And he couldn’t kill me because I was himself under a slightly different condition. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creatures were surrounding something that lay glittering in the mud: something slightly taller than they were, which lay on its side, a large cage, perhaps, with walls of crystal. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We see him checking out his hand, which is slightly swollen. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

In consequence, every living cell has a consistent, low level of C14—they are all very slightly radioactive, a phenomenon that Libby first observed empirically. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes on hers and inclined his face slightly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I’ll stop in at some corner store on the way back, some place where they sell milk till midnight and slightly stale sliced white bread. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been adorable if it hadn’t been slightly sickening to watch. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first, Librans would consider themselves earth people, but after a while they would probably begin to think of themselves as slightly different. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An appointment with the Earl of Baedn-Bryt,” Chronicler said, puffing himself up slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She has a prominent nose that seems just right and slightly off kilter at the same time. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hung open slightly, but only darkness showed through the We listened. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The woman frowns slightly, but keeps writing, and without looking up she says, "And when do you expect Bobby to come home?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a handsome little boy, with a slender nose, brown hair, and dark, slightly sunken eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dex, who brought the deserter in, slips away quietly, his darkly handsome face slightly sick. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His head struck the ground, bounced once, and came to rest tilted slightly to one side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like the beautifully formed polar bears and foxes of the north, she was slightly short-limbed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did. The weather was perfect for it—slightly overcast, but nice enough that there were actual people around to photograph.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even though he had been seeing her outfits for years, the sight of his mother in full regalia always slightly appalled his valve. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His smile waned slightly as he placed his hand on the railing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The lion stirred slightly as we drew closer. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“If you want to kill Harry, you’ll have to kill us too!” he said fiercely, though the effort of standing upright was draining him of still more color, and he swayed slightly as he spoke. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

That space I’m imagining between us widens, ever so slightly. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Talks slightly too close to your face, smells a bit minty. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Its decor was slightly dated, furnished with old animal-print throws and well-worn chaises. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

On the forty-ninth shot, I am only slightly aware that I am moments from fifty. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith smiles slightly, almost as if he has heard my unspoken threat. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She keeps her face turned slightly away from me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus recoiled slightly, stunned by Redemption’s resistance, even through his anger. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Although Geoffrey, Gilbert, and I grew up in this small place in Africa, we did many of the same things children do all over the world, only with slightly different materials. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Secretly I was wondering whether these people were going to take care of us or whether we were still all on our own, only now in a slightly different form. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was down and wild, wine red even in this light, and her mouth was slightly open. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He’s heavier than before, his stomach undeniably wide, so that his thin legs appear slightly comic. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tries to psych Josh out, lunging for a hit but really just moving the foil tip slightly while all the time bouncing. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Or, put slightly differently, until it is observed an electron must be regarded as being "at once everywhere and nowhere." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

His cheeks looked slightly sunburnt and his lips a bit chapped. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My hand shakes slightly as I pull them all off the wall and rest them on the bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She inclined her head slightly as they departed. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He disliked the state police; he was also slightly awed by them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned slightly toward Tali, hoping he would ask the right questions. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Matilda noticed that the hands clasping the mug were trembling slightly. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Patrolman Mancuso’s olive skin flushed slightly, except in limited areas scratched by the Peace Party auxiliary. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was a lot like his sister’s—hoarse, slightly southern. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Like the second theory, this one considers modern Japanese to be slightly modified Koreans but dispenses with the need for large-scale immigration. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

However, King Pelles was only slightly mad, and his castle was certainly haunted. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh . . . well. Hermione went slightly pink. “I thought we might meet up with him in the Three Broomsticks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She worked on it for a week, using a sharpened Popsicle stick to shape the slightly bulging eyes and the goatee and earring and longish hair. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They finally came upon a large door in the left wall that was slightly ajar. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Another thing that hasn't changed about this house: the spare key on top of the doorframe, slightly rusty, cold in my hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

By now Gogol is just shy of six feet tall, his body slender, his thick brown-black hair slightly in need of a cut. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ashish raised his eyebrows, that perpetual defensive set to his jaw slightly deepening. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

From the study, with the door slightly ajar, Mr Joseph Hooper listened. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

By the time they had finished their apple pie, the after-effects of the Cheering Charms were wearing off, and Harry and Ron had started to get slightly worried. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

At thirteen, she was really pretty, with her golden-brown skin and long, slightly fuzzy ponytail that she liked to toss as she walked. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah . . . well. . .” said Harry, bending his knees slightly, just to make absolutely sure Myrtle couldn’t see anything but his head, “I’m not supposed to come into your bathroom, am I? It’s a girls’ one. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You were worried no doubt,” he said gravely, and the concern in his voice made me slightly ashamed of myself. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When possible, listening to a professional play the piece can help with tempo decisions, but it is also reasonable for different performers to prefer slightly different tempos for the same piece. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

My injuries distracted me, and my bandaged thumb made my hand slightly clumsy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My left eye was slightly damaged when it was moved, leaving the vision permanently blurred. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Alice leaned forward into the trolley aisle, causing a man to adjust slightly to give her the space, and shook her head. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

We had been getting closer and closer to it over the past twenty- four hours, and finally we saw it, a tiny speck some twenty- five miles in front and slightly above us. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been rather pleased with my witticism when it had first come into my head, and I must confess I was slightly disappointed it had not been better received than it was. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The orange go first, then the yellow, then the red and finally blue, the uppermost piece slightly bent under the white speckled ceiling. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Depending on a person’s life experience, they saw Reggie and his actions in slightly different lights. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Alex smiles back, the anxious bubble in his chest shrinking slightly, but there’s one more bomb to drop. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She stopped a few paces away from me, her cane slightly raised. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled slightly, tucked the card back into her pocket, turned to the security guard, and said, “Clarence? Will you do the honors?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The secondhand supplies she had grown to depend upon—the shoes for Lydia, the slightly worn dresser for Marilyn, and the food for them all—were gone, a true catastrophe. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” the girl said in a voice that sounded slightly broken and a little loud. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Tendai looked at his sister, and they exchanged slightly malicious smiles. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His expression was at once casual and turbulent; his eyes were distant and his mouth was steady, but his nostrils flared slightly with his breathing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She did not mean the play, she meant something in the weather because I saw her raise her head slightly as if to sniff the scent of the wind outside. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on Esperanza’s back and turned her slightly to the right. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

ALBUS/RON: This is going to be slightly weird, isn’t it? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Her shoulder shifted slightly, and she stifled her scream of pain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Professional pride, my dear girl,” said the Dwarf King, putting a chubby hand to his heart and bowing slightly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She was a short woman, with small hands like paws, her frosty pink fingernails painted to match her lips, and was slightly plump in her figure. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My heart rate finally elevated slightly above somber territory as we engaged in a heated debate over which came first, the chicken or the egg. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She also looked slightly crazed in the flickering red glow of the sputtering neon sign. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Master was unsteady on his feet, swaying ever so slightly to the left. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The comers of his lips went up very slightly. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia touched his shoulder again and shook him slightly. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Together they stood waiting, panting slightly, breathing in the smell of the dirty river that was carried to them on the night breeze. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It had a conical top, slightly flattened at the summit. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The door was slightly open, and he could see Mr. Torres’s loud sweater. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

His forehead had residues of sweat and his mouth was slightly open. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His mouth is open wide in a grin and he’s shaking slightly, but no sound comes out: his Belly-Laugh smile, the gauge of his greatest point of happiness. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Sit,” he said, pushing the arm of the other chair so that it rocked slightly. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was 3:15 a.m. exactly when Chess noticed that the door to the basement was slightly ajar. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Staggering slightly from sleepiness, the young soldier came to the door, looked out, and saw that it had become dark. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

It took me another five minutes to get through there, and I thought I’d suffocate with all the cigars and pipes, but at least I was near the ground where the air was slightly fresher. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His smile, hidden snugly behind his beard and mustache, faded slightly as he took in her face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was still catching my breath, but eventually said, “They seem to know slightly less than we do.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Feeling slightly reassured, but still very uneasy, Matthias circled the pool, trying hard to ignore the loathsome hissing sound. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Now the cells are slightly larger and slightly brighter, and regular access to showers and recreation, food and water, is guaranteed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy was lean, and his mouse-colored hair had darkened slightly with age. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Owing to our car not having made a trip,” Gronau said, “the trunnions stuck slightly in their bearings and a crunching noise resulted, which in the condition of our nerves was not pleasant to hear.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They lifted slightly and now the only thought in Bod’s head was I’m flying! The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The weather vane moved slightly, indicating that Jess, actually out upon the north pointer, must be trying to retrieve the sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The orange-gold flowers waved slightly in the wind as the sun set to their left, casting the entire area in a golden haze. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

That was slightly more than six months’ worth of wages for me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned in slightly, trying to hear more without being noticed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A voice responded, slightly muffled, coming from somewhere up ahead. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Sedges and ferns and graceful bulrush would be planted on the banks of the Wooded Island to conjure density and intricacy and “to slightly screen, without hiding, flowers otherwise likely to be too obtrusive.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A small trickle of saliva had started from the comer of his mouth, and I placed my handkerchief against it and turned his head slightly. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Napoleon was by this time on slightly better terms with the other farmers than before. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I saw her grip relax ever so slightly on her handgun with her focus torn, and I took my chance. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen,” said a slightly singsong voice, and with a slight shock, Harry saw the same small, tufty-haired wizard who had presided at Dumbledore’s funeral, now standing in front of Bill and Fleur. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” said Woundwort, “and bring four others with you. Jump to this side”—he moved slightly—“there’s a dead rabbit on the floor—one of theirs.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow smiled, slightly, in recognition of the old children’s song. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It would be some version of banana yellow and slightly hair-raising. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She grinned, one tooth ever so slightly crooked. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her mother looked slightly hurt but not terribly. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew off the lake, the nearest corpse twisted on its chain, ever so slightly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Celaena offered her a slight smile, and the princess stepped closer, her guards tensing slightly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Tendai felt—very slightly—that the She Elephant might not be as bad as she seemed, but her next action drove that idea out of his head. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In Lecheria, train companies sometimes load a large closed container the size of a boxcar into a slightly larger, open container—a box inside a half box. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

If anything, he feels slightly ill, from the combination of the bourbon and the two large pieces of cake he’d had because he had not had any dinner. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The dark patches grew darker, but they shrank; and suddenly he saw, towering ominous before him and leaning slightly towards one another like the pillars of a headless door, two huge standing stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I finished voting, I adjusted my haptic chair slightly and studied the command console in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

While the device slightly lowered the room temperature, the machine was too noisy and the air too humid. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His voice tended to be slightly high, plaintive. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was a small hole, slightly charred, in my white shirt: my Paul Smith shirt, I thought, with a pang of anguish. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was a happy, if slightly disorienting chaos. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man stared at them, blank, bending his neck slightly after each slap. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was slightly narrower than the first, but just as high. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of his eye, Will saw the golden monkey crouching to spring, and set his hand on the knife; but Mrs. Coulter shook her head very slightly, and the monkey relaxed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He blinked at me stupidly, his mouth slightly open. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Next, a boy wearing a fuzzy white Kangol cap, who was slightly younger and shorter than Train Ear but definitely older than the twins, squeezed himself past the lanky teen and into the car. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He was looking at her with wonder, his head slightly lowered, and she felt an unfurling inside her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Harry, Ron and Hermionfe shivered slightly — the towering white chessmen had no faces. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Excuse me if I smell slightly of garlic . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Pocock circled the shell slowly in his own boat, talking softly to each boy in turn, leaning ever so slightly toward the long cedar shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Also, a very precise clock has been observed to slow down ever so slightly when flown in an airplane at great speed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Harry made to speak again, but this time Dumbledore raised his hand for silence, frowning slightly at the emerald liquid, evidently thinking hard. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I heard that you had become headmaster,” he said, and his voice was slightly higher and colder than it had been. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

All of us wore hairstyles slightly different from our fifth-grade ’dos. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He’s slightly bonkers and covered with freckles and Mirren loves him way more than she loves the twins. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I walk along the street, slightly uphill, against a scattered traffic of small children going home for lunch. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel her watching him in that sardonic, Dimple way she had—eyes calculating, eyebrows slightly furrowed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He came slightly unstuck in time, saw the late movie backwards, then forwards again. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Lord have mercy," Momly muttered under her breath, shaking her head slightly. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

His eyes, slightly glazed, were now fixed on the pocket set, which he gently held open in his left hand, talking to himself, totally unaware of my presence or that he was in a restaurant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As though he can read my thoughts, he gives me a wary look and moves imperceptibly to the left, putting slightly more space between us. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Van Eck seemed to bristle slightly at being lumped in with Kaz, but he said, “It’s lethal. An ordinary mind cannot tolerate parem in even the lowest doses.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The box looks no more than a foot wide or high, though in reality it is slightly larger than that. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The other girl, Daisy, made an attempt to rise--she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression--then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

And her ears were ever so slightly pointed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was a secretary, her voice slightly agitated, who scared his drowsiness away. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old dog stood for a minute, his heavy head hanging, and his tired body swaying slightly, then lay down on his side in the hollow. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heading down the hallway, I grin as I see a small Colombian flag taped on the outside of a half-open door, an overturned skateboard keeping it propped slightly open. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A little owl with a slightly flattened, hawklike head peered down at them from one of the branches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sen, a short, stocky man with slightly protuberant eyes and glasses with black rectangular frames, had been there, too. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

As Hazel turned from the hole, the clouds in the west broke slightly and there was a sudden dazzle of watery, pale gold light. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nigel had no eyebrows; the patches of slightly pink skin where his eyebrows should have been gave his plump face an unfinished, ghostly look. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They dined with the group, staying always at the rear of the line, always slightly apart. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the silence Harry imagined he could hear the snake hissing slightly as it coiled and uncoiled—or was it Voldemort’s sibilant sigh lingering on the air? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For example, if the electric charge of the electron had been only slightly different, stars either would have been unable to burn hydrogen and helium, or else they would not have exploded. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed open the door, the hinges slightly squeaking, and students turned around in their seats. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He thought that might make the world a slightly more pleasant place to live in. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry lay there, staring up at the patch of light on the ceiling, his recently mended skull not hurting, precisely, but feeling slightly tender underneath all the bandaging. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Beneath his weight the top of the door was pressed slightly outward and the upper of the two leather hinges gave slightly where the outer nail held it to the body of the hutch itself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was itching to climb, but when she hoisted herself up onto the next rock, she felt it shift slightly under her weight. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Hailey looks at me, I look at her, and we have the same deadpan expression that we’ve had mastered since fifth grade, mouths slightly open, eyes ready to roll at any moment. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He smiled slightly as though to say, See? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I just remember the way my dad’s body stiffened slightly when he reached the driver’s side door and saw what was there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You overestimate my abilities, but only slightly. And you didn’t answer my question.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And there was Billy, thin and wizened and slightly hunched, like a walking stick that had warped in the rain. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward slightly so I could get a view of something other than Catherine’s knees. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I could see that the door was slightly ajar. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rigid, I began climbing the rungs, slightly reassured by having Finny right behind me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever the authorities separated us, I would be slightly relieved, but then the worry over how he was doing would only add to my anxieties. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As soon as the meat singed and slightly burnt, she cleaned the beavers, washed their carcasses with salted water and stuffed them with corn and potatoes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Harry could see him now, see the red eyes, the flattened, serpentine face, the pallor of him gleaming slightly in the semidarkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The tents are still, save for when they ripple ever so slightly in the wind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The dessert, a cherry tart, was slightly burned. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But it’s slightly awesome, because it means I’m the tallest person onstage during those scenes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But even that thought struck her as slightly surreal. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All of this is irregular, and slightly festive. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is the face her patients most often see—slightly distant, professional, and concerned. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She flew to his shoulder and whispered something, and he very slightly shook his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The curtains were organdy, not your average white organdy but silver-gray, so the air came through with a slightly smoky shimmer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave a sigh of relief and realized that I had at least one broken rib in addition to everything else, but I moved my fingers slightly, then my toes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Lucky, I call it,” said Ron, looking slightly more animated. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to see that he had shifted slightly, so his face pointed toward the corner off to my right. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The hard surface beneath her was strangely cool and damp, and the air she breathed slightly dank. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They stumble into their parents’ room, uncomprehending, embarrassed at the sight of their parents’ tears, feeling only slightly sad. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she only frowns slightly as if in warning, for she knows my tendency to speak passionately. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Haiyi looked down, slightly dizzy, and saw an old man sitting in the light of the moon, a large book in his lap. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He shrugged slightly, as much as to imply, it seemed to me, that the picture had more or less been planted on him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In the moonlight, he saw she had a small, broad nose, round cheeks, and a slightly pointed chin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He lowered his eyebrows and turned back to his carving, shaking his head slightly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The two loops tremble, tear, and form one loop: a slightly more massive black hole. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Curly armed himself with the flashlight and entered one of the Travelin’ Johnnys, leaving the door slightly ajar in case a hasty exit was required. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had been slightly worried that Slughorn might be at breakfast, but he answered his office door at the first knock, wearing a green velvet dressing gown and matching nightcap and looking rather bleary-eyed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He knew what was coming and wondered why he was even slightly surprised. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I found it slightly gross to eat pizza with Anne-marie because she peeled the cheese off her slice like a scab and ate it, leaving everything else on her plate. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The waiter stopped, his mouth slightly open, brows knitting together. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The mirror over my bureau seemed slightly warped and much too silver. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Committee for Refugees estimated that approximately two hundred thousand people, or slightly less than a fifth of the total population of the Nuba region, were killed in what it called the Nuba genocide. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He undressed quickly, opened the door slightly so he could hear Mami when she got home, blew out the candle, and climbed into the lower half of the bunk bed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ironically, the feeling that things would be okay made him slightly uneasy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was a very small stir; shoulders turning slightly, quick glances, expressions of surprise. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out a slightly trembling hand, and in a dreadful blast of realization Harry knew that the goblins of Gringotts were aware that Bellatrix’s wand had been stolen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jenna's still old-world enough to do better with the greeting: "Good afternoon, Grandmother Das," she says, bowing her head slightly. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Bend slightly at the knees. Shoulders back; loosen your wrist. Throw when you exhale.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His slightly bucktoothed grin projected an easy self-confidence; the round spectacles he wore from his schooldays gave him a professorial air even then. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Cavalleri moved his head slightly, this time with a little more energy, a nod of agreement. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

