Her knees were speckled with scabs, and her hair was a jumble of short dark curls thick enough to hide Easter eggs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When scientists calculate the amount of matter needed to hold things together, they always come up desperately short. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jane and Michael hurried away, closing their ears to those enchanting voices, and feeling that the time in the Toy Department had been unreasonably and cruelly short. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I look good in the short, peacock-print chiffon dress I chose. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In short, he could be the brother we never had. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The pond was a short detour from the path around the island, about halfway between school and home. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And it’s still today! I’ve been gone for only an hour!” he cried in amazement, for he’d certainly never realized how much he could do in so short a time. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I was sitting at the kitchen table trying to figure out what to write, Trampita entered the room, pulling up his white shorts. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

What I wore to them: shorts, jeans, jogging pants. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smoked cigarette after cigarette, and sipped Scotch out of a short glass. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He stopped short, scowling, then gave a sudden barking laugh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you care what this looks like? Coming back here while everyone’s at dinner —” “Why shouldn’t we be here?” said Ron hotly, stopping short and glaring at Percy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The two soldiers were running at me, only a short way away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A fairy with lustrous silver wings and short blue hair alighted in front of Kendra. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It said she was dark, short, of a muscular build, with a deep voice, and that she had a scar on her left temple, scars on the back of her neck. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She places an orange and a few coins by its trunk, and says a short prayer for her daughter. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth didn’t feel particularly witty or courageous, but her instincts told her to take the initiative, or this would be a very short conversation. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Mr. Allen says, then smiles and looks me in the eye from under his old-style hat—the kind with a feather sticking out of the red band ringing the 360-degree short brim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is braised short ribs that have been stewed in a delicious marinade until the meat falls off the bones. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Her tomboyishly short hair looked expertly coiffed, even here at 17,000 feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was a short, round white man with red cheeks who could have been anywhere from fifty to seventy. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

For a short time in fourth grade Will and Claire had actually been boyfriend and girlfriend. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It was tough to tell whether Diego had dressed up like a surfer for Halloween—wearing board shorts and a tank top—or if he was just trying on another style. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A short paragraph typed at the top read: Beware the ninja monkey. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It narrowed again and put a few rocks in your way and a few eddies to swirl you around and then maybe a sandbar to stop you short. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A subject would show up in a small room with a short wooden desk adorned simply with a Brenell Mark 5 two-channel tape recorder and a pair of headphones. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We have pictures of him in ridiculous Adidas shorts that leave nothing to the imagination, and a headband holding back long hair, most of which has since washed down the drain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

You can tell who the meeting leader is: a thin woman with short dark hair. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But some of the other girls roll their skirts up even shorter as soon as they arrive at school and let them down again before they go home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For the shortest second, his lips were icy and hard against mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Faro, not used to being led, had a hard time at first—he kept trying to run and each time was brought up short. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I promised your wife I’d have you back in short order. Now look at me! Becalmed!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sweets will be ready in a short while." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Law students had started arriving for short term internships, which provided us with additional legal assistance and critically needed investigative help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If once Odysseus got home those evil men would have a short shrift and a bitter end. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yeah. That and shorter shorts,” Todd said, doing his best to backpedal. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

His black hair was overlong and his clothes were so mismatched that it looked deliberate: too short jeans, a shabby, overlarge coat that might have belonged to a grown man, an odd smocklike shirt. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was an idea, I felt, that sold us all short, assuming that the differences were all anyone saw. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gibbs’s hair was short like Brandon’s, but way more white than black. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her aunts seemed to be running back and forth with quick short steps and their voices came in short sentences. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the Aleuts had killed our men at Coral Cove, all the women of our tribe had singed their hair short as a sign of mourning. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bernard stood watching the retreating twinkle of the white stockings, the sunburnt knees vivaciously bending and unbending again, again, and the softer rolling of those well-fitted corduroy shorts beneath the bottle green jacket. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The short skirt revealed withered, bow'ed legs and small feet that made the pumps look like snowshoes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hazel-rah, I’ve been quite close to that wood you spoke of,” he said, “and there are two rabbits playing about on a patch of short grass just outside it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the pan was clean she clapped it back on the stove and said, “They cannot linger in your world, Mr. Portman, because in a short time they would grow old and die.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He led them a short way down a passage, and opened a door. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I had put several groups of lingering theatregoers between him and me, I retraced the course I had taken when I emerged so hastily from the playhouse a short time before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was sobbing and panting, short and choppy, dabbing at her pouring eyes and nose with the napkin. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The tub was uncomfortable, too short for him to stretch out, though he remembered when he could almost swim in it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puts only 30 pesos on it, gambling that his second call will be short. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

After a short while the brush thinned, and I ran through the woods until I reached the banks of Burden Creek. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her nails are short and polish-free, the magic fingers connected to the hands connected to the forearms roped with steel muscle and tendons that lead to shoulders, neck and bionic brain. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Once everyone had eaten and the plates stopped flying, Reyna made a short speech. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Okay, you’ve literally been dating him for a shorter time than Simon and Bram. I know people who had longer relationships than that in middle school. Simon and Anna dated longer than that.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Some in hijab and kufis and the traditional dress of their ancestral countries, many in T-shirts and jeans and shorts. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The river troll has short horns and may be hairy. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A short midway with a ferris wheel and carousel and a dozen booths for games and food stands led away from the tent entrance. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shorter one walked to the speaker’s platform, and the tall one moved over to the center seat and sat down. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Fadi followed his family inside, they were greeted by a short smiling man with a curved mustache. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It was a sort of stone mansion—only one turret short of being something out of a Disney movie. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He bailed the water resting in the hull, and in his T-shirt and shorts and sneakers, he stepped in. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The sum in the drawer is piling up but at the present rate of accumulation will be more than $100 short of my rent when the end of the month comes around. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron’s were a bit short for him, you could see his sneakers underneath them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Abraham Lincoln’s head is visible over the top of his rocking chair, just four short feet in front of Booth; then Lincoln looks down and to the left, at the audience. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The taunts from kids in my neighborhood continued, mainly focused on my short hair. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

James nodded, but cut the movement short, as if it hurt his head to move it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mainsail he wrapped around the boom and tied with three short pieces of cord. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw him—scrubbed clean by a nurse, with his hair cut short and washed and brushed—I could hardly believe it was Muthu. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t notice me until he was almost past me, and then he stopped short. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candice was glad he was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, not pajamas. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then there’s Mrs. Kluckowski, short and barrel-chested, wearing a brown blouse and a plaid skirt that reaches almost down to her puffy ankles. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They wear a green and white jersey with the same color shorts, though no one cares about that. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A woman gets out of the van and runs for the porch, her purse held over her short hair. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg fell back into his seat, suddenly dizzy, short of breath. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She wore shorts and sneakers, and a tight white shirt that displayed the bumps on her chest. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Whenever I walk everyone stops me, touches the best quality, asks me where I got the wonderful short I feel special because of you. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Wicked Wizard War—TWWW for short—is for my eyes only, but maybe one day I can share it with the world. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

On that second day she wore bright-red baggy shorts with a bib and shoulder straps—overall shorts. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I concentrate on that short expanse, where something becomes nothing. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I know it’s just a short way down, but it feels like more with the space open beneath me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In another bout, two men armed only with short swords fought each other until one was laid low—whether dead or not, Aurelia couldn’t tell. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Only this greeting is not short and forceful like Nick’s. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sharpened stick about five feet long trailed from his right hand, and except for a pair of tattered shorts held up by his knife-belt he was naked. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Back inside the Play, Kochu Maria arrived, short, behind her tall cake. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fuller understood that there are two routes to power in America—money and people—and dollars were in short supply in the neighborhoods he was trying to organize. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime on January 15, fireman George Layhe had decided not to join the game and instead had gone up to the sleeping room on the third floor to take a short nap. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Du Bois included in his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, a brilliant but haunting short story. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was sitting there in just an undershirt and a pair of boxer shorts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Penelope reluctantly stepped up to take Jasper’s hand, she could not help noticing how his eyes lingered on Margaret in a way that was nothing short of, well, lingering. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Her hair was a mix of short and long pieces. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I could see Og hovering in his bubble, just a short distance above us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But that was short of the mark, for twenty guests were invited and there were several meals at which it snowed food and rained drink, as hobbits say. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the text faded away, it was replaced by a short message, just three words long. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Out in the lake, in the short part of the L, something curved and yellow was sticking six or eight inches out of the water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

His short black hair is peppered with silver strands. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She got to see a lot of Kenya during the short time she was there. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I notice that he’s wearing an old basketball tournament T-shirt and a pair of basketball shorts. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The recovery left him short, skinny, and sickly—afflicted with severe asthma—throughout his grade- school years and beyond. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When she first walked by me in the halls, with her hair cut so much shorter, I couldn’t keep my mouth from falling open. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The word bo was short for bonjour, started by some chaps learning French in secondary school and wanting to show off. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

When she finished, she ran her tongue over her teeth and then made a series of short smacking sounds with her tongue against her palate as though she’d just eaten something sour. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finger the short stubble on my scalp. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He selected an old broom handle and a short piece of inch-square scrap wood. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took my time putting on the shorts, but I did not stand in front of the mirror for too long, as Amaka did, because guilt would nibble at me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He puts on a blue jumpsuit every morning, faded where it strains over his huge shoulders, too short around the ankles, and walks to work in big black boots. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A short, slightly overweight man was lowering himself down. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It fell short of the actual southern end of the Appalachian Mountain chain by 150 miles and of the northern end by nearer 700. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We met at the training ground and new crapes were distributed, along with army shorts and T-shirts that were of all colors. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was a short, plump woman in her late forties, with eleven children and a russet-colored wart on her chin. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

With her short, naturally curly hair and her light-yellow corduroy jacket, she looked like a little doll, a lovely doll with glasses. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long honks, short honks, long honks again, on and on. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

How long the preparations had seemed, and how short and swift the clearance now. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It blocked the way and separated the parade just ahead of the Weidenbach float, which drew up short. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wiggled into the dress she’d bought—short and black, paired with leather platform heels. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Aucamp was a short, heavyset fellow in a suit rather than a military uniform. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed me a green T-shirt and a pair of shorts so white, they were blinding in the alien glow of the bathroom’s fluorescent lights. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

My sisters and I became six knees in shorts galloping toward our grandmother. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a white shirt and white shorts, and I could see the outlines of her white bra and white panties. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kenya’s wearing an oversized T-shirt and some basketball shorts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The work was so hard and the proposals so constant that they married within a very short time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had on navy blue lacrosse shorts, and she was mad, her hair flying behind her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The brakes whimpered as she stopped short to park. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“It won’t take but a moment, sir. It’s just I was wondering if any of the departments was short of men.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a short olive green windbreaker, flared black ski pants, and a pair of maroon Campers resembling bowling shoes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A third one is short, only a paragraph long, and complains about working two night shifts in a row. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” he said, and pulled up a short stool. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I put on the short trousers that day, but I vowed that I would not put up with them for long. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not a good venue for short people. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He stands at the top of a short flight, only seven steps long, and I stand at the bottom. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I was trembling a little as he led me to the tree, telling me I should go up just a short way; climb it like a monkey. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The short man pulled on his partner’s sleeve. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dreams have been dark. I wake fitfully, and each time my waking is shorter. Now we are near the end.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

His hair was very white and short, sticking up in places at the back of his head. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It would take a miracle for him to survive much longer, and miracles were in short supply in the concentration camps. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘O—K—And after church I got a notion I ought to go and set with Father for a while—just a short while.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The water is just a short walk downhill and then across the sand. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was late afternoon by then and it would be dark soon, for the days were growing shorter. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skin shook flabbily when I moved, as if there wasn't a muscle in it, and it was covered with a short, thick stubble of black hair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was the type of kiss that leaves you short of breath. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Emily had left her binder, The Gold-Bug, and the Poe short story collection on the table when they went to chat with Raven, so now she closed those. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Obiora was wearing a pair of khaki shorts and nothing else. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Chandresh watches him from a short distance away, unable to see clearly why he has halted, though he might be conversing with someone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A rabbit stopped and watched him, and he locked eyes with the rabbit and, for those short moments, only he and the rabbit knew where he was. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps more fitting was a short note from one of the younger monks in the monastery: “Gentle, free-handed, and kindly....Flowers he loved.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

My one fancy short gown was too small, and I hadn’t filled out enough to wear any of Mother’s castoffs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had hair as short as Amaka’s, wore shiny lipstick and trousers so tight I knew they would walk differently if they were wearing something more comfortable. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She ran down the hall to the front room, planning to do a search for The Maltese Falcon on Book Scavenger, but stopped short when she saw Matthew on the family computer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The boy looked bored and confused, sitting there in short pants and shiny leather shoes with his mouth hanging slightly open. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She watched as an elderly couple in matching pastel shirts and Bermuda shorts tottered through a nearby garden. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We came to a plain-looking caravan wagon, and he climbed its short ladder and knocked on the door. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My boxers were not suited for providing structural integrity while I was running around, and I wished I had thought to bring some compression shorts or something. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He dug his heels into the ground and wouldn’t budge, and when I tried again, he seized me by the ribbon tie the way he would a dog on a short leash. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The mother and her daughters are stopped short by the sight of a woman they seem to recognize. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A short man, he had a great dark cloak about him, hiding whatever clothes he wore. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And to make it worse, they all asked me from time to time,—in short, whenever they had nothing else to do,—why I didn’t enjoy myself? Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The silk basketball shorts she now wears are enormous, and the T-shirt is silk-screened with a rising sun. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

June’s short hair was mussed, and her feet were bare. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“When I discovered the Poe manuscript, an idea clicked for me. I had long been a fan of Poe’s short story ‘The Gold-Bug’ and thought it would be fun to emulate the treasure hunt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

So I made myself respectable and tried to slip in behind Mrs. Kirke, but as she is short and I’m tall, my efforts at concealment were rather a failure. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, on October 1, 1918, the Senate voted, 34 to 62, two votes short of the required two-thirds majority. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I reach for the wall, sliding down it onto the floor, my breathing coming in short gasps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A few short months ago, I’d seen it as a magic carpet, carrying me to my dreams. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’s a short, violent sound, like some big guys holding up some little guy and punching him over and over in the stomach. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"See," she said, pulling Ten Bright Ideas to Light Up Your Sales from the back pocket of her shorts. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The first time I tried, Richard Parker bared his teeth, rotated his ears full round, vomited a short guttural roar and charged. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley marched Harry across the short stretch of pavement toward the first of two old-fashioned dark green cars, each of which was driven by a furtive-looking wizard wearing a suit of emerald velvet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They strolled the short distance to the mass communication building. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

In a space of a few short weeks, he had shrunk, literally collapsing around his lungs as they became the entire focus of his being. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rita returned in an old shirt and shorts that had belonged to the Mellower. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was so short that Alex’s first impression was that he was looking at a reflection that had somehow been distorted. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Edward thought about everything that had happened to him in his short life. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

It pulled up short of the fire, huffed again, then advanced on the bucket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lark Creek Elementary was short on everything, especially athletic equipment, so all the balls went to the upper grades at recess time after lunch. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Someone got the idea to look into the car, and a scream brought us all up short. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He published a short memoir of Vincent soon after his death, and he published the letters that Vincent had written to him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The smuggler has a short fuse when he needs a fix. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Percy was only a short way away from Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who quickly pretended to be asleep as Dumbledore’s footsteps drew nearer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sherman was the only rocket boy I could round up on short notice. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Did you bring your P.E. shorts and T-shirt?" she asks. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Barely had the wish formed in his head than robes appeared a short distance away. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Petal Paper carried local news along with short features such as “Citizen of the Week” and “Prayer and Meditation.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her green tank top, her beige shorts, and her hiking boots, she looked like she was ready to climb a mountain—and then fight an army at the top. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A short broad man saw me and waved the others to a halt. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Aron had been away such a short time Adam had forgotten him and changed him the way any man changes someone he loves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His short legs had kept him from scrambling aboard. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I put Mr. Patterson in a pair of white shorts with skinny white legs sticking out and I gave Mrs. Patterson a big sunhat and a bathing suit, imagining Moxie bottles in the sand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Behind the epic variance of natural organisms—tall; short; wrinkled; smooth; green; yellow; brown—there were corpuscles of hereditary information, moving from one generation to the next. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At the workroom tempers were short because of the heat. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took off his police cap and she saw that his hair was short and stiff, groomed with hair tonic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first one in was Six-Fingers, wearing an undershirt and dirty blue shorts and flip-flops. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I was just about one inch shorter than him and my uncle Joseph had died, Gabriel was the tallest member of my entire family. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He measured the short strip on the map with his fingers. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Fabian took six long pieces of dried grass, cut them to the same length with his sword, and then cut two of them shorter. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Those who were staying wore long evening dresses while those who were going had on short print dresses and looked very pretty. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We keep all we can that year, and before you know it, we have enough beef to tide us over when the harvest falls short.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

