“Wait. So you’re saying you like sitting in on funerals of people you never knew?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Rainy days, I generally sat in a dry place and read a book, often just an axe length away from a ping-pong table. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Vanessa’s mom is watching while she sits in a folding lawn chair, reading a book. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure sits in her customary spot in the corner of the kitchen, closest to the fireplace, and listens to the friends of Madame Manec complain. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He sat in a roadside sofa, the cushions bloated in the damp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But the elder daughter knew nothing of anything, but only sat in the sun against the wall of the outer court, smiling and playing with her bit of twisted cloth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed the first time since I was a child just to sit in the sun and laugh. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them sat in the back, chatting away, and they stuck me, Long Legs, up front. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A truck pulled up, the driver went into the building across the street, came out, sat in his truck, and waited for it to be loaded. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

My father was still in his pajamas, and sitting in his favorite armchair. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

They needed an opportunity to step outside those roles when they sat in the cockpit, and language was the key to that transformation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in Ms. Washington’s waiting for class to start, and when Zoey walks in, I brace myself for her evil death stare. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t so much sit in the chair as fall into it, like clothes heaped onto the floor at the end of a long day. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The courtroom was empty except for Ishmael Chambers, who sat in the gallery with the look on his face of a man willing to wait forever. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At Philomena’s house the sisters and their husbands ate and drank while Angela sat in a corner nursing the baby and crying. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I went back to the seat I'd been sitting in at the beginning of class and stuffed my bag. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My dad is in the living room, sitting in his plastic-wrapped chair. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

We stop on the concrete around the metal bean, where the Erudite sit in small groups with newspapers or books. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Arnold looked out over the audience, sitting in a circle of light, and the audience went wild. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He went into the hooch to look for his pick, and the VC was sitting in there and started a conversation with him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam Gamgee was sitting in one corner near the fire, and opposite him was Ted Sandyman, the miller’s son; and there were various other rustic hobbits listening to their talk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If I tried to sit in it now I’d break it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He would try to sit in his office and read and meditate until he could be calm and start again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Just placed it on the counter and limped back to her little chair by the door where she always sat in her apron, sorting and stacking vegetables. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

How like her, to sit in the room like this, not “joining in.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now that I was getting older, it wasn’t so easy to sit in on the men’s discussions without being noticed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s him with a guitar, sitting in what I guess is his room. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he sat in his apartment and wept in order to empty himself of self-pity and remorse. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I set my hands on the back of the chair I refused to sit in and clench my fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Park opened his eyes and sat in front of Eleanor on the vanity. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And now he would have to sit in the blind with ditchwater soaking into the seat of his pants. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I sit in the middle of the bus. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But Ben sat in the chair, his big soft hands dangling between his knees, moaning faintly. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he likes to take photographs and sit in the sun. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"My lord father has sent my brother to sit in his place in this council. He bids us accept Tyrion as the Hand of the King, until such time as he himself can join us." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in his tiny paper-covered office at the college, leaning back in his chair and chewing the end of a pencil. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I learned stitches sitting in our apartment on Elizabeth Street, helping Mam when she took in extra work darning and mending and the occasional full dress from a bolt of cloth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Gracie’s trying to sit in the hammock, except she keeps flipping over and giggling. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Delilah is ready to sit in the car with her when Sandy shakes her finger. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Naomi had to admit that the angles and lines made some sense to her, at least more than when she was sitting in math class. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in Dr. Throckmorton’s office, sinking into a padded leather chair, facing the headmaster’s hulking desk. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

After I finished Gray’s “Elegy” I sat in the chair thinking about him and Edward. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Someone was sitting in front, on the passenger side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get in his car and sit in the back with Mai like we are in a taxi, which we are not. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

We sit in the cafeteria picking at the burritos some Indiana kitchen worker has attempted to make, and she asks what I did over the weekend. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had offered to go with her, to sit in the audience and listen to her speak. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a cozy room dimly lit by oil lamps, Miss Wren sat in a rocking chair holding Miss Peregrine in her lap. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We sit in a row, on a long bench made of dark shiny wood, which Grace says is a pew. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark, but the two girls were still sitting in the sand when Jinny felt a small head of wet curls lean against her arm. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was easy, sitting in my office in Washington, to think of Tariq Johnson as a statistic. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I hobble in and sit in a chair near her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey looked carefully at the tiny girl with dark hair and a round serious face sitting in the second row. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thirsty and still hungry after devouring what little food remained, the two of them sat in one corner of the boxcar until sunset. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in the dark by the window. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I waved her over and said, “I want to sit in the shade.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The rest of us sat in the boat trailing our fingers in the clear water and looking for jellyfish. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big pink slab of prime rib sits in front of her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

If he had to spend another moment sitting in his mother’s court, he’d go mad. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But a picture of her sitting in the hot thicket surrounded by the babies’ bedding spoiled his pleasure. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It seems that they had arrived at the theater late, and rather than trip over the feet of the audience already seated, they decided to sit in the last row, which was empty. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in my lap and slapped my chest, trying to attract my attention. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I hope they know about Father’s chair because if they sit in it, oh, boy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for us to come sit in his office. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Barack Obama, looking as he does, would have had to sit in the back of the bus fifty years ago. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As they sat in Farmer’s office, she said she understood the clinic’s message about germs and disease but still couldn’t escape the conclusion that sorcery had played a hand in her dead son’s fate. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A large, middle- aged Negro woman sat in front of us to the left, a young Negro man occupied the seat in front of us to the right. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went out onto the porch, sat in the lounge chair, and stared across the yard at the ailanthus. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The last time I’d seen her was a couple of weeks earlier, when she was sitting in front of me in church and, turning around slowly, had asked me how I was doing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She imagined her sitting in the living room, alone, doing her crossword puzzle. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At rehearsal, we all sit in the auditorium for a long time while waiting for the lighting to be perfected. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I got the wagon chair for her to sit in, and stood by her while she sobbed and wailed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Every day for an hour I sat in Luce’s office and talked about my life, my feelings, my likes and dislikes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Maribel and I sat in the back with a blanket draped over our laps. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I sat in that show with my hair done up that way and had a good time. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

That thought sat in my stomach like a bad piece of chocolate for the rest of the day. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He sat in a corner like a man who is blind and dumb. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

So once again I sat in a passenger seat and bumped across the fields toward where we’d held our picnic months earlier. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They sit in dark corners and braid their hair in new shapes and twists in order to control the stiffness, the unruliness, the rebelliousness. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He leads us to the conference room and points out two chairs for us to sit in. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And then there’s just me, sitting in the dirt on a mighty hill being circled by a poor old donkey and a tired camel. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, the whole seventh grade sat in the auditorium and watched the same Magic School Bus cartoons over and over, except for the lucky homeroom that won the rock-paper-scissors tournament and escaped to the gym. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

A few days later, I sit in the hot kitchen, bored, smoking a cigarette, something I can’t seem to stop doing lately. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She sat in this room holding her son on her lap, staring at his closed eyelids and listening to the sound of his sucking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell into his drink one evening while he was sitting in the verandah of a rest house after a long day in the field. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they just sat in the corner and played or chatted. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The table that had once belonged to Stanton—the one where the Declaration of Sentiments had been prepared—now sat in Anthony’s front parlor. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I sat in the only chair at the table, facing the big mirror. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When the pilots sat in the cockpit and worked their way through the written checklists that flight crews follow on every significant point of procedure, those checklists were in English. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

But who wouldn’t be sweet-tempered if she could sit in the shade all day? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry looked down at the man now sitting in the chair and saw that it was Karkaroff. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In virtual reality, Asher looks like a standing avatar; in real life, he is paralyzed from the waist down and sits in what must be the world’s most expensive wheelchair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The three sat in a row, their feet dangling over the water below. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a little rocking chair that she sat in, and she was sitting there, looking out the window, when I came into the room. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rows and rows and rows of people sit in little cubicles in front of bright red telephones. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The office sat in the front corner of the building, with sun-flooded windows and mismatched furniture that made it more homey than institutional. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I stayed behind like her chauffeur, and sat in the back pew. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Rather than go away and come back later, Galileo sat in on the lecture and became fascinated by the subject—his first encounter with mathematics proper, rather than mere arithmetic. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I kept making Maria Teresa turn the fan around when she sat in front of me, fanning herself. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basically it looked like a chair on a deep-sea boat, that you would sit in if you wanted to hunt shark or marlin or sea monsters. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As usual Beth lay on the sofa and Laurie sat in a low chair close by, amusing her with all sorts of gossip, for she depended on her weekly ‘spin’, and he never disappointed her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guenever, sitting in the bath and looking sightlessly upon the lioncels, had a sleepy look of secret happiness when she remembered their conversation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her hand—gently—because I know it’s what Gram would do if it were me sitting in that chair crying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The three men sat in their comer almost motionless, never speaking. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

This time he’s in full astronaut gear complete with airtight helmet and bulky oxygen tank, sitting in the diner at a table piled high with food. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

None of them had ever said it while they were sitting in the dark with mosquitoes plugging their nostrils or night sounds so loud around them they couldn’t think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher told me to sit in the desk next to his. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“How can I prove anything sitting in this stinking place?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in the kitchen, playing cards. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Those fifty bucks sure looked fat and happy sitting in Cory’s palm. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The digging was easy and although they often broke off to feed or merely to sit in the sun, before midday Hazel was out of sight and tunneling between the tree roots. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At most the two boys in Wang Lung’s house crept to the door and sat in the sun, the cruel sun that never ceased its endless shining. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She sat in a corner of the yard, and as she trembled in the sun, she clung to the Madonna. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Werner raises the big antenna and sits in his usual spot in the box of the Opel with his headset on. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Kathy sat in the back seat, reaching forward, stroking her husband’s head. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Now, sitting in her cabin aboard the Argo II, she could feel the coin growing warm in her pocket. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Virgil’s mind had wandered that day as he sat in the uncomfortable chair across from Mr. Linton with his parents on either side of him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He nodded to Zafoona, who sat in a wheelchair provided by the airline, dabbing at her eyes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Some people sit in there for lunch, but it’s sort of where you sit if you don’t have friends. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A boy follows them, his hair so blond it looks almost white, as if it sat in a bucket of bleach overnight. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

After a while brother Tom found him, sitting in the rain, and sat with him and shared the darkness and the rain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had sat in the corner of my side of the room to keep watch over me and Amil. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The cab sped around the comer of West Broadway, and the gray lady sitting in the middle screeched, “Look out! Go left!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I look around and realize that everyone in this room is, right now, being forced to sit in a class with a known homosexual. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Actually, Shadow quickly discovered, it was completely full, and there was a middle-aged woman sitting in seat 17-D. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I’d sit in class, and no matter how hard I’d concentrate—if there’s a window, I don’t care where it is, I’m staring out of it—I’d have the hardest time paying attention.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I sat in a chair and listened, and when the news program was over my father turned off the radio and looked at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

We sat in two seats in the center of the third row. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We sit in the grass silently for a time. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph sat in front of the stack of papers. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Graça Machel ushered us through a courtyard shaded by trees and into the house, where in a wide, sunlit room her husband sat in an armchair. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The hulking Mark I, not yet dismantled, still sat in its barnlike home: a corrugated metal building the length of a football field that hove into view while they were still miles away. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We’d been sitting in our beds, and we tapped our feet on the rails. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were sitting in the attic yesterday afternoon working on our French when suddenly I heard the splatter of water behind me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mother was sitting in front of the fire, looking worried. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there’s a thunderstorm or fireworks or a lot of sirens Devon lets me sit in the hidey-hole in the corner between the foot of his bed and his dresser. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you’re going to start fixing up that truck of yours sitting in my front yard.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Searcy picked the one I always liked to sit in best. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conrad and I continued to sit in chairs staring at the TV screen day after day. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Kat looked at me, her head wagging like one of those toys that sit in the backs of cars. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit in the window to write, and I look out and see the wagon-trunk still there, next to the tent as it has always been, and I half expect to see someone—Edward? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I remember sitting in class and hearing bomb blasts in the distance as rival tribes fought. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They sat in their cedar tree thinking about this, but the war still seemed far away. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then my mom and I sit in the hard plastic chairs, and I’m confronted with the reality of the old man and his leg again. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Turner’s mother sat in a chair by the window, her hands discreetly clasped in her lap; Reverend Buckminster sat behind his desk, his sermon notes discreetly covering Darwin. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Day after stifling day, the coaches and crews sat in small, almost sullen groups, playing cards, reading pulp magazines, shooting the bull, choosing whom they went to the dining car with and whom they didn’t. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Partridge was sitting in a big, overstuffed chair. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I put a blanket around my shoulders and sat in the entrance, in my usual place, where I could lean back against the rock wall and look down on the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fourteen years after the incident with the Weavers, I would sit in a university classroom and listen to a professor of psychology describe something called bipolar disorder. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You want to tell me why I’m sitting in your backyard instead of our normal coffee shop?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She is sitting in a pew, waiting for Arthur to finish up his conversation with Deacon Boyd. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“This old fellow up in Creasy’s Hollow...he gave me these. They’ve been sitting in his outhouse for a good ten years or more.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the evening, Salim sits in his hotel room, reading his Qur’an, telling himself that this will pass, that his stay in this strange world is limited and finite. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Jenny pushed her chair back and Matt started to rise, but Jethro sat in his place and motioned toward the others to sit again. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now I had finished eating and was sitting in a corner pretending to be doing homework, although I was listening to all this incredible talk with keen interest. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in a wheelchair that was anchored to the floor. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

There Jack was, as he always was, sitting in the third row at the end, close enough to the door that Hazel could grin at him and he could make a face back at her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I want to sit in one of those bubbles in the middle of a school. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were sandbags around the shallow foxhole we had to sit in. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paul and I sat in the car, drinking Coke and talking about the campaign, the assembly, and the election. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

As he sat in his plush seat, looking out through the green-tinted window of the Pullman coach, Joe could not quite believe the hubbub now spilling from the lobby out onto the platform. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They sat in the pit with their faces covered for a long time, waiting for the blizzard to stop. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had been sitting in a worn old arm chair, but now he surged out of it like a young man, his cane a blunt wooden sword before him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I lit one of the lamps and sat in his shabby sprung armchair, contemplating the rows of glinting bottles. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When we got home, me and Wishbone went out front and sat in the shade of the dogwood tree. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I sat in the chair next to her, pulling my knees up and tucking my bare feet under my cotton nightgown. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I head to the bathroom and sit in a stall long enough for the evidence of crying to go away. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. People are talking about organizing a neighborhood watch patrol or even hiring a real guard to sit in the guardhouse.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arletta sat in an overstuffed armchair covered in a country rose pattern. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Now she sits in the wingback chair near the fire, her head back, her eyes staring at something I can’t see. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As Japanese planes dove over Oahu, more than two thousand miles to the west, a few marines were sitting in a mess tent on Wake Atoll, having breakfast. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

We sat in the yellowish quiet for a while and worked without talking. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow had a carful of Wednesday’s guests to ferry to the restaurant: the woman in the red sari sat in the front seat beside him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The Daughters of Mary showed up each day just before lunch and sat in the parlor with May through the afternoon, telling stories about her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in silence before glasses of the gin flavored with cloves which was the specialty of the cafe. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

You know how many stores even have doors that Lucas could figure out how to open while sitting in a wheelchair? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I would say that, with the exception of me sitting in the back of this salon, she's winning the battle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The furniture is aged white wicker that looks like it’s been sitting in the sun. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sit in front of the fireplace, with his arm around me solid as the back of a chair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If you came, you’d sit in the Emperor’s box, but nobody else has such good seats. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

With a book in his lap and sitting in sunlight, he looked perfectly peaceful. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

That evening, while Grandmother sat in my hospital room, rocking me back and forth as she hummed her favorite hymn, “On the Battlefield for My Lord,” Mother paced the floor weeping aloud in her despair. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jenna and I would sit in my room after dinner, and she’d tell me how awful it was to hear her parents fighting all the time. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I picture his dad and him sitting in the front seat of their truck talking about bobcat tracks. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

On New Year’s Eve I sat in the living room with my dad, who was reading a book. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He sat in a chair between his political advisers and, wrapped in his woolen blanket, he listened in silence to the brief proposals of the emissaries. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My feet hurt, I was light-headed with stress and bad meals, and the idea of perhaps eating real food and sitting in a chair — or even sleeping in a bed! — sounded like bliss. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the car ride, the three of us sat in the backseat: Jessica held her book, Anna held her plant, and I held my special sketch. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He was going to think about Eleanor sitting in class, thinking about him, carefully writing his name someplace she thought only she would see. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When she woke, she came bleary-eyed into the kitchen, then into the living room, where Mrs. Delaney sat in a pool of lamplight rocking a sleeping Pearl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Fine. All right. So why do you sit in this room every night reading instead of coming out and having fun?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I walked down the aisle and sat in the back row and tried to ignore all the stares and whispers, until a blond girl leaned over toward me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, today I decided to sit in the front with my legs over the whole seat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just about calmed down ’cuz I made it to my class before the bell rang and that’s when I see Lymon sitting in back of the class at his desk, smiling. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I'm sitting in the Commander’s office, across from him at his desk, in the client position, as if I’m a bank customer negotiating a hefty loan. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

