Our house was the highest on the mountainside, which made it, ergo, the coolest spot in Welch. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After he spotted Guiteau looking out, Mason aimed his rifle and fired. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Daniel rubs the spot on his neck and frowns some more. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I seemed rooted to the spot by a terrifying fear of the unknown. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We find a handicapped parking spot right in front of the studio, and after the usual unloading the chair down the car ramps, seating me and strapping me in, then attaching Elvira, we roll inside. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He jumped up and ran to the spot before the radiance slipped behind the mountains. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We watched from a spot on the roof, expecting him to go berserk. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“What?” said Harry, not taking his eyes off the spot where they had been. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But this time they'd picked the wrong spot, and the movie doorman intervened and they ran back toward Ras's street meeting. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An elevated spot between two mountain peaks that looks like a saddle,” Jake says. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Why did Fortuna lead me to this spot?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the departing villagers passed the river, at a spot where the water ran swift and deep, Alyce stepped out of the woods. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would, I figured, park at a likely looking spot, take a hike up into the hills, hike back to the car, drive on a way, and repeat the process. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The boys found a spot under a bridge near the Morgan State University campus. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing had happened to the modern planting spots. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He automatically shifts and wraps an arm around my waist, tucking me into my usual spot in the cozy curve of his body. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Just because it’s taken you three years to notice, Ron, doesn’t mean no one else has spotted I’m a girl!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The powder on his face was burning off in spots but he still looked very pale. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Gage didn’t need spies to know that Boston was a trouble spot. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your grandpa Ted worked in construction, and they were going to build it together, right on this very spot.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, in time I learned his soft spots, like bruises on a piece of fruit. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Manny’s spot is around the other side and down some stairs to the basement, if I remember right.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Dr. Carey leapt for the spot and pounced on the place where the sound had come from. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Oak spots me first and scrambles onto my lap, throwing his arms around my neck and giving me a small bite just beneath my shoulder. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The spot with the X has to mean something,” she muttered, drifting across the room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A piece the exact shade of blue as the tiny spot of sky miles and miles above my head. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I motored straight to the spot in the cove where I had found Ben, cut off the engine, and let the boat drift. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She spotted something carved into the wood of one log. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Josiah had always shown them how ridiculous violence and anger were; beating the mare would not make the spotted cattle appear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

That spot gave it the ability to sense light from dark—an advantage, since darkness could indicate that a predator was close enough to block out light. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

After a while my grandfather spotted it, too, and pointed where to look. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Hulking, menacing, with eyes of blazing silver, Abiyoyo stomped around the stage, roaring silently at children he spotted. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There’s no sign of he valley with a Lake in it, like what Aslan said What about coming down and looking out for a decent spot to spend the night in? The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She jumped to her feet when she spotted them. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Near the end of the recess, I went over to the pitcher’s position and stood on the exact spot where I had been hit by the ball. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And when I spot Antonio there, waiting for me, my heart melts. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered watching, fascinated, as her mother pushed a bone needle with thick colorful thread through the fabric; gradually a bright gold replaced the small frayed spot on one sleeve. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as we stepped inside the door, Sander spotted him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

If the dogs spotted a penguin while on a sledging run, they would chase after it in spite of furious yells from the driver. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh Lydia, honey,” Madison said, her voice dripping with mock concern, “I think they missed a spot or two on your spray tan.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The Osage Indian dabbed his blanket at the spot and squeezed the liquid into a container. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I’m on the roof, the best surveillance spot, and Fry and Zephyr are paddling through the break on their surfboards. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We spotted a long denim skirt, sending us into a new round of giggles. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Beatrice Leep’s bus stop, the place he had first spotted the running boy, was on West Oriole Avenue, just the other side of the main highway. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certain he had found the hiding spot, solved the puzzle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The great beast sniffed at the air a moment before circling a spot in the dirt and settling there. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Looking at a spot on the wall above my head, she began to recite the lines. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I shall stick to my plan: take the archaeologists to their spot and go off by myself for a few days to look for the anomaly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I find a quiet spot and try to assess what they might be. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d brought disguises, so if someone spots us, we could run fast around a comer and then rip off our masks and act like we were innocently strolling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know there were eight spots last year,” says Dylan Van Helsing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“He would have rid that horse, too,” pa says, “if I hadn’t a stopped him. A durn spotted critter wilder than a cattymount. A deliberate flouting of her and of me.” As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z

One much larger black spot is masked by leafy fern curtains. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He’s pleasant of face, not so much handsome as he is gentle-looking, and pink of cheek; he only shaves in spots. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The graying hair on the back of his head was swept forward, a comical arrangement to disguise his bald spot. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His voice is rising, spots of colour appear on his cheeks. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She poked Mariam in her ticklish spot, under the ribs, and got a loud giggle. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