If I didn't feel like a mess before, the short walk to the sheriff’s office from the rail station definitely does the trick. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dicey walked at half her normal speed, because of Sammy’s short legs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed at his expression, but it was cut short when dull pain blossomed across my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The growing season—that is, the months with temperatures and day lengths suitable for plant growth—is shortest at high latitudes and longest toward the equator. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Celia would be coming down the hall with one of those short little skirts she wears, looking tan and sweet and with those fine legs of hers strutting like she owned the world. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m Lil, short for Lily, short for Lillian. So finish your Coke—but don’t let your Adam’s apple do that thing.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

This was, in short, another memory game—that was why the Staff Picks display had been subtitled “Our Most Memorable Reads.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

In short, he had been counting upon a reunion. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But to accelerate his progress, she began to speak to him in Spanish, coaxed him to take up his text, and tutored him, and within a short while he was receiving high grades. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My socks squelched, my shorts were turning slimy green, and I didn’t even want to think about what my Chucks looked like. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The short kid with the chipped tooth passed over his gloves, which were more holes than leather. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

For the next two weeks, they traveled down through the continent, the nights becoming colder, the days shorter. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Someone had underlined a short paragraph towards the end of the article and put three exclamation marks in the margin. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how you arrange it, 12 lunar months only add up to about 354 days—roughly 11 short of the solar year’s length. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Arliss was racing around the cabin, dragging a short piece of frayed rope. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

For many of the lines, these short trips were even more profitable than their ocean crossings. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The day before our Great Harvard Adventure—GHA for short, as I liked to call it—another letter from Marcus arrived. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When the door opened, it was not the woman in white but another one wearing red, her hair cut so short it resembled a little gray, curlicue swim cap pulled tight over her scalp. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t even 4:00 p.m. yet, but he’s already in his Captain America pajama bottoms, and his short black hair is sticking up in all directions. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Old things, like posters of basketball players in crazy-looking wedgie shorts. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Two: The new season of Queen of Neat premiered in a few short hours, and Abby was staying to watch it with me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Wait, wait, wait,” said a very pretty woman in a short skirt and tight T-shirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He's five or six centimeters shorter than my cousin, and he can't take his eyes off her. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had been asleep for a short time when Boseman crept in and put his hand over her mouth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He was shorter than them, and real skinny, like the prairie winds were eroding him away. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, stripped to my shorts, 1 was making my eager-to-join comments in the medical examination rooms—and everybody in the white coats that I saw had 4-F in his eyes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The name Jean was so short, there didn’t seem to be enough room in it for all the things I wanted to do, all the ways I wanted to be. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not to cut the pleasantries short,” Mary says, “but we shouldn’t spend much time here. We can’t keep people out for long before they come sniffing around.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My arms drop and I stop spinning, turning to face him, my breathing coming in short gasps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Speaking in short, matter-of-fact phrases, they worry aloud over the fickle weather and fields of sunflowers still too wet to cut, while above their heads Ross Perot’s sneering visage flickers across a silent television screen. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fulvia, already ill, died a short time later without seeing her husband again. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

In a short while, the collection of wildlife specimens expanded beyond his closet. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was, then, only a few minutes after my short encounter with Miss Kenton that I found myself walking down the corridor again on my return journey, this time bearing a tray. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I began going to school in a hideous uniform: khaki shirt, khaki shorts. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was deported, but after a short while he managed to sneak back into the country. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Since such stars with higher temperatures and pressures run rapidly through their store of nuclear fuel, their lifetimes are much shorter than the Sun’s. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bryan," he said at some point during our short flight, “capital punishment means 'them without the capital get the punishment.' We can't help people on death row without help from people like you." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Every time she thought about dancing in front of an audience full of strangers in four short days, she wanted to throw up or die. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He selected a short silvery dagger with a rubber grip, then one with a long black blade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m looking around for some smokes,” the short guy said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kuda tried to run, but he couldn’t keep up on his short legs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were probably all tucked into his shorts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In short, only a few areas of the world developed food production independently, and they did so at widely differing times. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Phenotype, in short, drags genotypes behind it, like a cart pulling a horse. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I watched from a short distance as the shaman studied the koka plant intently, examining the leaf patterns and listening to their inner wisdom. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Her once long and curled hair had been cut short and straight, like a country woman’s. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Albert. He wasn’t all that cute, but he was smart like me and funny. He was short but I didn’t care. I liked him. And he was nice to me, so I thought...” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The film showed Richardson committing every foul short of shooting Woolf off his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hilarious to see him in khaki pants, a button-down shirt, and loafers instead of cargo shorts and high-tops. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“The shortest was a single sentence. The longest was a couple dozen pages. Some of them were almost like little plays. Others were just questions to the person he was writing to.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She could look down over a short stone wall onto an oval dirt field. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Most of the smaller birds went out the window in the loft, but the others streamed out the doorway around the stone-still silhouette, just as Anya realized the person was too short to be Sigurd. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A short trail led through a cluster of cabbage palms towards the front door, where my father’s wife was waiting. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But we also need to recognize that in the short run, during and immediately after the war for independence, there was a prevailing consensus that slavery was already on the road to extinction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I slumped down in my seat and wiped my sweaty palms on my shorts. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Few people in history have achieved greater fame in a shorter period with less useful activity in the brainbox than Gen. Thomas J. Jackson. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The tree trunk seemed to shrivel into itself and it grew thinner and shorter. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Pushing myself, continually out of breath, I scurried up and to the left, across small snowfields linked by ice-choked clefts and short rock steps. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gold shorts, royal blue singlet, three medals around my neck, and two legs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Heed my warning, Nathan. If you lie to us and this outhouse is short of miraculous, we will move into your sleeping quarters and bite you every time you sleep.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The Germans were resplendent in white shorts and crisp white jerseys, each emblazoned with a black eagle and swastika. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

First day at this work, Lally gets his shorts caught on the wiper of some Mercedes-Benz. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we drive downtown to the Sports Stop, and since I’m still in my shorts, I have her go in without me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When I opened the bathroom door after my shower, a towel wrapped around my waist, I saw a short, muscular guy with a shock of brown hair. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

These were mostly small stucco or clapboard buildings with short steeples. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

His short legs wrapped around her, and he patted her on the back with his tail. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s can also be short for it has. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gagged on the last word, and I began to reach for him, only to stop short, afraid my touch would be excruciating. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The vice president said a few short words, the band played the school song, and then Mr. Gunthrie began announcing names. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She sat on a short brick chimney, swinging her bare feet idly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The following morning Julian waited at the bus stop, still wearing short pants and knee socks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re free to go to other places. Offer will last.until five. But you’ll find that I give the best price. I’m not trying to sell you short.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At my first lesson, my legs dangled from the piano bench, too short to reach the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then he took his shorts and went down the path. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the darkness they caught the white glimmer of foam, where the river flowed over a short fall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For the shortest second, the boys thought Flux had given up and taken the lost race like a good sportsman. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then I read over the short note again, weighing whether to put in any more details. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’d stomped back upstairs, got dressed in tan cargo shorts and his favorite T-shirt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Blond, blue-eyed white dude with a deep side part and comb-over, wearing a blindingly white polo tucked into plaid shorts, and a pair of tasseled loafers. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The grass was cropped short by all the unicorns, bulls, and homeless fauns that grazed here. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a long time, Colin was just this short kid who seemed to end up in my class every year. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Beside them are my batons, short wooden clubs with a metal spike in the weighted end and a leather thong at the bottom, a last resort in the case of a melee. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he could not quite overcome his surprise when, after a short while, they indeed came upon a swift running brook winding its way through a stand of rowans. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The league was predicated, in short, on the consent of the governed, without which the entire enterprise would collapse. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He made a short bow at the waist to her, an Errol Flynn kind of move I’m sure he had seen in the movies. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was a short, dark-skinned Arab, named Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few men joined in our chants and followed us for a short distance. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his short arms over his chest, demonstrating. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I grabbed it and ran to the other end of the room, where Norma was already trying on pink shorts with a matching tee shirt. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Shea was my age but shorter, with reddish hair and light skin, light enough for a spray of freckles to shine through. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He was a short, stocky man dressed in khaki pants and a short-sleeved shirt, half tucked in. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He was looking over Ben’s transcript, which a short, bloodless woman had brought from Guidance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was short, with heavy shoulders like beams. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My hair cropped short like Minerva’s was that last year, held back by bobby pins. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not like boxer shorts come with pockets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There was a chauffeur with a short pipe in his mouth who was lounging outside the car. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It seemed a short time ago that Jonas had un-dergone the Ceremony of Eleven, but he remembered that it was not one of the more interesting ones. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I told them we’d be gone just a short time; that we were going to visit my grandparents, my mother’s parents, in Norfolk. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had short black hair and sad eyes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I managed to keep up, but when he moved on to short complete sentences, I kept making mistakes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Their residues on the crops to which they are applied are therefore relatively short- lived compared with the chlorinated hydrocarbons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’s got a thick build, short curly hair, wears a leather jacket, and seems to be a careful observer with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You think it’s long then, and it’s very short,” said Samuel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Earl himself soon followed them to the grave, a month short of his seventy-seventh birthday. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

After his release from captivity in 1948, Henry Metelmann spent a short time in Germany and then returned to Britain, where he married, had two children, and worked on the railways. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He did so, and immediately a fresh question stopped him short. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a short section on Roman numerals, and on to fractions. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Poems and short stories I wrote, expressing sorrow and loneliness, were awarded high grades. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were wearing a short pleated skirt and a green ribbon in your hair. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dressed in short pants and khaki shirts and neckerchiefs, looking for all the world like Boy Scouts with swastikas on their armbands, they ranged in age from eighteen down to ten. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The countries were arranged by continent, six to a page, with the capitals in boldface, followed by a short entry on the population, government, and other statistics. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The dampness from the sand seeped through my shorts. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

On the footpath that led past the warren, bright threads of light—watery, a mirage—trickled and glittered across the shortest, smoothest grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured that anybody that hates the movies as much as I do, I'd be a phony if I let them stick me in a movie short. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Madan flew a short distance up the Cwm before bringing the aircraft around, so that its snout pointed downhill. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get my light as close to Little Ann as I could, but my pole was a good eight feet short. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he recovered himself quickly with a short laugh and remarked: 'Nice view of the village on your side.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he arrived home the agent made a last short business call, then changed into sports clothes and went out to have a cocktail with his wife beside the pool. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That short walk to Margaret’s started feeling longer and longer, and all Henrietta wanted to do when she got there was sleep. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

His short beard scratched at her cheek as his arms hugged her, round and strong, for the briefest of times. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had on cutoffs, short enough to reveal the white lining of the pockets, and her bikini top. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But Route 1 was the shorter way, even though it looped up north of the Thruway before entering New Haven. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other was shorter than she, so when Lyddie stood tall and looked down into her eyes, the girl shifted her gaze. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

This sounded like panting, short and sharp, followed by a growl, low and quiet and threatening, coming out of the darkness. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A short way back the road had bent a little northward and the stretch that they had passed over was now screened from sight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was amazing what those Seabees could do in such a short time. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The demonstration ended with another short prayer service and then the crowd drifted off slowly, the mourners reluctant to separate on the sorrowful day. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It had evidently been on its way to the water for a drink when it was brought up short by my presence and now clearly was undecided what to do next. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When she’s done, she says, “The receptionist was so nice! She’ll work us in at ten tomorrow morning. She says to wear shorts.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Their faces are mirrors of each other, but their bodies are opposites—one tall and skinny and the other short and chunky—as if Princess ruled their mother’s womb and Primadonna was an underfed peasant. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was established that my wife was to fly out to meet me in Chicago for a short break in my journey. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing in front of the dragon’s mouth is a singer with short, artificially blond curls and clothes in neon shades of blue. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That in addition to fewer and shorter physical therapy visits, it’s possible I could return to ballet as soon as the summer. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, our delegation paraded onto the field with me leading the way, a small figure in white shorts and white shirt, barely visible under the huge banner of our country. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He and his brigade of architects, draftsmen, engineers, and contractors had accomplished so much in an impossibly short time, but apparently not enough to overcome the damping effect of the fast-degrading economy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A man behind the counter with his hair cut short in front and long in the back shook hands with him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Janie made her face laugh after a short pause, but it wasn’t too easy. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She does as I ask and ducks her head into my neck as I leap off the edge, her breath coming short and fast. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She looked at him, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, so certain in his self-justifications. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She sat on the short bunk nursing their son while Carl stood at the wheel. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

From there it was a short step for us to begin composing a song about Ambrose. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In contrast, our team had no particular uniform, and each of us wore whatever he wished: dungarees, shorts, pants, polo shirts, sweat shirts, even undershirts. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The short service ended, the casket was lowered into the cold ground. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He would need to make his essay really, really short. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

But it was only a short nap because before I knew it, Spoony was knocking on my door. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the short break marked by the dry season, from November through February, you busied yourself with side tasks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He wore only a pair of denim shorts, and the muscles on his back rippled, smooth and long like the ridges he weeded. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their usual weapons were sticks, short lengths of chain, and an occasional knife. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Often, such music calls for notes that are a little more separate or defined than legato, but still nowhere as short as staccato. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Then came a difficult and unnerving descent down a rocky cliff face on the other side, a short walk through a dark, waterless valley, and delivery to the foot of another wall of rock. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He’d only known what it was like to be alive here for a short while and he already wanted it to end. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was sitting on the sand, with her feet out straight in front, arranging short willow twigs into bundles, tying them with fluffy cotton string that she had twisted by hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The article was a furious denunciation of Mencken, concluding with one, hot, short sentence: Mencken is a fool. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was in fact quite a short bombardment. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She struggled against him, until they got tired of beating her and gave her a short break, which she used to invoke the understanding spirits of her grandmother, so that they would help her die. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Work was heavy that fall with two hands short, and there was a heaviness, too, that weighed down upon the spirits of those who worked. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the short run, what she ate for breakfast wasn’t going to be the deciding factor. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The short dark hair was extraordinarily thick and soft. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It’s a little kid—a short person, anyway. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran back to catch up with Ned, who was also dressed in dripping shorts and holding only his shoes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She sponge bathed me where blood had dried on my chest and belly, right down to the waistband of my shorts. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A white lady was wearing a very short, glittering pink skirt that stuck out all around her. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still clean, except for a chocolate smear, which I wiped off on my shorts. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It goes with my shorts and plain tee, but if I were wearing a dress, it’d go with that, too. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Cunningham had been racing since the fourth grade, and at the 1936 Games, he would be just short of twenty-seven. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

On the walls beneath the jungle vines, thousands of beautiful apsara goddesses with big round breasts wearing only short wraparound skirts smile at visitors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just practice with a different message, something short.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A man of striking ugliness; fat, with a bullet-head set on a short neck, with a nose much too wide for its face, upon which he wore black-lensed glasses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve always wondered what he looks like. Is he short? Tall? What color hair does he have?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For Trip to pay attention to a conversation that wasn’t about sports, let alone tune in on someone else’s feelings, was nothing short of unusual, and they all knew it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’s short, and oblong in shape, so that her iron- gray cardigan falls straight from shoulder to hip with no pause in between for a waist. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We turned into a room where a woman was sitting with a bunch of kids around a short table, teaching them to finger paint. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

As soon as she and Renee were standing together, I noticed that they had both gotten really short haircuts. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her short hair and boyish overalls merely added to the effect. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Things began to get short, and winter coming on, too. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was a piece of paper folded in half, the short way. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Other types of cancer may in time be found to have a relatively short latent period, also, but at present leukemia seems to be the exception to the general rule of extremely slow development. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I like your voice,” he said, almost cutting her short. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We had just awakened from a short sleep and were sucking lukewarm coffee out of plastic tubes and munching on bacon which had been squeezed into little cubes, like lumps of sugar. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a short trip down and around the block. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The door of the cabin burst open then, and the shortest, skinniest black woman Polly had ever seen pushed her way through the door. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing shorts, and my exposed skin is starting to sweat against the leather seat, all clammy and sticky. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The driver, wearing a black beret, leaned over, nodded, unlocked the front door, and said something like “Zilla,” which I guessed was short for Cecile in a colored, Oakland way. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, I would have enjoyed the festival of Capac Raymi, when the conch shell was blown loudly to the sky to welcome the spirit world on this shortest of nights. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Who’s is short for who is, and the apostrophe replaces the missing i in is. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was going to be a short fight, and those cats were going to use up their nine lives pretty fast. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It makes me sad that I can only get there for such short visits. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The new Mag- nar of Therm was a younger, shorter version of his father- lean, balding, clad in bronze greaves and a leather shirt sewn with bronze scales. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A strike based on a political grievance rather than on clear-cut issues like higher wages or shorter hours is a more precarious form of protest and demands particularly efficient organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were sitting on the short wall in the backyard cracking pumpkin seeds between their teeth, tossing shells into the lilies. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to cut our meeting short, but it seems like you both have things under control and I have someone waiting for me,” Clancy said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to worry about. This is just a short trip. To Cadiz—then into the Mediterranean, to Alicante.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was able to fold my feet in a little more since I was shorter and smaller than all the other boys. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The short boy set off towards the hill where the great snake lived. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I told him briefly, and added that we expected he would recover consciousness after the operation—for a short time, at all events. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The man to whom it belongs is short, with a wide smile. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But as Penn’s strokes grew more frequent, they began inevitably to grow shorter. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He filled the glass with grappa from a short bottle. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Lily is the kind of place you’d like to move to some short time before you die. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She’s still brushing the grass from her shorts when I remember the other two kids even exist—once they were gone I was able to focus completely on Sophie. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Matt too had lost all his clothes, except for the shorts. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanson’s Cash Grocery and Bakery was directly across the street—no doubt a short trip on a balmy spring day. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Fix your eyes on that, comrades, throughout the short remainder of your lives! Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I was falling short in my attacks and getting hit in preparation of my attack. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

