The biggest building always seems to be the Pentecostal or Adventist church. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“No one can prove it, but weird things always seem to happen around Dane.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

At the same time, it seems to be more of a reading for the circus as a whole than for Celia in particular, but it is so emotional that it overwhelms the details. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

To us, she was still our kid, long-legged and enthusiastic as she’d always been, though every day she seemed to become a little more adult. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It seemed like such an easy solution, to just get over it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Everyone else seemed to be imagining that too, especially Tyler. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Wilfred too had heard the news of Ashe’s arrival and seemed very excited about it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You two seem, to have talked a lot. Did you tell the detective anything else? About our hideout, for example?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he understood I was hurting, and this seemed like an opportunity for both of us. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He does not seem to think he has Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But in the early 1800s, it seemed as if the entire field of heredity and embryogenesis had reached a conceptual impasse. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

This time Dr. K seems to have grasped the concept of Skype. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even when he wasn't drunk, George seemed angry all the time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All major news outlets seemed to indicate that we were about to go to war with Iraq, and the news cycle, though always insane, had been perhaps especially insane lately. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The answer would seem obvious—yes—but proving that answer isn’t so easy. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Harry noticed too that the castle seemed to be undergoing an extra-thorough cleaning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

To be asked to play Scrabble, instead, as if we were an old married couple, or two children, seemed kinky in the extreme, a violation in its own way. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As more and more of its body appeared out of the darkness, it seemed endless. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Almost no one seems to discuss the possibility of going back to their own homes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They went up to the small munching woodman, who did not seem to have seen them, and asked him where the glades were trading to. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that such popularity could only be incidental to what he had seen, or claimed to see. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a second Hazel thought the Amazons might start fighting one another, but Kinzie seemed to get her anger under control. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Grandpa seemed to focus on this news with particular interest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And the police don’t seem to feel it’s a particularly pressing case. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He seems to decide on the bench, gives his trousers a tug and sits down. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t seem too upset about it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

In fact more and more red-and-white shirts seemed willing to take a chance on the condemned bleachers. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she used to see the directors of the camps she had lived in, they had seemed powerful. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“So,” Elizabeth said, with a nervous pleasantness, it being necessary, she felt, to say something, “you just getting to this big city? It must seem mighty strange to you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Though Janice seemed sweet, I had no trouble imagining him capable of murder. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tuesday! Then—then—” the Captain seemed terribly excited. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am all alone again, as it seems I always have been, and always will be, except for the woman in black, who I know will never leave. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was because it was the end of the day, but he seemed not to have much strength left for the pedaling. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

"It does seem to me that there is something familiar about you. Have we met before?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

This would seem reassuring and tidy, and there are some important disease problems for which it has already been done effectively, demonstrating that the direct, frontal approach does work. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at Ruth May, who seemed to have no inkling they were discussing the fate of her life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they don’t seem to care at all. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ralph cleared his throat “Now we must return to our own abode and deal with our private grief in whatever ways seem to bring us peace.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The animals even seemed to know what was going on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And it seemed crazy to her that, somewhere out there, there was a child who was half him and half her, when she suddenly couldn’t stand to be in the same room with him anymore. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s true that fewer people seem to step out of my way as I walk down the hall, so maybe they did listen to the part about me not being contagious. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I can never determine whether tobine seems it should be light, yet feels stiff and heavy, or seems ’twill be stiff and heavy and then feels too light.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Yet he still always seemed to be hungry for more, and food was seldom far from his thoughts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

‘Name him not!’ said Gandalf, and for a moment it seemed that a cloud of pain passed over his face, and he sat silent, looking old as death. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Even as I was receiving my degree, I realized that hardly anything I had learned at university seemed relevant in my new environment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he stepped out of the trailer the grounds seemed empty. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They didn’t seem to mind her being up there. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The air smelled fresh and icy and like a particular type of vegetation I’d never learned the name of, but the scent of which seemed to come alive only in the late evenings. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He said nothing and Pipkin did not seem to expect him to speak. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first it seemed to be asleep, but then it blinked and looked up at Dad. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she did speak, Miss Lucy seemed to be weighing up each word carefully. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever he went, troubling things seemed to occur. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I watched him closely that night, and to me it seemed he was trying to live in both worlds, to be a loyal adherent to all creeds. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They photographed her with their mother’s flash camera, which seemed to upset her more than the dress did. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd has parted to let him through, and they seem to be demanding a reaction from him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the words seemed plain and clear: “Is it to ask my help that you have come here, little wizard?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It seems an anonymous tipster just phoned in a report of a major book burglary.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

We have almost no direct information about Newcomen prior to 1712 but, from what he told his associates in later life, two things seem evident. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At the end of the 1950s, when the American space program looked as uncoordinated and spindly as a foal, predicting that the United States would best the Soviets might have seemed like a fool’s bet. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Great-great-aunt Florentine lay in front of us all, waiting, it seemed to me, for us to tenderly and truly send her to Glory Land. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Pinkerton National Detective Agency was the more dangerous entity, but its operatives of late seemed to be spending most of their energy battling strikers at coalfields and steel mills around the country. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They watched P. T. swimming across, the current carrying him too swiftly, but he not seeming to mind. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The sheriff seemed aware of the necessity of doing so; nevertheless, he didn’t move. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when he stopped to consider the million lights of the city, that statement seemed almost unbelievable. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

His body seems relaxed, like the kingdom is already his, but the expression on his face...it’s full of worry, and concern he’s trying to hide. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

As I look up at the sky, there seems to be a black cloud lingering over my neighborhood, even on the sunniest day. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

An albatross, with its effortless flight, also seemed like a good idea, except a lack of water might impede her ability to take off and land. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Every building I pass down here among the warehouses seems to cry Renovate me! Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were many voices round about, and though orc-speech sounded at all times full of hate and anger, it seemed plain that something like a quarrel had begun, and was getting hotter. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Leaves and small branches in front of us seemed to jump into the air. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed on such a ship that I could go anywhere in the world. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I seemed busy, busy, busy, but I suppose, if pressed, I might have admitted that, for all my frenzy, I was very much alone. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Emma’s spirits were mounted quite up to happiness; every thing wore a different air; James and his horses seemed not half so sluggish as before. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It seems as if I have finally learned to be a friend, to open my heart and care. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The neurons of Bobby’s brain seemed to absorb the limitations and possibilities of each piece in any given position, storing them for future reference. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It also seemed strange to Raymie that Edgar was doomed to smile through the whole thing. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“All right,” she said cheerfully, and he thought he heard her, as he hurried off into the crowd, resume the subject of the Rotfang Conspiracy with Professor Trelawney, who seemed sincerely interested. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“So now that they’ve established that there was a danger,” Moss said, following his mother’s logic, “it makes it seem like the metal detectors were justified.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Anywhere else, Yolanda would find him extremely attractive, but here on a lonely road, with the sky growing darker by seconds, his good looks seem dangerous, a lure to catch her off her guard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She seemed to loom in the room, and her eyes were like a storm. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They flew for a few minutes, and when Alec seemed satisfied, he landed the Berg in a cul-de-sac surrounded by empty lots, part of some developmental expansion that had never happened. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Everything seemed to be done down at the estate office. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

To her, I must seem mad, to put someone I despise on the throne, but there is no way for me to explain myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed that the only way I could get back would be to clear the gate by completing the quest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed a shame, but we couldn’t fix them, and couldn’t leave them around for the mortals, so we stuffed the wings in the trash bin outside the cafeteria. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I smile back, even though he seems a little serious. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

It had a yard the size of a postage stamp and the grass never seemed to grow enough to need mowing. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Every summer Mary Alice seemed to pick up another of Grandma’s traits. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could see it in the very way Vera moved her hand when she carried the fork to her mouth; she seemed to be shrinking from life in every gesture she made. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everything became quite unreal finally and it seemed as though nothing could have any consequences. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Troy and Buck and the assorted jock-toughs seemed to fade away. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The dead rabbit, which had seemed, at first, such a clean thing, was now wholly revolting, defiled and contaminating. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

We tracked down her sisters and arranged a visit where Trina could see her son, and it seemed to strengthen her in ways I wouldn't have thought possible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This one seems to somehow mirror the jungle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t seem to have become outspoken about demonic possession until Nathan’s story hit. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Brian’s father faded into a fog place Brian could not see and the dream was almost over, or seemed to be, when Terry came. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

We apply another round of medicine because the skin seems too delicate for the sunlight, but it doesn’t look half as bad on smooth skin and will be good camouflage in the jungle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw water. Deep and blue and still, with a thin coat of ice just forming on it. It seemed to go on and on forever.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed like every animal and bird and bug in Bir-mingham stopped making noise for about two seconds. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whereas Uncle Jos could seem stern, he was a much more accepting person than Charles’s father, and a more relaxed parent. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimly he became aware of voices clamouring: it seemed that many of the Orcs were demanding a halt. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I guess so. She’s just sitting there on my bed, waiting. But I don’t know what to say to her. She seems confused.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The wide expanse of water seems to merge into the sky without a welt. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He seemed to grow calm; at least he was no longer suffering. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Death, it seems, has a mind of its own. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They make it seem so easy, but for me, finding the good is sometimes hard and I worry that no matter how much good we find, there will always be more bad. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The boy seemed to want to be helpful, but Malcolm wasn’t inclined to talk. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to wake you,” he says, already seeming guilty about something. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sound seemed to burst from inside of her, and Magdalys took a step back, her mouth open. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In the days after Christmas, with just a week or so left in the Iowa campaign, it seemed as if half of the South Side had migrated to the deep freeze of Des Moines. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Afterward he told my parents my brain seemed okay and I should have a normal life span. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

At the end of the path was a huge, rectangular hole in the earth that seemed about a half mile around. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“As for water, there doesn’t seem to be any around here on this world,” Will said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A player’s trivia- answering ability is presumably the only worthwhile factor to consider; race, gender, and age wouldn’t seem to matter. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Through the steam, the whole world seemed like a dream. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical—a heated liquid turning into something that looked like dark grains of sand. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had hardly seemed to be aware of them, and they saw him more clearly than he saw them: they saw someone young, but very strong, and deeply stricken. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I knew they would be our toughest opponents of the day, not only because they were strong opponents but because the referees seemed to love them. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Only instead of the four or five I had imagined there seemed to be an endless line. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise turned and saw her sitting there, seeming to inhale steadily. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Well, Spoony and Ma would be there too, but for some reason, when I think back on it, it always seemed like it was just me and Dad, probably because we had our own thing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Each time she closed her eyes and reached, it seemed to come more and more willingly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be having a lovely time. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It had been a decade or so since I’d eaten pork, but suddenly that seemed irrelevant. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I stared at things until I seemed to melt right into them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My solitude seemed complete and the familiar natural sights brought me peace. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I guess the paper that he had would of made me seem younger, too young for the World War. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When further groping seemed useless to them, back to the ship they went and out to sea again. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer's eyes seemed to linger long and hard over my driver's license before he tilted his head toward me to speak. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Buttercup shielded her eyes and put her head straight back, staring up into the darkness toward the top, which seemed shrouded and out of reach. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I felt light-headed and started to laugh and he seemed to waver again and I thought of asking him about Emerson, but now he was clearing his throat and indicating that he was finished. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After what seemed a full minute, she nodded. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But it doesn’t seem to have damaged their morale. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She smiled at my father, so it seemed she favored us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"I think you will be perfect here. You already seem to fit with the space." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Before long the street began to seem less like the path to the river than like a descent into hell. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Hicks said in a malefic whisper that seemed to hiss out of his bowels. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But once he was gone, it seemed like nothing could ever be made right. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively she reached for the splendor, but it seemed to slip from her, like trying to grasp at water. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The light didn't seem to bother them, though. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Everything seems to have slowed down around me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It seemed to take years, but eventually Father Olufemi looked up. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The clinking of the barman’s coins trailed off and the room seemed to hold its breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He would seem like a prince even dressed in rags. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They never seem to have boyfriends, but they always marry. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Bragg this meeting seemed the final straw in his relations with Crick. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed smaller now when you were close. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to catch Plutarch Heavensbee’s eye, but he seems to be intentionally ignoring me, as he has the entire training period. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were woods to our left, the Hudson River to our right, and the driver seemed to be veering toward the river. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Now it seemed that what she had thought was maturity, serenity and compassion was only the tranquillity that follows a joyful stimulation. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting up in bed, Harry turned the book sideways so as to examine more closely the scribbled instructions for a spell that seemed to have caused the Prince some trouble. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I blew again, harder now, and the strands seemed suddenly to melt. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Agnes took her vows at Pentecost, and seemed a veritable angel as she sang in the choir. But she deceived us. By the Feast of All Saints, she was heavy with child.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Harry noticed that they seemed to be straining to escape the straps holding them inside the box. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

To say that Courtney seemed perfect from the very beginning of rehearsals unfairly implies that she never got better. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the song had only seemed whole to me As I finished removing the broken string I gave it an idle look and all my thoughts fell to a jumble at my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The tinker don’t seem to mind, not at first. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Listen here, white man. It seem to me like you meaning to get me into trouble.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The tar between the planks seems to retreat from his deluge. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

So when I rise up on tiptoe to kiss him, it doesn’t seem forced at all. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Honestly, a latrine does seem like a return to civilization. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wet boots, wet cuffs; his hands have become so numb, they do not seem his own. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

On his face, the family bone structure seems even sharper. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The kerosene only seemed to make my feet swell up and sting. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air did seem chalky, as if it were full of dust. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Ah, it would seem the LEP have capitulated. Butler, supervise the delivery. But stay alert. Our fairy friends are not above trickery.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“So those journal entries—the places where he seemed to be talking to himself—‘Trust Ledroptha Curtain’ and all that. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Hunt seemed surprised that she had finally stopped talking. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The smoke seemed to increase as the night went on. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The Lannister appetite for offices and honors seemed to know no bounds. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His toes, which peeked through leather slippers, seemed feminine, perhaps because they were so clean; they belonged to feet that always wore shoes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only one man in the kingdom seemed cast down: the man who’d been Hrothgar’s harper before the blind man came to make his bid. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kowalski and my father were sitting at two of the high school desks—which made the whole thing seem a little weirder than it needed to be. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

But the victory in court, instead of inspiring faith in the system, seemed to inspire the exact opposite. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the non-artist, it seems hard to believe that this uncertainty, this need to take a chance, should be the essence of the artist’s work. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was not as yet any sign of a path, and the trees seemed constantly to bar their way. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You seem to get involved in a lot of conflict. I suppose we should all be grateful that you are steady in a crisis.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

To these families, it all seemed so disingenuous, the thinly veiled plea for mercy and, most of all, the idea that Reggie was taking responsibility, “willing to man up.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And he tells Vincent the happy news: Jo has “brought into the world a fine boy who cries a lot but who seems to be in good health.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Waves seem to ripple across the fabric, and a school of bright orange fish zips around her waist. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He carefully ascended the steps to the stage and walked the seeming half mile to the middle, where two microphones stood. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I say,” muttered the bard, “I seem to be caught on something.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

A cut might not seem serious, but continually reaching into tubs of dirty water for the shells, the girls risked fatal infection. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

The front windshield of the minivan was dirty, but the woman seemed to have no intention of washing it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And John did not drop his eyes, but seemed to want to stare forever into the bottom of Gabriel’s soul. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She was one of those girls who never seemed to sweat. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, it seemed, I had developed a new and stomach-clenching fear of heights, and it took all my concentration simply to put one foot in front of the other. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed like his way out of every situation was to apologize. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oddly enough, Jenner, my old and best friend, took little part in these discussions; he remained rather glumly silent and seemed disinterested. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The sky darkened, but we floated in a milky whiteness that seemed to hold the plane suspended above Puerto Rico. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He stood before her, and seemed to be made entirely of fire or sunlight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the case of Paul Reveres ride, the answer to this seems easy. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His cheek seems to sag on his left side. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

If they really were two different worlds’ versions of the exact same woman—and as much as Emma hated the idea, it did seem true—then Mom and Kate Gustano were probably genetically identical. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Our television screen didn’t seem big enough for all those Jacksons. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Slowly it seemed to dawn on her that he was apologizing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“As he so rarely leaves the house these days, renovating the gardens seemed a good place to start. Would you like to see what it will look like when it is complete?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

