As long as we do not interfere with the system or a rule or a regulation. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Like I said, there were special rules for Star Trek—or at least there used to be, before Dad changed them on me—rules where we got to be a real father and son. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Or maybe desire kicked in when it pleased without noticing the rules we lived and died by. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m telling you this because it will take me some time and I’m asking you to be patient. Boys are not patient creatures, as a rule.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

"I didn't plan on breaking the rules," I say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And then, in full view of all watching eyes, flagrantly disregarding ancient rules about women and men touching in public, I take Amit's hand and walk away. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Shephard probably doesn’t know the rules when it comes to snitching. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“The court rules that you can only have an opinion on Harry Potter casting if you’ve been a fan longer than a year.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But this evening, while Dad was holed up in his office and I should have been studying like a good daughter, I decided to break the rule. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I came to think of upstairs and downstairs as two different universes, ruled over by competing sensibilities. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even in ancient days they were, as a rule, shy of ‘the Big Folk’, as they call us, and now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m breaking the rules just sitting here with you.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was brief, I can promise that much, for although it’s been many years now since my children ruled my life, a mother recalls the measure of the silences. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the Doctorita’s face jiggling with rule after rule, not paying too much attention because soon Mamita will come and I will be far away from this place. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His brother Aeron might have known, but the Damphair was back on the Iron Islands, preaching against the Crow’s Eye and his rule. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It signaled the end of “home rule” in the South with respect to racial affairs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Under Hitler's rule, this meant ridding the country of anyone who was not of pure German blood through terrorist tactics, like intimidation and savage violence. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Cole nodded obediently, like a little puppy that would follow every rule and jump through any hoop. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

A Dinka man who follows these rules and maintains the values he learned as a boy can grow up to be a great leader, like my great-uncle. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But over here there had grown up a broader interpretation of the word ‘liberty’: no man to be ruled or taxed except by men of his own choice. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

New York City at least, Elijah Muhammad’s unquestioned rule would be ended. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s Jesus’s birthday, therefore that rule does not apply since it’s a clear violation of one of the Ten Commandments.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Shin knew what he had done; he had followed camp rules and stopped an escape. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I keep making up these sex rules for myself, and then I break them right away. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You know the rule: No having fun without me!” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

The problem with the police is not that they are fascist pigs but that our country is ruled by majoritarian pigs. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Eventually an American federal judge ruled the quarantine unconstitutional and ended the Guantanamo program. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The United States embraced democracy, while the Soviet Union was ruled by communism. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The incident stands out in my memory, but it was by no means unique; incidents like it were the rule rather than the exception during Badenhorst’s command. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She makes me learn rules I’ve never noticed, like a, mi, and the, which act as little megaphones to tell the world whose English is still secondhand. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Beyond it, to the east, was the realm of the dead who had not died in battle, ruled over by Hel, Loki’s daughter by the giantess Angrboda. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

—We shouldn’t be alarmed to see him or one of his staff whip some of us, for such was the rule of the school—to punish those who broke school rules. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rules of physics dictated that an element with a half-life of 2.3 days had to be highly unstable. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When he was ten, Avery lived with abusive foster parents whose rigid rules kept him in constant turmoil. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was a chance to change the rules across the country. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There were certain towel rules that existed in my mother’s world that I just didn’t get. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Why she would risk breaking the rules to look the god of love in the face, because she feared he might be a monster. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But the experts do not post exact rules, and the layman is apt to fall back upon his final line of defense: “Well, I don’t know anything about art, but I know what I like.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You strike me as a clever young lady. Surely you can find a way to skirt the rules?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

As it was for Gary Edwards, the notion of rules, of restraint, seemed ridiculous to Derric. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To rule over us white people, is that it?” he said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chiron had told me long ago: Immortals arc constrained by ancient rules. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was one of the Settlement’s rules that all our houses had to look just ’bout the same on the outside. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The primary goal of many of you appears to be seeing how intoxicated you can become, while others of you try to see how many rules you can flaunt and get by with. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The rule is that they can’t be leaning against the bars of the cells,” the regular officer said to us, “and the cell gates are supposed to be closed.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone shaved today—it turns out that the shaving rule is only enforced on weekdays—and they look ten times better. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Those unevolved, backward rules were the flies in the Langley buttermilk. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, they enter a separate society, a world hidden from public view, governed by a set of oppressive and discriminatory rules and laws that do not apply to everyone else. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I use my time how I want, so I rule it.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Karhiders do not read much as a rule, and prefer their news and literature heard not seen; books and televising devices are less common than radios, and newspapers don’t exist. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of Mami’s rule about how I’m not supposed to cause any calls home from school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I had a rule that it was better to be bored by yourself than to be bored with someone else. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was one exciting week after another, and the world seemed only to consist of cheers and praise and glory and rules that had no meaning. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see why he was confused, considering the rules of biology. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Now you look a here, Eugenia”—because Constantine was the only one who’d occasionally follow Mama’s rule. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Aummisuty These new rules cleared the way for a huge growth in the organic food market. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Here’s a good reminder of the “i before e” rule. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of her revolted against the insanity of the rules. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strongest fighters are those who keep two rules. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or had breaking one enormous rule enabled her to break others? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it must be noted that Dobie’s adherence to the rules may have been a wee bit lax. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Break a rule in front of her, put just one toe out of line, and she’d whisk off for Filch, who’d appear, wheezing, two seconds later. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Does this new rule apply to coaches’ kids? A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When it comes to putting the units into a left-to-right order, the rules of English syntax leave writers with only a few possibilities. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Even with the shortages, and the blackout, and the bombs, and the rules, and daily life so drab and dull most of the time—once you cross the English Channel you are free. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But the rule was that he had to put ten cents back out of his tip money. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shall is one of the “living dead” discussed in the chapter on outdated rules, page 217. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you mean that when someone does something well—as in obeying the rules of proper diction—we should use a code. What do you suggest?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The Latin for “slave” — servus — as rendered in English literally is “the spared one”; slaves being those taken prisoner in battle, who should, therefore, by all the rules of engagement, have been slain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I mean, I’m not going to have any rules. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And are violations of the rule obvious products of mishearing, careless reading, or a chintzy attempt to sound highfalutin? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Now these are my basic rules,” she said to me, and taped them firmly to the upper corner of my desktop. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe a book of those rules you give me and JB before each of our games. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He ruled over the other Titans until his son Zeus dethroned him and seized the power for himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we knew the rules, and still brought my disease to their new world. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Phony rules, which proliferate like urban legends and are just as hard to eradicate, are responsible for vast amounts of ham-fisted copyediting and smarty-pants one-upmanship. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Instead I wanted to review and memorize all the rules so I could obey them and avoid confrontations, because I didn't want to be carted away forever or killed like Mr. Harvey. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, the use of these traditional rules for Western music is now so widespread that it is sometimes called common practice. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“True. But I don’t make the rules, Ma. Can’t open the door until you give me the password.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

All bodies of minority rule, advisory boards, councils and authorities shall be replaced by democratic organs of self-government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a rule in the school—only sneakers on the gym floor but every-body ignored it except when there was a brother around. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to the rule, all are called to serve each other. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If we wanted to play, we had to follow his rules. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The rule was we weren’t supposed to talk about the accident.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The clerk was calling to let me know that Judge Norton had ruled in the McMillian case—she needed my fax number to send me a copy of the ruling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I couldn't rely on the prison to get a message to him if the Court ruled, so I asked him to call me every two hours. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bestiaries do not contain, as a rule, totally novel creatures of the imagination made up of parts that we have never seen before. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your mind on your work,” she said, tapping the rules sheet on my desk. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

King Ptolemy I called himself the pharaoh, in keeping with the Egyptian kings and queens who ruled before him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a lot of the rules Nan and I’d been living by could use a closer look, and I found myself hoping long and hard that a goodbye wouldn’t happen anytime soon. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But since there was no reason to rule out the participation of specific enzymes, I saw no need to be unduly disturbed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“We did. And it’s completely within the rules,” he said defensively. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear that if workers of the two races ever united they could challenge the industrialists’ rule. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The eggplants gave them an excuse for breaking the rules and starting a conversation. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If that happened, I would have lived my entire life under the unfair and unequal rules that white people created. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My father’s tribal rule had as its fulcrum the constant performing of rituals spanning the range of day-to-day living. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a camp rule against junk food, so she’d wrap a bag of M&M’s in brown paper, cover it with a thousand pieces of tape, and label it thumbtacks or something. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s a stupid rule,” I muttered, pressing my forehead to the cold wood. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

From this moment you are exempted from rules governing rudeness. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to learn some spelling rules while I worked, but I couldn’t. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want a rule about the bowl?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When people don't live with rules, this is exactly what happens. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The rules of the festival are clear: The professionals backstage, permanent staff of this very large university theater, are not to lend a technical hand. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Abbot put his paw around the young mouse’s shoulder, sensing his secret yearnings, for he had ruled Redwall wisely over a great number of years and gained much experience of mouselife. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We are with Eric, for one thing, and for another, the Dauntless have different rules—rules that brutality does not violate. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Technically, this is my room. So Mom’s rule about eating in her bedroom doesn’t apply here,” I say, sawing a piece of thick waffle with the tiny fork Muhammad brought me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

This is against the rules and it’s the middle of the night. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The legal rules adopted by the Supreme Court guarantee that those who find themselves locked up and permanently locked out due to the drug war are overwhelmingly black and brown. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She joined a dynasty that had ruled Egypt for more than 250 years. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Sure there is. Beetee and I have been following the same rule book President Snow used when he hijacked Peeta,” says Gale. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Irizarry knows you are the last of the great old-timers. He knows that you believe in the rules and that you remember fondly your youthful days in the old neighborhood.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Here all the rules, and the fears that created the iron rules, went down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No rules. No holds barred. It used to be an Olympic sport.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

This rule held even in the comparatively short hop of a mile: In the three fastest miles ever run, the winner’s final lap had been clocked at 61.2, 58.9, and 59.1 seconds, respectively. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Rules are rules, although...good karma can let you out, if you have any.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because Baba had been such an unusual Afghan father, a liberal who had lived by his own rules, a maverick who had disregarded or embraced societal customs as he had seen fit. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Linton argued that the Utah Supreme Court had ruled that experts were allowed to testify about how certain acts are “consistent with” certain behaviors. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My dad stopped pacing and looked at me like I had just broken the first rule of engagement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Then we’d have to run, following the old rule, running away from our house. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On July 17, the president's four doctors informed Corkhill that, though they anticipated full recovery, they couldn't absolutely rule out death. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In racial science lessons, children were taught Aryans belonged to a superior master race that was intended to rule Europe. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Raven was such a stickler with the whole “ask in the form of a question” rule. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The motive of apartheid was clear: divide and rule; pit brother against brother, sister against sister. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

You must listen carefully, because the rules are to be kept and any breaking of them will be punished.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We met every night, because Finny’s life was ruled by inspiration and anarchy, and so he prized a set of rules. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She invoked the Sunday rule as soon as he returned from the skateboard park, and a family outing was launched. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or did the rule only apply to food? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking away, I break my farewell rule and look back to see Ma, Chou, and Geak crying and standing in the doorway. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yelled at her in Latin, no doubt calling her a liar and a rule breaker, but she pushed the statue over and kept running. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mama made a list of rules to help us learn better behavior. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here are the top five “uncertainty avoidance” countries, according to Hofstede’s database—that is, the countries most reliant on rules and plans and most likely to stick to procedure regardless of circumstances. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem a terribly important rule, but the fact that his father had broken a rule at all awed him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra saw for herself the power plays, secret pacts, broken promises, bribes, and betrayals that marked her father’s rule. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

And it means that sometimes things are so complicated that it is impossible to predict what they are going to do next, but they are only obeying really simple rules. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“They say the rules change every two days. And they almost never come into the city anymore.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hunter checked its contents and eased the stopper in, wondering what land this queer man came from who knew so little about the rules of hospitality. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sort of. Can you explain cricket's rules? I've watched you play from our apartment. It looks pretty complicated, but I learn fast." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Only thing was, I didn't know if I was breaking any different rules down there that I didn’t even know about. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dany granted her the jewels but ruled the house was lost when she abandoned it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Qendrim Bushi’s soccer idol was his grandfather, once a famous goalkeeper at the highest level of play in Kosovo, and later, a well-known referee and the author of an Albanian-language soccer rule book. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, however, it was clear to Winnie that there was at least one rule: As long as there was food to eat, there was no conversation. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might not understand some things, but David loves rules. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia glares at him, but at the same time she begins turning over his words in her mind, collecting the obscure non-answers about the rules he has given her over the years. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Twentieth century art music, in particular, was very interested in breaking down or even rejecting these rules. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Many of these rules have become entrenched in a vast community of English speakers, who respect the rules without ever having to think about them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“And I don’t care what the rules are. I am not about to let word get out that we lost to a bunch of colored boys.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A binder full of rules and regulations that nobody read or even looked at. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was breaking his rule right and left and in a minute he would stop but for that minute he would go ahead and imagine as much as he wanted. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it against the rules to say ‘no’ now?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Do you have a spouse? Could you apply for a child, and then—I suppose this would be against the rules, but—could you choose the one that would be assigned to you?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The parting in his short gray hair was almost unnaturally straight, and his narrow toothbrush mustache looked as though he trimmed it using a slide rule. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

On November 11, 43 BCE, these three joined forces and formed the Second Triumvirate to rule Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The rules also say that we can’t prepare for the test in any way, so I don’t know what to expect. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hamilton’s party arrived shortly thereafter, and the two seconds, Van Ness for Burr and Pendleton for Hamilton, conferred to review the agreed-upon rules of the interview. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The main rule was this: “Present the appearance of a normal American.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are no socks and no boots— they’re the rules of the Sledge Game. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The rules of Prep were simple but strict. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

King George put Massachusetts under military rule and made General Gage governor. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked with the slow, deliberate gait of someone who rushed for no one, with the confidence of a man who ruled the city. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Why inflict the same rules on us in America? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“David’s not an internee. He has civil rights. The rule of law exists.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“If we didn’t have rules,” Mr. Trepid liked to say, “everything would be chaos.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But I am the one who made the rule you couldn’t live with. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now that he was president, these forces all but ruled his every day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When we occasionally disobeyed a rule, Daddy enforced punishment that we would long remember. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Dante, you like to make your own rules. So long as the rules are yours, you like them.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Mae and Birdie were like that, not much for the usual polite rules of home and hearth. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They believed that Mark Antony would not support Caesarion’s right to rule over that of his own flesh and blood. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I stopped talking to Grandma about my dissatisfaction with white people and their rules. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Business before pleasure is always a good rule, whoever you are. Some day the rule shall be business with pleasure, for the joy of labor shall have been restored. Sit down." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are exceptions to every rule,” she replied. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“See the cows? That would be breaking your grandfather’s rules!” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He enforced such rules as he knew; missing dinner was one of them. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what? Since it’s your birthday, I’m gonna go against my own rules and let you have a pack for free.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Or more likely, he said, it was a case of setting down some new rules. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was one of the strict rules for those who were allowed to take their patrol vehicles home with them—you must keep your ears on, just in case a fellow officer needs help. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they were the children of the leader, in a culture that believed in either family charisma or strict rules of succession. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chekhov’s first rule of playwriting goes something like this: “If there’s a gun on the wall in act one, scene one, you must fire the gun by act three, scene two.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

By the light of day, I saw the changes wrought upon Boston by military rule. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I’m still not sure what it means to be free from British rule. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Since the music is not organized by the familiar rules of Western music, many people have trouble appreciating atonal music without some help or study. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I always followed the rules and did what I was supposed to. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I glance at the science fair rules, which I tucked into my binder way back in January. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“What do you suppose makes people so eager to break rules?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I understand and respect the rules, but for our team, it was still kind of a bummer. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But I am slow-thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires, and I knew that first I had to get myself definitely out of that tangle back home. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The rule provided a way to figure out the true value of a mathematical function that goes to 0/0 at a point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I was finally out of high school, so the “no boys until you graduate” rule from my parents had been lifted. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And high rates of immigration and immigrant success stories seem to hammer home the point: The rules of advancement have changed. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The judge is going to rule on a motion that King's lawyer made to suppress Cruz's testimony, and a few other things. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

But suppose I were to alter the rules of speed-dating just slightly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As a rule, Lawrence was not a boisterous sort, but they had all at one time or another witnessed his ebullient outbursts when he was seized with a new idea. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Diana didn't want to go in either—she said it was against the rules. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

A blade was supposed to reap my souL As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Dad will pick you up at five o’clock. That’s the rule.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing trees and crows have in common—in fact, one thing all the natural world has in common—is the rule that we’re not supposed to talk to people. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In June, Judge Willmore ruled on several of the motions that were discussed in the April 15 hearing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As far back as the 1880s, the Supreme Court ruled in Strauder v. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You know that there’s no third chance. The rules say that if there’s a third transgression, he simply has to be released.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Today he had come for more than the recital of his rules. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

