She wandered through the woods, searching for children, whose bones she used to make her magic powders. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had searched all the remaining books, and Ron and Hermione had not come back. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

So, all day long, they searched for another way in. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Ma'am, we have a warrant to search the premises for evidence of drugs or other illegal activity on the part of Tariq Johnson." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They seemed to pick up some scent, and they searched the ground for a while near the place where you halted. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We all know that we might go to the Pit floor and search every face and never find one that belongs to us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t like the singing, so he twirled the dial through the stations, searching for a more entertaining program. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He started dividing the satyrs into groups—which ones would go to the national parks, which ones would search out the last wild places, which ones would defend the parks in big cities. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Or were the SS just searching everywhere, breaking down doors until they found something wrong? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Unseen, they had followed them to their warren, which, though a long way off, was not too distant to be attacked, especially since no time would have to be spent in searching for it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was at its highest as I set out on my search. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that day he searched again, prying hastily through piles of scrolls and hastily restacking them, staring defeated into that dusty, innocent cupboard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He took a small oyster from the basket, cut the muscle, searched the folds of flesh, and threw it in the water. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

For many more months the woman’s search continues. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He spent several days searching and inquiring in every direction, but the woman seemed to have vanished completely. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Seeing her searching for just the right thing to tell me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Her steps were sturdy and she looked up often at the clear sky to search for bomber jets, because she would stop and hurl stones and words up at them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was knocked down, flattened, then hauled upstairs to be forcibly searched. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But how can I keep the door locked with those kind eyes searching mine? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then I hurry back to my room, search under the covers for Tweety, and run outside in my slippers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

On that October Monday in 1937, as search crews struggled to reach the plane wreck, Elizebeth could hardly take in what had happened. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her hand was still extended, reaching out of the covers, searching. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

His eye? swept the room, searching for friendly faces. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She searched her mind for a decent answer but found none. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even if Mom and I weren’t searching for the same things, we would’ve still been together. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He is given to many disguises. He is a veritable will-o’-the-wisp, scurrying here and there in his never- ending search for marauders. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started typing questions about fencing into the search bar on my computer, and one hour later realized I needed to give fencing another try. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He stops searching his pockets for the third time and smiles at me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Finding none where the strewn leaves are, I search the other side of the oak. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a decade, Father Olufemi was going to select warriors to go into the Greater Jungle in search of the Shetani. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We wandered wordlessly away from our search, neither one of us wanting to admit that we were eager to give it up, both of us feeling in our bones how pointless it was. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have ridged, reddish-gray bark; leathery leaves with pointed lobes; stubborn, searching roots; and, if I do say so myself, the best fall color on the street. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the knights finally bear the body away and no one is searching for us anymore, the Ghost leads me across the roots again. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nathan searched Uncle Jet’s shadow for the Ash Being before leaving the hogan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When he failed to find the wheel, he moved over six inches, and searched again. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who did searched my face for answers to what was happening. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He came forward, searching out safe lodgments for his feet, and then looked up through thick spectacles. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He opened his lexicon and began to search for his place. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Commercial ships docking in Alexandria were searched by the police—not for contraband, but for books. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be Milligan’s task to lead the search for all the unfortunates who had ever set foot upon Nomansan Island; it would be Mr. Benedict’s to restore their memories. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Unification Ministry said it could search only for people who had registered to be reunited with lost family members. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In 1845, Franklin took two Royal Navy ships, Erebus and Terror, and a crew of 129 into the Arctic to search for a sea route between the North Atlantic and the Pacific. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“How can you let your daughter search for Never-Ending Mountain? You are just as lost as her!” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The mob was left to search out its next victim. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Were people searching for a wig spun out of gold?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

After a brief stop at the police station, we were joined by another officer and went to my office, which they searched for another forty- five minutes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like consent searches, pretext stops are favorite tools of law enforcement in the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Their backpacks and the bowls went on a faded portable table and were slid across so the guards on the other side could have them ready in case of a possible search. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tired players searching through the rough, sweeping back and forth in long systematic patterns. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man with the torch searched around under the trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In vain I searched for the banners of my union local. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chelicerae writhed, questing for prey, and the sphincter-maw spasmed, teeth clicking open and shut, searching for something to bite into. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Frantic, he searched until he finally found his way back to the spot where Moniek had been attacked. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

My eye instinctively searches for Gale and sees he’s on his feet, apparently unharmed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Felicia could be in there, wrapped in a fur coat, eagerly searching for a way to destroy him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quit searching for Beatrice Leep’s stepbrother, though it required all the willpower he could muster. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will continued to search until he found a trickle of light, shining up into the vent. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

For fifty-five years he did not know his parents’ fate for certain, and despite searching, he could not find any survivors from Trawniki, the forced-labor camp where his parents had been sent. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of the growing risks, Mollie and her family pressed on with their search for the killers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It peered at the boy with one hand up—like a lost mariner searching for land—and exclaimed, “Ah-hah! Whom have we here, what?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plainclothesman in front of her flashed a badge, showed a search warrant, and brusquely asked Mary for permission to enter. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He would have to search both sides of the river, Dicey thought. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, she’d still had so much of the house to search that it had been but a small matter to close the door and slip away to another part. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Morehouse pushes Jason’s chair across the carpet toward me, and Mom picks up her bookmark, leaving Harry still searching in the hallway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the exodus, she misplaces her shawl and refuses to let anyone wait for her while she searches for it, waving them away into the night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Coll disappeared inside the cottage to search for Hen Wen’s letter sticks, the long rods of ash wood carved with spells. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

This will be conducted with maximum concern for your privacy and only peace officer or licensed medical staff of the same sex as you shall be present or participate in the search. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Why wouldn’t people go out and search the maze? The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I searched for the boy who’d given me the calling card behind the auditorium before winter break, but couldn’t find him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, let’s go to Albania. Shouldn’t take more than an afternoon to search an entire country,” said Ron sarcastically. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I know. As soon as the storm ends, I’ll search for some food. You need fish. There’s plenty of it, barrels. I just need to steal some.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Dripping across the warped wooden slats, I search the small back utility room for something to jam against the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I swing my backpack to the ground, search for my flashlight. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

One night while watching an old Marx Brothers movie on the Late Show, he was held entranced by a scene where the brothers were searching for a missing painting. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man in black looked around for a rope to secure the giant, gave up the search almost as soon as he’d begun. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Here was the girl I had been searching for all my life.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes dart around the inside of the cabin in search of the phone, but it’s nowhere in sight. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

His mother nibbled Mrs. Sen’s concoctions with eyes cast upward, in search of an opinion. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

One of the Specials was only a stone’s throw away, scanning the forest with slow back-and-forth sweeps of his head, his eyes searching the dense trees relentlessly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

After a few days of fruitless searching, he trotted across the field, headed for the town dump he had passed on his way up the mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He starts digging for it, things falling to the floor as he searches. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The detectives trudged back and forth, searching for tire tracks, but after a half hour gave up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Early the next morning I set out to search for chimpanzees. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

We passed through several road­blocks to get there and three different security officials conducted a body search on me after the wires in my jaws set off the metal detectors. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Fire the house! Give us a light to search by!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

So I told her about my search for work. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Of course, he did not know whether Runcorn was sufficiently important to get away with this, and even if he managed it, Hermione’s non-reappearance might trigger a search before they were clear of the Ministry.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His eyes roved the Hall endlessly, searching for mischief. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dim light, I open Understanding Our Universe to page two seventy-five and squint at the diagram, then search the cabinets for the ingredients. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she noticed a locked book with an intriguing title, she had quit the search in order to test her keys. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Because I do a little Internet search and learn that Sears moved their company offices out to the suburbs years ago, about thirty-five miles west—so far away, they can't even see their huge tower. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The robber set the first vase down on the ground and returned to his search of the container. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She did a search for The Gold-Bug, but nothing turned up in the results. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

No one knew what might happen if a systematic search for new knowledge was undertaken. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A rich man, himself a former quiz champion, heard of the case and gave a large sum of money to the Washingtons to aid their search. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lili was searching for some kind of sign—a blink, a smile, a wink—something that would remind her of the man that she had married. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We were out searching for old coins with his metal detector. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She moved a hand over Papa-Nnukwu’s chest, feverishly, searching for a heartbeat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was sorry I hadn’t spoken up more forcefully about the risks of apartment hunting via search engines. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left in search of the nurse’s office, feeling not at all punk. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“What about . . .” Milkman searched his memory for some white person who had shown himself unequivocally supportive of Negroes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Havermeyer would chortle exultantly as he watched the tiny mammal freeze and roll its terrified eyes about in frantic search of the intruder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Then go, return to your cell and read the Psalms. Let them do the work of searching your heart, scaling its mountains and descending its dark valleys. Commit them to your memory.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But when the price dropped, the frantic search for oil in the Permian Basin, and all of Texas, quickly became much less attractive. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She searches for the matches near the stove but doesn't seem to see them, even though they're less than a foot from her hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She knew we would search and search and search.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Our search officially started when I was seven, about two years after I moved in with Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“The colonel went down over near Combahee, Doc. They can’t find his plane in the fog and the Marine Corps has asked civilians to help in the search. All the boys are in the river.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Try eighty meters, Pfennig. Typically teams won’t know what band to search. But for tonight, our first field test, we’ll cheat a bit.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“We were all searched when we arrived, weren’t we?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As the search proceeded, it became more obvious that solving the mystery of nuclear structure required probes of higher energies than nature provides. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He felt weirdly lightheaded as he went into the field to search. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The roar of a hovercar passed slowly overhead, and Tally imagined the Specials’ machines searching every crevice in the rock for signs of their prey. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This one was familiar, but she couldn’t immediately place him, and then he was past and she had no time to search her memory because another was coming after him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Focusing hard, he let his mind flow down to the knife tip, touching, withdrawing, searching, and then he found it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was telling him stories about heroes, pretending they were all related to Frank: one was Xu Fu, who sailed in search of the elixir of life. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone could identify the sounds of a search, and we had grown expert at locating them in the neighborhood. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It invites a search for ultimate causes: why were Europeans, rather than Africans or Native Americans, the ones to end up with guns, the nastiest germs, and steel? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I spiral again, moving out from that print as I search for another. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if they’re scared, maybe they can do a word search or get a Snickers and they’ll feel like they can “Hang in there,” like the kitten. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Once on the sixth floor she searched alertly for the number in her address book. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meng tells our uncles that many Cambodians are leaving the country for Thailand in search of new life and to escape the war. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thunder subsided, rumbling back and forth across the sky, searching for someplace else to go. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The police searched everywhere, but they were never found. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Starting from there he began a systematic search upwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The ushers brought up the latecomers and searched for a place to insert them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her eyes scanned the walls of the gorge, searching for the reddish color of iron. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, an extraordinary opportunity in the dark, during the search for the twins, to avenge herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Did you do anything special today?” she asked that afternoon I started my search for the lock. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the lighthouse was a pinpoint in the distance, not a sun-bright flash, and its light only traveled in one direction, not back and forth, searching. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He wondered if the Warden would send out a search party to look for him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Sauceda circles the water trough, sweat trickling down his face, searching among piles of cow manure for clues. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Although seemingly he had tried every shop in Boston in search of a new master, he had not tried the merchants. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’d have some extra money if you took the hardware store job. You can still job search while you work there. Lisa’s been telling me that Jeff can use the extra help.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But a serious, rigorous, systematic search will come soon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before this search was over, however, we were distracted by a commotion at the entrance to the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Civil libertarians see it as a violation of our Fourth Amendment freedom from “unreasonable search”; most jobholders and applicants find it simply embarrassing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The popular theory on the message boards was that Halliday had created multiple copies of his hometown so that several avatars could search it at the same time without fighting over a single location. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But I was beginning to wonder if she was really searching for the perfect place...or just searching? Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But he remembered from his science and technology studies at school that the search planes used heat-seeking devices which could identify body warmth and would home in on two humans huddled in shrubbery. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t time to search for the dry grassy places now. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

As a teenager—indeed, still a child—he will set out for the United States on his own to search for her. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She searches the dozens of cars for anything that could help her put the fire out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I should walk forward and search for a door on the other side of the room, but I am afraid to move—who knows what would happen to me here if I did? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because McCandless had told Gallien he was from South Dakota, the troopers immediately shifted their search there for the hiker’s next of kin. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was tiptoeing down the aisle, her eyes searching the faces in the auditorium. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach paused in the search for the dropped pin to peer up through her straight gray bangs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw a boy with a flashlight searching for hope in the dark. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I was searching for a flaw, my friend.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least he knew now that it would be useless to leave Ch’ulp’o in search of another master. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Once the balls left the lot, they would, as if by design, search for a sewer to go down. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The two warders then began a thorough search of my cell to see if they could turn up anything else. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because so many houses are being searched for hidden bicycles, Mr. Kugler thought it would be better to have a bookcase built in front of the entrance to our hiding place. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

X-Ray picked up Armpit at school; then they drove to South Congress Avenue in search of a barbecue joint called Smokestack Lightnin’. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I searched for the horizon but saw nothing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Anyhow, we send out two search patrols. No dice. Not a trace.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the theory itself would determine the outcome of our search for it! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Booth searched the papers for the article he had written the day of the assassination. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also has his hired agents out searching, but his efforts to send and receive messages are hampered by the lack of telegraph lines through the Maryland and northern Virginia countryside. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Princess spoke to her in her own language, telling her to open the valises and help the gentlemen in their search. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

At midnight he and Jutta prowl the ionosphere, searching for that lavish, penetrating voice. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I could usually judge her frame of mind by the way she searched for what she wanted to wear. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I would have to return later and search more carefully. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were singing, searching for meaning in the dust. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

That was what he had been searching for. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I can remember actually making a point of humming absent-mindedly while I went on searching. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then came the police with flashlights, searching for troublemakers. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Living with my parents for the summer, I remained an academic—a kind of anthropologist in the family kitchen, searching for evidence of our ‘cultural ties’ as we ate dinner together. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quad was, as a result, a place I nearly always avoided, so I didn’t really know what I was searching for as I looked around. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Was everything—her parents, the Guard, her search for answers, and what the impressors had done to Archer—destined to turn out this way from the beginning? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Anya opened her mouth to say that wasn’t a good idea; Ivan and his father would be searching the woods for her by now, and going outside put Håkon at risk of being seen. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I searched for the disgruntled parent, but teenagers surrounded me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Papa looked at me and then at Mama, searched our faces as if looking for letters beneath our noses, above our foreheads, on our lips, that would spell something he would not like. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

After they had been searching and moving on quietly for some time, they reached a place from which they could see that the field below them broadened out. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, Bostick was not really “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, and the subsequent search was purely consensual. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He got down and searched in the bag at his saddle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

This time, I remember to take off my belt before I walk through the metal detector at the airport, so I avoid the humiliation of a second strip search from Officer Nut-grabber. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

This type of raid was something new and set a pattern for the pervasive and illegal searches that subsequently became a regular feature of the government’s behavior. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s that at the end of my search I wanted to be able to say: I don’t know how I could have tried harder. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But every now and then, I longed to search for a tender stalk of arrowroot, to feel the tease of a mango, just out of reach. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

And you never had to wade out into the hazard and spend the day searching through the slime. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around miserably, like a trapped animal searching for a way to escape. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun beat down oil our heads as we made our way through the crowd, searching for our friends. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weichmann seemed not to know why the house was being searched. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search for him in the masses, wanting to tell him I'm not here for him to find me beautiful. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the little red light attached to its bars began to glow twice as bright, and Golan whipped his head around and searched the darkness behind him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I search for a place to store the pastels. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Conservative whites began, once again, to search for a new racial order that would conform to the needs and constraints of the time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I looked out the window, saw the two cops searching Shea’s bag with the spray-paint cans, and realized that Shea’s strategy was one of the dumbest ideas I had heard in a long time. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The doctor buzzed for a nurse and frantically started searching the emergency ward. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched on the floor, my first thought being that Mr. Loomis, after he had used the tractor last night, had accidentally dropped it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They searched the camp, the lagoon, the fishing lines, the jetty, everywhere they could think to look. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her search was quickly rewarded by the infection Cyrus brought home from the war. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You were probably searching in the wrong place,” Grandma said, leading them down the hall to her room. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was suddenly intent, his eyes searching mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I keep shopping here,” he said to me, searching the wares in the bins. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she left anyway, and he was alone in his room, searching out anagrams for mymissingpiece in a vain attempt to fall asleep. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Stooped on one knee, his arms lost in the mouth of his bag while he searched. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I search the rest of his data, but there’s no indication of the letter in question, or that Roshan has responded to Tremaine’s gift yet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