William started in front—it seemed to be in his nature. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He kept coming back to a couple of things that didn’t seem to belong. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When you stayed home for days in a row, it seemed strange to remember all the places you would have been going otherwise. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if the sky were going to break and fall on the earth. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The whole station seemed to be waiting for the crowds of people it needed. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice seemed to echo, and I could feel the vibrations. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And from the way they are slouched, it seems like they've been there a while. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

On this side of the lake the forest was more open and the plums and nuts and berries seemed to thrive in the light and heat. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The more he watched, the more he realized that Noor no longer seemed angry or aloof. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The one good thing about her exasperation with Xenophilius was that it seemed to have made her forget that she was annoyed at Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She has on red-and-green plaid pants that seem to magnify her bottom, making it rounder and more forceful than ever. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It seems such a waste, yet there is nothing else to do.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

An angry, resentful howl that seemed to tear through her. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to have wakened from a protracted stupor and discovered the joy of being alive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whilst Miss Duncan-the-first had been asking Mr. Taylor all those questions, it seemed like every growned-up that was listening had their face getting longer and longer and their foreheads getting more and more wrinkled. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed to her so absolutely absurd, so illogical, so dangerous. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Moon Orchid seemed to listen too readily— as if her sister were only talking-story. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems funny,” said Floss, “to be making a costume with two sleeves.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thumbing through copies of each edition, Bobby made a mental note of which openings being played around the world won more games than others and which seemed too unorthodox. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A thaw between America and Russia, something most leaders would have thought impossible only months earlier, seemed on the horizon. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It does seem suspicious. And sad, don’t you think? These magical scenes that no one will ever know more about.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I noticed Mom seemed upset—her eyes were slightly red, and her mascara was smeared. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

His voice seemed to rise from a calmer, deeper place, and he didn’t blink nearly as much. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were long, dark alleyways between the historical buildings, hidden paths, secret entrances, and a few unsavory occult shops where only the most mysterious villagers seemed to congregate. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

For the first time, my parents seemed to be of one mind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have the sort of friendship that thrives on argument. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Luke hadn’t meant to seem as if he’d been watching them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, it seemed like everybody in the world was lonely. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

"He took life very easily, it seemed to me; probably after being in prison for so long he didn't take it as seriously as someone else might have done." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The abrupt stillness seemed alien and artificial, a little insidious. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

That this was meant to be a picture that would make her seem loved and cared for. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I would have guessed that it was all too much and he'd lost his mind, but he seemed to be doing a good job of taking care of everything. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was seventy-two last month, but Jean Louise always thought of him as hovering somewhere in his middle fifties—she could not remember him being any younger, and he seemed to grow no older. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed to have been sucked up the giant’s nose, but it had all happened so quickly, Sophie couldn’t be sure. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had become one of those hot, grey days when there seem to be twice as many flies as usual. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And what of Chester, my old friend, who seemed to have flipped his lid and, if you’ll pardon the expression, was in the doghouse with the Monroes? Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

This didn’t seem like a place where Margo would hide, or even visit. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thor was pleased that she seemed to have accepted the idea so easily. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Quintilian may seem an obscure figure to us; but not to anyone educated when rhetoric was still a core part of the curriculum. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Its most evident manifestation seemed innocuous enough: Woolf was prone to nodding off. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No event in American history which was so improbable at the time has seemed so inevitable in retrospect as the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He seemed to have given up and accepted the new order of things; and yet I was almost sure he had not. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“So them Dillard Early boys are all a little touched in the head, seems. Sooner or later. About the time they decide to mess with serpents.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Lancelot was always strong. The years don’t seem to touch him.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody else in the class seems to be smiling, however. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The Roach orders me to practice moving through the crowds of courtiers without being noticed, to eavesdrop without seeming interested. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There was this tunnel that these two kids kept crawling through over and over and they never seemed to get tired, which made me think of Augustus Waters and the existentially fraught free throws. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that seems right,” I said, that wobble back in my voice, betraying me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gymnova bars were springier and swung me faster than the bar setup I’d trained on for most of my life—and that day, I just couldn’t seem to get the hang of them. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Quite debilitating seemed like a bit of an understatement. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Every idea seems to her connected to thousands of others by a tangle of pulsing nerves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in this moment, it seemed to Mary Lou that the curse was in allowing yourself to be shamed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Everything—the donuts, the squirrel, her father—seemed to hold its breath. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

"I am. You seem like such a scholar." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When we’d finished, Emma suggested that one of us say something—make a speech to dedicate the journey ahead—but no one seemed ready with words. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But their super, it seemed, thought they were. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trashman not only liked guavas, he seemed to enjoy the nutty taste of the grubs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth seemed inhumanly huge, like his jaw had twisted itself out of place to allow for a wider expression of fear. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“So, everybody prayed, but the next day, only a couple of kids said they had any. Senor Pedraza said that didn’t seem very fair.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Yes, you owe us, they seemed to say. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

For what seems like the longest moment ever, the two of them glare at each other. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The block tower, too, seemed to leap in surprise. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And Mrs. Campbell told you this? How did she seem?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

In a ragged, barely audible voice, Rob croaked, “Harold was with me last night, but he doesn’t seem to be with me now. He was very weak.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

After what seems like forever, the sun starts to set. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He tried focusing on her face, on the spilling of her hair over her shoulder, on her razorlike movements, but his vision seemed to roll off her like beads of water over feathers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"That's how it would seem, dearie," and the old woman cackled and hooted with delight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hence it seems likely that some of them were also the founding crops of highland agriculture, especially as the ancient drainage systems preserved are so similar to the modern drainage systems used for growing taro. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The feathered horns of the comical puffins drooped low, and Kapugen told her they seemed to be grieving with him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside is something that we can manage, something that isn’t as awful as it had at first seemed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But this time it seemed she didn't want to tell him a story, although he had never needed one so badly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Everything between the three of us seemed really delicate and I felt tense, but it wasn’t altogether a bad tension. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed to speak to each other, but she could not see their mouths moving, and she could only hear the strange, uneven whispering she had heard before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a long way to go to answer a few questions. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then us like it a whole lot Harpo don’t know what to make of it It seem funny to me, he say to me and Mr. . The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galileo seems to have had absolutely no success in his efforts to convince the philosophers that he understood why bodies float better than they did. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It seems an indication of how bonded they are, onstage and off. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Hardly seems worth it,” I said, “for a stew.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

In some un explainable way this strange little creature seemed to belong here, so much a part of this quiet lonely place that her voice might have been the voice of the Meadow itself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t for the life of me fathom why my friend, this clean-cut guy who seemed to have no problems in the world, wanted to play the part of Rufus. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It happened so quickly, Annabeth thought she’d imagined it; but just for a moment someone else seemed to be standing in Leo’s place, smiling coldly with a cruel light in his eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It seems strange, don’t it, Jenny, that the sickness struck the three of them and passed over the rest of us?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It needs to be wiped with Clorox, but that seems rude. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The river was accurately drawn—or seemed to be—and as near as he could figure it they’d come about eight miles. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The naked will to power seemed always to walk in the wake of a hymn. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to talk more, but Mama’s mind seemed to have drifted away. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As the holiday season neared, my dad seemed finally to shake his blues. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I thought,” Isidore managed to say, “it was a really good job. So good it fooled me; I mean, it seemed alive, and a job that good—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The hutch rabbits seemed at once bewildered and fascinated. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they kept moving, jumping, they were everywhere, and our slow-motion journey through the bouncing wetlands only seemed to prolong the slaughter and make the crunch of bodies seem sharper and more deliberate. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I think it’s meant to be romantic, but it seems pretty rapey to me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My chest tightens thinking about how fast the time seems to be going. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She seemed unusually distracted this morning, as if there was something on her mind. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I never had time to talk much when I went up there, but I couldn’t help noticing she seemed happier lately, and that was a relief. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her mother seemed to have become an ordinary down-to-earth woman. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They may have been no more than sharp ridges in the walls of the passage, but to the slave, alone and frightened in the dark, they seemed alive and snapping. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if my mama, wherever she was, had a tree full of bottles; and I wondered if I was a ghost to her, the same way she sometimes seemed like a ghost to me. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Okay, so that last bit didn’t make sense without an explanation, but Mother didn’t seem to notice. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter, even more than myself, seemed bereft without news. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Think about it. Our memories are wiped. We live inside a place that seems to have no way out, surrounded by bloodthirsty monster- guards. Doesn’t that sound like a prison to you?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There had been an opening in their ranks, but now it was closed; I was back, it seemed, exactly where I’d begun. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even though it’s dark, even though his face is in shadow, it seems that his eyes glow with red fire like the tip of his smoldering cigarette. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve changed so much for you. I know it doesn’t seem like it, but I have. I just wanted to be with you, Dimple. I was even willing to put aside my parents’ wishes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It might seem to follow that the economy was a hammer that helped beat down crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I considered going out the back door and climbing in my bedroom window like a burglar, but it seemed simpler to wait and see if Daddy would leave too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though he had taken on, too, Achilles’ strength, and no man of the Greeks could stand before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you,” the eyes seemed to say, “1 see through you, I know very well why you didn’t go to see those prisoners hanged.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

One seemed asleep; the other, with crossed legs and arms behind his head, leaned back against a broken rock and sent from his mouth long wisps and little rings of thin blue smoke. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"He seems to be working hard. He’s prepping the rover for a long trip and testing it. He plans to be there when Ares 4 lands." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, our mayor, Madge's father, doesn't seem to have much taste for such events. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The land seemed to fade each time we went over a wave. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her bartering and bickering had then seemed small-minded to him; now he was enough older to realize how valiantly she had fought for those under her care. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the chaos from the raging battle, now that the other gods of MidPass were here, it seemed like they could hold their own. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ophie couldn’t quite think of him as Aunt Rose’s husband; she’d never met the man when he was living, and his spirit seemed to be a person all its own. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I tried to square that with the fact that I seemed to remember . . . something about my father. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, it isn't in my nature to go down without a fight, even when things seem insurmountable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mom looked at me and I looked at Craig, and suddenly the moment seemed a little funny. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We seem to do this by general agreement, without voting or even polling. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, we need to do more research, but it seems to me that...” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that almost all his arguments are in the end arguments from testimony never seems to occur to him. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But both lots seemed to be doing more talking than shooting, almost like they were planning something. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, it seemed important to her that she and Papi be legal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Aside from a scraped knee, though, she seems to be all right. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was not till after dinner that I saw him again: he then seemed quite at his ease. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Someone clapped, and when he looked up, it seemed that every member of Phippsburg First Congregational was standing on the lines figuring that he didn’t have any idea what he was doing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be some kind of design on the flat, closed end. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The older kids usually seemed to be wearing whatever they’d grabbed first out of their closet that morning. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that all the creatures of the wild were holding their breath. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was big and glittering and had everything in the world in it...or so it seemed to an eleven-year-old girl. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the normally unflappable Toby seemed momentarily panicked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They were on top now and it didn’t seem possible for anyone to catch them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A single scream, so loud and distorted that it didn’t seem to come from a human throat, tore the night. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long- duration flight, and Frank and Jim were scheduled to stay up for two weeks, provided no machinery broke, and provided they seemed to be continuing in good health. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Uncle Kufa hadn’t possessed anything that fine, and it seemed a shame to leave it behind. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slammed her bedroom door so loudly the whole house seemed to tremble. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The students used it as an excuse to act out, and she seemed to think only the worst of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her touch was the only thing that seemed real out there. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the nation’s economic depression growing ever more profound—banks failing, suicides multiplying—it seemed an impossibility. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Nehemia looked at her for a long moment, her eyes shining with what seemed like pain, and then left. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He could not tell how near the voices were, the words seemed almost in his ears. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she said, “that spirit ain’t got to work in everybody the same, seems to me.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Old Chao was blushing so furiously that he seemed to be swelling, his very blood cells agitating to escape. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that Perseus had been led by his angry pride into making an empty boast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem a little old for this,” she said, sculling out spoons of flesh from her half melon. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three rooms had always seemed much to them, a house half empty since his mother died. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Even their personal inconsistencies seemed like photographic negatives of each other’s. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I just woke up feeling like I don’t want to get married. All this pain, all this pain in my arm makes it seem so impossible somehow.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He had watched Baby do her soirée dance a hundred times—but summer had been gone for three months and now it seemed new to him again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This is crazy, but it all seems to fit,” Kate said, pacing on the path. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed quite willing to take orders if she saw the sense of them, so he told her to go and clear a table in front of the café. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This institution, which contained only about one-tenth the number of volumes in the Museum, seems to have been dedicated to public use. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Then Cardan takes hold of my hand, which seems even less possible. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes and the hundreds of eyes of the goldfish behind him seemed to silently scold them. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t seem like he really wants to play ball.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Genie said, “Don’t seem like the rabbit had good luck at all.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I never knew how to act or what to say, and when I did work up the courage to speak, I always seemed to say the wrong thing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even though it isn’t even dark outside yet, after all the early morning drama at the Islamic Center, it seems much later than it actually is. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed a lot easier to be in trouble when you could point to someone else and say, “Wait till you hear what they did, though.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Even as an adult, he seemed haunted by that place.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a miracle that he passed by, hardly glancing at me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed skeptical that I’d end up any good, and he told me so. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be no end to the bustle and activity. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one seemed to criticize Barack for appearing too serious or not smiling enough. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The sky was getting cloudier, and in the darkness the cold seemed more intense. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Spurge actually seemed somewhat distressed by the mother-daughter Flower Day Parade. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Each time it seemed a little louder, a little closer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It no longer seemed real, but a mask behind which the real face was probably laughing, both at me and at the others. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I feel ragged, my prep team seems in worse condition, knocking back coffee and sharing brightly colored little pills. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he shifted his eyes, the mask seemed whole, and yet an instant later something else would grow dim. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

This seemed to have rubbed off on Chip. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It might have been her imagination, but Steve seemed a little extra splayed himself. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had changed, and they didn’t seem to be able to adjust to that. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes I fell silent and all my thoughts seemed big, very big, so endlessly BIG I couldn't get out of them. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I guess the way we were squealing and carrying on, it did seem like something major had just happened. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Yet it seemed like only yesterday that he had been raised to knighthood, after the tourney at King’s Landing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His face was impossible to read, but there seemed to be a hint of victory in his eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The streets seemed dirtier when they got out, and the apartment seemed smaller. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a time it seemed the girl might be fine, but eventually her wounds became worse, and she died, just nine years old. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When Minho returned, safe and sound, Thomas thought he seemed very optimistic that it really was an exit. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Khalil wasn’t speeding or driving recklessly. It didn’t seem like he had a reason to pull us over.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

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

At least it didn’t seem that way to me. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s dead. I only met him once in Korea. He seemed nice.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I lit pieces of paper and little piles of brush and held my breath until the moment when they seemed about to blaze up out of control. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The smell from the litter box wafts out of the hall closet and seems to taunt me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I wait for her to explain, but she seems to think I know what she’s talking about. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The fate of the universe in either cosmology may seem a little depressing, but we may take solace in the time scales involved. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The craft work—no, they would not get that But it was a major job, and the government seemed to favor opening up employment to black workers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, sighing dramatically, “it seems that I am stuck with you.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not comfortable with that. And I also don’t think we should draw inspiration from the other Edith. It doesn’t seem right.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And though even Duntz had forfeited his composure—had shed, along with tie and coat, his enigmatic drowsy dignity— the suspect seemed content and serene; he refused to budge. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time, my mother seemed nothing like her parents at all, and it was hard for me to imagine that she had come from them. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She just chewed, but it seemed to me that I discerned something affirmative, acquiescent even if it wasn’t eager, in her air. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was cheerfully at ease in the whiteman clothes, while Mother seemed embarrassed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My memory of a field hand being whipped suddenly seemed to have no place here with me at home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If this question sends a chill up my spine, it seems to thrill a lot of my classmates. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It seemed that wherever I went, telephones were ringing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing seemed to change in the big grassy field beyond, but Leo was sure Hazel had some Mistalicious tricks up her sleeve. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It seemed to take Kamau a moment to process the words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She pulled open the train door and leapt onto the platform, which seemed to be sliding underneath them as the train gathered momentum. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, the words I heard neighborhood kids call their parents seemed equally unsatisfactory. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her left hand and held it in front of the moon, so that her forefinger and thumb seemed to be grasping it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The gaps in Vivian’s stories seem to her mysteries she can help solve. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Sentences of astonishing simplicity seemed to me lifeless and drab: ‘The boys ran from the rain... She wanted to sing... The kite rose in the blue.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of them now seemed to be waiting for me to leave, so I got up. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to look at Ash for a long moment, his ears perked forward, and then turned to go back into the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also noticed that the white girls in school seemed afraid of the black girls, worried that they would get beaten up if they crossed them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The temperature inside was only slightly warmer than outside, and the interior seemed to be made entirely of cold marble: marble floors, marble walls, and, before them, a long marble staircase. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“They seem, like salamanders, to consider fire as their element.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It now seems likely that the volcanoes of Io are tapping an underground ocean of liquid sulfur, melted and concentrated near the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That explained a lot—particularly why he still seemed to be inching toward me, no matter how far I scooted away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed impossible at first, because the number was so huge and their town was so small. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