When she spotted a small island at the end of a headland, she couldn’t avoid the truth any longer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the quiet, I notice that the spots where the fog droplets touched my skin have scabbed over. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turns sharply around and spots me by the tree. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She had difficulty seeing past the purple spots the light had left on her eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even if the capsule were to shoot off into the air directly overhead and come back down in the same straight line, it would land in a different spot, because Earth had moved. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“DJ Hype. I submitted my name for a spot in the Ring, remember?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I know as I’m saying the words that they hit a sore spot in both of us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dallas spotted his sister, Florida, inching her way along the sidewalk, wrenching clumps of weeds and grass and dirt from the ground. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet she could get more hours a week. Or maybe even a full-time spot at Pearl of the Orient, or some other place.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boy who caused the rebels to spot us didn’t make it to the first crowded village we reached. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Peering through the crowds, Sefia spotted a few tall ships at the end of the dock. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It stands below the dam on that flat spot the stream carved before it took its present course down the mountain. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She combs her hair, spots a lone gray strand and plucks it with a flourish. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they reached the spot where Harriet had gone to sleep by the side of the road, the day before, they all shivered. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This is for yellow- spotted lizards. I wouldn't waste a bullet on you." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes focus on a worn spot on the rug. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw circles on her waist and legs to indicate spots to polish. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

At that spot, the bank was a good ten feet above the water level. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Ghost and the Roach will be here in a moment, and I don’t want Madoc to spot them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But then the Current of Faith came along, and for the first time the black spot didn’t mean death. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Luckily, she didn’t need to see to find her hiding spot. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I flapped my arms and nothing happened, I stayed in the same spot. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not even mind that he’d spotted the sky blue velveteen upholstery. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a glorious tie, one that could be spotted clear across a room, which I figured was an important attribute. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to the spot where he was standing. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Those were old arms, wrinkly and spotted—arms that had worked hard for decades. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It takes us another ten minutes to find a spot that Nick can pull up into from behind, because he hates parallel parking. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But Axel stops, holds himself at the same spot that Ray ran through. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“One day, kid, but there’s like to be a spot of trouble ’fore this thing’s done.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then he gasped and pointed to the spot where Frank was hiding. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Except there’s something stiff and pokey between my shoulder blades, in that exact spot you can never quite scratch. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I knew I was in the right area when I spotted Twin Peaks in the distance. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she finally spotted it, Jeff was already headed in her direction with a sneer across his face. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Like how, after a really bad burn, once the pain subsides, you lose all sensation in the spot. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I peeked out of an old rusted spot in the trunk. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daisy looked down at her shoulders, and indeed, her striped top had turned pink in spots. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Twycross stepped forward, turned gracefully on the spot with his arms outstretched, and vanished in a swirl of robes, reappearing at the back of the Hall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Driving home, she spots the snowy ridge of the Cascade Mountains in the distance. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The last clue had been scarab, but so far she couldn’t spot anything unusual about it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There were only nine weeks left until the final duel, and some of the others, including Nox, were doing well enough that those four spots were starting to seem rather precious. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She could even spot the brilliant jewel that was the Court of the Seasons. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he said, pointing with a dirty fingernail at a spot in central Siberia, a long way east of the Urals. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the car leaped out of the parking spot and skidded across the wet street into a post supporting a wrought-iron balcony. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually someone very ugly or very unhappy would spot a new kid walking around and in tentative, irresolute gestures would offer friendship to you with no ulterior motives except to end their own intolerable loneliness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see a patch there all right, and a few threadbare spots, but no whiteness was showing through. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I’m the only one in this whole county who knows where this spot is. It’s the most romantic place in Ravenel County.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m starting to see little flashing spots before my eyes but I ignore them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I took the wood from the protected spots beneath the trees and wrapped it in my scarf to keep dry. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I rinse them and start hanging them up, their spots of yellow glaring in the sunshine like decorations for a party. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were sure someone at the SIM headquarters would realize they had overlooked me and grab me on the spot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She feels the gut-sock in the hollow spot where her ribs meet. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Moaning Myrtle was floating above the tank of the toilet, picking a spot on her chin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

To his credit, Nuah gets up and kicks Muhammad’s legs off to join him, which gives me a spot on the now vacant sofa. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If the agents spot them and lie in wait, it could spell doom for Enrique. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Mackenzie leaned forward from her spot in the backseat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Cruising in circles were dozens of huge fish, including two spotted sharks, each twice Percy’s size. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’d made up the word “questers” on the spot, and it seemed right. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes focused on the spot. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Now and then, you can even spot a wild pig in the road! Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She spotted a woman in a corner who was rocking a child who was not there. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a blind spot that baffles local and international human rights groups. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he spotted six children on the far side of the square, by the tables of the cafe opposite. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He wanted her to love him, so he traded. He’s becoming taller and straighter. The bald spot at the back of his head has grown over with hair, Matty. His birthmark has disappeared.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When I’m still halfway down the block, Nora spots me and runs my way. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Because surely he remembers that he showed me how to spot a force field, and probably it’s impossible to hear force fields, anyway. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it’s cool. Hold my spot in the lunch line. I forgot my notebook.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His sonar had guided him to an uncovered spot in the floor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She sits back down in the exact same spot and my father clicks the television off. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My preps do pretty well until they try to address the spot on my arm where Johanna dug out the tracker. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He decided that the patch outside his cabin was the most appropriate spot for his dog’s home. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He spots the enemy approaching from the west. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