How many seasons has she searched its horizon for signs? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My gaze wanders to the corner of the suite, searching for the mattresses lying on the floor, Keira’s figure huddled under a blanket on the couch. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As he searched for an open man, he took his eyes off me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I pictured my brothers pushing out the door to search for me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

You have to search page by page until you see a break in the page numbering at the top. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until he saw Ben and Alex staring at him oddly that Will realized he had been searching the cafeteria for Claire. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

There was a pause, then more words appeared—words I hadn’t known I needed to hear, but once I saw them, I realized I’d been searching my whole life for them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then they searched for subtle repetitions that would reveal the pattern of the switches that drove the Japanese machine. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She searched through piles and wandered through racks, pressing back hanger after hanger, until she found a cocktail dress made of a slinky silvery material that matched her eyes, with little chains for straps. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But now I was leaving them, to venture alone into the unknown, to cast adrift my ship in search of freedom and liberty in a new land. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pendulum having failed, she went out to look for her by carriage, hoping that her instinct would guide her in her search, but that method also was unsuccessful. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she and Meggie had set off again in search of a telephone. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She knew nothing about it, for she had not known that he was dead until long afterward, when boys were coming home and she had begun searching for Frank’s face in the streets. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Alas, I haven’t yet found that person, so the search must go on. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

You may search my clothes if you think I’ve got a robot hidden in my pocket.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m David,” he says. us As Mom reads, I sketch the scene: Hariy sneaking down the hallway on a midnight search. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search online for hunting gear to add to my Christmas wish list—still not gripping my attention. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It had been his shelter after a long walk in search of food and he had sat underneath it to rest before he continued on his way home. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

In those moments I searched feverishly for a reason to think myself sane. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After a final futile search for her they had to disembark along with the rest of the passengers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Just then the flock of gulls appeared again overhead, calling and calling, as if searching for lost souls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She tried to continue, searching desperately for the right chords, but the notes were discordant. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I size her up as she stands by the car, searching her purse for the keys. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I scroll through the report again, searching for pages I might have missed. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He had examined every lead, checked every hotel, visited every boardinghouse and real estate agent, and yet now he had to begin his search anew. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The short article summarized the details in the case, including that the police were still looking for a third man and that they were conducting intense searches for Emmett up around Money. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

If Nan was searching for fun in the silverware drawers, we’d be packing up sooner than I thought. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She came to America in search of the American dream. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

That afternoon Burl drove us into town to search parking lots and Dumpsters. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Not until it was absorbed would they begin to search the stream for small insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Captain Ware came home, raging because the English had searched his ship and had taken two of his men. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search his face, trying to determine if he’s making fun of me or being ironic, but he’s not—he’s one hundred percent serious, or at least I believe he is. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed the search window on his phone and hurried down the steps to the basement. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s My Party” is playing and I search for something else. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They had come to Virginia in the eighteenth century and then moved west into the Appalachians in search of land. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Satisfied that Papa was sound asleep, Oliver searched under the tree for gift tags that had his name. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The search begins, and the crowds all spread out, walking through the streets, shouting Sandy’s name. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Blinking the snow from my eyes, I scanned the faces of those who lingered, searching for two children among the diminishing crowd. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Home in his apartment in Brooklyn, Bobby went through what was becoming his routine: elimination of social engagements, long periods of solitary study, analysis of games, and a search for innovations in openings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Roz splashed down the mountain, searching through the gloom for any kind of shelter. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The other women are gone from the Dock Road and we search for the bits of coal that drop from lorries. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We searched all over him, poking our fingers into his socks, looking up the inside back of his coat. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father went out searching for vain riches. He ain’t never coming back.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I searched those woods till it was almost dark. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“The jogger’s mouth” made no sense to me, and searching turned up nothing except for a bunch of people jogging with their mouths open. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Killing, ice-pick-wielding Hagar, who, shortly after a Christmas thank-you note, found herself each month searching the barrels and cupboards and basement shelves for some comfortably portable weapon with which to murder her true love. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet Guenever could not search for the GraiL She could not vanish into the English forest for a year’s adventure with the spear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shamelessly, Francie searched for the checkbook in her mother’s purse and examined the only stub in the fabulous folder. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pairing up, they spread across the island in search of provisions. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“What I don’t understand is why he would search for the Key Holder if he knows the horrible consequences?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Property and room searches should be conducted in your presence whenever possible. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After a search for SpagBol and a count of the remaining packets, Tally found that she had lost only two. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He’s scanning me like he’s searching for wounds. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Thereupon begins a search by Big Bird for a new name. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

First thing in the morning, when the doors reopened, she needed to search through the Dewey decimal rooms to find a clue that would tell her exactly how and where the bandits had crawled in. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

So I continued searching for testimony from some other source. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

All day long our parents and I searched for food, because the kits were always hungry. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There is a connexion with Bilbo’s old adventures, and the Riders are looking, or perhaps one ought to say searching, for him or for me. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Big Tony was remembering the Google search he’d done to find a certain phone number. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

One of the rats woke Cora with its teeth and when she settled herself, she crawled across the dirt of the platform in her search. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The questions and searching of the house continued for the next hour. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Those are our footprints. We searched there earlier, remember?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She slid the computer into her lap and started searching. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At length they stirred and looked up, and began to search for anything that would give them tidings of Balin’s fate, or show what had become of his folk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She reached into her straw bag in search of something, then pulled out a packet of puffed rice. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I search for Caleb’s face, but it is nowhere, nowhere until we leave the glass building and step out into sunlight. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps," said Qhorin, finishing the egg, "but there is more, I think. He is seeking something in the high cold places. He is searching for something he needs." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They rummaged desks, pried lockers open, sifted through books on a perennial search for loot— money, pot, books, watches, clothing—anything. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

To do so would have forced people to look elsewhere for a culprit — a search that would have invited questions about the city’s blatant lack of emergency planning. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

He searched the air in the familiar way until he found a gap, and tried to bring to mind just what had happened before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“What are you—” I searched the back of the warehouse until I found Medusa’s office. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She shows me how to search famous people and places, step by step. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And so he swept down on Stoney Sept, closed off the town, and began a search. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Beto left his younger, happier self by the river and walked back up the path, searching the memory for the tree Naomi had taken him to. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He searches me for an answer for what happened today In the end, I think he gives up on words. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Failing to do so, they argued, was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment and would expose African Americans to a high risk of discriminatory stops and searches. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The soldiers had begun running their hands over the floor as if searching for a trapdoor. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was fascinated by this and searched for the same tiny hairs on my own face. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Our two ships against hers. If we combine forces in our search for the Trove, we can’t lose.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way,” he said to Alec as they searched in widening circles around the camp. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The primary diver enters the water tethered to a search line as tall as a skyscraper. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Like children looking for Easter eggs, we searched for strawberries hidden between the leaves. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I stare at the loaves we spilled onto the street, searching for even the tiniest speck of dirt we might have missed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I began searching my mind for a consoling way to view the roadside sights and also, frankly, for something likely to impress Farmer. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They began their search for the group of the day by looking in the usual places: Arms and Armor, the Costume Institute, and Egyptian Art. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“True. But they were all searching for belonging. She was, too. Not that it’s an excuse to have possibly mind-blowing sex with a French dude...” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Joe looked up as if searching for a window or a crack in the walls, but there weren’t any. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t hold out much hope for Dad and me continuing our nightly Star Trek tradition, but I went in search of Babou’s computer anyway. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Bent on his own search, he paid little heed to Gurgi, until he suddenly heard anguished yelps from behind the trees. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

They would be circling and searching, peeping, stooping, and they would come back sooner or later to his covered track. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a flight back to Connecticut, went to the hotel, and personally searched the laundry room until she found it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I remember the search boats and the sunset when dusk came. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then they search the underside and the roof.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I made a checkerboard of peanut butter wafers and slowly began to eat my breakfast as I searched through the newspaper. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I looked around our small room, searching for a tiny piece of home I could hide in my pocket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Klipspringer had played "The Love Nest" he turned around on the bench and searched unhappily for Gatsby in the gloom. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Hagar easily drew on the skirt the woman brought back, and without further search, said she would take it and the little two-piece Evan-Picone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search the map for the red star at Tyler’s house. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

At such times people are searching for a way out of their dilemma. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No Echo speaker that can search the web and answer your craziest questions, like Rachel has. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I search for him—but the spotlight lands on an empty seat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nate searched his mind for an answer, but he couldn’t find it anywhere. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mom wasn’t looking to be political; she was searching for religion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe the face of that clock set in the gray building across the street hid a pair of searching eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nature of life on Earth and the search for life elsewhere are two sides of the same question—the search for who we are. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several moments of searching, they made their way back to the camp. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Theon walked back the way he had come, searching their faces for the least sign of guilty knowledge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She tried to be her “right on” Marva Hendrix self, but she looked like she was set adrift in a small boat without an oar, searching around for help. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

At least the babies had a mother to search for them. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I could tell that he was searching for the right words, but he was struggling. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Our search drones have located the exact location of a habitable settlement.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I finish searching one patch, then look up at the chain-link fence that separates where I’m allowed to go from where I’m not. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I wandered among the stacks, I kept hoping I’d stumble upon him reading about the life of Rimbaud or searching the pages of cooking books for a great lemon meringue pie recipe. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“That means somebody on one of the other teams took the book out of the library. One of the kids Mr. Lemoncello spent so much time and energy searching for.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

After my sixth fruitless trip to Imre I decided to abandon my search. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They cooked special things for her; searched for gifts that they hoped would break the spell. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began searching through his repertoire of nicknames. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Although snacking on termites had amused them, they had argued with each other about how to do the science, how to search for the virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It told of Personal Legend, and of the many men who had wandered in search of distant lands or beautiful women, confronting the people of their times with their preconceived notions. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk around the hut and search for a part of the fence where I can make my escape. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They submitted to searches of their person and property and subjected themselves to long waits in order to spend a short time in Sing Sing’s Visit Room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally they used their weapons to test the bottom, but mostly they just searched with their feet. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many families left the camp, to search for relatives or to hide in the bush from the Nigerian soldiers who were coming with whips. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I reach the end of the street, I glance up and down, searching for signs of life. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had searched for him among the dying, to no avail. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Too effing right I’ve got a gun, Todd boy,” he calls, no longer searching round but coming straight for us, getting his horse to step over bushes and round trees. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The search for the Northwest Passage, or the attempt to explain planetary motion on the model of magnetism, were mistaken but useful. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand,” Lourdes cries and searches the breeze above her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Where will you hide for the rest of your life? In the sewers? I'd have them searched, end to end." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Despite a search from top to bottom at the McDowell County Library, Quentin still couldn’t find any books to help us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I would like to help in that area of research, and in the search for radioisotopes that may be used in local cortical control, but I know now that I won’t have the time. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We’d see other “detectors” down there, but Papa knew that searching along the walls after a storm was a good way to find things. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t mean my search was over. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She riveted a searching gaze on her brother’s face. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I searched the entire western half of the Col for more than an hour, peering behind boulders and poking under shredded, long- abandoned tents, but found no trace of Harris. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Most Sapiens bands lived on the road, roaming from place to place in search of food. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now were going to have to search high and low,” Mr. Patterson continued, holding up the bag. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yet maybe there is now more hope in your search,’ said Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Most often, before blowing the tunnels, they were ordered by higher command to search them, which was considered bad news, but by and large they just shrugged and carried out orders. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re sent in teams of two to search cars on the northbound side of the freeway, maybe a quarter mile up, because all the closer cars have already been inspected. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Woth was shouting at her to help search, so she did, peering into boathouses and sheds while her horse grazed along the shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Aragorn searched the ground in a wide circle, but no other traces of the fight could be found. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He had searched for horses in Abbot’s Ford and Rannish, offering outrageous prices for even the most broken-down animals. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Celia searches the cardboard box containing the few articles Felicia left behind and finds her daughter’s black bathing suit. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was up to his old pranks, sending a group of frostbitten horsemen on a wild-goose chase all over Boston in search of nonexistent “bull’s wool” socks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had ripped open the feather mattress in search of valuables, littering the floor with mounds of horsehair and goose down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Obviously, I’m not doing this. I’m not wasting my time searching for some random guy I talked to for five seconds. Okay? Can we just chill?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Henry’s whole face grimaces in frustration, his eyes casting skyward like they’re searching for help from an uncaring universe. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And somehow even this was part of the search—the physical beauty of the black body was all our beauty, historical and cultural, incarnate. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

This sort of search wasn’t going to get me anywhere. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I searched for the moon but couldn’t find that either. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The agent made contact with Mel Willard, told him where they were, and went over the bubble copter’s suggested search area. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord. That is show business. Are you”—I searched for the old word—“resting now?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He somehow managed to raise a fist in defiance as they carried him upstairs to do a forcible strip search. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw the ashes of a fire, a few score houses milling listlessly and searching for a bite of grass, a scattering of tents and bedrolls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He slipped his long body through the square hole to search out a key or some kind of mechanism that would allow the others in without having to climb. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He searched his scorched brain for just the right words and rolled over on his back and flopped an arm across his eyes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yellow taxis pass by and we groan, wishing we could hop into one and search out the house from the comfort of a back seat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My mother seemed to be searching her mind. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon searched the trees all around him for a moment before his eyes dropped to the jungle floor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They had made another abortive search of the island. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Time assumes another dimension now—work and absorption in the search for an answer. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

By midmorning, Fletcher said, every spare hand in the county and from all around enlisted in the search. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then he drifted back to Lake Superior, and he was still searching for something to do on the day that Dan Cody's yacht dropped anchor in the shallows along shore. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

At first, as her eyes searched for her family, Dicey didn’t worry about the dock being empty. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around I hear the cries of internees running to their trailers, searching for some air to breathe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She would watch as the scythe prowled the streets and malls and parks, becoming like a lioness in search of vulnerable prey. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All I could do was search the sky. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He decided instead that he could best serve the search for life on Mars by voyaging to the most Mars-like environment on Earth— the dry valleys of Antarctica. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though our team had exchanged email addresses during camp, Dad was hogging the laptop for his job search. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It had gone everywhere searching out food, and Ramo and I had to look hard to find enough for our supper. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We wanted someone to search for Emilia, not for the spoils of war. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

By the time the slave owner had resumed his search, Harriet had made her way safely to freedom. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Keep searching,” he said, heading for the stairs. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Before, slave patrollers searched the premises of colored individuals at will, be they free or enslaved. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

If Newt and the others hadn’t been able to solve the Maze after two years of searching, it seemed impossible there could actually be a solution. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

With no way to prove a negative, she began, logically enough, by searching for evidence of the positive. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, compelled to see what kind of creature would scream at her so, she looked again, searching in her eyes for reasons for this violation of her sensibilities. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione took out a list of subjects and titles she had decided to search while Ron strode off down a row of books and started pulling them off the shelves at random. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There is a curious inverse relationship in modern physics between the tininess of the thing being sought and the scale of facilities required to do the searching. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Looking out into the forest was like searching someone’s dreams, disorienting and unsettling, but inside the van, everything was sharp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Believing that catching Lincoln’s killer will end the unrest, Secretary of War Stanton spends Saturday expanding the search, making the hunt for Lincoln’s killers the biggest in American history. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

If they hadn't continually searched for the bullet with germ-laden fingers and probes, the president probably would have survived. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She searched through the forest for them, looking under all the trees and bushes and into all the secret forest places which leopards like to lie in. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The orange glow from the clearing silhouetted a man at the edge of the yard, searching the trees with a rifle at his shoulder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They searched the coffin, the hearse, all of us, and two guys who were just sitting on their stoop, but they didn’t find anything because naturally there wasn’t anything to find. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not? The guy’s a moron. He didn’t tell me anything about how to open the front door, which is what my Google search said this magazine would do!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