An old metal desk with peeling black paint sat in between. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Justice Wargrave was sitting in his high-backed chair at the end of the room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The room was sweltering; three small fans stirred the heavy air, and the brothers sat in their shirtsleeves around a scarred table upon which a pitcher of iced water glistened with beads of moisture. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was...uh, sitting in the back row. It’s hard to explain. It’s like...” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sat in these meetings, engrossed and somewhat taken aback by the fact that I knew so little about military life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And we went down to a clothes store, and sat in the dressing room for a while. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat in the living room with photos of Arize and Nnakwanze’s wedding on the oily wall, while Baby played with the children in the compound. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Or maybe Barnabas Saint was the tree, tearing the house apart, and Great-Grandpop was the birds, sitting in all that mess, eating themselves. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I would sit in the big rocking chair by the stove and rock occasionally and stamp my feet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went out to the garage and sat in the Mustang. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I looked at the bowls, filled to the top with golden dal and rice, the toasted chapati sitting in the corner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And then, yesterday, I was sitting in the living room, watching some nature show about honeybees, when there was a knock on the door. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a while they sat in depressed silence. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mustafa breaks off a bunch of the grapes sitting in the bowl and pops a few in his mouth. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I sat in the middle of the floor. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She probably sees a kindly babushka doll when she looks at me, sitting in my hijab. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Now sitting in my downloads, blinking at me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ten people sat in a room which would have accommodated a few dozen, but Fuller showed no signs of disappointment with the low turnout. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta was sitting in the shadow of one of the Tombs when he looked up and saw two horses coming towards him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Johnson lets me sit in the classroom instead of going to recess. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time, not long after we moved in, Amy and I were sitting in the grass in her backyard and she asked me, “Ibtihaj, how come your mom always wears a scarf on her head?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I stared at the closed Chinese take-out boxes sitting in the center of the table. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Others are alone, leaning against walls or sitting in corners, their eyes hollow or staring at something that is far away. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She spent all day long sitting in the river splashing down the summer rain. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

All that luck sat in my stomach, tight and full and good, and with all that goodness inside me, I knew I would win this competition. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We were sitting in the lunchroom one day when he told me of a conversation he had had with Professor Appleman. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Everything disappeared: the red walls of the church, the faces of Capricorn's men, Capricorn himself sitting in his chair. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The hot, dry air that we were breathing reminded me of how it had felt to breathe while sitting in a Finnish sauna. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I got inside, she and Sheriff Edwards were sitting in the front room with glasses of iced tea, Mama fanning herself with the newspaper. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You sit in front of me,” he said. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She thought about her father sitting in the diner with Lee Aim Dickerson. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He switched on the large lamp that sat in the opposite corner, and it cast his wall of posters in brightness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

During Kaede’s first year, she had been assigned a task suitable for a Chancellor’s daughter: sitting in the library and marking down the names of every student who came and went. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I sat in the backseat as my dad drove through the city. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Until I saw him sitting in it after the funeral. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cora sat in the center of the flatcar, wrapped one around her waist three times, grabbed another two and fashioned reins. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“How was your day?” she asks Ellis, who’s been sitting in the kitchen this whole time but hasn’t said hello. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She had curled herself up tightly, her arms around her knees, and sat in the complete darkness, blood spangling the silk of her dress like the gloaming stars first bleeding into evening. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I did not pursue my question; I simply sat in silence and listened to the men’s talk. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's empty now, but the amphitheater benches are still there, as is the chair I sat in. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The woman sitting in front of her shot me a fearful look and crossed herself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Robb sat in the bow with Grey Wind, his hand resting on his direwolf's head as the rowers pulled at their oars. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They sat in an uneasy silence, the tinkle of silverware and the indecipherable hubbub from the surrounding tables the only sounds. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Vanderbeekers’ home—a humble red brownstone with a weathervane that spun on windy days—sat in the exact middle of the street. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They were the poorest sort of runners, racing for no more than a handful of pesos, but Howard enjoyed sitting in the stands and cheering them home. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winner sits in a place of honor on the platform, surrounded by their support crew. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Master sat in an armchair, wearing a singlet and a pair of shorts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We sat in the hay and ate the sausage and drank the wine. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was raised in the theater, sitting in boxes at the ballet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She sits in the chair next to him, which is creased with the contours of her legs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The preacher was sitting in the living room, working at the little foldout table. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, I sit in my parents’ kitchen, waiting for dusk to fall. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“He made his notes with a manner as unconcerned as if he were sitting in his own office writing a business letter.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

You faced way worse shi—I mean stuff than sitting in handcuffs for a few hours, but you stuck to your guns...Well, your lack thereof, actually. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At lunch, Isabella, Julia, and I sit in our regular lunch spot, even though I notice Julia looking over at the table we sat at yesterday. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I sat in the church and watched the pictures with some disbelief about the time that had passed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in the horror section on purpose. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Moss sat in the chair Eugenia had been in, taking in the audience as they tried to settle back down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I sat in homeroom that morning thinking about what Charlie told me on the bus. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Wernher von Braun’s autographed photograph sat in a place of honor, and in front, lying down, was the Auk XXV casement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It showed his avatar, Anorak, sitting in his castle’s library, mixing potions and poring over dusty spellbooks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The exhausted horses returned to be unsaddled, and the fans sat in agonized anticipation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m sure he’s positioned correctly, I sit in the chair across from him and try to smile. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We found an opening where the sun had begun penetrating, and we squeezed and spread our shirts on the tops of the bushes and sat in the sun to dry ourselves. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

You sitting in the back of a car with your homeboy and maybe some babes and things just peace out for you. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then the party started and people came and sat in the front room, girls and young women and men. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pass a shop window with classic novels and new books sitting in children’s chairs, like the books are hanging out in a waiting room, ready to be bought and read. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They take off into the darkness, and Ananda and I sit in silence, listening to the radio. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The coroner turned to the men sitting in rows to his right and said, “You gendemen, the jurors, are any of you acquainted with the deceased or are any of you members of the family?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom helped me take off my coat, then sat in the seat next to me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When he met the Lady, she’d been sitting in her ruined garden, still as a stone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We are commanded to sit in the light of the Presence! The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

We sit in silence for a moment as the local radio station plays over the speakers and our feet brush up against each other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She turned around and yelled to the back, but it looked like she was yelling at the chicken stacked up in that big metal bed thing it sits in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence as the bus made its way up the narrow mountain road. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He enjoyed the strangeness of sitting in the wrong seat, and then feeling his son’s presence as the cushion molded around him and held him close. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I could be sitting in school or walking down the street and her face would appear in my thoughts. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my TV there were two announcers sitting in a booth. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They took prototypes of the Aeron to local companies in western Michigan and had people sit in them for at least half a day. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

After the pigs were scalded in the big iron tripod kettle and their skins were scraped and white, Jody had to go to the water-tub to sit in the grass until his heart grew quiet. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stephen’s dad paces around angrily while I sit in a chair and stare out the window behind Principal Jenkins. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Children sat in groups, some wolfing down their food and others listlessly picking at it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

On May 17, 2010, I was sitting in my office waiting anxiously when the U.S. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She is sitting in the waiting room of this hospital, and as I try to imagine her there, I am almost certain she is crying. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sees I’m sitting in a jail cell with the door wide open. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

On the drive back to El Paso from Tucson, I sat in the backseat. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The raw rims of the wheels sitting in a stiff gray sludge of melted rubber, in blackened rings of wire. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The girls sat in the sand, sapped of all energy. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Now that I’m sitting in class thinking about what she went through, all I can say is that I’m glad we’re still together. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were times when I’d sit in the parked car and eat my fast food alone with the car radio playing, overcome with relief, impressed with my efficiency. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was sitting in the shade on her wicker chair; her eyes were closed and her face was relaxed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she carried the tray upstairs, she found Ana sitting in the same position. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes land on Poe, sitting in the front row, his elbows resting on his knees as he talks to someone over FaceTime. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He was in the Golden Country, or he was sitting among enormous, glorious, sunlit ruins, with his mother, with Julia, with O’Brien—not doing anything, merely sitting in the sun, talking of peaceful things. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The railroad ties sat in another pile; at least all the Smokies’ wood didn’t come from live trees. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Voxy sits in front and I see his eyes trailing my walk, but he doesn’t break out of character either. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Women would sit in the windows, their arms folded before them resting on pillows used exclusively for street watching. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

My cousin, Carla, sits in the seat in front of me, waving her arm. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

A sculpture of a man’s head sat in front of the expansive windows, and thanks to the small illustration on the cover of the short story collection Hollister had given Emily, she recognized it immediately. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They had sat in the green soft light without saying a word for a moment, and then Montag talked about the weather, and then the old man responded with a pale voice. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been 9:00 when I was sitting in the middle of Central Park, alone, no one near me, no other bench occupied. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The two friends sat in the surgery making their plans and listening to reports that were coming from all directions. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having a place to sit in middle school is important. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Denna and I sat in the patchwork shade of the autumn trees, out of sight of the ruined farm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then we sat in the shade of the álamos of the river and peeled the tunas very carefully because even on their skin they have fuzz spots that make your fingers and tongue itch. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next evening, I sat in the kitchen, admiring the jars of peach preserves, which were neatly lined up on the counter. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

How long had he sat in his office determining how much money was enough? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday, she wrote “ditto”—another day of work and sitting in the orchard. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Still sitting in the basket. I threw it some breadcrumbs,'' Mosca answered. “And now let's get on with it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The old man no longer sat in front of his house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He sat in one of the plastic chairs, ready to stay for days if he had to. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the class went to sit in the audience with Mr. Jackson. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The farmer sat in the driving-seat, and whipped up his two stout ponies. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The police had not taken elaborate precautions for the trip back to Johannesburg or for my security, and I merely sat in the backseat of a sedan, unhandcuffed, with two officers riding in front. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow sat in a chilly office, facing a short man with a port-wine birthmark on his forehead. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah’s parents are sitting in the dining room off the hallway. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It is a common sight in Phnom Penh to see people on side streets sitting in rows on squat stools eating their food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closest she could get to watching him was to sit in the track parking lot in their car. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sitting in school made me feel like she’d dropped me into a runaway wagon with no reins at all. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence for a few moments, then Father rested his head back against Stick’s mattress. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sat in the back right corner and ignored everyone like I did every other time I had detention. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then they sat in the yellowing grass to rest for a minute. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I won’t get to sit in a room and play bass until my hands hurt. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The club sat in a group on the bleachers, and a few feet away from them sat Celia. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, prepared to set out but reluctant to leave their sanctuary, they sat in a row on the porch. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the road at noon in the best light there would be and snipped the sutures with the scissors and put the scissors back in the kit and took out the clamp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She sat in the backseat alone, her hands uncuffed, as they drove to police headquarters and then to city hall. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Aside from Ruby, with her clothes that always look two sizes too small, who sits in back of me and can’t stop talking even to me, no one has much to say. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She’d be the princess, and that amounted to sitting in a cage he built out of stone or ice or something, and watching him and Ivan battle with magic. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They sat in the living room and drank beer and talked about politics. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She had offered to sit in the back, but Brandon claimed it for himself. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had sat in a few times, and she still remembered the meeting where irritated men and women talked about the northern schools not admitting Igbo children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the end of the second day I was getting very hungry and a bit tired of sitting in absolute pitch dark. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Now I want to sit in my old backyard, which was in some ways a jungle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

In the past, the three of us had always sat in those three chairs right in front of the fountain. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I sat in an empty seat in the back. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some afternoons we sit in groves carpeted with emerald moss, and other evenings we spend in high towers or up in trees. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But sitting in front of his gas fire doing nothing bored him, and again he took up his equations. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He was sitting in his room,” I answered robotically. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He asked her to sit in his lap. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

So he said nothing as Annie parked in the farthest corner from the door, letting the car idle as they sat in silence. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And they sat in their own chairs in their own house and watched Darling learning to drink canned milk out of a sardine can. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black Santa took a few gulps from his own glass, the same kind of glass that now sat in front of Genie, Ernie, and Tess. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I tried stretching my neck to see if I could spot the granddaughter sitting in the usual spot, the front row, or as Robbie Ray called it, the good seats. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in the shade of the house, painting a picture of storm clouds and a small boat beneath. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The domovoi sat in front of the oven, his shoulders slumped, picking at the toe of his shoe. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

So we sat out on the porch with the afternoon sun high above the mountains while that lady sat in Gus’s chair and told us that the situation back in Raleigh had improved. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The four judges—who until now were anonymous—sit in a row at the front of the room behind a long buffet table. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Father got up and opened it, to see Lefty sitting in the hallway facing our door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found his friends sitting in a porch on the side of the house looking east. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Doha saw his friend Minki sitting in the waiting room with his older brother. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He would go somewhere no one knew him, and he would sit in a library all day and read books and listen to people breathing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

When it’s actually time to eat, we sit in the white-and-gold dining room with the natural-wool carpet, the most expensive money can buy. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She sat in the stern and pulled her cape around her. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone sat in rows, holding coupons they'd clipped since printing began. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

All twenty-four of us sit in a big arc throughout the interviews. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way he would let me and a boy sit in the same room without adult supervision.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The boy sat in the same place as before, absorbed in Puzzle Power. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He sat in complete darkness, staring into a black void, but spots swam before his eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A bottle of vinegar hot sauce sat in the middle of four glasses of iced tea, the edges of each one sporting a wedge of shiny-skinned lemon. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Trevor sat in the front passenger seat next to his mom and I sat behind the driver’s seat. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sierra sat in front of her best friend’s mirror. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She sits in the park, watching the kids play and the skate-boarders do their tricks and swerves at the skate bowl. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Evenings Grampa would sit in the wide living room in the front of the house and read The Greenwood Commonwealth. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The man at the end of the line sits in a folding chair, looking out from under the brim of a bent fedora. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I realize I actually am sitting in a Barcalounger, sunken deep in its cushions. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then Pippin, who sat in the bow looking back, caught a queer gleam in his eye, as he peered forward gazing at Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We both sit in the back, even though I know Mom hates that because it makes her feel like a chauffeur. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then she turned them off and sat in darkness and listened to the chorus of nighttime chirps. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I muttered after both of us had sat in silence for a while. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the rocker and pointed at the soft chair for me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She went into the lean-to, the gray room, and closed the door and sat in the darkness, listening to the pain creep back into her fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bruce Ng sat in the JPL cafeteria along with hundreds of engineers who had given everything they had to Iris. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two men sat in chairs in front of a store. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackson sits in a jail cell awaiting some unknown fate. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It takes almost two hours before we sit in the living room and I set up my little recording area. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My little sister, Joetta, sat in the middle and all you could see were her eyes because she had a scarf wrapped around her head. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother was sitting in front of the house waiting for me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

That night, Grace sat in front of her laptop, the cursor blinking at her as she tried to figure out what to write to Maya. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be dry and sit in the warm sunshine for a long time—preferably with Annabeth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The optometrist wasn’t gonna let me sit in that chair until all the whites had sat in it first. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

We sat in the dark in front of the hospital, unable to leave the vehicle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I stood motionless, realizing that it wasn’t the wind rocking the chair but a large dark form sitting in it. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The idea came to me when I was sitting in my office and I heard a couple of kids chatting. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Daddy was sitting in a rocker, all by himself in the dark. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

At that last bit he turns and gestures at us sitting in the back, as though the meaning in his words wasn’t clear enough. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The thought of sitting in women’s clothing stores for any period of time immediately put him off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even Esteban, who was sitting in the window seat watching the sleet come down. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Carol, a young mother wearing a big skirt and hoop earrings, sits in the rocking chair near the bookshelf. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I have to sit in a chair someone has placed in the middle of the dance floor. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He sat in a desk with his workbook open in front of him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“No,” Grace said, sitting in the chaise lounge across from Lauren in the shade. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So I go over to see Mittelstaedt in the barracks, and we sit in his room; there is an atmosphere about it that I do not like but with which I am quite familiar. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy sat in the same place as before, absorbed in Puzzle Power. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Bricks sit in pallets, waiting to repair the veranda. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Every day, I got up really early and hobbled over to my truck that was sitting in the garage. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

