“It’s probably so much malarkey,” said Mack, “but Hazel he takes it serious. I’ll ask him to look you up, Doc.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph was an unusual partner for Karen, but she was in such serious decline that nothing she did made any sense to her friends and family. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Finally,” Ashish said from behind the camera, “I thought you two were never going to get serious.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious, now. Take this down to Daddy right away, and then I’ll see you at the pool later on,” he said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Having serious conversations on balconies while looking out at the ocean.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

On any given late afternoon or evening, up to a dozen serious men might be seated around this table intently playing cards—poker, blackjack, monte, hearts, even bridge occasionally, you name it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early stories, he is oftenest a beautiful serious youth who gives good gifts to men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this period, he also began to pay serious attentions to the sixteen-year-old daughter of George Blumer, Yale’s medical school dean. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I remember she was serious, and I remember looking at her like she was crazy. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture the serious white people as we’d come to know them, in their suits and hard briefcases and closely cropped hair. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was a ritual as serious as the morning prayers of a missionary, and one which I took pains to finish well before Caroline could be expected to wake up. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m really being serious. When I saw you just now, I was super glad. I mean, I didn’t know if Shriya would take care of you or not.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if “Kill the umpire” was maybe something that was meant half serious when they shouted it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was how close they were to being a serious menace. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eww” I say, instead of my usual “Ill,” and Maya goes, “Are you serious?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A serious face put the smiler on the defensive, a rare smile put a nervous witness at ease. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s blond, ruddy faced, and really built—the dude’s got serious muscles. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Grandma looks at the camera with a serious expression. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In fact, I believe that’s the only novel I have ever read since I started serious reading. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I asked: “Ruth, are you serious about Tommy? I mean, if I do persuade him, and you get back together, you won’t hurt him again?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was regal in her bearing and, like all of us, very serious about her studies. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That remained deadly serious behind the whirling balls, as if it had nothing to do with his dancing hands, nothing to do with their skill, nothing to do with their carefree lightness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s just something I noticed in Four, too. Abnegation produces deeply serious people. People who automatically see things like need,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I felt I was dealing fate a serious blow by engaging such a handsome adversary. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve thought about this a lot,” said the second mummy, sounding serious, “and I really think... if I looked like him, seriously, I think that I’d kill myself.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was in a serious relationship with Mohammed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sherm pointed his flashlight at his very serious face and looked at her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Are these things serious? I’m not economist enough to trace the fearful consequences of such things.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

For over a century, institutional care for Americans suffering from serious mental illness shifted between prisons and hospitals set up to manage people with mental illness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“She was very serious. She made me take the earrings out and let the holes close up.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Are you guys serious? You want to track down some homeless dude you barely know?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Misplacing a loaded gun was a serious matter, and Curly was highly annoyed with himself. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school had better facilities than the primary schools, but it lacked many things, and overcrowding was still a serious problem. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a serious and solemn ceremony, and as a rule on formal occasions everyone skaals everyone else round the table once. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. I love you, and I don’t know what I’m going to do without you. I’ll probably call you, like, ten times a day.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He leaned across the table, getting real serious. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In general, he was a somewhat serious person and didn’t do a lot of that kind of monkey play even before the camps. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But presently looking serious again she said, “I wish I could truly understand what you tell me. I am too stupid.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then Papa said, “Amil, you can’t read. You play around too much and draw little pictures. You must be more serious or you will become nothing.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even now that I had a serious boyfriend, my girlfriends were the ones who held me steady. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I told you, but she, uh. Well, when she fired me, she told me that if I wasn’t a thousand percent serious about you, I needed to break things off.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I had progressed to really serious reading, every night at about ten p.m. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when they were safe in their compartment, when nothing serious could go wrong, did Mother fret. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

No elite horse had ever returned to top form after such a serious injury and lengthy layoff. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We had a serious asbestos problem,” he said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When Mom uses all three names, it’s serious. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was referring to a situation where you have more than one person in need of serious medical attention, but your resources are too limited to treat them both. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Danny was looking at me, his sculptured face wearing a serious expression. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tallow was behaving in too serious and friendly a manner. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Within days of the raids, widespread reports of serious abuses that had taken place during the January 2 raids began to surface. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Even seated, she was noticeably shorter than he, and she looked quite serious and nervous, her lips pulled in tight as she looked down. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Addison is waiting outside her office, like she does, and she's trying to smile but she's not really a smiling kind of person and I can tell this is serious, whatever it is. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

His face is totally serious at first, but then he cracks and starts laughing. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

My father told me that night that there had been a serious question in his mind about how ethical it was for him to give Danny books to read behind his father’s back. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Alex had gotten a rug burn so serious his mom had to take him to the doctor the next day. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s even more fun when it’s something serious.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s funny to be so serious when I’m not even out of high school?” she asked. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked as serious as I could and didn’t laugh, even though I wanted to because when Charlie got testy, it was funny. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I laughed, but then saw from his face that he was serious. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Fish and Wildlife Service has found it necessary to express serious concern over this trend, pointing out that “parathion treated areas constitute a potential hazard to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Cuz knowledge is dangerous,” he says, as serious as I’ve ever seen him and when I look into his Noise to see what he’s hiding, it roars up and slaps me back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She may have had the support of those at the convention, but many others had serious reservations about her ability to lead. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Come on, I told this kid I know named Benny to meet us at my usual table. If you’re serious about this band thing, you’re going to want to know him too.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They read my insistence as mere obstinacy, as foolishness, something that would quickly pass; and they had no notion how desperately serious the tale had made me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s supposed to be serious. Islam is serious. Marriage is serious. Who said anything about fun?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She still had to train her recruits and prove that they could make their mark as serious combat teams. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I was silently asking if this guy was serious. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Giti was no longer as shy, or as serious, as before. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He got this serious look on his face, like we weren’t just kidding around in his kitchen. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“How do you know this to be so?” the Paqo asked with a serious face, but I could see he was pleased. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“But we’re going to find out. And we sure know it’s very serious.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He fixed the girl with a nonthreatening half smile, but his eyes looked deadly serious. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

In Panama, where tests were begun in 1961, this bacterial insecticide may be the answer to one or more of the serious problems confronting banana growers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Before. Once he decide to go to America, he change. He very determine. But he happy serious.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Yet Ames stayed under the radar, avoiding serious trouble with his employer. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was serious and it was deadly, but it was nothing compared to what took place the next day, particularly during the evening. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She had published a few pieces in small, serious literary magazines early in our marriage, written some book reviews, articles, but nothing, she said harshly, that wasn’t half- embarrassing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“What if I told you your home life is part of the problem? We have to get serious now, Joey. It’s time we look at the big picture.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just six words, and the conversation turns serious again. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

All those little signs—the teasing, the bossy, scolding words—that’s how you know if it is serious. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let the staffers know through painstaking displays of competence and efficiency that I was serious about the work however menial and clerical, and that I was ready to do what anyone of authority required. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not just embarrassed,” I say, serious, my voice still low. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She had that expression that made me wonder if she was serious or not. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she had overheard an account of serious insubordination to the King, yet in her heart she was glad that her uncle had known this small victory. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“No wonder you didn’t write any da-zi-bao criticizing the teachers. You have serious problems with your class standing.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up and see Ms. Simon’s serious, sad expression. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, though, Zion and I would have to do some serious ninja blocks when a pretzel or grape flew at our heads. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The surrounding buildings were dull and serious in comparison. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But there were more serious alchemists such as Paracelsus and even Isaac Newton. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was serious so I went on home. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We are perturbing our poor planet in serious and contradictory ways. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

With felonies — serious crimes — on the subway system at an all-time high, Bratton decided to crack down on fare- beating. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, my dad did have a serious talk with the boy’s parents. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge glanced at Sherm, who had stopped taking notes and was watching Em with a serious look. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s very simple, Todd assures us, just a “matter of taking people who have a very serious problem, though probably not anywhere near as serious as they think it is, and leaving them happy.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she stopped suddenly at the sight of a beautiful collie which regarded her out of serious brown eyes as it wagged its tail on the porch. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

His stare was serious, and his stance like that of a trained boxer preparing to pounce. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She has serious doubts, as you might understand. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Garfield asked Bliss how serious the injury was. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Leans against the stop sign and asks, “Fatima, I’m serious. How you gon’ change the world?” Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Goofy and funny and talented and sweet and so serious about his culture. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She wore a simple white dress and a hard expression, her face strikingly pretty even though she appeared to be giving serious thought to gouging out my windpipe. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Neither was Al Ulbrickson, though he was starting to have some serious doubts about the sophomores. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A serious, short-haired dog-about- town with a curling tail sauntered into the alley, making his stations, but he smelled Cal and took a wide circle around him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

What I had was winning at ball, and I took it serious. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It gave her a serious look, like she could straighten you out if necessary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wound was far more serious than Garfield’s, and without emergency treatment, Reagan would have died. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Why the Colonel, who literally couldn’t afford to get in serious trouble? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Oh, yeah, this is really serious if he’s introducing her to our grandparents. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Archery was a serious occupation in those days. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prison may have been serious, but from within it, looking out my cell window, I knew life outside prison was more interesting. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

"I'm not drunk. I'm quite serious. Is Robert Cohn going to follow Brett around like a steer all the time?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn't believe I was actually about to do this, but seeing how serious Brit was, I felt like I had to. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The only serious downer through Idaho: her team. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Stella laughed and paged through the clothing section again, her face slowly growing more serious. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He paused, and then continued with a quieter, even more serious tone. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t smiling anymore; he looked serious, almost sad. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

So partly the boys are not a serious matter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Sailor, this is serious business," he replied, underlining each word with his tone. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. You be you. Keep being authentic.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It burned her arm and her right leg, but it wasn’t serious, she said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

More serious infractions, or a blatant disregard of Klan warnings, resulted in beatings, whippings, and, occasionally, lynchings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No posing for hours on end,” she says, looking back at the preemie, her face suddenly serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“No, I mean it,” he says, and his voice dips down the way it always does when he’s being serious, for once. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

For many lads, it’s their lifeblood, and it shouldn’t be restricted, withdrawn, or used manipulatively except under the most serious circumstances. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t following everything the doctor was saying but, as people do with doctors, they were attentive to his manner, trying to see how serious things were. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was only later that I discovered there was a serious flaw with the American version. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweetie Pie stroked Winn-Dixie’s head so long and serious that his eyes drooped half closed and drool came out of the side of his mouth. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, trying to tiptoe around anything serious. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Dad did some serious online shopping on Christmas Eve. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“And”—looking very serious, she raised a finger—“one shot of vodka.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Shackleton’s only serious concern at that point was that the ship would drift far off course with the moving ice pack, causing even more delay. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It moved the fight in the quadrangle from one-on-one spit-and-run attacks to something more serious. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

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

“The trip? You mean you were serious about that?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He had a very serious look on his face. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

If Percy had been serious about leaving the choice to Bob, then she didn’t like how much he trusted the Titan. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious,” she scowled, but already a bit of a smile broke through in her voice. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He reaches out, his gloved hand gently touching my face, his blue eyes dark, serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She uses her adult voice, so I know that she’s very serious. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She hangs up and turns to me, cold and serious. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know now: it’s definitely a Sign, and I’m serious about blowing with the wind today. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? We’ve been so good, there might as well be halos above our heads!” exclaimed Jessie, her glasses slipping down the bridge of her nose. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

One of the flight attendants enters the cockpit to find out how serious the situation is. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Husband was too serious a word, and it would have been unseemly of me to call him by his name. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Reckless endangerment: “under circumstances not amounting to a felony office, the person recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury of another person.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Manet lay down his fork, his expression serious for the first time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Howard has scheduled me to have Friday off one week, Tuesday and Wednesday the next, and I would have to do some serious sucking up to arrive at a more stable and congenial schedule. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a reliance on averages can have more serious consequences than misshapen cubes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professor Croaker’s law—the furthest someone can go back in time without the possibility of serious harm to the traveler or time itself is five hours. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

She’s a small, serious woman with carefully bobbed hair and pressed slacks and a pendant necklace you see on church ladies, but she grips Annabelle’s hands and looks her dead straight in the eyes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes I do. It’s really pretty. And you know, I actually think it will look perfect once we style your hair. I’m serious.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and put on a serious face again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The hair of her eyebrows is darker, lending her otherwise friendly features a serious expression. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had been in a few small scuffles with kids at school over the girl-name thing, but nothing serious. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. She’s such a drama queen, and she kind of proved to me just what kind of friend she is. I don’t miss her.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Everybody got into the defense and we started doing some serious ball-hawking. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I just want it right. No hassles. No ... You know, burglary is a serious crime. I don’t want to end up in—” “What burglary? This ain’t no burglary. This is Pilate.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was in the hospital in serious condition. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The situation was serious enough that Gerhardt Fischer, Bobby’s father of record, feared Joan and Bobby might be in great danger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’d expected her to say something more serious, but I didn’t know what. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What if I was serious about wanting to kiss you?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it is” Abruptly, his expression turns more serious. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Baby, I’m sorry. I didn’t think you were serious with me.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was also a daughter of Ares, and I’d had a very serious disagreement with her father last summer, so now the god of war and all his children basically hated my guts. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘And only got hit over the head? He got off easy. Filching a soldier’s arms is a serious misdemeanor. Wonder Lieutenant Bragg didn’t kill him.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious,” he says, pulling back from me, looking me in the eye. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her expression grew serious as she watched me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Baba and Uncle were leaning over a rail, talking in deep, serious voices. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second, if we did get in we would probably be caught, and, as his guides, we, as well as Denman, would be in serious trouble. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Although we associate rounds with children, there are many complex and lengthy rounds with more serious topics for adults. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Buck rabbits on their own seldom or never go in for serious digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Chuck, I just went through the Changing. Do you think I’m serious?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And then Joey intervened, looking as serious as he did the night before, after Chas backed down. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“A few simple questions, Sam, nothing serious. Let's start with who was in the car with you.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Be serious,” I say, but in truth, I feel electrified, jangly, awake. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Abbey said, “Muleman’ll have that tub fixed up good as new in a week. What was Dad thinking? If he was serious, he would’ve burned the dam thing to the waterline.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You did a good job with your investigating,” Dad said, his voice now turning serious. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

There has to be something serious, something provable, something that violates school policies, or something that violates the law. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyways, the details don’t hardly matter. There was some serious ugliness, and yours truly had to go underground.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Hideo is more reserved, his expression as serious as I remember it, even as he gives polite greetings of his own. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you interested in and serious about this program?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah, it’s all chill after seventh,” she jokes, but then she gets serious. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The serious, systematic study of medicine was intensifying, and to scientists the human body was like the polar icecap, something to be studied and explored. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Redemption was even talking now, chattering about if Pet was really serious about showing itself, if he was really going to be able to see it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Carriage accidents were serious in wartime Washington and could prove deadly. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to me, his eyes all serious, but calm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The only feel I had for these guys was that Lu was cocky, and Mikey seemed way too serious to share, and Aaron...well, Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Now, Marly, it’s not that serious,” he said, and patted her as he passed. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

For one long second, he thinks she’s serious and his heart stops completely, goose bumps rising like soldiers across his skin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