This sedentary lifestyle was made possible by the diversity of resource-rich habitats available to Jomon people within a short distance of one central site: inland forests, rivers, seashores, bays, and open oceans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Others, like the group of boys in the very back, all about her height or shorter and some with their baby fat still intact, looked terrified. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Leaning casually on a pinecone-topped staff was a man in a purple camp shirt, khaki shorts, and sandals with white socks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He usually spoke very briefly and would give short answers to the questions posed to him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Not for anything short of Richard’s life, and not, possibly, even for that, would she have wept before them, or asked of them a kindness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“This much I know. She is starting out by going southeast for a short distance,” I say. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing last year’s gym shorts and a T-shirt that says “Runs with Scissors” on the front and “Plays Well with Others” on the back. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Plastic bags, shorts, and underwear hang from the boughs like tattered Christmas ornaments. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As they said when they were drinking, “A short life but a merry one.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the phonetic signs in Sumerian writing fell far short of a complete syllabary or alphabet. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She turned out to be a natural, but I had to cut the workout short. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I thought the people at the end of the row looked queer and unusually short until I realized they were not people, but dogs. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The edges of the grass were clipped very short and neat around the gravestones, and the hedge was straight. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Anya spied a doll tied around its waist with a string, bundles of wheat cut short and tied with festive bows, and several apples with simple pictures carved into the skin. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The old man was sitting on an upended box; on one side of his head, the hair was quite short; on the other, still shaggy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a green meadow, kept short, with a broad grassy bank raised round it on which pavilions could be erected. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was brown with short sleeves and a white and yellow collar, with a little bow under my chin. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just come home and kicked off my grass-stained sneakers when this short guy in a suit and tie knocked on the door. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We were only in it for the short run anyhow—we assumed He would be gone by the end of the week, the same as all others. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she also sends word to you: The days now are short. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was a short pause in which the men looked thoughtfully across the room at the robot, crouching in the chair by the bookcase, head resting in one hand. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

You may be astonished that in such a short period of time I could go from weeping over the muffled killing of a flying fish to gleefully bludgeoning to death a dorado. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was sixteen when I started in his class, a week short of eighteen when I graduated from high school. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He, Winston Smith, knew that Oceania had been in alliance with Eurasia as short a time as four years ago. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He’s got freckles, wire-rim glasses, and hair so short he looks like he’s a soldier. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their broad, short wings were designed to speed them in and around trees and branches. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I recognized Duncan from B-block—a short black man with dreads who apparently was a perpetrator in a recent fracas in the B- block yard in which officers had been injured. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just to the left, and not very far away, were the Triple Demons of Compromise—one tall and thin, one short and fat, and the third exactly like the other two. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger wanted Jan to drive faster, so that they could reach Ernie’s Kitchen Shack in the shortest possible time. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was short, cut above her shoulders, as one of those consequences. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A girl with thick, short hair stretched up to the ceiling, then bowed down to her feet, holding her position and letting her arms dangle toward the hardwood studio floor. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Plus, it's a short ride to the first floor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In California he fell among literary people and, as he still had a little of the fifty thousand left, in a short time he was backing a review of the Arts. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

They lived in little shacks, thinking they would be there only a short time. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear him take short breaths, like he's about to speak but keeps changing his mind. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The cadets show less respect to the new instructors, who in turn have shorter tempers, and soon the school feels to Werner like a grenade with its pin pulled. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He had a short body and skinny legs; his high-tops kept brushing against the porch as he rocked in his chair. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Everything is on the tip of my tongue now, ready to tumble out—but I stop just short of saying too much. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wore a painted bark apron that reached to his knees and a short sword at his hip. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Flappers are big-city girls who cut their hair short and go dancing and do what they please.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He walks forward a few steps, arms waving, showing me a line that would cut the long, narrow attic short. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“There’s time for just a short swim,” and before I could say anything he was trotting down the beach, shedding clothes as he went, and into the ocean. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long story short, I barely squeaked out a tie for seventh on the vault. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Okay. So, long story as short as I can make it...” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He just lost himself in the crowd, alone, stayed for a short time, then drove home. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Among eleven occupied rooms, she counted thirteen sleepers, one of whom was not a faranji but a Tizerkane warrior, Tzara, wrapped in the slender arms of a slight young woman with very short, soft hair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He handed his cloak to the shorter, hooded priest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was occupied in knitting; a large cat sat demurely at her feet; nothing in short was wanting to complete the beau-ideal of domestic comfort. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She awoke with a start a short time later and looked about in puzzlement. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So?” said Harry, scanning the short news item to which the picture belonged; it was a rather dull story about interschool competitions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It is possible to staff a large company entirely with white males, but it is not possible to staff a large company without short people. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

After a short while, Neel motioned to Rupa to back out, but the cub didn’t follow. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

But what neither of them sees is how my brain completely short circuits when I think about her. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’s still remarkably strong, but the shortest run winds him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not like we’ll have a choice. This is big,” Juanita tucked her shirt into her shorts, as if that was going to make a difference. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Look,” I said, “I—” She cut me off with a hug that was as tight as it was short. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

His sandy hair, which used to be so unruly, was now clipped short. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Death row prisoner number five forty-one, you have a visitor. “Please make this a short visit, ma’am, the priest will be here any minute to give the prisoner his last meal and his last cigarette. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe because I’m small and short, I was good at it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of the room with the door wide open and pulled my shorts on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

More than 650,000 people are released from prison each year, and for many, finding a new home appears next to impossible, not just in the short term, but for the rest of their lives. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He told them a long story about running away one morning when he was afraid to go to school because he was short and skinny and somebody was waiting there to beat him up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

One comes from Germany, with a man in short leather pants on it and the message: Great particle accelerator; one from Nevada, with a cactus and the note, Interesting life forms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was at the base of the L, looking up the long part with the short part out to his right. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, I was writing of something I did not know about, and it seems to me that in a so-called writer this is criminal. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some people want short hair, some people want braids,” Fornatee said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She had on her last year’s soirée costume—with a little pink-gauze skirt that stuck out short and stiff, a pink body waist, pink dancing shoes, and even a little pink pocketbook. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“A cat with a short in its power supply.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was shorter than Harry by about a head, and Harry couldn’t help noticing, nervous as he was, that she was extremely pretty. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Nor, as it developed, would he make a dime off of them—in the short term, at least. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His tense posture would have suited a short stubby man who wanted to appear taller, but he himself was almost six feet tall and slender. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, suddenly, the branches of a short, sturdy tree moved. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Collins needed the extra money; although not indigent, he was always short of income since he was living off Ethel’s salary as a part-time nurse. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even on sunny days the sky was a dark, dirty gray along the southern shore, courtesy of Central Michigan Electric’s coal-burning plant, located only a few short miles from town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

One was tall and skinny and the other one was short and stocky. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They drove the short distance to Mama’s, debating how to break the news to her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so short she had to look up to him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please,” said the other.They stood back to back, the tall thin wizard and the short round one, and waved their wands in one identical sweeping motion. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Sonny is his momma’s twin, right down to their short, curly cuts. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Have a good night's rest . . ." "Night, and you too," he said with a short dry laugh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His nose was pinched and he breathed with quick, short breaths through his slightly open mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had not meant to tell her, and I did not know why I trusted her so much after such a short time. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young man's name was Floyd Wells, and he was short and nearly chinless. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even see the squirrel but I can hear Whirler dog and “Squirrel!” and Whirler-whirler-whirler–and then it stops short. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

"That's not true, Darnell. I like girls to look stylish. My daughters always dressed fashionably—I made their clothes myself. Sometimes they even wore skirts as short as the dress your visitor was wearing." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Somehow he managed to reach every ball that came anywhere near his territory, even though he was so short that he looked like someone’s tag-along kid brother. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Boghetti was short, stocky, and dynamic, a demanding teacher with a vast store of knowledge about vocal technique and a stern manner with his students. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Once Luke could scratch out his name and read short, simple phrases, Mother turned to math. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Papa cut him short then, but I could not hear much of what he said, because he spoke in low, soothing tones, as though he were calming Ade down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He reaches for me, but Mrs. Walton stops him short. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"The story was short and sweet: He wrote to her every day. Then she went to see him last Christmas, then he proposed, and they married this spring, and here they are, parents!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And then, after a short pause: But do hurry. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy didn’t know how she braided hair that short. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“In short, Mr. Byerley, and not to put too fine a point on it, we were told to search you.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She goes back to the Xerox room to copy her syllabus and a short passage from Flaubert to translate in class. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A volunteer or one of the migrants begins the short prayer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A short man in a ruffled white shirt, black string tie, red sash, and black trousers came out finally to look at Lupita and Salvador. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Still clinging to the top boulder, she was too short to touch the rock below with her toes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

So I told them to follow me, as I took the short way, for once. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I had slept a short while, a diluted sleep that had brought no rest and no dreams. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His ride on the broken wagon had been short. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

In short, Wheeler explained, what they were doing in Vietnam was not working. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was a good thing Pee-A-Nah had a short memory because she did not find our house again. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave him a short nod, like he understood. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, plant and animal domestication meant much more food and hence much denser human populations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their short journey reached its end at the wooden walls of Barrow Hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Let me tell you a story,” she said quietly, ignoring the fact that they were both weeping, Shifre loudly and Esther with short little gasps. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And my eyes. This is how I bugged them out when I was pretending to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

If there was any doubt about that, it was squashed when the short man punched his friend on the arm and stabbed a finger in their direction. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Almost without thinking, she observed the dusty path below: Aunt Chipo’s footprints were short and wide, with the little toe tucked under. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like me, Carola was tall and blond, but when I first met her, she was wearing cut-off jean shorts and dark brown knee socks with sandals. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Just then the door from the outside opened and a soldier escorted a short, dark man into the room. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cotton harvest was looming, so I considered the issue of the short hoe, which still raged through our part of the world. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas groaned inwardly as he stepped inside and saw the one piece of furniture—an ugly, rickety chair with one leg obviously shorter than the rest, probably on purpose. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A second representative distributes uniforms: white shirts, white shorts, white socks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But I liked how short the book was. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tigers go woof when they are caught un­awares, a short, sharp detonation of fury that would instantly make your legs jump up and run away if they weren’t frozen to the spot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get enough height to pull off the full rotation in the air, and I came down short, pitching forward onto my knees and almost face-planting into the floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I did my best to find the shortest path around them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had short black hair and freckles across her nose. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The shorter hours of sunlight and lowering temperatures were telling millions of birds to go south. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It’s gone in a flash, but it’s hard to mistake me for anyone else when I’m wearing shorts. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

So does Butterscotch, who jumps up, gives three short barks—almost like Mom using three names—and calmly walks in front of Penny to block her path. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

There was a short row, four bushels of number-one males—those five and three-quarters inches or more. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had a neatly trimmed beard, short hair, and eyebrows that met. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Although colorblind approaches to addressing the problems of poor people of color often seem pragmatic in the short run, in the long run they are counterproductive. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Darin stands on his toes to unhook the latch when a scrape in the alley beyond stops him short. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I reached under my athletic tunic and pulled down my shorts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That made sense: Chess was taller than practically every other boy his age; Finn was one of the shortest kids in his class. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"He may never get the chance again. Life is short, Stannis. Remember what the Starks say. Winter is coming." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His hair was cut so short Helen could see sweat beading on his pink and brown scalp. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just down a short passage and then up the tower steps.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Why you gilded little—” Hedge’s insult was cut short when the dolphin put a greasy wad of canvas in his mouth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Or what if I'd slept right through one short day and into the night of the next? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then, short of breath, he decided to walk the rest of the way. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At first all she found were an old clove cigarette and a pair of shorts she didn’t like. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

One of the older members reads the Abnegation manifesto, which is a short paragraph about forgetting the self and the dangers of self-involvement. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Lincoln hastily pulls a card from his jacket pocket and jots a short note inviting Ashmun to return at nine in the morning. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was big boned and solid, with intense blue eyes, a generous mouth, and soothing hands with short fingernails. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was only a short way to the ford of the river, near the priory, and from there across fields covered with grazing sheep to the forest. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She wore a vintage summer camp T-shirt and a pair of khaki hiking shorts and boots from the 1970s. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The second footman, whose name I no longer recall, left a short note addressed to me, saying something like: 'Please do not judge us too harshly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

"The maid said she was not at home," the short one with a broad face says in a testy voice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In one short hour she had conjured away the rebellion that had been seething in the girl’s mind for weeks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She was shorter and stouter than Muriel, with hair the color of cinnamon and sugar. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Jackie! If you are hiding in there I’m going to kick this door down and punish you for the rest of your very short life.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A machine that fell short of the necessary energies, on the other hand, would look like an enormous waste of money. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine,” he said, and she took a step toward him, all too aware of how short her nightgown was. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi came early the next morning, looking even more unpriestly than before, in khaki shorts that stopped just below his knees. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had red hair and a nose that I call short and she calls pug. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

There, attached to the back of Wayne’s pickup truck, was a short trailer. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nazi doctors filmed the patients and produced short documentaries to convince the public that the patients’ lives were not worth living. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps we should take a short break and reconvene in ten minutes. Ms. Bergner, if you could please meet me in my office.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

At the time, I wondered how Grandpa could get his feet up that high, tall as he was and short as she was. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Said he, cutting them short: “Friends, no luck lies in that plan for us, no luck, knifing the lad. Let’s think of feasting.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muscles bulged from beneath the short sleeves of his red T-shirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The crooked corner was in a short side section. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her hair had been cut short, and I barely recognized her. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Izzy was a wisp of a girl, both skinny and short, but she sported a meticulously groomed mane of black hair that added a couple of inches in all directions. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Or because she looks just right, even wearing frayed jean shorts and a T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those bold girls with hair and makeup and short skirts, I soon found out, were Italian. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His Baptist church was just a short distance from the store. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But, a short while later, the black warder saw a white warder take the apple he had rejected, and changed his mind. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was reared all the way up on its huge hind legs, shorter forelimbs pawing idly against the wood planks. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In what had been organized labor’s first test of how much power it would yield in the wake of World War I, it had come up woefully short. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Aureliano Segundo’s old carousing comrades laid on his casket a wreath that had a purple ribbon with the words: Cease, cows, life is short. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was no movement from the midden pile, where the bright shorts and blouses of the children marked their passage. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Tommy worked a series of short passes all the way in to the penalty line. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long story short, I tried to do a good deed and wound up on the ground in handcuffs. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I thought about the short man wearing a hat who’d stayed in the shadows of our front porch talking to Papa. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I took a short swim, got out of the water, sat on the sidelines and read while Grandpa was teaching Ethan how to dive. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly, I change out of my brown jumper and into a yellow short-sleeve shirt and blue shorts I pick up off the floor. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman, who was an inch or so shorter than she was, looked up into Gilly’s face with a sort of peculiar expression, whether frightened or hungry, Gilly couldn’t have said. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But four seed crops and a container fall far short of a complete food production package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was sittin’ right behind Andy, and B. J. was sittin’ next to me, behind Rob, ’cause he had the shortest legs, and Rob could push the seat all the way back. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even dressed in a simple outfit of shorts and a blouse, she radiated refinement. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And he’s shorter than the average person, but not short enough to be considered “short.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He does not kiss the cheek of the short Belgian. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Daisy was short and didn’t look fit, but she was super strong. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

This means that the wavelength of the waves we receive is shorter than when the star was stationary. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rex was wearing shorts and a monogrammed shirt, ripped at the shoulder, showing tanned skin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

T. Ray stared at me, clean-shaven, wearing a white short- sleeved shirt with chest hair curling through the neck opening. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all wear black shorts and a light blue tank top with a rectangular patch sewn on the back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Americans were taking somewhat shorter strokes and spending a lot less time recovering between them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

All the same, solitary bucks—if they can find no existing holes to make use of—will sometimes scratch out short tunnels for shelter, although it is not work that they tackle at all seriously. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Blinny says, “Sorry. The desk is much too short for you, Mason. You are by far the tallest Dragon user.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