A circlet of silver sat in the crimson headpiece that surrounded her dark hair, and her dress was as scarlet as her lips. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And so he sat in the front room evenings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark when we finally pulled into the yard, the headlights of the car flashing across Ob’s old Chevy sitting in the weeds. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then Mrs. Krajewska pulls out a chair from my half table and sits in it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My mother sat in the kitchen downstairs, reading a magazine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

That would allow him a chance to sit in the car and stretch out his cramped and aching legs while they ate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in his office and made sure we were doing what we were supposed to. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The long, narrow windows let in the sunlight, and I sit in one of the pews and look around, thinking: What now? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My uncle was sitting in a chair right next to me. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I used to sit in my closet and pry open the paint can and stare into the shiny pink circle and was mesmerized for hours. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few moments he realizes that a chair has been brought for him to sit in, that Mr. Davenport has stepped aside. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in the tip-top seats, so the players looked more like action figures Ben plays with, but we could still see what was going on. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It turns out this is a group interview, conducted by Todd in a large room, where we applicants sit in folding chairs while Todd, a sharply dressed fellow of about thirty, lectures and shows transparencies. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katie sat in the front row and asked him to sing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed impossible that only two nights ago, Deen had been sitting in that same spot, with his knee touching Jinny’s. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We sat in the waiting room, and he picked up one of those doctor’s office National Geographies, propping one ankle over his knee and reading as if everything was cotton-candy-dandy. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You think he’d sit in those seats if he knew they were counterfeit?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Uncle sat in a chair and said, “It’s family time!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

An elderly Chinese woman, dwarfed by the floral armchair she sat in, was fixated on the screen. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe like one person is always sitting in there, probably just to soak up the air conditioning. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Big Car Family had four expensive cars sitting in their driveway. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man who drove the car sat in front, and Mrs. Devi and I in the back. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Camilla took an apple from a bowl on the counter and sat in the windowsill, eating it morosely and looking down at the street below. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

THE committee was assembled in the hall with the high Gothic ceiling when I arrived, sitting in folding chairs around two small tables pushed together to form a unit. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already, he was being asked to sit in on high-level partner meetings. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Maestas gave me a crayon and some paper and I sat in the corner and worked at copying my name over and over. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of ’em made of orangish-brown clay and hung on a warped wall so you could get a good view as you sat in traffic waiting to get back to America. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I felt foolish, sitting in the warmth with the Elders and the kids. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I hope he doesn’t think I’m a miscreant or something, sitting in parks and preying on innocent teenagers. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We remained parked, as if it were enough just to sit in the car, as if now that we owned it, we could forget about our living room and stay in the driveway every night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I see her there, so pale she might as well be translucent, sitting in a wheelchair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I first learned about HeLa cells and the woman behind them in 1988, thirty-seven years after her death, when I was sixteen and sitting in a community college biology class. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He is certain that the field it sits in now, as though it has always been there, had been empty the day before when he walked around the city. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Twenty or thirty of them were sitting in one of die pines. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence, waiting to see what would happen. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Rose,” I say, sliding under the bottom and wiggling my way down to where the keel sits in the mud. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were gray and silver and unsmiling and proud, like the men sitting in them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

We’re all sitting in his uncle’s living room, splitting his Levain cookie; I give him my piece, even though I’m hungry. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I sat in the brightness of the afternoon and watched the hem of light under the Venetian blinds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I often visited him there during his lunch hour, and made a point of sitting in a Whites Only chair in the Whites Only waiting room. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the smell came memories of what we’d once had, of cool mornings sitting in the garden of our Kinshasa house. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Those who didn’t hang out inside sat in segregated groups on the grass between the mess hall and the stadium. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I sit in my closet and phone the girls to share the news. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

In America blacks attended the same schools with me, sat in the same classes and heard the same teachers, some of whom were blacks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were sitting in groups on oversized floor pillows and on cane chairs turned backward, smoking grass and drinking tallneck beers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ignatius ast me why I was wearing a cocktail dress to go to a novena. He’s sitting in his room right now writing some foolishness. I says, ‘What’s that you writing now, boy?' A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me to take a soda and go sit in the den. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Winston, sitting in a blissful dream, paid no attention as his glass was filled up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The man who could not be discourteous to a ground- squirrel had sat in the courthouse abetting the cause of grubby-minded little men. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Supper that night was warm and dark — sometimes my mother likes to eat with only the candles lit, so we sat in the flickering yellow. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“The spirit of Minos sits in judgment—” “I will take what comes,” he said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

We’d sit in line on the floor along side of him, pretending we were holding down the windward rail. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat in the afternoon, smoking, digesting, considering, and now and then having a delicate drink from the jug. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My last view of her was sitting in the shotgun seat of the Prius, her arms crossed, watching as Blackjack circled higher and higher, carrying Beckendorf and me into the sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The young women, sitting in their own clusters on the lawn, wore short- heeled pumps and rayon hose, calf-length skirts, and loose-fitting blouses with ruffles and flounces on the sleeves and at the necklines. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in the back, trying to ignore his glances in the rearview. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

We’d brought up our mugs of tea, and we were sitting in my room, side by side on the mattress, our heads slightly stooped because of the rafters. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the moment she arrived she had been sitting in the rocker, sucking her finger and observing everyone with her large, startled eyes without giving any sign of understanding what they were asking her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

If Seven had been sitting in a chair, she would’ve fallen out of it by now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He sat in the back of the Great Hall, not far from the horses, watching Abel, Rowan, and a mousy brown-haired washerwoman called Squirrel attack slabs of stale brown bread fried in bacon grease. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When we went outside and sat in the shade of a tree, my brothers confessed they frequently got hit, often unfairly, they assured us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Seventh graders sit in the middle or as close to the back as the eighth graders will allow. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But as we sat in the dark living room, I heard them, one by one whispering their regrets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only things he was sure of: it sucked she hadn’t trusted him, it sucked he was blind, it sucked she wasn’t sitting in his lap. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I sat in the grass and watched my wreath burn and sink, quietly sealing my fate. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Montag turned and looked at his wife, who sat in the middle of the parlour talking to an announcer, who in turn was talking to her. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed him, gathering up the blanket and shaking it clean, while he splashed madly in the waves and then sat in the shallows and scrubbed himself with wet sand, head to toe. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had apparently taken the trouble of transporting a dressing gown to Hyper Base with him, for he was sitting in it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Mami goes to a nearby Catholic school and asks the principal if we can sit in on any class till we go back home. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He sat in his room, his elbows on his desk. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After dinners, the family would sit in the open terrace with bowls of dried apricots, and pistachios, sugar candies, and a big samovar of black tea. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure can sit in an attic high above the street and hear lilies rustling in marshes two miles away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In one of those races, California would be sitting in an adjoining lane, with one last chance to finally get even and send themselves to Germany. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They are sitting in the cool darkness under the anacahuita tree in the front yard, in the rockers, telling stories, drinking guanabana juice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit in silence for the rest of the trip to 13, which only takes about forty-five minutes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in my room the day that she started throwing canned goods and cereal boxes across the kitchen and into the wall. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Just been sitting in this hot old courtroom for too long.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Consider: Is it Coach Reed or you who is sitting in this somewhat dreary room that smells of vinegar on a beautiful October afternoon?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nixon walked in and sat in the seat that had been his when he’d served in the House as a young man. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I guess that’s one good thing about sitting in the front. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

City boy with your dty ways sitting in die sand trying to read the tracks and not knowing, not understanding. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Houseman found the young actor sitting in his dressing room, his costume and fake beard lying to the side. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

That’s when I turn and see a man sitting in the arched entrance to the old building next door. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in Mary’s Place on a Sunday afternoon a few days after Hagar’s latest attempt on his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The orange flowers covered me as I sat in their midst. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

For three days Nat sat in the chandlery and studied almost undisturbed. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the first times she hit me with her cane, we were sitting in my room. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people sat in red velvet seats and in gold filigreed balconies. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

While sitting in class one day I was startled to hear whistles blowing and bells ringing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then about a fortnight after Lenny had gone, the two of us were sitting in my attic room some time after midnight chatting over mugs of tea, and Ruth got me really laughing about Lenny. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry was sitting in a chair by my bed, reading by the table lamp. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We sat in the car without speaking for a moment, then I got out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence until John jumped up, saying, “Awful price to pay for a ticket to heaven.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

When night came he was still alone and he sat in his court alone and there was not one in all his house to whom he could go as friend. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The news about Maisie sits in Molly’s stomach like a stone. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

There were comfortable leather chairs in the bar and I sat in one of them and read until the barman came in. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

We sit in the dark on the couch, sipping our beers. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They sit in meditative silence for some of that uncontrollable time, the motion of the train gently billowing the silk curtains, the scent of ginger and cream enveloping them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I sit in the center of the ring of gods, musing on them, pursuing some thought that I cannot make come clear. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

We each take a sip and then sit in silence. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Before the photo albums are packed away, I take my fa- vorite picture of Jaimito, sitting in his wooden airplane, a giant smile on his face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia is sitting in front of his desk on a crate. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Like Emma should have felt a twinge in her side when she was sitting in social studies class and realized, Oh no! The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mama stayed up to watch Doc, sitting in the chair in our room. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till class ended that I realized Mike wasn’t sitting in his usual seat next to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At that moment his mother was sitting in some place deep down beneath him, with his young sister in her arms. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“We can handle this, right?” he said, holding my hand one night as we sat in his upstairs study and finally began to really talk about it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The pedals were in front of the seat and a child sat in it at ease, pedaled it while leaning back in the seat and steered it with the handlebars which lay across the lap. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was what I was thinking as I sat in the stands next to Aileen. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in a hammock on the side porch when he popped the question. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the driveway, Mr. Washburn is already sitting in his big black car with the little American flag on the antenna. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

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

When I got back downstairs, Darryl was sitting in his chair in the living room with a needle and thread, finishing up fixing the hem of his jacked-up pants. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think of Edward, sitting in my room, waiting, because then I had to start all over with the calming process. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At first Colonel Gerineldo Márquez would visit him at dusk and they would both sit in the street door and talk about the past. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Above the stove was a mirror, angled so that people sitting in the audience could view the top of the range. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She was exasperated by his mugs of coffee at five in the morning, the disorder of his workshop, his frayed blanket, and his custom of sitting in the street door at dusk. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then, sitting in her dark living room a year and a half after Cofield’s lawsuit ended, she finally began reading and rereading the full details of her mother’s death in her medical records. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I would’ve been happy to just sit in his car and listen to music. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They sat in a small, secluded little waiting room, alone except for my doctor and the Gravedigger. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo brought the bottle and they sat in the living room, the radio turned low and the aroma of Ugwu’s soup in the air. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he agreed, and now he was sitting in a similar chair across from her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the stern with my coat on and the collar turned up and watched Catherine row. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She sat in the middle tier of benches, a long beige shearling coat wrapped around her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He walked all the way down the aisle and sat in the last seat. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I sit in one of the chairs and sink down deep. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The turkey sandwich I made last night sits in front of me, and it suddenly seems boring. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A couple of the boys saw me sitting in the shade of that tree, and as soon as they did, they stopped dead, pointed at me, and motioned to the others to head back upstream. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Now Marcus was sitting in a prison cell, probably wearing an orange jumpsuit. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

We sat in the sun, as if on vacation. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Lord Bertulf just sat in his chair behind the table, like a stick of butter slowly melting. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They sat in the rocking boat tied to the rotting wharf, looked down into the slimy green water that smelled of decaying fish, and ate. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night Ma and I sat in her room with all those things around us. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It was as if he was just sitting in the library as usual, dusting his books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had spent the week exploring this city, walking through its vacant lots, watching the aimless boys, sitting in the pews of the striving churches, reeling before the street murals to the dead. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

This is what I have, coffee and pie, sitting in one of the purple booths, watching young people exclaim over what they think is the quaintness of the past. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sits in what used to be my chair and holds out her hand, inviting me to take a seat. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Scythe Mandela sat in a chair across from her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He had stripped off his wet outer clothes and sat in shirt and breeches, barefoot, collar open. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Trapped, he sat in a slippery vinyl chair under Principal Hornstein’s probing gaze. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She sat in silence while the others peppered me with questions. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit sitting in the stage-left box does not applaud. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He sat in the clear space between the bank and the first line of trees and bent a pine bough into a circle, tying it with a piece of wet string from the castle. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You can sit in your Mom’s closet for a little while,” she said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In the past few days, a flock of girls had started coming to our practices, sitting in the empty stands and pointing at us while they texted and talked. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I sit in the front seat staring out the window, thinking about the time that Halmoni taught me to pray. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Jinx snuck a look at the government man sitting in the second row. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They would have more room sitting in the front seat of a Volkswagen. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go along with the Kiss of Peace, but paradoxically I feel isolated sitting in half-empty churches among people I am suddenly aware of not knowing. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went home and sat in a chair by the window, looking out dreamily. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in a big leather chair, all wrapped up in that blanket I just told you about. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Reyna walked behind the table and sat in one of two high-backed chairs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He climbed to the landing, where he could see the top of Mrs. Bidzikian’s head from behind as she sat in the living room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We would sit in our rooms and look out at the raindrops glinting with sunlight, waiting for God to decide. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He did not like to have the other widows see him struggling with his reading, so we sat in a corner of the courtyard with only Maa Kamala to keep an eye on us. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

One pattern had a little girl younger than me sitting in the lap of an older girl, probably meant to be her sister. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence for a few moments, listening to the whisper of the wind in the aspen leaves. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sat in one of the pews next to a bank of vigil lights and decorated his hands, his packages stacked beside him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d been sitting in the school parking lot for ten minutes while he raged, blaming himself for not being there to protect me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence for a while, and then Declaration said, “I can’t remember what Mama looked like anymore, until I see a picture of her.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in a triangle in the living room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was too big and too hard to balance, so I sat in my wheelchair, my dog at my feet, as the two of them read the stories I knew by heart. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I took my Notebook and pencil and sat in the chair next to his. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Haskell ran the Dregs, but these days, he preferred to sit in the warmth of his room, drinking lukewarm lager, building model ships, and telling long stories of his exploits to anyone who would listen. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence for a long while. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in a clearing surrounded by trees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence at the thought of that, feeling suddenly peaceful and happy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lapham, as befitted his venerable years and his dignity as master of the house, sat in an armchair at the head of the table. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls are painted pale cream, the carpet is light blue, and sitting in the middle is a black Steinway baby grand piano. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Raymond took a long nap in the afternoon and Bessie liked to sit in the window seat as he settled into his dreams. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In truth, he couldn’t shake visions of Toby sitting in Annie’s apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Frodo came in soon afterwards, and found him sitting in the dark, deep in thought. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I see Helena sitting in the corner, shrinking her body down to fit the space. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As I walked down the hall, I saw people sitting in rooms reading books and talking quietly together, doing math problems, or sitting in the library. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Francis sat in the windowsill with his back to me; he was wearing his clothes from the night before and he was eating maraschino cherries from a jar balanced on his knee. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I sat in my hard folding chair and began closing all the little windows. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sam and Patrick drove me to the party that night, and I sat in the middle of Sam’s pickup truck. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was hot now, but the sun was high and to his rear and he sat in the shade of the tree in relative comfort. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because there was Toby, sitting in the plane with a woman he couldn’t have known for more than twenty-four hours, drinking from a bottle of wine. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A fat woman with a Phillies baseball cap and a plastic bag on her lap sat in a chair against the wall. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Amil sat in Papa’s lap, and Papa put his arms around him as if he were little. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

June was out there waiting for us, sitting in an armless kitchen chair, playing her cello. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the most part, the young men and women sat in separate groups. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I do every chore I’m given. I clean. I sit in the classroom. I eat. I sleep.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

By sitting in the alcove, and keeping well back, Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so far as sight went. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Rookwood?” said Mr. Crouch, nodding to a witch sitting in front of him, who began scribbling upon her piece of parchment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Holding her belly, she sits in the backseat of the taxi, while Lina, up front, tells the driver to hurry. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So prior to putting him in the white tube, they asked him to sit in a small, windowless office, and take a written test. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence a hit while watching the water reflect the pink and orange sky on its surface. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

My father sits in the easy chair marking drawings of spruce budworms cut open to show their digestive systems, my mother has made grilled cheese squares with bacon on them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Was she thinking of Paris as she sat in her husband’s splendid hall? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spends almost every night there, and during the day he sits in his rented flat or at the pub with a glass of wine and a journal and he writes about it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We all sat in a room and everyone passed him around. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And even then we don’t sit in the same vocal sections. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I turned off the goosenecked floor lamp and sat in the hallway, where light beamed from the living room. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence while I finished the bowl. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They will go home and sit in their living rooms and interact with their parents for the first time as adults. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When he told them to leave the pitch, they did so quite cheerfully and went to sit in the stands to heckle everyone else. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

