Yet they overcame their fears and took on the responsibility in order to save their stricken city and its people. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“You had nothing to do with anything except saving me.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Not that I need the phone numbers saved. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If you ask me—and you don’t have to, since it’s your money—I’d put it in a savings account for college. It would be a good start.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My whole being tended towards the spot on the horizon that would appear and save me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pa’s blue eyes twinkled; he had been saving the best for the last, and he said to Ma: “Hey, Caroline! There’ll be a dance!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But healers don’t waste their time saving the Reds, or even working on the front lines keeping soldiers alive. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Or I didn’t feel like wandering around looking for someone to save me from talking to someone else. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got a lot of expenses neither of you know about. Your father and I are also trying to save a substantial amount of money each month.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My ancestor helped Vladimir create the spell you conjured to save yourself the other day. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He might have saved his applause for a more appropriate moment, though. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if she saved me a cookie, that meant, yeah, it did, it meant she was thinking about me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Yes, I can imagine Aunt Aggie saving me from the clutches of that well-meaning midwife. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

What ship chandler would not think of making a little extra money under the noble guise of saving lives? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had just saved her precious quilt from disaster, but would she appreciate it? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yishan saw the disgusted eyes of the young boy that the Sea King had been, the great hero who had refused to hurt anyone, even to save himself. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And I tried to save your father’s life. You know I did. You know I didn’t kill him or let him die.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He would save this up and concoct brews in a homemade still he kept behind the door, brews that smelled so bad Mama was ashamed to let in any visitors. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of his fury was saved for Pearl, and later that afternoon, when she tiptoed upstairs and rapped on his door, he was not in the mood to listen to her excuses. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Miss Annie loved them beads, boy. Right away she started saving a rosary.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who knows whom he will save? So many miracles have not yet happened.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her uncle said it was the only way to save herself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If all Allied ships were saved, the Nazis would grow suspicious and guess that someone had broken their codes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Suit yourself. I was only trying to warn you, save you some trouble.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something a little sluggish in his casual movements, in his voice—almost as though he was saving himself for emergencies, not wasting himself on every casual encounter. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh sure, he was handsome. And magical. And he saved my life. His hands were so warm.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then, barely a month of saving later, Mr. Ostrowski saw fit to enlighten me about the truth of my great potential. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred Gray had deliberately saved her for last, for her story was the most powerful. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It would have saved me the most boring date of my life. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Then he remembered Nala’s famous line from the Dog Squad holiday spectacular where the trio saved Santa from the angry polar bear: “Today is my tomorrow!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I can't help looking up in the tree where Rue secretly perched, waiting to save my life. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I saved my mango slices wrapped in a cloth napkin so I could eat them all at once before bed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Even that isn’t going to save the town,” I say. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

One of the few circumstances that save us from extinction by this means is the fact that parathion and other chemicals of this 0 group are decomposed rather rapidly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The Methodists found the ranchers and the cowboys beyond saving. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he succeeded in getting Úrsula to give him the rest of her buried inheritance and her substantial savings. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He figured out how much money would be saved if they reported half of their intake. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was coming at a gallop across the fields to the south, a line of aides strung out behind him, cutting across the field to save time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got three thousand attack power and plus five to saving throws!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But it was always my intention to save you. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mom is working extra shifts because she is determined to start saving money so she can put a down payment on a car. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But the change saved only one single life. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

A quarter an hour was a decent take, and he was saving for third-class train tickets to the Mexican border, the price of a new life with his girl. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You saved me from that rat the first night. So we’re even.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rest we salt, grill, or dry to save. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why haven’t you ever saved enough money to buy land?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, she was the eldest of the five of them, and the one who had saved them fifteen years back when she really was six years old, and the rest of them only babies. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then I understood: he was coming to save me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We did what any parent would do. We saved you.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I tried. But Bianca gave herself up to save the rest of us. I told her not to. But she—” “You promised!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And the one thing that she wants to save, she can’t. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Terryl says the boy later told her: “I just want to thank you, because your daughter saved me from doing some drastic things.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

These I was saving for my own wedding night—about which you know so much.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, brave Horatio, who took such risks to save me from the water and from the earth! Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I have no way to save her, he thought, but I could kill her easy enough. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Now my feet have saved me too often, and I can’t separate running and fighting from what they are: a way to escape danger, a way to stay alive. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Her mom saved her work and stood up, patting Emily’s cheek. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The Friedmans clipped the article and saved it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He remembered nothing like it save one afternoon a year ago when he had met an old man in the park and they had talked... Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it was only natural for me to come to love the dog that saved him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“NASA held back on a rocket launch to save a nest of egrets,” said Leon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They had used most of their savings to buy medicine. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

And so you’re hurrying to join them, selling me out to save your skin, I thought, but there was no point in saying it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

That they want to stop a revolution, not to save lives, but to save their precious experiment, would be enough. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Be careful or you’re liable to get saved,” Lily said, making Toby jump. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She flies against the rain, eyes fixed on the horizon, hoping to see the hulking form of the RV coming to save her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“This is all our piggy bank savings,” Bobby Gene explained. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was sure he was going to die right there in my arms, less than twenty-four hours after he had saved me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If, in fact, Peeta did save me, I'm in his debt again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Shouting above the train noise, I told him much obliged for saving T.R. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Abuela says she was saved because her parents sent her to live with her great-aunt in Havana, who raised her with progressive ideas. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

All was still, save for the grasshoppers and the falling finch song of the yellowhammer on the thorn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dari looked between the two of us, trying to figure out what we weren’t saying, but I was saved by Mr. Neely, clapping his hands and announcing, “Five more minutes, class!” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Most of our records from the fifties and earlier were contaminated. Instead of cleaning each page of the records to save them, the administration decided to have them carted away in bags and buried.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

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

They brought chests with what they could save of the instruments of their trade. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Martín, do you want to tell jokes or do you want to save the restaurant?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“That will save us both a lot of unpleasantness.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This in spite of the fact that I’m fairly short and can’t make a basket to save my soul. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Mamá was saving to pay the moneylender, she was working in the fields to help, and Salvador was thinking of buying a motorcycle! Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I ate nothing but bread for a week to save part of the money and, in desperation, sold a skirt from Mrs. Diamants box. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I take my jacket off the back of the chair I was saving, grab my backpack, and sneak out before anyone notices that no one came for me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Dumbledore just said — just said we could save more than one innocent life....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Nergal could be defeated and New York would be saved. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Train claimed the real reason he was invited to the exposition was to save it by using his psychic powers to increase attendance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“As there is no time to lose, I vote we have a look at his house right now. Time is everything with him; and swift action on our part may save another victim.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She would save old grease and mix it with lye and water to make dishwashing soap. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

For this scene, Wilbur didn’t have anything to do or say but to be saved from Pa’s ax, and Isaiah was too big for Jocelyn to hold him in her arms. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Just before the engine caught up, Miss Love leaned forward and whispered, “Will, your grandfather has saved the best surprise just for you!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It also saved the pennies that would otherwise have paid their fare on the streetcar and instead could be used to buy a better cut of meat for Sunday dinner. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“My mom works at a nursing home,” I tell him to try to save him even if his blushing may be the most adorable thing ever. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now she’s looking for a new job as a nurse, and works a lot of overtime to pay off student loans—and because we’re saving up to move out of Lola’s house. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“I hope he saves more than I did.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a choice. Not if I want to save the only family I have left. So just—” Shut it, I want to say. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

For hours, his father desperately worked to save the farm, chopping away brush and digging ditches. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m still gonna save it for him,” I said, now a little mad. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had spoken one word that touched the very soul of me, but I could not talk to him, could not let him know that I was starving myself to save money to go north. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I were able to make seven dollars an hour, it’d take me forever to save up, and by then, this piano would probably be gone. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Because whatever you’ve heard about the Latin woman needing to be saved from her sexist man is not entirely true. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe he even had to save the Underland from the rats, he didn’t know. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They decided to save the canteen for last, since it couldn't accidentally break. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“That money is for—” and before I knew it, they were singing the Jackson Five’s “The Love You Save” but they changed the words so it was all about saving money for Madison Square Garden. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You are Jews,” I say, “and you are going to turn me over to the Germans...for saving Jews.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They do not even realize that Captain Smith’s last act, making peace with Parahunt, has saved their skins—for now. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The two questions are identical, of course, and the differing responses are a function of how the question is framed, whether in terms of lives saved or of lives lost. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

General Pershing would save us if we could be saved. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh that we had known it before!” he said, “for then we might have reached him in time to save poor Lucy. However, ‘the milk that is spilt cries not out afterwards,’ as you say. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I told him I was saving it to buy some hunting dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can be cynical all you want, but many a life can be saved by poetry,” he says. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They are being saved only in case they could help me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“What was that thing you saved me from, anyway?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But if the planet is to be saved for future generations, much more needs to be done. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They just dissipate into smoke and dust, which saves heroes a lot of trouble cleaning up after a fight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

During the twenty-seven years that I was in prison, it was Oliver who saved the ANC, and then built it into an international organization with power and influence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My sweetheart. My Nicole, I’m sorry. I stole it from you to save you from letting them objectify you.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I spent the time deciding how I would save my mother instead of letting her save me, but as it turned out, neither of us had to do any saving. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But her real dagger eyes are saved for me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to spend the rest of his life turning the wheel of a farmer’s chariot, but if it meant saving Hazel... The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The men were not going to be saved after all. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, you took quite the hit when we crashed.You’re lucky to be alive. Lucky to have a guardian angel like me to save your hide.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Instead of waiting for the British or the Americans or the Russians to save us, we should be saving ourselves. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

People prayed for rain and used powerful magic to bring on the heavy purple clouds that would save the land, but all this was to no avail. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And so it was resolved and the roast was saved. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But they didn’t need the Divergent to march out of our city like an army to fight injustice and save everyone, as Edith suggested. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Savannah and I will set up quarterly tax payments and establish a trust to protect your savings and start your college account. And, of course, a retirement plan.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had resisted all ideas of mass emigration and enforced complete isolation on the warren, thereby almost certainly saving it from extinction. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you were starving and somebody gave you the choice of one kind of meat to save yourself, what would you pick?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"So we need to get back to the world of the living and save our parents." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

By grabbing the nurse I had saved her life. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Have you saved any of the other 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

Today I saved a young woman from falling into the sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

One of his fellows slowed up to save him, but they and the airborne wall were swallowed by darkness as Hagrid leaned low over the handlebars and sped up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Would it not be better to guide this violence ourselves, according to principles where we save lives by attacking symbols of oppression, and not people? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would give the strangers whatever weapons or pigs or cattle they’d saved from destruction, and the strangers would give them an outbuilding, the worst of their food, and some straw. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things were going well enough that she felt she could invest some of her savings in a few months’ study in Europe. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“I can't confirm it, but I think he's planning something else. Something big. Something that doesn't involve Darin. But how can we save Darin and take on another mission? We don't have enough men.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Fischer was given his two prize checks, one from the Icelandic Chess Federation and the other from James Slater, the millionaire whose eleventh-hour financial offer had saved the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was left to him only the possibility of saving face and Mack was likely to be very generous about that. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She offers to fish for dinner—so we can save money. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I got her free; I took her out; I saved her a second time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You be surprised what you can save if you like me and don’t drink, smoke, gamble or tithe.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell Mom to please save her miracle cures for the hospital. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. It was impossible to save the master. He might be considered dead. In that case, it is inconceivable that I destroy myself for nothing—without orders.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Matthias, thank you with all my heart for saving my family. We thought we were doomed.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She was so lost, it didn’t seem like there was a single math fact that could save her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The truth was, if I hoped to save my own skin, I had no choice. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Good thing for me that I had saved my money. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just about to start saving up for the down payment on a new washing machine, but...” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

His conservation efforts also saved the buffalo from extinction. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She turned the savings bond over and looked at it again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

For my next visit I saved my own helping of mince pie. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found out we were at the storm’s edge, never near its heart, where the Coast Guard was risking lives to save ours. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had in his hand his and Regina’s life savings — $12 — and with that money, he bought enough cloth to make ten dozen aprons. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He said, ‘Didn’t I take good care of you? Didn’t I save your life?’ Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve always been a good friend, Percy. What you did today—saving the ranch animals from Geryon—that was amazing. I—I wish I could be more like you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He did not appreciate that I wanted to read books and that I saved money to buy an easel when I turned fifteen and that I would spend the afternoons painting pictures of trees. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He was always leaving her presents and he must have saved these from her sister’s house. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She didn’t finish, but the question seemed to hang in the air: Was saving the statue even possible? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Before I sit in the seat he saved for me, he asks, “What’d you do to your face this time, klutz?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As if you could really take a moment, stick a pin in it, and save it for later. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And patience, she suspects, might serve her well, might even save her life. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She intended to work and save enough money to put herself through a teacher training course, and then look for a job at a school. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He offered me one, but I wanted to save them all for my brothers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“The one who saved you from jumping off the ledge?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was alive and saved, it was true—but the unbelievable happened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Riddle, wrote one spectator, “was accused of everything under the sun save the shooting of Lincoln and the current recession.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Rondon and Lyra checked out the area, Kermit decided to find out if it would be easier to travel down the other side of the river, hoping to save them some time. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

"I had much the same experience," Mr. Phillips said, "save that I was playing a woman, and it was my bosom which migrated south." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s up to our sons now—they’re the only ones who can save us. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

And God, I was so choked up I could barely tell him, “No, Fang, it was you saving me.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Nothing was too insignificant for Frigg to ask, save only the mistletoe, a creeping plant that lives on other trees. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

That way I don’t have no mowing to tend to and she let me pick whatever I need, save me two or three dollars ever week. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

So I thought I would save myself the embarrassment. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“A stray dog bit her, but she’s all right now. Abuelita gave her some antibiotics and cleaned the wound for her,” Juanita said, jumping in to save Pita from having to explain. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But he did help me, may be even kept me away from enough danger that he might have saved my life. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t even sure when Baachan’s birthday was, but she would save it for then. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It’s so out of the the end, to save her the trouble of wading through it, he said. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has taken me so long to believe I am saved. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Georgie decided to steal the remote to save himself the trouble of climbing through the window every night. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was busy saving it with Mother Marian and the usquebaugh. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to, you know, save it for later.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sit beside him and grab his arm to save him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I get up out of the chair, advance my feet into the sunlight, in their red shoes, flat-heeled to save the spine and not for dancing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t expect you to understand. This is the spirit of God moving in me. This is the sign of my faith. I did this to save myself.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Fern was happy, for she felt that Charlotte’s trick was working and that Wilbur’s life would be saved. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’m even more thankful to find Elsie waving me over to a seat she’s saved for me in the last row. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They stepped forward to save lives and relieve suffering, and did so without thought of receiving individual acclaim. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“It saves wear and tear. What are you called?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was gone soon and he kept working until the entire front of the overhang was covered save for a small opening at the right end, nearest the lake. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

From each harvest we saved, and had gunny sacks full of the husked rice stored away in our small stone-lined granary. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which is why we have to save the history we have. You never know what small bit of it might change your life—or change the whole world!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“One lie in all these years, that’s not such a terrible average when you consider it saved our lives.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were all young men and they were saving their country. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Back then, my world had been sand and sky and the love of Tribe Saif, who saved me from exposure. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He also was saving a bunch of money so that he could take my mom on a trip. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They risked their lives to save others, but they didn’t die doing nothing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo needed to save them, as they were the most filling of the treats. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Work is supposed to save you from being an “outcast,” as Pete puts it, but what we do is an outcast’s work, invisible and even disgusting. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands freed, I saved the day, according to what Sinita said later. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Styx puffed on his candy cigarette and scrubbed at the lunch box like it was going to save his life. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The entire west face of the house was black, save for five places. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not the first time, because whenever there is butter or even margarine, I save some in this way. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must save $50,000 as quickly as possible to buy a house and start a business in Honduras. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I supposed that Papa was saving it for something because I never saw anything new tum up around our home, but, like any young boy, I wasn’t bothered by it and I asked no questions. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Day doesn’t seem like the kind of boy who goes around saving people.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He was hoping against hope that Mr. Benedict would find some way to save them—to save everyone—without requiring anything more from him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