A short burst of rounds hit the side of the medevac, and I clenched my teeth and grabbed for the sides. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico was several years younger, half a foot shorter and fifty pounds lighter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her Egyptian headdress and under her sheer jeweled robe she had on the short tunic made of a pillowcase. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a certified nursing assistant, or a CNA for short, she figured there’d never be a shortage of sick folks needing assistance. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He walked over to his crumpled shorts lying on the floor and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And grabs a gun from the shorter Dauntless traitor’s holster. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They ran for a short while before they reached an intersection. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In short order, I’d come upon the three urchins, more intent on skipping stones across the creek than filling their buckets. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The fact that they unwittingly stopped some 500 feet short of their goal explains why they didn’t see Hansen, Hall, or Lopsang on top, and vice versa. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Prices kept on spiraling upward, merchandise grew shorter and shorter in supply, and everybody seemed to be in debt. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a short bath, just to lose the smell of rotten eggs that clung to him from the dripping tunnel, and fell into bed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His shorts looked three sizes too big and so did his T-shirt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She’s practically the image of the Attendants they’re always advertising in the paper, the Negro girl holding short swords and smiling prettily: ladies! don’t go it alone! Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the square, a short, wide person frantically waves their arms over their head. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Kanue understood Coach’s argument about playing with a short roster, but he had a solution. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Nathan Pauley was a head shorter than me, and I felt like I would punch him if he touched me again. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

His tail’s two thirds shorter than it used to be, blood everywhere, but, God bless him, he’s still trying to wag. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Yet again, the aviators had to land short of their new base. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Two men, one short and dark, and the other slender and light-skinned, emerge. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They wore only shorts, and each one’s belly button was the size of a small balloon. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy wore the remainders of a pair of shorts, his fat body was golden brown, and the glasses still flashed when he looked at anything. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I step into the bridal prep room, I stop short. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s a girl—a young lady—at the Prairie Lea picnic tonight that I’d like to take for a short drive, ma’am,” Harry stammered. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then she went to the other side of the bed, took off her shoes and shorts, put on a T-shirt, and got in. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In the eastern provinces, the Khmer Rouge cadres were more moderate and humane: the work hours were generally shorter, the food rations were larger, and the soldiers did not kill the villagers indiscriminately. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop short, place the food on my bag and step back. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just then, two boys swim over to it, and the shorter one catches the horseshoe crab and holds it up. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I did indeed wear the sundress—this blue print, flowey knee-length Forever 21 thing—with tights and Mary Janes because I liked being quite a lot shorter than him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Hence, in a very short time they’d have a pretty complete aerial report on what amounted to about a three-square - mile area. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mirrors show Dad, the tallest; me, the shortest. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When I staggered out of the bathroom ten, fifteen minutes later, Astelle was leaning against the wall, one leg tucked up under a short plaid skirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It had a short haft, a heavy head, a nasty spike on top. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I knew this short chapter by heart and looked forward to the group reading. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Abby’s wearing the ankle boots she bought yesterday and a short patterned skirt, and the effect is disarming. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

A short and shabby silence fell across the room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We're so short on everything I'm lucky to have a gun. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Raymond Andrews was a short fellow with small hands, nails perfectly trimmed, wedding band on the ring finger. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Information loses a lot of value in a short period of time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He’s like a clamming machine, and as he catches them, he stuffs them into the pockets of his new black cargo shorts. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Green corduroy shorts and white viscose-woollen stockings turned down below the knee. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s got your shorts and T-shirt in it, shin guards, and Mom ordered you brand new cleats with Velcro.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

While Irene pretended to study the label of an Idaho Spud candy bar, taking her time, I grabbed two packs of the Bubblicious and tucked them just inside the band of my shorts. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She kicked off the heels and pulled joggers and Vans from the tote, yanked the pants on over the short black dress, and slipped the Vans on her feet. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was a funny scene, Dana hopping up and down in his baggy boxer shorts, but Roy wasn’t in the mood to enjoy it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe it, I’m still eight inches short. . . .” said Ron furiously, letting go of his parchment, which sprang back into a roll. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a steep, short set of steps leading to a balcony with a wooden guardrail, which overlooks the ocean and Tatoosh Island. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But we’re filthy. My shorts are ripped. See? We can’t be seen on TV looking like this. What will people think?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Once in a while she dropped by the dining hall, chanted for a short while with the most advanced group, not missing a syllable, yawned early, and said good-night. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he gripped them in his fist so the short ones looked like all the rest. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to order a dress online,” I said, making an excuse to cut our afternoon shopping spree short. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Her dress was short, and she wore her hair in Mexican braids, not floating and loose. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The lad was shorter than Duck, but his lanky build suggested that he had not yet come into his full growth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I tucked my sketch pad into the waistband of my shorts, stuck the pencil through my ponytail, and ferried Dad and Mr. P to the carcass. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A short distance beyond the dune, near the cliff, I saw the pack of wild dogs. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The short guy with a pit bull’s bulging shoulders and flat-faced grin, and his taller friend, the shaggy-haired pretty boy, the one called Hackett. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Often the phrases in a melody will run into each other, cut each other short, or overlap. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s short for coconuts. But it’s also like the Go-Go’s. You know, that band from the eighties?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Her brain was too tired to handle this, and the board was short on power, anyway. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A short sidewalk led over to the blacktopped driveway, and both the sidewalk and the blacktop were just as crumbly as the porch, with large patches of rocks and dirt showing through. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

This was also one of the most dangerous jobs, because if the money ever came up short, the hitter was the one whose neck was on the line. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

So they took the body of Gwenforte, and they buried her out in a beautiful grove in the forest, a short walk from the village. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

While I looked them over, Sander rummaged through an ironbound chest and tossed me a short kersey tunic and a pair of plain breeches. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The doorbell rings ten minutes later: short, sharp, urgent bursts. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Salt was a great fat creature with short legs, and she was blowing like a rhinoceros. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s tall as me; his hair, short like mine. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The collection included “The Gold-Bug” as well as several other short stories, like “The Tell-Tale Heart” and another one called “The Black Cat.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was painted on the outside of a short building: “Save Today for Tomorrow, at Bank of America.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to make the short walk back to the restaurant on his own, in the cold, to clear his head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I’ve tried to forget how good he smells and how the curves of his biceps extend beyond the short sleeves of his shirt. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I walk into the house five minutes early, humming “Love Me Do,” thinking I ought to go buy a short skirt like Jenny Foushee wore today. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Malik’s won a couple of awards for his short films. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her fingernails are short and jagged—she bites them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But before I could even consider the cost of staying with them, if just for a short while, Chubs’s arm shot out and he ripped the sliding door shut in front of my face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Even the kick we got out of having our own pecan tree or gathering peaches and lemons from Mr. Lucas’s trees waned after a short while. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She is fatter than Manman, but her clothes are smaller and tighter and shorter. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In a short time Rontu rose to his feet and left the spotted dog where it lay. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Following my example, Tommy and Ruth made their way to another tree trunk, hollow and more emaciated than mine, a short way behind to my left. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is the great secret of men. We aim for manhood always and always fall short. But my boy, I have seen you reach at least halfway.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The boy had spent his short life calling his father “Master.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The sobbing, soft and bubbly, coming from the short girl who stood next to an open locker. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“This may be the shortest letter I’ve ever read,” she said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Break your swords. How long you think before someone swoops into your paradise and makes short work of you? No defenses.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She was so short she didn’t even have to look down! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the reason for the class’s “ooo” had to do with his real job: vice principal in charge of discipline—in short, the school’s disciplinarian. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

One of the Med-jacks was there, the shorter one—Thomas couldn’t remember his name—dropping water into the comatose girl’s mouth a few drips at a time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She found that she was to receive no other answer, and, after a short pause added: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Behind her loomed a man shorter than she, but as imposing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The short hair accentuated his features, specifically his too-close-together beady eyes, which did not stand up well to accentuation. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I both fascinated and confused her; in short, I was too much for her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The finish line, on the other hand, ran straight across the water, just about intersecting the bridge on the California side of the racecourse but intersecting the Washington side several yards short of the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“And, Lord, we ask your blessing on this soul, who was with us such a short time. May he rest in peace.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, your sweatshirt must weigh two pounds. And...cargo shorts? All those pockets. Pound and a half. Boots! Hiking boots. Might as well wear two toddlers on your feet.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Birthdays are sort of in short supply for me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Frodo went forward and nearly bumped into a short fat man with a bald head and a red face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After they had covered a short distance, he looked up at the girl and asked her if she was comfortable on the ox. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

A roll of crisp white parchment sealed with golden wax, a few short words and a smear of blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Through the door, a voice screamed, “Oh my God come in you short little man because I have the best story.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I try to think past the babies and the motorbikes and the popcorn and the short pants. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The short trees in the swamp began to shake as the rebels made their way through them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He looks tired—he has dark circles under his eyes, and his short hair sticks out at random, like he’s been pulling it all night. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gently wiped the blood from my knees and up my thighs, all the way to where my compression shorts ended, and at that point I got so flustered, I began hiccupping. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At the bottom edge of the lake and off to the right a short distance a river flowed south and east, and it was amazing to Brian how accurate the map had been. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The banner swished aside and a short man with glasses emerged wearing a grumpy scowl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The man in the dusty bathrobe was short, with iron-gray hair and craggy features. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A short distance downstream it plunged into the dark mouth in the wall and disappeared. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As they moved in and out of the shell house, in shorts and jerseys, helping Tom Bolles register the new freshmen, there was an unmistakable hint of swagger in their step. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My mom looks like me, except with short hair and laugh lines. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Most of those who worked in the Yard, including the skilled butchers still employed by Swift and his fellow bosses, chose to stay put in Packingtown, a short walk from work. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We boarded the plane for the final leg of our journey, a short flight to northern New York. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Harry had not lost hope of finding and saving Hagrid; he ran so fast that they were halfway toward the forest before they were brought up short again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even at a distance of a few feet, everything about him screams violence, from the short black hair to the big hands to the fact that each muscle is honed to deadly perfection. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He’s about six inches shorter than me, trim, younger than my parents. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Every inch of his bedroom floor was covered in short, spiky yew tree leaves. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

It may also refer to a single movement or piece of music with a form based on the constant repetition of a single short section. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

All of the boys wore army shorts and green T-shirts. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I sauntered up to the men’s room for a short drink from the pint in my inside coat-pocket. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too short for baggie basketball, and too long for regular shorts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Kate paid close attention, careful not to mistake short for long or vice versa, making sure to recognize pauses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the mist dispersed, however, later that afternoon in our living room, he was once again a short, shy man, in black, polyester-blend clothes and a plastic collar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She wore her emerald silk with the short train, one of her best, and the train made a faint whish-whish sound as she walked. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Apatan was even shorter than Fatty Bolger, but somehow he managed to take up more space as he stepped between us to fill a sample cup of his own. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In short order, I was tooling around the neighborhood with something approaching skill. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“But how would that be possible? So many people brainswept in so short a time? That’s a major operation—it would take ages to prepare for it.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their glittering brass helmets and breastplates shone like pure gold; the short swords they brandished also caught the brassy sunshine with twinkles of light that flashed in the eyes of the crowd. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The mayor took a short breath and blinked furiously. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, you said you were making a short film with your friends, but you didn’t say anything about drawing pictures for it.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But symphonies were supposed to be explorations, journeys to find out what would happen if you took a clutch of short melodic ideas and elaborated on them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

‘And this ledge broadens out to the right. I could stand there without a hold. I’ll——’ his words were cut short. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Her short red hair glistened and every one was in perfect place. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The rock just creamed him,” says Beidleman, who observed the incident from a short distance above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to make sense of what had happened, but each time I came up short. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Trip got the ball and passed it inside to Jimmy Jimmy threw up a hook that was short. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I do have an oversized T-shirt and some shorts packed. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“He used to measure out short lengths of fabric by wrapping them around his wrist.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Us and the man made short work of it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And yet after three weeks of reprehension — Helen was short, Ralph cool, even the girls seemed wary of her — she began to feel her attitude weakening. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The interview was his shortest, only twelve minutes, but it created an international fury since it was picked up in its entirety online. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On his first day on the picturesque campus, he walked briskly through the bracing Pennsylvania wind and fallen autumn leaves in open-toed sandals and shorts. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

How good it felt to drop his heavy satchel, unbutton the starched white shirt, tear off those stiff school shorts, and jump into the refreshing water! Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were short of weight and in poor condition when they made Dawson, and should have had a ten days’ or a week’s rest at least. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve written short stories in my mind, chuckling at my own humor, saddened or stimulated by structure or content. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black, worn breeches are just as much too short; they reach barely halfway down his calf. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He led Tyger to the front door, and did everything short of pushing him out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She cringed away from Shagga, flushed and fearful, trying to cover her charms with her hands and coming up a hand short. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A short while after that he saw the enemy come out in the open, line after line, heard the guns open up, dozens of guns, watched his own line disappear in smoke. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother’s patience got shorter and his prayers got longer as I drove around in circles as if I were on a merry-go-round. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Though a little lower at the withers and nearly half a foot shorter, nose to tail, Seabiscuit seemed a cumbersome giant in comparison. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For these poor, ignorant white girls to have understood my life would have meant nothing short of a vast revolution in theirs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was short and thick-waisted, with cropped silver hair and bright pink lipstick. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In a very short time they had accumulated all sorts of fascinating facts about tombs and temples, pharaohs and pyramids, mummies and monoliths, and dozens of other exotic topics. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t realize where his feet had led him until he’d reached a short corridor, darker than most. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Milkman rubbed the ankle of his short leg. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your pardon,” he says with a short bow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A short while later he saw the cloud of dirt heading across the lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I complained quite vociferously about our clothing, affirming that we did not want to wear short trousers and needed proper clothing including socks and underwear, which we were not then given. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In contrast, crop diffusion from Indonesia south to southwestern Australia was completely impossible, and diffusion over the much shorter distance from Mexico to the U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rolling and waddling on her short legs, Hen Wen followed Taran happily, while the Fair Folk proceeded across the fields to where a stocky figure waited. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Just another short trip and we’ll be home, dear,” said the girl’s mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I am surprised you have remained here so long,” said Voldemort after a short pause. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She had raven hair, styled Joan-of-Arc short, and appeared to be in her late teens or early twenties. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At the head of the glen a torrent flowed like a white lace over an endless ladder of short falls, and a mist of foam hung in the air about the mountains’ feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Magdalys glanced frantically around, then dashed to the back room and stopped short in the doorway. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In short, Polynesia furnishes us with a convincing example of environmentally related diversification of human societies in operation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Across the highway, behind the bar at Cerritos, there was a big corn field, but the plants were short and thin, and their leaves were faded yellow like the grasshoppers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first was too high and fell short. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He went out and walked down to the gate at the bottom of the path, and then on a short way down the Hill Road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ironically, the bigger the star—the more hydrogen it has—the shorter its life, because it burns much more violently. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was short and sweet: Ash— I’m in big trouble. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I am up on my tiptoes, trying to appear a mildly short boy and not a medically tiny alien child. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Fiona told me to wear them to the car wash, but holding the gold shorts and Liberty singlet now makes me feel like an impostor. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He was lost in his thoughts for a short time before he went on. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wake up from those short of breath and sweaty. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a short while he would be back to his old self again. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There’s a short line, about five teenagers who walk up to her and sign up for the open mic. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

One of her key contacts was F. J. M. Stratton, a famous English astronomer, so short and round and jolly that he reminded people of Santa Claus. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His skin was rather red and he had curly hair and a short pointed beard and two little horns. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The boys in the band loved having us out there in front of them all the time, bending back and stepping high, in our snug satin outfits and short skirts. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it was winter, Reggie wore gym shorts and a ratty, brown, hooded sweatshirt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and watched him disappear for a moment and return with a companion, a short, scholarly looking man who stared at me with a blank expression. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The general agreed, and a short while later, a tailor appeared to take my measurements. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He handed Harry a small club, a bit like a short baseball bat. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Chastened by criticism of the stupefying length of October’s Dedication Day ceremony, the fair’s officers had kept the Opening Day program short and pledged to honor the timetable at all costs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Her hair was cut short and pixie-ish now, blonder than in the pictures, but there was no question of her identity. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready to sleep?” he asked, interrupting the short silence. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I know that when he inches me toward the short Dumpster with the lid and holds his hand around my waist that he wants to lift me up. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He picks up a folder, taps it against the desk, sticks it on top of a short stack of files. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She died on April 8, 1993, at the age of ninety-six, one day short of the 54th anniversary of the Easter concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Chuck was too short for his eyes to reach where Thomas could see them as he spoke, but from his next statement, Thomas imagined them filling with a bleak sadness, maybe even tears. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In a millennium or less, a comparatively short time, they invented their own writing, astronomy, and mathematics, including the zero. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Shiny, bright blue shorts are not a good look for me, especially since I had to get a size small on account of me being so skinny. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was so short that sometimes it was hard to get people’s attention! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The air is warm on my bare back, and my breath comes in short pants, my embarrassment almost overriding my fear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He said it so easily that she stopped short. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Born in 1762, a son of a slave. For a short time, a slave himself.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It was a short paragraph. It wouldn’t have taken her long to retype it and make copies.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And they killed a man in the valley because he refused to wear his pants short the way the Taliban did. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His National Gazette was also short on fever news. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Julia was an ambitious woman and clearly a very beautiful one, but she would come to her senses in short order. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Hannah sent me to fetch more water, which I did with great pleasure and a short detour. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mina is short and compact to Judith’s willowy height, but they have the same teeth and the same brilliant eyes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much, Master,” said Kreacher with a bow, and he retreated a short distance, his great pale eyes still fixed upon Mundungus with loathing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And there, on a throne of coral, sat my father, dressed like a simple fisherman in khaki shorts and a sun-bleached T-shirt. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