With no money and no time to settle, we moved to a different ramshackle rental cottage or boardinghouse every season until I was so pregnant with Rachel that our nomad state seemed disreputable. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It all seemed like one big hole, and it would take a year and a half to dig it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Even the Big Woods seemed smaller under so much sky. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her big long breasts lay flat on her chest like they’d been pressed down with an iron, but she did seem heedless of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems like the same politicians are on the news all the time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The children laughed again, and the brilliant red of their clothes and the golden yellow flowers of the trees seemed to make Minli’s eyes dazzle with color. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Luke seemed to notice her for the first time. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He's not much taller than everyone else, but something about the way he stands and looks around at everybody makes him seem taller. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In time there were no more birds and dogs along the Gesia Street market, but the vendors never seemed to run out of squirrel. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

They seem to view such questions as prying or boastful, but to me they're perfectly normal. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Though it was standing still, the car seemed to be flying down a highway, going too fast. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was. You have wisely kept that ring secret all these years, and it seemed to me necessary to give your guests something else that would seem to explain your sudden vanishment.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

This appearance of a second outlaw seemed to overwhelm Professor McGonagall, who staggered backward and fell into a nearby chair, clutching at the neck of her old tartan dressing gown. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Not hanging around Harlem seems like a good idea. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some ways, with all of the family around and the constant commotion, they might seem a little fuller. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

More importantly, driving seemed to cost much less than using public transport — an illusion created by the fact that the price of a new car did not include the price of building new roads. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

With my arm across her shoulders, she seems small. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My stomach was making sounds, hollow rumbling sounds that seemed too loud, that would not stop even when I sucked in my belly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They understood why—the game was getting out of hand—but they were puzzled, unable to understand how a group of kids who seemed so talented in warm-ups could play so badly. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Aunt Lorraine was standing by his side, sobbing hysterically, but Carlos didn’t seem to mind. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

We were too close to the lake for comfortable sitting, really, but the Old Man seemed happy. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He had been trying to keep fear at bay ever since reaching the Burrow, but now it enveloped him, seeming to crawl over his skin, throbbing in his chest, clogging his throat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It seems that an “F” was going to symbolize what I would end up in the future. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The second one seemed to stop about five feet away in a blank wall. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

That seemed like cause for celebration, but the only welcoming committee was a flock of wild, hungry harpies who attacked the ship. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You seemed honestly surprised when you figured out that I was taking you here,” he began. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed inevitable that their political power would continue to grow. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw a young black man, and he seemed to be behaving oddly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Uncle Wilson and his pipe seemed so strong and wise. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen to me very carefully,” she said, and it didn’t seem to matter to her that at any moment a car or a PSF could come charging up the road. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He seemed somehow troubled, she thought, and that was rare in a youngster. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He walked past the Captain, closer to the men, who did not move, who did not seem to notice him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conversations no longer ended in reassuring laughter, and the living room often seemed clouded with uncertainties, with unfinished knowledge, as if they all knew something would happen and yet did not know what. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The camel driver, though, seemed not to be very concerned with the threat of war. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like all of a sudden the sweat started to roll, and my stomach tightened up with nerves. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“That had a very strong effect on the early Sesame Street. Zany, relatively quick one-liners. The kids seemed to love it.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I asked about them in 13, no one seemed to know who I was talking about. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The rest of Ferula’s quarters seemed to Clara to fit precisely with the nightmare that had begun when her sister-in-law appeared in the dining room of the big house on the corner to say goodbye. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when he gets around his white friends—especially the boys—he puts on a voice and uses slang and acts in ways that seem so opposite of who he really is. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ty opens the door, and the room is tiny twin beds and nothing else except this girl and her entire freaking family and what seems like every instrument ever invented. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Some might think they’re no good, but to me they seem like the sort of people you want to spend an afternoon with, just shooting the breeze. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though he still counted amongst that number despite his dismissal. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He came back into the house without speaking, in fact, he did not seem to notice she was there and fell heavily into the bed and slept. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

These sleek boats seemed worlds away from me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

All the monkeys in these cages were infected with Ebola virus, and most of them were silent, passive, and withdrawn, although one or two of them seemed queerly deranged. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She seems to be,” I said, helping Bess to wash the dishes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The void seemed to be pulling at him, leaching the breath from his lungs and the oxygen from his blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The sky seemed as close as the tops of the trees, covered with still cloud and flushed on the morning side with a lurid, foxy glow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This phrasing of the question seemed to set off a series of weak and distant lights where the other had thrown a spark that failed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around him, everywhere, far across the expanse of what seemed to be a field, lay groaning men. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

With every word I spoke, it seemed the rain began to wane. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She seemed to have a bad leg and took some time squeezing herself between the arms of the chair. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I think the carvings mean something, because shapes and details, which I never seem to notice until after they’re pointed out to me, always mean something to Chinese people. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t add that the idea of a forever without my daddy seemed to me like music without sound. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t seem to know a great deal.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His mouth hung open, and his eyes seemed unfocused. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The city itself seemed unharmed, though fear ran neck-deep. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked exploring the rows of plants—they offered some shade from the Mississippi sun, and if the wind blew even a little, the plants swayed and stirred up air that seemed almost cool. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

For two or three years in the mid-thirties, Mr Neighbours's name seemed to dominate conversations in every servants' hall in the land. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wise men seemed annoyed when they realized that all three of them were approaching the same people. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem right that now maggots would eat the bodies. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Cupid seemed more like a thug, an enforcer. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It seems we have a lot to discuss. Centurions!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We had to haul the sledge up and over each knife-edged or fantastically corniced top, then slide her down, and up over the next one: for they never seemed to run parallel to our course. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

My parents seemed relieved to see us go. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This, at least, is the accepted explanation, though like most economic explanations it seems, under certain lights, to omit the main point. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed about to say something when Beto came into the kitchen. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the Norte Chico, Haas told me, government seems not to have arisen from the need for mutual defense, as philosophers have often speculated. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I asked Beckendorf to keep an eye on her, which he didn’t seem too happy about. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She seemed stressed enough by her own job and the many other things she had to do, and so, avoiding the matter, we both just fell asleep. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It always was, wherever he lived, and quiet meals with foods he enjoyed seemed to be even more important in Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a house. Lots of houses seem scary at night, but in the morning, they’re friendly again.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

One seemed to be about four sizes too big, and the others were a few inches too short. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Nothing seemed to have changed about him, yet my new, fragile life was about to break into pieces. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to come out of nowhere. and killed nine out of ten people it infected. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All was done with what seemed to be ease and leisure, as if it were the armed man who was powerless. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem at all like a man who would play mournful music on the piano. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Now Mrs. Trotter did tell me your name, but I’m ashamed to say I don’t seem to recall it.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Rigor Mortis Bend doesn’t seem so daunting. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s lungs seemed to have stopped working, and she knocked a fist against her chest to get them started again. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He might as well be lighting a cigarette or ordering a Scotch on the rocks, it made him seem so much older. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t seem right that they start such a thing on Easter Sunday,” grumbled a plump woman I’d not yet met. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even the air seemed to flow with power. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It hardly seemed fair, because, unlike a horse or a Seeing Eye dog, the whole glory of being a bird is that nobody would ever put you to work. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Calvin says, “Well...it seems important. So...I guess I will.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Chaol shook his head, looking at Grave, and at Renault—the mercenary from Skull’s Bay, who, to her satisfaction, also seemed fairly miserable in the cold. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Horntail didn’t seem to want to take off, she was too protective of her eggs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Moon Orchid managed to sit upright, but she seemed stiff and frozen. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the tables were an assortment of chairs, none of which matched but seemed to. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Hound's eyes seemed to glitter through the steel of that hideous dog's-head helm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It seems like she gets a million chances with him. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem to notice I was roped off either. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When breakfast was over, and Master Twyti had been consulted, the Boxing Day cavalcade moved off to the Meet Perhaps the hounds would have seemed rather a pack to a master of hounds today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the wild roses seemed to twist just slightly on their vines to get a better look at me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She did seem to take Lyra in a steady and competent way, and when she patted the child’s back, a gigantic burp emerged, which startled her little dæmon into becoming a turkey chick. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It seems to me you fail to comprehend the cause of the disrespect of which you complain,” Anthony said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Danny Akee always seemed to have a funny story to tell, even about D-day on Saipan. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they were herded back and entered the field house in silence, where the bright lights and shiny equipment made the interior seem like a hospital. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He mumbled some words and seemed to be pleased. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air seemed thick with heat and dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

What had seemed like a boulder was actually a giant anthill. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though it seemed awfully coincidental, I didn’t want to push my luck by asking too many questions about who this someone was. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His toes seemed all right too, but that could have been phantom response, given that he couldn’t actually see them. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He does like the city more than Caroline, and it seems to him to be the option that holds the most mystery, the most possibility. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Inside Central, everyone who wasn't talking about getting us out of school seemed to be talking about the upcoming production of The Mikado. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She murmured something that seemed to be assent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He seemed about to drop her to the floor when there was a large burst of laughter in the next room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now it seemed to Wang Lung that he could have peace in his house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And yet, for all its normal-ness, even the statues filling the Hall of the Gods seemed to lean away from the lamp, giving it a wide berth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was late afternoon, nearly evening, and for the first time for months, it seemed to Malcolm, he could see a sunset. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

As many of your million books seem to be present and underused, I must beg you to grant me permission to borrow a few so that they might receive the attention they deserve. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Taisin’s room was filled with trees; they seemed to grow out of the very floor, with smooth, polished bark the color of rust. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The walls are so thick and the planking on the floors so solid that sound in the residence seems to get absorbed quickly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I regret having parents who couldn’t try to help or seem to care. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have come unraveled all on their own. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the village everyone seemed to be staring at her now as if she were an exotic animal in a zoo. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dudley looked furious and sulky, and somehow seemed to be taking up even more space than usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

On their Jackboot hats the great silver eagles spread their wings and seemed to glare at the people, daring them to do something wrong. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

"You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They had trouble keeping up with Trashman, who seemed to know exactly where he was going. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Walking and talking—that seemed a very odd way of spending an afternoon. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be saying, “Huny. You know what to do.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the blank wall: it seemed a sky thick with ascending stars,—every one lit me to a purpose or delight. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Our house seemed like such chaos compared to Omi’s, like we went from day to day, meal to meal, with barely any plans at all. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered how strange the question had seemed to me then. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I feel bad for the guy. He seems nice.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She laughed, and after a moment Ana joined in, but Clara seemed able to force only a thin smile. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to sense I needed one that ended in a smile. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be tired of my questions: and, indeed, what claim had I to importune her? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed to go on and on, though it probably only lasted a few seconds. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never had the soldiers seemed more enormous to Jonathan than they did then. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, waves of panic seem to be traveling the rows of trees like tremors from an earthquake. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And so far, all he seemed concerned with was Jimmy’s money and how the waiter would feel when they left. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

His face, one of the most beautiful human faces I ever saw, seemed hard and delicate as carved stone. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Comfort has its place, but it seems rude to visit another country dressed as if you've come to mow its lawns. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I don't say anything because a lady is walking past us, frightened of this blind girl who seems to be yelling at no one. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The well-to-do grassy environs of Kasselton were only seven miles from the gritty streets of Newark, but the two cities seemed to he from different planets. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

With sudden sadness, he remembered the fledgling gwythaint he had befriended—long ago, it seemed—and wondered how the bird had fared. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem possible that she was buried there, at the foot of the hawthorn tree, in the ground. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed very kind and interested, and I left in good spirits. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be holding a blanket over his head. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Eliza’s greeting was delivered in a short, abrupt voice, without a smile; and then she sat down again, fixed her eyes on the fire, and seemed to forget me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’d been wearing them for a week now, but they seemed to have lost their magic, because no matter how many times I closed my eyes and clicked my heels, I was still in Chicago. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I had turned up the lights inside Columbia, and it seemed like a happy place. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was used to being a disappointment to Dad, and being a disappointment to Babou didn’t seem that different. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

That seems way worse than flushing goldfish down the toilet. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Bloom, who seemed somehow more approachable and human than before, began by talking about the most stressful scenario a CO could ever possibly face: being held hostage. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had with her another paper bag that seemed to contain the same assortment of material and twine, aside from the stamp pad, which was sticking out of the top of the bag. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elisha picked out the song on the piano, his fingers seeming to hesitate, almost to be unwilling. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“She said that the tyke seemed to have knowledges.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"One of the hostages murdered by Tar- garyen. It seems to be an unlucky name." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They didn’t seem to say anything at all, really. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ivy kept waiting for her to fill in the question like most grown-ups seemed to love doing, but Robin just waited. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to study it again. It seems a shame to drop it after two years.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Harry said slowly — his brain seemed to be struggling to absorb yet another piece of shocking information. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

From where I sat, he seemed to be on a roll. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Wallenstein seemed an ideal benefactor and protector, a powerful man whose positions included commander of the army for Ferdinand. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

When her turn came, she started climbing, amazed at how much higher she seemed with each step. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

There was shock in my eyes, too, but I was also very pleased that she seemed to approve of me so entirely. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When he had nodded and said, “Yes,” she had seemed almost disappointed, like someone else had planted their flag in Joaquin before she could get the chance. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Raymie added this question to the list of impossible, unanswerable questions that adults seemed inclined to ask her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Outside, the light seemed to surge up over the bay window. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Kapugen’s huge, black, frostbitten hand seemed small as it touched the great body of the whale. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were at least a foot apart, but right then, a foot didn’t seem that far. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I seemed destined to be surrounded by people on their way out. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re acting so—oh, I don’t know! You seem angry. Has anyone upset you? I know it’s difficult trying to fit in to a strange village without any children. If I can do anything...” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo gazed at the ring with awe; for suddenly it seemed to him that he understood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After the hours they’d spent in freedom, it always seemed to Omakayas that she and her little brother exchanged a secret knowledge in their smiles. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

An instant later, the hulls came slamming together again, so hard the deck seemed to jump. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“As long as you are someone who doesn’t seem to value her own life... someone who can’t even pick up and fire a gun ...” He leans toward me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for Kelli to see me, to chase me out of the dream as she did before, but this time she didn’t seem to notice me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Little versions of each of them seem to live inside of me, one louder than the next. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That seems to be crossing some kind of line,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The man’s eyes followed Kvothe’s moving hand, but seemed oblivious to everything being said around him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem to have a care in the world. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The rap music seemed to be hooked up to some sort of Internet-capable playlist and kept going, never repeating, as more and more guests arrived. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I never saw a busier person than she seemed to be; yet it was difficult to say what she did: or rather, to discover any result of her diligence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t done anything so completely wrong since he fell in love with Cammy; didn’t that seem like a lifetime ago now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His chambers seemed dim and gloomy after the brightness of the morning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tiwanaku has been excavated for a century, and the more archaeologists delve into it the less there seems to be. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Abuela doesn’t seem to mind, though, and goes off to take a nap. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not all of them were fat like his kapo, but most of them seemed mean. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The wind seemed like it might tear off her skin. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

There truly seemed to be no way out of their predicament. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

