| 单词 | saving |
| 例句 | “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 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 as a special treat she’d brought out a bag of potato chips she’d been saving for years and shared them, just with him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z As Elizebeth pointed out, that would mean “saving many thousands annually in fuel.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z 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 They were all young men and they were saving their country. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t have been saving Evelyn by giving her that serum. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The startled sparrow shot downwards and stopped with a jerk, only thick neck feathers saving her from strangulation. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But then I think, how quick it is that Maxine reminds me that I am a girl who needs saving. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He got a job and started saving for a new set of wheels. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But they keep saving me because they know I stand for something. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 He was angry at his inability to do anything about saving her. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With his savings he acquired a printing press, a box camera, and a damp, low-ceilinged office in the rear of a fish-precessing warehouse. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 Anyway, some of us were too busy with more important things, like saving parents from a funk, to be thinking about the science fair. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My “piano savings” manila envelope is on top of my desk. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z What I am mourning is perhaps not worth saving, but I regret its loss nevertheless. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat an empty dill pickle jar on the table next to her savings chart. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z 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 She wanted to believe he was worth saving, too. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I would also be saving a whole lot of money. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z 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 I should start saving up for a new laptop and writing classes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “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 The next day, Moody raided his savings and presented Pearl with a notebook, a slim black Moleskine held shut with an elastic garter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I had my savings and had never been much trouble, so they must have reasoned it was an opportunity for me to spread my wings and make something of myself. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “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 Now it was the jungles of Southeast Asia they were saving. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z 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 Luckily, the bell rings, saving me from having to say anything. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z 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 For many, it also meant giving up their shops, their businesses, their pensions, and their life savings. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Dr. Martin said I am the reason the baby is alive. That’s just as important as saving the house that you and Frank built.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Her solution this time was to pay everyone the same amount—$2,000—therefore saving face and securing the greatest American player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That must have been in his mind in those days when he talked about saving money and gave me my haircuts down in the basement. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I had no job at the time and was living off the cruel joke I referred to as my savings. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z 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 The ship was ordered to change direction, saving all their lives. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “We need more. Even if we threw in all our savings, we’d still be short,” I said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 Father shook the tin can into which we put our savings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He takes the last tremulous step and he’s suddenly clasping forearms with the old man who keeps saving his life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Summer blessings were saving money to buy fabric and practice, practice, practice with the patterns that Mrs. Collins gave me to work on till fall. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Okay, I was not expecting our emergency backup plan for saving the world to include a gardener, even one the size of a house. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I have savings put aside,” he says today. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They ate half, saving half to show the household, which would return now. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With the group’s money and the money I had been saving, I bought my mom some cattle. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z She ate a small bug that she had been saving. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Let Father Cham talk about saving the world some other day. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “This is your true mission. Your true mission may be saving lives.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mrs. Diamant went with me to the market the next morning to use some of my savings and buy something that could be sold for profit in the shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z 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 It seemed, like some weapon of morality, to be spurring me toward the Quarter, each plastic slap saving, “Take heart. Ignatius. Thou hast a terrible swift sword.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet he dreamed about saving them anyway — of a simple ending, the missing lid found. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 The work was especially meaningful to him: as a firefighter, he was saving lives and property not killing and destroying. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Next, I tear open the bedding package and make up the bottom bunk, saving the other set of sheets. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z 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 It was basically the only thing that had been saving me all along. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She was going to use some of her savings to put in a bathroom, and of course a sink and faucet in the kitchen. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When I take a drink, I find it is still salty, and I wonder if we are killing the young plants rather than saving them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I want to fly them. I’m saving for lessons.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She had believed that because someone needing saving they were savable. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Although he had spoken resolutely in front of the others, he knew only too well how little hope there was of saving the warren from the Efrafans. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he not foolish in even listening when Max talked of saving his life? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Now it was ourselves that we were saving. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z McClellan has yet to find work, living off his dwindling savings and investments from his years at Kaiser, though he continues with plans to open his own car wash. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I am saving it,” I reassured her, smiling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 “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 If not, she will take her savings and return to Honduras to build a little house and corner grocery store. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I’m saving for my Tech Crew T-shirt. I need to have it in time for the Talentine show.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “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 Sure, maybe I was right and Courtney was only concerned with saving her image. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Vonetta added up our deposits on her savings chart and signaled for Fern to stop shaking the jar. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z 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 “This is all our piggy bank savings,” Bobby Gene explained. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “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 To improve their prospects, Elizebeth was saving every penny she could. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I do appreciate your saving me some of your, ah, old chow.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “But enough about us,” said Marcus, saving me from embarrassing myself further. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z What with him biting down on cigars and saving his breath on talk and swinging round in that chair, it weakened people. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z To somebody like Abelman that letter was like a savings bond, a blank draft on a bank. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “How much money is in my college savings?” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z 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 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 Perhaps I should speak first and cancel our vows, thereby saving some shreds of honor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z 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 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 Once after she had started saving, the drug store had a special. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But my allegiance is still uncertain, and right now, saving my own life is more important than ending someone else’s. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He cast Dill and Lydia a briny glare, cupped his hand to his mouth, and yelled, “Travis, you got company,” saving Lydia the trouble of honking. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They’d thank me for saving them and then drag me back down. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I’m getting good grades, working his stupid full-time job, and saving for college. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “You might be in charge of saving, but I’m in charge of giving out chores,” I said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “What if I’m just saving up info for the next time I report to you?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Open it, boy. I’ve been saving this for your eighteenth birthday for a long time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So Jade Dragon's children went down to earth and turned themselves into water, saving the people on the earth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 “Um, well, I think we want something a little more...catchy,” Jasmine says, saving me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “Weren’t you wearing a purity ring when we got here? Aren’t you supposed to be saving yourself?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Think about it. There’s the value of the fireworks and then the value of them being from out of state. We’re saving you a tank of gas each way, for sure.