HARRY: Now this is difficult but we have to ask it to rule it out. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

These stories were set in mythical African kingdoms ruled by black people, where no white man had ever set foot. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A good number, especially for playing cards. But we may have to explain to Bo again that he can’t keep making up his own rules.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I think I am privileged: I am an exception, to some rule I haven’t even identified. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A one-armed bunk master sets forth rules in a belligerent torrent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As this physician emphasizes, pure exposure to a single chemical is the exception, rather than the rule. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

To be caught in some small transgression—missing a day of work, speaking harshly of his rule, failing to attend mass— brought an unforgiving penalty. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The way everyday concerns didn’t bother him, the rules he followed that weren’t the normal rules for heroes, all of that—made him interesting. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I will pass judgment,” Hylla said in an icy tone, “once I have all the facts. That is how I rule—by reason, not fear. First, I will talk with this one.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Was He willing to come along with me even when I had made a conscious decision not to obey what I knew were the rules? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I say “too much,” grandchildren, because one of the unwritten rules of war is to expect the unexpected. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we were enrolled came the surprise visits that we used to dread, because Dad seemed to break all the school rules. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sal’s is one of the only places where the rules don’t apply. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then it was as if Deen swam into Jinny’s head for a moment, reminding her in his new deep voice about the rules. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The day Bill Toledo and I relayed that message, the last of those four rules probably saved our lives. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What rules? We don’t have any idea why we do what we do. None at all! Nobody ever told us anything.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The thing about Bob is that when you first meet him, he’s really interesting because he knows about cigarette rules and pennies and Mary Tyler Moore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The paper is ruled, but it’s all we could find.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

By following a simple rule, A and B became funny. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

If we make no answer, the Enemy may move Men of his rule to assail King Brand, and Dáin also.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“A devoted Swirly carries Flush paraphernalia at all times. That’s rule number one. Rule number two is Flush adornment makes the world a better place. Besides, sticker slapping never hurt anyone.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Though the rules are perfectly logical, the conditions are hard to keep track of. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Our position demands a level of morality beyond the rule of law. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The rules are, you have to keep something crossed all the time, like your fingers or legs. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Now, he huddled in the seat, looking down at the platform, listening to Carter explaining the rules of the crazy fight. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an unspoken rule that when you’ve been gone, you have to speak to everybody. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It took two weeks of relentless begging before my parents agreed to lift their “no animals in the house” rule. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Before I discovered the miracles of science, magic ruled the world. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Your father is like the sun, splendid to behold, but he must descend and let darkness rule for a time.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“What are the three most important rules of the chemist?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

According to the rules of the contest, Finkle Foods had to pay to send the winner and his family to New York. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

To prepare for this eventuality, he ruled the house strictly according to tribal law, tolerating no deviance, particularly from his children. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Insomnia Con’s grand prize, I want to go over some basic info and ground rules first. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Stupid rules," Grandma says, but she puts the queens back on the coffee table. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You know, it's interesting that you have so many rules for things. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Earlier in the summer, Luma had sent word around that she expected her players to get their hair cut short, a rule that hadn’t gone over well with some of the Under Fifteens’ best players. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

There was another reason Luma resolved to hold firm on the hair rule. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“My father is still purposefully vague about the rules,” Celia says as they walk through the trees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There are two basic ideas that lead to the rules for stem direction. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

That I didn’t remember about the food rule, because it was my birthday. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it was against all the posted rules and regulations, he started eating it. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

There's been a rule change in the Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

For these reasons, border rules began to change in late 2004. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

We know that goblin women fight and rule alongside their men—hulking, ugly beasts, dreadfully unlike the beauties of our own elfin aristocracy, who are bred for their delicacy to be ornaments to society. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Me: "The rule of nines. If you add up all those numbers, the body parts, you get ninety-nine percent. What's the other one percent?" Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The hoverboard had become something more solid, something that obeyed its own rules, and that could be dangerous, too. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Wal-Mart employees who have bucked the company—by getting involved in a unionization drive or by suing the company for failing to pay overtime—have been fired for breaking the company rule against using profanity. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

During those years when I was memorizing the questions and answers of The Baltimore Catechism, I was also impressing on my memory the spelling of hundreds of words, grammar rules, division and multiplication tables. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after a few years, he realized he didn’t like the rules and constriction of any rigid organization—not the Communist Party, and not the military. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Although I did not mention Life Services in my article “Top Ten Tips for First-rate Funeral Behavior,” the same rules apply. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If you go by the rules, I’m as Jewish as anybody,” I argue. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

There was a rule against running, and anyway, he ought to have been at vespers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You will always rule my heart. No amount of fools shouting at a kingsmoot can change that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Has he simply set general rules in place, or does he step in on each and every occasion to ensure the rule is applied? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Each word is slotted into a place in the tree according to its category, because the rules of syntax don’t specify the order of words but rather the order of categories. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

As we shall see, the legal rules governing prosecutions, like those that govern sentencing decisions, maximize rather than minimize racial bias in the drug war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

After that he said he never wanted to experience anything like it ever again, and from that day he always followed the rules. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Because if that’s all they are—if there are no rules governing our lives—then our entire existence is a meaningless farce. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If the colonists actually followed the rules of the Molasses Act, it would have terrible consequences. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Which of the cards would you have to turn over to prove this rule to be true? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he and Niobe ruled in entire content until she showed that the mad arrogance of Tantalus lived on in her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you thought about us going outside? The school rule says we can’t go out in the snow. We can go out on the blacktop, but it’s too crowded and there’s nothing to do.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Yet I would let him think that he still ruled me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My intellectual pride had kept me from selecting typing, shorthand or filing as subjects in school, so office work was ruled out. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An exception to a rule. Lily thought we should try to convince them that three children would be appropriate for our family.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Signing it was a clear violation of the rule about shutting up, and look where it got me: alone on a Tuesday afternoon, staring at my black Chuck Taylors. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Apparently Mr. Curtain had laid down strict rules about this. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It's a good reminder that the rules have changed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey! You know rule number one. You must be a reader.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"More fool they. My first rule of war, Cat—never give the enemy his wish. Lord Tywin would like to fight on a field of his own choosing. He wants us to march on Harrenhal." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like the time there was a freak hailstorm in the Congo and the women took it as a sign that they should rule. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bernstein’s The Careful Writer, an informal style manual, takes five pages to explain fourteen rules, exceptions, and exceptions to the exceptions. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Men who went from town to town, bringing the rule of law to small Aturan towns.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But for now the best he could do was to follow his old rule: Keep moving. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

After these preliminaries, we focused on the critical issues: the armed struggle, the ANC’s alliance with the Communist Party, the goal of majority rule, and the idea of racial reconciliation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can rule myself with study,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A rule should be blown off, in contrast, if the answer to any of the following questions is yes. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They had never developed alphabets or rules for spelling, never set their histories down in stone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

From then on, Zeus and his brothers and sisters ruled, undisputed lords of all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of these men still stood by the rule of law. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patriots had somehow managed to intercept the real letter, in which Wright had warned that the rebels were threatening British rule. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps," I said, "'a's simply ruled by a melancholy humour." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Rules are rules. Whoever nominated you should’ve filled out the proper waiver if your school year runs long. There’s always next summer—” He finally looks up at me and his eyes go wide. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I grabbed my bag when the bell rang, ready to run for my life, when he said my name and only the very basic rules of etiquette held me in place. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were looked after by an amakhankatha, or guardian, who explained the rules we must follow if we were to enter manhood properly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no rule against writing in Spanish. It’s up to you.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

By asking him to permit such a meeting, I was asking him for a significant extension of the rules. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If either one of us asked a question, the rule was the other person had to answer it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The eighth rule of Camp 14, as Shin was required to memorize it, said: “Should sexual physical contact occur without prior approval, the perpetrators will be shot immediately.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Hadn’t you noticed? I’m breaking all the rules now.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One had followed the rules, and one had not. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Anything that didn’t require books, or a slide rule. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As a rule, he didn’t trust myths and folktales; they lacked accreditation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“But the rules ...” She knew as well as I did that campers weren’t allowed to switch tables. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

You see, grandchildren, rules about modern warfare were made up between the nations of the world before World War Two. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were there to enforce the rules, that was all. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To encourage people to follow the food rules and buy Liberty Bonds and such?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Remember this one? It shows a picture of a chessboard with only a black pawn out of its original position, and it reads, ‘According to the rules of chess, is this position possible?’ The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t got time to be nice, Greenbean. Old life’s over, new life’s begun. Learn the rules quick, listen, don’t talk. You get me?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was just another rule he added to the already long list of restrictions. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t fight to free himself, though, only observes me with the wary look of someone who still hasn’t ruled out that he’s in the presence of a mutt. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

In 1987, when media hysteria regarding black drug crime was at fever pitch and the evening news was saturated with images of black men shackled in courtrooms, the Supreme Court ruled in McCleskey v. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Iam traveling through years as well as leagues, Tyrion reflected, back through history to the days when dragons ruled the earth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Rutherford was not reluctant to state the implications of this rule publicly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I was desperate for any information that would rule her out as somebody somehow involved in the attack. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Wait! Grandma says that bending rules isn’t that different from breaking them if the rules matter. Are you going to get in trouble with the Time Bureau when you get home?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They weren’t anything special—the kind with ruled lines and the twisted wire holding the edge—and each of them was numbered. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Both had recommended reforms to the rules of engagement, particularly concerning the use of deadly force. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My lord, you rule wide country, rolling and rich with clover, galingale and all the grains: red wheat and hoary barley. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabs her purse and Jaimito’s stroller, and ticks off more rules. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly, the rules of the drug war game are designed to allow for the roundup of an unprecedented number of Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was written very clearly in the rules. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I didn't think of that. I don't know these rules. It's why I need your help, Hanneke." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

After the bathroom rules, Principal Peattie roamed his eye around again and then called on me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You said the rule was to take a picture only when I saw a flower I really liked.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was not one of the reformers who had campaigned for Prohibition, but she believed in the rule of law, and the rise of the gangsters appalled her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

All this gushing adds to the myth of Kareem in my mother’s matrimonial fancy—the suitable boy, the boy with tameez, the one boy to rule them all. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

People in Omaha are not, as a rule, friends with people who live halfway across the country in Sharon, Massachusetts. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned quickly that this mestizo, teacher ruled her little kingdom with a cruel hand. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tenth rule of Camp 14 said that a prisoner “must truly” consider each guard as his teacher. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

That’s what we tell kids when they’re young and learn that there are no rules, or rather that there are but only suckers play by them. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The State of Alabama had argued that procedural rules barred Mr. Nelson from challenging the constitutionality of the protocol. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Without being told, I soon assimilated the elaborate rules that governed the relations between men and women. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the National party refused to end apartheid; instead, each year the system was fortified by the promulgation of laws to entrench white rule and privilege. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

No-nonsense nuns ruled classrooms with an iron hand, passing on to the youngest girls and boys the discipline and knowledge they would need to get ahead in a prejudiced world. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That inmates run the place, and nobody follows the rules.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny had broken a rule, the rule, and nothing had been the same since. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t about my mood. It’s about rules. I don’t know what the big deal is—you love rules.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

On reflection, though, we see that the supposedly new rules are just variations on the old ones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I figure maybe if I don’t break any more rules, Ma will tell me what’s inside the box from Madagascar. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you remember all those times we talked? All those times we cursed the gods? Our fathers have done nothing for us. They have no right to rule the world!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The only sounds are the breathing of the dogs and clicking of the slide rule’s cursor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I suppose,” Chrissie went on, her voice wobbling slightly, “you lot would know about it. The rules, all that sort of thing.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering what the rules are here.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I mean, is there really any harm in the children making up a funny word and saying it? Does there have to be a rule that a word like this may not be used?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he said he entered the case not because he was interested in determining the grade of an individual student, but because Russeau and Carter had made a travesty of the no-pass, no-play rule. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cowslips are a delicacy among rabbits, and as a rule there are very few left by late May in the neighborhood of even a small warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so crazy digging worms by lamp light and setting out for Lake Sabelia after midnight that she felt like a child breaking rules. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

"There's too much talking out of turn," Ralph said, "because we can't have proper assemblies if you don't stick to the rules." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It had turned out, by far, to be the most frustrating of the rules he was required to obey. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

No one ever wrote down all the rules for me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They threw you in and told you the rules and the first time they caught you off base they killed you. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

There was no rule against it, but what favors was the officer passing back in the inmate’s direction? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before they could bite into them, Roza said, “You eat cookie, you must visit me in Poland. Is rule.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

One of Momma Biles’s ironclad rules was that no matter where we were or what we were doing, once the streetlights came on, it was time to head home. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

What if I ignored Madam’s rule and continued to visit the Bridewell? Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. But remember I have rules this year.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next day I broke one of Mom’s big rules. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he had taken the apple home, against the recreation area rules. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t really need to go through all the rules on behavior. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It gave the older ones the sense that they were in charge, when in actuality it was Mommy who ruled the world. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Helms railed that “we must decide whether we will be ruled by sanity or ruined by savagery,” his audience knew exactly which “savages” Helms meant. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was never any comfortable way to mention or discuss one’s successes without breaking the rule against bragging, even if one didn’t mean to. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I learned that the phases of the moon ruled not only the planting but almost every part of their lives. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

To break that rule was unforgivable and could cost a colored man his life. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because the rules of “here” and “there” don’t have a clear place in your head anymore. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We made up the rules as we went along—and they kept changing. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was open season on the eighth grade president, especially on the school bus, where there were no teachers, and the only rule is anything goes. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“You heard Reyna talking about the ancient lands. They’re much too dangerous. Roman demigods have been forbidden to go there for generations. Even Octavian couldn’t get around that rule.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Few kings of Faerie have ruled so well for so long as Eldred. Now he goes to seek the Land of Promise.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

On his way back to his seat he said, “I love England in a heat wave. It’s a different country. All the rules change.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

What the Object and I did together was played out under these loose rules. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Even though they had way more rules at home. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Each zone had a unique combination of rules and parameters. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The first rule in the dining room was No Talking. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A Provisional Government took the place of imperial rule in Petrograd and granted equality in law to Russian women, giving women the right to vote and to hold office. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

In addition to being a fascinating tale designed to catch your attention, it introduces themes that reverberate throughout all the stories that follow by serving as the exception that proves the rule. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The playground is packed with kids riding bikes, playing hopscotch, and shouting at each other over the rules of different games. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a rule that probably no one has ever broken. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Even if I must be the outcast, cursed by the rules of his hideous fable. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made it sound like black people are great and powerful: we can rule again; we can overcome. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And prison, more than any place I’d ever been, was about rules. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you live next door to a kid, that kid is your buddy by the rules of the universe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The rules were, in fact, so simple that Francis considered writing them up under the title, “Fourier Transforms for the Birdwatcher.” Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Under Robbie’s rules, kids who took piano lessons were allowed to work on only one song at a time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She decided she didn’t want to start right off the first day, breaking the rules. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

If it hadn’t been against the rules, Cara Landry would have skipped down the hall, all the way back to her science class. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The principal talked about the importance of hard work and obeying the rules. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

But judging by the political rhetoric and the legal rules employed in the War on Drugs, this result is no freak accident. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I liked that rule, because I hardly ever know the answer to Mrs. Rouse’s questions anyway. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He recited basic rules and warnings that a very small child might be asked to memorize in kindergarten. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Descriptivists believe that the rules of correct usage are nothing more than the secret handshake of the ruling class, designed to keep the masses in their place. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“She makes up the rules as she goes,” Luke tells Annabelle. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“As if it hasn’t been hard enough already, with all the other food rules.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He did not, as a rule, believe in running. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Why else would the Gamemakers have made this unprecedented change in the rules? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Among them were women who hadn’t been as lucky as Hayva, but had been young when the gods ruled Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My first quarter at Lowood seemed an age; and not the golden age either; it comprised an irksome struggle with difficulties in habituating myself to new rules and unwonted tasks. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Respect my rules so that I may also respect you. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We are at a loss to understand them and we wish they’d give us a few simple, clear-cut rules to go by. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Organizationally unable and psychologically unprepared to challenge the rule of the Big Men, as the business leaders were known, the mill hands simply endured their lot. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But in Fabyan’s view, it was his own personal kingdom—a place where he alone made the rules. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My heart rate picks up as I do, like I am breaking the rules and will be scolded for it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I hereby grant you power over this side of the mountain and all that’s visible from its peak. Go get your people and make this your home. This is now your rule.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

But they all use the same musical "language" and follow basically the same rules. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Nowhere is this transition better documented than with the phony but ubiquitous rule on when to use which and when to use that. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Lay down a rule, and Palmer followed it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