But one evening when the boys stood in review, a superior leader spotted the new flag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Questions like why I had a spot shaped like a feather on my cheek. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“See, over there? They have little black spots all over them.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

At any time she liked, the Matron could send you down in your pyjamas and dressing-gown to report to this merciless giant, and whenever this happened you got caned on the spot. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get over there,” Henry said to Wash, pointing out a spot with his gun. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She thinks she spots the tall, gaping cement arch of the tunnel up ahead. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I thought back to how we had gone there, to the DiAngelos’ beach, because it was a favorite spot of ours. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Anya spotted Mama’s cart wedged between two fish stalls by the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Goodwife Willingson had packed a cold meal for us, and we chose an inviting spot in the shade of an ancient oak. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Three kids from Roy’s grade got on the bus and, upon spotting Dana, wisely scrambled for seats up front. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned it to its spot in the next room. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spotted the train of balloons in his lower intestines. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Eddington measured the position of a star during a solar eclipse and spotted the curvature that Einstein had predicted. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She spotted an empty pie plate on a red dish towel. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This looks like the very same spot where I caught that nice mutton with your daddy, gotta be twenty-five, thirty years ago.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When Ob spotted him snooping around the old Chevy last fall, I warned Ob to have nothing to do with him. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

It might be a trick of the light, but I’m pretty sure I spot a small tear running down her cheek. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He retreated to a spot behind me, holding on to my calves like protective bars. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The saboteurs were given instructions about where their target was and, at night, they were to assess its most vulnerable spot. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She got angry and fired me on the spot. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he spots me, he waves with the hand holding his cane, and then begins to head in our direction. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

If they couldn’t control things either, the Code Green would be called and supervisors were to send all available officers to the trouble spot. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d peered in there as we waited for a gate to open, expecting to spot a couple of wiggling antennae, but couldn’t see anything. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would spot her up there on the second floor. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The tiny school parking lot was full, so Mom found a spot on the street a block away. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Tracker Charles Grout can spot a footprint from a moving Ford Bronco. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Alex doesn’t speak, doesn’t move, doesn’t breathe, his feet rooted to the spot. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Here’s what my dad said had happened: He was out bonefishing with two doctors from New Jersey when he spotted Derek Mays stringing a gill net near Little Rabbit Key. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We had gone to the beach, to a secluded spot south of the city near Devil’s Slide. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took such good care of the little girl—making her a spot to sleep, helping her wash up in the stream, telling her a story as darkness settled on the wooded valley. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Today I planned to string wire to that spot and, with luck, plant a few more fence posts. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

By the time his sister slowly turned the key as a sign that he should withdraw, he was long finished and now lay lazily in the same spot. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peeta rubs a tense spot between my shoulders and I let myself relax a little. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I spotted them, I kept my eyes averted and spent the rest of the time moving one foot back and forth and staring at a crack in the tile floor. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He battled opponents on the strip and was forced to fight racism and classism in order to claim his spot among the annals of fencing greats, which he did on his own terms. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

With Fadi’s help she’d kept the camera focused on a particular spot, at the center of the hardwood floor, waiting for the whirling dancers to enter the frame. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Minho spotted a Griever disappearing around a corner ahead of them; and it didn’t come back. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The back side of the moon—the side away from earth—would be a great spot for an observatory. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a peaceful place . . . until Koss spotted the dead man. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Miles stood alone on the dark sidewalk, his hand brushing the spot on his chest where my tears had stained his green robe. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

As Milkman entered and spotted Guitar’s back, he was so relieved he shouted, “Hey, Guitar!” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the seniors, I spotted Stephanie and Noah holding their trays, looking for a place to sit because their usual spot was taken by freshmen. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

As I made my way to the center gate, searching the crowd for an-other gray uniform, I was tremendously relieved to spot Miller, an unusually competent officer from my class, whom I really liked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Powell lets us out early, and I’m the first to get to our break spot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her uncanny ability to find my weakest spots. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I reached the marked spot, I fell over. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lee scratched a spot on his head, and that started his whole head to itching, and he scratched it all over, taking his time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed my teeth, dressed, and hurried outside, where the first familiar person I spotted was Julian on his way up to the Lyceum. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I kept flipping until I spotted The Brat. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

