If it’s fine, I’m going to pitch my tent in Longmeadow, and row up the whole crew to lunch and croquet—have a fire, make messes, gypsy fashion, and all sorts of larks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them were eating fried chicken, the sort you buy from under heat lamps in convenience stores, and watching “Sally Jessy Raphael” on a portable black-and-white TV. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Realizing that his slight had missed its mark, he hurried to say, “I only mean that he lacks the sort of expertise you’re looking for.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He turned to me and gave a smile that was really just a different sort of scowl. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had no idea what it was doing here, but Hermes delivered all sorts of useful stuff to gods, spirits, and even demigods. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So we were searching for some place to buy a takeaway sandwich, when he suddenly grabbed my arm, so hard I thought he was having some sort of attack. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s recently built, oblong in shape, flat- roofed, undecorated, unrevealing, sort of like a factory. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She is a refined sort of person—she met me at the door when I came out. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When I played the classics, I did so with a determined sort of reverence. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“His outfit is a little bizarre. I thought he was a performer of some sort when I first came in, although I tried not to imagine the nature of his act.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can speak English. What sort of accent is that? Sounds like a little bit of everything.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“These sorts of cigars disgust me, ” said Mr. Dithers. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere very close by came the voice of Uncle Andrew in a sort of trembling scream. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Marcus, we have to lay low. I’m worried. I really want you to stay out of sight while all of this gets sorted out.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Psychotics, schizophrenics, and people with antisocial personality—I tried to sort them out, but to most officers, they were all just bugs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The entire ground floor, except for the kitchen to one side, was lined with shelves, and the shelves were filled with volumes of every sort. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He had all sorts of plans to make money, she added, inventions he was working on, odd jobs he had lined up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It sort of felt like yesterday, when I came home from school and studied myself in the mirror, wondering what the boys saw when they looked at me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Believe me, my first day of work was some sort of proof that everything happens for a reason. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They came around a corner and Rowan saw their destination: some sort of compound made to look like an old adobe mission, completely out of place in the cold of MidMerica. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That sort of money could get him out of the country, let alone the state. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And then they sort of half hug in a very awkward way. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I know how to sort the lentils, grind the spices with his marble mortar and pestle, clarify the butter for ghee, and mix the dough for chapatis. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It was sort of heartbreaking. This was a person who really helped me out, and he says to me, ‘Dude, I really need you. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She’s the kind of person who will make everyone feel at home even if she has a problem with you, sort of like she was with Hudson. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

If you were any sort of community leader or politician, it was—and still is, to this day—more or less mandatory that you show up and walk the route. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Glossy black and beige tiles lined the lower two-thirds of the surrounding walls, creating a backsplash of sorts that was higher than the top of my head. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She debated the puzzle as she climbed, sorting through her mental file cabinet of puzzles solved for Book Scavenger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Plutarch, Ptolemy and all sorts of other authors believed this implicitly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t even supposed to tell Shauna and Uriah. And it sort of defeats the purpose of being a spy if you tell everyone that’s what you are.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were able to talk to Billy by means of a computer and a sort of electric organ which made every Earthling speech sound. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, the old banqueting hall no longer contains a table and that spacious room, with its high and magnificent ceiling, serves Mr Farraday well as a sort of gallery. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She also seems to be the postmistress, for she is sorting mail as well as listening to Bando’s order. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So we are to countenance things and people which we detest, merely because we are not belles and millionaires, are we? That’s a nice sort of morality.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with a couple simple sort functions, I've got their names and addresses and phone numbers isolated in a list. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the sort of lie that wouldn’t cause any harm—and some people say it is not a sin to do that. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then there was the question of what sorts of costume were appropriate on such a journey, and whether or not it was worth my while to invest in a new set of clothes. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I need to work up some sort of alibi, no matter how thin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The first bark was one of inquiry, a sort of “Where are you and what are you doing?” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking at me sort of funny. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Sort of. But arranged marriages are more about practicalities than romance. Compatibility, a long-term partnership. That sort of thing.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He lay there like some sort of insect, maybe a slug with fresh salt poured on him, disintegrating slowly. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But they're of the sort I would never have made before, and I know what they signify. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Or...maybe? I can tell where something’s been, who had it. That sort of thing.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

All sorts of inmates liked to lean on the bars of R-29 cell and talk, talk, talk. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sort of weary, dull surprise, Woundwort realized that he was afraid. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no reason to fear that sort of conversation in this group. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Instead, he said, the giant figures were landing signals for space travelers; the whole plain was a sort of gigantic extraterrestrial airport. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And it was very bad for the animals, too, who had to look in all sorts of places for water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The danger which he presented was, after all, not immediate but slow and simmering, a sort which can, at least in the abstract, be postponed or diverted in any number of ways. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We walked back up Old Main Street, holding hands for a while, walking in that awkward way you do when you become a sort of three-legged creature, bodies scrunched close, a comfortable, wobbling stumble-forward. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His procrastination would have disastrous effects, if you believe in that sort of thing, which, some days, when the old Greek blood is running high, I do. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Kaede couldn’t help but feel as though it were a last meal of sorts, and the forced joviality of it all made her uneasy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The images were so negative, I was sort of scared of being black. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The way I felt sort of dizzy the whole time. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

What sort of future does the kid have? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once Torricelli’s experiment had been accepted as a basic model, it was possible to devise all sorts of variations. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

An assignment to enter into a scientific correspondence—of sorts—with an adult. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

For the next few hours, Deborah pulled papers off the pile for me to read and sort. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Pong realized that he must be seeing through some sort of window into the past. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Will the Boyfriend—it’s said with the sort of sarcasm that’s actually jealousy. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know about the part about killing their dogs, but I’ll drop a few things into the rumor mill so people will think twice about taking that sort of job.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This sort of action angered me like no other, and I told the press that every white policeman in South Africa regarded every black person as a military target. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sounded sort of like Mr. Johnson in apartment 4Q who’d had some kind of operation and talked through a hole in his neck. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miguel quickly sorted the new deck into ten stacks of different colors. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

That time, he had fallen through a page in an enchanted diary, right into somebody else’s memory . . . and unless he was very much mistaken, something of the sort had happened again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She gave him a moment, letting him sort through his thoughts. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’ve stopped talking because there’s really nothing left to say and there’s this piercing sort of pain where my heart is. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Erlan’s family is Kazakh, from Kazakhstan, and I’m half Korean, half Swiss, so we’re not even from the same sort of place. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought it was some sort of peace sign. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was a very towering sort of tower and had all manner of nooks and crannies inside it where the pigeons could roost, and they were very satisfied with themselves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“What sort of time do you call this?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As for why the three Keeley brothers were running around their neighborhood on a Sunday afternoon like crazed lunatics, grabbing all sorts of wacky stuff, well, it was their mother’s fault. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She spent much of their time together stealing sideways glances at her, as if Ash had become some sort of strange creature or, perhaps, an invalid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the Judge’s sons, hunting and tramping, it had been a working partnership; with the Judge’s grandsons, a sort of pompous guardianship; and with the Judge himself, a stately and dignified friendship. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now I was accustomed to all sorts of workers coming to visit us in our various foster homes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As I suspected, he was not the sort to waste time on words when action was wanted. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She won’t be able to do that till we sort out her ID, though. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She sort of did this thing where she spoke and sang at the same time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’ll bet there’s all sorts of good things running wild in this country. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The human psyche was much more flexible than I’d imagined, capable of expanding to contain all sorts of contradictions and seeming impossibilities. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She smells like chai and ginger, sort of like Mama. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I imagined that he had all sorts of interesting stories about cities he’d visited and how rich people on trains behaved or maybe didn’t. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of thing one didn’t ask a friend about because it might have fallen into that uncomfortable category of “being different.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sort of scratching or flapping at the window, but I did not mind it, and as I remember no more, I suppose I must then have fallen asleep. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

This was the part where you were supposed to say something fascinating, if you were the sort of person that had fascinating things to say. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Even I never dreamed of Magic like this. We’re in a world where everything, even a lamppost, comes to life and grows. Now I wonder what sort of seed a lamp-post grows from?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It took him no more than twenty minutes and it got a laugh, sure enough, though not quite the sort he’d expected. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joff did not know what to make of that, though he looked suspicious and out of sorts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It gave me an out- of-body sort of feeling, to cast my sense out into a crowd this way, prodding distant corners for traces of danger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The sort that makes people want to follow and confess. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But I’m sort of squeamish about the idea of getting in trouble. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

It made Piper anxious to reach Rome, even though she had a horrible feeling she was sailing toward her own sort of prison—a dark room filled with water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of snowfall that, if there were any magic to be had in the world, would make it come out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The population is suddenly split into two by some sort of geographical rift. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I crept back into bed and lay there, contemplating the terrible sorts of fates that seem possible only in the small hours, until matins rang. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wave to prove to her that I’m nice and friendly, the sort of person you might want to give a free lei to. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is this sort of revolution, a revolution of unintended consequences and unforeseen outcomes, that Butterfield intended to evoke by the term ‘the Scientific Revolution’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

All sorts of images floated through my head. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And it was sort of an important email. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes. You've seen her. She's all bent over and you can tell she has trouble walking. She sort of follows me. I don't know why. Someday I'm going to yell at her to stop.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With those two thoughts in mind—neither of which really gave me the sort of lift I needed—I left the lunch bar and walked rapidly back to school. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He had, like, zero body fat, so every muscle was right there and I could see he was sort of shaking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But then, said, 'No. No, you had really much better be playing cricket in the sun, Edmund, something of that sort. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Better than the usual sort. They smiled a lot.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sort of convinced that time has literally, and not just metaphorically, slowed down, but that’s the kind of thing that would make headlines. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bekah Cotter, with her long, golden hair and compact curves, comes in with a huge group of friends and they sort of camp out with fries and fountain drinks. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the sort of individual who is programmed to ignore personal distress and keep pushing for the top is frequently programmed to disregard signs of grave and imminent danger as well. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, every sort of moth in the world.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He waved it around and shouted all sorts of threats that he could do a lot of awful things to my face with it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His grandparents probably told him my name, but his using it without my telling him what it is sort of surprises me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I can’t explain why, but after all the weirdness today, seeing all this normal, boring stuff was sort of comforting. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then they got sort of excited about it. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, Toby knew Bo from the sort of beer-riddled nostalgia that Jimmy sometimes used as a replacement for throwing his fists around. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now, I saw the damp lying on the bare hedges and spare grass, like a coarser sort of spiders’ webs; hanging itself from twig to twig and blade to blade. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

After death, the cadaver suddenly deteriorates: the internal organs, having been dead or partially dead for days, have already begun to dissolve, and a sort of shock-related meltdown occurs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. Lots. All sorts of families brought their old folks.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She was sorting rubbish into piles, one for cans, one for bottles. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of thing Professor Lupin would have done. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be some sort of unleavened bread. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was not an especially strong tug, and it was not the sort of tug that Miss Mallory usually felt with her orphans. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Please sit anywhere," the lawyer said without glancing from the envelopes he was sorting at the head of the long library table. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He and his mother have had a rough time. Lolly is the good sort of coconut.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Mark’s head still pounded and throbbed and it was hard to sort out his thoughts. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In a furious whisper he said that when he attempted to kiss his father before going to bed, his father had laughed: ‘Don’t you think you’re getting too old for that sort of thing, son?’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed someone to help sort all of this out. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There are bruises on my legs, above the knees, standard drink-related stuff, the sort of bruises you get from walking into things. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sorting through a pile of books on Hollister’s counter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We did all sorts of things to raise money for my lawyer. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Now they had all seen—everyone in the shop—and no doubt were scorning him for a poor sort of creature, cringing and puny, unable to defend himself. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

With his cool, logical style he could demolish an opponent’s argument — precisely the sort of intelligence that is useful in a courtroom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I compete with that sort of thing? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It’s like a picnic, sort of, except we are sitting at a round table under bright lights that buzz. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Like I’m full and sort of hollow at the same time. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He had a sort of wild look in his eye. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The video screen switched to an image of Mr. Lemoncello, who had done some sort of quick change. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“A plan? What sort of plan? Oh, please tell me, Dunwing!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They cut all sorts of capers and whiffed the meat as it slowly came to perfection with the seasoning penetrating to the bone. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was mad dark at the bottom of the cave, but I could sort of make out Mong nodding his head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And as the sun went down, all sorts of golden light flashed here and there, and long shadows stretched farther and farther, until it was all one big black shadowy thing out there. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was sorting through a folder filled with maps. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

In the parlor, she would finger a vase as if it were some sort of talisman. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It is a distinctly 1960s take on the Gospel of St. Matthew, a sort of period piece within a period piece that was initially criticized for its flower-child vibe and hippie-dippie costuming. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The oldest, a child psychologist, had married the analyst she'd been seeing when her first marriage broke up, something of the sort. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

People delude themselves in all sorts of ways. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“No, we got wind of a nasty backfiring jinx down in Elephant and Castle, but luckily the Magical Law Enforcement Squad had sorted it out by the time we got there...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Needed to sort out this police business once and for all,” the man replied. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I figured I'd probably developed some sort of immunity to it, some resistance or something, I didn’t really know. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Gilbert already had a small, local community of experts, but the Torricellian experiment produced an international network of a quite new sort. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I felt a sort of dark anticipation rise up in me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They’re from all over the country and are of all sorts of things. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then I saw a low open car of the sort they call gondolas coming, covered with canvas. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He sort of looks like Chester, only he’s got longer ears and a shorter tail. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

This sort of thing happens on Earth all the time. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mountains proved a natural border of sorts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mariela had made a wrong turn exiting the stage in one scene, then sort of U-turned and scampered off in half-light. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure Prof. Ezeka will be able to explain it, some sort of migratory behavior. Don’t shut the window so you don’t trap them in.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In late February, as he sorted through the boys, Ulbrickson began attaching more significance to which boats he labeled number one, number two, and number three. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Hush,” he said, “don’t fret. It’s still there inside you, all that knowledge. Just be calm and let yourself find it. Don’t force it. Just sort of float down to touch it...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem like the sort who would get excited about something like that. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There’s more askings than there is anger of the Matthew Lyle sort. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And for a second, I thought she’d found some sort of mashed-up banana in my backpack or something, that was how disgusted her question sounded. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

This may be what he wants: a give and take, of sorts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

What sort of king was that, who would hide behind the skirts of women? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Also, I saw only one pair of trousers actually completed during the time that I spent there, although the factory workers were shambling about clutching all sorts of scraps of cloth. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had often watched others building, and Kira realized that she could probably construct some sort of shelter for herself. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It needed also a sort of athleticism of mind, an ability at one moment to make the most delicate use of logic and at the next to be unconscious of the crudest logical errors. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The inn was an old stone-built rambling, comfortable sort of place. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sort that makes people want to pick up venomous snakes and drink poison to be nearer to their God. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The magistrate seemed to have lost interest in me and to have come to some sort of decision about my case. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Irwin was not the superstitious sort, and he put in a claim for Knighthood before the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

How there is a society of sorts that keeps track of the movement of the circus, notifying other rêveurs so they might travel from destination to destination. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In school all sorts of boys wanted to talk to her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a real clean, good-looking sort of guy. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't see my sessions as the sort of thing that one would want to advertise, but as my teacher liked to say, "I guess it takes all kinds." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

No one doubted that it would be a bloody sort of harmony. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He was one of those prissy retirees one sees frequently in New England, the sort who subscribe to antique magazines and carry those canvas tote bags they give as gift premiums on public TV. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The girl just looked like exactly the sort of person this would happen to. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

A few lessons in that sort of dancing and a pretty costume to match would have been a perfectly pleasant way to spend the afternoon. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It was sort of a key question, and he looked a little suspicious as he asked it, as if I, or someone, might be playing a trick on him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Where did you learn all this sort of thing?” he asked with a quizzical look. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Perhaps a game...' he said tentatively, ‘perhaps the draughts board...I think they might go into the sitting room and play a quiet game, something of that sort.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, obviously some sort of blessing from Mars. Congratulations, blah, blah, blah. Now, if we’re done here...?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Before he made it, he would have said that he yearned for a larger tenure than any department could grant; to go with his professional tenure, a sort of life tenure. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better not have scratched up his floors. He gets mad as hell about that sort of thing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a second, Percy thought it might be some sort of statue for advertising. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A mound of sort of fluffy mashed cattail tubers, mushrooms, and dogtooth violet bulbs, smothered in gravy thickened with acorn powder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said the Wart, “I suppose it is some sort of war memorial, but it wifi have to do. I am sure nobody would grudge Kay a war memorial, if they knew his desperate straits.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hunted around in the shed behind the inn and found a sort of mattock, and went down toward the stream to try and dig some worms for bait. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She had overly toned arms, thin and bulging with muscles, a pixie haircut and an air of intense anxiety; she was the sort of person whose love would suffocate. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

