| 单词 | spending |
| 例句 | We were all spending the night at Morgan’s, and her mom had exiled the boys to the guest room after an illuminating game of Truth or Dare. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “We’d be spending our night hunting him down if you weren’t.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He began spending his evenings walking around the town. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Hall got lucky—Koontz felt guilty that he was taking time off while his partner was spending Sunday in the office. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “What makes you think I’m interested in spending time anywhere near you?” he demands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "If I were spending a month alone," Hannah said yesterday, "I would start a meditation practice. It's clinically proven to lower blood pressure and boost brain activity. It even helps your immune system." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of spending the evening surrounded by my peers, most of whom I imagined whispering “Space Boy” as they passed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They did not get to bed until late that night, after spending hours going over and over their plan until they could recite it, word perfect, to each other. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z —He had the money with him and gave it to me, a solid sum in Royal Karhidish Merchants’ notes of credit, nothing to incriminate me, and consequently nothing to prevent me from simply spending it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Most begging him to waste the day spending a million dollars. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The Americans were taking somewhat shorter strokes and spending a lot less time recovering between them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Plus, she was spending more time at her dad's apartment, which was close to her old friends. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The story runs that he was stricken with pneumonia after spending two nights exercising in the winter rain—but the pneumonia was the culmination of another sickness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z After spending so much time living with the proletariat in the hospital where he worked, he had lost his reason. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your parents are spending all their money on you. I hope you’re grateful to them for giving you this chance at a new life.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Another study suggesting falling attention spans found that we are even spending less time with the apps on our mobile devices. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He just couldn’t see himself spending four years running rats through mazes and checking human responses to blinking lights and buzzing sounds, he told me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z No one told me how I should be spending every minute of every day; I had to decide that for myself. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Jermaine went in one direction—staying out more, running the streets—and Steve went another way, spending more time in after-school and art programs. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He had to pay some enormous fine to avoid spending several months in jail. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He survived, but only after contracting pneumonia, spending weeks in a nearby hospital, and missing a full year of school. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I hadn’t really been spending much time worrying about how it might affect my prep team. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As a rule, I don’t do slumber parties, unless you count spending the night at El’s. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I remember crying and running to our bedroom and spending the next hour building a pirate Lego set. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I weaned him off me by spending half an hour at a time out of his presence, then an afternoon, and finally days away once he was comfortable with his new friends. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Well, it’s my idea that in all these interludes, whenever Dave became a psychiatric case, he went off into a moronic maze, spending his time twiddling his fingers.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His good humor disarmed them in the end, and they wound up spending the remainder of the summer on good terms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When you are spending the whole day at the library, it is important to do stuff in chunks. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “How come Olga never felt the need to be out in the streets like some sort of Gypsy? She was always so comfortable here at home, spending time with her family. Bien agusto, mi niña.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “We have to cut back on all unnecessary spending for a while.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t want Toot spending Christmas alone, and beyond that Barack and I needed the downtime. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Foster parents weren’t always crazy about spending their own money on things. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Not accidentally, these novels coincided with America’s Gilded Age, the era of overnight fortunes and conspicuous spending that followed in the wake of the Civil War. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z What would be the point in spending good money on something he didn’t need? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Although Belknap had read much about the world’s fair and did want to see its future home, he did not relish the idea of spending a full day with Holmes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I’m not spending a night in a men’s room. All that tile. It’s cold. And, besides, men’s rooms make noises sound louder. And I rattle enough now.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a feeling you and I are going to be spending a great deal of time together. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The Eagle called Lara’s parents to make sure that they knew she was spending a weekend off campus, and they didn’t mind. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z What I got is right now, right here, spending time with my homeys. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Pinkerton National Detective Agency was the more dangerous entity, but its operatives of late seemed to be spending most of their energy battling strikers at coalfields and steel mills around the country. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z After spending twenty minutes in the neutron-rich environment next to the cyclotron, they discovered that they had each absorbed several hundred daily doses. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Once they got across the bay, they’d have to stop spending. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think she’d like that I’m spending my time on a band instead of doing something more productive.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He started spending more time with his family, including his many nieces and nephews, who hug and kiss him on a regular basis. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Me, alone in my pajamas, spending the whole night trolling Instagram and Snapchat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Are you spending the day at the Little Club, dear? Good. Your father and I are going out with the Peterses tonight. Beulah will leave something for you in the fridge. Bye, all!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That was when we learned how Chapter Eleven was spending his time at college. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They each told their parents that they’d be spending the night with their teammates “so we can keep cramming for the Quiz Bowl up to the last second.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Years later, I would occasionally meet her at events in other states, and I ended up spending a little time with her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The homely young woman had kept to herself all through their journey, spending most of her time with the horses, brushing out their coats and pulling stones from their shoes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Why are we spending so much time on this side of where we left them?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Do you realize you are spending more time now reading than you used to spend on games? Do you know that your arithmetic grades are actually getting worse?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As night fell over the hushed, shadowy hills of the countryside, I thought of the women in the camp, spending their days cooking with corn and rice, tending to their children, gossiping about camp life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The rest of the year, I wondered if the point of Christmas was just spending money and getting fat and opening gifts. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Can be found carelessly spending money in restaurants and nightclubs. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Charles Neal,” Mother said, not even raising her head from the mattress, “I am not spending my final days in a hospital, nor will I turn my own house into one.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z With the war over, Garfield moved to the Appropriations Committee, which monitored the government's finances and spending. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They didn’t seem concerned about spending hours lying in the sun, because their olive skin only burnished and became more radiant, while mine either freckled or fried. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The woman whose hair she was braiding in tiny, painful-looking cornrows said sharply, “Come on! I’m not spending the whole day here!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That disturbingly high forehead, and superior gaze, accusing me of spending my money unwisely. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Tea Cake was spending and doing out of his own pocket, so Janie never told him about the two hundred dollars she had pinned inside her shirt next to her skin. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Four months after she began spending afternoons in the superintendent’s room, Shin heard from another former school friend that she was pregnant. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The fog doesn’t stop me from spending most of my time outside, though. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He wasn’t large in any sense of the word—he looked like he could have been an accountant, with thick glasses and hunched shoulders from spending too many hours at a desk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “There are worse things than spending a day on a boat. I hang over a hot stove.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “I wondered if you were spending too much time on it but I guess not. That is good. John Kwang is not the end of the world.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "You spending the holiday with some fellow troublemakers?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’m spending most of the summer with relatives in Charleston. You know, South Carolina.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Vincent, the erstwhile evangelist, now living with a baker, spending his time drawing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I had been spending insufficient time with my family and Makaziwe’s request provoked pangs of guilt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So it was only when I started spending time in parks with white people and their pets that I realized my mom was training me like a dog. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had it in my mind that she’d grown up spending four hours a day in front of the mirror, narcissism to the point of solipsism. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z His extreme endurance also impressed the cowboys, especially when he rode hundreds of miles, spending all day and night in the saddle, without complaint. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Not because they were spending thousands, but because it was fun. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Nala and Scruffy were thrilled to be spending a few nights in New York City. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After spending the day with fire in my legs, stretching made so much more sense now. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In fact I feel irritated and can’t help wondering whether I could have gotten the same result without spending $30 and three days on detox and bloat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Andy, or maybe Sandy, was at university in Detroit, and Mia had had a big fight with her parents right before leaving about spending the night at his place. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “After spending all this money, why skimp on the doorframe?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He’s been spending more time away from the house, staying later at school, going out to the bar in the evenings. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Would she be angry with him for spending the night in her barn? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles was spending time with—and being courted by—three sisters in one family. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So Dad started spending most of his time in those joints. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When he described his finances, it became clear he was spending the money we’d secured for him more quickly than seemed prudent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to hang out with you. I like spending time with you. All right?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But he was spending a whole week and did not want to leave him alone in Nsukka. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ghosh told Ashoke that he had recently returned to India after spending two years in England on a job voucher, but that he had come back home because his wife was inconsolably miserable abroad. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was only planning on spending a few days with Henry—I was back at work for Dr. Roland the following Monday—but I ended up staying until school started again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He has been around the block, let me tell you, being born in South Africa and spending his youth here and there, partly even in Texas, from what I gather. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re not spending two hundred and fifty dollars on a—” She cuts me off. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It’s awful spending days in the apartment, everybody angry and mourning. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z They feel they have earned their money, and they are not shy about spending it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But few regret spending every possible minute with them while they were still alive. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It felt as if I were going up and over some kind of barrier after spending too long hitting the thing straight on. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z After spending so much time in the pine thicket—a lost week—it felt good to be on the move again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been careful about her spending for the most part. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The alternative was horrifying, especially after spending time with her that after-noon, seeing how awesome she was with the kids in the hospital: Nicole was lying. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It wasn't dirty, but I needed some excuse to cover the amount of time I was spending in the bathroom. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She would never think of spending money on flowers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mom’s job and spending time with us, both.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “All the tips you make, you keep for spending money,” she said. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z What white kid could hate blacks after spending five minutes in the Beales’ house? Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I also like spending time in the garden,” she continued. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We’d be with our uncle, moon over the Jackson Five, and get candy without spending money that could go toward our Madison Square Garden savings. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Dad spending less and less time with them, and how this hurt but was also somehow easier. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z No telling how he’d react to spending more money for more tests. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In any case, for all Mr Graham's scepticism, I can remember he and I spending many evenings trying to put our fingers on the constitution of this 'dignity*. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z After spending a few days studying atomic bomb physics, Hall went to work with a team led by the Italian-born physicist Bruno Rossi. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Felix had been buying stuff he wanted, not focusing on the price and the end goal of spending every penny. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z On the morning of August 1, 1985, Colonel Vitaly Yurchenko informed the staff at the Soviet embassy compound in Rome that he would be spending the morning touring the museum exhibits in Vatican City. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Try spending hot July afternoons with two competitive grandmothers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And I hadn’t been in the school long when Mrs. Swerlin, knowing I could use spending money of my own, got me a job after school washing die dishes in a local restaurant. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I sometimes considered hanging a shingle outside my cell, because I was spending many hours a week preparing judicial appeals for other prisoners, though this was forbidden under prison service regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And of course he’s not spending the night. Is that how you think of me?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The editor was often a visitor, spending hours talking to Matt, staying overnight now and then, and testing Jethro’s progress in the book on English usage. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I was praying Vince wouldn’t grow impatient waiting for me and leave, or, worse yet, allow himself to be talked into spending the evening with one of the other girls. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We could start spending our fare money on a car and chairs, a stereo. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is this going to bother Sammy? You guys spending so much time with us?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Yes. First off, neither of us is Christian. Second off, spending the summer chasing after idiotic roadside attractions is not going to fix anything. Third off, crucifixes remind me of her.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Lou had just returned from spending a weekend with Beck Weathers in Dallas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But then my dad said, “I asked her if it was because you were spending too much time at soccer.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Needless to say, I didn’t enjoy spending time at home. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Francis is wide awake and wearing his favorite-slash-only bathrobe, like he’s some kingpin whose business makes him stacks on stacks of money instead of a technician spending the little he makes on us. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Garfield pledged to use his congressional experience with the country's finances to keep the economy strong and to prevent wasteful government spending. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Tally imagined herself by his side, just as beautiful, spending every day doing nothing but talking and laughing and having fun. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He’d be spending the next two days at the Fremont library, keeping up with his schoolwork. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He was still checking the Marauder’s Map, and as he was unable to locate Malfoy on it, deduced that Malfoy was still spending plenty of time within the room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Once again, he thought, the two children of the depression had fought the misery of past holidays by spending a modest fortune on their own children. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She lent him a few hundred dollars, virtually all of her spending money. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time I reached level eight, I was spending three or four hours at the gym every day after school. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The suit guy ended up spending four days in intensive care with all kinds of injuries, including a fractured skull. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They spent the afternoon together, Mal and Pauline cooing over the baby, and Mia spending the night, for the first and last time, in their guest room with Pearl beside her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was glad because we’d probably be spending most of the morning and afternoon outside. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z My general predisposition to spending a lot of time inside reading gave me a distinct advantage over the average Culver Creek student. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It’s like spending hours opening up a perfectly wrapped package only to find there’s no present inside. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Sumac was spending more and more time away from me every day. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z For many years the sheriff dreamed of spending the shining time hunting and fishing—wandering in the Santa Lucia range, camping by half-remembered streams. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “But could I still end up going to jail after spending a whole year on some island?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “The odds,” he told a reporter, “are in favor of my spending a long time in prison.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Either one is better than spending a life imagining what happened to Mom, Dad, and Javier. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But in between all the good times, both April and Melanie were spending some bad moments worrying about the beginning of school. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Honestly, there is no sense spending too much time alone in the dark. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite their secrets, both men were pleased not to be spending the night alone on the property. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sighing, Gabe looked around the clearing on the riverbank, the place he had claimed for his task, the place where he was now spending hours every day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Zion and his family were spending two weeks in New Zealand. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “The El Cheapo Marines use this candlelight because they hate spending a dollar or two on electric lights.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad didn’t stop me from auditioning for the next play, or the one after that, even though he worried about me spending so much time away from home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Rose’s grandmother finally managed to unlock their front door after spending five minutes fumbling with the locks. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Let’s stop the treatments. Stop spending the money. Stop trying. Then what, Will?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The sky choked on smoke and ash, and the people did, too, spending their days coughing and itching, their eyes turned forever toward the ground. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I should just let you die instead of spending this money on shots and vitamins. Don’t eat. See if I care.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When home from the hotel circuit, Howard’s longings were for the simplicities of small-town life: spending time with family and friends and working in the family’s poolroom. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Some schools were spending more on metal detectors than on lab equipment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay and I had used this joggling board when we were little kids, spending hours on it in the blazing sun. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His father was working two jobs then, and Boobie remembered spending a lot of time alone. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t easy, but the time we were spending together was starting to feel more natural. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They’d been best friends from an early age, spending hours together building forts out of cushions and blankets in their Annandale living room. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was spending more and more of my time arguing with my friends, and all because of that hairball. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He threw himself in front of the prosecutor, who was spending his time leafing through the typed pages of his speech. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Most of us Marines were spending more time joking and talking about how the war had to end soon than worrying about the impending battle. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember spending nearly three whole days trying to capture Wind Turning a Leaf. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After she earned her degree, Van had visited her in Huntington, spending time with her family as any serious suitor would. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He’s tired of going to work after spending all night out drinking. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Her success earned her an offer for a graduate fellowship, but she thought spending three years studying a single medieval poet sounded restricting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In October 2004, Shin and Park began spending fourteen hours a day together in the garment factory. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When Blanca saw the long unpolished wooden table where two rows of children were awaiting their portions with pleading eyes, she began to cry and wound up spending two days with a splitting headache. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy didn’t know if that was because of June or herself, but she pretty much avoided June, spending her lunch time in the library. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Colonel Lloyd’s slaves were in the habit of spending a part of their nights and Sundays in fishing for oysters, and in this way made up the deficiency of their scanty allowance. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z He had been dating a woman who also worked at Legal Aid and had been spending a lot of time at her house. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z From then on, spending my days at school would feel like a total waste of time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I knew I’d been born near the end of September, and each year I picked a day, one that didn’t fall on a Sunday because it’s no fun spending your birthday in church. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Poor thing was near starving and ol’ boy was spending his money on drink. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It seemed unlikely, Mr. Ferguson said, that the trustees of the club would approve the spending of thousands of rands for the creation of facilities to serve one black tennis player. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Bess was living off the trust money and spending through it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It would be pretty weird spending the weekend in the hotel with her hating him and everybody on the tour knowing about it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z After all, neither one of us was dressed for an appearance in Lake Forest, after what we’d been through the day before and then spending the night inside Cade’s sweatbox of a camper shell. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z But having returned to Germany after spending nearly twenty years living in the United States, his command of the German language wasn't very good. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She’s been spending lots of time inside, inside classrooms and auditoriums, inside the little office in the new apartment she and Olivia share. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z To Alvarez, who was chafing in his peacetime harness after spending four postwar years doing basic research, the Soviet bomb represented not merely a crisis but also an opportunity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She said it was smart to know what the poisonous ones looked like, especially spending so much time in the woods. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I asked, hoping that my teacher and I would be spending more time together now that he was finished fasting with the spirits alone. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She grew up surrounded by books, spending just as much time in her school libraries as she did on the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “We are not causing trouble, and I’m sure the sheriff has more important things to do than worry about where we are spending our day,” Stella’s father replied. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z So today is the first time I'm spending any of my cash. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She was drinking some, maybe more than some, spending hours playing video games. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But I didn’t relish the idea of spending my life as their watchdog. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Newer, faster, or more versatile components were always being released, so I was constantly spending large chunks of my meager income on upgrades. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “You,” she says, “are going to make nice with Henry. You’re leaving Saturday and spending Sunday in England.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We’d work out our feelings, I figured, when Barack came back to Chicago, when the weather warmed up, when we had the luxury of spending weekends together again. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Justin was now spending his mornings with her at the hospital, his afternoons at school, then running to basketball practice and back to the hospital. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Though I loved spending time at the river, I never got any good at fishing. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Drs. Reyburn and Woodward measured Garfield's temperature, breathing rate, and pulse three times a day and took turns spending the night at the White House. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I saw people on their long, wild spending sprees, after big hits. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘She’s spending the night down at the cottage, I expect,’ he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘You really don’t know what Octavian has planned, do you? He’s been busy pulling in favours, spending the legion’s money.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She let him make every decision about the food and about Baby, spending most of her time on the slanting wooden chair on the veranda. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That had been two days ago, and ever since then she’d called in sick to work and stayed home, spending every second with Luke. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Her grandmother’s “failure” led to Candice spending so much time with her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z About six percent of the country’s gross domestic product is spent on education, more than double the percentage of comparable spending in the United States, Japan, or Britain. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I’ve spent all my own promises; now I will begin spending the crown’s. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She calls for more and I mix it with water to stretch it because I can’t be spending my life running around lifting lemonade from pubs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z You’d have to be a sad case not to be able to get a job in a country that’s at war especially with Yanks pouring in and spending money right and left. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I can remember spending many an hour in my boyhood, arms resolutely outstretched in an empty field, imploring what I believed to be Mars to transport me there. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m spending a lot more time in the bathroom, trying out hairstyles. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Been spending a lot of time down in the catacombs too.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The veterans were spending more time indoors and generally going back to whatever routines they’d had before the summer. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought, Our Lady is spending the night in the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As required, Benji got permission before leaving the hotel and spending Veterans Day in New York City. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Wish me luck and know that I wish I were spending the summer on Beechwood with you. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “And you will stop the excess spending,” his dad said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It could be one of five, only two of whom she would enjoy spending an evening alone with. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Our family is together again, but I think spending the summer on opposite sides of the ocean stretched us thin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z But I've been spending very little time spelling things out for you and taking chances and putting my heart on the line. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He is unapologetic about spending it lavishly and says that he has paid his dues in the form of taxes, which he estimates at $500 million so far. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “You two are spending a lot of time together.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Let it wash a man’s crop out of the ground year after year, and them up there in Washington spending fifty thousand dollars a day keeping an army in Nicarauga or some place. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have anything against community college; I just can’t imagine spending another year living at home with Mom. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know it was extra work, spending time with me,” said Ben. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They were saving for a new tractor, so I knew she wouldn’t even think of spending that money on herself. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Government spending on nuclear weapons research was running about $ 150 million a year, Bradbury estimated, about three times its rate prior to the establishment of Livermore. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My parents are big on me spending time in the fresh air, for some reason. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z After getting three college degrees and spending some time traveling, she will end up teaching social studies in middle school. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z After spending the first year and a half of my legal career sleeping on Steve Bright's living room couch in Atlanta, it was time to find an apartment of my own. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After I got home, we started spending time together. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “We re not spending the night anywhere. We must drive straight.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z While he makes occasional comments that she should be practicing more, for the most part he ignores her, spending his time alone in the upstairs parlor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I am come to see how you are spending your holiday,” he said. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “It was an awkward business, my dear, your spending the autumn at South End instead of coming here. I never had much opinion of the sea air.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The days of them spending leisurely afternoons in the library before a roaring fire and dinners in the dining room with friends and family were long gone. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I was spending the night in jail, like it or not. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Which is why I am spending much of my life today telling the American black man that he’s wasting his time straining to “integrate. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dad couldn’t stop spending money on me,” Jenna said, lifting her messenger bag over her shoulder. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z When Ferula found out what had happened, she told him acidly, “That’s what you get for spending Mama’s medicine money on your private little whims. God punished you.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday was the only day the men did not get up before dawn, and therefore Saturday night was the only night anyone of the island would consider spending in a frivolous manner. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite hiring an investigator, spending thousands of francs, and poring through reams of German documentation, Marie-Laure and Etienne were never able to determine what exactly happened to her father. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We look around the grocery store, spending a lot of time in the candy aisle observing how different the flavors are—green tea Kit Kat bars, wasabi drops, squid-flavored gummies, and melon soda. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I am spending a lot more time in the bathroom. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z By the third day Ji-yong and Ji-yun had tired of spending their days in the park, so they stayed home with our Fourth Aunt. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After spending all her life at Towac, she didn’t need to be wasting her time there, in the middle of nowhere, some place worse than the reservation she had left. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z My parents are big on me spending time in the fresh air. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After spending three months in Japan, he was about to embark for the Philippines. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Soon I was spending so much time playing with Don that my other pursuits languished. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Chi-Boy used to carry the rifle, but he and Wab had been spending time relearning bow hunting, so it fell to me now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Few white people realize that many black people today dislike and avoid spending any more time than they must around white people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When he did find the proper courage, the office manager intended to approach Mr. Reilly in a most politic manner about the amount of time he was spending in the factory. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I did end up spending hours swimming at the Manly Baths, the Wynnum Wading Pool, and Caloundra, but most of it was building on the basics I had already learned. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She was worth anything it took to show her that I was the only possible guy in the entire school she should think about spending time with. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This resulted in Felix spending the morning as an unwilling participant in a three-hour game of hide-and-seek where he was always the seeker. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z And ever since then, she’s been spending all her time with the freak. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I can’t shake the uneasy feeling that has settled on me like dust for days—have I been doing something wrong, or un-Islamic, by spending so much of my time singing and playing piano? Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Naturally, he loved spending the weekend arguing and kicking around techno-ideas with people twice his age. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And I got to know some of the more senior officers better, most of them in B-block, where, shortly, I would be spending a lot of time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Thank you for applying for your new Argentis FreedomCard, the credit card that allows you the flexibility and spending power to pursue your dreams and plan for the future. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew Dad would have hated that, spending his final moments in a hospital hooked up to machines. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Right after high school, she left Pike County, making her way through college and law school, spending time in France, Scotland, and Ireland, and beginning a high-powered legal career. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t have a car, he told me, due to financial problems, and was spending a lot of time in my neck of the Bronx. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By the second half of eighth grade, I had started spending more and more time with Brooke. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Ash snapped, “If your mother stopped spending all her money on furs and jewels and new gowns, perhaps you wouldn’t be so desperate for a rich husband.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so awkward spending the next two hours in classes with Megan. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Two days ago, your parents managed to tie up the money with legal proceedings, ultimately ending any hopes you had of spending the final sum. Then Leonard called me this morning.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Alvarez’s experiment, which involved his spending long hours in the LeConte basement counting clicks on his handmade X-ray detector, set a new standard for rigorous physics at the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The only problem with spending time with him in the woods all day is that there’s so much space in there. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “We have to be careful with our spending right now.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And maybe it’s all those people who are spending their whole lives up on dry land—never once going into the water to see what it feels like—who are missing out. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It's the first day back at school, and I honestly consider spending the entire day in the parking lot. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I paid cash, but I needed spending money, so I got a work-study job at the school. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “You live close enough to easily walk to school, and high school kids have so many more activities, and it’s just so nice to see the two older kids finally spending time together.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I ended up spending the rest of my Christmas vacation in retreat, doing research. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Will she be able to find a home she can afford in-stead of spending five figures in rent each year? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I asked Vega if he would be spending summer down in DR—his favorite subject—and he didn’t say nothing. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And then Will remembered how many times he had thought about spending time with her. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Besides, once she made up her mind to go, she enjoyed the planning almost as much as she enjoyed spending money. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not spending ten kobo of my money unless I have to.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Too bad she can’t hear my voice, telling her to stop spending all our money on candles,” I whispered to Muthu. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When he’s not worrying about Anna—or as she sees it, getting in her way—he’s spending time with his little brother Cor and working on some sermons. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In all death penalty cases, spending time with clients is important. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Well, with an uprising in District Eight, I doubt he’s spending much time choosing my wedding cake!” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z For his part, and quite without knowing, Westley was spending his evenings in much the same fashion. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Just as you have decided “Bother the Prime Minister!” and are looking forward to spending another dreamy afternoon with Anton Walbrook, the phone rings again and You Are Operational. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Never mind that Rufus is out there waiting for me—Dad never would’ve wanted me spending my End Day in this room, even if he were awake. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z This time we bought two cups apiece, spending the last of our money. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He’d also heard that television emitted possibly harmful electronic rays and he was skittish about spending too much time in front of the ubiquitous tube. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I shut up real quick and wished I hadn’t said anything when Grandma Sands looked at me and said, “ ’Lona, maybe there’s two who should be spending the summer down here with their granny.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And that was the beginning of me spending most Friday nights at Holly’s house. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And if you’re not spending your life on the stuff you believe, then what are you even doing? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z After about the tenth purchase, the troll called questioning the spending. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Hanako could not imagine spending her life bent over, always looking down unless you made an effort to raise your eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z With Mrs. Caruthers sedated for much of the day, Ophie was free from spending so much time stepping and fetching for her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And though at first it may sound cold, it’s the giants’ duty to continue to stand tall and generate profit, which will lead to spending, and ultimately stimulate the economy for the greater good. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It's a scheme we came up with to help earn some spending money. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Since the murders, Harry and Hugo had been spending most of their time in their rooms. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z After spending the next summer at Folsom, he introduced the site to the world at a major scientific conference. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s a relief to be here after spending all day at school. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The kid had never held a job in his life and was spending his summer break from the Ivy League here, ostensibly to get training. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z All one needs is a small bed in the comer and one could well imagine condemned men spending their last hours here.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I had a sneaking suspicion that one way or another I would not be spending another night aboard the CSS Birmingham. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z If things got worse in Europe, philanthropic spending would grind to a halt in the United States; even if the war clouds dispelled, millions of dollars would shift to Europe for economic reconstruction. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The doctors became increasingly worried, and I ended up spending five long months in the hospital while they tried to beat it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, and she loves spending time with you. But you have school to go to, and friends to hang out with, and Hamlet rehearsals, and hobby shops—” “Please don’t call them hobby shops.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z On the armed forces: “The important thing is that we’re doing the right thing by our troops. And that’s why we’ve increased the spending on equipment dramatically over these last few years.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Lying in bed that night, I think over every conversation, every minute of time I can remember spending with Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Dad. You said you’re not supposed to be spending money like that.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I fancy going shopping, spending a bit of money on myself, but it’s hopeless with Evie. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If the manager did not mind spending the extra time, he would be glad to show it to him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Mom didn’t believe in spending thousands of dollars for summer activities when I could have fun at home for free. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Leo had made the lounge as nice as possible, since he figured they’d be spending a lot of time there. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Somewhere else, my grandfather is spending time with his brother Vertie. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z A few days after buying the volume of Shakespeare, Sissy woke up one morning and nudged her current lover, with whom she was spending the night in a quiet family hotel. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “And only good manners prevented him from spending the rest of the evening at my side.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Kind a man I like ain’t the kind that stays around when he done spending all you money. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He was spending most of his time inside writing. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “We aren’t far from the house, Matt, and you’re in luck. The doctor’s spending the night. Do you hurt a lot?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking a lead from me, which is almost always a bad idea, my mother was now spending a fair amount of time holed up in her room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z You have a room filled with inebriated, frustrated men who were spending too much money on what really, in the end, was a pretty pathetic Plan B. Testosterone flowed like the watered-down drinks. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Determined as he was to remain friends with both Ron and Hermione, he was spending a lot of time with his mouth shut tight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I’d choose spending time with him over peanut butter chocolate ice cream. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Not only was Cap borrowing the Claverage books, but he was spending hours studying them. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I could use it to read at night. Right now I’m still spending money on candles.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As a result of spending all her time in college with Raj, she continued, she did not make many close friends. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z For once, Charles did not mind spending money. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Arnold lived grandly, holding parties and spending money far beyond his soldier pay. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t talked to her since I’d called her to tell her that we didn’t want Maribel spending time with Mayor anymore. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And also because it took up my Sunday—not to mention the trouble of getting to the bus, buying tickets, and spending two hours traveling. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Am I correct in assuming that you will no longer be spending evenings in my employ?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maman and Auntie both fussed over me, boiling water to bathe me, chang-ing bandages, spending coins fished from a hole in the mattress for a chicken to make soup. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually Poppet drags him forcibly from the room to prevent him from spending the duration of the party reading. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She told me about her summer wedding and honeymoon trip she took with her wife to Europe, and I told her about spending the summer with my grandmamma. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And of course, they might just enjoy spending a little time on a farm, chatting on the porch with the Salatins, and taking a beautiful drive in the country to get here. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z My secret hope of spending the afternoon alone in Central Park died in the glass eggbeater of Ladies' Day's revolving doors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “I think we should take a break. Stop spending so much time together.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At a House subcommittee hearing in 1920, lawmakers combed through a report from a government inspector who had been sent to investigate the tribe’s spending habits, including those of Mollie’s family. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I know what I said, but I’m not spending Saturday night with your little friends, Merci.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “But the question is this: whose money is she spending?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I started bringing something to eat from home and spending lunch in the library again to avoid the band—ex-band—in the cafeteria. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She’s not coming back until Monday, and Dad’s not back until Monday either, so I’ll be spending my seventeenth birthday alone in Uncle Milton’s apartment. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Book hunting on a pier with a new friend, discovering Mr. Griswold’s game, and spending an afternoon browsing in an iconic bookstore. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Instead of spending my paychecks on rum and beer like before, I saved enough to buy Celia a gold ring from Reprosa, and I asked her to marry me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I’m not even a crier, but now I’m spending half my life on the verge of a breakdown. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Or maybe it’s because I’m spending every minute pining for some boy who doesn’t want to meet me in person. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He had more spending money than most boys and he knew Julius Caesar backwards, forwards, and upside-down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, I would have been bored, but I knew I wasn’t going to be in Greenwood much longer, so I didn’t mind spending time with Grampa. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. Well, believe me when I say that you do not have me to thank but rather Lidewij, who is exceptionally talented in the field of spending my money.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I have an idea. Instead of spending your time trying to trace maps of Manhattan, why don’t you make your own maps of imaginary places?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Mom, Dad, and I were spending three months in Ghana. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She hoped they would get back from the pay t.v.’s or the pay toilets or wherever they were spending their money before the plane arrived. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was spending a long time on each one. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I was spending so much time on the road that exhaustion felt like my permanent state of being. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z So here’s my question: What were we spending so much time doing if not getting to know each other? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z They all sat there for nearly forty minutes, spending the majority of that time silent in awe of the unreal situation unfolding in front of them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was spending considerable time out of school, especially during the months of December, January, and February, because of my asthma. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I kept going back to the salon every week, spending hours at a time getting my hair straightened and corn-rowed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I was sent overseas as a pilot, and I should be flying more combat missions and spending less time on my duties as a mess officer.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I went ahead spending most evenings at the films, vaguely dreaming that any moment the answer would suddenly hit me. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They resented her spending time on those dumb inventions. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z "After spending that long on Mars, anything could be wrong with it." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was spending an evening with my friend Mark, who studied ancient languages. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After being singled out as a lazy kfdtinvfm, I took to spending four hours a night on my homework, putting in even more time whenever we were assigned an essay. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z After open gym, it was officially the weekend and time for spending serious money. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead of spending my days underground, I was studying or working in a law office where the only physical activity was running errands or putting files in a cabinet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A chain of El Gallos is going up all over the island with attendants in rooster-red uniforms and registers that announce how much you are spending. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And I got to know some of the more senior officers better, most of them in B-block, where, shortly, I would be spending a lot of time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved the fact that Damaris was Black like me, smart, and also reveled in spending her summer learning about cell reproduction and the best way to solve algebraic inequalities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She replied that such wastefulness was certainly a mortal sin and that God would punish all of them for spending on nouveau riche vulgarities what they should be giving to the poor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And I’ll be spending prom night watching old movies with my aunt. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z After about a year, though, he concluded that the amount of time he was spending practicing the accordion was impinging on his chess studies. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She had been spending every minute that she could steal from her chores under that tree for the last three days. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He was spending every moment too worried about me to pay careful enough attention to the revolution. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you doing for money, pretty baby? I can see you’re not spending any.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Wish he felt the same way about spending time with us,” Anna Auntie added, laughing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And if I felt that way after spending only short periods in the past, what must Kevin be feeling after five years. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z After almost a year of trying, she’s just given up and curled inward, spending her days idling away in Warcross instead. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We’re spending the day going through the apartments, taking everything we can barter or use and bringing it all down here.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z My brother picked her up at her friend’s house, where she told her parents she was spending the night. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She reminded Mia, oddly, of herself at around that age, traipsing through the neighborhood, climbing over fences and walls in search of the right photograph, defiantly spending her mother’s money on film. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa have suggested it, not knowing, of course, that spending time there was not all happiness for Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Bayard, who was married to Elizabeth’s sister Tryphena, had been very close to his sister-in-law; they had enjoyed spending time together, reading novels, riding horses, and discussing philosophy and law. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z ‘Not nearly as much as human beans. Human beans is crazy for sleeping. Is it ever occurring to you that a human bean who is fifty is spending about twenty years sleeping fast?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter where Hannah wants me to go next, I know where I’m spending the rest of my night. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z This leads to people throwing themselves in front of trains and spending all their money and not speaking to their relatives and never going home for Christmas and never eating anything with chocolate in it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He made no secret that he would continue his unorthodox habit of flying to Haiti as often as possible, spending half his time in Cange and half at the Brigham to meet his residency requirements. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The only trust fund I have is this story, and unlike a prudent Wasp, I’m dipping into principal, spending it all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Well, how about this. I’d have thought you’d be too busy spending your thirty pieces of silver to be bumping into us.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Two men and two women, wagoneers, rough from years of being outside and smiling to be spending a night out of the wind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’m spending way too much time with him lately.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He was still the dude, always the dude, no matter what, spending more money on his clothes than on anything else. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z After spending half the day at National, we went to visit a small private college and a big university so we could experience how different they were. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But she had a feeling that this was where the boy Jonas was spending his training time. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She had walked over with him today after spending the night with him in his dorm. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Here’s a likely reason: instead of spending the day with his own undereducated, overworked mother, the typical Head Start child spends the day with someone else’s undereducated, overworked mother. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She gets me my drink du jour—water—introduces me to her children, and explains that it’s her husband’s day off, which he is spending upstairs in bed. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or bait for a striper. No point in spending too long in a trap beforehand.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly, my brain was at 100 percent imagining spending a weekend with Annie at her house. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When he had recovered sufficiently, he resumed spending his days at El Patron’s side, listening to the old man ramble. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s conservative with her spending, and usually only wants to pay for repairs and such. It took her a while to finally renovate the lobby. I’m sorry. My hands are tied.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I still don’t know if I’ll ever get used to not spending Wednesdays at Zoey’s, but I already know things will feel normal again, just differently normal. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Maybe Ruth thought we’d be spending hours talking about my future; maybe she thought she’d have a big influence on whether or not I changed my mind. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, if you have any liking for the road, go over the ground covered by the book, spending a few days in Chicago, Detroit, and Indianapolis. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Everyone in the honeymoon suite was pretty quiet that morning, which suited me just fine, being completely bagged and all after spending a good chunk of the night wrestling the wrong girl. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He said that he couldn’t bear to think of them spending a lonely, desolate Christmas in England. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It scared me to leave Pine Mountain, even if it did mean spending four days with Annie. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Still, I would have given anything to be back in the village, safe behind the walls of a house, even if it meant spending the rest of my life being scolded by Sass. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet every year, the hospital found itself spending more and more time and money on people who were not actually having a heart attack. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Everyone, this is my daughter, Sara. She will be spending our club time doing her homework. Quietly.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z During those six years, federal spending was responsible for nearly half of the personal income in southern California. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z After some time he gave up the idea of spending the day alone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had told his parents he’d be spending the night on the boat in the marina, then sailing out the next day to leave Owen’s ashes in the sea. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She has tired of spending Sunday morning, her sole day off, downtown at the storefront Internet store dialing Enrique. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But when I wasn’t on the road and had the opportunity to be home, my favorite place to be was curled up in my bed or spending time with my family. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Bailey begins spending a great deal of time outside of the house. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I had finished my mother’s books—not the boring history ones, I was never much into those, but the novels, the epics—I started spending my allowance on books. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After spending two nights in their car, they had returned to the mosque, and had been sleeping on the floor there for the past week. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z For me, it was like spending money without knowing your bank balance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was now spending clear days reading in Central Park and rainy days in the movies. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Despite not really spending any time with PopPop, I do remember crying when Mama and Daddy came to tell Drake and me that he’d passed. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t you consider spending a day here, or longer if possible?” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then, perhaps because Mother was spending all her time teaching Luke to read, Tyler asked Dad if he could enroll in the eighth grade. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His motel was a good two miles away, but after spending three years in prison he was relishing the idea that he could simply walk and walk, forever if need be. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z That should have been fun, spending a day like that with Baba, hearing his stories. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He’d fetched them up himself, after spending half the night searching through dusty vaults by lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pretty much all the kids hated me and those who weren’t spending their time hating me chose up sides between the Danvers and the Gantrys and hated each other. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I loved spending time with Dad at the store, listening to records. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It was nice spending quality time with my aunt without Shanti getting all the attention. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah, you’re spending Friday night gaming and nursing the hand you broke while trying to sucker punch somebody. No wonder Jase Worthington has chosen to hitch his star to your wagon.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She knew him for John, her son, but fancied him an intruder into that paradisal Malpais where she had been spending her soma-holiday with Pope. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But I don’t know how to tell him that I haven’t been spending all that much time with Sam. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I must have some worth if the Mehtas were spending money for music. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z If it was up to me, I’d probably live with Sneaky, instead of just spending the weekend with him, which I had to beg Mama to do. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Drastic cuts in spending and staff were necessary, immediately. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I missed spending time with my maps, my magazines, my notebooks, my recipes, my world. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Audrey hadn’t been happy that Jenna was spending so much time at my house, so I started inviting her over, too. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But she had to be at her post that night, spending much of it guarding runners’ possessions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Children now grow up spending much of their leisure time hearing music rather than performing or making it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z If my aunts catch me spending time with a boy, I’ll bring even more shame to Mother. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they start throwing up, they quit spending money. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Garfield tried to relax by spending free time with his wife and children. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Well, you’ll think of something. There. Let us return to town. We should be in perfect time for our bank robbery, and then I shall have a little spending money.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He had decided to always have enough on hand for three days and after spending one night with the fire for a friend he knew what a staggering amount of wood it would take. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d been put in charge of the spending money, so I went up to pay. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As much as I love the creamy dessert and loading it up with all my favorite toppings, the idea of spending time with my best friend again is even better. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Her skin had coarsened, tanned from all the time they were spending in the yard sitting beneath the brazen sun. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But eventually the road became too large and well traveled, and I found myself spending more time hiding than walking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Charlie, unused to spending time in the usually empty house, worked most of the weekend. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z First, in addition to inviting skilled Greeks to immigrate to the capital, the Ptolemies barred native Egyptians from spending more than twenty days in Alexandria at a time. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Being sick might have meant staying home in our freezing house instead of spending the day in a toasty classroom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Nowhere was the awe-inspiring scale of the Manhattan Project—in spending, in manpower, in physical size—as evident as at Y-12. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The authors theorized that the theater students benefited by spending time “reading and learning lines as actors, and possibly reading to carry out research about characters and their settings.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It hits me that all along I thought I was doing this old lady a favor by spending Christmas Day with her. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The industrial food chain costs each and every one of us: in government spending, in pollution, in global warming, and in our health. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z After spending the morning in our intensive Arabic and Moroccan culture classes, my American classmates and I would play volleyball at the beach until the sun went down. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Videogames and computers meant more to me than spending time with my parents. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I notice you’ve never had any hesitation as to spending the bounty money I bring home on whatever momentarily attracts your attention.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I know he must find me tiresome, yet still I like spending time with my father very much more than I like doing anything else. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But my family doesn’t have random spending money. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So I was supposed to be spending the day polishing up my CV and my interviewing skills. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was spending lots of time in Central Park instead of going to school, I would read three or four books a week. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z My mom has Abby staying in Alice’s room, which is hilarious, considering Nick has been spending the night on my bedroom floor for about ten years. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They were not at all nice things to have near you when spending a night alone in a strange place. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Zach was spending the day delivering honey to her selling places all over town and picking up money from the previous month’s sales. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The pursuit of the “right spec” has supercharged spending on schooling. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “You two sure are spending a lot of time together,” Mom had said that morning when I told her I was going to Joe’s later. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Calixte was nearly fluent by now, but she had no intention of spending her time helping “small-minded old men.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “The Oakland Police Department has access to stuff I never knew existed. They claim that they get a lot of it from the federal government. Surplus from all our country’s military spending or something.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Want you to show me this library where you spending all your time.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Instead he thought of how he and Shoba had become experts at avoiding each other in their three-bedroom house, spending as much time on separate floors as possible. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I am spending them like enchanted gold, doomed to turn back into dried leaves in tills all over town. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The main British Army was spending the winter in New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I know where he is. If I didn't, I wouldn't be spending all my time and energy figuring out how to free him, now would I?'' “ An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z What I was doing was spending more and more time alone in my room, reading or writing. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Hugh had moved to New York after spending six years in France. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He rose and ran with her, faster, neither of them spending breath in conversation. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At one point, the boy revealed that perhaps he was spending a lot of time online. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He gave us spending money for the five-day trip to Los Angeles, California. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z A moment later, Miss Peregrine came tottering out, dizzy after spending so long in the dark. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Genie figured she couldn’t have wanted to be spending her day at work on the Fourth of July. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There was another breakdancing battle happening that next weekend, not long after Ocean and I first started, officially, spending time together, and I was excited. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I mean, while I was spending my summers doing cannonballs at the community rec center pool, Quinton was out saving the world. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Jolting, because I’m spending a lot of time thinking about Sunday at the lake. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z "Okay, here's how you're spending your suspension. We got us three hours before practice. We're going to use this time to get you caught up on the way all this goes." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z From this meager beginning had sprung the ineffectual squadron commander who was now spending the better part of each working day in Pianosa forging Washington Irving’s name to official documents. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z You would think they would need them, spending their days in the sun as they do. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z While Hollywood garnered most of the headlines, defense spending remained the focus of the local economy for the next two decades, providing about one-third of its jobs. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z I remember one time I was over at my auntie’s house spending the night. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking into the room, he noticed that the loose monkey was spending most of its time hiding behind the cages. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just because Laura Friendly was an adult and a billionaire and the mastermind of their spending game, he didn’t have to do what she said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Several hundred miles south of Charles Howard’s estate, an old horse- man named Tom Smith was spending 1935 at a Mexican racetrack, living on a cot in a horse stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He just kept on collecting paychecks, spending the money on cigars that made me nauseous, and on beer, of course. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “That’s good. He’s the last person I’d want to get on the wrong side of. I’m looking forward to spending a lot of time in the Archives.