What I see is like the entrance to a tunnel, rushing away from me; or I am rushing away from it, away from that spot of daylight. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put my bookmark—a coaster from the airplane—in the right spot and pulled the blanket over my sisters. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben guided Alpha and Beta into a spot on the far side of the stone, away from most of the other wagons. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He and his girlfriend had driven to a dark spot and climbed into the backseat. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was honest with himself, he had thought it might come to this from the moment he had spotted the sword through the ice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I ain’t hungry now, but sooner or later I will be, and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich always hits the spot. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The walks had been cleaned since the night before, but there were still a few slick spots near the trolley stop. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She was also smiling — rather nervously, it was true — but the reduction in the size of her front teeth was more noticeable than ever; Harry couldn’t understand how he hadn’t spotted it before. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

One man may put it down to sun spots while another invoking the law of probabilities doesn’t believe it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec tapped the map just to the left of the spot that marked the center of the Berg routes on the workpad screen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Joon goes over the line again, making the black outline wider in that one spot. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A spot of grease had been dropped some time by a careless official on it. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wave of molasses had deposited him in the harbor, where a fireman spotted him, stretched out a long pole, and pulled him to safety. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

In fact, he pats the spot where I was sitting on the bench and grins when the rat hops up and puts its front paws on his leg! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“It is often necessary to break up a larger group to achieve a goal, especially since a lone shadow can get into more spots without notice than a larger group.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I’m still worried she might have spotted our work, but Sonia says that woman has a different kind of contraband in mind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is, indeed,” said James, gazing at the beautiful scarlet shell with the nine black spots on it. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Ashwinder fives for only an hour and during that time seeks a dark and secluded spot in which to lay its eggs, after which it will collapse into dust. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flew up the river valley, spotted a rat moving along the side of a farm silo, and took it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was breathing heavily, her pupils fixed to a peeling spot on the wall. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Families staked out spots before the stage, unrolling blankets and removing supper from baskets. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In each spot where a tooth had been planted, a creature was struggling out of the dirt. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

His face is spotted with what his contemporaries believed to be leprosy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She has red spots on her face, neck, chest, and hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

From there we hit the last spot on the tour, the dining room,which was the biggest room of them all. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Occasionally they spot a fresh patch of snow, scoop some of it, and toss it at each other. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Hale and Ernest picked him up in a spot nearby and returned him to the jail, where the other deputy sheriff snuck him into his cell. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She slipped, dropped to the ground, and skidded on her wings and undercoverts to a low spot where she finally stopped. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I burrowed my way into the middle of the group to the warmest spot in the midst of the bodies. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

There was a guide who’d taught them how to spot poison ivy and look for water and find shelter, and Hazel had been too busy dreaming of centaurs to pay attention. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stick my pencil into my textbook to hold my spot. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I noticed that there was a spot of blood on Dr. Fox’s white coat. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If any Muggle is unwise enough to confide in another that he has spotted a Hippogriff winging its way north, he is generally believed to be drunk or a ‘loony’. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chance came along before long, when I was lining up for lunch and spotted him a few places ahead in the queue. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gave no sign that they’d spotted us or heard our yammering. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Ever since I found the journal, I’ve had something else to think about besides my white spots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He closed his jacket, hunched his hands into his pockets, and set off to the spot on the shore where he hadn’t jumped on that very day he had met Mrs. Cobb. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was only when he spotted three only-too-familiar backs ahead of them that he realized they must be having these lessons with the Slytherins. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He stands for some time in the spot where he found Celia hours before, scrutinizing the familiar bookshelves and the wall of stained glass. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was the wonder I felt when I first saw a brace of mountainlike, spotted, black-and- white horses clopping down a dusty road through clouds of powdered clay. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phoebe marked the spots with pieces of adhesive tape and collected the hairs in an envelope. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The words from Miss Sadie’s story came back to me as I looked at the fancy green and yellow spotted lure. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She dug her fingers in, and Pantalaimon instantly flew to the same spot and became a wildcat, crouched to defend her; but Iorek Byrnison was still, and the riflemen held their fire. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was the rugged edge of his cheekbone, but even as she watched, he nestled his head deeper into his arms, and that landing spot shrank and vanished. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She stole my spot on the track team! Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“So you’ll have no trouble filling my spot,” I tell her, smiling. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Gwydion was seeking the spot where Taran had last seen Hen Wen. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was just there, the queen recalled, gazing at the spot. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It seems a little shallower down that way,” said Eilonwy, pointing to a spot where the river curved around a sedge-covered bank. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the empty spot where my mother had lain, Janina’s mother, the man who wound his watch, the repeater. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He wonders what Santa Chiara would think of them, a lost David and Jonathan, turning slowly on the spot. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t trying to put him on the spot, but it just kind of happened. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The clothes he wore were rotten and faded, spotted with moss and eaten through with worms, but once they had been black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Like they’d all jumped to the same conclusion as Misty—that the Berg was here for rescue, or at least some spot of good news. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, in the banquet hall, the Princess Pea spotted him and called out the word “rat,” and because of this Roscuro fell into the queen’s soup. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Only the ruffled hem of her dress and her white boots give any indication that she is the same girl who was performing in the same spot moments ago. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He leads me to the spot where our fountain burned out. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He dipped his napkin into his water glass and tried to dab his tie, completely missing the offending spots. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Sunday,” she announces when we’re settled in our private spot at the top of the west stairs. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The traders spotted it from their stalls and packed up their things. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He pulled his wet hand from the bucket and pinched at the spot, pulling off as much of the grease as he could. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A man, not in uniform, detached himself from the spot at which he had been standing; he approached Rick Deckard at a measured, unruffled pace, gazing at him curiously. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then I slide back down the shale to the halfway spot. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena’s white cloak made her easy to spot, and Dorian could always be noticed by the empty circle of space around him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A few paces ahead, just above the rock wall, ran the brook Kate had spotted their first day on the island. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He spotted Fadi and waved at him to hurry, then turned his attention back to Noor as she reached the truck. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Next to Dad’s car is an empty handicapped spot. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Ash!” he called, spotting his friend near the rows of bicycles. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t have the spot because they got there early, but because she saw a friend in line when they arrived, and offered to hold her place when she went to the bathroom. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Years of marriage, love, loss, trials, and tribulations were written in every wrinkle, line, spot, and curve of their faces. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Then, spotting the look on Hermione’s face, he said, “Come on, how’m I supposed to concentrate with all this noise going on? I won’t even be able to hear the egg over this lot.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he spotted the British troops formed up on the training ground. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was an observation balloon tethered in a village occupied by the Germans so they could spot Soviet positions and tell their gunners where to fire. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