That night after the children had been put to bed and Johnny was away working, Katie sat in her dark kitchen with blushes coming and going. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The extra fridge is reserved for making kimchi, fermented vegetables that sit in there for weeks. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Bald eagles were always about—sometimes as many as four sitting in trees around the house. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Jockey sat in his maple chair, tapping his bare feet on the dirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They were all sitting in the living room when he entered the little hall, their attention focused upon Bill, who was talking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and looked around, as if thinking, I bet she sat in this chair. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I can. But I’ve decided I want her to sit in that room and see what a fool she’s made of herself.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

While Ames sat in the meeting, a team of FBI technical experts placed a homing device inside his Jaguar. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Teddy, a kindergartner back then, sat in my bedroom, pulling the Calvin and Hobbes books down from the shelves and pretending to read them. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Let's go sit in case the police come in here. They won't recognize the backs of our heads," she whispers. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There she sat in the midst of a large, busy room to look at some pictures of women who might be Momma. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta sat in a small heap of herself, looking smaller and smaller, letting that Ankton girl sing “Your sister is a baby” merrily, merrily, merrily. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washington sat in the row behind them and patted their shoulders. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day of my departure, I sat in a restaurant with your mother, who’d shown me so much. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

MoMo B. ChaCha and Ladybird Hope sat in a heart-shaped bubble bath hot tub, rifles in their hands, champagne glasses nearby. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A woman was sitting in one corner by herself reading a magazine. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Between the annoying smack and flutter, and the lump of cake that sat in my stomach, I felt I had to do something. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You know that guy who was sitting in the car yesterday?” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Tired seemed to sit in her cheeks, make her face look saggy. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She did sit in the kitchen the whole time, though, reading a book. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Thorn smiled at the toad, who was sitting in his little mushroom-shaped traveling tank atop a desk. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

We all sat in a circle right in the middle of the cross, where the two boards would have met, where the heart of jesus would have been. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

As we got closer, we saw about forty of Vanessa’s friends sitting in next to a bulldozer. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

An enormous pair of round eyeglasses is sitting in the deli meat drawer. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In the morning, as I sat in my truck and drank a cup of coffee, my mom came out of the house. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Between the pond and the bam was a house—and, yes, a woman sitting in the sun. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

For eight nights I had sat in a corner and watched. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Again I saw Miss Lilian as I remembered her, sitting in her big bed, watching my mother set down the breakfast tray, waiting while she poured the tea, finally spying me in the doorway. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Crying from happiness, right there, sitting in front of the computer, reading Alicia's e-mail. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone sat in it, hands and legs bound, with a canvas hood covering his or her head. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We sat in the rain for seven days straight. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of him wants to turn around, go sit in his car until the person leaves—but he knows that’s not what Manny would want him to do. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then the curtain was lifted and before he knew what he did he looked and he saw sitting in the shadowy recess of the chair, painted and cool as a lily, the girl Lotus. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The suitcase had been sitting in Scoob’s closet for a month. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The jocks—excuse me—the student athletes, sit in front of the hearts to judge the new romances. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Here in the parsonage, sitting in a cane-bottomed chair near an upright piano and drinking homemade whiskey poured from a mayonnaise jar, it was real. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald walked with her and helped her sit in the witness chair. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she described it, sitting in her chamber among her maids—while her true lord was eating. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in the sun outside the screen door when they came driving into the yard. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She brought a tray of supper in to Katie, then she and Johnny sat in the kitchen and ate together. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sit in the oak tree in the afternoon sun, the five of them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I looked outside and saw Dad sitting in the Brown Bomber. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was inside and had the thing in gear and was starting to move when I looked over and saw Ben sitting in the passenger’s seat. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was subsequently named an amicus curiae in Fischer’s case and sat in on and participated in all of the legal proceedings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She lives next door, and she sits in her big bay window all day and most of the night. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Sadie sat in a metal patio chair, smoking a corncob pipe and giving me instructions on how to put my weight into that shovel to turn up the dirt. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They sat in the dark for a second while Dill fumbled for the light switch. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

At school the next day, after Tyler’s visit to my window, I told a girl who sat in front of me what happened. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Right now, sitting in the shadows with a gloomy expression, Thalia looked a lot like one of the Hunters. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A small silver bowl sat in front of it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A five-year-old—Rolf Hupfauer—-sits in the corner of the sofa, eyelids slipping heavily over his eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A long sideboard sat in front of the shuttered window, and five graceful candlesticks with white candles were lined up in the center. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Or sit in my empty house at night. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in Mrs. Gascoyne’s office with Father when she said these things. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the crypt, aching to be out in the summer’s twilight, under the ghost moon. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But all I felt was numb, resigned, sitting in that stuffy office. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still sitting in his wheelchair, but you don’t need to be able to walk to fire a gun. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She sits in front of a mirror with half of her face peeling off, like the villain in a horror comic I once read; this one is called Leprosy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chas began setting up the game, and the guys sat in a circle on the floor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger sat in the backseat, so silent you could almost have forgotten he was there. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I would sit in my room and stare. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children sat in the shade, under the blanket, and felt better. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was littered with papers and pens and pencils; but Bilbo was sitting in a chair before a small bright fire. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I think to myself that I have sat just about everywhere there is to sit in this room. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell on the larger one sitting in the middle to answer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I was still sitting in the garage, at one with my lawn mower, feeling a little overwhelmed...okay, a lot overwhelmed...okay, completely terrified and panicked, when I heard a racket in the driveway. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you probably haven’t noticed,” S.Q. said, “but I’m a little slow on the pick-up. Mr. Curtain sometimes has me sit in on these tutorials, to refresh my memory about certain things.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I would sit in the living room of that house, observing their private jokes, one part of me judging them, the other reeling from the changes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was absolutely riveting to watch the simple activities of people out in the world: old men sitting in the sun, women doing their shopping, people walking their dogs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother sat in the front row of a skybox, looking a little stunned by how giant the platform for our lives had become. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I sit in the lawn chair in our backyard while Mom pulls her garden gloves on. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Small beauty caisses, ranging in size and age, sit in the corners. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My old cassette player sat in the corner on a little stool. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to sit in Mr. O’Dea’s class listening to the catechism and all the other stuff he taught last year. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then I sit in the kitchen with the black-and-white notebook in front of me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Clara Wingtip had sat in front of her cabin for thirty-six straight days, waiting for her husband to return from the Civil War. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

A bowl with two bunches of bananas sat in the middle of the card table. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I would walk past all the folks sitting in the town square beneath the big oak tree. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t ask him to sit in any of them. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My sister and I spent the rest of the two-hour catechism class sitting in my car in the parking lot. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They sit in lab freezers, on shelves, or in industrial vats of liquid nitrogen. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bill and I were going to sit in the barreras, and I gave the extra ticket to a waiter to sell. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But as I sat in the evening wind and scanned the ocean going slowly gray, I wondered why I felt so sad. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We were all sitting in the living room in front of the fan, trying not to melt. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Millie sits in this crazy wicker throne chair in the corner of her room. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Washington, however, who was sitting in the front seat next to the driver, had his feet on the dashboard. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Byrd and Clayton sat in the very front pew of the church, across from Cool Papa Byrd’s long, polished oak coffin. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

An easy-chair was near the bed-head: a man sat in it, dressed with the exception of his coat; he was still; his head leant back; his eyes were closed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in the kitchen the next morning eating cereal and looking off into the distance, counting the number of girls in the front yard wanting my autograph. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Eunjoo smiled and sat in the fragrant soft grass to make a flower crown. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

At the track, where he sat in the stands for hours staring at the horses through binoculars, he was known as “the professor.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I'd sit in front of her desk and make troubled-brow faces which I thought illustrated the deep level of neurosis I represented. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

And we sat in the sorrow for a while, until the mosquitoes collected around us and chased us indoors. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sits in my chest, hitting, hitting my heart until my eyes bleed water from the sea. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A girl with a round pasty face and short black hair was sitting in an armchair, reading a magazine. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I can sit in the chair, or on the window seat, hands folded, and watch this. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam sat in the far corner by herself, working on her heels with a pumice stone, insulated by a wall of steam from the passing shapes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

A porter sat in a little house beside the way, and with fear in his eyes he came forth bearing a lantern in his hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I am sitting in a downtown cafe, after, thinking. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he got on the bus, she was already sitting in their seat—but sitting in his spot, against the wall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Let it go? That ho is the reason you sat in handcuffs for three hours, and you want me to let it go?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I would be sitting in class and a bloody image from the massacre would come, assaulting my mind. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He sat in a comer of blood and I gave no warning. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s seated at a desk and motions for me to sit in a chair facing him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

All they done is sit in his room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lets me sit in the front of the truck, and the broken leather scratches my thighs, and the seat stuffing spills out and tickles my skin. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The thought hit her after supper when they were all sitting in the living room watching the evening news. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Goetz would have shot those four kids if he had been sitting in a Burger King. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you want to sit in the back?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He thinks of the old broken miners he’d see in Zollverein, sitting in chairs or on crates, not moving for hours, waiting to die. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Before we go our separate ways after work, we sit in my car. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I sat in a chair and my father placed her gently in my arms. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Determined, she sits in the chair, types my name, and pages of articles, links appear. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

But sitting in Jason’s cabin, waiting for him to wake up, she felt alone and helpless. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Three adults sat in the front row looking extremely brainy. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher, a ponytailed man in his thirties named Frank Corcoran, sat in a chair to the side, only occasionally jumping in to guide the discussion. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

‘Is you going to sit in there with it during the travel?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

With Eveillard, I stopped at a table where a young woman in a red dress had left her chair and was sitting in the lap of the inmate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the far corner of the little dockside inn and sipped a mug of fresh-pressed apple cider. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He sat in his patched-up tent at the far edge of the meadow and said nothing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Apples and bananas sit in offering at her feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You shouldn’t sit in such a place, if you feel sleepy.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A groom pointed to a gray man sitting in front of the barn where the Howard horses were kept. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

What theripy is is that I got to lay down on a couch and Dr. Strauss sits in a chair near me and I talk about anything that comes into my head. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They let the words sit in the dark air between them for a few moments, then Amaya said, “My father is a general.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Noa was sitting in the hallway, her back against the wall, holding a steaming cup of coffee between her hands. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I mean I just sat in my chair, not doing anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She had immediately stripped from her gown upon entering her rooms, and now sat in a rose-and-jade dressing robe that suited her well. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He did not, but Aunt Rose hobbled out of the house to sit in the creaky old rocking chair set aside for her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They gave me sweets and let me come to sit in their kitchen and play with their dog. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She put her armful of supplies into an enormous red wagon that sat in the middle of the shop. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as though he were sitting in an examination with a question he ought to have been able to answer in front of him, his brain slow and unresponsive. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in a car, head tilted back to look down at the camera, his eyes hooded. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The three of them were sitting in Ginny’s room, with all her stuffed animals. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Linda told him to sit in the corner with the other children, while she went and helped the women. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother just sat in her rocking chair and cried and cried. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Images of a city, of people walking, working, some sitting in the sun on benches. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestures toward the winding curves of the Splash Magic River, where the riders sit in tubes and float along a moving channel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I sat in the pew, the same one I was in when Oscar and I met, and repeated the mantra: Come here, sit on my lap, ad infinitum. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They sat in the darkness while he shaved sticks into a pile with his knife and broke up the small branches with his hands. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But you don’t sit in the uncomfortable position where it feels like nothing will ever come out because your butt is squeezed together. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The frame contained a picture of a woman in profile, her head bent toward a little girl who sat in a high chair with a smudge of baby food on the side of her mouth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found him out back, sitting in an abandoned car. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The expression freezes on my face, though, as I cross through the doorway and, sitting in the living room alongside Vernesha, is Al. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Ah, tie sternum,” he says, and I know they have entered together the shared world of biology, which offers refuge from the real, awkward world of manners and silences we’re sitting in at the moment. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lauren was in that class and sat in the row next to me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jared S. sat in the front, because otherwise he’d flick the ears of the person he sat behind. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Cassie is sitting in every chair, laughing, chewing, pointing at the special on the menu. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Some wore headsets, but others sat in the audience with earpieces like the undercover secret service. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We were both sitting in a room where we’d read together, listened to the radio, where he’d played with me when I was a little boy. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

We sat in the beating rain noise for a few minutes, then it abruptly stopped, like some annoying litde kid had stopped banging on a pan. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dallas lifts his head from the water fountain and looks at the fifteen kids sitting in their seats. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Jon sits in the living room, having a beer with one of the painters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Better to sit in my refrigerator than disappear in a drawer in some museum basement,” he would say. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He removes his hand and there, sitting in the center of Alex’s callused palm, is the signet ring. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Relaxed, sitting in an armchair with his legs stretched out in front of him, he was alert, well rested, quick with a laugh or a clever reply. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We sat in an empty room, a major just outside supervising the consultation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got back he was awake sitting in the sand watching him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I sit in a corner with my notebook and my pen. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was better than staring at Ernie, sitting in the front seat, holding an ice pack on his mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And if he’d really wanted to do something, if he’d really had to do something, he could have sat in his truck and waited for help to arrive. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

We Souls, sitting in the audience, applauded, and Ethan stood and yelled, "Bravo! Mrs. Reynolds. Bravo!" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

We sit in the living room saying nothing to each other and listening to the women whispering and laughing in the kitchen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Our moms sat in the kitchen drinking coffee, like they often do now. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

And you know what they said when they saw my brother in his uniform sitting in a wheelchair with bandages around his eyes, his legs gone? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her grandfather, Dyedka, sat in the barn on a stool and milked a goat. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We were free to sit in the library at the back of the building or look in quite detachedly, naturally, on the measures being taken for our event. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning a beaver swam around him as he sat in the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Here’s what they told me when we got home, when Dad took my earbuds away from me and they forced me to sit in the living room. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Most people don’t know that Rosa Parks actually sat in the black section in the back of the bus that day. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Daniel Ellsberg sat in the front passenger seat with his camera pointed out the window. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At lunch, Hazel sat in a corner, stirring her macaroni and cheese with her fork and studying the people around her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He has me take off my left shoe and sit in a chair that’s right by the parallel bars. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“When I woke up I saw that ugly cat sitting in my window, so I knew I was still alive.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

For a while she just sat in the sand, hearing and seeing the dark waters. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A day made in hell, sitting in one or another office of National Police Headquarters. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, sitting in front of my geometry homework again, I feel a new kind of freedom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Satchmo had looked to see if Ms. Adams was sitting in the window. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, Cleveland’s sitting in jail. They aren’t going to hold the trial until their three star witnesses are ready to testify.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

All around me the Amity sit in silence, some with their eyes closed, some with their lips mouthing words I can’t hear, some staring at a point far away. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured her sitting in the kitchen, the wallpaper border near the ceiling with its strips of stamped ivy, the floral porcelain handles on the cabinets. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But in every other respect, the universe was smiling on him today—especially when they saw what was sitting in the window of DiSarno’s bakery. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But the party was sitting in the dark giggling happily and drinking wine. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of helping Juanita carry the body, I went to sit in the driver’s seat of Papá’s car to be sure Juanita didn’t try her driving stunt again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They sat in a wide semicircle, between the arms of which Faramir was seated on the ground, while Frodo stood before him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was shaking now, and even though he sat in hot sun, he felt chilled. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I usually sit in a corner with my headphones on, trying to tune it all out. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The women congregated in the kitchen, preparing food, while the men sat in the living room, conversing in low tones. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The rig was perfectly assembled, but sitting in the middle of a warehouse yard, it looked as if someone had put it together to use as a toy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably she should hope for an Assignment as Speaker so that she could sit in the office with the microphone all day, making announcements. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Not only that but you're rude. Daisy's sitting in there all alone." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He sat in the water with his nose and eyes clear. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the dark corners of my house with a baby under each arm, waiting with nervous feet. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they just sat in the living room and held their heads high while Silly and I danced. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in with Culebra when they played New York gigs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