After his humiliating captivity ended, Atawallpa seems to have believed, the ground would be clear for his rule. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Students were not permitted to form romantic attachments to each other—at least not officially, though Kaede had not been the only one to break the rules. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

With the close scrutiny that football players’ grades received because of the no-pass, no-play rule, he had always passed his courses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull ruled the men under his command by his physical size and the power of his voice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, I feel that crying is almost—like, aside from deaths of relatives or whatever—totally avoidable if you follow two very simple rules: 1. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“We will witness history, and we will write it. We will do our small part to tell people, ‘This is what you should know about the way our kingdoms were ruled.’” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“The rules don’t allow civilians in the cells.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because it is a rule, isn’t it, Liv? If you want to leave, you have to ask me, right?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Crenshaw said as he extracted his claws from my quilt, “I can’t go until I help you. I don’t make the rules.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As you might expect, lust is ruled by testosterone and estrogen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was mad about me even trying to get him to break his mom’s rules, but I really wanted to see what the fuss was about. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But there are rules and regulations here as in any civilized establishment. They are meant for our own good, my dear. You’ll see.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As a rule, they did not otherwise participate in the public forum. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The choice between that and which, according to the rule, is simple: nonrestrictive relative clauses take which; restrictive relative clauses take that. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I assumed Baeh was honoring the traditional Confucian structure of community, where in each village a prominent elder man heard the townspeople’s grievances and arbitrated and ruled. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was fear among the other organizations that the ANC would attempt to dominate it, and the committee’s rules were crafted so that its powers were purely consultative and its decisions not binding. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came from a family well schooled in the rules of the system. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He knew the rules of the Yabahari, his people’s traditional way of hunting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He’s the one who made me break the rules I didn’t read but probably should’ve. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

And unbeknownst to the general public, the Supreme Court has actually authorized race discrimination in policing, rather than adopting legal rules banning it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Rules are rules!” the conductor said, his patience fraying. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Can you ground him ?” “I sure can. But first he has to ask me to. That’s part of the rule.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Under Soviet rule, there was no formal annual commemoration for women veterans of the Great Patriotic War. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Kainene was looking at her woodenly, as if she had broken their unspoken rule and tried to start idle chatter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Roy knew the rules against fighting on the bus, but he couldn’t think of anything else to do. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, government rules say the walls of a processing plant must be white. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"From the sea. Beyond the sea. The Seven Lands, he said. Sunset Lands. Where men are iron and dragons rule. He taught me this speech." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They felt that if there was majority rule, the rights of minorities would be trampled. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court didn't conclude that he was innocent and must be released, but it ruled in our favor on every other claim and ordered a new trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was decidedly opposed to majority rule, or “simple majoritarianism” as he sometimes called it, because that would end white domination in a single stroke. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Although percussion specializes in "noise"-type sounds, even instruments like snare drums follow the basic physics rule of "bigger instrument makes longer wavelengths and lower sounds." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

While we were washing and swimming in the stream any old place, there were rules, it turns out: wash clothes downstream, where the forest creek runs into the crocodile river. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All those rules you bend, and you can’t bend this one? Not even for something this important?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“David’s not an internee. He has civil rights. The rule of law exists.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

By then she was an obese woman with a very pretty face, and she ruled her whole roost with an iron fist, including Uncle Isaac, her husband. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it were, you’d be in chains. It’s the queen who rules.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"New rules," I say to nobody and everybody. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A new instructor, a knight named Dulcamara, is talking about rules of inheritance, probably in anticipation of the coming coronation. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if that’s true. We all live within time. It rules us.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Maddie has a rule about passing on favors, which she calls the Aerodrome Drop-Off Principle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Every prisoner knew the first rule of Camp 14, subsection 2: “Any witness to an attempted escape who fails to report it will be shot immediately.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They ate in the church and slept in one or other of the many abandoned houses in the village; that was the rule and it could not be broken. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s a ridiculous rule,” she said bitterly, startling a laugh out of Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

District Court ruled that de jure segregation existed in the Detroit school system. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We can put things off far more effectively than those doomed to die, because death has become the exception instead of the rule. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Eh, well . . . Zeus insists on certain rules. Hands off, when there’s a human quest. Even when something really major is wrong. But nobody messes with my baby sister. Nobody!’ The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But that it also concerns itself with unfair treatment of England’s medieval Jewish population would have ruled it out for the arch anti-Semite Wagner. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

White, too, sometimes chafed at Hoover’s rules and whims. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He was pretty sure he remembered reading some rule against civilians bearing weapons in war zones. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

All ruled by their larger, human-like cousins, the immortal Fae—the original inhabitants and settlers of the continent, and the oldest beings in Erilea. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was an English gentleman to the outside world, and he did not want to ruin his reputation by breaking the rules of society. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight they would all begin eagerly to memorize the rules for their adult Assignments. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was white men who dominated politics, controlled the nation’s wealth, and wrote the rules by which everyone else was forced to live. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve always had one important rule in the classroom, which is to try to lie low. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It would seem that these two theories could live in harmony together, each dictating the rules of physics for different aspects of the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but she writes romances. It’s one of her publisher’s rules.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I felt profoundly that they were traveling in the right direction, yet if their having power to rule had depended merely upon my lifting my right hand, I would have been afraid to do so. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, there’s no hard-and-fast rule that tells you how to form the plural of every word that ends in o. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry too. Yes, indeed. You don’t get to decide the rules. Your daddy and I do.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Among the more populous tropical islands, that option was ruled out for Tonga by its low elevation and hence its lack of rivers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Is it best to let owners set rules, which is likely to give all of us cheaper coal, or to have the government set standards, which is more likely to protect workers and the environment? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The judges ruled that it was Lash, not Zamperini, who had won. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Because there is a practicality to viciousness: the thief, the liar, the murderer even, has faster rules than virtue ever has; why not madness too? Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under Colonel Korn’s rule, the only people permitted to ask questions were those who never did. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When in doubt he relied on the unwritten rule his superiors had taught him: “If he’s dead and Vietnamese, he’s VC.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As a rule, though, that wasn’t how all their drinking turned out. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

All these rules entered our household the minute I was allowed to leave home for the long walk to and from school. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And so they came to know the strange rules of their incarceration. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Yes, we have been given power and yes, that power gives us the right to rule, but it also gives us responsibilities over the ruled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was Germany’s destiny to rule their part of the world. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I bounce harder and higher until I get giggly and breathless, my heart beating like crazy for already disobeying one of the zillion rules. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as thirteen-and fifteen-year-old girls, with no mother and father to watch over us, our bodies were like poor countries—there was always a dictator trying to rule over us. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“So no specific diet restrictions, good. I need you to read these rules.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Quit your crying. You should’ve followed the rules and stayed inside. Now come on, grab his legs.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In these and other modal traditions, the rules for constructing a piece of music are quite different than the rules for music that is based on a scale. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

You snored super loudly and cracked your gum and took showers that lasted way longer than the ten-minute rule. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My gaze rests on her wardrobe, on the drawer she forbade me to open my first morning here, a rule she continues to remind me of regularly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right at the end of sophomore year, the Supreme Court ruled that public schools like ours would have to be integrated, though they didn’t say when. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He bounced a couple of slackers who confused freedom with no rules, so the rest of us don’t make waves. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the 1970s, Goldman got involved with a group of mathematicians who were very interested in developing statistical rules for telling apart things like subatomic particles. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Answering before a question was completed or having several kids answer at once were violations of the rules that would cost points. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I guess Daddy knew that if he didn’t establish some order and organization in a house with six growing children, chaos would rule. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Annie says they do this all the time, it isn’t against the rules and sometimes they even see Capone. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We made a big deal to show that we felt the rule was wrong,” she told me. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

According to the rules of the dynasty, Cleopatra now married her youngest brother, Ptolemy XIV, and resumed her seat on the throne as Egypt’s pharaoh. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the rules have changed or the teachers just do not know nowadays.” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

What if you decided to make your own rules? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“But maybe he doesn’t care . . . it’d probably just make him admire Crouch even more. Yeah, Percy loves rules. He’d just say Crouch was refusing to break them for his own son.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Shin had learned that teachers usually did not take this rule seriously. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The members of The Vigils did nothing but enforce the rules. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my nerves, all I can think of is the old college rule, A Chi Omega never walks with a cigarette. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There were a million things she could say in acerbic response, of course, but Dimple still hadn’t ruled out asking to enroll in Insomnia Con if the opportunity presented itself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In a time when kings and emperors ruled much of the world, the Dutch Republic was governed, more than any other nation, by the people. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no doubt that Jane broke the rules, as she is known to do from time to time. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her uncle had refused to help her rule when she would have made him the King’s Hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With one hand, he covered his mouth, and with the other, he gestured at the rules posted on the wall. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was aided by that: as a rule people don’t notice much. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If the world is to be understood, if we are to avoid such logical paradoxes when traveling at high speeds, there are some rules, commandments of Nature, that must be obeyed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much of the southern highlands were “debatable lands” in the border sense of a contested territory without established government or the rule of law. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Arguments from the opposition were far from over, but no one could say anymore that cost alone ruled out treating the disease in poor countries. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon colored children,” ruled the Court. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just the day before a rule had been passed that members should be called only by their Egyptian names while they were inside the land of Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to make me bend the rules alone?” he asked when he reemerged. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my terrible grades and our parents' strict rules, junior year in Flushing has turned out pretty nicely. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Blackcliff’s rules are so numerous that it’s impossible not to break them at least a few times. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

On the Monday after spring vacation, Emily sighed, rested her chin on the lunchroom table, and said, “Can sets have rules?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Alex knows it’ll probably leave a mark, which is against rule number one of clandestine hookups for political offspring—and probably royals too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At the time I had no idea how much I would have to live by these rules just to survive the ordeals of my life. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But keep your property, and rule your house, and let no man, against your will, make havoc of your possessions, while there’s life on Ithaka. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But under military law, the men could be charged with violating the rules of war. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It’s easy—and wrong—to diagnose the problem as a violation of a grammatical rule called subject control. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“All the rhetorician’s rules,” wrote Samuel Butler, “teach but the naming of his tools.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Is that your boss over there? The Grim Reaper? I’m going to go right over there and tell him, What kind of stinkin’ rule is that?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Daughters of the American Revolution, the patriotic organization that owned Constitution Hall, had ruled several years earlier that black artists would not be permitted to appear there. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

As the bus pulled out of the parking lot and headed toward town, Howard rattled off a list of school bus rules. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Firm. The rules matter. Especially to Barb. She doesn’t take chances.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Pilar is like her grandmother, disdainful of rules, of religion, of everything meaningful. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steer clear of class; focus exclusively on race was the unwritten rule during this era dominated by Cold War politics. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Court has ruled that a city police department cannot be sued for damages unless a specific city policy or custom can be identified authorizing the illegal practice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

By all the rules, he wasn’t supposed to be with Rita. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean, while the more prosperous Dominican Republic, once ruled by Spain, governs the eastern two-thirds. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

For him, the world—and by that I must mean this very land, his chosen nation—operated on a determined set of procedures, certain rules of engagement. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t baby-cute anymore, and it was a hard-and-fast rule that prospective parents wanted babies. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“David has his own rules, too,” I say, “but those rules don’t make sense to anyone but him.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nationalism has been tested in the people’s struggles and the fires of batde and found to be the only antidote against foreign rule and modem imperialism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rises inside me, unabated by the dim pettiness of university politics or mind-numbing everyday rules. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But one strict rule they had; oh yes, the strictest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know what you have seen today. I know your doubts. But I give you this news: when the time comes, you will not be ruled by fear.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I knew there were good rules and bad rules, and having a time-out inside a refrigerator was a bad rule. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right now she's not the girl that fusses with me about the rules, the arcana, and court. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Carlos was always trying to get away with something, or at least he used to be like that before enlisting, but Alex found that rules imposed a structure, and he preferred that. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Clever manipulations could also bring l’Hôpital’s rule to resolve other odd expressions: ∞/∞, 0°, 0∞, and ∞0. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Then I got a copy of the American Standard Bible. It was very new then. And it was different in this passage. It says, ‘Do thou rule over him.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

With the traffic lights not working, the drivers made up their own rules about when to go. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I teach you the rules, answer your questions, make sure you don’t disgrace the legion.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They are the ones who came up with a one-drop rule that separated the “white” from the “black,” even if it meant that their own blue-eyed sons would live under the lash. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Nurse Janet could’ve at least given me a chance to break the rule before assuming that I would be a rule breaker. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, there are rules you follow here not because you want to, but because you have to. You get it?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Clerical work is ruled out by wardrobe limitations. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Army rules did not allow her to bring him home. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Governmental authority no longer hath any purchase on land; chaos and the mob of slave-drivers rule all; and we are left, a tiny kingdom on the waves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The rules about communion at Friday mass, for example, made absolutely no sense. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe because it's another way to flout the rules. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My guess is that they're just considering it, and it's a bureaucracy that lives by its own rules. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You broke the rules. It’s the same standard I would hold anyone else to. I’m sorry, but this is as far as you get to go.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The coroner ruled his death justifiable homicide, justifiable because the officer said Brooks had been resisting arrest. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

We had to make rules, but who doesn’t. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I made that rule. I was testing you.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Somehow, this small miracle causes Ashima to feel connected to Cambridge in a way she has not previously thought possible, affiliated with its exceptions as well as its rules. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a plan or a goal, I just wanted to be in a space where I knew what the rules were and where I didn’t have to prove myself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"We need to review a few rules for court life." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The only exception to the cul-de-sac rule was if we asked to leave the circle to go to our friend Becca’s house, which was a few doors down. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I think my aptitude test ruled that one out pretty well.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Preferring the less glorious and supposedly less influential position of cihuacoatl, head of internal affairs, he ruled from behind the scenes, dominating the Alliance for more than fifty years and utterly reengineering Mexica society. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They told stories and talked about their work, and they looked into the spermy-starred sky and talked about the heavens, and the rule of the moon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rules are simple, you get to catch your breath every few minutes, and you can work on your tan. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m giving you permission to leave your room so you haven’t broken any rules. Now follow me.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Instead of being ruled by logic, we are ruled by emotions. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

If the prefect does not obey the rules, how can the students be expected to obey? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But another rule says Never Talk to Strangers, which I was breaking. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“And, well, because I didn’t remember to follow the rules.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Also, he has a pathological inability to follow either of my two rules. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Myriad laws, rules, and regulations discriminate against people with criminal records and effectively prevent their meaningful reintegration into the mainstream economy and society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I might sneak onto rooftops to feed pigeons, but I'm not the kind of kid who breaks big rules. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The first rule was to find someone smaller and weaker and take what he had. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Why didn't he push back when Ma issued her new rule for us to stay inside? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You only need three out of four to pass this year. Fiona put in that rule change early—she thought the Director might not give you a fair shake.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Gram has this rule that you can open one on Christmas Eve and you save the rest for morning. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad stood over the trays with his weight on both feet, against doctor’s rules. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

There were general rules and kitchen rules, bathroom rules and stairway rules, basement rules and outside rules, upstairs rules and downstairs rules, clothing rules, washing rules, cleaning rules, rules upon rules upon rules. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It means that in principle, then, we are not ruled by mysterious, unpredictable forces, but that, on the contrary, we can in principle control everything by means of calculation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“It would be bending the rules, but not exactly breaking them.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ferguson hearing, the court ruled in favor of the Jim Crow laws. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was uncertain he would even be able to light his own candle, his own wish, wondering if it was somehow against the rules. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Accomplishes nothing. 'Wondering' is very likely against the rules, though I suppose it isn't a serious infringement.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, now,” Mr. Galanter said, “there isn't much time. The rules are each team practices in its own yard.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A prince can gain their favour in various ways, but because these vary according to the situation, no fixed rules can be given for them, and therefore I shall not discuss them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Marian remembered her grandmother Isabella as an imposing woman, tall and imperious, who ruled her family with an iron hand. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

In 1896, the Supreme Court heard his case, but they ruled eight to one that the separate-but-equal doctrine was not in violation of his constitutional rights. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A lot of retirement high-rises have rules against dogs, visiting or otherwise, and I did not know Margaret's position on dogs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. Frozen time changes the rules in both dimensions. It means the residents of Fry can never let another opportunity slip by, and I can now roam freely without Witching Hour’s aid.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I didn't find out about the bus rules until Grandma needed to get a medical prescription filled downtown one day and our car stalled out. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Nooo...the first rule is, you have to have superior road-tripping snacks. Otherwise you may as well turn around and go home.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