If someone struck a match on the Moon, they could spot the flare. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled it from his sleeping spot under the tarp. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put Francie back on the couch, got the carbolic acid and swabbed the spot with the strong raw stuff. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I staked out a spot right by the sidewalk, where she could look down and see it. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nan chose a spot on the ceiling, and Momma gazed off in the direction of the kitchen. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was off the path Alec had scrawled on his makeshift map, but Mark spotted several wooden structures through the trees, big ones. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Unlike where I live now, they do not apply for the same few spots in competitive colleges. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He nodded, and with the knife in his right hand, he pressed with his left the spot where her tear still lay on his cheek. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She spotted the shop immediately—a small hut in a yard littered with rickshaw panels, tools, cans of paint, leather benches, and tires. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He ordered them to cut down the trees to make a clearing beside the river, at the coolest spot on the bank, and there they founded the village. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Queen’s cheeks were marked with unnaturally bright red spots; her burning golden eyes had the same fierceness Kaede had seen in Elowen. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We looked for the spot where we’d pitched our tents, but we couldn’t tell the exact place. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Scientists theorize that the first “eyes” were nothing more than a pigmented, light-sensitive spot on the skin of some ancient creature. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As I got closer, the spot under the surface started to look like different things: a towel, maybe a scrap of a shirt, or a dress. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Fear glued me to the spot for long, agonizing seconds, then instinct made me jump aside at the last moment. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Mr. Bow spotted the lice, he escorted me to a delousing shower room in the hospital and I washed with a parasiticide that smelled like licorice. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I spot Simon's family near the dramaturgy display, doubled up on bouquets. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Milton cut straight through the traffic until he spotted the green Gremlin up ahead. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As the balloon expands, the distance between any two spots increases, but there is no spot that can be said to be the center of the expansion. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would call for Pax at the spot where he’d left him, and Pax would come bursting out of the woods and probably knock him down in his happiness. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I know a good spot if Junior Palmer isn’t using it tonight.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two men are fighting brutally in one spot, pounding each other, scratching and clawing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“This is the spot,” said the Professor as he turned his lamp on a small map of the house, copied from the file of my original correspondence regarding the purchase. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Who said? That’s the mentality I’m trying to change, Julio. I spotted you a mile away. I know what you can be. What you might bring to us.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

If only they would not look at one so—What great misery can be in two such small spots, no bigger than a man’s thumb—in their eyes! All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Digger, and I used to fish—and a single, bright spot of yellow. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When these breezes reached the platform the palm fronds would whisper, so that spots of blurred sunlight slid over their bodies or moved like bright, winged things in the shade. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. The Grace with braces, maybe. Or Sean, or someone else. Someone left it on my desk. And there’s more. I have a new spot.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

There were hundreds and hundreds of faces staring down at him from stands that had been magicked there since he’d last stood on this spot. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The only time I ever quote-unquote borrow something is when I need him to spot me some lunch money. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Barely a hundred feet away, the mother seal and her spotted pups appeared, their doglike heads peeking out of the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Clutching Lina’s arm, he pulled her into a shadowy spot on the street. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I spot all of them together, looking happy and laughing, not missing me at all. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I spell hallow, which is a great word but also opens up a triple-word-score spot for her. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He spotted Alec a few feet away, jamming the end of his weapon into a woman’s face; Alec then broke into a run, jumping onto the steps and passing Mark, heading for the door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You are telling lies,” he said, and dismissed the charges on the spot. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the letter in its envelope and stuck it back in my hiding spot. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He and Jasper Jr. must have spotted me coming and ducked into the woods to wait. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Shackleton knew—everyone knew—that they could not hold out on that desolate spot all winter. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