According to Newton’s theory, the centrifugal force of the Earth’s spin should result in a slight flattening at the poles and a bulging at the equator, which would make the planet slightly oblate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Hagrid muttered, moving aside slightly, while most of the others swarmed around the baby unicorns. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I am slightly amused by your astonishing capacity to talk nonsense, that is all.' it is a guilty little smile you have on, Mr Stevens. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his ears slightly, backing them with his hands for protection. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She used one of her few remaining pieces of paper—an old label, slightly torn, from a can of peas. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The The Milky Way from slightly above the plane of its spiral arms, which are illuminated by billions of hot, young blue stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government generally treated Coloureds slightly better by giving them better jobs, better housing and better education than blacks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the slightly frazzled volunteer calmed it down and filled it up with cool, fresh water, and he was able to hit the road again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She uncurled my fingers and stepped back slightly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

One of the curtain robes was draped over her head as a veil and she carried a big bouquet of only slightly wilted dahlias. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

An honest-to-goodness, unopened, only slightly dented can of root beer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It started with Miles, knocking him slightly backward, seeming to ripple through every last inch of him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There were slightly larger crinkly paper cups for water, which I poured from the drinking fountain in the corner of Mrs. Killinger’s office. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

About 1,200 Confederate horsemen wait to attack Washburn’s cavalry and infantry, which together number slightly more than 800—but only about 80 of those are cavalry. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Each was squirming slightly and had a number of large, shiny swellings upon it, which appeared to be full of liquid. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The younger boy’s ears tilted slightly, making him look a little elfin, just like Finn. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There are patches all over Baba’s tunic, and Mama’s work dress is stretched and slightly too big for her bony frame. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The August sun was sharp on her face, and she and Louie squinted hard and looked slightly away from the camera, as if all before them was lost in the glare. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely,” she shook her head slightly, telling me, No. “You left before you could finish your last one. I was terribly disappointed that I missed the end. Distraught, in fact.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not quite in front but slightly to the right he saw a lake. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

His nose sloped slightly to the left, evidence he’d broken it once. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It seesawed its way toward her in an ungainly, almost blind fashion, tongue lashing wildly, mouth pulled back slightly to reveal double rows of grungy, bladelike teeth and puffy, bleeding gums. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was just a little taller than Caroline, his rich mahogany skin slightly darker than hers. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I moved the Tomb of Horrors dungeon map to the top right corner of my display and made it slightly transparent. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I saw him raise one hand slightly, as if making a belated attempt to grab hold of me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My buddy Taylor, who is slightly more observant than the others, notices my absence, and raps me gently on the arm. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There are two pairs of old batters’ gloves and a slightly dried-out glove for fielding—the type of glove people think about when they hear the word “baseball”—and there’s a deliciously worn catcher’s mitt. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It was slightly larger than normal, black plastic. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her hair’s blowing and her dress is slightly billowing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The mattress had slipped slightly when he hid the paper under it, and he had to lean against his bed to hide it from Mortola, but luckily she had no eyes for him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

People had taken to calling them “banana boats,” because once they were exposed to water both their bows and sterns tended to curve ever so slightly upward. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward slightly, his arms still folded across his chest. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Bowed its head slightly—a gesture, almost, of submission. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The sail heals like a membrane, until all that remains is a faint scar where the tear had been, a slightly deeper beige than the rest of the canvas sail. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Kaz gazed out at the White Island, head tilted, eyes slightly unfocused. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Shenandoah is said to have the highest density of black bears anywhere in the world—slightly over one per square mile. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

One lean finger touched her cheek, and then his hand went under her slightly twisted neck and his fingers explored her neck. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman who sounded slightly intoxicated answered and told him that Mr. Reilly wouldn’t be home until late in the afternoon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see,” said Lupin, though he still looked slightly suspicious. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She had gone right when I fired slightly to the left, and I caught the coyote fair in the front of her neck, killing her almost instantly. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She notices the shed with its doors slightly open from the wind. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

And only for its duration is their grief slightly abated, the enforced absence of certain foods on their plates conjuring his father’s presence somehow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had silver-gray hair, slightly myopic eyes and thin, overhanging, sensual lips. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was lean and narrow-waisted, not muscular at all, but graceful and loose-limbed, with a slightly curved nose and nice bone structure. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The door was slightly ajar though, and Bolger pushed it shut, and then for good measure he turned around the sign in the window, so it said CLOSED. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, then,” said Milo, not understanding why each one said the same thing in a slightly different way, “wouldn’t it be simpler to use just one? It would certainly make more sense.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their jackets were hung behind their chairs and their body language, slouching, slightly impatient, said this: We already know the answers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Like Enrique, she stands slightly knock-kneed, her pelvis thrust out, her bottom tucked under. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I push slightly away, but Mrs. Walton pulls me in farther, deeper. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Even that one had to be slightly altered by a carpenter to satisfy his demand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I twisted around just in time to see Gum Baby leap out the window, fleeing into the night with my pack, green light escaping from the slightly open zipper. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I was left with a ball of black resin slightly larger than a pea. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the photograph, a man stands, his shoulders slightly slumped, staring ahead. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The pneumatic doors were slightly askew where the troll had barged through, but otherwise everything seemed operational. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He pinches my jacket at the elbow and tugs just slightly. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice wobbled the smallest bit when she said Maud’s name, but hearing her familiar, gentle voice calmed me slightly. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The story spread into a second day, and reading slightly closer, I saw it was a Howard student who had been killed. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As the boat drew closer, it slowed down and banked slightly, revealing large orange lettering on the side. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

My dad has bruises on his face, and he stands with his shoulders slightly slumped; he’s holding his right arm up at a weird angle. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She looks right into my eyes, her blue irises clear and mild, her head tilted slightly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And lying there on my bed, tracing the maze of cracks in the plaster on my ceiling, I face a fact: What I've actually got is only slightly more than nothing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were slightly glazed, and his entire body seemed pulled in a direction even he was not aware of. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Harry rose fast, but his Nimbus was swerving slightly with the wind. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I were moving in slow motion, every step bringing me only slightly closer to Alama. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The negative aspect is that it means that all intervals except for octaves are slightly out of tune with regard to the actual harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I kept my pace steady, the men behind me falling ever so slightly farther behind with every step. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As Bull turned his plane slightly out toward the sea, sliding down now, dropping in altitude, and preparing to land, his eye suddenly filled with another eye watching him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted just slightly at the sight of us, and I watched as his gaze turned to Maribel, looking her up and down, approvingly, coolly, with hooded eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to one another and hardly glancing at the first years. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Pet made a clicking sound in its chest and leaned in slightly. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I turn my head slightly and glance at the tattoos winding along my left arm, then run a hand across the images. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They wanted to examine whatever he’s left us. You had no right to do that!” she said, and her voice trembled slightly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On the ground her bag shifted slightly: Cinnamon was stirring. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I set my slightly battered copy of Rhetoric and Logic on the shelf over the desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She leaned into him, curling her lips into a wicked, slightly guilty smile, and hoping she looked eager for excitement rather than information. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And without warning, with no perceptible change in mood, Rufus turned slightly and trained his rifle on us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple snorted, only slightly surprised that Rishi’s nickname nailed exactly what she felt about that group. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They were well manicured and feminine, pinky slightly raised—hands you’d see in a commercial for nail polish, not wrapped around the throat of a crying child. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

An inch shorter than Joe, and more slightly built, he was nevertheless a fine physical specimen and striking to look at, with fine, regular features; gracefully proportioned limbs; and an open, eager face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Richard’s eyes widened slightly, and then he fell back against his chair, all the menace and tension draining away from him, and in that moment, Ophie was relieved. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her hand was shaking slightly in his, and Rishi covered it with his other hand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In general, Coloureds and Indians received a slightly better diet than Africans, but it was not much of a distinction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made lots of noise, fussing with the plants, shifting pots around, turning the volume up, ever so slightly, on the outdoor sounds from the cassette player to cover for the one missing chirp. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Two men lugged a heavy trunk between them, staggering slightly with its weight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And I can't talk, but I tap lightly on Alicia's cane, and she stiffens, then smiles slightly, and motions with her head and eyebrows, urging me to get going. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reggie appeared to have a slightly bigger ventricular system, for instance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His tirade seemed to have left him spent and slightly embarrassed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Looking back, I think I really was at least slightly out of my mind. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every telegraph operator has what’s known as an “operator’s fingerprint”—each person taps out the sounds slightly differently. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here I'd thought of her as a cold-blooded agent when she was really nothing but a slightly dopey, inexperienced speech teacher. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

To the left, through a slightly open door, I glimpse the red-flocked wallpaper and mahogany table and chairs of a dining room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She waved slightly, and I waved slightly back. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Marshall just sat there squinting at me, one eye slightly more closed than the other, tapping his leg. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Harry saw Aunt Petunia wince slightly as specks of tea and drool flecked her clean floor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Some women wear slightly saucier evening gowns, with bare shoulders here and there, but long kid-leather gloves ensure they don’t have more than a few inches of epidermis exposed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I stretched my hand across the table again — ignoring him when he pulled back slightly once more — to touch the back of his hand shyly with my fingertips. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His lean jaw bulges slightly, as if holding a small plug of tobacco, in the manner of Ty Cobb, whose style was the one to imitate about that time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up the bottom end of it, attached my jumar* to the slightly frayed line, and began to climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“This was a very hard decision to make,” she said in a slightly quavering voice. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As I walk around the nurses’ station, I notice Barb dozing off in a chair, her head lolling to one side, her mouth slightly open. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Everyone drew back slightly as Hagrid reached them and tethered the creatures to the fence. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes my parents make me slightly crazed, but the thought of losing either one of them is so unreal that I can’t imagine it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some of these fixed stars do, in fact, appear to change very slightly their positions relative to each other as the earth orbits around the sun: they are not really fixed at all! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flames are visible in the gaps between and rising slightly above. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He wore a slightly disheveled look, as if he’d only woken up a few minutes ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The elf swayed slightly, stars reflected in his wide, shining eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dad’s stroking his beard, and Mom clasps her hands, looking slightly abashed. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The Justice watched his bodyguard begin to tie Skarpi’s wrists, then turned his body slightly away, as if dismissing the storyteller from his mind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The ceiling consisted of large rectangular panels set in a framework of metal strips, and the corner of the panel above the picture had lifted slightly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She feels Geak bounce slightly on her back as she catches her balance and prevents herself from a fall in the mud. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bowed slightly, and padded back to his own desk. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Now, however, though the town is slightly tattered—Ossining is far from the most desirable address in Westchester—housing prices have pushed out practically all state correction officers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door in the belly of the enormous tree was slightly ajar. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Dinner was already on the table, slightly steaming. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The woman just stared at him, her jaw slightly unhinged. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But certain lines in the middle—lines that happened to appear more often than any other—made a slightly darker image than the rest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

It became colder the deeper into it one sank, and Tristran pushed his burned hand as far as he could down into the fabric of it: it resisted him slightly, but accepted his hand. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She took in a deep breath, and it ratcheted slightly as it went in, like there was something heavy in her chest. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Harry got to his feet, trod on the hem of his robes, and stumbled slightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Battle could be only slightly less dangerous than this preparation for it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She relaxed more, separating her legs ever so slightly — allowing him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione’s mouth was slightly open by the time Harry had finished. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His voice, which had been so calm throughout the interrogation of Barty Crouch, shook very slightly for the first time. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She closed the door and almost fainted when she saw the older boy standing there in the kitchen, swaying slightly. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Finding it was slightly more difficult than usual, as there were so many other, fresher odors in the woods. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had a crooked smile and a slightly crazy look in his eyes, like he’d just been playing an intense video game. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She poked holes in a calabash and padded it with dry grass to make a sieve, because unfiltered mutsangidza ashes were slightly poisonous. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wives were sympathizing with each other in slightly raised voices. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The blankets shifted slightly with her shallow breaths. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The sun traveled farther westward; sage and cholla shadows shifted slightly; some ants crawled up their pant legs “1 guess we might as well begin,” Snuffy said, slowly unbending his aching limbs, arising. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their keenness to demonstrate the incognitum’s bulk and ferocity, the American naturalists appear to have become slightly carried away. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Curt came into the kitchen, smiling shyly, his hair slightly wet, wearing a fresh, light cologne. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The apple was yellow and slightly shriveled, but it tasted sweet and good. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Black was frowning slightly at Hermione, but not as though he were annoyed with her. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His lips are slightly parted, and he looks as though he’s sighted a poltergeist. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Wylan was covered in dust and wearing a slightly dazed, deliriously happy expression. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The raft wheeled slightly to the left and struck the boulder. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, her head is turned slightly, her eyes watching the waves. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The building seemed morose, and also slightly guilty, as if it had done something terrible and had hunkered itself down in the ground hoping that no one would notice. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Still, Penelope convinced herself that the havoc trended in one direction slightly more so than in the other. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

If I ran out of pot I drank wine, and when I couldn’t get that my buddy Marvin and I drank NyQuil, which got you high and sleepy and slightly sick. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beak, hooked slightly downward at the end, was strong and sharp. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood perfectly straight, and inclined his head only slightly to indicate that he was listening. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Foaly moved slightly to the side, allowing the commander a clear run at the so-called experts. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to tell me what we’re doing, then?” asked Ron, panting slightly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My legs are steadier now, and I start to sway slightly to the music. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Stephen nodded ever so slightly, his eyes locked on me. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He tries to wave again, slips slightly, then quickly regains his balance. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As the teacher approached the light switch, I noticed Edward slide his chair slightly farther away from mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ben, with an arm around Sam, and Joon, standing slightly apart, holding the horrible bell. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His rheumatism must have been bothering him because he was slightly hunched over and was keeping an eye on Mr. van Daan with an agonized expression on his face. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Rishi pushed a hand through his hair, feeling slightly put off by how amused Dimple was. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You know, Sirius, that’s a fair question,” said Lupin, turning to Black and frowning slightly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Their heads were slightly bent as they whispered to each other; one was wearing a sky-blue kaftan, the other a deep blue agbada. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She's a little younger than him, skin slightly darker, long black hair woven in a tress. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did so and wounded him, only slightly, but the Greeks in rage at the treachery turned upon the Trojans and the battle was on again. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what she asked me?” he said the next day, turning up in my office, still slightly incredulous. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She copied him without even thinking about it and felt instantly slightly calmer. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her clothes were slightly wet, but her face was scrubbed clean of the mud that had caked it before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Dragging the bag behind her, she headed for the door—but she stumbled slightly in the unfamiliar shoes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be overcome by the whole business. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Papa was tilting his head, his lips pressed slightly together. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They both wore short dresses, one in red polka-dot, the other lace-fringed, with the slightly faded, slightly ill-fitting look of vintage shop finds. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The temperature inside was only slightly warmer than outside, and the interior seemed to be made entirely of cold marble: marble floors, marble walls, and, before them, a long marble staircase. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Trotter spoke the word as though it were the name of an exotic and slightly dangerous game. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Because I wanted to say all of those things, but all of them were slightly wrong, too. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ear extended his ears slightly, but the wind blew them shut. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The earth shook slightly beneath her, vibrated as though she lay on the head of a vast drum. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I mirror Jamie: arms loose, knees bent slightly, planting your boots solid. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’m slightly relieved she wasn’t referring to the faux-ness of our friendship, but I’m also a little disappointed: I miss the way things were. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She had long brown hair, dark gray eyes, good white teeth, and a slightly brown complexion. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair, slightly past his shoulders, looked like it hadn’t been combed in a very long time. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It seemed disproportionately heavy for its size, but my arms were trembling slightly under their own weight, so it was hard to tell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As they turned slightly, Nate saw that both ships had small square openings along the sides. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knew no one else, even slightly, and short of knocking on the doors of strangers there was little I could do. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was slightly giddy with the force of his personality but the extremism of the offer was appealing as well. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Standing five foot nine in his cowboy boots, tipping the scales at one-forty-five, he had a bland, regular, and slightly good oP boy face and a bland, regular, slightly good ol’ boy way of speaking. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cuts on her naked body were smaller, dotting her arms and legs like slightly parted red lips. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The principal players, meantime, rehearsed Hamlet endlessly, employing a slightly different version each day, as Mr. Shakespeare deleted or added passages to suit the fancy of the master of revels. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t let you, Mexico,” he said again, this time in a slightly quieter voice. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ron still seemed slightly punch-drunk; he was shaking his head experimentally like a dog trying to rid its ears of water. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