At breakfast one morning something seemed wrong when I read This Day In History. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But wherever I go, I know I will feel most at home with the wounded of the world, who hold their heads up high no matter how broken they may seem. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

When she looked at you, her eyes seemed to expand, and you felt like she was looking right through you. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But he was ecstatic, because the prospect of those endless years of hard labor did not seem like a burden to him. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Her hair dull blond, her eyelashes so light they seemed not there, the lost eyelashes of someone who’s been in a fire. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was also a moment, a time in his life, that seemed impossible to repeat. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, Mr. Sir's pain seemed to recede. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it seemed to Vetch that his friend saw, across the waves and miles and grey days yet to come, the thing they followed and the dark end of their voyage. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem nearly as immersed in literature as he was, and we wondered if he might be happier with someone who shared his love of books. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When I walked home at night, things got white around the edges and it seemed I had no past, no memories, that I had been on this exact stretch of luminous, hissing road forever. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be reading house numbers as she walked along. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Buddy's khaki-jacketed shape seemed small and unrelated to me as the brown posts he had stood against that day a year ago, at the bottom of the ski run. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

To Doddy all of this seemed like good attention—most of the time. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back home I could touch my ceiling with my hand if I stood on a chair, but here the ceilings seemed to graze the sky. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When we first walked up to the Pacific Ocean, the tears welled up in my eyes and her death seemed near. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

De Maricourt was a mathematical scholar and, it would seem, a soldier. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have taken no notice of the shooting. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Princess was always brightest in spring, just after the conifers emerged from the snow, their deep green needles seeming almost black against the tawny browns of soil and bark. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It seemed her mind adjusted to what she was seeing, and she could think again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The soft golden light in Dumbledore’s office seemed to dazzle Harry’s eyes after that impenetrable darkness. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He never seemed to hurry, but every moment was almost supernaturally fast and fluid. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She knew about the accident, seemed supportive, though they didn’t talk much about it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I haven't had water since the ship, and the ground seems to shift and roll beneath my feet. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her prince would never love her if she seemed stupid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The granules of sand at my feet and the sun and sky above me seemed to dissolve into one strange, complete being. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not talk anymore at first, but swallowed the soup spoon by spoon—I can even say hungrily, because he did seem to like it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been working with him for years and, honestly, I don’t think he’ll change. He seems to go into a trance.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The temperature in the house seems to have dropped twenty degrees in a matter of seconds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Me and the Preacher must’ve walked for half a hour, but I couldn’t be sure, when you don’t know where you’re heading, time don’t seem to run by like it normal do. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

His eyes seemed to have drunk up the tears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The rumbling became more distinct and seemed to be coming rapidly closer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Can’t even drive,” he muttered under his breath, his mustache rippling indignantly, but fortunately neither Dedalus nor Hestia seemed to hear him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He would sit in a corner and seem to be counting his fingers while his mouth opened and shut, opened and shut. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The silence that followed seemed to stretch on longer than the road beneath us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed so simple and so prodigious at the same time that overnight he lost all interest in his experiments in alchemy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The children complained of head-ache, and their bones seemed to be thawing within them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It seems like it’s fun at the time, but you have to think about what’s going to happen after you get through. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it seemed as if they would never stop, train after endless train bound for the world that lay beyond us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The others were dumbfounded, including Number Two, who had shadowed Mr. Benedict to the wheelchair and seemed at a loss what to do. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

What I noticed about Alma Ember is that she didn’t seem nervous at all. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She poked the fire with a stick, and it seemed to glow more richly red than a normal fire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes seem to be looking far off, past the Kiblers’ feral children. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Amaka wore the same bright red lipstick as her mother; it made her teeth seem whiter when she smiled and said, “Merry Christmas.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Blade thin, six feet in height, straight as a sapling, bright eyed, taut; even motionless he seemed whippet quick. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Its spreading branches seemed to cast a light rather than a shade, and silver apples peeped out like stars from under every leaf. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Even in the low light, the streaks of gold and black seemed to spark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It certainly seems like he ought to be admitted to the coronary care unit right away. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The bombing seems to have destroyed the hearing in his left ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Now, however, though the code of silence is still nominally in place, inmate lips seem looser and officers’ use of snitches more widespread. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silver hair of his beard seemed to flow like a glowing waterfall and disappear into the folds of his robes, and his dark eyes matched the blackness of the night sky. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed, he did not need to meet with Mark Antony after all. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He did, but when the operator came on the line, he seemed paralyzed. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji’s mom smiled and seemed to be having a good time, but his dad looked like he was waiting for a dentist to drill holes in each one of his teeth. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he personally adjusts my makeup until I seem to radiate a soft, rosy glow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She considers it and seems confident in her appraisal. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It seemed a miracle that it could obscure my vision but not cause me to choke: The gas mask worked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Summer waned, seeming to evaporate in its own heat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It seemed such a near miss that suddenly it was important to me to find out more about the old man. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Viftas entered into the fun, teasing the maid to the delight of several small children who seemed to be his. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t seem to want to beat me up at all. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Constance seemed to be feeling a little better. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The whole world seemed to spin around her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed like it was one bunch of people trying to tell another bunch of people what to do. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I guess those kind of things are make-believe until they happen to you, and then it don’t seem so far-fetched. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

His large, heavy body seemed devoid of will or willingness, and his eyes said he was no longer with us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it seemed to me that I suddenly knew what was on everybody’s face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Stumps and dead boughs were rotting in the shallows, the remains it seemed of old thickets, or of a hedge that had once lined the road across the drowned valley. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was deep and grumbling and seemed to come from beneath the streets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It was the only sound that accompanied the distant lullaby of the wind, and it made it seem as if the whole forest was breathing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But the people whose world Kenna was supposed to be changing, it seemed, couldn’t disagree more, and when the results of all of the consumer research came in, Kenna’s once promising career suddenly stalled. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The lizard seemed to enjoy what was happening because his breathing eased a little and the ends of his mouth curled into a tiny smile. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As Lina ran through the city with her messages on her first day back to work, it seemed to her that the mood of the people was even gloomier than before. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be no reason for it: Lord Asriel’s allies were outnumbered, their weapons were less potent, and many more of them were lying wounded. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Because no matter how perfect things seem on the other side, there is no place like home. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Do I follow him back right now? Playing it cool seems pointless since he’s leaving at the end of the summer. No time to waste.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Since we were not eligible for armed conflict beyond marching with wooden guns, our mother’s war seemed to justify us. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I don’t. But hanging around you, well, it seems awfully apropos.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

My mother appeared in my room and for some reason she didn’t seem real. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Instead, the adrenaline rush seemed to make my brain work much faster, and I was able to absorb in clear detail several things at once. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He seemed quite to have lost the preoccupied air that had troubled Hazel the night before. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be nice if there were chimpanzees in these woods, but that seems highly unlikely. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The flaming wall torches of the Penitentiary seemed to glare angrily as they approached, until finally Redd motioned for everyone to huddle out of sight at the side of an old stucco-walled factory. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He seemed to have sized up Miss Whitlaw and liked what he had seen. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to dominate the tennis court while he was at Grossinger’s, and other than his games with the resident pro, Fischer usually won all of his matches. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We were sitting there, and it seemed like nothing was right. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. seemed grateful and went back to the sofa to lie down. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But the men working along the waterfront seemed to be doing what they always did. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

The possibility of finding a match now seemed as distant as the sky above us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In all the crowd he seemed the only one alone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Strangely, they seemed to like him, hold him in contempt, and fear him all at the same time. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The black of night had never seemed blacker. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway it seems to me more accurate about motherhood than the old bloodless milk-and-water Virgins of art history. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But before I could open my mouth, Brother Jack had pushed me along to a group of men, one of whom seemed to know all about the eviction. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On our trip to town, I had noticed that the soldiers seemed to be everywhere. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The truth, which I can’t avoid acknowledging when I’m in those vast, desertlike stretches between afternoon breaks, is that I’m just amusing myself, and in what seems like a pretty harmless way. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie and Brenda haven’t heard from Finch in a couple of days, but they don’t seem worried because this is how he is, this is what he does, this is the way he’s always been. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘And it would seem like wisdom but for the warning of my heart.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, it seemed like she was trying to hide everything that was pretty about her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The girl who had spoken was so eager to prove herself, while her silent companion seemed reluctant to be there at all. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they seemed to forget about the tape recorder, especially Lelia, who had a habit of talking to herself if she was short on cigarettes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. He tied up to Carl’s boat and left a line on it. That seems to me pretty clear.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And that seemed to satisfy whoever asked the question. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

During the first of his three years in prison, Perry had observed Willie-Jay from a distance, with interest but with apprehension; if one wished to be thought a tough specimen, intimacy with Willie-Jay seemed unwise. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something to struggle against seemed to clear the air. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those seem to fit,” she said, and opened the gate for Ash. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked it when Uri laughed—his red hair seemed to brighten. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Her grandmother’s eyes seemed big for her face as she stared at Dicey. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zion seemed to know me pretty well already. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And no one’s advice seems to fit how I feel. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

For me, it seemed as real as saying, “I want to fly to the moon.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The spilled milk seemed wronger than the blood, somehow. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The noise and dust and crowding of the streets seemed suddenly far away. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be nothing he couldn't do. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed inadequate for the gift Leo had given him, but Leo grinned. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I've never known him to swear, yet he and my brother seem to have found a common language that eludes the rest of us. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But nobody made it seem weird that there were homeless people at the repast. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As long as I stayed with my sass and sassur, I at least had a place to sleep and food to eat, though food seemed to be getting scarcer. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The lawn mower had seen better days, but in the dim light of the overhead bulb in the garage, it seemed to glow. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The squirrels seemed fascinated, digging their curious faces right down into the broken glass to sniff. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed a banquet, and never had Ranofer been so glad to see plenty, instead of not enough. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There was a roar that seemed to make the pavement heave; a shower of light objects pattered onto his back. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Her grandmother seemed to feel the same way. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” she said to him, “it seems that I may wed again. Are you happy for me, ser?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That somehow, some way, she seemed to have power over this boy. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Looking back on it now, there seems little doubt that the Matron disliked small boys very much indeed. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not wish to seem too impatient. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One plane seemed to be right above us, seeding the ground around us with bullets and bombs, and as it trailed off into the distance, it set nearby patches of the darkness afire. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The roaches didn’t seem too bright, but it was just rude to say it in front of them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your slaves seemed well treated and content. It was not till Astapor that my eyes were opened. Do you know how Unsullied are made and trained?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There were three more verses, and each seemed to be faster than the one before it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They stood around a yard that seemed very large to Jimmy. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He seems ready to say something, then decides against it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she said, “it seems that Margo has run away. Again.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s fun to walk down the halls in the evening—everything seems to echo differently. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

A notable element of all these East-West rivalries was that the western rep-resentatives nearly always seemed to embody certain attributes that stood in stark contrast to those of their eastern counterparts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The Strikers’ keeper bobbled the ball and seemed to stumble back into the goal. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And his efforts to ignore it, transcend it, seemed to work only when he spent his days looking for whatever was light-hearted and without grave consequences. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped walking and, for what seemed like several minutes, just watched from the sidewalk. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Almost as tall as Tariq always seemed in the moments he said no on my behalf. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

To his mother, he seemed to be a different man: well read, animated, involved. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“It was just sort of weird. It seemed like she was hoping I was, so maybe I should’ve said yes to make her happy.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Somehow it seemed as if they couldn’t have got through the day without that, for whatever their mood might be, the last glimpse of that motherly face was sure to affect them like sunshine. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed the jungle’s very essence had sought him out, a living nightmare purged from its most wretched depths. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Except for a small bowlful of rice there seemed to be no other food in the place. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, when I glance in the rearview mirror, I don’t seem to recognize who I am. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The sun rises in the sky and even through the canopy it seems overly bright. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Theresa analyzed the relative merits of action versus inaction until her choice seemed not so much between paths, as between going blindly left or right in a featureless wood. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first impression is that he seems like he’s about thirty-five years old. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

With the introductions disposed of, energy seemed to desert him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dead beasts in our hands seemed to be cursing and mocking us for having killed them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed when it seemed as if the mouse was about to get eaten. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be bragging and defensive at the same time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Despite the happy reunion, everybody seemed more subdued than usual—like they were picking up on Leo’s mood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But Gary Edwards and some of his friends on the Carter Cowboys didn’t seem likely to have that problem. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I won’t start listing television episode memories, except one because I guess we’re on the subject, and it seems like something everyone can relate to in a small way. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The entire maintenance compartment had become a vortex of whirling gears that seemed to want to suck Nailer in. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

There doesn’t seem to be one right answer. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem like a feasible outcome, just some nebulous idea thrown about by people who had never experienced this kind of heartbreak. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They listened to the radio for a while, pop songs that Grace hated but always seemed to know the words to anyway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

June seemed to get that Ivy felt sad about it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It seems that Claire’s family had not been in Chicago very long because her father had his wife and children wait while he asked directions from a man and woman who lived down the block. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

There simply did not seem to be aeronautical engineers and experienced test pilots who were black or women. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And everywhere he looked, it seemed there were more horses than people. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Frank stared at the back of the armchair; the man inside it seemed to be even smaller than his servant, for Frank couldn’t even see the back of his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The stone of which everything was built seemed to be red, but that might only be because of the curious light. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

To her, it seems that Belky is struggling with an unavoidable question: How can I be worth anything if my mother left me? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But the strawberries were sweet without sugar, and although it seemed weird to eat it plain, the Smokies’ bread had its own flavor without anything added. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The ticking of the clock seemed to taunt her, as if it was marking out the time she had left. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was just this blackness and bewilderment and pain, but that seemed less like a suitable answer than something I'd read somewhere. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a look that seemed to Amari to combine disgust as well as desire, he proceeded to examine each of the women slaves very carefully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t see that many Divergent resisting truth serum. Just Tris, in recent memory. The capacity for serum resistance seems to be higher in some people than others—take yourself, for example, Tobias.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Or some tools. That would make them seem mechanized.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘Are those their drums? I began to think I was imagining them, as no one else seemed to take any notice of them.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

His lip seemed like it was connected to the bottom of his nose. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the dwindling sunset, they seemed like the arms and legs of terrible creatures slowly heaving themselves out of the sand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Aerial reconaissance had revealed where the main concentrations of Japanese defenders seemed to be—in the southern part of the island. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he has kind blue eyes that seem to be telling me to turn around and leave before the men on the stools see me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too often the engagement with violence seemed playful. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bran was so heavily padded he looked as though he had belted on a featherbed, and Prince Tominen, who was plump to begin with, seemed positively round. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Furies turned, baring their yellow fangs at me, and the exit suddenly seemed like an excellent idea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Except he sure doesn’t seem like a dad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I never minded those things, but it seemed odd to me, in somebody else’s room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

So it seemed sometimes to Wang Lung that after all the silver was more valuable than the land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And wouldn’t those secluded Albanian woods have seemed an excellent refuge when, so much later, Voldemort had needed a place to lie low, undisturbed, for ten long years? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“As I recall you didn’t seem all that thrilled when you opened your father’s gift.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He seems to find it difficult to keep himself from pinching her or pinching himself for having had the good fortune to find and marry her. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

My brother and two sisters enjoyed the advantages I did, and they grew to be as successful as I, but none of them ever seemed so anxious about their schooling. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer suddenly looked so exhausted from the alcohol and his talking that he seemed on the verge of falling asleep. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

There were fencing exercises, made slightly more tolerable by the fact that Nick was gone—no one seemed to know where or why. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The demoness seemed genuinely to want to help us, and I began to think that she was one of the good demons. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I try to understand what’s going on with you. And it seems perfectly reasonable to me that this would cause you a lot of anxiety.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But there didn’t even seem to be many of them, either. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Well, it would seem I have a goodly stock of -wildfire, but still . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed the harder I chased after a subject, the faster I ran in the wrong direction. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was not that he had dirty fingernails, or anything like that but some large bird seemed to have been nesting in his hair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed to understand how to deal with people who weren’t American. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When I finally got him to be my friend, it automatically developed into an intimacy that, when I think about it now, seems outrageous. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other, seeming to have forgotten that Harry and Dudley were still in the room. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I been working on the generator for twenty years. It’s always managed to chug along, but this year ... I don’t know. The thing seems to break down every couple minutes.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The animals did not seem to be suffering, and the children did not seem to be enjoying the suffering. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow it seemed like we’d already missed the right moment to have hugged, so we just stood there in front of each other. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