These days flying was as comfortable as sitting in one’s own living room, with the added perk of live entertainment. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We filed out and sat in the office outside. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Later, the three detectives silently drank papaya juice as they sat in Mr. Thirsty’s. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We walked in with our thumbs raised in the ANC salute and nodded to our supporters sitting in the non-Whites Only section. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually he sat in a chair on the other side of the room—as far away from me as possible. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Apa sits in the passenger seat, shaven and clean, wearing a white shirt and the only tie he owns, the one he wore on the plane from Korea. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The City sits in the Bay upon its Piers like a Spider. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He remembered the half dozen or so times he’d gone to a game with Papi and Carlos, sitting in the bleachers, worrying, shouting, eating, thrilled to be there with his father and big brother. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He sat in the chair that I had been sitting in the night that Vivian came for supper. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few kids sitting in the back of the room burst into laughter. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She sat in the garden with her enormous head jutting in through the doorway. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As Roz sat in the airship, broken and alone and speeding toward a mysterious future, she looked back at her miraculous past. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Three monster crows sat in a row, where Moran had last been. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The card still sits in my pocket as I wish the father a merry Christmas and move on into the evening. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She said she just liked to sit in holy spaces. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence, while my father sipped from his glass. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I thought about sitting in the balcony, but decided against it because of the situation with the haint last time. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that is how Miggery Sow came to be sitting in a wagon full of soup-related items, next to a soldier of the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You know you refused to sit in a booster seat?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wanted to sit in the forest, she said, and think about matters for a while. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Is it contagious? Does his sitting in this hogan mean that all of us are at risk of the same poisoning?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I watched them go to CIF, and I watched them go to the championship game I dealt with the pain of not playing and sat in the stands. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

An old deflated football sat in one corner, at the base of a Virgin Mary statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was too big to lie down in the bathtub, but he sat in it and luxuriated as best he could. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Once during a long interview with Helen, I turned to the war-dress who was required to sit in on our conversation and said, “I’m sorry to bore you with this endless consultation.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in the rocking chairs on the porch again while I ate my ice cream, holding the spoon with my toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Gatsby indicated a gorgeous, scarcely human orchid of a woman who sat in state under a white plum tree. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I was looking for a chair to sit in and a quiet spot to say grace when I looked down and saw the two dogs. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guys who’d been sitting in cars listening to rock on the radio switched them off and slammed the doors behind them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when I’ve been sitting in the woods, waiting for dark to fall so that I can go out safely, I have thought about my book. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I want to be here, on Tuesday, in May, sitting in the red- topped booth at Sunnysides, watching Cordelia as she delicately slurps the last of her milkshake up through the straws. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know how long the gray man had been sitting in the dark. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Hana, Zeke’s mother, has small feet that don’t touch the ground when she sits in the easy chair in their living room. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We sat in the wagon, drank some beer and ate some biscuits. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and Mama Ya-Ya are sitting in bed like sleepover friends. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Cherie sits in a cafe in Oakland, drinking a smoothie and talking about the old days, back when she and Richard were fourteen. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I went to Commons and sat in an armchair by the window for maybe forty-five minutes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

You can’t sit in a park all night waiting for somebody. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They sat in the back bedroom of Mark’s sister’s apartment. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We sat in the mall and made up stories about people who passed by. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A searing sun already sat in the sky, and Moss wiped the sweat off his hairline before putting his fitted cap on his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sat in the emperor’s box wearing purple robes and golden laurels. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Cressida has us sit in the nook in the rocks, where it’s impossible not to be touching, and coaxes us into talking about hunting. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Early that evening, Nixon, Kissinger, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman sat in armchairs in the Oval Office, yellow legal pads on their knees. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He sat in his briefs, cross-legged on top of his sleeping bag, watching us. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

On their second morning, they sit in the Place Chateaubriand across from the historical museum, where sturdy benches face flower beds ringed by shin-high metal half loops. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I go through the hot-lunch line and look around for where to sit in the lunch court. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

They sat in one of the middle rows near our bench. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Dad and Mom are both in the study, sitting in the big armchairs on either side of the tall reading lamp. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in between my mom and brother since my dad was off getting a better camera angle. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Harry sat in silence once more, watching the contents of the Pensieve swirl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then the wind died and his shirt settled, and she asked him to come in and sit in the front room; she would go, she said, to find her husband. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now here they were again, nearly grown girls, sitting in a heap on the pavement. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Old rusted cars or piles of tires sat in the yards. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, we’re tired out, and he’s sitting in the middle of the floor sucking on banana skins with banana smeared all over his face, like a messy gorilla. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew no white patient would ever sit in a chair that he’d seen a black sit in. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

They passed more fields, wheatand corn and barley ripening in the sun, but here there were no men sitting in trees, nor walking the rows with scythes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For most of the student demonstrators, however, nonviolence wasn’t simply another strategy such as picketing or sitting in; it was an act of faith. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The mayor sat in a bright red chair with his feet on his desk. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

How all those letters were still sitting in my suitcase, never to be mailed. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

We sat in the dim light of my hootch, boots off, listening to Mary Hopkin on my tape deck. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit, stand, sit, stand, sit in the chair. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The two female Scholars had nothing so exciting to tell, and sat in silence until the men came in. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Grace sits in the parking lot, looking out at the grassy park in front of her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in the living room, flipping through the channels, unable to find anything worth watching, when Charlie and Zooey came home. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We sat in the hot tub beside my backyard swimming pool. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I sit in the chair closest to the door and listen to the rocket clock ticking and Ms. Kenney typing and answering the phone with “Woodson Elementary, how can I help you?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She peered over the balcony and saw Tess and me sitting in the living room with my brothers and their friends. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The man went obediently and sat in it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Slim Jim Trotter did make the chair Ma Charles sat in, and that was something. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

As I sat in the waiting room, I overheard him telling another customer that something had happened to an elderly friend of his. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he didn’t ask again, just sat in front of him working that gum. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I remember sitting in a room with bright lights. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

A mountain of flesh, she lay rather than sat in a rocking chair. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, after we got home, I sat in my tiny old bedroom and read it straight through. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Arbuthnot was sitting in a corner smoking a pipe and reading a magazine. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boats had sat in the warehouse untouched since the seventeenth of September. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We sat in our usual place, in the center section, fourth row from the front. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I could not ac-custom myself to sitting in their living room as an “equal.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take my pillow and the fuzzy blanket from my bed and I go sit in the bathroom. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I sat in the middle of the front seat and Joseph sat on the right. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Those philosophers only sit in their churches and issue judgments based on inaccurate texts from Concordia,” her mother said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for me, I sit in the sand, enjoying the gritty feeling as it sifts through my wriggling toes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We sat in his jeep in the dark, empty parking lot. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And by that, he meant sitting in his apartment. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

We spread blankets and sat in the sand to eat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Headmaster Clarkson, Mr. Thompson, and four other members of the board sat in the chairs onstage. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

While they were sitting in the castle on Wednesday, it began suddenly to rain so hard that water came through the top of the shack in icy streams. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

And soon, I’m in the backseat, squeezed between the twins while Chantal drives and Aunt Jo sits in the passenger seat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As Kushal checked the cub carefully from head to tail, one of the rangers radioed a message while the other sat in front of the computer. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

One day in the autumn of 2007, we were sitting in class when we heard a fearsome roaring from outside. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s the same kind of feeling I get all the time, whenever I sit in my bed at night, or stare out at the dragonflies. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It sits in the ashes, filled with a handful of pine needles steaming in water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in the sofa corner reading Robert’s letter by the fading light. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s sitting in his favorite chair in the family room and guess that he recently finished saying his prayers and is reading Quran. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Once there he sat in silence while I waited anxiously for him to tell me what to do. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the beginning of the epidemic, Rush used mild purges and moderate bleedings and urged patients to sit in cool air, take cold baths, and eat light meals. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Yet the men who sat in them seemed so listless and world-weary that they might have been asleep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Naomi nodded and sat in the porch swing while Ruthanne stood there looking washed out and exhausted. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

But instead, he sat in his chair, undressed, in his robe and cap, and dug a compass into the table. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And, too, I was expecting the boy who sat in front of me to devise some lie to save me, since it was really he who was guilty. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granny sat in her rocking chair day after day, seething with resentment. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A table, an iron strongbox, and a stool sit in the center of the room. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The two of them sat in silence for a while, Lyra uncomfortable on the hard floor of the wardrobe and Pantalaimon self-righteously twitching his temporary antennae on one of the robes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mother sat in a chair and pumped the pedal up and down with her feet while her hands steered the stitches on wed ding and maternity dresses, children’s clothes, pajamas, and skirts. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dill sat in the hush, listening to their clattering refrigerator. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I sat in the car for a minute, then moved cautiously toward the sounds of football practice. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in my usual seat, slamming my bag down in aggravation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They all sat in silence for several more minutes, and then the Huntsman stood and walked away. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed a waste of a good afternoon to sit in church for a silly old brooch, which was not only not gold but was too old for me to wear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of all the times we had sat in the sun together. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while they ate thoughtfully, sitting in the dark, heedless of the cries and sounds of battle nearby. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They parked across the street and sat in their cruiser, sipping coffee and eating doughnuts. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And still I sit in my room, trying to concoct a way out of this place. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I sit in corners, at tables, on dirty couches, and on the front steps, getting lost in the pages of books. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My brother sits in one of the taper-legged blond chairs that go with the tables. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sits in that kitchen every night, and no matter what the voices on the radio say, the words are always the same. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I sat in the hot water and listened as my father berated Mama. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Go sit in your room and write some more of your foolishness.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark shapes sit in the car, more numerous than we are. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Good,” Mom said, her hand over mine as we sat in chairs next to each other. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

With all of us sitting in a circle waiting for her, Ma nervously walks around the hut outside to make sure no one can hear us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I’m here, and sitting in a church of all places, I haven’t got a clue. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of Olga sitting in a cloud in the sky watching me is so stupid it almost makes me laugh. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Laila sat in a corner and draped her knees with the hem of her dress. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The five of us sat in the corner of the cafeteria, not touching our food, while rain slammed against the windows. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She’d have muffin batter sitting in the fridge, and would pour it into tins and let you eat as many warm muffins as you wanted, before the rest of the island woke up. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He sits in the seminar room—a man with brown skin, the son of working-class Mexican immigrant parents. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which fact I detected when he grabbed his foot and started to moan while still sitting in the puddle on the patio. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I sit in his seat and watch his computer screen as he activates a YouTube video. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Because of my mother's wheelchair, she had to sit in the aisle, while me and Maddy sat in a pew. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She had sat in the pews of different courtrooms for months, and the emotion of watching the sentencing of the final defendant in the slaying of her husband was overwhelming. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And he sat in silence at his father’s desk, in his father’s chair, with a single light on. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At her words, the girls abandoned the tray of petit fours and scrambled to sit in front of the television set. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Du Barry sits in a high-backed chair, facing the fireplace. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We sit in the dark cavern of stairs, giving ourselves time like we are a starfish regenerating an arm and learning how to move again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I turned to see that some of my neighbors had gathered, a few sitting in our lawn chairs, a few standing around talking. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adria was sitting in the stands with Mom and Dad when she saw my final score of 38.100 light up the scoreboard. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We sit in silence until her eyes close. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

What am I supposed to do if I have to sit in my room for hours and hours? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Old black-and-white pictures hung on the walls, and a weathered wooden shoeshine stand sat in a corner, collecting dust. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Abbot Mortimer sat in the grass of the Abbey cloisters. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I had never been to see mmuo, to sit in a stationary car alongside thousands of people who had all come to watch. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in a quiet circle, packing our gear and waiting for food. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t answer his door I went to look for him there, and I found him sitting in the windowsill in his undershirt, drinking a cup of coffee and leafing through a magazine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then they retreated to the front of the building and found Dan Dalgard, who had been sitting in an office, waiting for the Army to come in. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the chair all morning—rather like an overseer-watching while I plowed, harrowed and then planted the two rows of beets. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Cots with crisp white linens sat in uniform rows. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Seen through the open door Dad’s Hudson sat in lonely splendor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kote sat in front of the fire and ate his meal mechanically, as if he were simply finding a place inside himself to keep the food. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The men sat in silence, letting the woman determine when it was time to go. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“That is a real shame. Here, come sit in it.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even Tyson and Ella had been allowed to sit in the back. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

By six AM, he'd been sitting in the cockpit's scorching heat for nearly an hour. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Late in March, sitting in Duggie’s drugstore, Violet played with a spoon, recalling the visit she had paid to Alice that morning. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie wandered restlessly about her room, sat in her rocker, lay on her bed, counted the ticks of the hall clock. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man watched him with victorious merriment, sitting in his musty blue armchair like some satanic and hedonistic deity on a throne, a stolen U.S. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We sat in the fading light, the cards forgotten. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I look close as we pass by shelves of books and big wooden tables and people sitting in chairs with round backs. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

My father is digging into the chow mein, which still sits in an oversize aluminum pan surrounded by little plastic packets of soy sauce. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in Psychology 101 when the professor read the symptoms aloud from the overhead screen: depression, mania, paranoia, euphoria, delusions of grandeur and persecution. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Only the icon for the Internet was left, sitting in the middle of the screen. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Bran said as much to Meera Reed when she came to him at dusk as he sat in his window seat watching the lights flicker to life. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Judge Ford sat in glassy-eyed thought, elbows propped on the desk top, her chin resting on her folded hands. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their captors displayed them to the cheering horde of monsters, then turned to face King Porphyrion, who sat in his makeshift throne, his white eyes gleaming with malice. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Bugs said, “Most times you don’t hop them when they’re going fast, most times you try to climb on one when it’s sitting in the train yard. Did the guy cry after you whupped him?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ambuya sat in the corner, grinding peanuts in a small mortar. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in front of the Marinas for a long time and read and watched the people, and listened to the music. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The women would sit in the main room, drink tea, and pass around samosa and kebab. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Lettie and her group were sitting in the center of the room, and most of the other kids were sitting closer to her. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in the parlor writing in the new notebook Zach had left at my door, setting down everything that had happened to me since Mary Day. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit in silence awhile and then I blurt out the thing that’s on both our minds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to get out of there, even though I dreaded the awkwardness of the long drive to the airport and sitting in the same car with Annie and Megan. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Matt sat in his room with the guitar as he listened to Celia bang pots in the kitchen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was thousands of miles from my wife, sitting in a room that felt like a holding cell, waiting for a man I had seen murder two people that same day. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in a folding chair with Billboard on my lap and a bottle of sarsaparilla in my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They sat in silence for the rest of the evening. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They went away and sat in an arbour, from which they could watch the young people practising their shots. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the fourth circuit, like sitting in a chair, I pulled up in front of Phineas. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra sat in Lázaro’s bedside easy chair and pulled the Wick file out of her bag. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

All the young women were already sitting in their planes, but they were so much shorter than men that the general couldn’t see them from the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then we sat in lawn chairs out by the garden and watched dragonflies flit over the tops of the marigolds. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The judge sat in his habitual pose, his head sunk down into his neck. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in mud clutching my bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s one of those fancy ones that sits in the wooden stand at the grocery store checkout. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was the biggest, so I sat in the shady part, where the stone slab was cool. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The younger children sat in a line beside the boy, waiting to hear. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grades one to eleven, about thirty-five students altogether, sat in one room. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I took off my coat and sat in a place at the middle of the table, with my back to the fireplace. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sean sat in the dim light of the kitchen, a sketch smoothed out on the surface of the table. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t offer to help, and just sits in her seat while the rest of us do stuff. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

In the darkness of the dungeon, he sat in his nest with the spoon atop his head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

They sit in their black Volkswagens at the top of our drive, blocking our way out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He was still sitting in his seat—probably too scared to move, too frightened to think what Mr. Terupt might do or say to him. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

After some time in his buddies' rooms sitting in clusters, guys and their dates, Rudy and I migrated to his room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

So I hobble into math in a fine mood, and sit in a chair that I pull up next to Rosa. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I sat in a corner for the rest of the night, drinking cup after cup of pop to get the salty, metallic taste of his blood out of my mouth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But Jesus loves me and this I know: nobody can sit in that green swivel rocker but Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the middle of our three-person row with Augustus in the window seat and Mom in the aisle. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Count was sitting in the corner near the door reading a newspaper. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just sat in the bedroom by myself. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I go to sit in a chair on the opposite side and face the wall. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They sat in the shade and gradually one by one they stretched out and slept. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the copse on the hill behind Red Witch Bridge that night, trying, for a little while, to forget what I’d learned in the library. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Still dressed in their sweaty gym clothes, they sat in the Presidential Suite, shopping online. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Zero must sit in its rightful place on the number line, before one and after negative one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose I can’t force you, Mikayla, if you feel this is against animal rights. You can sit in the hallway by the lockers and fill out a worksheet.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Not until I sat in there with my class on Brain Surgery Day. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could go sit in the audience and watch the show,” he said. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in that chair, his wife dabbing at her eyes each time her husband said something. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she arrived at the meeting, she sat in the back of the chapel and listened. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Marines sat in the bow of our launch to provide covering fire while we disembarked; which precaution seemed of little utility, for the docks were now empty of all enemies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