An interest in magical beasts was considered dangerous and suspect, and taking a case full of such creatures into a major city was, in retrospect, a serious mistake. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walks slowly, but he isn’t hunched over, which makes me think Tobias didn’t do him any serious damage. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Yeah, I’m serious. Did you not hear me before? Ma and Pappa are worried sick about you. You can’t just walk out on them and think I’ll cover for you.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I pictured her brown eyes, how serious and deep they were, how she could look right into me in her quiet way and make me feel better. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and I couldn’t tell whether she was being serious or joking, because her next move was to lean over and kiss me on the cheek. I dunno. She’s hard to read.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“He’s serious,” said Worm, wiping tears from his eyes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Coach,” I said half laughing but still serious, “can you give me a harder lesson?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then John Mark switches, goes a little serious. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Had he really gone mad at last? But he was serious.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You serious? Don’t play with me, play lotto. You serious?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Momma’s voice is low and serious, and I wish we could go back to joking about track. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She was about to consider taking more serious action—though she didn’t know what that would be—when she felt Taisin stir beneath her hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, with a mixture of the serious and the playful, which she hoped would best suit his half and half state, she replied, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The only photograph of Shadow as a kid that Laura had liked enough to frame showed a serious child with unruly hair and dark eyes standing beside a table, laden high with cakes and cookies. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

That was the most serious prison of all. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

That meant “a very serious difficulty will arise when the attempt is made to accelerate ions ... to higher energies than obtained thus far.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They began to grow serious in a way they had never been before. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He entered the army in 1964 when it became clear that if he didn’t join the military and get off the streets, something serious was going to happen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I usually carried with me six loaded plates, which allowed me only six exposures, so that clicking the shutter even once was a serious business that had to be carefully thought out before-hand. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it took you forever to leave, to realize that I was serious. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They look serious in each one, as if they’re ready to stab the photographer. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Is your grandma serious about coming? It’s so crazy, going to these random places because of me.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Where she was serious and gentle he was intense and humorous, utterly engaged in the world in a way none of her family really was. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very urgent that heavy water be destroyed. Hope this can be done without too serious consequences. Send our best wishes for good luck in the work.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you never met anyone you wanted?” he asked in a serious tone that made me wonder what he was thinking about. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Miig was talking with Minerva, who was still in the wagon, low and serious. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

"Sho, all you want, long as I got 'em. I can see you a serious yam eater, young fellow. You eating them right away?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance. Now be quiet!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her face is very young, very serious, even pretty. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in the back of the room where I always sit and dreaming about laying some serious lip on Celia when I heard Mr. Galicki calling my name. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of these were important problems, serious, but I could solve them if I got to work quickly. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The first serious preseason practices began on Monday. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t generally go in for serial stories,” she said, her expression momentarily serious and unreadable. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s something very serious I want to discuss with you. Though it’s not something I want to bring up on the street...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I had no idea that my parents were dead and that we would be the only serious suspects in a double homicide. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It was a minor disagreement, maybe. But nothing serious enough for you to be having a panic attack.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was so fully aware that only serious moods and occupations were acceptable, that in his presence every effort to sustain or follow any other became vain: I fell under a freezing spell. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dr. Black had a serious face that seemed to be hiding a smile. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She spoke lightly, as if Ash were a nervous sight hound who might be spooked by a more serious tone, and Ash managed to say, “No, of course not.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing serious trick-wear: all black clothes, hair tied back tight, a knapsack over one shoulder. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Laughing at Dallas and Florida was a serious offense, in the eyes of the Trepids. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like whoever wrote this note just wants attention. If they were serious, they would have told us who they were.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Grandpop raised his eyebrows well above the top of his sunglasses, letting Genie know he was serious about getting the tea himself. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

In the lone, faded, wedding photograph, she is looking directly into the camera, her eyes serious and somber, her small body robed in a full-sleeved, polka- dot wedding dress. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just living for the day that Odessa High beats Permian,” said Vickie Gomez, the thought bringing a smile to her usually serious lips. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sounds so frantically serious, and I am so tired, that I don't think to question him. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

In the dark, I could see he looked really serious and tired, but his eyes were kind of smiling. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Farmer’s whimsical tone didn’t mean that everything he said wasn’t completely serious. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

His only serious activity, besides watching anything on the TV, is doodling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Is it genetic coding or something that boys can’t be serious?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Back at Holman, it wasn't long before he again showed serious emotional and psychological distress. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They’re completely involved in their game, their eyes serious as they move their brushes up and down in their make-believe job. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Bystanders commented softly to Nigro on how steadfast and serious the boy appeared. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But now it was already after 1:00, and I was beginning to have serious doubts. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Be serious, Mary Anne. What do you think will really happen?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

To sit with her and let Eliza know she was serious about being her friend. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

In the first Democratic primary in New Hampshire, the president barely squeaked past Eugene McCarthy, an antiwar senator who had not been expected to pose a serious challenge. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

That night after dinner, Quintus had us suit up in combat armor like we were getting ready for capture the flag, but the mood among the campers was a lot more serious. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I have had a communication from the regent,” he said in a serious tone of voice, and handed it to us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that poor people accused of serious crimes were entitled to counsel. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tonight, coolly, almost solemnly, they marched to the girls’ dorms, deadly serious. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Poe’s expression is unreadable, his dark eyes serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She attended the school career fair, where students wore awkward suits and serious expressions, and tried to look like adults worthy of real jobs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She walked in, looking less serious than usual, and behind her was a stranger, a beautiful young woman dressed in the People’s Liberation Army uniform. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the white bonnet her face was sweetly serious, her eyes dazzlingly blue. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t, but I decided she was serious. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I take a picture of myself with my phone, decide I look too serious, take another one—too goofy—and settle on the third, which is somewhere in between. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’m more nervous than excited as the judges come around to the tables, sampling foods and making notes on their clipboards with serious faces. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Actually, “serious trouble” may have been an understatement. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

His brown eyes were as serious as Sunday. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I tried to stay serious, but a smile escaped. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You kill me. This is serious. When that scout from Duke shows up, you’re going to be the first in line, squeezing his palm. All stupid smiles and clean-cut.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bald like Baba, a thick mustache, and a serious face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“You’re very serious,” she said, breaking out of her own mood and looking up at me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not cute little Christmas angels, but high, stern angels in white robes, whose faces were sad and serious from being near God all day and hearing His decisions about the world. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let her sleep alone or on her back or on her face. I’m serious.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't think it's anything serious. Merely stunned." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious, Zoey? This is what you need to tell me?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“He had a great laugh. He was kind of a quiet, serious person. A total perfectionist. But when he laughed? God, it was contagious. It was the best sound.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. It’s a pretty serious trick. Anyway, I wore this mask and crashed a party. They almost caught me, so I grabbed a bungee jacket.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Were you serious when you promised you would keep them from killing me?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her serious frown gives way to a gentle smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But he was unsmiling and, I slowly realized, serious. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one reason why a middle pretty would be here in New Pretty Town: The wardens were looking for someone, and they were serious about finding him or her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Grandpa calmed down a little and started talking in a serious voice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing he was a serious and hardworking man, they provided many introductions. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Never been more serious in my life, my old mountain friend. I brought you one too.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The building was also used for meetings in need of a more serious atmosphere than that of the common rooms, Cora noticed, such as the assemblies on hygiene and feminine matters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I stayed there a bit and did some serious fishing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And run the risk of choking to death on your own vomit? What if it’s something more serious?” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The political consequences were considered serious around the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Facing serious criminal charges, and with her court hearing only two weeks away, Claudette feared she might be sent to a reform school as a juvenile delinquent. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

His sergeant spoke up: “David understands how serious this is.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The crimes they have committed against people like us are serious,” Nita says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They couldn't tell if Bryson was being serious or if he was joking around. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Like, there’s a little hook in there where you can set your doll. I’m serious. Go look.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Granny had serious doubts about being able to see them go any further, for the cost of black education had risen dramatically, and her earnings from gardening had not. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abuela took small steps toward a group having a business lunch, and they immediately stopped their serious discussion to speak with her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Knight’s condition, though, was more serious than simple perplexity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Now, Mr. Frodo,’ said Sam, ‘you shouldn’t make fun. I was serious.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were dark and serious in the dim light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Reyna met her eyes, as if trying to gauge how serious the offer was. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No jokes. I want to be serious now. Let me be serious with you.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Joey,” he said, “it’s time we had a very serious talk.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Min wears black and a serious expression, as if she has just come from a concert performance. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Sure, I say, as serious as a heart attack. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s pretty serious, though. My guess is that your friends will be charged with manslaughter—maybe even second-degree murder.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

They would look up at him from their seats and see he was serious and then quietly make certain to themselves that this was still the country they grew up in. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pet names are a persistent remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll report you to Sister Rita.There’s to be no laughing for you could be doing serious damage to your internal apparatus. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The work of an environmental conservation officer is serious. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you lose the sucker again I’m going to put out a serious contract on your life.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a serious danger, Oppenheimer told Feynman. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that they’d agreed to make this work long-term, it felt heavier, more serious. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“The boys are very serious about this, Mr. Turner,” she ended. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mom came home very serious and sent me to my room while she read my file. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad, are you serious? The apartment is closer to school than our house was. Is. Whatever.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’d heard rumors about the serious strangeness of Mrs. Morris, the American history teacher, and I can now say that those rumors are fact. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Josh could make me laugh and tried to get me to not take fencing so seriously, but I didn’t know how to be anything but serious when it came to sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“But she also has lymphoma, and it’s very serious.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had never had a serious enemy—someone who would go out of her way to get me hurt or killed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“What is wrong with you? Are you serious?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then, he saw the creature was in more serious trouble. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I looked into their smoke-washed faces; not since the beginning had I faced such serious doubts. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a serious one, but the knowledge of medicine and anatomy I'd absorbed willy-nilly in Dr. Bright's service told me that no artery had been severed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

As late as January 1865, with the Confederacy in danger of collapse at any moment, not one of the conspiracies resulted in serious action against Abraham Lincoln. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his face; it was serious for a moment, and then his mood shifted and he smiled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sanctuary program offers cash rewards to anybody who calls in tips about serious environmental crimes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Those with fractured ribs and wrists or serious head wounds were sent to Good Samaritan Hospital several blocks away. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The numbers of incarcerated people with serious mental illness declined dramatically, while public and private mental health facilities emerged to provide care to the mentally distressed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But collections also provided more serious scholars with specimens that helped them formulate theories on the natural order of life. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They both knew their predicament had just taken a far more serious turn. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The idea was to signal, as publicly as possible, that the transit police were now serious about cracking down on fare-beaters. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew from sermons and editorials that it wasn’t real music—just colored folks’ stuff: harmful, certainly; embarrassing, of course; but not real, not serious. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not a serious disease anyway if you took it in time, they said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She had been bathed and changed and while she was still warm to the touch, Dulcet promised him the illness was not serious. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her right arm was bandaged, and from the way she carried herself, I guessed she had some serious bruises along her left side, if not a few broken ribs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had a boyfriend—a pretty serious one—going into freshman year. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A lifetime of hard work and poor habits, including chain-smoking, had worn her down and caused a serious heart condition that made breathing difficult. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious, Dad. That scarf only appears when Mom’s stressed about something.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He appeared to be still a teenager but carried an old soul and a frighteningly serious demeanor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

By the time Berry and your dad got really serious, I was already away at college. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But no serious damage was done by either culture to the other. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Adams team, then, was charging Jefferson with two serious offenses against the unwritten code of political honor purportedly binding on the leadership class of the revolutionary generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Nay, if you are so serious about it, I shall consider the matter as absolutely settled. You will have a charming mother-in-law, indeed, and of course she will be always at Pemberley with you.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He winks but then his face gets serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Finn expected Emma’s face to light up at that idea, but she stayed serious. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s daft to assume you’ll have the same sort of life as your model. I agree with Tommy. It’s just a bit of fun. We shouldn’t get so serious about it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, one day in late March, my mom looked very serious. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He would blow out his cheeks and furrow his eyebrows like a super serious chipmunk. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I recall thanking him for his consideration, but quite probably I said nothing very definite, for my employer went on: i'm serious, Stevens. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

His tone was so serious I had to smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It must have been serious, because Mom and Dad didn’t exchange another word all the way home. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. You should have seen her. She was a mess.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Mila, sorry I wasn’t more helpful when you came to see me,” he said in a quiet, serious voice. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to enter your piano recital,” she says, all fake serious, “but I decided it wouldn’t be fair—I’d blow all you kids away with my mad skills!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

There the root borer is a serious pest of the banana, so weakening its roots that the trees are easily toppled by wind. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I strain to hear, but my old ears, for all their obscene hugeness, pick up nothing but snippets: “serious, serious depression” and “manifesting as aggression, not uncommon in geriatric patients.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Man, as soon as I said that, they got even more serious, chests all poked out, hands reaching under their shirts, thinking I came to bring the heat. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Get your finger out my face and ask the next question,” Grandpop demanded, not in a mean way, but definitely in a serious way. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He tries to steady his voice, but he knows something's terribly wrong—something so serious that it forced me to reveal myself to my entire family. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

None of the three superstates ever attempts any maneuver which involves the risk of serious defeat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

"It's dreadfully serious. Where can you hide me?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“And don’t do anything stupid tonight, guys. I’m serious. Mom and Dad will kill me if they have to ID your body at the morgue.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you can joke about it, but I’m serious.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

"Are you serious? Why were you out on that road in the first place? Weren't you behind the wheel?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, nothing serious broke, so all that practice in the simulator was not needed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists have demonstrated that the first farmers in many areas were smaller and less well nourished, suffered from more serious diseases, and died on the average at a younger age than the hunter-gatherers they replaced. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He eased himself into a chair across from Mama with a serious look on his face. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She beams, but then her expression gets serious. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He genuinely believed the accusations against him had been a serious misunderstanding and that once officials talked to his family to confirm his alibi, he'd be released in a couple of days. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You really hate talking about serious things, don’t you?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Every Thursday afternoon, after the last serious arrow had been shot, they were allowed to fit one more nock to their strings and to shoot the arrow straight up into the air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had a huge range, everything from serious academic tomes to a “Sky King Spy Detecto Writer,” found in a box of breakfast cereal. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was told he had a heart defect, and it was serious enough for the Army Board to turn him down. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

No report about Young had come from the Communist party, but since Young seemed a conscientious worker, I did not think the omission serious in any case. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were men who were forced to take advantage of this system of substitute-hiring because of serious illness in the home or the dependency of motherless children. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes are red and he’s breathing hard, like he’s fighting back a serious cry. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We’re here at the scene of a serious attack of vandalism and arson at the Islamic Center of Greater Milwaukee,” the woman says. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The warm morning sun shone on Jody’s back so sweetly that he was forced to take a serious stiff-legged hop now and then in spite of his maturity. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have concluded Herr Bremann was suffering from some serious illness, but for certain remarks his lordship made at that time assuring me this was not so. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I try to look serious enough for the both of us. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She turned to take her EggSal, cupping its warmth in her hands, and saw how serious he looked. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He gazed at her, his pale face serious and searching. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then in a small voice she said the situation was getting serious now. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s serious. No breakfast for you,” he said.The boy looked crestfallen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they book you in for something serious—murder, attempted murder, setting a person on fire on a bus—they put you in a camera room for the first twenty-four hours. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Same serious expression, a slight gathering of the eyebrows, lips held tightly closed, cheekbones high and prominent. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“We keep the radio in case there’s trouble—serious trouble. Then at least we can call for help.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The tsotsis and the She Elephant settled down for some serious drinking, interrupted only when the jug gurgled or someone belched. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

That would be childish, and might get him into serious trouble. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“If the strike succeeds,” he proclaimed, “it might and probably would be the beginning of an upheaval which might bring on all of us grave and serious consequences.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