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They were saving for a new tractor, so I knew she wouldn’t even think of spending that money on herself. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Delia touched her face and forehead and asked her if she wanted some of the water they’d been saving just for her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z 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 Then he remembered that Deborah had been saving money since their wedding day. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Whatever the price of saving lives, Farmer and Lafontant believed, it must be paid. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The drawer pops open, saving me from having to answer him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Or else I’d be swarmed with customers. But don’t worry—I’m saving this deal just for you.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z My father went down to the cellar and buried our savings. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 I believe the answer lies in something I mentioned earlier, that measure of madness that moves life in strange but saving ways. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She turned the savings bond over and looked at it again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z They, the men, were saving with the mind what they lost with the eye. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I could feel Katherine glare at me as I offered her up in the hopes of saving my own hide, and I’m certain that by the end she fairly had steam coming from her ears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z 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 didn't want to distract the people who were saving my life, so I muted my mic and screamed like a little girl. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Daylight savings ended yesterday, and now evening rushes into the place where afternoon used to be. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m here. I’m twenty-five years old. I know about you from Mother. For four years now, I’ve been saving something for you.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They know walking with me is saving them from a lot of torment. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z ‘Thank you,’ I’m going to say, ‘thank you for saving me before it was too late.’ 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My family had already spent our safety net of gold coins, and my father's savings had disappeared. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He might have saved us from a heck of a boring summer, but really, we ended up saving him, too. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Besides, getting older didn’t seem like anything to celebrate since I’d gotten the big prophecy about me destroying or saving the world when I turned sixteen. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “All of a sudden; you didn’t hate me back on Mission Street. Not while I was saving your life.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 I had been saving it all these years. Life Is So Good 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 “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 But the father always replied, “I am saving my bed for my grandson. He will warm my bones in my age.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “I’m saving on light bulbs,” the man said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Day doesn’t seem like the kind of boy who goes around saving people.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Someone had thought that he was worth saving. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z This business of saving souls had no ethics; every human relationship was shamelessly exploited. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And my mom said, “Then we’d go to heaven telling people about the truth and saving their souls.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I was saving up for a single visit with a vuvv doc. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Thank you for saving our lives,” she whispered. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z 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 “Again with that? No. God. I don't want to date anyone. I see what it's done to you. As you well know, I believe in saving Thunderstick for one very special lady.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The young man drove off, and I hope and pray that he survived after saving our lives. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He had practically the whole school saving their Wise and Tom’s and Ruffles bags for him. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Aphrodite blotted out Paris once, saving him from certain death at the hands of Menelaus. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “She said she was saving it for when you got here.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She focuses on saving enough to return to her children in what she hopes will be another two years. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Oh Ron,” said Hermione, shaking her head skeptically, “we thought Snape was trying to kill Harry before, and it turned out he was saving Harry’s life, remember?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z If this was a ghost house, it looked like that ghost had lost his job and all his savings along with the rest of the country. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 We had a small feast of the broth with kasha, which was more filling than good, the rest of the bread, a pot of marmalade Mrs. Diamant had been saving, and a sack of apples. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “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 I’ve been saving the necklace for the end of the night. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We pay two hundred and forty dollars each, the kind of price you can get away with charging people whose savings accounts would go to waste otherwise. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z David Cash wasn’t for saving the life of that young girl, in the same way many Poles weren’t for saving the Jews. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s hard to say who is more terrified—certainly the only thing any of the animals have in mind is saving their own hides. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “So human!” they were saving of the voice from their electric tabernacle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have my life’s savings,” he said in a pathetic voice. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess. I have five hundred and sixty-eight dollars in savings, so if the whole thing costs more than that, I’m going to have to get a second job.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z 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 knew Aunt Queen had been saving this for his birthday surprise, and he knew that she had put money aside for months to get such a fine bike. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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’m in charge of saving,” Vonetta announced as if that was news. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “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 showed her my bankbook and told her my plan for saving money and bringing my mother to Memphis. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z PS What were you saving all those piles of junk for? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Only I was not thinking of saving the blue crab now. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 ‘Bob ... the Titan ... he only helped us in Tartarus because you were kind to him. You told him we were worth saving. That’s the only reason we’re alive.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I want to do a good job. I’ve been researching the camera I’m saving up for, and I really want it.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He had imagined many times a ceremony in Harken Square, organized to thank him for saving Ember, with the entire population in attendance and his father beaming from the front row. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His sister, Mary Helen, had sent it—nearly all her savings—saying she’d take his old violin in exchange. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Where he was beaten nearly to death and robbed of all his savings. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d really had very little to do with it, seriously, but Blackjack credited me with saving him. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Tehlu anyway, have you had bad luck your whole life, or have you been saving it all up for tonight?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Luckily, the bell rang, saving me from having to answer any more questions. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z On another occasion, when she had not yet given up the idea of saving her for the world, she had tried to get her interested in basic domestic affairs. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the background, a woman’s voice was saving, “Let’s see what you’re going to say. Another chance down the drain, a psycho escaped.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Jockeys on trailing horses grabbed hold of leading horses’ tails or saddlecloths so their own horses could be towed around the track, saving energy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was busy saving it with Mother Marian and the usquebaugh. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Adams instructed his beloved Abigail to start saving all his letters even before the outbreak of the war for independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Soon the envelope with my pension came, and the pension was added to my savings. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "He was saving such a nice spike for Renly's head. But whoever did the deed, we must assume Stannis was behind it. The gain is clearly his." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “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 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 Since she had lost her savings, then she could not possibly lose her sister too; the custodians of fate were not that wicked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 They were princesses once, charged with saving the kingdom from a dragon, and whoever could defeat it would be queen. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “But that package was big. Is this the only thing you will give me? Is there no canned food there? Or are you saving it for your saboteur friend Alice?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 My other saving grace in the weeks leading up to the P&G Championship meet on August 17 in Hartford, Connecticut, was my sports psychologist, Robert Andrews. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z By saving Piper I saved myself, and all the things that might have killed us were also the things that saved us. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 "Is that what you're saving up all that money for? A plague cure?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “I have money. I have my savings. I brought fifty cents for our records and candy. Here, take half.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had settled down, found work, and started saving money. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z And she told me my friends were still saving a seat for me in class. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Thomas would remind me that nothing could knock me down because I was made of miranium, and that I was too stubborn to let anything keep me from saving Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Every man and woman in the United States will be asked to purchase war savings stamps,” I set the paper down. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It is not her you need saving from, it said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Referring a defendant to treatment, rather than sending him or her to prison, may well be the most prudent choice—saving government resources and potentially saving the defendant from a lifetime of addiction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He’s saving for a new pair now, and he’ll probably have them in no time. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z 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 “And I’m sorry, High John, but we’re taking the Story Box back with us. It’s the only shot we have at saving MidPass!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z 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 She says he didn’t get a job yet, but she’s saving the money she gets from selling Avon and taking care of her cousins. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She had one hundred and five dollars in her savings account. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, as a precaution, I withdrew my savings from the bank as soon as I arrived in New York. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Pima peered inside the locker, looking to see if anything was worth saving. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I settle in next to Nora in a booth near the entrance, and Taylor scoots into the seat Simon was clearly saving for Bram. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Your dragon is doing fine. He and A-Gong were talking to each other when I brought the pot, and he even said thank you for saving him from the Green Tiger’s poison.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Spraying is killing the birds but it is not saving the elms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z After all that effort Nathan had put into saving Pond, it wasn’t enough. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He went to withdraw money from his savings account, in order to continue his steady assault on all nine hundred and ninety-nine possible permutations of a three-digit variable. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “But that was all your savings!” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z 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 “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 He expected all Americans to thank him for saving the nation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And he can work on his art there, saving everyone money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z 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 "Yeah. The Stage One booster works fine if one engine goes out. It'll save us a huge amount of weight. Only during the Stage One ascent, but still. Pretty good fuel savings." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Keenan said the Martials are saving the executions for the new Emperor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z 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 But Stella knew his turn was coming—he was saving his energy for the storytelling. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For now, this house has taken all our savings and more. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z How very inconvenient his little talent could be — when it wasn’t saving my life. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And if she was lying . . . well, why would she lie about saving me? Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I almost tell her about the money I’m saving, but nah. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Thirsty for information about friends and family and folks from all around, everyone loved Spoon Man’s visits—sometimes he even carried mail and packages, saving folks the cost of stamps. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mother’s reasons for saving me were as complicated as fate itself, I suppose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "So that my girls start saving their money to take care of us, Mami"—he gave her a wink—"when we're old and grey." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Thank you for saving my brother’s life,” I say, ignoring the apology for now, and really, I’m just brimming with gratitude because: What in the world? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She was saving it, she said, to butter the bread. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 But mostly Papa was saving...saving...for what, Hanako wasn’t sure. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He worked like a dog for her and nearly killed himself saving her in the storm, then soon as he got a little fever from the water, she had took up with another man. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Taking their savings and what money they could get from McLean, they bought a home of their own. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Reeds and pads and sheet music cost money, plus he’s been saving forever for a new, better saxophone. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But when families have spent a million years making nine in the hope of saving one, they cannot stop making nine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have much learning of numbers, but it seemed like they was saving the wages to be $1.15 or $1.50 a week. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When that ran out, he used his own savings. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Of saving their mother from humiliation and suffering on their account. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Warren had been saving up to buy a car, had even, after much research, picked out the very car he planned to buy: a Volkswagen Rabbit. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The irony being that the seniors thought they were actually saving the girls from being too exploited. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It would say, “O, happy boy, may the wise and eternal God bless you for saving me.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She opened her eyes to see what was saving her—or more likely, what was trying to eat her before the bukavac could. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “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 Granny used her life savings for the bribes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “How come you want to trust him with your savings more than you trust me?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 But my saving human connection—my oxytocin receptor, as it were—is George, the nineteen-year-old Czech dishwasher who has been in this country exactly one week. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 No authorities had any record of it, and he never recovered the money, his life savings. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Thank you, God,” I whispered, “thank you for saving my eyes. God bless Danny, always.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Everything that’s happened has brought me here, to this place, with this knife in my hand, and something worth saving. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I was saving the trash to warm the kitchen in the morning.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I wrote “piano savings” in big letters on the outside of it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She was saving up feelings for some man she had never seen. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She felt sure it had something to do with saving the city. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My savings are enough now to travel on. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “Also correct is that I head to college in one more year. You know the tortoise and the hare? I’m the tortoise, and the racetracks my bank account. I’ve been saving for years.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Nasser, being equally concerned about the looting, had decided to keep his money, his life savings, with him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Imagine, my darling, your Alfred is saving two thousand lives. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Slowly they started saving money, bit by bit, to pay for a rental deposit on an apartment. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Back in my room I counted my savings, some fifty dollars, and decided to get to New York as quickly as possible. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t tell what it is, but if he thought it was worth saving, I’m not going to be the one who loses it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Instead of trying to convert people, your true mission is saving lives.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But saving two children is not enough when God has gifted you with so much. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He took home substantial prizes: a new encyclopedia to replace the outdated one, a new writing desk, a cash prize, a savings bond. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Pilar Ternera had paid her fifty pesos, half of her life savings, to do what she was doing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "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 He needed saving; therefore, she would save him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Not my clothes, there wasn’t time, and not the Bible—it didn’t seem worth saving at that moment, so help me God. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My savings were not much, but each week they grew. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 Now that our father can see a way of saving face, he’s almost amiable. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z With the last of her savings she’d headed over to the photography store on West 17th, where a young man sold her film and paper as she tried not to stare at his yarmulke. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The only saving grace is that there were tickets available for the next day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z 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 The Professor shook April’s hand, and he smiled ever so slightly when she said, “I came to say thanks a lot for saving my life.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Papá sat at the kitchen table, giving orders and going over our savings, which he kept in a small metal box. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “It’s a sign that I am beyond saving. I am to die. My mother must have known.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z 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 Ma went into the hall closet and pulled out some old leaves that she had been saving. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I hoped to catch Hemme before the class started, thereby saving myself from having to sit through another one of his lectures. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now in his late thirties, my dad was focused on saving for us kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z 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 We were living in Delano, and every day after coming home from picking grapes, Papa took out his small, metal box where he kept our savings and placed the day’s earnings inside. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “So...do you have any ideas for saving our home yet?” asked Isa. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z 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 Ada’s suggestion, that Lucas was saving me once again, made me wonder what I had ever done for him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “No, I got it. Thanks. A savings account for college is a good idea.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They argue all the way home, Matt complaining that barber supply sales have fallen off, and that their savings are dwindling, Rose screeching back that making Charlie normal is more important than anything else. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 If you are figuratively jumping for joy, it means you are so happy that you could jump for joy, but are saving your energy for other matters. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z 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 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 It had worked, and the animal bounded away, saving him a trip to the local revival center. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z What is saving more money going to do? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “You’re lucky he didn’t kill you. He would have if Alice and I hadn’t talked him out of it. Now what are you going to do to repay us for saving your life?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I figured he’d choose the big ones—like her secretly saving up for three years in a row to buy him that expensive plane saw he was coveting over at Sears. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 “I figured she’d want to see what her friends are up to. She probably misses text messages and phone calls since she’s usually too busy saving lives and delivering babies. She needs this, believe me.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But when we tried to feed Old Yeller some of the turkey, on account of his saving us from losing it, he wouldn’t eat. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 I shake the memory of last night from my mind—the singing man, the punching man, the saving blue-cap man, and Donna. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Every bit of his energy is poured into accomplishing the task of saving Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z For saving me—and for not in an anger-burst killing me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I was saving this for you for Tet, but why wait? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 "You have a better chance of sprouting wings on your back than saving enough for a plane ticket, let alone a plane." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Mercifully, the Gran raised her arms then and the crowd went silent, saving Seven from having to fib and say whatever she got would be a blessing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The sum of it had almost entirely depleted the modest savings Ekon had accrued from his time at the temple, not that Koffi needed to know that, or anything else about his financial situation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I called it a nine because I was saving my ten. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z 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 children were moved from here to Karteh-Seh after the rockets hit the old orphanage. Which is like saving someone from the lion’s cage and throwing them in the tiger’s.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Now that we know we can count our savings anytime, we can keep the banks as backup.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But she didn’t want him in New Orleans anymore, no matter how many dogs he was feeding or how many people he was finding and saving. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z 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 Anya watched Yedsha continue to receive praise for saving the priest, and she followed her mother back to the onion booth with a scowl. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “First your father, now Kevin. To think I wasted my time saving your worthless life!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Pollard had delivered a masterpiece of reinsmanship, avoiding the traps and saving ground while minimizing his run along the boggy rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All his talk about saving money was just an excuse. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When she looked, the rest of her life savings and her skeleton keys were gone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He was always keeping his eyes out for scrap metal and saving things like nails and screws. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Shouting above the train noise, I told him much obliged for saving T.R. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She deals in real estate, and she was saving up to make the pilgrimage. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Saving society money is a travesty if the cost of that savings is in human lives. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I need to start saving for college, and I’m so anxious these days that it’s probably better if I stay busy with work. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “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 “I would enjoy the return of moisture and the plants that grow here. Yours is a life worth saving.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You mean you’ll forgive me completely for saving your life if I completely forgive you for saving mine?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Yes, I can imagine Aunt Aggie saving me from the clutches of that well-meaning midwife. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z 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 She was pretty sure she'd thank him for saving her life. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He worked for Dr. Blankenship during the day and worked nights at his old job at Floyd’s, and gave his mom as much money as he could while saving some for school. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z If you couldn't save your own life, was it even worth saving? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I’m saving it for my future, and of course, clothes & more clothes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if Ma’s life needs saving, or what a couple of kids could even do to help her right now. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I think about Ida, back up in the bedroom, and I refasten the lid, saving the other half of the jar for her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z 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 One evening in May, when we’d been saving our money for almost nine months, I came home with a couple of dollars I’d made babysitting and went into the bedroom to stash them in Oz. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought they were our savings, but the notion didn’t seem to matter at the moment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents didn't have life insurance, or much in terms of a savings account. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The details of his feats changed with every dreaming, but quite often he imagined saving his father's life. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I dreamed of being a doctor in a white coat, with a stethoscope dangling from my neck, saving lives one after another. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe they’re extracting the truth and saving it for later. Like you.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “The first ones had better be Thank you, oh great Nina, for dedicating every waking moment of this miserable journey to saving my sorry life.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I promised to spend some birthday money on them and to contribute to our Jackson Five concert savings. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z There were the bricks, sand, and lime for the schoolroom to be purchased, and it would also be necessary to begin saving up again for the machinery for the windmill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z They had used most of their savings to buy medicine. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Maybe she’ll give us a reward for saving her,” he said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We’d always talk about graduating and saving up to buy a house. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I’ve been saving the money I make from my snack dealing. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And then Vonetta yelled, “I’m never doing any chores or saving, EVER!” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He even dreamed of saving some money so that one day he could leave the camp and continue his education somehow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He put in a good- sized piece of rope that he’d found at the trash heaps and had been saving for years and a bottle for water. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was certain the public would hail him as a patriot for saving the country. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I was leaving here without saving my mother. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z In North Carolina, Enrique focuses on working, on saving money, on cutting down even more on drinking and drugs. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But he had been waiting, saving them for last. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 “Our lives wouldn’t have needed saving if they hadn’t stuck us in that blessed cage!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z After they are gone, I will be earning and saving, Lyddie said to comfort herself. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m telling myself I’m saving money for Yale, but we’ll see. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I retreated to my room, saving Yuki from all the yelling. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z My two weeks saving my strength under the floor of my barrack had saved me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But saving them had only been the beginning. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z 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 For all I know, he’s off somewhere saving some other damsel in distress with the promise of marriage someday after he’s collected his reward money! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 “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 I’d been saving that up for about a week, and it sure felt good to get it out. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With the help of Slavin’s serum, Blumberg eventually uncovered the link between hepatitis B and liver cancer, and created the first hepatitis B vaccine, saving millions of lives. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 reach into my pocket and pull out five one-hundred-dollar bills, which is more money than I have ever held in my hand, and may very well be Dad’s life savings. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are indebted to her forever,” he said, “for saving the life of my brother. Ay, what courage to approach the evil place alone!” he added. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He would have to bury his daughter in unholy ground, and without the saving grace of the mass her soul was doomed to perdition. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She began saving the softer insides of the bread, slipping it to Reuven when she could. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I told him I was saving it to buy some hunting dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I trotted over to Davy's place and turned in my key and gave her a big hug and a gift I'd been saving for just this moment. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. van D. came up with the ridiculous idea of frying fewer potatoes in the morning and saving them for later in the day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Why weren’t you at the match? Your elf was saving you a seat too — gulping gargoyles!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He said he had been saving them for this day. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z About fighting demons and monsters, saving princesses, and going on adventures with his best bud, Enkidu. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z New work shoes, some savings, or a little something extra to help my auntie with rent. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z 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 His parents had already said Park could have his mom's Impala, and he'd been saving up for a new tape deck. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z 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 wasn’t having that, so we lived off Daddy’s Social Security and savings. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Hanako had paid the neighbor her entire savings of twenty-seven dollars, earned through working at the restaurant when she was six and seven years old. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Most of Day’s past crimes involve saving people. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I walked into language arts knowing Audrey would be saving a seat for me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I guessed he was saving the best for last. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z What mattered to them was that the strongboxes and mason jars under their beds, in which they now kept what remained of their life savings, were often perilously close to empty. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Thank you for saving my life. Twice now, actually. Or perhaps more.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “He might be saving some boys they’d have sent there otherwise.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 Is there something humans possess that makes us worth saving? We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “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 Before I can stop myself, I growl, “Thanks for saving me a seat.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly his face lit up, like that of a man who, faced with utter and humiliating defeat, at the last minute strikes upon a brilliant, face- saving idea. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which organ? She has too many involved. The numbers add up fast. They said she is beyond saving.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z 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 But we have been so consumed with saving Peeta, so tortured by having him in the Capitol’s hands, that the elation at having him back blinded us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Scream if you need saving,” she called after him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They realize that saving themselves is as easy as using basic scientific principles to build lots of booby traps. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “So when you get allowance money and birthday money, you have to put it in the Madison Square Garden savings jar.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I spread the clothing out on my bed and found my wallet, which had contained my meager savings. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Or is he saying he’s older now and pictures himself saving little kids? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Dad had been saving up for a new truck, and Mom had been setting aside money for college. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z ‘In the language of Orthanc help means ruin, and saving means slaying, that is plain. But we do not come here to beg.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “No, man, I’m saving that activity for when I see your mom later.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 In addition, many people had hauled furniture from burning buildings and abandoned it in the streets in hopes of saving it. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I expected him to say, "No, I have been saving myself for when I get married to somebody pure and a virgin like you." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She moved to Philadelphia and cooked for us, saving her wages to set her husband free. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My earmuffs are the only thing saving me from all the everyday sounds bombarding my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z 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 “So, you do know. Tell me. It’s easy. Think of all the people you’ll be saving with a few words. Say the names,” the Director coaxes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “So was the seabird actually an angel? Was it doing a good deed and saving the baby?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Arobynn would have flogged her for saving Nox, jeopardizing her own safety and place in this competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "It's my lunch. A boy's gotta eat when he's saving the world. Would you like some?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I get food that I don’t plan to eat and look around at the sea of tables and shouting kids falling into place naturally, finding friends, saving seats, knowing just where to go. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z 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 “I’m saving it for the next air raid.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I told her the secret hope of my heart—my dream of taking Mom to the miracle flowers and saving her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The chewed bits were beyond saving—they were almost a paste. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 wondered to myself why no one else had seen him standing so far away, before he was suddenly, impossibly saving my life. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was something that he lacked: discretion, aloofness, a sort of saving stupidity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z 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 “Last-minute fling, huh? I always thought you were saving yourself for Peris.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When it came to saving her own soul, she wanted to be careful that there were no mistakes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 Clara also brought the saving idea of writing in her mind, without paper or pencil, to keep her thoughts occupied and to escape from the doghouse and live. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his parents’ savings and lost it all. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I handed my $100 Salisbury Park savings bond to the teller. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z 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 For years she had read The Welch Daily News only for the obituaries and black-bordered memorial notices, clipping and saving her favorites. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 I’d been saving my book since Christmas, waiting for a long stretch of time that didn’t include bickering sisters, a heap of chores, and homework. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z That meant the removal of cone-shaped material from each end, saving weight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z By then her savings were gone, along with her good looks. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I think he did feel responsible for us in his fashion, but we were way down his list of Things to Worry About what with having the responsibility for saving the world on his shoulders. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They forged on, mostly speaking Mandarin, saving their English for impersonations of certain professors. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I have even remembered some electrifying famous last words which I have been saving up to finish with. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z 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 They understood that they must act as God’s decoys, saving the souls of the boys for Jesus and binding the bodies of the boys in marriage. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z But can such cooperation actually succeed in saving the fish? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The doorbell rang down the hall, halting my momentum on saving my dad. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My father tucked the peanuts inside his breast pocket, saving them for later. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The wonder to me now is that I thought myself worth saving. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You had nothing to do with anything except saving me.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She said her savings would take care of her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was better, for now, if Redemption thought he was saving someone else; everyone’s always braver when they think they’re the hero. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They say my father’s family got their land from the king of India, in gratitude for saving his daughter’s life. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "You don't. You're like a hero in a movie. Always saving everyone." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "I'm all ears," Venkat said, saving his document and closing his laptop. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But why was he saving half a refrigerator door and five rusty stop signs? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Because it seems like a fair and right exchange: saving one life after destroying another. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Through the door, Mrs. Reilly had heard Ignatius saving to himself, “She must be lashed until she drops.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She had kept her maid’s job and was saving money to repay the moneylender. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When other German factory owners took their profits and fled Kraków, intent on saving their lives and fortunes, Schindler increased his efforts to save his Jews. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The only thing Seven cared about was saving Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z We don’t have them yet in New York—the unions have kept them out—but many states have been tempted by the prison companies’ promises of cost savings. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The will also showed that her father's lifetime savings, which fortunately were still safely in the bank, had also been left to her. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z None had any idea beyond saving his own life. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 I have my life's savings in a metal box under my bed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “How about your family? Still saving up money to get them over here?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was her life’s savings, but Caius was not to know that. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z His father had paid human traffickers twenty thousand dollars, the family’s entire savings, to get them out of Afghanistan into neighboring Pakistan. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z 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 “I’m not saying we should give him our life savings, just a few bucks.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The fee virtually depleted our savings, but we had no choice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm going to spend a year in California, working in the café, working on my art, and saving up for school. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Winky was to say that she was saving a seat for my father. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I was ticked at myself for not saving some of the rainwater we’d bailed from the boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “It might be that he doesn’t want saving.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I just dived back into the riptide of saving bees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t? We didn’t even get started yet. What about saving a little bit for tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day after that?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 had been saving that up for months. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Then we can convince our parents to let us walk dogs again, and she can keep saving up for her camera and shoot her movie. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I haven’t changed my mind about saving him in the arena, but I don’t owe him more than that. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z So there’s proof of one thing I managed to save, and another where saving is possible. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Allen left Bud’s office and walked across the street to the savings bank. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She skinned the rabbit, saving the fur to line her new mitten. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Pastor Tom could dunk Henry in saving grace till he was sleek as a muskrat, but he couldn’t shake those mistakes off easy as drops of water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We had to take money from our savings to pay the rent. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Often these were cash-strapped independent merchants and laborers, and I was always surprised by the joy she took in saving a few dollars at their expense. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And saving Cedric—that wasn’t such a bad idea—not in my head, anyway—though, you know, right — that we definitely can’t try again. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z 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 It looked like a mummy jar instead of a savings jar. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “You understand now, why I couldn’t tell you?” he said as we headed to the next funeral—Brendan Wilson, a firefighter who died while saving a family. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It took most of her savings, but a bus across the country would take days. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The bell rang, saving me, and we all rose like Pavlovian dogs, eager to run to our next classes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Then I didn’t have to touch my boot money, the money I was saving for rough times. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why would I do that? Why would I help you? Why ... to be of service. To do my part for humanity. To aid in the saving of a 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 I already owe him for saving my life. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “She was saving them for cream tarts this afternoon.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Enrique talks of saving enough to buy a house and open a small store in Honduras someday. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Your own savings account at the Brooklyn National Bank. Open it.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Ben opened up a small keg of mead he had been saving for “just such an occasion.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the fall of 1927 Marian Anderson sailed for England, armed with letters of introduction and with $1,500 in savings, enough to last for several months. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The Wicked Witch said that one day I would thank her for saving me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “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 “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 My parents had dreams that each of their children would graduate from college, so Dad earmarked the money from this job for college savings for the six of us kids. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I been sitting here trying to think of something to say about. . . you know. . . you and Peewee saving my life and all. ...” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They had paid the tuition for the first term and bought the uniforms and had exhausted their savings. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He was so kind to elephants, saving many of their lives. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 “Boys,” said Mr. Weasley under his breath, “I don’t want you betting. That’s all your savings. Your mother —” “Don’t be a spoilsport, Arthur!” boomed Ludo Bagman, rattling his pockets excitedly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to send Grover into a panic, but I knew we had another huge deadline looming, aside from saving Artemis . in time for her council of the gods. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “You can’t just drop money into the Jackson Five at Madison Square Garden savings jar.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Until that moment, Officer David Delinko had been so busy worrying about solving the Mother Paula’s case and saving his own career that he hadn’t thought much about anything else. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he left it up to us to figure out what an “assessment word” is—while saving no characters, and being less rather than more scientifically precise. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Everyone thanked Margalo for saving Stuart’s life; and at suppertime Mrs. Little presented her with a tiny cake, which had seeds sprinkled on top. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 She handed her remaining savings to the nuns and requested a private room with a television and the best nurse in the hospital. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been saving these especially for us. T^i’,” she said, like she hadn’t yelled at him just seconds ago. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I work too much. We’re always trying to fix something around this old house, and saving money in case something else breaks—which, by the way, no more side businesses, okay?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “School’s the worst. I mean, the only saving grace is that my girlfriend goes there.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z 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 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’d also repay the kindly truck driver by saving their life when their gas pedal got stuck to the floor. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “This coupon is for two dollars off! Double, that means four dollars in savings!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He maintained sagely that there is always a trade-off involved in the adoption of any policy, and that if daylight saving time were instituted, curtains and other fabrics would fade more quickly. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I calculated finally that my savings would be able to meet all the costs I might incur, and in addition, might stretch to the purchase of a new costume. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Finn, we were saving the big news for you!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I have plenty of money. Start saving now. Compound interest is a wonderful thing.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I was sweeping floors at our grocery store, saving up for my first pair of J’s, when Natasha ran in. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z There’s $213 left in Molly’s savings account from the minimum-wage job she had last summer scooping ice cream in Bar Harbor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then I walk on with Sophie through the kitchens, past the human servants I am not saving, aware of the futility of my actions. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Twenty years we have been saving all kinds of things for the relatives in Haiti. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But often in the old days, there was nothing to give and the child was past saving, anyway. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I can keep saving up for Eden's plague medicine. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z 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 He has stayed for nine months for free, working and saving money to continue his journey. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You never want to end up house poor,” he’d tell us, explaining how some people handed over their savings and borrowed too much, ending up with a nice home but no freedom at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Ninety-three percent! And today I open savings account.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Outwardly, he was living a surprisingly conventional existence, even going so far as to open a savings account at a local bank. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The emotional effect of saving and being saved was addicting to both of us. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Papá and Joe García borrowed money from a savings and loan company to buy a small tractor, tools, wood to build a shed to store them, and an outhouse. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In many American towns, it was impossible to find a bank whose doors weren’t permanently shuttered; behind those doors the savings of countless American families had disappeared forever. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Afterward he put their crews to death as well, saving only the slaves chained to the oars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dad and Mom have been saving for them as long as we can remember. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence charged more than $6,000 to his credit cards to cover the cost of her burial, and when this book went to press, Sonny was saving money to buy her a tombstone. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He was likely saving any number of new people and animals and homes, and in the midst of it all he’d gotten overwhelmed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Bonuses are free for everything else, like extra saving, big vacations, and major repairs on the house.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Miss Annie loved them beads, boy. Right away she started saving a rosary.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 It had been Håkon who had pulled them out, saving them both. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I wasn’t saving any money, the way I figured I would when I first got into the army, but I figured that might come later if I made sergeant. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “And saving me is a very noble cause,” Leo agreed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Matthias, thank you with all my heart for saving my family. We thought we were doomed.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My one saving grace was that my mom never spoke ill of him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “He’s got three thousand attack power and plus five to saving throws!