During late summer and early fall, Cole had spotted the Spirit Bear every few days as it wandered along the shore outside the bay or drank from the stream near the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Shaking her head and spitting the dirt out of her mouth, Tally spotted the container just out of reach. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Luke had stepped back across the cold spot and was examining the hall carpet, then the walls, patting at the surfaces as though hoping to discover some cause for the odd cold. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, no! That place is a hot spot for Recruiters. It’s a pretty obvious Nish-magnet.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She pulls out of the parking spot, waits in the line of cars leaving the lot. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Fadi sighed, spotting the two suitcases standing at the foot of the bed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Noodle slams the gas, jerking my head back, flaring up the sore spot in my neck that I thought was healing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, how about we give you a bit of space to change into a robe, and then I’ll look at those spots, okay?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

My eyes are heavy, but I still pull out the book from my hiding spot and read. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I see Dylan near the end of the stage and take the spot next to him. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Yet even then, she could often produce results, due to her gift at spotting patterns. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They would flit and rush around and click and fly from one eating spot to another. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked through the greenhouse aisles, running our hands along the petals, stopping only when we reached that one empty spot. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, as another wild burst of lightning illuminated the fairway, he spotted it twenty yards ahead of him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I freeze in my spot, studying his face to get any clue about his mood. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I look down and give myself a fright, knowing I still have about ten feet to go before I reach Charlie’s favorite hiding spot. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hotels and night spots flood the sky with so much light, you can make out people's faces as you cruise by. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And when it gets a spot on it, he waves it over his head and screams, “I struck oil! Grease in the Middle East!” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Not to put you on the spot, but my mom’s been talking about making you a homecoming mum, and I wanted to make sure that wouldn’t be awkward or anything.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“The map was hard to read, but it showed a spot on the Tiber River in Rome. I think that’s where my quest starts...the path I’ve got to take to follow the Mark.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see any police except for the young cop Janice had berated, who was making his way to the spot she had been pointing to. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Choosing a spot that was a couple feet above the rot, I cut at an angle so the rain wouldn’t set right on it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I thought she was going to follow Nero and find me, but instead, she stood where she was and watched the spot in the woods where Nero had vanished, her face sad. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then I ran out and joined the gang at our spot on the playground. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Harry realized, with a shock so huge it seemed to root him to the spot, that Malfoy was crying —-actually crying — tears streaming down his pale face into the grimy basin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then there was a swarming done by the fanciest-dressed colored folk that ever come together, piling into the spot where I was. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Lolo’s napping,” Abuela says when she finally comes into the kitchen and spots me outside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

First day at my White Lady’s house, I ate my ham sandwich in the kitchen, put my plate up in my spot in the cupboard. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I get to our break spot, I’m glad to see Isabella is wearing her armband again today. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He never noticed that the three children were pea green in the spots where they were not beet red from the sunburn. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do believe your earlier suggestion is spot on,” he said, and rather randomly quoted what Maddie reckoned was probably a line from Kipling. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

My heart’s bigger than a blue whale’s, which needs its own parking spot. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

For the next few hours, he and Minho scoured the ground, felt along the walls, climbed up the ivy in random spots. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She would spot Mia from behind first—but of course she would recognize her immediately. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mosca's bed could easily be spotted by his toolbox and fishing rods, which he liked to sleep next to. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of them spots us and approaches, a younger official following close be hind him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She saw me first, flinched, spotted Farid and her eyes lit up. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I walk over and sit in my usual spot, unwrap my sandwich, and focus on Alanna’s story. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

At the top of the stairs, I spot some sheet lightning in the distance, which is one of my favorite kinds. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He stops to brush around a dark spot with his finger, chiseling around its perimeter until a rock comes loose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a blank spot in the Babylonian system of numeration. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Cole flopped his head to the side and spotted a small caterpillar inching over a rotted branch. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backward again, rubbing the sore spot. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When I got closer, I spotted an open patch of ground directly in front of the castle’s entrance, just outside the shield wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

From that spot, I could hear clearly every word spoken by Hamlet, for his voice carried well. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh hello, Harry, dear,” she said, spotting him and smiling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I may be hiding my spots beneath my makeup, but Edie could be hiding anything behind that smile. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The parking spaces in front of the place are all taken, but there’s a spot saved with orange construction cones and blue crepe paper. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

At the bus stop, Hazel took her spot at the edge of the sidewalk, a few feet away from the twins. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

One sunny morning that week, Mariam picked a spot in the yard and dug a hole. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tearing through wreckage near the collapsed “El,” he suddenly spotted a mass of yellow hair floating in a pool of molasses. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She could not spot him or Lucky Ruiz in the throng of waiting dancers. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

We had heard that by night it used to be a moonshine spot, where the booze runners would make secret deliveries to paying customers. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hits all the spots in my body, and I feel the blood pressuring through me, my wrists, my fingers, my neck. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer rejected the overture on the spot, though the encounter would create a political problem for him down the line. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