This did not register any sort of amazement from Miss Sadie. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I want to know all sorts of things, but in the right order. The Rusakov field is the most important one, ’cause it’s connected with Dust….” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I dealt with all sorts of rude and stereotypical statements, but one day she took it too far. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ty'ree makes me keep it cut short, sort of a fade. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He sorted the new crates, stacked the canned goods, lugged the filthy garbage pails out back. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another almost-spent wave came up behind and tumbled it off—claws and legs all to be sorted out again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I guess it was sort of a kiss by proxy. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, this was the sort of force that Griffith might just be able to calculate. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Rather, their psyches had been pushed by extraordinary events to the breaking point, and they had experienced a sort of nervous collapse. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

And he even had a sort of preppie, arrogant air about him: If I’d run into him wearing tasseled loafers in some uptown real estate developer’s office, I wouldn’t have blinked an eye. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he just lies there, his eyes trained on my face as I build a sort of blind out of vines to conceal the mouth of the cave. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As he said long afterward, “It’s not the sort of place where things happen. The trees go on growing, that’s all.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

As Deoch had mentioned, she was not the sort who spent a lot of time alone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the terrace stood a statue of Bacchus in a sort of ballet position, wearing nothing but a loincloth, his cheeks puffed out and lips pursed, spouting water into a fountain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jim had brought a big clear plastic sheet, of the sort decorators use to cover floors, and was trying to rig it across the open front of the shelter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn't fair, and you’re correct. There was no fairness involved with this decision, only a petty sort of revenge. Even so, there will be no such displays in my school.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That sort of thing’s all right for does, but not for us.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was sort of like a play—which, as you know, I have some experience at. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He could not have fallen victim to any other sort of calamity. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

More than once, she opened her mouth to tell Taryn about June and how Ivy might, sort of, maybe have a crush on her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We kept it going for years and years—it became a sort of in-joke, I suppose—and it all started from one particular lesson we had when we were pretty young. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't tell if this was some sort of joke, or if he just didn't like me, but I couldn't understand how he could not like me when we didn't even know each other yet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In fact, I wasn’t really in prison those first few days: I was sort of waiting for something to happen. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Some sort of heavy, industrial curtain hangs the length of the building, forming a sizable corridor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I heard you click-clickin’ down there at the table,” her mother replied as she sorted the elderberries in her basket. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Both were three or four years older than he was, and he was sort of surprised they knew his name. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Except right now, I’m sort of in a fight with one of my friends. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He may not be the normal sort of friend for a seventeen-year-old, but I am not normal either. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

There weren’t many about, but some sort of guards patrolled the palace at night. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he expects this sort of thing to happen.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A state of affairs like this might have been bearable in England, where people like the Pellinores did sometimes turn up, and even won a sort of tolerance from their fellow men. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Czerny saw some sort of potential in me, though I was also clearly short on life experience. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I sorted the tapes and went out in the streets. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never in his life had he seen a spiderweb so big, and he didn’t want to know what sort of creature—or creatures—had made it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sandwiches arrived from outside, strange granular bread, the butter on it liquid, some sort of beige meat paste that hinted of ptomaine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

No basic shields of any sort to protect their data. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some carried themselves with a sort of wistful resignation, others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colin sort of bent each slice into a pretty fan shape. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

On this strange sort of school-but-not-school day, and with the snowy vista outside, Emily Sue’s kitchen seemed twice as welcome, and warm, and fun. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever sort of rabbit it is, I’m going to see for myself.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find myself standing in some sort of gym, equipped with large punching bags, racks of weights, mats, and long mirrors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We didn’t realize what sort of punishment the fishermen had given us until we stopped running away from their village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“What sort of name is Florian?” she asked, looking at my identity photo. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There were all sorts of switches and gauges. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The large black raven sitting in the corner blinks at him curiously as he sorts through the contents of the desk. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Leo had been experimenting with all sorts of weapons based on the Archimedes sphere that he’d recovered in Rome. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She expected Clara to enter one of her moonstruck trances and exit through the window, but nothing of the sort took place. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you said yourself how people might react about you being from a certain place. So, it just sort of popped out.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’d had it all sorted, and my preparations had gone well. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got sort of dizzy and I thought I was going to pass out or something again. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“And Muslim saints, and saints in lands where they worship God in all sorts of ways.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

An overpowering smell of sweat, a sort of unconscious testimony to the strenuousness of his life, followed him about wherever he went, and even remained behind him after he had gone. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“The Nightbeast will likely pick a cave, some sort of enclosed space, to gather strength. The caves at the base of Oso Mountain are our best chance,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was bending forward and fixing some sort of a metal chain round the two door-handles. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“But also maybe yes? I got more information from the person who sort of set me on this ‘truth-seeking’ journey in the first place, but I’m not sure what to do with it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It was just the sort of notion that would appeal to Renly Baratheon; a splendid new order of knighthood, with gorgeous new raiment to proclaim it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like how is it possible to still be making this sort of history? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“It was just sort of weird. It seemed like she was hoping I was, so maybe I should’ve said yes to make her happy.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

This Mr. Owen must be a very different sort of gentleman. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It was a muggy sort of day with a hint of thunder in the air. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The day was grey, damp, overcast, the sort of day mat made you wish for rain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“What sort of deal? Do you have gold?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Is it crazy to think the MTA won’t need any station staffers in a few years because machines—maybe even robots—will take over their jobs? It’s sort of happening already if you think about...” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My mother maintained the sort of parental mind-set that I now recognize as brilliant and nearly impossible to emulate—a kind of unflappable Zen neutrality. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We all sort of shuffled around in our seats and didn’t say anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was sort of ashamed because of all the fuss he’d made. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a poor sort of immortality, however, because any personal concept of time for the astronaut would almost certainly come to an end as he was torn apart inside the black hole! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It doesn't make any difference. Seems sort of idiotic." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m sort of a god when it comes to claw machines.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I went back to sorting through old bolts of fabric. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“What sort of thing did you have in mind?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Presently the rising and falling of their breasts slowed to normal speed, and in a sort of pleasant helplessness they fell apart. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

That is the sort of foolish hope you would have,” said Agravaine. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, I didn’t want any sort of delay. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I frantically ran through the contents of my cloak’s pockets, desperately trying to form some sort of plan. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The fellow was a problem, and before morning he would have to make some sort of settlement with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“One of the Permanent Bureaus of the Internal Administration. Looks out after false registries, unauthorized travel, job-substitutions, forgeries, that sort of thing—trash. That’s what mm/means in gutter-Orgota, trash, it’s a nickname.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were standing on the sidewalk, next to a sort of busy road, where I was having one of the most personal conversations I’d ever had with a boy. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every pot grew some sort of herb, flower, or other plant Babulya carefully cultivated and tended to. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Ivy thought about how she first started drawing, how the shapes and shades sort of fell out of her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even her walk changed from a safe mother-walk to another wilder sort of walk. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me this sort of stupid, suspicious look. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Not that I would encourage that sort of reckless behavior.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her men-friends would assume a sort of forced heartiness, and ask me jocular questions about history or painting, guessing I had not long left school and that this would be my only form of conversation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was thinking about Brett and my mind stopped jumping around and started to go in sort of smooth waves. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Of course he couldn’t tell if it was true, but he sort of believed it, because he personally had always thought that there was more to his song than just chirping. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a chip on his shoulder: it was a sort of black joke he shared with himself, a double entendre, made silently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’d called to ask me to be in some sort of private organization, a club that, from what I gathered, was made up primarily of the wives of important people in Washington. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Erlan sat on the couch with Erik and Karim, who answered questions about what it was like to be a triplet, and how they liked living in New York City, all sorts of things. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I am a leader, of sorts, among the tiny Goth community in my school, and yet there does not seem to be any effective action I can take. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of stew that warmed a man right down to his bones, just the thing for a wet, cold night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Ah—I thought the Communists were all for violent overthrow and that sort of thing.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“What sort of flying motorcars do you have?” asked a pubescent boy named Horace, who wore a dark suit that made him look like an apprentice undertaker. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“What sort of things do you do? How do you help her?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “Yes. Some sorts of biscuits.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And Hunter wouldn’t be any sort of witness, if he refused to send the game to Omi. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, Mr Farraday had made it clear that he planned to hold only very rarely the sort of large social occasions Darlington Hall had seen frequently in the past. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

My brother wants an ox eyeball out of one of the jars: it’s the sort of thing other boys find impressive. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were still sitting there, in a stunned sort of silence, when the phone started ringing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It took hours to sort through what caseworkers in two states were writing to one another while I was at my grandfather’s. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Blanca wondered what sort of people collected the dead and where they put them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there was a pitter-patter of feet, and Stephanie crawled into bed and they sort of slept the rest of the night under the robe that smelled like Daddy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was sort of like an invisible wall had gone up between me and the guys I used to hang with. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Terryl’s basement office had windows, but you sort of had to crane to look out of them because the room was half underground. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Travis already didn’t care for this new sort of pep talk. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But Jam was silent as she walked out, because the only thing in her chest was a low kind of bitterness, a sort of feeling trapped and not being heard. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She debated the puzzle as she climbed, sorting through her mental file cabinet of puzzles solved for Book Scavenger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“If I were to have one, what sort of name could I choose?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I watched the girl disappear into a room a few doors down carrying some sort of glass bottle. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits next to me, and I sort of want to sock him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It just sort of started in the middle and rippled through the crowd. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The window wasn’t glassed, and so all sorts of small creatures could come in through the bars. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You only imagined it," said Ralph shakily, "because nothing would bulge. Not any sort of creature." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Either she fell in love with Pelops or she felt the time had come to put a stop to that sort of racing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabella starts dancing sort of wild, making me and Julia crack up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Each match began simply enough, with a ritualistic strutting around the circle, the two combatants physically taunting each other in a sort of aggressive dance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Life imitating art, art imitating life; I really get those two confused, sort of like I can never remember if claret is Bordeaux wine or Burgundy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll do nothing of the sort! You young scallywag, I could give you a ten-second start and still beat you to the top of the wall! D’you want to try me?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

All their previous walks had been less about exercise and more about Aunt Rose asking Ophie endless questions, a gentle inquisition that always left Ophie feeling uncomfortable and vaguely out of sorts. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Gaslights illuminated a large brick chamber centered around a sunken stage of the sort used for rat-baiting and cockfighting. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was shaped sort of like a subway car. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She throws the baton in the air and does some sort of crazy spinning flip, then she lands with her back to us and catches the baton as it’s about to hit the floor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was a sort of pressure, like water in a pipe. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean I’m like some sort of bait?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I said incredulously, thinking of the pale, quiet students who worked in the Archives, sorting, scribing, and fetching books. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She needed someone wise and sensible to help her sort things out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For her assault on Everest in 1996, Pittman once again assembled the sort of kit not commonly seen in climbers’ encampments. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

A few years earlier maybe, if we ran into someone we were pleased to see, we’d put on that sort of look. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In our own solar system there are several bodies that may be suitable for life of some sort: the Earth certainly, and perhaps Mars, Titan and Jupiter. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bradford looked between the two of them, suddenly deeply relieved, because this was clearly some sort of joke. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That was a sort of mean thing to say and Bill had been sour over it for a month, but it was funny. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mabel's in front of the TV, sorting through the movie choices. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Tools of various sorts were attached to his belt and in the many pockets of his vest. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But why did she want to pretend that me and that girl was some sort of kin to each other, that there was something strong twixt me and...? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The structure for lifting, sorting, and dumping the coal was called the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Looking sort of fierce, is how I remember him. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Weight limits restricted how much she could actually bring back to Earth, so she was going to collect first, then sort out the most interesting 50 kilograms to take home. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The New York Times puzzles grow progressively harder as the week advances, with Monday being the easiest and Saturday requiring the sort of mind that can bend spoons. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

There are two girls holding beers and sort of dancing, and a group of guys laughing, and lots of people holding drinks or holding hands. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

We have a picnic of sorts, squatting on the ground, eating our jungle food, waiting for the bolt that signals noon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the ceremony, we’ll be presented with some sort of plaque, and then we can withdraw to the Justice Building, where a special dinner will be served. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

First, while sorting Nancy’s clothes, Mrs. Elaine Selsor, her aunt, had found tucked in the toe of a shoe a gold wristwatch. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dri emptied the wrenches and rope and hammer from the plastic milk crate, and then she lined the crate with the patch of tarp we’d just cut to form a sort of bowl. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, sort of. I know him from the lawn jobs I’ve been doing. He’s a good guy. I’ll go out and see what he’s doing here.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

After nineteen years of running after good marks and prizes and grants of one sort and another, I was letting up, slowing down, dropping clean out of the race. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

There is a sort of camaraderie that rarely exists except between men who have fought the same enemies and known the same women. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Church attendance rose and fell; Jesus may have sounded like a helpful sort of God in the beginning, but He was not bearing out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But finally, after I was riding a while, the cab driver and I sort of struck up a conversation. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone has some sort of a boat in Norway. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Banzai is a word that the Japanese said when they were saluting their emperor, who was sort of like a god to them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of what sort of malfeasance am I being accused?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s sort of secret,” he said, but he wished at once he hadn’t, because Professor McGonagall’s nostrils flared. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She was in pain and I loved her, sort of loved her, I guess, so I kind of had to love her pain, too. in W Was it wrong to stare so much? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Take them to the east block and let the next shift sort them out.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I suspect that every kind of vice an enterprising sort could imagine can be found under this roof. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Held with two hands, they shook and wobbled so anything you were looking at kept slipping out of the field of view: some sort of tripod or mount was essential. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I don’t go in for that sort of thing. My wife takes the kids to the Greek church.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Chuck fully laughed this time, a squeaky sort of snort. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Every day, you’re supposed to put down what sort of meals you want. On one of these.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

If the boards were not fastened down, it would not be a surprise to see them put together a nest of sorts. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Atlantic Ocean is brown, sort of, and the Indian Ocean is blue.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you tell anyone? It seems like the sort of thing that would constitute news. It would seem you might tell your mother, for example, or your sisters, perhaps—someone.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t have any memories of him, just this sort of warm glow, maybe the barest trace of his smile. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was sadder than seeing my own father cry, because my father is the sort of person you expect might cry if he was terribly upset. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Mother offered more advice, and added that Father had been lucky that the man he had killed had had no close kinsmen, for that sort of thing had led to feuds in the past. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about how she and her family sort of fell apart, but came back together again. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This town isn't the life of the party, but it feels sort of back-roads homey. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She was sort of cute, the blonde one, and I started giving her the old eye a little bit, but just then the waiter came up for my order. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I knew how to repair those windows, and how to clean the chimney, because those sorts of things interest me. But I don’t know how to cook anything except toast.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Just what sort of disciplinary action was Principal Trask talking about? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The others sorted out the goods, making a pile of all that could be left behind, and dividing up the rest. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the corner of the landing was a steep set of steps, sort of like a ladder, covered almost completely with boxes and old bolts of fabric, that must have led up to an attic. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Winterbottom said, “I think we all need to sit down and talk. Maybe we can sort something out.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

White supremacy, over time, became a religion of sorts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As it is, I study the mustache and think: That looks sort of good. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It's sort of horrible. There's a Wendy's two exits down the interstate, in Milan. Wendy's is way better. They have, like, salads.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He was a tragic outcast who lived on the margins, but he tried to compensate by pretending to have inside knowledge about all sorts of mysteries. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Each time we talk, he listens to me ramble, then he tries to pass on some sort of life lesson. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sort of stuff he was trying to get me to tell about myself when we were practicing for the interview. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

This was the other thing teenagers in Lily did on Friday nights— Lucas and Mena were engaged in the same sort of behavior in the front seat. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Trying to sort out all Mr. Blakeslee said....Now this is me talking.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And the movies then were from a time before that: this sort of talk dates back to an era well before our own. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

What’s more, there was the implication that the same sort of people described by White also caused the rioting in all parts of the city. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, but I’ve seen it on TV. You just sort of slide the card.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

See, the syndrome sort of moved from his mouth to his hands, as long as he was holding those needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She was lost in thought, and the emotions on her face were sort of amusing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They stayed at home and rested that night, but the next night they went to a show and after that they rode around on the trolley cars and sort of looked things over for themselves. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

They all swiveled around in their seats and saw Angelina Johnson coming into the Hall, grinning in an embarrassed sort of way. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But ahead of these always came another question, posed by Barack himself, preliminary and supposedly preemptive when it came to running for office of any sort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even these might be sorted out and pieced together by an advanced civilization on a planet of a nearby star. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The panthers, leopards and things of that sort, sat and then stood up against the trees to sharpen their front claws. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Now he sort of frowns, sticking his lips out. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cheap beer ruled, the sort you could drink fast and, later, throw up without regret. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“No, darling. I won’t ever leave you for some one else. I suppose all sorts of dreadful things will happen to us. But you don't have to worry about that.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A long, stern pause, then, “Yeah, well, that’s sort of why I was calling. Feel like talking about it?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At the same time, though, I remember feeling—even though they were the ones doing the talking, and Tommy and I were silent—a sort of resentment towards them on Ruth’s behalf. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the wind blew, and on the floor near the fire little Bethan, humming tunelessly, sorted acorns into families. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a car ready to leave, and I found a seat next the window and it started and I watched it sort of frazzle out into slack tide flats, and then trees. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here you are,” she said, sorting them into two piles. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Connor made a sort of laughing gagging sound beside me, and I said, “Remind me to never eat the coleslaw here again.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He looked sort of spooky in the dark. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was in no mood to stand around on the courthouse steps and listen to this sort of thing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first he could get nowhere, in rooms where the proprietress would enter during the best moments of love and make all sorts of comments about the intimate charms of the protagonists. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I replied that we never discussed matters of this sort with Mr. Kugler, only within the group. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It might work, if I were good at this sort of thing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, we’re pulling up at school, where the assistant principals are waiting inside to sort us all into our homeroom classes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But we went on chatting very pleasantly, about Father, about judging human character and all sorts of things, so many that I can’t even remember them all. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Was there some sort of party going on? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