His hair was still slightly damp and had signs of a recent combing. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When he entered the gymnasium, falling in with the music, bobbing his head slightly, I knew it couldn’t be helped. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Gone were the sneakers and ski sweaters, the mussed hair, the plaid cowboy shirt, and the slightly stained corduroy trousers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Because it’s meant to be tropical, my mom keeps a heated fan running and a slightly too-warm breeze fills the room. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her slightly narrowed eyes were fixed upon Fleur, who was gazing down at Bill with a frozen expression on her face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I felt the ground shudder slightly under my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the pinches don’t go away, and I open my eyes slightly and look down. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When her bra lay beside Rishi’s bed, her jeans and underwear on top of them, all in a tangled, warm heap, she looked up at his slightly blurry form, trying to read his expression. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She nods slightly but looks past me at Tressa, who sounds overly happy all of a sudden. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

His broad shoulders round forward ever so slightly when he walks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet turned slightly and saw him singing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The girl raised herself on her elbows to answer him, and as she did, the book on her stomach shifted ever so slightly. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even Goober couldn’t help but get caught up in the tension although the entire situation made him slightly sick to his stomach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She then bowed her head ever so slightly and slowly went back inside her botanica. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It swung open, slammed into the wall, bounced back only slightly, and Cabot approached the bed. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

With a slightly rheumatic grunt, he climbed into bed and turned out the electric light. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I had known her only slightly at Healdtown, and it was not until I saw her again in Alexandra that our relationship blossomed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other communities he had seen on visits were essentially the same as his own, the only differences were slightly altered styles of dwellings, slightly different schedules in the schools. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Standing there, he carefully poured himself a second drink; his hands, he observed, shook only very slightly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He opened his lips, very slightly, for the taste, then he stood up and folded his arms and watched the fireworks. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ignited Columbia’s rocket engine once, for just three seconds, to adjust our course slightly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hurt on her face makes me slightly ill, but I press. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The air always seems to taste slightly of cinnamon, and the trees are red, yellow, and gold, like fireworks frozen just as they burst in the air. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Papa swayed slightly, from side to side, like a person about to fall at the feet of a charismatic pastor after the laying on of hands. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I see her teacup tremble slightly, and I wish I could take the words back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Bickle looked up at the woman seated next to us, and the comers of his mouth twitched slightly. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

An even slightly more difficult answer is one that involves a part of the question. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He sighed, shook his head slightly, and turned back to Bobby. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

At the window, Boo Boo changed her position slightly, so that her back wasn’t directly to the two women at the table. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Irritated, but slightly curious, he grabbed her arm. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In this particular case, of course, I had been set a slightly extraordinary task, but I had nevertheless not been neglectful to incorporate 'margins' wherever possible. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It would only be the briefest glimpse, and then she would snap back into reality, knocked slightly off balance, and Pol or Kaede or Tali would ask her if she was all right. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Not very well, judging from his dark, haunted-looking eyes and slightly hysterical laughter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even in this slightly grubby inn Waterside, I was attracting attention. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had been listening slightly spellbound to this smooth recital, and now she said, "How far can you go?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The smaller cub seemed slightly bolder and sniffed at Omakayas’s hand. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The gesture was casual, but something about it felt slightly forced. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His hair lay close to his skull in gray twists, and his chin tilted slightly heavenward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘It was Louis the Fifteenth,’ the Queen said, looking slightly put out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would play a double role: it would provide extra flotation to compensate for the vertical weight of the mast, and it would make for a slightly raised seat for me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I've labeled her "Big Harm" behind her back—short for the harmonium she plays—and her husband is "Little Harm," because he's shorter, skinnier, and slightly less evil than his wife. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Pop and poke,” she sang in an off-key, slightly panicked voice. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“How charming. And I presume you have paperwork for all these”—he scrunched up his face like he’d just swallowed a slightly turned piece of fruit—“children.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When he spoke the hawks moved slightly, so that their bells gave a whisper of sound. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could see in his slightly lopsided face were his two very bright eyes, which were examining me closely without betraying any definable emotion. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Thus I felt slightly queasy when at lunch Francis winged into the Eagle to tell everyone within hearing distance that we had found the secret of life. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Ludo Bagman looked slightly disappointed, but recovered himself. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I knock the tunic to the floor and climb under the coverlets, pulling them up over my head so that I am slightly smothered. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She tilted her face to the sun, shook her head slightly, and as her hair grazed her cheek, it was almost like Deen’s hair, falling against her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Each time someone discussed anticancer diets or snorting ground-up shark fin or whatever, he’d glance over at me and sigh ever so slightly. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He started to moved olf, and then he turned, and to the black face looking up, to the red eyes, he looked down and bowed slightly, touching his cap. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment it touched her, she felt slightly stronger. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My feet would be cool and slightly damp, smooth, like the skin of mushrooms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple’s temper flashed, the heat tempered only slightly by the dampness of disappointment. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After only a dozen feet, the crevasse widened slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The current carried them slightly downstream, Dicey’s strokes carried them across, the smooth water eased their passage. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned my head slightly, and his exquisite face was just inches from mine, his chin resting on the edge of my pillow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When Ifemelu reached out to shake his hand, he bowed slightly, hand on his chest, and smiled. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Harry thought of Sirius, and the tight, tense knot in his chest seemed to ease slightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Earth’s oblateness—the fact that it was not perfectly spherical but slightly squat, like a mandarin orange—needed to be specified, as did the speed of the planet’s rotation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Nothing can be more, less, sort of, rather, quite, very, slightly, or particularly unique. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the boy turns around, looking slightly apprehensive. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

His fat finger barely moved on the change mat but it flicked slightly like a tense cat’s tail. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The princess suddenly stared into Celaena’s eyes with a ferocity that made the assassin recoil slightly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He adjusted the glasses so they were slightly askew on his nose. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I guess our noses were similar, too—rounded and slightly turned up at the tip. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Today in group, Skye, who is nearing the end of her puzzle, seems slightly less angry. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Celia will have to work on that. Listen, all of you,” El Patron said in a slightly louder voice. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She inclined her head and upper body slightly, acknowledging herself as the accused. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d done only a page and I started to hurry through the rest in impatient and slightly dishonest fashion, writing out the English and translating word by word. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

After a week, Dana Matherson’s nose was still slightly purple and puffy, though it definitely wasn’t protruding from the center of his forehead, as Garrett had claimed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw that she had marvelous eyes, green and slightly tilted, pointed at the corners,” he later said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When she glanced at Con and Taisin, she saw that they, too, had sober looks on their faces as they listened to the King’s booming, slightly drunken voice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Allen and Kenny looked slightly terrified to find themselves in a business meeting. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Excuse me, Mrs. Olinski," he said, hesitating slightly, mispronouncing her name. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She must be about nine and is almost an exact replica of Rue, down to the way she stands with her arms slightly extended. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes are slightly open; his lips are gray and bloodless. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he felt slightly relieved, for he had expected Mack to put the bite on him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The craft hung still for some moments, slightly tilted, before she found the controls to move it forward, and in those few seconds, Lord Asriel did three things. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Rowan smiled slightly—not out of amusement, but out of satisfaction. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“La quinceañera. She is my little sister,” Efraín explained, putting his hand on his chest and bowing his head slightly as a form of introduction. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be slightly mad, because he believed himself to be a relation of Joseph of Arimathea. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronicler gave a laugh that sounded slightly hysterical. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hilly spots her, but doesn’t move either, just smiles very slightly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the beginning, Aech was slightly better than I was, and he had a habit of gloating over his victories. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His wings, which had stretched out slightly, relaxed and settled. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dark hair is slightly ruffled, the grown-up version of his son’s mischievous look. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I bow my head slightly to keep from smelling the sour alcohol breath blowing down on my face, and instead find a spot on the far wall just behind Apa’s brown belt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Claire could see, below her, that the tops of the trees were moving slightly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sitting there in the front row, like a student, turned around and smiling slightly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Jahrling opened the folder slightly, just enough to give C. J. a glimpse of spaghetti, and snapped it shut. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The former boy wonder was now a seasoned and slightly cynical leader of the city he’d called home his entire life. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Sorry you got in trouble,” he said, jumping slightly as Mrs. Caruthers yelled for Amelia, the old woman still confused about Ophie’s name. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Whenever the Athena Parthenos shifted even slightly, more cracks spread and widened along the floor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She listened for a moment to his slightly raspy breathing, then softly touched his cheek. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wire sank slightly as something gave way. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He danced slightly to the right, eager to be off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hanako couldn’t move, her arms raised slightly, her mouth slightly open. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A fat cockroach was perched on the wall near the cabinets, moving slightly up and down as though breathing heavily. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Harry waited hopefully, but Dumbledore did not elaborate, so he asked something else that had been bothering him slightly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then, before I’m close enough to get a good look, she moves, shifting slightly beneath the covers. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then I take out Day’s pendant necklace from my pocket, holding it up slightly so I can study its smooth bumps. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

His hand gripped the shoulder of Horatio, who stooped slightly to him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I shift slightly to the right, putting an inch of space between us. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The center of balance is so narrow that if jockeys shift only slightly rearward, they will flip right off the back. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he allowed himself to look slightly past the Queen as he spoke, so that he would not have to withstand the full force of her gaze. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He can smell Moushumi’s perfume, something slightly overpowering that makes him think of wet moss and prunes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As she moved stiffly, she saw Ginika in her side vision, watching them, her expression puzzled, mouth slightly slack, as though she did not quite believe what had happened. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And I would stand there, slightly bemused by this cool clinical approach. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zane craned his neck ever so slightly, pins and needles soaring up his spine as he did so, to take in the scene. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As the lift rattled away again, Harry shivered slightly, looking toward the distant black door that marked the entrance to the Department of Mysteries. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There was a landscape in the background that looked like a slightly different version of the hills surrounding Capricorn’s village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The corners of his mouth were turned slightly up in a sardonic smile. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A more general and surely less parochial view was that his face had been just barely saved from too-handsomeness, not to say gorgeousness, by virtue of one ear’s protruding slightly more than the other. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dill’s father sat back in his seat, looking off, shaking his head slightly. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Inside it was dark and only slightly warmer than outside. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

There was that one letter missing, and the framing bulged slightly out of kilter, but overall, it looked as solid as ever. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the Earth were moved only a little closer to the Sun, the temperature would increase slightly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as Courtney Cooper’s best friend of over a decade, I can see in the set of his jaw and his slightly narrowed eyes—it bothers him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

His cheeks went ever so slightly pink as he pulled the cat from his shoulders and set her on the floor. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She tilts her head back, looking up, slightly rocking, like she is trying to sift the events out of herself. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Here you must stop and look carefully ahead and slightly up, for the next hold. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She worried that her stepmother would see her; she worried that Kaisa would somehow discern a new awareness in her, in the way she held herself, her body tilting slightly, selfconsciously, away. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Growing up, Kamau had always been slightly taller than him, but in the last year, he’d finally had a growth spurt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I felt highly confident, but here my plan went slightly wrong. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His right eye is slightly paler than his left. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward slightly, placing his hands on his knees. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Stout weight lifters hoisted enormous hunks of iron over their heads, quivering and swaying slightly beneath their loads. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mami's voice was high and hesitant and slightly apologetic—a small, accented woman's voice among the booming, impersonal American male voices that interrogated her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head slightly, trying to seem very experienced. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks up at us, and her mouth drifts open slightly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s hands trembled slightly as he unrolled different blueprints. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rue poised on her toes, arms slightly extended, like a bird about to take flight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

You never knew what he was thinking, never even knew if he was looking at you—on account of he was slightly cockeyed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice, as if to confide something terribly important. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squirmed out headfirst, her skinny legs kicking slightly as she did a somersault onto the front lawn. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

His gaze was fixed and his mouth slightly open. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Matt could read— slightly—both English and Spanish. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Darnell made his letters tall and lean slightly to the right, like I did. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Upstream a narrow suspension catwalk stretched fifteen hundred feet across the river, swaying slightly, like a cobweb in the evening breeze. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It makes me feel slightly ill, as if I’m in a closed car on a hot muggy day with an older woman wearing too much face powder. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to my grandma’s bedroom is slightly open, so I poke my head in. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Can you believe my dad paid me twenty bucks to come to your prom?” he admitted, slightly ashamed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They were also swiveling back and forth, keeping us pointed straight up, and it was this motion we felt, as we jiggled slightly in our seats. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at him and saw his mouth had fallen slightly open. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

People stumbled outside, into their fields, slightly stunned by the peaceful silence. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The President was slightly disconcerted: Mrs. Coulter’s eyes were heavy with sleep, and she could hardly see in the glare from the corridor light. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Morphine had calmed him, and he swayed slightly from side to side, as though in time to music in his head. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“How about that? The great debunker himself” Chronicler relaxed slightly, obviously pleased to have his reputation precede him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes widen slightly, and he looks straight ahead once more. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His knees were slightly bent, like a runner’s poised for a race. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kyril Montana was panting; his heart beat rapidly, almost fibrillating, and he felt queasy, slightly nauseous. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge had short, manicured hair, slightly graying, and he spoke quietly in a way that suggested he was restraining an intensity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper turned, wearing a slightly confused smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But all along he was trading for something worth slightly more than the last thing. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Brown led him to a quiet corner, handed over an envelope, and there it was, his license, with his photo and the genuine, slightly worn look of something owned for a year. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stuck his lip out slightly and felt the skin splitting open. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

From above his head a beam of slightly green light set his body aglow. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He staggered back slightly at the impact, but then he hugged her to him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He chanted with his eyes closed, swaying slightly in his leather chair. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The trucks and cars that went speeding past him made ripples in the heavy blanket of heat, but the air that circulated was only slightly cooler. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We got this slightly used forty-foot-tall statue of Athena. What do we do with it?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I let Johnny get halfway across the roof before I jumped, my legs together and slightly bent. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Boys spent slightly more time than girls, and minorities slightly more than whites. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

One of the glass doors was slightly ajar. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

One of them was slightly thinner than the other two. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

A number of these kids have the slightly dull, vacant look of people on drugs, and I wonder what they’re taking to keep them here and breathing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My height, which was now slightly over six feet, had become a handicap in my mind. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It’s slightly less miserable now to be out of my cell, out of solitary, and talking to a few people from time to time. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered his head slightly, and I read that as a signal that he was ready. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of those are Reuters veterans sent out to train the Indian teams, some are reporters filing earnings flashes, but most are journalists doing slightly more specialized data analysis—number crunching—for securities offerings. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was startled when Taisin spoke, her voice only slightly louder than the sound of their footsteps on the dusty road. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“They will certainly be unable to tell who performed the magic,” said Dumbledore, smiling slightly at the look of great indignation on Harry’s face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“If you could see him,” Serafina went on, “you would see a black bird with red legs and a bright yellow beak, slightly curved. A bird of the mountains.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The setup in the Rotunda Reading Room was slightly different for the second day of the competition. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Viking orbiter pictures improved this figure only slightly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the crack in the stone ledge has a purpose: to draw attention to the glass of soap by setting it slightly apart. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aloe held up a hand, the spatula dripping slightly from it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He was quiet, with a slightly nervous demeanor; when Kathy met him she’d thought he was a fragile sort of man. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She stirred slightly, and Aunt Beast bent over her im-mediately, “What a lovely sleep, my darling. Do you feel all right?” A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There—and note the nice rising tricolon at the very outset— you can see a precise shaping of the speaker’s relationship with the audience, and a fastidious, slightly bogus, self-abasement. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Since they were going to be the last blue emitters made for some time, the price was high, and my share was slightly over a talent and a half. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I brought it, he sat up slightly, opened it, and counted the money inside. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I unpack my dark skinny jeans, the slightly wrinkled black silk camisole I borrowed from Violet. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I'm a pretty, slightly chubby White House intern who's had a brief affair with the president of the United States. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Across the gorge and slightly upstream, perched on a gravel bench on the west side, was the government-built town the clerk had told Joe was Engineer City—home to technical and supervisory personnel. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin looked so sad, Matt felt slightly—but only slightly—sorry for him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Small works of goodness over here,” he let his left hand drop slightly, “small rewards over here.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He visualized the contours of Emo’s skull; the GI haircut exposed thin bone at the temples, bone that would flex slightly before it gave way under the thrust of the steel edge. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Francis was inside, too, starting dinner; he was singing, and his high, clear voice, slightly out of key, floated out the kitchen window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But the fish only continued to swim at a slightly higher level. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that she flares her nostrils very slightly when she lies and that she puts her hands between her knees when she sleeps. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I can understand how angry you must be,” Miss Kwan said, her voice getting slightly softer. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I thought she would faint, but after a long pause she smiled slightly. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Another nine weeks were required to make the only slightly less harrowing descent; in total Waterman spent 145 days alone on the mountain. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was tilted back slightly, and she held her hands out in a theatrical gesture. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Making a right-angle turn, I go south and slightly east across the field. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was slightly horrible was that from the stream of sound that poured out of his mouth, it was almost impossible to distinguish a single word. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The Sorrows spun in a slow circle, faces concealed beneath their drooping hoods, their glowing robes swaying slightly in the breeze. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I struggled to get my expression back under control, more than slightly embarrassed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself up slightly so he could see her more directly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Because the cedar was dry when attached to the frame but then became wet after being used regularly, the wood wanted to expand slightly in length. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I could tell by the slightly bitter taste that it was real silver. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He moved his head slightly and I caught a glimpse of his face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He did not linger over Ron’s cauldron, but backed away swiftly, retching slightly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