If he was right, he’d be in exactly the right spot to reach through, cut through the glass in the cabinet, take out the alethiometer and close the window behind him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet when Angelo pointed to another spot under the same tree, a spot where he had seen another mushroom, I was still blind. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

From there, we spot mermaids and merrows sunning themselves near craggy caves, their scales reflecting the amber glow of the late-afternoon sun. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I spotted several ships camped out in a high orbit above Falco. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Will said, “I’ll have to stop here somewhere. You could help look for a good spot. I can hear a stream—see if you can find it.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He’d never heard of any aspirant being spotted or shot at on the bridge, but anything was possible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Just as I raise her to her feet, Miss Celia slips in a spot of blood, catches the edge of the toilet bowl to steady herself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Once I got around the cafeteria, building three was easy to spot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mother chattered the whole way home, and JT laughed at all the right spots. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t much more than a meandering dirt lane, one car wide in spots, cutting through the blandness of sagebrush and ducking down to an anemic border river. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I spotted the little plastic container of dental floss—cinnamon, no less. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Claudette spotted some friends and ran to catch up with them. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He would come upon a heifer when he left Delphi, Apollo said; he was to follow her and build his city at the spot where she lay down to rest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A transparent spotted snake with a forked tongue floated across the sky. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was full of scratches and dark, almost black, ink spots. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’s been told there are spots only for natives of Belgium. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They’re made of fuzzy cloth, red like valentine hearts, with a black spot and a pin through the center. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At Pine Mountain, if a boy showed up to class with facial hair like Joey had, they’d take him into the bathroom and make him shave on the spot with a nasty old, used razor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I got my hair from Mom’s side of the family, thankfully, because both Strong men had identical bald spots peeking through their short afros. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But she felt no response, and everything began to shatter into spots of white upon black. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’s in the same spot, standing over me with his arms folded. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Coming around the path into a clearing, I know what the smell is before I even spot the body. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was then, squinting through the smudged glass, that Roy spotted the strange boy running along the sidewalk. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They found a spot on the jungle floor and spread out their assortment of fruits from the yumboes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Pycelle's spotted hand was clutching at his beard the way a drowning man clutches for a rope. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Alec powered on the device and pulled up the maps feature, finding the one that had the Berg’s voyages documented, all the fines converging in one spot. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed impossible that only two nights ago, Deen had been sitting in that same spot, with his knee touching Jinny’s. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I never thought that finding myself confined in a small space with a spotted hyena would be good news, but there you go. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Robert’s going to walk us over to the lake, show us the best fishing spots for later. Joey, Kenny, you coming? Give these two some time alone to talk.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just took my seat between Ma and Pa and smiled at that empty spot between Pa and John Worth. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m frozen to the spot for a split second, but then my feet are racing toward my house. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the empty spot on my bench and I nodded at him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shh. I’ll go down here—I’m pretty sure the old man went this way. You go up there and see if you can spot the old lady.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Is there any reason why we can’t start cleaning up rust spots in the rain?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Purr laid himself down, tucked his front paws under the white spot on his chest, and looked at her with his gooseberry eyes. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji ran his finger over the spot in the table where he’d etched his name in the wood with a fork years ago. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were centaurs with blade Arabian stallion bodies, others with gold palomino coats, others with orange-and-white spots like paint horses. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It had nearly black skin on top which was covered with brilliant orange spots, and it had, of course, been perfectly poached. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, I see a spot between the rocks where bubbles of air are coming out in a steady stream—but if I stop now, I might never catch up to Ren. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Too bad for him I’ve got plans to check the free exchange spot at the dump this weekend. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mom doesn’t have a favorite, though, which means the spot is up for grabs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The Russian spotted a police officer and, as quickly as he appeared, disappeared into the night, leaving the two Americans with the envelope, uncertain what to do. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Harry waited until he was quite sure she had gone, then hurried off again until he reached the spot in the seventh-floor corridor where a single gargoyle stood against the wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the rough mattress near the trouser cuffs, and when dark spots formed on the doth he saw that he was crying. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s so nervous about his brother’s arrival that he’s been pacing the hall and jumping whenever he spots someone with a tan complexion or a white beard. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I watched the spot in the water where he entered the quarry until he rose up and his head broke through. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A bit later a few men in dark coveralls emerged, and Joe spotted his father immediately. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

To a mushroom hunter, a good chanterelle spot is a closely guarded secret. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Normally the forest quickly fills in bare spots, such as those created when big trees fall, and damage is kept to a minimum. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Wash steered the twins toward a sunny spot just beyond the shade of the magnolia tree in front of his house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, ’tis a lovely place, all green and cool like—if you don’t mind a spot of rain. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time Tayo could see something different, although they walked up the valley together as they had when Robert came before, looking at the spotted cattle, examining the calves. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We got excited, kept our eyes peeled to see if we’d spot him again somewhere else in the neighborhood, but we never did. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I took in a breath and kept my eyes fixed on a spot on the earth. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