So-called consent searches have made it possible for the police to stop and search just about anybody walking down the street for drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It nuzzled blindly against Robb's chest as he cradled it, searching for milk among his leathers, making a sad little whimpery sound. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her eyes roved distractedly around the room as though searching for something. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He ends the letter with a plea: “I am asking you for a recommendation in my search for a situation, and to keep a fatherly eye on me should I find such a situation.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“If you want to search my house, you’ll have to get past me. And I’ll tell you something else for free. If you set a foot over that doorsill, I’ll wring your red neck.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stares straight into my eyes, as if she's searching for the answer somewhere deep down inside me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The officers promised to search the river for Imogen’s body, but they also noted that if her body was weighted with stones, it wouldn’t surface easily. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

What we like is to search in the street for bits of newspaper with stories on them. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it okay if I invite Dad to the search party, too?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Beside him, a few steps off to the left, the young soldier was still searching for his girlfriend’s picture. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In search of a little company and warmth, Ferula climbed into bed beside her, careful not to wake her up and whispering silent prayers so that the tremors would not become a fullblown quake. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Most people I talked to just think it’s another thing we’ll have to accept. Like the random locker searches.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“They found summat when they searched her place. Better take a look at this, Matthew.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of going to the first cab in the line, Cecile ducked her head and searched every other cab. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she carefully searched the ground she began to think about seal camp. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was also weak with hunger, and as he wandered the streets, he began searching for an empty house where he could eat and rest. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I searched for the moon and found it all in one piece, still spilling light over the creek. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun did so, in the company of a dozen other men, and with such numbers he did not fear strip searches or violence. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When Richter said he had been there but had left, a soldier said he would search the house anyway. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat there searching for that plane, trying to hear it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I turn, searching them with her, listening for anything out of the ordinary. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In one slice, there might be thousands of cells that needed to be searched—and you still might not find what you were looking for. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Sounder trailed the path the hunted had taken in search of food, the high excited voice was quiet. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cady squinted her eyes shut for a short second, searching her brain. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even in those early days, he’d looked like a vigilant chick, head tipped to one side, two impossibly bright and focused eyes, searching the room for her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He always seemed deathly afraid that some one would harm him, and he insisted that everyone be searched to forestall this. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search his eyes for some sort of clue, but he looks sideways, and I don’t know what else to do, so I just step back and close the door in his face. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"There's more maps. If I had time to search . . . everything's a jumble. I could .set it all to order, though; I know I could, but it would take time . . . well, years, in truth." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I search for an excuse that doesn’t involve his arms being around me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When the girl’s stepfather, Henry Smith, noticed her disappearance, he suspected foul play and set out to search for her in the woods near the Negro community of Egypt Town just outside of New London. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Jamison was nearby, if she could find him at one of the workplaces, she wouldn’t have to search the Council Edifice. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded distractedly as she searched for her lighter. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Last night, after studying the tennis photo, she had paged through the Ps in the student sections, searching for James Parker. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He must have made his way in through the open front door, searching for water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That’s where classrooms full of students cut up my poem, searching for its meaning. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A posse was sent out in search of the Howards. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Humanity’s search for an easier life released immense forces of change that transformed the world in ways nobody envisioned or wanted. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not search Mexican graveyards for ties to unnamable ancestors. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made everyone get out and they searched it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I gazed at the girl, searching her face to see if she was serious. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He searched his pockets for a handkerchief, came up with nothing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time spent searching the docks, Zoe finally stopped in her tracks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

After eight churches turned him away in Chengdu, Shin made the long, miserable bus trip back to Beijing, where for ten days he refocused his job search on Korean restaurants. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The soldiers on it jumped out and marched in formation to the Battery, in search of rebel soldiers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aureliano, of course, understood that his brother’s affliction did not have its source in the search for the philosopher’s stone, but he could not get into his confidence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

To break the freshmen’s slump, Bolles had to search vigilantly for and repair weak links in the chain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As I walk, I search the horizon for a trace of green. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She searched me to make sure I wasn’t hiding any money. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bowed and smiled like a dummy, my eyes searching for Maxim above their heads. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Overcoming his own crippling exhaustion, he plunged into the maw of the hurricane and searched the Col for nearly an hour. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His parents and Petra’s parents set off immediately to search the neighborhood with the police. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Like Tessie, Milton’s mind was searching the bottom drawer of his desk, in particular a fat envelope containing the three fire insurance policies from separate companies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I spun in circles, tears flowing, searching for a trail, for any clue that would give me hope. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I search my mother’s suitcase for one of her dresses—a red one with tiny flowers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wild with joy as he searched the eyes of his sons. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was always searching, unlikely as I knew it was, for more screechers. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Did he have any luck? I mean, with the search for Pan?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

As the bus shuddered to a stop at the terminal building, Ann searched through the blue haze of diesel exhaust for her husband among the knot of people meeting friends and relations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dona Ines, it is said, was frequently seen staring out to sea, searching the horizon for her husband. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I—I really don’t want this to be about searching...” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

‘He sees. He knows. He heard us make silly promises — against His orders, yes. Must take it. The Wraiths are searching. Must take it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Wandering, nobody bothering me, I search for Mr. Jones. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

People of many hunter-gatherer societies move frequently in search of wild foods, but farmers must remain near their fields and orchards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alex’s eyes flash up to search Henry’s face and find him smiling softly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She stared at Nathan the same way his mom would while searching for a pimple on his face. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

You can also try simply searching for "heterophony" at YouTube or other sites with large collections of recordings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

When he arrived, Charlie Company was out in the bush, carrying out the new aggressive US strategy of “search and destroy.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was searching desperately for another creature that behaved as badly as the human. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a warrant, Ms. McQuade. We need to search your son’s bedroom.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I had quit my search for the mallow root in my haste to return to the castle, and I tried to ignore the pricking of guilt, trusting that Elnora would forgive my broken promise. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“If I know Octavian, he’s searching for us with his auguries. The Romans will send a strike force after us. It’s a matter of honor.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Bandit looked around, searching for a friendly face among the women. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed, indeed, rather bored by the whole proceeding, remaining curled up in her corner, staring dreamily out through the window whilst the men searched her luggage in the compartment next door. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hornet tried to persuade him to stay with Lucia arid the kittens instead of coming along with them to search for Prosper. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Boubacar s students all had laptops open in front of them, the screens bright with e-mail pages, Google searches, celebrity photos. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And then, without meaning to, he found himself searching his baby for signs of Joe. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time, it was generally understood that the police could not stop and search someone without a warrant unless there was probable cause to believe that the individual was engaged in criminal activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Although he consulted the map as often as he could, sometimes making unnecessary visits to the bathroom between lessons to search it, he did not once see Malfoy anywhere suspicious. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I crane my neck, scanning the crowd as I tap out commands, searching for any sign of Ren’s signature in here. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

To hear the words about searching for “up” when everything around him pulled him down. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She could search them forever if she thought one day there might be something there for her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

My father had spent an hour searching through the truck for Bera-Bera and my sister’s sweater. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Oak looks up at me, searching for confirmation that he’s doing okay in the face of all this shouting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Jam, of course I believe you,” he said, searching her eyes with his. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It contained thousands of simulated worlds where the keys might be hidden, and it could take a gunter years to conduct a thorough search of any one of them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The man greeted Fletcher and gave the shopkeeper an update on the posses and their search—the murderers had been captured! The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

On top of that, Colonel HaWkins claimed me for his errand girl, sending me out with messages for this captain or that sergeant or in search of snuff or hair powder or almonds. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with Hen Wen at his heels, he quickly set out to search for the plants. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I take up Ma’s purse and search inside for another container. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Nailer searched frantically for his knife but couldn’t see it in the dimness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were surprised to find that, not only was there no meteorite, but several other people were searching for it in the same spot. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Still there was something perverse in his searching. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I search through fillers like a prospector digging for gold,” she said. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

You worked quietly, your fingers sifting through the beads, searching for another that matched. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Because guess what came up on a search for “Dillard Early.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We tiptoed up the steps, hearts beating in our ears, and when we got to the second-floor stairwell, we peeked down the hall, searching for teachers or an army of security guards. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Trees, forced by the damp heat, found too little soil for full growth, fell early and decayed: creepers cradled them, and new saplings searched a way up. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A sheriff demanded their freedom papers, looked them over, detained the couple still, clearly unsatisfied, searching for a reason to send them back south. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They would be there while the search parties scoured the swamplands and marshes, the rivers, the beaches, the forests, and the surface of the sea. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sobbing, Adina pushed past Mary Lou, past the girls working on the ship, and far down the beach, searching for some place to run to until she realized there was nowhere to go. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Pa and Mr. Highgate stirred everyone and they lit torches and searched high and low but didn’t come up with nothing or no one. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He left the living to look after the dead, sent Bronn to take charge of his captive knight, and went alone in search of his father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Is that what you really think? Du Barry doesn't like me. Never has. She's never understood what I have to offer," I say, searching Amber's face for traces of my friend. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I quickly run Nathan through a search engine and find more coverage. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

"I mean to have Arya as well. I have men searching." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Lee Scoresby looked down at the placid ocean to his left and the green shore to his right, and shaded his eyes to search for human life. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As with the search for extraterrestrial life today, the unbridled speculation of amateurs had frightened many professionals out of the field. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I open up my laptop, search for “white spots on skin,” and click on the first result. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The orange leaves were the extent of my lesson plan, but still I searched the empty briefcase, mindful that I had stupidly armed my audience with straight pins. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I search for a reason to linger in the dining room. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He searched for the right word to describe his own feeling. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Myron had searched this computer, looking for clues about his brother’s fate. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Minutes were lost while she searched for her ration book. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

For him to stop the soldier leading it, saying he has orders to search one baby carriage for contraband. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The bouncing headlights of the truck revealed Tenorio on his hands and knees, searching the ground at the foot of the tree. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Braavosi banker was off in search of Stannis as well, accompanied by the guides that Jon had given him, but between the war and weather, it would be a wonder if he found him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Again she returned to the computer in search of her husband. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Once, she spent hours searching for the right person at Bellevue to give her a letter, only to be told to come back in two days. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Fruit of Islam men thoroughly searched them, as everyone else was searched—their notebooks, their cameras, camera cases, and whatever else they carried. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

To get an idea of where she might hide a book, Emily did an online search for images of the music concourse and discovered there would be a fountain. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The bird knew the language of the desert well, and whenever they stopped, he flew off in search of game. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But this is Jane Eyre. One of the world’s great stories. Love. Betrayal. Jealousy. The search for the true and complete self. It’s worthy of a play!” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

That was less time than how long I’d been searching for the lock. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Time and again in the rich tradition of fusing musical genres we have seen composers draw on little-known folk styles - as Paul Simon did on Graceland - or trawl through music’s attic in search of inspiration. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“You take off before Matthias and I get back, then you just decide to expand your search and leave Nina thinking you’re in trouble?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She’d decided to mark him rather than search for the Snitch herself.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There were also calls from our family and friends inquiring about my safety and warning us that the mob was continuing to search out and beat up people in our neighborhood. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Zane’s pockets were stuffed almost to bursting, he searched the store for the perfect container to store his goods in. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ekon kept his voice as low as he could while his eyes searched the trees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But during the bright day when the soldiers searched the street he slept safely in the furthermost corner of the hut behind a pile of straw O-lan gathered to make a shield for him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Soaking from the rain, without saying a word, they searched the house room by room, closet by closet, from parlor to pantry. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But, my good man, it doesn’t say anything about searching my interior. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I watched Ma search through cans of soda in the fridge. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

During one of these electronic perambulations he found what he was searching for: a broadcast by the charismatic Herbert W. Armstrong, on what was called the Radio Church of God. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Aru knew how important it was for her mother to continue searching. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We talked about what we were searching for in new friends at our new school. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I searched for a seat where I’d have a clear view of the dance and where others would have a poor view of me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And we also get ants, searching for a bite to eat or a toe to bite. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They moved carefully, and I could hear them searching, sweeping objects to the floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And not a word about that business of the British searching our ships and seizing our men! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next I searched my pockets, finding not even a bill, or an advertising folder, or a Brotherhood leaflet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a search warrant for my office in town, where we were now headed after dropping off the two other policemen in a nearby area. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search the kitchen, the bathroom, and finally I hear a faint voice coming from behind the closed door of her bedroom. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Once we were down to the fossil “bed” we chipped away at the hard soil with hunting knives, searching for bones. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were no more boos, no jeering, no search for razors. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

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

One centerpiece of kabbalistic thought is gematria—the search for coded messages within the text of the Bible. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Her eyes probed and searched him, seeking a soft place, but his eyes were flat and hard. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was in the open garage, searching through our father’s toolbox when we returned. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I searched too, but I couldn’t see our coyote nowhere. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I wonder,” said the man in black, “will he stay in one group or will he divide, some to search the coastline, some to follow your path on land? What do you think?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She bid farewell to the King and to Rois, and rode off in search of the road to Taninli, the city of the Fairy Queen. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I twirl a strand of wavy-frizzy hair around my finger and search for words. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had both rifled the darkest corners of Africa searching for Ebola, and neither of them had found its natural hiding place. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever he went, he took along his things, and was always searching for others. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knowledge that Bunny’s body actually lay about two miles to the southwest did not lend much interest or urgency to the search, and I plodded along in a daze, my eyes on the ground. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He pulls open a drawer of the desk and after searching for a moment he takes out a business card that contains only a single name. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s a pretty good turnout, especially since this search party came together last minute. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They slunk into the room, each trying to hide behind the other, knowing that the poor results of their search were likely to incur the Chief’s wrath. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“This is a search in passing! The Red Guards are going to search your home in passing.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drug dealer had an authorized wiretap on his phone and, as a result, the police got a search warrant and went to the house where the call originated. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The search for new weapons continues unceasingly, and is one of the very few remaining activities in which the inventive or speculative type of mind can find any outlet. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The tall man picked me up and carried me back into the house, where the short man was finishing his search through the chest of drawers. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reaches under his seat in search of his banged-up cleats. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But I never did find one, no matter how much I searched. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When we say the search for life elsewhere is important, we are not guaranteeing that it will be easy to find—only that it is very much worth seeking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how badly my feet might hurt, I want to start searching for my family as soon as I can. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In the words of a member of the search party, it was “like they had just gone to sleep.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was such a relief to rest, and the thought of continuing the search was so unwelcome, that we sat on while the gloom thickened and night crept up on us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed and put the phone down and I started searching for a remote, located it under the bed next to someone’s forgotten sock. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Later I kept expecting Maurice to search me out, and when he missed dinner I went up to his room. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I have my eye on a potato chip factory a ten-minute drive from the Blue Haven, for example, or I can always search out L.L. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only she could open her heart to him, Jo thinks as he talks, maybe her “indefinable searching and longing” would be fulfilled. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Most days, I have neither the energy nor the desire to walk around, but I must walk today to search for food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re surrounded by darkness and danger, and in our desperate search for a way out we keep bumping into each other. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And it was good, Colin supposed, if you happened to enjoy searching through an endless labyrinth of bones and cartilage for the occasional sliver of meat. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But for a moment, the searching crowd was stayed by the handwriting on the wall—Ladies. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He walked away and searched a boy standing next to me instead. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Finn whipped around, scanning the endless waving, twisting bodies, a vast sea of faces, searching for the pocket of stillness. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

