The three basic strategies underlying writing systems differ in the size of the speech unit denoted by one written sign: either a single basic sound, a whole syllable, or a whole word. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A red exit sign glowed in the distance. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had completely forgotten that he was wearing the flag of the enemy, the sign of Ghohg, strapped around his neck. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

In the early 1900s Pierre Curie began to experience clear signs of radiation sickness–notably dull aches in his bones and chronic feelings of malaise–which doubtless would have progressed unpleasantly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We had hoped that Kathy and Mhlaba might escape conviction, but it was another sign, if one was necessary, that the state was taking a harsh line. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carla catches my arm, pats my face, her eyes scanning my body for signs of trouble. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In his motel room, Cabot could hear the sound of clanks, bangs, and heavy motors outside as a crew tore down the motel’s existing sign to replace it with the new one. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Friends sent petitions too, everybody signed them, but the Home Secretary could never do anything. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Off in the distance, the first signs of light are turning the horizon a murky gray. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There was a bright twinkle in it and no sign of sleepiness that Frodo could see. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She took the pen, but instead of signing it she just stood there with her head bent and the pen shaking in her hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was signed by Judge Thomas Willmore, who had drawn the case. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Since the days on which you signed the treaty of Paris,” Jefferson noted ominously, “our horizon was never so overcast.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Were there any signs Monday was in trouble? Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

That he was at my house was a good sign, but I was uncertain how to act. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A sign beside a stream offered fresh eggs for sale, and I drove up a farm road and bought some eggs and asked permission to camp beside the stream and offered to pay. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We still have 2 flights to go, but we are close enough to read the warning sign. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

After we picked up our food, we rode back to Dad’s place, stopping under the sign that hung over the entrance to his store. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

There was also a letter that took up a whole page in the paper, stating the rights of man, and signed with a lot of important people’s names. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of dawn in the sky. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, besides that story he told me about him shooting Darnell Shackleford, I had never even known my father to show any sign of fear. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. But if someone ever wants to publish a book about you, I found out that we both have to sign an agreement.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The defendant had seen the sign on the barn and wanted to buy Ole’s farm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was even the same small motel not far away its sign blinking all night. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around as if I expected to see a street sign in the kitchen. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dewey, speaking of his encounter with Perry Smith on this particular day, remembered that he had been very surprised when Perry refused to sign the statement. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Todd13 scowled and his face actually turned red—a sign that he hadn’t bothered to turn off his account’s real-time emotion feature, which made your avatar mirror your facial expressions and body language. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, she didn’t show warning signs of suicide. I mean, she didn’t talk about wanting to die or give away her stuff or anything.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Our mothers were kneeling in public and praying for us to give the sign of allegiance. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

But there was no sign, no movement, the face did not change, but the secret hand behind the desk missed in its precision. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you wanted them to think about using you, you went to their office around six in the morning, signed in, and sat down to wait. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But we’ve passed signs to the carousel a dozen times already.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Don’t try to make us sign on Christmas Eve.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He really must have been distracted when he signed that receipt. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each costume, each gesture, each sign on each tent is more perfect than the last. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“My wedding was a disaster and even included a literal tornado. We hid in a bathroom for a half hour. I should have seen it as a sign of things to come.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Abby Scott Baker, an officer of the National Woman’s Party, called the signing “quite tragic.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

If Truman began negotiating with Japan now, it could be seen as a sign of weakness. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked over Immie’s writing style in emails and on Instagram: the way she signed off, the way she wrote paragraphs, the expressions she used. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I just got home from the day camp, and I signed up to make two posters to use at the dance. Want to help?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam dusted crumbs off one hand and signed a correction: Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Each of my classmates had added a smiley-face sticker and signed it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The sign on the door said, “All Visitors Must Report to the Office,” and she did. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you looking for signs of digging?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Dr. Z called me, he reported that the pressure in Nikki’s skull was dropping, and that was a good sign, but, he cautioned, she was still in a coma. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I was twelve, I had to sign consent to the adoption and select my name. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In the midst of the repairs, the architect posted a sign at the church—a statement that per-haps said it all: “A restoration of hope!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now that smell and those voices in the wind from the orchard brought with them the sign I was waiting for: the image of a rekindled wildness in Papa’s eyes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It sounds like you were extremely lucky,” Dr. Cullen said, smiling as he signed my chart with a flourish. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Is that a sign of being real friends? The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had long wavy brown hair, and wore a brown T-shirt with a purple peace sign on it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I searched deep for some sign of sympathy or sadness or remorse for the lives he had cut short, for the pain he had caused so many people. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone else has important signs like Tiger or Dragon. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The sign near the entrance read Cold Storage. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I watch Tobias's face carefully as we walk to the dining hall, searching for any sign of disappointment. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She raised her hands between them so he could see her sign, and he dropped his arms to give her space. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You need a parent or guardian to sign a release form,” he said, handing me the paper. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Phonetically interpreted signs were also used to “spell out” longer words, as a series of pictures each depicting the sound of one syllable. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I am exhausted by the things I'm always exhausted by: the soldiers, the signs, the secrets and strategies and effort. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Like most people,” Violet said, “I am right-handed. But I signed the document with my left hand.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“We’re organizing a petition drive at War Memorial Stadium this Sunday. People will be able to just drive up, sign the petition and go on their way.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aggo guarded on her other side, while Rakharo rode behind die procession, watching the faces in the crowd for any sign of danger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Last day of school, which means everybody’s being all nice and wanting to sign each other’s memory books. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Surely I would have heard pounding steps or at least one “Home free!” but when I opened the door and crawled out, I couldn’t see any signs of the game. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Terryl, the exhilaration around learning was a sign of the enthusiasm she tried to instill in her children, tried to exhibit for them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stood in the ticket hall, blinking at the signs for different exits. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scour his face for a sign that he's joking, but no—he really does believe it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Mrs. Stroud, “you signed away—” “I’m Jupiter’s father,” said Joseph. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Slightly ashamed of herself, she scoured the image for any sign of Mark Watney's dead body. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a couple days after that Jack had showed up on her doorstep and handed her his most prized possession, a baseball signed by Joe Mauer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Discharge papers are already signed. Our daughter comes home today.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The sign sneezed and the grocery carts scattered off in a huff. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we’d have snowball fights by old First Congregational, and Joseph would defend from behind the Bridge Out sign, or sometimes we’d just lob snowballs at the bell. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The telephone rang and with another hand sign, this one for “excuse me,” Crawley answered it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

If I signed the note and told Mrs. Rouse it was from my mom, then I’d be lying. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The parrot would call that a good sign. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But the centerboard twice rubbed on the bottom lightly, so he took her back out a bit to deeper water until he had covered most of the bay and still found no sign of civilization. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the young marines was holding a prayer book and looking toward heaven, which was a sure Hollywood sign he was about to die with a slug to a vital organ. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The thought of rats living in his coffins knotted my stomach as I signed my name. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Kindra, get the plates, Sugar, watch the beans, Felicia, get Daddy to sign that test, Mama needs some air.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, she points to the sign for the drop-off loop. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She said that her mother would sign any paperwork because the families were very, very close. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

According to the contract they’d signed, the Ryans were free to call off the agreement after six months if no pregnancy resulted. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Otto lays his arms down, palms open, in the bonobo sign of trust, as little Congo takes a wide-eyed look around and ventures out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Protest meetings and demonstrations were being held throughout South Africa; people carried signs declaring “We Stand by Our Leaders.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But to Mrs. Granger he said, “Sure,” and he signed his name in his best cursive, and put the date under it. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brademas uses the art club as unpaid labor for every poster and sign that goes up in the school. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Test my left ear repeatedly for signs of life by rustling a leaf near it, but without good results. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were big flashing signs to warn us about these people? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The white stick figure on the crosswalk sign tells us to cross. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mapper smiled widely now, made the sign back. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They did so, legal analysts said, because they had foolishly signed contracts in which they agreed to be bound by North Korean law. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I think of writing it as a song, but instead I sign onto the computer and send a message to Violet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

With the check written but not yet signed, he swiveled back in his desk chair and seemed to ponder. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fischer went his own way, agreeing to little and signing nothing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Nazi leaders came through his neighborhood to register the eligible children, he signed up right away, even though his father did not approve. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s an enormous picture of me—just me—holding up my sign. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Otherwise there was no sign of the warriors. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

If, when one finds a corpse, these splotches appear on the higher regions, it is a sign that someone has moved the body. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Finally, at the bus station, Santiago says, “What they did to you was illegal, Virginia. A crime. Even though you signed that paper, you might be able to press charges and sue them.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the hot dogs cooked, I followed the path from the gentlemen sign down a sharp ridge, over a dry streambed, up another ridge, and behind a boulder the size of Camillo Junior High. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I looked for signs of the disease’s progression. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad tucked the sign under his arm and held out his hands till they were about two feet apart. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Only one person we asked refused to sign. Marlee, I think this just might work!” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the sign again and saw the date: February 10. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He looped his arms over the rails, and made his sign for the book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Or how about you sign me up for a nice counseling group? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the sign advertising the attractions upstairs doesn’t make much sense to him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As they passed the wooden sign, Harry looked up at its two arms. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She turns around and throws the peace sign up to her friends, then turns back and squeezes me, tries to lift me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

All the time he was pacing, his shoulders kept twitching forward, one or the other or both—a sure sign—and every minute or two he stopped to scratch his head hard and fast. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In the late afternoon rush hour, scores of weary passengers were lined up behind signs reading “Colored” and “White.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It was blurry and oversaturated, but I could make out the shape of a young man on a gurney pleading for his life with a bright red biohazard sign imprinted on his hospital gown. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We pass by the throngs of mongers, carefully nodding and heeding the signs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see the town of the Tang people even now in the late afternoon sun—not as it is now, full of souvenir shops and neon signs, but as it was then. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see the defunct sign dismantled and leaning against the side, almost obscured by overgrown weeds. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

If they valued a patient’s life as “useful,” they drew a blue minus sign to spare the patient. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Louie dragged his feet, bellyached, and quit at the first sign of fatigue. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Everywhere there are signs for city buses and subway trains, going every which way. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after a while, we were hot and tired and hadn’t seen a single sign of Wishbone. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I’d seen plenty salons and barbershops with signs posted that said, “Manicurist Wanted.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t been signing Washington Irving’s name to any letters,” said the chaplain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

With those stamps, their owner could make copies much more quickly and neatly than if he or she had written out each of the script’s complicated signs at each appearance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

You wear an Armani suit and sign up for a subscription wine service. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Sir Fig Newton wore every sign of this illness. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You are now thirteen,” the man said, “and I have in my hies an agreement for this arrangement signed by Kapugen and Naka.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They wanted me to sign some thing that said what happened yesterday.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Always scouts ranged far ahead of the main column, alert for any sign of game or prey or enemies, while outriders guarded their flanks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was a sign, an omen, an incredible, mystical thing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first was Otis Amber with a letter and another receipt to sign. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she refused, I would take it for a sign, not only that she cared about me but that God did. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t seen any signs of mice. I didn’t think we had any.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Look for signs,” she tells me when I ask where my life will take me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bonneville’s boat was still tied up, but the body of the other man had floated away, and there was no sign of Bonneville himself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“This boy’s my client and he’s signing no confessions,” Max said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The small boy ran over to his mother, who was inspecting one of the ubiquitous Santa Clauses—OVER 6000 ON DISPLAY! the signs said—and he tugged urgently at the hem of her coat. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She kept looking at Papa but he made her no sign. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed a finger in the air, which is the universal sign for hold on, and then I called down to Mr. Black from the stairwell, “I don’t think she speaks English!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the mother cat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care what kind of forms I had to sign. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Prince Consort Road? Oh my God, take a picture of me with the sign.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The sons-in-law all knew that the father was watching them, jealously, for signs of indifference or self-interest. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Once I saw Jenkins suspiciously tap one of the jars with his size sixteen wing tip, checking for signs of life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

These already looked like the ones we’d first moved into, sand piling up against foundation blocks, the clotheslines empty, all signs and markers gone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drew it up on paper, signing their names and asking a couple of guys to act as witnesses. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you just refuse. We’ll put the story on cassette, a hundred and fifty pesos, with a signed glossy photograph thrown in for free.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anyone on the farm knew what was to come, they gave no sign. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Several closets appeared, walls creaked, but there was no sign of the painting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

All the restaurants had signs saying they would not serve us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jamie squinted his eyes, a sign that he was thinking hard. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed up at the sign on the corner. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now that he knew what to look for, he saw irrefutable signs of this plot everywhere. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of Bonneville, and no sign of the gun. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He drew up a petition, had it signed by a hundred students, and demanded an all-school training workshop on consent. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We might as well put a sign on the roof that says ‘Warning: Mutant on Premises!’” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

James also signed Steve with three little lines coming up from the second e like a cowlick. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I shouted, then walked off the way the warning sign pointed. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that would fit on the sign outside my tent.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, enjoy your free classes! And when you’re ready to sign up, come find me. I’m always around here somewhere; I used to have an office manager, but now it’s all just me!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

No sign of wear and tear on her. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Highway signs, posted signs in the Hallways at school. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Buckley stood up; the other white man rose and held out the papers for him to sign. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Khushal School sign was in the corner where my father had placed it for safekeeping. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His cheeks and brow were scarred with intricate tattoos in green and black, ancient Valyrian sorcerer’s signs that supposedly made his flesh and skin as hard as steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“So, do you need to sign any discharge papers or anything?” asked Dad. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even think to sign my name to it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

After an hour, they came to a crossroads that had signs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not for you, kid. It’s for me. I want you to sign it.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Whenever I caught any resentful feelings hanging on in my mind, I would be ashamed of myself, considering it a sign of weakness in myself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

No fences, no fields of crops, and no signs of any kind of settlement or people except for the dusty road itself. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have understood at the time that the signs were symbolic— and symptomatic—of deeper issues within our society. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The sign said that Old Faithful was due to erupt in fifteen minutes. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Same lettering as the sign in my backpack. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But as the picketing showed no signs of stopping and as the messages on the placards grew more militant, the president became increasingly irritated. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

As Crook returns to the White House with Lincoln, his eyes constantly scan the crowds for signs that someone means his employer harm. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever affliction he might be hiding, she could see no sign of it, only slender lock-pick’s fingers, and a shiny rope of scar tissue from some long ago street fight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There’s a sign in the window that says help wanted. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It also gave me the first sure sign of how certain intangible barriers might be crossed. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he presses a finger lightly to my palm and signs his name against it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I asked questions, too, but perhaps I refused to acknowledge the signs. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The stand Frank’s son had made for me and all the training I’d done meant I could play in normal competition, rather than signing up for disabled bowls. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In those paintings, angels cluster around the living and the dead who sit peaceably on thrones, making signs with their hands. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had a limitless capacity for being everywhere, for appearing on the flight line when he was supposed to be signing weekend passes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as I spoke, my eyes were casting about for some sign of my table-book. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But what most surprised me in Namibia was a street sign: one of downtown Windhoek’s main roads was called Goering Street! Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the creature stiffened and sank from view, slime closing over its head, a slick of dark blood the only sign it had ever been there. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There is baseball paraphernalia all over the place: framed posters—all signed—tacked up on the slanted walls, a case full of plaques and trophies, and a rack of variously sized old-school Louisville Slugger bats. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

When she had first told Sister Ailan about her vision, she omitted the feelings that had been so upsetting, fearing they were a sign of weakness or inexperience. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Neither of the two men gave him any sign of recognition. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After signing in, Mom sits down next to me, her nose crinkling up at the smell that always fills the vet’s waiting room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

‘Unless things are altogether changed, eyes that know what to look for may discover the signs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“They signed me back into foster care that night.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The paint was coming off the sign too. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He takes his mother's good mood as a sign. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The man watched the bird, which had not seen him and was showing no sign of fear. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