By the time the sun dips near the horizon, he’s found seven of our eight maximum the park rules allow. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Since Commandant Breuer makes the rules, I guess he can change the rules. But why are you worrying so, Liebchen? I only need three. Perhaps I won’t take you.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several colors of pencils, even a slide rule, at which she was frowning. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Negroes were allowed to use this library now—that rule had passed a few years ago—but I didn’t see them there much. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the Olympic rules state that only the top two qualifiers from any country are permitted to participate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I read through the application and rules for applying as I imagined myself on the cover of my own cookbook. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

At first I tried to pull it open, but then I remembered changing the rules of the game. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

More important, it appeared that he had befriended the Romagna and had won the support of all of its populace once the people began to taste the beneficial results of his rule. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

June’s mom doesn’t care about the “No Meat on Fridays” rule, though. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I beg your pardon, Father, but you won’t. She is in our care now, and there she will remain. That is the rule of our order.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Just want to go back to my mother and eat the food at her table that has no rules about the way to use forks and napkins. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“First thing in the morning,” Dad says, “I’m going down to school with you and we’re airing this whole thing out. There are rules about this kind of thing, Georges. Important ones.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But I don’t have to play by your rules. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay? It is wondermous, another word I just made up. Now then, to read you the rules of the game—because every game needs rules—here is your friend and mine, Dr. Yanina Zinchenko!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“They’re convinced they’re so special that they don’t need to follow the rules other people have to follow,” she said, “like presenting their school records when they enroll in a new school.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What, the rabbits? The birds? Wouldn’t that be against the rules?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Sure, Tanaburi was a scrap of a town with one school and a tiny temple, but they still had to follow the same rules as everyone else. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As a rule, we objected to having our pictures taken in prison on the grounds that it is generally demeaning to be seen as a prisoner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bleachers in this moment were ruled by virgin shoes and wool socks fresh from cellophane. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The political, economic, and social institutions most familiar to us today are those of states, which now rule all of the world’s land area except for Antarctica. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The cruelty of racial prejudice was so often accompanied by absurdity, a tangle of arbitrary rules and distinctions that subverted the shared interests of people who had been taught to see themselves as irreconcilably different. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The way she kissed him back left him doubtless that the rules were once more on hold. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

While their parents were at work, the kids were at school, learning the rules of the new culture, and sometimes using this new knowledge against their parents. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Your mother’s second rule went along with the first. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“No hope of that, with or without the rule.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The rules for watching - and betting on - a Skiz fight are simple enough. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She kept an herb garden for her “medicinals,” as she called them, and a much smaller vegetable garden than Ma Charles’s, but she had no hard, fast rules about where everything came from. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The rule is the same if the sentence is turned around so the after part comes first: After the guests arrive, I will have started dinner. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alienation between rulers and ruled even extended to matters of simple nomenclature: according to one modern authority on demotic-script documents, the natives studiously avoided referring to Alexandria in the language of their conquerors. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The rules of English syntax force him to put the subject before the verb, and the verb before the object. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I need to know how many rules you can break before you’re thrown out, and what those rules even are in the first place. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That was rule number one, day number one. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He might say he wasn’t going to break any more rules, put his neck in the noose, for my sake. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you should encourage him to live within the confines of our rules, lest he risk his place on this campus.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

As we later reconstructed it from what Primi said, Mami's first reaction was anger that we had broken her rule against eating in our bedrooms. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I stare at Pi, begging him to agree with Nana’s rules. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

All Fornatee knew was that the hair rule was putting him in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between his coach and his friends. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He seized power and made his own new rules. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The clever thing was to break the rules and stay alive all the same. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A second bookshelf by the bed was crammed to capacity with old computer magazines and Dungeons & Dragons rule books. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It is always the rule, the fine print, carried out by fine-print men. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though my confidence had been shaken by what I had seen and experienced, there were times when I disobeyed the rules and thumbed my nose at the Nazis. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A lot of administrators would have hundreds of complicated rules to follow. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Myriad laws, rules, and regulations operate to discriminate against people with criminal records and effectively prevent their reintegration into the mainstream society and economy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was a big, good man with a soft baritone, who ruled with easy tact a choir of repressed soloists, and who had an unerring memory for the favorite hymns of District Superintendents. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

For some time afterward, a melancholy humour seemed to rule us as well. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But, technically, Axel’s already broken a school rule today by being late...so...he takes off. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t permitted to share the books with my spouse, that’s correct. And there are other difficulties, too. You remember the rule that says the new Receiver can’t talk about his training?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had made a rule, and kept to it, never to leave his room when he was drinking. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After Michael is gone, Mr. Patchett takes a deep breath and launches into a long lecture on following rules. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Black Consciousness was less a movement than a philosophy and grew out of the idea that blacks must first liberate themselves from the sense of psychological inferiority bred by three centuries of white rule. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a doctor in England before he returned to Malawi to deliver us from British rule. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Kitum Cave expedition set up headquarters in the Mount Elgon Lodge, a decayed resort dating from the nineteen twenties, when the English had ruled East Africa. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But that doesn’t make it less true. I didn’t make the rules.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We urged the court to deny the State's request and rule quickly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m the exception, not the rule,” Daddy says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t breaking the rule that I was worried about. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Hold on, Greg. There are human rules of behavior, too. You don’t go out there just like that. Figure out a lottery, and give me my chance.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

A byzantine labyrinth of rules and regulations, he said, that he was supposed to enforce “sitting in a bar all night long, which I hated.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Talk English,” he called, mostly to show Naomi he remembered the rules. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He began work on a series of rules for thinking which would help him establish the truth; he sold some property so that he could be self-sufficient and concentrate on his great enterprise. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She taught me the proper rules for reading and speaking, the French language, and how to sew. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One might imagine that the legal rules described thus far would provide more than enough latitude for the police to engage in an all-out, no-holds-barred war on drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The rules of mathematics still work, since everything is finite. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was no rule or discipline, or anyone to show me right from wrong. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

This raises the question of how a careful writer can distinguish a legitimate rule of usage from a grandmother’s tale. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

A community of farmers ruled over by a priest, she firmly believed, was the true way of life. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But these are the rules, guys. Don’t like them? Figure out a constructive way to express yourselves.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

During the rule of the junta, he had been expelled from the country for his political views. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Herminia told her once of the gods that rule the night, but Felicia cannot remember their names. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew not to question his authority or bend the rules. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The job, we heard over and over, amounted to care, custody, and control: We gave the orders, in accordance with the rules, and inmates were to follow them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

From a window, the tall young man known as Leader looked down and watched the slow and cheerful pace of Village, of the people he loved, who had chosen him to rule and guard them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t his fault, he said, if some refugees hadn’t learned the rules of the road in the United States. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s one of the basic rules of breeding,” she said. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. He’s a college professor. He has to look like that. It’s a rule.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But you have to understand—you were the exception to the rule. And I didn’t want it to be based on deception. Which is why you’re the first person I’ve ever told.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“But be careful with that,” I said, nodding at the paper, “because if you text me too much, you’ll have to marry me. It’s the rules of my religion.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A common tenant complaint concerned invasive attempts by officials to prove that single women were living with men—a violation of both housing and welfare rules. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

One day he told Seaborg triumphantly that he had found an alpha emitter and had already ruled out that it could be an isotope of element 91, 92, or 93. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He’d been vaccinated against B, and he didn’t do drugs, so that ruled out C. Type A was usually caused by drinking contaminated water or eating tainted food. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I knew too well that bad things would happen if I violated the white people's rules. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We set down a rule: Every aisle has to have a story. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Hey, do you remember what the first rule of punk is?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Whites remembered their rule on the island; blacks remembered their fight for freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“And if we don’t follow Daddy’s rules? He never got to make any before.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he also shared with us his surprising view that even at the most tightly run prisons, “we rule with the inmates’ consent.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did the judge rule in our favor, or are we homeless? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But she also struggled with rules—and sometimes disobeyed them, such as turning around during the Trinity prayer. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some Argie diplomat in New York, still harping on about the Belgrano being outside the zone, said Britain no longer rules the waves, it just waives the rules. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She said it once when they were just about to enter the library, again when she was reading the laundry list of rules. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It is time to confess that I have for many years struggled with one of the lesser rules of the apostrophe. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

On these weekends time would sometimes seem to stop as we pretended that these stolen moments together were the rule not the exception of our lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was an animal and he didn’t play by the rules. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As superintendent of the Union Stock Yards, Sherman ruled an empire of blood that employed 25,000 men, women, and children and each year slaughtered fourteen million animals. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There were clear rules on how to handle evidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

What he’d give never to have to see a slide rule again for the rest of his life! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They began to plan people’s lives and libraries; they began to instruct and push about the very people who had come to Mars to get away from being instructed and ruled and pushed about. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flip to my rule collection and add: if you want to get away with something, don t announce it first. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mysticism vanished from the realm of mathematics and logic ruled once more. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

This cartoon explains a traditional rule about two common modal auxiliaries: At least Mrs. O’Malley didn’t give the standard grown-up’s answer to a child’s request with cart: “You can, but the question is, may you?” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

While they were wonderfully gentle and easy-minded, they had rules, and when those rules were broken, sometimes their retaliation was complete and devastating. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She kept thinking of Mia’s smile that day in the kitchen, the capability she saw there to delight in mischief, in breaking the rules. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They came from nowhere, just the way the rules had. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Re-reading rule number 6, he realized that a crushed finger fell into the category of “unrelated to training.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not that any normal rules of dating applied here. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We go out into the hallway and walk—an old-fashioned promenade, arm in arm, in defiance of the no-physical-contact rule. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The rules were pretty clear in our house. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“He got it worse because he didn’t follow the rules.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

If one is to rule, and to continue ruling, one must be able to dislocate the sense of reality. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I read about Queen Nzinga, who ruled in Central Africa in the sixteenth century, resisting the Portuguese. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes. With a whole bunch of rules and regulations and controls, that’s pretty much how it works.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Some states also initiated mandatory transfer rules, which took away any discretion from prosecutors and judges over whether a child should be kept in the juvenile system. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Here, after talking with many experts, filtering many views, it seems there is one rule. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But for the most part, the people of Bakersfield, California, are following the rules of rubbish, meaning that they are tossing their garden waste in the right direction. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The races were segregated by a dense, carefully woven web of laws, signs, partitions, arrows, ordinances, unequal opportunities, rules, insults, threats, and customs—often backed up by violence. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

There had been no rules against playing dirty. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“He’s in charge of the Library. He makes the rules.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I tried to explain that it was all an accident. But you know how much everyone loved the Hideout. And, like, the one rule was to not let adults find out about it...” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I almost never break the rules at home, but things feel different here. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The local Catholic archduke, steadfast in dogmatic certainty, vowed he would rather “make a desert of the country than rule over heretics.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lives of sugar workers were ruled by the cane, and by the relentless pace of work. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It operates according to its own rules, without any interference.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My own case was the exception that proves the rule. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

L’Hôpital’s rule took the first crack at the troubling 0/0 expressions that were popping up throughout calculus. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but do you have any rule against penguins?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

If somebody told me what the rules were, I’d be fine. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You know the rules. This should have all been done before lunch.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He glanced at his mother, the one responsible for adherence to the rules, and was relieved that she was smiling. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The cheerleaders do another hate-free cheer while Mr. Thomson asks Mr. Bentley to go to the office and sign in as required by the school rules. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Unregulated by the government, it had operated without rules or oversight, almost as its own country, and it had done as it pleased. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Almost instinctively she looked to me and Tommy for support, which was probably a mistake, because Tommy said: “To be honest, I don’t know what you’re all talking about. What rules are these?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if merely subsisting according to his self-imposed rules weren’t strenuous enough, Rosellini also exercised compulsively whenever he wasn’t occupied with foraging. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I was supposed to be good and follow the rules,” I say. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The fighting was so intense during the months at Voronezh that sometimes there wasn’t even time to punish people when they disobeyed the rules. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma stopped then, perhaps remembering that the rules were not ours. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Several of the ingredients were synthetic additives that are permitted under federal organic rules. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to understand the rules. You need to follow them. As I said, your work has been sufficient.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Still, the final rule said ... well, he wasn’t quite ready to think about the final rule on the page. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were also some gray areas, spaces where the rules were not so clear. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Just two weeks later, on February 8, Bunderson asked the judge to rule that he would advise the jury to question the reliability of the farrier. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Each day, Luna’s ability to break rules in new and creative ways was an astonishment to all who knew her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She told me that the first mouse to break the rules would be drowned in a bucket of water by the hall-porter. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Romeo and Juliet didn’t play by the rules. People had expectations for them. Wanted them to act and be a certain way. But they refused.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

You will no longer live under unfair rule. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Stop, Log-a-Log! You have no right to strike a comrade! He was only stating the facts. Our Guerrilla Union rules clearly state that no member can be forced to venture beyond official shrew boundaries.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ignoring Mamá’s rule, the rest of the girls scrambled to their feet and ran to see where the enchanting voice was coming from. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We objected to this rule, but made little headway. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To enforce its rules, North Korea began a substantial buildup of electronic and photographic surveillance along the border. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

There are so many rules for how to be a black person, things you cannot say and places you cannot go. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sean’s policy is to flout all applicable rules and regulations. arctic. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Curiously exempt from the Reverend’s rules was Methuselah, in the same way Our Father was finding the Congolese people beyond his power. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned, stomping away in the general direction of the parking lot, though I hadn’t ruled out walking at this point. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They hit them twice against their chests, the standard response to acknowledging the rules. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was fed up with all the rules forced upon me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In 1996, the Chicago Board of Education enforced new rules saying that students had to make at least a 6.8 grade level in reading and math to move on to high school. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Charles valued Gray’s friendship and needed his help in promoting natural selection, he did not rule out the possibility. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That in itself is mind bending since we don't really have any rules to speak of except don't step off your circle for sixty seconds and the unspoken rule about not eating one another. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I've been ashamed that my mother hid so much from me and broke the rules. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I think we need to do something about rules. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

On the day that Justice de Wet was to rule on Jimmy’s case, we were waiting in the cells underneath the court and I said to Jimmy, “Let us exchange ties for good luck.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to scream that she's all I have and beg them not to take her, but she's broken a rule. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But she breaks the rule two or three times a day, driving ten and fifteen times the one-mile distance. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

This is the danger of loving: No matter how powerful you are, no matter how many kingdoms you rule, you cannot stop those you love from dying. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

To solve the problem, scientists set out to banish zero yet once more and unify the rules that govern the cosmos. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You English have a saying which is close to my heart, for its spirit is that which rules our boyars: ‘Welcome the coming; speed the parting guest.’ Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Once there they were introduced by somebody who knew Gatsby and after that they conducted themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with amusement parks. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court ruled the death penalty for nonhomicides unconstitutional and international law strongly disfavors the practice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Although I was a member of the royal household, I was not among the privileged few who were trained for rule. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the left, large white houses with long columns and graceful verandas ruled the approach to the river with mute elegance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex doesn’t pretend to care about the rules of the game, but his primary turn-on has always been competence. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A 1915 rule requiring a photo with every application made race a silent consideration for the final decision. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

A Frenchman, not an Englishman, would be remembered for taking the first nibble at the mysterious zeros and infinities that suffused calculus; mathematicians learn of l’Hôpital’s rule when they first learn about calculus. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He felt guilty about leaving Reyna to rule without him, but still...part of him wanted to go back to Camp Half-Blood with Piper and Leo. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Make a beeline there, Theresa. You know the rules.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about Joe Louis and how he ruled in the ring. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has schedules and rules and methods and every day she does her best to impose these on the world, one chipped fingernail repair at a time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Someone made a long speech listing every infraction of the rules we were committing that night. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me about how he and his fellow soldiers were intimidated, arrested, and beaten for failing to comply with government rules about carrying personal identification cards. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Even angry Fern stuck to Big Ma’s rule about never using the word liar. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The toys, of course, had been an obvious exception to his rule. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“No, really, Mrs. Krajewska. I know it was against the rules. I’m sorry.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Lord God chose my father to rule the same way he chose them to serve. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Maybe in my spare time. I’m also going to rule the world.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘But do not give up hope! Gandalf is greater than you Shire-folk know — as a rule you can only see his jokes and toys. But this business of ours will be his greatest task.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rice was furious, but we children figured that the mainland schools were too embarrassed to be beaten out by islanders and so made up a rule to save their faces. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, Murray suggested, the rule is: If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was one of the few rules that was not taken very seriously and was almost always broken. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Those who flouted the rules or resisted them risked the terror of the Klan. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And they were taught formal rules of evidence gathering, in order to avoid cases being dropped or stalled, as had happened with the first Osage investigation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then Ms. Sitton tells us her other rules: No leaving the water park area. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he was here, Baba joked that in Lahore traffic rules are more like “suggestions.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

My teacher, Miss Carpenter, announced that the Supreme Court had ruled that separate was not equal. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

State Department regularly brought African dignitaries to the city, to show the world that the stories in the sensationalist press about race problems in America were exaggerated or exceptions to the rule of racial comity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