That sort of wiped the dopey smile off my face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“People can sort of mess everything up even when they’re trying to help.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I mean when she was talking and she got excited about something, her mouth sort of went in about fifty directions, her lips and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was surprised at this announcement, which Bunny had made at the beginning of December, especially since the two of them had been out of sorts for over a month, Henry in particular. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When we all assemble to go down to the dinner, I can see Effie is out of sorts. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sort of platform near the ground with a cage on it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I did not kiss it, as Sovoy was my friend, and that is not the sort of thing friends do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s not in Oxford. It just means—Well, it’s a sort of password. Did he say anything else? Let’s go in and keep the fire going. Bring your tea.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And she kept all sorts of sharp metal things on that keychain. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ruby said, “Probably they consider this some sort of organized resistance, or symbolic act.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's a—a sort of nickname, Your Majesty," I said, and the voice certainly sounded like someone else's. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They sorted through the wreckage strewn along the road and in the end he came up with a canvas bag that he could tote over his shoulder and a small suitcase for the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then, about the time I bent over him, he heaved a big sort of sigh and struggled up to start licking my hands and wagging that stub tail. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment or two he looked very sad, and said in a sort of far-away voice, as though saying it rather to himself than to me:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Arriving in Washington with the same sort of desire and energy to contribute, though, she’d been roundly spurned, pilloried for taking on a policy role in the White House’s work on health-care reform. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I should tell you that there was no shade around this side of the house, so things were getting sort of desperate in the Thirsty Department. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Tormund means to lead his own folk to Oakenshield within a day or two. The rest will follow, as soon as we sort where to put them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She cooks for herself and sorts through the papers left behind, looking for clues. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But there were these times when Needles would sort of spaz out, but not like Noodles, who would just trip over any little thing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Creatures of every sort zigzag, bolt, scream, swing, gallop, grunt, and whinny; they are everywhere, swinging on ropes and slithering up poles, hiding under wagons, pressed against sidewalls, and skidding across the center. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then what I did, I went down near the lagoon and I sort of skipped the quarters and the nickel across it, where it wasn't frozen. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Havens found himself a double outsider of sorts. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baker eyed me all day on Tuesday, looking like she wanted something awful to happen—sort of like what Israel Hands wanted to happen to Jim Hawkins. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

My daily routine was exactly what it had been: after breakfast I sorted scrap or pulled copper from radiators. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

No matter how much you know on the subject, if he just starts asking all sorts of unexpected questions, your mind and brain seize up like a pump in the winter. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The whole gesture had been carried out in an absent-minded sort of way, but of course, I had spotted the occurrence and had advanced swiftly to remove the offending item. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Normally my father has no patience for these sorts of bumblers. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life I understood the true purpose of this sort of formal greeting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bobby and Susie and I were pretty much the same sort of middle brown. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You were right, we shouldn’ta come here. No good comes of meddling with these sort of folk.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He lay in bed, thinking about the sufferings of his friend and colleague Dr. Musoke, fearful of what sort of organism had gotten loose among the medical staff at the hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We rarely had translators to help us navigate anything, unless we had an official meeting of some sort. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

About noon she got into a sort of lethargy which we did not like; although we kept silence to the others, we were neither of us happy about it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Got some more remnants for you to sort,” she said without looking up, pointing to the buckets. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Keep near the burrows—don’t go out alone—all that sort of thing. And how about you, Strawberry? Are you better?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I ain’t never rode a train, what I was hearing was real familiar and sort of com-fitting to me. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

In front of them was a long table with the two models for the new junior high school, each one covered with a white sheet, like they were some sort of national secret. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Daisy used strength, Amelia wits, and Isabelle fell in love with the dragon, because that’s the sort of girl she was. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Like peeling an orange, he thought sort of. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The twins were exactly the same age, so in Hyacinth’s mind they sort of counted as one. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I haven't heard the cannons fire yet, so perhaps Glimmer is in some sort of coma, her heart still struggling against the wasp venom. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The boy is a devious sort,” the leader said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The sort of little man one could never take seriously. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wayne played the narrator, who at different points in the musical just sort of appears onstage and interjects commentary. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He sat in the floor of the cockpit and sorted through the tools. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Not the sort of thing that would bog you down. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she sorted through the bags of clothes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was getting sort of nervous, all of a sudden. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I turned around, sort of stunned, to look at Mrs. Baker, and I felt the two cages move apart. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

That didn’t seem like the sort of thing a normal seventh grader would do. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine what sort of story you’d do on something like this, but maybe they were desperate for “human interest” material. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Down the way, from where the parade had ended, another parade of sorts was beginning. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I kept holding onto the phone, sort of, so I wouldn't pass out. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I turned to Jimmy and said quietly but sternly, “Please don’t do this. Calm down. I’ll sort out this matter and see to it that you get your letter. Now, please leave.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finally grabbed him, but he didn’t want to stop, didn’t want to give her any sort of chance to explain what he’d been too stupid to see from the very beginning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After Dora and I had sorted through our plunder, and counted and sampled and traded until we were satisfied, her mother drove me back to my house. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know it then, but it was a drain hole of some sort. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

As Perry continued to sort and choose, the pile of material he thought too dear to part with, even temporarily, assumed a tottering height. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I heard my father say something of the sort the other day.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“She’s not really the sort of girl who spends a lot of time alone.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

While she snored like a giant, I sorted through her keys until I found the one that unlocked the apothecary. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I sort of wish Dad had given me a hand. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Other people are born with talents like yours. You’ve heard of them, I’m sure: seers, conjurers, makers of magic weapons. Most legendary figures have some sort of ability that makes them noteworthy. ” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Well," he said casually, "perhaps you're not such a bad sort after all, for a country wight." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

This was the sort of stuff they liked: short and obvious. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She made a desperate sort of half leap, and it cost her as she slipped farther down the vines. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“She is a sort of elegant creature that one cannot keep one’s eyes from. I am always watching her to admire; and I do pity her from my heart.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She said mortals like it was some sort of terrible condition, but Rachel just nodded. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Few Americans knew that a group of adults was plotting a different sort of mischief for October 30,1938. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Nothing, unless...was he imagining it?...a sort of throbbing. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But all sorts of things had begun to occur to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I sort of have some friend issues right now,” I say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought you liked that sort of thing.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the counter, a man in a white apron sorts silverware into two plastic tubs. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

For a while I sort of enjoyed the caterpillars. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was a sort of sac, or cocoon. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

There is a sort of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I got this sort of flutter in my stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Since she did not look the sort to join the Night's Watch, Tyrion could only imagine that she had decided mourning clothes were appropriate garb for a confession. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He looked at me sort of pityingly, and I wondered if he was about to join the prayer campaign for my soul. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The favored word, bákala, covers quite a lot of ground, including a hot pepper, a bumpy sort of potato, and the male sexual organ. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sort of constant tremble rattled around my insides, like my nervousness and excitement were being mixed on high. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Dressed only in cutoff pants, all of them were soaking wet They were playing some sort of three on one, where three of them ganged up on one to dunk him. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“It just happened, sort of. I was going home. You know what I mean? I saw you turn off and ... it just happened, sort of. Sorry,” he added. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Down and down and down it came and landed, thunk, on this mountain, sort of cockeyed and shaky and grateful to be all in one piece. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is a field in which the irresponsible amateur can have a continually mystifying sort of fun. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that it was sort of irritating to get this kind of advice from Gene— when he’s telling you the obvious, telling you what you already know. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s an odd sort of house over that way,” he said. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I was sorting through my books to find something just right when Dad came into my room. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She seemed to have no intention of doing anything of the sort. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The sort of thing my dad would call “a fool’s name.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Oh, Paul, those aren't the sort of people you need to be associating with. What are you doing with hayseeds like that? The goal is to better yourself. Meet some intellectuals. Read a book!" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

And now there were only four people left to be sorted. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Inside is not the sort of dim lighting you hope for when you want to move something hot, but I was careful to dress nice enough to look like the watch is mine. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to sort things out quickly in my mind, but I don’t really know why. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He jerked his head up and stared at me, sort of dazed. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stops tucking and just sort of shifts her jaw at me, frozen. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It sort of registered that at the rate I was going my two-week supply would be gone in about five days, but I wasn’t worrying about that. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But she was married now, and he was a steady sort of man, and she grew, gradually, close to him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Alex had almost managed to persuade himself that this whole business was just some sort of crazy adventure...a game. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Depends perhaps on where you are, and what sort of death. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His was a low-key style, the sort certain people can sustain indefinitely. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Interestingly, oil company geologists had known for years that if you wanted to find oil you had to allow for precisely the sort of surface movements that were implied by plate tectonics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Max’s mom was a Buddhist, so he knew all sorts of things like that. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was intended to be the province of the sort of people Joe had seen on the golf course at Princeton or on the manicured lawns of estates he had glimpsed up the Hudson. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

M. Bouc, meanwhile, seizing upon the one tangible thing his friend had mentioned, was sorting through the passports. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

One unique thing about Lily is that, for a small town in the middle of nowhere, it seems to be a very clean, well-kept sort of place. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Not, therefore, the sort of person I wanted to meet in my present condition. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He had no idea who organized them, or where the revelers came from, but they always came, along with food enough to feed armies, and every sort of decadence. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Still, with her little vein-lined nose all wrinkled up, I sort of wish I wasn’t wearing my armband right now. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The cuco laid Thorn on an elevated stone, like she was some sort of sacrifice. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

There has to be some sort of safeguard against this kind of thing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The phone calls have stopped, she hasn’t approached us or come to the house. Don’t worry about it, darling. I’ll sort it.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her uncle seems almost a child, monastic in the modesty of his needs and wholly independent of any sort of temporal obligations. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Still carefully he sorted the papers, taking them up one at a time and shaking them. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! You will tell me that I am adorable, everything that is captivating. Spare yourself the effort” “No, I shan’t tell you anything of the sort, though I shouldn’t be lying if I did.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basically, you sketch the same character with twenty-five different expressions, to sort of get to know your character better. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Coach Watts grabs his elbow and sort of gives him a push in the right direction. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the sort of question Mrs. Snell slipped into as if it were an ermine coat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was normal for her to do this sort of thing. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Every grade then did some sort of project. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It’s one of those white, knee-length clinical sort of garments that all chemist assistants seem to wear. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We seem to be in some sort of cargo craft. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The cart and the platform are almost exactly the same height—not by accident; my father built a sort of earth-ramp leading up to the barn just for that purpose. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he wraps me in a bear hug, and it’s actually sort of sweet. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He sighed, like it was him that was in some sort of pain. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I read as many books as I could get my hands on about all sorts of things. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You never struck me as the running away sort.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I remember Allie once asked him wasn't it sort of good that he was in the war because he was a writer and it gave him a lot to write about and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop myself from imagining it, like some sort of television show. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I was sort of edgy about seeing Hank again. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The sort of smile he would give to every woman. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Regardless of what Julian felt for me, there was no denying that what I felt for him was love and trust of a very genuine sort. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“After that we went sort of crazy,” said Jesse, grinning at the memory. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not Meg tonight, I’m ‘a doll’ who does all sorts of crazy things. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It helps me sort out my head, get things in they right place. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They were often hotheaded but also fast to regret their harsh words; this was their peace offering of sorts. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A voice came suddenly out of the shadows, a soft, misty sort of voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She felt a weird sort of relief when Taryn bounced away with a promise to ask her mom about Ivy staying with them. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"I heard the same thing from my cousin, and she's not the sort to lie," an old woman said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The dessert was a sort of black bread pudding with hard sauce. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

We just sort of left, the way you abandon your desk at the end of the school year. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And I guess him telling her feels like a strange sort of loss. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The only thing you can do is to get rid of her, let her go on and live with her own sort. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to say hello, but my throat had closed off, and I made a sort of squeaking sound instead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“But Archimedes was in a class by himself. His spheres could do all sorts of things, only nobody is sure...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That sort of “global sourcing” has had a similar impact across the American marketplace. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

That night, on his narrow hotel bed, he thought sleepily about pre-empting Comrade Pillai by organizing his workers into a sort of private labor union. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The days sort of ran together, with me floating through a blurry obstacle course of worried faces, a multitude of moving mouths, everything safely on the other side of my Trazon bubble. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

What sort of scheme did Judith have up her sleeve? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But Warings was that sort of house, it moved and creaked all the time, it was old and the doors and windows did not shut properly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Now you be me, Lucifer, the loveliest angel of them all. dud: What do I do? devil Well, sort of dance around praising me, mainly. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

What would a history of experience—of this new sort of experience—be like? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Do you do this sort of thing a lot?” he asks me. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Hunched over the desk, he settled down to sort out improper fractions. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The south bank of the Thames was like a poor reflection of the north bank, a sort of lesser London. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Wright had also written to Admiral Thomas Graves, Gage’s naval commander, asking for “immediate assistance” and “a sloop of war of some sort.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For this, you need centralized authority, elaborately detailed time schedules, and some sort of reward system based on speed and perfection. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And probably it was just me reading Ted’s question that way but it made me sort of nervous. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“What sort of thing? Explain to me, Maxim,” I said eagerly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This tunnel led to a small domed outbuilding—a sort of huge igloo—surrounded by a covered porch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Tiberinus pointed to a set of stone steps on the side of the building—the sort that would have led to a basement apartment if this place were in Manhattan. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That is the only kind of journey, young fellow. And yes. Away from here. That sort of journey.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She supposed this was the sort of thing people with decorative furniture did. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, we were taken into an assembly hall and given all sorts of welcomes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tattered oilcompany roadmap had once been taped together but now it was just sorted into leaves and numbered with crayon in the corners for their assembly. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I knew it was important, a message of some sort, a gift from the jungle stranger. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Economists need cool heads and cold hearts for this sort of work, and they must write in icy, often skiddy prose. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean in person—tall, and with that sort of look—and not very talkative.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I sort of helped rescue him from Luke’s demon cruise ship a few years ago, and ever since, he insisted on repaying me with favors. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I happen to regard the Laughing Man as some kind of super-distinguished ancestor of mine—a sort of Robert E. Lee, say, with the ascribed virtues held under water or blood. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I remembered things from growin’ up, where I lived, that sort of stuff. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I never expected to be the sort of person who hired someone to come into my house and prepare meals for my family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Probably the closest I ever got to a spiritual sort of experience was during my mom’s O Brother period, which coincided with me being about eight or nine years old. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

In the first place, I'm sort of an atheist. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Folks enjoyed that sort of thing and it was politically useful given the combat with the northern states and the antislavery movement. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This was a summery, watermelon pink, just the sort of color that a carefree young lady with her life in front of her might pick. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She supposed that she and the younger workers, including Heather, would become friends, of a sort. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a sort of scuffling sound nearby, and Dimple opened her eyes, startled. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Course, there’s other sorts of evildoers than human ones,” the old man said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I stood staring for a long moment, stunned and overwhelmed, then said maybe we could sort through it together, then I could find somewhere to photocopy what I’d need. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I have never been that sort of butler who allows all sorts of people to wander in and out with their queries and grumbles. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Except now it was mixed with wood and metal and a sort of cloudy scent, like spring had caught a cold. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, geology had a great deal of sorting out to do, and not all of it went smoothly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what she’s in for, since there’s a sort of unwritten courtesy here that you’re not supposed to ask anyone—though a lot of the girls blurt out their stories. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muscle memory, or some sort of version of it, I guess. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jason wondered if Piper was working some sort of Aphrodite magic on him—like maybe every time he mentioned Reyna’s name, she would befuddle him so much he couldn’t think about anything but Piper. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His parents were the sort of parents who really, really enjoyed reading. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