That day it seemed to Sam that his master had found some new strength, more than could be explained by the small lightening of the load that he had to carry. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The noise seemed to undo the fearful shock that had held the smaller children ashen and motionless. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a very strange and remote place, outside their world, and far from everything that had ever happened to them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It seemed pointless to try and tell his counselor that he was innocent. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Having Father gone was strange, the tavern seemed cold and empty, the way it is when you wake up at night and realize that the fires have gone out. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I seem to desire the fall, and though I fight it with all my will I know in advance that I can’t win. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the hobbits as they looked out it seemed that all their journey north had been useless. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And Scott seems to radiate warmth; lying next to him is like lying next to a fire. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing happened, but the cracks seemed to be spreading across the floor more rapidly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes suddenly seemed to catch something in one of them, “The Westminster Gazette”—I knew it by the colour—and he grew quite white. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Roberto seemed distracted, so I leaned over and whispered loudly in his ear to pay attention to the dancers. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Her two towers seemed to touch the belly of the clouds. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Against this backdrop, diversity-driven affirmative action programs seem to be the epitome of racial justice purchased on the cheap. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

"It seemed designed to be as uncomfortable as possible, and it was," he recalled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I stare hard enough, it seems as if the seats were simply floating over the ground, with nothing separating us from the outside. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Belknap found the stench overpowering, but Holmes seemed not to notice it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It seemed, from the outside, like a perfectly straightforward case of instant attraction. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He squeezed between two bushes and seemed to disappear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“LET ME OUT,” he shouted to the Sisters, but his voice seemed to die the moment it fell from his mouth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’ve been wondering if she’s been curious why I went quiet that day she asked for help with her part, but it seems like she understands. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She seemed comfortable and entirely at home; the hostile atmosphere did not seem to register. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But important people didn’t seem to take this as an insult. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

That seemed simple enough, but she couldn’t think of a name. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were two fires raging, but at this distance, they seemed no more than match heads. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I heard Mr. Loomis calling after me, but the mask covered my ears so that his voice seemed garbled and far away and I could not understand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I guess it wasn’t the largest arena I’d ever been in, but it seemed pretty spacious considering the whole place was underground. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

‘What am I to do then?’ he cried again, and now he seemed plainly to know the hard answer: see it through. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Polly that he gazed at his wife with genuine concern. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd seemed to quiet down, and the next thing I heard, clearly, was the voice of the president giving a speech. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Hideo doesn’t seem to notice, though, and instead nods for me to follow him out of the room. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Instead he seemed to be working on some kind of inner resolve. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

To me, this made him seem even stronger. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ruth May just had a little tiny cup, which I knew she would resent because it made her seem more of a baby. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dream seemed to last five minutes, but it had actually been hours, and it was now Wednesday morning. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Each time he told her he had to return to Chicago, she seemed crushed, delightfully so. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Dad slips the blindfold off and Mom seems surprised. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

—But... but... it seems like ... —... like he needs help or somethin’. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly he seemed very old, and very wise; yet he walked nimbly enough. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“My eyes are not very clear, and the ice is dirty, but it seems to me that there is a hole in the top of the skull. Am I right?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time, Granny stirred slightly and seemed to come awake. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So I think for both the warriors and the soldiers who fought here, the battle probably seemed to last forever.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

But finding them seemed to be a different story. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Me: Yeah, but they seem to stay in the ceiling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem right that he would be rewarded for turning into a trained monkey at the age of fifteen. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had settled on zoology recently, after having one eye glued to her telescope for what seemed like forever. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The Doorman seems to nod in agreement as I walk over and open it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Here it just seemed to hang in the currents of the air until it found the convenient moment to plop onto the granite plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But it does seem as though with age came acceptance of his own ignorance. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Janice didn't seem to mind the "Ms." as long as I didn't call her Ms. James, which was her last name, or "ma'am." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A few police stand in the buffer zone but not enough of them, it seems, if any real trouble flares up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might seem that entirely new rules apply to competition between the world’s peoples, and that as a result new powers are emerging—such as Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, and especially Japan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The temperature in the room seems to drop instantly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But he did not seem to be in any danger whatsoever of fainting. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She seemed determined to grow tragedy out of herself like a bad haircut. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be a sense of relief in them. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Michael. That’s a drag,” I say, but he doesn’t seem satisfied. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The shore must have seemed very far away to anyone swimming there, in the water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And my life which is ending seems to be going on to an ending wonderful. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like the writers of Proverbs the authors seem old; they are men of experience who have meditated on human affairs. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the same rule seems to apply to all “natural” memories. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The family problems seemed to grow on my back like a tumor, and whatever I did, they just grew worse. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby opened his mouth as if to respond, then seemed to think better of it, for he turned to his duties instead. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had patience, and the thought of the peaches turning into preserves over two days seemed magical. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Thus recent American and Soviet missions to Venus seem to have provided verification that the greenhouse effect is indeed the reason for the high surface temperature. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed this fellow was just a kid who had lived in some country in Europe a good while ago. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Witching Hour had wild eyes that seemed to move independently of each other, never focusing on any one thing. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They put me in between them and started making me spin round and round, it seemed like they spun me for about half an hour. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun hung low on the river, seeming reluctant to enter this strange day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From what I’ve heard from the staff, it seems like your friendship with Fred was devoted and meaningful. It will take some time to get used to him not being here,” he said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My petty mission no longer seemed to matter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be as stunned as she was, as we all were. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good thing, too, since the dirt seemed to come off me in slow layers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The old fox seemed to age as he took this in. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He seems to know Pop’s sick, not quite right. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

People shifted, coughed, did not take their eyes off him, but still seemed not to respond. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed so stuck on the idea of seeing her again that Flora didn’t have the heart to tell him that he was waving in the wrong direction. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t seem to Lyra that she would ever grow up. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Not one of the girls on the relay team seems interested in being my friend. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed like there were constant dances at Jerome. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls didn’t seem afraid or even amazed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It took only a little while, though, before most of them seemed to lose track of me, their focus centered instead on the fit of their garden gloves and the worms in the soil. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I thought being quiet—speaking only when I absolutely had to—would help defuse whatever tension existed between us, but it only seemed to make things more intense. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed a sharp, unnaturally loud sound, and my ears fixed on it, and I could hear it clearly as we went along. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem likely that knocking on her front door and possibly seeing her mom or dad, or even her older brother, was the right move. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was too young to really take hold of it all, but for what seemed like the first time ever all I could think about was my own self. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, finally, the fifth April of the war arrived, and in southern Illinois it came in a burst of warmth and color that seemed prophetic to those who waited for word from Washington. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to realize how childish the words had sounded; Harry saw him flush in the Mark’s greenish light. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The same family portraits glared down at her, but now they seemed smug rather than austere. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t do,” announced the wife of one rich rancher, “to seem curious about that sort of thing.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why then did his voice speaking my name seem so heartbreakingly sweet? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed almost to be hiding his face in his hands, and Lazlo knew there were still secrets. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But if he holds himself a little more stiffly as he sneers, that seems to be the only difference in his manner. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

How the world suddenly seemed dangerous after that. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Part of him half-expected the plane tail to be gone, sunk back into the depths, but he saw that it was still there, didn’t seem to have moved at all. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione was panting slightly, hurrying up the stairs; one hand clutched her bag, the other seemed to be tucking something down the front of her robes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed wrong, like those football players who finally retire and have to face that first Sunday at home, watching on TV, thinking, I could still do that. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you seem to have forgotten that I have a truck,” said Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was all too familiar from my suburban youth, yet now seemed unbelievably remote and innocent, a memory from some lost Junior Prom. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But he was surprised by his father’s sermon topic—the fall of Jericho—which seemed to Turner strange to set among a new minister’s first sermons. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

On the day before the race, everything seemed to be coming together. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reality seemed blurred to her, as if the same implacable sun that erased all colors had also deformed the world around her, transforming even people into silent shadows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Osbert said she sounded more worried about the world than about us, but he didn’t seem annoyed at being second best and Piper said It’s because she knows we’ll be fine. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet there seemed no end to him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It all seemed so familiar, like a mummer show that he had seen before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Those had been the most magical days of her life, but they seemed a memory from another age now. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He spewed fire at the rain, though that didn’t seem to discourage the storm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One thing about the people at the Chthonian, they all seemed able to say just what they felt and meant in hard, clear terms. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How come nobody seems to know much about my daddy?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There are/were many reasons for this decision to run it after a lapse of twenty years, but for people with normal lives they do not seem even remotely logical. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“When you woke up, you didn’t seem to remember it. We didn’t want you to come upon something unexpectedly and have a setback.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Another hint that Ebola is extremely ancient is the way in which it can seem neither quite alive nor quite unalive. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That, she seemed to be saying, was what I did—often enough for both of us. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A commonplace, he implies, can seem to stand as a witness too.* Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But when I look back, the sex at the Cottages seems a bit functional. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end, I wanted to crawl into Chip’s minifridge and sleep for a thousand years, but Chip seemed immune to both fatigue and heatstroke. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed so American to her, flossing, that mechanical sliding of a string between teeth, inelegant and functional. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Drew said he was impressed with the business, and Dad seemed to grow six inches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After what seemed to be a lifetime, the king spoke. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At least for a moment she seemed to be the same pretty young girl who had arrived a few weeks earlier. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cloke fished lazily in his pocket, came out with a pack of Marlboros so crumpled and flat that it did not seem possible that a cigarette could be inside it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The recitation of these old scandals seemed to elate her as much as they horrified Doge. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The sun seemed to light up the top of his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to regard discussing politics as almost as much of a waste of time as participating in it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they seemed shocked and confused by her questions. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the rapid movement and shuffle of birds and vehicles and radiator grilles, the tourists did not seem to recognize their positional importance in the flow of order. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The guy seemed fascinated with his reflection in the metal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t see well through the fog and the dark, but the invaders seemed to be humanlike dolphins, or dolphinlike humans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was my imagination, but the boat seemed to respond. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he preferred that anyway, she thought; she must seem a little prattling cub, only just past babyhood, in the eyes of an armored bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

"She does what she wants. Or that's what it seems like." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

For a moment it seemed like there was nothing else that mattered or had any meaning in the whole world. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It was also strange that although no one seemed to see him, no one tripped over him. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I can’t help but smile, because she sure seems to be. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The fact that he seemed scared of the lady he had met in the woods legitimized his story a lot. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be almost actively resisting him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In some of the rooms the red stone walls would seem to drip blood, and nowhere could she find a window. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Death by poison can seem natural. Harder to claim that my head simply fell off." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then the church seemed to swell with the Power it held, and, like a planet rocking in space, the temple rocked with the Power of God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The more she learned about the law, the more unfair to women it seemed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Put it that way and it seems you have no choice. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Desperately Naima tried to turn the rickshaw, but she couldn’t seem to change directions. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

The blogger is about to get his car towed, and maybe even be arrested, but it doesn’t seem to bother him much. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I took a seat on an empty couch that seemed to have been reserved for me and Minnie sat down beside me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We walked down a dirt path that seemed to go on forever. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was the type that seemed to flourish best under the dominion of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He seemed much, much older than he was. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I convinced myself that it was all right to slack off a bit, because no one else seemed to be making any progress in their search for the Jade Key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It therefore seemed that the area of the event horizon of a black hole could not be regarded as its entropy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first it had seemed that it wouldn’t take much to straighten the mistake out. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then it seem to me,” he said, astonished at his boldness, “that if I got to look to you for a example, you ought to be a example.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She looked irritable and at last seemed ready to talk to them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Now there seemed to be plenty of berries on the bark—they were well spaced, it was true, but the bark sheaves looked full. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed like every kid in town turned up on Valentine’s Hill. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my dad seemed really nervous, and I was really nervous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Every glade and dale seemed to have just completed some massive cataclysm. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back over the months that led to this day, it seems the collapse of things started in October, with the vote in church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This all seems really dramatic. I don’t understand why you just won’t come home.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, however, he seemed to be illuminated by a sudden emotion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He stands, too, agitated and seeming even more nervous than before. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

South of the Wall, the boy from the crannogs had seemed to be wise beyond his years, but up here he was as lost and frightened as the rest of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But Claudius was everywhere at once, serious with seeming grief for his brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then an idea seemed to occur to her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they stepped onto the boardwalk, the whole ocean seemed to spread out before them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

‘You haves grand electric lights. It don’t seem natural why you all the time sitting in the dark like this.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Moushumi, in contrast, seems enviably protected, at ease in the cold. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Time seemed to slow as I approached the center of the courtyard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had not hit me again, but always seemed on the edge of it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

From where they sat it seemed that this other part was given over entirely to boatyards and docks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She certainly hadn’t expected to feel it for Taisin, who was usually so distant and self-contained that any possibility of a deeper connection had seemed impossible from the beginning. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It seems a shame to make them leave.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly I regretted my words, for I did not wish to seem ungrateful. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He knew he was slower, but the dog seemed slower, too. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing about them seemed new or interesting—he knew what they were called, what they normally ate, what they looked like. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

On the surface, the water seems to stiffen and turn greasy. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It truly seemed as if nothing less than fate herself was working against them, somehow had it in for the Bronchos, who simply could not beat Permian no matter how hard they tried. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped on the monkey bars and crushed them, but he didn't seem angry. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Somehow the sky seemed more beautiful here than the sky over Tule Lake, but she knew that must be all in her mind. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It felt like the heat of my anger should physically burn him, but he only seemed more amused. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

East Asian and Latinx, too, though they seem to be fewer in number. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were so big and dark that she seemed even more tiny and spindly, on high-heeled shoes that threw her forward at us and made her dress outline her little breasts. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He thought about all those months he’d spent creating the Argo II. Somehow, making a boat to sail from Ogygia seemed like a more daunting task. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The whole continent seemed to be spread out before them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was relieved too for that seemed to promise another friend at Gatsby's grave. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

To her, Mott “seemed like a being from some larger planet.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The rate of incarceration in 1972 was at a level so low that it no longer seems in the realm of possibility, but for moratorium supporters, that magnitude of imprisonment was egregiously high. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t help noticing that her hair and skin were not as beautiful as they once had been, and she seemed thin. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Interesting idea. As a parent, I’m behind it one hundred percent. As a scientist...well, the math doesn’t exactly seem realistic.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Pulling this rickety, wooden wagon on its two wheels behind him, it seemed to him that everyone looked at him for a fool. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“So. You were saying how the cyclorama wasn’t actually about the cyclorama? I thought that whole conversation we had earlier didn’t seem like you. So what’s going on? What’s the cyclorama about?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

None of us dared to say a word, everything seemed so crystal-still and perfect. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t think twice about it, because the sky here seems wider. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It seems like you’re in an awful hurry to stock up.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Viola got up and threw flour and water and lard together with seeming thoughtlessness and rolled out a nonsticky, nonrunny, perfect crust in no time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And as I look back, it seems to me that we were fairly unique, the sixty of us, in that there wasn’t one good mixer in the bunch. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And I believe our sorrow was the more intense because nobody else seemed to share it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clutched her purse tightly against her chest and seemed to be holding her breath. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

That was why everything had seemed so familiar. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He took the hint, and soon began with, “This seems a very comfortable house. Lady Catherine, I believe, did a great deal to it when Mr. Collins first came to Hunsford.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

This seems to violate some code, an unwritten pact between Volpe and his students. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When we finally got quiet again, I heard Dante’s voice and it seemed so small in the desert night. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem possible, but it was true. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