This is because Ms. Wyman is big on rules, which will not surprise you, and one of her rules is: Everybody says the Pledge. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

After moving here in 2001 and choking on traffic, she made a rule: “Wherever I’m going has to be within one mile of the house,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And I kind of liked the fact that she’d broken the rules to come sit next to me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

This looks to us like a principle, maxim, or rule of thumb, not a law, because it lacks specificity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He’s trying his best to play by her rules, to sound mature, but I hear the catch in his voice when he says: “I really need to see her.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You guys are both forgetting the most important rule,” a voice behind us says. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was his first sharp experience with the rule that without money you cannot fight money. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The school could break whatever rules it wanted. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Restricting the computers from joining the editorial meetings wasn’t a rule: it was a rule of thumb. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, sport. Inmates are allowed only one short visit per day, and we’re already bending the rules for this TV thing. Maybe tomorrow you can see your old man. But call first, okay?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

For these princes rule either by themselves or by means of public magistrates. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I make it a rule never to give references,” said the other firmly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

In the human world, we children were always in the neighbors’ yards, swinging and swimming and jumping, but the rules here are nothing the same. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But on one fateful afternoon last year,Jeffrey threw the rules out the window. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Profound racial injustice occurs when minority police officers follow the rules. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Southern state court judges and all-white juries were all too willing to rule in favor of “defamed” local officials, and state authorities had won millions of dollars in judgments this way. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

These language theorists then make up rules that clarify grammar and spelling and point out the relationships between words. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The rule here is that one must be escorted up to the reading room in a lift, whose cramped space makes small talk compulsory as far as I’m concerned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Because I’m living by those rules now, too? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She had just saved him, but she’d broken her grandmother’s cardinal rule: Don’t stand out. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The reasoning behind the rule is not pernicious: the lawmakers presumed that a prison visit would negatively affect the sensitive psyches of children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning was Sunday, and the rule in the Treski house was that everyone could sleep in as late as he or she wanted. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Clearly Cleopatra intended to rule Rome as its queen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

"They're just mad at people who broke the rules. You get just as mad when I break rules. Remember what you did when I watched an extra half hour of television last Tuesday?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But there are new rules now, ones he doesn’t know yet. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

No one came to that door as a rule. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The fourth possibility—older boy, younger boy—is ruled out by the fact that a girl answered the door. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t stand under any trees,” Alex said, trying to remember thunderstorm rules from his Fresh Air Fund summers. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And I do not know exactly what kind of rules your game had, but I suspect that you owe us this much, if we were all put at risk for your wager.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The rules she went over every Saturday, when she led the afternoon visitors’ tour. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gone were the days when he had been forced to take every single one of the Dursleys’ stupid rules. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“But of course I’ll keep the no candles rule,” he was quick to say. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When challenges to white elite rule arose, all the new Bourbons had to do was inject race into the campaign. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

These rules are a sort of grammar for the language of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Kaye Bacon said she had heard rumors that we wanted to “rule” over them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I no sooner had the sentence out of my mouth than Branwell blinked his eyes twice, very rapidly, and I knew he understood the rules of our communication. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This happened often at our house, but we always knew it was Methuselah, since we did have a door and did not, as a rule, have visitors. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is a rule that even genies follow. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Dr. King was found guilty by Judge Eugene Carter, the same judge who had ruled in Claudette’s appeal. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The first rule of the street: “Not everything that snaps at you is trying to threaten your manhood.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Ignoring Mom, I pick up my sketchbook and turn to my rule collection. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Muslims began to put together the rules for this new kind of farming. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The rule: Use each other for two, one another for three or more. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If you don't know the rules maybe you don't belong here." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am breaking the rules as I turn the key in the ignition. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Goldman’s rule won hands down in two directions: it was a whopping 70 percent better than the old method at recognizing the patients who weren’t actually having a heart attack. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Spanish physicians lacked the competence that Vesalius was used to, and initial hostility to him as a foreigner became exacerbated by the growth of the independence movement in the Netherlands, then ruled by Spain. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Doing tricks is great! Okay? Breaking the rules is fun! But eventually you’ve got to do something besides being a clever little ugly.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Luma’s hair rule had set off a debate among the veteran players on the Under Fifteen team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The government rules about organic food allow companies to make organic high-fructose corn syrup—words I never expected to see combined. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Some prisoners were tortured with electric cattle prods as punishment for violations of the prison’s rule. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Those are the rules, but the ground is shifting. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could there be rules beyond the rules that governed the community? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, the school taught rudimentary literacy and numeracy, drilled children in camp rules, and constantly reminded them of their iniquitous blood. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Who got to make the rules up, and how did you add to them or take away from them? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was a rule that when Papa came home late, mama was to open the door. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said it was against the rules to go in the house,” Lissa reminded me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“That will teach him to obey the rules of Rome.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s what they say, but I believe the rich rule here too,” he said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I assume the Romans—even those reinforcements marching toward us—will also have to honor your rules inside the Pomerian Line if you tell them to?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But in the presence of their subjects, King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude were yoked to each other in rule and in love, bestowing all their pride on their son. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Police would not say whether son Percy is a suspect in his mother’s disappearance, but they have not ruled out foul play. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Most times, Mami was around, telling me the rules: you weren't supposed to give away gifts you received. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Huckaby wore a pleasant smile as she explained to Minnijean that the day to register for the tryouts had long since passed, and they couldn’t violate the rules for her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were abiding by the rules of war. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was all very well having a rule about not laughing at Toby, but it wasn’t always easy to stick to it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do these three rules help us understand teenage smoking, for example, or the phenomenon of word of mouth, or crime, or the rise of a bestseller? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It ruled their waking hours, sapped their bodily strength, and from time to tragic time claimed their mortal flesh. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because you wouldn’t rule it for long. The haint infesting you would grow too powerful for even you to contend with, and he’d destroy you. But there’s another way.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I can rule out the rings, at least. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though Hoover conceded that some might deem him a “fanatic,” he reacted with fury to any violations of the rules. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe he woke up one morning and decided he simply didn’t want to play a game against people who refused to obey the rules. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

For weeks now, Duke Perrington had been pushing for a plan to bring more forces into Eyllwe—to crush the rebels so efficiently that they wouldn’t dare challenge Adarlan’s rule again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

No queen could expect to rule again after that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Your friend, the ruffian, is here. And you know that's against the rules.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Nor do I believe that management rules by divine right or the undiluted force of superior knowledge, as the “surveys” demand you acknowledge. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the people in this hospital you should know the rules against singing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Even during time of war, we must follow the rules of propriety and civilization.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s probably foolishness, but if it is, I want to rule it out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a team rule. Webb says you have to call if you can’t make a practice or a game.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

As a result, I knew I had to learn all the rules for survival and obey them to the letter. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At home, we never had cereal in the middle of the day, but she was taking care of us while Mami went looking for work, and she didn’t know the rules. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mom felt that Grandma Smith nagged and badgered, setting rules and punishments for breaking the rules. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Joe lavished every care on his love, and he perfected a lonely set of rules which might have gone like this: 1. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stick said girls played games like this all the time, and if you wanted to get anywhere you had to play along until you learned the rules. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She frowned, wondering if maybe some of the old rules didn’t apply in Pittsburgh after all. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But the rules said the boys each had to use what they purchased. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A refusal to play the Hunger Games by the Capitol’s rules. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of our rules were tried and true; others, we made up on the spot when the occasion called for it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The story that began with Once upon a time, two sisters ruled a magical land, and ended with Viji and Rukku, always together. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled, by a 4–3 vote, that the stark racial disparity presented a threshold case of discrimination and required the prosecutors to offer a race-neutral explanation for the results. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

LiNK has a strict no-dating rule between North Korean refugees and interns, many of whom are college age and far from their parents. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Cersei would be displeased to learn that he had intercepted Stalk's letter, but his father had sent him here to rule, not to please Cersei. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The rules of the universe were fixed: You look a certain way and so you have to act a certain way and people are going to treat you a certain way. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was of such goodness that among the other laudable deeds attributed to him is this: in the fourteen years he ruled the empire, he never put anyone to death without a trial. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He preferred, as a rule, not to think unpleasant thoughts. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

They'd probably hide under their desks and cuddle with their slide rules for comfort. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we live in an in-between universe, where things change, but according to patterns, rules, or, as we call them, laws of nature. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is stated quite clearly in the rules. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

As a student, I had been taught that South Africa was a place where the rule of law was paramount and applied to all persons, regardless of their social status or official position. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know the rules that guide the interference with any man’s destiny,” Ultima said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I just wanted to be alone with you. Or as alone as is possible, within the rules." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The Germans even made it a rule: Every flat must hold at least four families. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Those are the rules. One of them needs to be this kid.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It’s one of the many unspoken rules of complaining while not white. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Always the rules. Where did they come from, Diana? Who gave them to us? Do you remember?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Soon you will rule the world of gods and mortals. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It’s a rule that we never listen to sad music, we made that rule early on, songs are as sad as the listener, we hardly ever listen to music. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Hank will be pleased his new employee has boned up on all the shop’s privacy rules and regs.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If you kept the small rules you could break the big ones. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Even though my mother's not a Jehovah's Witness, she makes us follow their rules and leave the classroom when the pledge is being said. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

They made it very clear that Paulding Avenue was their home and their rules would apply. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Aren’t there rules for the comma, just as there are rules for the apostrophe? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Once again I had to bend the rules since there are no good local mushrooms in the Bay Area in June. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

As we shall see in chapter 6, many spurious rules, including some that have made national headlines, are the result of bungled analyses of grammatical categories like adjective, subordinator, and preposition. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He said positive liberty is self-mastery—the rule of the self, by the self. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Random House Dictionary: “Nothing in the history of the infinitive in English ... supports the so-called rule, and in many sentences ... the only natural place for the modifying adverb is between to and the verb.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

For Cleopatra, luck came in the form of the civil war being waged between Caesar and Pompey, the two generals who now ruled Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He won't have so low of an opinion of me as to think I'd ignore the new rule and keep to myself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Minds like theirs, working together, could rule the world. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skin color was usually a reliable indicator as to which half of the house a visitor was heading for, but this woman was the exception to the rule. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Similarly, the president was in charge of picking the judge, picking the jury, controlling the evidence, and controlling the rules. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Do I look like I tolerate rule breakers?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The second rule was that every word that sounded like a number, or like it had a number in it, had to be changed so that the number was one higher. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s possible that their rules may be different? And so they simply didn’t know what your play area rules were?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He follows, he says, another very simple rule. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I knew the rule—that you didn’t have to get up for a white person if there were no empty seats left on the bus—and there weren’t. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Didn’t she know she was breaking all the rules? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I got out my one deck of cards and explained the rules. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I read the rules and looked up all the big words in a dictionary. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their warrior’s code of Bushido required them to always follow five rules of combat. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must be a rule breaker, I thought. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

On Friday evening, a week after my ninth birthday, Mother Lois laid down the law and drew up a new set of rules. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If nobody else was going to play by the rules, then neither was I. I flung open my bedroom door and nearly bowled Zooey over. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But here is the thing I remembered about Bridget Brown’s story: She didn’t break any rules. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was one of the few rules he obeyed. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t break the rules,” Eurytion warned as we walked up the steps to the front porch. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

We vowed that we would rule the Twelve Towns. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I told her thanks, and that we were going to do everything to follow the rules and give her the respect she deserves.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I thought rule number one is ‘Don’t tell the ending.’” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Well, that covers rules one, two, four, five, and a good effort at rule eleven. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Trulz allows the game to continue after rules have been broken, he will not be paid a bonus of five hundred thousand dollars ” She didn’t look proud of this condition. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The one who smiled and followed the rules because that was the only thing her father needed from her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She must have broken her rule against drinking that night for when she arrived she was stupid with liquor and unable to understand that the ambulance had already gone to Flushing. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Now everyone keep their bloody mouths shut, I mean it. You know the rules—no idea’s unacceptable—and you’ll all have your say when we vote on it.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Technically, even on inspection, it was against camp rules for two campers to be . .. like, alone in a cabin. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You shall rule and name all these creatures, and do justice among them, and protect them from their enemies when enemies arise. And enemies will arise, for there is an evil Witch in this world.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t let him forget the rules. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

That’s when she sat me back down and told me about her rules. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know that. They hammered out those rules after the failure ten years ago.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Like, You have to avoid this truck. Don’t get hit in the head by these metal pipes. Make a right. The rules are defined and you follow them.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The rules had relaxed with less of a ghetto to control. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The rules for pursuing inmates there are not hard and fast, but the conventional wisdom says that it’s smarter to wait for the pursued to leave. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrants ruled the land until fate brought me here, an exile from Greece, from my dear home in Arcady.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Biddy, we got to have us some rules.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Because improv is an art form governed by a series of rules, and they want to make sure that when they’re up onstage, everyone abides by those rules. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It’s true, that was what we believed: the majority rules. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These rules have made it possible for law enforcement agencies to boost dramatically their rates of drug arrests and convictions, even in communities where drug crime is stable or declining. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Your grandfather’s rules are your grandfather’s rules. He has his reasons. I’m not about to go breaking them. Or bending them either.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“You consider yourself a rebel. Ignoring the rules because it somehow makes you feel in control. Am I right?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They knew firsthand how white people acted when colored folks broke the unspoken rules, forgot their place. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

These were not Bronx rules, these were West Indian rules. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Six feet at all times! You both know the rules!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Brahmagupta, an Indian mathematician of the seventh century, gave rules for dividing numbers by each other, and he included the negatives. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Because one of the rules is that our shirts have to have collars, so they have to be polos, not tees. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It wouldn’t say, no precious. Little cheat. Not a fair question. It cheated first, it did. It broke the rules. We ought to have squeezed it, yes precious. And we will, precious!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was arguing that Dr. Strayer’s testimony would run afoul of a rule preventing him from suggesting a legal conclusion to the jury. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

At any rate, this is a rule that modern grammarians have long tried to get us out from under. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anxiety flees to rules and order for comfort, and she’s broken a rule today, being here without running here. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She had a face like a dinner roll and blancmange-colored skin, and ruled by wheedling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I nod, even though it breaks the rules. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For a game with no rules, this game has a lot of rules.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care what their rules say,” I answered. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

We have seen that science is an enterprise we have invented and agreed to play by certain rules. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The lack of treatment makes compliance with the myriad rules that define prison life impossible for many disabled people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s all so strange—her parents, the rules, all the things I don’t know about Diana’s life. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Under the rules,” said Miss Hennepin, “you could be suspended from school.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The city would be ruled by the principles of the Pilgrim’s God. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then they can plan ahead and obey their rules. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the men’s bathroom, inmates smoked—also against the rules but, from what I could tell, tacitly accepted. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was true, the priest that came with the first colonizers to the valley of El Puerto had raised a family, and it was the branches of this family that now ruled the valley. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other matters they were, as a rule, generous and not greedy, but contented and moderate, so that estates, farms, workshops, and small trades tended to remain unchanged for generations. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I left you with a council to rule over you, Dany thought, a healer, a scholar, and a priest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Meaning: He was dyed-in-the-wool on issues like abortion, and was a fiscal conservative, of course, but he was willing to consider less strict rules on things like immigration. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I asked you about the rules,” she reminded him. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

This “rule” was popular for half a century, until leading grammarians debunked it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kept going, through corridor after corridor, deep into the heart of the Maze, rules or no rules. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Now that I'm in a “dire situation,” I don’t have to follow social rules anymore. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, if we had all played by the rules, they might have let him live. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since the first day in the Annex room, they had together disregarded the rules about rudeness, and Jonas felt comfortable with that now. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But when such remarks caused him additional fears and concerns, he just enforced new rules upon his children—hard-to-follow, strict rules. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There is only one common exception to this rule. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The three rules of the Tipping Point — the Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor, the Power of Context — offer a way of making sense of epidemics. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Minister of Justice ruled the case accidental—her private doctor confirmed she'd had health challenges before having beauty work done. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In 1997 it proposed a very loose set of rules that gave agribusiness everything it wanted. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The pied-piping rule allows the what to pull the at with it to the front of the sentence, yielding At what are you looking? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Sneaking out after curfew was against the rules, too. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the rule with soldiers. Take the good pewter out to the barn and hide it in the hay.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never ruled out the possibility of even senior ANC men breaking down under police torture. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I offer the Schieffer-Ardolino and Financial Times cases as just two examples of how the flattening of the world has happened faster and changed rules, roles, and relationships more quickly than social science can capture. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

These causes do not operate singly, and as a rule all four of them are present in some degree. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Council rules or no Council rules, Thomas had finally had enough. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The only possible exception to this rule was the Upper South, to include the states of Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

No sooner would an officer become savvy as to which rules were commonly ignored, however, than somebody in a white shirt would appear to shake up his whole understanding of accepted practice. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