After he was gone to the yucca fields the next day, I searched and searched, but I could not find the spot again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We search and talk to people for another hour, but nobody has seen him anywhere. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“And I hear that she plays him false, which sends him into a frenzy,” she said, searching my face for a sign that she had hit her mark. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There’s some kind of peace that comes with knowing that for every person who is waiting to be found, there’s someone out there searching. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The police searched drawers and cabinets and closets, any place where contraband might have been hidden. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could search for decades and never find him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He would have to get deeper yet and still have time to search while he was down there. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did individual searches for Book Scavenger players named Charlie, Sally, and Lucy, but there were hundreds of results. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You can search his Noise for as long as you like and you won’t find anything to say I’m lying.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They cart away rubble and search for survivors. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Following Sydelle's instructions she hastily searched under the hood of every car in the parking lot. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I walk there, my stomach fidgets inside me and my hands search for my pockets. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Begin a search for it at once, then,” the Sea King said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She brought the children to play with Baby, and each time, after they left Olanna asked Ugwu to search Baby’s hair carefully for lice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They are making a party to search the shore. The men in the city will look for you. Do you still have the pearl?” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put a hand up to her mouth and looked around as if she was searching for a misplaced book. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Tipsters with the slightest connection to the twelve-day search for Lincoln’s killer tried to get their piece of the reward. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salva made it a habit to survey the whole group every morning and evening, searching for his family. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pretext stops, like consent searches, have received the Supreme Court’s unequivocal blessing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The police searched the park, but found nothing. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she would start with the corporals legs in order to be out of the way of the nurse who was beginning to search his blackened arm, looking for a vein. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But a further search showed no other matches. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every crevice had been inspected, every room had been searched, every secret presumably uncovered. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I think so,” said Jinny, searching his face, trying to see whether this meant she was forgiven. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I thought again about Ashley with her pearls and sweaters and wondered how I had gone from searching for that preppy beauty to a New Age tattoo artist named Agent. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In Helmand, Zabol, Kandahar, villages turned into herds of nomadic communities, always moving, searching for water and green pastures for their livestock. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Seventy hours ago, I gained clearance to search the Internet and found out as much about Day as I could. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Marie-France’s wizened old eyes crinkled in sympathy as she explained in Lingala that no one had thoroughly searched the enclosure yet, that maybe some were deep in hiding. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be searching for a reason to forbid her, or perhaps he was just exercising his power. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came back to sit at the table, searching my face with an eight-year-old’s earnestness. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I lean in closer as the shadowy shape of a woman emerges from the puddle, her glowing white eyes searching the room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

If you want to know exactly where they’re at without doing a whole lot of searching, all you gotta do is find the biggest tree or rock around. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They, too, are snacking on candies for emotional reasons; they, too, are searching the grainy newsreel for the faces of fiances. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As Lee waits, Sheridan’s three cavalry divisions are searching high and low for the Army of Northern Virginia. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

All morning they scanned the ocean around them, searching for open water as their floe was whittled down to the size of a tennis court. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“I’ll write you a note,” he says, searching for a spare piece of paper in the earthenware bowl on the breakfast bar. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you hear? They searched every apartment and shop on Na Bramie Square.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Jam searched for Pet, even though it had told her it wouldn’t come until she called. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They came when Will was at school, and one of them kept her talking downstairs while the other searched the bedrooms. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Becky was off in search of a seamstress, so Ruth helped me haul the water to the washtub in the backyard. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He searched her face to see how the conversation had ended, if it had ended; why she was out here. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Spying down from the roof of an inn by the King's Gate, Arya saw them searching wagons and carriages, forcing riders to open their saddlebags, and questioning everyone who tried to pass on foot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He refused to smile and only stared back, searching my eyes for reasons to calm. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I searched the skies for flaming comets, for that was how I pictured a cannonball would look. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s because the owl sent me,” said Mrs. Frisby, searching for an answer that would satisfy him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a while Widget goes off in search of something else to eat and Poppet waits by the gates alone, occasionally glancing over her shoulder to check the time on the clock behind her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Divided into two groups, they moved as quietly as they could through the plantation and into the surrounding jungle in single-file lines, searching for the North Vietnamese. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

His eyes were searching as he grew frantic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At this point, Frear decided that searching for the children was fruitless. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Fern raced off, ducking and dodging through the crowd, in search of Henry. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I walked with the others in search of the movie house. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The man paused, seeming to search his mind for the right words of description. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“They don’t search the inside of the truck until the driver comes back out,” Bushra says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The one I had used for years, searching for whatever I could find. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, then, preventing arbitrary searches and seizures by the police was deemed by the Founding Fathers an essential element of the U.S. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She then turned off the computer and headed out in search of Mrs. Kennedy to tell her she was finished. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then the trail, the frustration, claimed' him again and he searched the ground avidly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I searched his face for any kind of sarcasm, but he looked genuine. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The witch doctor searched my father’s face with his bleary eyes; he picked up the bones and shells, slowly shook them in his gnarled, jet-black hands and threw them on the mat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The rest of them know what they are. No one ever needs to go searching for the heart of Norway. Or looks for the soul of Mozambique. They know what they are.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The news stories about people being stopped and searched on their way to church or work or school have faded from the evening news. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Still, Noodles ran out of the room to go search for something we could use as bandage. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I put an arm around Charlie and moved her behind me as Tucker, Miles, and I moved to search through the papers on the desk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I am searching upstream for it and any others when Bando calls. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a word, Yossel and Samuel dashed inside our building to search for their mother. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Every single person on this street is subject to a mandatory search, by high order of the Kuhani. Failure to comply may result in fines and imprisonment. Make a neat and orderly line.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Most of these stops and searches are futile. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

A more drastic search than the previous one was undertaken, house by house, and this time they even took farm implements. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Their dad is the Director of Supernatural Investigations, they’re bound to have heard something about the search. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand over his books lined on the shelf and then began to search for the sheets where he had written notes for his piece about ogbunigwe, the fantastic Biafran-made land mines. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I saw him, Lily,” I said quietly while she searched in the closet for something to wear. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Her face, as young and brown and pretty as any Mack had ever seen, that face looking into his touched him again with its soft boldness and the eyes that searched his so intently. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going in search of the bottom. Are you okay here? Do you mind?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When my maternal great-grandparents arrived in Jamaica, they searched for a church home. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

That meant four were roaming free, some in search of Sierra’s family and friends. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Or I would have forced him to keep searching with me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The sheriff indeed searched your boat,” he agreed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I searched near the fence but found no compass. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A year of searching for the symbol and it had appeared not among the words but in the world, solid as the crate it was branded on. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Swinging back and forth across the great waterway, she searched for a cliff like the one she had been raised on. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to search his eyes to know what he knew, how he had found out about the painting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The two lines of singers behind them were doing much the same, searching about like someone should be telling them how to react. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I stood there barefoot in my pajamas with my hair a big rat’s nest and searched for something to say. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I look at the disbelief on her face, searching for one small possibility of belief. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

So I say, "I've got a search engine open. Pick a topic." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias searches every corner of the room, and then shoots at the camera attached to the ceiling on our right. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I continue to search diligently for a resolution to the situation with Ruth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later the saucepan was heating almost the last of their clean water, and he went to search among the heap of fence posts for something to mend the paddle with. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They came less often, and flew, when they did come, less slowly, as if the search had become haphazard and no longer hopeful. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, arming myself with a bicycle lamp, which cast a surprisingly good beam, I went in search of a path by which I could descend to the village. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

In search of some relief for her uncertainty, she called Pilar Ternera to read her future. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I think Divination seems very woolly,” she said, searching for her page. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"The search .. . ?" The voice now replied: "She's missing. You could be helpful." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Clayton looked over at the lizard’s cage and searched for the small reptile, but couldn’t find him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She has gotten out of bed and is searching through a drawer. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

A thorough search of the floor uncovered a lot of dust bunnies and one leathery thing the size of a golf ball. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Soon after returning to Berkeley, Alvarez decided to focus his research efforts on the lab’s most intriguing experimental project: the search for an elusive decay process known as K-capture. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She plants her hands on her hips, and now she’s staring into the flames as though searching for something. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Alex stared out the bus window, searching the faces on the street. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They notified headquarters, and a wider search was begun. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

People began going about their daily business of searching for food, even though stray bullets were likely to kill them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not going to search her, and Judy’s gone out to get her supper.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We could search for the Holy Grail!” he cried triumphantly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched myself, reaching deep, groping for the words he needed to hear. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I searched his person effectually, but found nothing until I pulled off his boot, when we discovered that something was concealed in his stocking,” one of the militiamen later wrote. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We eat straight from the can as I search for cherries and grapes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

We searched until the sun started to rise, but no luck. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the Gestapo searched Hans’s apartment and found evidence to implicate the others. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I found Aech’s sword a minute later and added it to my inventory, but it took me another five minutes of searching before I found Art3mis’s magic sneakers, near the south end of the crater. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I searched high and low until my breath grew labored, but I found the castle strangely deserted. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his beard, then got up to search his shelves. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

So the next morning I went further back in the hills and searched all over. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Mrs. Shannon shows the rest of the class how to make paper snowflakes, Catherine and I sit together in front of the one clunky classroom computer and do Web searches on communication devices. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe she went to the kitchen, searching for food, he thought. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

What if Zero was still alive, desperately crawling across the dirt searching for water? Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

They searched for a name in a thesaurus, where they found hers, the last in a chain of luminous words. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without any other leads, they traveled into London and, hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak, searched for the orphanage in which Voldemort had been raised. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Detectives and soldiers were searching the Maryland countryside, hunting the murderer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the street, there were two moth-eaten donkeys searching for weeds in the cracks of a stone wall. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you could search America, sir, and find two men who agree on everything. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monkeys gathered in the high, bare branches at sunset, whimpering to one another as they searched the sky. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wagon, Bear assured me, contained, “some rich lady, in search of a wayward husband.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, I told myself, Papa had missed us so much that he had gone in search of a young girl to replace us? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had searched every room and found no living thing save rats and mice. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

After looking around the living room, Isa wandered into the kitchen in search of her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He’s searching my face with his kind billy goat eyes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The only notion Lyra had of the search for her was the incessant drone of the gas engines of airships crisscrossing the skies. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When Aunty Ifeka’s eyes began to dart around the yard, she knew it was in search of a suitable chicken. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ishmael remembered following his father one afternoon as he roamed the grounds of the Strawberry Festival in search of photographs and winning quotes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth and then dropped her head back as if she were searching for an answer somewhere on the ceiling. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He went over and over the work his team had done, searching for new strategies to test. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there loomed up a soldier on horseback, his eyes on the search. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he searched for people twenty and older who lived in those residences. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I was searching the ground for the lacy flowers of the wild carrot when I caught a shift in the shadows ahead of me, a flash of motion among the tree trunks. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had no right to criticize Master, and rather than sitting there in his ugly tunic he might turn around and go search properly for Master. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby crawled under the cabinet, searched in total darkness for the small hole, and finally felt one foot slip down. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Like me, he was calm and watchful, although we were searching for different things. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

His hand is on the door, ready to leave, when he turns around, putting his bag down and quietly searching for a piece of paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The same underworld exists now in virtual reality, except it’s called the Dark World—a dangerous virtual place where I frequently wander, searching for the criminals who like to hang out there. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then Finn saw what Chess had written in the search box on his computer: “Andrew Greystone obituary.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Me and Howard played Parcheesi at the kitchen table with a fan whirring in the doorway, while Wishbone scurried around searching for dropped crackers or spilled juice. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Tormented by the certainty that he was his wife’s brother, Aureliano ran out to the parish house to search through the moldy and moth-eaten archives for some clue to his parentage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Richard was searching the hold of a steamship bound for Tennessee when he found this rascal hiding below,” Jamison said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His brother’s eyes, the same color of dark honey as his own, searched his face for something. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, we would take Boomer and walk through the graveyard, searching the mossy gravestones for funny names or making up stories for how the people under them died. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’d discovered it four years earlier, while searching for discarded computer parts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He searches it for signs of other wounds but finds none. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Colin shot a glance at his friend, who held a quail daintily in his hands, his teeth gnawing at the bone in a vain search for a half-decent meal. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Would he keep searching for Parker’s fortune without her if they didn’t find it before she left? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In search of something similar to her box, Mouschi had found herself a pile of wood shavings, right over a crack in the floor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He came to the truck, with no idea where to begin his search. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After hundreds of years, when the great trees finally got too old and dry, the Ka’t’sina carvers from the villages came searching for them to cut pieces of their soft dry wood to carve. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the guard at the desk did her usual search, she pulled my flash cards out and jerked her head toward The Ancestors and Beacham. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as she decided to return to the attic and search for a hidden door, Kendra noticed Dale coming from the direction of the barn with another pie tin. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Two white men burst into the shack, guns pulled, flashlights startling, searching faces. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Once a white owl swept silently overhead, so low that Hazel saw its dark, searching eyes looking into his own. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His expression was grave, and it seemed to her that he was searching her face for information. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again he directed the wand at the surrounding trees and bushes, searching for a human outline, for the glint of an eye, but he could not see anyone there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Although this position would result in a draw in most cases, the two young American colleagues searched for hours for any possibility that Bobby could squeeze out a win when play resumed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She’s calm now except for her eyes, which seem to be moving back and forth in her head, as if they are still searching for a way out. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She searches for Ashoke’s face, but he has stepped behind the curtain the doctor has drawn. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

For even more possibilities, try a web search for "exotic scales"; or try inventing your own scales and using them in compositions and improvisations. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

His speeches were once described as “an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The police called off the search, put us all in our car, and sent us home to grieve. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They already searched Red’s car. There was nothing there.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then don’t wear yourself out searching,” the priest exclaimed with final conviction. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He’d spent his whole life searching for one thing, and now it was gone. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

All the shelves had fallen like dominoes, but we shoved them aside and searched through the books spilled across the floor, crouching low. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I dried my eyes some more and started with the search for Merriam. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The Indianapolis leg of Geyer’s search seemed to have reached a dead end, when Richards remembered that a hotel called the Circle House had been open during the fall of 1894 but had since closed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I immediately go in search of her and find her exiting Uncle Al’s car with Earl. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He searched the room, picked up something, and in a corner found something else. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t care that the German soldier walking down the street is now being searched by the Russians, his hands on his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then, turning to the cop, Dad says, "Officer, is there something else you need to search for?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went to the computer and Mtisha started searching for black soldiers. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We searched the ground near the edge of the marsh and gathered up as many flat stones as we could find. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow, bright and early, they would leave and start their new search for Adiah. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Matt searched for weak places in the mesh. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He no longer had to seek out food and water for the sheep; he could go in search of his treasure, instead. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of tiny angels, dangling between his finger and thumb as he searched for the right branch. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Its great eyes searched the depths, but we were well hidden among the debris. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It never occurred to me, as I watched them search, that I would be the one to find the treasure they sought. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Someone else was turning a light this way and that, searching the rest of the market area. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

We set out in search of our Serjeant, whispering his name. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He searched the sky, the line of the rooftops. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I said, “Sergeant, what prompted this new search? You’ve already tom the penthouse apart.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The engine roars as Johanna presses the gas pedal, and we bump over the grass in search of the others. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes of searching, he found a familiar figure leaning over the edge, staring down into the black water below. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Baby sheep, lost in the woods, must immediately search for their mothers—no distractions from strangers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then I would shade my eyes from the sun and search far across the water hoping to see my father’s boat coming home. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

German troops swarmed the area in search of the saboteurs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They set off again, Harry still searching his pockets, even though he knew his wand wasn’t there. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I guess the mom had been searching for the little boy for a long time because she came running up to the information desk, and when she saw the little boy, she started crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Flocks of birds, flying at great speed, were wheeling and circling, and traversing all the land as if they were searching for something; and they were steadily drawing nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Rémy leaves in search of food, and I watch his back disappear up the ship's stairs to the surface. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

James immediately picked himself up onto his hands and knees and started searching around for his precious treasures. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Willoughby searched their faces, as though trying to figure out the joke. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys sat solemnly and looked about, stared at Samuel’s beard and searched for Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They ripped the backpack off him, searched it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The lobsters still crawled over one another in their desperate search for escape. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She waited almost a full minute before typing in her first search term. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Olanna pulled Baby forward and began to loosen her braids and search through her thick hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because our main source of vehicular transportation was interred in Vine Station, Alabama, the Colonel and I were forced to walk to the Pelham Police Department to search for eyewitnesses. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I search the crowd, but Tess is nowhere to be seen. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She glared at me and then began reading to herself as hastily as she could, searching, I suppose, for something she could fire at me and thus release her coiled spring. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try a Google search, because maybe there’s a secret back entrance to her Facebook page, one that requires a special knock or a three-digit code, something easily figured out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And you can be sure that they’ll search every corner of the mountains.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pictured Rasheed coming home to find her still searching this way, her knee bleeding, lost on her own street. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