But Ben knew that it was uncool to visibly acknowledge one’s family when going about the serious business of warming up. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughed again, and I moved back and waited, always braced for something serious. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t particularly loud, but it held a serious tone you never ignore in the Fishery. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Kidnapping is a serious crime. If this turns into a criminal investigation they may stumble across something we’d rather they didn’t know.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I gave him my best serious look and lowered my voice to a whisper. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had narrow hips and serious muscles in his arms. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“This is serious, Elizabeth. We weren’t supposed to touch that machine.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He had dark, thick eyebrows, which made him look serious at the best of times and, when he was anxious or angry, came together to form a straight line across his forehead. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dark eyebrows, enormous brown eyes, and a full, serious mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If we were serious about bringing in minority lawyers, I asserted, we’d have to look more holistically at candidates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Fights on campus are serious business, young man.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The food was serious too, and was piled on their plates in serious quantities. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Please be serious for a moment. Stop fluttering around here.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And once they realized he was serious and a quick learner, they’d teach him whatever they knew. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She didn’t tell me she was dying nor did anyone else for that matter because I was in a fairly serious condition myself at the time. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach, serious, struts beside us—erect, glowing, looking like the Olympian he once was. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. Crying doesn’t make you weak, Bri, and even if it did, there’s nothing wrong with that. Admitting that you’re weak is one of the strongest things you can do.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There is a loft bed just inches from the ceiling, so that sex is a serious hazard. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Egypt,” I said, trying to figure out if she was serious. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

This was a serious proposition, and the entire leadership had to be consulted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning very serious, Farmer answered with a long speech about democracy and socialism, the rich and poor, power and privilege. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

"Brother, there seems to be a serious misunderstanding among some of the brothers concerning your work and recent conduct," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was leaving, a serious young man came forward to thank me and lead me out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m still not sure if Jack was being serious last night. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I am very pleased to hear you say that,” said Mr. Wonka, looking more serious than ever. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was a very serious request I was about to make. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Soon it became clear that he had lost serious chunks of his memory. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Miss Miller was now the only teacher in the room: a group of great girls standing about her spoke with serious and sullen gestures. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The robot’s computer brain knew that if water got inside her body, it could do serious damage. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then her face grew serious, and she pointed at the line of the Kell. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m going to need serious ice cream to deal with that one. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

James clamped a hand over his mouth, and Emily straightened her posture, but their attempts to look serious just made them break down in laughter even more. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But as she was sorting through her not-very-many dresses and deciding that the note to strike should be serious and quiet, her letter box clattered. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I say, you know!” muttered Joe, shaking his head at me in very serious remonstrance. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And as for Hrothgar, if he was serious about his idea of glory—sons and sons’ sons giving out treasure—I had news for him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is this the part where it gets all serious?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

That removed the last serious barrier between Alaska and Patagonia for modern humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then again, back at Camp Half-Blood they used to have their most serious discussions around the Ping-Pong table in the rec room with crackers and Cheez Whiz, so Percy felt right at home. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“And I was serious. If you ever need help with math, I could tutor you,” I offer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Tayo and his face was serious and proud. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “Yes. And it wasn’t very serious at first, but she had a heart attack when she was in hospital.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Plant food? Is this for that little spider plant they have in the kitchen? I never realized they were so serious about that thing.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“My dearest sister, now be serious. I want to talk very seriously. Let me know every thing that I am to know, without delay. Will you tell me how long you have loved him?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She held a finger up over her puckered lips and gave me a serious look. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adams was distinctive, however, for his tendency to regard even serious political and ideological differences as eminently negotiable once elemental bonds of personal trust and affection were established. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

George says, “Come,” in his most serious voice. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Lucinda’s death leaves us with a serious deficiency in the freak lineup. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dad was the funny one in their family, always trying to get her more serious mother to laugh. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I turn around and do some serious accessing. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Soon Mama decides we are big enough to do serious work. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was a serious young man, perhaps too serious at times. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Her fielding couldn’t have been worse, but we were piling up too many runs to take serious notice of it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She’s quiet and serious and a thousand years old and seems like she can talk to the wind. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The table was at serious risk of suffering that social calamity known as the “awkward silence.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Do you want me then,” said Estella, turning suddenly with a fixed and serious, if not angry, look, “to deceive and entrap you?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I think he’s kidding, but then I realize he’s serious. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I’ll have a Point of View on serious subjects such as Immigration, the role of the Catholic Church in an increasingly secular society, the relative suckage of professional football teams. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Usually they remain no more than a nuisance, but a few have evolved into something far more serious. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Loki was trying to look serious, but even so, he was smiling at the corners of his mouth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It’s not much of a stretch to posit that such a rash of misfortune dealt a serious blow to Waterman’s young psyche. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But behind her sarcasm was a serious moral reservation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She’s serious about moving, and I have to do something about it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew he was serious about spending time with his friends, that’s how dressed up he was. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

After open gym, it was officially the weekend and time for spending serious money. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wound was so serious that only doctors with skill and dedication, like Garfield’s, could have kept him alive and put him on the road to recovery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

This is not to suggest, of course, that the polishing of silver - particularly those items that would appear at table - was not always regarded a serious duty. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Ada, what’s it matter? We’ve just been going out for a couple of weeks. Quit being so serious,” I joked, in an attempt to distract from my own melodramatic ways. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her eyes focus on me, her thin face serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

In the late afternoon light I look scrubbed and serious. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Daddy looks like he’s doing some serious thinking. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s no point hiding it from you any longer, Potter,” she said in a very serious voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Shaking her head, she smiled and spoke to him again in that strange, even tone she takes when she’s dead serious. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

One park director recounted “some very serious clashes between the black and white children.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I have always been pretty serious about hitting the old practice pad at home, but now that I was living in the Conversation-Free TV-Dinner Zombie Zone, I basically had nothing else to do. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tilts his head, his smile fading and a serious look taking its place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The girls had traded him between them, serious and giggling by turns. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The compulsively superstitious person is also very often a serious believer in fate; that was the case with Perry. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes narrowed, and for a moment he looked like the old Peris: serious, thoughtful, even a little bit unhappy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And didn’t it lead to more serious drugs? It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Good Boys is a serious drama, at times relentlessly so, but Bobby’s character is not without comic elements. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dr. Hueper has described this epidemic as a serious warning that greatly increased attention must be given to controlling the number and variety of environmental carcinogens. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Asher’s such fun. But he doesn’t really have any serious interests. He makes a game out of everything.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a serious injury that left Walter in very poor condition for several weeks. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, but I couldn’t tell if he was being serious or sarcastic. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flaca smiled a little at her girl and then turned back to me on the serious. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Celia got all serious, asking me what to cook if they come over. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I stared back at Rondell for a few long seconds, said: “Are you serious?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had to wonder what Chas would say if he knew he was pouring his lovesick heart out to a gay guy with the serious hots for the fly half on our rugby team. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Pretty. Long dark hair in a braid. Real serious.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His expression turned serious as he added, “You really are good, you know. I’m glad I got to hear you play.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? She could be dead, Ben.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had graduated from Navajo High School several years before and was still remembered there as a serious and hardworking student. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking at me in a simultaneously serious and playful way. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It took them long enough to get serious about that test,” Sara says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Okay, besides Clean not being a brainiac he was also like nine shades of serious wack. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I said, “Splash pad,” with serious dramatic flair. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

With relief, I noted that it didn’t look as if any of them had suffered any serious damage. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The local sawbone doctor had patched me up as best he could, and, unfamiliar with the remarkable thickness of my skull, expressed serious doubts as to whether or not I would ever wake. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m talking to her, not you. You know nothing serious happened. I told her I didn’t want to mess with her but she kept pushing herself on me,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When a serious felony case went to trial in a county like Monroe County, which was 40 percent black, it was not uncommon for prosecutors to exclude all African Americans from jury service. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Besides, the man’s got a right to defend himself. Your father’s made some serious accusations.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It would be funny if it were not serious. It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books. The same things could be in the ‘parlour families’ today. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to prove to the orishas that she was a true believer, serious and worthy of serving them, so she continued her rituals. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

What follows is not a plan, but several questions and claims offered for serious consideration by those committed to racial justice and interested in dismantling mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie did not wish her good luck—just gave her a serious nod. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

What made this such a serious crisis was that Oak Ridge might be able to produce enough U-235 for one atomic bomb by the middle of 1945. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This had serious implications for the ultimate fate of massive stars. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a decision was a very serious matter in those days. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did he become more serious after he left or before?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Me? No, I thought this was too serious for me to handle alone. I stopped the bleeding as best I could and called Lou George. He bandaged you.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You folks keep your seat. I reckon it aint that serious, Jason? Have a seat.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, “You look tough as nails.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She ran her still-raw fingers across the clay pots and wooden tools, amazed at how each had its own texture and weight Everything seemed so heavy and... serious. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Once they’d realized I was serious, they immediately swallowed their giggles and put on supportive faces. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At worst, they could be in serious danger. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The doctors had diagnosed her with a serious chest infection, but the good news had been that it could be cleared up with a series of powerful medications. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“We got to get him to Doc, you guys. This is serious!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he left the Great Hall with Ron and Hermione to go and collect his Quidditch things, another very serious worry was added to Harry’s growing list. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Each morning they came around, three brisk and serious men with efficient mouths and inefficient eyes, accompanied by brisk and serious Nurse Duckett, one of the ward nurses who didn’t like Yossarian. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My smile fades at the secretary’s serious expression. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Arcadio is a serious man now,” she said, “and very brave, and a fine-looking young man with his uniform and saber.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His wife, who looked more like a schoolgirl than a serious matron, could not look at him without going from one giggling fit to another. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a frail-looking man, whose thin silver glasses seemed to be in serious danger of sliding off his nose with every quick movement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A power that Violet had not lost because she gave the usher boys, and the grown men too, a serious time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marxists gave serious attention to national liberation movements and the Soviet Union in particular supported the national struggles of many colonial peoples. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys hung back, their pomaded hair and scrubbed faces serious, their pressed pants making them look as stiff as paper dolls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious, Lindsey? That would really suck for you and Cameron. I mean, you two are best, best friends, right?” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

We'd passed the ball back and forth, nothing all that serious. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Farm life had made Gene different from other young men: he was serious for his age, more physically impressive and independent-minded. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The three students who escaped serious injury were able to jump from the four-door Chevy immediately after the accident, say witnesses. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The argument, of course, is silly, because “biggest” is a vague word, having no value whatever in arguments, if one is serious. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, the girl was pretty, with her serious brown eyes behind horn-rimmed glasses. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he got all serious, and those beautiful hazel eyes came closer &r closer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They really get down to some serious worshiping, with tambourines here, tambourines there, some guy beginning to wiggle on the floor because he has the Holy Ghost in him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But I got the impression Ruth had on a serious, almost frozen look, like Tommy and I were people in a play she was watching. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fix my face in the mirror again to make me look serious, almost like Chantal’s, a little bit like Pri’s, with a touch of Donna. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was a deposit, to prove he was serious. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Cruelly, callously, admissions committees agreed to overlook serious academic deficiency. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m serious, Arthur, that makes your game even more impressive. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh man,” Shannon said, instantly becoming serious when he saw me lying in the hospital bed, my face swollen, bruised, bandaged. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They attended to the serious business of eating. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad was still smiling but I could tell he had turned serious because he slowed down his speech. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Farmer was being serious, however, the core of his being was exposed and he wanted you to pay close attention. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I was twenty-six at the time and had recently decided to quit climbing and get serious about life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy asks, serious, still looking down at the book cover. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing jeans and a serious brown cardigan with a white shirt underneath, the tips of the collar fanned out like crisp paper airplanes heading opposite directions. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Outside, Amil was awful at cricket as usual, his skinny arms barely able to make a solid hit or throw, but this was just a party game, nothing serious. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Very serious! I can think of but one thing—Who is in love with her? Who makes you their confidant?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When I realized he was serious, I licked my lips, my mouth drier than I cared to admit. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He studied her face, decided she was serious, and put his leg back inside the cart. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scratches the back of her neck, her expression suddenly serious. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"I thought Cato and Clove might have found you. They like to hunt at night," he says, still serious. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It is nothing, Mademoiselle. It is something that has caught fire under the dining car. Nothing serious. It is put out. They are now repairing the damage. There is no danger, I assure you.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? You really believe that? Are you blind?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“How am I supposed to know if he was serious?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He had never learned how to repair wounds, and now he came to think of it—particularly in light of his immediate plans—this seemed a serious flaw in his magical education. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I ignored it and continued in a more serious tone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the evening Squealer called them together, and with an alarmed expression on his face told them that he had some serious news to report. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“You have to show everyone here every day that they did the right thing accepting you. You have to act like a serious girl.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I mean, sex is serious business, and how can I navigate her to places I’ve never been? Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ron looked around at Harry, his expression very serious indeed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s stupid, Mr. D. It’s silly. It’s not serious. It’s somebody’s idea of a joke.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when my father’s eyebrows rose, Richard’s expression changed to one of serious contemplation and accord. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Vietnamization would show the North Vietnamese he was serious about working out a diplomatic solution, and at the same time assure Americans the war would soon be over. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Much more serious, though, is the moral gap left unfilled. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I don’t know,” I said, “you looked so serious, so far away.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He never bothered with the serious side at all. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Only a few hours after the outbreak of hostilities between Japan and the United States, San Piedro Island late last night was prepared—temporarily at least—for an air raid bombing or other serious emergency. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s some serious booty on this costume,” she says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Yet there was Roy, and a hundred feet across the glade were three serious bears—snorting, huffing, rising on their hind legs to scope him out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As wounds go, it was not serious; in fact while I sat there looking the bleeding virtually stopped. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Any serious politician will realize that under present day conditions in the country, to seek for cheap martyrdom by handing myself to the police is naive and criminal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, nothing too serious, you know, nothing that would break the rules or anything,” Esperanza added, her hands up in a gesture of innocence. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Do a good job in here,” he insisted, “so they know we’re serious people.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Her face suddenly serious, Lissa fidgeted with a splinter of wood jutting up from the table. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They are serious about school nights, but they are more serious about Black Lives Matter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t contact us unless something serious was going on. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? Jenny Lindt is a pundit. A beacon. A herald of the coming age of Women in Tech.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The ache failed to respond to the bath, and I knew then that the pain was more serious than that which anyone had ever suffered. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked athletic, like a tennis player maybe, or a serious pickup b-ball player, although he was too short to play under the basket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She could take a safer route, along the driveway and back, before it entered the woods—and still give the impression of a serious search. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I turn back around to see him giving me a serious look. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“This is serious. The Rowells are still screaming at us because of the last party. This is it; you’ve really blown it this time.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Whoa! This could be serious. I better make the summit and get Everest out of my system before she changes her mind.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, not really serious, but Momly cut me off anyway. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter, on the other hand, was not like any female Scholar Lyra had seen, and certainly not like the two serious elderly lathes who were the other female guests. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I knew this was serious because everything they said was unnecessary but spoken with solemn importance. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I was lecturing him and knew he didn't like it, but I wanted him to know that we were going to defend Walter in a serious way. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He laughs, as though I cannot possibly be serious. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A serious headache was overtaking me by the time I headed for study hall with Danny tagging behind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was standing right next to you, Bella,” he said, his tone serious again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

What was in retrospect the most serious contemporary challenge to Lowell’s ideas came from an unlikely source. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors told him that the bullet had not gone near my brain and that the injury wasn’t serious. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The authority of the law loomed big in his mind; he remembered, “You and your family will be in serious trouble.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Scythe Faraday’s humble and serious “old-guard” nature that had made an impression on Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to inform the school right away,” she says in a serious voice. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Chuck hadn’t given us any serious trouble in a couple years—someone in cool kid land laid down the edict that we were to be left alone. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