You get in trouble, you call the police, and those flashing red-and-blue lights are going to come and save you. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When it came to saving her own soul, she wanted to be careful that there were no mistakes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, she thought, a sign—a sign that He is mighty to save. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

All his talk about saving money was just an excuse. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

"They're too emotionally involved. Clearly, so are you. I'm not gambling five additional lives to save one. Especially when we might save him without risking them at all." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll get all that eventually, but first I have to save enough.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, save for an accident of weather, they might always have lived that way. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stick that sucker in someone who’s been stung and it saves ’em. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Why did you save me?” he asked finally. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Math's the easiest, so I saved it for last. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m finishing this. I have to try to save my family.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was doing them a good turn because they had saved his life but, as Hazel knew, he could not help despising them for timid, helpless, stay-at-home creatures who could not fly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t sure—” “She was about to throw her life away! And you, my dear, you can save her from that. It’s so romantic!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Little Wife saved the passage fare and did the paper work. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I could save at least one little girl from my ex-baby-sitter, I would be satisfied. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Didn’t I want to kill Peeta with that syringe to save him from the Capitol? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Several doctors hovered over the bloody secretary of state, working to save his life. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s not just Martin saving the emails. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Your idea about getting away from the ogre by sledding on that rusted shield was a very good one. You saved us both that day.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She would never forget the rattle of the rain on the jailhouse roof, or the smell of wet wood, or the darkness that had saved them all; or how difficult it was not to cough. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tired; he closed his eyes a long second and then opened them, knowing that he had to keep alert and answer questions to save himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In just a few seconds, Nok would meet the man who had saved their city from the brink of destruction. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We are only saved by music from being overwhelmed by nonsense. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My vision blurred around the edges, and I thought for a moment the sluggers had come to save me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

‘You come back here at seven-fifteen sharp. And hear the message from Jesus that will give you faith. Be saved.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In that instant, I decided to find my father, to save him, if necessary, or at least to tell him to come home. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"Just hand it over to him. It'll save time, effort, and pain." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Like this place, this weird little room that had saved my life, now felt like it was gonna take it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The pair had a heated encounter, and then Mark Antony left to try to save his position in the Triumvirate. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Now that I’d saved Fig, it was time to do the same for Dad. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I get afraid when I see the gymnasts at a circus, sailing from bar to bar high above the ground, with no net to save them if they fall. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them were saving their food in case things got worse, and others simply didn’t want to sell any more for unexplained reasons. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Plus I had to save our group from Rukia Marshall and women running for president. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her life is saved, but she needs more medical and psychological help than she can get in a small village. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

First Woman and First Man set to saving everyone and planted four seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was the least I could do, being the one saved. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll try to hold long enough for General Reynolds to come up with some infantry. I want to save the high ground, if we can.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart was not beating as strongly as usual and she felt weary and old, but she was sure at last that she had saved Wilbur’s life, and she felt peaceful and contented. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“If it will save a single soul of my Jews, it will have been worthwhile.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Yeah, a lot. He wanted to come, but it would have been, like, a month of his salary. He saved up for a year to send me. Then I went, and that stuff happened.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll save you some time if I just go there. You have to get back to school to pick up your brother, right?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Now, with the loss of their savings, those dreams felt as far away as ever. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wish Apá would save me, but he just looks down into his drink. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mrs. van Daan wanted to save a piece of bread for her darling son, but Mr. van D. was adamant. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He must find some way to save the children. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“What does he want to save it for?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So when he died, he had nothing, not only saved but kept. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to hear or remember hearing: ‘Nothing passes doors or windows save moonlight and starlight and the wind off the hill-top.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We saved the most powerful evidence for the end. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Did you listen? Cain bore the mark not to destroy him but to save him. And there’s a curse called down on any man who shall kill him. It was a preserving mark.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The blow was a powerful one; only the diabolical quickness of the Count’s leap back saved him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’ve saved you a seat near the window so you can watch the scenery.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We need to save you from the Land of Blouses and Slacks! P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I took out the bundle of food I had been saving and placed it on the table. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

There was the way to save my little dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all there, save young Ella Mae, who had departed while John was still on the floor—she had a bad cold, said Praying Mother Washington, and needed to have her rest. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

In our fictions, a lucky shot saves your life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He likes snails, so I think we should save all of them for him,” she said generously. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

They will fit right in, everyone says, save for their hair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My “piano savings” manila envelope is on top of my desk. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Surely, he would kill me if I didn’t get away, save myself, go home! Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I mentioned that maybe he ought to save it—meaning the Bronx cheer—till he started using his tide regularly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She and Dill sang: “Amazing grace how sweet thuh sound That saved a wretch like me; I once was lost but now I’m found, Was blind, but now I see. A-men.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

And one of them, the archer who’d saved Lyra from Mrs. Coulter, flew directly alongside the basket, and Lyra saw her clearly for the first time. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Plus Salim had given me his savings, so I had more than enough to buy two London Eye tickets. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Pod on the bridge of boats, the lad saved my life. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He opened one of the photo albums he’d saved and lay down on Nademah’s bed, smelling her strawberry shampoo on the pillowcase. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I was not really even angry with Mandy, who had urged me to open it and then lied to save her skin. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I can’t thank you enough for saving Thorn. I promise my cubs will never bother you again. Isn’t that right?” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She has other questions but she decides they are best saved for someone else to whom she has been meaning to pay a visit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Things could have gone wrong for the firefighters again, and then nothing would have been saved.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the main, this delicately balanced state of affairs has not greatly altered since the Civil War, save in those parts of the South which have been industrialized or urbanized. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Come to me, spirits! Tonight we save the shadowshapers and begin anew.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She herself had written a tale in which a humble woodcutter saved a princess from drowning and ended by marrying her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was no one left on Pyke to appeal to, save for her own lord husband. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“No way, Duke. I want to save me some puppies!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“To think I saved him so he could do something like this...!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I'm a doctor; I took an oath to save lives, not take them. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like in the open ocean, saving someone’s life or something?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They lived in a one-room apartment, so they were able to save money. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She had tied rabbit skins around her hips to save the precious cloth for her eventual arrival in Zimbabwe, so everything from her waist up was bare. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Give in, go along, save her skin That is what it comes down to. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was better to have her talk than me, because it saved me lying. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the world needed someone as pathetic as me to save it, we were better off dead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’ll have to save the French toast for good-news days from now on. Anyhow, it’s not really bad news, just...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She skinned the rabbit, saving the fur to line her new mitten. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so I shall never have opportunity to have my leather wrecked by college, but I do owe a great debt to Miss Leep for saving me from the elementary discard heap. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to save the city and the people my mother and father loved. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He nearly tossed off a careless assurance, but he saved himself in time. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas had saved a bit of hard bannock bread for him to chew on, and she put it in his mouth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I know what I asked of you, and I'm eternally grateful. You helped to save my life,” I say. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But when the storm hit, that tin cup had saved her life. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I may not have saved it on my page, but somebody saved it and now it’s spreading. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He promises to choose wise investments there and multiply the several thousand dollars the couple has scrimped to save. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

To save time, he ordered the brigades to double the line of march. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of these nights, I remarked that I had saved about half enough to get a zoot. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I began to save a bit of our dinner for the dog. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She whispered La Siren’s name over and over again, praying for the beautiful mermaid to rise up from the depths of the ocean and save us. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

None of your heroes are here to save you this time. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The word No was just about to pop out of Gilly’s mouth, but one look at Trotter’s eyes, and she decided to save her fights for something more important. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

That saved them—for a brief moment he simply stood there staring at Basta, who was still struggling in Mo's grip. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Hershey’s is chocolate. Perugina is something you save in a drawer because it’s too expensive to eat, and then you regift it at Christmas.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The only thing Seven cared about was saving Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

That will save you a good step, and it might also save you trouble of another sort.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And even if I had a good job it would take me years to save that kind of money. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Another girl is climbing down the wall, to save the girl who fell, it appears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They know walking with me is saving them from a lot of torment. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Then you can’t be in charge of saving money if you don’t have any money to save.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Your outfit will always be saved with a Salvation poncho! Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It must have been wine they had saved for a wedding. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had to pick out the man from the pictures so that they could find Roza, so that they could save Roza. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They might have stepped in and saved him coming out with it, but they didn’t, so he put it bluntly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We’ll save him, Hazel. We can make it in time. Right, Leo?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mother’s reasons for saving me were as complicated as fate itself, I suppose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry for their troubles but there’s no other way for me to save the money for America. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Roy overheard her tell a reporter how proud she was of her boy, risking his freedom to save the poor helpless owls. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured the shortcut would save him nearly a half-hour. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I saved them dog pictures. I got ’em right here.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one had seen him save the officials and he had asked to see no one. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everything I wanted to share with Thomas rushed through my mind: all the people at the bike-a-thon, raising enough money to save Sir Fig Newton, Fig’s Hershey breath gone. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

‘Tes, yes, He saved you! And He paid a price for you. He gave His life for you. He was nailed for you. He became a man for you.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I tried to cover her with hay. And I told her not to worry, because you were going to save her.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

It was Sister Betty’s first vacation in the six years of the taut regimen as a Black Muslim wife, and it was for Malcolm X both a saving of face and something to do. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured we had less than an hour to save Annabeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way a place like Summerland will survive a pack of that magnitude. Your big pretty wall didn’t save your sorry hide, what do you think a few boards on the window will do?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Papá took out the metal box in which he kept our savings and counted it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“You can escape in the sea, Percy. Call on thy father for help. Maybe you can save the Ophiotaurus.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He tells Ma how Vincent died, how the doctors had taken good care of him but couldn’t do anything to save his life. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"Still . . . mothers and children, he might have expected she'd try to save the babe." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Games were such a hit here, where the berries were only a symbol of a desperate girl trying to save her lover. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark had no doubt the man would give his life today if it meant saving one of their three missing friends. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She would be okay because we would win and I would save her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If her grandparents owned a million things, maybe they wouldn’t even have thought to save those stuffed animals. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t spend it all on gifts, though. I would save some, too.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe the call telling me I’m about to lose my life just saved his. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The sisters merely praised the Lord and proceeded to save a dozen people from snakebite; more than we’ve lost. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was saved by a jockey riding alongside him, George Taniguchi, who was so powerful that he was able to catch Longden with one hand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could use only a small amount of wood, to save what we had. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Like the power plant manager who quelled a riot in Huntington Beach, and the mysterious good Samaritan in Tustin who saved a whole bunch of people at a nursing home, then disappeared. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A million times I asked myself what I could do to save myself, and there were no answers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, we will grow up to preach God's word, take it out into the world and maybe we'll save some people. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Instead I shout, “Thanks for saving me, Violet. I don’t know what I would’ve done if you hadn’t come along. I guess I’d be dead right now.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sat in his one chair, and I told him how his forcing me out of Harlem had saved my life by turning me in the direction of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The person in that painting with the steel bones and legions in his skull would have saved Jesse. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The aim is to save as many as possible; the others may have to die unattended. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He’d saved the small handful of empty cartridge casings for the pistol but they were gone with everything else. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

That, together, they could figure out a way to save the kids we’d all been forced to leave behind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Tiberinus saved two babies, one of whom went on to found the world’s greatest empire. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Rosser leads his weary men back toward Rice’s Station, content in the knowledge that he has single-handedly saved the Confederacy—for the moment. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I asked for a miracle which would save the life of my little dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus I was desperate to save my friends. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“He would have saved Pettigrew too, I am sure of it.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“To see if your camp was worth saving. Luke had given me one story. I preferred to come to my own conclusions.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“A woman came to us out of the bitter winter—sick and desperate. We could not save her.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It saved him from the executioners who had killed his mother and brother. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In a last-ditch effort to save Roosevelt’s life, the doctor filled his syringe with quinine and injected it directly into Roosevelt’s abdomen. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He was already sympathetic to the plight of his Jewish workers; but from that time on, he increased his efforts to save as many Jews as he could. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“You just saved me a bunch of time and money. This is the least I owe you.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He had managed to save one last piece of honeycomb and had wrapped it carefully in a leaf. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Make your offer then, but gods save you all if Joff does not like this girl." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

However, he received no answer, save the mocking echo of his own voice ringing back at him through the dark woodlands. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And in many ways the animal method of doing things was more efficient and saved labour. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Still, now I had a special reason for being glad I had been able to save him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, there was no doubt I’d saved her life, and she gave me a token of it, and said I was to call on her help if ever it was needed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But I grudged Ira nothing: had I not saved from the day of her birth so that she should marry well? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also noticed AnnaBeth hadn’t said much about the personal things she would change—like getting her parents back together, or saving Luke. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was something that he lacked: discretion, aloofness, a sort of saving stupidity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to save animals,” I say again, but neither Windy nor Levi is listening to me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had saved the French fleet from attack. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had killed that one, but he had been too late to save Pol. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The tale of the golden godson, who distilled azoth and saved kingdoms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

HARRY: Poor kid thought he had to save the world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

And I had saved money from my twelve years’ work as a telephone operator. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Willis must have saved every jar of wheat germ she ever bought. I bet there’s a hundred of them.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I saved some chicken for my father—the breast, and half the biscuit. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She worked there, ate there, slept there, and saved her dimes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times did she save your life, Mazen? How many times did she save all of us?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well. I expect you to do a better job next time. A girl gets her life saved, she expects gentler treatment all-round.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bought it out almost ten years ago after working jobs on the side, saving up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I’m getting good grades, working his stupid full-time job, and saving for college. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I took a shower, and then lay in bed waiting for sleep to save me from the heat. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She begins to save cuttings from the fabric station in the store; every scrap goes into a steamer trunk with my name on it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We built pyramids of things that could be saved or salvaged and pyramids of things destined for the Dumpster. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

"I tried to save him. You know, CPR. But there was a lot of blood. They told me later he was gone right away. There was nothing I could do." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

On one of Tonya’s missions, she and her aircrew were saved “more thanks to the weather” than anything else. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I want to thank you for saving my life. I'll be eternally grateful to you.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“They needed a virgin sacrifice. But then Perseus came and saved her.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my namesake, Perseus, had saved her just in time and turned the sea monster to stone using the head of Medusa. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

In her decisive script, she wrote on them “important” and “save.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She wants to open up a Roth retirement account, but can’t seem to save enough. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even know if weeding can save them.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

For the next twelve hours, we waged a fierce and increasingly desperate battle to save the Cruz family’s trees. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

François called to him a quarter of a mile away and he doubled back, still one leap ahead, gasping painfully for air and putting all his faith in that François would save him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I want you to save the northmen like I saved you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If his plane was going down, Louie was under orders to fire his Colt .45 into the bombsight to prevent it from falling into enemy hands, then see about saving himself. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dad could not lose this argument and save face. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"And then it says something like, 'Whoever destroys a single life destroys the whole world. And whoever saves a single life saves the whole world.'" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And if so, would it grieve as the child who has lost a parent, or as the parent who could not save a petulant child from its own poor choices? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“And so you joined the army, and it saved your life,” I’d finish the story for him, trying to water down my voice, take some of the sting out of it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“What makes you think Mamá knows anything about Tonantzin coming to save us? Because, I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what the heck was going on when the goddess showed up.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

So I went to the market every weekend for two months to save up for Caitlin s gift. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Drowning Game goes like this: If Mom and Dad were drowning, who would we save first? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The “saving grace” was that no more than fourteen people came to watch. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I saved up my pocket money and bought her flowers and a teddy bear and a card. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know what kind of monster she had saved. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“They’d line up these kids who would come up and say: Please help save my life,” he says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The decision about who went where was made by Shin’s teacher, the man who two years earlier had saved Shin’s life by providing him with extra food and halting abuse from his classmates. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Many lives were saved, but months passed before anyone felt the worst was over; protecting property, restoring sanitation facilities, building temporary shelters, and supplying food and clean water were constant challenges. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