This sort of furnishing was what Mr. and Mrs. Clutter liked, as did the majority of their acquaintances, whose homes, by and large, were similarly furnished. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” a nattily dressed new animal salesman said to him chattily as he stood gaping with a sort of glazed, meek need at the displays. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas thought about that—actually, he was sort of getting used to it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I decided to try and turn this into a different sort of lesson. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Not too much for me,” she said from the sink, her long back sort of slow-dancing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was at least two years older than me and drove a new Chevy and looked sort of like a caramel-colored James Darren. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And ooh, this one sort of looks like an arrowhead! Or Oklahoma!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s nearly August and even though it’s not due until January, we still have five more interviews to sort through. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Even Mom, who was back in the kitchen and sorting through mail, lifted an eyebrow in approval. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we got a shock, we’d announce it to everyone else, sort of like giving a weather report. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few days after the encounter with the enemies of Terabithia; they had an encounter of a different sort at school. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was this new sort of knowledge that Sprat had in mind when he defended the Royal Society from its critics, insisting that the starting point of the new knowledge, experimental evidence, was extremely reliable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A reporter was describing a large crowd gathered near the town square, and in the background there was some sort of chanting. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Brother Luke and Brother Matthew between them devised a sort of chair-saddle in which Robin could ride. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Flamsteed was one of the first people to suggest that the phenomenon was really a single object, postulating that it had been repelled from the Sun by some sort of magnetic effect. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was a thin, frail sort of woman in a long white nightgown. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, she didn’t see any white men, the rough sort she imagined slave catchers to look like. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And then we sort of smile at each other and both keep walking. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Like I said, I didn’t really believe in any sort of higher power, The Picard notwithstanding. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I sort of nodded or did something with my head, and he took it as a sign of approval and sat down on the edge of the bed to my right. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The temporary lodger, in his turn, stood and bowed to them, then returned to his pack of wooden oddments, sorting, arranging and polishing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just then, I heard the engine of some sort of truck coming my way. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed to regard the button panel, madam, as some sort of typewriter or piano or I.B.M. computer. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s looking sort of tiny in an oversize Eagles jersey, but he has this cocky look on his face. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bangs were cut straight across my brow and the sides were sort of squared at the neck. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are grateful that you have come to see us,” I said, speaking for the group, “because we have a number of problems which I am certain you will be able to sort out.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, I put up with you inviting all sorts of people into our house. People you trust just because they’re women and children,” Natalie said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Which is my school-day method because it's sort of like an extra ten minutes of sleep. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time I strike some sort of nerve with the Girl. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He is the sort who makes lists and numbers his arguments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense! and what sort of an effect will the bequest have on you? Will it keep you in England, induce you to marry Miss Oliver, and settle down like an ordinary mortal?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not the sort of person who usually gets carried away with that stuff, but I was nervous, and sometimes makeup feels kind of like armor. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It may be some sort of infection. He has a fever,” she said, putting her hand on my brother’s forehead. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was like I was talking through glass to some sort of prison inmate. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even though our bedroom door is closed, there are all sorts of unfamiliar sounds. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I hear lots of people saying all sorts of things. If he comes back, shall I tell him I’ve seen you and you don’t know him?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I rolled farther down the street, staring at the closed shutters for a sign of some sort. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Night after night she dreamed that she was “in a wilderness sort of place, all full of rocks and bushes.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the sky, feeling all sorts of wriggling anxious thoughts, but even I knew it was getting too dark to go tonight. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

So they made a sort of cage or coop all round him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I can always tell distances and weights and that sort of thing,” said Kate with a shrug. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their absolute failure to get any sort of a reaction from their victim was not only discouraging, it was weird enough to spoil the fun for even the bravest of bullies. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What sort of looking man is Mr. Martin?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

All sorts of revolutionary changes in technology are postulated for the future, ranging from final control of human disease to solutions of the world food and population problems. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hear a thud and a howl—the sort of howl that came from the punishment block in jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“We are considering sending Lucy to another school next year. It’s a sort of boarding school, and I need to know if she can handle it. In your honest opinion.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I sort of have a date with Edward Cullen tonight, and he wanted to introduce me to his parents . . . Dad?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could hear her giving the class some sort of assignment in arithmetic before she came out and quietly closed the door behind her. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I was sort of hankering for new stuff.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not to say that I’m any sort of saint. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They stack up in her mind, soggily, arbitrarily, and she sorts through them like cherished belongings after a flood. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever Harry passed Quirrell these days he gave him an encouraging sort of smile, and Ron had started telling people off for laughing at Quirrell’s stutter. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But it came wrapped up in all sorts of nastiness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I sort of like you too,” I said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Without all that dirt on him, he’s sort of handsome.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It could be sort of like that dating service that introduced Tía Inés to the guy with the pinkie rings and toupee. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Uncle Camp is sort of a mouse, you know. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She’s not wearing hers and I’m not mad about it, but I sort of wish she still had it on. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Learning to fly a helicopter takes some getting used to: it’s sort of like rubbing your stomach with one hand while patting the top of your head with the other. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had never dealt with Americans before, but they surely understood this general sort of freight. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect reasonable response, Maya knew, and it was exactly the sort of response that infuriated her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Speak a little funny, but us gitting use to it What your people love best to eat over there in Africa? us ast She sort of blush and say barbecue. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still sort of in a daze. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So...I was sort of right. Snape must have been proud of being ‘half a Prince,’ you see? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It would have been easier if he could believe there were some motive, some sort of revenge in the works, or some other manner of scheming. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Although there may be some truth in both hypotheses, this sort of posthumous off-the-rack psychoanalysis is a dubious, highly speculative enterprise that inevitably demeans and trivializes the absent analysand. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was difficult sometimes, but he tried to avoid that sort of thinking. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In comparison, the sorts of sights offered in such places as Africa and America, though undoubtedly very exciting, would, I am sure, strike the objective viewer as inferior on account of their unseemly demonstrativeness. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘But the others will be whiffling off to all sorts of flungaway places like Wellington for the booty flavour and Panama for the hatty taste. Every giant is having his own favourite hunting ground.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute, Augustus said, “Your book is sort of the thing that brought us together.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“The parrots are in trouble. Something is definitely weird over there. The nest looks different. Smaller. And sort of—disrupted.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They were a sort of side experiment, without a control group. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I just have to work the same sort of plane geometry to find another point not labeled on our map.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Melanie suggested that the procession needed palm branches and flower petals and that sort of thing; and of course everyone thought of the trash bin behind the florist shop. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malloy shook his head, sort of confused, but instead of making some slick comment about how strange Jamaal was, he focused back on my hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She wished it were she riding a gryphon and sorting through jeweler’s trays for just the right moon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If we scratch below the surface of every great achiever, do we always find the equivalent of the Michigan Computer Center or the hockey all-star team—some sort of special opportunity for practice? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Mom was the sort of girl who had had boyfriends in high school and often remarked that she wished she hadn’t wasted her time. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s good. Once we sort this out, we can keep doing what we need to with Styx.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“How was Abby? Like, was she sort of okay, or—I mean, I don’t know. Was she acting weird?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

"What sort of reasons do you mean to give them?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I had a dragon—a sort of governess to me and secretary to Sonia combined. She was English or rather Scotch—a big, red-haired woman.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now, knowing the sort of world he lived in, he went into a stationery shop and bought a ballpoint, a pad of paper, and a clipboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to find a nice steady pace, but I feel like a mangled robot, all out of sorts and jerky. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In what sort of hell had the train let her off? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The only building in sight was a small block of yellow brick sitting on the edge of the waste land, a sort of compact Main Street ministering to it and contiguous to absolutely nothing. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the same person who put the hex on your father put some sort of enchantment on the book then. Maybe there is information we can’t see,” Seven said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A very different sort of mind was hers from that, for instance, of the sisters of St. John. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s sorted in alphabetical order, not year, so...” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Besides, I sort of needed a little vacation. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

All sorts of other things glittered in the pile. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then from the living room I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh followed by Daisy's voice on a clear artificial note. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

And the funny thing was, I sort of missed him after we moved, because he had a helluva good sense of humor and we had a lot of fun sometimes. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When you’re guiding you don’t get to do the climbs you necessarily most want to do; the challenge comes from getting clients up and down, which is a different sort of satisfaction. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sort of yelled it, I was so drunk. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t had time to sort out my reasons. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Merritts gave me a silver vanity set complete with brush, comb, and rotating mirror, which was the sort of elegant gift I preferred over toys. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

That sort of thing went on all the time amongst the free companies of the Disputed Lands, she knew. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose this upset him, for when we were in town on Thursday last he had a sort of shock.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

This did not prepare me for the unique sort of heat that one encounters fifteen miles south of Birmingham, Alabama, at Culver Creek Preparatory School. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I sort of gave her a kiss, and she said, "Whenja get home7' She was glad as hell to see me. You could tell. "Not so loud. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was dressed Persian Casual too, though his shirt was white with a sort of striped texture to it that caught the light down his sides. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Still he says nothing, just stares at me with a sort of pained look in his eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Liyana sorted through perfect spelling tests and crackly finger paintings from a box under her bed. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Up here, they were the sort of men he wanted at his back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Then it might be sort of fun. You can’t imagine how drab, drab the parties have been lately.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like a can of some sort,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And his eyes are sort of hazel, and I sort of like this. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She felt silly pointing at the water, but she was certain it was working some sort of magic, swaying their feelings. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Are these the sorts of guests you would want to welcome to your inn? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And he asked about you, specifically, because you’re sort of an anomaly.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Booth hopes to create the illusion that Washington, D.C., is a hotbed of assassins, resulting in the sort of mass chaos that will make it easier for them all to escape. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Attempting to swim the numbingly cold torrent or even to paddle some sort of improvised raft across seemed too risky to consider. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that the items must belong to a ragman, but there was something eerie about the way they were sorted, as though they were pagan offerings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lake took a public stand against any sort of compromise, saying that the state should close its public schools rather than desegregate. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no getting around it—those Orientals are very good at that sort of thing. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tacked on the corkboard walls and occupying several computer screens are other designs of some sort. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Along the span were shops and stalls of every sort; weavers and lacemakers displayed their wares cheek by jowl with glassblowers, candle- makers, and fishwives selling eels and oysters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve sometimes wondered. At any rate, don’t worry about Fern—she’s just got a lively imagination. Kids think they hear all sorts of things.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“We were just talking about what it would feel like if we became actors. What sort of life it would be.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both boys turned a sort of half left to face the incoming engine. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

That desert was filled with all sorts of amazing treasures. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor hoped Dulcet would be joining them, but after tucking Boots in a sort of high chair, she backed up several feet from the table and stood. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I think I would be lying if I told you that; if I led you to believe that on that Sunday afternoon in April, I was actually being driven by anything of the sort. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then a sort of nagging guilt that I should take such pleasure in my grandmother’s discomfort. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother always sighs as if she's sort of relieved after she says them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“For the record, jumping right into trying to find the Nightbeast before doing any sort of research is bogus. But have it your way. Let’s go.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I would be happy to do appraisals for you. What sort of gems?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

This certainly was not the sort of question Reynie had expected. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, all sorts of black town cars and SUVs are pulling over on the side of the road. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“What sort of thing—what do you mean? I thought you said there was no danger?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while I started laughing again ’cause I realized I could sort of smell the red flower a few feet away from my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

More distraught than I’d ever seen him, which surprised me, because Erma had seemed to have some sort of an evil hold over Dad, and I thought he’d be relieved to be free of it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And Charles needed someone to do that sort of thing for him. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Outside, she found song of a very different sort. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Enoch said, “You mean things other than rats and cholera and whatever sorts of mad trolls live beneath crypts?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I cut up a few Hefty-sized bags and taped them together to make a sort of tent. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shaky and out of sorts as I take a deep breath and let it out. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Even though he's sort of handsome now, he's still a numbers geek who wants to be a computer scientist. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He cut off a length—about three-quarters of a yard—wound it into a sort of garland, and wrapped it up first in white and then in brown paper. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was very sleek, exactly the sort of phone the daughter of a goddess would have. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You will be spared this sort of despair.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I wonder, could you tell us what sort of clothes your grandmother usually wears?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It took another hour to empty it completely, throw away the useless items, and sort the remainder in piles according to whether or not he would need them from now on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There was an abandoned warehouse inside, a dark, dank sort of place where rats scuttled. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Some sort of current glues me to the ladder while I'm lifted safely inside. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Today she wants me to help her sort through the things in the cellar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Southside died a month later after having suffered with advanced lung cancer, his long-held view that doctors were untrustworthy having kept him from any sort of timely intervention. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was trained to remain calm while sorting through loose snippets of information. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seem to achieve some sort of completion on that day that makes them steady enough on their feet to appear graceful even if they are not. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sorted the new notions and tried to organize a button display. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

For instance, although she continued to discharge her professional duties with all her usual diligence, her general mood tended to undergo swings of a sort I had hitherto never witnessed. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘It wasn’t all just roses with you and she. But maybe that sort of makes it worse for you now.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Which is sort of what I thought Joseph would be like right now, out in the middle of it—except he would never in a million years wail. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“What sort of things does he try to say?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He stood there, gulping breath, and then he tried to call out, but his throat was dry, and his wind was gone, and his voice came from him in a dry sort of croaking whisper. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not understand why our children must be subjected to these sort of security measures.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Although we were not yet fully in love, I like to think of the months that followed as a honeymoon of sorts. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But I think about the circles kid sometimes, because I can sort of understand him. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After sorting out what happened, our lieutenant turned to us code talkers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t care if he’s the one who really said it or not, right now I sort of hate Ralph Waldo Emerson. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“No doubt, no doubt. Do you find any gypsies, now, or tramps, or vagrants of any sort, out there?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well, of all sorts together, there must have been ten thousand at the very least,’ said Merry. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We sorted out our story and got ourselves ready to testify on our own behalf. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jacob Riis, the New York journalist who had devoted himself to revealing the squalid housing of America’s poor, came to Chicago bearing counsel of a graver sort. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I’d been up most of the night, sorting all the arrangements, and I was in the front reception getting ready to leave when I saw Harry coming in. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I handed the stuff for tea to Jay, and he placed it all in a clean cloth for Mama to sort through to make the blend she liked. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Oddly enough, it was furnished in exactly the same sort of style as Mrs. Figg’s house: There were crocheted covers on the mismatched chairs and a strong smell of cats. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It looked sort of like a gun, with a stubby handle that I held in my right hand. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that came a savory snake stew, chunks of seven different sorts of snake slow-simmered with dragon peppers and blood oranges and a dash of venom to give it a good bite. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“No,” I said, “it’s not that sort of question. It’s not intimate or personal or anything like that.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Shamika and his mother were sipping a second round of coffees and gossiping about all sorts of things, but Moss kept to himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Does that sort of thing happen often here?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Who would consider for a moment that the more than 3 billion of us are a sort of stupendous animal when we become linked together? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t give me that look. I’m not any sort of competition.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I almost couldn’t. At first I thought you were a shadow or something. But you look like you did in my dream. You sort of came into focus.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But except for one or two enigmatic features, nothing of the sort is apparent in the exquisite profusion of Martian surface detail uncovered by unmanned spacecraft. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rumors began to circulate that Gregarious Games was developing some sort of new computer gaming hardware and that this secret project was rapidly exhausting the company’s considerable financial resources. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We grabbed on to a bar on the car and sort of pulled up and jumped at the same time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tormented herself with a thousand words of the same sort But what she felt to herself, in the uncharted regions of her heart, was a different matter. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some sort of elevator device lifts the craft slowly up through the levels. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

You unzipped your liver, say, and dumped it on someone’s plate, that sort of thing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The class respected what Brad had tried to do, and Ralph was struck by a sudden thought: Brad was exactly the sort of boy who could understand a mouse who rode a motorcycle. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was the first to prove geometric theorems of the sort codified by Euclid three centuries later—for example, the proposition that the angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then my plate sort of slid off the table.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There is a sort of hearth, an iron plate set on some bricks. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s back was to her, but he stood in a sort of loose-limbed way, his feet splayed out, his arms swinging at his sides. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I look over at him and ask him what sort of books he likes best. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wishes she had a code of some sort. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Unsavory sorts murmured indelicacies at cutlet stands; grandmothers consulted almanacs to determine a propitious hour for the betrothal. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Underlying experimentation, therefore, there must be a theory of the regularity and economy of nature; the natural world has to be the sort of world that could, in principle, be interpreted through experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

While sorting mail in the post office, I met a young Irish chap whose sensibilities amazed me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could stretch the tube map into all sorts of hoops and loops and it would be the same map, as long as the junctions were the same. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are allies of a sort. Over the years, we Gypsies have even taken in and raised some of your children.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hull had been commissioned two years earlier to take over the school’s disciplinary measures by their principal, who had sought out some sort of tax break that could save the school money. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“What sort of cut?” said a boy, his voice quiet and frightened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A large paper bag sat on a pillow, and she found that it was filled with all sorts of confectionary goodies. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“What sort of a down payment would I need for that?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

His nose was lumpy and red with broken veins, his lips thick, and he had a sort of webbing between the three middle fingers of his right hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He remembered the sort of terrified fascination with which he had watched them out of the comer of his eye. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The sort of healthy conceit that he had when he returned from America early in the spring was gone. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The long-lasting, crowded populations suggested in Acre are exactly the sort that archaeologists long thought were ecologically impossible. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In 1844, the philosopher Auguste Comte was searching for an example of a sort of knowledge that would be always hidden. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I squeeze my eyes nearly shut, the swirling lights ain’t so bad and everything sort of stays in its place. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Birthdays are sort of in short supply for me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She came in thinking she would rescue him, like some sort of story, like a little kid pretending to be a brave knight. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice was thirteen, so we both thought we were too old for this sort of thing. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He has some sort of agenda to stop us from winning against the Colonies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, there are those where we’re digging. But are they the right sort?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a sort of Roman Pan, a rustic god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke gently, had a soft smile and an outwardly relaxed, controlled, and sort of scruffy demeanor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She downloaded her pictures from the Nashville trip to her new computer and sorted through them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