When they looked up at me, it seemed as if we were all thinking the same thing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her voice seemed to echo back to them from each dark wall of the shop. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed that there was not room enough for him to pass without actually touching her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what he saw in my face, what he’d caught in my eyes or in my expression but he seemed suddenly different. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once considered relentlessly positive, we seem to have substantially lowered our expectations. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes, wide as saucers, seemed to Kate more anxious and panicky than usual. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The driver didn’t seem surprised, as though this happened to him several times a day. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The good housewives, their arms filled with bags of vegetables and brown paper parcels of meat, seemed to have little to do that afternoon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blade seemed to be sliding along a very smooth surface, like a mirror, and then it sank through slowly until he was able to cut. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was surprised by the way the sharks swam at a slow pace and how they seemed to pay no attention to her at all. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The gauze wrapping doesn’t help with the pain of the bite, but it makes me feel a little better, and so does the fact that Uriah, at least, doesn’t seem to hate me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The water pulled him under, where everything seemed suddenly slow and quiet. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to sense that I had given up on small talk. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“So many of my trials seem to be by blade; this one should be no different.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Gramma always seemed to have something baking: biscuits, com bread, cookies, cake, pies. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

All around me the options seemed to be narrowing, as if I were hurtling down a huge black funnel, the whole world squeezing in tight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a game anyone could play, and at first, there seemed to be no right or wrong way to play it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It seems long since I left here,” said Robin, looking around as if he expected things to be changed. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

That fierceness was gone now, and he seemed younger, maybe not much older than her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You made it seem like the Crystal Ball filled with smoke and cracked.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Although Hagrid seemed to know where he was going, he was obviously not used to getting there in an ordinary way. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t seem to mind him being there. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Polly had learned that Cato, the oldest slave on the plantation, always seemed to know everything that went on while managing to do very little work at all. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told Audrey she could go to Marcus’s party if she didn’t want to hang out with us, but she said she’d rather eat a flaming cockroach, which seemed a little dramatic. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Thick ringlets of dark hair escaped her bonnet, which also seemed to be made of buckskin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seemed that the string of vessels passing through was endless,” an impatient Frear remembered. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

It has length and breadth, but it doesn’t seem to have any depth at all. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A fog seemed to have rolled into his mind, and on top of that he felt bone-weary. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Learning notes on a staff certainly seems dull, but coming up with mnemonics for the notes on the staff can actually be fun. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It seems she has to smooth things over every time Minny and I are in the same room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At first, it would seem impossible: all we have to go on is two texts by Copernicus. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I watch for a while, until one of them, the one with strawberry-blonde hair, seems to look up. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer’s story especially seems like a Hollywood movie. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The silence seemed to go on interminably, before either Mr Smith or Mr Jones found it in him to mutter: 'I suppose we were talking a little out of turn there. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The storm above the ship seemed to lessen just a bit, as if the other venti were thinking, Oh, crud. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He’d been able to avoid Sheriff Dean all these months, and even though he seemed to have evaded his past, he didn’t want a face-to-face encounter now. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They said nothing, but seeming to sense my anxiety, they took me gently by the hands and led me along with the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

To Canton, crossing guards, especially his mother, seemed to have special powers. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He seemed so alone with himself, so often. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The field picture that saddened him he forgets it seems. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to know where to face when you had to gesture as well as speak, but they seemed to understand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” Reyna said sternly, “a boat is little enough to ask. And providing no other aid seems very—” “Traditional!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Without the people passing back and forth, the streets seemed wider and darker. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Babou seemed content not to talk, and I had no idea what to say to him anyway. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Everything seemed like it belonged in a museum, so I took some pictures with Grandpa’s camera. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Every footstep seemed to pull him deeper down into the caverns of his memories. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I drew a bit of a shaky breath, relieved that at least one person present didn’t seem eager to hang me up by my thumbs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I need a light,” I whispered to Emma, who was in such shock that she seemed to have forgotten her own power. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Jeanne starts to laugh, which seems to bring Master Bacon back to reality. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed uncertain whether to be ashamed or belligerent. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

His father had once had a mighty reputation; but all this, it seemed, had changed since he had left the South. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Katie went to bed immediately after supper each night and Francie saw so little of her mother that it seemed as if Mama had gone away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dawn seemed to follow midnight with indecent haste. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Harrison opened the door and stared, so surprised he seemed to have forgotten his usual bow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If Doc seemed to open the subject himself it would be less suspicious. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The path never reached it, though it always seemed to be about to. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her rooms were so silent that the music seemed obtrusive. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be no substance to the shadow Bahumat had emitted. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, seeming to gain strength the more he spoke. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When he came towards the cornfield, the mist seemed to be much thinner, and he could just make out the dark shapes of the edge of Hang Wood, on the far side. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Former best friends, who now seem to be going down different paths. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, it had seemed the right destiny for him since he had heard the prophecy a few weeks ago... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I try not to seem like I’m holding my breath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And for a few minutes I felt happy, because instead of our Circle of Friendship shrinking, the way I’d worried it might be, it actually seemed to be growing. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though notables must be fed to her, much as invalids are spooned their jelly; and though titles were preferred by her, any face once seen in a social paper served as well. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was still four pounds over, which seemed impossible, seeing as for weeks he’d been living on cereal and whatever his brothers left on their plates. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The distance back to the front of the building seemed miles away, and in his haste Fadi faltered, tripping on loose gravel. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The Ebola Reston vims jumped quickly from room to room, and as it blossomed in the monkeys, it seemed to mutate spontaneously into something that looked quite a lot like influenza. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not even sure why I thought it, but it seemed to feel right. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could get so intense—throw screaming kicking tantrums when something seemed to be eluding him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Through all this the governor, who was good friends with everybody present, seemed not to be paying attention, and Cloon suddenly appeared to fall asleep. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment it seemed that any action under heaven would have been preferable to standing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to avoid Henry, who seemed to have eyes in the back of his bright orange head. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to the palace a lot, then, do you?” asked the man, who seemed more friendly now. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Lily and me, then back at Lily, where his eyes seemed to rest for a moment before he turned his attention to Nathan. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Santa Sofía de la Piedad never seemed bothered by that lowly position. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Luke tried his best to fix me up, but he agreed that none of the practice blades seemed to work for me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But Link seems to be 100 percent serious about learning his part for December 4. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Fleur was wearing a very simple white dress and seemed to be emitting a strong, silvery glow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But not only does Jamie agree to go, he actually seems excited about it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Not so good. Listen, I’ll take you there a private way.”The nurse opened a door to a dimly lit passage that seemed to be used for storage. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cafeteria seemed to be half the size of a football field, filled with long tables. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the air, by the door, at the windows—in our very bed, it seemed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart has been fluttering around my chest for so long now that this variety of intoxication almost seems sustainable—but only almost. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It can’t seem so without Marmee and little Pip,” sighed Beth, glancing with full eyes at the empty cage above her head. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not looking at Fenrir; he did not seem to want to even glance at him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I do seem to remember something about certain doom,” said Nina. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But while the Bottle Trees were guards, making sure evil spirits like Uncle C didn’t escape, the Tree of Power seemed like it wanted to protect you. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She finally abandoned her work, not so much because of her husband’s sarcasm, but because it seemed impossible to compete with the ancient pottery of the Indians. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I want her to set me free from the Empire, making sure she doesn’t hate me seems like a good first step. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Such a punishment, indeed, would have seemed a freedom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed desperate to make me understand, but I didn’t. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Low Cuts, in what seemed like one fluid motion, all shrugged. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She seemed so agitated and jumpy I remember wondering if she had to go to the bathroom. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was relieved that his friend seemed to have turned a corner. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

On the outside, the Warners seemed like they’d developed into a perfect family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

For people with low incomes, this might seem like a good thing. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The teacher seemed to me as though she was uncomfortable with me, and by the end of the week, the other children didn't like me either. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed completely at ease behind the controls, as if he'd driven this boat a dozen times. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Because he was cute and cool before, but lately he seemed so much more of both. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I would have to be careful, all right, and be ready to run if I seemed to be in any danger of being sold. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Percy seemed to be having similar thoughts, judging from his surprised expression. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was an uphill run, and it seemed to her that it went on for a longer distance than anything could possibly go. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I waited to see what she’d haul to the kitchen this time, but Grandma didn’t seem to be getting rid of whoever was at the door. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She realized suddenly why this place seemed so familiar. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The weirdest thing was, they seemed to be looking right at me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I could not eat the tart; and the plumage of the bird, the tints of the flowers, seemed strangely faded: I put both plate and tart away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” I answered, and I was relieved we both seemed to understand there would be no talk of Quinby in front of his father. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad we’re doing something to help, but it doesn’t seem like enough.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

We tried lots of names but could never seem to get it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost seemed like they were on the inside of the sun. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It seems the only thing to do, to crouch and huddle, to not be big and tall. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

More importantly, I began to see more and more black people on that screen, and I realized they seemed contented, confident, rich, and free. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every word and gesture I made seemed to provoke hostility. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking the cross in his great hands—where it seemed even smaller than it was—he peered at it with his shrewd eyes, even feeling it with his fingers. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” my mother said, “Bible stories are like our stories. But they seem to have meanings which many of us black people can’t understand.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, there seems to be an important difference between Feynman’s proposal and alternative histories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This year, watching some of the Christmas shows on television as we decorated our tree made it seem like an even bigger party. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My big voice rolled through the woods, and their little voices seemed to rise and answer me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Al Ulbrickson remained characteristically silent on the topic, but the older boys fretted that that in itself seemed an ominous sign. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The form of the angel seemed to condense and swirl into a little vortex in midair, and then a blackbird swooped down onto the grass at Will’s feet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Have you noticed that time seems to slow down unbelievably during any emergency situation? Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

But the young woman, it seemed, was still interested in Lyra, and slipped away from the man to talk to her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Terryl noticed that, while she was testifying and even before it, the committee members had seemed to be only half listening; a couple, she noticed, were even texting, playing with their phones. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you are at home,” he says, a growl in his voice that makes him seem menacing no matter how benign the words he speaks. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To Jethro the room seemed perfect, as beautiful as any man had a right to expect. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the house, seeming almost overhead, the great hills were muted and dull in the rain. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, now that the subsequent fruits of those visits have become well documented, there seems little reason not to reveal that I am talking of Lord Halifax. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marina Gamba decided to remain in Padua, where she had lived all her life, and the couple split, it seems amicably. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Hand over all your notebooks, your address books, your checkbooks, and all your personal documents!” shouted the man who seemed to be in charge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know how long I had been there but it seemed like for ever. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Only Aunt Zo seemed to sympathize: “I don’t know. If I was walking down die street and there was a mink coat just sitting there, I might take it.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Everywhere one looked the boundary between the moral and the wicked seemed to be degrading. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She seemed more human, but still somehow wrong, like they’d gotten the souls mixed up and put the wrong one back inside her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed that I could practically rub my skin off and still feel it, all wet and sticky, and kind of burning. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice seemed to rise from a deep well. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to buy not for color or style but for designer label size. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Years ago, it seemed, when he still had some strength in him, when he had still been defiant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tom Bombadil! and with that name his voice seemed to grow strong: it had a full and lively sound, and the dark chamber echoed as if to drum and trumpet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He needed the medicine woman to wrap it in healing leaves, but no one seemed concerned about his injury. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes look bigger with eye shadow and mascara, which does seem to make my forehead look smaller. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

With each step I seemed to move further away from my own life, as it had been; yet everything I saw tied me closer to the valley. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if an invisible bond had burst, and that I had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, I be mighty delighted,” she said after a moment, seeming to have briefly regretted the impetuosity that had led her to call him a “pretty” man. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The ground was dry under there, and I’d brought up some old gunnysacks from the shed for him to lie on, made it seem more like a bed to him, more like a home. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed possible that nobody had ever woken up to find a small child sitting behind the curtains on his or her window-sill. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some judges seemed to want to get as close to life expectancy or natural death as possible before they would create release opportunities for child offenders. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Well," said Philip, "you seem to know all about it." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

They’re both too warm, both unsure what to do with hands that seem meant only for touching each other. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The only remaining possibility was that he had walked past the turnoff while I was down at the pond filtering water, but this seemed manifestly improbable. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed weird to me that the government specifically chose the Colorado forest instead of a military base. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She looked back on the drunken episode as an infantile adventure and it seemed so funny to her that she told Aureliano Segundo about it and he thought it was more amusing than she did. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It never seemed to go above forty degrees Fahrenheit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though I could have gone to his house to see him, that seemed too risky. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t any job they hadn’t done during their long lives, it seemed, including working as healers, and their cottage was filled to the brim with potions and herbs, glass bottles and mortars and pestles. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Their smell, their sound—they seemed very familiar to him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I asked them about Jongilizwe, and for an hour I seemed to be back in Thembuland as they told colorful tales about his early years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Señora Oralia didn’t seem like the kind of lady who would freak out over tattoos. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while a woman seems to need, in fact wants this, too. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guys didn’t seem to notice them, sitting in the dark about ten feet away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a moment he seemed about to wipe the blade on his trousers but then he plunged the knife into the earth and so cleansed it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She actually seemed to be fighting back tears. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't want to start nothing because he seemed tough, and I didn't know him yet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“He’s worked here since forever, so if anyone knew anything about them, it would probably be him. He just doesn’t seem to understand anything.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It did not seem so farfetched to him that they might move to some other place in the world where this would be possible. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

His look-alike brother, John, did not seem like a bad person when I questioned him in his cell—bargaining his life for Day’s, bargaining hidden money for Eden’s freedom. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Freak seems like he's just as excited as me, even though he already knows what he put inside. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pardon the seeming paradox; I mean what I say. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a battle when it first began, though. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It might have seemed sensible to retest only the classrooms that likely had a cheating teacher. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But even though I’m talking again, I can’t seem to fish the words for an Our Father or Hail Mary out of my brain. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

It seemed we were transforming our sufferings as we talked about ways to solve their causes and let them be known to the world. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It reminded him of Father, the way he always seemed to be thinking of three things at once. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I was able to write to our people in Lusaka that Mr. de Klerk seemed to represent a true departure from the National Party politicians of the past. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Harry realized, with a shock so huge it seemed to root him to the spot, that Malfoy was crying —-actually crying — tears streaming down his pale face into the grimy basin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Revealing my identity to the world so that I could accuse one of the world’s most powerful corporations of blackmail and murder didn’t seem like the smartest move. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was the flippant tone; she did not seem to recognize that it was Papa, that he was different, special. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

For over an hour after returning from work he lay in a tepid bath while his blood and, so it seemed, his thoughts warmed the water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In Pickett’s office, I saw stacks of papers that seemed to have been left for an evening, not for a lifetime. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Every night after work, it seems, Shorty knows of some house party or other we can swing by. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the sea itself was a danger to him in the hard weather of the season, that danger and change and instability seemed to him a defense and chance. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The stands were scarred, the walls needed paint, the naked light bulbs seemed ugly, their bare, black wires like the dead branches of a stunted tree. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

What Mrs. Coulter was saying seemed to be accompanied by a scent of grownupness, something disturbing but enticing at the same time: it was the smell of glamour. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Just seems like we been here for a month of Sundays.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

That little witch, they called her, that little madam the enchantress, and not all of them seemed to be convinced of her powers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In the late afternoon we would often be visited by one or more of the failed Beat poets who always, very coincidentally, seemed to find themselves in the neighborhood. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

None of them seemed particularly joyful about their victory. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His obsidian black robes seemed to pull most of the sunlight out of the room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Bobby, to his credit, didn’t seem to care. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The blacksmith was only a head taller than Anya, but at that moment he seemed to tower over her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m just saying not everything is necessarily how it seems. Okay?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what it is about someone falling that seems so funny. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But everything seemed to be aromatic this hot night, even the tomato plants and lettuces. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see a thing except an occasional muzzle blast, and they seemed to be moving away. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to go on around the lake, thick and lushly green, but he could not be sure. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, since she never mentioned it, and also because she seemed quieter and rounder lately, he decided she was seeing some man on the sly. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

People really seemed to want her to come. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It was the only kind of loyalty they seemed to have. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s true! Values are relative in art. Like light and dark. Mr. Reilly says in a dark picture, even gray can seem like light.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even the flames of the candles seem unnaturally still. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was crude, but it looked effective and seemed to have good balance when he stood outside die shelter and hefted the spear. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Crochan still squatted where it had been; Taran made out the dark, brooding mass, and it seemed to him, in a flare of horror, that its mouth gaped greedily. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nan sucked in short breaths, and I noticed her ankle was already puffy, swelling so much the bone hardly seemed to be there at all. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I slam on the brakes and turn left to avoid hitting a tree that seemed to have leaped suicidally into our path. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