His eyes are like that too, a piercing, slightly fanatical blue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted slightly as some pleasant dream put a smile on his face. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Colonel relied so heavily on perfect synchronicity that if one of us messed up even slightly, the endeavor would collapse entirely. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

As soon as they try, their slightly different orbital speeds pull them apart. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I realized the knots in my stomach were just nerves, the pain eased slightly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

You could run your fingers along it and measure how long it is; however, you’ll probably give the pencil a nudge, disturbing the pencil’s velocity slightly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She just eyed them coolly, as if they were nothing to her, as if their nothingness surprised and slightly repelled her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He smiled slightly, nodded to himself, enjoying a private joke. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad spoke fluent Spanish, and since I had studied for a year we were able to converse slightly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Harry; this was perfectly true, although his conscience squirmed slightly all the same. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He looks me in the eye and nods at me ever so slightly. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He froze in place, eyes wide, jaw slightly ajar. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The heater clicks on: a gust of warm air, rattling slightly. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m inclined to place slightly more hopes in this years work,” he says. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She sighed, and turned slightly away, looking out of the window. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Papa looked at my cotton, grinned slightly, and asked Roberto to help him collect it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks could be trusted more, but anything involving blacks was probably slightly substandard. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soojin’s grandfather doesn’t speak much English, but like always, he smiles warmly and bends slightly in return. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The counselor, a short, red-haired woman, with blue eyes that bulged slightly from a thin face, had asked me what I had wanted to do in life. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found a small window there, slightly ajar, and I forced it open and climbed inside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He repeated it over and over again, his lips moving slightly, as if he could make it come true by saying it a thousand times. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The stranger rabbits seemed slightly disconnected by his little speech and he felt that for some reason or other he had not struck the right note in complimenting them on their numbers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was stuck with whatever was on her dad’s iPod, which shuffled between slightly dated and extremely ancient. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Kim ever so slightly rolled her eyes, which made me want to throw a dictionary at her. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he turned down into Tramps’ Alley, crunching with relish through the clear, slightly crusted snow, so that fragments of it clung in a fringe to the trousers tucked into his boots. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus there will be slightly fewer virtual photons hitting the inside surfaces of the plates than the outside surfaces. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was slightly nasal, perhaps because he needed to have his tonsils and adenoids removed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

That paradox developed because human population densities rose slightly more steeply than did the availability of food. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

We both looked at the two dark, slightly sloppy stitches. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It gives the floor a pulse, making it thump slightly beneath me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I argued with Mom that I should have slightly more than half of the suitcase, since without me and my cancer, we’d never be going to Amsterdam in the first place. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Pale and slightly pimply face, carelessly dressed; you can tell his boots haven’t been cleaned in a long time; his socks are bunched up around the ankles.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Lupin, frowning slightly, “I assumed that if the boggart faced you, it would assume the shape of Lord Voldemort.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Under the thicket, the earth was vibrating very slightly; or perhaps there was a sound beneath the obvious thunder of the fire and scribbled ululations that was too low to hear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Phil stands at the edge of the frame in the film of my life, slightly out of focus. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He looked vaguely puzzled at first, then slightly taken aback, then, as I glared up at him, he gave a faint, thin smile and mutely handed me a piece of paper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Nothing’s changed,” she breathed as we sat in front of the old synagogue, still white, aged, but slightly noble with its four tall columns. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The absence of crocodiles made her swimming lessons slightly less frightening. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, I look at the slightly bloodied figure that is Marv. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They had the same crooked teeth in front, one front tooth slightly overlapping the other. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“We should have lunch one of these days,” I said blithely, arching one eyebrow ever so slightly, asking, is this Master Ash? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Shan asked, slightly drunk, slightly dramatic, and now sitting yoga-style on the floor. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes are slightly open—he’s faintly aware. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I remember quite clearly what he looked like: tall, slightly stooped, dark hair cut short, brown eyes that seemed to focus two inches behind the bridge of my nose, and that acne. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he shoved his hands in his pockets, the cigarette dangling from his mouth, and stood there, slightly stoop-shouldered and distracted-looking. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The girl who stared back had the same heart-shaped face, the same slightly crooked smile, the same brown hair, the same gray eyes as Hannah Stem of New Rochelle, New York, in America. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tower room swayed ever so slightly as the wind whistled through the spires outside. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now the man’s sneer became a smile, and he raised his eyebrows slightly before he and his partner moved on to the next family. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He pauses again, but in the dim light, his head turns slightly toward me to reveal the hint of a smile on his lips. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She felt something go slightly wrong in her stomach. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Once more around the floor, then the vocalist sang the chorus again, this time varying it slightly in honor of the soldiers present. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost perfectly round, pushing out toward an egg shape slightly, but only slightly. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The face reflected there was of a slightly military cast with a moustache. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows meet and his mouth drops slightly open. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One of the boys moved slightly on his cot, as if stirring in his sleep. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even teachers were respectful of the now quiet and aging seniors, and tended to speak to them, if not as equals, as beings only slightly lower than themselves. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It moves its hooves slightly back and forth. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She was clutching a bottle of butterbeer and swaying slightly on her stool, staring into the fire. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She had an interesting, slightly sweaty smell that reminded me of those scallopy leaves of sweet fern you break off and crush between your fingers for the musk of them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He threw Uncle Daoud’s pass on the ground because it was slightly bent and made him get out of the car to pick it up. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His own words must have jolted a memory, for his face clouded again and he frowned very slightly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t say anything and stare at the niqab swinging slightly. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

We slow slightly and I think we might be coming in for another stop, when a fence rises up before us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The walk from the outer wall to the main castle gate was slanted slightly down, not much of an incline, but a steady one. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They watched him apprehensively, but he simply turned his head the other way, mouth slightly open, and slept on. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Half a year later, Victor did put Scipio's name on his door, although he put it in slightly smaller letters. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The baby monitor on the table beside them crackled, and she adjusted the volume slightly higher. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lay the coins on his desk, they clattered slightly as I set them down, testament to my shaking hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head no, very slightly, at Stuart and I see, heading out the door, it’s Hilly’s old boyfriend, Johnny Foote, with his new wife, Celia. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His gray tunic’s hem was slightly singed, but overall, he appeared unharmed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I offered him a slightly moist Life Saver from my pocket, and he popped it in his mouth. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

There on the porch sat Mr. Loomis in his chair, leaning slightly forward. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And dress pants so skinny and fitted, we can actually tell how their legs are bowed: slightly curved around the knees, as if they’re Olympic runners. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

This depression led to slightly better vision and, therefore, more survival. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The universe as a whole would have continued expanding and cooling, but in regions that were slightly denser than average, the expansion would have been slowed down by the extra gravitational attraction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It boomerangs back, just slightly, off the blinking lights and stone buildings around me, and I’m just about to feel sorry for myself. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

After a quick tour of the girls’ tent, which was slightly smaller than the boys’, though without the smell of cats, Harry, Ron, and Hermione set off across the campsite with the kettle and saucepans. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was Hagrid, making his way up to the castle, singing at the top of his voice, and weaving slightly as he walked. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jack struck the near one with his fist and it grated slightly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He accepted a glass of eggnog from Mr. Weasley with a word of thanks, looking slightly more cheerful. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In order to allay any fears his clients might have about his political leanings, he had altered his name slightly. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fina’s is a unicorn with an only slightly crooked horn, and mine is a scary scream face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Harry and Hermione laughed, and, feeling slightly more cheerful, went off to lunch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And yet there was something gentle and tender about him, in the way he had his arm around Boobie, who was wearing a red T- shirt and shorts with his shoulder tilting down slightly. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” says Marco behind him, the notebook in his hand shaking slightly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I turn my head slightly toward him, waiting for him to continue. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then I see him, peeking through the crack in the slightly open door. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But in between were a dozen teeth, each slightly bigger than the last, each a perfect enlargement of the one that came before it, like Russian dolls. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She was sitting at the kitchen table, crying—a slightly exaggerated crying which seemed to make our relationship even more artificial. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was sure that her mother had shut the door, but now it was ever so slightly open. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He was crowding her, slumping slightly so he could talk toward her face. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her heartbeat only settled after the hasira leaf’s power took effect and the lurid yellow glow in his eyes slightly dimmed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Thus it was that three students made their slightly erratic way back to the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Near the snake’s tail which lay directly across his path, he saw the skins and pelts on the cave wall tremble slightly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“The pieces should be slightly bigger than the end of your thumb.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When at last the motion ceased, survivors enjoyed just three minutes of calm before a second shock came, only slightly less severe than the first. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The cross and signs and streamers in the office reminded the office manager of Christmas decorations and made him feel slightly sentimental. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Franny took in her breath slightly but continued to hold the phone to her ear. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He nodded to me ever so slightly, and I remembered that he wanted us together. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“That is just it—it is impossible—quite impossible—that an honourable, slightly stupid, upright Englishman should stab an enemy twelve times with a knife! Do you not feel, my friends, how impossible it is?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slid back slightly, not wanting his usual messes to land on my beautiful dress. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Root alighted gently on the deck, his boots adhering slightly to the mixture of dried soap and blubber coating the steel surface. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But one of them is slightly out of whack. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was slightly curved, as if it followed the circular outer edge of the craft. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She appeared in the dining car, inclined her head slightly and sat down opposite Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then next furthest away and to the west were some big clouds which were colored slightly orange because it was nearly evening and the sun was going down. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

During my time there they were numb or slightly tender from the constant examinations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Emily just shakes her head slightly, still staring at her sandwich. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She clenched a trembling hand into a fist, paused only slightly, then banged on the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“There’s something I have to do,” I say, and she nods very slightly, as if she knows the something, and I kiss her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The whole wrapped-up bundle, which was shaped like a large vitamin pill, bent slightly from side to side, then was still, then bent back and forth again. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a hell of a grin, too — slightly naughty, with teeth that were just crooked enough to give his mouth character. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She stood in the open doorway, her mouth slightly agape, as though Dill had robbed her of the last few seconds she needed to figure out what she’d say. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Chronicler reached out to take hold of the cord, his hand trembling slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Or my even sadder crush on Jessie’s very slightly younger brother. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

On a green hump of lawn to the left, I could see small white spots and slightly larger pink spots moving about. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Presently the gate clicked open, and there appeared a short, slender white woman with silver hair and slightly drooping shoulders. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Furball stirred slightly when Matt laid the bag down in the pump house, but he didn’t bark. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankly, I think you are greatly talented and would not even be slightly startled if you developed into a genius before many years have gone by. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She took one cat to each house along the street, leaving Call and me to mind the sacks, slightly out of sight. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled very slightly at me and reached his hand up toward mine. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, some symptoms required slightly more drastic measures to effect a cure. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He brought other trophies, painted scrolls, lacquered trays—things he would have valued only slightly before the war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside him was Sirius, carelessly handsome, his slightly arrogant face so much younger and happier than Harry had ever seen it alive. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then she steeled herself and turned just slightly—just enough—and looked down. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The camera’s shape was slightly different from the ones they had at Thurmond, but close enough to make me think the same people were behind it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He pulled back on the wheel slightly and the nose came up. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs felt slightly wobbly, but she told herself it was from the wine, and the cold air was welcome on her skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help watching the red haze swirl slightly around his head. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I nodded, motioning for him to turn his head slightly. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He eased back ever so slightly on the reins and felt the horse’s stride come up under him, shortening. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, the girls cooked up a dinner of slightly burned fish, grubs, and bulrushes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then there was your own name, slightly smaller, denoting that this was not about the individual, but the larger quest. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She said “Dimple” with a slightly distasteful grimace. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His mouth hung slightly open as his bright eyes darted keenly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Of course, Mother was slightly disappointed, but since I made her read Lockhart’s books I think she’s begun to see how useful it’ll be to have a fully trained wizard in the family. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Claire held one in each arm and then laughed herself as she realized she was raising and lowering them slightly, the same way Einar had her raise and lower heavy rocks to strengthen her forearms. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then she closed her eyes for some reason and stood there like a statue, her arms slightly raised. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He held the stage curtain open just slightly, so she could only see half of his smile. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jasper alone neither praised him nor avoided him, but simply looked down at him, smiling slightly. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The man turned to me ever so slightly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The man smiled slightly, his facial hair curving in response. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The office manager made the only noise in the office with his typewriter and adding machine, both of which Ignatius found slightly distracting. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shift my arms slightly so I can see his expression through the crack. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Just as I do, I see her head tilt slightly to the left and her knees buckle. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

With her hem, she wiped away the wood filings, then made slightly wider cuts, curving away layers of casing to deepen the drum’s sound. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It has a mild, slightly sweet flavor that reminds me of a chestnut. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry saw a man lying before him, pale-skinned, slightly freckled, with a mop of fair hair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m looking for the Woodworks,” I muttered, slightly stunned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“They call it the Dementor’s Kiss,” said Lupin, with a slightly twisted smile. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Wrapped up in his tale, Alex didn’t seem to notice his parents’ befuddled, slightly horrified expressions as they tried to follow along. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She would cross her middle and index fingers, then flex slightly to try to uncross them, asking herself a question. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He pushed it open slightly and peered inside. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled slightly into the driveway and waited for the boy, who wore a faded black T-shirt, to come closer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He could only see it because it had a searchlight on the bow, and it was getting very slightly closer every minute. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He strode right up to the marble woman, and she seemed to look back at him with a quizzical half smile on her face, beautiful yet slightly intimidating. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ron looked slightly more cheerful as he delved deeper into his stocking. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She flops back on the trampoline, and we all bounce slightly with her shifting weight. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I'm thinking it's going to be a long night, and the slightly embarrassed look on Alicia's face tells me she agrees. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's resting on the dull red corduroy of her pants, palm up, long fingers slightly bent. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she leaned over, just slightly, into the space between us, like we were playing that game that got us both so frustrated over the weekend. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson took a position slightly up the ramp from them, to gain a bit of height advantage over these very tall boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mendeleyev used a slightly different approach, placing his elements into groups of seven, but employed fundamentally the same principle. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A gray haze that swirled up into the sky, slowly at first, then swaying slightly with the breeze until it funneled up, up, up into the clouds. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

John Kwang was Korean, slightly younger than my father would have been, though he spoke a beautiful, almost formal English. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mistress leaned forward slightly, her dark eyes focused on Kaede. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Frog’s kit was only slightly better, and Ser Gerris’s was notably worse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I listen as her breathing slows down and she starts snoring ever so slightly. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

With every campaign event, every article published, every sign we might be gaining ground, we became slightly more exposed, more open to attack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Ade burst out, and if I had not known that slightly shrill voice, it would have been hard for me to imagine the round, laughing Ade sounding that way, so angry. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He would turn his head slightly and blink his long eye-lashes. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Soojin shakes her head slightly as if she wants to dismiss the thought. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She shook her head slightly, indicating that she couldn’t tell what it was. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes, which were pale brown in color, and not at all large, were slightly crossed—the left eye more than the right. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The older young, those hatched a year or more earlier, fared only slightly better. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The smile never changed, but the eyes narrowed slightly. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

A faint trail was a good excuse to veer slightly off course. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Simmon stiffened slightly in his seat, though he didn’t look up from his meal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After that, Kyril Montana swiveled his head slightly, checking out the immediate terrain to see what cover it offered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was a thick and luscious gold, her eyes hazel and slightly feline. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Jonas knew, on days when he arrived to find The Giver hunched over, rocking his body slightly back and forth, his face pale, that he would be sent away. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment Ash hesitated, and in that moment she saw Lore’s look change slightly, as if she found Ash amusing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then with a slight rasp of his canvas skin, he turns his head to me, and his blue button eyes rotate slightly, like binoculars seeking focus. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“It was really spooky,” I said, “because she looked exactly the same. Maybe her face was slightly older. But otherwise, there was no real difference. Same clothes even. That smart grey suit.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon, perspiring slightly in his suit, opened the front door, peered up and down the street, then withdrew his head quickly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The chocolate and marshmallows had melted slightly, so they stuck to my hands. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They marched at night, when the surface of the pack was slightly cooler and harder, but even so the labor was horrendous. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It was there in his light eyes, the way they angled down and avoided roundness just slightly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His winged gold headphones are still on his head, one side in place and the other shifted slightly off his ear, so that he can hear what’s going on. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The butter was bubbling slightly and golden brown. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She peeked over the top of the paper, slightly intrigued. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He sat as stiffly as he walked, straight as a pole, his head thrown slightly back and to one side, with a sidelong glance that held a mixture of pride, distrust, and myopia. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth is slightly open and her eyes are fixed straight ahead. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Say rather that the Machine is shaking the boat—very slightly—just enough to shake loose those few which cling to the side for purposes the Machines consider harmful to Humanity. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean to butt in — But the wizard didn’t look up. He continued to read, frowning slightly. Harry drew nearer to his desk and stammered, “Er — I’ll just go, shall I?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She feels slightly out of place in this gathering of people who have known each other for so long. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When she turned her head to look for him, all she saw was trickling brown water ... and the grass, still moving slightly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Seated in the upper right, Dr. Strayer wore glasses, his neck slightly hunched. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mom nods her head slightly, and Zack lights his candle without burning anything. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She felt the carriage shift slightly as the driver and the footman stepped onto the driver’s seat, and then they were off, moving more smoothly than any carriage she had ever ridden in before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And where there had once been a bit of road, a shriveled crape myrtle tree, and a slightly wonky-shaped mailbox...now there was a panel of light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh God,” Henry says, muffled and echoing slightly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The friends also did slightly better than the dorm room visitors at accurately estimating agreeableness—how helpful and trusting someone is. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Lucas smirked, shaking his head slightly from side to side, his hands spread apart to signify the bird’s enormousness in the air. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Wolf spoke with a strange, slightly foreign accent. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She grunted slightly, but didn’t wisecrack about it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But only slightly higher, at 19,000 feet, the ropes brought us to the base of a gargantuan, perilously balanced serac. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His father, with the air of one forcing the sinner to look down into the pit that is to be his portion, moved away slightly so that John could see Roy’s wound. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her shoulders lean just slightly toward the back of the couch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

