| 单词 | somewhat |
| 例句 | Two years later, another, somewhat larger asteroid missed us by just 90,000 miles–the closest pass yet recorded. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The curassow, which looks somewhat similar to a chicken, whistles when it senses danger and prefers to run instead of fly. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z My own vocabulary had become somewhat less immense in the face of the majestic mosque. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In a somewhat awkward silence both boys turned back to their snipping. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As the twentieth century progressed, developments in computing and interpersonal communications technology, which had been evolving somewhat independently, began to converge. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After he had devoured the chocolate he felt somewhat ashamed of himself and hung about in the streets for several hours, until hunger drove him home. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The land surrounding it was rockier than any other place we knew, and the path to it branched off underneath a massive fallen oak that looked somewhat like a mermaid. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Age and weather had removed the first letter and the last—an R and an S—thereby coining a somewhat ominous word: OOM. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, up ahead, in a place where the light seemed brighter and the ground somewhat more open, something moved. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I was getting a trifle posture-conscious and I sat up somewhat straighter in my seat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Lee should have liked that kind best since beauty must be somewhat like ourselves, but he didn’t. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My first job was picking apples, which was somewhat more useful than hanging around on the outskirts of the Piper Appreciation Society. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not one of them,” Armpit said, somewhat offended. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z So they came and stood around Gregor's corpse, their hands in the pockets of their somewhat worn jackets, in the room, which was already quite bright. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z These intervals are all considered to be somewhat unpleasant or tension-producing. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She gave him a handful of soft bitter-tasting leaves somewhat like sage, and he chewed them silently and forced them down. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d been passed out so long in the cave that night had fallen, but the woods were thick and the full moon was somewhat obstructed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so,” I said, somewhat confused. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z A somewhat touchy correspondence then ensued, in which Jefferson attempted to remind Adams that their much-valued friendship did not depend on complete agreement about forms of government. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I was thrilled by the mere fact of his speaking to me in this gentle, somewhat personal way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Leila, though somewhat in a daze, noticed something else: There was no shoulder on the road, no easy place for her to walk; no room for the cars to safely swerve. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She had, naturally, aged somewhat, but to my eyes at least, she seemed to have done so very gracefully. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Now her hair is what she calls “somewhat cute, somewhat lion’s mane,” and she will never approve any photo to go up online because she thinks she looks too burned out. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Or because he’s not wearing somewhat baggy jeans and a backwards cap. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z With her being somewhat of a foreigner herself, that’s the pot calling the skillet black if you ask me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Van Helsing’s sternness was somewhat relieved by a look of perplexity. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Gradually, as they fell into a daily routine, Polly seemed to relax, but Amari could see she still felt somewhat superior to the slaves around her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “He didn’t have any choice. President Snow made him,” I say, somewhat defensively. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It frightened and amazed me somewhat; and as for Arthur, he fell a-trembling, and finally was shaken with doubt as with an ague. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The midmost stood somewhat forward from the others and sundered from them, an island in the waters, about which the flowing River flung pale shimmering arms. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In a somewhat mistaken attempt to allay fears, he added that the planes had emergency valves that would allow them to dump their entire load instantaneously. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If you had walked through the pleasant Tuscan countryside in the 1890’s, you might have come upon a somewhat long-haired teenage high school dropout on the road to Pavia. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I admit I somewhat downplayed the punishment loops’ dangers. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He is a couple of inches shorter than I am and somewhat wider. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I rubbed away at the gauges, wondering what had brought on this outburst, and was somewhat relieved that he seemed to hold nothing against me personally. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She offered up a nice, if somewhat charitable, smile. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z There they were somewhat sheltered from wind and rain. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The tunnel smelled somewhat less intensely of urine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “He’s an extraordinary child, isn’t he?” said Number Two, her speech somewhat hindered by a mouthful of biscuit. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I used to be somewhat of an expert on earthworms because a good garden holds so many kinds of life. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Every inch of visible surface of the board had been decorated, with four somewhat gorgeous-looking columns of quotations from a variety of the world’s literatures. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z They vary somewhat, but most are on an abysmal scale of 1:100,000, which ludicrously compresses every kilometer of real world into a mere centimeter of map. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I did not break the habit of stealing and hoarding bread until my faith that food would be forthcoming at each meal had been somewhat established. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Call went along, somewhat grudgingly, because I was unwilling to explain my great zeal for work. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason, Old Tallow seemed to treat her, Omakayas, somewhat differently than other children. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The gentleman in question went on gazing at me for a moment without changing the somewhat languid posture he had adopted in his armchair. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Dancing transformed her. She moved her shoulders somewhat coquettishly and her eyes and entire face were laughing and exuded joy.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Why do you care?” he asked, though in a somewhat deflated tone. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z After a while the king led his men away somewhat eastward, to come between the fires of the siege and the outer fields. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In a passage near the back of the circus, which is somewhat wide and filled with only a handful of patrons, Mr. A. H— stops. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My troubles with his mother made him afraid of marriage somewhat. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z What I saw before me was the road we’d been traveling on, but somewhat farther along. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It revived some of the campaign-era speculation that I was generally uncouth and lacking the standard elegance of a First Lady, and worried me somewhat, too, thinking I’d possibly distracted from Barack’s efforts abroad. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If it attracts a somewhat criminal element, then I belong here, I guess. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The touch of his lips somewhat banished my fears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When it came to my choices, I tried to be somewhat unpredictable, to prevent anyone from ascribing any sort of message to what I wore. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Her companion is a handsome man, somewhat taller than she, in an impeccably tailored black pinstriped suit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The deep antiquity of the Babylonian tradition is somewhat exaggerated, however: their most impressive work in mathematical astronomy dates after 300, roughly contemporaneous with developments in the Hellenistic world. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z In general, he was a somewhat serious person and didn’t do a lot of that kind of monkey play even before the camps. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I have always been somewhat obsessed with that unfortunate animal. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The hour spent at Millcote was a somewhat harassing one to me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The oldest kind were, indeed, no more than built imitations of smials, thatched with dry grass or straw, or roofed with turves, and having walls somewhat bulged. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Through this mist he glimpsed the shadow, fleeing somewhat to the right of his course. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The owner knew me for a Dane, but as I spoke French, I believe his attempt to cheat me failed somewhat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I walked through the rows of the garden and saw that everything had come up; the earth had grown somewhat too hard and caked, but that had done no damage yet. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The year’s absence from the military had put Lillian somewhat behind in following the lives of some of her friends. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z McCandless's postcards, notes, and journals ... read like the work of an above average, somewhat histrionic high school kid—or am I missing something? Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It is situated on the high street of Taunton, very close to the market square, a somewhat sunken building, its exterior characterized by heavy dark timber beams. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z That was somewhat noteworthy; many in the crowd had laptops open, including a guy just in front of Dr. Atchley who had four windows open, checking email, the news, and a shopping site. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She had texted with Grace a few times, mostly responding to Grace’s somewhat awkward sentences. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Like a little happy but somewhat clueless emoticon. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z There he stood somewhat bewilderedly beside his suitcase as Bill Thorpe raised the side hatches and Nick flung a package into the luggage space. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was because she looked somewhat like us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z His paint was somewhat scratched and the wood picked up over his right eye. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With a calmness of manner which somewhat but not quite concealed her astonishment of a moment ago, she finally spoke. she explained, was of a different, strange, but harmless nature. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And also, as I said at the beginning, I am writing it down for somewhat more practical matters. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Though much smaller and entirely round, the room somewhat resembled the Room of Requirement on the unforgettable occasion that it had transformed itself into a gigantic labyrinth comprised of centuries of hidden objects. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The fresh air seemed to clear Lady Constance’s mind somewhat; at the very least she regained the ability to stand upright. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z My tension eased somewhat, but stayed with me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The solar panels will recharge the battery somewhat, but there's nothing to tell the system to reboot. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked pretty, sure, beautiful even, but what you really felt was that she was quiet and shy and somewhat uncomfortable posing. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z To put it briefly, and somewhat too simply, a certain hope died, a certain respect for white Americans faded. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z On the same day, Bliss told reporters that “the wound looks better than at any time yet,” and the official bulletin described the president as "somewhat restless” and "tranquil.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When tired of this occupation, I would retire from the stairhead to the solitary and silent nursery: there, though somewhat sad, I was not miserable. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z After a moment he admitted, somewhat reluctantly, “Besides, you did seem to...well, you’re worse off than the rest of us, at least. They can wait.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Ben cheered his spirits somewhat by dreaming of strangling Mary Anne with barbed wire or cutting her heart out like an Aztec and eating it before her eyes in her last moments of consciousness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, with a weak smile, looked somewhat embarrassed, as if to say, “I really should have won this tournament, and I can’t blame the Russians this time. It was me...all alone.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The truth was, I wasn’t worried about whether he’d pass the bar and, somewhat annoyingly, neither was he. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The only way to reallij learn that was to try it, although my old friend the zero G airplane was somewhat helpful. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When he first took her in his arms, Hagar was a vain and somewhat distant creature. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the men was somewhat younger than the others and more elaborately decorated. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A first photograph, somewhat overexposed, is taken by Dr. Gupta that broiling hot, late summer’s day: Gogol, an indistinct blanketed mass, reposing in his weary mother’s arms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As the days grew warmer, the plague abated somewhat. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He was delicate, thin, with a curiosity that unnerved the adults, but unlike the inquisitive and sometimes clairvoyant look that the colonel had at his age, his look was blinking and somewhat distracted. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The Americans were taking somewhat shorter strokes and spending a lot less time recovering between them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His lively blue-gray eyes were somewhat hidden by the glare of the sun off his wire-rimmed glasses. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I somewhat live here, at least for the summer. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Then Roy’s father had poked his head in the door and said, with somewhat forced enthusiasm: “And don’t forget Disney World.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Joy was somewhat dirtier than it had been on his previous visit. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The tension between prisoners and warders had lessened somewhat. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Mrs. Huckaby, the woman I considered to be somewhat near fair and rational about the whole situation, had lapsed back into her attitude of trying to convince me there was nothing going on. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark bent over, hands on his knees, relishing the chance to rest.The wind had died down and the fire seemed at a somewhat safe distance now. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The rug had been somewhat of a joke, but the dog question was serious. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z His recently increased weight and the bloating caused by the inoperative valve made any position other than standing or lying down somewhat awkward. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the track was somewhat soggy that day, Seabiscuit had been capable of ticking off miles in 1:36 throughout his career with Smith. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “So,” I said, and he turned somewhat reluctantly to look at me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Even asking it, she knew it was a somewhat foolish question. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Dr. Leale, somewhat stunned but knowing it can do no harm, agrees. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A somewhat more immediate influence was Aristotle himself, whose death in 322 happened to coincide with Ptolemy’s accession to the governorship of Egypt. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Residues on fruits and vegetables tend to be somewhat less. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Well, I hope you left some suitable excuse,” said her husband, somewhat appeased, as he added a dash of cayenne pepper to the soup. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z The accent is West Indian, and a ground-level camera comes up on two dark, somewhat heavy and middle-aged WOMEN. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z It soothed me somewhat, but I felt now that I was somehow failing to solve a simple riddle. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Their task was eased somewhat by Lawrences unassailable reputation as an accelerator builder. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Both major types of insecticides, the chlorinated hydrocarbons and the organic phosphates, directly affect the nervous system, although in somewhat different ways. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A ritual that seeks to feed my mind and would starve my somewhat metaphorical soul. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary, though pretending not to hear, was somewhat disconcerted; and Elizabeth, sorry for her, and sorry for her father’s speech, was afraid her anxiety had done no good. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Nathan's face was somewhat stony, but it softened when he looked down at me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He stared at the glass ball till the snowstorm had abated somewhat. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Domestic races of the same species...often have a somewhat monstrous character....They often differ in an extreme degree in some one part.... The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But the thought of the strange woman’s lamentations over her dead son presented a somewhat strong case for going to school: I didn’t want to end up dead in the streets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But his mind was not on pursuit, nor would it be until the pain diminished somewhat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I judged it best to look away while she did so, but with her person positioned so closely, this could only be achieved by my twisting my head away at a somewhat unnatural angle. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It somewhat resembled a peregrine’s favorite nesting site—a cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Sitting once on the rocks as we dried from swimming, he asked me, “Do you not find it somewhat strange to have your feces weighed and recorded?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Now, under Lewis Strauss, it had become even more security-obsessed than the colonels and generals the scientists had worked with during the war, in purposeful if somewhat prickly companionability. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” I said, surprised that her voice had softened somewhat. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “What did they do that for?” said Winston, somewhat taken aback. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He showed her how to assemble the sandwiches, and she seemed somewhat pleased with her accomplishment. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His voice is somewhat bitter, but mostly sad. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My Zeal seemed somewhat to cool his Zeal. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ekon watched, somewhat horrified and somewhat impressed, as she pushed herself up and reached for the next highest bough, climbing higher and higher until she was several feet above him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They have dim apprehensions that such propositions as ‘God does not exist’ are somewhat dubious at least in comparison with statements like ‘All carnivorous cows eat meat.’ Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z For a personality thus prepared, it was somewhat easier to deal with your sister becoming your brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As the sun rose higher and shone meaner and brighter, Edward became somewhat dazed. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Maybe they are militaristic, overly programmed, and somewhat lacking in a sense of humor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I had treated seeing Catherine very lightly, I had gotten somewhat drunk and had nearly forgotten to come but when I could not see her there I was feeling lonely and hollow. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z As he knew, these were deflected somewhat by magnetic fields but, curiously, even more on their passage through solid matter—even through a thin film such as mica. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I fled, and felt somewhat safer in my own room, where there was no moonlight and where the lamp was burning brightly. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She stood on the other side, hair somewhat damp, smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Her words tempered somewhat the sting of Cristiana’s criticism and the coolness of the other ladies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Since the Fischers didn’t own a piano, Nigro began giving Bobby accordion lessons, lending him a somewhat battered “twelve-bass” instrument so he could practice at home. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Evidently he had been expecting Hazel to speak first and was somewhat at a loss. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Burnham saw to his delight that Olmsted had given the directors somewhat more than they perhaps had wished to receive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I sat in these meetings, engrossed and somewhat taken aback by the fact that I knew so little about military life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Another somewhat uncommon way of obtaining information is the so-called capture-recapture method. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so, a bricklayer named George Bowman found the experience of working for Holmes somewhat chilling. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Though her X-ray photographs were somewhat sharper than his, she was unable to say anything more positive than he had already. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I was both baffled and somewhat insulted by the request. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In a somewhat different mood, Bobby also said at one point that he felt like giving up chess from time to time, “but what else would I do?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She gathered up her lecture notes and, somewhat distractedly, called the children together. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I have heard more than a little hissing and roaring through the factory door, but my presently somewhat enervated condition precludes a descent into that particular inferno at the moment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The ice was somewhat diminished, but still stood in blocks and shards all about the vault. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A Drill Instructor appeared in the doorway, his distinctive, somewhat ludicrous hat pulled low over his eyes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, it’s a disgrace,” agrees the caustic, somewhat original, and entirely imposing lady who presides over this litter. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Up close, however, it was somewhat less enthralling. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The range of altitudes in the Fertile Crescent meant staggered harvest seasons: plants at higher elevations produced seeds somewhat later than plants at lower elevations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Though he learned to speak a fluent, somewhat eccentric English, his written command of the language was mediocre at best. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In countries with a very cold winter, two decidedly non-Christian elements tended to be intermingled, somewhat perplexingly, with the carol form. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This had entailed an involved, though somewhat inaccurate description of sex. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If the caretaker had looked more closely, in fact, he would have seen that the kitchen counters were somewhat shinier than they should have been in an empty house. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Philbert sucks in his breath like I just said a curse word, which I actually have been somewhat careful not to do in front of him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly every attempt to domesticate a mosasaurus, he went on, somewhat rudely Magdalys now thought, has ended in dismemberment and death. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He had none of Hamlet’s noble beauty, but a woman might find him somewhat fair of countenance. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hamilton had a light peaches and cream complexion with violet-blue eyes and auburn-red hair, all of which came together to suggest an animated beam of light to Burr’s somewhat stationary shadow. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z At 8:23 and twenty seconds, King Lotharon made his somewhat belated entrance to the dinner. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And Bailey, being somewhat small, can squeeze through comparatively easily. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I let myself drop into the unknown, come what may—yet, in spite of all, I feel somewhat afraid. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When working well, the entire boat operates like a well-lubricated machine, with every rower serving as a vital link in a chain that powers that machine forward, somewhat like a bicycle chain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was a good deal taller than I, and in contrast to my somewhat ordinary but decently proportioned features and dark hair, his face seemed to have been cut from stone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Jo couldn’t even lose her heart in a decorous manner, but sternly tried to quench her feelings, and failing to do so, led a somewhat agitated life. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Likewise, at the bank there had been mention of promotion and when nothing came of it he was somewhat relieved. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And when I really want to be adventurous, I’ll stick a headband over it, hoping to make myself look somewhat girly. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My sisters moped somewhat, but I nibbled my drumstick happily! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Effie's somewhat teary and keeps patting my hair and talking about how she told everyone we were pearls. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In any case, practically overnight, Bobby turned himself from a dead stockbroker and incapacitated bon vivant into a live, if somewhat unqualified, agent-appraiser for a society of independent American art galleries and fine arts museums. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It was a boy somewhat older than himself, with bristly red hair and freckles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Their voices were melodious and unsentimental, almost to the point where a somewhat more denominational man than myself might, without straining, have experienced levitation. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z They showed a city that looked somewhat like Ember, except that its buildings were lighter and taller and had more windows. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t one player in the upcoming Interzonal that Bobby wasn’t somewhat prepared to meet. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And, too, there are the deeper currents among even well-intentioned Southerners, currents that make the idea of a white man’s assuming nonwhite identity a somewhat repulsive step down. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It waited until he was close, then flapped heavily into another tree, heading somewhat to the left of the way Shadow had originally been going. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z All was going fine until Barack got a call from someone back in Illinois, letting him know that the senate was somewhat abruptly going back into session to finish work on the crime bill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z That is a fact somewhat rare at this time of year. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you expecting someone to poison you?” he said, somewhat taken aback. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt then that my heart hardened somewhat and my mind cleared. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, when Ptolemy’s gem-encrusted boot did lift somewhat, the result was almost instant rebellion. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z But after we were taken, we spent the next few years learning in special schools, living somewhat normal lives until they were finally able to finance and build the Maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “She has somewhat of a tongue, doesn’t she? And she doesn’t sound like a member of the rabble.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Feeling somewhat less apprehensive now that I had a plan, I immediately set off. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I had been at the window somewhat less than half an hour, when I saw something coming out of the Count’s window. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Roman eagles can hunt demigods by their magical scent even better than monsters can. This ship might conceal us somewhat, but not completely—not from them.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It looked like it was going to be a size too large for me, not to mention the somewhat icky feeling that came with knowing where it had been. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the kitchen the music was somewhat fainter than it had been on the porch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had finished talking, Vasudeva directed his somewhat weakened glance at him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z After a parade before the crowd and a brief, somewhat subdued ceremony in which Vanderbilt called Seabiscuit “the greatest horse of the year in America,” they took Seabiscuit back to his stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Inger was a nice girl though somewhat lazy, and her body was strong. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The Small Items shop had overflowed somewhat into their apartment above. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I lived with boys who were mostly my age or somewhat younger. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And somewhat the same thing happens when they visit us in New York. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The case was somewhat famous, because the partner had been a New York City policeman. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She alighted on a rock, where, somewhat astonished, she looked down on Drum and her sister. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I guess she’s somewhat of a VIP, because she went to law school with the women who own this firm. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z "Well, that's not all, actually. It turns out to be somewhat more complicated." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z On the third Sunday after Snowball’s expulsion, the animals were somewhat surprised to hear Napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Here and there a middle-aged or older woman wore a heavy, colorless kimono, and a couple of somewhat younger women wore colored ones. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I see that you are somewhat more than a cheesemonger after all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And all at once the sun was uncomfortably hot, the dust oppressive, and the meager grass along its edges somewhat ragged and forlorn. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was finished, the darkness had disintegrated somewhat, and he saw, some fifteen feet in front of him, a man stirring in his sleep. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also a short taffeta cloak, somewhat shabby, and a simple, flat-crowned hat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Muslims also had it somewhat easier back then. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Well, I knew this, though... but... I knew that. For each one up, it goes that many over. I’m still somewhat confused as to why.. She pauses, squinting at the screen. “I’m getting confused. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I was somewhat sure I wanted to know what was going on with my little brother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z An older model Civic was parked off the shoulder, somewhat camouflaged by the woods. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Well, she succeeded somewhat, for, though sympathy can’t alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Over the course of the next few weeks Adams and Jefferson developed two equally cogent but wholly incompatible political strategies in response to their somewhat awkward reunion as a political pair. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I struggled to free myself, but Edward merely readjusted me so that I was somewhat more conventionally seated on his lap. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His body had adjusted somewhat to the heat and harsh conditions. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then he said somewhat sadly to the old woman, “Wake and let me into the gate.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z "I took her from a knight. The man was loath to give her up, but your name changed his thinking somewhat . . . that, and my dirk at his throat." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z These appointments, somewhat misleadingly described as “the midnight judges,” had occurred after the presidential election, and therefore denied Jefferson the right to choose his own men. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I know that, but...I’m trying to be somewhat realistic here.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The river was easy to fish, slow moving and somewhat shallow there; the silvery, sinuous trout were eager for the bait, and made good eating later. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “My Ambition leads me not to be first in Rome,” she observed somewhat coyly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Ernest, somewhat abashed at telling supplicants that he would have to check with Neylan before accepting their invitations, called him his “father confessor.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He said that if he didn’t hear soon, he’d try to do what he could, but he also added—somewhat mysteriously—that he didn’t want to get into trouble himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was somewhat skeptical, however, and wrote apprehensively to his friend Miyoko Watai in Japan: “I think the Hungarians may arrest me as soon as I cross the border. ” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Amid the parishioners’ fears and frustrations, their disenfranchisement and sinking helplessness, he was somewhat brashly pointing an arrow in the opposite direction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps he was an orphan, perhaps he had been thrown out of his home by his mother, as his eyes were somewhat crossed and looked a little peculiar. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire in my gut had eased somewhat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was a somewhat odd thing to do because I had Snickers of my own and he knew that, but he had nothing else to give. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The girl seemed tired and somewhat lost, but she smiled. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose I got somewhat angry at her game playing. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The next day, somewhat to my surprise, six or seven of the porters set to work in earnest upon their arrival. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dr. Seward saw me he jumped up with a horrified exclamation, and hurriedly taking a case-bottle from a cupboard, gave me some brandy, which in a few minutes somewhat restored me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The Second Part of Rhetoric 89 That teed up what was to follow: the somewhat hangdog expression of national determination that was, a few days later, to lead to the formal declaration of war. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I discover I am somewhat drunk; also that I am afraid of heights. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I closed my eyes and they sailed red behind my lids; then somewhat steadied I took her arm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I somewhat enjoyed the company of her madness, and certainly I understood it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She left for Brazil within a year, hopefully somewhat wiser and surely less rich than when she arrived. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It made him sick that someone had ruined everything just as they were on the cusp of feeling somewhat normal. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Amaranta, the younger, was somewhat graceless, but she had the natural distinction, the inner tightness of her dead grandmother. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Only one thing, Madame, a somewhat personal question. The colour of your dressing gown.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z "Haie, man, she must have legs like, legs—” his thoughts mount somewhat higher "and a behind too she must have, like a—like an elephant!” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It took most of the night to get the papers somewhat organized. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Woods told me, the city began outstripping its water supply, a “somewhat wimpy” tributary called Canteen Creek. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When I was somewhat younger, working on my famous Dresden book, I asked an old war buddy named Bernard V. O’Hare if I could come to see him. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you were a bit more conscientious about doing the laundry, the description of that sheet would be somewhat different.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her that as long as she could keep her somewhat problematic attitude in check during a job interview, I didn't think she'd have a problem finding long-term employment. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A stout, middle-aged man with enormous owl-eyed spectacles was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He meant to stop at the wedding on his way to New York and endeavor by every means which money and love could devise to atone somewhat for Edna’s incomprehensible action. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “I found your performance curious, and the reaction of your audience somewhat perplexing. You were lacking in precision.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he’s somewhat of an aberration. I’m pretty sure someone stole our nice, sweet boy and replaced him with…” He gestured at the door. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Effie Trinket makes it sound like Haymitch just has somewhat rough manners that could be corrected with a few tips from her. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It had a fresh and somewhat spicy smell. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Far from being modern breadbaskets, they include areas ranking today as somewhat dry or ecologically degraded: Iraq and Iran, Mexico, the Andes, parts of China, and Africa’s Sahel zone. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It bent somewhat towards the west so that at first all was dark ahead; but soon Frodo saw a tall gap of light before him, ever growing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Papa was tall and somewhat bent over, but he had a kindness that shone about him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Einstein was honored, somewhat vaguely, "for services to theoretical physics." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Why had Dr. Fanning, who was tall and somewhat handsome, married this plain, bucktoothed woman? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z At least my battle with bad skin felt like a disorder I could somewhat control, but there were no over-the-counter creams or prescription pills that could decrease the size of my famously large Persian nose. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Though somewhat grey-haired and wrinkled by the time I came to know her well, from the stories I heard of her youth she could have captured the heart of any man she wanted. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z To put it somewhat differently, if she had been opposed, it is difficult to imagine Adams taking the action he did. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I asked her if she had ever seen a fairy,” Ash said, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “But your greater judgment is still somewhat in question. The lamp itself we will melt down for metals, I suppose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I can’t keep taking him home forever. My spouse is already somewhat annoyed about it. The children enjoy him, though. He's been sleeping in my sons room. He seems to do well there. But...” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was somewhat conspicuous because I was the only person not wearing a coat of some kind. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Ah, somewhat less than two hundred and fifty, sir, as of yesterday. Countin’ the officers.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, somewhat oddly, both the Democratic front-runner in the primary and the ensuing Republican nominee became embroiled in scandals involving their ex-wives. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It would make me even more interesting, assuming I already was somewhat interesting. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She dulled the agony somewhat by plunging into housecleaning for Nonnie. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He nodded vaguely and walked slowly away, his tall frame somewhat stooped. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The “pigeon-house” stood behind a locked gate, and a shallow parterre that had been somewhat neglected. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess in the big leagues you could do somewhat better. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He is somewhat taken aback, though, by a conversation with Moore early into his tenure. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The results were somewhat startling: the highly gifted kids in the study weren't much more likely to become prominent intellectuals than normal kids. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He was the only one who couldn’t protect himself, although the thick adobe walls of the office made life somewhat bearable. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Only my mother, who had in the meantime recovered somewhat, maintained her interest in me, urging me to study hard and make up for squandered time. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mom might have left her in the dark about being a Pandava, but at least hearing the stories about them had prepared Aru somewhat. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You are a clever boy, though somewhat too obscure.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I then added somewhat ambiguously, “Perhaps something good will come of this. I’m now in a position where the government can make an approach to us.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No longer did he wear the proud, somewhat disdainful look he’d worn when walking seriously along through the woods, his pipe cradled in his arms. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The basis of Thula’s was less so, and somewhat mysterious to her family. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "What do you mean?" said the middle lodger, somewhat dismayed and with a sugary smile. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “You speak Swahili?” asked the somewhat surprised father. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Having a representative there from Iceland, although Saemi wasn’t an official, helped Bobby somewhat to make a credible case that the country was considering asylum. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Volpe began to dabble in somewhat edgier fare, beginning with Pippin, a dark and existential musical inspired by the story of Charlemagne’s rebellious son. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The Peruvians seemed to accept this, if somewhat somberly. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “He appeared calm and somewhat resplendent with his goatee and astrakhan hat,” Parks would report later in Life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The excitement here has died down somewhat; still, were all hoping that the war will finally be over by the end of the year. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Despite all that, after a minute or two we were—bumpily, jerkily, somewhat hesitatingly—on our way. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He was very thin and perpetually astonished and somewhat gap-toothed, and his manner of talking alone was enough to convulse them, and he enjoyed it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now you go into the parlor, and I’ll send ’em down to you,” with which somewhat involved reply Hannah vanished, chuckling ecstatically. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Nonetheless, I began to go to church on Sundays, not so much to pray but because I felt somewhat safe there. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z After a dozen or so trips to the white world, I began to feel somewhat comfortable amid the sea of white faces. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was very, very pale—almost ghastly, and so thin that her lips were drawn away, showing her teeth in somewhat of prominence. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His brown leather boots were long and somewhat pointy at the tips. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Jobs were hard to come by, limited at least somewhat by the fact that managers at some of the big factories in Chicago regularly hired European immigrants over African American workers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Now that I was alone, I was also somewhat anxious. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She holds up a stapled set of papers that look like a formerly classified, now somewhat declassified CIA document. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Or was their tenure somewhat less cynical, more a matter of improvisation, motivated by the distant but vague object of forging a lasting harmony between Greek and Egyptian? Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z In spite of how badly that first dinner had gone, Father relied greatly on Anatole and even looked forward to his visits, somewhat nervously, I think. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jefferson noted, somewhat gratuitously, that perhaps in New England vestiges of feudalism remained and thereby misled Adams. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The second movement, a more lively one as written by Signor Tartini, somewhat a dance, I played like the kicking of a turtleheaded spawn in a woman’s womb. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a small room, with a window that overlooked the dwindling, somewhat neglected rubber plantation that Reverend E. John Ipe had bought from a neighbor. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Otto had calmed somewhat and was preoccupied with trying to bring the smaller bonobo back to life, lying next to her and murping, blowing on her mouth, trying to get her to react. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There is dirt and mud in La Saline, where, as I see now, no one has real houses, only packing crates and hammered-out tins and whatever else will keep a fam-ily somewhat dry and private. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Apparently their grandmother was somewhat of an authority on steps such as these. The clever old mole would neither dig nor break them. Evidently she could turn the step over, once she had brushed it.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z By the time the first race approached, somewhat more than seventy-five thousand fans had packed the regatta grounds, the largest crowd ever to witness an Olympic rowing event. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “But I didn’t scream; the moon came out,” answered Buttercup somewhat triumphantly. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When he began to swim—after he’d overcome the agony of starting and his muscles had loosened somewhat—he tried to think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X began to warm up to me somewhat. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One possible contributing factor is that the rise of dense human populations began somewhat later in the New World than in the Old World. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The wind had somewhat abated but was still blowing. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z According to the astrologer for the Post, “a compromise will help ease tension”; useful, perhaps, but somewhat vague. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It did not matter so much that the Virginia-writ-large vision was mostly an illusion; it was a deeply felt illusion that the location of the new capital somewhat appeased. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He wore a somewhat loud check suit, a pink shirt, a flashy tiepin, and was rolling something round his tongue as he entered the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the only thing I’m good at,” he said, somewhat bleakly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Good fortune opens the hand as well as the heart wonderfully; and to give somewhat when we have largely received, is but to afford a vent to the unusual ebullition of the sensations. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The crew was somewhat in awe of their commander, whom they all called Boss. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Looking somewhat like a British officers’ club, the Marshall was wood-paneled, with plush burgundy velvet curtains, several fireplaces, and oak tables fitted with brass lamps. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the few days that had elapsed she had recovered her icy, somewhat acid, calm—but still a trace of embarrassment broke through. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Tall and somewhat stooped, he steps from the shadows into the light. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z With loud complaints he hung on doggedly until the other two had climbed out over him and pulled him up, somewhat dazed and discouraged. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Certainly it isn’t, Colonel,” Milo disagreed in a somewhat firm tone, raising his subservient eyes significantly just far enough to arrest Colonel Cathcart’s. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I was back filling the water can in four or five minutes, somewhat out of breath. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He looked desperately sad and broken; even his stalwart manhood seemed to have shrunk somewhat under the strain of his much-tried emotions. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z A moment later, I spotted the young Mr Cardinal not far away, still standing on his own, and it struck me the young gentleman might be feeling somewhat overawed in the present company. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Vivaldi’s legacy survived in the somewhat surprising influence he had on another, very different, composer. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The woman who spoke seemed nervous and somewhat fearful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Euwe’s long legs could barely fit underneath, and he sat obliquely, somewhat casually, as if he wasn’t truly a part of the action. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It is a solitary, somewhat premature version of the future she and her husband had planned when he was alive. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The fog was lifting somewhat with the wind, and Robin, looking back once, caught sight of the castle he had left behind. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z After a suitable pause, Riddick expertly shifted gears and began talking about the charrette in practical and even somewhat technical terms. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The air was somewhat clearer in the alley, though the choking smell of smoke and wind-driven dust must have been ever present. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Charles had made amends, somewhat, with the Horner girls and their parents, but it would be too awkward to run into them all the time on the block where they lived. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are eleven problems,” she said somewhat impatiently. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The class tittered, and even Mr. Quisling looked somewhat bemused. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z To reach it without groping, he had to raise himself somewhat higher, which caused the back of his head to graze a corner of the lampshade. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He had dimples, too, just like mine, and if it hadn’t been for his somewhat thicker eyebrows and smaller nose, we would have been able to pass for twins. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z One who passed in and came at length out of the echoing tunnel, beheld a plain, a great circle, somewhat hollowed like a vast shallow bowl: a mile it measured from rim to rim. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The class tittered, and even Mr. Quisling looked somewhat bemused. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She says nothing as she wrings out the cloth and holds it in the air to cool somewhat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The Company of Kedron hath a new Recruit who is somewhat extraordinary & it happened this Way. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Of course he would rather be home, but they had been gone so long, home had grown somewhat hazy in his mind. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z His hometown was a wealthy but somewhat peripheral place, analogous in its pleasant remoteness to modern Sydney or Cape Town. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Spurge actually seemed somewhat distressed by the mother-daughter Flower Day Parade. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The rain has now steadied somewhat, but it is still sufficiently hard as to discourage one from going out and wandering around the village. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The part that you ate was called the heart, and it was a pale green crunchy stalk somewhat larger than a celery stalk. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Here the door was partly open; she opened it somewhat more—enough to ascertain that the office was filled only with shadow—but she did not think the Clutters would appreciate her “barging right in.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next week and a half telegrams shot from city to city, engineer to engineer, until the story became somewhat distorted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A floater might eat preformed organic molecules, or make its own from sunlight and air, somewhat as plants do on Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To see the best before I have properly begun would be somewhat premature.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z We call this land of ours Great Britain, and there may be those who believe this a somewhat immodest practice. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The agent, a stocky, somewhat bald, rather informal man named Bob Johnson, hoped his client wasn’t having last-minute doubts. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I look over, thinking it must be Keenan, but instead see a young man with a somewhat bemused expression on his face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His lordship went on fingering his page for a moment, leaned forward to scrutinize an entry, then said: 'Stevens, I realize this is a somewhat irregular thing to ask you to do.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “We haven’t gotten to test the genes of someone in such a late generation of the experiment before, and you and Tobias seem to be somewhat . . . odd, in your manifestations of certain things.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z 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 He is longboned and loose-jointed, over six feet, with the angular face of a cacique and a handsome nose somewhat swollen at the base. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They discovered that they could conjure splendid-looking confections, but were somewhat less successful when it came to flavor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was waiting, somewhat sternly, for Winston to speak, but about what? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If the Bible were a somewhat contradictory source when it came to the question of slavery, the Declaration of Independence, the secular version of American scripture, was an unambiguous tract for abolition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She had tried, somewhat shyly, to ask the others, those who had produced more than once. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Some are somewhat interchangeable, and some may have slightly different meanings for different musicians, so no attempt will be made to provide definitions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The foreign sounds he still made, the evidence of the Old World in his teeth, put me somewhat at ease. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There was something gorgeous and mysterious about it, but it was also somewhat revolting if you thought about it too closely. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Whereas his lordship, I might venture, is somewhat better placed to judge what is for the best. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The three of them look somewhat surprised by his ignorance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Look, that’d be fun in its usual somewhat boring way, but no.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I pointed out, somewhat aggressively, that it wasn’t my fault Julian had decided to leave. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was convinced that one day, little old Persian me would get famous and I would get to play her younger, less attractive, somewhat ethnically ambiguous sister in movies. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Their destined home was on the west coast, somewhat to the north, but they must by no means take the shortest way and go up between Sicily and Italy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I reached home, the loaves had cooled somewhat, but the insides were still warm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z You are listened to with respect and yet your connection with them is no longer so tight but that you cannot possess considerable freedom of action; even if the action is somewhat unorthodox.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I was pondering these things, when an incident, and a somewhat unexpected one, broke the thread of my musings. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It’s actually somewhat creepy how much my avatar resembles me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Next term’s tuition, new clothes, freedom from my debt with Devi I saw Denna looking at the trays with the same fascination, though hers was somewhat more glassy-eyed than mine. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Moss adored Njemile’s parents, but Shamika was somewhat younger than his mother, and he found he could relate to her more. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I slowed to a fast walk, hoping that a muddy and bedraggled American boy who was not running would attract somewhat less attention than one who was. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He might also have felt somewhat uncomfortable knowing that this easternmost option contradicted the impression that Madison had created in the earlier debates—namely, that a more western location near the Pennsylvania border was preferred. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Laleh laughed and tried to copy her, though my sister’s flailing was somewhat more violent. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z However, Mr. Reilly had lately become somewhat distant and unapproachable, and Mr. Gonzalez dreaded the thought of a battle with him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Structurally—this somewhat rudimentary argument went—Marxism was a simple substitute for Christianity. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well?” she says, turning to look at him, somewhat suspiciously this time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His face is swollen with bruises, there's a bloody bandage on one arm, and from the sound of his gait he's limping somewhat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Voices were calm and muted at first, then became somewhat louder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had learned to keep his whip idle, compensating by riding with somewhat longer stirrups that allowed him to urge horses gently with his lower legs. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Barris finds himself somewhat smitten with both of them, though it might be the wine. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The house was somewhat musty and abandoned, like everything in sight, and needed a number of repairs, but its former dignity and fin de siecle charms were intact. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In Eriador they soon mingled with the other kinds that had preceded them, but being somewhat bolder and more adventurous, they were often found as leaders or chieftains among clans of Harfoots or Stoors. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But now, standing in the somewhat empty lobby, he wondered if she'd freak out again. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Over the somewhat discourteous questions and answers of the boat song, Rahel’s voice floated into the factory. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been some Rain & the Earth of the Road was soft & his Desk was somewhat mired as he leaned upon it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He couldn't see her because Rita was now spinning around, and everything in the restaurant had become somewhat blurred—all the faces had become one face; all the screams had become one scream. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I was somewhat reassured as to the getting out. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She came in anyway, her movements somewhat restricted by the blue satin sheath dress she wore. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Bessie’s presence, compared with the thoughts over which I had been brooding, seemed cheerful; even though, as usual, she was somewhat cross. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z We both give a somewhat convincing laugh and ignore the stares from around the room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Hassan, sounding somewhat annoyed, “we will certainly miss your abundant charm and bubbly personality.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z While Whitney Young had been somewhat diverse, I’d never been part of a predominantly white community before. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The game is played out, not stopped. You should have figured that much out by now. You used to be somewhat clever.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And then he added somewhat maliciously, pulling at the hairs on his mole, “And do not think that silver will waken him—he has had silver under his hand since he was born.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The form of the invention eventually adopted might have been somewhat different without the recognized inventor’s contribution. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In Hawaii, Barack’s intense and brainy side receded somewhat, while the laid-back part of him flourished. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was somewhat ashamed to have him see me, because working so hard I was dirty, hot, and sweaty. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Sykes was a small, thin, grouchy man, had the reputation of a gentleman, though somewhat bad- tempered. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can obscure your progress somewhat, but the success of your journey will depend on you, Hazel Levesque. You must learn to use the Mist.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The inside of the church is painted white, though the paint has faded somewhat, and in the late evening light it looked pale gray. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z His face resembled somewhat a picture of Spinoza. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But then noticing the mirthful expression on my face, they broke into a laugh, though in a somewhat bemused fashion. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The apprentice loosed his arm, looking somewhat sheepish. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A short, pleasurable, if somewhat ghoulish, guffaw sounded behind the curtain. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Guess who was standing there, looking somewhat taken aback by the blood- drooling, shaved-headed madman in the closet? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Her short blond hair framed a face that was a little wide at the bottom, and toothy, and somewhat red all around. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We were similar in build, thin and lithe, with somewhat spindly arms and legs. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z On a long table, also heaped with old books and papers, the proprietor was writing tireless prose in purple letters, somewhat outlandish, and on the loose pages of a school notebook. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They all had the same indifferent and somewhat snide look on their faces. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He asked me again, earnestly, to con it out; and I admitted that the letters were not formed in complete perfection; that it resembled somewhat, Liberty to Slane, with a wriggling trail after the e. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But after the long international layoff, and playing every game under grueling conditions, he likely considered his second-place showing somewhat acceptable. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Sure, Karen,” Ben answered, although he was somewhat puzzled by her visit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Honeycomb, though big enough for everybody, was not so airy as the great burrow and on this June evening it seemed somewhat close. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We began cooking their breakfast, somewhat constrained for space, with so many in so small a chamber, and the fire burning large within the hearth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z At first he was stiff and somewhat taken aback, but his own emotions quickly triumphed and he timidly encircled her with his arms and left an imperceptible kiss on her cheek. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrive at the mayor’s estate safe and sound, which is somewhat of a surprise, what with all of Katherine’s talking and what I am certain is impending doom in Miss Anderson’s treacherous eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A somewhat different situation is that of two authors who must publicly review each other’s book. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean signs to tell us your father may be wishing his burden lightened somewhat? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “But you do care too much about what people think of you,” she said, somewhat seriously. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z With the passage of time, as well as a somewhat closed- off memory, I managed to live a perfunctory life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She asked many questions and seemed to think it was somewhat disgraceful that I was with the Italians. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I did get to use the bedroom, somewhat. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In this, somewhat unexpectedly, he was opposed by T. H. Huxley, who believed that museums should be primarily research institutes. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “He does very well, for a boy,” was Meg’s somewhat ungracious answer, for the subject did not interest her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Dingiswayo’s Zulus illustrate that each of those agents contributed somewhat independently to history’s pattern. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I asked, somewhat confused, for the two phone booths were exactly the same in all respects—colour, size and shape. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Some obvious things have changed at Truman, starting, somewhat oddly, with the name of the school itself. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He was shorter, thinner, and somewhat less handsome. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He started up the car, and we drove home in silence that was, for a change, somewhat comfortable. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The police brought the somewhat contrite young men and the dead couple’s five-year-old orphan boy before my grandfather, who was a highly regarded judge and a man of impeccable reputation. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Boethius himself played a somewhat similar role in degenerate Rome. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This seemed to take the wind out of Miss Kenton's sails somewhat. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, the universe is somewhat lumpy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He was in a rambling, paranoid humor and was somewhat comforted by our solicitude. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I am somewhat aware that I am dreaming, and in a sense am making the dream up; but being half-asleep, it still seems true. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They were “material,” no different from firewood, although somewhat more difficult to dispose of. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z While the knives sliced away behind her, her somewhat irritable expression softened. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Women fared somewhat better during this period because the social-service sector in urban areas—which employs primarily women—was expanding at the same time manufacturing jobs were evaporating. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She was somewhat notorious for having sung “I’m an Old Cowhand” in a cabaret while wearing only a white cowboy hat, a white swimsuit, and high heels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Now eighteen and dressed in an impeccably tailored suit with a white handkerchief deftly positioned in his breast pocket, he looked somewhat older and carried himself with an athletic swagger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I have onlyfollowed the case in the news and I think the filing to the charges under these circumstances was somewhat new. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I was not allowed either to visit the Indian and Coloured beaches, which were somewhat closer and better than the black beach. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z If you let her, Lorraine would eat until she dropped, and if she keeps going at that rate, I’m afraid she’s going to be somewhat more than voluptuous, She could end up just plain fat. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Nancy Young suggested, only somewhat tongue-in- cheek, that Armpit might want to leave now, before he got stuck with the bill. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Life in our house got somewhat easier after that. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z By the time he published it, in 1693, he was well behind Leibniz, who had published his somewhat different version in 1684. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Our use for the Weed is, of course, deeper than a simple spying mission, though it’s somewhat hush-hush even here around the old Order of the C.H. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window, that he wore a blue coat and rode a black horse. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z If permitted to define a decade somewhat loosely, then the next decade was the most crucial and consequential in American history. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The older children had been through it so often that, while somewhat shellshocked, they were no longer terrified. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “So if I understand you, boy,” he said at last, “you know only somewhat from where you come, but go toward . . . some other place.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It took them somewhat less than five minutes. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Tía Mimi's hedge of bright red ginger shielded us somewhat from the sight of the eyesore palace and of the dictator strolling of a Sunday afternoon with his three-year-old grandson in a minuscule general's uniform. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I thought there were excellent materials in him; though for the present they hung together somewhat spoiled and tangled. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She climbed somewhat awkwardly out of the portrait hole, and the Gryffindors began talking immediately. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A somewhat doubtful proposal, but I say it with as much surety as I can muster. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt a tenseness coming over him that was somewhat like the feeling he had just before the water wand pulled down, an awareness of something strange and strained. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If they had wheels, they could take a somewhat rickety-looking bridge, followed by a road dipping into Tijuana. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All of this was good, because it made her look somewhat friendlier. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The two of us have always been tight, in part thanks to an unwavering and somewhat inexplicable allegiance he seemed to feel for his baby sister right from the start. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I felt completely at ease, and I somewhat brazenly smiled and nodded, as if to indicate that I had enjoyed his words, or at least the gematriya part of his words. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z They showed us to be somewhat north of our shortest course, if we could trust the ill-drawn map that was all we had. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I owned that I was somewhat surprised to hear that Private Williams was so much in favor of reproduction, when his views of our future were so grim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She was whispering something to the redhead in front of her, and both wore dresses somewhat similar to mine. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Said as if the room is somewhat beneath her, which it isn’t. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z How funny, Reynie thought, and marking down his answer he felt somewhat cheered. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Sam’s training had faded somewhat under Chup’s menu, but game from the upland meadows was still very much her idea of food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I must reply that that is a somewhat farfetched idea.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z My father calmed me somewhat by saying that the skull was part of the witch doctor’s medicines. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They were mixed somewhat, but still in their separate piles for the most part—red on the left and orange on the right. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Though due to her height some people may find the subject’s gender at first glance somewhat indeterminate, any prolonged observation would result in a decision that she was indeed a girl. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When I became conscious of myself again, I tried to slow my pace somewhat. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he thought the city was fascinating, the society, in his opinion, was somewhat provincial. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At first, my mood was - I do not mind admitting it - somewhat downcast. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Since I’m the person going in to be slaughtered, this is somewhat annoying. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As a person, Democritus seems to have been somewhat unusual. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For a long while, however, Cleofes led a fairly normal, if somewhat lonely, life. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was astonished and indeed somewhat dismayed to learn that my political mentor Gaur Radebe had joined the PAC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well! I have never interviewed a possible governess before! I feel somewhat nervous; you must forgive me.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Of the state’s 9,304 square miles of territory, some 85 percent—an area somewhat larger than Wales—is woods, and nearly all the rest is either lakes or above treeline. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “How nice my handkerchiefs look, don’t they? Hannah washed and ironed them for me, and I marked them all myself,” said Beth, looking proudly at the somewhat uneven letters which had cost her such labor. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A lovely if somewhat bedraggled young woman—dark tangled hair, sea green eyes — runs toward us in nothing but a sheet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Despite the liver spots and the purplish swags under his eyes, he at last appeared the cruelly handsome plutocrat, though somewhat reduced. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My smile, while somewhat insane, is not forced. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He finds a somewhat secluded bench and I follow him there. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Abigail heard him out about the doomed course of the French Revolution but was somewhat more sanguine: “I ruminate upon France as I lie awake many hours before light,” she wrote. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The two young men were thus somewhat shy with each other, but as for Yarrow she soon lost her awe of Ged, being in her own house and mistress of it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Inmates also had somewhat polarized reactions to Cradle. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The fact that confinement prevents one from observing an isolated quark or gluon might seem to make the whole notion of quarks and gluons as particles somewhat metaphysical. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When this had somewhat abated, and the coyote angel was only wheezing and gasping a little, Amarante dared to speak. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It helped somewhat, but I was still having trouble fixing my sight on any one thing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Many people make somewhat similar estimates, and are surprised to learn that only five intermediaries will — on average — suffice. Somehow it does not accord with intuition.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Enough anyway for the rubble to have cooled somewhat, allowing citizens to explore what had been their city. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m used to that,” she replied, somewhat bitterly. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Continue on the yam level and life would be sweet—though somewhat yellowish. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One may object—possibly—that this puts the matter somewhat too simply, but the song is true, and it has been true for as long as white men have ruled the world. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z They were somewhat irritated to discover within a few days that telescopes were becoming widely available and that Galileo had taken them for a ride. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “He is under a curse,” Murre said, gazing somewhat fearfully after him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He feels somewhat betrayed she’s abandoned him when he needs her most—when he and June both need her most. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z An instant later she is confused and somewhat irritated. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Made a small adjustment, took a somewhat altered oath. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There plain for all to see were the footprints of two hobbits, one somewhat smaller than the other. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I feel somewhat incredulous as to Colonel Roosevelt having actually discovered a new river nearly one thousand miles long,” Markham said. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z If I’m lucky, it might turn out to be somewhat benign. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Like the hall, Robin’s room was somewhat chapel-like, for the houses of the time of Edward the III of England were very little different from churches. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z His heart function remained impaired, though improved somewhat. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s open hostility toward King Herod and his suspicion of her ensured that the queen received a somewhat frosty reception in Judea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z We were somewhat nervous as we walked a path alongside a stream, gas masks bouncing on our hips. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the group suddenly came upon an Indian village, their minds were somewhat eased when they saw that it had just been abandoned. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I give him time to regain a somewhat regular breathing pattern. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z On the other side she came up to a group of boys somewhat older than herself. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The truth be told, Mama had gone somewhat queer in the head after their father had left. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I have somewhat in mind for thee,” said Brother Luke. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I have great respect for Anne Frank for writing about her life in the attic, but to me, my neighborhood is somewhat like her attic. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They know how they must take hold of us, but we would be better pleased if they were somewhat more cheerful. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z After proving himself somewhat skilled during practice, many of the other competitors had sought him out, but he still opted to keep to himself. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Although she did feel somewhat relieved because he had read Jesus’s farewell to his disciples, she was still concerned about the void between them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When I took the soup in to him I found, to my surprise, that he seemed somewhat improved. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The president doesn’t seem alarmed, only somewhat perplexed, by this turn in events. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Besides, I was bored to a point somewhat beyond being bored out of my mind. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Arm’s mind had cleared somewhat now that the emotions of the vlei people faded into the distance. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As she gathered up her things and silently headed out the door, Dell realized that his somewhat hairy hands were both trembling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The cool water eases the burning, but only somewhat. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I hate Morris Sampson because he is a somewhat famous mystery writer who wrote a roman & clef, a novel that is obviously based on true events and real people. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z His connection to the Church was always somewhat ambiguous. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And now that her hair has grown in somewhat, and her baldness isn’t the first thing I see, I also notice her delicate nose, her full lips— she is striking without trying to be. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z While somewhat reassured, I wondered where the steward was. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I ask, both chilled and somewhat elated by the possibility. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Nearly all of his father’s presents were given with reservations which hampered their value somewhat. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z At last we reach a trench that is in a somewhat better condition. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is somewhat awry, with the bow aslant from the stern, but it hath an air, as if it had been battling the storm.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z People who followed the politics and policies of the state were somewhat astounded. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Stanley felt somewhat dazed as the guard unlocked his handcuffs and led him off the bus. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And gathered in the sleeping Bloomberg somewhat closer to her, too. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The hood's fallen back somewhat, like he can't hold it in place while he's hurrying. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z These somewhat unrelated sentiments decorated either side of the mantelpiece, obscured a little by the silver candlesticks. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was my deck of cards; but I was somewhat preoccupied listening to Claudia and interrupting her with questions. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea calmed me somewhat: I lay down. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was good: tender flesh, with a taste somewhat like chicken, but still quite different. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The feeling must be somewhat similar in the military among troops about to be dispatched to faraway trouble spots: Some of us are going to get hurt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Stars were everywhere: above me on all sides, even below me somewhat, down next to that murky horizon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My panic was somewhat subdued by the realization that my bladder was about to burst. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “The spelling,” a fellow German said of Fuchs’s name, “sometimes caused people to pronounce it in a somewhat embarrassing way.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Annoyed by this sense of effeminate intrigue I got off the platform and lost myself in the mob, crouching and slouching somewhat to do so. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When he’s not causing noticeable disturbances, he’s somewhat withdrawn. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We sit somewhat formally on the love seat, but Caesar says, "Oh, go ahead and curl up next to him if you want. It looked very sweet." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Consider: Is it Coach Reed or you who is sitting in this somewhat dreary room that smells of vinegar on a beautiful October afternoon?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The girls, after the tobacco incident, were somewhat envious of our notoriety. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I’m somewhat fascinated by her hair, since it’s so uniform, so without a flaw, a wisp, even a split end. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z His room, a proper room for a human being, only somewhat too small, lay quietly between the four well-known walls. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z This conviction is somewhat borne out in the restless movement of Texas capital. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Toward afternoon the wind diminished somewhat, but the courts were all taken, and I decided to go down to the beach and lie in the sun and think about my match the following day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced at Mother and said, somewhat weakly, I thought, “I resolve to study hard so I can get into the university next year.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The same was true of his mother, with whom he spoke frequently and somewhat more openly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Bear bowed his head, but tilted it somewhat sideways, so as to keep an eye on me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The position actually was only somewhat less intolerable; but he thought of it as almost comfortable. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She likes District 13 well enough, even though she thinks the cooks are somewhat lacking in imagination. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z This was but one of several reasons why his having a prom date was somewhat surprising. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a station-platform kiss—spontaneous enough to begin with, but rather inhibited in the follow-through, and with somewhat of a forehead-bumping aspect. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Benton Sage found his reception to be somewhat lukewarm when he returned to Atlanta that humid June morning. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z It's somewhat surprising that I'm a serious contender for the title of world heavyweight champion, not because I'm slow or weak but because I'm a relative newcomer to the sport. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We were still a nuisance, I knew, though without Barack along we were at least somewhat less of a nuisance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The new section of the alley smelled somewhat familiar to Fred. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I was dubbed the Black Pimpernel, a somewhat derogatory adaptation of Baroness Orczy’s fictional character the Scarlet Pimpernel, who daringly evaded capture during the French Revolution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Their bodies are somewhat idealized: less hairy than they really were, the muscle groups in higher definition, the skin luminous. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They would talk at length about the somewhat artsy-craftsy world in which Odile moved and into which they were frequently invited. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A battery changed hands, it was somewhat too large, a metal flange was beaten back. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “For how long, Jane? For a few minutes, while you smooth your hair—which is somewhat dishevelled; and bathe your face—which looks feverish?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Despite her arrogance, she was clever, and relatively kind, and somewhat charming. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But, I persisted, cautiously, and in somewhat different terms, this twenty billion dollars, or whatever it is, depends on the total economy of the United States. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “Just let him alone,” Mr. Levy said to Mrs. Reilly somewhat firmly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But as Bram launched into his first point, de Wet interjected somewhat testily, “I thought I made my attitude clear. I accept that no decision or date was fixed upon for guerrilla warfare.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The left, then the right. Below the ankle. You will have stumps available to use within six months. Then your hands, at the wrist. They heal somewhat quicker. Five months is a fair average.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Muriel, the goat, could read somewhat better than the dogs, and sometimes used to read to the others in the evenings from scraps of newspaper which she found on the rubbish heap. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z In vain her mother had explained that she could not bring about events, only see them somewhat in advance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He found a monkey whose eyes had a dull appearance, not shiny and bright but glazed and somewhat inactive. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tall and rather handsome, attractive to women, somewhat boyish, a clean and charming person. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They met no great storms, and steered steadily enough by the compass and by the star Tolbegren, taking a course somewhat northward of their outbound way. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But I felt somewhat calmer, and was able to continue with the dinner. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Dewey admits it, but he adds that except for an apparently somewhat expurgated version of his own conduct, Hickock’s story supports Smith’s. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to be somewhat surprised by the tone in her voice, but he only said, “Come and eat, for I know that you are hungry.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The well-known face was there: stern, relentless as ever—there was that peculiar eye which nothing could melt, and the somewhat raised, imperious, despotic eyebrow. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My writing has raised me somewhat from “the depths of despair.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z By the evening, however, Napoleon appeared to be somewhat better, and the following morning Squealer was able to tell them that he was well on the way to recovery. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Though he was somewhat rotund, hard muscle lay in the arm beneath her hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They did not, however, think of them as huge lizards and mammoths, but as somewhat like men and yet unhuman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “However, I expect they were outnumbered and somewhat thrown by the arrival of our warrior. What say you, Warrior? Do you refuse to go with me as well?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “She is very old. Her sight is somewhat diminished. But she can still be used as a resource.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ray fungi, growing in long threadlike filaments, are somewhat less numerous than the bacteria, yet because they are larger their total weight in a given amount of soil may be about the same. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “When I was observing you, before the selection, I perceived that you probably had the capacity, and what you describe confirms that. It happened somewhat differently to me,” The Giver told him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z We drove there, winding around hills I somewhat knew—Grandpa Ted’s old house wasn’t far. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Slowly the burden I had carried for many months lifted somewhat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her elbows stuck out like wings, and a huge white enameled tub occupied the space above her head, somewhat miraculously holding steady while her head moved in quick jerks to the right and left. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z High and Keith were smooth and respectable where C.P. was rough and, despite the numerous calls of support, still somewhat disreputable. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I have also, no doubt, been prompted to think along such lines by the small event that occurred an hour or so ago - which has, I admit, unsettled me somewhat. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Lexie herself was back at school, wan and somewhat subdued and with dark rings under her eyes, but upright. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Its hallmark was the “Clovis point,” a four-inch spearhead with a slightly cut-in, concave tail; in silhouette, the points somewhat resemble those goldfish-shaped cocktail crackers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I was unable to move until my brain had somewhat unscrambled itself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The one he kept was black, which seemed to hide some of the inevitable wrinkles that came with travel, so he could arrive at his destination looking somewhat presentable. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z At first I think somewhat strange, but soon I see that there be only one such by-road. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Its high, somewhat stiff collar against my neck, the wide cuffs touching my wrists, the rich material against my skin excited a sense of strangeness and distinction; I felt like some nobleman, some Spanish grandee. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z —Phathmus Mouzaive: natural philosopher; liked to declare that his field was no less than “the physical laws of the universe,” but whose focus, in reality, was somewhat narrower: magnetic fields. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If the other boys on the block were now smaller than me physically and somewhat behind in their athletic ability, they were far behind in their literary skills. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The hunger, always there, had been somewhat controlled and dormant when there was nothing to eat but with the eggs came the scream to eat. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have stood a while near the end of the gap, resting or looking, because it was twenty minutes before he came out, walking somewhat more slowly, and started toward the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It resembles a somewhat slimy, buck-toothed ogre and generally resides in attics or barns belonging to wizards, where it eats spiders and moths. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d dressed in a sports jacket for the occasion, his hair somewhat neatly combed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z That preoccupation has diminished somewhat—or been sublimated— in recent years as we have subscribed to an all-purpose, mass-market version of the American dream, but it hasn’t entirely disappeared. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z That alarmed me somewhat because sound asleep at night I was vulnerable. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Aureliano spoke to him about the misfortune of his heart, withered and somewhat crumpled for having been raised against his sister. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The unfortunate explosion of fireworks in the water tower—and subsequent dousing of the president and the newly signed victory quilt—was a somewhat surprising turn of events. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis expatiated at somewhat galling length upon my achievements; which accolades Lord Dunmore received with kind pleasure, saying, “Faith, excellent! Excellent! You are brave boys, all of you.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My brother Philbeit had told me that on his last visit, she had recognized him somewhat. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She was about the right age and physique, and it was probable that people changed somewhat after twenty years in a forced-labor camp. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Passing neighborhoods on a major main street does allow me to peer in from a safe distance, and I’m noticing that a few areas still have electricity, which is somewhat comforting to see. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Even the contents of the suitcase turned out to be somewhat tedious. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z This was the doubt that sat in my mind through student orientation, through my first sessions of high school biology and English, through my somewhat fumbling get-to-know-you conversations in the cafeteria with new friends. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His hair was receding somewhat, which emphasized the pointed chin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “My father was always somewhat overambitious,” she starts. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the time line of our world, things have gone somewhat more slowly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Muddy banks covered in tangled water plants lead to large rocks that increase in size until I begin to feel somewhat trapped. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It sounds strange, somewhat on the line between irony and absurdity, to think that people would rather label and judge something as significant as each other but completely bypass a peanut. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Lane got up, pushing back his chair, his mouth somewhat open. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She built little stories—not very convincing, somewhat overwritten—around the people on the ward. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My mother comes in, somewhat shyly, and says that Cinna has asked her to show the preps how she did my hair the day of the reaping. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Life in Baguio City, about 130 miles from Manila, was somewhat more exotic than Tokyo. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby, dressed conservatively, stood somewhat nervously at his side. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I could bring tears to the eyes of millions with that recording,” Bull retorted, his feelings ruffled somewhat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The children, you know, become somewhat cynical when things like this happen because of where they live and how they have to live. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I am consoled, somewhat, by the thought that the green plants are in the same fix. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By evening, the general mood had improved somewhat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When they began the journey the first time, following the narrow dirt road that turned up from the racetrack, they probably looked very young and somewhat breathless. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fall was absorbed somewhat by the carpet and, in addition, his back was more elastic than Gregor had thought. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The nineteenth century’s infatuation with phrenology—to continue with a somewhat different heady concern—demonstrates the flimsiness of this line of thought. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Having sold my car I realized that the mobility a laptop provides is somewhat unnecessary if you don't go anywhere. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bartender, who had a withered and somewhat crumpled arm because he had raised it against his mother, invited Aureliano to have a bottle of cane liquor, and Aureliano then bought him one. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z To-night, when we met, she was somewhat constrained, and bore all the signs of an internal struggle. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Ages’ house, somewhat larger than a shoebox but about the same shape, resembled the house of a hermit. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “As soon as the plague is somewhat quieted in London, a messenger will be sent to thy father. Meanwhile, we shall care for thee.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z On the edge of the garment district was the fur district, where the pay was somewhat higher. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Many of his colleagues knew that he'd had some kind of breakdown during the war, and that he was still somewhat fragile, but they didn’t know much more than that. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z No one dares mention it, and many seem somewhat relieved that Chandresh himself does not recall most of his comments even an hour later. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Strange beds have rarely agreed with me, and after only a short spell of somewhat troubled slumber, I awoke an hour or so ago. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The two indisputably independent inventions of writing were achieved by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia somewhat before 3000 B.C. and by Mexican Indians before 600 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Reverend Post survived somewhat longer, for he made no direct attempt to compliment the prisoner, but described sym-pathetically an encounter with him at Lansing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The old dog rose too, now, somewhat stiffly, and followed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky remained dark around us, but the clouds of dust abated somewhat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mackenzie brothers, throwing acorns at the squirrels, are somewhat lower than that, but not low enough to be considered anything but high. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His father was a dear but somewhat purposeless fellow with the nickname of Bingo who seemed happiest shaking cocktails behind the bar. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z People flood into the post office, carrying giant drums and flutes and tubas, blasting a somewhat off-key rendition of that Bruno Mars song “Marry You.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And after thinking about this for a while, after feeling sorry for myself, it comforted me somewhat to think that this girl next door had a more unhappy life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But I see I have become somewhat lost in these old memories. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s what they deserve, they joke, for having listened to their mothers, and for getting together in the first place, and the fact that they are united in their resignation makes the consequences somewhat bearable. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Tendai, somewhat regretfully, closed the bird cage and put it into a closet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He noticed somewhat angrily that Dorian was walking toward him a little unsteadily; this was not what he had expected. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It has, to be sure, linkages of various kinds, arrangements with outside universities for certain graduate programs, and it adheres delicately, somewhat ambiguously, to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute just up the street. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of Showboat’s attitude to poverty and racial stereotypes seems to us somewhat patronising, but this was the 1920s and at its core is a well-intentioned heart. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This time things were somewhat better; the streets were clear, huts were going up everywhere. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Before this they had lived as individuals, each somewhat afraid of the other, each seeking his own pleasure, each stanch in that degree of Americanism that had been allowed him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He soon had her calling the ship the Stinky Steward, though she got somewhat wroth with him whenever he called Pretty Bacon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As to the matter of the “fellow” that she had met It was far too much for me to deal with at the moment, weary, wounded, and still somewhat the worse for drink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The “pigeon house” stood behind a locked gate, and a shallow parterre that had been somewhat neglected. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z His words somewhat deformed, he said, “I have been in heaven.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z About that time he had begun to cultivate the black mustache with waxed tips and the somewhat stentorian voice that would characterize him in the war. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Even among the Divergent, you are somewhat of an oddity, because you have aptitude for three factions. Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z These strong passions have somewhat frayed the tolerance for ambiguity that is essential to science. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He is somewhat relieved she’s gone: her voiceless, colorless weeping, snuffly and monotonous, was beginning to get to him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “That tactic is...somewhat effective, but you should always have a variety of moves in your repertoire. When you only have one, you become predictable and easy to defeat.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We were somewhat reassured by the fact that between eight-fifteen—when the burglar had first entered the building and put our lives in jeopardy—and ten-thirty, we hadn’t heard a sound. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But there are detailed differences that prove important: Japan is somewhat larger and more distant. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She touched her side, somewhat embarrassed to be revealing herself before so many people. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Downtown Reykjavik, a charming city of almost 120,000 people, has the atmosphere of a typical Scandinavian village, although it’s somewhat larger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What I do know is that the original idea I had about philosophers is somewhat accurate. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Nigro also had another agenda: At first, Bobby was somewhat of a slow player, and the chess players in the park were just the opposite. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The blood did seem to slow somewhat when his hand covered it again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I had no idea why Fischer refused to defend his title,” Karpov later said, somewhat coldly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He is a tall, somewhat skinny young fellow, married and has a child—a gentleman in every way. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The words musicians use to describe timbre are somewhat subjective, but most musicians would agree with the statement that, compared with each other, the first sound is mellow, the second bright, and the third rich. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Courtney imagines her character as naive, and also somewhat socially isolated. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Infinite are the arguments of mages,” Vetch quoted, with a smile that was somewhat grim. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Poirot passed along the corridor, a somewhat slow progress, as most of the people travelling were standing outside their carriages. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days, chiropractors had a somewhat dubious reputation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Instead, she got an eyeful of the inventive and somewhat revealing outfits fashioned by the boys. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z This might just be the right moment to take “a somewhat more leisurely examination of all possibilities.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He glanced at me, and then said, “Thanks a lot” in a somewhat expressionless voice. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She winked, then switched to somewhat imperfect Elven: “It us pleasure to have stuff you full with food inconveniently, Magister Spurge.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Public subsidy allowed formats that had become financially unviable - such as the nineteenth-century symphony orchestra - to prosper somewhat artificially in the twentieth century, justified by the preservation of heritage. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A burly, bearded man with a reputation for academic toughness, Shyam taught biology, chemistry, and organic chemistry and was somewhat of a legend among the students. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Our clothes,” he said, “got somewhat fusty in the rebels' little New Year's callithump. They're rowdy boys, and I reckon they knocked down a candle during their celebrations.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The Object’s knees were spread apart and her legs, which were somewhat heavy in the thigh, were bare high up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I’d taken a new job, surprising myself somewhat by deciding to leave Public Allies, the organization I’d put together and grown with such care. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z How long I’d been looking at it I don’t know, but gradually I became aware that it was morning, that the pain had receded somewhat, and that I could move around without awful difficulty. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This is a new kind of information, for me, and I regret somewhat that I cannot be in closer touch with my mitochondria. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And the behaviour of the cat was somewhat peculiar. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z On April 18, Good Friday, Annie had another bad vomiting attack, which this time they chose to interpret as a somewhat hopeful sign. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman calmed down somewhat and was led back to the dormitory at the very rear of the line. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Was it possible to use a somewhat longish code name? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z No, I don’t, for there was Mr. Morris telling us his stories, and Arthur never told any, and yet—— My dear, I am somewhat previous. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z However, no sooner was he stretched out than he sat bolt upright, his head and shoulders suddenly propelled into view, with somewhat the macabre-comic effect of a corpse falling out of a closet. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Other planetary systems may have somewhat different amounts of our rare elements. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It also makes me somewhat nervous and irritable, I’m afraid,” said Number Two. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Small science had not quite emptied its quiver: it would produce a few more spectacular successes, again somewhat at the expense of the Rad Lab’s reputation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His enigmatic silence, however, unquestionably had mischievous consequences, for it prolonged the scheming in the House and, somewhat ironically, convinced Jefferson that Burr could never be trusted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He’s exhausted and discouraged as he admits, “I think Peeta might get somewhat better. But . I don’t think he’ll ever be the same.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Conversations on the platform, before the departure of a train, are apt to be somewhat repetitive in character. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthony was a rail-thin six-footer with a goatee; his friend Ben Baily was a somewhat rounder and softer man with an easy laugh. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Musical surrealism and attempts at finding what the future of sound might be ran, somewhat surprisingly, alongside another avenue being explored by classical composers in the 1920s: rummaging around in music’s attic. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The current master of Ashton Place had the same long and narrow nose, sloping forehead, and prominent, somewhat pointed ears depicted in the ancestral portraits that hung on the wall behind where he sat. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The city’s focus, its Eiffel Tower or Tiananmen Square, was a 103-foot-tall clay mound, a bulging, vertically fluted cone somewhat resembling a head of garlic. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The diplomatic situation is somewhat delicate. It is essential that our government not be tied to Yul-Bayur in any way.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Though his English improved somewhat, he retired into silence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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