First we are confronted—via an announcement on the computers through which we input orders—with the new rule that the hotel bar, the Driftwood, is henceforth off-limits to restaurant employees. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, no matter how the Supreme Court ruled, the entire Pentagon Papers would be in the Congressional Record, available to anyone. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And now that he’s once again living in the same city as I do, the custody rules have changed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“And don’t you go forgetting the rules. No trying to escape from the house. And there’s no need to break up the furniture either. Don’t make me demonstrate my full nelson.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Nick had heard his older brother, James, groan and grumble about this rule for years, right up until he graduated from high school two years ago. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him not to talk to me, ever, as a general rule. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In case you don’t know how to play HORSE, these are the rules. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There is this unwritten rule: We all respect each other. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Closer at hand, it was the trees that ruled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Homer makes Poseidon say that he rules the sea, Hades the dead, Zeus the heavens, but Olympus is common to all three. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You cannot guarantee Parliament would rule treason. It’s too dangerous.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the rigid rules governing bug boys, Pollard was not even allowed to turn his head to look at his father as he rode past. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We played by Carlos’s rules and he refused to let Manuelito play. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Only a few words of it are now, as a rule, remembered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Jehovah’s Witnesses took the Bible as the sole rule of faith and believed in a coming Armageddon between good and evil. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I overheard him tell Edna that his mom took his phone away for the whole weekend because Miss McDaniels told her that he had been breaking school rules when he got hurt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Franklin’s ancestors may have emigrated from Europe to escape oppressive rules, but colonial societies were still vastly more coercive and class- ridden than indigenous villages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Having decided I was dreaming, I did what one does in dreams: I tried to understand and use the rules of this queer reality. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting up to stretch my legs. Sorry” “Sometimes I just want to burn down all the rules and start over,” Mary Lou said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But there was one realm which was handed over to the solid rule of a goddess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he pressed the newspapers deeper into the garbage pail, Eliot felt that he and Mrs. Sen were disobeying some unspoken rule. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He eyes us both, explaining the rules in his reed-thin voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

By the rules, a boy had to be at least sixteen to ride, but no one ever asked for a birth certificate. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Copper was plentiful in the Ghiscari hills, but the metal was not as valuable as it had been when bronze ruled the world. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Linguists capture their regularities in “descriptive rules”—that is, rules that describe how people speak and understand. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

And there were many other rules that Mia and Pearl would not be aware of for a long time. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

None of the four options for uranium enrichment—electromagnetic or thermal separation, gaseous diffusion, or the centrifuge—had clearly outdistanced the others, so none could be ruled out. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The rules of parley dictated that only the lieutenants could speak once negotiations had begun. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou wanted to ask her sister about the plans they’d made, about being pirate queens who played by their own rules. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was finally able to obtain a match for his son with one of the emperor's many granddaughters, and his son would inherit the rule of a remote city. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ernest and his colleagues left a profound impression on President Eisenhower, though not enough to prompt him to rule out a test ban entirely. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

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

Hers was the only voice of authority up here, and even the eleven- and twelve-year-old boys were terrified of this female ogre, for she ruled with a rod of steel. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understand that if Thresh wins, he'll have to go back and face a district that has already broken all the rules to thank me, and he is breaking the rules to thank me, too. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

One day, he urged his squad to design a distinctive banner that would stand out among the others, even though it was breaking the rules. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The rules of Blackcliff demand that she voice her anger at the deserter’s betrayal. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. You broke the rules. I have to turn you in.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then, we politicals gathered in our comer and rehearsed the three cardinal rules: Never believe them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two Native American peoples, the Aztecs and the Incas, ruled over empires with stone tools. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They also knew the punishments for disobeying the rules, and they knew them well, because they had broken every rule in the Boxton Creek Home. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know those doors were actually some sort of portal into a narrow, parallel universe where rules are carved into tablets of stone and ideas haven’t changed for a couple thousand years. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Had she allowed reason to rule, she would have realized that Herbert Jemson was Methodist of the whole cloth: he was notoriously short on theology and a mile long on good works. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was the night of April 15, and the Internal Revenue Service had just changed a rule. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

A crime, RJ advocates say, is not an act against a rule, it’s an act against a person. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

So many of our archaic traditions and rules need to be challenged. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was as though he had thrown the world out of orbit all with a single kiss, sent gravity head over heels, and along with it, the rules that I thought governed us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Not until I’m safely there. The fewer people who know, the better. You know the rules." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

That was another one of those unspoken rules: maids didn’t talk about themselves. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m thrilled to see you, okay? It’s just that this isn’t allowed. There are rules.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“No. I don’t like it. Too many rules. It’s not like the way my family treated me. I always got my way at home.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There’s a line, “instincts don’t rule out learning.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In Gym, we had a lecture on the rules of badminton, the next torture they had lined up for me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Though nouns are often the names for people, places, and things, the noun category can only be defined by the role it plays in a family of rules. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

As a rule we walk down the middle, but today Cordelia goes right to the railing and leans on it, looking over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was, of course, against the rules. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Breaking the rules didn’t come naturally to him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But it is for the best. Leo could not be tolerated, even as an ice statue...not after he insulted me. The fool refused to rule at my side! And his power over fire...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Just as the basic rules for putting together sentences and paragraphs help people understand each other, knowing what to expect from a piece of music helps people understand and like it. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The unspoken rule of magic in Zmeyreka—and maybe all of Kievan Rus’—was that if you were going to use it, make sure no one saw you. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But today, the rules went out the window. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“They changed the rules. Can you fetch my brother, please? Sir?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the new rule, both tributes from the same district will be declared winners if they are the last two alive. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t some silly school rule. They’ll get a lot more than detention for blackmail! Ron. . . maybe you’d better tell Percy. “Are you mad?” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My self-imposed rule was that each conversation must start on a thankful note. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I broke a rule about the bowl, putting worms in it.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

If they were playing knockout, Scott always came up with a new rule that helped him win. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Physicists as a rule are not overattentive to the pronouncements of Swiss patent office clerks, and so, despite the abundance of useful tidings, Einstein’s papers attracted little notice. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

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

“Well, we can attack and still use epi, but we have to use an accusative because of the first rules.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was the third brother among the Olympians, who drew for his share the underworld and the rule over the dead. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a rule, I find public architecture stimulating. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Everything on the island was ruled by this moment, measured by proximity, either before or after, to this moment. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As in Rwanda, a Tutsi minority ruled over a Hutu majority for decades. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

My earliest memories are of being in that greenhouse with Mom, growing our little plant family, following her rules, watering and fertilizing each seed just right. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

First rule of self-defense is: Don’t ask your attacker for validation. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The rule around my house when the parents are away is that I’m not allowed to date. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The valiant efforts to abolish slavery and Jim Crow and to achieve greater racial equality have brought about significant changes in the legal framework of American society—new “rules of the game,” so to speak. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I was like, Mom rules at this game.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

George Washington, true to the intelligence rule of keeping bits of espionage in separate boxes, was aware of Franklin’s operations but usually did not deal directly with him. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hell, no. Against the rules. Here comes Smith.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when I was young and adopted the rules of the street, anyone who knew me knew it was a bad fit. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It would have been wrong to say that Gary Edwards abused the rules, because by his own account and those of others there were no rules for football players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It brought with it many ground rules designed to imprison and control everyone who was not white. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

French culture includes a set of customs or rules about how to eat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You aren’t going to start living by the rules, are you?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It irritates me so much I taped this rule right above my doorknob. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a game. These are the rules. I didn’t make them up. See. Here. In the book.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt no reaction to rule number 7 at all. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Colored folks who’d broken some unspoken rule, gotten uppity and acted above their station, and paid the price for such an error with their lives. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

His wife ruled out the notion, but still, the idea burrowed into him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

By the rules devised for the 1936 Olympic rowing regatta, each of the fourteen eight-oared crews was to have two chances to make it into the medal race on August 14. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He studied his grandfather’s rule book and talked strategy with his dad. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Teleki’s association with the Hungarian uprising against Austrian rule in March 1848, a revolt that was crushed by Imperial armies and followed by a punitive policy of Germanisation, led to him being sentenced to death. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Even within states, different public school districts have different rules about how many days you can miss.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The court system, however, was perhaps the only place in South Africa where an African could possibly receive a fair hearing and where the rule of law might still apply. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the problem with rules, he reflected, was that they implied a right way and a wrong way to do things. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Didn’t we all dream from time to time about one guardian or other bending the rules and doing something special for us? Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Thirteens followed her system—my rules, my drills, my way—and their record, Luma felt, showed the results. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

We had a lot of rules in our house. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There’s an unspoken rule that when your grandparent is serving, you have to get in the back of the line. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It’s as if it were physically impossible for me, as if I were allergic to rules. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“They think that, under his rule, they will have a better life,” said Lupin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Despereaux, seeing her tears, broke the last of the great, ancient rules of mice. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was the first place I’d lived that was Western, not African, and I felt I was entering a new world whose rules were not yet clear to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other main area of discussion was the issue of majority rule. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Unless the punishments are enforced, rules lose all their power.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Not very expensive ones, as a rule, and not so lavishly as on this occasion; but it was not a bad system. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He would have a child, and that child would grow up to rule my village. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Don’t ask questions — that was the first rule for a quiet life with the Dursleys. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

These were rules aimed at something obvious—the great danger that haunted every visit to Shake & Bake, every bus ride downtown. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“If any rules are meant to be broken, it’s the stupid ones.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, in one last, utterly futile gesture, Carter ruled that the MIA car pool was illegal and must stop operating. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But you have to understand, there were hundreds of forms to fill out, and nobody knew English all that well, and the rules changed all the time, and the agents hated talking to us. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ve dreamed of being in this pageant for as long as I can remember. There’s nothing in the rules that says fatties need not apply.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The deal is, once they call the ambulance, you have to go to the hospital and get checked out, that's a rule. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules, and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As I’ve said, we never mentioned it to the guardians and looking back, it seems to me this was a rule we imposed on ourselves, as much as anything the guardians had decided. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, on good days, what I was learning in college excited me in ways the street and its erratic and petty rules never could. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You heard what Coach said. School rules apply here. Besides, we need him for tomorrow’s game.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The city is ruled by a council of fifty people, composed entirely of representatives from Abnegation, because our faction is regarded as incorruptible, due to our commitment to selflessness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

All my life I’ve tried to set my shoes squarely into his footprints, believing if only I stayed close enough to him those same clean, simple laws would rule my life as well. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s an exception to the “/before e” rule. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on another, by keeping new officers on their toes and keeping the blocks running according to the rules—by being a force for consistency—Wickersham may have been insuring himself against repeating the experience. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are rules for necking, which we observe: approach, push away, approach, push away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to explain why you thought you could break the rules?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Pah! You are too soft. He needs only two things: a wife to rein him in and his own bloody kingdom to rule,” the king growled in reply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Felix didn’t care if it was bending—or breaking—the rules. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, these princes of ours who have ruled their principalities for many years and who have subsequently lost them should not blame Fortune, but rather their own indolence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Grover, please remember the rules about discussing these matters in front of your child.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He declared to the people that he did not wish to rule over them; he wanted a people’s government where all would be equal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now here was this Mia, a completely different kind of woman leading a completely different life, who seemed to make her own rules with no apologies. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I picked up the cards and shuffled them and laid them out again one by one, in accordance with the strategic rules that he himself had taught me, and beat his score by fifty points. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hope David can learn that rule by September, when we have to go back to the bus stop. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They pay for what I provide by working for me, keeping the place clean, obeying my rules. No smoking, no lying, no stealing.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The only rule, which had not been rigorously enforced, was that you couldn’t aim at anything made of glass. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The PSFs and camp controllers enforced the rule with the same level of severity they did with the kids who—however intentionally or unintentionally—used their abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The rules don’t quite apply to us, nor protect us either. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the height of the festivities, the chief took Mwase to the top of the highest hill and looked down where the Chewa ruled. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

My roommate doesn’t believe in missing meals, and apparently that rule goes for me too. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As a result, cosmetic diversity, which focuses on providing opportunities to individual members of under-represented groups, both diminishes the possibility that unfair rules will be challenged and legitimates the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Not police dogs or anything, but when I saw it wasn’t just me who decided to break the no-armband rule today, I did have visions of all of us rule-breaking, armband-wearing students getting rounded up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A reward marriage was the only safe way around the no-sex rule. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“And I need you to understand that we make rules for a reason, not to punish you.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Here she is, following the rules for years, working toward nothing more than being some lady’s Attendant, and the powers that be decide she’s too pretty for such drudgery and ship her out west. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Remember the rule,” I whisper, my hand pushing David’s back to hurry him. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Equality is not the general rule, then? Are they mentally inferior?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

How good people’s decisions are under the fast-moving, high-stress conditions of rapid cognition is a function of training and rules and rehearsal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The doors of the Apprentices’ Quarters were locked and sealed at nightfall, and there were no exceptions to the rule. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I have two rules for my Thanksgiving dinner,” Felix's mom said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember how the rules came into our heads and we knew them without anyone telling us what they were?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Their faces are mirrors of each other, but their bodies are opposites—one tall and skinny and the other short and chunky—as if Princess ruled their mother’s womb and Primadonna was an underfed peasant. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

How could I ever forget May 17, 1954, the day the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The previous season, she had been so impressed by Prince’s talent on the field that she allowed him to get away with skirting the team rules. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Let me think a minute. Oh yes, I do believe we have a rule about not letting any donkeys on the roof.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The game was declared a draw through the special rule of repetition—that is, when a position comes about three times, not necessarily in succession, the game is automatically a draw. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We had to bend your rules to help save his life.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

That we should all try to get along in here as well as we can, follow the rules. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Those rules are only guidelines based on patterns discovered by the theoreticians, which is why there are usually plenty of "exceptions" to every rule. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Since the day we were born, twins like Jacob and Esau, the younger had ruled the older. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was just one exception to this rule: Louisiana, where the native-born enslaved population kept dropping. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I know, dummy, but the rules are the rules.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Those rules, called the Geneva convention, were agreed to in 1929 and signed by almost every major nation. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

During spring and summer—the most strenuous periods of foraging—a worker bee, as a rule, does not live more than four or five weeks . The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And her voice has got something in it this time, like the rule of law, so much so that Matthew flinches a little. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I know the unspoken rules of boys, but with girls I sense that I am always on the verge of some unforeseen, calamitous blunder. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to find a central spot, and then we’ll go over rules.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Devon, muffled under the gentle occupation of the snow, was dominated by them; the cold Yankee stars ruled this night. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wrong. The rule was we weren’t supposed to talk about the accident with each other. The rule doesn’t apply to anyone else.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Certainly it was one of the ninety-nine rules—inmates were never to touch gates, apart from the doors of their own cells. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seems to make his own hours and his own rules, with little interference from the captain, and is the only one on the ship who makes any sense. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The pair nodded, afraid to speak in case that broke the silence rule. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“A devoted Swirly carries Flush paraphernalia at all times. That’s rule number one. Rule number two is Flush adornment makes the world a better place. Besides, sticker slapping never hurt anyone.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

If I want Ma to trust me, I have to follow her rules—for now, at least. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Someday, I’m going to have to break some of your rules, Mom.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Besides, there’s no rule that says only punks can dye their hair, is there?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He ruled the schoolyard like some kind of sixth-grade mob boss. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The devil uses his Masonry to rule other people.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And though the American Medical Association had issued rules protecting laboratory animals in 1910, no such rules existed for humans until Nuremberg. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And how could he someday rule a country whose soldiers had been trained to have so little compassion for human life? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘Kymopoleia, when Gaia rules, you will rage and storm without restraint!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

These are the simple rules of his house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mean folk shall rule the last remnant of the Kings of Men, lurking in the hills until all are hounded out.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But when one group rules over the others for so long. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She missed her mother’s help to understand and rule herself, but having been taught where to look, she did her best to find the way and walk in it confidingly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ghohg came to rule us from beyond. We do what he demands. He is very powerful. Also, very surprising.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It was the time of adapting to unthinking obedience, of learning to carry bedpans in a stack, and remembering a fundamental rule: never walk up a ward without bringing something back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And what were the rules again if you were surrounded? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, he seemed to realize that we weren’t playing by hippie rules. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Everyone laughed at him. They said a man who was one inch tall could never rule a village. They got so worked up that they started arguing again.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They chuckled about how tribal Nigerian politics was, and perhaps these chaps were not quite so ready to rule themselves after all. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Has no one told you the rules?” said Gregory “What rules?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He needed to try one more time to get her to change the rules. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Conclude from that that Gary Edwards had actually been ineligible for the past three weeks, which meant, under the rules, that Carter would have to forfeit all three games played during that period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only rule is that there are no rules. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Rules are rules. As a praetor, you should understand that. This distribution centre is one of our most important bases. We have to control access. I can’t make exceptions, especially not for my family.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ rule was formulated only in the eighteenth century, and the whole point of this rule is that juries have to decide for themselves what it means. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But it is important to remember that forms are not sets of rules that composers are required to follow. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She identified with the Egyptian goddess Isis, the partner of the god-king Osiris, who the Egyptians believed had ruled as pharaoh on Earth. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Chaos continued to rule in our country when, two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald as police led him through the basement of the Dallas jail. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“House rules,” Aaron said as he flipped over the tiles. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