‘Yes,’ said Frodo, ‘it was Strider that saved us. Yet I was afraid of him at first. Sam never quite trusted him, I think, not at any rate until we met Glorfindel.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You can save Vista Heights,” she said after a few moments. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And he can work on his art there, saving everyone money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

His was the voice I had heard in the next room, saying he would rather get all of us out than hang one to save the others. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she saved the day: “‘Tis almost morning,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was not much older than John, only seventeen, and he was already saved and was a preacher. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“The fever will pass and these new customers will go back to the wharves. If we do save some money, we’ll keep it for a time when business lags.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This morning she needs contact to save her life. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, Omakayas reasoned, as she walked contentedly along, the taste of the sugar would save her from eating every one of the berries she was sure she would find on the path. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Was someone else blaming me to save his or her own skin? Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I had been so afraid I’d never be able to save enough money to get them here. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That was to be expected. Tell General Hood that General Meade might have saved himself the trouble. We’ll have that hill before night.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passing her finger over the name in gold, Shirley pictured herself as a grown-up, saving a life on the operating table, teaching a class, building a bridge. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He understood the superficial allure of a Harvard faculty appointment, but he advised Birge, “It’s our duty to save Ernest from himself.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And just when he finished his sentence, here came Winn-Dixie again, running to save his life. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody in our family is rich, but it seems like everybody saves up just enough for these kind of events, and we all pretend we’re rich for a day. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

That is the only way to save ourselves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saved those writings—they now sit in a box on a closet shelf—and to this day it still hurts me to read them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“This coupon is for two dollars off! Double, that means four dollars in savings!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I never did tell her how she helped Byron save my life in the water. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I actually imagined my mother, as frugal as she was, waking up from a coma and saying, “You spent how much.? You idiot. You should have saved that money to look after your brothers.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

With mounting terror, Taran cast desperately about in his mind for some means of saving his companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could’ve broken her back, but scraped my knee to save her, and this is my thanks? Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Washington was thrown into the swift-moving water and saved himself by grabbing a log torn from the raft. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Been saving my pocket money all summer for this,” Ron told Harry as they and Hermione strolled through the salesmen, buying souvenirs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Or I could eat it and get the high that way, that can work too, a little at a time, save up the rest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t let her down, yet how could he save her? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The universe is clearly trying to save me from myself. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But then Israel Hands throws the dagger, and it’s just dumb luck that saves Jim. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We could slip away and be that much closer to saving MidPass. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t God who saved me—it was medicine. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They saved me one but I hesitated, thinking of how I’d broken the Sabbath. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He had a cigar in his pocket which Mr. Pontellier had presented him with, and he was saving it for his afterdinner smoke. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See if the sanctuary is the best place for her. See if she can even be saved.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She wanted to believe he was worth saving, too. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"Not enough to save this child, it would seem." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"At the end of the bar. Don't look now. I been saving him for ya." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

In one, he wrote, “I was a Hero, I saved you from a lion that escaped from somewhere.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Are we, though? Or are we just panicking around and trying to save what we like?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had been saving that up for months. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Mama, that’s great! Can you and Papa get plane tickets? Do you need money? I have some saved up.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"We must boycott the Jews in order to save the Fatherland." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He locked all his drawers save one—the one he unlocked and took a small .32 from. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew it reminded her of the son she’d lost, and that she resented the other lives he helped, in his own small way, to save. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It all seemed very silly to him until one of the doctors said, “Well, do you think we should save his life? They might be sore at us if we do.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Since no Peeta appears to save me, she turns back to me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The Spaz Period, when I couldn’t draw a tree to save my life. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The only child of immigrant parents, orphaned at the age of twelve, self-educated, hard-working Samuel Westing saved his laborer's wages and bought a small paper mill. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't mean to be dramatic, but God save me from Morgan picking our set list. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

With their options running out and their savings dwindling, they felt they had no choice but to return to Riverbank. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“My father was killed trying to save me,” he said harshly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The parking spaces in front of the place are all taken, but there’s a spot saved with orange construction cones and blue crepe paper. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And although I spotted them at the assembly, they didn’t save me a seat or anything, so I didn’t get to talk to them. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sol suppose you could say I saved his life. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“But how will you know which one to pick? There’s a lot of dogs at the shelter. And they all want to be saved.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The yogurt raisin I’m saving for this afternoon is white, at least on the outside. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

You think there’s no other way of saving yourself, and you’re quite ready to save yourself that way. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Down to the marrow of your bones. I drew you here to serve my purpose. You have eaten at my table, and I have saved your life.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is the soul that must be saved, because the soul endures. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no one inside save an old dog asleep on a sofa. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I could always run up into the fields and save myself, but the point was to try to get the wagon home so we could earn our livelihood through the winter. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have taken us forever to save enough money for plane tickets. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

On the cover of the invitation, it said, “Whoever saves one life saves the world entire.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Several natural enemies of the spotted alfalfa aphid, an accidental import from the Middle East, are credited with saving the California alfalfa industry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“When you map, you’ve got to note the landscape, too. Might save your life.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We might have saved ourselves the worry, because it soon became apparent that while Dad didn’t like perfume on his own daughters, he didn’t object to it on other people’s daughters. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end, he had saved over a thousand Jews. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It felt like a box of chocolates, but I knew Bailey wouldn’t save money to buy candy when we had all we could want under our noses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had had my eye on one horse in particular, Prancer, the one I had dreamed about during all those months as I saved up the five pennies I needed to ride him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She had been saving to make the pilgrimage to Mecca herself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Engines and men had scattered as the fire advanced and were now operating on their own, essentially trying to save individual buildings here and there. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

They know no one would try to save it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dowry did not save Hari, and now we are burdened with one more mouth to feed,” she scolded. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He evidently thought his life was so valuable that someone would surely save it even at the cost of the supreme sacrifice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we had “feasts” there, with bits and pieces of food saved from meals. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Selyse has the right of this, Lord Snow. Let them die. You cannot save them. Your ships are lost—” “Six remain. More than half the fleet.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But she murdered the farmer’s daughter! How could you possibly save a murderer?” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She would go to the school at siesta time with the consent of her parents, to whom Pilar Ternera had paid the other half of her savings. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“He saved up for a year for you to go to the moon?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she was—perhaps he’s away, gone to one of those hot countries he jets off to to save lives. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like they saved the best toys in the world just for the sick kids. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I watched out my window, swallowing back the lump in my throat and praying for something to save Ob and me. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first time the sight of the island cemetery had saved them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I ran for the trees along Ms. Griegson’s fence, waving my arms and yelling, as though that could somehow save my chickens. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“We got this far. We’ll find the master bolt and save your mom. No problem.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

No one so much as lifted a finger to save Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then, at the part where Pa was supposed to pat me on the head for saying the right thing, Miss Marva Hendrix said, “Why can’t Vonetta be in charge of saving?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She would never forgive me if I saved her instead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to these endorsements, Fuller ’s job was saved, but the attacks enraged many in the black community, foremost among them Ann Atwater, who was by this time completely devoted to the charismatic leader. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was completely naked save for a pair of gold-toed socks and a cross necklace that I’d found in my brother’s room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Reynie, for saving me from that dart,” said Mr. Benedict with a wink and a clipped version of his dolphin laugh. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“To save fuel,” she said, turning briefly to Jaja and me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I consider warning her that taking a turn with Jackson is beyond a terrible idea, but I decide to save my breath. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He only knew that some part of Sarai might yet be saved, and must be. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“The day is saved. Not bad for your first day as a Junior Agent.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She wasn't sure why she was saving these words, but she felt like they belonged in her lock box. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe the episode is about some evil people plotting to blow up Kunu Yaku, and his assignment is to find the bomb and save us all. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That would save us a lot of time.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Saved the mainmast—saved the ship—all on his own. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

All I had to do was let the unforgiving laws of nature run their course and I would be saved. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was going to save mine for me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gyms would pay the best, she’d figured, and she’d get a little saved and then look for something that would move her up in the world. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mirian hopes to save enough money to return in the next year or two—before her children are grown. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When you had to fight with all your heart to save those you loved. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t expecting you to save my life,” Paulette replied, offering Stella her hand for the second time. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ares would save Henry, and the prophecy would be fulfilled. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’d say it was his job as captain to tell Tad to beat a path to safety and let him handle saving the day. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When the wood wagons had been attacked before, soldiers always came out of the fort to save them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

From the gates old Priam, his father, and his mother Hecuba cried to him to come within and save himself, but he did not heed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I arrived a bit late, but when I went inside the temple, anyone that caught my eye smiled knowingly at me, as if they were saving me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was glad he had his money all saved up. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Only a sense of the solidarity and fighting ability of Mack and the boys saved them from some kind of reprisal. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps what I had already learned to feel in my childhood saved me from that futile path. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How much more do you need to see? Let me save you the trouble: Nothing that you remember has survived. Best to forget.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We’d be with our uncle, moon over the Jackson Five, and get candy without spending money that could go toward our Madison Square Garden savings. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I’m guessing this generosity came on account of me saving his wife and all. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He would detonate the bomb and then run to her aid to save her and then they would live happily ever after. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then, no surprise, he decides to call Lucas Cader to save him one more time. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The middles didn’t crunch when I bit into them so I saved them for last like a vegetable. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt horrible about it and it sucked, but I couldn’t save them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“So how is that supposed to save me from her?” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Half a loaf of bread might have saved him, if he could even eat it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“In most cases the actual expense is small compared with the probable saving,” says J. G. Matthysse of the New York State College of Agriculture. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The first vision to appear was of the Uncle fighting the cucos and saving Thorn and Seven from the Shrouded. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He came on strong, thinking he’d save the children, and what does he do but lose his own? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pete was the one who swum out and saved Jimmy Blake at the swimming hole. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was ticked at myself for not saving some of the rainwater we’d bailed from the boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He let Adas go. Then he tricked Annabeth into saving him and used her to convince Artemis to take the sky.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

"Saving a dog and a white woman is a stupid way to die. Only thing in the world you need to save is your own self." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

What if they got themselves in trouble at the top of this cliff, and Jason decided that saving Hazel wasn’t in the best interest of the quest? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“He fought against the Soviets and saved us.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

My savings were not much, but each week they grew. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if we run true to form we’ll fight for three or four weeks, getting you ready to go away. If you’re getting restless, couldn’t you just go away and save all the trouble?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They will carry the phone numbers of friends in Miami and the life savings of relatives. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes! We got invited to this fancy dinner party on account of saving so many folks at the lecture a couple of weeks ago.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The shed was entirely empty save for a pile of straw in one comer of the dirt floor. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of her seemed unalive, like a pale wax model of my mother: the woman who could not fight fire with fire, even to save her children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that we no longer belonged to the Company, we somehow had to acquire a thousand dollars worth of property, a faraway figure when you can only save nickels and dimes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t save him later at the dinner table. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maggie ended up being another saving grace for me that summer. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“And I can do nothing to save Hamlet. He is lost to me, as well as to you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Grout and Sauceda are particularly dogged, partly because it means saving lives. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He said, “I hope you know you can never date Charlie,” and claimed he was saying this to save me from a destiny like his and Mom’s. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And he knew that Weep, the city of his dreams, which he had just saved from devastation, was open to him no longer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My father's original goal was to save enough to build a house in his village, but apparently he started to misbehave. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I took a step forward, trying to save him from further embarrassment, and placed a hand on his shoulder. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No hounds bell like those, save the pack of Gwyn the Hunter. And so,” he mused, “Gwyn, too, rides abroad.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Look to me like you been married long enough to’ve saved something!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I kept the two dimes from the change to save up for our phone call. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to make my own money to spend or save as I wish. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

No net to save them as they vaulted through the circus air. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had dressed her in the white gown and crown of wax orange blossoms that were being saved for her wedding day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ranger caught him by the arm and saved him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Rumors reached us that the women had been saved and would be arriving soon. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Her husband saved up his horseshoeing money and bought her freedom right after they were married. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Special had thrown himself off the roof to save her! Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The people in the hospital that Papa couldn’t save. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m someone who may have just saved your son’s life,” I said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She kicked and screamed, desperate to save her blind friend. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He would save the wolves just as he had saved the people of Kangik. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark, anyway, save for the red smoke-detector button and the occasional swoop of headlights from the road outside. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She also had some money in her savings account. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The volume titled Silky Mischief, in which Rainbow’s gentle influence saves an ill-tempered pony on a neighboring farm from a gruesome fate, left an especially lasting impression. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Wants to save the best part of the afternoon for later. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The boys stopped to look for tin foil in the gutter and to pick up cigarette butts which they would save and smoke in the cellar on the next rainy afternoon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it was quite easy to imagine her the product of an unsatisfied mother who unduly stressed the desirability of professional careers that could save bright girls from marriages to dull men. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She is Chief Powhatan’s daughter, the girl who saved Captain Smith’s life, the Indian princess who has more courage than a hundred soldiers. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t wanted to hear her; I’d just wanted to save her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Anthony borrowed money from friends and family, spent all of her savings, and raised subscription rates, but the newspaper still ended up $10,000 in debt, an amount equal to about $175,000 today. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

All these people’s prayers and support had saved my life. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Those are much cheaper, and it could work in the short term if I can save up enough for lessons. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“If you commit this sin to save a life, have you destroyed the world, or have you saved it?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m very glad I could help you two save a library from turning into a cheap, Floo-powdered World of Wizardry tourist trap,” she continued, her voice shaky. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“About the dance—I didn’t mean to set you off. It is for a good cause. And I hope, if you come, you save one dance for me.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“He quite possibly saved both you and Emilia. Emilia also scrambled to Ingrid. I saw it. He stopped her too.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There was nothing he could do to save himself. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She deals in real estate, and she was saving up to make the pilgrimage. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how heavy the embroidery, it will not save him from a bolt to the heart. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And every Sunday after church I would tear The Family Circus out to save. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After all, I'd saved nearly the whole of my New York salary, so I could just about afford it But the hollow voice said, "You better count me out." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It pays to save things,” he said in his surly voice. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Bran's wolf had saved the boy's life, he thought dully. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I am alone in the barrel of the gun and no one can save me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He leaned close to Plumpen and whispered harshly, “What would you do to save them?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The entire operation was so valuable that its insights were code named Magic, and over the course of the war it saved many American and Allied lives. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

With the full sunlight shining down she scarcely glittered at all, save for where the darkest shadows touched her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She has performed a kind of emergency triage, banishing the infected to save the well. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

They still had other suspects to check out—that’s all that saved me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few frogs lost their heads and floundered among the feet and got through and these were saved. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing here to save, nothing to grasp. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And even Byrd, who more than anything wants to fix her own house, not save another. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I walked through the front door, weighing the cost of telling versus not telling, when I was saved from making a decision by Mother calling me into the parlor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They could have tried to save the blind girl. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Two best friends meeting on the street to say so many things at once: I betrayed you, I love you, I want to save you, I’m sorry. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I knew I only had a moment to act if I wanted to save the deer’s life. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For the first mile or so, I feel high and excited, like I just ran into a burning building and saved lives, like I’m some sort of hero. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Richard will ever forgive me, for my meanness to James while he was alive, and my failure to save him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was not that he could not make money, but that he would not save it. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I'm crying for Mirjam, the girl I was supposed to save but couldn't, and didn't even know. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the harshness in my voice, but I was desperate to save my sisters, and the faster we got out of there, the better. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Because of my great fright I remember little of the river crossing except the cry of the man who saved me and my burst for freedom. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They probably were. Our childish naiveté saved us.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Every interaction with these applicants saves her life just a little. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Willing to sell out your own country just to save your life.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you and your brothers have to save up twig by twig.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Because if I couldn’t help these kids, if I couldn’t save them, then what good was I? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