"You seem," I say, "to know all sorts of secrets. Please, Sister, share them with us." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Music I’d never heard before was playing, some sort of jazz. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I believe, on hunch, that an inventory of our major disease problems based on this sort of classification would show a limited number of important questions for which the predictable answers carry certainty. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At such times, the slightest kindness on the part of anyone becomes a sort of bravery. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they arrived, the entire bar went into a sort of practiced precision. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” says Dad with a weird sort of pride, “he’s not. The other eye is glass.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“It must be very disagreeable to sleep in a tent, and eat all sorts of bad-tasting things, and drink out of a tin mug,” sighed Amy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some who had tried this lonely sort of life had given up and joined the crews of purse seiners or of long-line halibut schooners. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, indeed,” cried Slughorn a little thickly, “Parry Otter, the Chosen Boy Who — well — something of that sort,” he mumbled, and drained his mug too. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It cooks up into the sort of tasteless mass one might induce an American child to try once, after a long round of pulled-up noses and double-dog dares. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As is customary in this sort of affair, we went at night and bribed the guard, just as I had done years earlier when I wanted to stay with Rosa her first night there. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he lowered his eyes to the ground and sort of cowered in front of Mong. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was walking slowly, holding a sort of wheel in his hands—a spool from which he was unwinding a long string behind him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But that lonely figure in the ragged flapping shawl — it was easy enough to imagine any sort of mysterious brew in that pot! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Venus didn’t have any moons or satellites or even a magnetic field, but it did have an atmosphere sort of similar to Earth’s, except it was super- hot—about five hundred degrees or more. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gentle friendly shyness that made other people feel important, sort of in charge of things. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Japan seemed to have a sort of orderly lawlessness. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t understand me, and he was sort of holding it against me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Even among those big farm kids, he sort of stood out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I can add, and subtract and multiply and divide. Cain’t do much more than that, though. You need somebody to do more math than that back there sorting out the celery and the onions?” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

On occasion tremors shook his whole body — tremors of the sort now made all too familiar by the sight of birds poisoned by DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The task of sorting through Codman’s accumulated papers and of taking over the exposition work now seemed beyond him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They would use the ladder as a sort of gurney. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Probably boys have destroyed them, it’s the sort of thing boys destroy; or else the lurking men. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The cyclotron evidently proves to be a sort of hen laying golden eggs,” Segre wrote Lawrence fulsomely. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers for the evening’s assignment. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon, a young man came up to her, walking with a sort of sideways lurch. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But there are alternatives: One could peer inside using some sort of periscopelike magnifying device, for example. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She had on a half-smile, the sort a mother might have in an ordinary family, weighing things up while the children jumped and screamed around her asking her to say, yes, they could do whatever. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is sorting through a chest that contains— believe it or not—more toys, when I see them: two old-fashioned wooden stick horses, one black, one gray, that sit forgotten in a corner. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve tried out all sorts of different ways to get away with my being in the Free Lunch Program. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

An all-inclusive sort of deal, without a lot of rules. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When I was coming out of the can, right before I got to the door, I sort of passed out. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

My shopping was done and I had questioned everyone about Mother, but still I lingered, caught between wanting to leave and wanting to stay until I could sort out the thoughts battling in my head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And oddly enough, I found it kind of nice in that weird “I’d like to forget about real life and pretend that everything is okay” sort of way. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Reading it makes me wonder if I’ll ever escape Bellmont, and, if so, what sort of life I might have somewhere else. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner was starting to sweat and feeling sort of weak. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“A fine sort of spy I’d be, to ask you so transparently,” she replied. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Try,” Mrs. Levy said, making some sort of note on her date book with a rhinestoned automatic pencil. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know people have all sorts of stereotypes about Asians, but I don’t. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was sort of a holy moment, and the light that shone around them seemed to glow softly, like something you’d see in one of the stained glass windows at Saint Andrew’s. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Now I know about wanting some sort of recognition, of wanting to have some sort of status, but when I think about yelling things like Cristo salva! Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was a man from a northern clime and England did not have this sort of weather, and when you have not slept . The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet she had claimed she’d be alone if the camp sorted her by her godly parent. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Problems of every sort were being addressed and solved. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“But nothing of the killing sort. These were normal folks.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This would lead to all sorts of science-fiction-like possibilities for people who survived from the expanding to the contracting phase. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Funny that he couldn't put a name to it—Silly sort of face really—fellow looked a bit of a mug. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Freak can't move much the way they've got him set up in the bed, so he sort of shakes his eyes instead of his head. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘You is forgetting that I is doing this sort of thing for years and years and years. No human bean is ever catching even the smallest wink of me.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baker’s wife stepped forward and took the flowers as the villagers turned and walked away, leaving her to sort out what was the Devil’s work and what the baker’s. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sort of paused, then reached into his backpack and pulled a book up onto his desk. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

At recess the cool kids play tetherball, which it turns out I’m sort of okay at. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She is sort of a victorious Annabelle, lying among rose petals on the honeymoon bed of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He could jury-rig the Archimedes sphere into some sort of flying device, maybe, but only if he had his tool belt—which he didn’t. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists can deal with some things, but we’re not trained to shoot, and someone who can do that and navigate and make camp and do all the sort of survival stuff is very useful. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I would like to read a few more pages . . . but I was overly fatigued . . . but Mr. Crusoe was facing all sorts of dangers . . . but. . . in betwixt one thought and the next, I fell asleep. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole purpose of the Hab is to keep that sort of thing from happening. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman artist can get admired by them only as a sideline, a sort of freaky exception. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘We don’t have to eat snozzcumbers. In the fields around our village there are all sorts of lovely vegetables like cauliflowers and carrots. Why don’t you get some of those next time you go visiting?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Really, it was sort of refreshing to have a boy prefer her company to a girl like Isabelle’s. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Frank ate while Grandmother gave him a sort of military briefing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“To what?” he asked gently, whilst we were all very still; for each in our own way we had a sort of vague idea of what she meant. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of pain that drove men mad, and it could not be endured for long. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She takes a purse to school and I wonder what sort of magic she does to fit any books into it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“And I'm pretty sure he has a gift of some sort.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Still, by the time they made it to the theater Ophie was sweaty and a bit out of sorts. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The seat was missing too, and whoever had taken it had left some sort of blue blob in its place. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to intrude or . . .” Her voice just sort of faded away. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was sort of sagging into the couch and the remote in her hand wasn’t quite as pert. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He tipped his head and sort of crinkled his brow. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But there are all sorts of ways your bail hearing can go wrong: You get some court-appointed lawyer who hasn’t read your case and doesn’t know what’s going on. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

For the first time I thought I had seen in his eyes some sort of nostalgic sentiment, a weakness maybe. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The cheerleaders have obtained some sort of special exemption to roam the hall in a pack with pens in hand to seek out autographs of staff and students. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I...I was sure it was an airborne toxin of some sort, perhaps one that could be washed away. I apologize, Chancellor. I thought it was the best way to serve the Collective.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They remembered the very same places in Narnia—"the grasslands up above Beaversdam" and found that they were some sort of second cousins once removed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The Conversat turns out to be sort of like a museum. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a bad sort, though he’s usually not nearly as drunk as that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if there were some sort of force field in front of the Fire’s goal, deflecting the Fugees’ shots. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

What I needed, I suppose, was some sort of final confirmation, something to carry with me after she was gone. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was where nearly everything was, including the open-air market with all sorts of different stores and the vendors who sometimes showed up outside with carts of samosas and kulfis. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was breaking some sort of long-standing code that the newest member on the team wasn’t supposed to win and make her teammates look bad. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"The fact that your mother chose a name for you that both Hindus and Muslims use means a lot to us. It's as if she sort of accepted us, even though we'd never met." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Milky Way contains some 400 billion stars of all sorts moving with a complex and orderly grace. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Ritchey’s tooth became a sort of religious artifact for the team, like the bones or dried innards from a Catholic saint. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The man in the gray suit grinned a sideways sort of grin. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I quit lighting matches, and sort of leaned nearer to her over the table. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I have more important things to worry about than hair. I need to get my T. melvinus out of the lab. It’s what helped me sort out the mechanism for reversing senescence.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He imagined himself standing at the Governor's side as an assistant or an adviser, or whatever sort of jobs grown people had. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She was the sort of girl who lived in her thoughts. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Like Finnegan had some sort of telepathic link with her or something. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“If you will only tell me what sort of girl Miss King is, I shall know what to think.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

After some thought, I decided to transform the fifth oar, the footrest oar, into a mast of sorts. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A skinny bald man—who sort of resembled a plucked chicken in a bright blue suit—strutted out the lobby door. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ishmael had stood beside her at church while she greeted her friends and acquaintances with the sort of cordiality and genuine feeling he couldn’t muster in himself. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I hope the stupid baby gets polio,” I said, and surprised myself by even sort of meaning it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a sort of silent agreement, I helped them unload the lumpy sacks from the back of the wagon and pile them to one side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That was the origin of Buckland, a thickly inhabited strip between the river and the Old Forest, a sort of colony from the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And how come when we tell stories of Scheherazade, we talk about all sorts of things besides what she ate and where she pooped?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He had met this sort of white man before, earnest and believing what came out of their mouths. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

For Geisbert, identifying hot strains and classifying the tribes of viruses was like sorting butterflies or collecting flowers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is the sort of despicable person who has no understanding of how despicable he is, and my badgering him with insults won’t change that; nothing will. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mostly, the vibe I got from my mom was that she thought I was a dramatic, sentimental sort of teenager whose interests were cute but useless. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He found that his arms and legs were shaking uncontrollably, as if he were having some sort of fit. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Nigerians took on all sorts of names here. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wrapped the mussels in leaves and sort of steamed them in coals. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hit it with some sort of spell right in the eye. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be in some sort of storage room, with shelves along all the walls and straps or chain-link doors to keep everything in place. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s sort of like we’re living on a boat that might sink.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There's a little group of them outside almost every doorway, standing around, looking sort of defensive. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

DUD: What sort of things do I say? devil: Anything that comes into your head that’s nice—how beautiful I am, how wise I am, how handsome... that sort of thing. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It blew a wide plume of fire in what I was coming to recognize as either some sort of greeting or a challenge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I was sort of camped outside the Artemis cabin.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She knew what sorts of men they were, each one. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For the first time I found myself aware of my total armlessness, and I guess I felt like I was sort of naked all of a sudden. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I sort of laughed when she said that, because at first I thought she was joking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been too busy after Iowa to even go over and box up the things in my office or say any sort of proper good-bye. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

That pouch contained remedies for all sorts of common problems, including burns. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

After his displeasure had reached a certain point, the three of us rubbed our bruises and called ourselves to a womanly sort of meeting. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All sorts of people went about their business—tradesmen and soldiers and officials and many monks. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Arguments of this sort were well known to the ancient Romans. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, she, like, super respects you. Though she’s sort of intimidated by you.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“You need to either stop smoking pot or buy some cologne or something. And breath mints. The fact that Claire doesn’t know yet is insane. She must be in some sort of denial.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Now, if Jo had not been new to this sort of thing she would have said she wasn’t crying, had a cold in her head, or told any other feminine fib proper to the occasion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think I’m cute? If you say sort of, I’ll tell Cinnamon to bite you.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, it was sort of embarrassing, in a way, to be talking about Romeo and Juliet with her. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

His role in my life, according to Doris, was to be some sort of positive male figure. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

From that moment forward, Roscuro showed an abnormal, inordinate interest in illumination of all sorts. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Two Chinese food cartons, one with bits of fried rice stuck to the sides, a white plastic fork sprouting from the top, and the other with some sort of sauce caked around the rim. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Yes, in Mr. Lemoncello’s catapulting critters game, there were all sorts of wacky jokes. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Those were nights of the very best sort. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

All sorts of things happened that she couldn’t remember anymore. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though men’s magazines often suffer from worse sorts of idiocies having to do with violence and assassins for hire, they rarely have these fatuous quizzes in them. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now his gaze feels like some sort of laser beam over my bumps and dips and grooves, and it’s getting a little uncomfortable. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I let that down, baited, and I waited to see what sort offish I would catch. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Bush had asked Ernest to take on a roving brief for the committee, injecting himself into any area encountering problems as “a sort of fire department.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My heart quickens as I sort through my memories, and I try to find the trigger I pull when I think about drawing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My father always struck me as the sort of man who, under the right circumstances, might have invented the microwave oven or the transistor radio. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“You can still paint, and cook, and do all sorts of things.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I’m feeling mighty out of sorts, and I ain’t sure this day could get any worse. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Clara felt that she was too old for that sort of thing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was sort of amazing that a girl like her was with Black. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to sort out the dirty and clean clothes,” the foster mother said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I could not really see what he looks like, because he is dressed, entirely covered, in a sort of greenish plastic-looking suit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“There’s not really any war of that sort down here. They sent me the little stick. His mother sent it to me. They returned it with his things.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The breach allows for the efficient sorting of the plundered from the plunderers, the enslaved from the enslavers, sharecroppers from landholders, cannibals from food. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Heron had wanted me to carry some sort of war messages or spy reports or something, and that night as I lay in bed in the loft, I thought about it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not me, exactly, but the work on my tiny house. We’re building tomorrow. Maybe you can use the footage for your submission...if you wanted. A killing-two-birds-with-one-stone sort of thing.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“It was happy, sort of. Really friendly and nice. And I can’t hardly believe it now, but I couldn’t help sort of liking him.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see the big deal. I mean, there are all sorts of cool things out there right now. What’s wrong with just taking a little peek?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

All you decent, well-meaning gentlemen, let me ask you, have you any idea what sort of place the world is becoming all around you? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was too intent to keep track, but, at length, a sort of pinkness invaded the translucent blue skin of her cheek. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was scary, my secrets spilled out across the room, like a garbage truck had backed up and dumped its sorry contents across the floor for her to sort through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new arrivals might be a different sort of colonial society. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was sort of like Kepler’s third law. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Prud’homme released his breath with a sort of amazed laugh, stared at Finny for a while, and that was all there was to it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But how she said it was sort of chilling. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then I had to undergo the nastiest sort of drills to make sure I had my story straight. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She could figure out the words “stink” and “slave” and “cargo” and that the man who had come on board was some sort of official from the land they were heading toward. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bites faded before she even got dressed, so she had nothing to show her stepmother except cobwebs, which her stepmother thought was some sort of clever trick. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The main space was one huge chamber with a circular rotunda, sort of like a capitol building back in the States. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When I’m through, Judd sort of motions me to the porch, like I can sit there if I want while I drink my water. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I dare say, but nothing pleasant ever does happen in this family,” said Meg, who was out of sorts. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed in an embarrassed sort of way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The orange gadget must have been some sort of a camera or scanner—that was the only explanation I could drum up that Chubs didn’t shoot down as being moronic. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Is it just me, or are you starting to develop a sort of allegiance to the tribe?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s sort of about the boys,” I admitted, licking salsa off my hand. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I can tell, they never get up before noon unless there’s some sort of national emergency, like my leg hair. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My parents are sort of tiptoeing around me right now.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

School teachers suffer a good deal from having to listen to this sort of twaddle from proud parents, but they usually get their own back when the time comes to write the end-of-term reports. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

If my name had been Marjorie, I thought, I would not have been the sort of person to feel guilty. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It certainly did seem like the Last Day, but she was sure of one thing: Despite all sorts of opposition, she had kept her family together and now they were truly safe. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The neighbors brought in all sorts of broths and jellies to try to tempt the little fellow. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was friendly, in a treacherous sort of way, smiling into one’s face the while he meditated some underhand trick, as, for instance, when he stole from Buck’s food at the first meal. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sort of wished she hadn’t bothered, because I was feeling really pathetic and my forehead was still probably smacking red and I definitely didn’t have the energy to be mean anymore. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He sounded like the sort of people she had met at Mrs. Coulter’s: smart and educated and important. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

So I added: "Since I just started at a new school, you're right now sort of my only friend, so that makes the distinction perhaps not much of a difference." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But she is naked, her skin smelling, a little too intensely, of some sort of berry. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It just sort of happened. I didn’t plan it.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Jo’s face was very sober, but her eyes twinkled, and there was an odd sound in her voice of repressed emotion of some sort. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is one, isn’t there? Some mathematical formula which tells the proper dose to administer according to height and weight, that sort of thing?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

After all, she spent many nights at the cottage, and had sailed in every sort of weather. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time, the work requires minimal human interaction, of either the collegial or the supervisory sort, largely because it’s so self-defining. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

That does not count as math, because one does not have to understand how it works or what it means in order to think that it looks sort of beautiful. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Mr Hooper stood back, smoothing his hair, very tall and thin and grey, like some sort of terrible bird. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