After a short talk there, the guide bid them good-bye and mentioned that they might enjoy buying some of the museum pamphlets on Egypt. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Freebie’s fur was short, and he even had a few bald spots. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

His skin was tanned by the salt of the open air, his hair was short and straight like the mane of a mule, his jaws were of iron, and he wore a sad smile. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Before her marched a boy dressed entirely in black, a short gold-and-blue cape draped over one shoulder. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a short distance now to the river, but among the sodden patches of rushes, the bushes and sedge and deep puddles, they found it next to impossible to tell their direction. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto stopped short a few feet in front of them, peered at the man with the gun, then ran back to my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

To the right is a short woman, dressed in a flowered housecoat and mules with real fur. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sent them back to their lockers for T-shirts and gym shorts—anything that would take paint. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure how long I stood there, but later I scribbled out a short note to my parents. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

On their journey from Winterfell to the Wall, Bran and his companions had made the miles shorter by talking and telling tales, but it was different here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She hoped that her mother would recover quickly so that the separation would be a very short one. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

I handed her one of my short stories. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Anastasia and Mushie descended from the trees and joined me on the ground as we came upon a field planted with short, weedy bushes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Such a short, easy word, but I couldn't spit it out. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Luma’s hair was short—a couple of inches, maybe, trimmed above the ears and high on her neck. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And then came a tall, thin blonde lady holding hands with a grey-haired man who was much shorter than her. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

CJ, short for Calamity Jane/Jude, is what everyone at school calls me on account of my “bad luck.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His short pants and jacket, his knee socks and his only pair of lace-up shoes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two girls rested their heads gratefully on twin tree trunks, but only for a short time. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Severo ignored the scandal and in a short time several other gentlemen followed his example, until the sight of an automobile ceased to be such a novelty. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was almost certain God wouldn’t allow people to die for only a short while and come back. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warders always seemed to be short of money, and their poverty was our opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Though he wasn’t short by any standards, he was dwarfed by the big carpenter. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Nurse Duckett reveled in such attention and ducked her short chestnut bangs with joy when Yossarian and the others focused upon her. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mercury was poured into the tube to fill the U bend at the bottom, sealing off the air in the shorter arm of the tube. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The days are getting shorter,” Orr observed philosophically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was wearing short pants and soaking in perspiration, and he did not stop his writing to see who had come in. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had invented his business—the circuit route through the small towns, the short stay of each girl, the discipline, the percentages. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mom got really annoyed at the kid’s mom for letting me watch the movie, so they ended up getting into an argument and—long story short—I never had another playdate there again. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Christine commuted from Portsmouth for a short time before moving her family to Hampton after Sue Wilder tipped her off on a house for rent in her neighborhood. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In short, there isn’t a great deal that goes on in the universe that astronomers can’t find when they have a mind to. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I hear the ump—a short dude whose middle is shaped like the highlighter-hued ball that gives this game I love so much its name—hock a loogie above my head. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

They reached into their own threadbare purses when the schoolroom kitty fell short. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Many times Robin held the shorter piece of wood across the longer piece to see how it would look, and would ask, “Isn’t it time now to put them together?” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Pleading Child” was shorter but slower; “Perfectly Contented” was longer, but faster. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were going to be a bit short. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His shorts end a long way above his knees, and I look away from the scabs on his thighs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her jet-black hair was cut in a short, blunt bob, just like Thorn’s. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He never left the room anything short of spent. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Standing with his back to us at the railing was a sandy-haired guy in shorts and an orange tank top. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I filled out some forms, and in a short time I had a job. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though in this short block I was forced to walk past everyone I'd ever known and no one would smile or call my name. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long story short, the coup was a success. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After the seventh ballot Chicago was only one vote short of a majority. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She said this the same way she might say Fields of Punishment or Hades’s gym shorts. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Actually, it’s my arms and legs, too,” I say, looking at my T-shirt and shorts, feeling exposed, wishing Mom’s coverall prayer outfit would suddenly appear. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My gaze falls on the short, dangling chain between them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m short of time and I ask myself if my visit could be useful to you in any way.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He rips off his baseball uniform to reveal a very Tiny purple polo shirt and chino shorts. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

They would publish short notices of the news, but nothing “to feed their vanity.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

No one ever says dismissively of a potential CEO candidate that he’s too short. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A short while later, we were in our hotel room, when an official from the Foreign Affairs Department knocked on our door and presented us with a suitcase. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they looked alien to her, squat and flat-faced, their black hair cropped unnaturally short. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When the stick broke in two, he yelled in sheer joy and continued beating the rock with the short end of it. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had discovered the boundary between the crust and the layer immediately below, the mantle; this zone has been known ever since as the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or Moho for short. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He walked two of his short, chunky fingers across the top of the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In short, the inclusion of some whites in the system of control is essential to preserving the image of a colorblind criminal justice system and maintaining our self-image as fair and unbiased people. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed likely to him that leaving this house he would leave the last haven he was to know, and so while the short dream lasted he would be happy in it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

For walking in the bush, he wears a baseball cap, a black T-shirt, shorts, a curved African knife at his belt, and scorched, melted green sneakers— dried too many times over campfires. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore gray trousers and a matching jacket-style shirt, tapered at the waist, with short sleeves and a large pointed collar, made of a thin but durable synthetic material. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally he leads me down a short flight of stairs, and I realize we’re in what must be his and Willem’s apartment. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Kind of like our Christmas hookup. Only shorter.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Since sugar and meat were both in short supply, and since it was rumored that infants had died from saccharin mixed into formulas as a sugar substitute, these charges were widely believed. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam had taken to sleeping late, or, rather, he had taken to sleeping very often—short sleeps during the night and during the day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So the original classical music comes from one fairly short era. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I stopped short of an old dock, while Abby hopped over missing planks, walked to the end of it, took off her backpack, and settled down on one of the potentially rotted boards. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Being so close to mainland Europe—a short sail to France—it had been a point of embarkation for British troops during the Napoleonic wars earlier in the century. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We definitely looked different: I was thin and wore my hair cropped very short, practically shaved, per the style for kids back home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Cut each string to a different length: short, medium, long. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After what felt like a short eternity, but was likely only a hot second, the tires let off a long squeal of pain before the minivan quivered to a dead stop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The final stop on the field trip, a short distance by bus from the poet’s house, is a graveyard where the writer lies buried. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the women too, but mostly he noticed the men, how they hunched their shoulders, how they stood their short collars against the fine lines of rain. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the far door it was only a short sprint to the elevators, and if Jasper stayed where he said he would, I’d never be in his line of sight. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I have enclosed some additional literature about the Foundation, including our mission statement, a brochure featuring past activities and successes, as well as some information about our future goals, both short- and long-term. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As she pronounced these words, Mr. Darcy changed colour; but the emotion was short, and he listened without attempting to interrupt her while she continued: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But even in that short amount of time, I did count the phrase “You know better than that, Ryan Dean” forty-seven times. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The basketball shorts I had on dragged like sails, slowing me down, coaxing me away from the van. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You were over there,” I suddenly remembered, and his chuckle stopped short. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A young man in his early thirties, neither short nor tall, came into the room. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I feel as Elias must have felt only a short time ago. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There’s a short hallway to my right, and I think my grandmother’s voice came from that direction. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The fields were rolling and grassy and the grass was short from the sheep grazing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He heard Ron come up into the dormitory a short while later, but did not speak to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Rush had, in short, announced that Philadelphia was in the grip of a deadly, unstoppable plague. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

We had maintained a good pace and the cross-examinations had been shorter than I had expected. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma emerged from the flat in a pair of shorts, rubbing her hands over the front of her T-shirt. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not only were these colts strange-looking, shaggy, and awkward, but aside from the slight difference in their mutually diminutive heights— Grog was a hair shorter—they were identical. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair’s been chopped short, in a sharp angled bob. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

She lifted her head so we were looking at each other across the short, dim distance between us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was short and stocky with black hair exactly everywhere on his body except his face and the very top of his head. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

By the time we shower and crawl into bed, I have ice in my lungs from my short, quick inhales that refuse to calm down. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A luncheon was given for me that afternoon by the Nigerian High Commissioner, His Excellency Alhadji Isa Wali, a short, bespectacled, extremely warm and friendly man who had lived in Washington, D.C. for two years. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The distance between us was getting shorter and shorter. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

A few animals rummaged for food, and Tally watched in silent horror as a stray rabbit was taken by a wolf, the short struggle leaving only a patch of blood and for. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was walking hurriedly along, my mind full of other things, when I turned a corner and had to pull up short to keep from running headlong into her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wait and watch from a corner until the woman in the leotard and biker’s shorts returns, sweaty and breathless, an hour later. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Particle physics, in short, is a hugely expensive enterprise–but it is a productive one. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You’re expressive, Moss. It’s like...your face says a lot in a very short amount of time.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My uncle used to say being a parent meant long nights and short years. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She had a new scar on her chin, and her dirty blond hair had been cut short and ragged, like someone had attacked it with a pair of safety scissors. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Obiora took off a dark pair of sunglasses and slipped them in the pockets of his shorts as they came in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

For someone who didn't get around much, Miss Sadie never seemed to be short on information. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Start by finding a short, simple, fun or interesting pattern in the song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“We had such a short time together. I don’t deserve to keep anything.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even relative freedom from fallout, well short of the 95 percent cleanliness Strauss and the scientists had mentioned, could be achieved only from reducing yields. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A short distance away, at a week-old grave, some men were stripping the withered flowers from the wire frames of the floral pieces heaped on the grave. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after the first year of marriage, First Wife had given birth to a girl with one leg too short. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an Astra 7.65 caliber with a short barrel and it jumped so sharply when you let it off that there was no question of hitting anything. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I thought he would be hairy everywhere else too, but his hair was cut shorter than Sohrab’s, and he had pale, hairless arms. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In a few short weeks, backstage had become a place that was theirs, a secret comer carved out of the great un-ownable space called school. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

By the end of the 1590s, the instrument was selling so well that for a short time Galileo had to employ a skilled workman to make them for him. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The doctor cut the visit short after just six minutes. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The operation to investigate the infection was very short. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I showered, pulled on some shorts, and got my medicine out, but then I decided I should take it when I got back up, so I could have it with breakfast. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

"Ahhh," the short one says, stretching the word out, his mouth round like the barrel of the revolver he has emptied and is passing around so the children can all hold it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

After a pause Mom’s voice said, “How about leaving the Party—” Dad cut her short. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I press the muzzle against that space between his ear and his eye, where the hair is short and soft. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Two of them, a tall thin man and a short thick one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

First, a Nazi Party leader gave a short speech. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

A short distance from us, two young boys are heading into the park. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The chief’s messenger and bodyguard, Mister Ngwata, stood at the door in his short pants and army boots, dressed as a policeman. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

There were all kinds of people, too—white, black, Hispanic, Asian, tall, short, fat, skinny. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mac had also noticed that the window in the dentist’s second-floor waiting room was just a short drop to a small side-street where we might make a run for it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he pulls a short sword from beneath his cloak. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I could wear my church petticoat, but I needed a proper short gown to cover the bodice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He draws a switchblade quick as a flash and slices it through the air in front of me, three short, fast strokes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Beyond that was the river and beyond the river a short slope covered with gardens. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

But today she took the shortest route because she was eager to get home and tell her news. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The former means not accepting other people’s opinions, always blowing best, having the last word; in short, all those unpleasant traits for which I’m known. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After a very short rest they went on again. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The truth of a marriage can be understood in a much shorter time than anyone ever imagined. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Hazel and several of the others were waiting for him, but he cut them short with a flash of his old bullying manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following day, when I got to my first P.E. class, I was surprised to see my teacher dressed in red shorts. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She stopped short when she saw me sitting there in the booth. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even fully stocked, we were short now thanks to Katz’s dumping a bottle. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“A videocassette recorder, VCR. for short. It’s how your auntie and I used to watch movies....But let’s see if I can get this dinosaur to work.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

A short lady comes over to Donna and gives her a big hug. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was a short man who only came to my father s shoulders, and he had small eyes like black pebbles and a mouth like the edge of a stone knife. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were Muslim men who modeled their lives on the life of the Prophet, and those who strayed and fell short. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

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

The girl felt sorry for the strange-looking animal and offered to allow him to try on her clothes for a short period. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

After a while, she caught Yai’s eye and gave him a short nod. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He faked a pass and their forward went for it as Trip threw up a short jumper for the deuce. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were roughly the same size as the grazing creatures, but leaner and gray-colored, with horned heads and short trunks like elephants’. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And she had leaned across and kissed him, kissed the man with the short blond hair, and it was not a friendly peck, but a kiss. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papers were scattered all about the room, because recently he had written many short notices and distributed them through the town. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I only knew her a short time, he said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The sound was faint at first, but after a short time they could hear plainly the beat of hooves on the hard-packed road. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I discovered the Poe manuscript, an idea clicked for me. I had long been a fan of Poe’s short story ‘The Gold-Bug’ and thought it would be fun to emulate the treasure hunt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A short time later, I heard my mother calling me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I only know that in my short lifetime I have done things which would have been considered clearly impossible in the year of my birth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But why is she wearing those terrible baggy shorts and T-shirt? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This rule held even in the comparatively short hop of a mile: In the three fastest miles ever run, the winner’s final lap had been clocked at 61.2, 58.9, and 59.1 seconds, respectively. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were a few more cries of shock as a shower of arrows soared through the air, but they fell far short of the crowd. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Just a jersey, shorts, and a foul mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And no one—ever—wears knee socks with shorts. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And so down the line it went, with each guest rising briefly, making a short speech, and then resuming his place. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The short one smiles, revealing a gap where his front tooth should be. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She runs her hands through her short gray hair and smiles. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He noticed blood on his hands and grimaced distastefully, looked for something on which to clean them, then wiped them on his shorts and laughed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A gene, in short, possessed not just information to encode a protein, but also information about when and where to make that protein. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Reynie trotted through the rooms, glancing at the panels for guidance, and in a few short minutes had rung the bell again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mamou kept her fingernails short and nicely manicured, painted pomegranate red. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It had been short and to the point, which Grace was starting to realize was Maya’s usual mode of response. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

On the outside Daniel has brown skin, brown hair, hazel eyes, long fingers, bitten-down fingernails, and he’s very short, and strong. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She has a short blue bob haircut and wears a black blazer with jeans, but her eyes are what startle me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is not possible to write a relatively short book that explores all aspects of the phenomenon of mass incarceration and its implications for racial justice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

To determine whether astronomical objects emit such short wavelengths of light, an X-ray telescope must be carried aloft. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ernie stopped short, pinching madly at the skin on his forehead. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A short distance from the bottom, the path curved around a large potted cactus. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mack and the boys and the captain sat down on the ground to have one last short one and to map their campaign. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came in their Bermuda shorts and smart linen dresses and shiny shoes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

They waited a short while as the man in front of them purchased a red commuter’s pass like the one that had brought them to Manhattan. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ears like a bush baby, but that didn’t stop the girls in port from cooing over his smooth brown skin and short black curls. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I mean, I know I’m short, but I didn’t realize I was this short. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It'll keep warm enough to operate in the short term, and it doesn't need air for anything. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perry ran too, but he could not run as fast; his legs were shorter, and he was lugging the suitcase. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three days later the phosphorus atoms were ready, and I quickly strung together several short sections of the sugar-phosphate backbone. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She has on cute spandex track shorts, and although she isn’t very tall, she has long, strong legs. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A short obituary runs in the town paper, citing the names of Ashima and Gogol and Sonia, mentioning that the children had been educated at the local schools. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We have been together all day, in our cutoff shorts and bare feet. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the line stopped short, when someone ahead of them needed to check a face, a body, a piece of jewelry. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He enjoyed playing over what are called miniature games, short encounters of usually twenty moves or less, as if they were musical exercises, works of art unto themselves, usually with only one pervasive idea. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Constance was too short to copy over a shoulder, and note passing was much too risky, so at last Reynie had suggested Morse code. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The White Noise cut out sharply as something clattered to the ground and landed a short distance away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

An empty trash can chained to a parking meter banged and rolled from side to side, and its lid, also chained, flipped and flapped in the wind like a kite on a short string. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were very quiet sounds: a chair being lifted and replaced, a short whisper, the creak of a floorboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard’s attempts at “I am” consumed precious lesson time, already too short after the work week. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