They raised their hands to him and watched Diego disappear into the crowd beyond the line of cops, protest signs still raised, joining voices still punctuating the early evening air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mango’s tail is sinking low, a sure sign that the storm is almost upon us. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“No sign of Jeremy or evidence he’s supposed to help us with softball again, according to the sub,” Tats says, crossing her legs to sit beside me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I think about him as I sign in with security. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But why was he saving half a refrigerator door and five rusty stop signs? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“From where you are! Did I say move? I said, don’t move! You’re lucky I don’t take you to the hospital and sign you in.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I mean, we had moms signing people up.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He crawled out from under his blanket and eagerly followed his teacher, winding his way through the crowd of Gladers who slept on the lawn, their snores the only sign they weren’t dead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She made signs like this at her own school. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She flashed the peace sign over her head, and I took my cue. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Signs, signs—keeping us out of the movie theater, all of the restaurants and hotels, some grocery stores, all of the toy stores, most car lots, and all downtown entertainment. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I would walk out into the city and find other searchers at lectures, book signings, and poetry readings. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He was going to hide until after I’d signed for the groceries, I was going to be the one who got embarrassed. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was not the rain he and Josiah had prayed for, this was not the green foliage they sought out in sandy canyons as a sign of a spring. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then they went to the Nevada Hotel, which was near the Owl Club and had a sign outside saying bar grill clean modern. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning, I now looked up through my bedroom window to check whether there was any sign of life in Margo’s room. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I cut through a block in which there were close to a dozen funeral parlors, each decked out with neon signs, all set up in old brownstone buildings. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well, you know it’s a sign of intelligence.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Now, now, Ma. They took those signs down years ago.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Three glowing signs hovered in the distance, but Aru couldn’t read what they said. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All things happen for a purpose,” she said, any sign of malice now gone from her voice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He recognizes pieces of himself in road signs: GO LEFT, GO RIGHT, GO SLOW. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn't difficult; it was enough never to sign up as a skilled worker. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha appears in the doorway and says: "Dell put up the 'building rep' sign again in front of the best parking spot." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The times, the seasons, the signs may have been mythical; but the sufferings were not. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The disparaging reports caused some of those who had signed the Declaration of Sentiments to have second thoughts. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The trails feeding into the quarantined towns displayed no sign of the danger ahead. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

To general indignation,a sign went up on all common room notice boards that the next trip into Hogsmeade had been canceled. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I look at the man at the door, I think of Uncle Pa Keating and what he said, I think of the sign in Easons’ office, smart boy wanted. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Each passing day, each week, each month, left its sign, clear and unmistakable. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lu was giving me a stink-eyed stare, and I was looking to see if Aaron or Mikey agreed with him, but neither of them showed any sign of hate. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

As Bear made the sign of the cross over his heart, I said, “How did you know?” not sure which surprised me more, that he had known or that he hadn’t told me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When an animal began showing signs of anorexia, its condition deteriorated rapidly. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his skin is smooth, with no sign of any harm. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

There are more people out here than in the church, holding posters with Khalil’s face on them and signs that say “Justice for Khalil.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

That place is marked by a large sign with one word on it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not have a chance to read the sign outside the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We ran toward our teacher, but there was no sign of him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It is marked with the sign for peaceful rest.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The water fountain had a sign that read “Le vin Beaujolais.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men who peopled the grill in the early hours of morning were not just regulars to the restaurant, they were regulars to the town and their family names were on street signs and monuments. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I already signed up for a diabetes class and a stroke class to get more understanding about that. Maybe I can take a nutrition class to learn how to eat good, too.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

As yet there was no sign of the teeth growing sharper; but the time as yet was short, and there was time for fear. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We’re back in the Administration Building, where Diane and Sage pull out another clipboard for us to sign up for a lecture. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The goblin made no sign of encouragement, but continued to frown at Harry as though he had never seen anything like him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Harry followed, gazing around, half-scared of what he might see hidden behind the wreck of the piano or the overturned sofa, but there was no sign of a body. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You see the clinical signs,” Dalgard said, pointing to a monkey. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For my mother to send a sign of love. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others wrote responses, posting thumbs-up signs, telling her how much they liked the photo she had put up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And yet, looking down at him in a moment that was like a secret, passing sign, her face did tell him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He crossed his fingers and held the sign of the cross in front of Ultima’s face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed a wine-shop with a sign in the window: Good Wine 30 Centimes A Liter. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She looked a little older than me; the front of her striped dress already showed signs of her growing up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

What’s to stop them from cheating us with meaningless “everyday low price” signs every time we walk in? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we walk, my eyes stay peeled for a black subway sign on green railings. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They crossed the intersection of a busy, four-lane street and soon found themselves standing under a neon sign that jutted over the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The hole was deep now—deeper than Woundwort had expected and still there was no sign of a fall. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marquee didn’t have screens with electronic letters—instead, it had black letters that had to be stuck to the sign. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The only sign of Dusty Muleman was the slapping of his designer flip-flops against the ground as he scurried off in terror toward the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When the guests arrived, we would greet them as “Uncle” and “Aunt” as a sign of respect and bring tea to each of them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why the sign had led them to the Court of the Seasons. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He would have signed autographs and posed for pictures if anyone had asked. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard that they consider it a sure sign that the person is either possessed of low blood or fallen on truly desperate times....” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mama sucked her teeth, a sure sign she was mad. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No. We are a family of diviners. We see and understand things most people overlook. We read the signs of the land.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But her pal Anatole found an evil sign outside his hut. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He believes the rainbow is a sign from God and that comets portend evil. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You never heard him denying it until we began accusing him, did you? And you don’t see him signing any of our loyalty oaths.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Later on, Mr. Brown was surprised traveling incognito in a third-class coach and they made him sign another copy of the demands. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He’ll go look to see if the grass is good and for signs of predators or people who may want to steal the cattle. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept checking his face for a sign he was lying, a sign that would've been easy to see because he didn't have any hair to disguise it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Charlie points at the creaky old sign above the green double door. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The round face, swollen and grim, was framed between hand-printed window signs advertising the week's special sales. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I knew the reason: the white man signed their paychecks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was intrigued by the idea of secret signs, but I was scared too. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The front porch was propped on three cinder blocks piled precariously beneath wood flooring that showed signs of rot. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They signed it “From three of your former scientific colleagues during your stay in the United States.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

According to some legal mucky-muck, both of my parents have to sign off on my staying with anyone else but one of them. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“No. I believe we should sit down in an orderly manner. Mrs. Vilkas will explain that we are not ready to sign paperwork.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The inn beneath the sign of the broken anvil stood within sight of those walls, near the Gate of the Gods where they had entered that morning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They passed a sign that said “Church Rock Mine.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I showed off my twin doll and received a giant card signed by all the cottage residents. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Put one after another, Alfred, panting, huffing, low steps but hundreds of them, thousands of them in the darkness, the stairs so steep he sometimes fell to all fours, scrambling higher, past the sign, DR. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, on the day I visited, the dishwasher displayed a sign that said: “Please don’t open. I am broken and I smell bad.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I think I originally signed up because I was so sure I had something to prove. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I have a little sign in every room telling guests they are expected to complain at the office between the hours of nine and eleven A.M. daily. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But any sign of that man and back you come,” Osh said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He got there expecting a mad chorus of barking, but the place was strangely silent; no sign of the dogs. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which way should we go? Why don’t they have signs that say Weapons of Mass Celestial Destruction, and then Everything Else Is Actually a Trap? That would be helpful.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t hear? We signed up to do our bit. After all, somebody’s got to go over and fix the mess your folks got themselves into over there.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

These were the signs I wanted to see. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone lived in fear, inspecting themselves for the first signs of the dread disease. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a few things—like the swimsuit segment—I didn’t consider before signing up for the pageant. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The first archaeological signs of something different within the Austronesian realm come from—Taiwan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped to his knees, exhausted, and made the sign of the cross. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I write my “In Common” poem in her book and sign my name all fancy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Downtown, I. F. Dix, the general manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, signed on as chairman of the campaign. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But there isn’t even a momentary sign he hears me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Angela, what did you sign on the receipt this time after 'position'?" "Person." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I point to the small handwritten sign taped to the front of my register. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The hosts of Mordor looked up and wondered what this sign might mean. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The only good thing about hospitals is there are signs all over. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been signed by General Carlos Cortes Vargas and his secretary. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We pass more workers, hanging a sign that reads Santa’s workshop. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

A pair of house guards in crimson cloaks and lion- crested helms stood under the inn's sign, on either side of the door, iyrion recognized their captain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I saw a show last night with a bunch of scientists arguing over what the signs will be when the world is coming to an end. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Ready to sign up?” he shouted before he was through the door. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sign was there where he could see more clearly. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

There's no sign saying so, but such poles are not considered private. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I had some things to do myself, but not many, and Francis had assured me that getting the money was a simple matter of going downtown and signing some papers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Young lady is a sign that I’ve gone too daringly close to some edge or other, but although it silences me for the moment it doesn’t tone me down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dozens of signs hung above, telling kids to eat right, not to take drugs, to do their homework, and not to be a bully. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And why had he chosen to sign it with that pen? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one crossing we could actually see a road sign that said Strap 1/4 mile and East Strap 1/2 mile. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We gave the hippies the peace sign and the power sign and walked over to Grant Street. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sign upon the gates of Le Cirque des Rêves tonight is a large one, hung with braided ribbon that wraps around the bars just above the lock. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The braziers in which the books had been burned still stood in the same place, but there was no sign of Capricorn’s chair at the top of the steps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ashes and papers were blown around and some plastic flowers had fallen off the birdbath—but there was no sign of Security anywhere. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

All you need do is sign and pass the notes to me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Henry’s hands are shaking, his breaths coming shallow, and Alex knows the signs, the low hum of an impending panic attack. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She draws circles in the air with her right hand, which is the universal sign for “improvise.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, Anastasia just signed a new contract to decorate the home of the mayor of Indian Hills. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Pearson took over the hotel mezzanine and decorated the room with American flags, red roses, and a sign that read Anti-Ratification Headquarters. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mom signed me up for lessons and I played with Dad a few times before they figured the monthly dues were too expensive. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

There in that room with the ice sign in the window. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many in this small group of old-timers signed on. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Not a first attempt, I take it?” observing that the pages were numbered, covered only on one side, and not tied up with a ribbon—sure sign of a novice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When, in my second year, Fort Hare introduced an interpreting course taught by a distinguished retired court interpreter, Tyamzashe, I was one of the first students to sign up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Furman signed a receipt and got into one of the seven cars surrounding the truck. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In nothing that he said or did was there any sign that his strength was not what it had been. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

A number of the authors’ names have been starred with penciled asterisks by previous readers, but there is no sign or mark by Nikolai Gogol’s name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little group of Believers had gone, but the protesters with their signs continued to pace back and forth. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A passerby submitted a picture of the sign to social media website Reddit, and the news spread farther. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ira accepted our choice with her usual docility; if she fretted at the thought of leaving us and her brothers she showed no sign. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the German doctor who signed my letter. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Knowing that she would hate him long and well filled her with pleasant anticipation, like when you know you are going to fall in love with someone and you wait for the happy signs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They signed a loyalty oath to get their pay from the finance officer, to obtain their PX supplies, to have their hair cut by the Italian barbers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Is that a threat—?” “Nobody’s issuing any threats. You just better sign me up for them shells or who’s telling what kind of trouble might happen, that’s all.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first signs of malaria include a teeth-chattering chill along with a pounding headache, followed by a dangerously high fever, and then profuse sweating. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“We are all to sign that document,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

That was a sign the Stove King had returned to his place above our stove. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded agreeably, as I watched the hillside for signs of the draccus. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The signs surrounding the triangle indicate that the altar should have one angle facing south. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He swung off the bus before it had really stopped and ran back toward the sign. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

We drove by a sign too fast for me to read it, but Rachel said, “Western Museum of Mining & Industry.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They interpreted my love for the English language, for poetry, for tennis, as a sign that I was trying to be white. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A For Sale sign pierced the ground out front. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

And then those two extra dollar signs left over. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

It is not a good sign that Dr. K knows there’s more. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her uncle had owned a sign store once, but it had gone out of business. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The gray door was unmarked except for an extremely small, unobtrusive sign halfway down that read: Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Clinic If my parents saw the sign, they pretended not to. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Directly below these sneakers, I see a street sign. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was Fern’s card, but we all signed our names. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Our eyes look everywhere for signs of human life but find none. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Connor,” she said, “first impressions—especially when everyone is watching and waiting, looking for signs—are hard to overcome.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Word spreads about our Fashion-Design Club's successful project, and a few other students sign up to join us, girls and boys. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Let the nephew and the uncle conduct the debate,” Mda said as a sign of respect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is nothing about the house that gives me a sign or clue, so I keep walking. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was the only judge who had not left the table; the only judge not showing signs of pleasure and relief that Harry, Ron, and Fleur’s sister had got back safely. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And over the front door there was another sign. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And now, Klaus could see that Justice Strauss was taking the document from one of the other actors and holding it out to Violet to sign. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t give her a sign, though, one way or the other. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

After the reunification treaty was signed on October 3, Wolf's face started to appear on the covers of European newspapers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The woman and the girl are asleep, and there’s still no sign of the husband. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The only sign of life was the lit cigarette smoldering between her fingers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The truce was signed on Friday, September 3, the day the British landed in Italy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I will assume the burden and the honor of the crown,” Dain says gravely, and in that moment, his nakedness becomes something else, some sign of power. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Before long I was signing autographs, posing for pictures, and being told how hand some I was by the more forward—yet somehow still outwardly discreet—young women. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“So, Paine, I meant to ask you— how’re the anger management classes goin’?” Part of the deal for Dusty dropping the charges was that my father would sign up for “professional counseling.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

In order to sign the contract, she would have to defy her new husband and get rid of his baby. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Professor McGonagall had come around the week before, making a list of students who would be staying for the holidays, and Harry had signed up at once. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I catch myself thinking about that Spy Club sign, and how some kid might get excited that someone is actually coming. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was one more sign of a gathering panic. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I try to get back to simply holding my sign, but I can’t help sneaking looks at him. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was no Vonetta in the bathroom, only signs that she had just been there. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The sign in the window said Miss Sadie was a medium. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The main thing people were talking about was the great big sign that was hanging over the building. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

After six months of military occupation in Coalwood, Mr. Carter was forced to sign a contract with the union and, soon afterward, sold Coalwood in disgust. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t scream, though, which seems like a good sign. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The movie theater's neon sign hadn't been lit up for a long time. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Still no sign of life—human or fairy. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He could see no sign of the four gigantic figures of the compass. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Bando and I climbed the steep gorge to the top, searching every cave and ledge along the ascent, and found no sign of her or her pig, no clues to say that they were here. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the door and the sign with the crossed-out egg. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t signed up for this, and I soon grew tired of it, but I kept telling myself it would all be worth it when he turned into a magnificent butterfly. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

All the signs are in Turkish—no Arabic here. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The second the sign turned, Aru ran up and caught it by one of its dangling tassels. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a warm day, Ifemelu had walked past students sprawled on green lawns; cheery balloons were clustered below a welcome freshmen sign. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“So why doesn’t the Government take down the signs and let people have as many babies as they want?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

When their friends arrived at our house to play, I scanned their faces for signs of hypocrisy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a definite 'see you later,’” Aileen said, flashing a peace sign. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I run past the fire hydrant and around the parking sign, keeping a lookout for cars pulling into or out of the parking lot. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you need help, you know where I am! I’ll let you have a copy of my book. I’m surprised you haven’t already got one — I’ll sign one tonight and send it over. Well, good-bye!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I felt like we were writing to a celebrity, and all we would end up hearing in return was a letter from her agent saying thank you and here’s a signed photograph. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bod waited on the grey wooden bench, but there was no sign of Silas. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She looked up from signing and slapped the pen down on the table. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, thanks for signing me up with Madame Rubenstein,” I tell her. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

And then there was Ari’s Cakes, with its pretty, pale-blue awning and a wooden sign above it with the store’s name written in white script. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He woke up my mother, who lay sleeping beside him, and said, “My wife, today I’m turning to God. I’ve seen the signs, and now it’s time to change.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Aint the sign of it laying right there on that bed. Aint the sign of it been here for folks to see fifteen years now.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No—well, he knows about the Spy Club sign—he was actually the one who asked what time the meeting was.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The other students fidgeted and looked around at each other, searching each other’s eyes for indisputable signs and glimmers of leadership. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of them were senior citizens now, their hair graying and shoulders curving, a sign of the decades and maybe also the weight they’d carried for future generations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Tateh would sign a contract with a synagogue and after a year the synagogue wouldn’t renew it, so we’d pack up and move to the next town. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew zoomed in on an old-fashioned light-up sign jutting out from an ice cream shop across the street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