At such moments something resembling happiness actually stirs in your chest, but it isn’t the sort of emotion you want to lean on very hard. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I sort of shrug and force a half smile and say, “I know.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He rakes his hand through his hair, and his mouth sort of twists. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

When I wake up in the morning, it’s always sort of a letdown as reality hits me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was an emotion of some sort they shared. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of response Toby excelled at when he felt slighted. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He began to pull down a bit more of the walls, in a leisurely sort of way, just to amuse himself. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With this body of files we could sift and sort through the population of the district by gender, race, ethnicity, party affiliation, occupation. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It shimmers in the light, and he is not entirely sure whether he should walk through it or wait for some sort of sign or notice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m going to rush down with this to the Balham sorting office in the hope that it will be across the Channel before the weekend. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried going around back, but he shuffled sideways, arms out, doing this blockade dance sort of thing so I couldn’t get by. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Robust in the Anglo-Saxon tradition, with cool blue eyes that made the lesser sort pay attention to his mealy arguments. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

That sounded like the sort of thing grown-ups said in the storybooks we read when we were little. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be the same sort of chute into which trash was deposited at school. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sort of patted my mom on the shoulder at this point. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Traveling the Great Wastes naked—that would be its own special sort of hell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In .the dim-lit gallery outside the Great Hall, they came upon Joseth the master of horse engaged in a different sort of riding. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

These were automatically filed in a separate folder, so I could sort through them later. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Alchemy, as a clandestine enterprise, could never develop a community of the right sort. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A shiny rock that his mother said was some sort of quartz. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When someone dies, people always say they had some sort of premonition, a sinking feeling that something awful was right around the corner. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It looks like the sort of note Elsbeth and I used to pass, composed in secret behind our textbooks and handed off as we passed in the hallway. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even though Axel’s memories can be sort of fuzzy sometimes, when Aunt Nancy shares stories, when they do look at pictures, when a spark lights up the past, Axel can remember Frank being here too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“A very serious sort, I assure you;” still smiling. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“The Egalitarians got no interest in interfering with Summerland. They’re happy to give any of us refuge, but don’t expect them to take part in any sort of fight. They’re pacifists.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I surely wanted to get back in that water, but I couldn’t help but feel that if I took Dinitia up on her offer, I’d be violating some sort of taboo. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We’re in some sort of large shed; sunlight seeps through the cracks between the warped wooden boards, and there’s a jungle of gardening implements leaning against the walls. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At first I just thought she was a bit immature, but it was more than that, she was sort of absent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fancy myself brave and think I’m the sort of person who will always speak my mind, but that’s the one thing I’m too afraid to say. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She studied the ghosts and noticed all of them wore some sort of badge on their toga—a raven, or a torch, or a bow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Funny sort of place to choose to retire in,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I want to get up and lock myself in my room, but I sort of want to know Pathetic Priscilla’s fate, so I decide to stick around. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It looks like a textbook, but he closes it too fast for me to catch what sort. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I sorted through the personal items in my case, reflecting on how much I had left behind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If I left now, I could still catch my class in the Med- ica, but part of me suspected that this might be a test of some sort. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She’s crouched down and appears to be helping a freshman sort through an array of scattered papers. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Then his face went the wrong sort of shape as it does if you’re trying to keep back your tears. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He sat up more in his chair and sort of moved around. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was sort of nice that she didn’t need to explain the hovering, how it really came from a place of love. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But walking through the Kingdom of Death, she felt a drowsy sort of peacefulness, like balancing on the border of sleeping and waking. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Store-room in there, and above the floods, luckily,’ said Pippin, as they came back laden with dishes, bowls, cups, knives, and food of various sorts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

More guards followed, carrying a litter behind them—the sort of thing an ancient king might be carried around on. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And then they want to gush about the rest of the band and Abby, so we sort of converge into one big group. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Things were getting clearer, in a roundabout sort of way. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

All sorts of horrible ideas went through my head as Daddy and I ran for the front door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

What sorts of excuses people had used on that first morning to get the doctor and the locksmith out of the house Gregor was completely unable to ascertain. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Everyone heard when I went,” she breathed, and watched as he sorted through every name he’d ever heard associated with the place, then put the pieces together. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Not without gloves. It has some sort of disease.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Some of my friends were incredibly happy; others were trying to make changes, to attempt a different sort of balance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You’re interested in that sort of thing, are you? Science, and so on?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made some sort of soothing reply, but with the licence of age she did not listen, hobbling away mumbling that it was her fault. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their leader said, “We’re going to be on our way but we thought we’d ask the lady if she wanted to come with us. We’re a better sort of traveling companion.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Scanning the limit of the land before it curved into the rim of the sky, she tried to imagine what sorts of things lay beyond. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Today we can buy just about any sort of food from anywhere in the globe, in any season. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Emily had seen her dad do this sort of work dozens of times, but now, as she was surrounded by everything Griswold, it sparked an idea. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of data that Fred would study until he found a pattern. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Gogol is unaccustomed to this sort of talk at mealtimes, to the indulgent ritual of the lingering meal, and the pleasant aftermath of bottles and crumbs and empty glasses that clutter the table. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

This sort of burglary had seemed so daring two months before. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Hazel pointed to the centre of the structure, where curved stones formed a sort of bull’s-eye. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The road curves off to the right and then we come upon a strange-looking structure that sort of looks like a cross between a tree house and a lighthouse. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a story our mother used to tell us when we got tired of our chores or out of sorts with our lives.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, not in disappointment but in a sort of admiration. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She looked sort of familiar, but I was pretty sure we’d never met. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Five fingers and flesh with blood beneath. One could almost believe that on the other end of that hand lay a person of some sort.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

People kept sending me all sorts of things, so I knew that even if I ignored her, it was only a matter of time before she sent me something too. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“They’d refine it into medicine. It’s a powerful painkiller. The price won’t be nearly as good as if we went to the other sort of people, but still, half a loaf....” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The champions’ll get to do all sorts of stuff you’d never be allowed to do normally. And a thousand Galleons prize money!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Next thing we have to do is start sorting through the boxes in here,” says Mr. Shephard when we head into the storage room. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

This caused all sorts of speculation, but he wouldn’t tell us any details. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Jenner was astute at that sort of thing; he could foresee problems. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was all Spurge and Werfel could do to convince their kingdoms to sort out their own problems instead of striking out in rage and hysterical fear. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And for another his so-called weather balloons are nothing of the sort. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in a lawn chair in the living room, hunched over like a hunchback, sorting puzzle pieces. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No telling what sort of lies he's made up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I admired the immense, steppelike expanse of the lady's wool-clad bosom as she retreated a few inches from my eye, down the creaking wooden stair, a sort of Siberian bitterness on her vivid lips. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“There were all sorts of rumors flying,” Ruth says, tapping her cane against the sidewalk. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t at all difficult to find the right sort of things for the altar of Nefertiti-Isis. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was terrified that it was the sort of place where you did not know what might happen to you if you suddenly said, ‘I don’t like America.’ Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was nervous, flustered even, as though it were some sort of reunion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And without the fact, the new notion that knowledge is grounded in evidence, not authority, might have received only the sort of inconsistent and unreliable endorsement that we have seen it receiving from della Porta. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You must have a new shield made for you, so that you can go on with your tournaments without being recognized. What sort of blazon will you have?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth was sort of right, I would learn: A relationship with a higher power is often best practiced alone. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I was sitting on the washbowl next to where Stradlater was shaving, sort of turning the water on and off. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then shake your head, look serious and wise — This sort of talk protects you if he dies. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

She wished there was somebody she could lean against; then she wished she was different, the sort of person who did not need to lean on others, like Kainene. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The guy was a vampire of a different sort. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

So that the companies can wrap themselves in some sort of official cloak, the names are recorded in books which are registered in the Library of Congress. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Private meetings among regular students were the sort of thing strictly frowned upon at the Institute, where all secrets were reserved for Messengers and Executives. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We just sort of drifted back and forth between our two apartments and I got less sleep than ever. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But our guys had a sort of vocal salute to show Sarge our respect. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It is a sort of thing which nobody could have expected. I am sure, a month ago, I had no more idea myself!—The strangest things do take place!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Ron examined an odd sort of pale blancmange closely, then moved it carefully a few inches to his right, so that it would be clearly visible from the Ravenclaw table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t know anything of the sort. How could you come back? Why?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Here’s a question, typical of the sort that is asked on the Raven’s. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Americans who might have been philosophically inclined to embrace the Klan had now been given all sorts of caution against doing so. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Looking down at her feet, my father’s wife said, “The chimes? You’re curious about the chimes. They’re so he could hear me, sort of, wherever I am in the house.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Two other men, sir. One oldish, and one tall and sort of scholarly.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I even thought he might be Nick Yew 'cause he was sort of stocky. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We had all sorts of maps and secret codes and tools. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the exchange we had that night in Miss Kenton's parlour over cocoa was fairly typical of the sort of conversation we tended to have on the topic of Lisa. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was sort of annoyed at my father for choosing me to be the one for the interview. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I find him at one of the lab tables with Bilal, hunched over stacks of bubbled answer sheets, sorted by class hour. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Actually, he’s sort of friendly and interested, as if he’s listening while you’re telling him something he wants to know about. There’s nothing really wrong about him. It’s her....” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She sort of walked on one side of the sidewalk and I walked on the other side. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“She looked at me like I was a sea slug or something. Didn’t even answer. And then — I dunno — I just sort of came to my senses and ran for it.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Pull everything out, sort it. If there’s anything salvageable, put it aside. Make a pile for the dump. Then just rake up around there. It’s such a mess.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She said: “I found it at the last Sale. I just thought it’s the sort of thing you’d like.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Doc had some sort of potion to keep away the kind of high-post girls who make you feel bad, just for being you. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had gone over to Klein’s, looking up some cotton broker whom he wished to see in regard to securities, exchanges, stocks, bonds, or something of the sort, Madame Ratignolle did not remember what. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon had become near and familiar, and that’s why my answer just sort of popped out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a superior sort of chuckle at the blank look on Harry’s face, removed the front page, and handed it to Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My writing helped me sort through my feelings, but I had a long way to go to feel hopeful again. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The rap music seemed to be hooked up to some sort of Internet-capable playlist and kept going, never repeating, as more and more guests arrived. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They had some sort of oiled, opaque linen stretched over them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Posters of beautiful women with hair in all sorts of styles cover the walls. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I hope my children take after their mother when it comes to organization. I’m sorry, probably not the sort of thing you want to hear from your prospective lawyer, heh?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the side of the bed and sort of rocked him back to peace. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But maybe it was sort of a squishy egg shape now. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What sort of family do you want?” she asked me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“We sort of got to talking. I have been seeing a lot of her lately.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She was a sorceress of some sort, maybe like Medea or Circe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Instruments of this general sort were common in the early seventeenth century, but Galileo’s were made especially for him and were perhaps the most sophisticated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing of that sort in Santa Fe that we know of.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sawing each other in half, pulling gorgons out of a hat. That sort of thing. And matching sequined outfits. Twins need those!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“When I left the military, I sort of lost my way,” Taske bemoaned in a thick Aussie accent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jack-Jack shouted some sort of command at Petey and they both shot into the woods to gather more sticks for whatever game they were playing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As soon as possible, however, the stalls were righted and the words swept into one large pile for sorting. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was just the synagogue where Tateh taught Hebrew lessons and gave Bible study to children and taught cantoring to boys and that sort of thing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tugged me to a sort of fort he’d made with an old patchy quilt tied to his and Karim’s bunk bed. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

As a rule, Lawrence was not a boisterous sort, but they had all at one time or another witnessed his ebullient outbursts when he was seized with a new idea. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I thought at first I’d sort them out by type, because I like things to be orderly. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The three other women were all wearing some nondescript sort of coarse gray stuff. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

These were specially favoured by millers, smiths, ropers, and cartwrights, and others of that sort; for even when they had holes to live in, Hobbits had long been accustomed to build sheds and workshops. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“A lot of wizards think it’s a waste of time, knowing this sort of Muggle trick,” said Fred, “but we feel they’re skills worth learning, even if they are a bit slow.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She had her concerns too about some of the new kids; she didn’t know yet who they were, or if they were the sort of boys she wanted in her program. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, Maxim? What isn’t the right sort of knowledge?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Because,” he says, and his voice sort of shakes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

We got used to it, eventually, sort of—the strange grandeur of our new home and also the constant, quiet presence of others. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He didn’t feel any sort of pleasure in this, but he didn’t hesitate, either. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They're vulnerable to all sorts of problems that increase the risk of a wrongful conviction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There was even a sort of hope, I thought, that when the poster appeared, it would be perfectly innocuous—something that reminded us of Hailsham, something like that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn't the sort of thing I could get away with. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“After we speak to Moreau, I’m gonna personally see to it you and your mother are placed in a safe location until this is all sorted out.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s about a mom and daughter who go on a road trip together, but then all sorts of things go wrong.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

So there was a fair number of them to sort out too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In China, there were concubines — not what she wanted to be at all, but which proved human nature capable of different sorts of marriage. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sorts of things we wanted to do. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Thatcher and I are sorting through my affairs. I’m considering leaving a good portion of my estate to my alma mater.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The possibility that human beings are involved in this sort of thing has not attracted much attention until recently. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise,” she said, “if I get into any sort of trouble, I will swear to my last breath that you were deceived by me, and had no knowledge of anything.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In the dream, if that’s what it was, she was playing a game of some sort, laughing and running up the empty street, kicking a big aluminum water bucket. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they came in to remove our crucifixes, we sort of expected it because of what’s been going on. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

About two hundred yards away, just across the river, was some sort of military encampment. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“If you like that sort of thing,” said Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Tommy and I would have talked it over and sorted it out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A pity. I once had a monkey who could perform all sorts of clever tricks. Your dwarf reminds me of him. Is he .a gift?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I take it to be some sort of positive gesture because there are no fingers involved. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I realized with a strange sort of happy dread that we were falling back into the easy conversation we’d had at the bonfire. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

While down, I chipped the deer flap clean, and sort of swam back into my tree, listening to trees exploding all over the mountain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute he looked like he might say more, but then he dropped to one knee and sorted through the pile of books he’d gathered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I am unaccustomed to this sort of thing. You must be patient with me.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, we kind of, sort of, planned to run into each other. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But I am confident - as I was then - that the sorts of elaborate and mysterious processes performed by someone like Mr Jack Neighbours had little or no discernible effect on the end result. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was the short brunette in a sea of tall redheads, and for the first time, Joaquin was sort of glad that he didn’t have a ton of baby photos. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’m sort of in love with how weird he is around adults. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Now then, young Creighton, what sort of boy are you? Can you read?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at Dad, and they seemed to be exchanging some sort of subspace communiqués. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“These rituals are empty,” Hizdahr declared, “just the sort of thing we must sweep aside. Meereen has been steeped in these foolish old traditions for too long.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The water had a few cherry blossoms floating in it, and I thought it must be some clear sort of Japanese after-dinner soup and ate every bit of it, including the crisp little blossoms. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mother knew all sorts of people wherever she went, it seemed, and they often came to call while Daddy was away. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“People believe what they want to believe,” Rowan said, with a sort of authority that told Citra he knew the truth of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I could tear my bedsheet into strips and twist it into a rope of sorts and tie one end to the leg of my bed and try to break the window. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nivea hoped that the successive and unpleasant stages of growth would bring her daughter a few imperfections, but nothing of the sort occurred. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know? It’s sort of like what you do in ‘non-violence.’ The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod, and Ma says, “It’s sort of like riding the Cyclone—bumpy, but fast.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“And I know you’re into that sort of thing now—” That sort of thing? The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s just the sort of way he’d think. He’s intensely romantic.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Of any sort,” murmured the nurse, her eyes on the young keeper’s well-muscled torso and handsome, bronzed face. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I put my hands on my hips—sort of. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

In the distance she could hear some young boys shouting as they played some sort of game with a ball. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The fringe is a large, sort of chaotic place between Chicago and the nearest government-regulated metropolitan area, Milwaukee, which is about a three-hour drive from here.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A makeshift signal flag—a red knitted leg wanner of the sort worn by dancers— was knotted to the end of an alder branch by the vehicle's rear exit. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not the sort of job he’d envisioned for himself as a student; designing and renovating private residences was what he’d wanted to do. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I requested somebody from Magical Maintenance to sort out my office, Cattermole. It’s still raining in there.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Turner was a milky sort of a woman that belonged to child bed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her skin was so fair—a sort of reddish yellow—that she almost looked white. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I started spouting out all sorts of mathematical equations. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Preacher called out, “Praise Jesus! This is a beautiful day! I can see now why you’re looking so out of sorts.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

While I was still in dresses he put me to sorting nails at the store and getting out rotten apples and potatoes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He watched a woman roll someone’s fingers in a pad of ink, then turn them from side to side on a form of sorts. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were sort of old and baggy, and I was afraid they might fall off altogether. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tatterfell strokes my hair briefly, as though I am a drowsy cat, and then returns to the task of sorting my dresses. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay, but it’s got benches and lockers, sort of,” he thought, taking in the rows of stone benches and the open cubicles that lined one side of the room. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled up an armchair, opened my laptop, and started sorting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Even though it was the Red Light District, the glow coming from up there was an eerie sort of green. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It felt as though he was sitting on some sort of plant. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