October seemed to have brought out the very worst in the fever and in many of Philadelphia’s citizens. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

You were moving into my hood from what seemed like a whole different world.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Florence’s mother had known this story, so it seemed, from the day that she was born. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

A burst of deep laughing seemed to come from everywhere at once, the same horrible sound as before. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It seems like I’ve only shut my eyes for a few minutes, but when I open them, I flinch at the sight of Haymitch sitting a couple of feet from my bed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She was a great figure, but things did seem to run better when she was away. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of my foreign skin seems to freeze their sensibilities. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the dinner, it seemed like we were all connected in some strange way that none of us had imagined, and it stayed that way as we came to practice on Monday. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It seems that just yesterday I was an orphan child, a small, dirty-faced pikin—hungry, frightened, and clinging for dear life to a dream of becoming a ballerina. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems to me you all could furnish me with a driver for the carriage once a week. It’s little enough I ask, Lord knows.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

By mid-spring Tom Bolles found himself struggling daily with the freshmen, and the trend seemed to be going the wrong way. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She seemed to examine me warily; then she answered— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Why not? It’s faster. Now I’m here with you boys instead of trudging along the empty hallway, and it’s much better, isn’t it? You seem like nice fellows. So why do they call you Sticky?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harry did not doubt that speech would return to him, and soon — the vein pulsing in his uncle’s temple was reaching danger point — but something about Dumbledore seemed to have robbed him temporarily of breath. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be no hope of ever leaving the cay, yet I knew I could not always live this way. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle seemed to Shin to have special standing with the guards. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t seem to matter all that much,” she answered, “seeing you’re killing me at dawn.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As her pregnancy advanced, she seemed to be distractedly letting go of reality and turning inward in a secret, unceasing conversation with her baby. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a miracle that he was there, his arms still waiting for me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The castle was completely empty; even the ghosts seemed to have joined the mass mourning in the Great Hall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At cafeterias — eating factories, these seemed to him, most advanced and efficient, especially the Automats with their machines lit bright as a stage. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one thing she could not do—be a boy—seemed to be the only thing that would improve her status in his eyes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"It seems they believe that Lord Stannis must win, and wish to share his victory. They call themselves the Antler Men, after the crowned stag." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The man didn’t seem upset or shocked, merely resigned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Some white women even seemed compassionate and caring toward little black girls and their families. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Around him the house seemed huge, with rooms above and beneath him that he had never entered. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Because I live in that community, and it seems to be getting worse and worse and worse every year. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tiger was large, but Dragon was bigger — though the viciousness of the tiger’s expression made them seem evenly matched. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

There are special kinds of information that seem to be chemotactic. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Am I being too sensitive? They all seem to think so.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The birds at first objected, since it seemed to them that they also had two legs, but Snowball proved to them that this was not so. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“With fifty students, sir, and my after-school tutoring, I can’t spend much time helping him. I grade his practice exams and assign him extra problems every day, but he doesn’t seem to be mastering it.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

They devoured their food quickly and quietly, but the moment seemed to last forever. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So crowded is our stock of figurative language that every profession—legal, corporate, fashion, artistic, literary, and so on—seems to have a collection all its own. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d be playing with her and smiling and chattering, but it never seemed real, it never seemed as if she really wanted to be there. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they were far off still; it was just that the mountains were immense, and with every hour that they came closer, they seemed yet more inconceivably high. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Although he was battered and badly frightened, he didn’t seem seriously injured. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Albert seemed on the verge of crying, or killing someone. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

To that bed I seemed to have grown; I lay on it motionless as a stone; and to have torn me from it would have been almost to kill me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’d spent most of the last month with Zooey or couch surfing at various friends’ houses, but now that he was back home, he seemed hell-bent on making up for lost time. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His route is so convoluted that it seems for a time as if he has no destination in mind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A voice seemed to call out to her from inside the clay lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Othell Yarwyck was as stolid and unimaginative as he was taciturn, and the First Rangers seemed to die as quick as they were named. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

These constructs may mock our self-importance, but approaching the world in any other way seems painfully naive. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

She did not seem surprised to see me, as, of course, she did not realise all at once where she was. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Playfully she ran through complex sentences, calling the words alive with her voice, making it seem that the author somehow was speaking directly to me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A world that seemed to hold out nothing to me but hunger, pain, violence and death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I am concerned you can chalk that one right up with malaria pills and Bibles for a tedulous topic, but Mother and Father seemed to take it as a shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It suddenly seemed like there was more gray around her temples than had been there just a moment before. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment a low, throbbing noise began which gradually swelled louder and louder till the whole valley seemed to be swaying with it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The Mountain swatted men like flies, but most of the time he did not even seem to know the fly was there. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he arrived at 81 Morningside Avenue, he seemed in good health except for his eyes. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I called to him but he seemed to be exploring too. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have been closed in here for hours, for ever. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Everything in his house seemed shoddy and cheap. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the idea seemed brilliant and wondrously perceptive. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted to go wild, with the frustration of it, everything seemed to be against him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“You had good rhythm; you got people moving. Ah, I hope you don’t mind me asking this but...why are you here? You seem pretty, you know, good.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes seemed to hold me with a mixture of threats and appeal. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, painfully, the flames seemed to expire in Tally’s chest, the cough dying a quiet death inside her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

After what seems like forever, I become bored with the scenery and climb onto Pa’s lap. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abandoned buildings were seen less often, die naked children vanished, the bravos in the doorways seemed more sumptuously dressed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This seemed to trigger some reaction in Trina, and she shifted away from the wall and put her weight fully on her feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

About how the town seemed to have come back to life. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the poor judgement of men will begin something that seems good at the outset without noticing the poison concealed underneath, as I said earlier in connection with consumptive fevers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The plane seemed pretty full, as he made his way down toward the back. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

My parents seem to have taken this well in stride. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I can remember three nights there for certain, and I seem to remember several more, but I would take my oath it was never a whole month. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t spoken to my brother in months—after what happened with Audrey, it had seemed pointless to confide in my siblings. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I never did find out what went on between them but the next morning everything seemed to be all right. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reason Valencia’s name seemed so familiar and important. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The man seemed to cower back into the shadows even more. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mostly the kids here don’t seem to notice anything unless it intrudes on their idea of personal space. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

In the gloom it seemed that the trees were crowding about more thickly, although he had seen nothing actually move. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, he seemed quite small, smaller than Beans and Mutto, smaller even than Palmer. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

To something too small or sluggish to duplicate this experience–a snail, say–the idea that a boom box could seem to two observers to produce two different volumes of music simultaneously might seem incredible. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want gifts from men, no matter how harmless the men seemed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I can’t deny the fact that this class does seem like a bad rerun of Cops, though, and she has the records to prove it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There was no sound. People, yes, screaming, complaining. But the building seemed to still, hush for half a second. It hit me, ‘We’re going to die.’” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

The second thing I noticed was that my shirt was too large and made me seem more square than I was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

From her position—high and to one side—she couldn’t make out the sign; but from the interesting clutter in the show windows it seemed to be some sort of secondhand store. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether by some virtue in these sheaths or because of the spell that lay on the mound, the blades seemed untouched by time, unrusted, sharp, glittering in the sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The idea seemed so attractive then: a momentary rebellion, a flash of anger and revenge, and then Moss would probably be dead. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, our mayor seems to think there was quite a bit of harm. She saw what happened to Ginny, and to you, and she wants to get the guy.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

We could care less if they stayed at the five-star hotels into which they were allowed as honorary whites, and which, after all, they could afford and seemed to generally prefer. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were so bold that each man seemed to require his own warder. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men of property too among the crowd, but nobody seemed to get any further than the store. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It seems to her as if the air were made of crystal filaments, scraping and cleaning her inside. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes and Pitezel seemed to have a close relationship, close enough at least for Holmes to do Pitezel a costly favor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But the price is navigating uncertainty and secrets that seem to keep spinning faster than she is. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Statistical mechanics—the theory of wiggles—explained some of the basic properties of matter, and it even seemed to explain the nature of light itself. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He shifted, and his body seemed to come back alive. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that he had been thought too big for that since the day he was born. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The whole thing seems carved out of the bottom of the palace, opening up onto the ocean like a great mouth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Again the light seemed to dim and I felt the sick dizziness. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to know that she needed to stay quiet. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Illusions, of course—tricks, games of seeming. Like this!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Amari looked devastated, but she, too, seemed to have run out of tears. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know I’m supposed to take the tests, but it seems so pointless. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Their vast wings seemed slow, but they flew fast, each downbeat driving them mightily through the air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Suspended by the silver rope that now seems endlessly long. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’d been raised to handle my own business, but now that seemed almost impossible. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Black and green mold had begun to cover one side of her face—no doubt the reason this statue had been relegated here—but the goddess didn’t seem to mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If he gives up in despair because none of the dumb humans seem to understand or care, he may lie down. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The driver steered what seemed like a circular route through dark streets. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We take a taxi home, which seems very official. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The girl seems proud of herself for knowing the word now. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not know why Richard went into the army, because he did not seem to be the type. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ernest seemed to be trying to preserve the atmosphere that had helped Big Science win the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He reached for her hands—her right palm was streaked with blood, but she didn't seem to be in pain. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Some of our company seem reluctant to do this, but it’s as good a method as any. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They seem to have no mathematical frame of reference and no basic understandings on which to build. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t seem right to me—if a thing’s fixed, it’s fixed. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems things are all going wrong, what with Red in the hospital and the Biscuit hurt,” he said. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on the birds on the page again, but nothing seemed to interest me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

All round the walls there were low sofas with rich cushions on them, and the room seemed to be full of people; very queer people some of them, thought Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

What he liked about it was the smallness, and the fact that it seemed never to have had any particular function of its own. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

In fact, researchers seemed to agree that the grandchildren of privilege and of poverty would be on nearly equal footing. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t seem like the kind of person who likes the word “yeah.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He had said he was in a hurry, but now he seemed reluctant to go. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems pointless to maintain that Aristotle and his followers were deficient in common sense, or deficient in experience of how the world goes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It seems humorous to me sometimes that I fret over soil and weather and such. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed to hiss as it sliced its way through bone and gristle. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roan seemed to have been unaware of these machinations; he trusted that Hale, his supposedly closest friend, was helping him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Inside, it was cold and dry, and far larger than seemed possible. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Put bluntly, the greed of North Korea’s cash-hungry cadre seemed to enable Shin’s trek. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Talking to herself didn’t seem like such a bad idea there in the outer ruins, where the relics of the Rusties struggled against the grip of creeping plants. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

If the answer seemed to Melander unclear, or slow in coming, that was only because he asked his question too soon — in 1914 instead of 40 years later. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem to notice the rest of us. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Quite suddenly, it seemed to him, he was at the creek again, but upstream where the crossing—about twelve feet here and so shallow he could see the stony bottom—was laid across with boards. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped daintily over the heather, scarcely seeming to press it with his airy trot and the wind made waves in his long mane, which had been freshly combed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I seem to be in a strange, continual twilight. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem to care that his fingernails were dirty, but maybe he couldn’t keep such long nails clean. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of them ended up, as they always seemed to, in my neighborhood. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As for actually knitting—my spirit is willing, but my fingers don't seem to cooperate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Our department’s quite satisfied — the hitch with the Goblet of Fire” — he glanced at Harry — “was a little unfortunate, of course, but it seems to have gone very smoothly since, don’t you think?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When they got there, Audrey was holding Lyra, who seemed comfortable enough, even if a little doubtful, while Alice prepared the milk. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Actually, she seems to be hanging pretty tough about the Sammick situation. We just got the call. Emma died this morning.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Park was just her height, but he seemed taller. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

White read the evaluator’s psychological study of Hale, but there was some evil that seemed beyond the scope of science. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

If she had known that in this country of “dreams” everybody talked about, things would be harder than they seemed, she wouldn’t have brought us here. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed to feel awkward standing in the kitchen doing nothing; he lumbered into the living room to watch TV while I worked. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I asked them about Gene Shoemaker, a man who seems to have been universally revered. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have returned at the head of what looked like the families and friends of every Hogwarts student who had remained to fight, along with the shopkeepers and homeowners of Hogsmeade. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was wrong afore when I said it seemed couldn’t nothing make this man cry. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Her lips still moved but she seemed to be losing energy now, losing her will to pray. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s my eyes playing tricks, or the moonlight, but the fog seems to be transforming. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Romilda Vane,” said Ron softly, and his whole face seemed to illuminate as he said it, as though hit by a ray of purest sunlight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When it seemed there was no more air, no more hope, the animals began to run out through the fire into the open, where spears and arrows waited. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What had once seemed an honorable inclination now struck me as a heavy and inconvenient affectation. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be offended, but you seem to be one of those people who just attract accidents like a magnet. So . . . try not to fall into the ocean or get run over or anything, all right?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“She seemed to think it was safer. Well, that’s all, you may leave.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He must have been drinking all the time, but he seemed to be under control. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Her world seems small, in my opinion, but that’s how she wants it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It would be a help, Kira thought, because it all seemed so new, so foreign. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard Parker’s territorial claims seemed to be limited to the floor of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their entrenched inwardness, a profoundly interior consciousness, seemed at times woven into their personalities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems too early for snow, which makes this night even more beautiful—like an unexpected present. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to think it made it more in order. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s dressed like he’s in a Shakespeare play and doesn’t seem like a real person. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The hucksters cried above the traffic sounds and I seemed to hear them from a distance, unsure of what they said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I—I didn’t mean Baby to fall. She was just so little and cute—seemed to me like I just had to take a pop at her.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“He’s creepy enough, but he just doesn’t seem the Rattler type.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have fallen of their own accord. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The third floor corridor seemed to be deserted. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed senseless to run away without money. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee carried a tin lantern to light the way, for it was one of those clear early winter nights when the sky riots with stars and the earth seems doubly dark because of them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Jon, “sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Let’s give her a few more days. She seems to have adjusted.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

After a while, they noticed that the ground seemed to be sloping downward, though the trees were as thick as ever. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“In due time, Ophelia, it will come to light,” said Hamlet, though he seemed not to be thinking of our love, for his face was grim. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Still I am beating my wings against the walls of my cage,” I said ruefully, “for Elsinore sometimes seems a prison to me.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Like everyone else in the shell house, Ulbrickson soon discovered that the only time Moch didn’t seem entirely happy and comfortable in the coxswain’s seat was when he was in the lead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

To Alfons, the wait seemed like an eternity, but, at last, Hitler approached the podium. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The other two seemed to have experienced the same unpleasant sensation. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But every time I opened my mouth, nothing seemed right. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The principal doesn’t seem to be scared at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She seemed in perpetual danger of falling off, or of being devoured by her enormous overcoat. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They came to a giant boulder that seemed to block the trail until Matt saw a round hole in the middle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the youngest matron and the only one that seemed to actually talk to the orphans instead of at them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He seemed to bow under the weight of what I was saying. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The peasants are up in arms. Every day there are new demands. It seems as if they want to be patrones themselves. The best thing you can do is sell the property.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede could not stop staring at her, and she wondered if even the water in those pitchers was somehow thickened with magic, for nothing seemed usual tonight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Emperor’s letter in my pocket seems suddenly heavier, and I close my hand over it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It seems to go on forever, down every hall and up every stairwell. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“People without Noise don’t seem like nothing at all.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It seemed like getting married, like being married, like you and me were married. Like the only kind of wedding we could ever have.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed hardly out of breath, in spite of climbing, but his hand trembled as he reached out to take hold of the railing, and his face was wet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

In this arena, fencing seems like a white sport. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She waited, but it seemed that was all he was going to say. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem to have warmed her up nicely.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Running the Maze seemed like such a waste of time compared to figuring out the code. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But it seems vital to get it right. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The bustle of the North End was an arresting sight, and in the middle of it all, dwarfing almost every other building around it, stood an enormous structure that seemed completely out of place. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

