain of the Fair Folk he had once seen in Eiddileg’s kingdom; only this individual seemed in a woeful state of disrepair. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z A black-and-chrome motorcycle was parked nearby, but each of the wheels had a big pie slice removed from the spokes and rim, so that they resembled Pac-Men. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She hoisted herself up on the table next to me so casually that I had to remind myself that this was no boy made up to resemble a girl, but the actual thing. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Curtains, as vehicles often had back then, obscured the windows, and the car, a Buick, resembled a black coffin. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Her Jorge did not resemble the huge, buoyant man on the ocean, the gentleman with silent words she could not understand. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Hence we should not be surprised that modern Japanese and Korean people resemble each other far more in their appearance and genes than in their languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Regarding my family, I see faces that do not closely resemble my own. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the glare of the floodlights, it resembled a great furnace, moaning and ravenous. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Staring back at me is someone who looks like a younger version of Hideo, a boy who resembles how Hideo looked several years ago. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Intellectuals were stunned at the Aztec books, “which,” one of them said, “almost resemble those of the Egyptians.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The adder’s jaws opened in something resembling the nightmare of a smile. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His hair is reasonably long and his flannel shirts all resemble rags. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He was the one who most resembled his mother, Santa Sofía de la Piedad. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A mouth opened in the mouthless face, strands of pale stuff sticking to the lips, and a voice that no longer even faintly resembled her father’s whispered, “Coraline.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z They featured covered galleries so that merchants could buy and sell even if rain came drumming down; cellars were so large, they resembled underground cities. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z When he's finally standing there, Woody is amazed at how his stance resembles Toyo’s. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Either the future would resemble the present, in which case it would not listen to him, or it would be different from it, and his predicament would be meaningless. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He stands back as the shorter, squattier of the two holds up something resembling Dad’s electric drill. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I recall too well the stench of this affliction; it resembles no other smell. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The nursery floor was woven to resemble a crisp, cereal meadow. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Throw away your comb, and you could resemble either Albert Einstein or Larry Fine. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A limb just above me resembles a shotgun. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A cyclo resembles a big wheelchair attached to the front of a bicycle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, it could easily have been understood that I was suggesting the landlord's wife resembled a cockerel - an intention that had not remotely entered my head at the time. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She flipped through, and just like before, there were no teachers who even remotely resembled James Parker. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Finally, it made a sinuous curve toward him, the bulbous knot resembling a head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Other parts of it resembled a modem Miami suburb. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was a gold so pale, it resembled sun on snow. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I hadn’t seen it before, when Kalinda told me that I resemble my mother, but I see it now. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The wrinkles in her face were arranged into something that resembled a smile. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z If he didn’t know better, that is at first glance, he could have sworn that the thing resembled nothing more than an enormous quivering.... Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I think it’s true that dog owners can resemble their pets, like a guy with shaggy hair and a droopy face might have a dog with shaggy fur and a droopy face. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Bathed in shadows, the traditional home structure resembled a sleeping monster. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She resembled nothing so much as a spring meadow in full bloom, depicted at nearly life-size. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He was a solid, happy little boy who most people said resembled his mother more than his father. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the most akin to her because I resembled her more than I did my mother. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He pulled away a thick layer that resembled a pinkish foam carpet pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I continued to see the braceros, those men I resembled in one way and, in another way, didn’t resemble at all. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It resembles certain parts of the city, but at the same time, it doesn’t. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A large round handle resembling a steel steering wheel marked the only way to open the door, just like something within a submarine. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The deep purplish red petals resemble sheets of velvet fabric that could line a casket. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z If you are now picturing this trio and considering us together, I want you to know that while I don't in any way resemble my parents, somehow we just naturally look like a family. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Nathan behind me was panting, the breath came and went so quickly that his chest resembled a bellows. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the recipients will make nothing of it, or think it is a recording of a pulsar, which in some superficial sense it resembles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z You may be like your grandfather in this, I don’t know, but certainly both you and your father resemble him very much physically. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z A tool that resembled a compass was held lightly in his right hand. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z If not for the alertness in his ocean-blue eyes, he would resemble, more than anything, a scarecrow that had come down from its stake. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She wore a torn white gown that resembled a bridal costume in an old horror movie or heavy-metal video. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z My friends and their moms were always pointing out the fact that I had a pretty mom, but they never followed up the comment by saying I resembled her. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A building that resembled an overgrown saltcellar lay ahead of us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Each had “luminous” eyes and a mouth surrounded by sixteen "whip-like tentacles” resembling a "gray snake.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As inmates are overwhelmingly minority, the racial hierarchy at most facilities resembles that of South Africa under apartheid. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She pressed her expression into something closely resembling a scowl. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Now her suggestions and advice resembled maneuvers, the way a farmer tricks a donkey into moving in line with his intentions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Round spheres that resemble birdcages rise and descend while one or more aerialists move from within the sphere to without, standing on the top or hanging from the bars on the bottom. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He told her, spreading some smoked whitefish on a cracker, that his wife resembled an actress in Bombay named Madhuri Dixit. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Behind them they had deposited a jumble of equipment: odd-shaped metal bars, pulleys, wooden structures that looked like ladders, other pieces of wood that resembled small logs. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She wore a navy blue poplin raincoat over gray sweatpants and white sneakers, looking, at thirty-three, like the type of woman she’d once claimed she would never resemble. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “That does indeed resemble old Billy,” Dad said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “The hybrid character” was not intermediate but “resembled one of the parental forms,” he wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They left the Ministry in a black car resembling a hearse with official license plates. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No longer human, they shared the skin of animals, and their faces resembled the beasts of hell—twisted devil birds and demons howling in anguish. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z With the dragon’s broad horselike face and flattened body, it resembled the sort of zmeu that might adorn a medieval icon or tapestry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If the Mutual resembled a government for African-Americans in the new century, then C. C. Spaulding served as its head of state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z According to Hurley, “Ocean Camp presented a forlorn appearance, resembling a deserted Alaskan mining village that had been ransacked by bandits.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z No more cheek- pinching women who resembled Melina Mercouri in her later years. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was all tall archways and gold foil wallpaper, too decadent to resemble the stark hospital rooms we knew from our checkups. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Knightly exercise was as much an art as cricket is, and perhaps the only way in which Lancelot did not resemble Bradman was that he was more graceful. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a short olive green windbreaker, flared black ski pants, and a pair of maroon Campers resembling bowling shoes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We’re friends with the people we do things with, as much as we are with the people we resemble. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With subterranean rumblings Queenie jogged slowly down the drive and turned into the street, where Luster exhorted her into a gait resembling a prolonged and suspended fall in a forward direction. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A skinny bald man—who sort of resembled a plucked chicken in a bright blue suit—strutted out the lobby door. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He and Mrs. Weasley were in front with the Ministry driver; the front passenger seat had obligingly stretched into what resembled a two-seater sofa. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z DNA is a double helix, the two intertwined strands resembling a “spiral” staircase. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Storms brought disaster yesterday when the saturated ground in Aurora County began to resemble a lake in low-lying places. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Its body resembled a gigantic slug, sparsely covered in hair and glistening with slime, grotesquely pulsating in and out as it breathed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But he thought a great deal more, and in that he resembled his father. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z From the blimps above, I bet they resemble candies in a box. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He resembled one of those big tough boys who got their kicks taunting me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It somewhat resembled a peregrine’s favorite nesting site—a cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Celia knows that Pilar wears overalls like a farmhand and paints canvases with knots and whorls of red that resemble nothing at all. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in drab black, with his mariner cap pulled low and his dark hair framing his lean face, he resembled a bedraggled crow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When it was nearly four o’clock, a slender boy in blue jeans from the Southwest team sauntered over to Kyle, Akimi, Sierra, and Miguel, who were slumped in beanbag chairs resembling dinosaur eggs. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It resembles a somewhat slimy, buck-toothed ogre and generally resides in attics or barns belonging to wizards, where it eats spiders and moths. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s a stainless steel cylinder that resembles a top-loading washing machine with dozens of black rubber fingers projecting from the sides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The 184-inch, nestled within an enormous, circular red-domed building resembling an enclosed carousel on the hilltop above campus, was still the Rad Lab’s showpiece. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z |
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