We sat in a room to watch a movie on how Jewish people were treated during the Holocaust. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We sit in the theater and wave small American flags. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Adam sat in his chair under the big oak tree. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

All eyes turned to the young man sitting in the second row of the courtroom. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father sat in silence for a moment, maybe saying a prayer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Those words kept ringing in my mind as I walked down the courtroom aisle to sit in a cold, empty chair next to the judge. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of pictures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and President Johnson, there was a picture of Huey Newton sitting in a big wicker chair with a rifle at his side. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose this means I shouldn't sit in on it.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in the meadow watching the satyrs chase the wood nymphs through the snow. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The dude was sitting in a chair with his legs crossed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

On this last evening, I dressed myself out in my new clothes for their delight, and sat in my splendour until bedtime. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

On the drive to the hospital, Roy’s parents sat in the backseat and spoke quietly between themselves. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in a wicker rocking chair and she was old and old. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pale, her blue eyes clouded with an unwonted melancholy, she sat in a corner, cut off from those who surrounded her by an emotion which they did not share. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went back to sit in his chair on the verandah. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I sit in there for I don’t know how long. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When I can no longer see Pa, I turn around and go inside our house, where Ma sits in the corner of the room crying. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deydey and Fishtail sat in the corner, talking low and thoughtfully, drinking Grandma’s tea. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I sat in the backseat and listened to my father shout. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Yessuh. Looked to me like a man was sitting in the backseat along with her.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I cleaned up the dinner dishes, then sat in a chair by the window for about an hour, not doing anything except thinking. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

We learned to sit in front of Komorov’s desk and rest with our eyes open. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The head of the Company always sat in that chair. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do is sit in the waiting room, waiting. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had this bad longing to be back there that sat in my stomach like a twenty-pound weight. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They sat in the back, slumping, and went home each day carrying the prop of a notebook. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The boys sat in silence, finishing their lunches, until Newt finally got to what he really wanted to talk about. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s sitting in there on a desk holding a big stuffed octopus and looking as cool as a cucumber. But he won’t answer any questions.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over several weeks, she sat in the steamy city, poring over a trunkful of suspicious messages that no one else could crack. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Everyone sat in the circle, praying and praying, and the prayers were strong. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He gets carsick and I do not, which is why he has to sit in the front. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They sit in his room with the chess table between them, not moving except for their hands, which lift, hover over the board, plunge down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured her sitting in the breakfast nook, legs up on the padded bench, flipping through a Hollywood gossip magazine and sipping coffee out of one of my mother's china cups. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

That night Royal and Cora sat in the front row next to Mingo and his family, the wife and children he had rescued from slavery. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Exempt from the end-of-term tests as a Triwizard champion, Harry had been sitting in the back of every exam class so far, looking up fresh hexes for the third task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I sat in one of the wicker chairs and leaned back comfortably. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

One day he may need to sit in judgment on them, or send them forth to die. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even the little group sitting in the wedge of bleachers behind the west end zone seems to be getting into the intoxicating pace of the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just me and Mom, sitting in the front row. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One that was sitting in a man’s hand. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Except for Minerva in her trousers and tennis shoes, the girls all sit in the galeria cheering the boys on. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cops were still sitting in their car and one of them called over an emergency guy to see what was happening. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, it sat in my desk drawer for about nine months, but then I thought, Why not? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I sit in the plush theater seat, biting my fingers, craning my neck, looking for her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Vivian is sitting in her favorite chair, the faded red wingback closest to the window, laptop open, nursing a cup of tea. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She took out another cracker, reached through the bubble, and held the cracker out toward the man with no pants who was now sitting in the aisle. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They would be sneaking into the Hall of Elders tonight to sit in on the council meeting and hopefully narrow down their list of Nightbeast sidekicks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

So here I sit in my sweltering house, trying not to think about Megan. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, his eyes dropped to the hand Hull had at his hip, which rested on his holster, his black gun sitting in it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Toby wasn’t sure how long they’d been sitting in front of the small white house when he woke up and scrambled out of the car to throw up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When we asked her what she did, what her job was, she walked us to Oakland’s Seventh Street, where dusty bars and smoke shops sat in the laps of storefront churches. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what can happen in a year? Houses fall. Kingdoms fall. While you sit in your laboratory learning the properties of metal?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We were discussing my day, sitting in our robes at the dining room table, after dinner and baths, playing Monopoly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After sitting in this manner a quarter of an hour without hearing Miss Bingley’s voice, Elizabeth was roused by receiving from her a cold enquiry after the health of her family. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But she only sat in the chair, turning her fingers over slowly, staring at them expressionlessly, trapped. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t want to sit in my room alone, and I guess I was a little thirsty, so I nodded. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning of the exam I limped to the testing center and sat in the drafty hall. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Percy wished he could sit in the other, but Hazel remained standing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

That day I sat in his classroom for nearly two hours, crying over my notebook, smearing the ink on the pages. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pita did nothing but complain, even when we sat in the shade, so I paired her with Juanita since she couldn’t seem to get along with anyone else. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I said it was splendid, too, and then we sat in silence. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

You can’t sit in a desk chair and tap your pen against the table in that tap tap tappity tap rhythm you used to do that I hated. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Moss sat in his biology class, not far from Rawiya, who glanced at the clock every so often while taking notes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she sits in the car and stares at her phone. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he sat in Kaprice’s office and told her what had happened. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then I sort of felt sorry for them, sitting in that open jeep in the hot sun. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She invited them to sit in the parlor while she called her mistress. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went back and sat in the library. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They rode in the back of public buses, sat in the balconies of segregated movie theaters and swam at segregated beaches. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laughed and talked for over a half hour as I sat in the car and tried to translate the muffled sounds. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others sat in booths, eating pizza and drinking sodas. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’d never sat in a congregation before, let alone spoken in front of one. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I just told her about sitting in the living room, and hearing the guy who was like the truffle was undervalued, and the girl who was like he never pukes when he chugalugs. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all sat in the same arrangement in Macroeconomics, too:Megan in front of me, Joey on my right. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stared there for a few seconds and then looked over at the spot on the wall I always looked at whenever I sat in here, the cocoon or whatever. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She sat in the sofa comer reading Robert’s letter by the fading light. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Army people sat in their two cars, eating junk food, feeling cold, and hoping that someone would show up soon with samples of monkey. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was one of those times when she wished she were sitting in a big black leather armchair with a weird-looking cat and an unlit cigar. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sat in my desk with those stupid cupcakes in their stupid white box, with everyone around me staring. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when Francie sat in it, the cover banged down on her head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mostly sat in my room and read comics. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the fire and fury of the summer of 1940, Maddie sat in a tower of iron and concrete taking bearings over the telephone. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We eat our lunches in the chilly dimly lit cellar of the school- house, where we sit in supervised rows on long scarred wooden benches under a festoon of heating pipes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A man sat in the corner, leaning against the wall. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When Moneywort had gone, Bigwig sat in the mouth of the hole and sniffed the heavy air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in the seat marked Nineteen. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Bueno. You sit in the front. Arturo, please get in next to your wife. Mayor, you go on the other side.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We sat in the same room with white folks, able to observe them close up. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m walking along the dog food section when a woman walks past me with a little girl sitting in the trolley. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Like the women who sat in front of roaring fireplaces, drinking tea incessantly from silver trays full of scones and crumpets. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in the car for a long time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

So I spend five more minutes sitting in my parked car staring at my email again on my phone. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Every day in class, Antain sat in the back and worked quietly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Windy sits in the front of the car. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only now when I sit in the back seat I have to cover the parts that say a little mouse has been here because I am the only Mouse in the family. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in math, and the teacher has this loose sole on his shoe, and every time he takes a step it makes the rudest noise you ever heard. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looked down at the three games sitting in the bottom of Kyle’s shopping cart. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A third sat in a snowdrift, playing with two live moose like they were action figures. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For the remainder of the conference, he sat in silence with the rejected women in order to prove his point. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We sit in a pair of matching chairs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She sat in the living room with her big Bible in her lap. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Most of the time I even sat in this seat. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in an empty seat a couple of rows ahead of us. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

We sat in the shade of a sapodilla tree, eating our lunch. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bowed again and started to sit in a normal chair next to the heavy three-legged oak electric chair. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a front room no one sits in. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He drained away the filthy water he sat in and laved fresh warm water over him from the pan and wrapped him shivering in a towel and wrapped him again in a blanket. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

A week later, Lancelot and Uncle Dap were sitting in a peculiar boat in the middle of the English Channel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Hagrid was miles away now, probably sitting in a cell in Azkaban, and he had also said to follow the spiders. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Norton sat in a huge wing chair with his jacket off. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

White people sat in cars facing us, waiting. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She did not know how long she sat in quiet terror, hut it was a long time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might look at our house sitting in the middle and wonder why it looks like somebody emptied a dustpan over it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

In one room he sees an oil portrait of a small girl he assumes is Maxine, sitting in the lap of a stunning, youthful Lydia, wearing a yellow sleeveless dress. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was nice to sit in the wagon, but it felt unfair that I got to ride while the others had to walk. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s gonna fall apart any day now, and I don’t want you to be the person sitting in it when it does.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The fourteen remaining heirs of Samuel W. Westing sat in Judge Ford's living room wondering what had happened. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few nights later, after a riveting afternoon answering Miss Myrna letters, Stuart and I sit in the relaxing room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I offer to meet Lubek somewhere else so everyone doesn’t have to sit in the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I sat in my bedroom, knocking the army men one by one off my windowsill. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

One sat in a chair and looked through the thick, smudged glass that had a few small holes drilled into it to permit conversation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What else would you call it? Father sits in one castle, and Robb Stark sits in another, and no one does anything." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A Russian prince condescended to sit in a corner for an hour and talk with a massive lady, dressed like Hamlet’s mother in black velvet with a pearl bridle under her chin. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

School is already out for the summer, but even if it wasn’t, I’m not in any condition to sit in a classroom and focus. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Not gawping at her was impossible, so I went and sat in the tiny office. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Old Mrs. Borkowski was sitting in a lawn chair in the middle of the road. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

If you sit in a car travelling down a road, you seem to see the world outside moving past you. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

When it was time to open the presents, Ma stayed in the kitchen while we all sat in a circle watching Caroline open her gifts. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Clayton didn’t know for sure, but sitting in the train with one woman across from him and another at the other end of the car, he didn’t rule out the possibility. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he found ice crystals on the chair he sat in to watch the neighborhood. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was like sitting in a sauna naked together. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My favorite photograph is of the three of us sitting in the football stands in junior high, all jammed together, shoulder to shoulder. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Edgar was sitting in the backseat, staring straight ahead. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in a straight-backed red leather chair with intricately carved wooden arms. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

My father, recuperating slowly and looking worn and weary, sat in his bed propped on pillows, and read the newspaper stories of the horrors that had occurred in those camps. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He had spent the past year sitting in a cell waiting for this day. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When supper was over, when the family and Billy Buck sat in front of the fireplace in the other room, Jody anxiously watched Grandfather. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rocking horse, covered in matted hide, sat in the corner under a curl of peeling yellow wallpaper. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Dill sat in his living room, waiting for Dr. Blankenship, with everything he was taking to college surrounding him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad would sit in the tub and put the soap in his right hand. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was sitting in the copilot’s seat, and they were cruising over the forest, looking down at the wildly tossing treetops, a wild sea of leaf and branch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Savo sat in his bed, breathing very hard and not saying anything. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ms. Campbell returned, sitting in what appeared to be her living room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He went and sat in the chair by the fire. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The preacher sits in the study of one, reading some book, and I quickly duck away. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

What I find is that the longer I sit in the water, the better I feel. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Lilian sat in her chair by the window, its velvet drapes drawn against the daylight. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

We sat in the long rows of chairs by the metal detectors, Jasper and Alice pretending to people- watch but really watching me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Only Rahim Khan, sitting in the passenger seat next to Baba, was silent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out a chair from the lab table and sit in it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They sat in the dark and did nothing. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the balcony, half hoping that the leper man would be there. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Lord Frederick left, the two young women sat in silence for a moment. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She reaches forward and shoves someone sitting in the row in front of us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now, sitting in this cave of lightly perfumed silk, what had seemed constant and unquestionable feels as delicate as the steam floating over her tea. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Manning sat in the front seat with the Pentagon Papers on his lap. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Percy frowned at the glowing red vial that sat in the middle of the table. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Yet there he was, sitting in the Trail Room’s circular corner booth, his lively brown eyes, his square-jawed, genial good looks unchanged by death. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said his other job was working with computers, but I still have trouble picturing him sitting in front of a screen all day. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But sitting in that garden, for the first time I was an alien, I was a sailor—landless and disconnected. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

To mourn is not the same as to be in mourning, which means wearing a black armband and sitting in the parlor, talking to people who call on the bereaved. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He sat in a corner, picking moodily at his boil, glaring at the bright assembled company. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily and James sat in disappointed silence as they rode the bus back to their building. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I would go to Worm Creek, where I’d sit in the balcony and watch rehearsals, my feet on the ledge, a math book open in front of me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So she crouched into the Nest, slid the stone door behind her, and sat in darkness. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Matt remembered Mr. MacGregor and El Patron sitting in adjoining wheelchairs after their operations. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the bath, watching the color of the bathwater change. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

There are men sitting in this pub with great glasses of black stuff before them. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Others just sat in their trucks, half-obscured behind dusty and cracked windshields, placidly looking on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he dropped us off at the shore of a sheltered inlet, I sat in a tight ball on the hot hard earth, knees to my chin. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of us sat in a circle around him while the boys’ basketball team practiced on the court below. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The stage has risers for the choir and chairs for us to sit in when it’s our turn to play. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Because Morrie sat in the wheelchair, the camera never caught his withered legs. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ruffled my hair and left the auditorium with everyone else—everyone except Jessica, who sat in her seat, staring at the empty stage. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

At least a new lightbulb was hanging from the ceiling, so they didn't have to sit in the dark the whole time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The three little ones sat in the back seat, crowded together. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the silence of the deep, dark well, suddenly remembering things. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She and Em were in homeroom, sitting in the back row. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Now he sits in this court before you, Alvin Hooks told the jurors. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t bothered to turn on the overhead light, and that was soothing, too—just sitting in the dark. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel sat in the front seat while her mom spent a lifetime in the grocery store, barely resisting the urge to punch through the window. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Natalie is sitting in the living room, paging through a magazine. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel remembers, anyway, sitting in the back of Frank’s old truck, driving anywhere on any afternoon, and Frank counting the red-tailed hawks along the highway as they drove. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sixteen of us sit in the briefing auditorium of the Department of Supernatural Investigations. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A man sat in the passenger seat, staring straight at the road as if the car were moving. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They sat in a circle, lesser officers at a distance, almost in files, by rank. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For forty days, my mom sat in the chair for eight hours each day and never stopped erasing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Amber sits in front of a mirror with her beauty caisse. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Is your last name Muhammad?” she asked, her eyes fixed on me, the only fourth grader in the classroom wearing a hijab, who happened to be sitting in the front row. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Suddenly it come to me. I was sitting in my apartment watching it play on its rings, and I said to myself, ‘Darlene, how come you don’t stick some rings on your clothes?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he sat in the dripping honey sun, pulling every nerve and muscle into service to stop the fall of water from his eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he walked in the back door at four in the afternoon, he found his family sitting in the kitchen listening to Arrabelle reel off stories of her late husband. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only he had run two yards farther to the left, he might now be sitting in the trench over there and writing a fresh letter to his wife. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in the living room and did what teenage boys and girls do when they’re being observed by one of their parents—fidgeted in awkward silence. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

My little Korean Fire sat in the corner, wrapped in a big, happy Christmas bow, and I threw an egg at that one, too, but I missed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Farid sitting in the car and mouthed, I'll be back, not so sure at all that I would be. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, they were the men to sit in judgment on the book. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not with my mother sitting in the kitchen waiting. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

We took them to the back porch, where we sat in the porch swing, taking little gulps of coolness and listening to the chains creak. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together they sat in the shimmer of moonlight and listened to my leaves rustle. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We sat in the cemetery for hours, as if expecting something. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

On the tape Molly hears things she didn’t when Vivian was sitting in front of her .. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lydia sat in her car and tried calling Dill again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, he crosses to his desk and signals to me to sit in the chair. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Yesterday was like that except now I got to sit in the front seat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Adam and Cathy sat in the gathering dark under the tree. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The corporal steers Werner into a dining room where a narrowfaced woman with three fresh daisies stuck through her hair sits in a chair turning the pages of a magazine. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And just like the woman, the lower half of his face sits in the shadow of his cheekbones. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There’s someone sitting in my kitchen eating pies, which they’ve taken out of my freezer and cooked up. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“He’s sitting in the middle of the front row, that’s where the Seeker...Never mind,” said Harry, realizing that nobody was listening: Ron was on his hands and knees, searching under the wardrobe. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When Angel got home from school the next day, Jordan was sitting in the big chair in the living room, drinking a beer. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the dark for a long time. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Fred was delighted and led her up to his bedroom where a truly magnificent blue and yellow parrot sat in a tall cage. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our conductor/evangelist goes quiet, and it’s another minute of sitting in the dark before we move again. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