That search returned few results, but I found an article dated three years earlier about the trial of a Brighton, Colorado, boy arrested for assault. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Lord Roke could see his dismay: the object of his search was the locket on the gold chain around Mrs. Coulter’s neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Powell fled down the stairs, out into the street, his eyes searching desperately for David Herold. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Fred went under and Bridget helped me out of the water, I spent the rest of the search under a blanket with Fiona, then inside the back of an ambulance. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The woman gave the handbag she was searching back to the owner. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I said, come back with a search warrant, you want to see what I keep under my bed, but I let 'em have a good look from the door, satisfy 'em you weren't there." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Van Eck goggled at Wylan, searching for some sign of his son’s features. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s our job to search the premises for these. We ask for your cooperation.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo searched the entire area to make sure they hadn’t missed any. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She turned around and laboriously searched out the plants crushed by her feet. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d insisted that all questions be submitted to him in advance, and he sifted through the cards searching for those he chose to answer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He searched my face for the look of contempt he expected. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lashed out with his wind rope, searching for strongest, most ornery ventus in the storm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nathan held Uncle Jet and they swayed like wilting flowers searching for sunlight. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I searched the faces and found him on the opposite side of the fire, sitting with his brother and the other boys. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

When we stopped during the day the flies, which had been following the car, dived down on us in search of blood. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Helped by moonlight, he searched the shed for something else to eat. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They were looking back up, searching for smoke or flames. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As long as there have been humans, we have searched for our place in the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the top of the ridge, I knelt, searching for tracks in the dirt. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I was still searching for the right words, and I was the writer in the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Under the guidance of my new preceptors I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosopher’s stone and the elixir of life; but the latter soon obtained my undivided attention. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deserted by Milo, they trudged homelessly through the reveling masses in futile search of a place to sleep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He strips Lincoln to the waist and continues the search, cutting off the president’s white shirt with a pocketknife. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment of searching out the story beats and the rhythm, I felt it—the familiar tingling. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe it wasn’t the search for an easier life that brought about the transformation. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suggested that we split up and start searching, but Dad said no way, it was too risky. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I therefore set out on the first fair morning to search for whatever wreckage the waves had washed ashore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His small milky-blue eyes would rove the Hall for the full sixty minutes, searching for trouble, and heaven help the boy who caused it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking around, my head flies in every direction, searching for another—there! Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Studies have shown that Maclin’s common sense is correct: the overwhelming majority of people who are confronted by police and asked questions respond, and when asked to be searched, they comply. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Just a routine search, doña,” the head guy says. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Then one day, while searching for a bookstore Mom wanted to visit, I saw Laurie’s Planet of Sound. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I will travel south with you to search for a new home. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When we were all inside, a deputy led us upstairs to the courtroom and searched everyone before we could go in. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

My mind searched for answers, but my body was so tired that my knees buckled and I fell forward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone searched through their fistfuls of coupons and gave me the ones that were needed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Intelligence is essentially a banal trade of sifting through huge amounts of random information in a search for a single enlightening gem or illuminating link," he wrote. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they said they would search him, he tried to bribe them with his gold watch and the equivalent of $50,000. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, Taran saw Gurgi’s leg was much worse, and he left the campsite to search the woods for healing plants, glad that Coll had taught him the properties of herbs. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Still, Stella swung her arms through the water, searching, searching. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I searched for a familiar red hat but did not find it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went online, cranked up a search engine, started browsing. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

These men were all Chicanos, and he was a white man, the person theoretically in charge of this search. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, as the Asian festivities were apparently drawing to a close, a national pictorial magazine decided to do a “sensitive” and “searching” feature on Milagro’s “anguish.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard read the next issue of Lagos Life, and when he saw her photo he searched her expression, looking for what he did not know. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He held on as he frantically searched the device for the button. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I jerk my head around, searching the jungle. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He took a bus about 220 miles south to Jinan, a city of five million, and spent five days searching out more Korean churches. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Luke kept expecting spinning lights, unsure if the police would start searching for him immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

If you like to learn different languages, you may find some of these programs by searching online, using “language revitalization” plus “Indigenous” to do your search. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, rich, that's the very word I was searching for, the very word. You have a gift for words, Lord Tyrion, if I might say so. And you tell a droll tale. Droll, yes." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The last place I search is the closet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

After searching a row of drawers I discover a worn oven mitt, covered in illustrated gingerbread men. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Birds search for grubs and build their nests, but their leisure time is theirs to spend as they see fit. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I search his eyes, trying my best to steady my heartbeat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She did an Internet search for “Dashiell Hammett” and “Maltese Falcon.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Days later, when she insisted on searching the mortuary, he told her the same thing, that Kainene had to be safely on the other side. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the rush and search for my sketchbook, I had forgotten to change. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Efrafans had reached the hanger at early twilight and at once begun a search along the banks and among the trees to find out how big the warren was and where its holes were. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

No. He searched through his papers until he pulled out one that he handed to Lockton. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The search, transport, and selling of this merchandise was conducted in such a cautious fashion that Blanca had no doubt that there was something highly illegal behind her husband’s activities. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both scrutinized the same segment of the path multiple times before Seth began to search off the trail. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I was also sure that a search had been started for us, not fully understanding that a war was on and that all the ships and aircraft were needed to fight the U-boats. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister screamed hysterically and flailed her arms as her owlish eyes searched wildly about the kitchen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw that lightning had eyes and searched to strike down little children. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s all there was about it, so I got online, searching for a medical home page. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had a good pile of these, broken and lined up for use, he searched for slightly larger dry wood and still larger until he had a pile as high as his knees. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dragon’s words echoed in Minli’s ears and she felt as if she were searching for a match to light a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes search the crowd for a few seconds before I realize what I’m looking for? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe Finch didn’t feel like he had a choice, or maybe he wasn’t trying to kill himself at all but just going in search of the bottom. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The first time he’d looked for her it was a halfhearted search after a couple of hours’ spectacular fishing. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rode on the back of the South Wind in search of the handsome prince. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then he would go out onto the porch to listen and to search the sky for airplanes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when I searched the whole Web, I found something interesting buried forty entries down on a forum about real estate in Kansas. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And he smiled to himself, consciously searching for reassurance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined my brothers spreading over the mountain, searching the black forests. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The moment I began searching for the egg, the future no longer seemed so bleak. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

God help you on your search, because he is a silent and dangerous one. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The newer, more powerful pumping engines were either a mile away searching for a phantom fire, or still in their stations. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I made my way to the center gate, searching the crowd for an-other gray uniform, I was tremendously relieved to spot Miller, an unusually competent officer from my class, whom I really liked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a discovery mission, searching for something I hadn’t even realized I wanted until now. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So the cops come to our house and search the adjoining office and warehouse. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure either of us found what we were looking for, but maybe continuing to search was the best we could do. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He would spend ten or fifteen minutes searching the room, squinting past the cages. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the telephoned bomb-threats which had begun shortly after noon made necessary two evacuations of the funeral home for bomb-squad searches, which proved futile. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did a quick search of the rest of the house and made sure no other avatars were present. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Where before there had been silence, now he heard: wind in the trees, Hodor’s breathing, the elk pawing at the ground in search of fodder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Get inside. We can gather up supplies and then try to go out and search for Lee.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Archie searched every inch of pavement from Thirty-third to Thirty-seventh Street before realizing that she had been in a cab at the time. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor is he content to search the pastures and outer edges of the farm. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

It would take time to search for them, more time to kindle a torch, and time was what Ranofer did not have. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He pushes my hair back, searching my face as if for something he has lost. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

So I sat there, holding as still as a stump, searching the clearing around the Licks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search her face to see if she understands me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

In vain we searched for traces of the assault, some sign of the intrusion, but the room was swept and in order. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Barry searched the sky and picked out one of the very brightest stars. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them, I think, understood what all this was about, why I’d insisted that we search out this spot. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search the faces of all the people passing me and think of my cousins—the oldest, Chantal, and the twins, Primadonna and Princess, who are my age. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She would look through them all, searching for stories about remarkable children. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was also clear that our search for safe harbors had led us to landing sites that were, by and large, dull. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began at the end, as I sometimes did with biographies I had no intention of reading all the way through, and found his last words without too much searching. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She moved her fingers up and down, searching for the end of the bracers, and finally found where they stopped and left his fingers exposed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s not often they search your grips at the frontiers—not if you fix the conductor. I handed out a wad of Turkish notes right away, and there’s been no trouble so far.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth also had to search for signs of hostile actions—anything from a foreign warship laying mines to submarines behaving strangely off the American coastline. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They searched everywhere, and found that the oasis was much larger than they could have imagined; there were hundreds of tents. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She searched the child’s face with her eyes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I got lied to about everything and you can search my Noise if you want to be sure that’s true.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A line of small-leafed weeds ran along the edge of one of the stone blocks, tiny yellow flowers peeping through as if searching for the sun, long disappeared behind the enormous walls of the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You sure like to ask questions I got no way of answering. Just peel those eyeballs and get searching.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Voice recognition software, maybe,” Shanti said, searching the control panel for some hint. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Their conversation seems serious from the start, so I pull out my phone and search the Internet for photos of Prism. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I spun around like a victim of amnesia, desperately searching the parking lot for a glimpse of something—anything—that made sense. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She knew she ought to search for food, but she couldn’t keep her mind on it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In town he scrutinized the faces of men in the same way that his father searched for impurities in metal. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I saw Mr. Rochester smile:—his stern features softened; his eye grew both brilliant and gentle, its ray both searching and sweet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Yes, Britten had searched his room; his clothes were mussed and tumbled. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and searched his face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She searched the deck, caught sight of him glaring back toward the city through his spyglass. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no,” Anya muttered as she searched for an opening in the canvas. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were blue like Jason’s, but they gleamed with fractured light, like she’d just come out of a bunker after a nuclear war - hungrily searching for familiar details in a changed world. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I will search for a rope on the morrow, he resolved. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She stopped herself before she searched for Sam’s face among the drunkards. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But our brokenness is also the source of our common humanity, the basis for our shared search for comfort, meaning, and healing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Let’s find somewhere safe to hide until the bombing’s through. We can search more when it’s over.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was searching for a big guy with a good tan and a black beard, wearing Bermuda shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the door of the auditorium, Mom kissed George on the cheek and searched for a seat. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He searched her eyes for acquiescence and found it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I would prepare myself for a long journey and a long search. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A gray nervous cloud was scurrying eastward, searching for trees on which to rain. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at my face, searching for my line of vision, but I just stared at the flyer. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Later, when Matt had recovered, he searched for the bear’s ear, but it was gone. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark and Alec moved from house to house, searching them from top to bottom. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I hesitated with one foot on the first stair, searching for details I could safely share. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“They came, asked me questions, searched the place. Didn’t find anything incriminating, of course.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then I let my eyes adjust to the shadows before searching for my grandmother. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I got hungry but I didn’t dare leave to go in search of something to eat. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grey walls, the blue bars, the strip searches, the showers behind bars watched by guards and cameras. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

While other delegates in the Congress kept searching for ways to avoid a break with England, Adams insisted the Revolution had already begun. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was like a treasure hunt, where instead of gold doubloons I was searching for myself. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I run to the pantry and search for ingredients. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

David helped his mother, searching the ruins for salvage, and taught wilderness survival tricks to any ugly who wanted to learn. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Again, the morning becomes a search to find a few minutes’ worth of email access. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He searched in Master’s bedroom and felt foolish because he knew there was no way the Concise Couples Handbook would be there. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lon searched the skull for another mark, another referent, but found nothing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The last thing I need is them searching this area when we finally escape. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It bobbed and fell and came and went, and twice we lost sight of it and had to stop, searching frantically before spotting it again. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I move closer to one of the walls and read through the names, searching for one that looks familiar. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I decided to search the cells on the fifth floor, too.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was as though he was slightly uneasy at the search in spite of his willingness. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Old Bear had sent out rangers in search of him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It slams and I breathe in and out slowly, licking my lips and looking every which way, searching for words, ideas, anything. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I searched for better words to say what I meant. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

They started searching the quarry for a possible hole or concealed entrance. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Where it had been briefly paternal and encouraging, it now turned searching. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We stood there in May’s beloved and practical garden, and Cletus searched the handout for some good words to say to bless the whirligigs that now had a place to spin and fly and live. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bodies had to be searched out, carried to certain gathering places and buried. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“What about the Washingtons? We should probably do another web search for them too.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

To torture myself, I logged into my YouTube channel, searched “epileptic seizure in public.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I search farther and wander about here and there; it is a strange feeling. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't want to return to the noisy part of the city, but I need to get used to it if I'm going to search for my grandparents. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I will travel with him to search for a suitable place to move. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t true, if I really searched the dusty corners of myself, that I hadn’t asked for this. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But back at Medusa’s, when you were searching her office? Annabeth was telling me— “Oh, I forgot. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The car slowed down as I centered on that search, and I forgot to step on the pedals, and the motor gurgled, the car pitched and the engine stopped. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He taught them how to search for water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are they so”—I searched for the word the newsman used—“outraged?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I spent months searching for some secret code before I realized that common sense has nothing to do with it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When the day came, its searching light showed the ravages in poor Lucy’s strength. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I pocketed them, and then went over to her dresser, searching through her underwear for hidden bottles of liquor or sex toys or God knows what. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

There were accusations and explanations and search parties and forensic explorations and teams of detectives. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We searched the city for doctors or nurses, but those who hadn’t left would not leave their homes for fear they might not be able to return to their families again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But I felt a soft hand upon my shoulder as I stood guard while the room was searched. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I slip the phone back into my pocket and walk toward the other end of the store to search for my mother. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Nervous, feeling as if I’d stumbled on the scene of a crime, I searched the rooms quickly, my footsteps ringing loud in the silence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was nothing he could do during the night, as there were lions nearby, but the next morning all the men went out to search for the first girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And I was glad that Rabbi Eliahu continued to search for his beloved son. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She searched my face again, looking for clues. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now all the letters were laid out, and I started searching in my pockets for a piece of paper. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He searched for a soft word and then gave it up. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, Metatron, hear me. I have just come from Lord Asriel. He has the child’s dæmon, and he knows that the child will soon come to search for him.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I watch Tobias's face carefully as we walk to the dining hall, searching for any sign of disappointment. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was the one thing he hadn’t searched. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search Horatio’s face, but as always there is no guile in him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We drove a hundred miles roundtrip, searching every secondhand shop along the way, but found nothing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Even if the search for primordial black holes proves negative, as it seems it may, it will still give us important information about the very early stages of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It happened early on, when my system hadn’t learned yet to live with hunger and my imagination was still wildly searching for solutions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I search the landscape for yellows, oranges, pinks, or turquoises like in my beloved Port-au-Prince. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I ran up to the half-buried structure, and after a quick search, found a hidden door that we’d walked right past, except now it shimmered like sunshine on water. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

While they ate, Sefia gnawed a few strips of dried meat, searching the men for weaknesses while the rumble of their voices drifted up through the trees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Angie took one last look at the search results, then reluctantly closed down the search engine. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“But first, Madame, a little matter of routine. You permit that I make a search of your baggage?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

We'll just travel around the globe like the navy in Nevil Shute's On the Beach, searching for survivors and waiting for the radiation cloud to cook us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Barry changed book to hidden book, and also added the word game to his search list. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Robin searched for another sign, this time in the direction of Letham Bridge. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“If the storm passes, I hope to get in a little telescope time,” she adds, searching in the back of the cabinet for something. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I search the faces of the crowd that has gathered. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The German people also lost their right to privacy, so government officials could read their mail, listen to their telephone conversations, and search their homes without needing a warrant. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The light flowed across the bar, scattered a thousand tiny rainbow beginnings from the colored bottles, and climbed the wall toward the sword, as if searching for one final beginning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fie continued to provide Segre with metal scraps and even acceded to Segre’s request to irradiate a quantity of uranium oxide mailed from Italy so that he could continue searching for nuclear reactions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The vault that was searched had in feet been emptied the same day. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Shady stared uncomfortably into his coffee cup, as if searching for a way to answer me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As he read he could take the little globe that Janie and Bill had given him the Christmas before, and search out the exact spot he was reading about. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

The New Mexico team arrived a few days after the storm, were sworn in as deputies, and began to assist with search and rescue operations. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

So their voices would search me out, asking me questions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Fourth Amendment, the court reasoned, forbids the police from seizing people and searching them without some individualized suspicion that they have committed or are committing a crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I search out Ellie, whom I find shooting out new labels from the pricing gun, and ask if there’s anything special I need to be doing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her other hand she reached for me as if she were searching for something in the dark. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All save two involved a search or seizure without a warrant or with a defective warrant. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Thus for the next two days I kept to the forest, only now and then meandering off at short distances in search of food. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And then he walked all around the fort, searching the crowd of dazed and terrified men for Paul, Martin, Captain Marsh, and the rest of the Connecticut 5th. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