No longer do we lie helpless, waiting on the scaffold, we can destroy and kill, to save ourselves, to save ourselves and to be revenged. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to make out by what agency she had been saved. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I stole them and sold them, I would have enough to tide me over in Memphis until I could get a job, work, save, and go north. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if this was true, would they arrive in time to save anybody inside the camps? Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not hungry. I want to save the food.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

‘I will save you, Fairy Wogdog, and my dear master, too. Leave it to me!’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I had no idea you were taking pictures. We’re trying to save actual lives, and you’re flitting around with your camera? I told everyone you were too young." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The tiny office is dark save for the pool of light spilling in from the hall and the dim haze from the streetlamps seeping in through the single window. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If it isn’t as salsa-y as you want this time, don’t eat so many chips and salsa next time, and save more for migas. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“If it is not love that will save you this time,” said Voldemort, “you must believe that you have magic that I do not, or else a weapon more powerful than mine?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you’re going to save the world, I’m the best person to keep you from messing up.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It took Gey eight years to get through medical school because he kept dropping out to work construction and save for another year’s tuition. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But Julie was still alive and there had to be a way to save her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She tried her best to save them, but both boys died. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He, too, was high on getting saved and other matters of eternal preservation. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

"My sleeve is tmm and my breeches are unaccountably damp, but nothing was harmed save my dignity." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly starving, and wished I had saved my candy bar instead of offering it to my brother. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men, Shamsoun said, first escorted their children and wives into the hills—journeys that took days—and then returned to their villages to save what possessions they could before the government convoys arrived. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As an agent for the Union Pacific, he single-handedly saved Colorado’s wool trade during a blizzard by ramming locomotive plows through snowdrifts to open the tracks for trains bearing sheep feed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those two weeks were mostly uneventful save for the massive forty-man search party that the police department somehow coaxed into hiking through the woods all around Lily and canoeing down the river. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Still, if Mary saved half her cookie, while Laura ate the whole of hers, or if Laura saved half, and Mary ate her whole cookie, that wouldn’t be fair, either. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t make sense for a man so concerned with saving money to be wasting a car like that. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He needed saving; therefore, she would save him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I thought I could rely on you at least to save your own life! ” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like saving up two weeks of pizza- delivery tips to take me to Yo-Yo Ma instead of just asking me out on a regular date. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if we get too cold while sleeping and don't wake up in time to save ourselves? We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Carlisle swam to France, and continued on through Europe, to the universities there. By night he studied music, science, medicine — and found his calling, his penance, in that, in saving human lives.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Enrolled in college again, she lived at home to save money for the years of medical school ahead. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know Mom’s trying her best, but I’m the last Nelson, the only one who can save that land now. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

My earmuffs are the only thing saving me from all the everyday sounds bombarding my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The only person who might’ve been able to reach out and save her from herself. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“I was working strictly free-lance. And I didn’t kidnap her; I saved her from others who were doing that very thing.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Zero had offered to help, but Stanley thought it better for Zero to save his strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“No one’s expecting you to cure cancer or save endangered pandas,” Malcolm says. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I immediately opened a savings account and a checking account, and bought myself a new suit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She was wearing only her ordinary shoes now, and she suspected that they would not be as skilled as those fairy slippers that had saved her on Souls Night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The place is chaos, the head physician and his apprentices overwhelmed as they try to save wounded men. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

No one is even going to try to save the town. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“What I do with million dollar? I make you many skirt, that what. You may as well keep money and buy skirt. That save me some time.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care for the idea of doing nothing more than just run away to save our skins—not after Pimpernel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set the table with the “good” china that my mother saved for Sundays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and birthdays. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He brought the sword up, twisting it in a wide arc, and said, “None of your heroes are here to save you now. You’ll die at the end of my sword this time.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Most definitely. And Victor and those guys. They’re trying to save those Golden Dawn tangerines, and the rest of the trees out there.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now I'm giving you a chance to save yours. Turn yourself in. Please. No one will get hurt." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“My parents would want me to save him, though.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He wanted to go to Central, he said, because it was closer to his home and would save time and money. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he forgot to bring one?There was no way the man could save himself in that overwhelming sea. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I can hold my own in a fistfight, but I'm not about to get shot to save some corner store fifty bucks in loot, or whatever this thug pilfered. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Kingdoms get the princes they deserve, farmers’ daughters die for no reason, and sometimes witches merit saving. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Grandma India would adjust her hat, and then we would both strut down the aisle to the seats that her friend Mr. Claxton had saved for us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have been employed to instruct us in the whole range of our institutional virtues, from the White House to your neighborhood savings bank. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And more important, I needed to talk with her about how to get my parents saved. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And that was enough to start the other two praising Jesus for helping us to save and I fell in with them, praising and stomping. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Would the people in the square think her news was just a child’s wishful thinking, or would they listen and be saved? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Young Prince Mamillius, the king’s son, had not been resurrected like the queen, or saved like the baby daughter. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

‘The Lord does not permit those who wear the black and silver to leave their post for any cause, save at his own command.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was my turn next to shake the hand of the man who had saved my life many times...but that was years ago. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

One day he came after dinner and she’d saved some food for him. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then the door gave a muffled thump behind me, and the hall was quiet save for the sound of my own breathing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I saved them for Lily, because she would listen. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But it was too late to save her. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Frank had saved them from the Laistrygonians and gotten them out of Vancouver. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Aye, curious. I know the ways of boys. They are like cats who thrust their noses into everything and oftentimes are sorry. You had best save your curiosity, young one, for safer subjects.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A friend who once pulled me from a frozen cow pond and saved my life. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

"A few more blackbirds, and we should have enough to bake a pie. I'll save you their feathers for a hat." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Like offering candy to a child and then yanking back your hand with some excuse about saving his teeth, I thought. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could wait and save it for later—whatever it is. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We will do everything we can. But we might not be able to save him.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

If her life’s work was really to take care of these apes, wasn’t saving one the most important thing? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But over the summer, I had been able to save only a thousand dollars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They, also, endangered their lives to save mine. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the service of saving Africa’s babies and extracting its mineral soul, the West has built a path to its own door and thrown it wide for the plague. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron, who was supposed to be jinxing Harry, was purple in the face, his lips tightly compressed to save himself from the temptation of muttering the incantation. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

For tens of thousands of workers, particularly those who had risked their lives by fighting to save democracy in the Great War, it was a bitter blow. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

And I definitely trusted Thomas with my life, even if he couldn’t tell a joke to save his. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I’d use two and save one for myself if it came to that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, and felt then that some part of the dreary afternoon of the dreary Sunday had been saved. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

With Santos here, Lourdes tells herself, she will save enough to bring her children within two years. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In any case, the teacher again saved his life. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s good advice, you’d better take it and save your fingers,” she said, thinking her speech amused him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’d seemed such a victory just to save his life, bring him back from a night in the Maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They would save every drop of the spilled honey and put it away, and they would have plenty of honey again, long before winter came. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can drive in twilight, and save the sunny part of the day for charging. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As soon as I got to college, I found a part-time job and saved up all my money for new clothes. I bought magazines to teach myself to do my makeup.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Time to speak up, if only to save Mama some face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The dorms are quiet, save for the pounding of rain against our atrium’s glass ceiling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Twenty years we have been saving all kinds of things for the relatives in Haiti. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Because I want to tell him we're going to try to save him and because I think my mother is with him, thought Meggie, but naturally she did not say so out loud. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Just as he said that, the bus turned the corner and pulled up to the stop, so I was saved from having to respond. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

What most caught Miss Hill’s attention was the fact that the furniture wagon was empty save for an iron stove that seemed much too large for a private residence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Various electronics saved from the flood were now resting on the dining-room table. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She must do what was necessary to save the crown—and her future. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m saving on light bulbs,” the man said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

These were highly intelligent, able-bodied men who were denied access to stable high-paying jobs, which in turn kept them from being able to buy homes, send their kids to college, or save for retirement. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They would try to save the entire written wisdom of the Jews of France. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Jeanine tried to have me killed, but my mother saved me. She used to be Dauntless, so she knew how to use a gun.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The man always saved him for last because, Tendai suspected, he sensed the resistance. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And a way to save some money, too. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t want to take a deep breath and save his worries for another day. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Make a staff, he thought, or a lance, and save the hatchet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later there was speculation that Emeline herself had trusted Holmes with her $800 savings, only to have it disappear in a fog of promises of lavish future returns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I tell her that all I want to do is keep a diary, not save the world. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Though our future prospects were worse than bleak, I was still hoping we could save my parents and at least some of the other patients. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I noticed the same thing. I worried she might be suffering. I thought maybe she needed us to save her.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

My brain is too fuzzy to pay attention—I feel like Jamie has just saved my life. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I have saved the most remarkable contribution of linguistics for last. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I read only what the birds wanted to tell me. They wanted to save the oasis. Tomorrow all of you will die, because there are more men at the oasis than you have.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the Mormon kids, intent on saving Jesse, brought him notes from their bishops and copies of the Book of Mormon to try to win him over. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore off the front of the cards and saved them so I could recycle them for this year. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Certainly no miracle came to save his farm, or for that matter, anything else he had lost in his life. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But on the seventh day, Tehlu drew near before Encanis could bring his power to bear and the seventh city was saved. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They tried to save him at the hospital! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing in the silent dust, I understood at last what Uri had done and what he had saved me from. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Dobby wants to save Harry Potter’s life! Better sent home, grievously injured, than remain here, sir! Dobby only wanted Harry Potter hurt enough to be sent home!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Black wanted to save it, that only proved he cared more for Crookshanks than for Harry’s parents.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The lion saved the mouse, and as the story continued, the mouse saved the lion in return. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The vampire who wanted to be good — who ran around saving people’s lives so he wouldn’t be a monster ... Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Had Schindler arrived just a little later, it would have been too late to save not only my mother but all the women in his company who had been sent to the left. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The forty-page report was quickly denounced by Korean Air officials as sensationalized and unrepresentative, but by that point, it was too late to save the company’s reputation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She spoke in a low, pacifying voice, stranger for being formal, but saved from falseness by the soberness of her face. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I just . . . feel like I need to save everyone. To redeem myself.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The torches were covered, save those near the stage, bringing darkness to the hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A more general and surely less parochial view was that his face had been just barely saved from too-handsomeness, not to say gorgeousness, by virtue of one ear’s protruding slightly more than the other. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Here I was rescuing baby monsters, but I couldn't save my friend. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Rebel or Redcoat, there were none who needed to use us sufficiently to save us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Later I couldn’t of told you to save my neck why I asked her what I did then. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Well, I thought, if it concerns me I shall hear soon enough, and if not I shall have saved myself a walk....So with ordinary things I sought to still my qualms. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knocked on the wooden door and stepped through into a yard that had very little in it save for a parched strawberry patch and a bare lemon tree. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This is what you brought back to save us? I might as well set myself on fire and save the Lord of Destruction the trouble.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Vola would save her feathers, would make her puppets all alone in the woods, more and more and more of them, and tell that soldier’s story to no one. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“She might not have needed saving if we hadn’t locked the thing in with her,” Harry reminded him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“If it is in home, school, or anyplace. This is our request to the world—save our schools, save our Pakistan, save our Swat.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Somehow, the girl had given Harison a few extra minutes, though it hadn’t been enough to save him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I already owe him for saving my life. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"It's a good-luck story, about a lady who almost lost her arm, but a girl saved it because she had thirty magic beads." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She turned and slunk away, with one last defiant snap to save her pride. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I realized that I had not been objective in my quixotic fight to save the clubs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“China wants to control Korea again! The only way to save our country is to fight!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He tells the story of a ship’s captain who saved everyone on his boat except himself. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the process, she would save her own as well. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“How much do you have saved up for rent?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I hear that I have no new messages and no saved messages. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nighttime, and save for the stars above, the burning hole in the ground near the Bottle Tree was the only light for miles. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She had chosen to save me, and Atlas’s fury had broken her inside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A mantelpiece bare of ornaments save for an enormous block of white marble shaped like a bear, a piece of modern sculpture in which was inset a clock. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

They’ll always talk about how the stained mattress at the side of the road saved that chick’s life. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He was angry at his inability to do anything about saving her. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jem said, “You can be Mr. Damon, Dill. He’s always funny and he saves everybody in the end. You know, he always blesses everything.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He finally understood his mother’s choice, saving her comrades at the cost of her own life. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Every time we had to walk up a hill to save the horses, she’d say why couldn’t Granmaw have died last week.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It must be that one of them would have saved him somehow. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They stared at him, at his face that was as blue as his hands, and they struggled—all save Thyon—with an overwhelming upsurge of cognitive dissonance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Papa said, “Be generous in your dealings, but always have something saved for rainy weather.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He meant to save every child, thinking Africa would then learn how to have fewer children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was that that saved me this afternoon. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he felt that his life was not worth the effort that Max had made to save it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One morning, I decided to walk to town to save money and spotted a young lady who had been with me at Fort Hare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered the afternoon after the puppy and his mother had been saved. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I sold Kutti, even though he was more yours than mine. I’m so sorry. I only wanted to save you, Rukku. Get better. Please.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Another I saved to show her again sometime, if I wanted pity or else needed some easy ammunition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early on, Dell Duke had wanted to be a doctor because he liked TV shows with heroic people who saved lives every week while showing off perfect teeth and great haircuts. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

No one else, save perhaps Jefferson, could match his record of service to the cause of independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The man saved his money to bring her here. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The helicopters might swoop us up from the ridge and save us a trip back to the hooch. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could probably have made it down to Grand Central Station jumping by himself, but it saved time to be given a ride. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Things are not looking good for Olympus. Yet you and Annabeth saved this camp. I’m not sure I should thank you for that” “It was a group effort.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Though of noble bearing, he wore the garb of an ordinary warrior, with no ornament save a curiously shaped iron brooch at his collar. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He's gotten the medicine -I don't know how, persuaded some gaggle of romantic fools to sell their jewels -and I can save Peeta! The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Just after the curtains opened, Aunt Loma marched in from backstage, dressed fit to kill in black silk and importance, and sat down in the aisle seat that the Tuttles had saved for her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He told Henrietta her cells would help save the lives of countless people, and she smiled. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Why couldn’t they save it?” she asks, and her voice is choked. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Lana’s not a coward. She wouldn’t save herself and leave us to die.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Save enough to keep dry, save enough to cast one’s chains, save enough to go away. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home, he counts out his life savings, which is a higher amount than he had expected, and packs a change of clothes and an extra sweater. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She wanted to see the original Tiber River, where Lupa the wolf goddess saved Romulus and Remus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

You wanted her to go at the same time you were desperate for me to save her. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I lit my candle, took out the rabbit and squirrel hides I had been saving, and began rubbing and kneading them to softness. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what I wanted to tell him was that he had saved my life in ways he never imagined, or ever could. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had helped harvest each seed saved in Mama’s seed bag. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, actually a garbage can saved his life, but it could have been tragic. Don’t you people watch your children? Letting him play in the street like that! You ought to be ashamed of yourself!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Help out, save some money, maybe go to college the following year. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I have a headache from trying to save that business today. That’s why I didn’t go to the races.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stayed in El Paso with Apá’s distant cousin and worked at a restaurant until they were able to save enough money to take the bus to Chicago. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were too many and I could not work fast enough to save them all. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A girl who saves her life by telling a cruel sultan a bunch of stories? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Aye, it had kept his ka in his body, but it had saved him from little else. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Staring at the sun Oh my own voice cannot save me now Standing in the sea It’sjust one more breath and then down I go. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

What saved him were some friends from his hometown in High Point, Curtis and Minnie Ware. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm glad I saved an armful" was all that Sarah said. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