A dusty Volvo Estate sat in the garage needing a wash and wax. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Rehearsal then rewrites then Will on the phone then bed. You can sit in on rehearsal if you want." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I sit in the back and write three different letters to Tats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When I watch it on television at home, it looks like the reporters are sitting in front of a huge window that shows all of downtown. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

At lunch, she put her head in Claire’s lap and let her stroke Maya’s hair as they sat in the grass in the sunshine. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And now here I am, sitting in the church, staring at the white spot on my left foot while the minister talks about God and heaven and angels. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ben was so afraid that Richie would send him to the basement early that he was sitting in the bedroom closet, playing with his cars. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Apparently she came in yesterday and freaked out because she heard that her daughter has to sit in classes with known homosexuals. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I sat in the waiting room coloring, but then the therapist called me inside. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Queen Flame was sitting in the solar, where she had been doing tapestry work, and her two guests were sitting on either side of her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walks with no particular destination in mind, but the place he ends up most frequently is the very same oak tree he so often sat in with Caroline and her friends. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he got to the tent, he found Mr. Pendanski and the other boys sitting in a circle on the ground. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

This time, while his friends cried for help from somewhere far away—so far away they sounded like whining mosquitoes—Reynie had been sitting in the Whisperer, incredibly happy and content, grinning in triumph. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And when it was done and the wedding day set, he rested and sat in the sun and slept even as his father had done before him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was that I had never sat in a public garden before, had not even known it to be something that I’d want to do. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A few fish sat in pools, others lay beached on the sand, rotting with streamers of seaweed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he moved his chair again so that he could sit in front of the fire. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

On those afternoons, she picks up her kids and takes them to the same park I sat in with the Doorman when Sophie came and talked to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He just had to have Hume sitting in front of him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

On August it they sat in the Griinau grandstands and watched the preliminaries in all the rowing events except their own eight-oared contest, scheduled for the following day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

No one sat in the seat just below the map, so he leaned in to get a good look, and counted the number of stops before he’d reach West Fourth Street station. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Below them, looking small and upside down from this height, the Questing Beast could be seen sitting in the ravine which bounded the castle on that side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I blushed, because it felt like I was sitting in front of a fireplace. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I hope he still believes that Audrey really is my girl as he looks at the two figures sitting in front of the big screen—just two silhouettes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The king sits beside the Shaper’s bed as he sits in the hall, motionless, his patient eyes staring. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, a much larger, darker Cog sits in a cutout. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bast closed the door and returned to sit in the second chair, turning it to face his teacher and the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On everybody else’s TV, there were two announcers sitting in a booth. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Colonel Regan was sitting in a chair, a white cloth around his neck, his face covered with foamy soap and his eyes closed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma has not sat in the back since the first day we came to church. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

James sat in the middle because he could see out easiest. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were the only people sitting in the back of the bus. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and the other detectives sat in the squad car—in the back, where they wouldn’t make the driver nervous. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The way that Raymie imagined her plan unfolding was that her father would be sitting in some restaurant, in whatever town he had run away to. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

My parents were in the bedroom with Lynn, so I filled the bath for Sam and read to him while he sat in the bathtub. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Cool Papa still sat in his watcher’s chair, the bedtime book in his lap. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

They slept now in clean beds in a warm house while their father, a bald- headed old Negro, sat in the swamps and wept, holding it in so he would not awaken the Negro children. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And mine was sitting in front of me. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The comrades acted like a group of neighbors sitting in judgment upon one of their kind who had stolen a chicken. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Haymitch sits in the chair by my bed, his skin waxen, his eyes bloodshot. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He pats my knee and adjusts his toga so it doesn’t reveal too much while he sits in the low auditorium seat. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I sit in a hard leather chair across from the man himself as it gradually sinks in that there is nothing to discuss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Beatriz sits in the audience, hand covering her mouth, whispering to her friends. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Ellis clomps down the stairs behind Mom and sits in her chair in the kitchen, then flops her head down into her arms and tries to continue to sleep. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then, after my fifteenth or twentieth missed day of school, I sat in my social studies classroom with Mrs. Jeremy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lapped by the prayers of years, we sit in silence. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The back of his suit was wrinkled from where he’d sat in it all day. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

An hour later I was sitting in a Jim Crow coach, speeding northward, making the first lap of my journey to a land where I could live with a little less fear. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those lodges weren’t very hot, but we sat in them for hours and willed the sweat to pop over our willowy arms and hairless cheeks. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I sat in Amélie’s favorite café for an hour waiting for an old man whose name I don’t know to tell me, “L’ange descend en dix minutes-” Ten minutes till the angel comes down. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He crosses the room and sits in the plush armchair on my side of the bed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I just got back from the zoo,” he said, sitting in this armchair that seemed to swallow him up. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She said I could sit in the courtyard and eat it with my two little half-sisters, Number Two and Number Three. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I somehow find the hallway I sat in the day Edward left. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

After Old Sunny was gone, I sat in the chair for a while and smoked a couple of cigarettes. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And sometimes, on slow nights, she would sit in my chair and tell me to close the door. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Even when the power went off, Monique sat in front of the TV. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma sat in her rocking chair, sewing by the light of the lamp on the table. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, it’s like I’m looking at a different person, sitting in Tobias’s skin, one whose life is not as simple as I thought. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu liked Sunday mornings, the slow shifting of time, when she, dressed for church, would sit in the living room with her father while her mother got ready. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His hand went up on his hip, right to the gun that sat in its holster. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sat in his big red leather swivel chair, and most of the time he enjoyed his life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the morning we’d had, filling my belly with papaya and sitting in the grass and staring at nothing sounded fine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mother sat in her rocking chair, humming to herself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother had asked him one day when they were sitting in the kitchen. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He hated sitting in a room across from the slimeball creep he had used as a punching bag. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Henry sat in his empty house, hunched over the table and a tumbler of whiskey. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We go to movies, where we sit in the smoking section and neck, or we go to drive-ins and eat popcorn and neck there as well. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

While I was sitting in the teaching room waiting for her I was wondering about how Miss Kinnian was a nice lady like my mother use to be. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The problem with sitting in a pine tree is that, eventually, the tree’s sticky resin will find you. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They sat in the field, in the sun. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all sat in the big drawing room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Our judge in the Rivonia Trial was Mr. Quartus de Wet, judge- president of the Transvaal, who sat in his flowing red robes beneath a wooden canopy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks out into the empty street, allowing me to sit in his car and just miss her. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I am sitting in my room listening to the radio. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She wanted him to hear and she wanted the boy sitting in front, bespectacled and studious, to hear and she wanted the girls gathered in the corridor outside to hear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas sits in the driver’s seat and makes sure my seat belt is buckled. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Our class sits in the 4th and 5th rows of the auditorium. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had only a second to look around because he was aware that the man sitting in a chair beside the table was watching him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in my room, researching vampires. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She sat in the wicker rocking chair in the shade on the upstairs porch above the bar, and she stared down at him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ma and Ba sat in front of a small fire that Ba had built. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

They all sat in the restaurant afterwards, drinking smoothies. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"He's been in the bathroom for hours and it's time he came out. He sits in there reading books and he forgets completely where he is! Do you have any children, my dear?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It sits in a tasteful leather frame on top of the television set. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Percy Weasley was sitting in a chair behind Lee, but for once he didn’t seem keen to make his views heard. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I just had these pictures of him walking along with us on patrol or sitting in the mess area, looking down into his coffee cup. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents will be the first to admit that a favorite Iranian pastime is to sit in judgment of others. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

People huddle in little clusters, or by themselves, just sitting in the cold. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She sits in the corner of the room, arranging and rearranging our black clothes and our food bowls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a footstool, tattlers sit in piles like stacks of warm sugar crepes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in front of the stove. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, as we all watch the sun slide down the western edge of the great escarpment, we sit in thoughtful silence. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above the banner, sitting in a seat of honor, was an old enemy. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jam exhaled when they sat in their seats, welcoming the dark of the large room, the artificial light of the screen that stretched from floor to ceiling, curving in on them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And yet, as she sat in her crumpled crate, Roz felt something like curiosity. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

How could he choose sitting in a tiny cell over being in a room with us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And then suddenly she sees it herself, sitting in plain view, on a shelf she’d scanned a minute ago. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I always imagine her sitting in front of a mirror at night, counting strokes as she brushes her hair. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She buttoned her dress and went into the kitchen and sat in her nursing rocker near the window. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Shu sent them. They were just sitting in First Harbor, cannons out, red flags flying, stuffed to the sails with gold.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was again sitting in that whirling world of snowflakes, atop the hill. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

After the introductions, we sat in a circle so that the different facilitators could tell us about themselves. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Tino and Victor were in there, sitting in black chairs against the white wall. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk through the halls and stand at my locker and sit in class and wait for my teachers and classmates to give me a knowing look or say, “Someone’s not a virgin anymore.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Many of the storekeepers invited sitting in their stores, but we did not have sitting because the laundry was hot and because it was outside Chinatown. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we sat in silence watching Lenny and Cotton filling a plastic bucket with rocks and dragging it to the side of the yard where they were building some kind of wall. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In the evening we used to sit in them like lords, and intended later on to let them out by the hour. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she went back to the day McGarrity had sat in her kitchen and talked about Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had gotten used to walking to places and hadn’t sat in a truck or been in one place idly for this long in a while. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She rolled a wheelchair out from behind the desk and motioned Stick to sit in it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sat in the kitchen with August, June, and Rosaleen while the night spread out around the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Celia is sitting in a chair across the circle from him, still dressed as she had been during her performance, in a black gown covered with delicate white lace. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I look at my pen pal assignment: Lena, who sits in the front row and cracks her knuckles. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The room sat in perfect stillness, not one bee anywhere. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the back and tried not to throw up as Stephen Kellner navigated the undulating roads at unsafe velocities. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Just sat in the dark, listened to the tink-tink of the engine cooling, the wail of a siren in the distance. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I sit, stand, sit, stand, sit in the chair, Pi watches with his head tilted. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well then, you’d better get used to sitting in the back of squad cars,” he said. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She drops her trunk and Marlena sits in its curve, hooks an arm around it, and points her toes daintily. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And so here we are, sitting in a Kingdom Hall on a beautiful Sunday afternoon hoping that God sees it in His heart to know it wasn't our fault. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

This was the second Monday afternoon in a row that he and Clyde sat in his beat-up El Camino parked across from Booker Middle School along with the cars of parents. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Two big trunks sat in front of the fireplace. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She was told that Kirk had sat in the wrong seat and was given the wrong grade by mistake. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly,” Lily mumbles as she sits in the chair opposite me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Duke himself was sitting in a very cushy, very regal dog bed—his right front leg wrapped in a plaster cast. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Miss Preston occupies the chair behind the desk while Miss Anderson sits in the chair in front of the desk. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He called it “a cheese- box. I’ll never buy another Chevy again,” he fumed as the car, loaded with kids, sat in traffic, its engine steaming and sputtering. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few people, mostly old men, sat in the sunlight, looking at nothing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I made out my report in my room, sitting in my trousers and an undershirt in front of the open window. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

So it’s Friday morning and I'm sitting in history listening to Mr. Penny, the history teacher, talk about all the arguments they had before they set up the Constitution. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, the bus driver said nothing to me as I sat in the white section of his bus. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the shade of a tree and thought about things that hyenas like to think about, which are not things that you and I would understand. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Then Abel, who’d been sitting in the kitchen with us, watching the whole thing, said, “Hey, can I talk to you for a second?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I picture myself sitting in class, all the kids from cooking club glaring knives at me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Much to Matt’s surprise, Mr. MacGregor came forward and sat in the other wheelchair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, Matt sat in his corner and waited for Rosa to bring his dinner. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reed sat in the chair opposite, one hand tracing interconnected circles on the tablecloth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I sat in a corner and stuffed straw into my coat for warmth. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They didn’t have to be sitting in the passenger’s seat when it happened. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I slept for the last fifty miles into Coeur d’Alene and when I awoke, I was sitting in the sheriff’s car outside the hospital entrance. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Wow, there are a lot of people sitting in those red velvet seats. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Celia Bowen is sitting in front of him, turned to the side and resting her arms on the back of the chair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in one of the rockers, packing his pipe with tobacco from a pouch. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then sitting in the high seat he looked out. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Alfred sat in the back wearing two pairs of jet- black plastic sunglasses, one on top of the other, each about three times too big for his face. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She probably sits in a chair for too long. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They sat in silence on the hay bales smoking the first cigarette of the day. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Not coming here in the first place— that seemed like an obvious choice—but my bare wrist, which makes it impossible for me to know how long I have been sitting in this room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

During the hot, dry season, everybody would bring chairs outside and sit in the shade. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noa was sitting in the hallway, her back against the wall, holding a steaming cup of coffee between her hands. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Several very dignified and important-looking men sat in her living room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stepping nimbly into the boat, she sat in the center with the pack between her knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If he still had light bulbs when everyone else in Ember had run out, would he enjoy sitting in his lit room while the rest of the city drowned in darkness? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

About two hundred yards ahead of her, her son Lionel was sitting in the stern seat of his father’s dinghy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Somewhere up there is the chair I sat in while I was running the attack simulation, and a smear of Tris’s father’s blood on the wall. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He sits in parks and cafés, observing people who pay him little notice as he blends into crowds of young men in interchangeable suits and bowler hats. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I spent my lunch period sitting in one of the green fields bordering the school, staring at the simulated scenery while I munched on a protein bar with my visor on. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

What was the use of Frank coming to see me, and us sitting in the morning-room together, Frank smoothing me down, Frank being tactful, Frank being kind? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle can see her, with her lovely auburn hair and her smile, sitting in her warm office with the leather couch and soft pillows and Kleenex box. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He did not eliminate or even soften in the slightest his attack on the black nurses, despite having the type sitting in his printing shop and ready for “improvements.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

An elderly woman sitting in front of us clears her throat, loud. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Mom was also in the food court, alone, sitting in a corner where she thought I couldn’t see her, eating a cheesesteak sandwich and reading through some papers. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I had brought a bottle of whisky as my contribution, and afterward we sat in deep comfortable chairs cushioned in foam rubber. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sits in the back row alone—knees raised to her chin, high-waters rising higher—lonely, quiet, staring out the window. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The cold does not detract from the area’s beauty: Tiwanaku sits in the middle of a plain ringed by ice-capped mountains. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Jack spent the rest of the day sitting in the second floor of their house talking about supervillains and the secrets in their villain-y hearts. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Who is that girl sitting in front of my bathroom mirror? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They sit in the back seat—my brother no longer gets carsick—and talk in pig Latin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sharks sit in trees and giant salmon sport with kangaroos on the moon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Eula, the dead clam, starts talking before she’s even sat in the chair, before I can explain anything, not stopping until ten o’clock that night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“All right, but don’t be late. I can’t sit in the cinema forever.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Meanwhile he’s sitting in jail, talking about fighting for his principles. He wants to be a martyr, Noah, that’s fine—but not at the expense of this family. I won’t stand for it!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“My mom told me I couldn’t sit in front of the TV all day,” Doug grumbled. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And then there were the snooty people in the back, who got to sit in, like, covered areas and look down at the groundlings and feel all superior in their silk feathered hats. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy sat in a wicker rocker at the far end of the porch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You making me sit in a basket of rotten durian rinds,” said Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Of these, she liked best one that showed them sitting in a leaf-dappled light amid picnic debris and looking at one another with expressions that, though unsmiling, seemed mirthful and full of delight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack, sitting in his high chair next to Mother, gave the answer. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to sit in the car until you work it out.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The teeth were rusty and dull and he sat in front of the fire with a rattail file and tried to sharpen them but to little purpose. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He said that as hot as the day was, he figured he’d like it better sitting in the dog run. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paces the room until he begins worrying about damaging the carpet, and then he sits in the window instead, watching the people below. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I didn't till the soil or weed the flowerbeds or try to graft a tree limb; I sat in the shade and listened to my Japanese language instruction. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

My father was sitting in his own leather chair, sipping his customary glass of scotch. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