No sign of Lymon, but they don’t usually bother me at recess. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Of the Huntsmen there was no sign; and Gwydion believed that Arawn, learning of the Crochan’s destruction, had summoned them to return. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He found the footpath sign and turned off the road. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She sees signs in the patterns of clouds or in how a tree holds out its arms or in a feather she has found. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Felix clicked download, and a few seconds later, a giant dollar sign spun on the screen with the words Penny Doubled Challenge pulsing beneath. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had signed me up for the neighborhood soccer club when I was seven. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone was very friendly and understanding and polite and suspicious and afraid, and almost nobody signed, although many began to wonder if Ruby wasn’t perhaps a saint. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to think of this as a good sign. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If you look closely at them, you’ll notice that they aren’t really signs at all, but lists of names highlighted in neon. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I see another baggage claim sign around the corner and point. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And the third, signed by Mr. Fitt personally, in a curdling black hand — would Ralph please come or face the consequences. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What, there’s a law says 1 got to sign that petition?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a turn around the room, trying to see it as a spy might, alert for signs of secrets. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Since there could be no natural explanation, assuming the star was indeed in the heavens, the event was clearly a miracle, a sign sent by God. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign of troops from either side. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I found out they had all signed a waiting list to get into her class the very next day! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And he knew that the French would see the meeting with Wentworth as a sign that the British might end the war before France officially became involved. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The metal frame of the once-lighted sign of his name has melted, and it sags down limply over where the big front windows used to be. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she had them sign up to present things to the community. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Last week, Tono had found a little rod behind Mama’s wedding picture—a telltale sign of bugging. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you read, you stupid Navajo?” he said, pointing at a sign hung over the bar. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some families the children worked out a sign language, but here the children spoke English, which their parents didn’t seem to hear. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later, when we’re both done packing an overnight bag, I make a sign on a large index card and ask Dad to tape it to my back. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s the kind of month where you’re grateful for every single glimpse of the sun, or any sign of blue sky above the clouds, because you’re not sure that they’re there anymore. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

In April I went down to Durban and we again made strong statements and signed another agreement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt dictated his answer to Jethro and then signed his own trembling signature. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge signed this document five months after we were already in South Carolina. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was hard for her to do this, as she was so fat, but each time she showed signs of slowing down Kumalo would shout at her and urge her on. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Sun-bleached for sale signs line the curbs, and paint peels from uninhabited buildings. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please enter your password, then press the pound sign.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But elil they met none and although they were continually on the watch for signs of an Efrafan patrol, they saw nothing but mice, and a few hedgehogs hunting for slugs along the ditches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After she signed the deed over to him, he stood and thanked her with tears in his eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“God mend all,” Bear cried with horror, making the sign of the cross. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hanging from the yoke was a sign that read: only one left in stock, order soon! The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Gradually, they saw signs that the messages were in German. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I saw her later that morning, the sign was gone. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

No sign of Sister Katarina, no sign of the other nuns—they couldn’t all be drowned? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Foremole had assured them that any attempted tunneling would take at least a few days before signs showed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

On each was written “Dear Mr. Tuffett. They look like mine,” and signed by every girl in the school from the ninth grade upward. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was the consent form she’d signed before her radium treatment, when the original HeLa sample was taken. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He glanced constantly at the West Door, looking for any sign of Alby and Minho, Newt’s concern having rubbed off on him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When I made no signs of leaving he flicked his fingers as if shooing away a bug. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’d been no sign of it since that one winter’s day; bounty hunters no doubt had dispatched it, as they had most of the wolves in this part of the country. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The wet paintbrushes sticking up out of the jar are always a sign that he’s been at it again. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was really listening to the men’s conversation, watching for any sign that Billy was about to rat me out, trying to think of ways to stop him if he began. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She just leaves the results on the board above the ugly homophobic signs, and all I can think of is what she called us: Unity Valley’s best and brightest. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The boy who was playing with the sign was scornful. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vanderbilt stood his ground and refused to let Riddle board the train until he had signed the paper. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At work he’d see signs of his luck turning — a run of placid chickens, a mistake in his wages to his favor — every time something new to fuel him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave Johnson the thumbs-up sign and he gave it back. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple turned to look at him while they waited for a walk sign. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This is a place that serves nothing but chicken, “broasted,” as it says on the sign. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped at three other taverns before we finally discovered him at the sign of the Dagger, and then I had cause to wish we had not. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth was rendered mute, which Oliver took as a positive sign. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Henry, whose charms were not inconsiderable, turned them full force on Alexandra, who showed no signs of melting. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

This time I proudly filled in the form myself, giving an address and signing my name. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She teeters towards me; I wait for a sign. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Broken plywood signs were scattered in the dirt like grave markers, their smeared slogans written in Yiddish, German, and English. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Laura leapt to her feet, a sign that she was about to deliver her own speech. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As prudent and thorough as old family doctors, they examined every aspect of the air flowing over the plane, making careful note of the vital signs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was noteworthy because it was a sign of what had happened to the room, and what was about to happen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But it is an ominous sign of the direction that a society of people so vulnerable to sexual control might take. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t what Mandela had signed up for. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But she had signed with the corporation for a full year of work. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

BEER! shouted a pink neon sign across the street. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s looking for someone up in the hospital who’s been signing Washington Irving’s name to the letters he’s been censoring.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We neither of us stood up, and anyway, there was no sign of anyone helping Miss Emily out of her wheelchair. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could his visit not be a sign from God? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The girl sitting next to me, the one that would later be classified Blue, seemed to recognize a sign at one point because she leaned over me to get a better look. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After you have all those things written into my will, I’ll sign the new version. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of a secret door. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Laertes turned and found his voice to murmur: “If you are Odysseus, my son, come back, give me some proof, a sign to make me sure.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just a big open space with a grid of empty streets still surreally furnished with stop signs and fire hydrants. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The momentary sense of exultant power wine-drinking can give was only a sign to show men that they had within them more than they knew; “they could themselves become divine.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The remains were so badly decomposed that it was impossible to determine exactly when McCandless had died, but the coroner could find no sign of massive internal injuries or broken bones. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, Toby could just make out the hazy outline of the sign on the lawn’s edge. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I noticed signs advertising Main Street Fest and our rally posted all over. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Gollum had shown no signs of tiring, but now he looked up and halted. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Parvathi Teacher’s gift felt like a piece of my dream that I could hold on to, a sign that though we’d lost so much, we’d find a way to go on. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The sign next to the door at the end says EXIT. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Patria exclaimed, making the sign of the cross and rolling her eyes heavenward. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull drove through the dark streets of Paradise past the peeling warped shacks and dog-ruled groceries with their glowing Coca-Cola signs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Post’s son, Canton, sits at the stop sign on the corner holding a broom. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Halfway down the street, he slipped into a building with grimy windows and a swinging metal sign overhead: a frothing mug surrounded by a circle of twisted rope. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were no signs of poverty, no signs of homelessness, no signs of drug abuse, no signs of the social fissures that were tearing apart America’s urban centers to the east and west. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some had merely signed their names in Everlasting Ink; others had carved their initials into the wood, still others had left messages. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s the logo for the zoo, Dad. It’s on all their signs. Explain that.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I wished that there would have been space for Her Majesty, Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, to sign it too. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Blue flame is obvious, of course. But I’d hesitate to attribute that to the Chandrian in particular. In some stories it’s a sign of demons. In others it’s fae creatures, or magic of any sort.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You write me a receipt, and I will sign it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt saw the street sign lit up by the street lamp on the corner, and his heart jumped into his throat. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He signed it and tore it out of the book. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m looking for a berth in a good ship,” continued Stuart, “and I thought perhaps you might sign me on. I’m strong and I’m quick.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Ali,” the boy said, jabbing his fists high in the air as a sign of victory. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were tired and anxious when we stepped into the airport waiting area, but there to meet us was a group of people holding a big cardboard sign that said: “Martha and Tabitha, Welcome Home.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in retrospect, I realize that there were signs pointing to troubled times ahead. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He looked away without a sign of recognition. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle held up one end of the sign. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know my letters and couldn’t sign my name. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doug raised his arms, pointing his index fingers to the flaking gilt ceiling in the I'm- number-one sign, and acknowledged the clapping with a victory lap around the room. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus she avoided having to sign the register at the hotels for she could not read or write. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bond in turn signed the deed over to another man, Benton T. Lyman. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When they arrived, everything except the concrete base of the sign was demolished. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Way up above them, Harry was gliding over the game, squinting about for some sign of the Snitch. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the sign again, and then at Rondell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyelids were swollen and pink, and she was pinching on her lower lip with forefinger and thumb, an old sign with Briony that some serious weeping was to be done. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And then Nora draws a piggy bank with dollar signs around it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The most obvious sign of the difference between the Physics Department and the Rad Lab was the divergence in their research budgets. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You want me to put up a sign that shows Ruby in a zoo with the word home on it in giant letters?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Was this the sign she had been seeking? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Martin opens her office door, the sign on the front now visible. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When we were pulling away from the funeral parlor I saw Peaches and her girls taking down their signs. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t always easy to get them to sign up. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boys like him didn't exactly get invited to sign up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, me too. Anyway, don’t forget to sign the book out before you leave.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I try to check the thought but Jane don’t give no sign she heard. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She made a slow, dazed sign of the cross. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Presentiments are strange things! and so are sympathies; and so are signs; and the three combined make one mystery to which humanity has not yet found the key. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign of the cub—no sound of mewing and no pugmarks anywhere. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally excused myself, giving her a kiss on the cheek and telling her I needed to sign the prisoners' release papers, she stopped me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She walked downstairs, edged forward, eyed the sign telling her not to speak to the driver when the vehicle was in motion, and said, “Excuse me. I wanted to go to Acacia Avenue.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

A few people are holding up cardboard signs with photographs or messages on them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Never one to stray too far from the armed services, he also signed up as a member of the US Army Reserve. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

There was an odd quiet moment when we were all staring at a rope in the clouds, heads thrown back—waiting for a sign from heaven. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She looks at the street sign on the corner and then strains to see the sign on the next block. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She paused and peered anxiously at the toad to see how it would receive this staggering idea, but it showed no signs of interest. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She talked until her voice gave out and still she clung to Mother and wept if the woman showed any sign of leaving. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amanda stands in the flickering pool of light below the sign. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the typewriter table where he had typed it and signed it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Smugglers hung like sad fruits from lampposts with signs around their necks. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Diana helped put tape on the back of the sign while trying to decide what her next move should be. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When he saw the evil sign it sent him singing like a canary, because our chicken house is where he sleeps. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

An ironic sign in a war zone at a US defensive position seven miles northeast of Saigon, 1969. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The sky overhead was cloudless and blue, but Thomas could see no sign of the sun despite the brightness of the day. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“And the signs. Who on earth could be making them?” grumbled Elder Oerick. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

For the most part, their clothes were plainly made and showed signs of hard wear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After a year without a sign, without any word or a single glimpse of the grey top hat, Marco decides to call on him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Somewhere around the fifth span I began to show definite signs of wear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I glanced over at Fern and envied the way she raised her eyebrows, a sure sign that she was loving her story and couldn’t wait to turn the page. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And having recently been in much the same position, it was easy to recognise the signs of her looking around for some opportunity to do something nice, something really special for me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t hurry, Mom might change her mind about signing me up for classes. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Fischer was open to discussions, but nothing was signed or agreed upon. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

These are signs, and the Dog with mismatched eyes, The turtle in the Middle of the road, And the newspapers Piling up on a roof. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I might as well have a neon sign on my forehead!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Only at daybreak and at the first signs of activity outside his town house, did he doze off and had a few moments of semi-oblivion, a possibility of sleep. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men came nearer and nearer; their dark eyes looked at her, but without giving any sign of recognition, any smallest sign that they had seen her or were aware of her existence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She signed the letters Love, but it wasn’t love, and all the fine lines and technicalities did not matter. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw him and that red cap, and Martin’s right hand was raised high, his middle finger a sign of defiance in a sea of anticipation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He is holding a flashlight, and he looks far more alert than he did this afternoon, which is a good sign. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, the center is hosting a statewide Quran competition for the students, and I signed you both up.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He wrapped me in blankets, fed me, and when my fever showed no signs of breaking on its own, he used the money I’d brought to buy a bittersweet medicine. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

From the sidewalk it seems only a door, tucked between two downtown shops, but behind the door and up a musty-smelling staircase is a sign: ELLIOT’S ANTIQUES. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find the right door under the sign with three gold balls. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

In his sophomore year at Mount Sebastian College he had signed up for the Reserve Officer Training Corps without much thought. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They announced that they could end all work forever and cure all disease, so of course, the leaders of the world all rushed to sign up. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Others in attendance likely sympathized with the cause but were unwilling to sign their names. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A wire fence had been erected along the north side of the building; on it a sign warned: NO TRESPASSING—Property of the Westing estate. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The signs and their removal were a regular topic of conversation among the women of West Computing, who debated the prudence of the action. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

With the first signs of spring, he announced that his book was completed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored the zodiac signs and letters, lining up the correct numbers so they made the value of pi. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once my family went to his cookbook signing at the Curious Iguana bookstore in Frederick. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Surely,” he said, signing “Mr. Austin Rochester” on an open line without bothering to read the top. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But there was still no sign of the potter, so Tree-ear tiptoed the last few steps to stand before the shelves. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Dalio was not as convinced, but after kneeling behind a parked car for a few minutes and not hearing or seeing any sign of the red Toyota, he decided that I might be right. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then he pressed a small button on the lapel of his jacket and muttered, “Copy that. No sign of the godly mounts.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A good sign if you believe in that kind of thing. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Alacran was with them, and for the first time Matt saw signs of real grief on someone’s face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a No Trespassing sign at the top of the road because it leads to a water-filtration shed or something like that. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Soon he came to a quiet, cozy, inviting restaurant with red velvet drapes in the windows and a blue neon sign near the door that said: tony’s restaurant, fine food and drink, keep out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The water in my glass has to be swimming with microbes, judging by the children’s skinny limbs and swollen bellies, signs of amoebic infections. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hours and hours went by and there was still no sign of Mong’s cousin. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve been analyzing him each day, looking for an additional sign, some further clue. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The apartment was on Beacon Hill, so she could walk to work She had signed the lease that night before coming home. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tsukiko stops at a tent entrance, and Bailey moves closer to check the sign, knowing which tent it is as soon as he glances at the words upon it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people walking together, carrying candles and signs but not saying one single word? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The printer evidently had a set of at least 45 stamps, one for each sign appearing on the disk. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign of sleeping draughts or tablets. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

This was made clear when I signed up for art classes in high school. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t wanted to go, but Anh had nagged him every day till he’d gotten his father to sign his consent form. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

When wall-closing time rolled around, he started looking for signs of Grievers, was struck by an icy hesitation at every corner. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Not because of encouraging signs from Mr. Terupt, but because of Anna’s shocking news. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

A man and a woman alone by the fire was a sure sign of something. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead a Road Closed sign blocks the street with a cop car in front of it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Heaven help me, this is what we’ve come to. Take down my cell phone number. The very first sign of trouble, ye text me your coordinates and I’ll be right there, tracking device or not.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She paused to readjust the huge “No Entrance” sign upon the door and then approached the robot. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

A wooden cross, tall as a man, sits in front of the sign by a few feet, and behind the cross and the sign is a tiny white chapel with a tiny white steeple. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The leader of the workers brought out a big sign made of blue canvas. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a huge sign of the cross, lowered his head and recited, again with perfect Latin diction, the Confiteor. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember watching Grandma, searching for signs that her body was giving way. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“How he must have enjoyed it,” she said, “signing his name in his own blood; I can see him laughing his head off.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We adopted Fred from the New York City Animal Control Center. They informed us that Fred had been abandoned in an alleyway. That he showed signs of neglect, maybe even abuse...” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was dated and signed in good handwriting. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sign showed a woman in a light blue one-piece bathing suit, apparently grasping a towline from a speeding motorboat. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Anderson was being unfair to Compton, who wisely postponed signing Oppenheimer’s statement until he could read the bill, and refused to support it once he had. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I wrote the note. He signed it,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The living room was strewn with books, papers, signs, and things in preparation for the demonstration Father would hold during Bucky’s trial the following week. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he went into the basement to make his Lemonade-on-Wheels sign. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

But as Chess yanked on the paper sign, he also turned to glance at Emma. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Just before the trolley reached its final stop, Geyer spotted a sign for a real estate office. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But this year, with everything that’s happened, I don’t notice the banners and the signs announcing ticket sales. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And there were other signs of strain, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He blinked, rubbed his eyes, and took the sign from me. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Under the restroom sign was a line of women, teenagers, and kids. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be no sign of the malignant Wood that had taken their friends Tali and Pol, and nearly taken Shae, as well. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Before signing off, she mentioned that SmartMart provided all the materials for the crafts, which was met with another explosion of applause and then straight to commercial. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

