| 单词 | spoil |
| 例句 | My intestinal distress passes, proving it was nothing more than spoiled eggplant. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Like a proud tomcat showing off the spoils of his hunt, he leaves what he finds for my mother in the kitchen. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoiled them so much that the younger two girls did little all day but sit before the mirror, gazing at their own beauty and pinching their cheeks to make them red. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Honey wine and spoiled meat perfume the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Back home in Maine, he’d been spoiled by his mother’s cooking; the women on her side were gifted. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The archers concealed behind die gorse had spoiled the song with a rain of arrows, and Tbeon himself had led his men-at-arms out to finish the butcher's work with dagger, axe, and warhammer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I must remember to eat the tuna before he spoils in order to keep strong. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured the real reason he didn’t want anybody to see the rose blankets, it would spoil his surprise for the funeral. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “It’s people that spoil everything nice in the whole world!” she cried. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “She told your mom I was going to spoil her. She said men in Iran don’t do dishes.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Maybe because if she opens it and finds it spoiled, the loss will kill her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “You do spoil this old lady, Tom.... Sit down, sit down... Where’s Hokey? Ah...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z So they watched him carefully, made all his decisions, and he became very spoiled. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course you did, and spoiled your story by beginning at the wrong end. Now, start right, and tell me how it all happened. I’m pining to know.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know. He’s nothing more than a big spoiled puppy,” the young man said, stepping forward. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He wanted to say that he hadn’t poisoned Furball and didn’t need forgiveness, but he didn’t want to spoil Maria’s mood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The meat won’t spoil in the cold. For long storage, it’s better than salting.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was done pretending, acting as if I belonged here at a riding stable, of all the ridiculous places, one that catered to a bunch of spoiled rich kids. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “A bit of smoke, a few flames—so what? Are you going to let that spoil our festivities? Fire is our best friend, have you forgotten?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Carla complains about her daughter, but I can tell she spoils her as much as she can. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A fierce January wind spoiled the part in her hair. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Before we young Akhaians shipped for Troy I led men on nine cruises in corsairs to raid strange coasts, and had great luck, taking rich spoils on the spot, and even more in the division. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When he took this stiff dying hand he did not love it, and even his pity was spoiled with repulsion towards it. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z No lights showed, because the windows were blacked out permanently so as not to spoil the darkness for their telescopes. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the only child of Granny and Grandpa’s to live more than a few years, besides my mother, and she’d been spoiled all her life. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z One of the jars of pickled tongue is spoiled. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Reynie decided not to look at Constance; his optimism had been spoiled enough. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he ate something from the fridge that had spoiled once the power went out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Deborah, who became after the death of Esther more friendly with Esther’s people, reported to him from the very beginning how shamefully Royal was being spoiled. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z "I don't think so. It might spoil the color." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Southside spoiled the dog the same way he spoiled me, with food and love and tolerance, all of it a silent, earnest plea never to leave him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "I might as well get some ham hocks for the collard greens and a chicken. After all, it is your birthday. Let’s spoil ourselves." March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to spoil his mood by reminding him that Lice Peeking wasn’t the most reliable human being on the island. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Brother Apunda, the temple’s head custodian, was a stern old man who always smelled of spoiled legumes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was excited by the idea of living with them; they spoiled us like crazy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She had no interest in spoils of war - no desire to let any part of the giant survive. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Outlaws used to have principles. You could claim your ship, you could claim your spoils. But the ocean was for all of us.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was all right to spoil kids when you didn’t have much to give them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Ah, Wormtail, you don’t want me to spoil the surprise? Your part will come at the very end . . . but I promise you, you will have the honor of being just as useful as Bertha Jorkins.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the dining halls the older gentlemen, who had spoiled their palates with drinking, were relishing those strange delicacies of the Middle Ages—the strong flavours of whale and porpoise. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to be a place for things El Patron needed but didn’t want in full view to spoil the effect of his old-fashioned house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Just a case of a spoiled princeling playing Comrade! The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was perhaps the first time Constance had ever used that word, and though she’d quite possibly said it by accident, no one wished to spoil the moment. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The wives of the umunna took the leftover food, even the cooked rice and beans that Mama said were spoiled, and they knelt in the backyard dirt to thank Papa and Mama. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z By the time he was four years old, Flint could best be described as a “spoiled brat. ” My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Please accept my apology for my spoiled daughter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z No more dragon — Malfoy in detention — what could spoil their happiness? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “You spoil her too much,” Sarah said as I stepped up to the counter. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I got to make a living and you go and spoil my Saturday for me!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But now it tasted like milk after the ice in the icebox had melted: spoiled. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z We picked up fruits and vegetables that had been thrown away because they were partly spoiled. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z You are spoiled girls, she twinkled, as if rebuking a kitten. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I could have the refrigerator open ten seconds and here she comes talking about, “Close that door before you spoil the food!” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I don’t want to read anything that will spoil this feeling: that I am adrift in calm waters. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Kimbro had forgotten to say what was to be done with the spoiled paint. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Thrashing arms and legs beat the water into foam and spoiled the fishing. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “All right,” she cried, “you’re a spoiled baby! I let you out of your promise. Go ahead and ask him.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Yishan was shouting like a spoiled child, and he moved as if to climb over the railing to dive into the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “All I know is we were perfectly happy, and now he has spoiled everything!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z No matter what passes I must gut the dolphin so he does not spoil and eat some of him to be strong. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The view was slightly spoiled by the massive offshore oil rigs you could see in the distance, but if you could make yourself forget about them, you'd think you were in paradise. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes they feel it would spoil the suspense. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Five admirers on every street corner, twenty or so friends, the favorite of most of my teachers, spoiled rotten by Father and Mother, bags full of candy and a big allowance. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “She says I’m contagious, like the pox. She says I’ll spoil the baby.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then I heard Crazy Kelvin say, “That’s the least that the racist dogs can do,” and just like that, he spoiled what I thought I knew. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. I’m not going to spoil the rest of our time together.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, why spoil our talk before we’ve even begun?” said Mrs. Coulter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “That’s good! I wish all the girls would leave, and spoil his old school. It’s perfectly maddening to think of those lovely limes,” sighed Amy, with the air of a martyr. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t felt spoiled, but I didn’t say anything. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z According to them, we were evil children, spoiled rotten and selfish. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And it would not spoil, for so many cloves would keep it sound and sweet. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I rapped out, thinking, You can't coddle these sick people, it's the worst thing for them, it'll spoil them to bits. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Years ago, from a raid on the continent, the rolling ships had brought this woman over to be Alldnoos’ share—fit spoil for him whose realm hung on his word as on a god’s. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of it spoiled what little appetite we had. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Time after time, Kendra reacted quickly, shifting her weight to spoil their attempts to flip her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “He has a violent temper. My mother had a propensity to spoil him. My father was the only one who didn’t spoil him.