If Shackleton did not reach the edge of the continent before the end of the short Antarctic summer, the ice would shut him out. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Once, they sent the poor boy all the way to Santiago to pick up batteries for the short wave. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it was that food was already beginning to get short. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

People in Washington at that point were talking about a short and triumphant war, one that could be fought and won quickly and easily. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She was short, but not too short for a girl, I guess. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

When they reached the revolving door at the front of the station, Dolores stopped short. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I repeated, looking up from a tray of short black wires at Kevin. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed only a short time before Stanchion stood and raised a questioning eyebrow at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A heavyset man in shorts was talking to Mom. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was bright-eyed, shorter than I thought he was the night before. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm working through a couple of scenarios, one of them involving rat poison and soup, even though poison is a cowardly way to murder a man, when I stop short. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A child screamed and a man reacted angrily, but was cut short with the sound of wood meeting flesh. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But no matter how short she cuts her hair, it still curls around her high cheekbones. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But Nonnie looked straight down her short nose at every sneer and they stopped, at least the face-to-face ones did. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had forgotten how short the road was! Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Lyddie. Just a short walk by the river before supper. It will do you good.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was short and curly and she had the biggest, prettiest, shyest eyes he’d ever seen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing an old T-shirt of Eleanor's and a pair of corduroy pants that their mom had cut off into shorts. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She followed them for a short distance, then flew back to the cupola on the courthouse. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

My mom leaves the couch and takes maybe ten short steps into the kitchen and opens two small doors that I thought were cabinets. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Five months later, when asked to complete a short profile for a Who’s Who of notable American women, Elizebeth sent back a long letter. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

After a short vacation at the end of the season, Luma had just a month to find the Fugees a new home field within walking distance of the apartment complexes where her players lived. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Nathan felt the hard, short consonants and the long, lyric vowels weave together. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He’d have to cross to the median of the highway, but then it would be a short sprint. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The effect was only a little short of biblical, with barking, gurgling, screaming dogs, swearing, gurgling, screaming fisherman, and a thrashing, tearing, panicking doe in a mess of rolling canoe, mud, and water.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then a short, pudgy man ringing a cowbell bolted out from the middle of a crowd. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Others wear American-style buttoned shirts and shorts in drab, stained colors. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, the short brunette stewardess wagged her finger at us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

All this was bad enough for a boy who had never before worn anything more elaborate than a pair of shorts and a blazer. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shell burst short near the river bank. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I have been a part of too many uprisings in my short life. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was dragged a short way and thrown into the back of a vehicle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lone figure sat on the bench next to the pool, soaking wet and clad in nothing but a pair of boxer shorts. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But the windows are sparkling clean, and the lawn is short and neat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her hair is growing out—it’s still short, but I can’t see her skull anymore. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘I suppose we haven’t lost more than two days by my short cut through the Forest! But perhaps the delay will prove useful — it may have put them off our trail.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Be careful....Lorraine, don’t you think that skirt is a little too short?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She stopped short, unsure where, exactly, the invitation had come from. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In short, most researchers don’t put texting, or video game playing or Internet use in the same category as addictive drugs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Laney beamed her brightest smile, and Oliver felt that reading aloud to her wouldn’t be as bad as he had thought...as long as they were short books. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In short, scientists say that nothing we do as humans uses more parts of our brain and is more complex than playing an instrument. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The grandfather was dressed in a black broadcloth suit and he wore kid congress gaiters and a black tie on a short, hard collar. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But most surprising was her hair—it was cut short in a sort of Cleopatra bob. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we’ve rehearsed dozens of times before, we stream onstage from both wings, shortest to tallest, dancing an indigenous harvest dance. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no interest in those shorts, and I could never wear them anyway: My dad would literally chop both my legs off if he saw me wearing them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Long rows of reclaimed hardwoods and softwoods line the fence in short stacks, too many for me to name since there are more than one hundred thousand kinds. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

When Fern came out I checked her shorts. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I need to climb as high as possible, but the branch I’m aiming for is short and looks pliable. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Until then, stockings were made of silk, and silk was delicate, expensive, and in ever shorter supply. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The Royal Society, after years of decline, in which it was short of funds and performing few experiments, was showing signs of a new enthusiasm for experimental science, but Papin did not benefit. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I'll use an 02 tank to spray short bursts of oxygen at the hydrogen, and make a spark with a couple of wires and a battery. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke in short sentences: “It’s your life.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

When we leave Ayesha’s trailer, there’s still an hour before curfew, so I convince my parents to take a short walk with me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Around a little bend he raced, and there, a short distance ahead, were his grandfather and the cart. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minor infractions were tolerated and “he’s just being a boy” was an all-purpose excuse for anything short of a felony. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He was a short, stocky, muscular man, fluent in English, Sotho, and Zulu, expressing himself in all of them with precision, humor, and confidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had said just one short sentence too many. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iliey call him “Lo,” which is short for Lothario, which is meant to be witty, for he is a shy and silent man, a widower. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had just passed the collection plates, and after they had gathered and counted the funds donated, the preacher—a short man with a rosy face and a mustache—seemed disappointed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Drop a beat, Colonel Catastrophe,” Takumi said, and I laughed at the idea that a guy as short and dorky as the Colonel could have a rap name. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We’re short on boxes under here. Think you can help me put some together? It’s super easy.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He is a short, round man, and if he hadn’t said my customers, I would have thought he was a customer himself, not the owner. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Not just her short hair cut regularly like a man’s, or her large sleepy eyes and busy lips, or the smooth smooth skin, hairless, scarless, and wrinkleless. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She follows the line of children, stuffing bandage wrappers in her shorts pocket. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Halliday had prepared a short video message, along with instructions that it be released to the world media at the time of his death. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The thick sheaf of his dark hair was combed back, the sides trimmed short as always. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I scuff downstairs and into a smaller room with round tables and shorter bookshelves. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She was big, warm, and her hair was short like his own mother’s. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Gogol, already short and catchy, resists mutation. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A short while later, my father’s phone rang. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The hairpin crown was an optical illusion: it’s just hair, graying and cropped short. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I’ve wondered about that. It was a short flowering. The boys must be big.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wore his pants low in hip-hop style with about four inches of his shorts showing. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, however, my report was given short shrift because of another related report with greater ramifications. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A short round woman wearing high-heeled shoes walked towards the steps where they sat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wears soccer shorts and a T-shirt with a picture of her little brother in his Little League uniform silk-screened to the chest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I think I like you better with short hair,” Raj says to my grandfather. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I come to the conclusion that he knows it’s only a short drive. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“A little short on hair, but we gonna get on just fine, what you think, By?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw both of the Recruiters now: high-waisted navy shorts, gym socks with red stripes pulled up to their knees above low, mesh-sided sneakers, the kind that make you look fast and professional. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We found two dresses I didn’t hate, and we picked out some other things I really liked: overall shorts, striped shirts in several colors, and a pair of designer jeans. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The other lay flat, extending into the water like a short stone pier. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The driver reached over and pulled the lever—and ended anyone’s hope that this was a short pit stop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The pause was shorter this time, then Mom exploded again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Inmates awaiting trial or those serving shorter terms stay in local jails, such as New York City’s giant Rikers Island complex, near La Guardia Airport. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald and Lydia are tanner, leaner, a bit scantily dressed, Lydia in a white tank top and a denim wrap skirt, Gerald in wrinkled blue shorts, a green polo shirt faded with use. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was old and tiny, shorter than me, with white hair and a lined face. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Their shorts were just as tiny in the eighties,” I argued. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It took some effort on my part; their legs were short but determined. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The shorter priest’s voice had an unpleasant edge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank goodness,” Liam said in a solemn voice as he parked a short distance away from the Waffle House. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A short man with a round belly stood in front of the house with his back to Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The doctor had once for a short time been a part of the great world and his whole subsequent life was memory and longing for France. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got my bearings zipping around the rink for a while, picking up speed, cutting left and right, short hops, pivots. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In his person, Beowulf was below average size; he looked taller sitting down than standing up, because his broad chest and shoulders were out of proportion to his legs, which were short. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were steel clamps cinched on both hands and connected by a short chain. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He had one leg too short, and the makings of a humpback, but he moved forward toward her with surprising speed and nimbleness. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And the woman who is my mother stands behind him, shorter than me, her shoulders hunched, a black shawl knotted at her neck over her blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s showered and already dressed in his Bermuda shorts and a T-shirt that matches mine. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She could tell by the massiveness of their antlers that they were males, for those of the females are more slender and shorter. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three short and one long, the first four notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the Morse code signal, V for Victory. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, who else was going to wander into Goldman’s Best Bakery and be $2.80 short on an order of cream puffs? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Wheelie called out “Bruce?” and a guy with a short gray beard popped his head into the waiting room. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The gym instructor was a short, chunky man in his early thirties who taught in the mornings in a nearby public high school and supplemented his income by teaching in our yeshiva during the afternoons. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

If it’s going to rain soon, we should take a shorter loop around the park. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Yossarian was in the hospital with a pain in his liver that fell just short of being jaundice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She had a small face, an even smaller nose, and short dark hair that grayed at the temples. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Once convicted of felony drug charges, one’s chances of being released from the system in short order are slim, at best. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got so much to learn before I shall be ready, it seems a short time to me,” answered Meg, with a sweet gravity in her face never seen there before. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a short, intense man with a whipcord body who had been through the Green Berets’ scuba-diving school. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was relieved when a short time later Will Hamilton drove up in his low sporty red car. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The days were already beginning to grow short, and at 5:30 p.m. the sun sank behind Montlake Bridge just to the west of the shell house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Although mangolomera never weakens, it can be neutralized for short periods of time using the green vines from a sweet potato plant. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

In a short time he was going to be very sick. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

In those days we wore baggy jeans, and underneath them we had soccer shorts and sweatpants for dancing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I could see how Miss Love could cheer up a man whose wife was short of breath for four years, dying for ten days, and dead for three weeks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her laugh is short and as bitter as dark coffee. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Not long after the David was painted, Caravaggio killed another man in a duel, which forced him to spend the rest of his short life on the run. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the geodesic is the shortest path between any two airports, this is the route an airline navigator will tell the pilot to fly along. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect he was right, for fairies don’t live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His legs were too short to even think about springing off the floor. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The more specific term i.e., short for the Latin id est, means “that is.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As to leaving the city, he had done so with the permission of the mayor, and had been gone only a short time to settle some business accounts. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

In this case, it’s is short for it is. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t explain why crime plunged in New York City so much more than in other cities around the country, and they don’t explain why it all happened in such an extraordinarily short time. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the House, the measure fell nearly one hundred votes short of the total needed—with 174 in favor and 204 opposed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She has the shorter fuse, and the flames of her anger take longer to put out than my dad’s. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A short while later the Corps was stopped. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked toward the bedroom, but stopped short when he saw Twinkle’s shoes facing him in the doorway. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Yet even in Chicago, jobs for women were in short supply. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I expect it would just be a short while until things turn around for us here.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glared at me constantly and flipped her hair whenever I was near, highlighting how short she’d been forced to cut it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin tossed a short sword to me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kevin’s now sported a crew cut, a small patch of short blue hair on each side of his head, just above the ear. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Gran’s hair is short and curly and gray; she’s been wearing it in a permanent wave, Dad says, since the 1970s. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she moved and stood on the short step, next to him, before the doors. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Alice — her short, inky hair in a halo of spiky disarray around her exquisite, elfin face — was suddenly standing behind his shoulder. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"How'd you do in English? I'll show you the door in short order if you flunked English, you little ace composition writer." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

His thighs became quite short A web of skin grew from his wrists to his shoulders, while his primary feathers burst out In soft blue quills from the ends of his fingers and quickly grew. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all that tugging and all that smoothing makes me think about your dress, too, wondering if it is too short or just right. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Fred could tell that the side flaps of her shorts were stuffed with treats. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I knew plenty of girls that would have preferred shorter hair—myself included—but aside from an annual haircut for the girls, we didn’t have much say in the matter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Within a short time he began to bruise and bleed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She had short spiky hair and a tattoo of the moon on the side of her neck. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mom had asked me over and over that summer and fall as my skirts got shorter, my heels higher, my lipstick darker, my heart angrier and angrier at her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

One of the elevator doors opens, and 3 Dauntless soldier shoves Uriah—whose lips are stained with blood—toward the short row of the Divergent. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, only a couple men had been to space and just for very short periods of time. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Cut it real short like the girl on the cover of the magazine laying on my floor. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

A few other people were waiting on the platform, all of them white and lean, in short, flimsy clothes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I measured them into thirds the long way and into halves the short way. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elf responded to his brother with short, irritated gestures. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

One finger held aloft meant that a child wished to go out but a short time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the short arrows of the Lamb Men stuck through the meat of his upper arm, and blood covered the left side of his bare chest like a splash of paint. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A short, round mestizo man and a pretty indigena woman are waiting for me on the blue velvet chairs in the lobby. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cut her bangs shorter with nail scissors. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As Harry, Ron, and Hermione drew closer, the barman drew his cloak more tightly around his neck and walked away, leaving the shorter man to fumble with something in his arms. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Before them stood two Brazen Beasts, armed with cudgels, spears, and short swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her hand raked through her short rumpled hair and there was a look in her face he had never seen before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

One night, a short time before their first child was born, Fernanda realized that her husband had returned in secret to the bed of Petra Cotes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My basketball shorts are damp and dirty from the cemetery, same for Mateo’s jeans, so the wet bench doesn’t bother us when we sit. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In just one short week, every last one of them would have lost the thing they treasured most in the world. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her legs, too, are unrecognizable—the enlarged knees, the calf muscles shorter and more angular than in her youth, her wounded feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what if real-world traits, such as height or skin color, were the result of not a single gene, with just two states—“tall” and “short,” “on” and “off”—but of multiple genes? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Plus, I kinda wanted my first jersey and shorts to be the ones I ran my first race in. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The final performance, following a notice from the judge regarding the chronic drainage issues at the lake, was a short play. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Within minutes, he and Porter meet in the lobby, then step out onto Pennsylvania Avenue for the short walk to the War Department. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But Spurge answered all Werfel’s polite questions in the shortest way possible. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

As a result, in a very short time they will become one body with the old principality. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

A plump woman with short, curly black hair has broken into our home. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You chicks are trash,” the short, dumpy one says. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

There was flour to last for a short time, but the yearly portion from the peasants’ holdings was to have been brought to the castle the following week. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

An inch shorter than Joe, and more slightly built, he was nevertheless a fine physical specimen and striking to look at, with fine, regular features; gracefully proportioned limbs; and an open, eager face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t fair to ask the remaining players to play an entire season with a short roster and no substitutes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“So to make a long story short—” “You don’t have to make a long story short.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her high cheekbones and short nose were faintly spattered with freckles and there was a strange droopy look to her eyes. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the projection screen was the faded-color image of a short man in a militarized black jumpsuit and huge, blue suede platforms. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

If not, T can play clips from other songs or have them sing other short songs to reinforce the concepts of major and minor. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

If the mother stops swimming, even for a short time, the calf will sink. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He’s short and white, and has a funny bowl-shaped haircut with brown hair. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She takes me to Roche’s Stores and buys me a shirt, a gansey, a pair of short pants, two pairs of stockings and a pair of summer shoes on sale. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Their polo shirts were partially covered with zip-front windbreakers one shade lighter than their shorts. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

One after another, buses stopped at the corner and a short parade of men and women climbed off. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting in a T-shirt and shorts, even though it’s chilly in the house and I’m wearing fleece pajamas. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The other woman was short with thick dreadlocks that were wrapped in multicolored cloth and piled high atop her head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I—I’m sorry,” he said, his breath coming in short gasps, and then suddenly he was leaving the patio, running down the street, sprinting away from them, trying to escape. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her hair is short and dark brown and she looks nice in her work dress. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And he never came back to the pitch without some tight compression shorts on under everything. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Piggy was looking determined and began to take off his shorts. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Their arrival outside the wood caused something of a sensation, which Hazel cut short with a peremptory sharpness quite unlike his usual manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ancestor in front was a thin older man, with a heavily beaded blanket across one shoulder, short curly hair, and a stern expression. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He does that because his right leg is shorter than his left one. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Pull your legs up,” I heard a familiar voice say, and from around back of me came trotting a short, furry thing with a pushed- in snout and a jowly mouth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She pulled on shorts and a shirt and looked into three empty bedrooms before she came downstairs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked him many questions about Margie, and he answered them in short phrases that didn’t tell me much. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"My destiny," said the man, after a short pause. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tai is short with long hair and two sets of silver hoop earrings in her ears, and a small hole in her nose where she puts her nose ring when she ain’t at work. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Seated cross-legged on a brocade pillow, wrapped in burgundy robes, was a short, rotund man with a shiny pate. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But they had not gone twenty yards when they stopped short. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

