| 单词 | becoming |
| 例句 | The wind was a proud being, and it was becoming irritated with what the boy was saying. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The helium nuclei will be jammed together still more tightly, so much so that they begin to stick together, the hooks of their short-range nuclear forces becoming engaged despite the mutual electrical repulsion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No question about it; their laundry was becoming a problem. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was becoming a habit—this concentration on things behind him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then his face transforms again, becoming so sloppy that for a moment I think he’s going to burst into tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I couldn’t become a man without becoming The Man. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Piper tried to imagine Jason becoming a god when he died, standing on some beach guarding the gates to an ocean long after Piper and everyone else he knew in his mortal life were dead. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He keeps feeding them with his flies, and the number of the latter is becoming sensibly diminished, although he has used half his food in attracting more flies from outside to his room. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Fact: Companies pump the bag with nitrogen gas to prevent the chips from becoming potato crumbs, proven by my experiment in the third grade. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I knew that I had violated the ideal of the macho by becoming such a dedicated student of language and literature. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And it does, all night, one dance bleeding into the next, one song becoming another without a pause to catch your breath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Bobby thought and played, pondered and moved, all the while becoming drenched. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Such a calculation drove home the enormous obstacles facing black boys and girls with dreams of someday becoming Arthur Ashes and Althea Gibsons. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For his part, his heart was set on becoming a neurosurgeon. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It either went underground, becoming esoteric or occult, or it was mislaid and would eventually turn up after centuries of lying neglected in some monastery library. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The engine noise changed, becoming quieter, and then stopped altogether. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Besides, I am thinking vegetarian might be a good thing for me to consider becoming since I would not mind parting company with some of my fat cells. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Toomer’s dogs in the deepening decline of the sun were becoming a pack. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed it hastily, my hood pulled close around my face, becoming surprised, as I nearly ran through the trees, at how far I had come. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The beauty of this country is becoming part of me. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s becoming normal now, so I don’t go into it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Flaying the nettles was becoming a self-purification, and it was childhood she set about now, having no further need for it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It is where I went from thinking about becoming a writer, to writing. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Coraline had time to observe that the house itself was continuing to change, becoming less distinct and flattening out, even as she raced down the stairs. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Merle Haggard's My House of Memories, the diaries of Alan Bennett, Treasure Island: If a person who constantly reads is labeled a bookworm, then I was quickly becoming what might be called a tapeworm. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t talk anymore of becoming an engineer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowds were becoming thousands, and there was not one there but guessed what was to be done, and all approved. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Music can be more or less tonal without becoming completely atonal, however. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The longer you looked and the more your eyes adjusted to the dark, the more stars you’d see, layer after layer of them gradually becoming visible. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As the disorderliness continued, becoming, it seemed, too much for her to handle, she broke down, and became downright hostile. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Flow else except by becoming a Negro could a white man hope to learn the truth? Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But now the devices were becoming part of everyday life. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In this place, the woods went on farther, the trees becoming cruder and less treelike the farther you went. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I felt I was becoming synchronized with him. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s becoming a man. Men act strange from time to time, and I am worried about what the hole in the ozone layer is doing to the plants in the rain forest.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z I was more and more certainly becoming the best student in the school; Phineas was without question the best athlete, so in that way we were even. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I was losing myself, becoming like other girls, frivolous, manipulative, using how I looked to get things. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He’d been especially agitated the last few weeks, and my parents, who feared he was becoming a danger to himself, were seriously considering putting him in a home. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As a child, he had dreamt of becoming an academic. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Today I hear bilingual educators say that children lose a degree of ‘individuality’ by becoming assimilated into public society. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any day now,” the woman said, her voice becoming like a river. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Privately, Grace thought Catalina felt a little guilty that Peach was becoming her baby. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The adoption party ends up becoming a combination adoption-eighteenth birthday party. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In 2008, she obtained her PhD. and joined United States Robots as a “Robopsychologist,” becoming the first great practitioner of a new science. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Asta darted ahead a little way, becoming a hawk and getting to the tree just before he did. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z People around him moved on, but Smith stayed where he was for a little longer, quietly becoming a relic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Things were becoming clear; he would know how to act from now on. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I was becoming my own person—a different person from the one my parents had expected me to be. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Even as you kept telling me that I’m becoming a woman, you never let me go out into the world to be free. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But we are becoming able to detect the gravitational influence of an unseen planet on an observed star. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been told by his parents and grandparents that he must fall in love and really know a person before becoming committed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the person usually held to be responsible for Athena’s becoming the protector of Athens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the process of becoming such an industrious cobbler, the sheepherder neglected his animals, his fields, his house—everything had fallen into disrepair. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Open water was becoming harder and harder to find: a shifting mass of ice stretched from one horizon to the next. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Most spectacularly of all, girls are becoming women. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And she was no closer to becoming a skater than when she had started. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z This is becoming one of the funnier moments in pizza delivery. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z They were somewhat irritated to discover within a few days that telescopes were becoming widely available and that Galileo had taken them for a ride. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I suppose even a simple slogan can be twisted into whatever shape we want, like a balloon animal—we can even make it loop back around on itself, becoming a noose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The radiation poisoning was becoming stronger and starting to spread further. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Not even at a notion as ridiculous as Miggery Sow becoming a princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z My heart sinks—a feeling I’m becoming all too familiar with. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “There might still be some in a tank. I’ll go and have a look,” said Malcolm, seeing a small bathroom, and becoming suddenly aware that he badly needed to relieve himself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Midnight passes and I’m twenty-five days and a million years from becoming a man. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Harry read the parchment through several times, his breathing becoming easier with each reading. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In what book, chapter, and verse can we read about a winner of a beauty contest becoming a queen? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Even her teachers said she was becoming as good as the old masters. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “They call it becoming a bat mitzvah. It isn’t something that happens to you, like getting struck by lightning.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Here, there, I add green to signify shoots, new stalks, branches slowly, ever so slowly becoming baby trees. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z In a way I was mourning for the self I thought I had been, and at the same time I was becoming absorbed in the self I had become. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z There was a big task pressing in on us, a big responsibility: to shoulder some power, to uproot the dictator’s thugs, to be effective and thorough with-out becoming vengeful. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As if somehow their memories were becoming mine. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the danger they had posed, or maybe I was just becoming psychotic, but I didn’t feel guilty at all. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of dragonflies, so many that I start to wonder if I’m becoming a dragonfly myself. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z This bird, boasted the market vendor, was once a duck that stretched its neck in hopes of becoming a goose, and now look!—it is too beautiful to eat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Just when he had begun to feel that he was becoming part of something larger than himself, he was cast out again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A wild whirlpool began to spin, its white waves becoming a herd of longma—dragon horses—racing to herald him in. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had spent just three years with the CPS—and never in a job important enough to have his own secretary—before becoming its CEO. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Siddhartha rose, the pangs of hunger were becoming unbearable. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She was becoming everything she’d said she didn’t want to be. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The flesh of his face was becoming transparent, letting me see straight through to his skull. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And then they started getting smaller again, becoming a baby again. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Often I think that the sky is becoming lighter on the horizon, but it may be merely my imagination. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down again, worrying about Dr. Bledsoe as the fat man told Mr. Norton of his attending college, then becoming a physician and going to France during the World War. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind is clear, the plans for the museum becoming cohesive, ideas for future projects aligning themselves in ways that seem completely manageable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And why, after two years of avoiding becoming a Dauntless leader at all costs, is he suddenly acting like one? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He grew very rich very young in Spanish America by becoming a market leader in the nascent slave trade. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But as time passed without significant changes in my life, I was becoming increasingly anxious waiting for Ethiopia to stretch forth her wings. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was born for Abnegation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met her, and ... I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Robben Island itself was becoming a sustaining myth in the struggle, and they wanted to rob it of some of its symbolic import by removing us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It said Khrushchev wanted to take over the Belgian Congo and deprive the innocent savages of becoming a free society, as part of his plan for world domination. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The former is beyond human capacity, and the latter is almost so, and is becoming more nearly so as the Machine’s experience increases by the second.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The last lines of the poem said that before becoming a diamond, everything was first coal. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Miraculously, she didn’t compensate by becoming hard or quarrelsome. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My questions lead to more questions, most urgently how becoming the leader of an Empire I loathe can possibly result in my attaining “true freedom—of body and of soul.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z All I know is that a few months ago I was feeling better, and now I can’t think and I can’t sleep and I can’t draw and the urge to run is becoming overwhelming. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since leaving Frankie’s crew, I had tried to escape my homesickness and loneliness by becoming a part of Maxwell Street’s community. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Long before becoming a judge, Josie-Jo Ford had decided to stop smiling. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z If eugenics was becoming a cottage industry in Germany, it was already a full-fledged national operation in America. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My family was becoming used to these temper tantrums. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We’re trying to keep these problems from becoming life-threatening, but what we need is drugs. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That was all the equipment you needed to become an astronaut, or at least to start becoming an astronaut. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The season was slipping away, the fabled cry of “State in eighty-eight!” that had been etched on the backs of cars and scribbled in yearbooks a minute away from becoming a failed dream. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By which time the original egg was in a fair way to becoming anything from eight to ninety-six embryos—a prodigious improvement, you will agree, on nature. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The groaning in his breathing was becoming more hollow. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The mother tells her next-door neighbor, who tells another neighbor and another, the story changing, becoming worse and worse, until it finally, almost always, makes it to Doris Brooks. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It was becoming clear to me that Ocean’s feelings about this sport were far more complicated than even he let on. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z If we want to understand the likelihood of his becoming a true outlier, we have to know a lot more about him than that. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He spends more time on the streets of Carrizal, which is controlled by the Poison gang and is quickly becoming one of Tegucigalpa’s toughest neighborhoods. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I suspect this blood has something to do with becoming a woman. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With coaching from his mother, Brightbill was becoming a truly exceptional flier. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Although Robben Island was becoming more open, there was as yet still no sign that the state was reforming its views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were four other regiments of Po-2s in their division, all staffed by men, but only the women of the 588th were honored by becoming a Guards regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It is becoming easier to see her expression through her veil as his eyes adjust to the candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even the smallest of ceremonies helped to boost morale, and the honor of becoming Guards was no small achievement. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With each passing year, it seemed that the work Mary loved and the community service that gave her life meaning were becoming one and the same. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes shimmered, but only for a moment before becoming steely again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We are becoming a grid, a circuitry around the earth. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My dolls were becoming less interesting, and without air-conditioning our apartment got unbearably hot in the late afternoons. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When I’d failed to make the national team five years before, it had forced me to commit myself to becoming a better gymnast. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was meant to keep anyone from adding more coven members or becoming too powerful. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z So Baba proved them all wrong by not only running his own business but becoming one of the richest merchants in Kabul. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We girls were reminded that we could look forward to becoming teachers, nurses, wives, and mothers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of becoming a freedom fighter appealed to me, now that doubts about the efficacy of nonviolence had been proven true. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Toot, a stout, gray-haired woman who’d worked her way up to becoming the vice president of a local bank, made us tuna salad sandwiches for lunch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He had been expert at ragtime and was becoming even more expert at jazz. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought about becoming a dental assistant, but was leaning toward radiation technologist so she could study cancer and help patients who were getting radiation treatment like her mother. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z But in those circles, its power was becoming apparent. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The plain, meanwhile, was becoming bare and depopulated. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It feels strange not to talk to my mom about something, someone, who’s becoming so important to me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If someone had asked me about becoming a minister, I would have been astonished, and told them I was happy and willing to serve Mr. Muhammad in the lowliest capacity. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Flieger-HJ was the first step to becoming a Luftwaffe pilot. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z His immediate reaction was that it would be worth becoming a prefect just to be able to use this bathroom.. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I noticed for the first time how his back was becoming bent with age and the hair on his head was wispy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I shook my head: it required a degree of courage, excited as he was becoming, even to risk that mute sign of dissent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She's set her mind on becoming an American, no matter what I think. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Two cows for a man’s life? Two cows for depriving someone of becoming an ancestor? Is it any wonder his spirit has returned in the form of a leopard?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The article began by describing Bohr’s becoming entangled in his microphone cord, drawing a pained high-pitched squeal from the loudspeaker. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z While Vincent is rejoicing in poverty, shedding his clothes, his possessions, his membership in middle-class society, Theo is honing his talents as an art dealer and becoming more and more ambitious. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The price of a hotel in Toronto, he said, even a second-rate hotel, is becoming offensive. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Bobby loved languages and, in addition to being fluent in Spanish, was becoming adept at Russian and German. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Laughing, he said, “Totally okay. This gives me a chance to convert another unsuspecting human to becoming a Bela Lugosi nerd, which is my mission in life anyway. I’ll bring you the DVD tomorrow.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The idea that race played a large part in the life process was becoming clear to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z After Uranus it will plunge on past Neptune, leaving the solar system, becoming an interstellar spacecraft, fated to roam forever the great ocean between the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1974 I published an essay admitting unease over becoming the beneficiary of affirmative action. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I am an Elf and a kinsman here,’ said Legolas, becoming angry in his turn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The idea of becoming a father depressed Wes, but he wasn’t sure why. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “At any rate, some of the prophecy is becoming clear. Foes bearing arms to the Doors of Death...that means Romans and Greeks. We have to combine forces to find those doors.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z How he had come into the hall so silently, the way he always had, as though he were already becoming a ghost. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He couldn’t simper around these fools and still be what he was becoming for Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Was becoming pretty just the bait to get everyone under the knife? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In the early days of living here, she went from working at a local Sizzler to becoming a nanny. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The shape of its bow was becoming distinct. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It had been over a day now—they had eaten normally the day before when they flew to the lake—and the hunger was becoming demanding. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z That change sneaked up on him, Casteen said, and he had spent a good part of the previous year trying to prevent it from becoming part of his legacy. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I work at a lumberyard and I imagine stuff while I work. What did your parents think about you becoming a writer?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The jungle was losing color, becoming a silhouette. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He no longer worked the ferryboat; his eyes were becoming weak, also his arms and hands, but unchanged and radiant were the happiness and the serene well-being in his face. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I prayed I could answer the attorney’s questions without becoming angry and without crying. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He said Patria could go away to a convent school if it wasn’t one just for becoming a nun. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hell, if I found out that Naval Academy grads liked to screw women, I’d give serious consideration to becoming a pansy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to becoming the public voice of the program, Jackie began her own recruiting and submitted 11 names for testing, including twin pilots Jan and Marion Dietrich. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Before I could react, Tyson’s voice changed again, becoming deeper and gruffer, like the other guy we’d heard talking to Luke outside the cafeteria. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Morale is everything in difficult times—it’s the only thing that can keep stress from becoming toxic—but morale doesn’t just happen. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z "Yeah, or like me becoming a famous actor," Simeon said. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I learned afterward that I’d made history by becoming the first American woman ever to win gold in that event at the Olympics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We are all becoming big fish in this little pond. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Kim is on yearbook and has hopes of becoming a photographer. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He could never do what his father had done, go out on his own after high school, start his own business, will himself into becoming an enormous success. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was becoming more difficult, and there was less for him to do. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Yes, he is terrible, isn’t he?” he said, his eyes becoming bright and excited. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For thirty seconds, both squadrons whooped and hollered in an obstreperous rally that was becoming more paleolithic in nature in direct proportion to the number of drinks consumed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every year as we grow older, we grow a tiny bit further apart, the differences becoming more noticeable. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Hume still wasn’t responding, and as they approached the twelve-hundred-meter mark, the situation was becoming critical. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This process of being made a criminal is, to a large extent, the process of “becoming” black. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I am becoming as good a liar as that Babylonian. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z At Duke and Harvard, he saw that most students chased money, power, or a sense of personal advancement, but Farmer’s motives for becoming a doctor were different. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Something that was finally becoming a litde more commonplace after the year of death and terror that had chased them to this place high up in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At the same time, the narrow confines of the galleries prevent us from becoming passive observers by forcing us into a direct confrontation with the works themselves. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to want to become a doctor, but after everything we had been through, I began to think that becoming a political leader might be a better choice. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A small part of me was becoming accustomed to the fact that since the integration had begun, both my people and whites stared at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He returned to Denmark in 1681, becoming Astronomer Royal and Director of the Royal Observatory in Copenhagen, where he died on 23 September 1710. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Slowly, I was becoming more outward and social, more willing to open myself up to the messes of the wider world. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Norwood returned to Bermuda with his family, becoming a successful planter and devoting his leisure hours to his first love, trigonometry. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The haunted ones would give high, startled cries, pointing at the air, which sure enough was becoming hazy. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at school, more and more people were becoming my friends. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not weird at all, actually. My family and I are becoming citizens soon, and I’m going to change my name.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was becoming more and more difficult for me to decide to do anything in those last days. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It seems I’m becoming the weapon in disguise for more people than I’d like. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The two birds sat close, and in a moment they had changed their forms, becoming two doves. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In the case of the Illinois senate in 1996, my reasoning went like this: I didn’t much appreciate politicians and therefore didn’t relish the idea of my husband becoming one. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The need to feel sad was becoming a vice as the years eroded her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The Cairo airport was where scores of Hajj groups were becoming Muhrim, pilgrims, upon entering the state of Ihram, the assumption of a spiritual and physical state of consecration. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry’s scar was becoming more and more painful. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But it was becoming such a profound personal experience, it haunted even my dreams. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the same longing in her voice that Gum Baby had when she dreamed about becoming a pilot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After transferring to the University of Maryland, she earned her bachelor’s degree and entered a master’s program in psychology, becoming the first of Henrietta’s descendants to attend graduate school. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And Guitar was becoming just like them—except he made no excuses for himself—just agreed, it seemed to Milkman, with every grievance he heard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because he hated the person he was becoming, and he wanted to leave before you and your brother hated him too.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Cockcroft’s judgment notwithstanding, the operational principles of the machine were rapidly becoming standardized. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But not even that thought can keep me from becoming a puddle in Mrs. Malloy’s arms. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But among intelligence circles, Riverbank was becoming famous, not only in the United States, but also farther afield. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I was becoming frustrated, and Chapman probably saw me shift in my seat. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With only a little experience in this sort of business, we are becoming fairly skillful at it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed as if all of America was watching the show, and successful contestants were becoming celebrities in their own right. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Now late at night it was becoming difficult to recognize people, to remember their names. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His dream was on the cusp of becoming reality. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Drifting there, he looked down and saw his own self becoming motionless. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I visited the clerk several more times, becoming more and more desperate, until, finally, a solution was found. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then, while washing up, he looked at himself in the mirror for the first since becoming a prisoner. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When Zlata wrote about Bosnian children becoming the “soldiers” and the soldiers becoming “children,” at first I didn’t get her meaning. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z After he was discharged, he rejoined his family and took a job as a policeman in September 1861, becoming one of the first 150 men hired when Washington, D.C., formed its brand-new Metropolitan Police Department. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The desert nights were cold, and were becoming darker and darker as the phases of the moon passed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Just stopped, dead in her tracks in the middle of the sidewalk, her face becoming loose, sloshy. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps that was why Dad hadn’t wanted me to come: because he knew that by living with them, with people whose faith was less, I risked becoming like them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My problem was that I didn’t have a cent, although I felt capable, through my love, of becoming a rich man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose it was a big deal, but for some reason getting congratulated for becoming an American citizen brought on a slight feeling of discomfort. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He barely startled — he was becoming such a hardy little bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she was becoming a Stark at last. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She clung to Mother through the long afternoon, becoming hysterical if the woman had to leave for a few minutes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He poured his energies into becoming a doctor, the kind of doctor who would be able to save anyone who needed saving. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Karkaroff’s Mark is becoming darker too. He is panicking, he fears retribution; you know how much help he gave the Ministry after the Dark Lord fell.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z People spraying their lawns with 2,4-D and becoming wet with spray have occasionally developed severe neuritis and even paralysis. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I already know that becoming a mother will be the greatest jay of my life. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “It seems like we all are becoming sick in the Fourth World.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Later, it would deteriorate under the grind of poverty and gang violence, becoming one of the city’s more dangerous places to live. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I watch her draw up, becoming larger than the Lily I have seen, looking like she is prepared to take me on and a dozen others, too, if necessary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Blake underwent additional training and was on his way to becoming a spy for his adopted home. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The room was on the brink of becoming a full-scale batde when we were informed that we had to leave to attend the Treason Trial in Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I resisted thinking, the longer the days became, and I felt as if my head was becoming heavier each passing day. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Can you see the future in that tree? Can you see it becoming real useful, real soon?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Both of them vanished, becoming only music in the breeze. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z She was already becoming class conscious, aware of appearances and decorum. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The trouble is I’ve lived too long alone with them and I’m becoming far too attached to them.” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, almost all of them had colds to some extent, and Don Hume’s seemed to be settling into his chest, becoming some-thing more worrisome than a case of the sniffles. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Both you and I thought then about becoming painters, but so deeply that we didn’t dare to say it straight out then, even to each other,” Vincent will write later. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Well, we did,” said Katz, for whom this was becoming one of the proudest moments of his life. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It almost felt like I was becoming someone new. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes and imagined himself fading into the stained stonework of the mausoleum wall, becoming a shadow on the night and nothing more. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Indeed, sometimes I felt a buried anger for my yarmulke and tasseled tzitzis, which I feared would always exclude me from becoming truly, visibly American. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His face was becoming manly, he thought, though childishly he still enjoyed making scowls and frowns at his own reflection. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The humming, once a deep baritone, was becoming higher pitched. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z This was my coming of age: I became a man by becoming a public man. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned back and yawned; he was becoming bored with pictures of David and Moses and the Sistine Ceiling; he wanted to find clues. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The coup was a huge, fateful step into the quicksand that Vietnam was rapidly becoming for the United States. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I was only there because Lucas Cader had convinced me that it was a sure way of seeing Ada Taylor, who was becoming increasingly skilled at avoiding me and screening my phone calls. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She would watch as the scythe prowled the streets and malls and parks, becoming like a lioness in search of vulnerable prey. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Soon, it was this idea—of my becoming Tommy’s carer—that came to stand in for all the rest of it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I told Mom and Dad that I didn’t need camp, that there was a middle ground between a week of extra church and becoming a Satan-worshipper. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Not because I want to be a prima ballerina when I grow up, but because I intend on becoming a Broadway star someday. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The eye recovered, but Galileo never returned to the monastery and no more was said about becoming a monk. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “It was raw and cold for oh so long. Now it’s becoming lovely, and people, like nature, sometimes thaw out when the sun shines.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “But becoming a social worker is your dream. You need a degree for that.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Racing was rapidly becoming far and away America’s most heavily attended sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If that doesn’t kill your enthusiasm for becoming a sumpweed farmer, be aware that it has a strong odor objectionable to some people and that handling it can cause skin irritation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Times were changing and the ready-made dress was becoming popular. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But I could still see him through the glass, his mirrored image becoming clearer as he got closer and closer. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She shakes her head, brightening and becoming her usual age again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I walked past the restaurants along Amesfort Avenue, which were finally starting to get busy again now that the weather was becoming warmer. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I was becoming used to the quiet purr. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The fire was becoming a more distant memory, even though Sasha still wore compression stockings. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “It’s been getting clearer and clearer for months. I am becoming seriously concerned, I can’t deny it —” “Then flee,” said Snape’s voice curtly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In California, the lawyers in the O. J. Simpson trial were becoming huge celebrities. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She isn't becoming Maria the way I would, I remember thinking as I munched on popcorn. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But as I am now, I am well on my way to becoming one of the wolves. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Twenty days later, Horatio Nelson Jackson and his bulldog, Bud, arrived from San Francisco in their battered and muddy Winton, becoming the first to accomplish the feat in an automobile. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Even in ancient days they were, as a rule, shy of ‘the Big Folk’, as they call us, and now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The land of his birth was at war with America; yet after thirty- five years here he was still prevented by law from becoming an American citizen. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the camera is zooming in on that marble, the blue becoming water, then land, then children in Africa and Texas and China and Spain and sometimes, New York City! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z As the show progressed, Sandi could see that the dancers' faces were becoming beaded with sweat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Over the weeks that followed, however, she found that her appetite had vanished, and she lost ten pounds, leading her friends to worry that she was becoming anorectic. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley’s attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I was becoming stubborn now that I was sixteen. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It is, of course, not only the groundwaters that are becoming contaminated, but surface-moving waters as well — streams, rivers, irrigation waters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Being together in those classes, the nine of us were developing a true friendship—becoming closer knit than we might have been under other circumstances. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Plenty of people have gone inside Kitum Cave without becoming sick. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like how much healthy chaos you caused by becoming the first female Saudi director, Haifaa. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I decide to take the first step toward becoming his friend. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z My toes curl inside my shoes at the mention of becoming a young lady. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The marriage lasted only a year, but it put him on the road to becoming a citizen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z These solitary minutes each morning were fast becoming a habit. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione, meanwhile, was resolutely plowing on with what she called the “official” instructions, but becoming increasingly bad-tempered as they yielded poorer results than the Prince’s. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And so by the 1700s, sugar was becoming a standard ingredient in England, Holland, and the North Americas for everyone who had a bit of money. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person’s life. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was simply, merely there, a whisper of featherwings, reminding him of the moment he dreaded above all others, the moment when the not wanting to be a wringer would turn to becoming one. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He told me over and over again that becoming a successful attorney and thereby a model of achievement for my people was the most worthwhile path I could follow. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first step in becoming comfortable with cadences is to start identifying them in music that is very familiar to you. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z As we slowly made our way forward, I could feel myself becoming increasingly timorous. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He had lost so much blood that he was becoming dehydrated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I dealt with what was happening to me by becoming more and more the detached observer, I was becoming Mersault, the character, and not Camus, the author. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why I said it. Am I becoming a musselman? Am I going mad?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She considered herself a failure for not having stopped the wind bomb from exploding; but the truth was, she’d saved the entire crew from becoming ice sculptures in Quebec. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If finishing college and becoming an artist had been a dream for my father, he quickly redirected his hopes, using his wages to help pay for his younger brother’s degree in architecture instead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He told me that the cottage at Victor Verster would be my last home before becoming a free man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And Leah’s decided to pay for it by becoming the Bride of Africa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor could I eat anything without becoming ill. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Why not, Courtney? Why did you invite me here? Please don’t tell me I was just a chauffeur. I mean, I thought we were becoming friends.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I used to know any chemical equation or macromolecular synthesis without hesitation. But with age, I am becoming less useful.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His likes and dislikes were becoming important to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Bobby, who was becoming Collins’s pupil, had been studying past and present chess games for years and had begun to dip into Collins’s library of hundreds of books and periodicals. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even after they remarried, we knew there was still an uphill battle ahead to becoming American citizens. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon by the time the pit was deep enough, and the light was becoming dim. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Some equate it to buying your way into becoming a permanent resident. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “You can’t imagine an actor ever becoming president of the United States, for example,” which was true. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But after the war, with Soviet women officially deemed “physiologically unsuitable for becoming military or even civilian pilots,” the numbers dropped away drastically. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I’m becoming more and more afraid to ask anyone else all the things I really want to know. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They floated awhile, then they began to grow, tiny gulls becoming boats again, a white armada cruising toward us. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The prospect of a meeting between the two was becoming an international obsession. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven nodded, pushing down the fear that was becoming all too familiar now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The voice from behind her was becoming more and more familiar. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He’d have to have his ears cleaned first, since he’s becoming alarmingly hard of hearing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “When you start becoming reflective about the process, it undermines your ability. You lose the flow. There are certain kinds of fluid, intuitive, nonverbal kinds of experience that are vulnerable to this process.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Just putting the container outside prevents them from becoming imps?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Here it is necessary to repeat what has been said earlier, that by becoming continuous war has fundamentally changed its character. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I recently stumbled upon a card I wrote to him for his eighth-grade graduation and was reminded that, even at thirteen years old, Kia was on track to becoming a good person. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The sole grievance and alloy thus removed in the prospect of Harriet’s welfare, she was really in danger of becoming too happy for security.—What had she to wish for? Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He smiled slightly, with a touch of the disdain for which he was rapidly becoming notorious. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was rising steeply still, and it was becoming increasingly stony. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I was becoming too “rich” for the kids from the neighborhood and too “poor” for the kids at school. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And in becoming comfortable, I found it easier to explore. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She was on her way to becoming a lawyer when she met a guy and got married and dropped out of school. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They kept their secrets, becoming a kind of gateway beyond which I believed there was a world of law and reason. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Isn't that a little inconvenient?” asked Milo, whose neck was becoming quite stiff from looking up. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, and I’ll thank you not to curse in my house. It isn’t becoming of a lady.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z They should have the legendary power of the greatest battles of the mortal age, passed down by word of mouth, becoming as immortal as we are. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I let the flapping of wings and the squawking and the pecking and the prodding continue, relaxing one muscle at a time, resigning myself to becoming a pecked carcass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Bobby studied and practiced his German and was becoming semi-fluent after three months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Archaeological excavations uncovered complex systems of drainage ditches dating back to 9,000 years ago and becoming extensive by 6,000 years ago, as well as terraces serving to retain soil moisture in drier areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I had been well conditioned by the world in which I grew up, so I did not yet dare take the idea of becoming a writer seriously. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I tried, persistently but in vain, to reach out for his love and understanding, and each time he reciprocated by becoming more distant and inscrutable, more morose and frightening to me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It is dehumanizing, for it forces one to adapt by becoming more self- contained and insulated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Townsend proved his loyalty to the British not only by writing for the Gazette but also by becoming a partner with Rivington in a coffee shop. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Muhammad and Mom are becoming united in. my head. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Dalcroze’s exercises are always sequential, beginning with the simplest and becoming more complex as students master and develop their skills. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “She was not rising to the oncoming seas. The weight of the ice was having its effect, and she was becoming more like a log than a boat.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z According to this hypothesis, drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol puts people at risk of drinking too much and becoming alcoholics. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A week into my initiation, Amar—worried that I was becoming increasingly isolated and obsessive—invited me to join some of the older Dauntless for a game of Dare. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Riddle’s reply came quickly, his writing becoming untidier, as though he was hurrying to tell all he knew. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He was becoming a presence, rather than an absence, and that made him uncomfortable. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I was becoming irritated, and I could see that Algernon, upset by the smoke, the buzzing, the unaccustomed surroundings, was moving around in his cage nervously. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Otto was getting heavy on my back, and wherever his weight rested my muscles were becoming tight cords. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In PE we can go back to the way it used to be, when it felt like we were becoming friends. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Eventually he turned his apartment into a chapel, began giving lectures on medical miracles, and told reporters he dreamed of moving to South America and becoming a dictator. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The talk was more likely to be about becoming a postman or working on a farm. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hoover met with White, his grip on power remained tenuous, and he was suddenly confronting the one thing that he’d done everything to avoid since becoming director: a scandal. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His constricted domestic routine, plus what he regarded as an often boring job, were becoming more suffocating as the novelty of being in Chicago wore off. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think Dad ever forgave me, later on, for becoming a Free Will Baptist. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Clouds of smoke unfurled beneath the wide green rims as the leaves darkened and withered in the flames, their words becoming faint distorted lines before they turned to ash. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But for a time, I thought you and I were becoming friends. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z By 1932, the modest, mild-tempered Cunningham, whose legs and back were covered in a twisting mesh of scars, was becoming a national sensation, soon to be acclaimed as the greatest miler in American history. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was becoming apparent that, although Bobby’s rhetoric was clearly anti-Semitic, he tended to use the word “Jew” as a general pejorative. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Around the time that ragtime and the Blues were giving way to jazz in mainland America, a form of music called son was becoming popular in Cuba. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Will managed to glance upward and saw the clouds stirring and swirling, and that gleam—something immense—growing more powerful, as if the clouds themselves were becoming luminous with energy, like plasma. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Eventually, all of the prisoners were herded together, moving slowly down a path that was becoming increasingly wider and more well traveled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The general synopsis at eighteen hundred issued by the Met Office: Fitzroy, mainly northerly, four or five, becoming variable, thundery showers ... The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The names Xhosa families give their children always have a meaning, and that meaning has a way of becoming self-fulfilling. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Women were becoming more like men and men were becoming more like women. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The only memory that matters now is the one where his coach made him pack up his locker and suggested a new career route, like being a ringside commentator or becoming a coach himself. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It’s working—the amount needed to kill fifty percent of the population is increasing, meaning it’s becoming less effective. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z An occasional Bucklander or adventurous Took would come out to the Inn for a night or two, but even that was becoming less and less usual. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Stevie was a sweater, so he always took his blazer off in class to avoid becoming a washcloth—something to wring out. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He wants to protect me from becoming like her. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Even while the body’s internal organs are becoming plugged with coagulated blood, the blood that streams out of the body cannot clot; it resembles whey being squeezed out of curds. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just becoming aware of the history of racial oppression in my own country, and saw the struggle in South Africa as purely racial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since becoming stuck in the ice, the ship had been steadily drifting north with the pack. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Behind these and other proximate factors, I saw an “Optimal Fragmentation Principle”: ultimate geographic factors that led to China becoming unified early and mostly remaining unified thereafter, while Europe remained constantly fragmented. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I am really trying not to think of her that way, which is becoming increasingly difficult. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The sheepmen who survived did so only by becoming indentured servants to the large companies that controlled the range and the grazing permit system. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the demons had good reason, because as I watched, the felines' hisses and purrs deepened into rumbling growls and they grew bigger, becoming...big cats. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Must you always interrupt like that?” said Tock irritably, for even he was becoming impatient. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Just when she was becoming less of a mystery, she became more of one. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z What had been a broad avenue was fast becoming a ragged sinkhole with black water boiling up to fill it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After becoming crippled with polio, Midgley invented a contraption involving a series of motorized pulleys that automatically raised or turned him in bed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "Shah-jan, there's something you need to know," she says, her accent becoming heavier. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They were linked inextricably, he and that island, and I wondered, now that both were gone, if I would ever really understand what had happened to me: what I had become; was becoming. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Junior wasn’t chosen, and I stood facing him on the other side of the crowd, on my way to becoming a rebel. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Even the books I loved were becoming harder and harder for me to deal with. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I was becoming, much to my own displeasure, a bit heated as I spoke. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In winter his mother put Jergens Lotion on his face to keep the skin from becoming ashen. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She was fourteen again, instead of twenty-four, and against all odds we were becoming friends. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Scared of becoming a statistic who gets struck by lightning.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But there’s also something more primal, something more defensive in their disgust. l am what they fear becoming. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I came to this conclusion after becoming personally involved in two specific incidents. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His motivation for this work came from his interest in astronomy, where the need for accurate timekeeping had long been obvious, but was becoming more pressing as more accurate observing instruments were designed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Jinx’s entire body was becoming one contorted knot. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There was no denying—to himself—what he was becoming. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny White concurred, employing what was rapidly becoming his favorite term of displeasure: “It was foul.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The writer, and that was what I was becoming, must be wary of every Dream and every nation, even his own nation. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “We’ll have the Water Monster of the Agave Pond rest tonight. Yes. Rest would do him well as he is becoming weaker. I expect your full attention tomorrow night.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Mostly, I spent the day keeping my head down and trying not to think too hard about stuff, which I guess is kind of becoming my pattern. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Early programming before becoming self-aware plagues me like a vestigial tail. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I can see how her dreams of becoming a doctor fell apart. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They were proud, claiming that they didn’t need to change by becoming students. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was becoming sicker and their wounds were infected. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dadi buying it at the flea market was the first time someone in my family had acknowledged my dream of becoming a filmmaker. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Long black hair sinks into the grass, becoming one with the dirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sizzle in my lungs now becoming a full fireball dropping into my gut. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z But I see I am becoming preoccupied with these memories and this is perhaps a little foolish. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, their lessons were becoming more difficult and demanding than ever before, particularly Moody’s Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Biff Brannon sat on the bed, his knees crossed, his eyes scanning the group before him and then becoming narrow and fixed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I stared at her, becoming more aware each minute of the terrible simplicity of her life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This in itself is dangerous since the branches are becoming precariously thin even for me, but I persevere. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In every case, people took me for the teenage boy I was every minute more conclusively becoming. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The chief and others warned against this new phase becoming an excuse for neglecting the essential tasks of organization and the traditional methods of struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m well on my way to becoming a cantankerous old witch.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The true scope of her achievements was finally becoming visible. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He argues that modern war is becoming obsolete, leaving primitive, undisciplined warfare as the major kind of war remaining in the world today. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z And I plan on becoming a professional traveler after I’m done being a Broadway star. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I noticed that his gestures were becoming tighter than before, that somehow he appeared more calm and ordered, which seemed to me unusual, given how we were drinking. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after the relief of getting a green card or becoming an American citizen, it’s easy to channel my days as an “illegal alien” and feel the anxiety all over again. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He did, however, come across an old discarded rowing machine of Mr. Little’s, and becoming interested in this, carried it upstairs with some difficulty and spent the rest of the morning rowing. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z With a computer brain packed full of parenting advice, and the lessons she was learning on her own, the robot was actually becoming an excellent mother. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z That is why my mother dreamed of me becoming a priest, because there had not been a Luna priest in the family for many years. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning over me, he tipped my chin up and grazed his teeth against my lower lip, his kisses becoming deep and hungry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was a lot of stuff about becoming a man. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Faintly at first, but becoming clearer and clearer every second, the picture of Mike Teavee appeared on the screen. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Wu Tsing’s promise of a house—for becoming the mother of his only son—had disappeared the day Second Wife collapsed from another bout of pretend-suicide. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z So they do not realize that while one suffers a diminished sense of private individuality by becoming assimilated into public society, such assimilation makes possible the achievement of public individuality. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was immediately sorry when I dropped that I had once thought about becoming a lawyer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of hours ago I would’ve said that her face was expressionless, but I’m becoming a Natasha expert, and her face is only trying to be expressionless. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Pearl Harbor just snipped it off, stopped it from becoming whatever else lay ahead. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was sloping downward now, and becoming more and more like a rubbish dump. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Fearing that Inka Yupanki was becoming too big for his britches, Wiraqocha Inka chose that moment to remind his younger son of his subordinate status. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Weasleys complained that Wood was becoming a fanatic, but Harry was on Wood’s side. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Sonny’s thinking about becoming a mining engineer,” Dad snapped. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Something put into my head that you cared for me, and I lost my senses. I forgot everything but a wild dream of your some way becoming my wife.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe this is the last "becoming American" move Didu needs to make before she reverts back to her old self. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Gabe, watching him, could see that already he was changing in some way; he was becoming something different from the ordinary and pleasant man he had been. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z McCormick opened his backpack and fished out rubber gloves, a paper surgical gown, a paper surgical mask, and paper boots to cover his shoes, to keep them from becoming wet with blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from thirty feet away, Hazel could sense Annabeth’s life force waning, her pulse becoming thready. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Certainly becoming an expert by your early twenties was all but impossible. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A retired US Army sergeant named Jamie Shupe receives permission from an Oregon court to legally change their gender to nonbinary, becoming the first US person to do so. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Instantly, in total silence, both dæmons sprang around, becoming wolves: mad light eyes, bare white teeth, menace in every line. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I turn to stare unfocused out the window, the side of the road becoming a sand-colored smear. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed doubtful whether he could go on much longer like this without becoming dangerously ill. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Gabe felt it all slipping away: his dream of returning, of finding his mother, of becoming part of something he had yearned for all his life. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But it was becoming clear that there could be a high price to pay. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even as the behaviors were becoming ingrained, many drivers thought it was dangerous and stupid. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I could feel myself becoming unexpectedly excited at that. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel that you’re becoming just a shadow in my life.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was a new breed of spy: quiet and unassuming, but skilled at handling the equipment that was becoming vital to America's espionage campaign against the Soviets. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “But I’m like you—and becoming more so all the time!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z That fall, while Louie was on his way to becoming an airman, an urgent letter landed on the desk of J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z As was becoming my habit when I was confused or hurt, I made my way to my dad’s. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Such statements have led to Sarton becoming someone who is quoted only to show how naïve we once were. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The scorching days of summer were ending, and the days were becoming more comfortable. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He leaned against the depot wall then; he was sweating, and sounds were becoming outlines again, vague and hollow in his ears, and he knew he was going to become invisible right there. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z La Llorona’s gaunt face shriveled up like a pale raisin, becoming sallow and ashen, creased by centuries of wrinkles and dark blotches. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was becoming a long walk, up and down in the heat, but Chamberlain was not tired. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about what my mother said, about activating my genes and becoming Chinese. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night at dinner, Minerva announced that this year she’s giving up swimming in our lagoon in exchange for divine help in becoming a lawyer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I told Granny that I planned to make some money by selling papers and she agreed, thinking that at last I was becoming a serious, right-thinking boy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z True or not, Abramov was becoming more than annoyed by Bobby’s brashness and frequent distemper. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My worst nightmare is now becoming my reality. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Alas! yes: the more’s the pity! Nothing could be more becoming to your complexion than that ruffian’s rouge.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The lump in Ekon’s throat was becoming unbearably tight, and his eyes were beginning to sting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And if not a writer, I wasn't sure what I might do, but I certainly had no interest in becoming a criminal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It was also the story of cells from an uncredited black woman becoming one of the most important tools in medicine. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It was becoming colder and colder with every step he took: a cold that reached right down into his throat and tore at his lungs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The subject was becoming painful, and Mr. Theodorakis faltered several times in the telling. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It was adopting the role that it plays for us, in the twenty-first century: it was becoming the soundtrack to the affairs of our hearts. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If I do well in my final test, I have a good chance of making it into the top ten and a good chance of becoming a member. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I shake my head, trying to take a deep breath as he leaves, the room becoming completely silent except for the steady beeping of my monitors. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z These were becoming more normal than I’d ever thought they could be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He reached behind himself, hacking blindly at the cord, but only succeeded in becoming more entangled, both in the rope and the oilcloth that had been draped from the scaffolding above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I was increasingly becoming convinced that Herbert was facing execution because he had been an easy target. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Last year was the 150th anniversary of Stokum becoming a town or some such nonsense, and Mr. Tanner, the principal at Jefferson, had gotten all jissy about it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My mind was learning to work in different ways, becoming stronger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They became silent, their faces clouding over, their features becoming soft and negative, their eyes bland and deceptive. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But becoming a union—that has never happened, and that will never happen. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He wasn’t going to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a naturalist. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It's not like I'm some mad scientist who planned and studied and dreamed about becoming invisible all his life, and now it's happened, so now I can use my powers to take over the world. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For an inspirational god, he was becoming super annoying. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The light from the opening in the roof was becoming diffuse and gray. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Mas Okui, who was forced to leave his school and go live in a Japanese internment camp, ended up becoming a teacher. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She sees innocence, the untouched kingdom the great leader slain the great empty hole shaped like the child growing large and becoming grand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Several boys had cut in on her, and when she showed signs of becoming stuck, Henry was never far away. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And so he did, the insubstantial presence in the fog once again becoming the solid figure of Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It has only been a week, but he feels that he is becoming heavier, rounder, softening in this country of New York. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z But little by little he began abandoning him to his solitude, for communication was becoming increasingly difficult. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Big domestic mammals further revolutionized human society by becoming our main means of land transport until the development of railroads in the 19th century. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What kept Minli from becoming dull and brown like the rest of the village were the stories her father told her every night at dinner. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The Santa Anita Handicap, with its giant purse and world-class athletes, competing in what was rapidly becoming the nation’s most heavily attended sport, became one of the premier radio events of the year. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I took such interest in my studies and in that good goal of becoming a teacher, time no longer crawled by like a snail trying to get to the top of a big stone. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Away from Farmer, her interest in becoming a medical doctor waned. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Another flourish, and the black silk folds and curves in on itself, becoming a black top hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Arthur Ashe’s triumphs on the court were becoming triumphs for the black race. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked bad, all right. . . but the longer Riddle stood there, the more life was dwindling out of Ginny . . . and in the meantime, Harry noticed suddenly, Riddle’s outline was becoming clearer, more solid. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z These days it seemed ridiculous, as the life she described was becoming more and more of a fantasy—trips to the mall, family vacations, and Friday night football games. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z If it weren’t for the voice in the back of her head telling her Valley still didn’t like her, Seven would almost think they were becoming friends. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Nothing wrong with being different. And right now, you’re just becoming who you’re going be. You still have a lot of growing to do.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Papá often talked about becoming a strawberry sharecropper and not having to work for someone else. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “All summer and all fall I’ve operated. I work all the time. I do everybody's work. All the hard ones they leave to me. By God, baby, I am becoming a lovely surgeon.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I haven’t been a scythe for long, but I can already see that the Scythedom is in danger of becoming that exception. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Even those people who joy in numbers and are impressed with bigness are beginning to worry, gradually becoming aware that there must be a saturation point and the progress may be a progression toward strangulation. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I shall, therefore, set off to-morrow.’—If he would say so to her at once, in the tone of decision becoming a man, there would be no opposition made to his going.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Earning big money in the crack gang wasn’t much more likely than the Wisconsin farm girl becoming a movie star or the high-school quarterback playing in the NFL. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z And now it's almost three already and I've wasted these hours and it's becoming difficult to breathe because six thirty is no longer far in the future. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her pupils were so dilated that her eyes glittered and shone, becoming giant orbs of darkness. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z So another cycle takes place — a cycle within a cycle: a molecule of ATP gives up one of its phosphate groups and retains only two, becoming a diphosphate molecule, ADP. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was becoming harder to see the road. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Like the kids watching James Earl Jones, the children responded to the show in a different way with each repeat viewing, becoming more animated and answering more of Steve’s questions earlier and earlier. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In slow motion, my skin decomposes until there is nothing left and it mixes with the dirt, becoming Khmer Rouge top- soil. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m excited to be so close to becoming a Junior Agent and everything that would mean, and probably just as nervous about whether it will actually happen. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She buried her hopes of becoming a doctor and decided to pray for smaller miracles. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was a tremendous advantage in Zeni’s becoming a member of the Swazi royal family: she was immediately granted diplomatic privileges and could visit me virtually at will. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was becoming my closest confidante and I depended on her more and more to help me ride through the ups and down of being a member of Team USA. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then his voice changed, becoming a husky approximation of Luke’s. "—the prophecy ourselves. The fools won't know which way to turn." The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I must fulfill my dream of becoming an educator and helping young people like myself. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z My fear of what white people might do to my family or to me was becoming a monster. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But for the past few days the old gentleman had been upon Edna’s hands, and in his society she was becoming acquainted with a new set of sensations. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “As the world collapses around us, it is learning and culture that will prevent us from becoming barbarians.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And when she started becoming a “young lady,” and no one was allowed to look at her because she thought she was fat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z There are tears becoming possible in her eyes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In his maturity, Handel converted this artistic response into action, becoming one of the founding sponsors, alongside artists Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough, of Thomas Coram’s Foundling Hospital in London. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I guess some of her madness was rubbing off on me because I found myself thinking about becoming a teacher. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And I was becoming known for being someone’s wife and as someone involved with politics, which made it doubly and triply weird. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The skull moved subtly under the features, the angle of her forehead tilting back, her chin becoming more defined, her jaw stronger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I guess becoming homeless doesn’t happen all at once. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Too proud, really — she tried to bind that feeling up — recognizing still, though, that in her own way she was becoming private strength itself. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In response to the horrors of the factory farm, becoming a vegetarian seems pretty reasonable. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I thought it was now time to end the scene, which was becoming too comically grave, so I went towards the door, simply saying:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Ye think I’m a fool, then,” he answered, his Efrafan accent becoming more marked. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Around this time, I set my sights on becoming a television journalist. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z By the 1950s, small cotton farming was becoming increasingly less profitable, even with the low-wage labor provided by black sharecroppers and tenants. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was trying to keep me from becoming like my brother who wound up in prison. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Maybe a someone we Koreans were becoming, the latest brand of an American. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his efforts to help them, they risk becoming stuck in a permanent underclass of the poor, the unskilled, and the uneducated. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “We’ll take our chances of becoming ‘contaminated’ with a hundred thousand ‘aliens,’” one reporter wrote, “if they produce only one William Frederick Friedman in a generation!” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He was tom between the demands of his body, which was becoming that of a man, and the sweetness of a feeling that was still tinged with the innocent games of childhood. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The basic element, carbon, is one whose atoms have an almost infinite capacity for uniting with each other in chains and rings and various other configurations, and for becoming linked with atoms of other substances. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Clearly, Miss Lulu is becoming impatient,” he said. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He flattered her outrageously and joked with her about becoming one of his wives. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Once again our rations have been reduced and many people are becoming sick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I started becoming a man the day I turned ten years old, and men aren’t supposed to cry. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z And for me to strap up his arm in a splint would have meant my becoming one of the main perpetrators of the joke. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He was becoming drowsy when what seemed like their very last hope occurred to him, and he suddenly sat bolt upright. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z But it was also becoming clear to me—through his courage, his humor, his patience, and his openness—that Morrie was looking at life from some very different place than anyone else I knew. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The trip, the Confederate truck, the harassment from the guard, and now a request for a milkshake—this was becoming a bizarre day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “So you want to quit school just at the time when you’re doing so well, is that it, child? What happened to your dreams of someday becoming a teacher or a doctor?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Disgusting, yes, but definitely better than becoming dwarf kebab. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In an act of pride I told her that I was determined to change all that by becoming the first black South African to win Wimbledon. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Olmsted himself preferred the northernmost site, he insisted Jackson Park could work and “produce results of a pleasingly becoming character, such as have not hitherto been aimed at in World’s Fairs.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This time I’m pitched off the helm and down to the main deck, becoming one of the many struggling to remain aboard against the pull of the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Today, anyone may have a shot at becoming a United States Supreme Court justice or a CEO, and there are more and more self-made billionaires. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The men began to fear that the sails would freeze up and cake with ice, becoming heavier and heavier until the boat toppled upside down. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Calder wondered if he was becoming just as much of an oddball. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “I am becoming an artist. Think of it!” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z As I stand on deck, not knowing what to do, I watch the sails shred then heal, shred then heal above me, the scars on the fabric becoming as thick as the ratline ropes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Well, he tried to say I was incapable of becoming an astronaut.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z With the threat of school closing quickly becoming a reality, I appreciated going even more. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Beth kept her face hidden on her mother’s shoulder, but Amy stood like a graceful statue, with a most becoming ray of sunshine touching her white forehead and the flower in her hair. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to change, his nose elongating into a snout, his skin becoming sleek and gray. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And yet, while she was singing with pleasure and dying with laughter over her own inventions, Aureliano was becoming more and more absorbed and silent, for his passion was self-centered and burning. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “But how do we get to it without becoming that thing’s dinner?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z His hardships hadn’t weakened him, but he’d been weathered and softened like leather—as if he were becoming a more comfortable version of himself. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As I ran, I felt myself for the first time becoming Margo. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In the midst of a few foreign acres teeming with more than two hundred people, he had succeeded in becoming a recluse. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Face after beaming face flashes by, becoming increasingly intoxicated as the evening wears on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She also tells me the story of a man named Santos who left Los Ojos many years ago with the dream of becoming a dancer in Los Angeles. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But the terror of deportation is bigger than a disappointment I’m becoming used to. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z My parents don't comment much on our friendship becoming a romance. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She would speak in her gentle way with the pleasant mixture of Norman French and good English words that were becoming the fashion. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Dover Wight Portland, I thought; northwest six to gale eight, becoming cyclonic... The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z This guy already is well on his way to becoming a black ace.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As much of a screwup as I was becoming, I still tried hard to look after her. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I realize,” he wrote, “that there are a few people in the East who are becoming quite alarmed over the prospect of Seabiscuit ending up as the top winner of the American turf.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I slowed, crawling over thick branches that arched through the air like tentacles before diving into the fertile soil and becoming roots. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She was becoming sleepy and was not sure she could stay awake until supper. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In the last days of Bobby’s life he was becoming more frail and could hardly speak, nor could he keep down any food. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Its whole purpose is to prevent the atmosphere from becoming lethal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And thus becoming a permanent resident marked the beginning of our next chapter of waiting. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z His stomach twisted as he imagined it, watching Ron and the others becoming wizards while he stumped around the grounds carrying Hagrid’s bag. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Fuller arrived home to find a frantic Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., almost incoherent in his concern over becoming the assassin’s next target. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Jo couldn’t help smiling at the important air which Meg had unconsciously assumed and which was as becoming as the pretty color varying in her cheeks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the first millennium a.d., agriculture was spreading rapidly and the region was becoming an unusual patchwork of communities, each with its preferred terrain, way of subsistence, and cultural style. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Bobby’s situation aside, it was becoming difficult at that time for any United States citizen to remain in Moscow. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was sure that the fear of becoming pregnant did not bother her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He got locked in once for a few hours, the panel becoming stuck somehow, and we heard his wails all the way from the kitchen in the big house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was becoming a new person, too, just like Lefty and Desdemona, and I didn’t know what would happen to me in this new world to which I’d come. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She scrunched her face into a scowl and added, “And I’m becoming quite peckish!”—which made us all laugh harder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z All you decent, well-meaning gentlemen, let me ask you, have you any idea what sort of place the world is becoming all around you? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Some of the private foundations’ publicity-shy directors quailed at becoming named as partners with a New Deal program detested by their corporate patrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One by one he returned the scattered chunks to the fire pit, each piece becoming a part of his dance and a part of his healing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But since becoming a scythe’s apprentice, the Thunderhead had gone disturbingly mute, as if it were nothing more than its data. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My father, dishing out the beef stew, says that a species a day is becoming extinct. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d always been fine with my mom dating this guy, but I’d never considered the possibility of him becoming a permanent addition to our family. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I congratulated Mr. de Klerk on becoming president and expressed the hope that we would be able to work together. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who are “kingpins” are often able to buy their freedom by forfeiting their assets, snitching on other dealers, or becoming paid government informants. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Instead of repelling herself to a safe altitude, Holly crumpled onto the troll’s back, becoming instantly entangled in the ropy fur. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Losing to the cross-town rival from the west was one of those situations, a possibility even more horrid to Permian fans than that of Michael Dukakis becoming president. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Early on, Jim imagined himself becoming a doctor to treat such suffering, and his excelling in science classes quickened his interest. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Burger tried to reassure them, but he could see that "they were getting nervous and were becoming more suspicious" of Dasch and him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I discovered that my speech was becoming slurred, and there was a lightness in my head. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t have our tea break after the first week because tin was becoming scarce and the Captain was short on canned milk. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As they rowed upstream in the warm summer dark, Ulbrickson saw that they were pulling flawlessly, with the exceptional grace and precision that was quickly becoming their norm. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was becoming more argumentative, and his voice was rising. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z For Darwinian evolution to work, the mechanism of inheritance had to possess an intrinsic capacity to conserve information without becoming diluted or dispersed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Without it I could feel myself becoming really cold and hypothermic,” he says. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to alter moment by moment before my eyes, becoming for brief flashes a totally unknown building with a significance much deeper and far more real than any I had noticed before. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided this was what I was going to do: I would get my slice of the pie by becoming a singer. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The streets of the Black Belt were becoming unrecognizable to the old settlers who had taken so much time to build a respectable community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So rice farmers improved their yields by becoming smarter, by being better managers of their own time, and by making better choices. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z They'd also raised enough money to launch a new chapter in Chicago, becoming one of the first organizations to receive federal funding through the AmeriCorps service program created under President Clinton. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “And Dickens nonetheless. How dare you! You are becoming the animals they treat us as!” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Beauty may always be a little bit freakish, but the year I turned thirteen I was becoming freakier than ever. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Within six months their physical attraction for each other suddenly waned; they lost a sexual rhythm together, becoming clumsy in bed, self-conscious, and then abruptly withdrawn. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She recognized this woman, even though her face changed by the second, becoming more and more beautiful. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He had an early interest in mathematics, and though he spent some time in the army, becoming a cavalry captain, he soon turned back to his true love of math. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This is when I notice how hot his skin is becoming. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It was one of the scenes where Bruce was upset and was turning green and becoming the Hulk. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He knows I am becoming more than he planned. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Grandma hugged Zed and then Zed hugged Joey, and bam, faster than one of Joey’s knockouts, Zed had weaseled himself into becoming part of Joey’s family. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Funny how they went from mean-muggin' each other when they first met, to becoming all buddy-buddy like they their own two-man gang or something. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I'm not too political, but my parents are Democrats, and my cousin Anu is becoming so far left she can't see center. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But in general, during the months that followed, two things were happening: First, we were learning more than any rats ever had before, and were becoming more intelligent than any rats had ever been. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Bob Gentry used to be picked on because he was gay, but ended up becoming one of the first gay mayors in California and was a dean at Ms. Gruwell’s college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She was in her late teens and wild looking, her hair a nest well on its way to becoming dreadlocks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z This was just part of becoming who I needed to be next. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His golden armor melted into the wood, becoming part of a large trunk. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The talk did not last long, since Linus, still on California time, was becoming tired, and the party was over at midnight. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It allows you to think, to wonder if you’ve missed out on other possibilities by becoming a wife to this man in this house with these children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He had a couple of good friends, but he avoided becoming part of any one clique at school. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She was becoming a little more alert now. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Joey was on his way to becoming a man. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He had recently made a decision with his medical school that becoming a doctor was not in the cards for him, and he moved to the Bronx, where he worked as a pharmaceutical salesman. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He ate enough for three, without showing the least sign of becoming full. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know becoming Dauntless would be this difficult,” I say, and a second later, I am surprised that I said it; surprised that I admitted to it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He avoided looking at the stands; the laughter was becoming louder, and there were catcalls and jeering from the Slytherins. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The young man was abroad on a medical school scholarship, although he had no intention of becoming a doctor. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She worried that she was becoming indolent and losing her English. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He still wanted to be a Runner— which surprised him, considering what he’d just gone through out in the Maze—but becoming the Keeper right away sounded ridiculous. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They will ride across the rainbow bridge, across Bifrost, and the rainbow will crumble as they ride, its once-bright colors becoming shades of charcoal and of ash. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I misbehaved, becoming nervous and fidgety, daydreaming and moving around as I stared into space. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He’s on his way to becoming a lawyer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He should never have agreed to raise to the papacy any cardinal he might have injured or who, upon becoming pope, might have cause to fear him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z There was Jessie, her breathing becoming steady and deep as she drifted off to sleep. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They’d put their hands on him and press him into their mold, and he’d come out the other end of it as the same dark creature he had struggled to avoid becoming. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The thing he had been and was terrified of becoming again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her dedication to church was like my commitment to becoming the world’s greatest scientist. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I imagine watching Gale volunteering to save Rory in the reaping, having him torn from my life, becoming some strange girl’s lover to stay alive, and then coming home with her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It kept my world from becoming too real, too fast. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It was so quick, becoming a family again. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “We do no good by becoming hysterical. We can’t think clearly if we panic. It’s scaring the children.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the surviving monkeys were becoming increasingly agitated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The credit was God’s, and there was no illusion about the Central Position’s shifting or becoming less than Itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He held out the prospect of becoming part of something larger than themselves, of finding in themselves something they did not yet know they possessed, of growing from boyhood to manhood. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The idea of Chester Arthur becoming president alarmed many American voters. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Since becoming my chess partner, Rooster Jim had improved in the olfactory department. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a high-pitched screech, and it was fast becoming painfully loud. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It stretched away for half a mile, becoming more calm and peaceful as it dropped, nestled in trees and thick brush, a blue line in a green background. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He was on his way, in fact, to becoming one of the first African Americans to be widely viewed as a hero by ordinary white Americans. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z English was staring at the TV again, his face now becoming a fist, tight and angry. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “And I think you made a really good decision by becoming a surgeon. You would have made a lousy therapist.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z When he was done, she sat down in a daze, bewildered but becoming sure about something right there and then. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Mountain lion,” he whispered, “mountain lion, becoming what you are with each breath, your substance changing with the earth and the sky.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z So Corinthians was almost on her way to becoming an amanuensis after all. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z This is what fresh expressions are becoming. food for thought. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My stiff limbs are well on the way to becoming as limber as they used to be. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Holden’s thoughts in The Catcher in the Rye were becoming clearer as we were going through the same things in our own lives, and Celie’s pain in The Color Purple became very familiar. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The older children, meanwhile, were becoming curious about where babies came from. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z My own mother had said that losing your innocence and becoming a man was learning to sin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z More than that, she was worried that his interest in chess was becoming obsessive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We were finding no common ground, and I was becoming convinced that the marriage was no longer tenable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of the purpose of becoming a nurse was to work for her independence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The letter R was the last to go, it twisted in the flame, it curled outwards for a moment, becoming larger than ever. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Getting off to a rocky start with the team didn’t sit well with me, but I didn’t let it distract me from my purpose of becoming one of the world’s best fencers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Given Penelope’s tender feelings about animals, she did not think she could bear to see her pupils tear one limb from limb without becoming extremely upset. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Hornet had given Bo hot milk and honey after dinner and he had emptied two whole mugs without becoming suspicious. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And now his pencil is becoming more and more obedient every day. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He was becoming a super-celebrity in the world of chess, but the more fame he achieved, the more unpleasant his behavior became. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m becoming more and more independent of my parents. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That thin wafer was becoming God, it was becoming flesh. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “The only thing that makes me a man,” Ben says, his voice steady as a rock, “is seeing you safely into becoming a man yerself.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I clenched my eyes and attempted to see what she meant by becoming blind. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Minnie had told her sister, Anna, of the transfer of the Fort Worth land, and now Holmes sensed that Anna was becoming suspicious of his true intentions. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And if they succeeded, and turned themselves into the deathless demigods they’d always dreamed of becoming ... Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Dinka patterns again—the kind that were given to the boys in Salva’s village as part of the ritual of becoming a man. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cold, thin-lipped face and her flat, even voice were becoming accentuated with the years. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He was also a persuasive spokesman for African rights, becoming the founding president of the All-African Convention in 1936, which opposed legislation in Parliament designed to end the common voters’ roll in the Cape. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, there is not any question that Charley was rapidly becoming a tree expert of enormous background. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned over with a wreurrrrrring noise, becoming ever higher pitched. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I followed The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou on their way to becoming a singing group in Philadelphia. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I wanted to laugh and laugh and laugh until I laughed myself into becoming someone else. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Slowly, I’m becoming aware of how gross I feel after going the whole weekend without a shower. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was a thick night, starless, but the darkness was becoming impregnated with a fresh and clear air. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I wanted to leave, but was too ashamed to leave, was rapidly becoming too much a part of it to leave. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Cable narrowed her eyes, her face becoming even more like a predator’s. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She didn’t join the others training at Engels until February 1942, which meant she didn’t get to share the ups and downs of becoming soldiers or making friends during the first few months there. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With a millisecond to spare, he’d summoned the winds and avoided becoming a floating patch of demigod grease on the surface of the Adriatic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z No one makes things complicated by becoming your friend for any obscure reason. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Alba began to wonder what the hell she was doing there; the pain in her abdomen was becoming unbearable and the need to take a bath with running water was beginning to obsess her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw him in a coffee shop asking a girl to marry him and becoming a father soon thereafter. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She’d always dreamed of becoming a teacher, of living in a city like Seattle. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Then the ledge suddenly drops down and widens out, carved steps becoming more obvious. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Velikovsky imagined the comet, after a complicated game of interplanetary billiards, to settle down into a stable, nearly circular orbit, becoming the planet Venus—which he claimed never existed before then. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On July 14, he began consuming the pealike seedpods of the plant as well, probably because the roots were becoming too tough to eat. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after his paper was published, Coriell and a few other top tissue culturists called an urgent meeting to talk about the state of their field, which they worried was becoming a disaster. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He squinted up from the floor, his cat-green eyes slowly becoming accustomed to the light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It hadn’t been easy to frame, and the answer wasn’t easy to interpret, but then they never were, though she was becoming more sure-footed among the levels of meaning than she used to be. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They were antique steel full moons, and when he put them on he invariably underwent a quiet transformation, becoming suddenly professorial, handsome in the way that some outdoorsmen are yet scholarly at the same time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Billy named him after his lost brother, Marcus, and the child grew up in the theatre, eventually becoming a great actor. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I can tell she’s getting older in the entries, her language becoming more refined as time separates her from the fringe where she once lived, her reactions becoming more moderate. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She had ridden with them every day and slept among them every night without ever truly becoming one of them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “She was there alone,” Patrolman Mancuso said finally, trying to save the interview from becoming a shambles. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I really have hustler friends and jazz musician friends—I’m becoming part of the two corners of Harlem that fascinate me most. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Four thousand people gathered in the streets, becoming more and more agitated as news of the day circulated. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had to either take back my words or live with the consequences of stating what was becoming the truth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He was fast becoming our protector and guide. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He suggested that I consider becoming an industrial arts teacher. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Before becoming a fiction writer, H. G. Wells had taught science and published two biology textbooks. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The segregationists were becoming even more vocal, urging the students to harass us at every opportunity. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Already the volleyball evenings are becoming a problem. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems that just yesterday I was an orphan child, a small, dirty-faced pikin—hungry, frightened, and clinging for dear life to a dream of becoming a ballerina. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I was made very uneasy by that silent electric tension, by the sense of being drawn in, of becoming a point or figure in the pattern, in the web. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z For once more she was becoming a mystery to me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then, secretly delighted — the search becoming a game. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The white-gray cloud settled into the Atlantic, becoming part of the silt and rocks below. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Thomas Carlyle thought about these questions, too, and he wrote what would become a motto of the Victorian era: The dilemma was that they were becoming “destitute of faith, yet terrified of skepticism.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It opened like a book in her hands, becoming two hoverboards, then each of those opened up, and then those, unfolding like a string of paper dolls. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In the close quarters of an American nuclear family, their mother's prodigious energy was becoming a real drain on their self-determination. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Citra wondered how many of her own days had been filled with world-weariness before becoming an apprentice to death. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The response was already becoming hysterical—the shooters were being described as computer geeks who played violent games for many hours, were outcasts in their school, and had a site on the Web. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My dream is slowly becoming a reality, but my next and most important step lies ahead of me ... in college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I try to stay focused on the next event, and then the next, to keep from overthinking things and becoming overwhelmed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But recently the joke is becoming all the more real. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Valentina insisted on becoming a fighter pilot, and made her application to a male commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “After all, I am becoming your best customer.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The room transforms around them, becoming darker and more desperate. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Home in his apartment in Brooklyn, Bobby went through what was becoming his routine: elimination of social engagements, long periods of solitary study, analysis of games, and a search for innovations in openings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Instead of becoming impatient, she felt a deep pleasure in the delay. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In 1599, when the situation in Graz was becoming intolerable for Kepler, Tycho was establishing himself some 320 kilometres away near Prague, where people were free to worship in their own manner. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z So I just sat there, my legs becoming wooden with fear. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Even now, when the competition stakes were becoming so much higher, she still encouraged me to train with dedication, then go out there and have fun. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z These audition studios are a series of corners, hallways connecting to hallways, like an Escher drawing, a staircase becoming an upside-down door. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was exciting, this prospect of becoming one of the city’s most important officials. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z How can he be so calm when I’m halfway to becoming an Amari popsicle? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Lenina did her best to stop the ears of her mind; but every now and then a phrase would insist on becoming audible. “. . . to try the effect of arresting my impulses,” she heard him say. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, the discussions in the drawing room appeared to reach a new level of intensity and by lunchtime, the exchanges were becoming rather heated. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Battered by European diseases and slave raiding, many fled to the Orinoco, becoming wandering foragers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The reporter added, “The Osage Indians are becoming so rich that something will have to be done about it.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Oh man,” Shannon said, instantly becoming serious when he saw me lying in the hospital bed, my face swollen, bruised, bandaged. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She was exactly the kind of business lady I’ve always dreamed of becoming, one who wears finely embroidered, shiny white blouses tucked into soft black anacos hemmed with silvery trim, and thick, gold-beaded necklaces. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Caitlin, I have to tell you what I feel: You are becoming more and more beautiful and lovely! I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Bobby had been locked up for over a month at this point and was becoming desperate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This was already becoming normal at that time. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her dreams of becoming an accountant were shattered after my great-grand- mother did not let her go to high school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I tried to control my imagination, to keep the shadows from becoming things they weren’t. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was stunned by what happened next, although I had to admit it was becoming a pretty common occurrence: I started to cry. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If he told the truth, nobody believed him; and if he was silent—which he found himself becoming more and more—they thought he was sick. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z What this cohort was missing, of course, were the children who stood the greatest chance of becoming criminals. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z My tongue swelled so much that it was difficult to breathe through my mouth, and I noticed that it was becoming harder and harder to think clearly. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then the skin on her face begins to melt, becoming transparent, exposing the outlines of her large eye sockets and the skeletal bones behind them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sisulu’s name was becoming prominent as both a businessman and a local leader. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Vanity is becoming a nuisance; I can see why women give it up, eventually. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z How many somersaults can a stomach do before becoming irreparably knotted? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As the space around me diminishes, the piles of “treasure” are ripped away, becoming debris spinning in the contracting circle of water. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z These occasions are becoming harrowing times for us all, for each sunrise and sunset opens up some new danger—some new pain, which, however, may in God’s will be means to a good end. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Even as the kite climbed upward, becoming the size of a name chop mark, the string continued. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I knew that Burt had gained access to Bigheart’s fortune by becoming the guardian of his daughter. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “We beat them,” she says, “you beat them by not becoming what they want.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “What does that have to do with it? My feeling for you won’t change because I’m becoming intelligent. I’ll only love you more.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z What if others— adults—had, upon becoming Twelves, received in their instructions the same terrifying sentence? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z As it was, the men had difficulty just getting the weather station door open and needed all their strength to keep Pagliuca from becoming a kind of human kite. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Star Trek Time was becoming a regular thing again, now that our nights weren’t so busy. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The boy was becoming more and more convinced that alchemy could be learned in one’s daily life. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And I’m afraid I am becoming something that the old Jenna Fox never was and maybe ten percent isn’t enough after all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z They loomed overhead, becoming closely packed and gray with rain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z On Tuesday, June 22, the Boston Globe stunned the nation by becoming the third newspaper to print the now-notorious Pentagon Papers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I ignored the windows now and walked along, becoming aware that I was muttering to myself again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I certainly could not discover any principled reason for not becoming a criminal, and it is not my poor, God-fearing parents who are to be indicted for the lack but this society. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z His liver, kidneys, lungs, hands, feet, and head are becoming jammed with blood clots. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But now in June 1895 it was becoming increasingly apparent that Holmes had not faked the death of Ben Pitezel, he had killed him and then arranged the scene to make the death seem accidental. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He tugs on a lever and a section of the ship falls open, becoming a short staircase. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Since you’d gone, I hadn’t given a thought to my dream of becoming a teacher. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was becoming more and more clear to me that there was connivance on the part of the security forces. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Years of nongrowing, from being a seventeen-year-old, smooth-faced idealist hunched over a book in his Harlem apartment, to becoming a smooth-faced veteran of twenty hunched over a beer in a post exchange. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I stirred until my arm ached and painted the samples as smoothly as I could, becoming more skillful as I went along. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a short time after becoming queen, Cleopatra took part in the installation of the Buchis bull—one of the divine animals worshipped by the Egyptians. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Because I think I’m becoming a monster, too. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Yet die drunk times were becoming deeper but more seldom. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They told her she had talent and said if she was serious about becoming an artist, she needed to go to New York City. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Because of the constant agitation that reigned in the big house on the corner, no one, except Nana, noticed that Blanca was becoming a woman. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His laughter had come more easily as they’d traveled, as if he were becoming fluent in a new language. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It felt like it was filling up—becoming larger, brighter, more certain. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I could feel Uncle Katsuhisa move into another zone, he and the bow becoming one. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He turned and, although it was rapidly becoming too dark to see any distance, made as though he were still looking out across the combe. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The sweetness of her, the delicacy, his childhood friend, and now in danger of becoming unreachable. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In consequence, boundaries between groups were becoming more formal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Though he wasn’t yet forty, he was in danger of becoming a relic in a Wild West traveling show, living but dead. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And yet I was becoming aware of something warmly, infuriatingly feminine about her. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, the person I was becoming when we left was erased, and another one was created. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The next few days saw Francis becoming increasingly agitated by my failure to stick close to the molecular models. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z From his volunteer work at a youth basketball league here in Dearborn to his goal of becoming a doctor and bringing quality medical care to poor neighborhoods, Kamal embodied the very best of America. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z There was no way Citra would ever, under any circumstances, throw away her life by becoming a taker of other people’s lives. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But as Aureliano’s hope abandoned him, she was becoming less visible, as if the light on her were fading away, until she sank into drowsiness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “You wanted to change your life. You had to do something extreme to become the person you’re becoming.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I’m so glad my French print is clean, it’s just the thing and so becoming!” observed Meg complacently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It was certainly better to imagine myself becoming famous than maturing into a stifled academic who had never risked a thought. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This was becoming the new background of Finny’s life, this purely medical element from which bodily health was absent. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z From that moment on, he knew he’d found his role in what was becoming a global showdown. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He got on well with Boyle, becoming his literary agent and translating Boyle’s books, but unfortunately he took a dislike to Hooke. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z If he succeeds, he will be well along on his path to becoming an evangelist. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mom felt Grandma Smith had lacked faith in her artistic talent, and by becoming a teacher now, she was acknowledging that her mother had been right all along. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Why did people of the Fertile Crescent wait until 8500 B.C., instead of becoming food producers around 18,500 or 28,500 B.C.? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Medical men and even the general public were becoming aware that the human environment was inhabited by an enormous number of microorganisms capable of causing disease, just as today carcinogens pervade our surroundings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She was worried she’d messed up, or that Valley would hate her forever, and she was terrified that she would lose her as a friend just as they were becoming closer. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She is becoming even more indifferent to fashion, and strides around in improvised getups, a ski jacket, an old scarf, mitts that don’t match. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A whisper of bodies slowly becoming no longer still. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The scars were disappearing, the skin was becoming smooth; the mangled nose became whole and started to shrink. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He wound up studying sociology at Princeton and then becoming a professor at Stanford. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Even Polgar and Spassky, both World Champions, understand what I’m talking about,” he said to no one in particular, becoming more strident as he went on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Snail knew that this was not a satisfaction that would last forever, and so he went to Tortoise and spoke to him about his dream of becoming a farmer. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “We were becoming weary,” Elizebeth wrote, “of very wealthy men and their dealings in money matters.”They had learned a “life time lesson” that “rich men never pay their bills.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My worst fear is that I’m becoming an addict. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Staying calm is becoming less and less of a possibility. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His mother was becoming increasingly bold and overtly antagonistic; it was becoming impossible to control her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she decided to use the money for becoming a doctor. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like putting on your father’s jacket and becoming a man. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z However, she was becoming impatient with the segregation that mandated a separate council for black scouts, and she began campaigning for one organization overseeing all the scouts. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Yes, it’s becoming thicker, as if it has pressed up against a glass window and is being forced to condense. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The caption says, “The closest thing to a superhero in the supernatural world. Join Agent Beauregarde Magnus at the Department of Supernatural Investigations and start your journey toward becoming a Special Agent today!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He was becoming tired, and Ash thought that he would not run for much longer. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was becoming an expert on such things. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Abolitionists were becoming hopeful that more profound death penalty reform or possibly a moratorium might be achievable. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The group was becoming boisterous enough to attract attention on the street. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When this time comes, ex-addict Muslims will arrange to spend the necessary days in around-the-clock shifts, attending the addict who intends to purge himself, on the way to becoming a Muslim. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He dreamed of someday becoming the pastor of the largest Baptist church in California, with a congregation of a thousand and a four-hundred-strong choir behind him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew about worldly women, so I asked him to keep me from becoming one. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, but becoming the world’s most famous assassin is!” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The board seemed unaware that Chicago now risked becoming a national, even global, embarrassment. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I stayed busy living my life, surviving high school, surviving my early twenties, becoming a comedian. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I could have developed the first two virtues, but becoming a boy was sure to be difficult, if not impossible. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d been keeping an eye on them in a pavilion of the guildhall as they took shape in stages, day by day, until finally becoming the crafts she had seen in the faranji couple’s dreams. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They didn’t know how I was becoming what people probably thought if they ever read my file, saw what I did. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z His face was becoming more angular and the great blue eyes of his early years were darkened by shifting lights of gray and green. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows I'm right, but the gnawing in our stomachs is becoming painful. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He sent Lil into the dressing room so that she could start becoming Helen Burns. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Had they grown up under different circumstances, they might have thought about becoming economists or writers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He was becoming increasingly edgy, and gave very severe punishments to anybody who disturbed the quiet of the common room in the evenings. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he replied, “but tantrums are less becoming in the presence of God, I would think.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In the Pouncey family, becoming a man usually involves shooting something. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Finally I got up the nerve to write her a letter about becoming a psychology and literature major. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Sparrows Point was rapidly becoming the largest steel plant in the world. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Though controversial, the ad was stunningly effective; it destroyed Dukakis’s chances of ever becoming president. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mere weeks ago, they’d stood on these very steps crowded among fourteen other Yaba boys who, like them, had spent their whole lives dreaming of becoming Sons of the Six. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He chewed the paint from the top rail, still crying, but gradually becoming interested in the way the paint peeled off the metal and clung to his front teeth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z One southerner, named John Jones, came to get away from becoming part of an inheritance. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For the next two weeks, they traveled down through the continent, the nights becoming colder, the days shorter. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Rabbi Gold says becoming a bar mitzvah is taking some of that history on my shoulders. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Their words were becoming increasingly vile, fueled by whatever was happening directly in front of the school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was becoming more and more impatient, even hitting us if we went near the windows. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Lawrence delivered his own judgment nonverbally by becoming more detached from the project as its fortunes waned. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And a performer, just like my mother used to be, touring the country, the world, to tell everyone about the New China that Chairman Mao had built and how it was becoming stronger and stronger. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Curiously, just as the technique was becoming widespread, certain flaws within it became apparent. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But plenty of other letters kept pouring in, proof that Elizebeth was becoming a celebrity. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Already she was becoming distant, carried away by the speed of the train. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Lucas’s brother, well on his way to becoming the alcoholic that his father had been, burned to death in a car crash three years after that. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And I said I wouldn’t mind things changing if I became an astronaut, for example, which is one of the biggest changes you can imagine, apart from becoming a girl or dying. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That's "becoming American"? But maybe it is a rite of passage around here. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s dissembling would be exploited by Strauss and Robb to discredit virtually his every word, becoming a linchpin of the campaign to destroy him. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Saidy suggested that there was an actual plot to keep Fischer from becoming World Champion, and this involved the wiretapping of his parents’ phone. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But if the idea of Mo becoming a martyr was meant to make the reality of his passing easier to take, it had totally failed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A family in Baltimore claimed that their sixty-year-old father suffered a heart attack after becoming excited during the broadcast and died two weeks later. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z For not only were the numbers becoming wholly unmanageable, but the further one got from 1776, the lower the revolutionary fires burned and the less imperative the logic of the revolutionary ideology seemed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She prepared herself to return to Tientsin, where she had dishonored her widowhood by becoming the third concubine to a rich man. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed them as the trilling intensified, becoming one long siren call. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z As I hurried up the steps and into the house, I thought of Rufus and his father, of Rufus becoming his father. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It is an extraordinary fact that the deliberate introduction of poisons into a reservoir is becoming a fairly common practice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I did not find Noah's account of the events surrounding his becoming best man quite as amusing as he did, but for several complicated reasons, I did not express my opinion. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z It was also becoming apparent that the possibility of supplementing their food rations with game, such as the tapir, looked bleak. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She imagined it becoming as tiny as the period at the end of a sentence. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I understand he is off traveling and becoming richer, I imagine. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z More and more he was becoming alienated from the Worldwide Church of God. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mary had to keep herself from becoming incoherent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Two things very low on my list of priorities, along with sex, kickboxing and becoming a rodeo star. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The countryside now flying past the window was becoming wilder. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z For a personality thus prepared, it was somewhat easier to deal with your sister becoming your brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But she maintained that cell phone use was happening more and more, becoming a regular part of driving, and probably dangerous. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Thus most of my classmates, starting with their seven weeks at the Academy, were becoming a kind of migrant worker. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For a split second Frank thought he’d be crushed under the weight of the massive assault rifle, but the gun changed in midair, becoming smaller and thinner. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dad nodded as we bumped up the icy driveway, becoming less angry with every word from Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her hip pained her, and so did her leg, while her feet were becoming more and more sensitive. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “And that will be our secret that we won’t even share with her. She’ll be the only woman in the world to become a grandmother with never becoming a mother first.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I climb to my feet and rest my hands on my knees, breathing hard and trying to keep the burn behind my nose from becoming tears. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I focused back on the spectral woman whose voice was becoming more strained. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The Men and Dwarves were mostly talking of distant events and telling news of a kind that was becoming only too familiar. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And then all of a sudden, I got choked up — which, of course, was becoming a pattern with me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Malin Hebrides, northwest seven to severe gale nine, deepening low moving north- east, rain, becoming variable . The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly explained everything as best I could, my handwriting was becoming illegible, he said, “Oskar wouldn’t lie to me.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Down below he could see into the green water of the lake and there were fish moving and the sight made him realize how hungry he was becoming. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z My great-uncle Terry, Robbie’s husband, had abandoned a career as a plumber for the same reason, instead becoming a Pullman porter. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He has a faint goatee trying hard to express itself, but it’s six months short of becoming a reality. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "Yes, I can see that you're beginning to learn. That's good. Two things our people must do is accept responsibility for their acts and avoid becoming bitter." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is becoming to weep at the sight of Our Lord’s crucifixion,” I assured him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “You see, her girlfriend—her name is Babette—is becoming a foster parent, so this time it’s all going to work out.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Wally Funk went on to other firsts, such as becoming the first female inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Grandmother started lecturing him about his ancestors—how they’d come over from China and prospered in the import/export business, eventually becoming one of the wealthiest Chinese families in Vancouver—well, it was boring. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The officials at the school were accommodating, however, and instead of chastising him for his sometimes shoddy work, they awarded him a gold medal for becoming the youngest grandmaster in history. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His words are becoming more rhythmic now, keeping pace with the thrust and roll of their bodies. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The photographs these new cameras created were fast becoming known as “snap-shots,” a term originally used by English hunters to describe a quick shot with a gun. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There is a possibility, eventually, of becoming an associate, of the firm incorporating his name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Royalty, ” the king said, “has many responsibilities. And one of them is not becoming involved personally with even the distant relatives of one’s enemies. Put him down, Pea. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z And when the boy left, my dad said that this boy was becoming a fine young man who could carry himself. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Jail stops them from becoming who they might grow to be.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was because he was interested in becoming a couple with you; other times it was just for a one-nighter. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z What followed was a series of messy, arduous, and complicated attempts at becoming US citizens. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z With the invention of the telescope, what Kepler called “lunar geography” was becoming possible. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not the fashion, but it’s becoming, and I can’t afford to make a fright of myself,” she used to say, when advised to frizzle, puff, or braid, as the latest style commanded. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z In the absence of the Batys and Pris he found himself fading out, becoming strangely like the inert television set which he had just unplugged. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Even the bricks of the house are softening, becoming tactile; if I leaned against them they’d be warm and yielding. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Short of becoming an inmate, I thought, how could you ever learn what that world was like? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like forever—or only seconds— that Tally fell, the gaping faces below becoming larger and larger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And becoming big was exactly what the Brotherhood wanted. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The trick was to observe everything and every person without becoming the object of anyone's negative attention. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But I see I am becoming unduly introspective, and in a rather morose sort of way at that. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s pleasant to imagine the brothers becoming reacquainted, hunting, sleeping, and playing together as they roamed free across those stony, broken hills and warm, sheltered valleys. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I was off becoming a comedian, touring the country, playing shows in England, hosting radio shows, hosting television shows. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He knew what he needed to do to keep himself from becoming a nasty bird eating other birds, or a tree growing in a scary house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Imagining that into her mind, pushing the thought of her doing exactly that, was becoming more difficult. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She was just becoming friends with people Dimple had spent her entire life alternately avoiding and being made fun of by. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was not aware of giving the memory; but suddenly he realized that it was becoming dimmer, that it was sliding through his hand into the being of the newchild. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Seven would have a much better chance of achieving her biggest dream, becoming a witching-world-famous journalist, if she was in one of the powerful covens, like her mom. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z No matter what he did, he was becoming more and more entwined in the dealings of the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When James Garfield and Chester Arthur ran for office in 1880, Guiteau saw an opportunity to reach his ambition of becoming a great and famous man. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In the second classroom, she felt that even the air inside her was becoming soiled and she wanted to press her nostrils shut to stop the mingling of the air outside and that inside her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But these days evangelical students like those in Havens’s prayer group are becoming a conspicuous presence at Brown. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z As we approached the town of Saint-Denis, the road widened, the traffic increased, and I saw Jacob becoming increasingly nervous. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps he would compliment her strawberry shirt, which he found irresistibly becoming. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She’s becoming a stranger to me, and I’m often nobody to her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He received nothing from Fortune but the opportunity, for as the citizens of Syracuse were oppressed, they elected him as their captain, and from that rank he proved himself worthy of becoming their prince. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z They round the bend, and Vanessa’s lead is becoming clear. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z But she loved that he’d rebelled against us, or so she thought, and she thought it was something that you rebelled all over again by becoming a classical musician. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In my classes several students glared at me, clearly seeing in me the person they feared ever becoming. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It had not escaped his notice that, despite Fudge’s assurances at their first meeting, they were now seeing rather a lot of each other, nor that Fudge was becoming more flustered with each visit. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He was becoming foxless, something he hadn’t been since he was seven years old. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I would much prefer this useful role, if I had any say, to the essentially unearthly creature we seem otherwise on the way to becoming. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just fun, but with the possibility of becoming more fun,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She knew she was becoming sick, but she did not want to admit to herself what it was. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s quickly becoming apparent the HRH Prince Henry Fact Sheet either omitted the most interesting stuff or was outright fabricated. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I enjoy Namontack’s story, but I can see that Reverend Hunt is becoming discouraged. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Chicago was on the move, becoming biggest at just about everything: world’s biggest lumberyard, world’s busiest grain center, and, when the Union Stock Yard opened in 1865, the world’s biggest stockyard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The morbid thoughts were becoming harder and harder to push from his mind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When lunchtime came, I sat at what was fast becoming our usual table with Ema. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Her husband may have stopped her from throwing me out of the house, but he hadn’t stopped her from becoming a worse nuisance than ever. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was in a state of becoming and might turn out fine if I waited patiently. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was slowly becoming familiar with what she saw there. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The psychologist was becoming more and more excited. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in the Black Belt, living conditions were fast becoming desperate. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Wonder of all wonders, I do believe we are becoming friends. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When they saw her, they stood straight and retreated from the edge of the porch, becoming as one. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z All there in blazing sunlit ice rapidly becoming water. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He was becoming convivial and even made attempts at dry, almost British humor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z All joking aside, Don was becoming something of a food science scholar. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed our little town was becoming especially popular with the artist crowd. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She had even tried to keep them hidden from herself, though it was becoming increasingly difficult. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Just that little bit of extra food might keep me from becoming a Muselmann. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Brightbill had spent his entire life by the pond, and he was becoming very curious about what lay beyond his neighborhood. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I am becoming an expert in watching other girls’ backs. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Sean hadn’t mentioned becoming a doctor in a long, long while. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Three years later, Dasch went back to school, but he soon changed his mind about becoming a priest and quit. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Breakfast had been eaten and cleared away, and Professor Rumfoord was reluctantly becoming interested in Billy as a human being. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “May I tell you my plan? May I illustrate for you how we can make your dream of becoming a princess a reality? “ The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He’d always worshipped his teachers, had thought of becoming a teacher himself someday if he could overcome his shyness. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well”—the Doctorita shrugs—“either way, she’s definitely becoming a teenager, the way she primps in front of a mirror for an hour before she goes out. Even to buy a bag of eggs!” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His illnesses were becoming so bad and so frequent that he sometimes could not work more than twenty minutes at a time without having a pain or discomfort somewhere. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Only by becoming self-reliant will the country be master of its own fate. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mosquitoes swarmed in full force, and the three travelers swatted them constantly, their arms and bodies becoming covered with itching bites. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dude, I’m telling you, it’s all anyone can talk about. Everyone thinks you’re becoming a scythe to take revenge on the school!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Maybe if I waited, I’d see my family becoming happier without me. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She grew closer to Miriam Mann and her family, the two women and their children becoming like one large extended family, often taking advantage of the many activities available on the Hampton Institute campus. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In this story, a condor falls in love with a lady and tricks her into becoming his wife. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z His moments of peace were becoming less frequent all the time. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But she did not know the fay were speaking her name, so she was spared the burden of becoming their hero, when in fact she still felt like a murderer. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Harley’s words were becoming disjointed and he was accenting the words at the beginning and swallowing the ending sounds until it didn’t sound like English any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But just as he was becoming quite sure of it, there suddenly came a deep, rich sigh out of the darkness beside him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I had been lucky; they hadn't hurt me, but Ras was becoming bold again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z While Susan B. Anthony was becoming energized to begin working for women’s rights, Elizabeth Cady Stanton had less time for reform work as her family demands increased. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z If being married was a matter of becoming one, they had finally achieved what in better times they could not. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, but you do. You’re afraid of becoming your dad. You don’t want to choose the wrong thing, so you don’t choose anything at all.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z They were grouped purposefully, and becoming clearer and more solid every minute. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Impossible—i.e., my marriage with St. John—was fast becoming the Possible. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z That was surely a factor in his becoming perhaps the most accomplished American physicist not to receive a Nobel Prize, but it does not mean he failed to do pioneering research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I remembered Uri’s story of my beginnings, of becoming a slave to farmers. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z His horse played nasty tricks on him, suddenly becoming a formidable female, a hard, wild mountain of flesh, on which he rode until his bones ached. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a new husband who sometimes needed pushing; Danny was still hovering out there; and Michael, his own drug use intensifying, was becoming a bigger challenge in her life, a wild card. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Whenever I told him this, instead of becoming infuriated like Sul Ross, he always accepted it on faith. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z His lessons, too, were becoming more and more interesting now that they had mastered the basics. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I was becoming aware of smells again and I needed a bath. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But the starting point for becoming a good writer is to be a good reader. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Katrina is a Category Two hurricane,” says the weatherman, “quickly becoming a Category Three.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Already? Wasn’t it two weeks ago that G. M. Pennington told you to consider becoming a writer?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z People came from miles around to walk down the block where Petra and Calder lived, and families took pride in becoming as frightening as possible. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But I don't want to read faster or older or any way else that might make the story disappear too quickly from where it's settling inside my brain, slowly becoming a part of me. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z An underground of rumors about the note was slowly spreading; he was becoming the butt of the campus. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was becoming increasingly tired, but there was much to do. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was becoming frustrating and he had a momentary loss of temper—as he would have done in the past, when he was the other person. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Every atom you possess has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to becoming you. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But all this time, just as a drop of water slowly swells until it is heavy enough to fall from a twig, the idea of what they meant to do was becoming clear and unanimous. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She became intensely aware of her heart thumping, of the blood thudding in her ears, of the shape of Tariq beside her, tightening up, becoming still. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Though sugarcane gave them a run for their money, peanuts were quickly becoming his favorite food. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was becoming agitated so I put my hand on his arm. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was becoming what she had always wanted: someone who could not only make sense of the outside world but become part of it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But then she thought about the brain lesions that went along with becoming pretty, and a shiver passed through her body. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Basketball was his best shot at becoming an athlete. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z So she said nothing, and the next day another afternoon would pass with Pearl over at the Richardsons’ again, becoming more bewitched. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m willing to do anything to keep that sadness in her eyes from becoming permanent. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the seventeen Americans killed by terrorists in 1985 were among the 28 million of us who traveled abroad that year—that’s one chance in 1.6 million of becoming a victim. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Since my search for a patron had come to a dead end, I knew my best chance for self-sufficiency lay in becoming an artificer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Expertise in a subfield was the key to a successful career as an engineer, and expertise was becoming a necessity for the mathematicians and computers as well. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The handcuffs were too tight, and he was becoming uncharacteristically angry. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was becoming clear that when the war ended the United States and the Soviet Union would be the only world powers left standing—and that they’d be rivals. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As it did, I saw images in the mist all around us: black marble walls rising, the ruins becoming whole, a terrible and beautiful palace rising around us, made of fear and shadow. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Rodents do not speak to princesses. We will not have this becoming a topsy-turvy wrong-headed world. There are rules. Scat. Get lost, before my common sense returns and I have you killed. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Already in the seventeenth century the mathematicians’ revolution was becoming indistinguishable from a mechanical revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her visits were becoming less frequent, as the police were becoming more vigilant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was becoming an activist in his old age. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Forget about becoming a pastry chef when I grew up. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z As the pregnancy advanced they were becoming a single being, they were becoming more and more integrated in the solitude of a house that needed only one last breath to be knocked down. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Within two weeks of becoming commander-in-chief, Washington began his career as a spymaster. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He could blend with the land, changing form, becoming trees and grass. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We would have been the grand Negro spectacle that Big Ma had scolded us against becoming when we were back in Brooklyn. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But as for loving this insensitive person this mocking creature—it’s becoming more and more impossible every day! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z After a few weeks, even the leaves are becoming scarce. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After becoming a registered nurse, Adams was assigned to work at Fort Ord, in California. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Luke could see the embarrassment on Doreen’s face slowly becoming annoyance. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, I was happy to have made it out of Freetown, to have escaped the possibility of becoming a soldier again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Even students who have a reasonable math background are not always aware of the extent to which other subjects are becoming “mathematicized,” and they, too, take a minimum of mathematics in college. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was growing up and becoming a man and suddenly I realized that I could make decisions. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, tentatively, Linda and I began the process of becoming reacquainted. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Wes’s nonexistent relationship with his father probably contributed to his seeming indifference about becoming a father himself. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The men were becoming very attached to their dogs, making straw mattresses for the dogloos, saving special treats for their favorites, and even crawling into the dogloos on occasion to share the dogs’ warmth. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I just couldn't believe how ugly I was becoming. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He’s becoming more of a Pet Hut mascot. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But far from becoming morose, Kepler wished to find additional satellites and wondered how many satellites each planet should have. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Koffi followed the path as it wound, but it was becoming increasingly harder, and not just because of the heat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But Ron’s tolerance was not to be tested much as they moved into June, for Harry and Ginny’s time together was becoming increasingly restricted. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The Seattle strike took place when, for many American workers, joining a union was becoming increasingly important. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z "I realize how you feel," he said, becoming an actor who'd just finished a part in a play and was speaking again in his natural voice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I really feel it in here, especially late at night, a current going among us, like an invisible needle stitching us together into the glorious, free nation we are becoming. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The people on the street watching, their faint murmurs of “Leave him alone” becoming white noise—they knew I didn’t want to resist. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A little fog hung over the river so that as I neared it I felt myself becoming isolated from everything except the river and the few trees beside it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, Ms. G. and the Freedom Writers don’t see being poor and Latino as an obstacle to becoming a filmmaker. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Just looking around at the others the Nazis had chosen, I could tell we were the strongest men at Plaszów—or at least the furthest from becoming Muselmanners. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I hated camping and I hated the other boys, who were all on their way to becoming Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Even though it meant leaving my home for the home of my bridegroom’s family, I was becoming very nearly happy about my wedding. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He was enjoying himself and I could feel myself becoming more and more numb as I was beaten down. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He would go on to rewrite that old red record book in dozens of single-game, single-season, and career categories, becoming the most dominant player of his, or any other, generation. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, Colonel Cathcart did not have a chance in hell of becoming a general. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “But becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that’s the point.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I didn’t even get enough time to talk about becoming an astronaut and walking on Mars, or my favorite experiments or my best furry friend, Sir Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She had been so distracted by the prospect of becoming dandelion fluff that she had not hauled the boat out of the water as she should have. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z His father wanted Colin to transcend all that stuff, but maybe even he was starting to see the unlikelihood of Colin ever becoming extraordinary. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She was becoming too dangerous, the secret heroine of the whole nation. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What was happening now was like that, but odder, because the edges of things were losing their definition as well and becoming blurred. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Overcrowding was becoming a grave problem, and this despite the fact that many of the does were re-absorbing their litters before birth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The friend was now becoming angry, but he ran back to the river and washed the dirty feet again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Now, faced with the reality of him, and of the silver ring on his finger, she was frightened of becoming used to him, of drowning. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Aimee has really gotten into exercise ever since becoming a Pluto. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Hardhome had been halfway toward becoming a town, the only true town north of the Wall, until the night six hundred years ago when hell had swallowed it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And they also didn't understand why we had so many friends who tried to convert us into becoming Christians. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It’s like becoming a director is making me someone even silk feathered hats like Victoria respect. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The figure descended, becoming clearer and more horrible. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mouschi, the cat, is becoming nicer to me as time goes by, but I’m still Somewhat afraid of her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His voice was becoming filled with wrong notes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z David became a psychologist, earning a PhD in 1986 from Texas Tech University, and, eventually, becoming an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After a while she said, “Remember when you said being a rat was the first step to becoming a man?” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I've been looking,” Lana Lee said, becoming a grave personnel manager, “for the right boy for this job for several days.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also becoming a great little speaker. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He had great expectations then of becoming an engineer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw stars, and fell backwards from the speeding car into the dust of the road, my feet becoming entangled in the steel spokes of the bicycle. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Limbs began to form from the spinning sands, which were becoming more and more humanlike in form. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She found she was becoming dissatisfied with the way things just happened in the nick of time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That was becoming increasingly obvious, and she wasn’t very subtle—which made it all the easier to tease her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I'm small for my age, but I had a lot of anticipation about becoming a "Sequoia Giant." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Instead of getting to know each other, becoming familiar with likes and dislikes, ticklish spots, pet peeves, Desdemona and Lefty tried to defamiliarize themselves with each other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “And what about Insomnia Con? Can I still stay even if there's no chance of me and Rishi becoming a thing?