If Cal gave it up too, the stewards feared that Washington would have little justification for perpetuating its own program without a serious West Coast rival. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Orion was under serious development in the United States until the signing of the international treaty that forbids the detonation of nuclear weapons in space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was nothing but a huge black maw with bad teeth alignment and a serious overbite, and she’d done nothing for centuries but eat without brushing after meals. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

We had become overconfident, and were reminded that we were facing a serious charge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand and punch her arm, harder than if I was kidding, softer than if I was*serious. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But your sins are more serious still, because you were given the truth and have turned from it.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the dark Mia couldn’t tell if Pearl was serious or smiling. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was then that I raised a serious issue. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if you would join me for dinner tonight, Kvothe,” she said, her face serious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Charles wasn’t a dilettante; he was serious about the breeding and created his own new lines of pigeons. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cover-up was a serious crime: obstruction of justice. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I looked him straight on, with my face all serious, and I may have even jabbed a finger in his direction, but he wasn’t having any of my nonsense, Stan being Stan and all. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I sure do,” he said, looking more serious now. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

But, like I said before, Muhammad is not too intuitive, so he accepts my excuse that I’m practicing for some school play and not experiencing serious pangs of love. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Between the major groups of insecticides, and between them and other chemicals, there are interactions that have serious potentials. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even LaPautre looked serious, the dimples set hard in his cheeks. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

This did, I must admit, make me a little concerned for a time that she was serious about her threat. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Kim showed up on the scene, everyone assumed we’d be best friends just because we were both dark, quiet, studious, and, at least outwardly, serious. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke those words about meeting Cecile, he was long-faced and serious. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But I had promised my father I’d look into serious work first, a career, and I drove to the campus to see what was being offered. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad was serious, which made me immediately sober up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He looked dead serious, then all of a sudden laughed again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He sat up straighter and looked at the witness stand real serious, like he was trying to hear every word. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The inheritors of Mozart’s legacy in the twentieth century - classically-trained, self-styled ‘serious’ composers - struggled desperately with this challenge. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Alas, despite their nutritional advantage, most of these eastern U.S. crops suffered from serious disadvantages in other respects. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I walk in just as the bell is ringing, and I’m in a serious daze. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I shook my head at him and tried to remain serious. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Which in this moment is giving him a serious case of the creeps. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The only serious contender for primacy was Benjamin Franklin, but just before his death in 1790, Franklin himself acknowledged Washington’s supremacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I got angry then because it was one thing to play this game in front of veterans; quite another when it was just the two of us, in the middle of a serious talk. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without exactly saying so, he managed to spread the rumor that he and Ken had an after-school job—a very serious job involving actual work. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some callers sought clarification of a particular point in the case that had been the subject of serious debate in a barbershop or at a social gathering. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But there were also rumours of something more serious. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Are they serious? They’re really going to make you fight him?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She held me at arms length, her eyes serious. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Since nobody seems to have done any serious research in anatomy for the next twelve or thirteen centuries, Galen’s work was regarded as the last word in human anatomy until well into the sixteenth century. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Mid-Atlantic team, led by a skinny kid from Maryland named Elliott Schilpp, who could do some serious damage to a plate of food, scored the Eating It Up medal for reading while eating. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Before I get to a serious application, I’d like to mention another con game which works because of confusion about conditional probability. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet this was not seen as a serious problem at all. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

After she heard my pitch for our company—I had her sit through an entire PowerPoint presentation so she knew how serious we were—she too was all in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He or she can either make life relatively easy for a server or, if so disposed, set her up for a serious fall. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy, do you have any idea how serious this is? Even Hades broke the oath! This is horrible!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

His voice was serious, but the girls both knew that he was having fun with LaPautre. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

So since serious was all I kept hearing on Friday, I decided to keep Monday light by trying out some of that "Momly-Ma special." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I’d expected the courtroom to be quiet and serious, like a church, but the crowd buzzed like they were waiting for a carnival to start. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was sure that Blanca had a lover, but he did not think it could be anything serious. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was serious about trying to climb the mountain, he insisted, Outside would figure out a way to make it happen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, his English manager, Mr. Hollick, summoned him to his bungalow for a “serious chat.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are two banana-chocolate- chip muffins left,” she says, looking serious. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But most American white people seem not to have it in them to make any serious atonement—to do justice to the black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the passage of time we may expect progressively more serious outbreaks of insects, both disease-carrying and crop-destroying species, in excess of anything we have ever known. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course not” laughed Robert “Of course not” echoed Mariequita, with a serious, confirmatory bob of the head. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had been in here only once before, and he had been in very serious trouble then too. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

All my serious thinking ended when a rock ricocheted off the tree just above my head. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Your mom called late last night. Your aunt had a very serious stroke. She’s not going to make it.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Left to their own devices, the doctors guessed right on the most serious patients somewhere between 75 and 89 percent of the time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He was very serious about it, sawing down one side of the roll and then carefully sliding the knife out and inserting it in the other side. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Tats: “No, I’m serious; where does this all go? You are going to go out with him, right? If he asks you out for real?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. I saw something out there today that I honestly didn’t know you had.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A serious gift that he didn’t seem to like to share with people. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Now Mrs. Frisby’s spirits fell again, and she said, almost bitterly: “You are joking, sir; you are not serious. No rat could move my house. It is far too heavy, much too big.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

One of my comrades on these expeditions was a serious young science scholar whom I had met on the soccer field. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the trouble with France grew more serious every day. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere in the survey, drivers ranked drunk drivers as the first most serious traffic safety problem, and cell phone-using drivers as the second. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jinny looked briefly at all the others, their serious faces trained on her, their eyes a mixture of sadness and bewilderment. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We had to think,” he later wrote, “about initiatives that we could undertake to show the enemy that we were still serious about our commitments in Vietnam.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was easy not to be serious about the old fellow, for he was that peculiar creation which ignorant people laugh at—a genuine maestro. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The charge is a misdemeanor, but a serious one. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ms. Connors and Basketball Coach talk serious frown talk arms on hips, biceps flexing. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

But these new Olympic Games were going to be about serious library topics, and Kyle would be playing against some serious library whiz kids. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I folded my arms and tapped my foot to show I was serious. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Since he started high school this year, dinner often becomes lectures about how Mustafa needs to “get serious.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I knew it must be serious because it was daylight. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“If Robert had serious medical problems within, I would never have hesitated to accept him, but because he looked different I found it so terribly hard,” she said later. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then she came to a standstill and her face grew serious. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious right now? I’m not trying to look like nobody but Pri. Feel me?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

At first I thought she was making fun of me, but then I realized she was serious. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s serious procedural stuff, moving sick people across town. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

With her bright eyes and dark, flawless skin, she easily earned the doctors’ stamp of approval, though later we would learn that she had some serious medical problems. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was my first serious observation of animal behavior. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who clearly had a serious interest in these giant spiders. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And Thomas, so serious and dedicated; she would miss him, too. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was forced to admit, however, that from the moment it had been passed its consequences became as real and as serious as the wall against which I pressed the length of my body. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The Greek Kings of Egypt who succeeded Alexander were serious about learning. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This may sound kind of absurd, but”—Tamika leaned in, her face hard and serious—“when things were really awful with my uncle, I survived thanks to my flower.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I would have laughed if June hadn’t been so serious. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

My heart was sending out some serious love signals to that girl. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Moisturize Yes, lists were essential if you were going to be a serious competitor. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The next night, when all the serious news about wars and oil prices and world food supplies had been talked about on the CBS evening news, the anchorman looked into the camera and smiled. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he goes on like this,” said Henry, “he won’t have to. They’ll come right to us. Reasoning with him does no good. He just doesn’t grasp what a serious business this is.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

This was a serious problem, but the expedition couldn’t risk stopping and building new ones. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Before, scraping elbows together or grabbing her hand had seemed benign, just exciting enough without being serious or scary. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And tonight he was far too serious— he seemed to have reached some final limit. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Volta got serious in the midst of the revelry around them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Infections can eat away at bone, so this was serious. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, you didn’t like my serious answer—if you don’t want to be a wringer, don’t be a wringer.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They did their homework on candidates and asked serious policy questions. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Later, Kiowa said, “I’m serious. Nothing anybody could do. Come on, stop staring.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amazingly, no one had sustained a serious injury. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She never knew how she got the car started, how she held it in the road, how she got home without a serious accident. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

When my mind strayed far from serious concerns, it was you who guided it back down the correct path. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You know he’s going to Tuskegee in the fall. It’s not like Mr. Fuller is going to let him get serious with a girl before then.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And looking every bit as serious as his mother warned.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. I’ll be madder at you than I am now.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The den was where his father summoned him whenever there was serious explaining to be done. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the minute Dr. Vifias closed the door of his consulting room, he was a different man, intent, serious, down to business. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Kerry was a short man with dark eyes and a serious expression. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This really was grave—a serious challenge, apart from anything else, to his promised equanimity. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now I knew he was really serious, and I backed off. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

These two got me out of serious trouble. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Nobody but him took it serious, but it was somewhere to go, so Cold Sassy went. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Burke was “Judith Hancock” on the cover, which threw you at first, but then if you looked on the back, there was her picture looking very young and serious. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then, just when things were looking very serious for Frank, the report on the Riddles’ bodies came back and changed everything. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After recovering from serious medical problems relating to his abandonment, he was turned over to authorities, who placed him back into foster care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"I was never more serious in my life," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

"Oh, baby, how you’ve come back to me. You come back serious and with a liver. I tell you this war is a bad thing. Why did we make it anyway." A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Even still, cutting class is a serious offense, Mustafa, boring or not. You shouldn’t have been with those kids in the first place.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“If there’s one thing we’re good at here,” I assured him, “it’s being serious.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

This time round it wasn’t awkward or embarrassing any more; just sombre and serious. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loomis’s guests arrived by private railcar and were housed in luxury, but they came to do serious work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But after greeting us the commissioner looked serious. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Very serious, very serious,” the gateman said, shaking his head also. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke in the serious, hushed voice he had used with Mami those last few days in the old country. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The teachers pointed to the pictures and looked serious, talked seriously too, but my parents did not understand English. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he was joking, but his eyes had their serious look. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But I knew in my heart that he really meant to go. He always used to joke about serious things. I wish I had come back sooner, just to see him off.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, dropping his voice an octave or two so he sounded all serious, “like a lot of people, you’re afraid of being in a vehicle when someone’s driving with their eyes shut.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Valeska was a white man in his forties whose fit, medium frame suggested someone who stayed active; the glasses he wore added to his serious demeanor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I joined the family and serious thinking began. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

But as with the reception of ideas of global warming or evolution in our own time, it was not always serious people who dominated public discussion of such issues. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

If Cynthia could be attentive and serious all class, she would get the last five minutes to do her thing. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“New York? No. National Gallery? Forget it—a serious case of Vermeer on the brain.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was kid stuff, but T and Ty took it real serious. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m worried about you. I’m serious. What the hell’s happened to you in the last couple of weeks?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Now tell us the truth, Agnes. Are you serious about this man?” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Just the daintiest stick there would kill him and solve so many serious, agonizing problems for them both. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But after a moment, the air between us gets serious again. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the quarrel was really serious, or if it would turn out harmlessly as so many others had done. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some looked serious, but there was a lot of laughing and joking. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she saw that their intentions were serious, she broke off the relationship with a ferocious refusal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Dennis was a Christian man and a serious man and so were his friends. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? The idea has always struck me as ridiculous.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

My lips are full, except they're always crooked, as if my face never knows whether it's serious or smiling or about to speak. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“They did, they won the last two battles,” Grandpa Nyles said, a serious look on his face. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Even when things were super serious, they could always depend on Leo to lighten things up. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Pending a few breaks and no serious setbacks, that might be just enough. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lowered his hands to the table in front of him, and grew suddenly serious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I got up to get the sugar, I saw Mama fix Doc with a serious, hard look. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was too far from the hoop to do anything serious. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at Annabeth, figuring she’d crack up at this practical joke they were playing on me, but she looked deadly serious. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Their conversation seems serious from the start, so I pull out my phone and search the Internet for photos of Prism. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Poseidon gave me one of his inside-joke winks, and I still didn’t know whether he was serious or not. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Instead it was all, Harriet Tubman's just too serious. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Intent and serious, Nokomis filled her red stone pipe with tobacco. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

After a short time with Emma, Charles knew he was going to have to make a serious compromise. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious,” Maya said, but Grace could tell from her tone of voice that she wasn’t. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I never meant for it to become anything serious, but...” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“That’s ’cause they heard I was here,” Peewee said with this real serious look on his face. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been serious if Lynn couldn’t even take care of herself. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But, when the fireworks faded, no serious damage had been done. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nothing as serious as that happened in our parish. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lacked political and social mechanisms, which we take for granted, to achieve peaceful resolution of serious disputes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said in that serious little kid way. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he’s serious, if he’s joking, or if he’s just being plain mean. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I’m expecting the hyenas to laugh, but this is a very serious accusation. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

More than once, Herbert had escaped serious injury by outwitting or outrunning his attackers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Weight is a serious concern, so they're not made to stand up to much punishment. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

You will notice I say 'what' rather than 'who' is a great butler; for there was actually no serious dispute as to the identity of the men who set the standards amongst our generation. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was so serious that I didn’t have the heart to tell him that we probably needed to fill a couple of those jugs just to pay for one airline ticket. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“My mom’s cleaning out her room. Again. It’s happened in small spurts in the last few months. But I think she’s serious this time.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They went early in the morning; Joseph and David were really excited, but Father looked serious. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even when people are charged with extremely serious crimes, such as murder, they may find themselves languishing in jail for years without meeting with an attorney, much less getting a trial. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And I think he was serious about it too, until Kofi told him to come on and stop acting stupid. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I looked back and forth between them, their faces all serious with concern. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma had told them mine was a serious illness, that I had nearly died. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was proud of my serious brother who had received praise for his skills and had earned the right to return home in honor to become a full man. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Camp Half-Blood was in serious trouble and Chiron had told me not to do anything about it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s for the best that they abducted me before things between us got serious. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There was some bickering here and there, but nothing serious. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked very serious, and he wasn't smiling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He believed it was ESP. He was serious. He thought he had ESP, and he felt that because of that ESP, he’d been protected throughout his career.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Victor looked once more at the photograph of the two very different faces—the tall, serious boy and the carefree smile of the younger one. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was serious then, and I had pretty much given up on everything. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Later, I would learn that the disciplinary committee, inundated with more serious offenses, had essentially thrown this one into the circular file. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the Preacher, who most times is a pretty serious man, took to throwing his head back and howling. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Get some sleep. I’m serious,” she called back over her shoulder. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The thing editors could not understand was how Holmes had been able to escape serious investigation by the Chicago police. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Y’all serious like that? ’Cause you and him could have what me and Donna have.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Annabeth knew I’d never suggest going back there if I wasn't completely serious. a» Before she could answer, the conch horn sounded. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was therefore more than clear that spraying at the rate of a pound of DDT to the acre posed a serious threat to the fishes in forest streams. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how serious things were. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Hed been the only commander with serious doubts about the plan. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But today I’m not mad, I’m serious: “Something awful and terrible happened in there, David, and if you ever tell anyone, even your ma and dad, may Jesus make you blind.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? The media people want to talk to me?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t get rid of the feeling that Manny was in serious trouble and it was somehow her fault. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“How about you take ten serious shots right now and we’ll see how you do?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If struck in a vital spot by the oversized ball at such close range, the chances of a serious or mortal injury were high. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

In a country that preaches the virtues of democracy, one could reasonably assume that being stripped of basic political rights would be treated by judges and court personnel as a serious matter indeed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As in eastern Canada, one of the most serious effects of spraying was the severe reduction of food organisms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