But her dark hair was always kept short, so that must look all right. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he knew that he would go to see Faber anyway, for a few short minutes. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, sure enough, as soon as they were all quite still, it began to move quickly through the streets, and in a very short time they arrived at the royal palace. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The short walls are covered with messages scrawled in thick marker, big sloppy hearts and dirty words. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was a short silence and then the sound of the door being opened. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sat with him for a shorter and shorter time each day as my fear took over and the grasping whiteness of the garden blinded me. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, they won’t be short of advice. Give me your plate. There’s rhubarb and custard on the side there.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

On one side was a short Vietnamese woman, her hair strung over her face, dejection in her eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was short; she was even shorter, under five feet. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him I had written short stories in the leather-bound notebook he’d given me, but he didn’t remember the notebook. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Defense leaders, taking the attitude that “anything can happen,” warned islanders to be on the alert to black out electric lights on extremely short notice. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Every kid at the party was a runt beside her, except Harry, who was only a couple of inches shorter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The blade was shorter than Longclaw but made of common steel, which made it heavier. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was tired of getting the short end of the stick in this family just because I was the youngest. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so nowadays the hairstyles are a little bit shorter. I think, good, maybe I can make a living. But no. Now everyone wants to go unisex. They want to be shampooed.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Crashes, thuds, and bangs are loud, short jumbles of lots of different wavelengths. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I am too short to see above anyone’s head, so I stare at Will’s back and walk in his wake. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Each day seemed shorter than the last, and where the days were cold, the nights were bitter cruel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was a short way to the spring, but it was over many rocks which I could not climb, so I had to take a longer way through the bush. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a short line at the door with a group of gay guys in front of us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In short, while we were celebrating 11/9, the seeds of another memorable date—9/11—were being sown. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Outside, a car horn sounded short, sharp blasts. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way that short man popped his knuckles and gave him a look that could only be described as scornful caused him to put up his guard. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

David is wearing a khaki jumpsuit with the Exclusion Authority patch on his short sleeve. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Laura was wearing a shapeless blue anorak, and her hair—a lot shorter than before—was sticking to her forehead. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a pair of blue jean shorts that were unbuttoned at the top. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sunny is standing cross-armed in front of Ma, short legs planted widely. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One short beep, followed by a long wail. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And then Father nodded and he didn’t say anything for a short while. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I took a short cut through the woods, and I nearly ran into a big bear. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven looked up and saw a picture of what looked like Thorn with shorter, wavier hair. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Grateful for the moonlight, Jonathan walked a short distance from the house, holding the boy as best he could. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke English with an Igbo accent so strong it decorated even the shortest words with extra vowels. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the trees were short, heavily leaved. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They climbed down a short path and stood on the muddy ground of the lowlands. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For a short stretch only,” said Fudge, not meeting Hagrid’s eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He looked younger than the other guests, always wore a pair of shorts, and had bushy hair with a parting at the side that stood higher than Master’s. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Very deliberately Kino opened his short strong knife. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

A short, bald white man steps forth from the audience. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They collected themselves sufficiently to pull up short of the wood and make a more dignified approach to the bank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took a short nap, joined us for tea, put away the few belongings Miep had been able to bring here in advance and began to feel much more at home. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The boy beside me wanders away with a short, round woman who tells him it’s high time she has a man around the house. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I leaned to the side to see, sitting across from me, a short, scrawny Black boy with a do-it-yourself haircut, thick red-and-black-framed glasses, super-baggy cargo shorts, and a Malcolm X T-shirt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s the short hair or maybe it’s just that I wear all that has happened like a mask. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A short paragraph typed at the top read: Beware the ninja monkey. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I grabbed some clean underwear, a pair of blue Adidas soccer shorts, and a white T-shirt, mumbled that I’d be back in a second, and ducked back into the bathroom. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She stands two inches shy of six feet—a half-foot shorter than me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was shorter this time, shrunken and wild- looking. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

With jean shorts over my bathing suit, my favorite beach towel draped around my neck, sunscreen lathered, and flip-flops on, I’m ready. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers and palms became damp, shrinking at the ghost’s thick short hair like an animal’s coat, which slides against warm solidity as human flesh slides against muscles and bones. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still too short, bare golden fuzz over skin that showed cuts and bruises from his last fight in Hellgate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You has to eat this, sir!” squeaked the elf, and he put his hand in the pocket of his shorts and drew out a ball of what looked like slimy, grayish-green rat tails. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This private detective is the creation of San Francisco’s own literary son, Dashiell Hammett, and appeared in his novel The Maltese Falcon, as well as three short stories. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He’s dressed in dark jeans and a T-shirt, and his short scruffy beard makes him look older than Zohra, even though they’re the same age. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The woman had walked only for a short distance when she felt that she would have to put her load down. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She, too, is wearing the same baggy shorts and T-shirt, but she's carrying a clipboard and has a whistle around her neck. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was short like her daughter, but her gaze was cool and confident, and she held her head high, which made her seem taller. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now Babulya was in the kitchen in front of a boiling pot, her ghostly eyes staring at nothing as she stirred the concoction with short, angry strokes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

As I was putting on my new army shorts, a soldier took my old pants and threw them into a blazing fire that had been set to burn our old belongings. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was cold and wet, but not so cold and wet as he'd been a short time before. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My grandfather was a short man, no more than five foot six, but his presence dominated every room he entered. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

‘And a short stumpy tail grows out of your back just above your bottom. There is no cure for ratitis. I ought to know. I’m a doctor.’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody’s short, wrinkled grandma stood there, eyes folded shut, hands raised with the Spirit, murmuring over and over, “We’re ready for the overcoming, Lord. We been singing for it long enough.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The shorter length of the skirts is supposed to let us kick shamblers easy-like and not trip us up if we need to run. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But she had seen them: short blasts, like signals. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A quick, short cough, and then adds, “I’m sorry, Barb. But it was fun.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But now that Manuel Gustavo is at the manger door, so to speak, his father has to come up with some explanation just short of immaculate conception. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Princesse was sixteen but because she was very short and thin could easily pass for twelve. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Pri and Donna leave for their first class, while Chantal and I head to an office where students wander in and out—most with their uniform skirts shorter than mine. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I stare at my square of sky until I drift into what feels like the shortest sleep of my life. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

His hair is cut short, buzzed very close, and between that and the stubble on his jaw, he looks different, older, and, yes, hot. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At the start of a short intermission, when Aliya and Sausun go for a restroom break, he turns to me in the next seat over. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I glance down at my white shorts and blue T-shirt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It’s like when I was thirteen and flipping through magazines, I’d scout for pictures of girls in skirts and dudes in shorts and would tilt the page to see what was underneath. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And the way they came out, he and Helen listed between barely squeezing by and undeniably short. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In our short film, Old Man House still exists. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she checked on Sammy she saw that he had taken off his shorts and underpants and was standing stark naked over the cucumber plants. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave the hardest job, that of figuring out how to create a perfectly symmetrical explosion, to a chemistry professor named George Kistiakowsky—Kisty for short. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed into the parking lot and stopped short. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His skin was pale as parchment, his hair cut short and bristly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The cook, a short blond guy with a tattoo on his right arm that said “Mother” and one on his left arm that said “Linda,” spit in a cup and slid it down to Brunner. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those differences among Polynesian societies developed, within a relatively short time and modest fraction of the Earth’s surface, as environmentally related variations on a single ancestral society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Our English teacher, Mr. Brant, had us writing short fiction as well as reading Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But my other two anacos are even shorter, and she knows it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He shook Mr. Trepid’s hand, but, noticing the red rash on Mr. Trepid’s hand and wrist, the salesman cut short the handshake. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was older than he'd thought at first, Jon realized; maybe as old as twenty, but short for her age, bandy-legged, with a round face, small hands, and a pug nose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“She must have had just a short window to communicate with us,” Kendra reasoned. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

There were baby clothes: little pink puffy shorts and a pink flowered onesie. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was also very stylish, dressed in a cute green tank top and jean shorts. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They’d been fishing, in short, the same waters, with Carl a bit farther toward the north and down current: a thousand yards closer to the shipping lanes that gave Ship Channel Bank its name. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

My grandmother was a part of this hardscrabble crowd: she had rented a three-room flat on Hayat Khan Lane, just a short walk from the station. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

His uniform was pressed so sharp you could have cut paper with the cuffs on his khaki shorts. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Some wore gold-beaded wraps atop their heads; others had hair coiffed into short Afros, Bantu knots, twists, and dreadlocks. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I heard a match strike, a short, sharp inhale. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Unleashed by their insults, I was now free to criticize Martin’s clothing: the pleated denim shorts, the baseball cap, the T-shirt advertising a San Diego pizza restaurant. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Don't let it get away, life is shorter than you think.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Alex watched for as long as he could, until the bus went through a short tunnel. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The snake looked angry that a short boy should have come to disturb him, and with a sudden sliding it shot out and darted towards the boy’s feet. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“So let’s go. We cut the party short.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was empty, save for a couple of packs of cyclists that whizzed past, wearing those obscenely tight spandex shorts. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Every moment in the short time we’ve been behind this fence has been a revelation. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They came up to him without speaking and began to nibble the short grass nearby. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The falsity of this, and even the falsity of the diction —guy? — pulls me up short. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he sees me, he takes off again, and I am grateful that he’s a dog with short legs rather than long ones. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She stopped short on the floor board between the living room and the dining room and executed a grind and a bump. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I see Dray holding two dogs on short leashes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I feel bad for sending Mama a short letter back, but I can’t think of anything else I want to say. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

No matter what the motive, Sky Witness’s plan to dismantle Mutal was brilliant—in the short run, anyway. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Countless hundreds of birds, orbiting the village green once, elasticking longer, twice, winging shorter, three times, then, as if following an order, vanishing inside the tree again. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was another local affiliate directly in front of Moss, but the reporter, a short man with close-cropped brown hair, never once looked at him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Men took one step forward and stopped short. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Chacko took the shortcut through the tilting rubber trees so that he would have to walk only a very short stretch down the main road to Comrade K. N. M. Pillai’s house. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second Half Vondie strips the ball at center court, shoots a short pass to JB, who skips downtown zips around, then double dips it in the bowl. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

A fat mestizo, woman with short hair and a polka-dot dress sits a little off to the side. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh! rang out across the field, the slaves set to work husking the corn, racing with each other, to see who could husk the most in the shortest possible time. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The team from the Pacific states was decked out in board shorts, flip-flops, and way cool Hawaiian shirts. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But as with his brother, Bobby’s time was cut short. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She closed the door and searched through the darkness for her shorts and her shirt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

What happened next was too fast and too short to be called a scuffle. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean, like in thirty days? Or a short month like February?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The manacles brought his hands up short, half a foot from her face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He grabbed her shoulders; his mouth was twisted open and the breath was hot and short; but it was his own body, not hers, which shook. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There had been short thaws when the wind blew warm and the snow softened and the air felt like spring, but always the clear hard cold had come again and the winter had returned. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was surrounded by a carpet of lush grass, kept short, she found out later, by the many sheep that grazed upon it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get postcards and the occasional short letter from my mother, sent from places like Duluth and Kapuskasing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We can only exist together here in our little mise-en-scène at the end of the path—the setting of our own documentary short. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, within just a few short millennia, it was growing all over the world. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tucked in the back of one of the shelves is a small bottle, rounded with a short neck and closed with a matching glass stopper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A short while later my nephew was back and asked me if I had met and talked with Sobukwe at Pretoria Local. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing I have witnessed is that public life can change people unrecognizably in a few short years.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Through the rest of January and into February, rowing six days a week now, rowing from quarter slides and half slides, taking shorter strokes to focus on technique. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My favorite, though, is a short Asian queen named Lee Wei. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I put the trombone right next to the bedroom door so I wouldn’t forget it again on my way to school tomorrow, and I packed my science paper and gym shorts inside my backpack. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Seeing him with short hair, and without that big droopy mustache and bushy gray beard, I was surprised all over again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A short silence follows as we look around his booth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"We'll take the horse too," said another of them, a woman shorter than Robb, with a broad flat face and lank yellow hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The hand and the voice belong to a short, dark cat with a long black briefcase. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair be yellow and cut short above her shoulders cause she get the frizz year round. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I can turn on the heater for short bursts when necessary. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let out a short, harsh laugh, and pointed to the large trunk under the window. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Hey, there’s only one pair of shorts and a single T-shirt in here,” I pointed out. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

This music did not take a long time or a short time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Since the war started, gas is expensive and in short supply. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stroked his short beard with a trace of amusement. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some men go about their daily business prepared for the unexpected tropical snowstorm, it seems, while others wear shockingly little—a pair of shorts only. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing no one about, I made up my mind to wander the town for a short time. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The different wavelengths of light are what the human eye sees as different colors, with the longest wavelengths appearing at the red end of the spectrum and the shortest wavelengths at the blue end. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman with a cute, short haircut and a navy blue suit took our tickets and ushered us out the door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Bigwig told him that Kehaar was outside he dragged himself up the short run and into the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He could turn out such work in short order.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he steadied himself and resumed his position near the plate, short, thin, his feet together, holding his bat over his head in an awkward grip. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s like a visit to get your vaccination. Believe me when I tell you it’s very short and painless.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But a grappling hook was all Violet could think of to make without a proper inventing laboratory, and time was running short. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The women wore heels and sheer stockings, and short black dresses made of crepe and chiffon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was very short with a shock of straight black hair that swished around his head when he pivoted, and I was thin and black and tall as a tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She died when my dad was sixteen, but in that relatively short amount of time she taught him to cook, sew, iron, and make his bed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed similar to the last time I’d seen him: beach shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, and sandals. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Though some trains were able to go sixty miles per hour, they were exceptions, and such a speed was achieved only over a short distance. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

A boy about Mark’s age named Darnell is next, then a girl named Misty—another teenager, but older, maybe eighteen—then a dude, also older than Mark, but short and loaded with muscles. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Nor that Hobbes’s source for his claim that the life of men outside society is “solitary, nasty, poor, brutal, and short” was “the savage people in many places of America.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Second by second, their fins altered, their bodies grew longer or shorter, and they mutated from species to species. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be free of those situations, and they had only lasted a short time. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

To help the creative process, you might give students a short, simple rhythm to work with to create the motif. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

They were too short and too brittle, but the action gave me something to do and I did not have to look at her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a predator, all right: a red-tailed hawk, right here on my farm, just a short ways from my chicken. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Most listeners will quickly grasp the form of a short and simple piece, or of one built from many short repetitions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A line, a short line trudges off into the morning. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Staring at the back of Mei-li’s head, her short green and black hair, I tried to think for the first time about the girl’s side of things when it came to Diego. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. His son usually takes him out a couple of times during the summer for a short ride.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But we were perplexed at how short the service was. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

That wire was cut from a short distance away by the Careers. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they were looking for a weapon of mass destruction, but all I had was a T-shirt, Right Guard deodorant, and a pair of shorts. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She walked across the front of the house, where tall grass on the short driveway told her no car had driven, not for a long time. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled on my brown turtleneck and the inescapable jeans, sighing as I daydreamed of spaghetti straps and shorts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Loren was small and skinny with short blond hair. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

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

The grass under their feet was smooth and short, as if it had been mown or shaven. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The advent of cooking enabled humans to eat more kinds of food, to devote less time to eating, and to make do with smaller teeth and shorter intestines. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short — if you must take the sickness — I beg that you share it with Your most humble & affectionate, AMr. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sighed and wiped my hands on my lime green shorts. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the short fuse of his patience burned out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This road they followed but they did not ride upon it; for the ground beside it was firm and level, covered for many miles about with short springing turf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Ben reached into his shorts and slid a heavily folded piece of paper to me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s frigid out and I’m still in my shorts, with a winter coat on top. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled her across it and her hand was small, but warm, and then she stood before me, short and thin and plain and in all ways unremarkable—except that she had jumped first. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She was thin, wiry, with short gray hair. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The biggest and most difficult task he had with the book was to make it short enough to be readable. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a stable instability that would endure for the rest of Howards life, which was destined to be many decades shorter than Dorothy’s. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Still pretty, Calliope soon finds herself the shortest girl in the room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She reached across the table, but her fingers stopped short of Catelyn's, as if the touch might be unwelcome. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

We reached the Jeep in an impossibly short time, and Edward barely slowed as he flung me in the backseat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Within a short while the parasite would attach to a man’s intestines and slowly suck the nutrients out of him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A short man in his twenties and an older lady with light brown hair and green eyes come in and stand at the foot of my bed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the travelers ran after the coaches for a short distance, but the caravan stopped for no one. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Figured I'd make Long Ponytail, who was shorter than me, work for it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The fifth scythe, a short man with an odd frown about him, stood and read from a sheet of parchment that could have been hundreds of years old. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I still had that french braid in my hair, so maybe I looked pretty, too, even in my shorts and ratty T-shirt. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes. A short, stubby key with black tape wound around it.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I come around the corner and there it is, sprawled in the short grass. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He opened one and found a lot of short wooden sticks, each with a blue blob on the end. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Later, when he was chief, the short boy grew taller. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Every year, in every grade, he’s been the shortest kid. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Accustomed though I was to him, the brusque words, his short manner, dashed the welcome from my lips. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go to my room and grab a few pairs of shorts and shirts and throw them into my backpack. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