My brothers have grown slightly taller and thicker with age. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reb Saunders moved forward slightly in the chair and put his hands on the desk. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They felt mystified and slightly ill at ease. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hill offered com-manding views, and the slopes were precipitous to the north and west and only slightly more gentle to the east. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The walking warmed me slightly, though my feet still felt wooden and numb. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was opened to an editorial, which Billy now read, his lips moving slightly. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything about his lips in her hair, or the fact that his breathing had gone ever so slightly ragged. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

You may find the ears slightly strange at first. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people from 12 are already getting slightly larger portions than the natives of 13 in an effort to bring us up to weight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It came with a slightly better job and better housing—in the model village, where there was a school and health clinic. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

We nickname him M.G., a make of car we consider slightly sleazy, a car one of our older cousins might get his Papi to buy him to impress the Island girls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I scooted back to my barstool as Shady came in, presenting me with a plate of cold, more than slightly burnt biscuits and half a leathery pork chop. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The frenzy behind the shutters abated very slightly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan gazed at him, slightly nodding his head. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t look immensely surprised, just slightly more suspicious. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even Teacher Li’s usually serious face was smiling slightly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She marches over to him and pulls him into a hug only slightly more restrained than the one she gave me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s frozen there with his mouth slightly open, until he breathes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And Mrs. Sylvester was surely at her desk, typing, the giant jar of candy corn in front of her trembling slightly from the hum and clatter of the electric typewriter. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I estimated the hush that might follow my opening sentence and felt my future listeners leaning forward, just slightly, in their seats. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The dagger struck the very edge of the target and clung there, quivering slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking slightly, but I hope no one can tell. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Same snowball fight, but the image is shifted slightly to the right. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He heard Leader gasp and then moan slightly. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“You slightly spoiled things by shooting the prime minister,” Alan Blunt said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

They were to his left, now, uphill, one lens glinting slightly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico nods slightly, and I notice flecks of gray in his brown eyes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I got a fresh white T-shirt and my cap is slightly pointed east. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But they shifted slightly and allowed him to move on. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would smile, a slightly ironic little smile. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lips were slightly compressed, the only indication of a never quite fulfilled hunger for affection. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she moved slightly, the great muscles of her nether cheeks rippled to life to prevent the stool from leaning and tottering even an inch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Planets, stars, and everything else sit on that sheet, distorting it slightly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

When you are sixteen, adults are slightly impressed and almost intimidated by you. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he finishes and bows slightly while the room bursts into thunderous applause. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She inched slightly closer, then quietly swore again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When pressurized, the airlock expanded slightly; when depressurized, it shrunk. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Cook responds, and the car slightly swerves. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

“In exactly what way?” the agent asked, leaning forward slightly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m also slightly intrigued but don’t say so. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lily ran her hand over her hair, wiggling all five of her fingers ever so slightly for my benefit. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Just the idea of someone explaining everything made her slightly delirious with hope. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I watch my younger sister in a shiny mink jacket bend slightly to kiss my mother before she rushes down the front steps. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a tiny little room, almost a closet, with dingy walls, a concrete floor, and one lightbulb dangling from the ceiling in a way that’s slightly creepy. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The only thing slightly off was his penny loafers, which were two sizes too big, but he’d stuffed cotton in the tips so that they wouldn’t slip off. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” said Mr. Weasley, who looked slightly surprised, but followed Harry out of earshot of the others nevertheless. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A defect that slightly weakened it, though it would not cause failure on a normal mission. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The better to look at him, Boo Boo pushed her son slightly away from her. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Franklin Roosevelt had been in office for a year and a half, the stock market had stabilized, for the moment, and employment was up slightly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

From 1871, when he joined the university as a professor, to his death in 1903, his courses attracted an average of slightly over one student a semester. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The weight of the iron ball causes the material on which it is sitting to stretch and sag slightly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He gives me a curious look and frowns slightly, as if he’s just remembered something. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And even though Joey Pow is large and slightly terrifying in appearance, I appreciated his good qualities immediately. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I buried my face in the soft, slightly acrid-smelling flesh of her neck and rocked her back and forth—babbling, mumbling, feeling myself fall down and down, into a dark, half-forgotten life. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His eyes shifted their focus slightly, looking over my shoulder and narrowing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The rear vertical rudders twisted to the left and the wings curled slightly, as if they were alive. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted slightly and a corner of the jiggeh’s frame jabbed him rudely in the back. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Bernabe negotiated a tight U-turn, paused to let a two-ton flatbed, piled high with hay bales from Colorado, zoom down the highway, then crossed the road and pulled over slightly ahead of Amarante. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still limping slightly from kicking the toilet bowl, but apparently her foot wasn’t broken. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I bowed slightly and lowered the envelope, so that it hovered just above her hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Wood shot toward the ground, landing rather harder than he meant to in his anger, staggering slightly as he dismounted. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It had grown long enough now that she usually tied it back, but tonight she had had the opportunity to bathe, and it fell loose, still slightly damp, to her shoulders. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The hair in his nostrils quivered slightly and as he shook his head his eyes filled with tears. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

And on the way he found the perfect slingshot stone, round and slightly flattened and heavy enough to carry through the air. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he felt slightly ashamed to admit to Farmer he wanted to have a hand in creating international policy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A young man stepped forward into the ring of trainees and presented himself to the sergeant, bowing slightly before saluting and calling out loudly, “Sir!” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The yellowed doily that the framed photo sat upon draped slightly over the cabinet. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Mercy sat, as usual, slightly in the shadow beside the hearth, her needles moving so automatically that she rarely glanced at her work. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“None of the other teams have started training yet; we’re going to be first off the mark this year —” Yawning and shivering slightly, Harry climbed out of bed and tried to find his Quidditch robes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And then a fourth, slightly deeper: “Are you all right? Is everyone okay?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine the way it is, it just needs some leaves. Layer the leaves and make them slightly different sizes and it will look great. You have a great start there.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then the plane leaves the runway, and my body crushes slightly into the seat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

James feinted slightly to the side, and Edward shifted in response. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tried remaining completely still for several consecutive minutes, and during those minutes, I detected Ben leaning slightly toward me several times. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Strawberry for Strawberry Girl,” I offer again, waving the Fruit Roll-Up slightly. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The Object’s eyes remained closed throughout; her head was often turned slightly away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I fumble slightly, inching my way back inside with less stealth than before. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her once-beautiful eyes bulge from her head, slightly bruised and almost swollen shut. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Alcohol’s a depressant, it will let me down later, but right now I’m jaunty, I hum to myself, mouth slightly open. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bowstring quivered in her hand, and she lifted the tip of her arrow slightly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It angled slightly over in the direction of what we called Rocket Mountain and kept climbing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If he got rejected at Chicago, would he muster the confidence to try again, perhaps at a slightly less selective school like Loyola or DePaul or the U of I? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is slightly tarnished and engraved with something that the boy thinks might be words in Latin, but the script is looping and flourished and he cannot make them out. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After gazing awhile, he turned slightly, beckoned me closer, and whispered, “Look, but be careful not to show yourself.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her chest rises, and her head tilts slightly. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Holding him carefully, she carried the wriggly, whimpering bundle out of the room and walked back and forth in the long hallway, jiggling him against her shoulder so that he calmed slightly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s fuzzy, covered with bright blue fur striped with bits of gold and silver, and buzzing slightly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Classic Nick and Abby picture: Abby smiling sweetly with her head slightly tilted, and Nick looking like he just got punched. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Bending forward slightly, I felt a sharp pain. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Autumn stroked my face with her gummy hands, and unexpectedly, she poked her finger in my mouth, which was slightly open. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

His nostrils flared and his teeth showed slightly behind curling lips. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on a tombstone, he leaned slightly upon his standard and viewed the army in training. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Warm air blows through the vents, rattling slightly with the steady gusts. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If the nose fell, I was supposed to pull back slightly on the wheel, and vice versa. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s not new, it’s been worn before, the cloth under the arms is crumpled and slightly stained, with some other woman’s sweat. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Witches have slightly larger nose-holes than ordinary people. The rim of each nose-hole is pink and curvy, like the rim of a certain kind of seashell." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

With the Aeron, the effort to collect consumers’ first impressions failed for a slightly different reason: the people reporting their first impressions misinterpreted their own feelings. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

For several minutes, it stood still, its wings trembling slightly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The flat bread was good, slightly charred and salty. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dottie turned back to the TV and bobbed her head ever so slightly as the bouncy characters launched into another song. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I squint, but all I can make out is a shape, standing slightly away from everyone else in the shadows. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When I pulled back the edge of the drape slightly, I could hear well enough; I could also see the front half of the stage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The boy looked back at her, waved slightly, and grinned with a questioning look. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please!” added Uncle Vernon, wincing slightly as though the word was sharp in his throat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Uncle splashed majestically through the puddles of water on the ground, slightly hunched over so I could cover him with the umbrella. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophie asked, hoping to steer the conversation towards a slightly less dangerous kind of food. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shifted her head slightly and added, "By the way, Mr. LeDue, in our grunge neighborhood, we say hanged, not hung. Check it out." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking slightly out of anger, but he kept his eyes down, as though he couldn’t hear what Snape was saying to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But Professor Kylmer had already started working on a variation of the plastic—a thin, slightly porous membrane that you could filter water through. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her breasts turned just slightly away from one another and brushed against the insides of her arms when she walked. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hermione’s eyes were huge in the firelight; Ron looked slightly sick. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She stands on one foot, then the other, her feet must hurt; her spine sags slightly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it that Mentor seemed slightly taller?How strange that would be, Matty thought. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Not bad to marry in the church,” the trader said, slightly offended. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snape was slightly breathless, but his face was full of suppressed triumph. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It’s this thing where he eyes a person with his left brow-bush slightly raised, and he stares right into the person’s thoughts through the black parts of their eyeballs. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Now everything felt a little different: slightly darker, and decidedly hostile. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The mouth is full and soft beneath his moustache; the nose is slightly arched, the skin brownish; it is now not so pale as it was before, when he was still alive. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

His slightly bald head, his domed forehead, the smiling mouth that displayed a very white set of false teeth, all seemed to speak of a benevolent personality. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd spent the morning competing with the squirrels for nuts and the slightly warmer afternoon wading in shallow ponds harvesting katniss. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Staggering slightly under their weight, he managed to make his way out of the limelight to the edge of the room, where Ginny was standing next to her new cauldron. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When it was over, she stood smiling in the hallway, looking slightly dazed. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Walking next to Collins was his slightly younger sister, Ethel, a plump but pretty registered nurse who was almost always by his side. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He seems to realize what he’s said, and his expression turns slightly sheepish. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Anyway, what do you mean, you may have given her a "slightly misleading picture"?' 'I'm very sorry, sir. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

For one slightly lame man alone on a boat, the work was more than doubled. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It then exits the house slightly thicker and fatter than before, leaving no trace of itself or its victim behind. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knee throbs slightly as I climb the ladder to the main viewpoint. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Kaz pushed to his feet, staggered slightly, drew in another shaky breath. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Same sequence, but with the brothers in slightly different positions. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He told her which grains had protein, which vegetables had carotene, which fruits were too sugary He knew about everything; she was intimidated by this and proud of this and slightly repelled by this. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The dark-haired boy looked at him; his eyes flared for a moment, his head shaking slightly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I go with one of the young English upstarts and choose a slightly exaggerated, magnificently tailored suit that emphasizes my new, waspy figure. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He washed the hedgehog down with a lump of hard cheese and a slightly vinegary white wine. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I feel bad when she looks slightly taken aback at my bluntness, her blond eyebrows arching up in surprise. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“So I’m going to keep this short. It’s a new year, and we have a new pack of initiates. And a slightly smaller pack of new members. We offer them our congratulations.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Smiling, I said in a slightly trembling voice, “I think I just heard a tree get smoked. Aren’t you glad we’re not out there?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His mouth was slightly opened and there was a path of dried tears at the corners of his eyes down to his cheeks. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how you can know a place so well and still discover something new and slightly terrifying about it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Laughing, I curtsied ever so slightly, which was met with another round of applause. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Corn uses slightly different types of carbon than other plants. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

And there are multiple DNA polymerases, with slightly different functions, found in cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She disappeared for a moment, then returned with a small, slightly blurred print of the missing panel: it showed William K. Hale, staring coldly at the camera. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea,” said Professor Trelawney, looking slightly taken aback at the urgency in Harry’s voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He wriggled slightly from side to side, wedging himself more firmly into the chair. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For his part, Greg only looked slightly dazed, his eyes glassy, unaware of what I had just done. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He shuffles toward the workbench, one foot slightly turned in like Papa’s after his stroke. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And the wild roses seemed to twist just slightly on their vines to get a better look at me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The light disappeared, leaving him swaying slightly as he fought off the dizziness, the nausea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The wind starts up slightly, and a big green leaf sticks to the sweat on my leg. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was a pleasant voice with a slightly husky edge and plenty of sleep in it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she reached the house, the sliding front door was slightly open. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She had tweezed her once bushy eyebrows into the currently fashionable, pencil-thin arcs that gave her a slightly surprised expression even in her sleep. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tone was polite and interested, slightly to her surprise, as if he really wanted to help. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and saw him at the other end of the scratchy long­distance line, saw him with his lips slightly parted, head tilted to one side. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nina’s skin crawled, but she made herself lean into him slightly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The woman loosed her grip slightly and Hazel lunged for the nearest thing—which turned out to be the arm strap of her backpack. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Reyna had stitched up the gashes on his biceps, which gave Nico a slightly creepy Frankenstein look, but the cuts were still swollen and red. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Bridge’s face looked, yes, undeniably pretty but also slightly stunned: eyes wide, face blank under the automatic smile. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Gathering her strength for the job, she groaned slightly, arched her back, and gave herself up to the darkness. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I fumbled with the strings of my purse, surprised to see my hands trembling slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Leaning forward, he pulled the paddle against the current, and the boat responded slightly, revolving a bit, so that again he saw the boys, but they were farther from him now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The routine changed slightly after Charles built the greenhouse. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought she might be moving, though only slightly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He opened one large drawer slightly and she saw the folded robe with its bright threaded colors. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One ignored Lac’s staring, but the other, who had a slightly crooked gait that made him hop-skip every few steps, met his gaze. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Finally looking slightly bewildered at the lack of enthusiasm, Willie had the good sense to take the tip and leave quietly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And the air had brightened ever so slightly; he could make out more of the details of the Maze than he’d been able to just minutes before. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As they were collapsing, the gravitational pull of matter outside these regions might start them rotating slightly. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trembling slightly, I slung Mario’s gym bag over my shoulder and started down the hall to the girls’ room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She put a foot in the boat, and the girl cried “Ah!” as the boat shifted and shook slightly with Jinny’s weight. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Under that was the straight, slightly tapering column with its red to purple to blue. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, Emma?” she asks, her voice shaking slightly. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Looking rather pleased with himself, Ron handed the slightly smoking handkerchief to Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had blue eyes and a dimple on his chin, and his nose was just slightly off-center; I thought it made him look even more handsome. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And one of her legs is very slightly shorter than the other one because of an accident on a motorbike. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He rose slightly to sit farther back; but when he sat he sank down so suddenly and deeply that he thought the chair had collapsed under him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, okay,” Taylor said, slightly dampened, but when Don came home, Taylor ran into his arms and said, “Ifemelu and Uncle Curt are going to get married and have a baby!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Reaching, he took hold of her hand; it felt cold, bony, slightly moist. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The new girl stared up, her mouth open slightly, saying nothing as she watched the sky shift and dance, a wash of shapes and colors. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The quiet bubbling of the pond and his slightly heavier breathing are the only sounds in the room. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After she left, Ugwu examined the baby, his expression slightly worried. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. But your new church is slightly less nutty, right? No snakes?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Ron had pierced the glass in both windows: Riddle’s eyes were gone, and the stained silk lining of the locket was smoking slightly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A stronger gust struck, lifting her slightly, taking some weight off the board, and one of the metal-detector lights flickered stronger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The mob parted slightly, just enough to swallow me up. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing wrong with it!” said Harry, his voice shaking slightly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head slightly, and her lips are pulled in, and she’s blinking and blinking. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