In a moment you are lost or saved. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But quitting drinking didn’t save my marriage, because quitting drinking is only what it is: quitting drinking. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was a long story about how Marshall had saved the Professor from being unjustly accused and described the murderer so that the police were able to catch him. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was from these seeds and others, and from the flowers and roots beneath them, that Mr. Ages made the draughts and powders that could sometimes save the sick from dying. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had to watch my grandmother die, but Ivy was supposed to save hers. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Bengalis like Masjid learn early how to save ten minutes' worth of words by raising an eyebrow, wrinkling a nose, or tipping a head at a specific angle. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gives Chou the other leg, takes the breasts himself, and saves the rest for our trip. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No authorities had any record of it, and he never recovered the money, his life savings. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The doors close and as I drop to the earth, just as Marlene did after I decided not to save her, I scream, my hands tearing at my clothes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years he had saved Izzy from her own stupidity—as he thought of it—a number of times, but this, for him, was a new record. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Let us joust for our master first and save the bear for some other time.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In that second I try to summon some pity for the person who saved my life. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Minya was the fearsome elder sister who had saved all their lives, and they would do anything for her, even hate for her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I almost had enough saved for a new pair I saw, better than Mike’s. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Lourdes knows that Cuba saves its prime food for tourists or for export to Russia. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Boss wrote and signed a letter with his instructions: if he did not return with a relief ship, Wild was to take the men in the remaining two boats and try to save themselves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The letters Mother wrote back, painstakingly, late at night, when she’d saved up enough money for a stamp, contained plenty of news of Matthew and Mark, but never once had mentioned Luke’s name. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If it would save my daughters,” the parson said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe what she’d just done—saved Rachel’s life, landed a helicopter, and walked away like it was no big deal. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“To save Prim and my mother, yes,” I answer. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The volunteers began to dump water on the fire almost as though they might even so late save some corporeal part of the family. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Jim’s grand plan, PIH would become an instrument for expanding the resources to treat TB, and in the process save itself. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten it for a total steal on Craigslist because the lens cap was missing and the handle was broken, and even then it had wiped out my entire savings account. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“When you save treat for one hour, it will taste better! I learn this from my mother many year ago.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There’s no excuse that is going to save me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu was about to sign a lease—if saving money meant living with mice, then so be it—when Ginika’s friend told them of a room for rent, a great deal, as college life went. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then he said nothing for a while and I knew, I just knew, he’d seen right and I had saved the day for my sisters and me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Treasury hundred dollar bill, and the dentist is saying, sadly, in French, “I think we can save the molar, but I’m afraid that tongue will have to come out.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Montag opened his mouth to answer Faber and was saved this error in the presence of others when the station bell rang. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not telling you to save your marriage,” she protested. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flora had saved the squirrel's life; she didn't see any reason she couldn't save Mrs. Tickham's tongue. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The ones they thought they could save they worked on, the others they marked their wounds down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, in order to save time, ink, and page turns, common notation has many ways to show that a part of the music should be repeated exactly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

What may seem like a detail to you was something which would save my life and which Richard Parker would come to regret. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, surely. They’re in Poseidon’s service. Their business is to save any ship in distress.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks at me pleadingly, as though she is the one who needs to be saved. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I force myself to look at his eyes, searching for a remnant of the soft-spoken man who once thanked me for saving his marriage. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't actually save her life, not like heroes in the movies or anything. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

If I spoke Spanish, I think a little part of me would want to say, “Thank you for saving me, Juan. I owe you one.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was the only book he had been able to save from being sold. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

At the top of the stairs they reach a black platform, where everything is endlessly dark save for a circus worker in a white suit who is guiding patrons inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Like Jefferson—indeed, like any self-respecting statesman of the era, save perhaps Burr—Adams had no intention of campaigning for the office. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It had worked, and the animal bounded away, saving him a trip to the local revival center. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All it amounted to was “God save me! Please God save me!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Tucker should have to give up his life’s savings,” he said. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I asked Jesus to save me my wife.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have given anything to change places if it meant saving her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I could think of her wondering why I didn’t do something, why I didn’t save him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pennsylvania one year paid out $90,000 in bounties for the killing of 130,000 owls and hawks to save the state’s farmers a slightly less than whopping $1,875 in estimated livestock losses. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

For all she knew, he’d conned some poor honest trader out of his life savings to make the Crow Club thrive. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But Stella knew his turn was coming—he was saving his energy for the storytelling. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The mechanical engineering might save my life if something breaks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will look for two jobs and then we can save for our own house. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then he remembered that the rat had been useful in saving Charlotte’s life, and that Charlotte was trying to save his life. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess I’m not lying to save you from getting caught or receiving punishment,” she thought out loud. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

But outside her chambers she found Utherydes Wayn waiting with two women clad in grey, their faces cowled save for their eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Rations, reduced in December, were reduced again in February, and lanterns in the stalls were forbidden to save oil. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Lending a coat to a friend who needed to save face with his mother and father could be normal, Shin thought. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But to beg the physician to save him was equally so, since Hassan would only wake up to hate her forever. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But I knew how difficult it was for Mama and Papa to make calls to the U.S., so it was up to us to save all our extra money and call them. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, he’d saved the phone number of the reptile wrangler who had successfully removed the alligators from the toilets. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You've been sent to the orchestra, yes? Well. Join your very lucky sisters. Music has saved your life today." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She would never forgive me if I saved her and didn’t save Olympus. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘Sméagol will swear never, never, to let Him have it. Never! Sméagol will save it. But he must swear on the Precious.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Armstrong said that before the war began, he’d lead his church members to Jordan, where they’d be saved because they were “God’s People.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I asked the alethiometer,” she told him, “and it said we shouldn’t try and escape from the little people, because they were going to save our lives. So maybe we’re stuck with ’em.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I had somehow lost my innocence and let sin enter into my soul, and the knowledge of God, the saving grace, was far away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrapped up his ironed apron carefully in a piece of clean paper saved for that purpose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary might eat one piece each, but the rest was saved for Christmas Day. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody knew it was his mother, Kate, who saved him from affliction and the early winnowing that is every plantation slave’s first trial. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

One of them, a lady wearing a hot-pink shirt, shares that she just got her tax return and is treating herself to a night out before she puts the rest into her savings account. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Mija is fighting a very dangerous infection and she has to have surgery if there is any chance of saving her. Please, wait outside with your children,” Nurse Cha said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

If you have only a room, with a hot plate at best, you can’t save by cooking up huge lentil stews that can be frozen for the week ahead. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I'm being too adversarial, considering they spend all day working on how to save my life. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. That is how I witnessed what happened to my people. If only I had foreseen what was to come, I might have been able to prevent it. To save at least some of them...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Bonuses are free for everything else, like extra saving, big vacations, and major repairs on the house.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Do not fear! the Trementinas danced and sang, we are on the holy hill and we are saved. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Father ought to know, for he’s out to save them all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was black, and therefore a part of Islam, and would be saved from the holocaust awaiting the white world whether I would or no. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

They saved the kingdom, again and again, and let the king have all the honor. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“We should have saved the margarine just in case the gas gets turned back on. Miracles happen, you know.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Our food was gone before I realized I should have saved something for the next day. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ever forget it if you’re in trouble. It could save your life,” he said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

"You used to want to save stray animals," I remind Newcharlie. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“That’d be good. Gale means to, but he’s only got his Sundays, and I think he likes saving those for you.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

These were the youth brigades, who thought they could save the revolution with patriotic murals and inflammatory doves. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he could not think of anything more to say that would hide his ignorance and save his pride. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I should’ve been paying attention. I could have flown down and saved them.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“She probably doesn’t. I mean who would have thought that some supernatural being was going to show up and save us because we sang her a song?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why we have to save it!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several hours all they heard were the light tap of their footsteps and the scraping sound of Ripred’s teeth on a bone he’d saved from lunch. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He laid down his fork and his strong black fingers gripped the edge of the table; there was silence save for the tinkling of his brother’s fork against a plate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

With the money I made selling CDs and videogames, I was able to save up and add new components and more memory to my own computer. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was her father, whom the gods had saved by changing him into a bird. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would pay two dollars and a half a week for my room and I would save the balance for my trip to Chicago. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used his meager savings to leave a message for his parents at the main post and left Corabel with Erastis that night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Or if he could have launched himself in front of a wand to save someone he loved....He envied even his parents’ deaths now. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Well, I’m still the blackest thing in school, and it was me that saved his butt today. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bates’s widow said, “We Indians cannot get our rights in these courts and I have no chance at all of saving this land for my children.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As they talked there came to them one of the King’s grandsons whose life Jason once had saved, and he told them of Medea’s magic power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that’s saved me from going completely nuts is bowling. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There isn’t enough time to think about the significance of what we’re going to try to do: stop a revolution, save the experiments, change the Bureau forever. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We save our clothes for the relatives in Haiti. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Katherine makes a small sound in the back of her throat before saying, “Well, Sheriff, thank you for that. I'd planned on disciplining Jane, but this will save me some effort.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Grammy saves up comics from the Boston Globe to use as wrapping paper. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Time was running out—could I save it? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Those will get saved to the end, and by the time I have the time to deal with them, they’ll be so out of date that I’ll just have to apologize: Sorry, man. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I saved myself from landing on my head by clutching a curbstone with my hands. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lacked the men to keep them from landing or to save our lives if they attacked us, which we were certain they would. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know,” he replies, “but it saves time.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

That would outnumber the lives saved by two of the most widely promoted inventions in recent memory: safer cribs and child car seats. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

What must have happened, he came to realize, was that Fred had left the door to her suite open when he rushed in to save her after returning from his wild-goose chase. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The wonder to me now is that I thought myself worth saving. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The suitcase was empty, save for a small black ceramic bird, nestled into an interior pocket. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He shouted, “Who are you? Will you save me?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

As if this wasn’t bad enough, Benton was nearly shunned by his entire family, who, save for the occasional “How are you?” or “Could you pass the salt?” seemed oblivious to his very existence. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I will save you,” she says, “if you promise to tell me all the things that go on behind my back.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

If they could save the fleet, they could retreat and regroup. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The minute I had enough money saved to go one way, I’d be out of there.To celebrate my first night in Boston, Ella prepares a large dinner of baked chicken. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hopes of saving her family drained away. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Not for long—not when you find out the savings you can enjoy at Weatherbee & Crotch’s Annual Blowout Summer Fashions Sale! Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better yet, I might manage to make off with the theatre's copy, saving myself a good deal of toil and trouble. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not when I met Tom, who saved me from grief after Dad died. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday morning, I retrieved Caitlin's last letter and brought it to school with me along with the money I had saved from working in Harare as a down payment. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“She said she was saving it for when you got here.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"It made my husband and me sick as well," said Mrs. Ten-nyson, "but it nearly killed Becca, what with her being so young. Sam saved her life." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He got a job and started saving for a new set of wheels. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

If he could die saving lives, it was a better way to go than one last lay. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I should save this for last. If I lose the others or they go dead, I’ll still have this on my head,” he thought. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was certain that they could save their marriage and restore their home life. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She spent an astonishing amount of time in attending lectures and demonstrations, distributing literature for the Junior Anti-Sex League, preparing banners for Hate Week, making collections for the savings campaign, and suchlike activities. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She sounded shaken, like she’d just saved Don from a charging bulletproof elephant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

HARRY: Not when you believe that child will have to die to save the world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

"How nice! I saved you, and now you call me ugly?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Over the years, civil rights lawyers have made heroic efforts to save the lives of condemned people on death row. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But the two small bars of chocolate that we had been saving for a “feast,” were ruined. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one person or group acted as dispensers or guardians; none saw to it that a drink was saved for the man who coughed, though he was now in a high fever. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He examined the zinnia he had intended to save. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I drove directly to the grocery store and cashed a check for three hundred dollars, which was half of my savings. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She gives her advice on how to save so she can bring her children north. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Carefully unlocking her strong talons, I place her on the ground and offer her a drink and a squirrel part I saved for her. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We manage to save a good part of the palisade, but the houses are virtually gone, along with everything in them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Sounds good,” Tally said, but she wondered if that would be soon enough to save anyone from the operation. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When I booted it up, the screen was completely blank, save for one word. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But he saved me, for fear of the great wrath of Zeus that comes when men who ask asylum are given death. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I urged, “You yourself are proof of the selfless benevolence of man. You have submitted yourself to ruin so that you might save me. Surely you are an example of kindness without profit?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And, perhaps more important for Hitler, it made him look like he was saving Germany, compelling many Germans, including Dasch, to return. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

There is no indication of its impending arrival, only a slight electricity in the air, though Herr Thiessen is unsure if anyone, save himself, can sense it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His donation to us of the more than one hundred volumes of the preparatory examination free of charge was a generous gesture that saved the defense a great deal of money. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She sacrificed herself to save us,” he said miserably. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Economic and military rivalries are set aside to save the world. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It is because, in the brief moments that I have loved it here, I saw a faction worth saving. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She saved me from trying to figure out how much I should tell her. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She ate a small bug that she had been saving. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. started looking for Pa to save her from their home remedies. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He tried to speak—to say anything that would save his life—but he couldn’t make a sound, as if the air had been stolen from his lungs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I booked an air ticket for myself and thought that helping my father, saving a few bucks, and writing on my own was all the purpose I needed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

On my way out I take the sherry bottle to save it from being wasted. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I would save that for bedtime, when I would have to think about the coming morning. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I can find no real fault with her save perhaps a touch of laziness, and yet I don’t like her very much. Maybe it’s that scar. How did she get it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The meaning of this was not to save you, but to warn you instead. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Camera film is all I've wanted for every birthday since I was eight. I had a lot saved up." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What do you say I save this and keep looking to see what other treasures I can find?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know anything. I want to know your medicine. I want to be like Nokomis. I want strong medicines to save my family.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The professor—that madman—must have been chasing her, but the cornfield was so dark and seemed so determined to save her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

In Greek there was the phenomenon, but the phenomena were malleable—they could be ‘saved’ or ‘salved’; while facts are stubborn. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But thoughts and prayers weren’t enough to save any of those people in any of those places from getting shot. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess I should have told you thanks for saving my life, huh? Is it too late to tell you that?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth saved her special present for Oliver until the very end. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"What do you mean, why? To save the Talmuds. To cure the dragon. To find the Holy Nail. To open the eyes of the king and his mother, if only a little bit." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Or: “I need to be saved. Can you minister to me after your shot?!” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“He done blessed me already, Reverend. He blessed me when He saved your soul and sent you out to preach His gospel.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She’d still earn ten rubles per day as she “helped,” and if she could drag that out long enough, she could make enough money to save her farm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He put down two embroidered place mats, a wedding gift from an uncle in Lucknow, and set out the plates and wineglasses they usually saved for guests. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Harry was our baby bird, an orphan we had to save because we found him crying all alone with no one to take care of him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Why will God not save her? He brought his son, who was dead, to life again. Why can he not raise this sick woman from her bed?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

That she could have lived quietly and saved everyone the heartaches that would come. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“The Fleece can save the camp,” she concluded. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe I will save her from Unity Valley, and this will finally get her to move back to New York City, where we belong. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

If he saves her, they will be killed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drawer pops open, saving me from having to answer him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And there was no way I was going to save money for college. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

So if anything goes wrong, the rest of us can still save Mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“God HIMself came down from HEAven and he saved me.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Now she’s got some weird idea he needs saving,” said Mrs. Narcissus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She opens the family reunion photos and the obituary, saved on her desktop, and places the laptop in Vivian’s lap. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had just spent his life’s savings to buy the place. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never mind that I couldn’t dance to save my life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How long have you been saving this?” he asked. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ordered a good feed for die night, no point now in saving food. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please,” Naomi said, “save some for other children. They already had plenty.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But here, I think it’s some way of showing you don’t eat too much, that you are saving room for dessert. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Within a year, he had saved enough to buy his own truck. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“We will talk instead about your life. And how Gregory will save it, if you so desire. ” 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 be fair to me, he said, to save me from being rejected by society, the operation should go ahead. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And John wondered what Elisha was thinking—Elisha, who was tall and handsome, who played basketball, and who had been saved at the age of eleven in the improbable fields down south. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