A short time later the mountains were no longer visible, hidden behind the glare of the sun, reflecting off the dirty air. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Even though Rashid didn’t know the girl, he felt the loss of the life that was cut short, one that he would now never have the chance to be a part of. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Webber was short and muscular, with spiders tattooed across his head and chest and arms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the fringes of the crowd a tall woman with short cropped hair, a black lace dress, and black open-toed shoes leaned against a beam that had been painted yellow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

My father would have rated it as one short step above firewood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Short but not too short. Good idea. See how the other half lives.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had been unconscious in the hospital wing for the final match of the previous year, meaning that Gryffindor had been a player short and had suffered their worst defeat in three hundred years. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I had never seen Mama like that, never seen that look in her eyes, never heard her say so much in such a short time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re only there for a short time,” the white woman added. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But most of the stories had to do with all the craziness his sons—Dad and his brother, Wood, which Genie found out was short for Sherwood—got into when they were kids. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Schlesinger was a man of thirty or so, lean, with fair hair cut very short and a vivid alertness in his expression. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Within a short time, the Cherokees achieved almost 100 percent literacy in the syllabary, bought a printing press, had Sequoyah’s signs cast as type, and began printing books and newspapers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Baker and I exchanged a short glance consciously devoid of meaning. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t expected it, but the dark flint was sharp and the cut was short. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I unzipped my jean shorts and slipped out of them, shedding them like a snakeskin and stuffing them into my backpack. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"I think Brother Jack is correct," a short, bald man said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more I pulled, the more he pushed, until he was on top of me and I felt his fingers tugging at my shorts. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It ran only a short distance before Duchess struck and carried it to a tall spruce behind the barn. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A pair of shorts, two pairs of threadbare jeans. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then he heard a short sharp woof, as if someone had blown in his ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t anything much to eat there, either, but on the way back to Otto I came across a short tree with glossy leaves. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Darley and Batson met with a group of seminarians, individually, and asked each one to prepare a short, extemporaneous talk on a given biblical theme, then walk over to a nearby building to present it. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a handful of index cards related to the FBI, she jotted short notes warning that the agency’s claims were exaggerated and that the Coast Guard and the Treasury knew the truth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her afternoon naps grew shorter, which meant that Ophie was forced to wait on the old woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He felt that he should make a short speech on this very important occasion. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She leaped from behind the statue with a cry, the arm holding her gourd high, but stopped short. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mama picked up the trap by its short chain. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the morning, a short man came climbing through the trash and rubble. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to reassure her, emphasizing that not all American men cut all their hair off and that there were scores of American women who did not wear short white socks on the streets. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

No normal person would continue to be cheerful and wear short pants. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two: I still wore my Snowberger’s baseball cap and my lime green shorts, and I still sat in my closet, where I did my homework and made my plans. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He let out a short cackle and asked, “But when did man lose his dignity?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re close. The crossing point is only a short walk down the hill.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Our captain would prefer to be fifty leagues farther out to sea, well away from that accursed shore, but I have commanded him to steer the shortest course. Others seek Dae- nerys too.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She had short hair with rows of waves. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sort of looks like Chester, only he’s got longer ears and a shorter tail. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I miss it, I'll spend the rest of my very short life here. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The satyr wore his usual gym shorts, sports shirt, and coach’s whistle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A short while later, he moved on, leaving them behind. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Grant stops short and looks back at us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Thomas Hobbes had worried about a state of nature that was “poor, nasty, brutish and short”; Galton was concerned about a future state overrun by genetic inferiors: poor, nasty, British—and short. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m writing a feature about promising teen athletes whose careers were cut short. I’d like to talk to you about your son.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The important thing is that for a short time, it was worth it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

We walked to the back of the store and there was a short shelf of books on pets and pet care. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One evening, about ten days later, the doctor came downstairs and said to me, "You can go in and see her now, but only for a short time. She's been asking for you." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

You know, the one You made too short. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breathing short, shallow breaths, I scurry back in terror. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas pulled up short, readying himself for a fight. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid,” he sang as his knees knocked together and his breath came in short gasps. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Velia gathered up an assortment of jeans, shorts and shirts, holding them in front of her like they were misplaced treasures. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And there was a rowing uniform—white shorts and an elegant white jersey with a U.S. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They were discreet, and even I didn’t notice them after a short while on the parade route. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And I’d be engaged to Stuart and I wouldn’t wear short dresses, only short hair, or consider doing anything risky like write a book about colored housekeepers, too afraid he’d disapprove. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It has light blue socks, white shorts, and a light blue jersey. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin left the fire and returned holding two short chunks of driftwood. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I was about to pull out my phone to text Jill when I saw Guzzo leaning against the wall a few feet away, still in his basketball shorts and T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was slender and had short brown hair, large, droopy brown eyes, a small mouth, and thin lips. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I never saw Chip in swishy shorts outside of gym class, which I assumed was for the same reason I avoided them. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Anne got a job in the high-school cafeteria, saved her money, and bought silk stockings, two short dresses and four flimsy pieces of underwear known as teddies. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a really short note, so I immediately think it’s from David. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She has short blond hair, blue eyes, and a stressed-out smile. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even notice the change at first—like when you grow out of your favorite jeans and you don’t even realize how short they’ve gotten. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

After peace was declared, however, William dared to put a short, simple cipher at the end of one of his letters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In short, I did my morning outdoor work about as usual, and he left me alone, not even coming out onto the back porch. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

In a short time she could be helped to a sitting position. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I followed her down the short hallway to my room, carrying my bag of baby carrots between my chin and shoulder. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She is a short white woman with black hair. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A short copper rod was linked to the triangle by a chain of beads. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Her hair was cut short in a little bush, almost perfectly round, and she stood at the microphone holding a piece of paper, shaking with nerves. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The next time, I wore two pairs of shorts, and I put a piece of cardboard in between them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the most elite of Miss Preston's girls get to train with the short swords, no longer than a woman’s forearm, and my hands itch to pick them up and test their weight. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The short girl was pixielike, thin in the extreme, with small features. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In short, everything that had been dust in Milagro turned into mud. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie is a resilient person, and within a relatively short time, she had won over the people of the township, including some sympathetic whites in the vicinity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a woman, rather short, with a rolling walk, wearing a floral print dress and gripping what looked at first like a stick but was in fact a man’s umbrella with a goose’s head. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t very original, but it was all he could come up with on short notice. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

That night, I dream that I am inside Mitch’s video game, wearing the tiny shorts and a shredded shirt. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Men don’t wear shorts, I said to myself. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Clinging to the illusion of their marriage, she concluded, “Well Ernest I must close my short letter. Hoping to hear from you soon. Good by from your wife, Mollie Burkhart.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My face would get all red, I’d cut my story short, fly out the door, and head for home. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was short, and bald, but I could tell that his baldy didn't come from all his hair falling out. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I slept over at her house that night, on the short couch in her bedroom. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

If tall girls sat in the front, shorter ones would not be able to see the board. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Exhaustion consuming him, his mind wandered to his short time in the Maze, his time as a Runner and how much he’d wanted it—ever since that first night in the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Auntie Harrigan had altered her hair again; this time it was dyed bright red and cut super short and spiky. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It is hardly surprising that Tycho, now in his fifties, didn’t make any significant observations here in the short time that remained before his death. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

My hair has grown back since Starry shaved it, but I keep it short now. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

About halfway through the book Emily turned to a short story called “The Black Cat.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Diego arrived to pick me up wearing a tacky Hawaiian shirt and Bermuda shorts, and didn’t look embarrassed by either. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He started to laugh, then cut himself short, apparently not wanting to risk it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 3.5: Since the sounds are travelling at about the same speed, the one with the shorter wavelength 11waves11 more frequently; it has a higher frequency, or pitch. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I can’t help but laugh at her stick legs in her ridiculous short shorts. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There’s that short moment that seems to last a lifetime when Mark sees the wall of water rushing down the steps of the subtrans station, like a stampede of white, frothy horses. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I looked down at my jeans that were too short and my T-shirt that used to be Jackie’s and shook my head. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In short, Milton was doing what he always did when it came to important decisions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then I wrote a short note and came back out. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my insides seem to have taken over my brain, and in seconds, we’re walking up a short flight of concrete steps to the roof of his house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I would have pleaded illness, but I knew that Falconer would brook no excuse short of my writing hand being lopped off—and even then he would probably insist that I transcribe left-handed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I knocked on the guardhouse door of the prison, it was opened by a soldier I’d never seen before, a short man with black hair, sky blue eyes, and a scowl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung it around like a short sword. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

For a few short moments Tree-ear’s thoughts wrestled with one another. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

If one of the partners is already in full kemmer, the phase for the newer partner is liable to be quite short; if the two are entering kemmer together, it is likely to take longer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The slaves who were not so chosen had short and unhappy lives. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Her knees were buzzing, bloody, and each move, each step made her draw in short gusts of air. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The butcher, a short, chunky woman named Rooba, came to the back door when we knocked. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When a short boy came forward and said that he wished to try, they all laughed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Moss had suggested they take the back way to Piedmont, since the hills weren’t as steep as they were on the shorter route. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Wearing her shorts and a tank top and flip-flops. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The predictable result of their alliance began to show within a few short months. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Uhmma caught me throwing a penny, along with old papers, in the trash, she yelled, Do you think the clerk would let me leave with the groceries when I am one penny short? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“If you say it’s too short,” he said, “it’s too short.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

As I made my way down the short hallway, a boy in rags emerged from the inner rooms holding a small winter apple. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The imagination and the spiritual strength of Shakespeare’s evildoers stopped short at a dozen corpses. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But I’m younger and shorter and you’re too big, you big fourth grader.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Leale and his stretcher bearers carry Lincoln up nine short, curved steps to the front door. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we are a bit short on culture,” I said, finally realizing where he was taking me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Why? They could short out the power for the whole town. That’s a crazy place to build a nest.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

An identical copy of the planet, Ludus II, was created in the same sector, a short distance away from the original. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It’s the smile that makes me stop short. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a monologue, not short, so for Zach to blow it would get the play off to a very poor start, and probably also spook the rest of the cast. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

My father became shorter and thinner, visibly shriveled; he sat for long periods, without doing anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d really packed a lot of revelation into one short day. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ray leans into Axel, his short hair pressed soft against Axel’s leg. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She looked short and uncertain, like an accordion in pajamas. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

At first I couldn't make out who it was, because my eye only opened a short way, but then I saw it was my brother. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was sitting next to a girl who was tons shorter than me, even sitting down. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of everyone wearing the long-sleeved gray shirts prescribed by the Academy, some had slipped into the short- sleeved version, despite the still-cool spring weather. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents had a short and tragic romance. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She pulls the España key chain out of her shorts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

They had to make it back to his car and drive a short distance down the pier to secure a spot on the ferry for Bainbridge Island. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As she lay awake, she felt numb with the pressure of the evil things that had happened to her in so short a time. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Just after 6 P.M., tired and hornet-bitten and sweaty and generally in a poor mood, Colin spotted a house a short walk to their left. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to fight it off, slowing down a little, taking short, shallow breaths through my mouth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even a second later the east entrance door bursts open, and I hear footsteps, then smell Barb’s perfume as she stops short right next to me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A short, pugnacious, mustached kid named Ronny came with a backpack full of pot and set up shop in the living room. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

A short time later he received letters from little boys asking for his autograph and from little girls asking him for dates. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ball rockets out of the feed chute, and this time it’s heading for short right-center. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Although he had planned to stay at Grytviken only a short while, the Boss decided to wait one or two weeks longer for the warm weather to break up the ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

In spite of the wives' agreement that such malevolence was beyond credibility, the dispute ended in a short struggle, and both wives were lifted kicking into the night. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Jacob is just a hair shorter than Jeanne, and his freckled face is alight with passion. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In short, organized religion made blacks blind to, or avoid or seek to escape from, reality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sorry,” he says, stopping short and staring at us. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Rahel obligingly took a deep breath, threw her chest out and stood back to back with Estha in the airport car park, for Sophie Mol to see just how much shorter she was. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt bad to have been so short with him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He looked to be in his early forties and wore a short military haircut. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The only thing I knew for certain was that the overhead speakers spurted out two warning blares: one short, one long. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My breaths come short and quick now, my eyes darting frantically across the text. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The broom was short, made of thin sticks that were tied together. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were the same shade of dark brown and even wore the same short, even haircut. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But she was desperately sad to realize that her time was short now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And Billy took a very short trip through time, made a peewee jump of only ten days, so he was still twelve, still touring the West with his family. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The legs were too short, and couldn’t possibly lift the creature’s bulk. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The tarpaulin was not as securely fixed going over the stem—which had a very short prow, what in a face would be called a snub nose—as it was elsewhere around the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Jesus said, ‘Let the children—’ ” I cut him short. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew what Papa looked like—of course she did—but at that moment, she couldn’t remember whether he had trimmed his beard short or left it long when he had gone. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Some of them are eye-catching, I notice, even though they're wearing those same hideous shorts and T-shirts. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Margaret Reynolds, age 83, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday after a short illness. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We only lived in that house a short while, the summer before my freshman year, but it’s where we lived when we first came to town. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

‘Only for a short while, I hope,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She put her hands in the pockets of her shorts. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

His face suddenly matched hers and he stepped away, dragging a hand through his short brown hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Every now and then I would signal my mother to stop so I could rub some warmth into my hands and feet, which kept on getting frozen every short while. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sometimes kidded me about being so short, but I always had an easy answer: “Bigger guys make bigger targets.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing tan shorts and a dark blue shirt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I almost knock, but something about this door...I step back away from it and go down the short front steps. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was a very short swim, but she had overdrawn her strength for days past. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

This private detective is the creation of San Francisco’s own literary son, Dashiell Hammett, and appeared in his novel The Maltese Falcon, as well as three short stories. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It has maroon socks and shorts and a gold jersey with a thin maroon stripe on each side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other parents lingered for a short time at the door, thanking Mom. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shirt also kind of goes up at one side, because it’s an asymmetrical cut, so I have to pull a short skirt over my jeans to cover the way it hugs my hips. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Even as he thought it, he knew it wasn’t the same thing, but it was the best he could do on short notice. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

In a short time the cave grew warm and comfortable from the heat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is so short and jumbled and jangled, Sam, because there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got him those shorts,” Aunty Ifeoma said, with a laugh. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She has dark hair, cut in a short, fluffy bob. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her nails short so bread dough wouldn’t stick under them when she kneaded it, but she always painted them a deep red to match her toenails. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her hair was a deep black, cropped short and pointing in every direction. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Director and his students stood for a short time watching a game of Centrifugal Bumble-puppy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frantic, the tenants called for police protection that arrived in short order, a hundred uniformed men, some on foot, some sitting high on the backs of police horses. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And every minute the temper of the soldiers was growing shorter and a queer feeling of jubilation was apparent among the people. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was bom right there in Boston, a short, light fellow, a pretty boy type. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of the squads were short except ours. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the short time since I had passed, the foliage of the White Mountains had changed and tattered. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella stops short, her foot reaching slowly out to touch the ice, and she gradually puts more and more weight on it, testing it out beneath her shoe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We go down a short hall and into his room. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For most of the morning it had followed him, scampering at his heels, but eventually its short legs had tired, and Matty had carried it the rest of the way. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

His hair jutted out from the sides of his hat, and he had to lift his shorts up every time he bent over to pick up more flyers. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He runs the short distance from the train station to the Auberge Ravoux, arriving filled with fear and sorrow. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As the days grew shorter and colder, this new sense of expectancy increased and her heightened awareness seemed to give new significance to every common thing around her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

We got there in what seemed a short time. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, though there may be life on other planets in our galaxy, the sightings of UFOs are almost certainly just that—sightings of unidentified flying objects. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She asked short questions that kept me talking. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was tiring to stop and start—whir, pause, kachung—but at last they came to a short street with frangipani trees on either side. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We are short of water, too, but not seriously yet. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the vacant-faced woman lying in a bed, her hair cut off short and her hazel eyes staring at the camera without any expression, as if the camera and photographer were not there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, they would be sailing day and night, and they needed to get beyond the limit of floating ice: if they rammed a chunk in the dark, their journey would be a short one. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

And quick as that”—she snapped her fingers— “he stopped and cut on over ’cross the road, steppin’ over to her like a tall turkey in short corn. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

A short time later the shooting stopped and the bells began to toll. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In the short term it would help to provide a solution to the puzzle of the Michelson-Morley experiments in that it demonstrated that light needn’t be a wave after all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her mom has a short, less unruly version of Elizabeth’s hair and sky-blue eyes instead of Elizabeth’s brown. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The next one came and went with a shorter discussion. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Julie reached out, but she was too short to reach him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The speaker was a short, stout elderly man, his hair cut en brosse. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man made a scoffing sound, then had a short bout of racking coughs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Millie’s wearing a polyester pantsuit and Amanda’s in a pair of soccer shorts—I think they might even be the same ones she wore yesterday. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z