That day in school, signs began appearing in the hallway. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He’d signed me up for two music classes and a course on religion, all of which he said would be easy for me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The very fact that he hadn’t said anything to me for several hours was a bad sign. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He signed to them to sit down on the stools beside him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I see people, some carrying signs with messages about the marathon, but I don't see any runners here. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If the sign on the front door hadn’t already, Luce’s office made it clear just what kind of specialist my parents had brought me to see. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he did. And then he found that sign for a lost ring—oh, that girl was so happy to get it back!” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Turns out you don’t have to talk when you sign autographs, and they smile and are nice to you anyway. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did I ever stop watching for signs that I might be on my way to ill. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

As they argued, a most peculiar little figure stepped nimbly from behind the sign and approached them, talking all the while. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then you brought the minus five over to the other side, changed the signs, and made that a plus twelve. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I make a cardboard sign for the Phelan house, place it on the front doorknob, NOW AIR-CONDITIONED. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She’s fine when she drives alone, but now she almost runs a stop sign, and speeds past a lady waiting at a crosswalk. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Now, I’m no hotel connoisseur, but one glance at the weathered sign told me that our stay was unlikely to be a four-star mints-on-your-pillow-type experience. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Oh no, she thinks, recognizing the first signs of her allergy—not my own name! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

After he’s done, he watches the monitor until a candy-pink cartoon microphone dances across the screen and holds up a sign: 99%. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I went meekly to the desk, my face white for once instead of red, and handed her the signed slip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dolores’s eyes flicked to the sign just outside on the sidewalk. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Bethe had no intention of signing on until he had weighed the undertaking carefully. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The star atop his drive-in sign became the mascot of his fast food chain. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

Another surprise was that Hope Springs, on first inspection, didn’t have any sign, statue, or other significant marker dedicated to Arletta Paisley. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Once we are past the metal detectors, Apa stares at a door and a sign. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The experiment required that they be sacrificed at the end of the time so that the researchers could take tissue samples and observe their bodies for any signs of infection. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the tents have prominently placed signs in painted wood, and entrances that are clearly defined or marked. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Many of the men took off their hats, the women made the sign of the cross. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At times he already feels like an artist and has even begun to sign some of his works—just his first name, “Vincent,” often in bright red letters. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Please fill in your dress-code violation. These need to be signed and returned to your homeroom teachers tomorrow.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

God only forgives you if you’re sorry, and she never gives a sign of being sorry. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As we passed the other cafe, he didn’t read the sign out loud. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They return to the town house, looking up at the darkened windows for signs of life. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It is just the usual certification of sanity, signed by Doctor Sikes," the judge replied as she removed the envelope from her files. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished he had signed it, not because she wanted to know his name, but so it would look more authentic—otherwise somebody might think she bought it herself. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What does? The fact that you signed up for this stupid quest?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“But we will make you some awesome signs.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They called the other side bleeders, after the signs they carried: Let them bleed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver and I were annoyed: we had been called back from another country, and all he gave us were signed copies of his book? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was neither as large as the locket he remembered seeing in the Pensieve, nor were there any markings upon it, no sign of the ornate S that was supposed to be Slytherin’s mark. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She set the sign on edge and propped it up, erasing herself. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

We walked down the wide aisle and followed the signs to the fifth-grade staging area, which was in a big room to the left of the stage. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

As I put his food on the fire, I see four stones to my left and recognize a pathfinder’s sign. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever was posted at the little window would call out when we passed markers or signs. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At school, she was one of those kids who signed up for every AP class available and seemed to ace them all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At a quarter after there was still no sign of them. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

When he gets to the center divider, he turns and faces us, then produces a camera and motions for us to hold our signs higher. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Sugar was now a Muslim luxury, a sign of the wealth and generosity of Islamic emperors and kings. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The sign above the glass door reads morgue. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stan, as soon as he finished signing autographs, introduced me to her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

People who signed the twenty-five-year sentence were able to go to the village. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She brings a “get well” card signed by the kids in my old class. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Although Roosevelt was showing signs of malaria, he wasn’t going to let it prevent him from doing whatever he could to help. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I genuflected at the font of holy water, wet my fingertips, and made the sign of the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides her bed, there are only the usual rounded walls; no sign of any vault. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun had painted and repainted probably every room in the house, and the owners showed no signs of stopping. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It’s like there’s a crossing guard holding a big stop sign in front of me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Two hundred people signed our petition to change the Granger mascot. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Each tiny sign was perfectly formed, with little flags and short tails at the ends of each stroke, resting on invisible horizontal strings like pins perched on a clothesline. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

About five miles outside the town of San Lucas, along a ruined path overgrown with weeds and full of potholes, there was a wooden sign with the name of the property. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did all his signing with his left hand and only while wearing the dark glasses and false mustache he had used unsuccessfully to help him begin playing basketball again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“These petitions are signed by 100,000 men and women, who...ask nothing less than universal emancipation,” said Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, who presented the petitions on behalf of the Loyal League. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I was used to the almost-night of Chicago—with the glow of streetlights and the flicker of neon signs outside my window. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“College will teach you that God is dead. But God is not dead. He is alive and he shows himself to those whose faith shows signs of life.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But a few became enraged and started throwing rocks, bottles, the very signs in their hands. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as their names were announced, Wynn and I whooped and hollered and waved our signs high. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He receives a Hallmark card signed by both of his parents, a check for one hundred dollars, a navy blue cotton sweater from Filene’s. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Ba said, “we are like the dragon waiting for a sign of his pearl.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while he sneaked a look at the tower, but there was no sign of the dwarfs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had to slow way down for a stop sign because the drivers in West Africa were turning out to be as bad as the ones in Brazzaville. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A glacial sun filled the streets, and a high wind filled the air with scraps of paper and frosty dust, and banged the hanging signs of stores and storefront churches. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jessie felt the telltale signs of her temper rising as hot blood rushed through her body. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The sky turns a misty morning gray and still there's no sign of the other tributes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The boa constrictor jabbed its tail at the sign again and Harry read on: This specimen was bred in the zoo. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

My pretend daddy read the signs to my pretend brother and sister and we all sat at a long table with strangers on both sides of us. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Later Sumerian cuneiform did become capable of rendering prose, but it did so by the messy system that I’ve already described, with mixtures of logograms, phonetic signs, and unpronounced determinatives totaling hundreds of separate signs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Massasoit shepherded his people through the wave of settlement, and the pact he signed with Plymouth lasted for more than fifty years. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Our first stop is at a store with another wooden sign: three eggs, a bee, a cow. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gladers were scattered all over the complex, but there was no sign of their leader. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I know that scarf is a sign that something’s up,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When I got up in the afternoon there were some forms to sign about accepting my admission to Executive Pre-Professional and a physical to schedule—how glorious. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ferris showed her some papers, and she signed them while holding me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Melisandre took that as a sign and dismissed her own guard as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They looked for signs of a struggle but found none. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He gave cash bonuses for the top five people registering the most voters each month, bonuses for pledged future votes, bonuses for signing up immigrants for naturalization. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to laugh while closing the door and throwing up the peace sign. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

There was no sign outside the home advertising it as a church, but Ob said, getting out of the car, that it wasn’t the kind of religion people necessarily advertised. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

If Taryn were here and she knew about Ivy’s stormy pictures, she would definitely call this a sign and whip out her tarot cards. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Local commerce was robust—too robust in some cases: a sign reading please wash at home awaited customers of a Norfolk Laundromat enjoying too much of a good thing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It had, in my opinion, the signs of trouble: It was asymmetrical and it had flecks of red and blue on the broken edges. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I know. Was hoping you wouldn’t catch that. And yes, if I weren’t me, if I were you, for instance, Jude, I’d be certain it was a sign.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The sign over the door said Snohomish High School—David’s school, and the setting of the next few scenes in the movie. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When you get on that show and win, I want a signed copy of your cookbook, okay? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Of smallfolk and commoners, she saw no sign, but under the gallery a cluster of lords great and small milled restlessly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He still has his sign taped to his back: PARSIMONIOUS. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

On that day, Mr. de Klerk and I signed the Record of Understanding, an agreement which set the mold for all the negotiations that followed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Second,” said Mother, “we sign that we agree to pay a war tax of two hundred rubles per person, children included.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She walks with the grace and carriage of a true lady; I slouch along, hands resting on the hilts of my sickles, ready to draw them at the first sign of trouble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We put up a sign to bring the mouse to the public’s attention. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was so close now to having the money she needed, and when she did, she would surprise Diana by signing the petition. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

From what Dalgard knew about Ebola virus, either of these illnesses could be signs of infection. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The signs say things like America for Americans and Go Home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some of the street signs are subtitled in Chinese, mul- ticulturalism on the march, others have Fashion District underneath the names. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We watch the trees, the sky, the signs, the road. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They saw no sign of any trail to right or left, but here and there they passed single Orcs, fallen in their tracks as they ran, with grey-feathered arrows sticking in back or throat. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There is, however, no sign—not the slightest fragment of evidence—that they had been struck by this, and Sprat went out of his way to criticize Bacon’s insufficiently critical approach to questions of evidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We had awkward, backward names like Farinango, which our grandparents signed with an X on contracts they couldn’t read. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Good feeling doesn’t last long, though: when I step off the field, there’s no sign of the powder-blue Cadillac convertible Daddy removes the cloth cover from and pulls out of the garage every spring. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I have to piece together the sequence of events, and when I get to the bottom of it, I believe that the plant loss is not just a defeat; it's a sign. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Tires crunching over the gravel, they passed several signs advertising that they were on private property. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The paramedics had checked him out on the golf course, and the school nurse at Trace Middle had spent forty-five minutes “observing” him for signs of a possible concussion. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would greet visitors, ask them to sign the guest book, and then direct them, like he was an air-traffic controller and they were taxiing airplanes, to the Serenity Suite. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Because that would be more of a sign.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We entered rooms littered with the signs of swift emptying. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A giant sign at its edge beckons them to stop and rest like gazelles at a watering hole. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“One, on the exit sign to Milford...Two, on that light post...Three, in that white pine...” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They would go after Jan. The “Red” he had signed to the letter and the hammer and curving knife would make them look for Communists. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And the stores are smaller with less flashy signs, and all of them have stands outside selling beach towels and sunscreen and Styrofoam coolers. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I looked out across the flat, dusty land and could see the slow glow of blue light over the horizon, the first sign of dawn. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The colorful sign announcing the Exploratorium hung over a series of tall oval doors. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Warrior. You spoke to me through Cornflower. You gave me the sign that I asked of you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I’m fine. A little sore and scratched up from where I got thrown into some bushes, but no contusions or signs of internal bleeding.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His wicked curveball attracted the major- league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That sign says do not feed the animals. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The elders are always pinching her chubby cheeks, making them pink, which they say is a sign of great health. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school sent notes home, and I answered them by writing excuses on the unwanted typewriter and signing my mother’s name to them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In fact, there is no sign of his father in the car. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

For as far as we could see, there was not a sign of life.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man gave the sign another blow, and another. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign of the cop who had cornered them, so he kept going. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Watched the Ministry entrance for seven hours. No sign of her. Saw your dad, though, Ron. He looks fine.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I guess the fact that he didn’t throw me out of his office is a good sign,” I said lamely. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again my mother made the sign of the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of my brother and the cat I saw no sign. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I feel too weird asking anyone to sign mine, so I flip through the pages by myself and play my mother’s game. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Not common peace officers, but members of the BladeGuard, the sign of the Scythedom clearly emblazoned on the breast of their uniforms. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The numbered signs above blinked between yellow and blue, like a dozen warning signals, faster than my eyes could follow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Landing in thick fog, I would enter that milky sheet and when the cockpit began to darken, it was a sign that the land was close,” said squadron commander Mariya Smirnova. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Levy's Lodge—that was what the sign at the coast road said—was a Xanadu of the senses; within its insulated walls there was something that could gratify anything. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Celebrating the day we enlisted. When was it you and Rocky signed up?” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were no road signs, not one; they’d all been taken down or blacked over to confuse the enemy in the event Operation Sea Lion was successful and the German army came swarming inland. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

For these anatomical details, these particular signs of life, are the ones she has the most difficulty picturing when she imagines the baby in her arms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Luma held up a stack of papers—contracts she expected her players to sign—and passed a sheet to each boy. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Just before Kubat was to leave for Belgrade to try to collect the down payment, Bobby amazed everyone: He signed the contract without complaint. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The same signs were on the bathing beaches, the restaurants—almost everywhere. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the photo on the wall and wondered if the Pope himself had actually signed it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She has only the help- wanted signs and the want ads to go on, and most of these coyly refrain from mentioning numbers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We must hurry,” Inigo said, picking up the pace; “much as we might like to dawdle,” and he half ran toward a sign that said, “To Level Three.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We line shoes up by size along the benches and make signs with cardboard and sticks. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Predictably, the press began talking about “the New Fischer,” interpreting Bobby’s sartorial upgrade as a sign that he’d crossed into young manhood. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had helped to make the Chesterfield cigarette sign at the Polo Grounds. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I took a last question, received applause, and prepared to sign books at a table to my left. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t that be a fun job—signing movie stars’ pictures! The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She longed for a sign, a rainbow, to signify security. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But knowing how to read, we quickly learned to recognize signs on buildings: Groceries, Supermarket, Meats & Vegetables, for instance, let us know that there was food inside for the taking. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jasmine and I sign the paper, and then Jasmine says, “So what should we call our blog?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, my goodness,” I said after I studied the sign with pretend interest. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And he followed that fear as a hunter follows the signs, the broad, blunt, clawed tracks of the bear, that may at any moment turn on him from the thickets. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Learning that Wick had refused to sign, Lawrence summoned him to his office for a bitter interview. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Its red covering had been meant as a sign that she was safe. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I looked into his eyes for any sign of emotion. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Around that time he had begun to say and do things that, as Dr. Webb says, were signs of some sort of nervous breakdown or stress-induced mania. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

A “red sign” will begin to shed in a matter of hours and a “buster” has already begun. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop drawing, looking for a sign about what the TV picture means. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

They still did not bother to stop for stop signs, but they went past them slowly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

That attitude was a sign of things to come. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Coin says “wedding,” she means two people signing a piece of paper and being assigned a new compartment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Trees snap, metal creaks, and things—stop signs? flower boxes?—are being thrown, slapped against walls. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’m sure if Chucha were here, she would say they are a sign. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Then I cut the halves with scissors and sweep them into the trash, sign onto the computer, and start typing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He patted him on the shoulder and gave him the thumbs- up sign. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if we just try walking in a different direction? Like in between the signs?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I searched his face for any sign of a lie, but saw nothing except the usual annoyance. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This is an employees-only area, so there are no signs, no helpful maps or diagrams except for the occasional emergency evacuation poster. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neon signs that seemed good- humored and inviting during warm weather turned cool and distant. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stinks. It was a mistake to sign up for art. I just couldn’t see myself taking wood shop.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Were they hanging from lampposts with signs around their necks? Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

That she used a cliche was a good sign. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He said if Malachy or I showed the slightest sign of a cough or the faintest rattle in the throat we were to be brought to him no matter what time of day or night. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The disk’s script was a syllabary with more signs, of more complex form, than the Roman alphabet used by Gutenberg. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She hands me the sign I made that says We Matter! over and over again in a bunch of different colors and with glitter sprinkled all over. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"You too can be truly beautiful," a sign proclaimed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no other sign of Grawp or of his attacker. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I use this as a sign from the gods that it’s just not time yet. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Hell, those signs don’t do a bit of good anyway.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She held out a small stack of homemade signs. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad looked at his lap and kept touching his eyebrow, a sure sign that he was nervous. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And everywhere there are signs with prices for the great jumble of items waiting to be bought. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing inside a wooden booth, and their sign said it all. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Like many human beings, he took the least sign of conversation as his cue to make noise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The verse was signed Rosencrantz, the name perfectly executed by Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Killed, says the sign, for doing business with the Jews. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She would betray no sign of emotion; but she read my prone form like a pamphlet that contained words to save her. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Less than three months later, on September 9, 1963, Governor Wallace signed Executive Order Number Ten of the Governor of Alabama. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks working on behalf of the company-sponsored Efficiency Clubs could be seen walking through the neighborhood, posting signs on trees declaring the riot to be over. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Okay, I’m honestly starting to freak out, because this really feels like a sign now. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Instead, she kept her eye out for the san Francisco international airport sign. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The principal signed quickly in a great sprawling hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble, he explained, is that nearly all the things that would constitute warning signs already exist in some measure at Yellowstone. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as we entered the church, we dipped our fingers in holy water and made the sign of the cross. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He looked for a building with a “For Rent” sign. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hop over fallen man after fallen woman, over children and teenagers and the elderly, stepping on fingers or stomachs or ankles, searching for signs of pain. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then the sumo dude held out his hand and gave the thumbs down sign. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He made the sign of the cross over his heart. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She signs them with things like, “Yours till Niagara Falls,” “Yours till the cookie crumbles,” or “Yours till the sea wears rubber pants to keep its bottom dry.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of them is wearing a hoodie and fake glasses and a skirt over his khakis, and they're both holding giant poster board signs. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