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I hated the piles of manure purposely hidden in the grass to spoil my shoes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I’m not going back to town yet. You go on back to the picnic. Tell them I wouldn’t come back because my clothes were spoiled.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Why didn't someone help me get out of the spot before I spoiled everything? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It would spoil the fun, and besides if it were a bad enough fight, Sam might run away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That summer, when the heat got fierce, it would spoil faster. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I said nothing, because I did not want to spoil Fathers enthusiasm. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to admit that we’d spoiled him rotten and turned him into a world-class beggar. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They’re all the same—spoiled rotten— and so are the grandchildren. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “W'ell, Pilate, then. Pilate know I turned her down, she wouldn’t like it. They spoil that child something awful.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheet music, surely also the ill-gotten spoils of the Château des Bourreaux—a lot of popular songs from the last decade and some pieces by French composers, scored for flute and piano. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It spoiled that one special moment of peace and it made me start thinkin’ ’bout all the pain in my life. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried not to look in their direction so I wouldn’t spoil my hooray feeling, but when the whistle blew for visitors to leave, I went to Andrea and stood beside her. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My mouth tasted like old pennies and warm spoiled milk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Look: It may spoil the ending, but in my father’s book all the incomers except for one—a boy—end up being killed by determined human mobs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z We fold foods that will not spoil into pieces of animal skin. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Not from some illness of body or mind, not from spoiled food. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z By this time Josh, who had joined us at the first explosion, was throwing himself about in an outrage, but I couldn’t let a rooster spoil the fun. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was aware of the smells of cat and the awful spoiled sardine smell of my own hands. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The dumb goon’s fun had been spoiled by one of the kids from the last bus stop, who had been brave enough to sit right next to him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the stereotypical green-eyed pretty boy with parents who spoiled him, so he had fly clothes and tattoos. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I thought about taking advantage of the good will I’d engendered and telling her about the job situation, but I didn’t want to spoil her evening. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, greedily, father and daughter came forward to inspect their spoils. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Doc worked carefully washing the glasses so that they would not clash together and spoil the music. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You might as well put it away. If you kill me you’ll spoil Capricorn’s fun. He won’t forgive you for that in a hurry.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "Your mother spoils you, letting you stay up this late," Oma says, clucking her disapproval, but she leaves the radio on. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The worst part of overhearing that conversation between him and my mom was that it spoiled all the good memories I had of him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Mam’s cry: “You spoiled him rotten, and now he’ll never be a man”—and Gram’s retort: “You keep pecking at him and soon he won’t come home at all.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Tell that spoiled brat to come and spend a day in the hospital with me. We’ll see if he still wants to waste his time on pamphlets and speeches,” he said to Alba. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Several critics wrote dis- missively that these were just spoiled middle-class children whining about their privileged places in life. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, for the moment, the Bologna instrument counts as the spoils of war,” Al-Kaisy went on after a pause. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Pa warns him: “Don’t spoil things in the meantime by acting too hastily.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z So I scream back at her, “How can I be spoiled when I live in this dump with you?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He thought I was spoiled—and I thought he was a jerk, because he was. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Don’t let this spoil what you did,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to spoil the page with my clumsy scrawl. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And the happier I got, the more the guilt spoiled my happiness. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “It’s too bad, for there is no time to make other things, and I don’t want to fill up with odds and ends. The table was just complete then. Now it’s spoiled.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z And I can’t let Hudson spoil any chance at making new memories in old places. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Despite his philosophy of presents, Mr. Barker stayed on and exclaimed over the fineness of our spoils. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Melba will be hard to get along with after all this spoiled treatment,” Mama said as we ate, laughed, and talked. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one fight, shortly after the Easter vacation, spoiled the whole year. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Oh no, you’ll spoil her, too much sugar is bad for them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I can never remember their names or tell them apart; they’re equally spoiled. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “We’re going home in two and a half weeks. The last thing I need is to start something with a spoiled rich girl who wants to go slumming.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The spoils of the chase he brought always home to his beloved, whose name is sometimes said to be Aero, sometimes Merope. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You sure know how to spoil a beautiful mood.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Another fob? Some cuff links or a nice watch? I spoil myself too much as it is. You’d be doing me a favor by taking it off my hands.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He wouldn't spoil this wonderful, spooky Halloween story by telling him about the real person up there, the one with the limp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Every spoiled kid in Haven had a Hummingbird for their wilderness holidays, and here were the LEP with wings that were junk when they were new. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Without the spoils of war, money to pay the troops came out of Cleopatra’s treasury and is own pocket. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It seems a lifetime ago when I was rich and spoiled in Phnom Penh, when children stole from me and I did not care. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This idea tickled Jo’s fancy and put her in good spirits, but Meg didn’t brighten, for her burden, consisting of four spoiled children, seemed heavier than ever. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think you must be a very fine person, Nell,” he said, and then spoiled it by adding, “warmhearted, and honest. Afterwards, when you go home...” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As if the mac and cheese was spoiled and was suddenly tying his stomach in knots. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We had nothing to say to each other, and I didn’t want my visit spoiled. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Gary quit selling insurance three years ago. I have grandbabies to spoil.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They mustn’t spoil it for her with their petitions and turnouts. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Some of the meaner mice told him their mothers said Ralph was spoiled and selfish and would probably turn out to be no good when he grew up. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Dad left us each more than enough, and I’d rather cover my expenses with that than the spoils of, you know, centuries of genocide. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “You and I could have been such friends. Perhaps even more than friends. How close we nearly came, you and I! We really shouldn’t let such a little thing spoil a beautiful possibility.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The eagerly awaited food promised for Parcel Day arrives spoiled and defiled by rodents. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z His chest rattled with every breath, and his face was the color of spoiled cream. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was enslaved by carnival folk,” Addison said, “forced to pull fat, spoiled children like some common beast of burden— whipped, even, with riding crops!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, oh, oh! What have you done? I’m spoiled! I can’t go! My hair, oh, my hair!” wailed Meg, looking with despair at the uneven frizzle on her forehead. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, Stephen, I’m sorry to spoil your festive arrangements, but we didn’t come all the way down here to drink pop and watch TV.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Jo wouldn’t love him, but he might make her respect and admire him by doing something which should prove that a girl’s ‘No’ had not spoiled his life. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The spoils of the win were eye-popping: a golden trophy, a brand- new bicycle, and a spot at the national All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, as the official representative of the Virginia Peninsula. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And if any actor's really good, you can always tell he knows he's good, and that spoils it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Every time there’s a party, half the things in the ground spoil. We’ve got to stop feeding the hogs. It’s all human teeth anyhow.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a terrible thing happened, which spoiled the happiness of the family. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A rich man who didn’t know anything was spoiled or independent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They had spoiled a bit, seemed softer and mushier, but still had a rich sweetness. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z As the hot magenta jam went round, Estha became a Stirring Wizard with a spoiled puff and uneven teeth, and then the Witches of Macbeth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He held his breath, afraid that merely breathing on the rock would spoil its healing effect. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I was beyond fury at this little creature, who had spoiled my chances at amassing a fortune of pink clay. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The taste of the green liquid reminded him of spoiled apple juice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “My mom spoils me too, but I hate it.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My parents have always spoiled me rotten, treated me kindly, defended me against the van Daans and done all that parents can. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "To the victor goes the spoils," he called out. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You want me to spoil the entire story for you?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Our friendship seems like rotting fruit trying to hold on for one more day, begging for anyone—anything—to save it from complete spoil. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Even the fact that it was a shotgun wedding didn’t spoil the day for her. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the smell of spices and horses lay a foundation of filth, blood, and spoiled milk. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Garfield’s assassination by a disgruntled job seeker spurred the public into demanding an end to the spoils system of hiring government employees. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. We just like to bluster. If you spoiled our wine, that would be another story.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Rodney was still trying to be cheerful, like he’d decided not to let any of this business spoil a good outing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have turned from pursuing the phantom of political spoils,” it proclaimed, “and are settling down to development along safe lines.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The first sip tasted like ink and spoiled meat, foul, but when she swallowed it seemed to come to life within her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure which “it” he meant—Momma’s letters and now her interference, him acting like a spoiled baby and not opening my gift, or Nan and our next move. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Gale and I divide our spoils, leaving two fish, a couple of loaves of good bread, greens, a quart of strawberries, salt, paraffin, and a bit of money for each. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I only spoil children who are incapable of spoiling.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It was like the whole world was spoiled—the sky and everything beneath it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “You spoiled little maggots don’t know anything. We were happy.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Knowing eleven hundred people can spoil you for being alone. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z His joke had failed, Aurelia had gone over to the “enemy,” and Marcus had, for the moment, returned to his spoiled, childish self. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I hope I'm not about to spoil her with the wrongness that is smothering me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “If he wanted me to go I would have to. I can’t spoil your life.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This is my day, and I’m not letting nobody spoil it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Allegedly, I’m the only kid in my school who isn’t “spoiled by our culture of entitlement.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z His horse-eyes were wild with excitement and his big, yellow teeth chomped on something that smelled like spoiled eggs. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen days left and this crazy war might still spoil everything. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Granny never stopped reminding Knife of this: “They were aristocrats who would rather cut their throats than consort with criminals. You’re merely spoiled goods.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z His sweet moment of triumph spoiled by this nut and his ridiculous chocolate sale! The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that Hari had been spoiled and would not have been easy to live with, yet I was sure I would have been happier than I was now. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Everything had begun to be horrible, and the once beautiful animal was spoiled and repulsive. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the field the bloom of the cherry tree under which they had sat that morning hung sodden and spoiled. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Being chased by Luno wasn’t part of the plan, but it didn’t spoil anything. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “It is a spoil of war,” she told me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z We wanted someone to search for Emilia, not for the spoils of war. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z One day Hrothgar made up his mind to build a great hall with some of the spoils he had won in war. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still the spoiled child of long ago. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to spoil my stationery by writing the whole truth about our Christmas, so I just told her what I got and signed my name, along with love and kisses. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You heard what Mother said. And it’s just silly, that’s all. Mice make a mess all over everything and spoil people’s books and get in the flour bin and crawl in people’s clothes.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Past the gate, the Yards was a labyrinth of brick walls the color of spoiled meat, smoke-guttering flues, and rickety wooden ramps crammed within two square kilometers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “And you’re clothed, you have a roof over your head, you don’t have to work! That’s more than a lot of people have, you spoiled little brat!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The spoils of a conquest that the country had long ago forgotten, and that some conquistador had failed to tell his children about. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “And now you wish to spoil those memories, too? Taunt me with the idea that the Pandavas have returned?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Be good to the children on this trip, Bull. You hear me. They’ve been looking to your coming home. Don’t spoil it. I mean it too. This is your lover girl speaking.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t have to go and do that! How long have these bottles been here? The milk’s going to spoil.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I shan’t. But that was an interesting story of Quinn’s, since you mention him. It’s a shame to have spoiled it. I suppose you knew his theory?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Your brother was spoiled before he came here. And the language he uses! I hope you aren’t like that.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don’t let it spoil you, for it’s wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can’t have the one you want. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look so lovely, my dear. Don’t let the sun spoil that skin of yours.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The lady ruffled his hair and spoiled his puff. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Certainly not for Pinch, who would spoil anything he got. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “If I wished to scare a spoiled rich protected creature, I would not have to try very hard.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Why did he go out of his way to spoil things? Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course she didn’t say so, but she was afraid Joe’s blowings might spoil the whole band. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z But they never spoiled the pictures that Jack Frost had made in the night. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her family had little sympathy for what they considered merely the histrionics of a spoiled child. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Once he laid eyes on our spoils, we had to explain everything. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They ate the celery and the egg salad sandwiches right away, because mayonnaise could spoil. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been a while since I had practiced in my cutoff shoes, and I think the silver bullets had me spoiled. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He was afraid the occasion had been spoiled by the excesses of that one beast. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Growing up spoiled the theater for Francie—well, not the theater exactly, but the plays. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He's sweet, respects my physical boundaries, and spoils me with thoughtful gifts like handing me his parents' unused tickets to the Yankees game so I can take Dad for his birthday. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Clumsy inaccuracy can spoil that air of authority you’re shooting for. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later we too left, lugging the spoils of our scavenging. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And you don’t want to spoil that pretty face, either. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z From countless trained and volunteer sources, including perhaps Lydia Darragh, Old Mom, and the egg seller, Washington got enough information to spoil the British plan. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A person misplaced, disorganized, miscalculated, overlooked everything and opened every loophole, and just when he thought he had it made, the government gave him a lake or a forest or an oilfield and spoiled everything. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There was just one rule: We couldn’t use an ingredient that would spoil and stink up the classroom, like milk, or something that wasn’t good for us to breathe, like gas. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Also, her grandparents had given the nicest blanket to Mama and Papa, because Papa was the only son, so he was supposed to be spoiled. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z This was the thing about being spoiled: you had to rise above it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Food spoils quickly in our climate!” he insisted, turning the dial to near freezing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z At the moment all I hoped was that the Communists wouldn’t spoil Christmas. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I would collect our spoils of war, which we would sell to some kid and split the money. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “They’d be locked in the safe. Now let’s not spoil the day with anger.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "They will. They'll try to spoil things we do. So the watchers at the gate must be careful. And then-" The chief paused. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Once you sever it, it becomes a spoil of war,” she said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Meat spilled out, spoiled already in the heat, big floppy steaks better than anything they could get anywhere on the beaches. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was such a pretty day you couldn’t imagine anything coming along to spoil it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She wants a Birth Day, here, with guests and food and presents, she wants a little child to spoil in the kitchen, to iron clothes for, to slip cookies into when no one’s watching. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z With that, determined to show us she wasn’t going to let us spoil her meal, she put a piece of pie in her mouth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She held out her hands and motioned for him to show her the wound, like a mother dealing with a spoiled child. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Lady Constance is fond of chocolates and flowers. She’s very young, very pretty, and a bit on the spoiled side, in my opinion.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z —No. The phone rang and spoiled it all. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did there have to be his blistered hands and his spoiled suit and sunburn and rotting fish and nausea? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother didn’t like the way Jinjoo was being spoiled by her father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “You did this! Your childish anger, your tantrums, your incessant”—he lunged forward again, but I was ready for it—“need for attention. You brat! You spoiled brat!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Salvador was not going to have his good time spoiled by his sister. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Her son was a spoiled “billionaire brat” who’d spent a million on a concert that had lasted twenty minutes. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z They would both have the same news, so whichever I read first would spoil the other. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She changed the water frequently, but the mealie meal spoiled anyway. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Yunkai’i do not inspire confidence. Whatever the outcome of this war, the Windblown should share in the spoils of victory. Our prince is wise to keep all roads open.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Although he tried not to eat anything much and spoil his appetite for the late-summer greens he was sure were simmering in the pot for him. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t a bad kid, just spoiled and treated like a baby for too long. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z But then, with no servants there would be no Awaiting Marriage to spoil Shirley’s fun either. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z For the rest, I’ve been thoroughly spoiled and have received a number of lovely presents, including a big book on my favorite subject, Greek and Roman mythology. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z According to custom, Caesar exhibited his war spoils in a procession of prisoners and treasure that paraded through the streets of Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z One must never overreact to the spoils of one’s windfall. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They were always women who had been spoiled children. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But no, she mustn’t spoil the surprise by giving any hints. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The cop let his eyes rest on Sissy’s well-shaped bust which was not spoiled any by the tight waists that she liked to wear. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My caseworker and I decided since the application didn't ask about arrests or anything like that there was no point in bringing up the subject myself, as it would probably spoil my chances. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It was Aunt Hinda, his mother’s spoiled youngest sister, who used to stay with the family. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “You two carry on. Don’t let me spoil your fun.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Girls aren't too much help, either, when you start trying not to get too crumby, when you start trying not to spoil anything really good. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Please tell me, Mr. Branitt, that you have no bad news that would spoil this lovely tropical morning. Tell me everything’s hunky-dory here in Coconut Cove.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides she had seen Barrymore in Galsworthy’s Justice on Broadway and she was spoiled for stock companies after that. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew on die hand that clutched the drinking horn, figuring to give them a shot to talk about, but Todric spoiled it by lurching to one side just as he loosed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Now look, you spoiled little child,” he wheezed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I don’t want to spoil my good mood by telling no teacher where to get off today. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t care if they all thought I was a spoiled, disrespectful, impertinent brat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It seems that because Flo had been too old to force the spoiled Flint to become independent, he simply couldn’t face life without her. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Not only did Mark Antony hold the traditional Roman ceremony on foreign soil, he presented the war spoils to Cleopatra instead of to the people of Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She looked so much like someone playing the part of spoiled rich girl that Rishi wondered if she practiced it in the mirror to fit in better. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It is distinct, sweet and yeasty, the smell of death, like spoiled bread, damp and swollen, coating walls, nostrils, skin, anything within reach, trying to tag it all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He had certainly spoiled the mood of peaceful self-congratulation in which I had eaten breakfast. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Recognizing the public's disdain for the spoils system, he called for a law regulating civil service jobs within the government. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Georgiana, who had a spoiled temper, a very acrid spite, a captious and insolent carriage, was universally indulged. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “For that bit of impertinence you may polish the coal stove tomorrow. This room is the perfect place for a noisy, I might say badly spoiled, little tyrant to have his sulks in private.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The nurses — who were white or Coloured, no black nurses were permitted — spoiled me; they brought extra desserts and pillows and were constantly visiting, even during their time off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Valentine won’t let him spoil it,” Cora said, though after talking with the man in the library it seemed he’d already packed up in his mind. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You have as many as you want. One of the few perks of working for fine folks like the Carutherses is getting to spoil yourself just a tiny bit.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Cleopatra anticipated that she and her children would receive the same humiliating treatment as spoils of war. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Put one in mine then, that I wish all my curls cut off, and given round to my friends. I forgot it, but I want it done though it will spoil my looks.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z His breath smelled of spoiled food, and Amari had to force herself not to gag. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been such a pleasant evening that Harry’s good mood couldn’t even be spoiled by Malfoy, who shouted through the crowd as they all left the hall, “The dementors send their love, Potter!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I even felt safe from grandfather, whose deathbed curse usually spoiled my triumphs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The boat dumped a rotten carcass or a spoiled haul, right? The flies piggybacked on the dead fish until they picked up Stef’s scent.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The ugly gray sky of the morning of March 4, 1865, threatened to spoil the great day. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman’s sorrow was raw and palpable, like spoiled meat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew they all thought she was just a spoiled prima donna who didn’t know anything about music. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It isn’t easy for her to study at home; her baby sister, a spoiled little two-year-old, plays in her room all day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She spared no rod and spoiled no child. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You slightly spoiled things by shooting the prime minister,” Alan Blunt said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He’d tug at my father’s pant legs during church sermons, roam the shadows of restaurant tables, publicly address his mother by her given name: all these spoils of our American life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the man in black had somehow materialized to spoil his plans, the Prince came close to going insane with rage. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It wouldn't have spoiled the conversation if they had, but it would've been different, probably. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Bo’s left eye was swollen shut, like a piece of fruit that had been left in the sun to spoil. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I have still the advantage of you by sixteen years’ experience, and by not being a pretty young woman and a spoiled child. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She was something out of a dream—a dream in which he was not a spoiled young prince, but a king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Fine, lets go upstairs so we don’t spoil it,” he said, standing up from the table. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Garfield was pleased when President Hayes attempted reforms to the spoils system, but Hayes had little success. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t you ever, ever, spoil a piece of pie for me again. Do you understand?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The cousins in Houston spoiled them rotten for one week. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Daniel has always thought Sarah is spoiled and selfish and never gets what she’s got coming to her. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m in the mood to receive a little credit. Not much. Don’t spoil me.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She knew exactly what he meant, her son with his spoiled puff. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mine are spoiled with lemonade, and I can’t get any new ones, so I shall have to go without,” said Jo, who never troubled herself much about dress. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when Mrs. Chavez hosted my ninth birthday party, it was spoiled by Amelia wearing the outfit my mother had given me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She climbed, hid, built, broke, wrote on the walls, and spoiled dresses when they had only just been finished. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “But it’s not even about me. She spoils me in public,” I said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Hel said nothing, only looked at him with her single green eye, sharp as an ice chip, and her pallid eye, dull and spoiled and dead, and he saw no fear in her. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The rest of the meat spoiled in two days, and after that they only had bones to pick at. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Both were spoiled, driven, self-centered, quarrelsome, jealous, mistrustful, and ever unhappy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The Blackwood boy would tell him if he asked, but that would spoil the mystery. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Immie was a spoiled child who pouted when she didn’t get her way. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It spoils my day with selfdisgust when I hear my broken voice come skittering out into the open. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even publishing houses have been added to the legitimate twentieth-century Texas spoil. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z For once she wanted to be the one to spoil the twins a little. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When animal droppings and garbage and spoiled straw are piled up in a great heap, the rotting and moiling give forth heat. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She had no more bad dreams, but the presence of the grave had spoiled the island for her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not want to spoil Chandra’s happiness with my misery. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I have to cook my fish before it spoils!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It did not spoil his birthday, as it did not spoil his father’s lap, but it changed those things so they did not feel quite as good as before. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Spoken like a couple of spoiled brats,” Juanita said, giving them the evil eye. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The land mass of Texas is rich in recoverable spoil. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet when she arrived at Vancouver, she wrote to her children, “I’m afraid I’m spoiled for other kinds of travel hereafter!” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You are three willful, spoiled children who are prepared to nag me for your bedtime story.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z One thing’s for sure, she doesn’t have to pick through no spoiled onions. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z You return to find your houses combed spotless of spoiled crumbs, your bedding free of lice, your woodlots cleansed of night soil, your hen coops rid of chicken mites. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Believing that it was morally indefensible to waste any part of an animal that has been shot for food, McCandless spent six days toiling to preserve what he had killed before it spoiled. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those,” Frank said, “are the most disgusting spoils of war ever.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I mean that could have been really nice, only the goon that played the Playboy spoiled any fun it might have been. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z If there’s a bit of food left at the bottom of the pan, she leaves it to spoil instead of transferring it to a glass dish. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was too good a night to spoil it with bad speculation. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not into lobster. And your grandmother spoiled my appetite.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She hugged me, and my nose filled with the stink of spoiled milk. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Matt knew that swanky meant something only an evil, rotten, spoiled aristocrat would do. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She seemed more mad than anything. If you ask me, she’s kind of spoiled. You know, only child and all that. I bet she always gets her own way.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Do not, dear reader, let the pleasure of your eyes be spoiled; judge not too quickly, but read me from beginning to end.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Don’t spoil a good meal with a lot of talk. We’ll get to it soon enough.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not announce that the pork was often spoiled, nor that the men had to eat it raw for there was no fire to cook it over. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But a debilitating case of hepatitis spoiled the vacation. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Once we had some hamburger spoil in our refrigerator and when I opened the refrigerator door it smelled just like Mr. Huffer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She wasn’t going to spoil it by trying to convince them she really was someone else. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you even know how lucky you are to be in this drug trial? But you just take it for granted. A spoiled, privileged brat.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z And she would have phoned him, spoiled the surprise, and gotten him on her side. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The barrel-vaulted ceiling was stained black with soot, the floor was hard-packed earth, the air smelled of smoke and spoiled meat and stale vomit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Where there’s sunlight and the path isn’t wet? Where it doesn’t smell like spoiled fish?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Why make dirty what is beautiful, spoil what is perfect? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Jo would find us out, and spoil it all. She is very proud of him, just as he is, and said yesterday that she thought poverty was a beautiful thing.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They spoiled her, and she, as a favor to their indulgence, hid as best she could the fact that they embarrassed her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of the food had spoiled or gone overboard in the storm. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They milked Hazel’s refrigerator for all it was worth, then went door to door collecting from their neighbors, dumping their spoils into the plastic pool. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The “feast” presented to Caesar and his troops consisted of spoiled grain served on chipped pottery. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But a picture of her sitting in the hot thicket surrounded by the babies’ bedding spoiled his pleasure. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z That the Career Tributes who survive the bloodbath will divide up most of these life-sustaining spoils. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I hope you will be a great deal better, dear, but you must keep watch over your ‘bosom enemy’, as father calls it, or it may sadden, if not spoil your life. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Lucky Strike, who everyone thought lived like a king, was nothing in comparison to this spoiled sleek girl. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Claudia also thought that he was terribly babied and impossibly spoiled. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When they are cooked, she pours salt on them so they will not spoil. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She may have been unusually beloved, the precious only daughter, spoiled and mirror gazing because of the affection the family lavished on her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason he thinks our parents are a lot scarier than they really are...but then again, this isn’t the routine spoiled dinner, stink bomb, or broken window. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They spoiled me pretty good, I guess, but as a little kid, I liked the spoiling, and I loved my grandparents. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It was about a wealthy English duchess whose spoiled kids pretended they loved her but were really just trying to cheat her out of her money. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He took his sweet time walking the cart back into the store, relishing the brief moment spent outside before returning to the air-conditioned cold and slight smell of rotting meat and spoiled vegetables of Floyd’s. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She always had a princess quality about her, which is to say, people talked about her like she was spoiled. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I thought, You spoiled, sulky caterpillar, I should throw you out on the lawn. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He felt it best to be honest; what if he spoiled everything by turning up a hundred miles from where he was supposed to go? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He did not want to spoil their night. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Do not spoil everything for me, she wanted to say, do not take away my chance. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Anyway,” my mom said, “it would take more than eating a mouse to spoil this day for me.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Jenny was so spoiled that even Papi, who never criticized anybody, complained that Jenny had no manners and no respect for her elders. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He thought about the reasons behind different beliefs—no pork, for example, came from the old days when pork was the first meat to spoil. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If the leaves were wilted, spoiled, or wet, they died. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I wasn’t going to let anything spoil my first official pledge. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The sloop Amelia from Santo Domingo had anchored with a cargo of coffee, which had spoiled during the voyage. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “If it weren’t for spoiled fish,” he said, like the telling of a secret, “I would be a monk.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Who knew how the old man might punish Maria if he had his fun spoiled now? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His friend shoveled their spoils into a burlap sack. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I did not wish to spoil the pleasant atmosphere with unhappy talk, so tried to leave the topic again almost immediately. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Food would spoil from being left out too long. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z You read of Lancelot in some noble achievement, and, when he comes home to his mistress, you feel resentment at her because she cuts across the achievement, or spoils it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He stands at a lectern in the front of the room, wearing a suit that is several years out of fashion, rambling on about organisms and spoiled milk. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He spit out her name like a piece of spoiled meat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We hated them because they were trying to spoil our perfect season. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Every stalk of the cut grain must always be safely in the shock before dark, for lying on the dewy ground all night would spoil it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Had it not been for this hint of grace, Kit’s anger might have erupted in a scene that would have spoiled all her chances on this first morning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks, and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end,” he said dolefully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I write the word ‘Terrific’ with sticky thread,” she thought, “every bug that comes along will get stuck in it and spoil the effect.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I expected to be met by the smell of funky spoiled bacon, but it smelled fine. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The misguided representatives of the Deep South had spoiled that strategy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She knelt on the cloak, so as not to spoil her gown, and looked up at her prince on his fearsome black throne. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It took everything in Jam to not reach out and touch his arm, but Pet’s hand was locked around hers, and she couldn’t spoil the hunt. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Many people were tired of the spoils system that rewarded corrupt politicians. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I am very sorry to spoil your Sunday,” he told his manservant, “but begin packing up I must, as I cannot rest.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t going to let Amari spoil her chance to impress the Derbys. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “It tends to spoil the truly objective observation.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The reek of the spoiled meat was too strong. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We made sweet potato biscuits with molasses, which would have a lot of nutrition, and filled a bag full of little things that wouldn’t spoil. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And would spoil my joke. You are an interfering old busybody,’ laughed Bilbo, ‘but I expect you know best, as usual.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It spoiled the nice game they had when there was nothing to eat in the house. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Come on, Michael. Do buck up. You've got to go through with this thing now. He's here. Don't spoil the fiesta." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t let me spoil your fun, darling. I’ll go back whenever you want.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I thought there were excellent materials in him; though for the present they hung together somewhat spoiled and tangled. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m no longer the baby and spoiled little darling whose every deed can be laughed at. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Their absolute failure to get any sort of a reaction from their victim was not only discouraging, it was weird enough to spoil the fun for even the bravest of bullies. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was people who were spoiled, not food. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Besides, it made me glad to have him come home, and I didn’t want him to get into a big fight with Father and spoil it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had also drawn Marcy, a cafeteria lady who usually looked at all of us like we were spoiled brats. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Faye wailed, “Kate, don’t be mean! We were feeling so nice. What do you want to go and spoil it for?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’s my child, and I won’t have his temper spoiled by indulgence. Go down, my dear, and leave the boy to me.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “What was that for? I didn’t say toss it! That could’ve been evidence. Or spoils of war!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Whenever I ask her if we can order pizza or Chinese food, she says I’m spoiled and tells me to make myself a quesadilla. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps dinner had been spoiled or had some sort of toxin in it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Good times. But then Duke came along and spoiled all our fun.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And even the idea of marriage would diminish Josef, spoil him; this is not his place in the scheme of things. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It is all a game to them still, a tourney writ large, and all they see is the chance for glory and honor and spoils. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He saw himself on his last birthday, a spoiled, ignorant child. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A mistake in calculation spoiled the one she considered the most effective: removing the mothballs that Rebeca had put in her wedding dress before she put it away in the bedroom dresser. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Much much better. I just hope the music hasn’t spoiled the yuccas while I’ve been gone.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of my siblings regard me as being spoiled and a troublemaker, but Pa says I am really a diamond in the rough. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was well known that the ten-year-old prince was rotten and spoiled, inside and out, and she remembered the scandal that had erupted a few months before her capture. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then he lured a glorious, buzzing fly to a piece of spoiled meat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t felt so vulnerable since the day Miig had found me, half dead, sick from spoiled supplements, hallucinating. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But she was afraid to spoil it, and so she just smiled shyly and walked hesitantly toward Ida and her strange companion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t changed out of his work clothes, and his shirt and the knees and cuffs of his pants were stained with the slick juice of spoiled vegetables. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Prisoners are like damson plums. The longer you keep them, the less valuable they become. Eventually, they spoil. One day and one night. Don’t be late.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It tasted of the cabbage Eye had allowed to spoil at the back. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I frowned, irritated that something would spoil an otherwise perfect day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I couldn’t think of a happier way of having it spoiled—not if this meant that maybe one day soon we’d be back living an ordinary life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just make sure those things don’t spoil your appetite. It’s Thanksgiving!” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I am not spoiled, and I am not selfish,” he insisted, as he tried to drag his motorcycle away from all those clutching paws. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z She was completely spoiled now and no one thought of housebreaking her. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And, uh, I think this ear is your spoil of war.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Not bad for spoiled brats,” she said, looking over the pile of treasures. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z De Roos was on the offensive again, trying to spoil Kwang’s show with the same questions about his role in the boycotts, suggesting that he was obstructing the efforts of the police and community groups. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of seagulls, screaming and swooping, circled above us as we ate, and a well-aimed dropping could sometimes spoil a man’s lunch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "It looks like you've broken those fingers. The last two. Treacherous work, being a Belle at court, isn't it? Fixing up spoiled little girls and boys." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Whenever I ask my folks, my father turns me off by saying I’m weak—that I’m a you-know-what lover. He says colored folks are used to doing without, and I ought not spoil them.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I haven’t said anything because sometimes I am just so happy being with you that I don’t want to spoil it,” he said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Did she know I might have to walk into the mud and spoil them? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “They are making a fool of that little girl. I wanted you to see her, but they have spoiled her entirely. She’s nothing but a doll tonight.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Grosie said we were going to have a big dinner in about an hour and a half, and that she didn’t want to spoil our appetites. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to spoil it by having a fight. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to spoil his mood by reminding him that Lice Peeking wasn’t the most reliable human being on the island. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We returned to the schooner with our spoils, as we feared that the owner of the place even then sought out his neighbors to repulse us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I could set the eggs in the stream so they wouldn’t spoil Bong. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His confused emotions had made him feel instinctively that it would be better to fight Gus and spoil the plan of the robbery than to confront a white man with a gun. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I turned toward home, dejected and abandoned by my sisters and brothers who wouldn’t stand by me against this spoiled brat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I guess it was designed to be an offer I couldn’t refuse, but I’d have rather spent the summer in a Siberian labor camp than live with my uncle and his spoiled kids. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Very neatly done, too. I’ll bet you don’t spoil many pages.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Deep down he had the feeling that somehow it would change everything, the way in fairy tales magic was spoiled if you shared the secret. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It shone upon the rows of armored suits, the edges of the swords and axes, and on spear tips and a thousand other pointy objects designed to spoil your day permanently. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Maisie was spoiled, doubtless, but there were worse things than being spoiled if you were colored. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “The Royal Fleet is fast approaching and is eager for battle and spoils. If you sailed now, you’d likely be captured and sold to the islands.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And each year rain and snow beat in and the sun of summer shone in and spoiled their robes. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Cardan is a spoiled child. It is well-known in the Court that he squanders his lineage on drink and petty squabbles. No, don’t bother to object.