His liking for Silvertongue's daughter was a more serious obstacle, and his guilty conscience didn't make matters any easier. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If you say so. That was just a demonstration. I’m afraid it could have been much more serious.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They must be pretty serious if he invited her to church: church-where-everybody-is-gonna-talk-about-him-bringing-a-girl-to-church. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Afleece. The coat of a ram is called a fleece. And if that ram happens to have golden wool—” “The Golden Fleece. Are you serious?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? She sent you over here?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But it’s serious—a chance for lots of young musicians like me to show off their skills. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“A very serious sort, I assure you;” still smiling. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I haven’t played with that many people, at least that many serious people.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the armies there was a serious racial enmity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They told her she had talent and said if she was serious about becoming an artist, she needed to go to New York City. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

He straightened his face and became very serious. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The naming of clouds was a great event in the history of meteorology, after which much more serious discussion and understanding were possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A Titanic survivor reported hearing him say, “I think it is nothing serious so I shall turn in again.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It’s time to get hydrated and get serious. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I hear the weight of his words—how serious he is about what he’s saying. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He suspected that serious pain was waiting for him if he moved. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had a serious idea, I wanted his opinion. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad spoke slowly, but his tone was serious, very serious. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love the serious look on his face; how he’s trying to find ways to make this work. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Thus, knowing he could never bring himself to learn chemistry, Luria felt the wisest course was to send me, his first serious student, to a chemist. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” the man said to C.P., “is the motive prompting your presence here serious and unselfish?” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble with sharing your home with a thousand people was it needed a serious wipe-down at the end of every day, and that was left to me and Daoud. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They return to their smoking as if it’s serious business. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this hour they are reported in serious condition at Presbyterian St. Luke’s. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think she wasn’t kidding this morning when she said she wanted to go night surfing. Yes, I’m serious. I’m totally going to murder her.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom lowered the binoculars and gave me a very serious look. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He has no patience for their surprise, their nervousness, their quiet disappointment, their questions about what Ruth’s parents did and whether or not the relationship was serious. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from that, the only serious effect was the death of Nana. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, trying to remain serious. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I must have looked all serious because June poked me in the side. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"I don't even know how serious it is," she says, but I know that she's lying. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Happy disposition—yes and no, very serious if mistreated he never forgets. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors seem to be saying, “I couldn’t think of a more dignified way of putting this, but please don’t think I’m a flibbertigibbet who talks this way; I really am a serious scholar.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Yeah, I was definitely headed for some serious anger—the only emotion I was really any good at—but I short-circuited the surge with a fistful of pills and some screaming videos. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The equivalence of numbers and shapes made the ancient Greeks the masters of geometry, yet it had a serious drawback. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I think she was trying to figure out if I was serious. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? Do you all feel this way?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her name was Ines, just like Tia, but she was quiet and serious, which isn’t like Tía at all. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Marv,” I say, “could you stop with the key and be serious for a minute or two? Would you do me that honor?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“This is very serious. I must talk to the nganga about it.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all watched the newsman’s serious face as he took off his eyeglasses and looked directly at the screen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was a serious prayer, asking for help in this and that, and blessing about everyone I knew, but Delphine just whipped through the Lord’s Prayer and jumped into bed. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Then I must ask a question,” Colonel Meecham said, growing serious for a moment, then exploding with an exultant cry, “Who’s the greatest of them all?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea who this weird, serious zombie is! When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

On the outside, my game face is serious. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Just as most duels in this era did not end in death or serious injury, most negotiations over matters of honor did not end in duels. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Villagers heard her cries and quickly sounded the drum—not the fast, rhythmic beat for dances or ceremonies, but something slow and serious. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The more serious the justices consider the offense, the less likely that Helmuth will be tried as a juvenile. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The girl who spoke to me held a clipboard and wore a serious expression. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? I’m going to be the lead in your movie?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I like the way her mouth changes from serious to funny. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. These girls used to think it was no big deal to down a few drinks at the pagoda with a college dropout, too.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then, pointing to her luscious red hair, which was in a high, bouncy ponytail, the kind I could never pull off, she said, “Do you think all this magic happens without some serious tools?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He stared at me with a serious look, biting his lip while opening and closing the cover of the journal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was a serious dad and everything, but he was standing in range for a spinning wheel kick without even knowing it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I’m no longer satisfied with the meaningless affection or the supposedly serious talks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

One might not expect serious analysis from Tyra Banks, but shouldn’t we expect a bit more from The New York Times and CNN? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Astonished at the interruption, they looked up at Simon's serious face. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Despite all the serious stuff going on, I had to smile. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I could tell Mrs. Abbott kind of wanted to be rid of us as well so she could do some serious shopping, unburdened by Jennifer’s whining. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Me, I want as many governors as possible to come to my own wedding o. It shows levels, serious levels,” Ranyinudo said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

So serious, like he has something important to tell me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Ernie looked up and must have realized that Genie was serious and something was wrong. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We are serious in the spook play, playing as we are. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin could feel the forced cheer coming from Kaede, who regarded her with serious brown eyes, her mouth slowly turning down at the corners as the grin faded. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They called me by the pet name of Tatomkhulu, which means “Grandpa,” because they said when I was very serious, I looked like an old man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last of my teammates didn’t arrive until 4:30 p.m., and the final stragglers in Fischer’s group came in even later, by which time a serious storm was in full flower. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He looks back to Olly now and his brown eyes are more serious than before. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were friendly smiling faces, but they were also quite serious. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

His face was serious, but his eyes were shining. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are lean, salmon-faced, and earnest; they have serious eyes; they carry their weapons barrel-down, slinging them over their shoulders like clarinets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Even though he was a serious person, with a lot on his mind. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk rubbish! Is it not your painting that’s standing here in our bedroom? And you’re opening your mouth to tell me you don’t know how this happened! Are you serious?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have to give serious thought to bringing a PR person on board,” Arnold said to me the next morning. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been going for several hours with only brief halts, when Gandalf came to his first serious check. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“No, sir. I’m serious. He’s the only one who can do this.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what my game is about is something serious. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

An even more serious problem concerns the vector of yellow fever, for centuries one of the great plagues of the world. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

TeLinde, one of the top cervical cancer experts in the country, was a dapper and serious fifty-six-year-old surgeon who walked with an extreme limp from an ice-skating accident more than a decade earlier. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

According to the doctors, this was because the damage was very serious: a lack of external injuries meant the damage was all internal. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Breaking the law is serious. But God gave us free agency," says Gerhard. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Papa got a serious look and said, “Always remember, a man is born to die. A man is born to die ” He looked at me, hut I didn’t know what to say. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I think he’s joking, but then realize he’s dead serious. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I knew, in the way I knew Dieter at some level did think about shooting me when he merely joked about it, that he was serious. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She realized that a much greater charade, with even more serious consequences, was being played by her Jewish friend. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I knew he was serious about it, so I didn’t tell anybody. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teachers were serious and smart and a lot of them went by “Dr.,” and so when the time came for my last class before lunch, World Religions, I felt tremendous relief. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? Stef was holding her when she bled out. She was five years old, and she remembers it like it was yesterday.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead, he kept his serious look and said, “I don’t know this word ‘spouse.’ The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tasha stood there with "Are you serious?" smeared across her face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And we know now that their union also presents the challenge of addiction, or, at least, serious compulsion. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The visitor from outer space made a serious study of Christianity, to learn, if he could, why Christians found it so easy to be cruel. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when the three girls started to talk about their feelings about being touched, things suddenly got serious. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, a group of serious fifth graders had a meeting in Nick’s play room. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was brought here from Gettysburg with serious wounds which became gangrenous before his arrival. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was serious competition, for Charles was passionate about those beetles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I watch my friends alternately tease me, ponder serious things, and stuff their faces with junk food, I conclude that they’re still the best. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Candice didn’t know if he was teasing her or being serious. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They disagree on which social factors to emphasize and on how much weight to assign individual Spanish chronicles, but the outline seems not in serious dispute. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Albie,” Calista said, and her voice was very serious, “I insist that you watch fifteen more minutes of television right this very second. Unless . . She tapped her chin again. “ Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m serious, Dad — please don’t call me that name anymore. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m serious. Gentlemen are rare. They’re like virgins or leprechauns. If I ever get married, I’m going to marry one.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, his face looked serious, and his nose was big, even with that mustache, and he was telling us that despite what the teenagers said about drugs, he knew the real score. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

"I felt his return to Germany had been something of a boyish lark and he had ended up trapped...still there was something serious about him." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Orpheus Fisher wanted to marry Marian, but she was too busy with her singing career to consider a serious romantic involvement. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

A more serious blow came at the end of December. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Aly must have heard something in my tone that told her I was being serious, that I really wanted to know what she thought. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My brother got in big trouble, and my sister was given a “serious talk” by my parents about bad influences. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I figured if somebody lit a match next to her, she’d be in serious trouble. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Probably could see the serious on my face, so he knew not to say nothing. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The most serious damage would probably be in that area, where the dragon had courageously grappled with Gaia while they blowtorched the sludge out of her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Hidden away as they are in the bowels of the earth, to protect them from the casual intruder, they must have been considered far more serious than decoration. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when the police cars all pulled up in front of Big Joe’s and the cops came out with their guns drawn we knew something serious was going on. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I say it, the way that I say it, I see that she understands that I’m serious about being serious. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

We know it’s supposed to be serious business, but the whole thing feels a little ridiculous. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think they were serious about the invite and I was sure I wasn’t going to go, but I shrugged and said, “Maybe.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Though ultimately no great shakes, the projects were proposed and illustrated with such enthusiasm that even the most hardened ten-year-old could be tricked into believing he was in for some serious fun. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But once they were imprisoned, he was serious every second. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He kept at it so long and remained so serious he finally convinced me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I can no longer just kid around, since my serious side is always there. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But, man, oh, man, we were sending some serious hate signals across the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

After each new sentence the old man would nod his head and say “Ah” or “Oh” or “Mmm” in a serious voice. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sorry, I’m not very good at small talk, do you mind if we skip on to the serious business? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

And even if I somehow survived the mini- Hoover, I was supposed to suffer serious brain damage during the procedure and live the rest of my life as a vegetable. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice isn’t angry like mine would’ve been; she just sounds serious. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He’s tall, his gestures easy and effortless, his expression serious. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The United States, he insisted, must stop the bombing and withdraw American troops from the South before any serious negotiation could begin. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Genie felt kinda silly thinking about the feelings of a bird, especially since this was a serious situation, but he couldn’t shake it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

‘Let’s me and you have a serious talk. What is it you want anyway?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he paused, and he turned around and looked at Charlie with a most serious expression on his face. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

One day Theresa heard that the super’s dog had been sent to the veterinarian, something serious. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You see? You have no respect for excessive authority or obsolete traditions. You’re dangerous and depraved, and you ought to be taken outside and shot I” “Are you serious?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In his, Martin was wearing a suit that looked too big for him, and was staring straight into the camera, looking quite serious. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"You can't be serious. You don't have him. He never even says your name." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

To receive phone calls, she wore her most serious pair of trousers, her most muted shade of lipstick, and she spoke sitting upright at her desk, legs crossed, her voice measured and sure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were, in fact, in the fifth boat, the lowest rung on the ladder and the last place in which anyone would expect to see serious contenders for next spring’s first varsity rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Her smile fades and is replaced by her more serious doctor’s face. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I could tell they were serious. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diaghilev took one serious risk with his second season. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Ever since I started fencing, though, both of my parents could tell I was serious. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She chose to speak to everyone around her in the same serious and direct fashion, whether they were adolescents in her Girl Scout troop or engineers in the office. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"It's serious to break the law like this." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Except that I was in some serious pain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

In the weeks afterward, his daydreaming about college and his conversations about it with his sister Leanna turned into serious research. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But as soon as we rounded the corner of the hallway and got to Mr. Tushman’s office, we all got pretty serious. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She had light hair braided in a crown about her head and a serious face that a few freckles failed to relieve. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They flocked by the hundreds in the reeds and were a serious pest. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His face glowed greenish in the light of the screen, and was reflected in the glass: long hair, serious expression, deep-set eyes that scanned the terrain. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hobbes was the first serious philosopher of the fact because he understood facts, but he did not trust them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Whenever I say “David Howard,” he knows it’s serious. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sending the sketch to Theo, he describes “a blond, soft effect, and in the woods a more sombre, serious mood. I’m glad that both of these exist in life.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I guess I never thought of you being serious about anything.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wholly supported my wife and maintained that while she had shown poor judgment, she was innocent of any serious charges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That getup really does something for you, Janey-Jane. I can see why you take your training and all that so serious. You belong to this life. You’ll be a brilliant Attendant.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

No injuries serious enough to interfere with photosynthesis and respiration, I hope. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked me right in the eye, like she was serious. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Beginning that Saturday workers would begin hanging cars, thus placing upon the wheel its first serious stresses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? I didn’t take the stupid money!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Nobody else knew how to react, and they basically looked at each other like, Is she serious or joking?! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But then Taylor said, for the second time, all these choices were too serious, as if the topic wasn't a serious topic. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

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

But the crime wave led to more inmates, and by 1927 there was serious overcrowding in all of the state’s facilities. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know how serious it is. I also know it’s ridiculous.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

An initial list of “hereditary diseases” was drawn up, including mental deficiency, schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, blindness, deafness, and serious deformities. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“That is a very serious accusation, Potter,” said Professor McGonagall, after a shocked pause. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The only thing he did know: this girl was serious. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and waited to see how they rolled with the idea that the guy they went trick-or-treating with was a businessman who had, as Kenny would put it, serious coin. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After she earned her degree, Van had visited her in Huntington, spending time with her family as any serious suitor would. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But there was a time when each of us stood naked before the world, confronting life as a serious problem with which we were intimately and passionately concerned. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach West sounds super serious, and I hope she’s not mad at me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He was growing weaker every day, and it was only a matter of time until Mord's kicks and blows did him serious harm, provided the gaoler did not starve him to death first. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If he couldn’t talk to me it must have been serious. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had serious bouts of shingles and diverticulitis, and she became painfully thin. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

That meant he could save his five remaining bullets for serious security threats, though he didn’t want a repeat of the nerve- rattling fiasco with the field mouse. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"These are very serious charges, Brother," two brothers said in unison. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the mid-1990s, no serious alternatives to the War on Drugs and “get-tough” movement were being entertained in mainstream political discourse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One was small and blonde, with a broad smile on his face; the other was older, dark-haired and more serious looking. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Girls, this is a very serious matter,” he says again. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

To him, it was just an expedition, an adventure, it was not serious. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

In this new book, his first—and, ultimately, only—serious work as an adult, Fischer was anything but sparse. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He only uses my whole name when he’s being serious. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The murder of a child by a parent is horrific and is usually complicated by serious mental illness, as in the Yates and Smith cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I fight with my lips, trying to press them into a serious and professional frown rather than the grin that threatens to overtake them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There had been the serious faces staring intently at Gaines as he tried to inspire them with herculean stories of Civil War heroes and Olympic swimmers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arwyl’s tone was serious, but I could detect a hint of amusement hiding underneath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It has come to our attention,” my mother begins, “that some serious misconceptions are floating around this house.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay, serious now. Go ahead, ask me the tick question again. Or any other, any question at all.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

One thing about me was that when I was having a serious wish session, I tried never to wish impossible wishes. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Because he was real serious about killing you. Don’t take his threats lightly! He means it! Hey, gotta go—be there in a half an hour.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and I hope to engage you to be serious likewise.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She was stiff-backed with serious eyes and a crooked nose. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m always serious,” he said, ruffling her hair. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if he was serious or joking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We look like we mean serious business, like we refuse to die until we save the world from all its ugliness. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I talked to my mother—” “Jack, are you serious? You told her? She already hates me.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