As morning approached, the wolves began to melt away, and when dawn finally broke and there was light enough to see beyond their campfire, there was no sign of them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A dark-skinned black man dressed in a Santa suit is clanging a bell next to a Salvation Army sign. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But at the time of the rebuff, even when the rebuff is impersonal, such as holding his bladder until he can find a “Colored” sign, the Negro cannot rationalize. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a pharmacy topped by a large black sign, a barbershop with its familiar peppermint stick, a glass-fronted tavern, and a dozen other shops. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Allah always gives you signs, when you are with Him, that He is with you. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Poplar Springs Middle announced that an afterschool cooking club was starting, I signed up immediately. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And a baseball mitt, signed by someone who played for the Orioles in 1997. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He could tell that by the way his lips were tight and thin and his eyes flashing like neon signs. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched to see if he’d got off the train with me—the red-haired man—but there was no sign of him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to the door and read the sign; there was an empty flat on the fourth floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were probably admiring his nameplate, Victor thought, a handsome black shiny sign with his name engraved in gold letters. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no clear sign of love or approval. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Emily practically bounced in her seat, she was so excited, straining to read every street sign the bus approached in hopes that they would reach their stop already. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, a strange white man had come to her house, written up the statement, and forced her to sign it, even though none of it was true. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

You’d like to forget what we did—what happened with your car and the Stop sign. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I’m signed up to work in the kitchen, or help Miss Lavinia dress, or anything, for a year, and Isannah is thrown in for nothing—because she is so young and has a delicate stomach. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little basement dance halls with “For Rent” signs on them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had crossed the border and the signs of poverty were every­where. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But here Mom was, fresh out of rehab, letting go of the past, surprising him, surprising me, and maybe that was the best sign of all. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The old man had spoken about signs and omens, and, as the boy was crossing the strait, he had thought about omens. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their collection boxes, decorated with peace signs, stood unattended. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He was forced to climb inland, and by the time he rejoined the river bank on the far side of the gorge there was no sign of the cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laughed, shook hands, and signed each other’s petitions. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Cal had told her all girls had it, it was natural as breathing, it was a sign they were growing up, and they had it until they were in their fifties. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of violence, no wrecks, nothing like that. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We have a few other agents embedded down there, including Napoleon. If they hear you’re in trouble, they’ll get to you. The hand sign is this...” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Purple is my favorite color, Ivy. Don’t you think it’s a sign? Maybe I should do a reading for myself.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, in a sign that he was weakening, my father asked my mother, “What do they charge for a baptism these days?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The next time Mariam signed her name to a document, twenty-seven years later, a mullah would again be present. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He made the sign of the cross, leaving dabs of blood where he touched his forehead, his chest, and the sides. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The signing starts in an hour,” the man at the register says. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Only this morning, each of the boys recited a poem of his own authorship. And Cassiopeia shows signs of mathematical genius.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My father saw my interest in classical music as another sign that I was trying to be white. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell that to my mom. Does your mother have a cooking club for grownups? Because I will sign my mom up so fast.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Like Sumerian, Maya writing used both logograms and phonetic signs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

We step farther into the vault, looking for some sign of the intruder. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The sign says the painting was done by Lorenzo Lotto in the sixteenth century. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He scanned the starry sky for a sign of Hedwig, perhaps soaring back to him with a dead mouse dangling from her beak, expecting praise. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

For hours we would laugh, point, whisper, joke, and identify our neighbors by the signs of their physiological oddities, commenting upon the difficulty or projectile force of their excretions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The few cans of food I had left he had taken away—at least I saw no signs of them in the fire. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“If you will sign this, and put your permanent address, please.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to read his face or Guzzo’s for some sign. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His glasses giving his eyes some small protection from the smoke, he raked the firestorm below, seeking a sign of life, a limb or a face that was not yet charred like wood.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They had come to the edge of the wood now, with no sign of slowing their rapid jog. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only signs of green were the pale patches of lichen strangling the living rocks on which they grew. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Lacey says, “I sign the receipt when I get out of the bathroom.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I think it is a sign of great pain. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bank had called to ask her to sign some paperwork authorizing the direct-withdrawal program I’d set up with the tax lady. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was written in large letters on the big wooden sign in front of the mission school. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can see where he cut out the pieces of cardboard and taped them all together, and written on the sides of the pyramid are these little signs and arrows. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

But when Lilya tried to sign up for military duty, she too was rejected. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“What manner”—Mr. Nixon's voice hardened, a good sign—“of persuasion do you claim these boys employed?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I recognized the place immediately, because every other subdivision on the access road was walled in, whereas Quail Hollow was just a plastic sign hammered into the ground. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As I search the smoke for any sign of her, an assassin emerges. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I might as well wear a sign that says Total Dropkick on it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was the sign, the hand he had so long awaited. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He paused and signed to the man in the white coat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We get off, find a stairwell, and walk up one flight and straight into a locked gray door with a no roof access sign. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

All signs were consistent with a catastrophic injury to the brain. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marchers had been instructed to bring no signs—signs were provided. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naturally, those pictorial signs consisted mainly of numerals plus nouns for visible objects; the resulting texts were merely accounting reports in a telegraphic shorthand devoid of grammatical elements. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the first three corners of her sign he’d carved a tree, a bird, and some waves. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Johnson signed for it, took it by the handle, and walked away without even looking at it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had located a tiny trout, the smallest one to be found, and had had the smelly thing nailed to a wooden board with a sign saying “Guenter’s Trophy Trout. ” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a framed sign, bolted to the stone, a printed sheet behind a piece of glass. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Rule number one: See everything. Not just the blade, but the legs, trunk, arms, tilt of the head. Train the eye. Look for the subtle signs. The subtlest of intentions.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We don’t even try putting the signs up before classes start, on account of Addie and me getting stopped the day before. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had appeared to him and spoken to him, and She had given him a sign. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, you have to understand that we’d been here for a day and a half and in all that time Doug Swieteck hadn’t followed the gentlemen sign and used what was over the two ridges. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I followed the signs for the green line, westbound. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

No free man would willingly sign aboard a ship whose captain spoke openly of his intent to sail into the Smoking Sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that! It is an old goblin custom: The closer you are with someone, the more you make fun of them. It is a sign of how friendly you are.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

There were no fishing boats out—and no sign of the motorboat. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

We inspected it several times a day, vigilant for signs of under- or overwatering, too much or too little sun, spider mites, drafts, chlorosis, general malaise. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

If Gottman observes one or both partners in a marriage showing contempt toward the other, he considers it the single most important sign that the marriage is in trouble. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"One of these days I’m going to have to hang a sign on that door," Agent Samson used to say. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In 1939, when the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact with Adolf Hitler, thousands of American party members resigned in disgust. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He could not remember having seen any sign of these in the valley, when he looked out from the hill in the morning. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I just got home from signing my letter of intent to play football at a PAC-10 school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘We’ve seen no sign of other Romans, so it appears Bryce didn’t notify anyone else where he was. Also, no sign of Orion. Hopefully that means he was taken down by the Hunters.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He was right, you know, your pa’s dying that way is a sign that the world’s coming to a end. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

There was a little sign above the door that said the poet Edna Saint Vincent Millay once lived in the house, and that it was the narrowest house in New York. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking about the walks I’ve taken through North Portland and all the signs that mark the journey of Lewis and Clark. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

By the time his two-year-old season drew to a close, he was showing signs of burnout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another boy breezes in and comments on Volpe’s attire, a frequent topic of conversation, and what looks to him like peace signs on Volpe’s belt. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was buried in his ponchos and peace signs. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Methods such as these, moreover, are signs of weakness in a prince. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Without the money from the fireworks sale, I could never have convinced the recruitment officer to sign me up underage. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, sir, what is it?” and Laurie sat down, without a sign of interest in face or voice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As soon as I saw the sign I wanted to go in, and the minute I went in, I liked it.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A block down the street they came up to a building that looked like an old house but had a sign out front. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was a permission slip for parents to sign, allowing their boys to play school sports. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The artist looked up and made signs that they were welcome to enter, Francie frowned and shook her head, “no.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Ugwu left the room, she picked up a pen and signed the letter and then checked through the text for any errors. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There’s a laminated sign taped to the front reminding us to have outstanding posture. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

One good thing, between the downpour and the flooded banks, all signs of his hiding place have been wiped out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We rushed to the doors of the trailer in time to see the zebra galloping down a wide boulevard lined with hotels and casinos and neon signs. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me her I’m-not-joking look and handed me the signed paper. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“It sounds as though I’m advising you not to sign any petitions or consort with any known radicals.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The streets were packed with pedestrians holding signs and banners that said things like “Go Ibtihaj Muhammad!” and “Hometown Hero!” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Further evidence of fixed residence comes from their heavy stone tools, remains of substantial semi-underground houses with signs of remodeling, big village sites of a hundred or more dwellings, and cemeteries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was from India, and his beard and turban were signs of his Sikh religious beliefs. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I shook my head: it required a degree of courage, excited as he was becoming, even to risk that mute sign of dissent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

If she had found anyone else at that dumb school-7-he was so stupid he had almost gone straight past the sign without catching on. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

This was a sign of nervousness, to say the least. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I signed someone up, Kevin began researching the person, getting his questions ready. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It was a sign of trust between them, a symbol of their relationship. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Prince Hamlet has bestowed on me some signs of love,” I said, choosing my words with care. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For another thing facial hair is a sign that we have evolved from apes. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gold finger-ring is his only adornment and sign of office. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

To become a Sixer, you had to sign a contract stipulating, among other things, that if you found Halliday’s egg, the prize would become the sole property of your employer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Penelope knew it was unlikely that any squirrel would possess even a fraction of Edith-Anne’s resourcefulness, and this one in particular had already shown signs of muddled thinking. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

At the petition drive on Sunday, May 10, my job was to greet the cars as they drove up and bring the petition for them to sign right up to the car window. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raymie listened and looked out the window at the stop signs rushing by. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Half of them are signed “Yours” or “Affectionately yrs,” and the last one before Laurens died is signed “Yrs for ever.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The courts had to sign off before Ridgeway was permitted to take his charges south. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Tucker Mouse scratched his left ear—always a good sign. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably that's why I wrote the letter to the editor and signed it. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The night air was cold and damp, but he saw no sign of snow though surely winter was close at hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But still no sign, not even a call to a meeting. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see the sign now, bright and blazing. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But now, I began to think that maybe the sign had been wrong. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the stop sign at the corner. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was an old motel whose sun-faded sign barely read The King's Court. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“If my sister says ‘I do’ and signs a piece of paper, while Justice Strauss is in the room, then she is legally married. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I follow him up the walkway to the front door, which has a hand-painted sign hanging from it that says: Unless you’re selling cookies, no soliciting, please. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That’s why they put the sign up. Herbalist is afraid it may be contagious. That an epidemic could come.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

And the morning of the fifteenth, on the day of the wedding celebration, it began to rain, a very bad sign. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he reached Miami for his connecting flight to Port-au-Prince, however, the sign above the check-in desk read canceled. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The writing was in English, but the leader spoke to Nya's uncle, and Uncle told everyone what the sign said. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then,” said Mr. Greenbaum, “just sign these papers. And be ready to open next Thursday in Seattle.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Howard followed up the press conference by publishing a signed statement that Woolf had not been told to check Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was making the sign of the cross on my feet with oil; the oil smelled like onions, and even his light touch hurt. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow it seemed like if the kids in Arizona were found, it would be a sign that he and Chess and Emma would get their mom back, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

No fire had been lit, and there was no sign of the children. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The Senegalese in the aiipoit, hearing about the Muslim from America, stood in line to shake my hand, and I signed many autographs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For they gave me no sign for a month yet that I was any nearer achieving that purpose than I had been at Fish Island. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cadence, said the doctors, watch for signs of addiction. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“You say you’re from Earth, don’t you? Well, then there’s nothing for it but you sign.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blew on the wet ink, slid the parchment to the paymaster, and signed the one beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That alone, she thought, was a sign she was headed down a rabbit hole. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lifted a hand and shot two fingers up in a peace sign. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I follow her gaze and look up at a green sign on the corner. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The cover image in the local paper is a crowd of people with hand-lettered signs camped outside the police station where Franklin was brought and released hours later. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As one source of the signs themselves, Sequoyah practiced copying the letters from an English spelling book given to him by a schoolteacher. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He concluded with an Adams salvo against “the peevish and fretful effusions of politicians,” then signed off as “J.A. In the 89 year of his age still too fat to last much longer.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He pedaled at full speed to the block where Dana Matherson lived, and chained his bicycle to a street sign. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who could sign an affidavit swearing to my name and nationality and religion. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I snap a picture of the results and the signs with my phone. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The line moved past the water fonts where we wet our fingers and genuflected as we made the sign of the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She signed for the package and brought it to her house for safekeeping. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I would like you to sign over ownership of the circus.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Kiley,” she says, “it’s not fair that our signs were taken down. What they represent is important! And what about freedom of—” “Stop,” Mr. Kiley says without raising his voice. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sign is faded, the colors bleeding, but I know what it says. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Sure, I’d painted my share of signs and stuffed enough envelopes that I was certain every part of my hands had been paper cut at one time or another. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He noticed the sudden quiet of his children as he entered the room and he took this as a good sign. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big crooked sign hanging above the entrance read STELLA. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were carrying signs, chanting slogans, passing out leaflets. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The signing was a secret, but George III was reading a copy 42 hours later. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scanned for any sign of the Wyrdmarks, or any mention of a Wyrdgate, but she soon found something far more interesting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Once every three days we visited Kamator to see if people had returned, but each visit was in vain, as there wasn’t a sign of a living thing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

To this day, Abuela makes the sign of the cross when we go by the condo, just in case Doña Rosa is still mad that it took us so long to notice. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Naomi is the person who makes the five-foot card for you and has everyone sign it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Though that was what it seemed like—signs of the ball of furious fire nowhere to be seen, the slanting shadows of morning absent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the seventh graders anywhere. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Most people can tell when they read the sign posted on the door that says the library is open only on Saturdays.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Teresita’s husband had drawn many hills and even a creek along the crooked path, but no other signs of human life were depicted on the map. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I yet lingered half-an-hour longer, hoping to see some sign of amity: but she gave none. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of a strange cap or stick, and no card on the salver. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

David signs the clipboard and turns around, pushing himself toward the door. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Already the signs prohibiting Jews from entering public facilities had been taken down and stored for later use. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Scipio pointed at Victor's sign, which looked like it heeded a good clean. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Seriously? The Spy Club? I was sure that sign was ten years old!” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

For that matter, even religious worship would have been permitted if the proles had shown any sign of needing or wanting it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mom was busy canning tomatoes, and I didn’t see any sign of dinner. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