My shoulders hunch slightly forward to cover any signs of my developing young-lady body. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then, old womanish, as if he were, though still spiteful, slightly embarrassed, he got back up onto his treasure pile, stretched out his wings, and settled. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odor of baked salmon hung stale in the air, slightly bitter and slightly acrid from the long smoldering smoke of burning alder leaves, and lay like an invisible pall over the exhausted revelers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Blore turned his square shoulder slightly and viewed the last speaker thoughtfully. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Scientists count the puffs and by such means take us very slightly closer to understanding the fundamental properties of the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, slightly taken aback, “my sincere apologies to you and your family. It’s rare to see one of your folk alone on the road.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As we got out of the car he glanced at me and frowned slightly. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Admitting that to Diego, telling him about the button and the end of the world, made the burden slightly more manageable. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The result was slightly uneven, although once I buttoned the blouse, it was presentable. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He managed to fight down the impulse to swear at Ron, whose attitude would, he knew, improve slightly when the time came to take off the locket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He moved on now, his knees bent slightly, his shoulders crouched; his bare feet were wise and silent. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only then did I notice a young man lying in the bed, his eyes closed and mouth slightly open, half-hidden behind a lace curtain. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But his vision was slightly blurred and his whole body ached. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Ophie that the gift of the tortoiseshell comb—or rather, the unprotested theft—had changed Penelope slightly for the better. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

There is a thin, peacock blue carpet on the floor, slightly too large so that one side curls up against the wall. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a blue suit and yellow tie, his hair close-cut, the sideburns slightly long as had become the style. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Your hand trembled slightly, but your gaze was steady with concentration, your tongue between your teeth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I feel the ropy hardness of his arms, the warmth of his slightly concave chest, as he holds me tight, tighter than anyone has ever held me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I let my hand rest on the back of her neck, and she leans back into me just slightly. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s popped out of its frame slightly, enough that its bulletproof, soundproof seal isn’t totally intact. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was a plate of biscuits, slightly burnt, and bacon, just as warm and pleasant as you please, on the cook-stove. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yet at the same time, the thing that once was a person seems narrow and strangely weightless, swaying slightly in the breeze. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over to the right stood an old shed, the door hanging slightly open. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And when we are kneeling, heads bowed slightly, I can hear from all around us a susurration, like the rustling of insects in tall dry grass: a cloud of whispers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The subject was then considered by most professional astronomers to be at least slightly disreputable, tainted with Lowellian excesses. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each group visits a slightly different set of good pig places. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He kicked at the door several times, each kick making it give slightly until he saw snow, sunshine, and an oblong strip of sky. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s as if someone reached in and dialed it ever so slightly to the right, one notch faster. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But as she was slightly tired of peaches, Minli saw what no one else did. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He settled himself astride the motorcycle, which creaked slightly and sank inches into the ground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was really proud of my cousin and slightly intimidated she wanted me to join her political activist team at school next year. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They were only a few feet deep, wind-hollowed scoops, but they sloped slightly downward and back. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole building seemed to lean slightly to the side. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I used to take a shower leaning slightly out,” he remembered, “so that if the electricity came on at that moment, you could fall outside the shower.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Scoob can see the slightly yellow tint to her skin, and every time she moves, it’s clear her back hurts. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The spider gave a little shiver, bouncing slightly in the web. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in golfing clothes and looked slightly ill at ease. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She was slightly taller than Ash, and she rested her left arm on the horse’s withers; the sleeves of her tunic were pushed up, and her hands were bare. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Organic” factory farm chickens live only slightly better lives than non-organic factory chickens. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The car swung off the road at Group Headquarters with a squeal of tires, slackening speed only slightly, and continued around past the parking lot to the back of the building. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

His hair is messy and slightly damp, color still high in his cheeks from exertion. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I hit the third it was ever so slightly off and I gave one of the tuning pegs a minute adjustment without thinking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He became the boy’s teacher and invited him on Saturdays to his home, where he’d match him up with his son Tommy, just a shade younger than Bobby though a slightly better player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling slightly abashed, Matthias and Constance looked pleadingly towards the Abbot for support. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I dropped back slightly and stepped into the trees, thinking I would feel better if I relieved myself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The door was slightly ajar, and I pushed it back and stood transfixed on the threshold. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She relaxed slightly at the first glimpse of her uncle’s house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Einarsson took a picture of the two men and then moved the camera slightly to the left and took a single shot of Bobby. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One of them turned and waved with a slightly puzzled look. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The cool voice caught slightly on the last word, as if it were difficult to say. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was excitement in the crowd, and I shuddered slightly knowing that the ritual was about to begin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he opens up his arms slightly, and I dive in for a hug. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Her hands were raw and bleeding slightly, but otherwise she was unmarked. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had a weather-beaten face and dark eyes with a slightly evasive expression. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He gave me a strange look, as if he found me slightly disgusting. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I know, from having run the course in training, that the first two miles are slightly downhill, which makes the beginning of the run really enjoyable. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He reached up through the open window and parted the curtains ever so slightly. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can open my eyes and lift my head slightly, though. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

An instrument with a slightly higher fundamental will have a slightly higher range; an instrument with a much lower fundamental will have a much lower range. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

While a Stamitz mini-tune might be made up of a handful of notes, Haydn extended the phrase, testing the short-term memory of his listener, then coaxed a slightly altered or ornamented second phrase from it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Drew looked slightly panicked that he was being dismissed when I wasn’t. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I pick up a broken picture frame, the photo of our family at the airport in Korea slightly skewed, and set it on the couch. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ignatius looked at the photograph once more, salivating slightly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

S’pose you put all the whiskey in one and all the wine in another and all the beer in another—” A slightly shocked silence followed the suggestion. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyelids slightly so I could watch Father pick up his hat, boots, and sword in one hand before he closed the door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over just slightly, touching her tongue to his earlobe. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers are slightly longer than mine and feel good in my hands. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The printed pages of Bengali type, slightly rough to the touch, are a perpetual comfort to her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It glanced off his shoulder, and then she was on the ground, her free hand scrabbling in the slightly damp earth, her cheek scraping against the soil. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then, exhaling smoke, he put the cigarette up on the frosted-glass ledge where the old, dead cigarette was, and assumed a slightly more relaxed stance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

However, he had been using a slightly different definition of a black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Karkaroff, Harry saw, looked slightly discomposed to see them standing there. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ginnie was, in fact, slightly put off by this information, whatever its degree of truth, but not to the point of sentimentality. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Her voice was almost normal, just slightly blurry. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"If you look even slightly into the ancient past, you'll see how love has driven many a war. Just ask Helen." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Graham was delighted with Corinthians’ dress and slightly uppity manners. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bent slightly and lifted Cora by her arm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The edge of his lips tilts ever so slightly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She nodded slightly, making no comment, yet I knew how bruised she must be by the imminent parting. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

As precarious as her food supply was, she wasn’t even slightly tempted to cook this one. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swaying slightly at the gentle rocking of the ship, Archer watched them both. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The slightly sour smells of varnished wood and spilled beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He smiled, then realized that his smile threatened to grow into a giggle and that he might be slightly delirious. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Matt felt slightly better after learning this information. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Permission to do a thing, ma’am, slightly outside diplomatic protocol.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One of the brass buttons looks slightly flatter than those made in the Republic. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I touched the last string and tuned it too, ever so slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His shy, evasive manner of the day before had given way to a slightly more assertive stance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The lady looks up into Mom's face, her eyes slightly narrowed, her lips pressed together. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he would be wearing his wine-red pajamas that lent a slightly red shimmer to his eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ash looked at the apprentice, unsure of how to interpret the slightly teasing tone in her voice, but Lore had turned her face away, and they walked the rest of the way in silence. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might have let me pass if I hadn’t wobbled slightly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His face looked slightly transparent, the veins too close to the surface. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The tightness in her chest abated only slightly when she couldn’t find Cain’s face among the revelers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Both of them were Shay, but there were obvious differences: One looked wild, slightly angry; the other had a slightly distant expression, like someone having a daydream. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Boys slightly older were moving on to girls and dating and fitting in with the mores and restrictions of being in their mid teens, which meant, among other things, avoiding associations with younger boys. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The smile faltered for a moment, just slightly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Miss Miss tottered slightly on her wheels and at last came to a stop near the end of the runway, where she sat, waiting, like some ancient idol. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His straw hat was slightly tilted to the right and he had long, dark sideburns that were trimmed and came down to the middle of his square jaw. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly leaned slightly bigger sticks on top of them and blew some more. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her head moved slightly from side to side. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Harry’s spirits couldn’t help but lift slightly as he watched Fleur hurry back across the lawns to Madame Maxime, her silvery hair rippling in the sunlight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Simon catches my eye and raises his eyebrows, and I shake my head slightly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Again the moon slid from the clouds and the night brightened slightly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the beginning Doc had been slightly startled. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he goes out the door, he doesn’t turn around, but raises his free hand in the air and waves slightly like he knows I’m watching him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Stick shook his head slightly but didn't answer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

This, and the way he always kept his right hand thrust into his breeches pocket, gave him a slightly arrogant air. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath my arms, my shirt is slightly damp. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They had elfish features, and their skin had a slightly greenish tinge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For however extreme the inward rage, outwardly Perry remained a cool young tough, with eyes serene and slightly sleepy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was slightly raised, and she had developed a habit of running her fingers along it as she pored over her books. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Brahmin saw that Siddhartha’s knees trembled slightly, but there was no trembling in Siddhartha’s face; his eyes looked far away. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little hole was slightly enlarged and its edges whitened from the sucking, but the red swelling extended farther around it in a hard lymphatic mound. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked into his bland eyes for laughter, seeing his red head turned slightly to the side. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coaches picked up their pace, and the King’s guards were able to relax just slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, I misjudged slightly the timing of my emergence. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took the bit of dry bread and the slightly wilted half of the onion from his sash, avoiding Heqet’s eyes. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“He ought to. Joe looks like a slightly darker version of him at that age. Anyway, he might decide on his own to free the boy.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling slightly more cheerful, Harry helped himself to sausages and fried tomatoes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She felt slightly guilty for eavesdropping on Kaz, but he was the one who had turned her into a spy. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pope bowed slightly, as if to a lady—which, I had to remind myself, Julia now was. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was slightly stunned; he’d forgotten how strong the kid was. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, I absolutely need to be reassigned,” she said as soon as he met her eye, feeling slightly guilty. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

From that point there was a sheer drop, for the cliff was slightly undercut, and even Gollum could not find a hold of any kind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He followed Jack toward the castle where the ground rose slightly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The soles of my shoes stuck slightly as I walked. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gave Mary Poppins a long look and nodded her head slightly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And to a man, smiling faintly, chillingly, loving the act, the boys all just slightly nodded their heads yes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had seen Papa glance in my direction and I even seen him nod his head slightly toward me—his way of saying to get away. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beaded blue sandals Ekon had found for her were slightly too small, and her heels hung off the backs, slapping the soles of her feet with every step. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Bellatrix,” he replied, his thin mouth curling into a slightly mocking smile as he closed the door with a snap behind them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Soon, he turned right off the main corridor into another slightly narrower passage. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Heptachlor, the chemical chiefly used, is only slightly less toxic to fish than DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It is written in four parts with the melody in the soprano part, in a range slightly too high for untrained singers. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sparkle has been able to see the real me, the one I am when I'm not just Teal's brother, the also-ran, the slightly washed-out twin. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He smiled slightly, but his eyes were hard. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My boot skids slightly on a damp stair. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They rose upward in circles, higher and higher, until at last, slightly dizzy, Harry saw a gleaming oak door ahead, with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He’s only bent slightly now, both hands on his thighs. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I turned my head slightly, scanning the room, but still I didn’t see him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The principal nodded slightly but gave his sternest look before asking for one hundred dollars. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The watching crowd recoiled slightly as the dementors placed the man in the chained chair and glided back out of the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He showed Harry two identical balls, jet black and slightly smaller than the red Quaffle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Two Step hadn’t lowered his carbine; he just stood there, eyes wide, mouth slightly open. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The Jackboot in the passenger side of the front seat turned his head slightly, enough so that one of his eyes stared at me for a moment. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She nodded very slightly, accepting my explanation, the blaze dying out behind her face. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had even worn it to her brother’s funeral, where it was ripped from her head by her more alert and slightly younger sister-in-law. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was brown, the binding was unraveling slightly, and its etched title was barely visible. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He handed back a crumpled scrap of parchment, slowing down only slightly so Magdalys could grab it. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Two cloud boys—one slightly larger than the other—crept into a large nimbus of a building. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mina hangs up the receiver and looks slightly embarrassed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Seoul is to the east and slightly north of Incheon while Suwon is directly south of Seoul. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He wets his lips just ever so slightly with his tongue. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cream decor in Papa’s bedroom was changed every year but always to a slightly different shade of cream. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jamie’s hands are behind his head and he’s only slightly propped up by a wooden lawn chair. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I nudge Gale and slow my pace ever so slightly, to allow a wall of people to form between us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And eventually he nodded slightly and said, “You want to take responsibility for what you have done, and you find it difficult to do that, to feel fully accountable if you cannot remember it?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His balancing phrase was not typically identical but slightly different in character, creating a symmetry without simply repeating itself. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She had pushed out her lower lip slightly, giving her thin face a look of great satisfaction, which troubled Meggie much more than Capricorn’s mother’s usual dark looks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mike steps forward, arms slightly extended to try and hug Violet, but she is clearly going for the fist-bump and ends up punching him in the shoulder. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The door of the slave quarters was slightly ajar, but Ignatius threw himself against it anyway, shattering several panes of glass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s brow lifted slightly, like he was surprised. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Boobie watched the trail of those fingers, his eyes ablaze and his mouth slightly open. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben held up a chunk of dirty fieldstone slightly bigger than his fist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Poirot turns his head slightly to better regard me with his working eye. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When he had a good pile of these, broken and lined up for use, he searched for slightly larger dry wood and still larger until he had a pile as high as his knees. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

With the paddle, he moved it slightly toward the bank he had just left. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes narrowed slightly as he took in Dumbledore’s eccentric appearance. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head slowly and touched his cool lips to mine for the second time, very carefully, parting them slightly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And because of this, I lose my footing, stumbling slightly. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She was rocking backward and forward slightly in her chair, exactly like Dobby did when he was teetering on the edge of revealing forbidden information. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Then Carroll and Murphy stepped toward Diallo on the stoop and watched him turn slightly to the side, and make a movement for his pocket. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A Lee cousin primped up slightly wilted heads of lettuce the way a girl primps a loose finger wave. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon had only changed her grip slightly, but the result was profound. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We had acquired four all-terrain vehicles—two small ones and two slightly larger—which we pulled with teams on woodland trails before there was snow for sleds. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Although a slightly smaller plant, wild sweet pea looks so much like wild potato that even expert botanists sometimes have trouble telling the species apart. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood, panting slightly, looking down at the sword, examining its hilt. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On his nose sat a thick pair of glasses with plain lenses that made him look slightly dim-witted and completely harmless. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I move slightly so I can see the other half of the room—and my spirits sink. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even without closing her eyes, she could see her denim bag hanging from Mom’s long finger, swinging slightly. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Alfred Lanning lit his cigar carefully, but the tips of his fingers were trembling slightly. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He gazed at it, and she saw him clench his jaw just slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Only Momma and Wynn called me Jubi, which was only slightly better than their retired Juju Beans of my earlier years. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Thomas shook his head slightly, feeling like he’d been in a trance. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Singleton had gotten the crash time slightly wrong—it was more likely between 6:47 and 6:48—but he made his point. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There’s another circle representing the waterline and a slightly larger one indicating the edge of the jungle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind scouring old newspaper articles—they were still forms of history, just slightly more recent than I was used to. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Her voice was dreamy and her gaze had slightly lost focus. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But suppose I were to alter the rules of speed-dating just slightly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was her voice, but her slightly parted lips didn’t move. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He looked slightly eerie, the half darkness making him look much older, giving him an almost skull-like appearance. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Their brains were less metabolically active,” as Dr. Strayer explains it in slightly more scientific terms. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hassan was standing at the blind end of the alley in a defiant stance: fists curled, legs slightly apart. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, we saw the door of Block 37 open slightly. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he must be,” said Mrs. Cole, frowning slightly, “but it’s very hard to catch him at it. There have been incidents... Nasty things...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I arrive at the grounds out of sorts, slightly late, anxious, and hungry. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Professor shook April’s hand, and he smiled ever so slightly when she said, “I came to say thanks a lot for saving my life.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he jumped slightly as he heard his cousin Dudley give a tremendous grunting snore from the next room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hastily he moved forward, stood before the man, bowed slightly, and said, “I’m Jonas.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Because of our straitened circumstances, my mother moved to Qunu, a slightly larger village north of Mvezo, where she would have the support of friends and relations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Their cheekbones made their faces seem long, although Ma Charles’s face was slightly rounder, a feature both she and Big Ma inherited from Great-great-grandmother Livonia Trotter. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The pain ebbs slightly when Celia kneels next to him and takes his hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She put her arm around me, and we rocked ever so slightly. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother turned from a foggy log into a slumbering, middle-aged woman, her mouth slightly open and a snore raveling from her throat. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ve noticed it usually happens when—well, I’m an emotional sort of fellow, and I do get carried away. I might, ah, readjust the facts slightly; purely for dramatic effect, you understand.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes closed almost at once, although the lid of his going-blind eye remained slightly open, as if he were stealing a peek at all of us from the land of tired, ill sleep. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