When she was satisfied that all was well, she sat on the second step and reached under the third, searching deeper and deeper until her fingers found what she was searching for. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I searched his face for any sign of a lie, but saw nothing except the usual annoyance. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Tanin shook her head, turning each of the items on her desktop as if she were searching for the right words with her fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“How are we ever going to search this whole place?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Emma walked and walked through the cemetery, searching for her daughters tombstone, but she could not find it. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, I fill her in on everything I already searched for on Twitter. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A mere ten days ago, after rooting around on the Internet for a little while, Molly located a cache of adoption registry services, narrowing her search to the one rated highest among users. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

One of the major endeavors in physics today, and the major theme of this book, is the search for a new theory that will incorporate them both—a quantum theory of gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every street car, bus, el train and auto leaving the South Side is being stopped and searched. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Journalists and investigators have documented numerous other instances in which police departments have engaged in illegal shakedowns, searches, and threats in search of forfeitable property and cash. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I gaze around, searching pale tired faces nearby. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

With only the streetlight from outside pouring through the window, I search for my lighter and tea candle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I search for signs of the Beauty Minister or Du Barry. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We've searched our vocabularies for the name of the wood and settled on mahogany. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“She said she was going off into the jungle to search for her prince,” Petra said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“She’s not just a baby,” protested one woman, when Channel 5 sent a reporter to Asia Plaza, Cleveland’s Chinese shopping center, in search of the Asian perspective. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Oliver reached over the table and riffled through the slices of cheesy bread, searching for the biggest piece. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He put his plate in the sink and started to search again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Columbus was searching for hardware—precious metals, silk, and spices—the sources of wealth in his day. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mom is searching for me, her face quiet and concerned. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

They were searching the cosmic radio background—that is, radio sources far beyond our solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go into the blackness of his eyes and find him somewhere far inside, searching through a maze of anonymous, empty avenues. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As I finished searching the second level a new fear began to rise in me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And as you search, you may come across a few surprises. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I looked into the bowl, searching for the perfect valentine to pick out, but Lucy caught me and said, “No, Delphine. Just close your eyes and pick one.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Big Ma planted her hand on the table and searched upward. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I immediately stick my head into my backpack to search for something, anything, to look like I’m distracted. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The watchman replied that a search was routine, and he looked through the bag in a cursory way, not even disturbing the clothing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We know he was engaged in a lengthy search for the secret of how to turn base metal into gold; indeed, briefly in the 1580s, he thought he had found it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I swiveled around and stared down the blackened street, searching the night for a silhouetted figure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He searched the chronological roster until he found what he was looking for. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She peered at me as if searching for faults. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But when he searched the kiln site several days later, Kang’s work was nowhere to be found. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She turned the TV on and searched for the Nigerian channels. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to call the police, Ms. Peck. We’re already here. We still have a search warrant, and we’re executing it.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

We are privileged to live among brilliant and passionately inquisitive people, and in a time when the search for knowledge is generally prized. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I couldn't find any cures, and I didn't have time to do a search." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He left Bri searching through the kitchen drawers and went into his sisters’ bedroom. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I searched for her trap to make me do something I didn’t want to do. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The search for answers is difficult because the evidence is so conflicting. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Such police conduct, the Court concluded, does not violate the Fourth Amendment’s ban on “unreasonable searches and seizures.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Two rangers, muddy and bleary-eyed after a long night of searching, crowded around the cub. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

We will search all the many places a body could be. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Will and Sally searched for adventure together nearly every day. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

That reminded him of his frantic search along its surface. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

As my old professor searched for answers, the disease took him over, day by day, week by week. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I searched for a place to sit my burden, I looked up and saw Mama leaning on the doorjamb to her room. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But his tongue poked out be-tween his lips, searching out the droplets. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I whipped my head in every direction, searching for some clue in the eyes around me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do a search and find all the notes addressed to her. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Or was she floating amongst the trains and masses of Lithuanians, searching for her husband? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Bando and I climbed the steep gorge to the top, searching every cave and ledge along the ascent, and found no sign of her or her pig, no clues to say that they were here. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Virtuous though you may be, a reputation is a fragile thing, easily lost and often never regained,” she said, searching my face as if looking for evidence there. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I pondered awhile, searching my memory: then it came to me: the man who had called after Raja’s death. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the couch for a while as Augustus searched for his keys. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

My breasts are fingered in their turn, a search for ripeness, rot. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the day I spent hiding, not even daring—despite my hunger—to search for food. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s probably a search plane on its way right now,” Mary Lou said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was unmistakably these she had on her mind as she searched over the water, unintentionally mimicking what I had been doing these last thirty-six hours. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could see them now and then, leaping over old logs, tearing through the underbrash, sniffing and searching for the lost trad. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he heard: "We'd like you to come down to Jamison. You could be part of the search." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After he slapped the cuffs on me, the metal cutting into my wrists, he yanked at my shirt and pants, searching me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When I was panning the crowd, I searched for his face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“If we were free,” said Penny, “we could find the queen. Or go search for her, at least.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Like many boys who grow up without a father in the home, I searched for ways to fill that hole, sometimes in places I shouldn’t have looked. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“We’ll just have to keep searching the storage shed. There’s got to be something in all that junk.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She searched but couldn’t find it on the glass panels. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He rolls the president on one side and carefully searches for a puncture wound, his fingers slipping along the skin, probing for a telltale oozing of blood. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been looking for Mac—I’d done several searches, I just wanted to find out where he was, what he was up to. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lifeguard immediately launched a boat to search for Eugene. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed impatient, like he couldn’t wait to get this search done. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It took a fair amount of searching, but in 1 IF, he located a travel alarm clock. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He’d searched old journals and bundled correspondences, spies’ reports, maps and treaties, trade ledgers and the minutes of royal secretaries, and anything else he could dig up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His men had been searching for Arya for four days now, but the queen's men had been out hunting as weU. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The men climbed into the car and continued their search for the perfect place to build an atomic bomb lab. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why was he insisting that she was alive, taking me on this search and breaking my heart all over again? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The Boy Scouts, whose first troop in the United States was organized in Pawhuska, in 1909, joined the search for Vaughan. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I climb the fence and continue walking south and a bit east, searching for pig tracks among the rushes and trees along the swamp stream. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Neighborhood Dictatorship Group had declared this to be an illegal weapon, so the entire bin had been searched and some incompletely burned pictures found. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don't know the phone number, but with Patti's help, I search using the name of the school. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I search for pen and paper, knowing I don’t have them, the same way you give a person the wrong answer in the unlikely hope that by some miracle it might suddenly be right. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It could have been the army, to justify the computer searches and the other ones, the door-to-doors. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was nowhere to be seen, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t there, or that he didn’t have others searching. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I had felt someone looking at me that day, but I didn’t bother searching for the source. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When we settle in a corner table in the coffee shop across the street, Angie searches inside her purse and puts on another coat of pale lipstick, using her phone as a mirror. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In it, he saw Mr. Trepid roaming through the holler, searching for the understone funds. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The zmeyok flicked a searching tongue in her direction, and its reptilian eyes focused right on her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I think he was searching for the best way to get out of the park, but he was surrounded by Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what I saw in him I had not thought to seek, but will search out now for the long remainder of my days. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both the children fell into each other, and Anya’s search for the opening was halted. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Geyer had little hope that his own search would fare any better. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She had folded a load of laundry written an email, searched her massive psychology textbook for answers to the final exam questions to see if she had gotten them right. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then I do another search for “The Ax.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Which means, most nights, I get to hear my mom calling my dad out for half-assing his job search. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He had been ordered out many times on “search and destroy” missions after planes had sprayed the herbicide Agent Orange to kill any vegetation in their path. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Some of them are missing—a search party must have left. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But now his mind was set on the last stage of his search. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Thomas knew that the Grievers probes and weapons had come out, searching for a feast. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Similarly, there were no online databases to search, or field guides to borrow from public libraries. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The next step is to search the neighborhood. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

While I’m searching for mine, I spot Emily fumbling with her combination a few lockers away and call out to her. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

As for the dogs, they could chase penguins and run wild without going too far—on all sides was the frigid sea, where killer whales cruised in search of a meal. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I searched and searched for Greta and my family all over Poland. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

We searched for him for a few blocks, Brian whacking at the bushes with his hatchet, but we couldn’t find him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He is searching for the beast that lives in him, Comrade Pillai had told them—frightened, wide-eyed children—when the ordinarily good-natured Bhima began to bay and snarl. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl looked up, wildly searching the empty sky for the airplane she was hearing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As he searches the cans, I stand in place, unable to move or breathe. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If so, who guarded the poisoned area to keep out any who might wander in, in misguided search for unspoiled nature? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t hear anything else, he put his book aside and decided to search the kitchen to see if he could find where his mom was hiding the double chocolate pecan cookies. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then, searching for my map, I discovered that I had lost it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her office was searched by the police shortly before she was fired. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He searched the ring for the key to my metal cuffs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As chapter 3 demonstrated, the Court has closed the courthouse doors to claims of racial bias at every stage of the criminal justice process, from stops and searches to plea bargaining and sentencing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But then, instead of going away, this guy asks if his men can search our house. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Then Esme wandered off, searching for playmates among the children of the stars. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Powell’s search ended suddenly and as it did, he heard Donovan’s glad voice rise boomingly. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t point out to Mama that the stairs would provide the cardio workout she was just talking about and search for Mustafa instead. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

With no way to know how much time passed, Sheed measured his effort in the number of yearbooks he’d painstakingly searched page by page. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A search through the directory turned up nothing, and I was empty-handed until I visited the town library in Suffolk and a librarian handed me a slip of paper with a phone number on it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There might be more of us in there. We need to organize a search party. A Miss Teen Dream Recon Machine. Any volunteers?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

However, it was not until three days later that he felt able to set out on his search. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Underneath her thrumming fear, there was some twisted satisfaction in having found what she was searching for. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Bobby had already given Dad the full story, while they were out on the towboat searching for our dinghy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He’s gentle at first, his emotions restrained and searching, one of his hands coming up to carefully cup my face. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The teacher stared at the drawing, and then gave Hazel a searching look. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I search out Olly’s face in the water and find him waiting for me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have a habit of checking them out, searching for coverage of my favorite person. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

While Ben was inspecting the market, searching for things to take pictures of, I went into the church. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Twice at roadblocks, soldiers searched both him and the nuns. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The odds were that they would not find Thlayli at all, for there would be no trail and they did not know where to search for him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hand pulling her braids loose, the other searching the dresser drawers, she had just begun to get irritated when she felt it in her blouse drawer. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then he reached out, hand scrabbling through the sand, searching for something. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Before her apprenticeship, when she did a standard search for things, the Thunderhead would invariably intrude, saying something like, I see you are searching for a gift. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She even understands—more terrible, no doubt, than all the rest—old Hrothgar’s knowledge that peace must be searched through ordeal upon ordeal, with no final prospect but failure. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed most unlikely that Umbridge would keep her jewelry in her office, but on the other hand it seemed foolish not to search it to make sure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes. They will begin actively looking for you. They’ll search every house around this one. It wouldn’t take them long to find you.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Climbing, clawing, and swimming, she searched the drift over, looking for the lost trail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had only just found it while searching in his briefcase for a magazine. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was frowning now, as if searching his memory, trying to find something that would please the boy. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right, Smith, he is,” muttered Harry, grinning to himself, as he dived amongst the Chasers with his eyes searching all around for some hint of the elusive Snitch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A search party of graduate students found him hours later, wandering in the woods in the outskirts of Austin. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I search for it but realize it’s fallen between my bed and the wall. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

With his gun drawn, the policeman searched the area thoroughly; he checked the roof of the trailer and underneath it, too. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then over the years Methuselah had searched through Redwall for Martin and his sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Tuesday, May 28,1935 The next morning I feel my mother watching me as I rinse my cereal bowl, search for my history homework, put on my socks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, we have to lay low, not a peep from us, as the SIM close in with their house-to-house searches. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

As best I could, I searched around the hut area for Stew Cat, thinking maybe Timothy had tied him up somewhere. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked about the room like a rabid dog searching for someone to bite. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I ducked backed down to continue my search for the grinder. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But after the search for weapons, I had a different feeling about it: it was real and it could come home to me, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting next to her on our couch, I studied her lips, searching for burns. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

My frantic search uncovered a plethora of random objects—clothing, shoe brushes, buttonhooks, photographs of wives and sweethearts, tins of wax and pastes—things that seemed so ordinary, so human. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Teams of tenants had gone up and down the riverbanks, the granaries, the fields, and the stables searching for them, and Ferula had got down on her knees before the altar of Saint Anthony. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was breathing loudly through his nose, searching the room with wide eyes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Are the Red Guards going to come and search our house?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward he searched, though without hope, for another bite of something—a forgotten onion, a mouthful of stewed lentils left from Gebu’s meal. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Behind the black eyes which were searching intently in the kettle-hal there was a dream which had come to him the previous night. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After dark, he gathered his radio equipment, snuck out of town on a bicycle, and searched for a remote electrical pole. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Yakov’s father dragged me to the front of the chamber, I searched for an exit. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

While she searched for something to say she knew that his eyes had not missed the hot surge she could feel sweeping up from the collar of her cloak to the hood at her forehead. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then he searched me and got up in my face. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Harker, having collected a million dollars to solve the structure of the enzyme ribonuclease, was in search of talent, and the offer of six thousand for one year seemed to Odile wonderfully generous. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

An unpleasant scurrying told him the roach’s family was searching for the dishes that were usually stacked there. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached the wreckage we searched frantically, yelling Bianca’s name. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Instead of pulling back, he leans in closer, searching my face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

By contrast, no wild maize ancestor has ever been found, despite decades of search. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Polly and Tidbit ran out of the cave and searched under logs for dry twigs to feed the fire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other eleven kids started looking around the motel grounds, searching for a brightly painted tree stump. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He spent every minute he could rummaging through his library, searching for some bit of information that might show him the light. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

All night long we darted from shadow to shadow along the never-ending wall, dodging Jackboot guards, searching for a way into the ghetto. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I’m always using the search function on my computer to find may in my work, because it is often wrong and should be might. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, before they had eaten or washed or even shed their cloaks, the hobbits went in search of Bilbo. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Leave it to James to turn a bunch of boring typos into a crazy word search game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Staggered, he stepped backward, his head turning this way and that as he searched for his foe. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Twisting her damp hair away from her face, Sefia began digging her belongings out of the pack, laying them out in neat piles until her searching hands hit something flat and solid and firm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They searched for food and hitched rides when they could. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I try to see what he’s searching for—is it a fencer? Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And she began to search hurriedly through the parcels she was carrying, to see what she could spare for Maia. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The corpse lay in state for another five minutes and then, without warning or ceremony, lurched to his feet and casually strolled off in search of his own meal. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

For if Nipper truly was searching for him—and found him— Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He is exhaustively searched before being let into the visitors’ area. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He squinted through the window at me and then stepped forward and searched the car on his own. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly spiraled down through the faux light, searching her helmet console for the Sonix button. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I search her face for any trace of happiness. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He could search through the boxes until he found what he was looking for, and then he would have no problems remembering. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were boggarts, mischievous creatures who slammed doors and shattered pottery or pawed through a household’s winter stores in search of sweets. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed hard to believe that he was a lonely person, searching relentlessly in bottles, under women’s skirts, in church work and lofty job titles for his “personal niche,” lost before birth and unrecovered since. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have a moment of panic and find myself turning to Tigris, searching those tawny eyes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Rather than deal with the wild animals, who seemed to be everywhere on the flatland, they decided to go in search of food up in the hills. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He raised himself up on one elbow, listening, searching in the dim light of the newly risen half-moon. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Paul Marshall came in from searching and learned the news from the inspectors. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But Doctor Baker was already searching his files. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I can still remember ten score of them without searching in my mind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As long as you give “consent,” the police can stop, interrogate, and search you for any reason or no reason at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then she sent Matthew to search for birthwort root, put out the fire, and opened all the windows. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the older fighters stare at me, perhaps searching my face for evidence of Mother and Father. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I pull the covers over Abuela’s shoulders, searching her face for a hint of my own. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We will be lucky if we can postpone the search for new technologies for a while, until we have discovered some satisfactory things to do with the extra time. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched through my pockets and found it, but before I could gather my thoughts, Pita interrupted us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The subway was shut down, so we stalked the street, searching for an available cab. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The FBI quickly searched the room for clues. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