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was a painfully shy, awkward kid, with low self-esteem and almost no social skills—a side effect of spending most of my childhood inside the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I decide to ask her about it directly, instead of spending the rest of the day wondering. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “No, I was out. I was spending the afternoon and evening in Kerrith. I shall never forgive myself for that. Never till my dying day.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And then there were the times she called home to announce that she'd be spending the night at Lydia's. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And that was when I started spending lots of time with Roger. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry about that. She’s just worried. You see . . . it’s dangerous for more than just me if, after spending so much time with you so publicly . . .” He looked down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Not to be outdone, Berkeley unveiled the centerpiece of its surge of spending in 1924. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We had talked about him spending time with family members in Florida while we monitored the local reaction to his release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “We will be communicating extensively over the next thirty days. My job is to monitor and approve all spending.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But just spending time with Thomas online and knowing that he believed in me truly made me feel like the strongest, luckiest element in the world. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I notice you’ve been spending a lot of time with the Rivera girl,” she said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Herold received his pharmacy training from Georgetown College, and he is fond of spending his leisure time with a rifle in his hand, hunting animals. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I’d only told her that I wanted to hang something in Nana’s room at the nursing home as a surprise, and convinced her to delay bringing Nana back after spending Christmas with us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “No way am I spending another dime on that school. There are plenty of other great private schools in New York City.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I would be spending brief periods on a gallery but would also have a lot of time off, accompanying inmates to the mess hall and, later, to the commissary or package room or school building. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have been trying to interpret them as genuine weekends, as if, after spending the weekdays on futile and largely cosmetic labor, I had decided to volunteer to do something useful for a change. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The giants are stomping and roaring to life, hurling their colossal bodies into each other’s arms, fed up with spending eternity frozen, always a breath away from their heart’s desire. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She visits us here in Harlem once a month or so, spending a couple of nights on the sofa bed in Mom's office. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was growing tired of spending time and money trying to cobble together a wardrobe that satisfied my aesthetic and my religious beliefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’d like an orphan sleeping in my house and spending Christmas with me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He discovered that being rich was terribly annoying because it was so easy to make money and so difficult to find an incentive for spending it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I like doing things more. One of my uncles was a carpenter. I think that’d be good, spending my days with a hammer and a saw and a bit of sandpaper.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “They spending eternity in the same place,” he told me, laughing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t want you spending all that money, Mr. Pignati,” I said. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I haven’t seen Patrick in a few weeks except in shop class because he has been spending most of his time with Brad, so thinking about presents is a good way to think about him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He stopped sleeping, spending his nights pacing around and around his stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the spending of your own is what does you harm. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He was pretty sure that Mrs. Popper would be annoyed at him for spending all that money, but it could not be helped. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s a nice break from spending money.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z One day Ashima goes shopping in downtown Boston, spending hours in the basement of Jordan Marsh as she pushes Gogol in his stroller, spending every last penny. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Dublin, June 4, 1996 My dear friends, It has been a while since I was spending that crazy little, but at the same time very big and very special week with you. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t trouble, and it had been worth it, spending the day with Gideon. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The thought of spending whatever remains of my life in this stone vault horrifies me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I couldn’t imagine spending twenty-four hours a day, every day with her. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It included photography, with the class spending the period learning how to feel comfortable in front of a television camera. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The government was spending hundreds of millions of dollars—yet the project was so secret, President Roosevelt chose not to tell Congress where all the money was going. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And Helena, because she’s spending a lot of time alone and doesn’t seem to want to play with her boys. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Bob the seagull had gotten a little too demanding about his bread, so on Friday, Emily went back to spending her lunch in the library. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Hunter refused to leave; he was more in the woods than in his cabin anyway, and seemed to look forward to spending his last days in the places he felt most comfortable. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents were spending a lot of time relaxing in the evenings after work, admiring their miraculous lawn. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z The girl and her mother made a life in that small house, the girl spending the summer painting the windowsills and doorways a curious shade of blue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Spindle didn’t need a mother like Mel did, and he was spending most of his time with the adult males. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “This is preferable to spending the evening alone, is it not?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Imagine spending 180 days a year in a place that’s designed to take everything you’re not good at and make it important. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Mother complained that spending all day and night with us in a tiny room was giving her gray hair even though she was only twenty-four. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z This place in Mount Vernon was where Rose was now spending her afternoons in classes and learning. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “You two have been spending an awful lot of time together. Do we need to have the talk?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It’s like, one minute Arthur, Jessie, and Ethan were just the three amigos and now two amigos are dating and the other amigo is spending way more time alone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Oh, good. So that means you will be spending time in Nsukka?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Among wealthy countries, South Korea ranks first in per capita spending on private education, which includes home tutors, cram sessions, and English-language courses at home and abroad. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And me, man, I was spending my last day in the country. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Indeed. Who knew spending time in your local library could be such a rewarding experience?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I have been spending less time at Chandresh’s residence,” he says, handing her the card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I went bade under the shelter, spending a long time rubbing Stew Cat He purred and pushed himself along my body. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa like to had a fit about her spending the money, but after she cried, he let her alone about it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There was, after all, some fun to be had spending an evening pretending to be pretentious. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The only good thing about spending the afternoon and evening with Markie was that I wouldn’t have to think about what was going on with my folks. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm getting better about spending time indoors, Kabir, can you believe it? When the rains start, I'm thinking I might be more comfortable inside." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Sure, I wanted more money, but I didn't look forward to spending six months on a boat with Hamilton. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Some friends and allies, including Howard Hiatt, felt Farmer should be spending more of his time on worldwide health campaigns, much less in clinical practice. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Maybe it was his treasure to have wound up in that strange land, met up with a thief, and doubled the size of his flock without spending a cent. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Once she was sure of her answer, she said, “I’m sure Mom and I will be spending a lot of time here. I bet we could give you a ride the next time we come.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “And twenty years from now, we’ll all go on vacation together, and our spouses, or whatever, will get jealous that we’re spending too much time talking to each other, and they’ll run off together.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, it was remarkable that Hall was even alive after spending a night without shelter or oxygen at 28,700 feet in hurricane-force winds and windchill of one hundred degrees below zero. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then I spent the next three days playing happy when other people were around, but spending all my private time crying in my closet. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The thought of spending the rest of the day copying out the tedious Book of Numbers sobered me deeply as I watched my father go. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, he was spending the night with Grandpa Nyles and Grandma Sarah! In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z It was outrageous for anybody to suggest that they were not spending enough on bridges. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Diego is still a mystery, but I enjoy spending time with him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He is also spending a lot of time with the woman next door. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Okay, I have to admit,” Ximena said quietly, “she’s been really annoying ever since I started spending time with you guys rehearsing. She was so mad when she wasn’t picked for the dance!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Not spending time with you either, is she? Avoiding you...avoiding the other boys... alone...” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z You don’t have to read it—I’m not asking that—but I would love to cost those publishing geniuses a few dollars, because, let’s face it, they’re not spending much on advertising my books. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She wonders if Enrique sends his daughter less money because he is spending it on another girlfriend. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “He’s spending the summer doing Outward Bound, so he’ll have even more muscles when I see him next!” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Nobody seemed impressed with his reasonable advice, given where he was now spending all his time. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z On the day Graham received his alert, he insisted on spending his End Day working. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They were now spending lesson after lesson learning how to look after flobberworms, which had to be some of the most boring creatures in existence. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Today’s her day off from the store, and I bet she’s looking forward to spending the day alone painting. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z With hard work White built it into a hugely profitable enterprise, but he didn’t like spending money on himself. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z After spending a lot of time with her for the past months, Vincent has decided he wants to marry her. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You go back to Clairmont tomorrow. You tell Granddad how much you love Windemere. Tell him you want to raise your own kids spending summers here. You tell him.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The two of them began spending more and more time together. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I mean, Mom is spending her days at the clinic cracking backs, and Dad is meeting with other teachers and professors to ready a makeshift school, beginning with the younger kids. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They were inseparable, spending almost every moment together from the time Emma was born. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, however, as I took apart a particularly repulsive backbone-centered molecule, I decided that no harm could come from spending a few days building backbone-out models. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z My mom and I are drifting apart, but not because we’re spending less time together. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I sure hoped my parents weren’t spending a whole lot of money for these sessions. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I was so happy when I found that my good friend Nyayik had made it to Pochala, and we started spending lots of time together. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Shin made little progress in learning how to manage money, sometimes spending more than he could afford on dinners and airline tickets for friends. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Dixie Mafia”? I'd met Walter McMillian two weeks earlier, after spending a day on death row to begin work on five capital cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We gasped and fell back in our seats, shuddering at the thought of spending eternity in hell. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She avoided Greenwich Village, she said, because there, instead of painting, she would be spending all her time in bars and coffee shops. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Mama insisted on spending the night in the hospital. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z So, it occurred to me that I've been spending a lot of time thinking about you and rereading your emails and trying to make you laugh. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z For once, my sisters and I got excused from spending the whole livelong morning playing Ding Dong Schoolhouse with Mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ahh, yes, those girls have been very interested in spending time with me of late.