That was the rule that you never mixed up troubles at home with life at school. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Besides, the rule at Garland back then was that we all belonged to each other, and it didn’t matter who was related by blood. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless have rules against attacking someone like that, but with people like Eric in charge, I suspect those rules go unenforced. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The rules said he and Felix couldn’t buy gifts for other people. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Davies ruled that the case would continue. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horses are splendid, and the men, especially the grooms, ride well, but the women are stiff, and bounce, which isn’t according to our rules. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem to have lost your general somewhere as well. Your rule hasn’t even formally begun, but it certainly appears chaotic.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The lines struck me as wistful suggestions of a stricter time, of rules now observed in the breach, a memory fading like the strict lessons of the Academy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember you said we should think hard about going against the rules? Remember you said that. Well, I have thought hard.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the meeting, when Mom told me that I said, “I love rules.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every driver understood from the day he was hired that his main job, other than driving the bus, was to enforce the Jim Crow rules. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

California racing rules mandated that no horse carry fewer than 100 pounds, and Seabiscuit was clearly more than 30 pounds better than most horses on the West Coast. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the best efforts of grammatical exorcists, the ghosts of dead rules and the spirits of imaginary taboos are still rattling and thumping about the old place. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But since my cousins moved away, the rules have both tightened and loosened in odd ways. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

But Montgomery had its own rules and traditions. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what the police are going to find, and it’s going to be their decision, you understand, but I don’t think they’ll rule it a suicide.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So why is it allowed there? Why don’t the same rules apply?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to stick with us, you play by our rules.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“If you folks at the City Hall don’t even know what penguins are, I guess you haven’t any rule saying they have to be licensed. I will do without a license for Captain Cook.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom believed that children shouldn’t be burdened with a lot of rules and restrictions. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hated school back when Mean Teacher ruled over us. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I used my knowledge of this phase of spiritual pathology, and laid down a rule that she should not be present with Lucy or think of her illness more than was absolutely required. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Cause young dudes are subject to change the rules.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were a generous people, as a rule. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That seemed impossible to me, so Dad eased the rules. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There were good kids on the team who followed her rules, he said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Right. I’ll bet you don’t feel like doing anything against the warden’s rules.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t keep you from medical care. But you know very well”—he looked straight at me—“that Delia Santos is on the political list. The rules clearly state, no contact with politicals.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper had long ago decided to change that rule. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Though as a rule I usually didn’t have much money to spare. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

L’Hôpital’s rule was extremely important for resolving some of the difficulties with 0/0, but the underlying problem remained. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Briggs’s rules prohibiting publication of fission-related articles soon expanded to a blanket ban on any discussion of the topic outside the confines of the laboratory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But he does make up his own rules sometimes. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Greetings to the final contestants of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games. The earlier revision has been revoked. Closer examination of the rule book has disclosed that only one winner may be allowed," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He would make Cleopatra his queen and rule as a god. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The only protection from grief was silence and rules. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Get me an outside line to E1. This Fowl person seems to know all of our rules, so it’s time to break a few.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Penny, I hope you figure out how to become immortal so you can rule this place for as long as you like.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Their tiny brains had no room for rules or restraint. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

There was a very good chance they were going to get caught by Filch or Mrs. Norris, and Harry felt he was pushing his luck, breaking another school rule today. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He had set things up so that kings would rule the territories according to their own traditions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Like I said, these guys were feeding on the chaos, living by video game rules. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Washington Post. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

So long as the memory of them lasted, Rome was always uncertain of those possessions; but once this memory had been wiped out because of their long and powerful rule, the Romans became sure possessors. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

My dad generally got home a few hours later than my mom, but as a rule she never ate dinner without him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Youths get “positive checks” for complying with the rules, but also for using the interpersonal skills necessary to do well on the outside—skills like asking for help or talking through a conflict. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Park looked at Eleanor; he didn't know what the rules were, as far as going out. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He pulls his hands away, laughing loudly like he’s forgotten any rules about volume. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Although he was exempted from the rules against rudeness, he was aware that this was a rude question. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

This was bad news, indeed, and all were weeping when they left Circe’s isle and turned their prow toward Erebus where Hades rules with awesome Persephone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and forget everybody else! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“We must not let another dictatorship rule us!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could play by the rules, keep yourself clean, do everything right, and still the Nazis would kill you for looking at them wrong. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their death-in-prison sentences were insulated from legal challenges or appeals by a maze of procedural rules, statutes of limitations, and legal barricades designed to make successful postconviction challenges almost impossible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes an ancient prohibition becomes outdated, or it may turn out that a musty convention was never really a rule at all. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As always, I threw my backpack at the bottom of the stairs—one of my mom's rules—before heading into the kitchen to grab a snack. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Christ crucified rules, and it may be that the true business of modern Christianity is to crucify him again and again so that he can never get a word out of his mouth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Virginians like Madison and Jefferson, on the other hand, Duer was not the exception, but the rule. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He must come to El Puerto and rule over the Lunas of the valley. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She answered him in monosyllables, as though he had betrayed her by breaking the rules of her pretense. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The term mass incarceration refers not only to the criminal justice system but also to the larger web of laws, rules, policies, and customs that control those labeled criminals both in and out of prison. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As a rule, fencing is only allocated ten medals during the Olympic Games, even though there are technically twelve events. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Most students obeyed the principal’s rules and flocked like sheep when wolves are on the prowl. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The human beans is making rules to suit themselves,’ the BFG went on. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

An athlete who gets caught cheating is generally condemned, but most fans at least appreciate his motive: he wanted so badly to win that he bent the rules. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She and my dad offered guidelines rather than rules. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It sounds like there are no rules here at all,” Sticky said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I think all of the kids with me were from Virginia, but there was no way to be sure, because there was only one big rule: and that was Silence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle of a sentence. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was abandoning herself to a life of strictures, rules, obedience, housework, and a constant fear of disapproval. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was still feeling cautious, and more than a little wary of strangers, but...Mama had taught her the rule of kin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was so accustomed to the rules and protocol on campus that it took me a second to realize I might be responding to the orders of some random drunk kids from town. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

We didn’t even have the dumb rules that ruined everything. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

When I was alone, I wandered and poked my fingers into strange chemicals, watched intricate machines trace red and black lines upon ruled paper. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

By following simple rules like these, people solved the omnivore’s dilemma. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I think we have arrived in a backward world—where black skins are few and not respected and pale skins seem to rule,” Amari commented quietly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Dark World operates by no rule except one: Stay anonymous. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why? Do you actually care about someone other than the Berperson and her special rules of life?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

"You can't. Please just go home and come back tomorrow ready to follow the rules." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

That was why, as much as it chafed him, Jason followed rules. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nora also says that the only other rule is we all have to keep it clean. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Alex thought the rules were stringent, but they made sense, and he was relieved that what was called for was so carefully spelled out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She and Knife were members of the Portuguese tribe, who once ruled Mozambique and Angola. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Having ruled out a heart attack, the cardiologist, James Herrick, assigned the case rather casually to a medical resident named Ernest Irons. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the Carter Cowboys’ football coach, Freddie James, lectured his talented subjects on the evils of what would happen if they acted too wild and showed no respect for rules and order. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Washington later that day, a judge barred the Washington Post from printing any more Pentagon Papers stories until the court could rule on the government’s case against the paper. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"We will not have any more displays like these again. You are to follow the rules and stay on the path. Understood?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that our own rules redoubled plunder. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

In those days before the Thunderhead, human arrogance, self-interest, and endless infighting determined the rule of law. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Its caste system was, to him, the just rule of a perfect world. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In addition, the work he did following those ground rules was of immense importance. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Others carried amulets or charms inside their space suits, even though it was technically against the rules to bring anything inside the suit except your body and the surgical scrubs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, hey, there was nothing in the rules that said we couldn’t share the top prize. I just want to win!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

If she agreed with me that a rule was stupid, she wouldn’t punish me for breaking it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I like that rule,” Ms. Friendly replied, and winked at Felix. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed extraordinary that Hermione’s mania for upholding rules could have abandoned her at this crucial juncture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the rule is that each move must be completed in no more than a second. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Our rules dictated that the girl’s choice be respected and once she had chosen her favorite, she was free to continue on her journey escorted by the lucky boy she loved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been fighting against white minority rule for three-quarters of a century. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were still few rules at Down House, and Charles was not very good at enforcing the ones he and Emma did make. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Over the years military planners have arrived at a rule of thumb which dictates that functional fighting units cannot be substantially larger than 200 men,” Dunbar writes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, Evelyn stands among the pieces of Jeanine Matthews’s portrait in the Erudite headquarters lobby and announces a new set of rules. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“There’s only one rule. You do everything I say, or I’ll let her soul go. How does that sound?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Keep the knife too. A Scholar girl should always carry a weapon, no matter what the rules say.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Release is always like that? For people who break the rules three times? For the Old? Do they kill the Old, too?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But one of the ways private schools do that is by following all the rules. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So that leaves Cato and the girl from District 2, who are now surely celebrating the new rule. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The question read: “According to the rules of chess, is this position possible?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a rule against dancing,” I tell her. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He acted too perfect—always following the rules, always doing the honorable thing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’s breaking the rules, under their noses, thumbing his nose at them, getting away with it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The rules keep shifting about who can get in and who can’t.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted you to see different people living by different rules. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I usually just mumble, because it is very difficult to explain all about these rules and crew changes. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father would come and take me home any day now, but until then I had to play by the rules of this house. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Below it is listed a series of rules. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stated that I had no place in a society whose most fundamental rules I ignored and that I could not appeal to the same human heart whose elementary response I knew nothing of. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was afraid that asking such questions might somehow be against the rules. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But more are complicated, sometimes rules: You can yell on a playground, but not during dinner. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

One may object—possibly—that this puts the matter somewhat too simply, but the song is true, and it has been true for as long as white men have ruled the world. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The book described a variation oFchess that seemed to be the forerunner of Fischer Random, with the exact same rules. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes—don’t forget that they also help write many of the rules that govern this whole game. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

This dynamic, which legal scholar Reva Siegel has dubbed “preservation through transformation,” is the process through which white privilege is maintained, though the rules and rhetoric change. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

My testing of the rules had gotten me into trouble several times, but I couldn't keep myself from crossing the lines that Grandma had drawn. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every Negro family in Bumblebee knew the unwritten rules—they had to take care of their own problems and take care of one another. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Since when is bad cleanliness against the rules? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I suspect she made up that rule for my benefit, so I could grow unfettered, without the weight of wet rags dragging me down. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The rules are pretty straightforward: an adjective is put down, like maybe “awkward,” and everyone has to throw down a noun that best fits. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She wanted to know the rules about au pairs. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keep kosher, light candles on Friday nights, follow rules and traditions. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

While couching their views in the honeyed language of Southern progressivism, the men who ruled Durham were as opposed to integration as their less cultured counterparts throughout the state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"When I rule, I believe I will pack you off to the silent sisters." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Also, British lords used to dress in their white linens in the jungle and look at how long they ruled the world. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And my mom doesn’t know any of the rules. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Harry heavily, resigned to explaining the complicated rules of Quidditch. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

No Muslim smokes—that was another of our rules. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If we didn’t have rules,” his wife would say, “these children would eat us alive.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

While a simple brute could never have prevailed over his men the way Lynds did, brute force was certainly indispensable to his rule. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their opinion, religious rule had damaged the country they once loved. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s in the tournament rules. “I was supposed to work out how to get past the dragon on my own too,” Harry muttered, so only Hermione could hear him, and she grinned rather guiltily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He may not buy into the fish tank rule, but he’s got this one down pat: if you want someone, to Leave you alone, agree with her. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get on this ride or go back down the stairs. You can’t stand here. It’s against the rules.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Such was Charn, that great city, the city of the King of Kings, the wonder of the world, perhaps of all worlds. Does your uncle rule any city as great as this, boy?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

They made arrangements to meet again and agreed to a few basic rules. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes, waiting for him to switch on the cheap nightstand lamp, but he kept to his rule: no lights outside the bathroom. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The room had the same otherworldly quality it usually did, as if the regular rules of space and time that applied in the hallways were suspended here. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I usually don’t share my rule collection with anyone but David, but Jason’s different. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of the rules he had broken so far: enough that if he were caught, now, he would be condemned. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Rule thy passion, for unless it obeys, it rules you.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Howard didn’t really need to be my Backpack Buddy anymore since I knew my way around school and I definitely knew the rules. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The romance was advancing too quickly and with a degree of intimacy that violated all the intricate rules of courtship. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t share it with Celia; that was one of the rules of Insomnia Con. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“The rule of this flat? What are you talking about, the rule of this flat?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of our family rule about no secrets. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As they drew closer, the black cloud, which surely came from a burning refinery in Dunkirk, was beginning to rule the northern sky. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“But in this case you’re asking me to bend the rules. And I’m not about to. You may think it’s the right thing to do, but I do not.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although it was against the rules, they often stuffed bracken, osmunda, and other ferns inside their uniforms and brought them home to their mothers to make side dishes. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Moreover she took it for granted that everyone, or nearly everyone, secretly hated the Party and would break the rules if he thought it safe to do so. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Everywhere it reflected the authoritarian spandrels of his character, from its surfeit of policemen to its strict rules against picking flowers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I only broke a little rule,” I replied. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with modifiers there is no such rule. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe it had been one of her rules—especially as one of the first women ever to attend Fullbrook. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And that was okay because I’d discovered that maybe the first rule of punk was to make your own rules. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Few rules constrain the exercise of his or her discretion. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was one of those confusing village rules. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And we will have to make more rules, I said. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father didn’t set much store by rules either,” Snape went on, pressing his advantage, his thin face full of malice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

These new legal rules have ensured that anyone, virtually anywhere, for any reason, can become a target of drug-law enforcement activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Etiquette is a set of rules people use so they can be rude to each other in public. I was born Dennais first, Threpe second, and count last of all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A useful rule of thumb in this regard is to forget the adults and pay attention to the behavior of the children. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Though it was probably against the rules, I thought having a pet was healthy, and occasionally asked him about it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nonviolent passive resistance is effective as long as your opposition adheres to the same rules as you do. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reminded me that the world was really one big bee yard, and the same rules worked fine in both places: Don’t be afraid, as no life-loving bee wants to sting you. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But invariably the grinning Nines, who in technical violation of the rule had been practicing secretly for weeks, would mount and ride off in perfect balance, training wheels never touching the ground. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to physical altercations. School rules dictate she be expelled. Taking her scholarship is the smallest punishment I can offer.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Absolutely no answer—but still, doesn’t rule anything out. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Negi, leave it alone. Those are the rules,” she said, a warning in her voice. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Windy and cold and damp. A miserable hard place, in truth . . . but my lord father once told me that hard places breed hard men, and hard men rule the world." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We think it must be from a thousand years ago when the forests were ruled by your people, before you yielded them up to us.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“When we unite the kingdoms under one rule, we’ll make sure that never happens. We’ll make sure no one is ever again corrupted by the power of the Book.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of the classic newjack mistake of enforcing a rule that nobody really cared about, I had just enforced a rule that wasn’t a rule, for my “brother in gray.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could tell from his “supposed” that this rule was not strictly enforced. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in their lives the Greeks of Asia Minor were out from under Turkish rule. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The letter was in his big sprawling hand on a long ruled sheet torn out of the store’s ledger book. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“These is white rules. I don’t know which ones you following and which ones you ain’t.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The rules that applied to others did not apply to him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

If he caught the boys with visitors now, they were not only breaking one of the Institute’s very few rules, but lying about it as well. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And yet I found myself hating the rule and all governments that made rules. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She forced it to go to that situation on the bus so that she could rule out Erudite—except Erudite wasn’t ruled out.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Which is why perhaps it is good news that in February 1999 the International Astronomical Union ruled officially that Pluto is a planet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