One that he started with, and one that he saved for. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Something inhuman. Something—” “Something that probably saved my life.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

With just a few scratches of her pen, our deli would be saved. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Emily pulled a textbook from the shelf Mr. Quisling had indicated and slid into the seat James had saved for her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I fancied that with a jump and a pull at a loose knot I could save myself from Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody knew he had really run away like he was escaping to save his life. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I thought if I could just laugh loudly enough, the situation might still be saved, that Charles might yet be convinced it was all a joke. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’d read how the revolution wanted the working class to save their money. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The note was going to save his life. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He couldn't land a date to save his life. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I had gone into the sandalwood box where I kept my savings and taken out twenty coppers and four twenty-cent pieces. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, too, I was expecting the boy who sat in front of me to devise some lie to save me, since it was really he who was guilty. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll save you!” a voice called from the direction of the road. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You could have saved at least one of them for me.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Another part of my plan was to live at home, save money, and spend my entire first year’s salary on books. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Windy acts like we saved the last black rhino from extinction. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had my eye on a piece of soft blue chambray at Mr. Dye’s store for the sky and I’d been saving scraps of brown gingham for the prairie. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Otherwise, the seven won’t take the bait and rush to save him.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“She and my father made sure to save them.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Buy a Liberty Bond and save American liberty! Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

For long stretches, the bus is quiet, save for the rattle of the muffler. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

"By the time we save enough for a ticket, I'll have a long white beard," I call up to Rani as I shift uncomfortably on the ground. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

His job was to save lives but he’d ended up shooting one of his fellow Marines. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I found myself in a dilemma, you see: obey the Church, or save my daughter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

What came next happened so quickly I had no time to save myself. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Colonel? Ah, I have a beverage here which I have been saving for an, ah, appropriate moment. I think this is— well, would the Colonel honor me by joining me in a, ah, swallow?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Earth had been saved by bacteria, but Concrete’s residents didn’t hear the good news. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Can't help wondering if he saved my life or made a huge mistake. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“After we save some money, I can open a casino. Some gambling, a bar, maybe a floor show. And potted palms everywhere.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“The challenge,” Ignatius continued at full volume, “is placed before you. Will you turn your singular talents to saving the world, or will you simply turn your backs on your fellow man?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your grandmother made an appointment for Raymond to see a specialist. Maybe they can save his foot.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

All I had to do was bag my drum lessons, and I’d be saving the family eighty bucks a month. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But not at once. I will go with you as I promised. I promise again. But not now. You are not safe yet. I will save you, but you must trust me.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Franklin thought he was saving a fellow white man from the clutches of an 8-5 thug. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She hid nothing, laughing through the entire conversation, and said little about Cabot save for mentioning that he had gone “a little bit crazy.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was actually smiling now, and when the crowd greeted a particularly good save with arousing chorus of the old favorite “Weasley Is Our King,” he pretended to conduct them from on high. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Many had feared Farmer would be criticized for going to costly extremes to save one particular life, and that parents would besiege Zanmi Lasante with demands that their sick children be flown to Boston. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Lyddie often wished she had saved her dollars and walked—rain or no rain. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Cabot Searcy suddenly found himself consumed by self-important thoughts as to how he could single-handedly save mankind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was saving money from his book royalties, tournament winnings, and exhibitions, and he informed his mother that he was doing “real well financially.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some people claimed that he was a holy man who had come down from the mountains to save the city in its darkest hour. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“You were sent here so you could save the others,” she said. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It felt weird to not hug him, especially after he had saved Nathan’s life. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had probably saved her life by distracting Old Fred while she ran with the painting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Would never have had the presence of mind to put that fire out if I hadn’t been trying to save her life. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Like, maybe the universe is trying to save me from my destiny now that I’ve given up on saving myself. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Francie knew they were making fun of his spats and to save his feelings, she pretended they hooted because he was carrying a baby and she offered to take Laurie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They promised to send Peruvian bark. It may save her yet.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Birdie had all these photos. Someone had saved them for her. I saw those and I thought...” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Actually, we’re not quite done here. We have one final proposal for you, Parzival. And I saved the best for last.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We risked our lives by defecting from our faction,” says Cara, “and we will risk them again to save our faction from itself.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So if I can just convince the lords of the Seven Kingdoms to give us their Valyrian blades, all is saved? That won’t be hard.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Throwing his fork into the wagon, he yelled, “Better to save what we can, then risk it for what we can’t. Let’s bring this load in.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thatcher looked around for a teacher to save him. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I had made white friends who would have sacrificed their lives to save me when we were at war. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, right! Like Grover would just happen to stumble across the one thing that could save the camp.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And now with her gone and nobody else for the Crowns to target, I may not even be able to save myself. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Very interesting you should ask that question. The key issue here, I think we can all agree, is my campaign to save schools and hospitals.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t work this hard to save just two boys, but whole families.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All was quiet there in the dark, save the rustling of the leaves in the apple tree, barely stirred by a gentle wind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It would be better to gut the dolphin a little later to save the blood in the meat, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

You made the right call and saved everyone else. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Dri, the idea that we might hang out together after we were saved, i/we were saved. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only it wasn’t myself I wanted to save. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

‘You didn’t want to risk the men to save my brother.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Does Volkheimer really believe someone is going to come and save them? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He would save a friend even if it meant destroying the world. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

By the time she’d saved enough to move to her own place in the East Village, she was thankful to be alone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They shuffled up to the altar in single file, just exactly as if they were finally coming forward to be saved. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was basically the only thing that had been saving me all along. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Whatsoever monies I have saved at the time of my death shall go to the Widow Sage,” Bast said loudly across the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But Nailer was pretty sure that Sadna would fight for him tooth and nail, and maybe even give up her life to save him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a handsome special agent, always solving mysteries and saving people and getting trapped in deadly situations and figuring a way out at the last second. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So here the prince came, like the eagles in The Hobbit, swooping in at the darkest hour to save us. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But he needed to save his energy to be a good teacher. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When the party was over, Mami really wanted to save that crown, but her little brother Edilberto found that sweet crown and sucked off the sugar rosettes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Not only did they save the corn today, but they caught and plucked our dinner! They are hunters!” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was dark save for an occasional torch flaring at a turn, or beside some opening that led into the higher levels of the Tower. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was unwritten law in China, so my informant told me, that when one man saved another’s life he became responsible for that life to the end of its existence. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will save and build a home, and in five years send for the rest of the family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where he was beaten nearly to death and robbed of all his savings. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed in the South and worked for a few years to save some money, then packed up, headed to Illinois, and proposed to Mary Richardson, the love of his life. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Holding his breath, he’d gone through folders of important documents and taken his passport and the airline tickets, saved from their trip from Peshawar. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I take my time on my walk back to the Eaton house, and try to remember what my mother told me when she saved me from the tank during the simulation attack. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I hardly think we need new fixtures, Léonce. Don’t let us get anything new; you are too extravagant. I don’t believe you ever think of saving or putting by.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Once we dock, Meng finds a bus station and buys our fares with the Vietnamese money he has saved from his last trip. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could support herself with the money we’d saved up until she found a job, and then she could apply to a school. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the plane to Lima for Father Jack’s memorial service, Farmer wondered to Ophelia what he could have done to save his good friend. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I think the only thing that saved me was that Artie and I have the same last name. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I carried no rope, no tent or bivouac gear, no hardware save my ice axes. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, my parents had saved up enough to buy me a secondhand piano, a black Wurlitzer spinet with a scarred bench. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She'll be fine in a few minutes. Just enough time for me to compose a poem about our victory: Apollo and his friends save Olympus.’ The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Huckleberry Finn they saved for me until the third grade, tantalizingly holding it back as if it contained the very secrets of life. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

One thing after another in my life was captured and stitched to be saved. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was still a chance to save him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They did not dare go inside, for while they had failed—utterly failed—to save a single book, still they had tried. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Tobias, we have forty-eight hours to stop them. If you can think of any other idea, anything else that could save our city, I’m open to it.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Even counting the time it would take us to go down and come up again, I think we should save several hours. Yes, I definitely believe it’s worth trying.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I will pay you in silver if you save my son’s life,” he said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles made the change, saved the file, and sent the document off to the printer. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

They had done nothing but save me, over and over, and now they wanted to sacrifice their lives for my mom. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I drew a deep breath and looked out over the town I had saved. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"And now my William and his friends are hunted. Hunted by the king, his knights, and the queen mother. All for trying, and failing, to save a few books." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

At least there’s trick-or-treating to save the rest of this day. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was still hell-bent on me working fast food for minimum wage, because he said saving tuition money was more important. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The Welsh are routed! Lindsay is saved once more!” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Also, Miss Applegate neglected to say what Billy Sunday had saved her from. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

That, I would save for Jason, if I ever found him. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“One of us kin take a furrow or so while the other one rests; we’ll save each other a sight of weary achin’ by day’s end,” she told her mother. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat loosely, utterly motionless save for his head, which made a continual bobbing sort of movement as he watched Dilsey with his sweet vague gaze as she moved about. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he not foolish in even listening when Max talked of saving his life? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wished they could somehow, magically, come to life and free us—save us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he had gone back, he could not hope to save her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And that was definitely before Lenny saved the day and paid for a new set of teeth for my mom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Several years later, Dr. Reyburn wrote that the surgeons were wrong about the bullet's path, but “no different course of treatment could have saved his life.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I saved my plane tickets, just so I would have proof that I’d actually gone, to show him when I get home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s a backlog of bodies at the morgue, Tookie. So save us some time, why don’t you. What poison did you use?” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Far be it from me to waste perfectly good food, especially when we should be saving everything we have for plague meds. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The first picture had been a war film, and all I caught was the ending where the G.I. goes back to Europe to marry the woman who saved his life. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So much has happened. My campaign going viral, Tamika showing up in my life way too many times to count, and you’ll never believe it, but I raised enough money to save Fig!” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

PS What were you saving all those piles of junk for? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She was probably playing me, but that was all right; you do what you have to do to save a dog, and she was hitting the target perfectly. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

You deserve to grow up where you don’t worry about saving half a bite of sweet potato. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I feel the rain on our backs as you crouch on the road, trying to save worms. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But who else is there to save them but me? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw the gun in her hand, 1 ran toward her, clumsy and falling, wanting to save her, to save us all. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The professional people she met in college and now Allen had different ways of thinking about spending and saving money and carrying oneself. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He is repaired. He has been saved. Now you must tell him goodbye.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Doon screamed, but he might as well have saved his breath. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My father wears his favorite white straw fedora, saved exclusively for tropical vacations, because it looks so ridiculous anywhere else. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we save that for when you fall asleep at the movies,” I said, winking. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be wrong, but I always came to the same conclusion: Koch and Lange weren’t saving the treasures of Europe. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It has soft-textured, eye- saving green blackboards instead of screechy black ones, and tiled pastel floors instead of the old creaky wooden ones in Queen Mary. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined the hallways outside this room as a desert filled with enemies in khaki, Mrs. Turton dashing through the harsh landscape in an effort to save the world. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I bet you didn’t think I’d come back. But here I am. I come to save you.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

There didn’t seem to he any way I could save her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some have been lonely and worked hard to support themselves, to pay off their own smuggling debts and save money to send home. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You know, Meggie,” he said, “I think I should write a story about you next, you and how you save us all with your voice. It would be a very exciting story.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The letter explained that “the President's tragic death was a sad necessity, but it will unite the Republican party and save the Republic.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She approached the bay window like a double-o agent on a mission to save the world. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who would have thought it would be that lazy substrata of society that would save us? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That remains to be seen. But I am going to save you, and I want you to quiet down immediately. You’re carrying on in a childish way. Stop your crying! I can’t stand hysterics.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Jorge saved me from the dogs. I thought he was—he was . . . wonderful. But he only thought I was stupid.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in folksy tones, he went on to use the business of political expenses—he argued that the slush fund actually saved the American taxpayer money—as the basis for a roaring ethos appeal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know what I would do when I found you. But it was always my intention to save you.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“If you were, you would have saved her.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rain might have stopped, but my worry about how to save Sir Fig Newton hadn’t. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Papa picked up our savings box, started walking toward the barn, and said wearily, “Let’s stay in the barn tonight. Tomorrow we’ll look for another place.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing could save the men in Pianosa from the mission to Bologna. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My death could, in fact, still save him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing he could have done would have saved them. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

At length, save for an occasional rustle, the shelter was silent. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Seemingly Mr. Adams was calmly accepting defeat, dismissing the meeting, for now he was saying, ‘This meeting can do nothing more to save the country.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must save Olympus, Pedro! Leave Typhon to the Olympians and save our own seats of power. It must be done!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They’d have no other way to start it save to push it and they couldnt get it fast enough to start on that slope. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would have saved the world because it deserved to be saved, or maybe he wouldn’t have pressed it because he figured we’d only wind up finding some other way to annihilate ourselves. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Question thirty-four. What would you save from a fire?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he truly saved me, had pulled my burning wreath from the water. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for saving me one more time.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We thought we were saving time; instead we revved up the treadmill of life to ten times its former speed and made our days more anxious and agitated. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one ever trusted Rattleshirt but fools. Snow’s not that. If his sister needs saving, he’ll send his crows. I would.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I want to tell you about my favorite new appliance, the ultimate time- saving device, My Virginia! The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says he’s turning off the heat at night to save money. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t the warning from Daddy’s spirit saved her and Mama from a terrible fate the night he was killed? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Let us save the peace process. Let us reach some kind of agreement. Let us at least fix a date for the next round of talks.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the story of Prometheus, it is uncertain whether the men he saved from destruction belonged to that race or the bronze race. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But love and faith weren’t going to save the restaurant. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So they started saving their money, and in just a few years they had saved enough to buy a cozy four-bedroom home in Maplewood, New Jersey. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She saved me with never asking questions, with instead reading to me about bees and botany and evolution. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed like an eternity, but at the end, Mary and Levi Sr. shouted in delight: their son had finished first, saving his best time for the heat that mattered most. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"Why wouldn't I know him? Didn't he grow up in my village? Didn't he save my life, a week ago? I know him." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“But Lily says you only saved ten percent of my brain. True?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Then in the middle of a stormy night came Pechvarry hammering at Ged's door, begging him to come save the child. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Mrs. Frisby, “I don’t understand at all. But if it might save Timothy, I will try to do what you say.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But I didn’t save my Wish,” I said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You had to let him find his own path,” I said, “and play his part in saving Olympus.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you want to save your life now?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Six hot dogs apiece was more than Katz and Connolly and I could eat, so we each ate four, and a quantity of cookies, and saved the rest for breakfast. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘At least, no part of her I could save. There was no other choice.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I have only a few frankfurters left, and I must save them. Please get out of my way.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them lifted her head and looked at me, as if saying, “Please save me from those rocks.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The end explanation that he had “given her up” so as to save his soul, and that he had now returned horn a sense of dramatic magnanimity, was not the true one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I saved you right after that. It was basically at the same time. How about we’ll both be welcome?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Johnny’s father rescued his family from the water by throwing them in a buggy and lugging them up the bank himself, but he couldn’t save the factory machinery. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Frank really had saved that woman, hadn’t they? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I’ll share my school meals with you until you have saved enough.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

So they talked until the sun reached its height, and suddenly the noon-bells were rung, and there was a stir in the citadel; for all save the watchmen were going to their meal. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“The flax is done, Hattie. But you can save some of the wheat.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Better go. To save the battery,” he said. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Guys, this is bigger than Daedalus’s laptop. If there’s a Roman attack on Camp Half-Blood, these secrets could save the camp. They might even give us an edge over Gaea and the giants!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