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “They can be tasty,” he said, “but it’s actually spoiled fish to which I am indebted.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She was no longer the spoiled brat of my memories. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, he did. He spoiled us all the time.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She believed if you spare the rod, you spoil the child. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We have been spoiled by artists’ renderings into imagining a clarity of resolution that doesn’t exist in actual astronomy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “It would spoil our fun to have them captured too soon. Are your preparations made?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ordinarily, Nhamo would have enjoyed the chore, but her pleasure was spoiled by her cousin’s triumph. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must promise to behave well, and not cut up any pranks, and spoil our plans.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z After two or three weeks of spoiled lettuces and nibbled cabbage plants, the cottager had lain in wait and shot him as he came through the potato patch at dawn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be petty to spoil it over this. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They organized themselves as if for war, determined not to let the economic sabotage spoil what they had won. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All I stood a chance of getting out of that sad night was a good sleep, and she had to wake me up and spoil it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Spare the rod and spoil the child; spank the child and go to jail. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “So perhaps she is not completely spoiled,” thought Penelope with relief. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Very hard for non-Margo readers to decode. So, okay, I’m going to spoil the story for you, but first you have to promise not to get mad.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Some of them were small and troublesome, creatures who lamed horses and spoiled milk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Why did Baba have to spoil it like that? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “All the time. Being the only child, I was pretty spoiled.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He approached from the front, knowing he would have only one shot at this; his plan would be spoiled if Mr. Curtain turned his chair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “His sympathy with the grief spoiled his observation,” one of his other sons later wrote about him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was very spoiled because of her; she had never taught me to think about her feelings. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t get panicky, or you’ll do something foolish and spoil everything.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “You people,” Inspector Thomas Mathew said, “first you spoil these people, carry them about on your head like trophies, then when they misbehave you come running to us for help.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen smells like a mixture of spoiled plums, rotten eggs and brine. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Our spoils were below, and to the riverside we repaired, there to embark. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “But I don’t. That would spoil the game— and the chart.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Then you don’t care if his life is spoiled and his poor body rooted up and—oh, my God almighty!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You are behaving like a spoiled child, Kaede, which only goes to show that you are not prepared to take on the responsibility that this journey would entail.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I asked your mom to put these in the coat closet so it wouldn’t spoil the surprise.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was Papito who paid the rent and bought them their winter clothes and spoiled them once with an outing to Lincoln Center to see the doll-like ballerinas dancing on their toes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It featured a presentation of the troops and a display of the war spoils, including the Armenian king held in golden chains made especially for the occasion. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I didn't debate their judgment of me as "an immature, spoiled brat who needed a major butt-kicking in order to straighten up." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Maybe he does,” Reynie said, “but surely he wouldn’t let his feelings spoil the mission. He must have good reasons for including her.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For that reason, she says she’d hoped to air the four movies in staggered time to ensure viewers could watch without fear of the ending getting spoiled. Gilmore Girls: All of Rory's Exes to Return 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z “People are talking about whether the books are going to be spoiled—and it’s really not true,” he told Entertainment Weekly. 'The Walking Dead' Creator Says He Is 'Disappointed' in George R.R. Martin 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z “No one cheats. They don’t want to spoil the reputation.” Don’t squander your layover in Dubai. Fill your bags with spices and gold. 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z They were united when it came to Trump; they fell apart when it came to dividing the spoils. Analysis | Seven bleak takeaways from Showtime’s ‘The Lincoln Project’ miniseries 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z A late-blooming environmentalist, Stearns grew up in the coal mine spoils that once littered the forest. A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z I’ll avoid spoilers here, but “Prometheus” kind of spoils itself with twists and reversals that pull the movie away from its lofty, mind-blowing potential. Movie Review: ‘Prometheus,’ by Ridley Scott, With Noomi Rapace 2012-06-07T12:44:28Z I won’t spoil the third part, but it jumps to the future, in a changed society where the story of Tambo and Bones has become a vital part of history. Review: In ‘Tambo & Bones,’ a Minstrel’s Guide to Making Money 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Even though some gift recipients have had their Christmas surprises spoiled by finding presents in common household areas, a little more than half of Neighbor’s survey respondents believe they’re good at hiding presents. Americans hide Christmas presents in a few obvious places: Find out if your spot is safe 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The ending, as far as the plot goes, is already spoiled: Dibbell and Christgau are still married, and the daughter, Nina, they adopted from Honduras, is now 29 years old. Robert Christgau: How One Man Survived Writing 13,000 Album Reviews 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Kuching’s architectural heritage and historic Chinatown are well-preserved, even though it lacks Unesco protection, and there is scarcely a high-rise to spoil the skyline. Kuching, Malaysia: what to see plus the best restaurants, hotels and bars 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z That means that the bulk of the 16 designers are still in the running, and to see three collections presented would spoil the rest of the season. Project Runway Hints from the Finale Catwalk Show 2013-02-12T15:00:58Z Look, I know perfectly well not to tell you now what I’m giving you for a Christmas present because it would spoil the surprise. 'The secrecy has been ludicrous': Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels on the new film and his life as C-3PO 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Middle Earth fans have been spoiled by Hollywood in recent years. J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic In Development 2013-11-22T13:01:51Z An MC both amusing and ribald, but also with the odd pang of conscience, Drake is having his cake and eating it: enjoying fame's spoils, while also providing a Robbie Williams-style commentary on their effects. This week's new live music 2011-01-01T00:05:40Z I lived 10 minutes away from four different beaches and was truly spoiled. The Golfer Lydia Ko Loves Beaches (and Legos) 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z In a glass case, one may peer at her tools: old rubber stamps, phrenological busts, and metal knickknacks, as if examining the spoils of an archaeological dig. MOMA’s Heady Introduction to Betye Saar, “The Conscience of the Art World” 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z I don't want to spoil it for you, but do note the enormous electric fan built into the shed's side-wall, which turns itself on as you enter. Fabrice Hyber: but is it fruit? 2013-03-26T18:30:10Z The two threads of the story come together in a truly scary climax, and it wouldn’t be fair to spoil any of it. In 'Universal Harvester,' John Darnielle walks into cornfields, family and horror 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Barr, who spoiled the twist on a podcast last month, called it an “insult.” Review: ‘The Conners’ Is a Bittersweet Pill 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Paramount Pictures released a second Terminator: Genisys trailer on Monday and apparently decided it was a good moment to spoil a significant plot point. Watch the New Terminator: Genisys Trailer 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The weather in our region is conspiring to spoil even the most ardent of outdoors people’s ambition to get outside. Outdoor writer Dave Graybill says weather playing a game on eastside fishing options 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z And that’s before we get to the other running themes of the show, like the economic side of the prison industry, which gets special attention in a season arc that I won’t spoil here. Review: Orange Is the New Black Spotlights the Mothers of Detention 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Don’t let the hemline spoil your day, or theirs. Social Q?s: Answers to Social Questions 2010-04-22T20:43:00Z It’s up to Beatriz to bring them up, to spoil the party and bring the movie to life. Review: Salma Hayek Skewers a Boor in ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z When they were both starving, they did some thieving together, but often fell out over the spoils. Nikos Papatakis obituary 2011-03-08T18:36:25Z I don't want to spoil it, but can you share how that came about? "It is an unapologetically joyful film": Director urges viewers to visit Hulu's charming "Rye Lane" 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z But Ms. Arngrim stands apart, in part because Nellie, with her sausage curls and dainty blue dresses, became such a strong camp archetype: the spoiled little rich girl. Scene Stealers: From ‘I Hate Her’ to Icon 2013-06-14T21:32:52Z The storm scene on the heath, using a coup de théâtre that I won’t spoil, takes you stunningly and directly into a mind that has at that brutal moment fully cracked. | 'King Lear': He?s a Grumpy Old Man, but Don?t Dare Run Away 2011-05-06T14:33:07Z The manner by which she is devoured and eventually rescued is a humorous bit I won't spoil by explaining. In powerful 'Into the Woods,' joy and sorrow are like old pals 