His eyes are searching the inside of the car for a clue as to what could have happened. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

At the thought of the baby, Arm forgot about his search for the other children. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

If she didn’t find me searching for food, she would be waiting for me at the two-brick hole. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She felt like a rock climber facing a sheer cliff, searching for cracks and handholds. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

His captor had not searched him quite as thoroughly as he might have. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s possible he’s searching for something he accidentally threw out, but judging by the split leg of his jeans and the grime on his rust-colored vest, it’s safe to guess he’s homeless. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Along with the plants, animal life, too, was evolving in harmony with the searching requirements of the land. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stared into the darkness, searching it for her face, trying to understand what power my brother had over her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hazel searched the witch’s eyes for some sign that the words were true. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He searched out the part of the prophecy where they’d left off. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She did a search for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to compare against a typically popular book for hiding. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Maniac waited for one of those minutes, searching the horizon for signs of a minister. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He searched everywhere for her until he found her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The obvious difficulties of sterilizing by radiation have led to search for an easier method of accomplishing similar results, and there is now a strongly running tide of interest in chemical sterilants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He spent years traveling across central Africa in search of the reservoirs of Ebola and Marburg viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eric spread out his hands, searching for the distance at which the heat was just bearable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

We do nothing but slowly circle in search of an empty space. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Food concessions were torn apart searching for that one thing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finn turned back, searched for that pocket of stillness, but it was gone. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I considered leaving the foundation in search of a new coach, but I felt a deep loyalty to the foundation and to my teammates there who had become more like family. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Apá is still looking into his drink, as if searching for some sort of answer. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But climb into their saddles they do, for hours and hours of more searching. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Who the woman was calling to remains a mystery, because after searching the apartment, we find she was alone. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I search the sky above for early stars, see none, and then tell him what I remember. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His white eyebrows crinkled, and he looked at me like he was searching my face for something. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Nobody at the party had, so a few people went to search for him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But others kept searching, and some were crying. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then he soared up into the cold air and glided out over the valley as Will began to search for a world where Lyra would be safe. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The Death Eaters searched the Burrow from top to bottom,” Lupin went on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“In short, Mr. Byerley, and not to put too fine a point on it, we were told to search you.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

In the meantime I searched the dark of the river for Lupito. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked in every direction but saw only darkness; he felt along the walls again, searching for a way out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Our eyes staring at the sky, searching for God. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She bent down to me, her skull’s face close, her dark eyes searching mine. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Woundwort waited only for Groundsel to bring back the two rabbits who had been sent to search among the tree roots at the north end of the burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept scrabbling through the items in Doc’s cabin, searching for… “The dirt! The brick dust and graveyard dirt! Do you see any?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Oh, Jesus, I wish I had my strength and I’d search every pub in Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne searched her purse for a Kleenex, but pulled out instead a teaspoon pirated from her mother’s silver service. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched my memory for the actor’s name. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She searched around inside of herself, trying to locate it. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

After the crash, his father lost his job at a pulp mill and moved to Olympia in search of work. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to shout that they should search for the money in the linen chest. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, another idea suddenly hits me: that I am searching out the raw spots in him, the places where he appears open, where the wounds are still fresh. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he started limping upriver in search of a safer crossing. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They would have started the search immediately when Brian’s plane did not arrive. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched for a lamp and found it, but I was afraid. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the Mississippi History room, I search for anything remotely resembling race relations. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Artemis’s search had begun two years previously when he first became interested in surfing the Internet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then he shouted, “Too many, too many. It’s not safe. My place was searched last week. It’s not safe!” and slammed the door in her face. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she just gave me one of her searching stares and said nothing more. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he'd put up the Lord Commander's tent and seen to their horses, Jon Snow descended the hill in search of Ghost. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My fingers hover over the keyboard, and then I search it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Spanish and Portuguese sailors searching for that sea route conquered the Canary Islands and the Azores. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

One by one, Internet searches dropped each person from consideration. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Barely five feet tall, Elizabeth cradled her books in her arms as she desperately searched for the right place to enter. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Shall we turn on the others to search the sheds?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Around us, the other guys went on with their searching. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will do everything I can to finance a continued search. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I especially liked the part when Christopher Columbus lands on her shores and sighs: “¡Ay! This is the beautiful land I’ve been searching for!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I desperately search for Mr. Griffiths, with the hope that he’ll jump in and say what I’m unable to. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’d like to say, We go in and search for clues like the Argonauts we are, but even the thought of those words is ludicrous. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The search for the new planet began long before it was finally observed in 1846. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

With the same diligence he’d brought to the task of soaking up chess knowledge, Bobby around this time started a relentless search for general knowledge. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Quelea birds swooped in flocks over the water as they searched for a place to spend the night. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were upset over it and there was a general lockdown and cell search for the shot. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Usually the boy would go searching in autumn when work in the fields was finished. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are at the earliest stages of our radio search for other civilizations in space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don't know what it is he's looking for as he searches the insides of things, studies the way things change. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She searched her exhausted brain for some explanation. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I ignored them and returned to the counter, pretending to look for another notepad but actually searching for the Magic 8 Ball. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I laid Helena on a bench in an austere hallway bright with electric light, and two of the policemen searched my knapsack. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I frantically searched through my cards for a response. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forgot—I had to ditch it over the bar when the cop searched me earlier. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not remember seeing an egg in my smuggling searches, but then I hadn’t been looking for eggs. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I felt like a sprite or a hungry leprechaun, turning over leaves in search of a treat, looking under weeds for a pot of gold, or perhaps a turnip. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search my brain for an answer to Dr. Shabani's simple and complicated question. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, he sometimes looked up and to the side through his glasses, as if searching for what he wanted to say. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He looks around, but his eyes search the air above me and beyond me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Haukelid slipped across the border to Sweden, beyond the reach of the German search for the ferry saboteurs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like delicately searching out the gap between one stitch and the next with the point of a scalpel. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On searching further, the fishery officers found other plants where rains or ordinary clean-up waters would carry insecticides into the sewer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her multicolored eyes seemed to search inside me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

So in the end I stayed silent, while my mind searched back frantically, and with a cold horror, settled on that night up in my room with our mugs of tea. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that they had followed her and searched the house on a number of occasions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together they spent several minutes searching the high ceiling above. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Leave it to James to turn a bunch of boring typos into a crazy word search game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I search his eyes for any sign of hurt, any reflection of the agony of torture. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Having your place searched by police does that to a guy. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

That means tonight's high tide will come at 3:45 a. m.—we'll need to start searching soon! Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know how that cat feels, but I search for the positive anyway. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Pax and then Bristle, as if searching for an explanation. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I want you to come and help me search for the intruder, Filch.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

For the next few hours, he frantically searched the airport, trying to find my mom. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I searched his feet and pulled out a long mesquite thorn that had become embedded between his toes. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shouting their names, I dashed back into the building and began to search for them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Incredibly, presidential security was very weak in that era, even during wartime; almost anyone could walk into the Executive Mansion without being searched and request a brief meeting with the president. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the search for him had ended, the Boston Vigilance Committee sent him on to Canada via the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the years since Terry, stops, interrogations, and searches of ordinary people driving down the street, walking home from the bus stop, or riding the train have become commonplace—at least for people of color. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Rather than be searched by hand, I chose to walk through the metal detector without my cart or my tank or even the plastic nubbins in my nose. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

So we spent the afternoon in the Odoms’ dusty, ramshackle garage searching for stuff to make a fort with. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We leave with two of Khouy and Meng’s women friends but the third stays behind to search for any surviving family members. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once full-size, the caterpillar searches for a safe place to anchor and enter the pupa stage. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The complex interactions of the three stars in the Alpha Centauri system would make the search for a low-mass companion there very difficult. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, searching for the concept of evidence pays off in unexpected ways. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Careful searches of cliffs near and far, however, have failed to unearth any human remains. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only his eyes searched the darkness, and in the pale light of the moon that crept through the holes in the brush house Kino saw Juana arise silently from beside him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the more frantic Mami became in her search for the right treatment for Raymond, the more distant Papi became, as if we were all wounded in some way that he couldn’t help. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Walking on, I look at each patient, searching for the grandmother. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We search where Mother sat, then retrace her steps to the cafeteria to the bathroom to the parking lot. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I begin to skirt along the tree line, searching for a tree with a branch high and long enough to fit my needs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She and Katya were both granted the special status of okhotnik, or “free hunter”—a fighter pilot who could use her initiative to go searching for enemy aircraft or ground forces to attack. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He leans against it, arms folded, and I look past him, searching for the hidden two-way mirror. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I went back to the search results and clicked on the next article. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Police can stop, interrogate, and search anyone they choose for drug investigations, provided they get “consent.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I ducked back into my shallow closet in search of something different to wear. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

You could search high and low for a black at the Rotary Club breakfasts over at the Holiday Inn. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark squinted, hand shielding the glare, as he searched the sky for the source of the noise. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Jazz's eyes lit up, and her smile spread wide as she scrambled through Doris's mountain of Tupperware, searching for the perfect bowl. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Like the song suggests, you gotta search for meaning in life. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A couple of years later, during a stable trip to New York, Smith decided that he had just about worn the hat to death and left the barn in search of a replacement. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched for the name of H. G. Burt, the suspect in W. W. Vaughan’s killing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s going to be all right. We’ll make up some search parties and find them in no time.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I looked at the others, searching vainly for a sympathetic face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the part of the online world you don’t see, that no search engine will ever show you. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe if the Collective has their samples, they won’t waste time searching for me if I suddenly disappear. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The best way to find them is not to argue about how to search for them, or how many to send out in a search party. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ramirez searched my face as if trying to see a resemblance. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She lifted her chin and looked directly into those searching eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered where he could have journeyed, all alone but for the dog, to search for blue. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The agents were searching for evidence of disloyalty, or anything else to use against the Ellsbergs—though what they hoped to discover on Patricia’s teeth is difficult to say. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I stared at Erma and Stanley and Grandpa, searching for some feature that reminded me of Dad, but I saw none. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know how she wanted to live or what she believed yet; she was searching and knew she was drawn to that place. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

We dispersed around the village in search of the shooter. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes of searching, she appears satisfied. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The neighbors they searched for him but we could not find him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Holding it close to his nose he searched, and located his and Luna’s dots at last. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The woman’s brown eyes swooped over his body, searching out injuries like an owl hunting in the night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The time some guys cornered two VC in a dead-end tunnel, no way out, but how, when the tunnel was fragged and searched, nothing was found except a pile of dead rats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly he put aside his weather records and began to search the cabinets, and a strange excitement grew in him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Darkclaw nudged him and whispered, “What about the other one, Chief? Shall I take some troops and start searching for him?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I leave the bedroom, wandering through the apartment, past eating, crying, praying people, searching for who spoke to me. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

My search for the appropriate objects led me to a secondhand store. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“The security guards have the right to conduct random searches. I can assure you that Brianna was not ‘targeted.’” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

My search for accommodation did not go easily. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Finally she said softly, “I understand. Our house was searched too.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His legs kick and scissor as his hands search for anything to hold on to; he grabs a hook and his muscles bulge as he pulls himself up, water streaming off his body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My eyes search deep into thickets, looking for the slightest hint of movement. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

They were looking for an apartment, and after a long search, my father found one in a London suburb. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She said as much to Gendry as they searched among the corpses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But they had left by the time she got there, and that is why even to this day we see leopards searching for goats. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

After searching for a time they found a fallen tree trunk, from the underside of which the bark had pulled away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mayor, Councilman Grandy, and the man from the chamber of commerce stealthily retreated to their limousine, while Leroy Branitt plodded off to his trailer in search of a cold beer. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay frozen as Keira continues to search, her expression turning more stunned as she goes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So far I’ve restrained myself from going through his medicine cabinet, in search of hairpins and female deodorants, as I once would have done. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first Sammy had searched for another couple parking along the beach, but this failing, he began the long run toward town, hoping to intercept a car on the highway. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

C.P. searched out other therapists and finally found a young counselor over in Chapel Hill who seemed to understand what he was going through. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie blinked, her brain searching for an answer that wouldn’t provoke the woman any further. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She selected “San Francisco” and then did a title search for The Maltese Falcon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

While I got better, and while my family searched for Dismay, the sun beamed all day every day. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The white man now is in Africa digging and searching. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart thumps, and I whirl, searching the tarry blackness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Just give me a few minutes. Then I think we should search the ship. Who knows what we might find.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I search my pocket for some paper but all I’ve got is a decrepit napkin. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to try to jump to the other building,” Benny said, his eyes searching Big Time’s face. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor could he search very long; the mechanism had almost failed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

They’d spent the next two weeks in that skyscraper, realizing quickly that they couldn’t search for loved ones yet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I guess our afternoon is off. We should get you out of here, now that the police will be searching for you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Lola would remind them that they shouldn’t search through dead people’s things; it would only bring bad luck. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed like we were in there for fifteen minutes but then Dad and Teddy came in search of us, both of them grumpy. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way to search Blue Eyes and find the keys without waking her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

"They must be out searching for you," Jemmy whispered. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wandered through the first level of the Eolian, searching without knowing who I was looking for. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I let my focus turn fuzzy and my subconscious emerge, searching for the break in the pattern. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The ad-ministration, he told us, had ordered a second complete search of the downstairs of the Box for contraband, particularly shards of glass, in the wake of the recent incidents. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fled out of the shed in search of his toy. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Most of all, I wanted to be alone so I could search for the part of my life that existed before integration, the Melba I was struggling to hold on to. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s always bad stuff and good stuff in the world. I guess it means keep searching for the good.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He kicked over a few stones, as if searching for something, and edged off. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

But I don't even have to do an actual search. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What the hell? Do you know how scared I was? I searched everywhere. I went as deep as I could before I ran out of air and had to come back up, like, three times.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She'd already spent several fruitless days searching, but she wouldn't give up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The arresting analogy that is always made is that the number of people in the world who are actively searching for asteroids is fewer than the staff of a typical McDonald’s restaurant. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Hazel was looking at him strangely, die way she had during the feast in the forum—like she was searching for something in his face. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He moved into the rotunda and did a quick card catalog search on one of the desktop computers. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Everything speaks of a hasty departure or a rigorous search or both. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The way I had imagined the search effort was accurate, but each article had a small detail that grounded the incident, yet made it seem impossible that I had experienced the same accident. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Whereas White had once turned to preachers to illuminate this thing of darkness, he now also searched for a scientific explanation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The first thing she saw was one of the books they’d been searching for all day long: True Crime Ohio: The Buckeye State’s Most Notorious Brigands, Burglars, and Bandits by Clare Taylor-Winters. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

When he awoke it was half-past nine, and he sallied forth to the restaurant car in search of hot coffee. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

After searching every crevice of my room, I manage to find $4.75 in change. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to have to search through your private effects,” the small FBI man explained. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boy began to pat down his black cargo pants, searching the pockets until he came up with a blue-capped pen. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When I got home I went into Gabriel’s room to search for the book. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Thank you, Miss Claythorne. Now if you will remain here, we will search your room." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Nan called it a search for substance, but I’d noticed a bit of a pattern. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

They even woke up Tar Baby, who came out of his room to look at them and then left the house in search of music. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Reed gave the order to load up the remainder of the cargo and then raced up the hill and into the brush, searching for the rest of the crew. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He searched floors, roads, and fields for grains of rice, beans, or cow dung that contained undigested kernels of corn. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