To save money, we decided to walk the sixteen miles to Mattru Jong. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Many doors and openings could be seen on this side and that; but it was empty save for two or three more bodies sprawling on the floor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Frolic won’t eat it, but you and I can. And there are berries and nuts. So we don’t have to save this. Eat all you want.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a perfect situation. But when you have to choose between two bad options, you pick the one that saves the people you love and believe in most. You just do. Okay?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Back when they used to live here, they heard about Anatole from some other missionaries and saved him from the famous diamond mines and taught him to love Jesus and how to read and write. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He demanded his freedom, writing, "I have rightly earned such liberty by beating Hitler at his own game and thereby have saved the people of the United States loss of life in addition to destruction." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

They saved me some tortilla española in a pie pan on the counter. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He says quietly, We will pay rent for now and try to save slowly for our own house. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They were saving money so that they could be sure to have enough to send their kids to college. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But he is smart and brave, and even though he saved me, he treated me like I was strong. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My parents didn't have life insurance, or much in terms of a savings account. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he said, “I pray God, I pray the Lord...to make me strong...to sanctify me wholly...and keep me saved!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The neighbor women were right in what they had said about Papá’s death at sea saving them money. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He was always looking to do extra work ’cause he was saving up enough money to buy his wife and daughter and son out of America. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A part of me recalls the way he saved me from the Skiz fight, that he had helped me heal this burning wound in my side, that his hands had been so gentle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A few years ago, when she and Nino Carlitos were in their biggest fight ever, on the verge of divorce, I decided it was up to me to save their marriage. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was empty save for an old man dragging a crate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again and again they scored, and again and again, at the other end of the pitch, Ron saved goals with apparent ease. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Nice save, Alex thought to himself, and they continued on their way. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Can’t sink a shot from the line to save his skinny neck. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The saving to Lee Chong in cans of beans and tomatoes and milk and watermelons more than paid the rent. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Energy and alertness may save the life of your son, your husband, or your brother. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s quiet, save for the sound of Tom’s breathing, ragged and shallow. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you were being tortured by Martians and the only thing that could save you was telling them my favorite color, you would die on the spot. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not worry, brother. You saved me. You wouldn’t have had to if Briares had helped.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They know they will come here and live eight or nine to a room and earn ten dollars a day, maybe save five. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the great buck One Horn who saved them, who gave them his life. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And if he could, they could still save Amah! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"I gave you the chance to save your men and die with some small shred of honor, 'ftimcloak. I should have known that was too much to ask of a childkiller." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Harrison and I found us some Pennsylvania whisky, and experimented, and found that it goes well with Pennsylvania water. Wa’nt bad a-tall. Ttied to save you some, but first thing you know . . .’’He shrugged helplessly. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they started singing their own money-saving song, and Fern made up a part about how they had to save the money from me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

If I worked two jobs and we did not have to pay rent, we could save enough money for a down payment in no time. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Or is he saying he’s older now and pictures himself saving little kids? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Another voice shouted: “Let thee wit we have the choice of King Arthur, to save thee or to slay thee.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could spend some time together after such a long break, and I could save money for a college that was a better fit for me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s been an honor serving with you, kid. Maybe today you’ll save mine a couple more times.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Seven save us all, what hypocrites they are. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But you have the blood of the Luna priest, they persisted, but touch our foreheads and we shall be saved! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Sequim your butcher might also be the volunteer firefighter who saved your house or barn, as well as the neighbor who helped you rebuild it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I save it, so I will have enough, when the time comes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don't you dare try to climb up me—to save me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

It was her life’s savings, but Caius was not to know that. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She may have been play-acting the first time, I think, but this time she really did risk her life to save Captain Smith. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You were willing to burn up to save the quest. Mars can’t expect more than that.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It made me feel like us three were on some kind of important journey to save America from evil. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Wait, I might be able to save your soul. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Tad Hunter—who for some reason was wearing dress pants and a tux shirt—had just saved him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Pa was determined to save his precious car. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Dany felt she could trust this old, plain-faced woman with her flat nose; she had saved her from the hard hands of her rapers, after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Papa glanced at Roberto, lowered his eyes, and asked me to bring him the small, silver metal box where he kept our savings. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma slept in a room downstairs to save herself the stairs. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Until we could come up with some brilliant plan to save Thalia’s tree, we figured we might as well go along with the races. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The streets were empty, save for an occasional car that zoomed past on swift rubber tires. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it could actually help her save people. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I look up to see who has saved my life. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Nothing to eclipse the kiss I refused to give him that would have been his last...or could have saved him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Yishan had turned into an old man because he saved Amah? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It was like he was saving himself for something. Trouble was, I didn’t have time right then to find out for what.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is general buzzing from the ground, and I shout, “Don’t try to save me! You’ll only kill yourself!” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Howards rushed Pollard to the hospital Charles had built in memory of his lost son and called Doc Babcock, the same country physician who had tried in vain to save Frankie. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t doing theoretical work; they were trying to save lives by helping pilots and radar operators stay alert and capable in the face of an onslaught of information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They’d sacrificed so much saving it from the cavern under Rome; but they had no idea what to do with it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Your parents knew you were special so they saved up for a couple years, bought you a pair of shoes, and sewed the pig blanket into a shirt.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Plenty leaves on tree. I save all for cricket.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time it was clear his confessions weren’t going to save the little boy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of dashing up and down a field, Rashid had saved a life. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The train pulled out of the station without us, our best hope for saving Miss Peregrine steaming away into the distance. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He thought of the frog first, then the puppy, and wondered if his gift could save his friend. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Schindler was forced to agree, but ironically, that change was what saved our lives near the end of the war when Schindler argued that his "expert" workers had to be moved to Brünnlitz. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

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

He says, “I’m so glad you saved me!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

We loved every minute of it, all of us except for our long-suffering Nanny, who would bury her face in her hands and call aloud upon the Lord to save her soul. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the physical development could be speeded up till it was as quick, say, as a cow’s, what an enormous saving to the Community! Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mabel hadn’t spent her freedom saving money to buy her daughter out of bondage, that was certain. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Yet he need not have worried: Ron saved one, two, three, four,five penalties in a row. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Do I even want to know how many times you secretly saved me from one of Cain’s creatures?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you wish to know how I saved you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I unwrapped the fish carefully, keeping a hand pressed down on it, fully aware that it would try to jump away to save itself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If there were time — if the medic had finished with the ones he was fairly sure he could save — he would come back to the kid to see what he could do. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, while I was spending my summers doing cannonballs at the community rec center pool, Quinton was out saving the world. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I think of the rainbow serpent god and the rabbit who saved his life. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But it told her also that she was to be saved. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our team cheered my new nickname whenever I nailed a tricky pass or managed a good save. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to heal him somehow with my touch, to save him from feeling that he had let us down. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I found myself grinning for no good reason, save that I was happy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The medical discoveries made by such brilliant scientists as Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch led to procedures such as vaccination and measures such as quarantines that, when mandated by the government, saved millions of lives. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

My eyes must have looked like the big black eyes of the bull, begging my dad to save me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, the living room was dark, save for a bar of moonlight spilling through the window. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

But you saved my life, and now I'm yours. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The room was instantly quiet, save for the sobbing woman. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You convinced Bob that I could be trusted, even though I never visited him. I never gave him a second thought. You probably saved our lives by being nice to him.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I guess I like...I like...the feeling of catching something. Of saving something.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You completely saved us back there—and you didn’t even have to lie!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And to myself I happily thought that now Mom wouldn’t have to save up for it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“She was there alone,” Patrolman Mancuso said finally, trying to save the interview from becoming a shambles. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Families everywhere hurried away, carrying whatever they could save of their former lives. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

For the first time ever, Anthony has saved me from something. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She had told Ifemelu to do everything to save the relationship, because she would not find another man who would love her as Curt had. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was keenly aware of the fact that I needed to hoard my resources to save for next term’s tuition. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was one of Mom’s pictures that Grandma had saved from when Mom and Marcus were high school sweethearts. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The unfairness angered Farmer, and he tried to save as many lives as he could in his clinical practice. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

In her sweet and slow voice, she said, “This is a wonderful and useful gift. We are very, very thankful. With it, we are sure to save many plants.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I have tried all means to get money for school fees by doing the following every day after school: I cleaned cars of people and got a few coins which I saved. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Emily pulled a textbook from the shelf Mr. Quisling had indicated and slid into the seat James had saved for her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

More than that: I had climbed aboard and was rummaging through the locker, feverishly looking for an idea that would save my life. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It's her birthday today, and I saved some money and bought her a chocolate cake. Would you like a slice?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I have to save my friend,” Hazel said, trying to keep the words from trembling. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You have saved us, mon cher,” said the General emotionally, his great white moustache trembling as he spoke. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing wrong with Balder’s life or his world, save only one thing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“No. After we save Lucky Girl, I mean. I want to come with you. Wherever you go. I want to go, too.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Daldoum got a job at a construction supply company and saved enough for a car, a Mazda minivan that could accommodate his big family. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He used his mind, his heart, his incredible street smarts, and his fortune to save our lives. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

"Not if you glare at them the entire time. Why don't you save that for the arena? Instead, think of yourself among friends," says Effie. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He thinks if he can choke the flames while they’re young, he can prevent a wildfire, maybe save the house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But it seemed to him wise talk and he was rejoiced that his son was sharp and clever for the saving of money. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Supposedly, that kid would make a decision that would save or destroy the gods forever. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Aphrodite blotted out Paris once, saving him from certain death at the hands of Menelaus. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This saved the Soviets from going down the same dead end as Oppenheimer’s team. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her hand out to me. “zhulpH is not the only one you will save. I see it.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin has photos from that trip still saved on his phone, and he shows them, especially the one where Linda’s screaming bloody murder. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s like those horror movies where the person about to be mauled to death could have saved herself if she’d taken only one more step but she stops to be polite or something. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Round and round and upside down went the peach as it plummeted toward the earth, and they were all clinging desperately to the stem to save themselves from being flung into space. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

As a medic, he was willing to take any kind of risk in order to save a life. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I said out loud to no one, “you saved Sal’s life, but you failed miserably with goal number two.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He knew that the next child of the Big Three gods—Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades^—who turned sixteen was prophesied to either save or destroy Mount Olympus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Because, ” said Despereaux, “I have to —” “Yes. Yes. You have to save the princess. Exactly. But before you save her, you must find her. Correct?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

We all gathered in Vonetta and Fern’s room as we had been doing since Pa insisted we save our money to earn our way to the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Peralta soon found that supporting a family made it harder to save money. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Only I’m not trying to save random innocent kids who’re running around. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It served no purpose,” said I. “No one was saved.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Saving society money is a travesty if the cost of that savings is in human lives. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had I a host of Elves in armour of the Elder Days, it would avail little, save to arouse the power of Mordor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Mama, could I have sixty-five dollars of the money you’ve been saving for me towards college?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where Duke saved the daring young man on the flying trapeze.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need a job, and he used his savings to cover what little expenses he had. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now the elms are stricken with a disease that afflicts them throughout their range, a disease so serious that many experts believe all efforts to save the elms will in the end be futile. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

His family’s finances have been stressed in recent years, and both his parents quit smoking in order to save money. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Like junkies who save their fixes for when there’s no cops around. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“A lot of people got hurt. Some didn’t make it. Billy Pogo’s unnatural luck saved him, but he lost both his parents. He’s not coming back to the Bureau this summer.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

If I can escape, I still have time to save them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Then it was just a matter of finding the perfect time to strike,” he said proudly, as if victory had been assured from the moment he decided to save us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It is the only way to penetrate her skin and pull her to where she can be saved. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t saved Fig all on my own. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

If God would save their souls, surely, surely He would save Jacob’s, too. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“But I have brought myself to do horrible things. These hands might have slain you. And even now—how can I save you? What god, what man, will help us?” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sucks for you that your boyfriend sold you out to save himself.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I look around to see who just saved my bacon, and I meet the eyes of the most remarkable man I’ve ever seen. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The elderly teacher was a man without learning, without the wisdom that some unlearned men acquire with their years, without even the saving grace of kindness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, what this case is about is whether you believe people who are admitted participants in this crime and who are saving their own hides. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says he has a full subtrans map saved on his phone, but he’s visibly worried about them being able to make it in time. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Outlanders, foreigners, and freedmen were not allowed inside the Black Wall save at the invitation of those who dwelt within, scions of the Old Blood who could trace their ancestry back to Valyria itself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At last, in the spring of 1938, after five years of hard work and saving, he sent for us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Like I say, he’d better go on and die now and save money. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He regretted abandoning his accomplice, but when he heard the screaming girl at the window, Herold decided to save himself. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the people of the City used horses very little and they were seldom seen in their streets, save only those ridden by the errand-riders of their lord. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I felt like the Red Cross springing to action to save the bee queendom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was to save his pride that he had come. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The big red wolf I’d saved stood up from a thick bed of leaves, pawed the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She was completely focused on trying to save him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“It could save lives if he would help us.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the dream I’m adrift on the current in a leaky boat in the dark of night and can’t find my oars and can’t see the shore and can’t do nothing to save myself. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Air seems rare, needing to be saved for a burst. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Only a writer could save us now, I thought. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor things were so frightened and so pretty, and he only had to stop being obstinate to save their lives.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Thank you,’ I’m going to say, ‘thank you for saving me before it was too late.’ 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I hadn’t been so hell-bent on not becoming my parents, I could have saved Charlie. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He still felt angry that the young prince Mamillius hadn’t been saved, too, and he thought about Marcus, but as he looked up at his mother’s face, a new thought came to him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was determined to do whatever it took to save his father’s life, even if it meant risking, or even sacrificing, his own. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Madam,” the woman yelled sharply, “ain’t you going to save those children?” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ernest drew up a preliminary list of first-year grants covering almost every cyclotron in the country save his own, apportioning $10,000 each for Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Michigan, and Princeton. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And not for the last time in musical history, ‘art music’, the music of the wealthy, educated and privileged, was to be saved from itself by popular, or folk song, traditions. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

How else could I save myself from disintegration? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew if she couldn’t do something to save Tidbit, she might explode. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a bit of money that I had saved and decided to splurge on some fresh meat, something I had not had in a long time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To hop is to do their bidding, but it ultimately saves my skin. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aw shoot, big man, I’m nobody. Just didn’t want you to fall to your death, is all. I saved you, just like you saved me.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Kennedy became a hero for his effort to save his men from the Japanese. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My drink is $6.38 and I let her know that the cost of saving a life is at least two elaborate coffee drinks. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing it was his best and, most likely, only chance to save himself, he reached up. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He was only saving face with the family, she knew, but she felt she had somehow failed in his eyes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When the entire store save for the owner was empty, Milkman hurled the broken bottle into a comer. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to save my brother,” I said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was used to sleeping outside, and I knew I would need to save my three talents for clothes, food, paper, and next term’s tuition. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But let me guess: I have to sip this because you saved our butts back there?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were a fellowship, come together to save the world. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Silent tears spilled from her eyes, and she looked at Dad with such desperation, like she wanted him to save her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Jesus Christ,” he screamed, as if he had been saving this oath since his wedding day for just such an occasion. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hope you saved room for it.”No discernible reaction to the Oreos. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I try to get past the unexpected interruption of saving a life and return to the business at hand. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The ranger saved Sam and the girl from the wights,” Bran said, hesitantly, “and he’s taking me to the three-eyed crow.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Possessions couldn’t save him—how could he have forgotten that? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We already talked about this, me and Beatrice. We want to help you save the owls. Seriously, we’re locked and loaded.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saves a few pesos for the next day and uses all of his money to buy crackers, the cheapest thing that will fill his stomach. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And then, after what felt like a practiced pause, he added, “But I saved mine.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