You can tell that he has serious doubts that Paco is more interesting than a sick cow. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I guessed he had come from an area of the country where being lynched meant something a lot more serious than we knew about. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But don’t you tell anyone. No sense causing a panic. They might get the pipes fixed before there’s a serious fire.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It grew serious, told jokes again, and ended on a note of humility. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him startled and saw that he wasn’t serious. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He seems so serious and sad, and I wonder if I will ever see my fun Pa again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Cooter tried to keep our faces serious whilst Pa was talking, but tears were rolling down both our cheeks. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I would’ve laughed out loud if it hadn’t all been so serious. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was still serious—and what was surprising about that, since at that moment I was too? The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“This is extremely serious, and first and foremost I’m glad to hear you say you are okay, Jules. I want you to know that’s my first concern.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I gave my parents a highly serious look. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Quietly, he grabbed hold of his father’s hand and looked admiringly at his serious face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. I can at least fit in an extra large. Just got to lay off the chicken wings.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I look at Addie and see that she is being serious. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the partners were pretty serious about it all, and they sat there numbering their pads. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the ones that helped me come to mind, from finding strong mentors to being entrusted with responsibilities that forced me to get serious about my behavior. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Candace took me in there, and I realized then that things were getting way more serious than I had expected. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Despite serious reservations, I had to forgive Finnick for his role in the conspiracy that landed me here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They weren’t unhappy exactly—I’ve got plenty of memories I treasure from them—but they were more serious, and in some ways darker. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood thinking for a serious half a minute or so. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But the public—and especially the public in Shaker Heights—was deeply invested in the Mirabelle McCullough case now, and this, unlike the intern scandal, felt deadly serious. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was to be a serious thing, not playing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her face is all serious, her cheeks sucked in. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

And new problems had arisen as insects once present only in insignificant numbers had increased to the status of serious pests. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Like I said, I’d probably not have got nearly so cross if it hadn’t come up in the middle of such a serious conversation. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should think that if they were serious, they’d come and ask here. I mean, we see a lot in the Trout, but the real people to ask would be here, wouldn’t they?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Besides, the man’s got a right to defend himself. Your father’s made some serious accusations.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I just didn’t think any of it was that serious, but I get your point.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Rondell looked mad serious about the memory of the poor cat, so I did everything I could not to laugh. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She picks up the plastic guy and gives him a serious look. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the dim light, his eyes were dark and serious. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s acting like we’re about to engage in serious physical labor. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I told Mr. Muhammad, when I visited him in Chicago that month, that I was thinking about a very serious step. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you looking so serious?” she said as she handed him the cup. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I can tell. It’s not just a trick to you, like it is to most runaways. Even Shay, who really believes the operation is wrong, doesn’t get how deadly serious the Smoke is.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Therefore, such men encounter serious problems in conducting their affairs, and meet all their dangers as they proceed, and must overcome them with their virtue. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on up here,” Gloria Dump said, her voice all hard and serious. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he meekly said, “You shouldn’t,” keeping his face as serious as he could. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

So I tell Bobby: “I’m here because I suffer from serious depression.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Seward was certain to be in his bed this night recovering from a serious carriage accident. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His condition was so serious I took him into the hospital after he had completed his work that morning and kept him there for a week. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t last long, however, so I figured it wasn’t too serious. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had short hair, was clean-shaven and had that serious yet helpful expression on his face, just like the reverend at our church. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed so serious, as if their lives were a really complicated trick that had to be planned and replanned every day. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Any horse who refused to swing wide could get into serious trouble. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I hate Ares as much as anybody, but you don’t ignore the gods unless you want serious bad fortune. He wasn’t kidding about turning you into a rodent.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to believe the woman in green could not be serious. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They weren’t smarter or more focused or more serious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“But you don’t know that’s what would’ve—” “I was a pregnant, Untalented young woman,” her mother said, and she sounded much more serious now. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"My mother had just undergone a very serious surgery, my car was not paid for, the doctor had to be paid, and my father was occasionally sick," Haupt said. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

"Sir, I appreciate that, but let me tell you something. Cas already is a serious problem," my mom explained. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But another visit that summer causes serious trouble. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I almost think of him as my little brother sometimes,” Lucas said in an oddly serious manner. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He says this coyly, he’s fishing, he wants to be complimented, and I know that the serious part of the conversation has come to an end. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet learned then what she had forgotten until this moment: that laughter is serious. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Arson is serious because an inmate could burn a whole building down, maybe one with people in it,” said Kirkley. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Murder in the first degree—premeditated homicide—is the most serious charge tried in our criminal courts. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Manchee goes ahead and comes back, sniffing round and sometimes barking, but nothing serious. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He’s got some serious muscle on his bones, your old man does. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I knew then he was definitely going to have a serious girlfriend by the end of the summer. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Hillary Clinton was a serious and formidable opponent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My shaky performance in Chicago had shown me that I needed a serious turnaround in my gymnastics, and I was grateful to everyone who’d encouraged me to face my mistakes and focus on the positive. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He a serious fellow and look not too happy to see that our mama has such a big boy as me. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This guy a serious thing? Shouldn’t you bring him here to meet me?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

This more serious discussion of settlement reflected the reality that an actual trial was quickly approaching. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The frequent bad rapids making so many portages necessary. Our position every day grows more serious; the food supply less.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious, young man? What on earth could you be protesting?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Once the entire crew was reassembled, it was time to turn their attention to Holness, who was in serious danger of freezing to death. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I felt like the Tin Man, who’d been left out in the rain to rust, in need of some serious oil for his joints. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It was obviously some serious piece of news that they were reading. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Once we collect the dragon from Kavita, everyone will know that I’m serious about being Ma’s apprentice. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t tall like Ekon, or burly like Shomari, and his face still held a softness that didn’t allow him to ever really look serious. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her voice is serious, but her face looks like she's trying not to smile. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He began spluttering and choking and spewing and hawking and acting generally like a man with some serious internal injury. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I had to learn pretty quick,” Paul said, serious again. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

For all his wit, Zeno got himself into serious trouble. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“My criminal record, I mean. They’re nothing that serious, but I wasn’t allowed to touch a computer for two years.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I looked up at her and, to my horror, saw that she was dead serious. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The London Times of Great Britain pointed out the folly of the United States in the face of serious international threats. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious,” I said, picking up my two pieces. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His own species book had suffered a serious blow, if not a sudden death. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary or too serious. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Hanako asked, “Baachan, was Papa a big crybaby or just a crybaby sometimes? And was he always serious when he was a child?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Though it may have been tempting to commit a felony and covertly check the box that read "American citizen" on the application, my parents knew those financial aid peeps meant serious business. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m dead serious. How can we trust this shank after less than a week? Quit voting me down before you even think about what I’m saying.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Preliminary experiments,” he wrote, “indicate that there are probably no serious difficulties in the way of obtaining protons having high enough speeds to be useful for studies of atomic nuclei.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It had seemed like he was making fun of something serious. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then something would happen like the fight or the math test and there would be a serious wakeup call. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mom’s trying to get serious about her writing. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He’s still strumming the guitar, still smiling, but his voice has gone serious. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She laughed, but when I didn’t, she turned serious. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In addition to a fear of getting caught, Roy had serious qualms about trying anything illegal—and there was no dodging the fact that vandalism was a crime, however noble the cause. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wab was almost happy, which was a strange tone coming from her serious face. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was clear to him that now, finally, the architects understood that Chicago had been serious about its elaborate plans for the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then shake your head, look serious and wise — This sort of talk protects you if he dies. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He is serious and does not come on with all of that pseudo stuff like you always did. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that I was doing serious X-ray work with TMV gave him assurance that I should not soon again become preoccupied with the DNA pattern. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

When she went to the doctor for an appointment, a month earlier, the doctor told her that she had a serious illness and that she had about three months to live, if not less. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had never seen Lexie look so tired, or so serious. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I am serious. We’ll arrange everything. A limo will pick you up at your house and take you to the airport.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He looked up at me and started nodding again, with this very serious look on his face. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Pierre was very serious, not much fun, and a worrier and tattletale, too. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The charge of malfeasance was a serious one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was inevitable that serious destruction of fishes would follow the widespread use of the new organic pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At first I thought she was joking, but she was lucid and totally serious. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Cabot Searcy. Nice to meet you, too, Benton,” he said, his serious look melting away. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

An individual’s past convictions will still be considered, but not until later in the hiring process, when the applicant has been identified as a serious candidate for the position. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She grinned again, then gave Nailer a serious look. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The white part of the room got calmer the more serious it got, but a tongue storm struck the Negroes like wind among palm trees. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious right now? How is it that I know more about this guy than you do? He’s a freaking junior.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Children are not so serious as grown-ups and they love to laugh." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Several former foster parents admitted to being very frustrated by Avery because they weren't equipped to deal with his serious mental health problems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My dad was diagnosed with a serious health problem and my life had to immediately change. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They are both smiling, but I am looking very serious and staring straight at the camera. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t want her son being serious and being stuck in town.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her eyes dance, but then she gets all serious. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

As he became more serious about music, he took up the piano, organ, and recorder. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The women looked at him; their puzzled expressions implied that he could not possibly be serious. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She looked in vain for the funny, serious little boy she knew. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As he headed out from camp, he wondered if Edwin and Garvey had been serious about returning him to Minneapolis. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Around here it’s serious business when you got a quarrel with your neighbor and you got to carry it as far as the law. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach West is really serious about her safety rules. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He winked at Josiah and Tayo, and then with a serious face he said, “I thought the sheepherder’s name was Mike, not Geronimo,” and walked out the door. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no shame in being a maid. She does a serious job, and I pay her well.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Teacher Li was over fifty years old, and her hoarse voice was not very loud, but when she stood before the class, she seemed so intent and serious that we had to listen to her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy was so serious about what he was doing that the game attracted more and more onlookers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His face had become very serious, almost grim, with every trace of laughter taken from it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no,” said Andrew, sounding deadly serious again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

From the expressions on their faces, I could tell there was serious conversation about what to do next. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who claim that mass incarceration is “just like” Jim Crow make a serious mistake. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I nod once, thinking about how serious he is. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Richard is younger than I am by a year, and a bit shorter and broader, with dark, serious eyes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He and I had been dicking around in the cafeteria, trying to study, and we’d both been in serious danger of flunking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Alex gives into it and laughs too, full and deep, and that’s the last hope for a serious tone for the day gone. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I walked through the dark block over to Seventh and started down; things were beginning to look serious. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel that one ought to make a serious attempt to get up to 60 or 70 million volts. . . With such particles, we should begin to learn the true mechanics of the nucleus.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Parvati had her arm around her and was explaining something to Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas, who were looking very serious. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now their only guide was an emaciated corpse lady with serious self-esteem issues. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

You don’t wait nearly a week until mobilizing serious resources for a disaster of this magnitude. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat, and his green eyes fix on mine, serious. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He knew that given the political climate, he himself could be in very serious trouble. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing serious,” he lied, handing over Danishes in advance as payment. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious, Jupiter. This really isn’t something to joke about.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

But I did have a serious case of stage fright when the show began. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He winked at Bod, to tell him that it was none of it serious. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Its round eyes took me in, the ex­pression puzzled and serious. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because the only serious difference between his story and Hickock’s was that he denied having executed the Clutters single-handed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They explained that the psychosis and other serious mental health problems that burdened Mr. Jenkins could lead to dangerous behavior, but this behavior was a manifestation of serious illness, not a reflection of his character. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a coat and tie and looked real serious. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I have been giving the new situation my serious consideration,” said Tucker Mouse solemnly. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had cognitive impairments that suggested some organic brain damage and behavioral problems that suggested schizophrenia and other serious mental illness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The child looked straight back at the Queen, her face open and quite serious. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone had a look of serious concentration on their faces as they struggled to get the moves right. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

One minute, everything was quiet and serious and the preacher was going on and on and on; and the next minute, Winn-Dixie looked like a furry bullet, shooting across the building, chasing that mouse. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bright and serious, Ismail Meer was born in Natal, and while at law school at Wits he became a key member of the Transvaal Indian Congress. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was serious now, and he wanted Mike to listen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recovered without serious physical problems but was traumatized by the experience and disoriented by the violence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Muslims knew that only something really serious would ever have stopped the Messenger from keeping his promise to be with them at their rallies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have made a great CIA agent—I'm serious; I know guys who work for the CIA. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the oldest cities in Siberia, with a population of half a million, Tomsk, and the huge territory around it, had a serious MDR problem. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She did not have to lie to her old friends about Blaine, but she did, telling them she was in a serious relationship and he would join her in Lagos soon. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Of the three boys, one was big — muscled like a serious weight lifter, with dark, curly hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

While that was not in and of itself serious, it could progress into something dangerous. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why?” he asked; himself growing serious at his companion’s solicitation. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bootlegging was a serious crime and those caught during raids were handed huge fines. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whoa now! Just cuz I don’t want a serious girlfriend at the moment doesn’t mean I don’t know what it takes to maintain a relationship.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Malcolm tried to bite a piece off the hunk of bread and found it so hard that it was a serious challenge to his teeth, and thus to the pain in his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I want to seem like a serious person who makes serious bargains. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t need to check my face to see if I’m serious. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you dare speak to Draco like—” said Narcissa furiously, but Bellatrix screamed, “Be quiet! The situation is graver than you can possibly imagine, Cissy! We have a very serious problem!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Since when is plastering a bumper sticker on something that serious of a crime?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Before him stood a tall, lean, and muscular boy around his age with neatly combed brown hair, piercing eyes, and a serious look about him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He explained that the radio program “completely crippled communication” at the police department for three hours, creating a serious situation. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

This is more than Brahman with a serious case of stage fright. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its sting was said to make it a serious menace to human health. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“There is a more serious weaving,” said Gwydion, slipping the net into his own jacket. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

About 1950, Dr. Knipling launched a serious effort to turn insect sterilization into a weapon that would wipe out a major insect enemy of livestock in the South, the screw-worm fly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Examples are the blood flukes, or schistosoma, that cause serious disease in man when they enter the body by way of drinking water or through the skin when people are bathing in infested waters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Within a few days, we had an informal online counseling service under way, trying to send kids who seemed to be in serious trouble to sympathetic parents or professionals. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been taken aside for a brief and serious talk by the coach, had hung his head with guilt and embarrassment, and apologized to Asher after the game. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

One thing’s for sure, there will be serious consequences for me if I don’t perform to Goddard’s liking. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“But there is one far more serious problem.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone stared—especially at Dari, because he was usually so serious in class—and I felt half embarrassed and half proud, because I had the weirdest friends in the seventh grade. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And then the letter gets very sad and serious. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry Kissinger, a contemporary politician, wrote: “Deterrence depends, above all, on psychological criteria. For purposes of deterrence, a bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the end, I suppose I’m not really serious about it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she gets very disappointed, Cordelia’s father will be called into it, and that is serious. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t too deep, and they felt more like rug burn than anything serious. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Not so serious that I hadn’t been on the verge of quitting. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A man torn apart. An adolescent boy with serious issues. Let me show you, again, the last known photo of this troubled young fugitive, taken a week ago in Denver.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was LA’s first serious battle with smog. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He sounded like a true warrior now, more stoic and serious. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There’s a general but reluctant nodding of heads, all serious and curt. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The surrounding buildings were dull and serious in comparison. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You know what? I reckon you could win this tournament, Harry, I’m serious.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I ask him, my voice low and serious. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Mom stopped walking and her expression got serious. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