We go down a hallway so fast that the signs on the walls are blurry. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He found no sign of a cave-in, but there were no lights. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After Mom announced she was pregnant with Teddy, the first sign that changes were afoot was when Dad went and got himself a learner’s permit. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pape’s knuckles on the desk are white, the only telltale sign he’s getting stressed. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When you cleared it, the sign lay at my feet, warped and streaked with silver scratches. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He did not wink at Harry, or wave, or give any of his usual signs of greeting. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Neon signs for Pabst Blue Ribbon and Old Milwaukee glowed on the walls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The stone sign in front of what looked like a new development read the prema estates. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The bandage had become smaller, but it still covered all signs of injury. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It was the face from Mo’s photograph, except that the hair surrounding it was darker now, and there was no sign of any smile. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And the next morning she signs the papers, and when we get to school the first day, Freak helps me find my name on the list and it's true, we're in all the same classes. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The driver of the van pulls up in front of a huge redbrick building with a sign that says Police Station. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Sitting at the back of an afterschool cooking club I didn’t sign up for is even worse. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Finally I saw a dark wooden sign saying welcome to turners station in the parking lot of a fire-scorched bar with pink tasseled curtains. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“The scarecrow is the final sign,” the captain tells me with a solemnity to his voice. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When I persisted, she said that some people thought marks like mine were signs of wishes that hadn’t come true. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I remembered searching through the wreckage of the giant bronze warrior she’d sacrificed her life to defeat, and not finding any sign of her. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then I tell him, “I signed my name ‘Daniel.’” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Which she’d hopefully start receiving as soon as she signed her contract...whenever that would be. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Clyde Livingston, who had once lived at the shelter when he was younger, was going to speak and sign autographs. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She climbed out of the car, and then she stood and looked up at the Giant Do-Nut sign. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Charlotte’s always the first to sign in,” she had said. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I search her face for signs of the Lily I’m used to, the one who usually only notices me long enough to forget about me again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Our voices were too soft or nonexistent, and our parents never signed the permission slips anyway. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ten questions,” he said, “and a tiebreaker if we need one. The team with the most correct answers is the winning team. The prize this year: a baseball signed by...” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I pass a sign for the main street. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t understand why, but the only possible cause was the sudden appearance of the skull, which had now risen high enough to illuminate the entire wood like some grisly neon sign. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This was the worst I’d felt in years—my head was humming, a sure sign I was dangerously close to losing control of it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Just a kid who doesn't have to sign in at the hospital because everybody, especially Ms. Melinda, who sits at the front desk, knows I'm Dr. Lancaster's grandson. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There were no streetlights, but the street was lit by the lights from the apartments and from a motel down the way, the sign flashing on and off, on and off. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lon hesitated at the threshold, but there was no sign of movement. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had now scrambled outside the tent—and could see others running through the lanes between companies, screaming and making signs of utmost alarm in the gloaming. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Burton, if you’ll sign the papers with the county clerk, we’ll move on to the rest of the Widow Cane’s property.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I had the author sign it for you.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Hannah starts to join me, but she ends up waving her palm in a so-so sign and shrugs. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He called them guests, so that was a good sign. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In order to recoup his costs, he set out a cash basket and a sign with the suggested price. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of any human being in the monkey house. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was young, almost an adolescent, with no sign of timidity and with a natural pleasant manner that had not shown itself until then. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The captain sits at his desk with a half-melted candle, studying one of my drawings for symbols and signs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I point to the sign on the gate to the court. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

They crowd around me, flashing signs and breathing close. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

No sign of the basketball boys, which was a little weird. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw Kolya’s white-toothed smile and his thumbs-up sign. He was a good lad. He spent only one month with us; in the next air battle he received a fatal wound.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He indicated a neon sign that stood out against the night sky—YMCA, only a block or so away. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around for any sign of Ellen as I follow him up to the lunch line. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

On the way home from work one day, I prayed, “Lord, I need a sign. Can you show me something?” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And he promised to sign a statement, like you wanted.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of theft or crime of any kind. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, okay. Do they practice the signs gospel there?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“New purses. A sign of good luck coming!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a few of my colleagues in the league, I even went so far as breaking up CP meetings by storming the stage, tearing up signs, and capturing the microphone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked around at the signs of our imminent departure. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat myself, like the sign told me to. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He slows and points to a massive piece, a wooden tiger mauling a man dressed as a European soldier, the sign declaring: TIPU’S TIGER. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I gave Paul the sign and he played the first parts of “Cielito Lindo” and “When the Saints Go Marching In,” the school’s theme song. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

At the Lincoln Hotel, they signed in officially with the AOC, then mingled for the first time with their fellow Olympians in the lobby. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of any of the orphans. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

So they went along in their pokey fashion, the weirdly shaped Gremlin making rolling stops at traffic signs and the Eldorado, a little bit later, doing the same. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

On that day, US reconnaissance aircraft flying from bases in Japan and outfitted with special detection equipment picked up signs of nuclear debris in the atmosphere. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I beat you. And then, if you ask nicely, I’ll sign an autograph for you. That’s pretty generous sportsmanship, don’t you think?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sailors on the Empire Tern, which was painted a dull white but had rust streaks all over her, waved back at us and held up their fingers in a V-for-victory sign. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s one of the early signs, she said, pleased. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He even hates signing his name at the bottom of his drawings in art class. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had previously signed up for doing roadside security for the Top of Utah Marathon, which was being held the next morning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Two accidents in two years is not a good sign. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a great lump of quivering gray fat and the only sign of corned beef is a little nipple of red meat on top. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The hovering Mr. Curran descends, and we are led to the table where the necessary forms are signed and dated. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

By the time his sister slowly turned the key as a sign that he should withdraw, he was long finished and now lay lazily in the same spot. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled farther down the street, staring at the closed shutters for a sign of some sort. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The signs of our elopement were subtle: My parents’ wedding picture was gone, as was the grainy photograph of my grandfather and King Nader Shah stand­ing over the dead deer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was wishing I could sign a peace treaty with my parents when the telephone rang. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She whispers something to Jessica, and soon after, Shay is holding up signs with words. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then we walked past some signs someone’d stuck up on the wall. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She makes the sign of the cross and folds her hands in a quick prayer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We met the next morning and I signed the deed in his car and he gave me the cash. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Townshend suspected this was a sign of damage to the spine. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the elf anywhere. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Walton’s taking me shopping downtown to get some things for the pageant, remember? You gotta sign the permission slip for me to go.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

After Katie had signed the paper, he talked of other things for a while. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered what kind of funeral she would have: old Mrs. Duff would sit up all night and make people sign a book. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She would push and push and probably show up at my school and sign my name on the sheet for me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Noelle pops out of her room at 7:50, just as breakfast is rolling in and my parents are stepping out of the nurses’ office where they were signing papers. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t talk about the neon sign he’ll have or the big rolling tool cases or anything. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Things were far from over, but at the first premature signs that the day’s search was breaking up we headed rapidly and silently for the car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They jumped and lunged at the sign, trying to catch it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The second strategy uses so-called logograms, meaning that one written sign stands for a whole word. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

At 8 a.m., he signed a proclamation adding the women’s suffrage amendment to the US Constitution. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Each twinge, each murmur of slight pain, ripples of sloughed-off matter, swellings and diminishings of tissue, the droolings of the flesh, these are signs, these are the things I need to know about. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the bus station lobby, I looked for signs indicating a colored waiting room, but saw none. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yelled into Derek’s ear, looking for some reaction in the eyes, and there was no sign of any kind that he could hear, or that he could react to hearing. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Next, a sign, taped haphazardly to an upcoming light pole, promises souls saved and a free waffle at some church in Harlem. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They’d planned the same stunt, signed on for a square meal and a month’s pay. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sign of the shuttle leaving the ship to collect us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Not since I was in Europe, when the Russo-German Pact of 1939 was signed, had I seen news spread such bitterness and despair. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign of the body, even though the body’s image hovered before his eyes, between his eyes and the bed of coals burning hotly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think every teacher at Knightsbridge signs a pledge to schedule an important test the week before the Christmas recess so that families that plan a winter vacation won’t take off early. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the officer continued examining the room with the lantern and showed no sign of interest until he discovered the seventy-two chamberpots piled up in the cupboards. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty sure that when someone emails you asking to meet them, that’s a good sign.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I knew that I could not afford a room, but wandering through the city I saw signs tacked to some houses, advertising beds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the early 1960s, the bus desegregation law had been passed, but the “coloreds” signs still hung prominently in the back of buses. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, she thought, a sign—a sign that He is mighty to save. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Coraline raised the stone to her eye and she scanned the room through it, looking for something that glowed or glinted, a telltale sign that somewhere in this room was another hidden soul. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

From then on, my computer monitored my vital signs and kept track of exactly how many calories I burned during the course of each day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She saw such behavior as a troubling sign of the rising shiftlessness of the age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

‘And what of escape? In the dark we should have passed the signs that led you to the brooch.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Pop Pop pulls a pen out from his coat pocket, signs his name, and hands it back to her. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As we pull into the crowded school parking lot, I spot Maddy and her mom carrying signs. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He looked like the men referred to as “purebloods,” portrayed on the German signs. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Boo strutted back and forth in front of the sign, as though he didn’t care about it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

To my surprise, however, the sergeant who signed the ticket did not have the inmate keeplocked pending his hearing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are surrounded by old posters advertising wine, and street signs and photographs of Paris arranged above the picture rails. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And with those words Mami sealed a pact she had designed, written, and signed for me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the walk sign beeped, they began to cross. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They followed the cavalcade up the winding road to the top of the hill, where there was a sign announcing a fair at Wychwood Bee. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

And you learn the telltale signs of someone ahead of you who is about to spit off to the side. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Bailey turns around but cannot tell which way he came, the path turns in on itself and he cannot see any of the signs to know which ones he had passed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Forbidding signs had gone up over the doors of shell houses. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He met the writer of signs whose chalked message he had seen the past November. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’ve been looking around for Dylan since I got here, but there’s no sign of him or his sister. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But a sign came down from the world of grownups, though at the time there was no child awake to read it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The only reliable signs were the black plumes of smoke from the dredges and the ever-present scent of burning leaves from slash piles set aflame by workers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The bathroom mirror, worse luck, showed no signs of leprosy. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Anybody who wanted to play could sign up and they were guaranteed at least a quarter of playing time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They needed to know the progress of the seasons and what warning signs preceded a thunderstorm or a dry spell. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seated beside Sherman at a small wooden table inside the farmhouse, he signed articles of surrender and then walked out of the dark room and into the brilliant sunlight of the North Carolina spring. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lance assured her he was going to pry the lid off the whole sticky business before signing off. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He flared his nostrils at her, a sign of affection. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back on that, I remember the woman had a nearly shaved head, which should have been a sign to him that hair wasn’t her specialty. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe this should have been a sign that something was seriously up with me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Finnish music blared from the radio, a sign that they had passed the border, out of the USSR. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The other respectable gentleman who signed the committal papers,” said Turner’s mother, “is best named by your father.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The southern California drive-in restaurants of the early 1940s tended to be gaudy and round, topped with pylons, towers, and flashing signs. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

They had each signed their first names with zigzag flourishes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sweetness is a sign that a food is a rich source of carbohydrate energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He squatted to look closer for signs of her, recognizing none. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever Boomer and I walk through the village, we see new signs of fall spreading across Lanternwood. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The neon sign advertised hourly rates, free Wi-Fi, and color television, as if some rivals might only be using black-and-white ones. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

If only I didn’t have to do Lolo’s job and help take care of the twins, Mami would have signed my permission form. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A hand-written sign informed tourists, “Within this store, is all for food, not for pet.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no signs whatever that the bird was anywhere near. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You watched your partner’s suit for any sign of a hole or a break. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, as a teenager, I got really into zodiac signs and concluded that it was so much cooler to be a Libra than a boring Virgo. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Do not bother with the Basic Artificing class you have signed for. Instead you will come to my workroom tomorrow. Noon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A pink neon sign is reflecting on the top of the car. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin searched for another sign, this time in the direction of Letham Bridge. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

We followed the signs pointing to the baggage claim area, where we expected to find Pa and Big Ma, and somewhere during all that running we began to laugh. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There were deep scratch marks in the paintwork below a small sign that he had not noticed in the dark. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At his suggestion, his parents had recently purchased an electronic touchscreen register that had all the prices programmed in, along with a credit card machine, allowing customers to sign their name with their finger. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

New orders, signed by the garrison commander himself, have been posted on doors and market stalls and lampposts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He said Jewish bankers in Europe had signed secret agreements to start World War II, and that they had colluded with Jews in America to pay for it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ve always been a believer, but to see how the signs manifested in him...if ever I had any doubt, he cast it away.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The onlookers might not have known these as signs of a struggle had there not been a quantity of blood on the floor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the Treaty of Greenville, signed in 1795, the nations of the alliance ceded a great deal of their Ohio territory to the US. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Two minutes later, still no sign of it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They interpreted their slapdash working conditions, created by chronic underfunding by the AEC, as an ominous sign that the agency’s commitment to Livermore remained conditional. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A sign on the wall by the concierge’s desk mentioned the delicate matter of money. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doli, his pony snorting white mist, galloped up to report no sign of the Huntsmen on their trail. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he signs off, the classroom erupts in conversation. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Matilda, watching closely, saw no signs of distress in the boy yet. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the sign kept scooting out of reach. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His head was pounding, he was dizzy, and there was no sign of Petra. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She signed the letter: Beoov, Ivette But it was the three words, written in large letters at the very bottom of the page, that sent a chill down my spine. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

That evolution of the alphabet can be traced back to Egyptian hieroglyphs, which included a complete set of 24 signs for the 24 Egyptian consonants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand yet that it was a gambling site belonging to a criminal ring, but I did know what a minus sign in front of red numbers meant. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All afternoon, we hiked up and down the street, and when we got tired of riding our bikes, we just skipped back and forth to the stop sign, relishing our new freedom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Cancer Perks are the little things cancer kids get that regular kids don’t: basketballs signed by sports heroes, free passes on late homework, unearned driver’s licenses, etc. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Everybody knew that a sign had appeared in a spider’s web on the Zuckerman place. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Looking back, Will thought that should have been a warning sign. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

My pink dress was still crisp, no sign of wrinkles anywhere. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was a word on the sign, but Flora couldn’t read it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Whole sections of the Nut collapse before our eyes, obliterating any sign that human beings have ever set foot on the place. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The Owl Club was “World Famous,” according to the sign, where a hoot owl wearing a chef’s hat pointed the way to the entrance. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her breasts were small and her hips only slightly curved, but she couldn’t help resenting these visible signs that she was doomed to be female. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Under the church sign, in handwritten Chinese characters, someone had added: “A Chinese Ceremony to Save Ghosts from Spiritual Unrest 7 A.M. and 8:30 A.M.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the two blinking signs above the door. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Any sign of life that isn't rodent in nature? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She smiled as she said: "She will probably end up back at the salon. But I have some ideas for where she'd go before she gets there. You need to sign me out of here." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of activity, human or fay. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Except that his eyes grew a shade brighter, he showed no signs of shock or distress. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s just trying to scare us. He wants us to sign those documents.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A secret agreement on border security was signed between the two countries in the early 1960s, according to the South Korean government. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When a mother put charcoal on her child’s face, it was a sign that the child was ready to starve for a vision, for power. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Clusters of birds were perched along its broken backbone, watching us as we blew past the stop sign and turned the corner. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When they got together it was over at his grandmother’s, and that’s where his yard sign was, announcing to the world that he was a Permian football player. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge mass of bees dangled like a living piñata from the weathered chat ’n’ chew diner sign. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was a bar with photographs of boxers on the wall, and a signed poster of a broadly smiling accordion player. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did they function normally in a world totally ruled by signs? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got his signed page from G. M. Pennington and dragon necklace,” Lydia said, not looking up. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I searched my memory for a sign, some way I could have prevented it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I drove past Holly Meadows three times before I finally found it—everything in the area was oak trees and ranch land, and Holly Meadows—lacking a sign at its entrance—didn’t stand out much. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He wore an animal skin over his tunic as a sign of his profession. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Nondescript grey stone renders it indistinguishable from the surrounding buildings save for a tarnished sign hanging by the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Small traces of blood were found in the car and near the scene of the wreck, but there were no other signs of the missing Jacksons. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Joyce was standing with his father and the kids, jumping up and down, holding high over her head a sign on which she had painted a large, green four-leaf clover. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The signed posters from Broadway shows and her bright, plush comforter. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As we hiked along Fordham Road, I kept looking at the addresses and signs on the shops. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Bah. They don’t care if we sign,” said the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You’re the one who put the sign up! What was I supposed to do? Spend twenty minutes throwing out the garbage? He’d come down here looking for me.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

On August 24, he signed the ratification certificate and sent it by registered mail to Washington, DC. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We roared up the road, plastering our faces to the car windows, looking for any sign of our wayward Auk. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kabuo went in and flicked his inast light on: red over white, the sign of a man night fishing, not that it did any good. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A sign to the left read main office, and a corkboard next to it listed the graduating seniors’ college destinations: Yale, Penn, Harvard, Brown, Williams, Princeton, Swarthmore, Dartmouth, Stanford. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Stone wrote to friends back east with stories of a woman who “carried petitions all through the town for female suffrage, and not one woman refused to sign.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Once in a while I’d look to see where she was sitting in the lunchroom, or check the elective lists to see what she’d signed up for. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

People were going to the opera, to balls, to glittering dinners in the great hotels, in spite of casualty lists and the fact that the war showed no signs of ending. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them just stood there in my house, showing no sign of going back into their story. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Archer made the sign for the book, flapping his open palms like wings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Once the telltale signs of sickness had been exhibited, it didn’t take long for Lester Burton, Arthur Devlin, and their wives and associates to start feeling a bit puny. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ellen kept her silence, but she saw signs of special talents in Jethro, and she watched over him with special tenderness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she didn’t notice was that the Costas ware alert every second for unusual signs of interest in Lyra from the waterside people. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll use it only to sign important things,” he had promised me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far from wishing Harry a happy birthday, none of the Dursleys made any sign that they had noticed Harry enter the room, but Harry was far too used to this to care. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