His slightly bulging eyes were damp as he stared past Cal, and the boy asked, “What’s the matter, Mr. Hamilton? Don’t you feel well?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The mother is a friendly, intelligent, and caring person, perhaps slightly prone to depression or neurosis. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I select a rock, slightly bigger than my hand, and tie it to the rope’s end. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

His face changed from shocked to slightly smitten. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Her mouth is open and her head shakes slightly, like my words are ricocheting around inside. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

A slightly younger, slightly thinner Hollis was standing in front of Niagara Falls. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden we had begun to feel slightly uncomfortable. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Groaning slightly, partly opening his eyes, the young soldier awoke for a moment, then dropped back to sleep. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He ran back up to the shelter and found the radio in its plastic case and folded the note and put it in the case so that it stuck out slightly. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned over and put a hand beside his mouth, as if he did not wish to be overheard, an effect slightly lessened by his whisper, which was loud enough to deafen. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kapasi noted that this boy was slightly paler than the other children. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The man’s scowling, slightly brutish face was somehow at odds with his magnificent, sweeping robes, which were embroidered with much gold thread. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sierra closed her eyes, then let them open ever so slightly. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I turned to see the two coyotes following, about thirty feet to the rear, slightly to either side. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In some cases, an E flat major scale may even sound slightly different from a D sharp major scale. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Van Eck winced slightly, but simply said, “Will you accompany me, Mister Brekker?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This movement in turn pushed her bow slightly back up the wave that had forced her down. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ainsley comes over to us the same way Darius usually does, with his hands in his pockets and his shoulders slightly hunched over. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I make my way back toward the staircase, passing the double doors to the master bedroom, and notice that one is slightly ajar. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

This was slightly complicated by the fact that the bowls were designed to curve as they rolled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Back across the street, people are making their way around a girl who is swaying slightly. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then he pushed off the thin wooden wall—making the house tremble slightly—and closed the front door. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There didn’t seem to be any edible food in the refrigerator, apart from a slightly discolored hunk of cheddar cheese. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaunty adjusted his grip on the wheel, extending his index finger ever so slightly to feel the wind. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When her copilot points out that they’re slightly off course, she adjusts their direction and lets it go. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He lifted the robe slightly at the top of the steps, and from her seat at the edge of the stage Kira saw his feet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat for a moment staring at the map and then bowed his head slightly. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My guess is that I knew Ruth only very slightly at that point. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relenting slightly, Olmsted said he would think about it and agreed to meet with Ellsworth two days later, on Ellsworth’s return from Maine. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The dark irises of his eyes glowed slightly orange. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he was gazing at the body on the ground, leaning forward slightly, his brows drawn down, his mouth a little open. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Whichcee wavered and sagged a few inches to his left just as Wedding Call’s momentum carried him slightly to the right. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

All he suffered was a bit of singed beard and a slightly bruised pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He is handsome, with patrician features and swept-back, slightly greasy, light brown hair. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought the best position for me was four or five feet behind them and slightly to the side. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though Coloured Education was compulsory and slightly better than Bantu Education, it still qualified Coloureds for third-class citizenship, behind whites and Indians. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was as clean as a person could be, her hair still slightly damp from the water in the sea-star field, while her clothes had dried in the sun. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Spirit Bear raised its head slightly and sniffed the air with a long curious breath, then it started forward. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He took the page downstairs and showed his mother, who frowned slightly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam backed away slightly, casting her eyes repeatedly at Pet’s silent bulk for comfort. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It is slightly galling to think that we live in a universe that, for the most part, we can’t even see, but there you are. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Several feet away, on the other side of the tent, there was a gap where the edge of the Hema had slightly lifted from the dirt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The wandmaker took the first of the wands and held it close to his faded eyes, rolling it between his knobble-knuckled fingers, flexing it slightly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Vivian was speaking slightly above a whisper, but Margaret’s kitchen is right next to the add-on living room, so I could hear practically everything. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The window revealed the afternoon sky, slightly pale, but still lovely. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore had said that the lessons were leading to something to do with the prophecy; Harry had felt bolstered, comforted, and now he felt slightly abandoned. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A little of his voice came back, so that he no longer had to whisper but could bring out his words in a slightly reedy whine. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dipped slightly and let last year’s winner place the crown on her head. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She smiled, or rather her mouth hooked up slightly at the corners. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Oddly, as if affected by his thought, the motion of the river subsided slightly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth turns again to look at me, her face slightly shocked. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She turned her head slightly from side to side, surveying my father’s work with what he calls her “acute monocular beam.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the reality of who enrolled looked slightly different. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Ron was still slightly inclined to laugh at Hermione’s boggart, but an argument was averted by the sight that met them on the top of the steps. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And because Alyce hasn’t been able to confirm that he’s been safely evacuated, she finds herself pulled slightly off-route and flying in the direction of his nursing home. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Leave me alone,” Mrs. Das said, blowing on her nail and turning her body slightly. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Partner songs are slightly more challenging to sing in that they use different melodies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It is late winter but my grandmother keeps the window in our room slightly open so that the cold fresh air can move over us as we sleep. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He read directly from the speech without looking up, but he read with the confident, airy tone of a slightly snooty academic. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Captain,” said Call, when he recovered himself slightly, “do you know what you said?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made no answer, just shook her head slightly and smiled shyly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss’s mouth dropped open, just slightly, and it was like his heart stopped. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her speaking voice, deep in pitch, slightly husky, was more beautiful than ever. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the two of them—just slightly— melt together. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Lately I’ve caught myself humming out loud, or walking along the street with my mouth slightly open, drooling a little. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bronze was slightly pitted—like the doors, like the house itself. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Claire moved back slightly, farther from the sea's edge, and began again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Short and slightly stooped, she retained an exotic beauty. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I knew him only slightly, and what I did know was not impressive. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The overall effect is slightly morbid and incredibly elegant. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"At the time we started, only slightly more than a dozen of these things had ever been discovered in the entire course of astronomical observation," Shoemaker recalled some years later in a television interview. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He had been bom slightly crooked—a clumsy delivery by the midwife—like Richard III. Arthur was waiting for them, with Guenever and Lancelot on either hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

An aunt—that seemed possible; a visiting spinster aunt, slightly odd, but nice. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat on the table, my eyes were slightly higher than his. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since there are serious consequences to misinterpreting these statements as absolute laws, a responsible writer should insert a qualifier like on average or all things being equal, together with a slightly or somewhat. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He had very black, springy curls that were slightly too long and kept falling in his face. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

This was a really major breakthrough: layering two lines of voices singing at the same time, but singing slightly different notes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Her lips were steady now; she smiled slightly. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We go through the heavy double doors into the pre-op area, and then into a room slightly down the hallway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was easier to think of it now without three eager sets of eyes on me, but slightly complicated by the fact that I was running on fumes, sleepwise. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It's more than the trendy bun, slender body, slightly Cockney accent, and clunky earrings. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A patchwork quilt of green and brown fields surrounded a huge barn and a slightly smaller house. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But suddenly we had become slightly awkward in front of each other. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward slightly and his manner took on a shrewd and significant air. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He turned slightly to face away from Cecilia, and as the others took their places noted with relief that he was seated down among the children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Something slightly different about one of the Reston proteins is probably the reason the virus didn’t go off in Washington like a bonfire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The magistrate ran his hands across his forehead and repeated his question with a slightly different tone in his voice. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her pale lips are turned up ever so slightly, and someone has filled in her patchy eyebrows with a black pencil. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Parvati set off for Divination five minutes later looking slightly crestfallen. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was so absorbed in the movie that real life feels slightly unreal; I have the uncanny sense of having stepped out of the screen and onto the street. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her husband, a big handsome man just slightly shorter than his wife, worked on the railroad and was gone for days at a time. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

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

He was young, smiling slightly, and looked pretty merciful to Anya. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I grew up idolizing him, but when I saw what he really was—what he could do to his own son—” His words choked off slightly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Instead of being locked into a monotonous, 365/4-day orbit around the sun, starship passengers would always find the view out their windows slightly different from anything they had ever seen before. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her slightly patronizing smile frozen on her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I creep down a narrow hallway to a metal door that stands slightly ajar. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful would awaken, I would feed her, she would fall back to sleep, and I would watch the breath rock her body ever so slightly. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She placed the ashtray slightly away from her, as if it were very much in her way. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Big Tony left the window slightly open. Can you crawl through, Scruffy? Stay with Tater until we open the bathroom door from the other side?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Just then, Thorn turned her head ever so slightly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He sat on a gunny sack full of the corn that Robert and Josiah had dried last year, and when he shifted his weight even slightly, he could hear the hard kernels move. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

His black tunic was unbuttoned at the top, and slightly wrinkled—and his short hair needed a combing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

This sameness is a result of equal-tempered tuning, however; other tuning systems have been used which cause enharmonic notes to be tuned slightly differently. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know, Mrs. Snell, ft’s all slightly over my head.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I can look after myself and my children,” she said, slightly emphasising the “myself’ and “my children” so that we might understand, “but not my in-laws as well.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes cut sharply to me and I think he’s going to say something, but instead he drops his hand awkwardly, brow slightly furrowed, and leads us down the hallway and through a door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Father rose slightly, as if to end the visit, but Yawar placed a hand on his shoulder. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Her hands shook slightly and she swallowed hard to keep calm. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We called for help,” she said, bending over slightly, the hem of her flower-print dress swaying below her knees. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Driving through Peshawar with so much money in a paper bag was a slightly frightening experience. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When an object impacts the Moon at high speed, it sets the Moon slightly wobbling. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” he says, “shift your weight forward just slightly until your toes come off the ground.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me once more, his round face slightly pouting, and then as he walked slowly through the door, his shoulders slumped. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They don’t get a huge number of visitors to Ashfall Fossil Beds State Park–it’s slightly in the middle of nowhere–and Voorhies seemed pleased to show me around. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Somebody sent you,” she said, and he noticed she was holding a small willow staff, slightly curved at one end. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The road ahead lay to the north and slightly to the west. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her arms were spread wide open and her short legs were folded together and slightly turned to one side. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The spot where they emerged from the car was slightly elevated, about a hundred feet higher than the heart of the city. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

By the end of the night, a slightly tweaked formula had worked for two more K's: IX and XIV. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

When he realized that his observatory shook slightly in the wind, making his measurements imperfect, he moved his instruments into underground bunkers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He turned to the sandy-haired man who stood swaying slightly by the fireplace, “Could you do me a favor, son?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Liam reached over and ripped the paper out of my hand, crumpling it slightly in his fist. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Cornelius Fudge, sweating slightly in his pinstriped cloak, was standing there staring out at the grounds. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It would also make him seem slightly magical, since there weren’t any other grown Billys around. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lived alone in a Malibu beach house slightly sturdier than the last one. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was a not unbewitching sound, a mix of flute and bassoon, my consonants slightly slurred, a rush and breathiness to most of my pronouncements. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“They moved,” now Leper was smiling, a charming and slightly arch smile, like a child who knows he is going to say something clever, “they moved like an engine.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

From inside his coat he pulls a slightly squashed chocolate cake with “Happy Birthday Harry” written on it in green icing. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The floor was covered with a thick golden carpet, and the walls were hung with heavy fabric in a slightly darker shade. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior "Hm!" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She loosened her hold slightly on the driver’s neck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She frowned slightly and pushed up her glasses. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Their daemons fluttered out into the warmth, and after a moment Lord Asriel passed a hand across his brow and recovered slightly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I peeked at him from the corner of my eye, and he was still staring at me, but not gawking like the other students had today — he had a slightly frustrated expression. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was something long, slightly curved, and resting in a kind of saw-horse cradle. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was being served coffee and hot rolls by Kreacher and wearing the slightly manic expression that Harry associated with exam review. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He felt the impact of the blow throughout the length of his arm, jarring his flesh slightly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Bush administration says that the tax cuts have actually made the income tax system more progressive, shifting the burden slightly more to those with higher incomes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Across the country, the upper middle class so dominates elite universities that high-income students, on average, actually get slightly more financial aid from colleges than low- income students do. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Westley was beginning to swell slightly now from all the pumping. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was still slightly afraid something would go wrong and did not want Pauling to think about hydrogen-bonded base pairs until we had a few more days to digest our position. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She felt the strangest sensation as she grasped the fingers—and not only because they were slightly sticky. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I notice that his voice sounds slightly irritated when the subject comes up. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Celaena raised an eyebrow, and then, despite herself, smiled as he left the room as quickly as his feet could go without running, tripping slightly in the doorway as he staggered into the rooms beyond. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The paper tasted like the bubble gum he had once saved and chewed for five days; it was just as tasteless and only slightly harder. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air, too, smelled slightly better; musty, as if it had lain unstirred for ages, but without the choking closeness of the tunnels. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The wooden doors swing open slightly, and it’s dark inside. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Then they turned and went back to the house, Mr. Loomis once again limping slightly. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

For a second that contained an eternity, Harry stared into Cedric’s face, at his open gray eyes, blank and expressionless as the windows of a deserted house, at his half-open mouth, which looked slightly surprised. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His eyes were slightly purple beneath—hadn’t he gotten any sleep in the three weeks since Xavier had died? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If one went slightly faster, one could even get back before the race and place a bet on it in the sure knowledge that one would win. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Weaver notes, “rather than fading, the segregationists’ crime-race argument was reframed, with a slightly different veneer,” and eventually became the foundation of the conservative agenda on crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly both of her hands began to vibrate slightly. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ekon jumped slightly as people around him began digging in their bags and peering over each other’s heads while they waited for Father Olufemi to emerge and lead the worship ceremony. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He continues to shake his head, and then he reaches across to her side of the bed and presses her hand so tightly that it is slightly painful. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stood, swaying slightly, in the middle of the room and glared at the chief CCD man. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Percy was more slender, about an inch shorter, with slightly longer, much darker hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We polled 62.6 percent of the national vote, slightly short of the two-thirds needed had we wished to push through a final constitution without support from other parties. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has bright, dark, eyes and satiny brown skin and stands tilted up on her toes with her arms slightly extended to her sides, as if ready to take wing at the slightest sound. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s a hollow metal tube, tapered slightly at one end. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His left eyelid, which still droops slightly from the assault, pulses and twitches. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I guess all the teen movies were right: prom is slightly, slightly magical. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

They may also actually be slightly different pitches. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

June says, rounding on her, a slightly frantic look in her eyes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She pulled it out three times to get it right, but then she worried that it was worse to keep pulling it out than for it to grow slightly crooked. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When he climbed out of the water himself, he was sobbing slightly, with the effort of it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The heavy metal door of the Map Room was slightly ajar, a wispy trail of black smoke drifting out and into the gray sky. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In the six weeks since the shooting, Garfield had lost nearly 80 pounds and changed from a robust and slightly overweight man weighing 210 pounds to a skeletal figure. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When the meeting was again called to order Mr. Hoo suggested they offer Ms. Pulaski a slightly larger share of the inheritance in exchange for a transcript of the will—in English. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood there in his petty officer’s uniform, tall and almost shockingly broad-shouldered and thin-hipped, his cap pushed slightly back, the sun lighting on the patch of reddish hair that showed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple noticed the girl’s eyes hitch just slightly on her dark-rinse skinny jeans and Chucks before moving on smoothly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was like she held a string and pulled on it just slightly to open me up. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The instructors passed around spent cartridges that smelled slightly of citrus; one had enough residue left inside that my nose started to run after I sniffed it and the skin on my forehead burned slightly. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yolanda eats several right on the spot, relishing the slightly bumpy feel of the skin in her hand, devouring the crunchy, sweet white meat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then I noticed Mom seemed upset—her eyes were slightly red, and her mascara was smeared. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Harry crouched down so that Albus’s face was slightly above his own. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When she saw them enter, she leaned forward slightly, laying her right hand on the armrest. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Most ghosts were slightly translucent, and if she looked hard enough she could see right through them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Moss saw Javier’s eyes go wide, saw that his mouth slightly open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

That crimped, tiny cursive, each letter sloping slightly farther uphill. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She selected a tall, dark, but slightly dried-out Douglas fir. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at him a second longer, and then, almost imperceptibly, she leaned forward slightly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even in walking across the room you will very slightly alter your own experience of time and space. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wished I could spend the rest of my life as a child, being slightly crushed by someone who loved me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Triton smiled like that was a cute suggestion—like I was a slightly amusing dog that had barked for him or something. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to look very female and mysterious, slightly troubled by internal things they could not imagine and did not want to. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wet hair stuck out in random directions, he was limping slightly from his wounded foot, and he wheezed through obstructed nostrils. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He reached in, and took out a card, only slightly larger than a business card. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The steel platform on which the trailer rested was only slightly wider and longer than the trailer itself, leaving a ledge about a foot and a half wide all the way around. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His eyes narrowed slightly and he turned his head back away from me and closed them again. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey!” called Ben from the other end of the table, rising slightly so he could see better. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The vial on the left seemed to shake slightly more than the one on the right. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

To his surprise, she reached out and patted his shoulder, which made him feel slightly better and a lot weirder, all at once. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Rabiya thinks cooked carrots are disgusting and picked them all out, but I love the way the slightly sweet rice mixes with salty ground beef kabobs and chunks of juicy chicken. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Hideo’s lips tighten slightly, but it’s the only response he gives about his safety. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not everyone could afford to shop in the Market; most people bartered with their neighbors to keep their cupboards slightly less bare. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