We didn’t discuss any more of those serious things, and if the others sensed something still in the air, they didn’t remark on it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But is it serious? Is she really bad? I’ll go at once . . .” “Not in her rooms any more? Where has she been taken?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a deadly serious insight buried within the comedy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s more serious than that, Percy. I ... I probably should tell you something.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Failure to follow these instructions may lead to serious personal injury and possibly property damage.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Things have escalated,” Ben says to me, low, serious as a heart attack. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Piper acted like she didn’t even notice all the attention but I could tell she liked the way everyone asked her serious questions about Jet and treated her like something special. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The situation wasn’t serious; he just needed to talk some sense into his son. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When we saw that he was serious and was watching the clock, our pencils hit the paper. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” she said, trying to make her voice serious. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

If we become serious about dismantling the system of mass incarceration, we must end the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that it was summer: Basketball and Ashish had been in a serious relationship since he was in elementary school. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Grayson was joking, but Maniac was serious when he piped, “Great! Where to?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t just serious criminal behavior, in the end, that is sensitive to environmental cues, it is all behavior. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, tell me then, Bernie. Do you think there’s any possibility an apparently random action like this could have serious consequences?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Jesus F. Christ, Park," his dad said in his normal voice, "are you serious?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

You need to be careful when you’re making those kinds of serious allegations.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He already had serious doubts that American ships had been attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin on the stormy night of August 4. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After expressing great relief to hear from him, Ahmad got serious. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But then I realize that, no, he’s dead serious. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That the justices have already decided he is the most important criminal, that he has committed a most serious offense. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Get downstairs,” she says, “and wait in the Grand Caravan. I’m—I’m serious.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Coach made the left and continued, "And I think he's got potential. With the proper coaching, he could be a serious problem." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

My request was ultimately granted, accompanied by a stem warning from Colonel Jacobs that serious consequences would result if I returned to my impudent ways. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jay, if you need anything, let me know. I’m serious.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It could have been no more serious than that. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As the tide of chemicals born of the Industrial Age has arisen to engulf our environment, a drastic change has come about in the nature of the most serious public health problems. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Henry said, “Were you serious a minute ago when you said you didn’t like your world disturbed?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Catastrophism was particularly comforting to clerics like Buckland because it allowed them to incorporate the biblical flood of Noah into serious scientific discussions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Even Mr. Muhammad’s original Chicago followers wouldn’t know he was at home, for he says the “hypocrites” made serious efforts to kill him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave serious consideration to the possibility that Lydia had hired them as plants. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I caught cold in the hospital from a fighter pilot and came down with a very serious case of pneumonia. “I’m very sorry,” Major Major said. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. What if there’s drama and it gets weird and we have to go to prom in separate limos?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Eventually Coach shows up with the girls’ coach, Mrs. Battle, a large squat serious lady who always wears a tracksuit. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the world of serious work at last, where he would get a chance to do something useful. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He knows that this is too serious for that. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I caught eyes with each of them to make sure they knew I was serious. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She ducked a twig I threw at her, then got serious. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her voice is so serious, so grave, that I’m positive that anything she has to say must be important. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My friend was in serious trouble—he needed my help. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As far as he’s concerned they are dimwits and unworthy of my serious consideration. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There is a persistent myth, incidentally–and one propounded in many serious books–that Ussher’s views dominated scientific beliefs well into the nineteenth century, and that it was Lyell who put everyone straight. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I had my fill of serious subjects I began to think about my life before prison, and I found so much more to write about. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Until the exact moment when Lily would think he was being serious. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When Betsy came out of the front door I gave her a low whistle, and she slipped up to the side of the house beside me and gave me a serious look. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell that she was taking this contest serious. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Needless to say — not that Tom’s threat sounded very serious — the hobbits came soon, and left the table late and only when it was beginning to look rather empty. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Shorty was really serious about nothing except his music, and about working for the day when he could start his own little group to gig around Boston. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all need to remember that when we drive a car very serious consequences can occur if we are not paying ourfull attention to what we are doing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The memorizing was more a discipline for him, like a serious craft or martial art, a chosen kind of suffering involving hours of practice and concentration by which you gradually came to know yourself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has two children, and a more serious criminal record that includes a felony drug conviction for selling near a school yard. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He and Celia had gotten more serious over the past month. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think you could get that serious.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I find a seat next to a table of serious, frowning, silver-haired men who use words so long I’m surprised they don’t choke. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

There is surely little in his statements that merits serious consideration. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sara puts a finger to her cheek, as if she has to give this serious thought. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Conversely, any civilization that engages in serious interstellar exploration and colonization must have exercised zero population growth or something very close to it for many generations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flashed a small grin, then became serious again. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I get the feeling he’s as serious about this whole political party thing as I am. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I needed him to know I was serious. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Her crisp seersucker suit, spectator pumps and gloves informed me that she was proper and serious. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so tall and serious he made the other king look silly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

My skin is fair and while some call this creamy, it can look downright deathly when I’m serious, which is all the time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But there was a serious point to his words. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A proponent of the Great Books series—which he had read twice—Uncle Pete was engaged with serious thought and Italian opera. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He sounded so serious that I felt scared. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Kimberly and Molly, who are best friends but very competitive with each other, and Sara, who is quiet and very serious. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He had a dozen girlfriends, but nothing serious. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His father’s lips tightened grimly, and his eyes were serious. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? You couldn’t tell from just, um, looking at it?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There's a study group in the first listening room, five serious people, grim. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I have,” Doc said, his voice serious. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Two, I am getting very serious in my relationship with Barack and I feel that I need to get a better handle on myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The damage to the women’s rights movement was also serious. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But now, how could my mother not notice that we were living together, that this was serious and would not go away even if she didn’t talk about it? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even though his deafness prevented him from hearing Merrithew crying out for help, he knew his coworker and friend was in the building and in serious trouble. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Sitting in his designer chair, with tomes and journals rising behind him, Dr. Luce appeared serious, full of expertise, as was his speech. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Communication between sections was a serious violation of regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mkonyanisi” — an affectionate term for son-in-law in Xhosa, which is what she always called me — “you have made a serious error because Zindzi is only fifteen.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Look, even though I talk a lot of trash, I'm serious about this team too," she assured me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“That’s a real nice name,” she said after a moment’s serious thought. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Resistance in cabbage insects is creating another serious problem. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“No, Dad, seriously. It’s not...I mean, this is serious business.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Who is—” “Percy,” my mother said, deadly serious. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

His face was so serious and sad that I said, “Yes, Reverend Obertask. I understand.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If he didn’t look so dead serious, I’d think he was trying to get me to come with him to his camp. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The other thing he did was not so serious. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She’s serious, and for a moment I forget about my leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

We both were aware of the serious risks involved in playing together in a white neighbourhood, but we never dwelled on them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he nods, it’s almost shy, but moments later, he’s serious again. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The loss of an arm, he used to say, caused him only one serious inconvenience. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. I’m not...I don’t know this place.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It turns out he’s already outside in the parking lot, standing by the trunk of our car, one foot on the fender, smoking a cigarette and talking to Wimpy in a low, serious voice. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

From all over the world come reports that make it clear we are in a serious predicament. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, what a terrible thing it would be if all Christians thought like that,” he says in his serious voice. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

By the time we arrived, Abuela had serious trouble catching her breath. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I was briefed from time to time by the Secret Service on the more serious threats that came in and understood that there were people capable of being stirred. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Meanwhile o, he has serious money now. See what you missed!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I hear you’ve contracted a serious case of the friendship flu.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Kluck’s nostrils flare and her eyes bug out, prompting Principal Harrison to add, “This is a serious matter. At Poplar Springs Middle, we treat our equipment with respect.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

You could always tell when Mr. Clifton was about to say the punch line, because he’d clear his throat and look like he was about to say something super serious. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

After several seconds of serious misgivings, I hold out my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I search her face and eyes, and wonder if she's serious. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“No, this is serious. We don’t read each other’s letters!” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious, boy,” she said with some bass in her voice. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The drink had long gone with the serious drinkers outside. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Not the cheap one—the one we get when things are serious. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t take it at first but he gestures with a serious look so I take it and put it on. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They never want to discuss anything serious unless they feel like it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Inside the lab, he was sheepish: “This was a mistake, and a serious one,” Livingston recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He looked serious and grim, nothing like the little boy he’d seen in those rainbow images. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A person who has serious allergies cuddles a cat? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid,” he said frankly, his small face serious. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, Garfield didn't grasp how serious his wife's condition was. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Of course it's no game! Every day the newspaper tells us about people who are sentenced to death or prison for breaking the Radio Law when all they want is the truth. This is serious." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra was about to shush them, but then they rounded the corner and everyone got quiet and serious. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“What—you don’t think I’m ever serious?” he asked. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It was slightly ominous because of its strangeness—no wolf was so vicious to other wolves—but I half believed they weren’t serious. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid over closer to me and added, “I am serious.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She cannot tell if he is serious or not. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Stuart said you were trying to get into more serious subjects. Anything particular?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious, Tally,” Shay said once they were out in the water. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I just feel like our club needs to get more focused and serious. What’s the point of writing if we have nothing important to say, right?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you making fun of me or are you serious, Shorty?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He had just begun to question his own sanity in a serious way when he noticed the stream carved into the plants. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The fire ant was pictured as a serious threat to southern agriculture through destruction of crops and to wildlife because of attacks on the young of ground-nesting birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It felt good to joke, but the bears quickly turned serious. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As the study of chess had been compulsive when he was a boy, so now his mind was captivated by deep, serious study of history, philosophy, and other topics. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The larger the area sprayed the more serious the harm, because no oases of safety remain. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She was a practical, worldly, diffident woman, and her modem, pragmatic character was a serious obstacle to telepathy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were quiet, serious, as they always were. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you really blow up your aunt, Harry?” said Hermione in a very serious voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There were amazing pictures, some silly, some serious, some sad and intense. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I had been talking about getting our rights ever since Jeremiah Reeves was arrested, and now they knew I was serious. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. That really just happened,” I tell her. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Kingston,” my mom begins, and I know when she uses my full name, it’s serious, whatever she’s about to say. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Franz Kurie, who had come to Berkeley from Yale as a National Research Council fellow, felt the Rad Lab’s experimental procedures were too slipshod to foster serious research on the cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Not young anymore, but I see nothing serious.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her hair was still chopped straight across her shoulders, and she wore the same wary, serious gaze. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Because my father had never lied to us about something serious. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“That’s interesting, Master ...” I hesitated, not sure how serious he had been before. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In his nervous gestures, I can see myself when I first met Hideo, falling all over myself under Hideo’s serious stare. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I mean, all these people look like...serious crazies!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t want to know, did you?” she asked, suddenly serious. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now she seemed older and much more serious and purposeful. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He took the role of big brother so serious. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was serious enough to kick me out of the room. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

And he's serious about learning the craft—he wants to get paying work as soon as possible. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing serious, dear,” she said, her voice quavering a bit. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even the minor encumbrance of a bandage was a serious inconvenience. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? You’re handwriting stories and selling firewood? Could I maybe show you a flashlight and have you worship me as a god?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“But back to serious business, Mr. Pignati. You asked the name of our charity—the name of it is—” “The Lorraine and John Fund!” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I hope you’re serious about opening yourself up to new experiences, though. Doesn’t have to be something like the party car.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I prayed that we wouldn’t meet anyone I knew and then felt guilty for drawing God’s attention away from serious matters to what was, after all, only an item of vanity. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Reporting late for duty was a serious matter. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He failed, however, to produce much in the way of evidence, and the theory was considered too crackpot to merit serious attention. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Most of all, I had to have a serious conversation with the god who’d tricked me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There are times when we demand an explanation when an explanation really isn’t possible, and, as we’ll explore in the upcoming chapters of this book, doing so can have serious consequences. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“The council is serious. One week or you learn to tap dance!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She pictured his thin, serious face, and his eyes looking out searchingly from beneath his dark eyebrows. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Newt, I’m serious. It’s . . . not really a voice . . . but it is.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A man and his son are in a serious car accident. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But Bobby is intensely serious about his craft. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

So serious has this situation become that Boston has established the first hospital in the United States devoted exclusively to the treatment of children with cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

James looked serious and, actually, a little scared. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

This is no exercise for her map-reading teacher; this is serious. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked just the way she had when she’d faced the Sphinx—like she wasn’t going to accept an easy answer, even if it got her in serious trouble. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maisels explained the serious implications of such a withdrawal and the consequences of our conducting our own defense in a capital case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With its distinguished reputation, this was where other hospitals in the country sent their most difficult cases, including people dealing with cancer, serious burns, psychiatric conditions, and infectious diseases. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I saw Grandpa was serious and I got interested. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, my underclothes were more serious than that. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, but I got the feeling he was completely serious. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually he dislodged the following: “I think this small act is part of a larger problem which could become serious.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the white knight back in its place, but for the moment he could not settle down to serious study of the chess problem. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Coach was looking at me like he was dead serious. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A conviction that never came into dispute was the universally held belief that the saloon was at the root of the nation’s serious drinking problem. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

But also, I think we both sensed we’d done enough serious talking for one day, and that if we tried any more of it, things would start going wrong. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was an even more serious problem, one filled with a bitter irony that exposed the class divide in black America. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a more serious problem with Dionysius’s calendar: zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The lovely smell was all round him: it was a happy place but very serious. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He walked back over to us, and his tone turned serious. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I will let you live in the moment because it sounds serious and awesome,” Dylan says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But on patrol or during an operation, he was serious, and absolutely fearless. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I’d be sitting in a meeting with a group of five or six of them, all of us in blue suits and serious ties. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In less serious moments Dev said he liked that her legs were longer than her torso, something he’d observed the first time she walked across a room naked. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The government of Nepal recognized that the throngs flocking to Everest created serious problems in terms of safety, aesthetics, and impact to the environment. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We Eskimos have joking partners—people to have fun with—and serious partners—people to work and think with. You and I are both. We are joking-serious partners.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That they were serious, I had no doubt. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you serious? Why? You have a nice house; it’s like a mansion.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Now that the Christmas holiday is passed, life seems on a more serious course. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Yishan seemed to be standing taller, his face unusually serious and authoritative. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Maverick’s really serious about getting you out of Garden Heights.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, Finn was sure that he had a quiet, still, serious part inside himself somewhere. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As it happened, Zooey had made a formal and serious début as a public performer at the age of seven. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing,” he says all serious, and then gets happy. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Some of them have serious artistic ambitions, but they don’t drink as much beer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hensleigh—he of the box and child—had given Charles serious pause about getting married. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as her sons didn’t get too serious about any one girl, they belonged to her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were probably the only ones who realized how serious he was. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Finally, finally, Dad showed up to tell me that the doctors said Mom had a serious infection, and she caught it from one of her patients in intensive care. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the drawing room, I saw that the gentlemen were still in a rather serious mood. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled, until Mom gave me that serious look that meant she needed to educate me about something before I was allowed to have fun. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should feel bad, getting made fun of like that, only it seems so stupid, I can’t take it serious. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Crying? Certainly not. I have—er—a slight cold, caught on my return journey—that’s all. Yes, a slight cold. Nothing serious.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Quincey’s head is level. This burglary business is getting serious; we got off once all right; but we have now a rare job on hand—unless we can find the Count’s key basket.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. I can show you where one of them cut me before I got away.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then she looks serious and says, “Mrs. Valencia called and told me all about what happened with your little sister. How’s she doing?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He must only guard against inflicting serious injury on anyone who serves him and anyone he has near him in the service of his principality, as Antoninus had done. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Our children had not seen us so serious, so vehement, before. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What? Are you serious? I can't do this right now, Cotton." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The president wanted an honest, firsthand report on how serious conditions actually were in South Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Clifton saw that we liked that joke pretty well, he nodded, very serious, and went behind his desk to write something in his notebook. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her purpose in coming to speak to them was a serious one. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were six weeks away from Operation Peacock, and this was a serious wrench in the monkey works. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She seems real serious, so I hold back my laugh. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are serious and so are her hands. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth sat at table six with a bunch of serious- looking athletic kids, all with her gray eyes and honey- blond hair. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not terribly in touch with my body but have noticed that, taken in great quantities, tea is actually pretty serious. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Mr. Swales, you can’t be serious. Surely these tombstones are not all wrong?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