With the light, they both searched the branches. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Squinting against the gray glare and against the cold and by now steady wind that made his eyes water, he searched the opposite timberline for the gunman, but could see nothing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She searched the distance anxiously for the shadow that would surely connect the trees, the rocks, and the abundant animal life to the north shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody had searched the house since the Order had left. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Come off it, George. You know we're entitled to search and seizure. We have reports of that computer being used for illegal purposes. Just a half an hour ago.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Our blood up, we searched the streets for hours, but we never did find the guy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Without knowing it or meaning to, I had jump-started his search for a life outside Idaho by telling him he could probably find a job anywhere. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried, once, but my fingers faltered as I searched for the face that could fit with the cool moonlight voice that answered mine. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he continued to search fruitlessly for his pig. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A web search for classical music from a particular country may turn up some sound clips. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He could see Faramir’s face, which was now unmasked: it was stern and commanding, and a keen wit lay behind his searching glance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I search for anything in his face to tell me more than the words he’s just said about Ramallah. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She could smell it now, sweet and luscious and minutes from ready, as she searched for wildflowers between the Emporium’s cracked porch slats. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Suppose he were searched here on the job? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Because it was a Friday night, Roy Lee had to search for a parking place. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And there was Father, only a few yards ahead of me, also searching. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Queen Daria held me away from her and searched my face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

So her search for work—which was shock number two—was intense. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

This year, with Chiron putting all the satyrs on emergency duty to find half-bloods, Grover hadn’t been able to continue his search. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A handful of students gather around her desk, searching for more information. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Mo searched his pockets for paper, though all he could find was a shopping receipt and a felt-tip pen. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Which meant she could seed the search with data of her own.... Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Part of me wanted to search the audience for her, to find the face of the woman I was singing with. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hamlet’s frown deepened and his dark eyes searched my face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Frogs spent much of their time searching for each other. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He searched his brain until he found a memory, a good and true one, that she might enjoy. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

When we dutifully arrived with the papers, she would pore over them carefully, searching—“Okay... okay... here it is!”—grabbing the little form and filling it out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But here he was, searching for something to do with his hands. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Throughout the Orleans, Lucky Girl’s enemies would be searching harder now, sure that they were on the scent. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s good to know that I don’t need to change for others but to search for people who will take me as I am—without any strings attached! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I search for simple small-talk words, but none come to mind, so I ask, “Um, what did you want to talk to me about?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled to my feet and searched for my shirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dakari’s hand tightens around mine, but I pull away and search the clearing around us until I find a skinny boy in a dirt-smudged tunic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Oliver swept the gifts into his desk drawer, then grabbed his earphones and put them in, hoping that his mom would be too tired to climb the stairs in search for him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The herd searched the forest for the hunter’s magic plant and destroyed every single one of them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Cap wandered the halls like a lost soul in search of the fictional geography lab. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Asta flew off his shoulder and began to search for a stone of the right size, while he took the rucksack out of the canoe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

No one knew where these documents were; and no one was willing to risk his or her life wandering through the infected city in search of them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I was in search of Brahman and revered the eternal in Atman. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept staring across the river to where Old Dan was searching for the trail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The latter fanned through the market, searching for the Blue Monkey. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She is wondering whether or not to go in search of Minerva when she senses Jaimito’s attention directed her way. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sellsword’s eyes were always moving, searching the night for... what? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Children ran home to look for parents who were wandering the streets in search of them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, let me assure the public that we will leave no stone unturned in our search for those who committed this heinous act. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I search her baggy eyes for bits of the kindness she claims she has. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since my search for a patron had come to a dead end, I knew my best chance for self-sufficiency lay in becoming an artificer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I did come up with a couple perverted fantasies involving getting stuck in a snowdrift and sending Chas and Joey out into the cold to search for help. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He could not leave Chicago; all roads were blocked, and all trains, buses and autos were being stopped and searched. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One night, after another hopeless job search, Gold was resting at home when a friend came racing through the door. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When evening finally comes and the sun’s heat begins to fade, we make our way back to the water’s edge and search for a place to camp. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I search through the house, but he’s doing a good job hiding. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The Kuhani’s hunting party was likely somewhere in this jungle by now, hunting and searching; perhaps they weren’t far off even at this moment... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was searching for it, but I couldn’t find it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bee hummed by me in search of scent, bumbling, noisy, and then creeping inside a flower was suddenly silent. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This, together with the search for “loyal” soldiers, had given rise to the ill-fated “oath.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the day we would search for food and take turns sleeping. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

From the other prisoners Zeitoun learned that these searches were common. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I gripped my pistol and searched through the trees for light. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I keep looking up searching for dark clouds, but all I see is blinding blue. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The workers, we discovered, were being searched on their way back into the ghetto, and any extra food was being confiscated. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At first he thought he should leave the apartment and search everywhere for new bodies, but then he knew what the flashlight really meant. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I set the small device up on a shelf that was about eye level and began to fuss with its buttons, searching for the ON switch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And they would probably search most heavily at first along the flight plan course. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid T. Ray might go up to the attic and discover her things were missing, and turn my room upside down searching for them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After three days of useless searching they returned to the village. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I resolved to search until I found my father and David. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I run fingers along the file of discs, searching for it, when I notice something else. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m going in search of my treasure,” the boy said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes dart all around like they’re searching for an invisible portal to take them somewhere else. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I search frantically for my cloned versions now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But as I say, I don’t go searching for it, and anyway, by the end of the year, I won’t be driving around like this any more. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran down the hall to the front room, planning to do a search for The Maltese Falcon on Book Scavenger, but stopped short when she saw Matthew on the family computer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She turns, searching for where it fell, but I am already away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was searching for something to do or say. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Twenty years, she had been searching for the Book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mia began searching for the right, delicate words to uproot this idea, but it was too late. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I told myself they were not gawking curiosity seekers, but scientists here in search of knowledge. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They had forty-five minutes to search the high-security cells, meet back at the landing, and get to the basement. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Thomas closed his eyes, searched the darkness of his thoughts, seeking her face in that emptiness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And now the whole country, indeed, the whole world, seemed suddenly to be caught up in a mad candy-buying spree, everybody searching frantically for those precious remaining tickets. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The months and seasons of searching dragged into years. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some trickled downstairs in search of a fresh drink. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Many searching for work were turned away by postings stating “No Irish Need Apply.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Once more I decide to type his name into a search engine, figuring there might be a few more articles about what he’s saying. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She searched through a cabinet and removed a handful of glass slides, and carried them into another room, where a microscope sat on a table. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The forest was full of shapes and shadows and only barely could he see the faint footprints on the ground — it was like searching for a wrinkle in a flower petal. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lee sends wagons out to scour the countryside in search of food. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I touch my fingertips to my chin as I search my memory. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

After three days of searching, I’m finally going to see my dad for the first time in ten years. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She goes to the door to see if Dad is coming down the lane and she talks about the paydays when we searched for him all over Brooklyn. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

At that moment they were searching the gold workshop. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He would speak of bodies in the houses and in cars; he would say he knew there was no other place: surely he had searched long enough. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The island forced us into a narrow channel on the east side of the river, and we floated underneath sycamore trees leaning out over the water in search of more sunlight. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He stacked more meat into his canoe and went in search of the other animals left behind. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I’ve come to the conclusion that once you begin your search, you have to keep digging deeper and deeper into the past, which leads you to even more interesting discoveries. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, as we were searching the grounds, my brothers found a gun. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Once they passed through a town where the police were searching all the boats that came along the waterway, and holding up the traffic in both directions. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Like someone searching in the dark, he gently guided his fingers down my skin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much! Can we count you in for the search? ” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was as if I were suddenly back in my element, searching for the right words, hearing the music of language once again. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She whined, turned, and trotted downstream to search again for the lost trail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

All were eager to begin their search for a real durwan. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“That is why I am here. Signor Getz has offered to help me with the search.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I will try to run into the brush before he can shoot, to hide in the deadness where he cannot come to search. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After some searching, I found them rehearsing in the castle foyer, Hamlet directing their actions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Like the lamb wobbling forward to suckle, Bryn's baby turned its head against its mother's warm skin and its mouth opened, searching. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The immigration officers, who towered over everyone, searched the ranch for other undocumented residents, but found none. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

How are things coming in your search for the Rattler? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, fifty aircraft and thousands of people in motorboats, on foot, on horseback, and even riding reindeer were all searching for the missing plane and flight crew. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

And I had nothing left to search after Logan Pines anyway. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She searched my face to see if I was in pain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"Neither the bomb squad nor the burglary detail has enough evidence to search the apartments," he explained. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around the dark room in search of something. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“When first I felt the call to search out the Land of Promise, I believed it would pass. But I can resist it no longer. Today, I will be king no more, but wanderer.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I recognize his voice from the search party that one day, when he asked everyone in our town to help find his son. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would let the Thunderhead help her, other times she enjoyed searching alone. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We searched every room all over again but couldn’t find a single thing missing. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The assassin searched for his arrows and went away grumbling—but the Wart realized that, even if he was safe from the archer, he had lost his way and his hawk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of November, Seaborg reached him by letter with a proposal to collaborate on the search for 94 in McMillan’s absence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She felt as if she were searching for something. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she searched her memories, she found it everywhere. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I had discovered the pleasure of comparing different translations of the same work and would search them out. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I searched for strength somewhere, someplace inside me that had not been starved or fever-burned or beaten or afraid. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twice, when he’d been standing on deck in the darkness, he’d swung about quickly, as though searching for a star in another direction. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Americans went through the pockets of the dead Vietnamese, searching for papers, photographs, maps: anything that might provide information to military intelligence. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When Ignatius could stand it no longer, he would billow out of his room in search of a Dr. Nut. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember watching Grandma, searching for signs that her body was giving way. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was wandering the empty castle, searching for his fa-ther, descending into the crypts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

One evening, as I searched for a tree with a forked branch to sleep in, I heard grunts. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

During the course of the litigation, the CHP produced data that showed African Americans were twice as likely, and Latinos three times as likely, to be stopped and searched by its officers as were whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, and said, “According to directive 4910, you could use a hand scanner instead of doing a body-cavity search.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had remembered, searched for, and found in the front coat closet something I had forgotten: a cane my father once used when he had a sprained ankle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s a warrant from the U.S. district attorney. We’re going to search the premises—it’s an order, see, an order.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I searched her face closely and found her expression entirely lacking in the grasping quality that Minerva Goodacre had displayed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The people who entered the ballroom were not searched at the door. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, Joy. I bet you Ziggy is fine. You know, dogs are resourceful animals. They always manage to find a safe space when they need one. He’ll turn up. We’ll keep searching.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

First, Lovey’s mother, Jeer, noticed her daughter’s absence and left their cabin to make a quiet search. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

No one could follow him here; the men who’d searched the house would never know; the police would never find him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I jump up, push in amongst them, my eyes searching. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They search the crowd and one by one approach someone in the group we’ve walked in with. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once, I started with terror at a ratcheting upon my foot, to find a horseshoe crab trundling past in search of a pool, its saber-tail and lobed armor grotesque in the extreme. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

"Look, man, we can't take him to the hospital," Noodles said as I felt up and down Needles's arms and legs, searching for fractures or anything that seemed out of place. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Because TB was largely concentrated in poor countries, the industrial nations and pharmaceutical companies had all but abandoned the search for new technologies to fight MDR. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He pulls the brim of his bowler hat down to better shield his eyes as he searches the dampening pavement for any sign of his notebook. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stood looking out over the square as if in search of someone. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I lay on the hood of the car, with the officer’s hands pressing against every part of me, searching me, I watched Shea twenty feet away on the ground getting the same treatment. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I put one mouse into each trouser-pocket and wandered downstairs in search of a secret spot. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

"We have a search team out there now trying to find him. But if he's the one they saw, he's been missing for more than eight hours." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After days of asking, and days of searching, she returned to her mother at suppertime, kneeling at her feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I open up a search engine and point to a classified URL. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Powell searched, “There it is. The very bright one in the corner. We call it Earth.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she said, searching her desktop for something. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They spread out, searching for anyone who might have survived, but there was no one. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then he thought about searching for his gun and his wallet. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had scoured the area until the light became too bad to continue, returning after fruitless hours spent searching Redwall grounds and Mossflower Wood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She did a search for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to compare against a typically popular book for hiding. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Intrigued by that enigma, he dug so deeply into her sentiments that in search of interest he found love, because by trying to make her love him he ended up falling in love with her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Conte quickly leaned forward as if he feared that what he had been searching for all this time could still be lost forever. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

So she scooped up the nest with the gosling inside, placed it on her flat shoulder, and marched through the forest, searching for geese. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was a product of her search for belonging. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The Singing was over, the people were dispersing throughout the city, and the guards, no doubt, would soon resume their search for him. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I search through, it doesn’t take me long to realize that I was a sickly baby. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, while searching through old newspapers, I found an article in the Pawhuska Daily Capital about Vaughan’s funeral. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They move on, the woman still searching her purse. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His friends had been searching for him on the bridge, and he’d stayed hidden for a while before creeping out and startling them with a whoop. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

To the surprise of many of the department’s critics, Stone selected J. Edgar Hoover, the twenty-nine-year-old deputy director of the bureau, to serve as acting director while he searched for a permanent replacement. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I cringed at the thought of becoming a gravedigger, but it was better than searching for work at Chicago’s sweatshops and slaughterhouses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Inside this house the soldiers searched people’s bags, and the people would then go outside and present their documents to the officers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Marina and Yevdokia organized a search party the next day, they found the wreckage of the Po-2s and the broken and twisted bodies of their pilots and navigators. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She tried to search Diana’s features, but it was too dark to read her expression. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She could sense him glancing around, searching for threats. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Washington was a stickler for orderly files that he could search at a moment’s notice. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Here on a low table at the foot of the bed sits what he has been searching for, a wooden model of the city, nestled like a gift. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She could go back to Ravka and search for her family. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The warders searched high and low, and found nothing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I heard the car drive off, I rushed into our room to search for the letter. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

On the library computer, I search the catalog for books about girls and trombones. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Long after the police and their dogs had given up the search for us, Mother and Daddy kept looking. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Have you run our boat aground in search of yer favorite fish?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I searched the room and discovered that one of the stalagmites protruding from the floor was slightly worn around the tip. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

To allay it, I shall to-day search entire ship carefully from stem to stern. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Geyer would have agreed, except that his own search had revealed again and again Holmes’s talent for deflecting scrutiny. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If he arrived in camp and couldn’t find any bananas, he would walk into my tent and search. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Back in my room with the door closed, I searched for more information about Marcus and his case, but the other articles I found repeated the same stuff I already knew. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Dear Nick I’m sending out a search team to look for your smile, ’cause it’s been missing. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Amid its devastation my mind flashed from thought to thought, despairingly in search of something left which it could rely on. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will join me in the search and rescue. We’ll start on the south end of the zoo, and move west.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I searched my pockets for money, and found nothing but a golden drachma. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tucker tossed things left and right in a wild search. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes began his ritual search for change in her closet, but the jar was not in its usual place. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Rick searched for a rag and tried to wipe off the paint. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She had searched through the drawers in the nightstands, dressers, and wardrobes thoroughly, as well as the knick-knacks on the bookshelves. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She gave me a long look, searching my face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She inhales, pulls the hood of her coat over her head, and looks around as if searching for someone. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I walk to the cluster of chairs closest to the windows in the control room and bring up the footage from different cameras throughout the city, one by one, searching for my parents. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So we go and we search around the dumpsters some more. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

That night, I searched through all the papers and books he had brought, looking for a card or paper heart, but I didn’t find one. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After bringing his sister, Teresa, to safety, Martin went off in search of his mother, Bridget, and his brother, Stephen. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Kepler was both inspired in his search for the harmony of planetary motion and delayed for more than a decade by the attractions of Pythagorean doctrine. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer paced along the warehouse wall, searching for another entrance. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Nearly a month had passed since the start of his search, but what had he accomplished? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The old King looked about him as if he were searching for the thing to do. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search the coffee mug, but there’s none in there. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He could feel the flies buzzing and crawling around his legs and feet, and he was afraid that the men searching would hear them and find him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I briefly considered searching for a key—it had to be here somewhere—but I could’ve wasted hours looking, and the lock was so decayed that I wondered if the key would even work anymore. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Taking a breath, Sefia searched for a mark that would allow her to focus her Vision—the scars around the porter’s mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

What if the detective also got onto the trail of the Thief Lord while he searched for Prosper and Bo? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

These words irked the watchman, who then decided to search the case with a fine-toothed comb. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I retrace our steps, starting from the moment the gong rang out, searching for the source of my discomfort. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z