They did that often, slowly detaching themselves from their friends, to sit in a corner by the library or take a walk in the green behind the laboratories. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They sat in the big, white car and looked through their glasses at the fiesta. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We sat in my front bay window, talking for hours, when all of a sudden you and one of your friends—hi, Zach!—came walking up the street. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Rosemary’s back, sitting in the chair next to me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I sat in the back of the car, with Dad’s leather suitcases, and our cardboard boxes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I came out of the bathroom, Sapo had a bow l of Coco Puffs and was sitting in front of the TV watching cartoons. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Coach sat in front of him, working his gum and sighing heavily every few seconds. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The rock? The one that’s been sitting in my locker all semester?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Uncle Al is sitting in his chair, his face pinched and sour. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

One day when Liyana returned from school by public bus, a lady she’d never seen before was sitting in their living room on the low couch. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘You flapped that sheet on purpose—just for the fun of seeing me sit in a puddle and ...’ ‘And to keep my horse out of the army.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit in tía Fermina's backyard gnawing on figs we picked from her tree. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He sat in the tub, cradling his broken camera in his arms. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

We sat in the fields, from which the dragon had withdrawn its moisture, and sharpened those hoes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no customers, just three old ladies sitting in rocking chairs in the shade of a maple tree, knitting the biggest pair of socks I’d ever seen. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

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

I sat in the little booth and watched. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Severe diaper rash on the baby indicated that she had sat in soiled diapers for hours—if not days—on end. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was sitting in the easy chair, facing him, but she seemed to be concentrating on the front door. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Officer Parrelli walked over to his cruiser and sat in the front seat with the door open, scrawling something in a notebook. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Yes, he would tell them that he was afraid of Reds, that he had not wanted to sit in the car with Jan and Mary, that he had not wanted to eat with them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As always there were a half dozen people sitting in the outer office, waiting for their chance to speak with the father. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

We sat in the car for almost two hours as everybody got a chance to go in the house and get their favorite records. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now it was Milton whom Tessie sat in the porch swing with. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her daughter, June, who was Ivy’s age, sat in the passenger seat, gaping at Ivy’s nonhouse. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Hermione, incredibly, was sitting in a corner, attempting to read an enormous book entitled Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They sat in silence, feeling the heat suck away every bit of their energy. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

From the window she could see her boys in the yard, the tops of their heads as they sat in the grass beside the overturned wheelbarrow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then he sat in the parking lot, waiting for Toby to show. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Percy sat in back, hanging on tight, desperately trying not to slip off the horse’s rear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I leave Sandy in the yard, sitting in my tent, because I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And a man with a cone-shaped head sitting in a banana split dish rowing with a spoon. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The three women sat in the enormous kitchen with the butcher’s block and two refrigerators. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents sat in the front seat talking. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

In an awkward moment, the two boys tried to sit in the same chair at the head of the table. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The two of us sitting in the cold on Atlantic Avenue. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It had never been likely that the locket was here at the Ministry, and there was no hope of bewitching its whereabouts out of Umbridge while she was sitting in a crowded court. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was dark but I could see that there were six men sitting in a circle on a little stage at the other end of the room. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was not privy to the details, but I heard Madam talking about jewels made of paste that would sit in her curls. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did, in September, have a pleasant overdue lunch with Hillary Clinton, the two of us sitting in the residence dining room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There they would be, sitting in a neat pile outside his door, waiting for the super to pick them up and take them down to the basement. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She motioned for them to follow her to the fire, where she sat in her chair and the children gathered on the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When we got to sit in a circle and sing church songs at the top of our lungs. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I would park by the old lighthouse and wait for sunrise, sit in my car and watch the fog rolling in from the sea. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Amos Diggory’s head was sitting in the middle of the flames like a large, bearded egg. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I’d get to sit in on classes with the older children, in awe as I listened to everything they were being taught. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When I’m sitting in English class an hour later I realize I should probably keep going to debate club meetings, too. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Even though she and Tony were both in the fifth grade and had walked to school together since first grade, Stella felt a little self-conscious sitting in the dark with a boy. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Every morning as I sat in the car with Daddy on the short ride to school, I tried to decide if I should tell him about the trunk. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry turned and walked slowly on, waiting for them to catch up, which they finally did in the shade of a beech tree under which they had sat in happier times. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It stretched into the tips of her fingers and all the way to her toes until it felt as though she’d been sitting in the sun for hours. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I sat in the window seat and held the envelope in both hands, turning it over and over. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Reporters holding their notebooks sat in the jury box and in a small section at the rear of the room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the window of Flora’s room and looked down at the sleeping Flora and then up and out, at the lighted windows of the other houses. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I stopped in at the Anglo-American Club and sat in a deep leather-cushioned chair in front of the window and read the magazines. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Tonight they sit in a striped tent beneath a rather large tree, its branches black and bare of leaves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I sat in the truck like I had frozen and the world had frozen around me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gray cars fitted with rims sit in the driveway and along the street. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The Ford sat in Windham’s shed, its tires pumped up, and with two new dry cells to make it start easily on Bat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had been okay at Jessica’s house, sitting in the same rooms where his mother had eaten dinner, watched TV, gone to sleep. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in a deck chair on a huge porch, gazing across a meadow at green hills in the distance. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in my seat, in a state of voluptuous agitation, of agitated voluptuousness, until my stop. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He sat in the outer room and read the papers, and the Editor and Publisher and I worked hard for two hours. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Trey sits in the front row, his basketball crew beside and behind him. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The harvest was good that year in Raynar Northbrook's lands, and they feasted often on the heavy oaken table that sat in his great hall. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She sat in the hot sunshine watching the life on the street and guarding within herself, her own mystery of life. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her uncle sat in his place among them, his lips tight, his eyebrows drawn fiercely together. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

They sat in the warmth for a long time before Faye stirred. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of following Georgie, I sat in the sunshine and braided my hair into a long single plait, as thick and heavy as rope, and tied it with string. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had missed that time, and had missed many more, but he saw them; he saw the little fat shapes with the pointed heads sitting in the brush all over the place. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julian Singh sat in the row to my right and two seats back. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Presidents come here again to attend plays, but out of respect for Abraham Lincoln, none sits in the president’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His laundry sat in the hamper, except the sweatshirt Maggie had draped over the foot of the bed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I sat in one of the benchy chairs and was relieved when ’stead of sitting next to me, the cap’n got in the chair right behind mine. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

If we hadn't sat in the sun so long Mr. Norton would not have needed whiskey and I wouldn't have gone to the Golden Day. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could sit in the hollow and float along—but it would probably flip over with her inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There I sit in the chair, with the lights off, in my red dress, hooked and buttoned. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with ritual significance, he looked mournfully into the clay mug that sat in front of him and carefully turned it upside down on the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Catholic church, first on the scene and deeply dug in, sat in comfortable tradition while the missions were gradually abandoned and their roofs fell in and pigeons roosted on the stripped altars. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Polly, sitting in a chair next to her, pretended to be weeping. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing is so comfortable to sit in as a beech. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the front seat after that day, with my earbuds in, and ignored them all. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Two and a half hours of sitting in the car, staring out the window of the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit, stand, sit, stand, sit in a wooden chair. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured Stargirl sitting in a dark room with an old woman. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Five chairs had been set behind the velvet-covered desks, and Ludo Bagman was sitting in one of them, talking to a witch Harry had never seen before, who was wearing magenta robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Three days after Sam's death, Miss Katherine shot the sheriff while he was sitting in his chair drinking a cup of coffee. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But at home he could sit in comfort. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

In due course Adam gave his name to a clerk and went to sit in an anteroom. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The agents sat in their car, watching the windows. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had put out a little awning and under it he and his wife often sat in the evening. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d be sitting in a meeting with a group of five or six of them, all of us in blue suits and serious ties. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the rickety chair and put up a shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia was no longer in a hurry; she sauntered over to a table, carefully laid down the file, smoothed her skirt under her, and sat in a chair. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the cookies that far out on the porch, Mrs. Trent can sit in her front window and get a sideways look at whoever comes out to retrieve them. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, sit in back, where it’s calm,” I suggested, and Grandma came with me to the untouchables’ table. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two unlit torches sat in wall sconces on either side of the doorway, both covered in cobwebs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then he directs us to sit in the front row. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Haiyi looked down, slightly dizzy, and saw an old man sitting in the light of the moon, a large book in his lap. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Once, as they sat in the attic toasting cheese and muffins by their hearth, the older boy asked why he went about calling people ‘squeak-pigs’ and things like that. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There Denethor sat in a grey gloom, like an old patient spider, Pippin thought; he did not seem to have moved since the day before. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When Mama was still pregnant with me, our daddy was sitting in Central Park reading the paper. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I sit in the middle section and look out the window. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He eyed the fog, which still sat in a thick layer atop the Bank of America building, blocking out the sun. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Mom sits in a corner of the family room, legs buried under the gray blanket she’s knitting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Instead, I just sat in the kitchen, waiting to put the salve on them hose-pipe welts. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If he didn’t look so scared, I might have been powerful mad for seeing him sitting in Pa’s chair. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Him and Ma and Mrs. Holton were sitting on the bench, and Penelope and Cicely and Sidney Prince were sitting in the bed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It was disorienting, sitting in a dark hotel room, thousands of miles from home, my body broken, calling the name of a boy I’d only met a few days ago. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It made me sick to think of the three of them sitting in the office together—just as Ms. Taggart and I had. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I was sitting in my mother’s hot sticky arms. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve earned it. The money is sitting in your account now.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lydia sat in her bedroom at her stark, modern desk, bought on an Ikea run to Atlanta. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I sat in on Dr. Bright's service and heard the very sermon I had transcribed at Dewsbury a fortnight before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Neel helped Rupa finish her chores so they had time to sit in the shade of the sundari trees and hatch their next plan. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lee sat in the living room and looked at the envelope in his lap. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was the doubt that sat in my mind through student orientation, through my first sessions of high school biology and English, through my somewhat fumbling get-to-know-you conversations in the cafeteria with new friends. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They had sat in the backyard, had some sandwiches and potato chips; and Jessica was so nice. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Albert was still sitting in the dining room when Joseph came downstairs in the morning. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We spent the halftime sitting in a semicircle by the far goal, eating our tangerines. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I drink it down, she sits in front of me, her scars inches from my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I led us down front and sat in the second pew, leaving room for Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On New Year’s Day, she sits in front of the television and comments on every single float in the Rose Parade. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He died sitting in his wicker chair at dusk. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them were sitting in the cockpit, the light of late morning spilling in through the windows. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As Gram, Gramps, and I sat in the Missouri River, I tried not to think of the postcards. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I sit in this house for hours and I can’t even talk.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in wait, hunching on his pile of dirt. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day I sat in the kitchen with Viola and watched her punching down the bread dough, the cords working in her forearms. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I took Lin Nai-Nai’s hand as she sat in her embroidery chair. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just sat in the dark for a while, knees drawn to my chest, looking up at the stars, waiting for the night to be over. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Club House sits in tired dilapidation, its roof no longer safe for telescopes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walked over and sat in a wooden chair next to the bed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“We need a warm body, and the only one we’ve got is sitting in juvenile detention. So officially he’s our perpetrator, understand?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys could sit in front of their door and look down across the track and across the lot and across the street right into the front windows of Western Biological. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the last row with his mother, Courtney, and Heather. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The shell barges were much like the racing shells the boys aspired to sit in, but they were a few inches broader in the beam, with flatter bottoms and keels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Victor returned to the back of the bus, leaving me sitting in a kind of daze. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the windshield she could see that two more men sat in the front seat, and that one of them wore horn-rimmed glasses. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

With about ten minutes until the 9:30 train left, Garfield and Blaine sat in the carriage a bit longer, finishing their conversation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He did not kill them, of course, as they were already in the realm of death, but he invited them as a friendly gesture to sit in his presence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not liking to sit in the cold and darkness, I thought I would lie down on my bed, dressed as I was. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Big Rose stood there, surveying us all for a minute, then stomped to the chair that she usually sat in, all by itself, way on the other side of the room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Celia never took him outside by day, but sometimes at night she and he would sit in the doorway of the little house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day Robin was sitting in the trundle cart finishing the child’s doll when Brother Luke came into the garden. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in a white home; dim lights burned round him; strange objects challenged him; and he was feeling angry and uncomfortable. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And so I spent months riding in the rumble seat of my gram’s car to and from Westwood and hours sitting in the waiting room, until the day they let us know their findings. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he turned down a lane full of small, tidy houses, he could see lights on in every window, and people sitting in those windows, looking up and down the street. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ralph climbed out of the bathing pool and trotted up the beach and sat in the shade beneath the palms. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Nergal sat in a puddle, breathing weakly, his breastplate discarded in front of him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The old monk seemed proud of the chair, and proud that such a man as Lieutenant Cross should be sitting in it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man sat in his doorway, smoking a pipe. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Sahil and I were sitting in Ms. Rogers’s classroom at lunch, waiting until 12:20, which is the time we put on the flyers that people should show up and wait outside the door. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She sits in the same seat, reading the same book. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For some reason, instead of looking for transfers, we were going to sit in a bus. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The three of them sat in front of the roaring fire, slowly turning the pages of dusty volumes about famous cases of marauding beasts, speaking occasionally when they ran across something relevant. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

No one pays attention to me as I clean the desk that Max Christie usually sits in or when I take 3 tries to sit. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

August and I sat in collapsible lawn chairs beside a crepe myrtle that kept dropping blossoms all over the ground. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting in a station wagon, a strange wagon. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

It 1 sit in carriage D, which I usually do, and the train stops at this signal, which it almost always does, I have a perfect view into mv favourite trackside house: number fifteen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that was when I remembered Jim Hawkins, climbing up the side of the Hispaniola to steal her, tearing down the Jolly Roger flag, sitting in the crosstrees and holding Israel Hands back. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The girl in charge of the Garden had left them sitting in the dark dirt like ducks in a row. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Someone was sitting in the corner against the wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He has kept his eyes averted since I sat in the chair and they cut the strip of plastic binding my wrists together. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Harry sat in thought for a long time, or perhaps seconds. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her rectum burned as she sat in her train seat, her brain felt light and unmoored inside her skull, and a cold sweat beaded on her forehead. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The space is enormous, as big as a concert hall, and a live orchestra is sitting in the pit right below. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Out of the house, out of the court they went, beyond the wall and gate, to sit in council. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, of course, they would, when he was lying in bed or sitting in the castle. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t say anything as I sit in the seat opposite, and that suits me just fine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He spent hours communing with them, preening their feathers with a stick while sitting in the dust and gobbling softly at them. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Newman sits in a padded chair at the far end. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When I met Ekman, he sat in his office and began running through the action-unit configurations he had learned so long ago. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

And, of course, he refused to sit in the seat that I had assigned to him and he went to the back of the room and sat. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Mamou started whispering in Farsi, while Babou sat in the driver’s seat with his arms folded and his chin on his chest. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then I can't think of anything else, so we sit in silence until a Peacemaker summons him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The police claimed he was reaching for a weapon—no weapon was ever found—and the teen was shot dead while he sat in his car. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It is not your place. Mary and I sit in the kitchen sometimes, because at home we like to be free, even to license—but you are a visitor, and must go into the parlour.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He balled up his sandwich paper and shot it like a basketball at the trash cans sitting in front of my house. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Matt saw people sitting in the shadows and speaking to one another in quiet voices. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes, and I am sitting in the metal chair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His mother sitting in the station wagon with the man. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby-sitter would sit in front of a painting, sigh a great deal, and sometimes write things down. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But you can sit in it,” Sally said suddenly, like she was being really nice. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sit in formation, a new girl in my old seat—a sophomore who just moved here from Oregon. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Robbie’s piano sat in a small square room at the rear of the house, close to a window that overlooked the backyard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain sat in the middle of the cold stone room, his fingers laced together, his chin lifted expectantly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A rusalka sat in the shallows near the other shore, combing her fingers through her copper hair. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And Mama was sitting in the middle of the floor, holding him up close and crying like she’d never stop. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did know that I wasn't going to get anything done by smoking hash and sitting in the lobby of the Chelsea, no matter how cool it was to do so. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He could sit in crosstown traffic all day without losing his patience. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I found him in the morning, the day after the deadline, sitting in the thin blue light, his head bowed, his fingers entwined behind his neck. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I contemplated my chances and fanned a dim ember of hope in my heart as I sat in the sun, reeking like a giant match. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in front of the television watching the news, because on weeknights Mama'd let us watch only one hour of regular television and then as much news as we wanted. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Religion neither convinced nor moved him, and after hours of sitting in a pew, muttering prayer after prayer, he was in desperate need of some fresh air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He ate slowly, listlessly, stealing occasional glances at the old man sitting in the corner. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I peek through the glass and see three people sitting in armchairs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They sit in the formal living room, where they normally never sit. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s fine, sitting in his chair like nothing happened. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z