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

He turns his head slightly and watches me with his good eye. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Then she turns to me, eyes rolling slightly, and mouths, “Work.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He had never been fat, but he had been slightly heavy with a litde extra weight just above his belt at die sides. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred the Shark was making a pattern, slightly irregular, like a kid learning to play an instrument. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Lily pulled back slightly, their noses still touching. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms at her chest, as if suddenly cold, rocking slightly, then after a time she looked at him and said she was glad he hadn’t tried it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was humming to himself, some melody I knew but couldn’t quite place, and his hands trembled slightly as he worked. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He knelt, too, so I stood in front of them, slightly taller than both my parents. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His face reddened slightly, and his little round mouth worked a bit on the next sentence. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been decided that you should all go home and go into hiding with your families,” Harry told the waiting Muggle-borns, who were dazzled by the light of the Patronuses and still cowering slightly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She opened the fingers of one hand slightly and in the palm of the hand was a single slender object. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

They swung around and above, the tern dæmon keeping close like a child to its mother, and watched the steersman adjust the course slightly as the foghorn boomed again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Matt that both the maid and the doctor shivered slightly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A door stood slightly open, showing a dark and forbidding interior. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly Deblin gripped my slightly big ears in her fingers and thumbs and steered my mouth to hers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Charles, kind and slightly ethereal soul that he was, was something of an enigma but Camilla was the real mystery, the safe I could never crack. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I saw his head nod slightly and the beard go up and down against his chest. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, what else would I mean? What else is there in a booth in the men’s room? And keep your head down. And keep the door to the booth very slightly open,” Claudia finished. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swayed slightly again and then said, “M — Master is stopped — hie — coming?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Two final applications of the multiplication principle—one slightly depressing, the other somewhat cheering. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry, Stepsister,” Ash said in a demure voice, and lightened her touch slightly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were closed and he was swaying slightly in his seat. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya was always slightly pleased and slightly embarrassed by how fast her dad responded to her texts. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She felt the cat relax ever so slightly in her arms. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit crossed under the wire, finishing second by slightly more than two lengths. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A paunchy man, holding a large black camera that was smoking slightly, was watching Fleur out of the corner of his eye. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It would even have seemed slightly unorthodox, a dangerous eccentricity, like talking to oneself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Hazel watched the face of the compass as the needle wavered slightly, as if afraid to make too firm a commitment. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

His profile was smooth lines, slightly curved except where his nose jutted out and his beard jutted out at the end of his chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its capture boom, a long metal triangle, entered the port's funnel, scraping slightly along the edge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lip is curled up slightly, and she takes her sweet time to speak, like she’s getting a kick out of our fear. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The river was nowhere near straight, looping back and forth and actually flowing slightly north back along itself at one point. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Triangles and circles were easy to measure, but slightly more irregular curves like the parabola were beyond the ken of the Greek mathematicians of the day. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The second had redder hair than the first and slightly longer horns. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

At first, it was just an indistinct noise, but he twisted the earbud slightly in his ear, and then he could make out words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The other is senior Bobby Ryan, a little shorter and more slightly built, but also an athlete, a lacrosse player. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He never moved even slightly, and when I edged closer, I could hear him snoring. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Smiling at this, he clamped the steering wheel slightly right of center, which produced a smooth clockwise motion against the curve of the road. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a balding man, wearing a frock that was slightly different from the dead around him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

For a while she simply stands there before tending to the shampooing of her hair, the soaping of her softening, slightly shrinking fifty-three-year-old body, which she must fortify each morning with calcium pills. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It looked as if Ben had recovered only slightly since Thomas had seen him in the Homestead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Redemption looked slightly abashed, but his jaw stayed stubborn. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was accompanied by the familiar tilt of the head and a slightly raised eyebrow and I felt the ground rush away from me, so strong was the memory, and the fear. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, through a slightly opened window, night breeze and moonlight entered her room together. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He feels like he’s stepped outside of himself and returned to find everything slightly rearranged. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Regions in which the density was slightly higher than average would have had their expansion slowed down by the gravitational attraction of the extra mass. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lazed under the tree, feeling slightly sick but satisfied. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the background, his back slightly turned to them, lurks an increasingly angry and jealous George. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say anything and only smiles slightly. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He watches Luna lean back, looks at the fine lines on his face, slightly heavier than they were before. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Alaric,” Seven said, peering at his slightly melted-looking name tag. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her dress was ripped and slightly scorched and she wore only one shoe. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Autumn filled the air with the slightly burnt scent of drying grasses, and the Wood was colored as if it were on fire. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glaze would collect in the crevices of the design, making it slightly darker than the rest of the surface. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I turned my chair slightly to listen better. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The AT is no longer the longest hiking trail—the Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails, both out West, are slightly longer—but it will always be the first and greatest. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Pet rested a hand on her knee, the gold claws digging slightly through her sheets. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The bow rises and falls just slightly as it rides the waves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And by slightly, I mean there are several oil paintings of single coffee beans hanging on the wall. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She tilted her head slightly and he took his cue, leaning in to kiss the corner of her mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Feeling slightly ashamed of himself, he sat up against the bedhead. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

One bushel holds 56 pounds of kernels, so 180 bushels is slightly more than 10,000 pounds of food per acre. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She looked slightly disappointed to see Tristran Thorn appear from the back room. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, the man Harry had seen in the Daily Prophet was following along in Percy’s wake, limping slightly, his mane of graying hair and his black cloak flecked with snow. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But she drew Bloomberg slightly closer to her and gave him an odd, ambiguous little hug. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was biting the corner of her lip, and frowning, and she held the steering wheel slightly away from her, as though she were afraid of this car. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

And the inmates were not badly fed—only slightly worse than we had been at the Academy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was always listening to slightly eerie Indian music in his earbuds, and he was constantly telling her that her “aura wasn’t vibrant enough” and she should drink more tea. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a pitiful noise, yet also slightly indecent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’m told I have my mother’s café con leche skin color, my father’s curly black hair, my grandmother’s slightly turned-up nose, the dimples from some great-aunt who spent her whole life smiling at everyone. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Coming near, I found the door slightly ajar; probably to admit some fresh air into the close abode of sickness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Elowen turned her head just slightly, as though she sensed a presence nearby. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was teased only slightly by the phantoms of vertigo, but slightly nevertheless. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody said a thing while the giant was working, but as he slid the first six fat, juicy, slightly burnt sausages from the poker, Dudley fidgeted a little. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Individual screens slide up from the table, the lights dim slightly, and a hush falls over the room. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Aviators man’s head turned slightly in her direction and Taylor crouched lower. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Harry raised himself slightly in his seat and saw what looked like plain water boiling away inside it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She threw herself back onto her bed and, still bouncing slightly, let her limbs fall lifeless to her sides. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He loosened his grip on her just slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t put too much stock in what Fulton said, given that the only man he had to compare anyone to was his slightly effeminate father. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Blowers spill out of planters, slightly overgrown and a bit wild, here at the furthest edge of summer. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

What was not so noticeable, however, was that the trainer stood stone-still until the horse pawed the correct number of times, and then, consciously or not, stirred slightly, which caused Hans to stop. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas’s anger lessened slightly at that, turned into pity. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It stood a little way above the rest of the village, and even in daylight was slightly creepy, with its boarded windows and dank overgrown garden. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But next to the sports complex, set slightly apart, as if to show off that it was there in the first place, was the hockey rink. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I drank, more slowly this time—bolting the first glass had made me slightly sick—I looked at Henry’s solitaire poker game. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He came out of his struggle integrated only slightly in the external society, but powerfully integrated within. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As he grappled with the table, the brilliant red bird bobbled slightly and raised her wings for balance, chirping irritably. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Both of them angled slightly away from each other for a better view of their flanks, in case something dangerous tried to sneak up on them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf’s one eyebrow raised slightly, and the Baudelaire orphans recognized this sign of his anger. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

With Camilla he was forced to assume a slightly more paternalistic stance, beaming down at her with the condescension of an old papa toward a dimwit child. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She spoke Mandarin slightly blurred with a Shanghai dialect. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kira leaned slightly to the right, trying to see around them, trying not to let the Council of Guardians know that something disruptive was happening. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot, perhaps slightly biased by having first met her with no clothes on, thought that Elaine was the most beautiful girl he had seen, except Guenever. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I strained to pick up the school superintendent's voice, as though to squeeze some security out of that slightly more familiar sound. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The road curved slightly and then leveled out, and there was a patch of dense underbrush to my right. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Triangular, with a slightly raised border and a smooth shining center. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Turning slightly towards the w indow, my back to the rest of the carriage, I open one of the little bottles of Chenin Blanc I purchased from the Whistlestop at Euston. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed it—it tilted slightly and he heard the sound of liquid sloshing about in it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He leans forward, ever so slightly, just barely in the danger zone, but enough to push away the pain of the G-tube. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Constance resembled a wet hen—same shape, same dour crankiness, and only slightly larger—but Kate smiled when he came in, and the sight of her sunny face gave Reynie a pinprick of hope. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel imagined the tunnel curving back toward Pasiphaë, ever so slightly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As the unsuspecting prey went around the end, still adjusting to the slightly surreal notion of practicing football indoors on a basketball court at seven-twenty in the morning, Ivory just smacked him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did they notice that he was following now, beside the road far behind, his mouth, above the thin, gray beard, turned ever so slightly toward a smile. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting up and looking out the window at the marine layer, frowning slightly. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Rees maintains that six numbers in particular govern our universe, and that if any of these values were changed even very slightly things could not be as they are. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Without taking her eyes off mine, she adjusted her legs, spreading them slightly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The boy in the bed to my right moved his head slightly and put his hands down on top of his blanket. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He’d allowed them to be led onto the platform, stripped to the waist, shivering slightly in the evening air, given boxing gloves. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drove past a great square dotted with market stalls, and then Jonas turned down a quieter street lined with townhouses, driving slightly uphill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if walls had shifted slightly, and furniture moved to new places. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once she had him, which was very soon, she managed always to seem slightly dissatisfied. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Manipulation of the right magic in the right way could alter the trajectory of fate magic ever so slightly, and cause far-reaching changes. Only fools can interact with fate magic directly, and only by accident.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He could see it moving slightly where it drew down into a concrete tile under the roadway and he spat into the water and watched to see if it would move. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

From an inside pocket of his black overcoat he pulled a slightly squashed box. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Now the plane lurched slightly to the right and Brian looked at the pilot He was rubbing his shoulder again and there was the sudden smell of body gas in the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question/answer technique is slightly more difficult than echoing in that echoing merely imitates what the leader has done, and answering requires the creation of a different rhythm. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It’s slightly garbled but Grandma understands him clearly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I crouched slightly and struck an offensive pose, noticing that a timer now appeared in the corner of my display, counting down from three minutes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Looking on, Hale smiled ever so slightly, while Ramsey leaned back in his chair, fanning himself in the heat, a toothpick between his teeth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She had on what I knew she called her brave face, the one where she squints ever so slightly and sets her jaw on lockdown. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His characteristic Cealdish dark hair and eyes made him seem older than Simmon and me, but he still had the slightly awkward look of a boy who wasn’t quite used to being man-sized yet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The students stopped dancing and crowded the near rails, the great boat listing slightly toward the racing lanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My avatar had a slightly smaller nose than me, and he was taller. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It should occur on average seven times per year, separated by intervals just slightly longer than that endured by Noah on his putative ark. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks slightly yellow and has lost a lot of weight, giving him a shrunken appearance. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Between Westerly and Mystic, the tracks are at an angle, embedded into the sloping land, so that the whole train threatens, ever so slightly, to topple over. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry raised his head very slightly off his arms to free his other ear. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was a second-class one—chosen presumably because of its slightly larger size. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second half of the year was slightly better. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

This time the pain was only slightly eased. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I saw him glance at it and then look again, his brow furrowing just slightly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He too had gotten on his knees, but his head was bowed only slightly, his eyes scanning the room. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

For example, the theory predicts that the light cones of points near the sun would be slightly bent inward, on account of the mass of the sun. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She passes within arm’s reach, her head slightly higher than his own. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I moved my fingers very slightly so no one would know what I was doing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

This causes the rotor blades to twist slightly and grab a bigger bite of air, and up you go. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt slightly sick; I was in a game of move-countermove, like a chess game, a game I did not want to be in at all. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Harry felt slightly uncomfortable at these words, for this was exactly how he felt about Hogwarts too. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Most of the patients showed a sullen, slightly aggressive, or negativistic behavior,” according to the book. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she nodded, Rishi unbuttoned his shirt, his fingers trembling slightly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She will be unmistakable: the long line of jaw, the slightly crooked lip. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lower that value very slightly–from 0.007 percent to 0.006 percent, say–and no transformation could take place: the universe would consist of hydrogen and nothing else. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We found one at the edge of the woods, about two feet long, one inch thick, and still green enough to be slightly springy. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I yelled, slightly more breathless as I shoved everything into the bag. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was the same basic high school garbage wrapped in a slightly different skin. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

In other words, the people on earth would see slightly less than a half-moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was haggard: her cheekbones were sharp, her jaw pronounced, and her eyes slightly, but ever so disturbingly, sunken in. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Something in his voice reminded me that his mom was dead, and I thought about how everyone always seemed slightly uncomfortable when discussing their fathers in front of me. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hermione, who was standing slightly behind them, whispered, “No, don’t, honestly, it’s not worth it...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But his months in the cell with Uncle had lifted, if only slightly, a curtain on the world beyond the fence. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I asked him while he leaned on me slightly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Did I see her flinch, ever so slightly? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra moved slightly so that she could see the screen, where a brilliant white circle had begun to glow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I trail slightly behind my parents and Connor, who is still obsessed with jellyfish, and is now going on and on about how he hopes we see some floating in the water. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

One half still stood, slightly tilted, while the other lay on the ground. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His tone was teasing, yet she tensed slightly at his question; it seemed too close to her vulnerable, soft core. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She puts a plate of slightly charred pancakes down on the kitchen table. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing what appeared to be a golfing sweater and a very old pair of jeans, slightly too big for him and held up with a thick leather belt. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She just sat back in her chair, her head slightly tilted, and I could tell by looking into her eyes that she had gone somewhere far away. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

His chin quivered slightly, and for the first time it hit me how much he must’ve loved her, how it had split him open when she left. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking in a slightly less strained breath, Diana put her hands on Z’s black T-shirt. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

After about fifteen minutes, Roger comes out of the office, limping slightly less than before. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Jack is now leaning forward slightly, his elbows propped on his knees as he stares at me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was crunchy and slightly warm and sweet from the sun. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I come to realize that she was, or is, in awe of him, slightly afraid of him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even his closest friend, Okwudiba, often told him how humble he was, and it irked him slightly, because he wished Okwudiba would see that to call him humble was to make rudeness normal. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In an expanding universe in which the density of matter varied slightly from place to place, gravity would have caused the denser regions to slow down their expansion and start contracting. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked into his bland eyes for laughter, seeing his red head turned slightly to the side. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boat had shifted slightly in the storm. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Bagman looked somehow like a slightly overblown cartoon figure, standing amid all the pale-faced champions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This was a tall man of between forty and fifty, lean of figure, brown of skin, with hair slightly grizzled round the temples. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cop looks at Mama and nods slightly. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Journeymen earned a slightly higher salary and usually escaped the chores. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slightly meaty odor of morels attracts flies, which lay eggs in the safety of the mushroom’s hollow stalk. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He grinned, his teeth slightly yellow against the white paint on his face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The product of their efforts this time looked only slightly grayer than it had the time before. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lips were slightly parted and the teeth showed and on the face was only comfort and rest. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slow days drifted on, and each left behind a slightly lightened weight of apprehension. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ebgard’s chin quivered slightly, but his voice was strong and clear. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ivy was so focused on her mission when she got there yesterday, she could’ve sworn it was a dull beige trimmed with a slightly darker dull beige like all the other houses. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even adults slightly tilt their guess about where a person will look for a hidden object in the direction of where they themselves know the object to be. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But it was there, in her fingertips, and now they trembled slightly with eagerness to start. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The body was running, arched slightly forward, arms flying around, but there was no head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Terupt’s door stood slightly ajar, so I slowly pushed it open and stepped into his room. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Hitler was wounded by a time bomb in a briefcase placed under a conference table; he might have been killed if the case had been placed slightly closer to the chair where he was sitting. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alby leaned back slightly, stared absently at Thomas for several seconds. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes slightly, curious to find out, and then he went rigid. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The sky had brightened ever so slightly in the east, but Brooklyn itself was still a dim, gaslight-speckled shadow world. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was also half a cheese that I ate, and a shirt that I stole, as it was slightly less raggedy than my own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stopped at the next-to-last sheet—which was of a slightly different color than the rest—and idly turned it over. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Grandma opened the door ever so slightly and demanded that they show proof of who they were. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smelled of stale air and shoe leather and my grandfather’s slightly sour cologne. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Bickle looked at the woman, and again the comers of his mouth twitched slightly. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Charlie approached, running his hand slightly ruefully over his new, brutally short haircut. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I searched the room and discovered that one of the stalagmites protruding from the floor was slightly worn around the tip. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z