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z You could tell yourself you were saving up your strength. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 And then there’s me: team captain whose attempt at saving the day has landed me with a stitched-up catching arm a week before my team’s first state tournament game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z A lot of people volunteered their cars for the boycott and dipped into their savings to buy gasoline during that time. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The waiter walked up and began arranging the salad bowl and breadsticks on the table, saving Toby from having to spell it out for Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Is he saving that information because he knows it's all that keeps him alive? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Except saving when I’m out with my cattle in the swamp at night, and no stars. Then I believe everything.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I should thank Sara for saving me from social isolation, or at least from being stuck with a pair of older kids who don’t want me in their kitchen. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z 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 “Yes, ma’am. I promise. Thank you for saving me.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The trouble is that with his savings moved and invested there, he can’t very well go back. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Our guess is this was her life savings”—the money and the RV, which G’ma had paid for in full, were both turned over to Dad. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He had been saving Billy’s life for days, cursing him, kicking him, slapping him, making him move. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But I know their hearts are set more on gold and profits than on finding lost colonists or saving souls. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 He went to the granary in a corner of which the small cloth bundle of our savings lay buried. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Guillermo says, “And to thank me for saving his life, he beat me at chess every single day since.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z My doctor walks back in, saving me from a parental conversation that might be even more painful than my elbow. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z "I thought we were saving for a house." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They will carry the phone numbers of friends in Miami and the life savings of relatives. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I was no nearer than ever to my goal of saving enough money to leave. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 would have given anything to change places if it meant saving her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I wish people like them would stop thinking that people like me need saving. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z 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 She also remembered his words: Aren’t you glad you aren’t responsible for saving one of the world’s masterpieces from a maniac! Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “I hardly think we need new fixtures, L6once. 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 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “With my new job I’ll get a big raise—so between that and what I’ve been saving, I’ll pay what I can, then arrange another payment schedule. They allow people to do that.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Frank had accused him of caring more for machines than people, but if it came down to saving old spheres or his friends, there was no choice. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 I ran inside the house and got the pie tin of table scraps I’d been saving. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Harry had not lost hope of finding and saving Hagrid; he ran so fast that they were halfway toward the forest before they were brought up short again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “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 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 “I want to thank you for saving my life. I'll be eternally grateful to you.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I have to go now, but I’ll be back. Thank you for saving me.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I was going to buy that wood! I’ve been saving all my allowance.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “All students are encouraged to participate. I’m sure you’ll make us proud. The winner will get four tickets to Six Flags and a big check for college savings.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We had to dip heavily into our savings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “It was May who got my mother started saving roaches, wasn’t it?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z First Woman and First Man set to saving everyone and planted four seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As if to emphasize his thoughts the mosquitos—with die fire gone and protective smoke no longer saving him—came back in thick, nostril-clogging swarms. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been saving to make the pilgrimage to Mecca herself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 “This is a very meaningful moment. I feel as if I’m saving someone.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, as was her habit, Boori Ma reknotted her hair, untied the loose end of her sari, and counted out her life savings. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Vonetta went on and on about all the money we were saving and how she made sure Fern and I didn’t waste our money buying candy, airmail stamps, and mooning over boys in Oakland. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Desperate to save myself in a river of people saving themselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The city’s madams understood this and were known to meet inbound trains with promises of warmth and friendship, saving the important news for later. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The teachers called my parents to school, and I saw they had been saving my pictures, curling and cracking, all alike and black. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 She also had some money in her savings account. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Chubs might have hated me, or wanted to scare me off, but he at least recognized I had played some small part in saving his skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 She stole her dad's savings account information, went to the public library, used the Internet, and transferred four thousand dollars into the account she had used at college. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nada. Listen, your parents bought you a nice dress with money they’ve saved, and my parents are just saving up for whatever they want. It’s basically the same thing, right? ” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “My own laptop! And stupid Conner said he was fine with sharing the desktop. Like he cared about saving them money or something. So of course my parents sided with him. No laptop for me.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Thanks—thanks for saving his life,” stammered Ear as he checked Eye for wounds. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He handed me a flattened tin can that he’d probably been saving in his pocket for a thousand miles. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He thought I was worth saving, even when giving me a chance to live put his own life in peril. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The whole book was about Charlotte saving the runt pig Wilbur, and then she goes and dies. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “If we get out of this, I owe you for saving my life.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “August is with Sugar-Girl in the parlor. She showed up crying. Something about Otis using their life savings to buy a secondhand fishing boat.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tug done what I said and I was feeling pretty good ’bout myself for saving Petey. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Why do you do this, Raj, just to save a few stupid rupees. What are you saving us, fifty cents?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I loved him, and I just don’t know if a world without Jesse Franklin is worth saving. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She thought about saving some of the yellow fabric to make an Easter dress for Cari, but Cari said she absolutely did not want to match. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But the two small bars of chocolate that we had been saving for a “feast,” were ruined. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If he’d been the least bit farther away, there would have been no saving him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They began pushing and jostling, and each of them was thinking only about saving herself. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I dashed to the pieces on the floor as if to save them, as if saving them would mean saving Papa- Nnukwu. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘But, uh, the Jupiter guy saving the Poseidon guy at the bottom of the ocean . . . maybe we can keep the details to ourselves? Otherwise I’ll never hear the end of it.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I called Detective Riley and left a message saving that Rachel had been round again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a vague mention of “that time before” and of saving grace and a promise that he had changed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “They only just got to sleep after saving you the last time!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Knife gave him one of the chocolates he was saving for Granny. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “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 She was saving it up for my Epiphany present, but she saw me so upset at PapS’s funeral, she thought it would help me most now. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she had kept hold of herself, saving face. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I sign onto Facebook, and over on Violet’s page someone from school has posted about her being a hero for saving me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “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 She, too, was saving her money, she confessed quietly to Lyddie and asked her not to tell, to go for an education. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He could have stuffed the other pocket, too, but he was saving that for the stones. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I mean, yeah...bad choices. Like not trusting people’s brothers who, you know, might need saving. Hypothetically speaking.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Instead of putting the rest in my savings passbook, I gave Vonetta the other two quarters to put away for the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Grout and Sauceda are particularly dogged, partly because it means saving lives. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It appears that McCandless was saving them to insulate his clothing or perhaps to make a feather pillow. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Mom threw her hands up and held the books in place, saving both of us from getting clobbered. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Now she’s got some weird idea he needs saving,” said Mrs. Narcissus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her hopes of saving her family drained away. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He poured his energies into becoming a doctor, the kind of doctor who would be able to save anyone who needed saving. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The way he explained it was it wouldn’t look right for him to collect money on saving his own wife. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was talking about saving all of those who survived the journey from Earth. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “How long have you been saving this?” he asked. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “If anything, I agree with Frypan, I guess. Why punish a guy for saving someone’s life?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This had a double benefit: more space for our savings, plus it made the offering to Cory look absolutely huge. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “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 She considered saving the shirt for Christmas, going to Rizzoli and buying him an architecture book instead. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The men were becoming very attached to their dogs, making straw mattresses for the dogloos, saving special treats for their favorites, and even crawling into the dogloos on occasion to share the dogs’ warmth. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z 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 She says,This job could be the saving of us. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z 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 She writes that they are saving money for a trip home the following December, after Gogol turns one. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It felt nice to think about treats again, after all that time saving for a house. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I told him about the hairy hands that came at my throat in the middle of the night, the hands that wanted to choke me for not saving Mama. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z With my savings I get a telephone card, to phone home. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe she can’t stand being in there another second and she doesn’t want to be rude, so my coming over will be her saving grace. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z In taking the veterinarian’s oath, she had pledged herself to a code of honor that bound her to the care of animals but also bound her to the saving of human lives through medicine. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maggie ended up being another saving grace for me that summer. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It's easy to believe that our audiences spend the day saying nothing, actually saving their voices for the moment the picture begins. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There was once a state legislator in Wisconsin who objected to the introduction of daylight saving time despite all the good arguments for it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 These I was saving for my own wedding night—about which you know so much.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z John Wilkes Booth came and lost his savings, then went off to kill a president, but others stayed and made a fortune. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “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 I’m guessing this generosity came on account of me saving his wife and all. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He said, ‘You’re lucky I’m saving my energy for the main event, little satyr. I’ll just grant you a short nap. Pleasant dreams.’ The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “You better be saving me, Beyonce, or I swear I will come back like one of those too-much-eyeliner ghosts in a Japanese movie and haunt you forever!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She nods her head, like she is plucking together words she has been saving. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “My ma’s near as bad. Every move she makes is aimed at saving up a penny for my sister and me to go to college.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Marcus was saving up to be able to rent his own apartment. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “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 The “saving grace” was that no more than fourteen people came to watch. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I heard a metallic click, and I froze, thinking I was going to be shot for saving the boy’s life. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z All of it—the hand, the arm, the vulnerability, the urge to kiss the saving man—it crashes like an avalanche. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “We should use the gas cooker for everything now, anyway. There’s no point saving the gas, since we won’t be needing it for much longer.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, patients would often use only enough of these medicines to reduce the symptoms, saving the rest for future bouts of the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “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 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 Octavian would be remembered for saving Rome by hurling himself into the sky in a fiery ball of death. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We started eating into our savings, and in less than a month we were running on dust. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z 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 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 “I was saving these for my grandchildren, but I’ll get them something else.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was a question of saving hundreds of thousands of American lives,” he later explained. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of her savings were gone by now, and every roll of film was precious, so she worked carefully, framing the image again and again in her mind before she took it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We started saving again, but Lori felt too defeated to paint much, and the money didn’t come as quickly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “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 While Dorian had congratulated her for saving Nox, and while the thief had hugged and thanked her again and again, only Chaol had frowned when the Test was over. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Far from saving time, it looked as though I might lose much more than even Erie, Pennsylvania. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “I play this game with Gus all the time, but it’s infuriating because he is a completely suicidal video-game player. He’s, like, way too aggressive about saving civilians and whatnot.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Why was I still slave to a man who had repaid me for saving his life by nearly killing me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “So at Marcus’s party, when you asked me about saving the world, you weren’t speaking hypothetically?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I believe,” he continued, “if we keep saving money we can think about moving within a year and buying a place in Florida.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We'll start saving for another one, soon as we can bear to. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z 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 We didn’t have much need to spend our savings, so that’s why we had never cracked them open before. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 “I didn’t save the Bureau. I have no interest in saving the Bureau,” I retort. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Like in the open ocean, saving someone’s life or something?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Now, with the loss of their savings, those dreams felt as far away as ever. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He couldn’t shake the feeling he was personally responsible for not saving them. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z His pesky hide hardly seemed worth saving, but a scheme had leaped into his head. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 I am saving most of my wages for the debt. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I was saving them for Christmas,” she said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She tried to keep track of her and Keith’s once comfortable savings, which she had hoped to not touch until later but now was forced sometimes to dip into. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z If I have one saving grace, it's that I'm lucky enough to have found someone willing to handle the ugly business of day-to-day living. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “The Hunters are your enemies. Forget them and Artemis and the monster. That’s not important. You just concentrate on finding and saving Annabeth.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z 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 Perhaps it was that first saving laugh, the best thing any of them had heard since before the death of Neewo, that made him proud. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “I was gonna tell you, I swear! I was just trying to get everything into place first. This was my way of saving us.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Papá took out the metal box in which he kept our savings and counted it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z 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 They were well toward middle age when Caesar destroyed the Roman republic in the process of saving it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z All they’d had was in savings from a life of hard work. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z If he did, he would have let Mrs. replace the money Uncle Darnell stole from the savings jar. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Now they could go back to concentrating on what really mattered, like saving their home. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Realizing that they would have to get Gilkey down immediately to have any hope of saving him, Schoening and the others started lowering him down the mountain’s steep Abruzzi Ridge as the storm raged. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I felt that I was saving myself just as definitively. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z 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 My father had kept a savings account in a Kraków bank, but those funds had disappeared when all Jewish bank accounts became the property of the Nazis. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z 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 “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 A few bucks a month won’t eat too far into my college savings. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z And it’s not just Martin saving the emails. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The world needs saving precisely because of the actions of these same men and women. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Dunwing. You are a very brave sparrow. You put yourself and Warbeak in great peril, saving me as you did.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z 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 |
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