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Though, in truth, she was only to travel with him, there and back, for he would be spending the day at his City office. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He’s erased his old life by spending money on a replacement one. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Officials and lawmakers now had to balance any spending on science against other burgeoning demands—for social programs, highways, school buildings, and other physical infrastructure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Plus, your grandmother is looking forward to spending some time with you.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z First, Uncle Bobby got cold feet about my spending the summer with him—because who wants a nutcase living in their house? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Her name is Miss Minerva Goodacre. Her people are in Austin. She’s spending the month with her aunt and uncle in Prairie Lea.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The three start spending time together right away, and after just a few days Theo finds it impossible to be just friends with Jo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He wasn’t the type who would get a crazy idea like just checking out and coming back to us and his pigs because he didn’t feel like spending another night in the hospital. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I think about spending the entire weekend indoors, and suddenly sledding doesn’t seem so unpleasant. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Tree-ear rose before first light now, spending an hour or so in the fields before going to work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I soothed myself by spending time choosing a dress to wear for my birthday dinner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And after spending the entire summer cleaning houses with Amá, I’m almost happy to be back in school, working my brain instead of my hands. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She was worried that he’d have to work over Christmas—or worse, that he’d be spending it with his girlfriend instead of with us. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I was limited in my wardrobe choices because I was stuck buying in the shops my mother let me go to, and my mother did not believe in spending money on clothes. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We ended up spending half our money on repellent and cough syrup. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My big sister, Janae, is coming home from her first year of college, after finishing up a school internship, and she'll be spending the rest of her summer break with me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Tony was spending most of his time in the Mur-phy Homes Projects, where his father lived. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I’m spending the day with you guys. At the hospital.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Once brilliant and vibrant, Bessy was spending more and more time in a fog. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles was spending most of his money and all of his energy on the farm. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Especially being surrounded by the woods and spending most of his time studying the land for clues and traces of their friends. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I know this isn’t easy living. But I do appreciate you spending your summer with me, shinalf. I cherish our time together.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She pretended that she was spending the penny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Since he's spending all his time either with Sien or alone working, he has let his appearance go. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Being new to Thirteenth Avenue, I began spending time getting to know the yard and the neighbourhood. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Undoubtedly, Harry thought, watching him over the top of his own book, Malfoy was begrudging the time he could otherwise be spending in the Room of Requirement. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Lidia will never know how Mateo is spending his End Day, but she hopes her best friend finds whatever he’s looking for. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “The boy is troubled, Violet. The boy is unpredictable. He’s dealt with anger issues since he was little. This is not the kind of person you need to be spending time with.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I was stripping copper from a radiator or throwing the five hundredth chunk of steel into the bin, I’d find myself imagining the classrooms where Tyler was spending his days. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Until, at last, he had grown older and found excuses for spending all of his holidays away from the house. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Since it seems we’ll be spending a lot of time together now.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Thank God Nora talked me into spending the night, because who knew Simon Spier was so aggressively punctual in the mornings. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She was relieved when the baboons made the long trek back to the sleeping cliff, rather than spending the night in the trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I’m spending too much time thinking about Sahil when I need to be thinking about his brother instead. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Cofield began spending his days at Hopkins, digging through the medical school’s archives, taking notes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Their new, higher rents meant that they'd have to cut back on their spending, to work longer hours, or try to wean themselves off their costly psychiatrists. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z My brothers come home with a message—Daddy’s spending the night at the store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Everyone knew he was serious about spending time with his friends, that’s how dressed up he was. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Neel would never forget those long days of studying, spending hours first in the classroom, then in Headmaster’s office, and finally at his desk at home. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He was finding these detentions particularly irksome because they cut into the already limited time he could have been spending with Ginny. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They looked forward to spending the night there. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Evans could swing his little sixteen-inch telescope around like a tail gunner in a dogfight, spending no more than a couple of seconds on any particular point in the sky. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Thanks to you spending the last two nights massaging my head, much better. I'm heading out to meet a friend for a little while.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Thomas had pointed out how appropriate her Lieutenant Uhura costume was for spending the day at the Kennedy Space Center. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z AC was the one luxury she didn’t mind spending money on. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Here I am, spending what he thinks is his money on a night on the town. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As much time as Byron started spending on the couch I thought I was going to have to make room for a bed for him in the World-Famous Watson Pet Hospital. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She talks about working so much and not spending enough time with us. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Henry, let the boy be. Ain’t nothing wrong with him spending time with his mama.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He also confirmed that he had been spending time with Karen Kelly and that she was involved in the Pittman murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He offered to help out with the bills instead of spending his earnings on himself. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As crews from other nations arrived at Griinau, he and George Pocock were spending a lot of time down by the water, quietly studying the competition. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We thought since this was the last night you were going to be spending in Flint for a while that you might like to sleep in our room tonight.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Human bean babies and little chiddlers is spending half their time sleeping, so you is only four.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dad didn’t want her spending the night in “the ghetto.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “You seem to be spending a lot of time with him.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When we walk to the game I will talk to JB man to man about how he’s spending way more time with Alexis than with me and Dad. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Despite spending four years at Hampton Institute, she had rarely left the campus and came to the city as a virtual stranger. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Joe found Islam and began spending all his time studying the Koran in his cell. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The thought of someone spending all those years alone makes me feel seasick. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She should be spending this quiet time enjoying herself, she thought, since there were no orphans banging about. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I felt like I was spending time with my family when I was there. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It found that people were spending 26 percent less time in each session. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The colored folks ain’t all that different from the white working-class folks, since Tuesday is payday for the cowpokes as well and they're all up in the saloon spending what little they got. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Curzon was spending most of his days sleeping, but he was not dead. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He says, “Mason, so much has happened in the last twenty-four hours. And after spending that time with you, I got an idea. I thought maybe we could start a new dialogue.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z And Dimple was put out to realize she didn’t exactly hate the thought of spending more time with him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And here Alex is, spending his one day off from the campaign at Wimbledon, only to get his body next to Henry’s again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z No one should mind if, by spending only a few hours a week thinking about DNA, he helped me solve a smashingly important problem. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z After spending the entire bus ride home from competitions studying and doing homework, I’d stumble to my room and fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Master Lockton did not notice that his list of coconspirators was a little handworn; he was too busy visiting the mayor at his home in Flatbush and spending hours at his warehouse reviewing his accounts. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I was spending more and more time in Louisiana, Florida, and Virginia, which together had close to 90 percent of the non-homicide cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z While most of the performers are spending the night in the city visiting old friends and favorite pubs, Celia Bowen sits alone in her backstage suite. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z By the time they’d exhausted their imaginative spending, it was almost noon and they were back on the edge of Southside. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as I looked away, I wanted her to come right over and treat me just like Amelia would treat Zara after spending three days apart. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In Alaska I’d put up a hairy new route on the Mooses Tooth, and pulled off a solo ascent of the Devils Thumb that involved spending three weeks alone on a remote ice cap. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But his move certainly simplified the logistics of spending time with him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She remembered spending an hour looking through the catalog in camp when she needed to order a new pair. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He had no intention of spending the rest of the year cowering in the rest room or sneaking through the halls just to avoid some dumb bully. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He's facing the possibility of spending his entire youth behind bars! Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was spending more money getting to work than I earned working.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Connor and I had been spending a lot of time together, so my parents asked me to invite him over for dinner after school. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that long ago when spending my summer with Hudson was all I could think about. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I had the honor of spending a year as a special assistant to the secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z In the past few days Clara had reverted to her visionary tasks, speaking with apparitions and spending hours writing in her notebooks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t stopped spending occasional nights out of the house, but she was fifty years old now and what lover could she have kept so long? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I had planned on spending between three weeks and a month on the Stikine Ice Cap. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One reason was his rapport with Groves, which helped him fend off any constraints on the Rad Lab’s spending of government funds. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Lydia had no trouble whatsoever spending her clothing allowance. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He should have realized that I could have spent the last few weeks spending time with her, but instead I had agreed to work with him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Bob the seagull had gotten a little too demanding about his bread, so on Friday, Emily went back to spending her lunch in the library. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And while he wasn’t thrilled about spending nights at the trailer, it was the only surefire way to stop the delinquents— or whoever was sabotaging the construction site—from jumping the fence and going wild. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No! He was just the first blond boy I could think of. We’ve been spending way too much time with him lately.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We got permission to ride into town, along with some spending money from Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t bother spending time at the edible-plants station in training because it was so effortless for me last year. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “What? You’ve been spending a lot of time together,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Last night’s extravagant spending had left me with exactly three pennies in my pocket, and I was eager to take advantage of my newly earned position. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I like spending time with her, and now I know where she’s staying. That means I can find her when I go looking.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There are still long lines of buses and trucks, but drivers seem to have resigned themselves to spending the night in their vehicles. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I put the green outfit back on since it's not really dirty, just slightly crumpled from spending the night on the floor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But when McNeil returned to Greensboro after spending Christmas with relatives in Wilmington, North Carolina, the waiter at the lunch counter in the bus station had refused to serve him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But the research points to a very interesting dynamic: The reason people are spending less time in each app session isn’t because their interest in news is declining. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And I’m sure that’s why your parents were fine spending that kind of cash. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She was alive and sizzling and could usually be found in the library, where I was still spending most of my lunch hours. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I don’t know whether to be annoyed or flattered that Henry Not-Roycroft is spending all his mental energy coming up with nicknames for me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A group from the Dance Theatre of Harlem was spending six weeks at her school, working with talented young people. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet Burnham knew that such expenditures, as well as continued spending on police, garbage removal, and maintenance of roads and lawns, was vital. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Increasingly, the nation’s richest are spending their money on personal services or exclusive experiences and isolating themselves from the masses in ways that go beyond building gated walls. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z So spending time with friends was one reason the writing went so smoothly. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He tried to stop her from spending so much time at church, and one of the most effective tools he used was to stop fixing my mother’s car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Emma could not bear the thought of spending eternity without Charles, of Charles burning in hell. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dreading the thought of spending another night in some cheap hotel if I could not get a room at the Y, I considered hiding in the church and sleeping there in one of the pews. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Swerlin had recommended me for it, knowing I wanted some spending money. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z What Bran didn’t know was how much time they had been spending together in the lab, cultivating more than just DNA. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, right. My dad would think that was even worse, spending all that time on sissy stuff.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I’ve been spending so much time with my cousins, and thinking about my mother, that I could use some good laughs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z By spending less than a minute with the summary and the introduction, I was soon at the figures showing the locations of the essential atoms. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Alaska came shortly after, having told the Eagle she was spending the weekend with Jake. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I leave a note in my room that I’m spending the night at Alyssa’s to help her out until her parents come home. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She found herself spending more and more time in an office upstairs, writing correspondence and preparing invoices for the drugstore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know what he was doing exactly, but I could see that he was spending a lot of energy searching for support to make the next step.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her father was spending the day at the house. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Her husband wrote that he is spending time with many Lithuanian friends.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I thought I’d call Hulle tonight. I’d like to talk to him about us spending some time, oh, only a week or so, in the Blue Mountains. It’s just an idea ” “The Blue Mountains!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “So now you’re the savior of the Scholars, after spending years creating the weapons that have destroyed us?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z One of her most familiar lectures is on the sin of wasteful spending. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She had asked him to, afraid that it would be the last letter she ever got from him, for once they were married they did not expect to be spending time apart. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “This guy’s spending all his time with the Viking and Jules. No wonder he’s going crazy.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know yet. But my mom’s up in DC this weekend, meaning the house and car are mine. So you’re spending the night in Suso territory.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But there was her promise to Abuelito, and the twins to look after, and also the unbearable notion of spending her days in Henry’s house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt that Farmer, with his communication and political skills, was spending too much time with patients. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He was spending money to put garbage cans around Key West? Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z At home we listened to aguinaldos, songs about the birth of Jesus and the joys of spending Christmas surrounded by family and friends. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I’d committed myself to spending three days a week working in my capacity as First Lady while reserving the rest of my time for family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For each day that I fail to find cheaper quarters, which is every day now, I am spending $49.95 for the privilege of putting clothes away at Wal-Mart. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To a man in his prime such as Eratosthenes, there would have been no reason to avoid spending his time under the open sky. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Speaking of improved work habits, I was also spending a ton of time reading. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that we had spending money, we bought the illustrated paperbacks with their gaudy pictures. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Cade and I were spending the afternoon hitting golf balls at Vista Driving Range in Burnt Mill Creek. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Going with Tina was such powerful social currency, Park was still spending it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She says, “You can’t keep spending. You have to find a way to be a contributor.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Kristina has talked about spending more time at Donna’s dorm room, but her roommate is a douche, and if she knew Donna was gay, she’d probably freak out and call an exorcist. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Yes. At first, that’s all it was, didn’t expect anything to come of it. But then last semester, we started talking more and spending more time together, and it like...evolved.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She said we would be spending a portion of every practice for the rest of the week doing relay work; she was hoping that we'd be ready to give it a try by Saturday's meet. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Nothing says you care like spending time with your friends, family, and neighbors.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z After spending a day in the car with them, I’d realized that this was what they did. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I get the same thing spending an hour with you. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Maybe I wasn’t spending enough time back there. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She continued to live in this fashion, spending the winter in Canada, and the spring and summer working in Cape May, New Jersey, or in Philadelphia. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure, she has lEPs and 504 plans that say “offer support,” and other things, but Ms. Dale also finds her people because, well, they are her people and she likes spending time with them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Besides, my skin crawled at the thought of spending the rest of the night staring at Yakov’s empty bed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The professional people she met in college and now Allen had different ways of thinking about spending and saving money and carrying oneself. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “So what’s it been like, spending your turkey day here at the shelter?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z These burros were not wild ones, but had saddles on them, and we rode them back up the Canyon wall after spending the night in an inn at the bottom. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For years she had been Connelly’s preferred, spending most nights in his bed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He better not call the cops though, or I’ll be spending my End Day behind bars, or maybe find myself on the wrong end of some officer’s club. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Patrick and I have been spending a lot of time together. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z There came many days when we ate nothing at all, spending the long evening hours simply staring at one another, at the empty pots, and at the sun going down. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m excited to be spending the night at your house,” said Louisiana. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I spend that first week—and it does feel like spending, like not seeing him is costing me something—doing all my normal things: reading, learning, not dying. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I just want to make normal food,” she says, finally arriving at our table after spending half of lunch talking to Stephanie. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z For much of the summer of 1932, she was a regular presence at Darlington Hall, she and his lordship often spending hour after hour deep in conversation, typically of a social or political nature. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z And it hits me, all of a sudden, how strange it is to be spending a morning in the library with these two. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “If you would rather be spending this brief hour with Arthur...” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Honestly, spending a few days in jail might not have been the worst thing to happen to me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Like hell if I’m spending a night in the rain because of your thick head,” the old man said hotly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But I wasn’t looking forward to spending the rest of my days on some rock pile. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z After spending a petless year with only one child still living at home, my parents visited a breeder and returned with a Great Dane they named Melina. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He looks at me as he drives down Vernor Highway, and I don’t even ask where he’s taking me because I’m so glad to be spending time with him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As happy as Candice was about finding new books and spending some time with her mom, she was also worried about her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I asked myself these questions when, after spending nine months in France, I returned to the United States for a five-week trip to twenty cities. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Tonight is something I owe her; her only son spending time with her before he goes. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z All fall he had been looking forward to winter break, and to spending time with Joyce somewhere other than in the dreary student cafeteria. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Gently she laid Ruth May out on the table, spending a long time arranging her arms and legs within the sheer cloth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of me could picture settling down, even having my own wife and children and spending my whole life right there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles had been spending hours at the London Zoo watching Jenny, an orangutan. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was probably too busy with basketball and school and spending. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z In the past, McCormick had publicly criticized Gene Johnson, the Army’s Ebola expert, for spending a lot of money to explore Kitum Cave and then not publishing his findings. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm very sorry to hear about your mishap, but I hope you're not too put out to be spending the night here in Moscombe.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t they do something about it instead of spending time blaming people?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I especially enjoyed spending the night with my grandparents all by myself. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Why was she spending so much time chipping away at the wretched boat when she could burn a hole into it? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dammit, that Rose Mary keeps spending money on art supplies!” he muttered, pretending to be talking to himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z All this was particularly taxing for Galileo since he loved spending money himself, enjoying fine wines and good food, and entertaining his friends generously whenever he was in funds. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z "Is there any spending limit to this rescue operation?" another reporter asked. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z You know, he probably didn’t care at all about catching fish back then: He took me fishing because he enjoyed spending time with me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Eisenhower worried about the impact of military spending on the budget of the US government and feared it could crowd out other priorities and eventually stall America's roaring economic growth. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Her tongue went to sleep, but that did not stop them from spending a scandalous honeymoon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z James "Bo" Cochran had been released after spending nearly twenty years on Alabama's death row; a new trial was awarded after federal courts reversed his conviction because of racial bias during jury selection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walking and talking—that seemed a very odd way of spending an afternoon. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The following week, the school board met to decide on the model for the new junior high school—which was probably why Mr. Kowalski had been spending all his time muttering “classical, classical, classical.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But after learning about the fate of those rebels, the princess was spending most of her time in her rooms, and had declined Celaena’s repeated offers to go for walks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It’s true Dakari and I have been spending more time together recently, but... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He thinks spending time around babies will make me broody. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Book hunting on a pier with a new friend, discovering Mr. Griswold’s game, and spending an afternoon browsing in an iconic bookstore. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When Ty and Johnny saw me spending time with Annie, they must have figured I didn’t want to spend time with them anymore. 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