My hands are still numbed out and I can hardly walk, so all I can do is sort of fall on top of him and try to shove him loose from her. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What sort of madness have you led us into?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Odd sort of place, this, isn’t it? Do you live here?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We pushed our torsos together in a sort of ballet. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

‘But if all these people are disappearing every night, surely there’s some sort of an outcry?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Girls didn’t seem to mind that sort of thing, but to me he was about as erotic as an old football coach. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

By poking the bull hook in and around her underarms and legs, he persuades her to make a tour of sorts around the hippodrome. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was a dull gray day, the sort that tempts you to sleep the morning away. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Charlie was such a strange sort of attractive, it was hard to explain—I felt a mix of wanting to kill him and wanting to kiss him at the same time. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Still, I could see that, second time around, Mr. Bernoffski was catching my drift, because his face sort of relaxed and he started nodding, following along. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The principle of twisting and winding hadn’t caught on in their world, so all the cords and ropes were braided; but they were strong and flexible, and Mary soon found exactly the sort she wanted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I felt sort of sorry for him, in a way. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

To me the dead body just looked like a doll, and all the flowers stuffed around here and there were sort of nice. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Out in the water, she could see, Ess and Sam were swimming side by side, in some sort of game that involved spitting water into the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You forget,” he said, “I had that sort of wedding before.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“In some sort of crude sense which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish,” he declared, “the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The sort that can talk to anyone high or low, rich or poor. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

At home that evening, though, Kyril Montana felt a little out of sorts. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir, I could do a bit of that sort of work: being brought up to it, like.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know where you get all these Dostoyevsky sorts of ideas.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s coming in the windows. It has a sort of a howling feeling to it.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He was white, with an impressive gray mustache that wrapped around his face to make a curious sort of beard. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘The birds and beasts do not tell tales of that sort.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was used to that sort of pressure by now. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was the sort of man who thought he’d seen everything. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The makeshift 24th MEU base is a sort of Fort Apache, in the middle of a pretty hostile Iraqi Sunni Muslim population. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Gogol is bored by the panelists, who keep referring to something called “marginality,” as if it were some sort of medical condition. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We all know how our imagination sometimes makes us see all sorts of images in chance formations such as clouds or blots. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, just look at her, she say sort of impish, turning to look at the child, don’t she look like a Olivia to you? The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t noticed before, but two of his fingers looked like they were sort of welded together. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It doesn't hurt, and anyhow I sort of like the taste of salt in my mouth, it makes me feel awake. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

But other than that the animal just paced around in the corral back there, sort of like an appendix, and just as useless, too. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the last note of God Save the King died away she relaxed again, and attacked her chicken in a sort of frenzy, chattering over her shoulder to her partner. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But Kerr took the metal lining from one of the cases of biscuits and fashioned a chimney of sorts. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It might have been different if Blackheart still commanded, but Myles Toyne was four years dead, and Homeless Harry Strickland was a different sort of man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Racial and economic sorting in the South Shore neighborhood continued through the 1970s, meaning that the student population only grew blacker and poorer with each year. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She spoke in a sort of imitation joyful manner. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Old Phoebe still wouldn't talk to me or anything, but she was sort of walking next to me now. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me,” he exclaimed, “it’s some sort of secret weapon....” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The sort of thing grooms wear to get married in, here in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s some sort of mechanized humanoid, made up of spare computer parts, all the leafy green vegetables that no one ever eats and thesaurus pages. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Crow had entered into a sort of border war with Bob Timmons, his neighbor to the north, claiming that Bob’s grove of western hemlocks actually grew on his property. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It hovered dimly at the rim of memory—the sort of face to which I would never bother to attach a name. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He sorted seven talents out of the mess and pushed them into my surprised hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Oddly, it resembled a sort of biological insurance, but double-edged. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Martin, remarking that I seemed out of sorts, offered to walk me back to the pub, but I declined. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He could forgive attacks of nerves, panic, bad unexplainable actions, all sorts of lapses. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was my mom who was always harping on her, but this sort of feels like maybe Lucy got the last word. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of thing that would worry a sensitive child, and she could see that he’d been badly disturbed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But I needed time, and quiet, and a few weeks’ grace period in the States if I was to do anything of the sort. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was hard to understand, but the Consistorial Court of Discipline was on the same side as the gentle sisters of Godstow Priory, sort of. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And if I’m being totally honest, I’m sort of gleeful about that. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

This sort of silliness went on until we rounded a mesa and saw the brown mist on the horizon that announced our approach to the city of Phoenix. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She sat at her desk and sorted out the papers that were due to be returned. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

But this was a grown man and some sort of official, and she didn’t dare say a word. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I almost sort of forgot about it until now. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“How exactly do they sort us into Houses?” he asked Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“He will do nothing of the sort,” said Mother, pulling Jonas close. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t try to tease me into some sort of sudden burst of understanding like you’re my schoolmaster.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I walked inside, into the crowded hallways, and all sorts of boys and girls, and teachers, came up and hugged me and slapped my shoulder and gave me little punches in the belly. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

They spent several sleepless nights making the copies, sorting the papers into boxes, and stashing them with friends all over Boston. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Bod had never seen Silas’s bag before, he had not even known that Silas had a bag, but it was the sort of bag that could only have belonged to Silas. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Aunt Eva had always had the answers to those sorts of things. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is something like aggression in the activity, but it differs from other forms of aggressive behavior in having no sort of destruction as the objective. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether there are other sorts of social communication by pheromones among primates is not known. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” she says, and sort of laughs into her fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It might have been enough to make her cry, if she was the sort of girl who cried. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Eh, just the major ones. Wonder Woman is sort of my girl crush.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ail sorts of possibilities suggested themselves to his suspicious brain. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy bore this with a sort of humble patience. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Why should one not enjoy in a lighthearted sort of way stories of ladies and gentlemen who fall in love and express their feelings for each other, often in the most elegant phraSes? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Tonists, who must have been used to all sorts of travel, weren’t bothered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He was even fond of her in a mild sort of way. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But now that he had had a good sleep, he could see that Strawberry was really a harmless, decent sort of fellow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a sort of secret intimacy with her. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She had on this black coat and sort of a black beret. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I would have to sort this one out on my own. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t scared of him because we were sort of evenly matched. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I’d finished, there was a funny sort of silence hanging in the dark, and I realised everyone was waiting for Ruth’s response—which was usually what happened whenever something a bit awkward came up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same sort of voice God uses, perhaps, when He calls souls to Him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Seeing me, she roused herself: she made a sort of effort to smile, and framed a few words of congratulation; but the smile expired, and the sentence was abandoned unfinished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Although everybody, including me, made fun of him, I was pretty certain he was some sort of a genius. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But to this sort of battle he came a maiden, nervous and afraid. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The animals and crops seem to move in circles like some sort of complicated dance. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of thing that you wouldn’t have initiated yourself, but wouldn’t have wanted to miss. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sort of cretins pursuing Dark Magic now . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty of Big Brother, but still more it was an act of selfhypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My big trouble is, I always sort of think whoever I'm necking is a pretty intelligent person. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A man of faith, Kaz noted, as his mind sorted through everything he knew about Van Eck—prosperous, pious, a widower recently remarried to a bride not much older than Kaz himself. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Near the end of Jeffrey’s first month of treatment, there was a big dance at school — the first one of my eighth-grade year, which is supposed to be some sort of big deal. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he had said this sort of thing before. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was clear Jackson was the sort of young man who considers himself rather smarter than he is, and who is naturally cruel but thinks himself a decent fellow. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Great,” said Ron irritably, “and now we’ve sorted that out, can we please get some food?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had the elegant sort of curved nose you saw in statues and paintings, and his nostrils were perfectly proportioned. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. It's a sort of a local joke.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Black eyes, black hair, a little less than middle for height, a little less than middle for weight, sort of middle for everything else. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Tom Yew got on her and sort of jiggled there and she gasped like a Chinese burn and wrapped her legs round him, froggily. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

People would remember that day with all sorts of adjectives: serene, lovely, cheerful, invigorating, peaceful, quiet, astounding, crystalline, blue. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

We stopped for a handful of days because there was a good wainwright there, and nearly all our wagons needed tending or mending of some sort. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was clean this morning, but now that kitchen sparkle and smell like—umm, sort of—a cool day after a rain shower. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Nick glances at her, and his cheeks look sort of pink. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He holds up some sort of metal headgear that I instantly name the head shackle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“The Governor's own Law Commissioner going to the bathroom in an outhouse! If we wanted that sort of treatment, we could have stayed in a slum on the East Side.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They went through the motions of the contest on Friday, but when it was over and Leslie had won again, everyone sort of knew without saying so that it was the end of the races. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Abby’s dad crossed his heart with the spatula and did some sort of salute. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Just let it come toward sundown and he’d head for the gate like a cow for the barn, hanging onto it and bobbing his head and sort of moaning to himself. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had overcome all sorts of monsters and hardships with his quick wits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They sold loose teas in all sorts of interesting flavors. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. All sorts of things. You know, a place to think.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had a package in his hand, sort of square, wrapped in brown paper and string. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Well, sort of. We got take-out and ate it in a park. But still.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But it was all sort of warrior stuff, too. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the people paid no attention to Winston; a few eyed him with a sort of guarded curiosity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Young, pretty, unassuming, the sort of girl that always worked at little inns like this: a Nellie. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had all sorts of attachments connected to his body—a helicopter that came out of his hat, robot arm extenders, and bouncy springs in his legs that made him really tall really fast. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was precisely the sort of home Carl would build, he thought—blunt, tidy, gruffly respectable, and offering no affront to the world, though at the same time inviting nobody. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Think back to when you learned to play. Can you remember how old you were? Can you remember the sort of difficulties you had?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I push away, trying to sort out my feelings. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And the fact that Max is sort of pulling away. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The way the night stars help us when we're lost and tell all sorts of different stories?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He stopped, with a sort of choke in his voice. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Kelsey: So I was thinking of maybe doing a sort of Andy Warhol thing. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

This whole part of the attic, she realizes, is some sort of machine. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As I sat under the tree, I sorted through the millions of messages still clogging my inbox. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Actions of any sort in one generation might have incalculable consequences in another, so that merely to sneeze was a pebble thrown into a pond, whose circles might lap the furthest shores. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were a club of some sort, and all wore workmen's blue smocks, and red handkerchiefs around their necks, and carried a great banner on two poles. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“What sort of clods does that newspaper employ on its photographic staff? My features are barely distinguishable.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Characteristically, he was not dressed for the occasion and had on sort of a nice suit. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Gives me the creeps just to think about it. He’s just the sort who always stands up in the back of the courtroom during the last five minutes of ‘Perry Mason.’” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

What sorts of punishments would scythes devise for their disgraced disciples? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

With a sort of whimper, she said, “Pa, don’t you care what folks are go’n say?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It sort of clears my head to take a deep breath. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My lips curled into a dumb sort of smile, and I barely even registered the clatter of a receiver leaving its cradle or the rattle of buttons tapping out a number. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“It serves several purposes. Primarily, it is my connection to the circus, but it also functions as a safeguard of a sort. I neglected the fact that it does not cover those outside the fence.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Too many of them are of the rough sort that used to run in the old slave patrols, riding down escapees for a few coins. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After the recruitment drive, the next step would be to sort the volunteers by their skills. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

We decide, since this might be our last chance for seafood, to make a sort of feast of it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was deeper than she'd ever realized, but sort of warm in the middle. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“What sort of nonsense is this?” said one of the fathers. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s been looking down at the Skittles on his desk, sorting the reds from oranges, but here he looks up at Alex with a bitter, cutting smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t that sound sort of elegant and rich? Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm sort of glad Sandy didn't go back to the chessboard after my last move. He never knew he lost the game." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I am sort of like a pile of puzzle pieces that have been dumped on the floor. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Sunshine Buddy. It’s sort of a temporary friend that the school gives you, if you’re new.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“It was — a sort of accident that I found out.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"You see I'm afraid there's some sort of misunderstanding." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to give you some sort of title,” he mused. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I forget. I think she had sort of brown hair...light brown, maybe...I dunno.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Andy—called “Harold” by Rob and all his Kiwi friends— was a big, sturdy lad, built like an NFL quarterback, with rugged good looks of the sort that earn men roles in cigarette advertisements. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She knows there must be a grapevine, an underground of sorts. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carries the words with him all day, letting them sort themselves into phrases, coming together, drifting apart, tumbling over onto themselves, settling into sentences, and paragraphs. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the sort of work that my father could put his heart into, but I knew why he took the job. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

This sort of rhetorical stance isn’t the preserve of the English aristocrat. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I sort of put the tip of the screwdriver where the loop went into the lock, and then hit the end of the screwdriver with the hammer. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was easier to sort out how I felt about them. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It looked sort of like a bumblebee, with a tiny cockpit perched way back where the vertical tail joined the fuselage. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shrug, but then I say, “I guess I just sort of care about everyone.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even there, however, a few pioneers were managing to clear a path of sorts for other women to follow. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The sound of the voices and the bells, the chanting and the chains mingled to make a sort of music. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was the sort of fellow that kids laughed at and dogs wanted to bite. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

So if the ideas of relativity seem weird, it is only because we don’t experience these sorts of interactions in normal life. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

So there had to be some sort of manual ignition. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Despite his concerted efforts, he was unable to land a lucrative commercial sponsorship of the sort enjoyed by some of his more famous peers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She got an angry glint in her eyes when he told her about the giants planning some sort of Rome-destroying extravaganza that would include their painful deaths as the opening event. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘When you use your power ... do you get some sort of, um, feedback from me?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When the mail came from Maitland and he went inside to sort it out everybody had their say. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Above the pulpit hung a battered Christmas bell, the accordion sort that collapses. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

So each night, the Count’s discomforts, which made Westley writhe and twist, were really sort of all right. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She had never been confronted with this sort of brutality before. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The color will bring out the violet in your eyes. And you shall have gold as well, and jewels of all sorts. Illyrio has promised. Tonight you must look like a princess." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They didn’t feel their leader was in any sort of danger. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was some sort of magic Thorn had infused in them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“The bartender and I. We sort of hoisted you in. You scared the hell out of me, I’m not kidding.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve been the only woman, the only African American, in all sorts of rooms. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I knew I was teetering on some sort of edge. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was sort of funny, though, in an awful way, and I started to sort of laugh. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

So I was actually sort of relieved when Fang didn’t show up at all this year. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Most of the students were poor, and were dressed in every sort of particolored gown or tunic. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Although the Earl of Cork was almost a model landlord, most of his English counterparts treated the Irish so harshly that some sort of rebellion was inevitable, and it happened to break out in 1641. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The hot dog will be ready soon,” I added, as if it were some sort of consolation. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Just the sort of pickup you saw in mainland towns like Everett or Bellingham, the kind kids drove around after football games or on Saturday nights, late. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But what sort of trap have they laid that requires such dexterity? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Just then, a whole squadron of medical people ran by the open room door, carrying all sorts of equipment and shouting directions at each other. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

What sort of girl leaves a promissory note in the midst of a bloodbath? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s some sort of odd mechanism here,” he said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cross that line and you set off explosions and torrents of unbridled anger of the sort that got spewed at George III in the Declaration of Independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Me neither. But like I said, we’ll have to sort that out later. Right now let’s just concentrate on getting out of here alive.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

To another, he expanded on the theme with a sort of minatory thrill: “I think it really not too improbable that a ten cm cube of uranium deuteride . . . might very well blow itself to hell.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

So there I was a couple days later hanging with Fang, who, although obviously stoned, also seemed sort of tense, which was unusual. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And I know it’s not a result of seeing abused bodies, because they were her daily fare in District 12, but the realization that this sort of thing goes on in 13 as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“There wasn’t any of this sort of wreckage there.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her box was neat and organized—lures were sorted by type, size, and color. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

‘What sort of tobacco do you put in that thing?’ she asked with superb innocence. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It aroused a sort of envy in both men and women. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“And do you enjoy this sort of thing?” he asked dubiously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t walking-around money, and this wasn’t the sort of car you got from a country lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go see what sort of ‘inspirational’ reading Dr. Zinchenko has selected for us.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted to discover what sort of work an educated Negro, nicely dressed, could find. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of them came, of course—wrestling wasn’t the sort of sport that naturally attracted spectators other than parents—but the invitations always came so effortlessly from Toby’s lips. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Our project this term was to design and make some sort of a scraper. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The plurals—kinds of, sorts of, types of, and styles of—are preceded by these or those, and are usually followed by plural nouns: Mr. Dithers hates those kinds of hats. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Money’s supposed to make things easier, but it’s always doing the opposite. I sort of wish we worked on a barter system.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I guess whatever “wires” are mixed up in my brain are responsible for all sorts of strange things. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I read as many books as I could find about all sorts of animals, not only about those in Africa. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever puts together the highlights has to choose what sort of story to tell. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And as lords and ladies never notice the little grey mice under their feet, Arya heard all sorts of secrets just by keeping her ears open as she went about her duties. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Since sea bathing was a sort of cure-all for delicate children and invalids, Charles and Emma decided to give that a try. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The usual brightness was gone from his eyes and he walked with a sort of glum determination like an old man. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Her great brown eyes opened and she blinked several times in a bemused sort of way. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Grace looked up, saw it was only the cleaning woman, and returned to the sports photographs she was sorting. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night would be hot, a sweaty, suffocating, sticky sort of night without a breath of air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The worst sort of scoundrels took up the chase. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Plainly, each of these expressions meant something secret, and Frank could think of only two sorts of people who would speak in code: spies and criminals. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The early-morning station at 125th Street had the first of the army of black workers headed downtown to sort mail, to carry bags, to push racks through the busy New York streets. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“She kept interrupting me, she only talked about herself, and she was sort of rude, too, honestly.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He and I were on the same page, sort of. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Silently, they did as he asked, sorting through what they’d traced until eight low stacks of wax paper lined the table. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