So far, the bundled-up worm had shown no signs of life. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And there would wend Mitt, the child of ceaseless movement, leafy stick in hand, poking beneath the shady skirts of the trees for the smallest signs of life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he had been struck on his head, but there were no external signs of violence. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glances up at me again but shows no sign that she recognizes me, even though I’ve been here every day for the last week. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I watch him stride down the street and he throws a few sky punches, which I take as a sign of approval, like he’s happy for me, so I return to the kitchen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salvadorans with MS tattooed on their foreheads, the sign of the Mara Salvatrucha, hang out like dogs at the San Jose church, sniffing out robbery prospects. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

We gave the hippies the peace sign and the power sign and walked over to Grant Street. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truck brushed Robbie’s car and sent it spinning off the side of the road, where the car had hit a road sign, hard, and stopped spinning. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Those signs were standing between me and everything I wanted. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She both said and signed it, her fingers moving sharply. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A pair of gaunt children and some thralls stared at him with dull eyes, but there was no sign of his lord father, nor anyone else he recalled from boyhood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He just keeps on smashing into buildings and signs and parked cars. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the first signs the expedition had found that indicated humans lived along the River of Doubt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was an easy trail to follow, though A.M. and P.M. must have been moving fast because the cousins saw no sign of them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He signed it, "I'm your sincere friend, George." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The President made another sign of the T and sat down. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shop signs swing toward the heat from their brackets; a potted hedge comes sliding across the rubble and capsizes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They put her in a private room at the hospital, where she began to die with the same signs and symptoms that had preceded Sister M. E.’s death. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the rangers will come upon some sign of them, he told himself, never truly believing it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There's been no sign of Peeta, but this doesn't surprise me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

While I recited the Act of Contrition, Father Benedict murmured blessings and made the sign of the cross. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

"It's your duty to serve the Fatherland. Most of you already belong. I am here today to sign up stragglers." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

For Grandpa, that was a sign of love, because usually he did what he wanted to and never noticed that Granny might welcome a little consideration. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She had taken a Meer- eenese slaver as her king, as wealthy as he was noble, and when the peace was signed and sealed the fighting pits of Meereen would open once again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I signed up to be a member right there and then. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s awful. All those math classes I signed up for...well, I don’t have the foggiest idea what’s going on. The professor’s talking in the lecture hall, and it’s like he’s speaking another language.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if this family bore no resemblance to any other fugitives, they still could not leave until they had obtained a bond signed by two well-known residents. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo returned his gaze but said nothing; and Strider made no further sign. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And more: twelve girls and six of their parents from Aberdeen High School, South Dakota, who cheered her with signs as she crossed the border from North to South Dakota. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to learn one thing, and that is that when I tell you to do something, you’ve got it to do. You sign your name on that line.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in March the town council voted to put up a little sign on the post below the town’s name along Route 302. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he really was Washington Irving, and perhaps he really had been signing Washington Irving’s name to those letters he knew nothing about. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But what hope had the West Computers of making a federal case out of something so banal as a cafeteria sign? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Like: Isn’t it great I just signed up to voluntarily gnaw my own arm off? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She said I should have just asked her; she would have signed the form anyway. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Big Time remembered looking at the faded sign painted on the bricks. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then as the haze lifted we saw a sign announcing that we were in restricted military waters. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He was never fond of dogs, and it was a sign of how much he loved my mother that he let our golden retrievers sleep on the sofas and walked them three miles every morning. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He just said that tree over there as if one of the trees had been marked with a sign that said this tree, dummy. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Hazel spent the rest of the weekend glancing out the window, but she never saw any signs of life at Jack’s house. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Behind this sign there are other signs, and the camera notices them briefly: freedom to choose, every baby a wanted baby. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other battles over housing raged; there were no signs of victory there. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The reason for the leap in activity was ominous: Japan, Germany, and Italy were signing an alliance pact. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jacobs, terror on his face, raised his arms up in a sign of concession, but then lowered them and tried to push everyone away when he saw things spiraling out of control. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On Curriculum Night at the beginning of the school year, my mom signed up for each of my teachers’ newsletters. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Who is giving you hickeys, and why have you not gotten them to sign an NDA?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There is no sign of my earlier attempt to smother her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

If only Kainene could go with him; if only she didn’t have to stay to sign the new contract. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Dr. Hamid,” my mom says, shaking her hand eagerly, like she just managed to sign a contract for her most burdensome client. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The supervisor agreed to let him sign up for the special plan retroactively. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes open for a sign that said dentist. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And then I think that if someone hung a sign on me that said anything, having that sign there wouldn’t make it so. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Except for his enlarged spleen, a sign of a malaria infection, Guiteau's body revealed nothing unusual. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were oversize black-and-white numbers taped to hallway walls, signs screaming at passersby to count down the days until the first game of the season. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But Grandma was sitting alone in the main room, showing no sign of worry. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I described our stay-away of 1961 as a last resort after the government showed no signs of taking any steps to either talk with us or meet our demands. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I’m saying is, if you was to go over into Canada looking as you do at the moment, you might as well tie two signs ’round yourselfs. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, you needed a specially signed note from one of the teachers to look in any of the restricted books, and he knew he’d never get one. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of Clay, but they never stopped looking over their shoulders. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was another sign of the interesting role Reggie was playing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dad said the nomadic Indians had watched for her appearance as a sign of spring, a signal the mountain was thawing, winter was over, and it was time to come home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Francis held the phone away from his ear and made a gabby mouth sign with his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She paddled vigorously, looking for signs of people in the early-morning light. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed roadside restaurants advertising breakfast specials and movie theaters with the show times listed on towering signs near the edge of the highway. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

His mother forgets to sign his financial aid form and—just like that—no scholarship. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

At precisely noon on March 25, King George III signed the law. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

And so this parcel of land became to Wang Lung a sign and a symbol. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I’m hoping it’s a good sign that my parents are coming. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We took a seat at the bar, next to an old man, his leathery face sickly in the blue glow of the Michelob sign overhead. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a bad sign,” said Scythe Hideyoshi, “when our young hopefuls gravitate so openly to the enemy.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The blade flashed in the sunlight as it began to move faster and faster in a shining arc until it crashed into the sign. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is no coincidence, but rather a sign of the way a new generation of dissectors were eagerly setting about their work. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She is strolling with a happy gait, her body thrust toward the don’t walk sign and the yellow taxicabs that make forty-five-degree turns on the corner of Madison and Fifty-seventh Street. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He points at the sign by a tunnel: Rainforest Jump! They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

More people signed up for choir than I expected. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

At the same time, one of the kindergartners from down the street rode her bike up, noticed the sign, and quickly pedaled back to her house. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

She stops at the table to sign in and write her name on a name tag. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I investigated a Help Needed sign at a dressmaker’s shop and discovered I would not find work anywhere because I didn’t have the proper papers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was signs like this that usurped my self-esteem and my hope. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now grab the sign and run back to the house, back through the tunnel or the spinning room, whatever takes us back to Ms. Morales....That's all you have to do! The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I recently signed a letter of intent to play baseball at a prestigious college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And the boy. His name is Paul. Paul! This is a sign, Lucy.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ged turned, irresolute whether to heed this sign or not, and looked to the north. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“All the signs point to it,” my father said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Julian sat alone in the back seat and read the trees and houses and road signs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

To entice people to come to them, they offered up bags of rice if you signed up. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes on the pavement, glancing up often enough to be sure no one's looking at me strangely, and that I don't walk into a street sign. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Prince,” said Harry, watching him closely for signs of recognition. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I think this time I’ll just take my cow without signing the forms or paying the twenty bucks,” Joe observed calmly, casually tying the other end of his rope to the pickup bumper. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a right at the first stop sign, and maybe a quarter mile from there.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sign looked and spun like a real vinyl record. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He was holding up a sign with the same fancy lettering as the store I’d seen earlier. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Linear B, the writing of Mycenaean Greece, was at least simpler, being based on a syllabary of about 90 signs plus logograms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It would make no sense to sign a second book. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then we all find a reason to be excused from one class or another, sneak the papers and tape out from under our shirts, and get those signs up faster than Ms. Wyman changes moods. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I told her that I’m signing up for Philosophy and Letters tomorrow, which according to her is what girls who are planning to marry always sign up for. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I signed up to do work experience as a teacher. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But trust in one’s partners is a luxury denied those who sign on as clients on a guided ascent; one must put one’s faith in the guide instead. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Taking the chrism on his fingertips, he anointed me, marking the sign of the Cross on the required places, first my forehead, then eyes, nostrils, mouth, ears, breast, hands, and feet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They still walked like they owned the place, but they were more wary, watching the doorways and crossroads for any sign of trouble. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They see a sign in the window of the mill: milk for sale, one cent a glass, and also fried eels. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It now sounds like a strange sporting ritual for teenage boys born under the astrological signs Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Along the way, I see no sign of another tribute, not a puff of breath, not a quiver of a branch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Nothing commemorates the site, only rubble and faded signs in overgrown thickets where hundreds of men once toiled and sometimes died. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He read the road signs with interest now, wondering what lay beneath the names. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

As dusk faded to dark, Booth and Herold continued south, careful to watch for signs of cavalry. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only outward signs of his disease, though, were the tremors in his hands and an occasional grappling for the right word. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a man put two pieces of bread and a apple and a big glass of milk on your tray and said, “Please read the signs to your children. Thank you.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The cover image in the local paper is a crowd of people with hand-lettered signs camped outside the police station where Franklin was brought and released hours later. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was kind of worried because this sign looked a lot fresher than the first one. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they weren’t guild signs or crests, and they didn’t make pictures, like tiles in a mosaic. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I have to ask her caseworker to sign the medical forms,” Mrs. Merritt replied. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Are your hands good enough to sign this death certificate?” he asked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“His parents didn’t want him to keep her. He signed away all his rights.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I told you you’d get tired waiting. It’ll be five months more before you can even see a sign, and it’ll be at least eight months more before she throws the colt, about next January.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first he had thought that maybe the Bergs landed in the clearing, but there was no sign of such a spot whatsoever—the vegetation had grown pretty thick. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He had even signed a few of them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, then you’ll have to bribe that cranky cow who signed,” said the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In the end, the group chose to pass a resolution so unambitious that almost everyone in attendance was willing to sign on. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Raymie wasn’t sure what this question was in reference to, but she didn’t take it as a good sign. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He felt that he was still groping in the dark; he had chosen his path but kept looking back, wondering whether he had misread the signs, whether he should not have taken the other way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I think it was on the third day that a telegram signed Henry C. Gatz arrived from a town in Minnesota. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo told her that she had to stop seeing signs in everything. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We had to take some of our provisions, too, for we were in a perfect desolation, and, so far as we could see through the snowfall, there was not even the sign of habitation. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Kilrain said, “They used to have signs on tavern doors: Dogs and Irishmen keep out. You ever see them signs, Colonel?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scanned the sky but saw no sign of the ghostly bird. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Aru, do you think these weapons are a sign that they like us?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was very dark inside the fuselage and he could see nothing—certainly no sign of the survival pack. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ended up in the foster home years after them.I give myself some distance, as if privacy actually matters, and make sure I stay out of the light coming from the exit sign. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Marshall players danced and hugged and flashed the hook ’em horns sign as if it were V-day. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe despite all the signs, if I weren’t afraid and just believed, then Fig would be okay. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She slipped silently into their ranks, scanning the shadows near the Exchange for signs of Black Tip spies. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Along the way I saw not a single sign of Brotherhood activity. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cormaci posted signs by the mailboxes offering to read tarot cards for people at ten bucks a shot. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she forgot to turn the set off and would awaken at 2 a.m. to hear “The Star- Spangled Banner” playing before the station signed off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“UNDEFEATED!” blared a sign on the plywood road- runner. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Page 125 The signs were all there, all over, for anyone willing to notice. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Everywhere one looks, there are signs of ignorance and indifference. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Many birds were circling about it, but no sign of other living things could be seen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Just three weeks after Henrietta’s name was first published, Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law and launched the War on Cancer, designating $1.5 billion for cancer research over the next three years. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“We can listen to the news while we're doing that. And maybe, since Cas isn’t up to moving around a lot, she can make another sign with all of our names on it.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Beatrice’s cheeks were full, which Roy took as a promising sign. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is determined to sign up for the musical. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

A creaking sign showed the picture of the White Hart. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

None of the villages shamed any signs of having been attacked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With a trembling hand he made the sign of the cross over her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened for the first sign that death was on its way. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I watched through the cracked windshield as he made his way toward a sign pointing us in the direction of the Monongahela National Forest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The drawing was signed at the bottom: Leo. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

This is Los Angeles; I’m used to seeing signs in public places with instructions in multiple languages. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He jerked his thumb at the exit sign. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She sometimes removes her sign early, or for periods of time when she is tired from reading or in need of a respite. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She points to the sign and mimes a question. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But tonight there was no sign of her, or her father. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

"We follow a policy of enlightened humanitarianism; all our employees are automatically insured. You have only to sign a few papers." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he checked all of my cousins for signs of Lassa fever. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I knew only from stories. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My brothers think that my new fortune is more than luck—it’s a sign from Allah that I’m supposed to do something different with my life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only sign of civilization is the track, which rests on a raised bed of gravel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She knocked and listened for some sign of life. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He was already signed up for tesserae, which entitled them to a meager supply of grain and oil in exchange for his entering his name extra times in the drawing to become a tribute. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His behavior is really not out of the ordinary— anger, depression, even tears—are all positive signs that he is in the process of working it out. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For everything the Object signed her father’s name. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Olanna turned and looked carefully at Baby’s face, to search for clairvoyance, a sign that Baby knew Kainene was coming back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The school bus’s flashing lights have stopped, its stop sign is tucked back in, and traffic starts to move again. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He looks better now, no doubt about that, but the signs we used to gauge his moods are all gone. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

All through Camillo Junior High, there were signs of the season. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe because I’m not writing it down on a sign-in sheet for detention or signing an apology for something. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, Harry looked up, but there was no sign of white among the mass of brown and gray. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The poor cat now showed the first signs of fear since leaving on his journey; he was alone, and the only way to rejoin his friends lay in swimming across the terrible stretch of water. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sign outside on the doorway, framed by the old spiked gateway, is just a gleaming brass plate that says C. R A. Beekman Extension. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of running water in this cave, no streambed, no stalactites. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was signed with lots of fancy titles that belonged to the colonel and the commandant, and the King Himself. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fox was rough, but it looked alive, and it seemed to him a sign that he would find Pax unharmed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The formula for finding the roots of a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is… The + sign gives us one root, while the – sign gives us the other. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She put this word into inverted commas by making the wiggly quotation sign with her first and second fingers. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As he arranged Master’s books, he promised himself, stopping short of speaking aloud, that he would learn how to sign forms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a quick drive to get there, and we sign in at a desk inside the admissions building. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Although each of those systems used distinctive sets of signs not borrowed from Egypt or Sumer, the peoples involved could hardly have been unaware of the writing of their neighboring trade partners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of her, although the number of bubble nests had grown to eleven. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I sort of nodded or did something with my head, and he took it as a sign of approval and sat down on the edge of the bed to my right. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Pinpricks of light are the first sign that we are nearing Amity headquarters. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

If that’s not a sign that the paper chain project is the way to go, I don’t know what is. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dursley might have been drifting into an uneasy sleep, but the cat on the wall outside was showing no sign of sleepiness. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

While she was watching, I signed my name in cursive. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, don’t tell me you signed up for Junior Agent? I mean, technically you’re a legacy kid, but barely.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I have to look at the street sign to see where I am, but I can’t read it; my vision is blurred. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The transport carried them to the other side of the island and traveled through a barbed wire fence with No Trespassing signs posted on it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It definitely didn’t fit in with the other cars, and I took that as a bad sign. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were no flashing neon signs in Tijuana by day, but the music still blared from the shops. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Then she fixed the bottom of the dress until there was no sign of a roll of toilet paper lurking underneath. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

‘So you have heard the name, have you? All my people used to call me that in Isengard, I believe. A sign of affection, possibly. But evidently you did not expect to see me here.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If he’s eating it, it’s a good sign. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Major Major gazed next at copies of official documents addressed to him to which he had been signing the same signatures. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t that one of the seven deadly signs? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