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z To reveal anything beyond their shared birthday would spoil the various surprises revealed as the opening hour of “This Is Us.” Watch and weep: “This Is Us” will give you something to cry about 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Three colonial powers – Great Britain, the US and Germany – prepare to pitch into battle over the spoils of Samoa when a hurricane strikes and wrecks their men-of-war. Carsten Jensen's top 10 seafaring tales 2010-04-14T11:04:00Z It spoils nothing to note that the lovers of “Comrades” do eventually reunite. The Melancholy Pop Idol Who Haunts China 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z It was once a tiny remote outpost for hikers, but today, the luxurious hotel spoils you, though it also offers a shabby-chic bunkhouse and facilities for those camping nearby. We walked half of Scotland’s West Highland Way to fulfill an old hiking dream 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z At least 14 selections look at moral decay, among them “The Comedy,” directed by Rick Alverson, a tale of hipsters who act like spoiled children. With Technology, Sundance Films Make It to Screen Faster 2012-01-17T23:09:59Z French police spoiled a sophisticated wine theft operation that cost restaurateurs and merchants millions of dollars. French police recover $6 million in stolen wine from alleged gang-run operation: report 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Hey, it doesn’t matter that millions of us are direct descendents of William the Conqueror, don’t spoil it. Richard Gere’s baby is well and truly blessed – and it’s all thanks to the Dalai Lama 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z I suggested something that had worked in the past: that I lie and tell my mother I’d thrown away her food because it had spoiled. Modern Love: Mom’s Cooking Comes Between a Husband and Wife 2013-05-09T19:12:25Z Will your life be spoiled if I divulge that it will end in your death? | 'Le Quattro Volte': Eternal Complexities of the Very Simple Life 2011-03-29T22:23:21Z Let’s not completely spoil Mr. Kristofferson’s story, but the segment ends with his saying, “Johnny may have been my favorite human being.” Review: ‘Johnny Cash: An American Rebel,’ Even if You Already Know the Story 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Even as that loomed over the festival, similar to the day’s unforgiving storm clouds, it failed to spoil the fun. Review | In a time of political uncertainty, Broccoli City Festival is needed more than ever 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z And while the final image is a hopeful one, Ms. Ross wisely avoids the kind of pat or sentimental ending that would spoil the play’s mood of ambivalence, not to mention its truthfulness. Review: In ‘Nice Girl,’ a Sudden Ray of Hope in a Dead-End Life 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z But it was a very work-centric episode, with special attention to the reward system at SCDP, and whether the spoils always go to the deserving, or to the right people for the wrong reasons. Earning It: Office Darwinism on Mad Men and The Good Wife 2013-04-22T14:31:05Z Food is stale, spoiled or contaminated, and even then not enough of it is served. Privatized for-profit immigrant detention centers are a “living nightmare,” investigation shows 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Without going into details that would spoil key aspects of the show, other elements of the prosecution proved even more problematic. ‘The Staircase’ on Netflix Revisits a Genre-Defining Trial 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z We were spoiled in the Antarctic the prior year, hiking into colonies of thousands of penguins, but in the Arctic, spotting two or three polar bears from the ship was a major event. From the bottom of the world to the top, two friends explore the poles 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z It spoiled nothing for Frank Skinner, relentless on the topic as host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks when Tinchy was a guest on the show. Tinchy Stryder 2010-07-31T23:02:00Z In that case, David says, “you must promise not to understand me. When you try to understand me it spoils everything.” J.M. Coetzee’s Jesus Sees the World as Don Quixote Does 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z “That’s why all my children are spoiled monsters. Sociopaths,” Colbert added in his Trump impression. "Trump has stepped in some deep DACA": late-night TV reacts to DACA announcement 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Fans have been guessing about the plot of “Cursed Child” since the play was announced last summer, and preview audiences haven’t spoiled the surprise. Summon a new ‘Harry Potter’ book at midnight release parties 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Her first go-round was as an actor, appearing in such classic films as "Midnight Cowboy" and starring as spoiled Eunice Tate on "Soap." "Eat Pray Love" marks writing debut for actress 2010-08-16T04:01:00Z Most of us tied ourselves up in knots recently trying to write about You Me Bum Bum Train, which had specifically asked that critics didn't spoil the ride for future audiences by saying what happens. Lyn Gardner on spoilers in reviews 2010-09-22T20:45:00Z Doing so risks further politicizing the body or making it part of the spoils system of federal appointments, which could impanel dilettantes and wealthy donors. Perspective | With most Trump appointees off the fine arts commission, Biden can put a progressive stamp on federal architecture 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z The second section is from the point of view of... well I can't spoil it all! Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein - review 2012-08-14T08:00:00Z Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time sounds like something you might scrawl to spoil a ballot paper but it's arguably a more nourishing record than Plan B's much ballyhooed Ill Manors. Steve Mason – review 2013-04-12T16:42:19Z A particular favorite was trying to get Ludvigsen, who was notorious for reducing food waste, to puke by sun-baking spoiled food in a bucket and getting their unsuspecting chef to take a whiff. Remembering Chris Cornell: The quiet cook at Ray’s Boathouse who became a rock god 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z I won’t spoil it, but will say that it takes place at the time of the exchange of Abel and Powers, on the very bridge of the title. Spielberg’s Airtight “Bridge of Spies” 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z If they were to suddenly offer to braid your hair or be smilingly hustling you onto group tours, it would spoil the effect. Voyages: My Debt to Ireland 2012-02-10T20:35:10Z But not all is spoiled; the stretch of coastline from Acapulco to Puerto Vallarta offers a range of surf towns, from established to emerging. T Magazine: Mex It Up 2011-05-18T15:10:27Z After a tour of the garden, the pool, the terrace, the spoils of his fiction, the author returns to his second-floor aerie. James Patterson mostly doesn’t write his books. And his new readers mostly don’t read. 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The characters are broad and simple, each representing a demographic that any fourth grader could recognize: angry mom, spoiled wife, mean girl, lazy husband. The Moral Philosopher of YouTube 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Asked why she might expect such an entrance, the woman said, “She just seems like the epitome of spoiled, beautiful British aristocracy. Perfect and untouchable.” Nigella Lawson Was Never Just a Domestic Goddess 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Those who praise the rule claim it helps them purchase practical and usable gifts, as well as spoil their children with at least one present they really want. Parents swear by viral 'four gift' Christmas rule: 'It made shopping a whole lot easier' 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z “Be merry but do not spoil nor break anything.” Hermitage Amsterdam's 'Dining With the Tsars' Examines Heyday of Russian Royalty 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Ain’t no hate read like the one by the spoiled, entitled, childless woman hate read, AM I RIGHT? Yes, non-parents “deserve” maternity leave — we could all use a break for “self-reflection” 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Her dreams were bad enough to spoil your own. Interview: Olwyn Hughes, Sylvia Plath's literary executor 2013-01-18T17:12:15Z Seventeen, vain, and spoiled by poems, I prepared to enter a remote West Point. James Salter: the forgotten hero of American literature 2013-05-11T13:30:01Z I don’t want to spoil this marvelous, redemptive revival’s resolution of that discrepancy. Review: Whose ‘Fair Lady’? This Time, Eliza’s in Charge 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z What was worse, those same neighbours, with cupboards and shelves and mantelpieces full to bursting with our possessions, now skulked behind our hastily rehung curtains, showing off their spoils. George Craig: Shuttered Windows 2011-07-22T22:02:01Z The Mr. Robot question was answered in last week’s episode, though I won’t spoil it. "Mr. Robot" and the Angry Young Man 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z They bicker like spoiled children, recollect the circumstances of their awful deaths and make impossible demands of the living. ‘Happy Life’ Review: Ghosts in the Studio 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z But the performance is thickly layered in the mannerisms of a spoiled man-child who assumes that his unruly subjects are toys to be tossed about at will. Review: Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘King and Country’ at BAM 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The kinds of people who rent Belle Vie for catered parties do not want corpses around to spoil the festivities. Books of The Times: ‘The Cutting Season’ by Attica Locke 2012-09-05T21:12:22Z Instead, the play ends with her playing a tender song to her son on a ukulele — I won’t spoil the ending. Lauren Weedman is back in Seattle with her latest painfully funny solo show 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z In her novel, Soli plumbs the contradictions of a man who could massacre Native Americans while conducting an affair with an Indian woman, Monahsetah, a haughty spoil of war. Fictional Glimpses of the Past: From the Tudors to the Czars 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z These are compounded by the show’s establishing twist, which won’t be spoiled here because its brazen implausibility needs to be experienced firsthand. Review: In BET’s Police Drama ‘Rebel,’ Blaxploitation Matters 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z "It's shameful that Americans are left food insecure and have to skip meals while corporations and their wealthy shareholders enjoy the spoils of supersized profits under unjustified price hikes," she added. Big food raking in huge profits from price hikes as US hunger persists 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Jones’s normal-guy Mike and Grasi’s sage Josh are also deliberately blurry, though for different reasons — and it would spoil the twists in the plot to say why. Fading into the woods with D’Amour’s mysterious ‘Cherokee’ 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z |
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