You find this sort of thing quite a lot on the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

An immersion into greenery and sunlight will surely help me sort out my thoughts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a hat of some sort...and is that a mustache on her face? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Fudge had then patted the shoulder of the still-dumbstruck Prime Minister in a fatherly sort of way. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was another sort of song, a terrible song. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I get to shop later, I do try and be nice to Tyler, but he’s sort of like a puppy sitting under the dining table. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Also ... the plan sounded exactly like the sneaky, twisted, ridiculously annoying and noble sort of thing Leo Valdez would do. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I just sort of let the smile sit frozen on my face. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

According to its auction listing, the Cataclyst was a sort of magical bomb, and it could be used only once. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If I’d been out of sorts before this, I was worse now. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The scream came out as a strangled, whispered thing, the sort that could barely bother the air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She carried it sort of like it might have been a dead pet rat. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod, sort of wanting to tell him that all beginnings are new. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The house it penned was old and brown with a porch that gave it a sort of potbelly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Things are as they are not because of any sort of natural order or necessity, but because God chose to make them so. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“In your mind, Mr. Jurgensen, did the deed read free and clear? That is, were there any encumbrances or conditions? Easements? Liens? That sort of thing?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"You ought to try Armstrong—quite a young man—but so clever—Pam had been to all sorts of people for years and he put his finger on the trouble at once!" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She nods and follows my voice, tapping with her cane until she reaches the wall, looking sort of dazed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As I said, it’s going to take some time to sort this out.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Hazel took a breath before she entered, because it seemed like the sort of thing you should do. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She seemed entranced by the music, a little frenzied piano piece with this mesmerizing quality, sort of quick passages and then teasing lilting ones before it returned to the quick playful parts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This sort of evidence — and no more — forms the basis of a vast amount of medical therapy in many other disorders. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, many of them are here for a meeting of some sort. But they did make a point of stopping by the lab.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Blake found his voice it'd gone crackly and sort of hysterical. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But there was a sort of black leaf stuck to my calf. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sort of apples you dream about all year but can only get for a few span during the fall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was feeling sort of tired from the trip to New York and all, and I started yawning. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I stared at her with a sort of horror, “Is that true?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She spun the dial and tugged the door open, ducking her head inside under the pretext of sorting things into and out of her backpack. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The President had agreed to give the governor a ten-day respite to sort out his response to the court order. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were placing bets on how he would die...what sort of scorch mark he would leave on the ground. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Because I seemed to remember a sort of cabinet, or safe, or some thing, right behind the desk in the room Mr. Clutter used as an office. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one’s going to try and kill you until we’ve sorted a few things out,” said Lupin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As it happened, there was very little she did without some sort of commentary. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

You’d think something named a skunk cabbage would be ugly and stinky, and Daddy said they sort of were, but they were interesting, too. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You like her,” Fang said in this real false-casual sort of way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Laurie looked at her a minute as if he did not quite know what to do with himself, then turned sharply away, saying in a desperate sort of tone, “You’ll be sorry some day, Jo.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mags and Finnick have created a hut of sorts out of the grass mats, open on one side but with three walls, a floor, and a roof. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What sort of gods make rats and plagues and dwarfs?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“No, not just now. Don’t think I’m horrid. I only wanted a little fun, but this sort doesn’t pay, I find, and I’m getting tired of it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it referred to the fact that all sorts of strange things—everything from A to Z—were sold in the store. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exactly this sort of situation has been produced artificially in other birds by various experimenters, notably Dr. James DeWitt of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, that just seems sort of gross,” I said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not quite as curvy as Beatriz, but I like what I see, sort of. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Madame,” Poirot waved an airy hand, “detectives have to ask all sorts of questions. For instance, perhaps you will tell me the colour of your dressing gown?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pronounced Hari the correct way, rolling the r and saying it sort of like Hurry. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But a person doesn’t always know the difference between a new beginning and a forever sort of ending. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When he wasn’t talking or chewing, his mouth sort of hung open. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But my dear Elizabeth,” she added, “what sort of girl is Miss King? I should be sorry to think our friend mercenary.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“The matter would . . . have to be handled under the strictest sort of secrecy,” he confided to Frank Jewett. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

None of the obscene words I had learned at school in Memphis had dealt with perversions of any sort, although I might have learned the words while loitering drunkenly in saloons. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, compared to some of the real creeps in school—the ones who cling to Jenny Flick as if she’s some sort of rock star because she gives out—James is an angel. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Instead it was in a mocking sort of baby-talk tone, all whiney. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

On welcoming me aboard he told me that I was first to work in the bookkeeping section, sorting and filing checks according to some intricate accounting system. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm a man with a man's hungers. What sort of unnatural crea-ture are you?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Soon enough there will be sorting and dispersing, but now it’s the museum backdrop for the exhibition of grief. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve never thought about this before, but I can see that some sort of an answer is expected. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And though he never said it, the car had to provide some sort of sideways relief. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And I guess you do have a thing about sentence fragments, but I sort of love it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Does anyone know what sort of bird that is?” asked Horace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In front of her, an arched gateway led through mossy walls into some sort of enclosure. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And they'll be happy, because facts of that sort don't change. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adelaide smiled smugly at Hazel, and it was the sort of smile that invited her to smile smugly back. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

And then I’d get scared and mess up…sort of accidentally on purpose. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Desertion required its own sort of courage, and Sam had little enough of that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was sort of kidding, but her face was serious. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

One afternoon I was in his garage sorting through new styles when he asked, "You ever smoke weed?" Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

In this age of electricity and modem heating systems, there is no need at all to employ the sorts of numbers necessary even a generation ago. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I should have liked him to have betrayed emotion, or to have said, “It does you credit, Pip,” or something of that sort. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

So I sighed, resigned, as Mr. Jordan started sorting us into new clusters. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was slow and sort of ambled from one place to another, usually looking for people he knew so he could ask to borrow a nickel. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even if it has to be without our families, the three of us can still build a life of some sort on Sagan. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But my father did nothing of the sort, he just nodded and walked back toward our wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The Thicket...Ayanna mentioned that name. Is this like some sort of hideout?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then came a sort of scuffing, thumping noise—it sounded like Jackson kicking something out of the way with his boot—and the boys were led inside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I grabbed one end and yanked on it and sort of got myself spinning. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not the sort for loud displays in restaurants. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"Illyrio will send the slaves to bathe you. Be sure you wash off the stink of the stables. Khal Drogo has a thousand horses, tonight he looks for a different sort of mount." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sir Urre of Hungary had long been carried from country to country—perhaps it was a sort of hemophilia—searching for the best knight who would be able to help him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know the sort of thing that goes on. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In school the next day, my last day there, I felt a strange sort of elation. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

John and the Williams boys had found one of these and appropriated it for themselves, a sort of clubhouse that was all their own. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The hotel had these really cool elevators that sort of hang on the side of the building, with the whole car exposed. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now, with Wotton’s formulation of a tacit reserve, moral certainty was required to give way to a new sort of temporary knowledge, a purely provisional understanding. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Some of her friends—students with solid academic records and all sorts of talents and accomplishments—had gotten shot down left and right as early applicants to schools like Brown, Amherst, and Yale. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. The whole school heard about it. See, Kyle Keeley and his two brothers were playing some sort of wild scavenger hunt game and...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Dicey had been hoping for a kitchen house of some sort, with pans and a stove. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hold was in the very front of the ship, past the mail sorting room and the cabins where the stokers and firemen stayed. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was sorting through a pile of books on Hollister’s counter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And what sort of ladies came to call this late? Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Normally, Edward would have found intrusive, clingy behavior of this sort very annoying, but there was something about Sarah Ruth. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, sir,” he said, with a suspicious sort of modesty, “I think I can; but I don’t know as ’ow you’d be satisfied with the theory.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“That sort of rabbit doesn’t hop out of the grass.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the middle of the night and I still had a big pile of paper to sort through. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I just sort of went from group home to group home,” Joaquin said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The horse is mid-gallop, the knight leaning forward in the saddle, with sword drawn as though he is on his way to a great battle of some sort. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And then suddenly it seemed sort of embarrassing, because I was finally talking, but I couldn’t actually think of anything else to say. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s kind of scary that it can have that sort of an impact,” Superintendent Hayes acknowledged of the rivalry. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cool. Hey, we could do this for the class—put on sort of a pretend ceremony. Pick some kids to be the orphans and some others to be the fathers.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

So even though I sort of blew off Laura, my streak with the chicks wasn’t totally done. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So, a few minutes later, the entire population of Egypt was sneaking up the alley on the way to sort over the florist’s recent rejects. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have the machine sort the figures into two dozen categories. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shadow is barely there, more like a ripple, sort of like the way light bends above a hot radiator. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since she was the only one in the group who had actually died and come back to life, her observation sort of killed the mood. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I would say they moved up in both economic and social class, though on that later count, they sort of had a foot in both worlds. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Hurry up, Remus,” snarled Black, who was still watching Scab-bers with a horrible sort of hunger on his face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

About attending the funeral and whether he would make some sort of statement by not paying his final respects. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Uncle Frank managed a sad sort of smile that reminded me why they were here. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if his dad would have told him that sort of thing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He heaved a sort of shuddering sigh, and taking me in his arms, carried me downstairs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know there was any sort of a problem. What problem are you talking about, Phil?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

"Isn't there some sort of a last statement?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a lot harder, I found, to sort out a human microsystem when you’re looking up at it from the bottom, and, of course, a lot more necessary to do so. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced over my shoulder at a bunch of boys down the hallway, laughing and shoving each other in a rowdy, end-of-school-day sort of way. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boy had made a sort of wriggle, and had suddenly flashed his eyes at the speaker. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant there might be some sort of secret passage in the playroom! Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Barack could happily end a day in a faraway hotel with all sorts of political battles brewing and loose ends floating. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Sort of evacuation — I don’t know, try that one — they say there’s going to be some sort of evacuation from up there, which makes sense if. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was just the sort of car that my truck would make scrap metal of. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My brain sorted the hexagons into the usual shapes and flowers. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

To force traders to pay, North Korean security forces invented a new twist on labor camps of the sort that Shin was born in. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Like a zoo, sort Olive squeaked and clapped her hands. “ Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In a way, it was sort of depressing, too, because you kept wondering what the hell would happen to all of them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

In the latter state, he seemed a flimsy dingy-blond youth of medium height, fleshless and perhaps sunken-chested; disrobing revealed that he was nothing of the sort, but, rather, an athlete constructed on a welterweight scale. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sort of played them by ear, as Mr. Galanter might have said, deciding during the afternoon whether we would spend the evening walking, or in my house or his, or alone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“He’d made reservations at her favorite restaurant. It was going to be some sort of fancy night out.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of afternoon when every car in the city seemed to be having trouble with its horn. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has all sorts of colorful paint designs on it: paint splatters, handprints, circles, hearts, rainbows. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

All sorts of bitter feelings rise in Helmuth until finally he says, "Hitler promises peace, but every day he moves us closer to war." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Tucker was the sort of intelligent, history-savvy person I could throw at my mother and watch him stick, but also the sort of person I’d never do that to, because I had a soul. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My guess is if they had given us some sort of test, she would have been the smartest of all the tributes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Later Our Father came out to survey the damage, and Leah helped him sort out the seeds by kind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was at his desk sorting through papers when I stepped inside. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In fact, I sort of looked forward to it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

You see all sorts when you run an inn. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Since this was the first night, a sort of cordiality reigned. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clover made a sort of wall round them with her great foreleg, and the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

It was not the sort of thing that was sold at the train station. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I believe,” replied Socrates, “the spot is about a quarter of a mile lower down, and there is, I think, some sort of altar to Boreas there.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything stings, but it isn’t the active sort of flames. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A very long hitting streak in baseball is a particularly amazing sort of record, so unlikely as to seem virtually unachievable and almost immune to probabilistic prediction. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a universal instinct of the human species, isn’t it, that desire to dress up in some sort of disguise?” said Frank. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I decided I'd just see old Phoebe and sort of say good- by to her and all, and give her back her Christmas dough, and then I'd start hitchhiking my way out West. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, I never said anything of the sort, but his testimony was meant to link me and MK to the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just sort of drove there all the time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He could see that everyone was very nervous and he sort of enjoyed making them wait. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Previously, all the doorways opened into one world, which was a sort of crossroads. That is the world of Cittàgazze. But it’s too dangerous to go there at the moment.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her leg was wrapped up in some sort of splint. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“What sort of monsters will be out tonight?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

We could get stones, and build a sort of hearth. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I was still sort of lost in that throb when Faith, always thoughtful, asked about Fang. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

What sort of man would wish to murder the president of another land? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first trial, of a Los Alamos device code-named Bravo, was a fiasco, though one that brought a sort of perverse credit to the Los Alamos lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But the Father of Men and of Gods was not one to put up with this sort of treatment. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Because of this quality in him, Johnny said: ‘I’m looking for some sort of work I think I could do well in ... even with a bad hand.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This Divine Right Party is the sort of fringe-group scheme that would syphon off a large part of the fascist support. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

How was it that he, Ralph, had turned out the sort of person who would find the machine empty? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was reciting some sort of incantation between questions, probably something to give Seven strength. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A faint, tinny sort of whistle was coming from somewhere. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She would have to keep herself at a remove—safe from that sort of damage. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We stood watching as he walked across the tracks, a new sort of strut in his long stride. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They found Hollister in the middle of the store, sorting paperbacks out of a cardboard box. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was an inveterate tinkerer and inventor, a lover of gadgetry and mechanical devices, a designer of machines and contraptions of all sorts, a dreamer of big dreams. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The book titles are some sort of clue. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Get me some sort of a command post rigged up here. Cheesethief, where are the gangs with that battering ram?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They decided I needed some sort of support, something that would give me a closer to normal stance and provide stability. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He was cute, but in a Hey, don't you think I’m cute? sort of way. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A climbing rope is designed to sort of attach you together, and you never let go of it,” he said. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But she said calmly: “Boring sort of thing to look at.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached inside and took out a glass thing—a sort of tube with a metal rod in it, like a big thermometer. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Oh, good. I am a knight of sorts myself, sweet ser. A champion of light and life." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She sort of reminded me of Lil—which I did not tell her—and which you shouldn’t tell her I said either. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

With the dragon’s broad horselike face and flattened body, it resembled the sort of zmeu that might adorn a medieval icon or tapestry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Taking something real and sort of stretching it out like a piece of taffy into a thing that’s true but distorted. You know. Like old lady Henley’s face-lift.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was walking like he owned the place, both hands in his pockets, sort of swaying lah-dee-dah with each step. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I told her to remain in the tent. I told her to stay there while I went to sort out the trouble. And I find that she disobeyed me. This means clothes.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“So — that’s sort of like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The footpath led Hazel to a bigger path, the sort that might accommodate carts. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It looked sort of like an old castle, with dozens of windows and an archway entrance. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Park had the sort of face you painted because you didn't want history to forget it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Hooper seemed to go on and on falling, in a peculiarly graceful sort of way, one arm flung out. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

If that sort of trust between two countries can exist for a spaceflight, why cannot it develop into friendship in other areas as well? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was actually sort of jealous that he could cry like that and didn’t have to worry about making things worse for everyone else. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Still, he was a very reasonable sort of bird, and when he saw that protesting did him no good, he recovered his customary dignity and decided to let Mr. Popper lead him. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it takes time to match every noun and verb, sort all the tenses, remember all the articles, set the tone for every s. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Now, I am not generally given over to excitement, but Neutral Milk Hotel sort of changed my life. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

My life as a human was a glamorous one, although my parents, traditional sorts, would not have approved. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Lauren glared at Maya, and even though both Bob and Diane laughed, Grace could tell that they sort of wanted to murder Maya with their eyes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Leave it. The magic will sort me out soon enough.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And the policeman said, “If your husband turns up and causes any trouble, just give us a ring. Otherwise, you’re going to have to sort this out between yourselves.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dill’s mom gave him another look, with a different sort of sharpness. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

What kind of future did we have if we couldn’t sort this out? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Tormund was not the sort of man to waste good mead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z