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “You know, you might be on your way to becoming SuperMexican Jr. with that singing.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z No, it wasn't me he was worrying about becoming too big, it was the Brotherhood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The bank battle was an unpleasant interlude, but it didn’t interrupt what was becoming the key portion of most of Bobby’s days: reading. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe because I am becoming Dauntless, and mental readiness is something I am supposed to develop. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It’s becoming very clear: This is a failed mission. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She did seem to take Lyra in a steady and competent way, and when she patted the child’s back, a gigantic burp emerged, which startled her little dæmon into becoming a turkey chick. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z "And I'm off to a good start getting assigned to you. You, Mr. Manhattan Doe, are becoming quite famous on this unit." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Everyone laughed their heads off, which is not what literally happened but I like the idea of laughing heads becoming detached from bodies through extreme hilarity, so it is a good way to describe things. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax watched as she wove her way between the grass tufts, becoming only flashes of flame and white. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She did not feel the abyss opening beneath her feet at the thought of lies becoming truths. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He had then moved to England: Papin was a Protestant and life was becoming increasingly uncomfortable for Protestants in France. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Kepler, stubborn, intelligent and fiercely independent, suffered two friendless years in bleak Maulbronn, becoming isolated and withdrawn, his thoughts devoted to his imagined unworthiness in the eyes of God. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing he had noticed was that talk of war was becoming more and more frequent. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So, in 1959, when Hawaii finally became a state, it was more like the multicultural land the United States was becoming than the sugar Hells that were so much a part of its history. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The attitude was that women were to be protected and taken care of, concepts that contradicted becoming astronauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He finds that there are four main parts to becoming an Evangelical Christian. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Wearing his blue Protestant suit, Lefty visited the local universities and colleges in person to inquire about the possibility of becoming a Greek instructor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Lawrence cautioned Sproul that personnel expenses at the Rad Lab were destined to rise sharply, for the lab was becoming the victim of its own success. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He was getting detention again—weekly—for smoking and other rebellious acts, and hanging out full-time with the Detentionheads when he wasn’t busy becoming his father. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z As the clock went past midnight I was becoming more and more pleased. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I turned around and saw Pasqual, Louis and Benny—who’d started working for us a week before and was fast becoming indispensable—and their wives. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Citizenship and Didu's other weird choices about becoming American seem mundane now, compared to this one: leaving our Bengali Hinduism behind. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Thus bananas and coffee, two African crops, become the principal agricultural exports of Central America; maize and manioc, domesticated in Mesoamerica and Amazonia respectively, return the favor by becoming staples in tropical Africa. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I froze on my seat, felt the skin of my arms melding and becoming one with the cane arms of the chair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Vincent is still working hard and is making progress. His paintings are becoming lighter, and his great quest is to get sunlight into them,” Theo tells Lies. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And he made a show of becoming a statue on the edge of my bed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Strayer wanted the emerging field of research to also answer another question: Why, given it was becoming clear that the brain faced limitations, were people continuing to multitask, particularly in challenging, even dangerous, situations? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Kevin, I’d thought, was headed to medical school, but then he swerved, deciding to put off schooling and instead pursue a sideline interest in becoming a sports mascot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Carol Moseley Braun also won decisively, becoming the first African American woman ever to hold a Senate seat. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was becoming a young lady and other nonsense. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z On that night I had started on my way to becoming a Harlemite. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Or was she just, after ten years in the city, finally becoming a Detroiter, meaning that she saw everything in terms of black and white? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bing wasn’t too happy either; his misadventures as a horse owner were becoming an embarrassment. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She spoke softly and quickly, but the quiet day was becoming a quieter night—the bugs gone now with the arrival of winter—and we could hear her clearly. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The scribe glanced at the sword hanging over the bar and drew a deep breath, his expression becoming vaguely anxious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “He wanted her to love him, so he traded. He’s becoming taller and straighter. The bald spot at the back of his head has grown over with hair, Matty. His birthmark has disappeared.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The world’s richest people per capita were becoming the world’s most murdered. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Since going off to private school—and hanging around the Object—my tastes had been changing, becoming refined, I thought. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tyler tried to curl Dad’s fingers, to elongate the tendons and prevent the deformity from becoming permanent, but Dad couldn’t bear the pain. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "She told us that she was being turned out of the human race. She was becoming a monkey." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z They’d gone to school together since kindergarten, friendly without ever really becoming friends. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The room was filled with them, even the walls took colour from them, becoming rich and glowing in the morning sun. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Maybe if I hadn’t been so hell-bent on not becoming my parents, I could have saved Charlie. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Something put into my head that you cared for me; and I lost my senses. I forgot everything but a wild dream of your some way becoming my wife.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Ending her day in Scenes from Darkest Africa never failed to cast her into a river of calm, the simple theater becoming more than theater, a genuine refuge. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to tell you this, Mary Anne. But you’ve backed me against a wall,” Lillian said, her voice becoming a whisper trembling with the promise of conspiracy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With more people dying and fewer trips to the crematorium, the corpses were becoming part of the city landscape. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She was becoming a solitary girl swiping nettles with a stick, and at last she stopped and tossed it toward the trees and looked around her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “They will be better off than they could ever have been in Mexico,” he said, “but I don’t think that’s going to be enough to prevent them from becoming an underclass in New York.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The day had sped by in the blur that was rapidly becoming routine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Me, I am convinced it is the truth,” said M. Bouc, becoming more and more enamoured of his theory. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Do you have dreams of becoming a jujitsu master?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly, as sleep was beginning to creep over him again, he was aware that the wind had indeed fallen, and the flakes were becoming larger and fewer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Awkwardly, the men would reassemble themselves, first in private, then in groups, becoming soldiers again. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have been looking forward to seeing Hagrid under normal circumstances, but Care of Magical Creatures meant seeing the Slytherins too — the first time he would come face-to-face with them since becoming champion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I researched teenagers, which was interesting because I was close to becoming one. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She spoke of him at the table as an exceptional being who had renounced all forms of vanity and was on his way to becoming a saint. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The effects of smoking on the body are becoming well known, but the effects of space flight were largely unknown in 1965. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The stream widened and deepened, becoming more of a river than a stream. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z At the same time I was worried about Mother Lois, who was becoming more tense with each day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was becoming quite distinct; he would be able to decipher the words soon, in a moment; even almost now, now, now. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She is nudging fourteen-year-old John, who brings home As, is a linebacker on the football squad and a squad leader in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, to consider becoming a doctor. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I could see Terry becoming more fatalistic about our predicament. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the autumn the leaves fall to the ground, accumulate in sodden layers, and begin the slow process of becoming one with the soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z By 1951, Harvey had managed to scramble all the way to the top of the CIA's hierarchy, becoming the head of counterintelligence in just four years. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The Yankee pitcher was one out away from becoming a phenomenon so rare that it had never been seen before—the first man to pitch a no-hitter in the World Series. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I picture Kim and Willow becoming friends, even though there are twenty years between them. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Just ninety miles off the coast of Florida, the island nation of Cuba was fast becoming a flash point in the global Cold War. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If, after becoming a successful student, I no longer heard intimate voices as often as I had earlier, it was not because I spoke English rather than Spanish. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The banshee turned into a rat, which chased its tail in a circle, then — crack!— became a rattlesnake, which slithered and writhed before — crack!— becoming a single, bloody eyeball. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He does just that, becoming a wealthy benefactor of the impoverished, a generous and kind man beyond compare. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And while she liked the idea of becoming a doctor, she’d started to consider other careers—like teaching. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In fact, it’s even becoming fashionable for American-born Chinese to use their Chinese names. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We told Dr. Xuma that the ANC was in danger of becoming marginalized unless it stirred itself and took up new methods. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “While you were busy becoming the most famous student in Pakistan, your rival stole your crown at home!” he said. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I was becoming an expert at saying nothing by saying something: excellent training for politicians or talk-show hosts. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Few had reflected that Malcolm X, upon becoming a Black Muslim minister, had signed an oath of poverty, so that for twelve years he never acquired anything in his own name. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I held him and clung to the wet branch, only slowly becoming aware of slight burning feelings on my arms and legs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Like a stone becoming more of a stone. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The basic idea: How to make machines work best for people without becoming overwhelming. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I was also becoming more interested in Miss Sadie’s own story. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He thinks I’m in danger of becoming vain. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She says Pilates like “Pee-lates,” the twang in her voice becoming more and more pronounced with the added anxiety. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was notoriously aggressive, his manner eventually becoming so intimidating that his closest collaborator, a gentle man named Walter Baade, refused to be left alone with him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z As Bobby was becoming more involved in the world of chess, he attracted the attention of a wealthy and unusual man named E. Forry Laucks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The rise of the American saloon was the most visible symbol of what was becoming a greater national problem than ever. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And second, singing was becoming less constrained by the three- or four-part structure. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Not in the sense of the atoms of my body becoming closer and more dense, but a fusion—as the atoms of my-re^merge into microcosm. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She’s not nearly as catty these days and is becoming a real friend. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I hear the thunk they make as they land in the pile of trash, becoming a snack for the junkyard dog. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “It’s a one-way trip from here, Matt. He’s too far into crazy to make a comeback, and he’s becoming our biggest problem.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He's not even from here, but he's quickly becoming the face of this thing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But voting booths aside, I worried I'd be betraying my Iranian side if I was too gung ho about becoming fully Americanized. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He is becoming more like Apa, only wandering home when he needs sleep or food. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The inflammation round his wound, he sensed, was growing, and the skin was becoming tighter, harder, with something, not blood, leaking out of it onto his shirt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Since the baggy miner's jumpsuits are not particularly becoming, our tributes usually end up in skimpy outfits and hats with headlamps. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z At first, I didn’t consciously think about becoming a guard myself. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The phantom shapes, which were becoming gradually materialised from the moonbeams, were those of the three ghostly women to whom I was doomed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The case was becoming more than they had bargained for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am becoming an artist Think of it!” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m in high school, Mom. In the twenty-first century. I don’t have to get married by the time I’m twenty-two or risk becoming an old maid.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I think I’ll stick to vegetables and fish. But it’s not about camping out, Tally. It’s about becoming what I want to become. Not what some surgical committee thinks I should.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z For the rest of his life he would be draped with plaudits and honors, becoming, among much else, the first person in Britain knighted for scientific achievement. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z To blend in with the environment, becoming a part of the ambiance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Thus one of the greatest jokes in the world is the spectacle of the whites busy escaping blackness and becoming blacker every day, and the blacks striving toward whiteness, becoming quite dull and gray. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His dream—his obsession—of becoming the youngest World Champion in history had eluded him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And I was becoming sick of my delicate state. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He had worked for an entire year to make a dream come true, and that dream, minute by minute, was becoming less important. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But I think the rest of her is becoming dauntless, even with our years and troubles. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo felt as if his ghostly self was thickening, becoming more real. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I think I might be becoming a Christian.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He was, she told him, becoming quite the talk of the town. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Every Muslim minister is always hearing the problems of young people whose parents have ostracized them for becoming Muslims. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In the corner of my eye, the walls rippled, first becoming awash with cracking flames, then receding into the churning black waters of the Atlantic. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was becoming clear that this was her natural approach to things. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure if this was a cue for me to say how good the drawings were, but by this time, I was becoming genuinely drawn to these fantastical creatures in front of me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z While it had been a long time since I’d seen her sitting on her mother’s lap sucking her breast, I assumed that becoming señorita had rid her of that habit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z We were a small tight group, clustered together, our bare upper bodies touching and shining with anticipatory sweat; while up front the big shots were becoming increasingly excited over something we still could not see. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though Coach Mustilli told me he believed I had what it took to make it all the way to the Olympics, my path to becoming a world-class athlete didn’t suddenly materialize. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z By the time the winter rains came to the city, we were not becoming rich, but we were doing well. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z My future husband was becoming to me my whole world; and more than the world: almost my hope of heaven. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Instead of becoming an artist, he used the money to pay for an education at Westminster School, where as well as his academic studies, he learnt to play the organ. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Goddard’s becoming untouchable. He can get away with anything. I wish someone would have had the foresight to glean him as a child. The world would be better off.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Both felt that it was becoming very serious, but neither would draw back. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The financial benefits of becoming a permanent resident would also finally ease the burden of college tuition on my parents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z If the thought of being Chief Powhatan’s subjects would be distasteful to the gentlemen, then I imagine that becoming subjects of King James would be just as distasteful to the Powhatan people. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I cringed at the thought of becoming a gravedigger, but it was better than searching for work at Chicago’s sweatshops and slaughterhouses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Women, patronized for millennia, traditionally denied real political and economic power, are gradually becoming, even in the most backward societies, equal partners with men. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z More and more people were becoming convinced that the danger had passed. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z It was coming closer, cutting through the water toward me, gradually becoming brighter. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Both of our lives depended upon his words becoming true. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The quarry filled with rainwater, becoming a swimming hole. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He never knew I had led three fellow students into becoming Animagi illegally. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Sky Witness may have thought that Mutal was becoming a dangerous neighbor and decided to take preemptive action. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he said, his expression shifting, becoming more thoughtful. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The sight of the blood had made Seven’s stomach turn, her fear becoming desperate worry. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z ‘I am learning a lot about Sam Gamgee on this journey. First he was a conspirator, now he’s a jester. He’ll end up by becoming a wizard — or a warrior!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It seemed absurd to spend my nights in such cramped quarters with an animal who was becoming roomy in his needs, when I could have an entire island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She imagined it lighting up, becoming a sword, turning into a snake made of light, anything that would get her out of here…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Demure and reserved, the forty-seven-year-old Namba was forty minutes away from becoming the oldest woman to climb Everest and the second Japanese woman to reach the highest point on each continent, the so-called Seven Summits. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “The fact that I was unable to interpret it did not bother me. It was certainly better to imagine myself becoming famous than maturing into a stifled academic who had never risked a thought.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t know it would be people you barely knew becoming friends that harbored you. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Happy birthday, and I'm so proud you're becoming a bat mitzvah! Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z September, Pop starts to unravel, becoming sad, distant. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z But perhaps more than his body was die change in his mind, or in the way he was—was becoming. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Dorothy waited as long as she could before becoming impatient, then worried. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Whether or not she had it planned at the time, Mary Jackson was on her way to becoming a Langley lifer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They lived a surreal, quasi-adult existence, becoming sober straphangers as many of their peers were getting drunk at frat parties. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Working with him was Broadbent, who at seventeen had observed pilot error in the RAF, and who was on his way to becoming a godfather of cognitive psychology. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z |
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