What happens in 1968 will rule the fate of European optometrists for at least 50 years! Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of the restrictions of prison, we had only a few rules to obey. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I then truly realized that I was in a country ruled by Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a dishwasher, I was at the very bottom of the kitchen hierarchy, so I needed to follow the rules and not mess up. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Central to the Japanese identity was the belief that it was Japan’s divinely mandated right to rule its fellow Asians, whom it saw as inherently inferior. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t ruled out prophecies entirely, but he was skeptical about anything Sandwich came up with. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"After that my own rule is to let everything alone." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Which means we now have three praetors! The rules clearly state we can only have two!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A man shall choose who it is shall rule over him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their amazement at me, my language, my rules, and ways, once subsided, I found some of these heavy-looking, gaping rustics wake up into sharp-witted girls enough. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But with the rise and spread of Islam, those holy lands were no longer ruled by Christians. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Or reminding me what the three rules were. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The single most interesting word, when it came to the bending and ignoring of rules, was contraband. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he steeled himself to read the final rule again. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Is not she? Then she is no rule for Mrs. Churchill, who is as thorough a fine lady as any body ever beheld.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Tribesmen are protected under a treaty; during the invasion, they accepted Martial rule in exchange for free movement for their people. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

That might seem to rule out both rapid space travel and travel back in time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mutual’s newspaper was quite open about the company’s determination to resist Du Bois’ call for an aggressive challenge to white rule. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Rules are rules, Miss New Hampshire. They exist for a reason. For taking the Lord’s name in vain, you owe me another quarter. You also spoke without the baton. Latrine duty for you, too.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

What made it fundamentally different from the other housing units of Sing Sing was that its inmates did not, as a rule, leave the building; in fact, they barely left their cells. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was reckless, and reminded me of all the low marks you received during your training because you simply ignored the rules. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

If you broke the rules, then they broke you. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Helen and Theresa and Mona and Callie all knew the rules; and so he waited, as he waited for everything, in vain. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was she a meek, obedient little woman, or someone like Mrs. Cutler, who would rule him as he ruled the girls under his watchful eye? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The rule is every other month he sees us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

You had to get good at saying no, and learn a couple of rules about it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither do I wish that it be thought presumptuous if a man of low and inferior social condition dares to examine and lay down rules for the governance of princes. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

That something seemed to have rules and resistances of its own, ones that did not stem from me. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Soon Mother will send word of his birth to the bishop, who will rule on our future, but for now my delight in Hamlet overcomes any fear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Like all vegetarians, I had to decide on my rules and exceptions. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

There was just one rule: We couldn’t use an ingredient that would spoil and stink up the classroom, like milk, or something that wasn’t good for us to breathe, like gas. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

In a manual of general principles and rules that served as a blueprint for the industry, Pinkerton admitted that the detective must at times “depart from the strict line of truth” and “resort to deception.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The death was ruled a homicide but no one was indicted. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

A great quietness rules in this blossoming quadrangle, the sun lies warm on the heavy grey stones, I place my hand upon them and feel the warmth. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time, a bratty Hindi kid whose family had recently moved into the neighborhood told us that in his hometown, kite fighting had strict rules and regulations. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And we are healthy. We are healthy hard workers. You never take healthy hard workers. It is one of the rules. Never.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Past the fence, the house stood straight and ruled as it had for two centuries—maybe more. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I turn to my rule collection and add: Some people think they know who you are, when really they don't. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

By drawing on Agent Burger’s findings, White was able to quickly rule out many of the suspects, including Anna’s ex-husband, Oda Brown. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Wherever I found religion in my life I found strife, the attempt of one individual or group to rule another in the name of God. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, one hundred years after the Declaration of Independence, the Supreme Court ruled against the Van Rensselaers.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It purports to see black and brown men not as black and brown, but simply as men—raceless men—who have failed miserably to play by the rules the rest of us follow quite naturally. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

No one had planned this arrangement, and no rules enforced it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The fierceness of men rules the fate of women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't want to change all the rules," Felix tried to explain. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They would go back to the old players and tell them that if they weren’t willing to obey the rules, they shouldn’t show up. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I am breaking the rules as we get into Justin’s car. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She fails to see that Anatole is breaking rules for her, and this will have consequences. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For now, there are rules dictating our interactions with the human world—those rules could change. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For a moment Ophie wondered if she had broken some unspoken rule about being a domestic. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I hate rules. I like to break them mostly.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

‘You broke its rules. You inflicted pain. You killed your own centurion.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There is no simple rule: one has to examine each case on its merits. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The number one rule in the ’hood is that snitching ain’t allowed. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the late afternoon they were roused by the watch, and took their chief meal: cold and cheerless as a rule, for they could seldom risk the lighting of a fire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Since Dallas and Florida had lived in the Boxton Creek Home longer than any of the other children there, they knew all the rules. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no reason why you can’t go back to feeling that way. There are rules here. You know them now, and you won’t break them again, will you?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Following the rules, she rolls her straw mat off the floor and leans it against the wall. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m talking last updated in 2003 ancient, so it’s hard to navigate and find all the rules. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In one early referendum on his rule in the South, Diem’s agents openly intimidated and beat up voters. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A child without fear, until the Augurs came for him and plunged him into a world ruled by it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The Court ruled unanimously in our favor, deciding that a condemned prisoner could challenge unconstitutional methods of execution by filing a civil rights case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

One man, one vote will be the rule. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time Max and I joined a game called untag on the blacktop—not elementary school tag, but a whole different version, with crazy-complicated rules. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If the rules didn’t apply to Gary Edwards, they certainly didn’t apply to Derric Evans. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes the rules are different for black folks, baby,” she says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was an unwritten rule that if the fruit was on the ground, it was okay to take—even if it was in someone’s yard. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1934, the US Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in the landmark decision Brown v. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If my mother’s rule was right I was thinking pretty well. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The church was an integral part of British society, and it dictated the rules of the class-ordered society that they all lived in. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned the white people's rules, but I could not stop myself from testing them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the saloons, Democratic Irish “bosses,” many of them barkeeps, ruled as kings in their courts. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Others have turned to winning the support of those who were suspect at the beginning of their rule. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tommen’s rule is bolstered by all of the alliances that my lord father built so carefully, but soon enough she will destroy them, every one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then the hotelkeeper would have to admit that there was no rule at all about penguins. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rule is a product of the usual three confusions: English with Latin, informal style with incorrect grammar, and syntax with semantics. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Inmates appreciate a constant set of keepers, he explained; they don’t like having the rules enforced differently every day. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the rules that Leader had proposed, and all of the people had voted in favor of it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Dad and I never smiled at each other—not really—but we were still in our magic forty-seven-minute window where the normal rules didn’t apply. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

People were still occasionally staring, still wondering, but my rules about how we spent time together had kept things from getting out of hand. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The visiting rules, far more lenient than other prisons’, permitted visitors almost every day, and allowed them to stay two hours. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just took it as part of the unspoken rules of life, the same as don’t back-talk elders and clear off the sidewalk for white folks to get by. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Two Vampires had ruled Ben in their reign of terror. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delegates from twenty different parties including the homeland governments had already agreed on the ground rules for the convention. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t yet grasped the rules of this new world. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Quantum mechanics rules the domain of the very, very small: atoms and electrons and subatomic particles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She had been brought up to follow rules, to believe that the proper functioning of the world depended upon her compliance, and follow them—and believe—she did. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Oddly enough, it was not l'Hôpital who came up with the rule that bears his name. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The most important rule held that when he crossed the finish line, he had to be riding one of the original horses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Unlike Latimer, he accepted the rules, focusing his efforts on a defense of the accused rather than an attack on the system. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

David may not have the sorry-gotta-go rule down, but he’s got this one perfect: if you say something over and over and over, mg they It give in to shut you up. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was years before we realized that his unwieldy rules were designed to protect us from the evil possibilities of the mean-spirited world around us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

That was another one of my mom's rules. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The rules of the ghetto always seem to be changing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Piper says, “and I just wanted to explain something else too. Helping me with the laundry isn’t against the warden’s rules.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some kind of awkward discussion about ground rules. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Mary ran down the rules of the house, as she did every time Wes visited. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She had ruled out the special as soon as she’d read the menu. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone who had broken the rules before. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

My dad says, “We also discussed some ground rules for this project of yours.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Not only did she know the intricacies of the sport and all of its rules, but she knew me and all of my idiosyncrasies as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“We weren’t supposed to leave a man down. That was the rule. You don’t leave a man down. You don’t leave a man to die.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Look, Brother, the school wanted the chocolates sold. And we got them sold. This w-as the payoff, that’s all. A fight. With rules. Fair and square.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was breaking every rule of successful lying. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of these rules have clear health benefits. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You are our guest. By the rule of our order, we give aid to those in need. Soon, you will be well again.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was terribly convenient for the Elders’ unencumbered rule. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I thought about the fact that English and Shannon wanted to do something but were afraid to break the rules. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black folks aren’t born expecting segregation, prepared from day one to follow its confining rules. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it had one overwhelming advantage: allowing people to operate without having to explain themselves constantly turns out to be like the rule of agreement in improv. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that poor people accused of serious crimes were entitled to counsel. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The rules seemed to relax during the harvest season, and besides, the way was smoothed by a contractor to whom they paid a small percentage of their pay. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking from the White House, President Eisenhower said he sent troops because “Mob rule in Little Rock menaces the very safety of the United States and the free world.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that that was my rule, it just seemed like it was probably discussed somewhere in the training that you might wanna refrain from using foul language around patients. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The unwritten rule that governed this process was simple: black submission to white rule in exchange for freedom—or at least the possibility of freedom—someday. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Because the rules apply to every situation except your own. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We must follow the rules, and the rules state clearly that those people whose names come out of the Goblet of Fire are bound to compete in the tournament.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Under his rule, peace came to the land of the Danes, because none of the neighbor countries dared to fight with such a giant. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was about to marry one of the emperor's granddaughters, and with the marriage he would be given rule of the city. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Your mother is trying to do her best for her children. She is just trapped by the rules we live by. We all are.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She knew where the boundaries lay; she knew that social reality was not reality at all, but so many rules people could not imagine breaking. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Falloppio knew the rules and was determined to play by them, for he wanted his own discovery to be duly acknowledged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Hermione had become a bit more relaxed about breaking rules since Harry and Ron had saved her from the mountain troll, and she was much nicer for it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“We have a lot of rules here, but they are for your privacy and safety.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"My older sister, the goddess of death. She and Nergal rule Kurnugi, the netherworld." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The regions to the left, she said, were ruled over by stern Rhadamanthus, also a son of Europa, who punished the wicked for their misdeeds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was necessary for Cyrus to find the Persians unhappy about the rule of the Medes, and the Medes rendered soft and effeminate after a lengthy peace. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The prison rules are that visitors must be listed on the inmate’s permission list. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the flagpole could be a plan B when there isn’t the threat of storms, because avoiding tall metal poles is actually a good rule of thumb when lightning may be in the picture.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The two people who ruled most of his thoughts were under this one industrial roof, right alongside two-for-one soda and bargain mangoes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to see parallels: The Africans wanted to be free from British rule, just as colonial Americans did two hundred years earlier. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His quickly pushing the bases together in a number of different ways did not reveal any other way to satisfy Chargaff’s rules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Truly, he is not mean or cross as a rule, as I say, just every now and again, when he’s been away at his club and then comes home late at night. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Most of them still hoped to wed her, bed her, and rule the Vale of Arryn by her side. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the first rule in this house: no sassing. Got that?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A principle, on the other hand, is a rule or standard. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were warnings, rules against using the energies to harm any living being. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In England, abolitionists spoke up for Africans, but kings and lords still ruled. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

As she started telling us the cafeteria rules, 1 looked around to see where Jack Will was sitting, but I didn’t see him on my side of the room. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was simply following the rules I had laid down for myself at the beginning of the project and doing the best I could to hold each job. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of thousands of people rented space in warehouses and other storage facilities, attempting to stock up, until a judge ruled that all liquor stored outside the home broke the law. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The time of the Elves is over, but our time is at hand: the world of Men, which We must rule. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Section two outlines additional rules. Number one says you cannot simply give the money away. Not to people. Not to charities.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

You can’t leave the hood, so you survive by the rules of the hood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra once again had Egypt’s rule all to herself. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

There was one rule about the field guide: We had to see the specimen with our own eyes to include it. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The same rule creates relative clauses that begin with a preposition and a wh-word such as the better with which to see you or It’s you of whom she’s thinking. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He had not got the conch and thus spoke against the rules; but nobody minded. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As a rule, however, the extra is a separate chromosome, making the number 47. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“There are plenty of kids who want to play. If you do follow the rules, you’re going to have a lot of fun.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As the apartheid regime fell, we knew that the black man was now going to rule. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

By choice I am ruled by conscience rather than the authority of priests I consider my equals. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He overhauled ethics rules governing White House employees’ interactions with lobbyists and, most important, managed to push a major economic stimulus bill through Congress, even though not a single House Republican voted in its favor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then Archie, his eyes sparkling with triumph and malice, had explained the rules. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like an ambassador to a hostile foreign country, my Guardian ad Litem was educated, elegant, and intimidating; however, Mrs. Moss ruled her fiefdom with an iron fist. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The initial letter of a sen-tence was first capitalised in the 13 th century, but the rule was not consistently applied until the 16th. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Then she lowered her voice and said something about wanting to make sure the Grovers were ruled out as placements. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

His social worker, Allison, would have probably said something about rules or paperwork. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They protest this rule loudly and often, but their father insists that these rules will stay in place until they are eight years old, at the very least. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“A basic rule was being broken,” KGB agent Alexander Feklisov later lamented. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, my elder siblings broke with her rules, coming home bearing fruits of their own confusion, which we jokingly called their “revolution.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, there was nothing in the rules about teams.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

There were four rules for sending messages in the field: SEND, RECEIVE, ROGER, and MOVE! Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were other rules, but they were refinements. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize the faces, but I knew I was looking at images of the Titans who’d ruled before the gods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He tried to remember the rules of childhood games. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

‘Centurion of the Fifth Cohort now. Congratulations. Are there rules against centurions dating praetors?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re breaking curfew. You realize that? You understand the consequences of breaking the rules here?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But my mother’s sharply differing opinion was an exception rather than the rule among tribal women. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

After thirteen months of the preparatory examination, the magistrate ruled that he had found “sufficient reason” for putting us on trial in the Transvaal Supreme Court for high treason. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule you...well, your fate will be even sadder than mine.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Jews are reminded that under the new rules, anyone caught outside their homes after curfew will be shot on sight!” the officer yelled. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m breaking the rules. But I don’t know what else to do. I need you three. It just feels right.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But Headmaster ruled the school like the prime minister ruled India—nobody said no to his decisions. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe her face is blurry because she's doing exactly what I like to think I would be doing: looking for an escape route rather than following the rules. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were days when I wished I had it in me to rebel against my mother’s rules. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I am the one who broke the rule. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was almost fourteen years old, had never handled a tennis racket in my life and knew absolutely nothing about the rules of the game. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

New teachers don’t know the rules, so you can get away with things the old-timers would squash you for. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Aware of the existence of such a rule, I stayed away from school for something like three weeks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The routine police harassment, arbitrary searches, and widespread police intimidation of those subject to English rule helped to inspire the American Revolution. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Regardless of the Crow Club rules, this took precedence. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Is there a simple rule of thumb that distinguishes a group with real social authority from a group with little power at all? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is the rule based on some crackpot theory, such as that English should emulate Latin, or that the original meaning of a word is the only correct one? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The traditions had been broken, the standards let down, all rules forgotten. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t even ask because I would be breaking my own rule about not talking about the accident. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I decided that the only way my attackers could claim victory over me was if I let fear rule my life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Not a single one. So, technically, we’re not breaking the rules.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They behaved as though it were an awful sin to overlook even one of those unspoken rules and step out of “their place,” to cross some invisible line. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite all of the new procedural rules and formal protections, the law does not address the single most serious problem associated with drug forfeiture laws: the profit motive in drug-law enforcement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I arrange the cushions back on the sofa even though the Doctorita hasn’t included No cushion forts as one of the rules. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the land is dry, having been neglected during the Khmer Rouge rule, and produces hardly any fruit. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew them just the way I’d known the old rules. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Georgie and I hid in the shadows, yearning to tell our parents where we were and what had happened, but in those days, the rules held us fast. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Look, I didn’t make up the rules here,” Reverend Hollister was saying to Coach Turner once Candice, Coach Hicks, and Mr. Smith reached the bottom of the bleachers. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The officer knew, as a rule, when people were telling the truth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

"So here I am between these two drunk beasts who look crazy enough to head-butt me, or bite me, or something wild like that. The kinda dudes who don't play by no rules." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Euwe continued to talk and mentioned that the rules would have to be changed for future World Championships, in large part because of Bobby Fischer, who’d brought so much attention to the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Nicodemus? But can she? I mean, how about the rules? What about the Plan?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her rule is that we just have to check in with her every half hour or so. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Powell’s radio voice was tense in Donovan’s ear: “Now, look, let’s start with the three fundamental Rules of Robotics—the three rules that are built most deeply into a robot’s positronic brain.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes he forgets the rule about chewing with his mouth closed or he drinks from someone else’s soda. Or —” “They live next door, Catherine.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z