More serious cases were flown to the hospital ships. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was no one on the fencing team at Duke who had my best interests at heart, and Josh didn’t believe I was serious. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Is that a serious question? Don’t we all want more money? Can you ever have enough?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It presides over so many vital activities that even the slightest damage to it is fraught with serious consequences. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

If the burglars had forced the door and the air-raid wardens were to notice it and call the police, there could be very serious repercussions. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I cut my eye at him something serious and he stopped. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He paused and folded his arms, getting a serious, concentrated look on his face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You mark my words,” he said, vainly trying to be serious. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“That is very serious. Very serious indeed,” the Uncle said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Once, we got into a fairly serious car accident going to her mother’s house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d made it pretty clear she didn’t want anything too serious, right? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Finally my brother realized that I was in serious trouble. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaning against the counter, got a serious look on her face, even more serious than usual. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“They suffered no serious injury, as far as I am aware,” said Griphook. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be serious, so I would be serious. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I asked, “Do you think that smoking in the bathroom with the nursery door open is serious enough to keep Vivian from getting another job?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I watched the marching scenes on the news that evening, I realized for the first time how serious this was and how badly I could have been hurt. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what it’s supposed to look like or feel like. I just know I really like you. This is serious for me.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I could tell from her expression that she understood how serious things were. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The worst part was disease: if anybody got sick with anything serious, everybody on the ship was liable to get it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s why I got so serious about softball. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The National Action Council has given full and serious consideration to this question . . . and they have advised me not to surrender myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he stared at me in a manner that was either serious or seriously malicious. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

His caution in the past may have cost him an arrest or two, but he had rarely, if ever, made a serious mistake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Janae, are you serious? Come on! What about your grades, focusing on getting a job right after you graduate? And us? Mama and Papi?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Despite the reforms of the 1970s and early 1980s, inmate death in jails and prisons was still a serious problem. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was funny because Derek was serious but Mom kept cracking up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s serious? I was a kid. The thing is, I believed in God and all that, but it wasn’t the religious part that interested me. Just being nice to people, that’s all. Being decent.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t helpful when you were trying to eat or have a serious conversation about the fate of the world. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She smiled and her long, serious face creased into dimples. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Usually I kidded around with her or maybe I got a quick kiss, but she was right, we never got into anything serious. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I have another idea,” said Holly, her tone altogether more serious. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But the thought of a serious injury to Boobie gnawed at him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boys, if you are not serious about hunting the feral pig, then I can just leave you here. We're on the trail of a hog,” he whispered urgently. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The soldier’s face grew serious and he stood up. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

We spent too much time laughing for any serious romance to develop, but it was fun. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He paused, and his voice got very serious as he continued. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

That usually meant something serious was going on between a boy and a girl at Big Creek. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A moment of serious silence followed the news. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The central question for racial justice advocates is this: are we serious about ending this system of control, or not? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The cut wasn’t particularly deep— painful and messy, but less serious than when I’d been whipped. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I hope you are not going to warn me about anything serious?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As his army marched east, city after city surrendered before him, until by 245 he reached Babylon without encountering serious resistance. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

It was a fun “That’s it,” though, not a serious one. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Encanis was out there too, in the traditional black mask, making more serious trouble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Today, a physician would recognize that fever and a pus-producing wound pointed to a serious infection. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He looked serious, but not altogether unhappy or suspicious. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Albert has his most serious voice turned up to high. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t think you realize how serious it is.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t exactly planned it that way, but the more serious things got at camp, the more I found myself needing to call up Rachel and get away, just for some breathing room. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t used to such a serious environment. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

On a serious tip—white people are crazy for their dogs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Your problems are very serious, you know. For instance ...” He looked at the paper in his hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ito paused, looked straight into my eyes, and, raising his voice, added, “He was a good, serious worker.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

No serious models were built, however, for several days. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Possession with the intent to distribute was a charge of a completely different magnitude—with serious mandatory sentences. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They knew that the colt was aiming for the February 27 Santa Anita Handicap, but he hadn’t done enough to merit serious consideration. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As everyone knows, cows are sacred to Hindus, so it was a serious thing. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is serious. The Soviets could arrest you if they saw your drawing.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

For the first time he saw that I was serious, but he didn’t want me to be serious. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs before his face gets serious again. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

To the rest of us he complained that Camilla was out of her league, and a hindrance to serious scholarship. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the image, Lee Lee is standing, her hands on her hips, wearing that serious look she always has. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The oriental rat flea, the principal vector of plague, has recently demonstrated resistance to DDT, a most serious development. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’s short, dark, and smiley, not tall, thin, and serious like Father in photographs. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

My father was all quiet and serious with the surgeon, a big and handsome white guy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This is really serious, Julia. And we have to figure out a way to help you.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was going to say something serious, because he was very shy, and I'd heard him dear his throat in that same way before giving an important economics lecture. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They aren’t smiling in the photo, though, and their eyes are dark and serious. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was hard enough being a child of Pluto, but she’d pulled off some serious magic on that cliff. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You serious right now?” he said, squaring his shoulders and tucking his chin. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Now it is important to establish right away that the possibility of a serious bear attack on the Appalachian Trail is remote. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And Mr. Barris provides an ideal contrast, serious and attentive, keeping the dynamic of the group in balance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But this will require a serious car wash, at the very least, and there’s no time for that before Agloe. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“How did you two get down here? You’re in serious trouble now, do you realize that?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. You want to show how much you love and care about me? Keep living,” he tells us. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Both were much harder than a real leg and could cause some serious harm. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

‘Billy, you got pneumonia; you’re taking this book very serious, I know, because we already fought once about it.’ The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Justice and I became the best of friends, though we were opposites in manv ways: he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted, I was serious. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

CBS wanted to appeal to listeners who enjoyed programs more serious than the comedy and variety shows. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Jody, who was helping Doubletree Mutt, the big serious dog, to dig out a gopher, straightened up as the ranch-hand sauntered out of the barn. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Younger kids charged with serious crimes go into unit 4, one of two maximum-security units. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“In the end, the way interest rates are fluctuating, a serious delay could cost a mint.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew she was serious—that in the future he’d be consulted on vacation plans, but that trips to Florida or beyond could and would happen with or without him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s true! Land speculators are just spoiling prices for everybody. And the speculators are guys in government. We have serious problems in this country,” Ahmed said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ruth laughed the way she did when she wasn’t sure just how much Grandma was teasing and how much she was serious. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Daddy! Stop that! I’m not a baby anymore,” I said, trying to sound serious but giggling regardless. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I got home Moms made some tea, which is what she always does when things get serious. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious,” he said, his deep voice louder than anything else in the station. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Henry liked fun and avoided when he could any solemn or serious matter, for he confused these with sorrow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad, I’m serious. You told me that knowing how to read words and knowing when to speak them is the most valuable commodity a person can have. You don’t remember saying that?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

With serious face and a high-held, final flick he split each side in half, quartering the pig. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was fat and short and had a puckered and expressionless face like a very serious gnome. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t really look injured anymore—there are some bruises, some cuts, but nothing serious enough to kill him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It's a real commitment if you're trying to make serious dough. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think I’m serious, but I am. I couldn’t be more serious.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It is more of a game to him than any serious interest in me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Representative James Jackson from Georgia was positively apoplectic that such a petition would even be considered by any serious deliberative body. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

‘You just can’t expect to jump that far without some serious feeling.’ Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He refused to be serious, he was infuriatingly unserious, but he was as committed to the things that mattered to him as anyone could possibly be. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

That same month a serious if unavoidable interruption hobbled the Landscape Department. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“He’s dying,” the third one confirmed, suddenly serious. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I believe my chief danger will be that I shall lead so happy comfortable & amusing a life that I shall be careless & good for nothing & think of nothing serious in this world or the next. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

First in May 1920, and then again two months later, he boldly and unequivocally predicted that a serious Communist revolt was about to take place throughout the country. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He was walking with his head down and frowning, like he was thinking serious about things. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. You better not forget about me.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

His long, serious stride let me know quickly that he had the full intention of going into Fulton’s house. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The races were notable for the lack of clothing worn by the contestants and the serious way in which they went at the task of winning five-dollar gold pieces.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Men, women, and children have serious dental problems resulting from malnutrition and a lack of calcium in their diets. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Odenigbo had spoken to her about how serious their relationship was, and their planning to have a child had finally won Mama over. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She made me feel good in a way, all serious and everything. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We all know that we aren’t supposed to talk about the test, not even now that we have chosen, but for them that rule must not be as serious as it is for me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“This offense is so serious that there have to be consequences,” Master Williams continued, her voice growing harsher. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We were careful, Barb,” he says, shaking his head, his voice serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The darkness definitely made it seem more serious. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But literature was very serious business for a guy like Dante. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dylan turns to face me, his expression serious. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Em’s was serious, lips slightly puckered, head tilted. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I had never seen her so serious before, so concentrated. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

First the Lord’s Prayer, which was more serious than “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray to God my soul to keep.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you realize how serious this charge against you is, Miss Terranova.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He also looked quite serious, though I could see the sparkle of a smile in his eyes. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Hazel looked at them to see if they were serious. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The rug had been somewhat of a joke, but the dog question was serious. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a laugh, then became serious again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hundred years after the Red Summer, and despite significant gains made by African Americans in the past century, serious racial issues continue to plague the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Around the time of his fourteenth birthday, with all the pressures of church and home uniting to drive him to the altar, he strove to appear more serious and therefore less conspicuous. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Spassky had been informed that Bobby’s condition was serious, but he wasn’t aware that it was grave. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s still with me for no reason but the silliness, for how it unpinned me just briefly from the more serious agenda that guided my every day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You realize what a serious violation that is, you big ape?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this, the most dutiful and serious of all the teams I have been on, the conversation, at least in the morning, is all about the houses that lie ahead. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a serious one, he said, but he’d need someone to help him for a while until he got his strength back. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“This is not the place to talk about serious things. Come to my house on Sunday, when you don’t have work. We can talk there. Here is my address...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But Art and Archaeology was reassuring to them: I could veer off in the archaeology direction and take to digging things up, which was more serious. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His voice took on a real formal tone, but it was hard to tell if he was being serious. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The whole class gets laughing so hard I forget that Addie is in serious trouble. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The four of us were serious about being Cheetah Girls. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In a country where the writing of political slogans on walls was considered a serious crime, talking about political matters was tantamount to treason, punishable by hanging, if you were black. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He resettled in the United States in 1940, thereby avoiding any more serious consequences of challenging the totalitarian line. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I was like, no way, are you serious? Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Because of this I had serious misgivings about the wisdom of doing the experiment there.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lindsey had kissed five girls before, and had done other, mysterious, serious stuff with three of those. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was nothing in his actions, however—at that time—that indicated serious problems or advanced neurosis. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She knots her arms in front of her chest and takes a couple steps forward, looking serious. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Harry,” he said, in a low, serious voice, “you haven’t seen a great black dog anywhere, have you?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Only people whose mistakes were very serious were sent to these classes. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have always found such liaisons a serious threat to the order in a house. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Terupt,” I said, before we got into a serious discussion, “did you know that Miss Kelsey doesn’t wear a wedding ring?” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Whatever motivated him, Lopsang’s decision to tow a client didn’t seem like a particularly serious mistake at the time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Twice, after being asked serious questions about whether he’s committed treason, he’s going to smirk. He looks like the cat who ate the canary.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was something so serious in Mattie’s tone that I returned the greeting solemnly. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I thought she might smile at the hot girl thing, but instead she turned serious. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The male teachers and students still call the shots and get the serious attention and the fellowships that further their careers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I leave my house to walk to the bus stop, I have a serious talk with myself. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

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

“If you stay here, those men are gonna come back and kill you. I’m serious. They’re gonna kill you, like those colored people in Mississippi got killed. Even T. Ray said so.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t often do his volunteer hours with his friend because Asher frequently fooled around and made serious work a little difficult. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

That’s who the scouts would focus on—the guys with serious playing time. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Not entirely,” said Mr. Weasley, who looked more serious than Harry had ever seen him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Once we're packed up and standing outside our cave, our mood shifts to serious. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the outcome of any serious interest in architecture. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m serious. Did you know that I’m from Newark? Well, Portugal by way of Newark.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I guess it is,” he says, a shy smile emerging on his face, which had turned serious when talking about his dad. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Since when is plastering a bumper sticker on something that serious of a crime?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Look, you obviously have some serious stuff to deal with, so if you wanna just take me home, we’ll forget about the whole thing. Deal?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t add that I knew from Nelson’s remarks that Leandro and Manolo and Minerva were involved in a serious plot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ollie had only just started university; he was wearing new spectacles, serious and important. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Davila essays, in fact, became the basis for the first serious rift in his friendship with Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He runs up to me, his face serious. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The expression on his face was intent and serious. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It remained still because she was pretending, she was not entirely serious, and because willing it to move, or being about to move it, was not the same as actually moving it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And I thought: The best thing about him is that serious face. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was quieter and sounded more serious than the others. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, this is a secret. I don’t usually tell people until they’ve been here for a while. Years. But you seem . .. serious enough to handle it.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They said seriously they would talk to me about it and shook the teacher’s hand seriously and gave me serious looks as we walked seriously out of school. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

These words coming out of any other boy’s mouth would sound like hyperbole or plain old trash talk, but Boy21 is dead serious. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must have been in some serious pain.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The heavy water equipment had been destroyed, dealing a serious blow to German bomb research. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I’m serious,” Kelly said, the bright sun shining on her earnest face. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The adults’ voices relayed the serious intent of their mission. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s also likely this was his first serious game of chess against a player with tutored expertise. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mom wakes me up earlier than usual the next morning with a serious expression on her face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I think they’ll all be disappointed even if they do find it. Nothing’s gonna change this place,” he said, his tone changing from serious and reflective to that of a seasoned actor’s. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

In a serious voice, he went on talking. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would mean going off the path, which meant risking traps, not to mention serious trouble. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I am not too modest to admit that in sixth grade, I had serious game. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He recalled Bilbo’s account of his journey and the threatening towers on the hills north of the Road, in the country near the Troll’s wood where his first serious adventure had happened. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Well, for a start, Ruth and Tommy had had a serious bust-up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is a very serious step we’re taking—clearing Mom out of this house. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“So this is very serious. If I told you the dragon was absolutely, completely kind and good, what would you do?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other, a curiously formal and serious look, before setting off to follow the stream. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Get serious, Doug. One of the heirs is a murderer; we could all get killed." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Octavian knew that strengthening the east and having access to Egypt’s resources made Mark Antony a serious threat. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I figured he wasn’t really serious, he was just messing with me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you know. Just fending off brush, stuff like that. 1 lost my footing once and landed on some rocks, nothing serious.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of these serious infractions, regardless of the disposition, resulted in a five-dollar charge to the inmate’s account. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But natural history became his true passion and now, after the voyage, in 1838, Charles was having serious doubts about God and Jesus, about the Revelation, about heaven and hell. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z