My family was all together again and we had our own home, so it seemed that all was well. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a not-too-bad-looking man around thirty-five who seemed too tired even to pretend to be all polite and friendly and he said I’m sorry to bother you but have you got any drugs? How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he turned, it seemed that everything in the freight yard—horses, wagons, automobiles, railroad cars—was coming right at him on a wave of molasses. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Only for a few minutes now and then does he seem to be rational and to recognize me or even see or hear me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His horrified expression seemed to be asking: How could you? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The waiter seemed a little offended about the flowers of the Pyrenees, so I overtipped him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Thula seemed suddenly to find what she had been looking for. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course, they would have needed to keep him alive. Harry, throw down the imposter’s cloak — he’s freezing. Madam Pomfrey will need to see him, but he seems in no immediate danger.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed that I could not wake up. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His courage seemed suddenly to stiffen of its own accord. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Even early in the morning the day did not seem fresh. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I must have spoken too softly, for Hamlet did not seem to hear me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Now, next to some extreme forms of hip-hop, Chuck Berry seems as dangerous as Beethoven. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Prince Humperdinck didn’t seem to mind, and in Florin, if he didn’t, you didn’t either. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looked desperately sad and broken; even his stalwart manhood seemed to have shrunk somewhat under the strain of his much-tried emotions. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Now it seems that it is the Angkar that is working for him, and that we all work for him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s known to be quiet and refined, and he seemed, from our superficial acquaintance with him, to be nice. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The whole sky seemed like a black top spinning from the mountain where Atlas was imprisoned, and where the Titan palace of Mount Othrys was rising anew. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She forgot all about her interview with Joey, who didn’t seem to mind; he stood next to me, his arm around my shoulders, beaming. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This place must seem silly to you,” he acknowledges, watching her gaze up at the walls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed he was always tired these days. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pressure waves appeared smaller—even the boulder didn’t seem as large. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But”—he looked at Jesse and his eyes were those of a pleading little boy —“but I can’t seem to give him up.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

‘It seems to be a record of the fortunes of Balin’s folk,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“They aren’t really soldiers, they’re—” And then she got a punch to the gut, too, though it didn’t seem to hurt her. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Rockmouth isn’t as dangerous as he seems,” said the goose, out of breath. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Alice’s phone seemed to be at her ear before it buzzed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His skin was covered with patches of scraggly red fur, though ninety percent of his body hair seemed to be concentrated in his magnificent eyebrows. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Wights were supposed to be brilliant, but these guys seemed like drones to me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Their maps made the progress seem more real. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I thought toads were extinct,” she said as she turned it over, curious about its legs; they seemed almost useless. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

These fellows whose bodies seemed—what had one of my teachers said of me?—"You're like one of these African sculptures, distorted in the interest of a design." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence of the door closing bothered Nathan, because it seemed like Uncle Jet was hiding something. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be pleased with what he saw for he always wagged his tail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments she looked at Mark Fossie, who seemed to shrink away, then she turned and moved back into the gloom. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the protozoan, not yet as famous as he should be, who seems to be telling us everything about everything, all at once. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed smaller than I remembered, a little squirrel of a guy, short and stumpy-looking. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yells of fighting and sharp crackle of smashing glass blended with dinosaur growls and occasional musket shots in a rising tide of terror that seemed to seep from the streets all around them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“He started arguing with himself like he was two people. The guards had to take him away. On the good side, no one seemed to notice I finished his stew.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Standing straight as a poker, she seemed to need her hickory stick not for support but for communication. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men didn’t seem to be paying any attention. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Travers seemed a little taken aback at that, and he turned instead to Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He really seemed to like it, and I guess because of that I played better than I usually do, and hardly made any mistakes. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His taste buds seemed to have phased into the shadow world permanently. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had refused their food, though he had, as usual, accepted a mouthful of water; and then he had seemed to curl up for a sleep. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They’d need a lot of resources, and it didn’t seem like it would be easy to get people to pony up. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Magdalys wanted to ask her who on earth she was, this strange, slender girl who seemed to know everything from battle tactics to acrobatics, but she restrained herself. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Each resident seemed to be making some contribution, however small, to the general cacophony of dropping pots, booming television sets, arguing voices, screaming children, and slamming doors. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

To his surprise, the old man asked him a question which seemed unrelated to the seeing-beyond. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were still four full miles to cover, and he was weak with a deep weariness that seemed to penetrate every muscle of his body. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right now, he doesn’t even seem to care about himself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And seemed like Miss Love was enjoying being wooed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

One toddler actually seemed to be trembling with fear. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But Matt was used to bodyguards at all family affairs, and it seemed natural for them to be there. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the white men and women standing around us seemed to be observing anxiously. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that Beverly, the second of Mr. Clutter’s surviving daughters, had married Mr. Vere Edward English, the young biology student to whom she had long been engaged. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed distraught, as if the pain of the whole world had settled in his soul. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Because he's not just good-looking—he's nerdy, and funny, and nice, and he actually seems to enjoy talking to me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It pounded regularly for a minute, and then suddenly more softly, and then again in a quick flurry, seeming to be going methodically from door to door at the end of the hall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

At least he seems to be in a good mood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Panic attacks seem like a normal response to me.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She just talked, in a flow that made her seem alternately questioning and desperate to be heard. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He needed a haircut, and his eyes were red-rimmed and seemed kind of sunken. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

At first it seemed as though the door had closed by accident. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But his general gist seemed to be close to his lordship's, concluding with a call for a freezing of German reparation payments and the withdrawal of French troops from the Ruhr region. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“In this cable were data and theories that seemed to have come directly from inside the Manhattan Project,” Lamphere explained. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I tried it once and didn’t seem to like it.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like there were acres and acres of grass and a pond and wonderful shrubs. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That seemed like as good a time as any to take my leave of the situation, so I closed the door and went to the bathroom. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It hesitated, seemed to hold for a moment as if trying to find the current; then the moving water caught the logs and the raft started to move. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

They almost gave you the feeling that you could hear things inside his head going “whirr-clank-buzz,” but for once it didn’t seem to have anything to do with laughter. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curving staircase was around the corner from the dining room; the upstairs seemed a lot quieter and less alcohol-filled than the downstairs. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He always seems so relaxed standing in front of a group, like it’s one of his favorite things to do. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The sun was behind them and their long shadows stalked ahead, and they seemed to carry two towers of darkness with them. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the moment, it still seemed possible that there was some place with room for the three of them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Between his legs hung a limp cocoon that seemed smoother, free of the wrinkles that crisscrossed the rest of his body like mosquito netting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that he awoke them, and they awoke him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The more upset Claire got, the more fun it all seemed. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The old thick walls sucked in coat after coat of whitewash made with lime in salt water, which, as it dried, seemed to have a luminosity of its own. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he began to talk; he never went to sleep without talking first and he seemed to feel that prayers lasting more than three minutes were showing off. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right away, we could rule out a few grammatical shitstorms, along with anything that seemed too technically knowledgeable about sex. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Above me, black Mary was flecked with honey and seemed not at all surprised. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it seems likely that he did not want to ally with the foreigners primarily for their guns, as they believed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But Mama made it seem like I was all she ever wanted. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed so obvious to him that this was news. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her thoughts were not my thoughts, nor her feelings my feelings, but we were close enough so that her thoughts and feelings seemed a wry, black image of my own. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

If successful experimentation depends on nature being economical and regular, then the study of the magnet after Gilbert seemed to undermine the conviction that this was so. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But her beauty often seems at odds with her piety. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her backpack seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The novelty of a pretrial capital defendant on death row seemed to motivate other prisoners to get in Walter's ear every day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I said it was fine with me: he seemed pleased. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Both boxes seemed to be filled with dusty photo frames. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The tunnel seemed the same in both directions. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Thanatos gave her a strange look—possibly pity, though that didn’t seem like an emotion Death would understand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Junior told Richard, “I used to come by almost every day. Now I come by after school. It’s nice. It seems that it gives us more to talk about.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed only for a moment, but the horse’s thundering hooves belied its grace, for it seemed to glide more than run. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

At first sight it seemed that an enormous horizontal door was flying up the road toward them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The official muttered under his breath and finally seemed to make up his mind. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He went to the door and opened it; a most unnecessary proceeding it seemed to me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, but how do they seem to you?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem to know quite well what you want, Barbarino,” Victor snapped. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing seems to grow here, nothing outdoors anyway. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They seemed not to know there were places where we could be free. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This is no gay tryst, though, because they seem to take turns in the bed, one sleeping in the room and the other one napping in their van outside. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It began to seem that the room smelled like cigarette smoke. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a time, it seemed as if something like normalcy was returning to his life. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But nothing about the data on these two seems suspicious. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a monster here—how was anything supposed to even seem safe again? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure why, but it seemed like the sort of thing you didn’t tell a vice-principal unless you absolutely had to. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s actually our first time doing the play with the orchestra, and just hearing them practice makes it seem that much more real. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though everybody was after him. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But in reality, it seemed now that Deborah had started talking, she might never stop again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

If ending a sentence with than I or than she or than they seems awkward or fussy, you might simply add the missing thought: Trixie loves spaghetti more than I do. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bag End seemed a more desirable residence than it had for years, and he wanted to savour as much as he could of his last summer in the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t decide if they seemed more like one of those quirky sitcom families or a bunch of weirdos who make a good first impression but flip out behind closed doors. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed odd to think of her with a roof over her head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The consensus seems to be heading for a figure of about 13.7 billion years, but these things are notoriously difficult to measure, as we shall see further on. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Classroom doors open, and it seems like everybody and their momma pour into the halls. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The cloth of her shirt seemed stuck to her rolls of fat, and her hair was long and spiraled into a large ball pinned to her head. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loki seemed almost serious as he said, “It is. This is where my family came from.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was also a pleasure and a relief to have a maid who read and who seemed to be acquainted with some of the great masters of literature. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my one conversation with her father, he seemed to be of the same mind. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They stood for what seemed like a long time, exchanging words, separated by the screen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The room seemed much smaller in the daylight. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A Reb came over a rock, bayonet fixed, black thin point forward and poised, face seemed blinded, head twitched. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of Mica, it seemed, emptied out and headed for the game. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“How odd. How strange. And my wife thirty and yet you seem so much older at times. I can't get over it.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top and bottom peaks of the diamond were elongated into a straight line, and it seemed to be symmetrically perfect. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I asked, fighting the sarcasm that seemed my only defense against incompetence. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And sure, he was told Grandpop was blind, but he wanted to play it safe—the whole blind thing might’ve been a bluff, a theory that seemed a lot less silly after what happened next. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Rather, he pointed out that “geniuses like Beethoven, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare and Fischer come out of the head of Zeus, seem to be generally programmed, know before instructed.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The breathlessness of the air was growing as they climbed; and now they seemed often in the blind dark to sense some resistance thicker than the foul air. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When a case got really out of hand he phoned a local doctor and sometimes one came if it seemed to be an emergency. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had deep dimples in her smile and didn’t seem angry anymore. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those old ladies seem to be dropping like flies,” he said, and pressed more tobacco into the charred bowl of his pipe. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Daisy put her arm through his abruptly but he seemed absorbed in what he had just said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her face and hair were completely white; she seemed to him like a ghost. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Our daddy seems taller than anyone else in all of Greenville. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He looked at it then back at Pa and it seemed like he was fixing to cry. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed, to Joe, a life of extraordinary ease and privilege, and it confirmed what he had been thinking—he did want something more out of life than what Sequim could offer. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

What is there about an English accent that makes people seem more intelligent than they maybe are? The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting comfortably in the notorious wine house; he was surrounded by women who seemed to enjoy him and who laughed out loud. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfair though this may seem on the Muggle in question, it is nevertheless preferable to being burnt at the stake or drowned in the village duckpond. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kruger seemed as ignorant of these episodes in the history' of his own people as he was of the Freedom Charter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

James was always willing to tell Dicey what he was learning, even though he seemed to have no interest in discussing other things with her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bushes and hedges are trimmed with a precision that seems almost silly. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This particular one did seem extra long, though. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The facts which had previously convinced him now seemed mere chance occurrences. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Even though the water has not been proven to contain any special properties, it was used in the elixir that seems to have helped many people overcome the sickness still plaguing so many outside Manifest. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A thousand per day seemed like a lot of money, but it was a mere blip of the total they had to spend. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke softly and always seemed to be smiling but never appeared to be anything less than completely genuine and compassionate. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was entirely conscious and from the glimpses I caught of his face seemed to be fairly calm. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It now seemed really clear that, having assumed they were to hear a beaudful or entertaining violin recital, they were disappointed, and were allowing their peace and quiet to be disturbed only out of politeness. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaisa seemed unperturbed and merely asked, “When will you be free?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The relative anonymity of these kids seemed to aggravate their plight and their despair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her grim expression seemed to say: What will become of me? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They closed in on the man, who never seemed to be aware that he was being stalked. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It seemed like all of the fight was out of Byron and we’d only been in Birmingham for a couple of minutes. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be going all to hell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The pneumatic doors were slightly askew where the troll had barged through, but otherwise everything seemed operational. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“But. . . are you saying Karkaroff put my name in the goblet? Because if he did, he’s a really good actor. He seemed furious about it. He wanted to stop me from competing.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We will,” said Sir Ector, who was in the secret That seems to me to be inconsistent Why does he help me to fight wars, if they are bad things?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her that I’d never written a story for anybody, but that it seemed like exactly the right time to get down to it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Every bone still seemed to tremble, and my head suddenly felt full of helium. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But to Vetch, watching in terror through the dark twilight from far off over the sand, it seemed that Ged was overcome, for he saw the clear radiance fail and grow dim. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sky became quite gray and, along with it, the whole countryside seemed to lose its color and assume the same monotonous tone. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed that they all seemed to hand the driver money before saying goodbye. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We got into the Brackebuschs’ van and drove out of the big city and away from the lights of Seattle that seemed to slash at the car windows. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a white belt, and seemed younger than me, so it was weird to hear her called Ms. Anything. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I was four, my grandmother seemed like a giant. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

They had tightened in the night and seemed to pull at his chest when he moved. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

This pronouncement seemed to have a strong effect on the people in the courtroom. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Why did her voice suddenly seem so deep, out of nowhere? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I seem to be for now,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sitting with Rafe on the edge of a parking lot, though, made all of it seem a little less heavy, at least. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Jupiter’s moons made this arrangement rather less implausible than it had seemed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We can never seem to get rid of the clouds of flies. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed to share one wide, ecstatic grin. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He tried to meet Pa with eagle eyes, but he seemed young. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He’s not big for size, but the longer you fight him, the bigger he seems to get. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day I looked at Gat, lying in the Clairmont hammock with a book, and he seemed, well, like he was mine. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Her hair hung like a clump of discolored marsh weeds, bound with vines and ornamented with bejeweled pins that seemed about to lose themselves in the hopeless tangle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Principal Jenkins seems a little irked at being called by his first name, but he doesn’t say anything. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

This may seem like a tempting move, but it had its down side. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

And the old man peered and said, “It seems a beast well castrated.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

On the flat under-side Frodo saw some scratches: ‘There seems to be a stroke, a dot, and three more strokes,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It did not seem to me to have the thrust of land that supports itself and its owner. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None of them Breedloves seem right anyhow. That boy is off somewhere every minute, and the girl was always foolish.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed ten years older than the last time I had seen her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he talked about her, Roli rolled his eyes and seemed to spit tacks. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But it seems to be full of possibilities. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Their laughter seemed sparse and strained compared to the great gales that had greeted Groat’s and Penny’s antics at Joffrey’s wedding feast, and some hissed at him in anger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed pretty exciting when we passed a house, especially if there were some people there. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby seemed asleep with its head on her shoulder, but even the baby was swaying its hands gently in time to the music. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Of the half dozen officers whom I had told about the book prior to publication, none had seemed angry or concerned, but I knew that Newjack wouldn’t please everybody. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a lot of old guys talking into microphones in Washington, D.C., which to us was just a faraway city filled with a lot of white buildings and white men. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Those dumb mountains seemed to be perched right along the river, standing smack between him and the sea. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The hooded stones seemed to soften into movement; the one who had looked so strangely at me began to whisper to his neighbor. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Hang that William Williams again. When his eyes bulge out, they seem to look at my very soul.’ The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He seemed as big as Father, and as strong. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be hiding down her usual toilet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, she doesn’t seem like the type, does she?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z