That student council sold the yummiest strawberry cupcakes to raise money for a new sign. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A subdued style could be a sign that you were in a state of mourning. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I passed a service station, and the sign said gasoline was only ninety-three cents a gallon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Very well,” the judge says, stamping and signing the form, then returning it to the clerk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Why did white people sit in the front of city buses and black people sit in the back, behind the signs that said “coloreds”? I didn’t know. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Charles Chiltington was outside, as usual, walking back and forth on the sidewalk, carrying a protest sign that said “Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Is Execrable.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Restricting signs to those for single consonants was only the first of three crucial innovations that distinguished alphabets from other writing systems. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“A sign for something that is more than it is.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Every so often you’d see a coach from another school and, before he signed with Iowa, there would be small pockets of older men with notebooks, writing down every single thing Luke did. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And they repeated to one another all the signs by which they would know the places they were looking for—the- blue lake and the hill with a garden on top of it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

One of the horses neighed and reared up, and for some crazy reason they took it for a sign. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked me up from school today, which was sign number one that something was Not Okay. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Inmates banging on walls, throwing up their gang signs, yelling out who they are and where they are from. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to stew over the detention note that she or Pa had to sign. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

When we finally turned into the dirt road with the hand- painted sign that read welcome to aokpe apparition ground, all I saw at first was chaos. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When we had made the sign of the cross and gotten down on our knees, around the table, someone knocked on the door. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some enter each tent they pass, while others are more selective, choosing tents to enter after careful consideration of signs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Equally disturbing to Gold was the news that just days before the war started, Stalin and Hitler had signed a special pact, agreeing not to fight each other. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up from the chair, and I got up and snapped to attention, showing the first real sign of respect I had given him since walking through the gates. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

As I read down the list of names on the sheet I saw that Mr. Huffer was the last man to sign it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

All signs pointed to the war going on for a long time. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

On his dresser sat a framed photograph of the Navy’s Blue Angels elite flying squadron in close formation, signed by every pilot on the team. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jo thought she was asleep, she lay so still, and putting down her book, sat looking at her with wistful eyes, trying to see signs of hope in the faint color on Beth’s cheeks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without replying or showing any sign of alarm whatsoever, the Abbot arose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I know Mom’s been trying to talk to you about signing up and everything. But you’re always so busy, and she can never find you here.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign of Min at his work, nor any wet clay on the wheel. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The street signs written in both English and Spanish. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s only a sign if we read it,” she said. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At the first sign that the flow of milk was slackening, they collapsed in exhaustion, not worried about lying in milk because their clothes and hair were already drenched. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She crawled inside the crate, gagging as she riffled through the bits of straw on the floor and felt the walls for signs of safes or hidden compartments. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

After we said the Lord’s Prayer, Father Amadi did not say, “Offer to each other the sign of peace.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sat there in obvious pain, resting his finger on his lap and nervously smoking a cigarette despite the sign on the wall that said NO SMOKING. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It's not on any sign outside the building. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My second impulse was to run outside and rip the sign away. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“There wasn’t enough evidence to charge him with a crime,” JT explained, “but my father made him join the army. He’s only seventeen, so my dad had to sign an extra form, but he’s gone.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drive down the dirt road and pass numbered wooden signs marking unpaved driveways that bend and disappear into the woods. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss filed the memory away, but it felt like a sign. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ida gave Giaco a sign, but he had already started the engine and soon they were heading out into the bay. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Grandma knew who won what at the county fair, she showed no sign. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Could I have been wrong about the sign? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

More than half the school signed a petition and the tree huggers got letters of support from a bunch of outside groups and three Hollywood Actors. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lourdes learns that many smugglers ditch children at the first sign of trouble. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

That is why chiefdoms devote so much collected tribute to constructing temples and other public works, which serve as centers of the official religion and visible signs of the chief’s power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“First, we sign that we agree to join this collective farm.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He give me papers to sign, and Ms. D. tole me what all they mean. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And even though the rules were set up by the Capitol, not the districts, certainly not Madge's family, it's hard not to resent those who don't have to sign up for tesserae. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The sign out front says “Seven Baskets,” and it looks more like a church than a store. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Briony could not see her mouth, but she knew its downward curve, easily mistaken for the sign—the hieroglyph—of reproach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

This afternoon, a block from school, a gang of kids were yelling and hooting near a stop sign. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I signed the back of their notebooks and their faces beamed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, the strikers held out for two years, while a national boycott of Marx & Haas Clothing pressured the company to sign a contract with the union for improved pay and working conditions. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“If you sign this confession, we can avoid any more mortal-age unpleasantness.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Denethor looked at their faces and nodded his head, as though in sign that he had read much there before it was spoken. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But the fever showed no sign of relenting. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Inej and the others watched the traffic come and go through the gates as they picked at their lunches, waiting for a sign of the prison wagons. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

How could he find Windsor or Stone Lane if there were no signs? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gestured to all the signs of Rich lying about. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat next to Brij, which was a good sign, I thought, until I saw her and Lewis having these hushed, private conversations. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She should be telling me about signs, about how black crows are freedom birds, symbols for slaves flying back to Africa. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

More than two hundred of Holm’s fellow athletes signed a petition asking that she be reinstated. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Your obsession with, like, dying for something or leaving behind some great sign of your heroism or whatever. It’s just weird.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Emily Sue hadn’t even glanced at the signs or the cars. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Next to it, his pride and joy hung framed on the wall: a signed Missy Elliott poster that he’d gotten for Christmas the previous year. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the gold they’d kept—not so much as a melted hilt. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Overhead signs with cryptic symbols and writing come and go before I can decipher them. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pollux makes a few quick signs to his brother. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Stretching five stories high, it swallows nearly half the street, and has three empty storefronts on the first floor with cobwebbed windows and faded signs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Citra followed a stone path through the garden to the church on which stood the sign of the fork, and she pushed her way through the heavy oak doors into a chapel lined with pews. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Everywhere I look, letters are taunting me, letters on signs and in ads and newspapers and magazines, and still my eyes can’t see the secrets. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I really should go in with you this morning. There must be transfer forms for me to sign.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were three signs indicating different parking areas. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Watch your words, man. The girl has admitted to being a friend to the witch. And there is a complaint against her, made according to law and signed.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The night brought a deep cold—an unmistakable sign of the lateness of the season — and she shivered as she waited. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The words and actions of white people were baffling signs to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only sign that the monster had ever existed were two green sword points sticking through the cracks. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I remember how proud I was when, months later, I was able to read and understand that whole sign. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She rolled her shoulders and searched for any sign of her competitors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The junior members of the Housewives’ League are mentored and taught how to canvass and sign up new members. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Abraham Lincoln had ordered work on building the Capitol dome to continue during the war as a sign that the Union would go on. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never signed Washington Irving’s name to any letters,” Milo declared. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder if this is a sign of things to come. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

‘But if I read the signs back yonder rightly, the Orcs of the White Hand prevailed, and the whole company is now bound for Isengard. Their present course bears me out.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, last time I went with Mama, he showed me a signed Satchel Paige baseball card—super old-school, and so original, he had it in a thick plastic sleeve. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

So instead he took down all the signs in his study, and in their place put up a new piece of paper that read, Bai lian cheng gang — a hundred smeltings, become steel. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled away fast and hard, and I remembered the Touch and Go sign. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

For a while she tried to keep watch, scanning the ground for signs of movement, but soon she drifted off, frowning and fists clenched, as the night melted into gray predawn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had received the sign six years ago. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Matthew zoomed in on an old-fashioned light-up sign jutting out from an ice cream shop across the street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But he saw no sign of the cat. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The regent gave me my first pair of boots, a sign of manhood, and that night I polished them anew, even though they were already shiny. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other hand signs are placed equidistantly between the two Do’s. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The Lord seemed to be signing his name in the sky with all the right lines and swelling strokes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your eyes peeled for signs of ambush, and no talking now.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Well, you don’t want the doctor who can sign you out of the psychiatric hospital getting suspicious.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“We went right to that place, and there wasn’t a sign of a fox. Den’s all full of stuff. Fritz said he never saw anything like it before.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing interesting was another one of those odd signs that read World IN Catastrophe—Killzone Experiment Department. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

A long search through the captain’s telescope had shown no signs of life whatsoever, but John Faa planned to take half a dozen armed men ashore just in case. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There are not yet any obvious signs of extraterrestrial intelligence and this makes us wonder whether civilizations like ours always rush implacably, headlong, toward self-destruction. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of us stayed after school yesterday to make welcome signs to decorate the walls and several students got to school really early to help set up a big buffet. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I don't know how I'm going to do that, but I'm hoping to find some signs when I get out onto the street. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The ride to the Seward house took only a few minutes, and the first sign was not good. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks, Jam signed, smiling as she gave Malachite a quick hug, breathing in the smell of yeast and flour. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She stepped into a room with a view of the clerk’s counter, where she saw Tracy signing papers and sliding them back to the clerk, then handing over cash for bail—$759.50 in exact change. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He pulled into the motel parking lot and tied Dozer and Petunia to the base of the motel’s neon sign. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In 1969, President Richard M. Nixon signed an executive order that outlawed the development of offensive biological weapons in the United States. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been bleeding; if she could have afforded an examination, a doctor would have found signs of placental abruption. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had a tattoo of a rattlesnake on his arm, and as he signed his name, the snake's rattle seemed to wiggle. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll teach you later, but for now I just need someone to watch the signs for me. Come on up to the copilot chair.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She signed the paper where the clerk pointed, tried to listen carefully to all his warnings about what the contract demanded, and stuffed the broadside that he handed her into her apron pocket. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He could read some of the town signs and the store signs. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hastily hand- lettered green sign hung above the countertop, displaying the store’s motto. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Gogol accompanies his parents to banks, sits waiting as they sign the endless papers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sign that said soldano’s announced the little lunch counter set under the porch in front of Pork Chop’s house. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva made a hand sign we learned from Balbina that means, Give it to me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A missing leg is a bad sign on Chinese New Year.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did too, but there was no sign of the animal. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As the sign drama played itself out in the Langley cafeteria, an incident that would have national repercussions took place in Gloucester County, just twenty miles away. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“We’re very sorry. We didn’t even have time to take our sign down.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But since your dad asked and he signs my checks.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Outside, there are voices, hurried footsteps—no signs of an all-clear. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

First, the store had to be closed — Ralph hung a sign — then the demolition began. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

On May 5, 1990, nearly fifty years after Lilya’s disappearance, Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev signed a decree honoring her as a Hero of the Soviet Union. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The Atlantic Charter of 1941, signed by Roosevelt and Churchill, reaffirmed faith in the dignity of each human being and propagated a host of democratic principles. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The company will prepare your contract and send it to your lawyer for approval. Then we—they will fly you here to Columbus to sign the paperwork and close the deal.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the morning sometimes he’d return with the binoculars and glass the countryside for any sign of smoke but he never saw any. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Day’s cousin said it wouldn’t hurt, so eventually Day agreed and signed an autopsy permission form. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Emmett just makes the sign of the cross over his heart. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Penelope hardly thought this necessary, but Lady Constance assured her that signed, binding contracts were the custom in these parts, a charming formality which she would not dream of omitting. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He gave Mrs. V a thumbs-up sign and left with Penny. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

A question was a sign of insanity to them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

To assure maximum attendance, Mayor Harrison had signed an official proclamation that urged every business to suspend operation for the day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When I saw children enter, I made the sign of the cross over my heart and went forward. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

About that time, I decided to quit worrying about whether I should tell my parents I had signed up to go to Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls took it as a sign that the island was known and there would be an eventual rescue, especially if Jennifer could get the radio up and running. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As I load my shirt into the washer for the night, I daydream about making a sign and hanging it around my neck. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now might come a Saxon wearing the beard and a sort of Phrygian cap, as a sign of defiance—now a knight from the Marches of the Northern border. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Approaching the house I saw no sign of life or motion. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Capricorn signed to Basta, who reluctantly took a few steps backward. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you don’t have to make it sound like a bad kung fu movie, but yeah, something like that. We been looking for her, but there’s no clues, no sign, nothin’...” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I don't know what else to say, and I'm about to sign off. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Federation is appalled by these remarks, as any civilized body would be, and sees them as signs of a deranged and devastated psyche. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the bullet, but one of the lawmen noticed a bottle on the ground, which was partially filled with a clear liquid. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I had new signs posted which said: An Ill-chosen Word Is the Fool’s Messenger. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s become a gypsy!’’ she shouted to her husband, who had not shown the slightest sign of alarm over the disappearance. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I told myself I'd misread the signs completely when I got back from school, and my gut knot unworried itself a bit looser. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The orphans weren’t even allowed near this place, as signs all around the hallway insisted in red, menacing letters. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Okay, she signed, and got up from her chair. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There were no signs that any one saw them. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

They’d put chains and padlocks on the doors and posted “No Hunting, No Trespassing” signs at the gate. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

On April 18, Good Friday, Annie had another bad vomiting attack, which this time they chose to interpret as a somewhat hopeful sign. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boy, that was sharp! I’d sign up just to have a uniform like that one!” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jamie—call sign John—was flying out that night, and Michael. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Cotton was lining up bricks along the edge of the road, and Lenny was swinging a baseball bat at rocks that hit the road sign with a clang. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He painted a crude sign to hang around the boy’s neck advertising the offer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

After years of starts and stops, Kenna was finally signed by Columbia Records. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I asked them then about the ship that had taken my people away many years before, making the signs of the ship and pointing to the east, but they did not understand. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever Father said to me, his meeting with the demon made him look doubly hard through the demons’ papers for signs of the true magic. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how it was where you were, but at Hailsham we definitely weren’t at all kind towards any signs of gay stuff. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole street is stacked with buildings that have signs advertising famous singers and jazz bands like Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The red cloths were not as nice as the old signs, but their revolutionary spirit brought a new energy to the whole city. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps this was a sign, to quit now and start her blog. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Visitors to our house doubtlessly noticed it when they entered the door—saw it immediately as the sign we were Catholics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all get up and I see Mrs. Johnson pick up two bins of markers which is a very good sign. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knocked on the door and waited for signs of life within the house. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor, according to her, did he show any signs of the eccentricities the press kept referring to, with the exception of his speaking too loudly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My father told me to believe and not ask questions, for to question what he believed was a sign of insubordination and disrespect. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They acquired big houses on streets named Harvard and Yale that were lined with elm, ash, sycamore, and linden and posted with signs barring all but essential wagon traffic. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They found it easily enough: a erode concrete shed with a red neon sign flashing irregularly over the door and the sound of loud voices through the condensation-frosted windows. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“After all that, when it was time to sign the final papers, I just couldn’t imagine not being Soojin anymore. Kind of like you said.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Two blocks from the party there’s a Stop sign. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The rotating bank sign says it is 22 degrees. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Here are a few signs of the times I’ve spotted: • Nail salon: Our Instruments Are "Sterilized" • Pizzeria: "Free" Delivery • Locksmith: “Fast" and "Friendly” Service There’s no reason for quotation marks in any of those signs. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia interrupted them by making a time-out sign. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I look at the nixies, watch them for any sign of movement. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Blimey...You reckon it was this sign again? The sign of the Hallows?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Two more signs along the southwesterly course maintained the warning. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They organized rallies, had students sign all kinds of petitions—from making drinking water safer to protecting the Key Largo woodrat to planting trees throughout the neighborhood. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Kids wait to get new schedules, and a few parents who’ve signed up for tour appointments are chatting on the sofas while they wait. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It's kind of what you sign up for when you put on the colors. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They both signed their names in the middle square, right over President Wilson’s washed-out signature. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He wrote in the new name he wished to adopt, then signed the form with his old signature. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign that it had even been there except for the glass shards on the floor. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He signed a piece of paper—one of those three-in-one papers—and a guy in dusty blue overalls ripped the pink one from the bottom and gave it to Mr. Charles. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was a sign of how disturbed William must have been, even to say that much. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He said at last that he would die before he signed a confession to something he hadn’t done. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

One of the cows, either the bravest or the stupidest, took that as a sign of weakness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I stand up to sign out for the bathroom even though I was just there during English class. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You too. Can I assume I don’t have to make you sign an NDA?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I already signed in,” I answered quietly, not looking at her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There were evenings when they reached their rendezvous and then had to walk past one another without a sign, because a patrol had just come round the comer or a helicopter was hovering overhead. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I had pulled us over into Slaty Fork, West Virginia, if the road signs were to be trusted. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mom stepped on the brakes harder than usual and we jerked to a halt at the stop sign. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

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

Those nights when I’d shudder awake from a nightmare, I’d remember my grandmother’s instruction to make a sign of the cross in the direction of my window. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only place they couldn’t access was DEIGN, because the sign pointed up, and there weren’t stairs or anything. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were several signs of sickness, one possible case of typhoid. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z