And that meant she would not give up on him, could not give up on him, without doing everything possible to save him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Not even the wealth of the Martins could save them from grief: the youngest boy, Lon, survived his bout, as did Sarah, but their mother, who was a faithful nurse to both, did not. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I am nearly twenty-nine, so I pass you there; though I am but four feet, and not likely to grow any more, save sideways.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then the breeze died too and there was no noise save the drip and trickle of water that ran out of clefts and spilled down, leaf by leaf, to the brown earth of the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Father Franco would surely see that and help Alex find a way to save her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Capricorn's man wants to kill it because he enjoys killing small animals, so Dustfinger tries to save his furry friend and dies in the attempt.'' Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You first saw the elf in the Top Box. She was saving Crouch a seat, right?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“A boy in our orphanage place. Dallas couldn’t save him.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’d grabbed a few of each variety and stuffed them into my shorts, saving one pad to wear home. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Logic will save you when nothing else will. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Last winter, after Annabeth and I had saved Olympus, the gods had had a debate about whether or not they should kill me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m not dreaming of Pop, dying in a kitchen fire, or Mama lifting me up, to save me. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Instead, she had saved four, and so she would always be stuck in that hallway, hearing those screams cut away one by one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was too young for fatherhood then; nonetheless, it had been he who had saved a baby sentenced to die because the litde one was eager, and curious, and lively. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Because if I ever get a rare disease that causes my butt to break out in fluorescent hives or something totally rando like that, I know Maddie’s the only one who could save me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The British took it badly and burned down the White House which caused First Lady Dolley Madison to save the famous portrait of George Washington. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I would spend all the hours she was gone asking for her, and saving half of my cookies on a plate in Ellie’s kitchen, for when she got back. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I cashed in a savings bond left: to me by my grandmother and used the money to buy what I hoped would be enough speed to get me through the month. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But now we were having to save the funnies indefinitely, and sometimes the newspaper got taken to start a fire with before I could tear out the page. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Would Dr. King be willing to come to Selma, they asked, and help save their voter registration drive? Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took them home and saved them in a box. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She forgot about time as she drifted between pieces, voicing the unspeakable, opening old wounds, playing and playing as the sound forgave and saved her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That’s the only reason I can think of for why Adria and I submerged this squished turtle in water in the very same pet shop container we’d used to save the bird eggs. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Joaquin had to keep reminding himself that it was him, that someone had once loved him enough to save his pictures for nearly eighteen years. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

These were the people we had come to save, to pacify. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve saved a total of seventeen dollars from my lunch money in the last few weeks and should be able to buy two books. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Uncle Sam’s been good enough to let me save up a few bucks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had come to reclaim that life, to save it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The last dragon in Kievan Rus’ had saved her life, and what was she planning to do to it? Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could run across the fields and find a farmhouse where they might be able to get some people to come and save Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was tired of eating fish and sea- grape leaves, and I wanted to save the few green coconuts I’d managed to find on the ground. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry was a drowning man casting about for something to save him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It crouches there, terrified, unable to move, hoping to save itself by its immobility. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying jail is for everybody, but it probably could save his life because look where his people went,” Cherie said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I was saving it for Valentine’s Day, but that’s months away, and anyway I think this is a much better occasion,” he says. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Baba will probably surprise her with a small gift he saved up for—and she’ll probably tell him he shouldn’t have. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Can we get through this weekend without you all tearing each other down? You think we can save some of that for the other teams?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Our principle was to economize, to save for tomorrow. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a much needed drink, but saved most to make dinner, or breakfast, whatever it was. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I wonder if you’re even worth trying to save,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Some Hamptonites still recalled how the strange folks at the laboratory saved the town from the economic despair of Prohibition. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

This is a girl who can save me, I thought. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

"Then you might have saved yourself the trouble and the committee this lost time," Brother Jack said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says she realizes that I’m not gonna learn nothing from her trying to save me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She taped notes to the top that detailed what was inside and how to reheat it, and saved it all in our freezer to be delivered when the Riveras returned home. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And yet, I thought, he couldn’t save his own parents. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“They only just got to sleep after saving you the last time!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t make my letters come out right to save my life. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

If Rush died—if his cure failed to save him—then all hope would vanish and the fever would march on unobstructed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

And I don’t have my money anymore, or I could’ve saved us. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The road was exposed to the wind from the sea and it was blown free of ash save for patches here and there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But when she was growing up, I saw the danger that she was in, and three times now I’ve tried to save her from it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But Cha-Cha had to be the one to save Duke! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My brother obtained a job and we began to save toward the trip north, plotting our time, setting tentative dates for departure. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least these people are taking action rather than sitting and waiting for someone to save them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And she heard how the boy had been saved by his dog, and then the dog saved by his boy. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Had he been trying to save some possession? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I thought that next year, if we keep saving, we can get the second— She begins that instant. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It had no name over its door and its window was empty save for a potted fern and a half curtain of brown linen run on brass rods along the back of it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why, he rushed at a lion to save me." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Be more careful, Mike. The law was designed to save, not to destroy.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look like the saved young people would be ashamed to let him be more faithful in the house of God than they are.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I knew the fifty yards had saved us a good hour, because he could have pulled trick after trick if he had gotten in the water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to save my fighting for monsters. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I saved hundreds of lives, I know I did. But that is very cold comfort. It is the ones I lost that I remember. In my nightmares I see the faces of people who died.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Veiny tree roots closed around it protectively, as if saving it from the destruction their brothers and sisters had faced. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“So take me to the Gestapo. Go on. And when they kill me, and all the ones I could have saved, I hope God will forgive you. Though I really don’t see how He can.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“That kind of depends on whether you save the world, hero.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dill was still laboring to get his words out, desperately trying to thank me for trying to save his life. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had been a headwaiter and she had worked as maid in the same hotel and they had saved their money to buy this place. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

By that time, we had saved about twenty people. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe I saved that coat. I always hated it.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I figured out how to save some money, and Annette fell down a flight of stairs. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if I could control something, I could forgive myself for the one problem that I could never have solved, the one person I could never have saved. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’d saved our lives, and I hadn’t even waited to make sure she was following us. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Later that night, I couldn’t get that quote, “Whoever saves one life saves the world entire,” out of my mind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mary had made a hoe to save having to bend down; Atal used her trunk, so their conversation was intermittent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

What would I have done to save my parents or Mitch, given the chance? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I sit by myself until Clay stops by and saves me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Let’s start with something more basic. Isn’t it strange that I know you’d risk your life to save mine...but I don’t know what your favorite color is?” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He ate six of them, could have easily eaten all of them and not been full, but a part of him said to hold back, save the rest. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

A very unusual combination of circumstances has so far saved the runs of the Northwest Miramichi from the destruction that was anticipated — a constellation of happenings that might not occur again in a century. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I must be on my way. The effects of sweetgrass are only temporary, and I must return to my pond. Don’t forget our agreement. I saved your life; now you must save mine.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I saved the last of the preserves for you,” Jojo announced. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I could tell that no amount of nectar or ambrosia would save her. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I stayed with her in her dorm for a while until I found a job waiting tables and saved enough money to live on my own. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

How he was driving along, saw and saved this wild black girl: No qualms. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote, “Maybe he saw what happened and ran in to save somebody.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you know? No one will ever find me. No one will ever save me. There’s no chance.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“But may we please leave now and save the congratulations for later?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, Root would have blown his top at this point, but he knew that Cudgeon was grasping at straws, desperately trying to save his career. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ralph ran stumbling along the rocks, saved himself on the edge of the pink cliff, and screamed at the ship. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She goes on: “This is the girl with the blog, the one that actress Gemma Sterling likes? The one who saved her ‘crazy classmate’ from jumping? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We had over a hundred dollars saved away. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for speaking up. You really saved me.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It keeps trying to sleep in order to save energy, and the screen is so dark I can barely see anything. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They found nothing, save for the places where fires had been, where small encampments had been abandoned. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was then that the beneficent influence of the woman with the pearls went into effect, the one my grandfather and I went to see to thank her for saving my life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most you can do is pray for God to perform a miracle and save at least some of them. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She still had her small frame, the one that Matt had saved from the fire, but there was no need of it. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A pity it did not fall a bit to the left. You'd have saved me the trouble of whiting my face for today's performance." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t saved all our lives and then been shot down like he was nothing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was going through them so fast I had to tell her to save some for me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Many lives will be saved, because I was able to see through to the Soul of the World.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s cold as hell in here because Amá always keeps the heat down in the winter to save money. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He’d take my side and help me come up with a plan to save the day. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

That would be awesome, even if their parents were making them put all their earnings into college savings accounts. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lunge on cue, save the damsel in distress. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured even Coach Hedge wouldn’t mind their talking after curfew if it meant giving her information that might save her life. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the writing of this book the ghetto of Alexandra had just been saved from extinction by Bishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, and a group of clergymen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This way, I won’t be tempted to pop into the house every day to see how Daniel is destroying my kitchen. And we’ll save a little money.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It was a question of saving hundreds of thousands of American lives,” he later explained. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, move your big head, Bumbletongue, Gum Baby trying to save your raggedy butt.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He always saved the sports for the last hour of the day, as a reward for himself. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She saved me with clothes she loaned me and never took back. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She’d get money to save her farm, sure, but it would be blood money. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dr. Isaacson did everything she could to save Mayinga, but she was as helpless before the agent as medieval doctors had been in the face of the black plague. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one sparkling moment, Aru wondered whether Indra’s seven-headed horse was coming to save them and get them out of here. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Well, I’ll save a slice for you and you can have it when you get home.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“What does a rich young lady such as yourself want with the wee savings of a scullery maid?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two hanging side by side were twins save that one had a blue flame and the other was a hot-forge orange. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps no organization on earth, save the Communist party, possessed so detailed a knowledge of how workers lived, for its sources of information stemmed directly from the workers themselves. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my father was innately cautious, aware of the trade-offs, understanding the need to maintain some savings for a rainy day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The darkness, save for the useless oblong of stars, was blanket-thick. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“My lord,” Grover said, “please, you must come back with me! The Elders will never believe id They’ll be overjoyed! You can save the wild!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Since the policemen and the firemen were all white, I feared that they would do nothing to save us in any big emergency. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d left Iowa rather than work for lantha Wells, but to save my claim, I might have to hire out to the Smith Rooming House. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like she’d done anything heroic beyond trying to save herself. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"You can't even follow my directions after I save you," he says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Consider the effort to save the northern spotted owl from extinction. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“You who saved my soul. One day. Look, sweet Jesus. Look down, on these your suffering children—” The church begged, “Look down, Lord.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nearly as much commotion over the saving of the sinners as there had been during the gratifying melodic sermon. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nearest switch was the twig Fern used to scratch the message that was supposed to save her hens. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We had lost invaluable family records, photographs, and keepsakes — even the slice of wedding cake Winnie was saving for my release. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could easily lapse into self-criticism, particularly if there was someone, especially a child, whose life he thought he could have saved in Cange. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

My brain was toast—burnt toast that your mom scrapes so you can still try to eat it for breakfast, but there is no saving it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The right mix of music could save Dad from his funk. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Gideon had said it was payment for saving that guy’s life and it was the least he could do. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have time. I’m on my way to the dungeon to save the princess. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

When the trains were running properly and she’d saved up enough money, she would go back to her family in Kraków. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My musician’s calluses had saved my fingertips for the most part, but my knuckles were scraped badly and crusted with blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Each precious thing is destroyed and each precious thing is saved. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“So, like has Fred ever had to save your life or anything?” he asked her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Abby yipped, “Right! Animals and birds. We give them a place to be. We save them.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaw added, “And you must be hungry, Moon Shadow. We saved some bread for you.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knight saved me and now I had saved the knight. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Probably this way...hotel expenses will be saved for cabin crews, and maximize the flight hours. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I should have saved some of the sleeping pills I slipped the man from Edgar Street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Under the board were some sheets of newsprint I had saved, the lead piece from the statue of King George, my seeds, and the book given me by the stationer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma went into the hall closet and pulled out some old leaves that she had been saving. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

By giving his fellow Romans time to finish their defenses, he’d saved the Republic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Shut up. We’re going to save thousands of animals. Like it or not. Right, Lucy?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He saved Mom’s room for last, because he thought looking there would make him miss her even more. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The men say that the Youns have liberated Cambodia and saved us all from the murderous Pol Pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I were allowed to get a job, I could save up to buy this piano myself. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The love was based on solid ground, for Virgil believed that it was a very easy thing to love a man who had saved your life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Don- ner says he will save labor costs and increase profits. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“They do that because you have to save yourself before you can save other people.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I went to war because I was sent there. I saved lives. I didn’t kill babies.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I have seen her in my flames, but only once. We must win the lord commander’s trust, and the only way to do that is to save her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Marshall, normally quiet, had told me that the guards respected him because he hadn’t testified against the cop to save his own skin. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was brave because she took the risk in saving the prince. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you’re right. Now, let’s see if we can’t generate a few more miracles between the two of us and save some of these miserable people.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I cannot rely on plague to save me from my enemies. Set Pretty Meris free. At once.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Taylor M. Martin, bird rescuer, is what’s needed to stop Ray from circling the nest, and to save the crying eaglet from death. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You who”—grunt—“saved my”—gasp— “soul one”—inhalation—“day”—humph. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But how was a theoretical physicist supposed to save the world? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our lives wouldn’t have needed saving if they hadn’t stuck us in that blessed cage!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I saved my city pants and burned them bit by bit to make charred cloth for the flint and steel. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I took out all my Building Society savings before I came to the Burrow. I’ll bet all the change is at the bottom,” sighed Hermione, reaching for her beaded bag. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s more important to save a peregrine falcon nest or mend a dangerous bridge?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

For a moment his mind is clear of all feeling save triumph. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Glow-worm became the light inside the torch on the Statue of Liberty, and thus saved a grateful City from having to pay a huge electricity bill every year. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear! Believe this: when she first came to me, I meant to save her from misery like my own. At first, I meant no more.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’d saved the money for him to go and was determined to get him there. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody’s headlights had saved me, casting me in silhouette. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Whoever had wanted to save her could clean it up. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He can save more lives by dousing fires. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If he could only have died on that summer’s night when he had left number four, Privet Drive, for the last time, when the noble phoenix-feather wand had saved him! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Possibly he could be saved with surgery—if the doctors had time—but at least he could be kept comfortable until he died. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

"You know the boy from my district? Peeta? I think he saved my life. But he was with the Careers." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Who else would save him, if not his brother? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nobody could save me, not even the gods. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ged had not saved a little child, though he had slain dragons. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Because there are people who need you to save them as much as you yourself need to be saved,” she said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

One sign of change that he soon had noticed was that he could see more in the dark than any of his companions, save perhaps Gandalf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The hens and ducks, for instance, saved five bushels of corn at the harvest by gathering up the stray grains. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Let’s save the rats for Miss Loma! For the school play!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I have plenty of money. Start saving now. Compound interest is a wonderful thing.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Two Step,” Magdalys said, “he was going to kill you. He was going to kill me. You saved my life.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I want to fly them. I’m saving for lessons.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I was trapped, sir, and she set me free. She saved me from the cat.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

A doctor operated to save my life by inserting a drainage system beneath my scalp. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You misjudge those who honor you. They do not think you can predict the future or save them from catastrophe. They honor you because you are the Storyteller.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t you have shown up and saved her sooner? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We drank some of the rainwater and ate a stub of bread Mother had saved. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I retreated to my room, saving Yuki from all the yelling. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I looked up, past the crevasse that Beau had saved me from. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I ran to save Ultima and I ran to preserve those moments when beauty mingled with sadness and flowed through my soul like the stream of time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane looks mildly panicked, and I jump in to save her from having to talk. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

For some obscure reason—it might have been to “save” me—I was urged by the local Communists to attend and I was named as a delegate. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z