No, too easy to spot me, unless I stand on a toilet seat like I’ve seen people do in movies. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want your spot. I don’t want to go to CSA.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe instead I’d approach the city as long as I could reasonably keep hidden, and see if I could spot a way to make it through while keeping under cover. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I simply had more work to do in order to convince the gymnastics world that I could earn a spot on the national team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Cornflower had a special soft spot for the baby squirrel; she made up a tray for him too. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

While we washed our hands at the sink, I scanned the room and spotted Liz mixing blue food coloring into a bowl of icing and Corey rolling out some red fondant—this thick, Play-Doh-like icing. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Cole glanced down and spotted the knife blade lying by his side. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Instead, she cut down spotted aloe plants to make new traps. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m used to them putting me on the spot, but I wasn’t prepared for this one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In coming to Alaska, McCandless yearned to wander uncharted country, to find a blank spot on the map. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was peering intently at a paper they’d printed out the night before in Ms. Morales’s office: the map of the Boring Room that came from putting together the butterfly spots. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for him at our usual meeting spot—the flagpole in front of the school. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He spotted Newt and called to him, trying to suppress his rising fear, telling himself things would be okay, that there had to be a reasonable explanation. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The guard’s fingers passed over the spot between Kaz’s teeth where he’d wedged the baleen, then pinched and prodded the interior of his cheeks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Matty saw a fat spotted dog sleeping on the porch, but it appeared that no one was at home. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

We walk past the spot where I always stand waiting for Khalid, where Sandy caught me crying just the other day. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The gull kept flying backward and forward along the direct line to the bank, only alighting now and then to guide Bigwig toward some straggling doe whom he had spotted going the wrong way. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the stinging, sticky spot near my ear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In fact, replicants look and act so much like real humans that the only way a blade runner can spot one is by using a polygraph-like device called a Voight-Kampff machine to test them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Jinx came out from his hiding spot, still a bit shaken. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The humans had good memories, so they would come back to this spot. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

One night, Jesse had spotted a young guy he suspected might be a geek on the train, but he never saw him again. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the Burgess sisters spots Chandresh and approaches him, carefully navigating her way through the crowded courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He and I stayed glued to the local news, hoping to spot Mrs. at the campaign headquarters reveling in the victory. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Army that Hiskey had been spotted with a suspected Soviet agent. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as spots begin exploding at the edge of my vision, a knock comes at the door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Z spotted Mr. Casey walking from the faculty parking lot toward the school, and he gripped the edge of the window frame. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

One of the old men caught his visitor, another old fellow, stealing his bantam; the owner spotted its black feet sticking out of his guest’s sweater. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinkie spotted them before they disappeared in the fog and shouted, “Don’t you worry, Ben. We’ll find your daddy. Philip and Art are up by Goat Island looking. Even Mr. Loring’s in a boat looking.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She settled back into her chair, a path- of-least-resistance look on her face, which meant I had to put up a stiff fight in precisely the right spots. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the spot Naomi had described and watched the dark water of the Yazoo swirl under the bridge. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The highest point in Alabama is scrawled above the spot of green. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I spot the elevators at the back of the lobby and make my way through the crowd of adults. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Scanning the edges of the door, they spotted the telltale red light of an alarm. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“So did we all,” said Arm, steering him past the spot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Relieved not to have a daughter who’s covered in spots anymore. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Emma had to grab a shelf to hold on once again, but this time she made sure she was facing the exact spot where the door back out to the Boring Room had been. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I moved her fingers to the one spot that grounded me to my mortal life. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The serval was a spotted animal about the size of a jackal. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father washed the spots with herbal solutions, but they made no difference. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I jogged across it trying to find the least muddy spots, and went into the barn. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Multicolored patches are sewn over spots where he ripped open, his stuffing pouring out when I squeezed too hard during the most painful of my treatments. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Instead of a roiled mess of waves cancelling each other out, you would have a pond of perfectly ordered waves, with high points and low points appearing regularly at the same spots again and again. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“There’s always controversy, you know—which spot is the exact one,” Poppy said. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She leans back and unclips my moonstone badge from beneath my lapel to place it back in its original spot. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He looks all around, trying to spot migra agents, who sometimes race ahead in their trucks to catch migrants as they reboard. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I throwed left hard as I could and caught him in the same spot as afore. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

So we switch spots, and his bed is the softest thing I’ve ever sat on in my life. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She used the wipes to take spots of blood off the walkway, then stuffed all her trash into the water bottle, too. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In Nashville we temporarily lost our parents because Uncle turned down a side street when he spotted a pawnshop. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The villagers and my uncle thought that I was strange enough with my spots, and my reading made me even stranger in their eyes and made my uncle hate me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

So scout around and see if you can’t find a cool shady spot for us Down There.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lets the curtain fall once he has entered, leaving them enclosed in darkness studded with dimly sparkling lights, the glowing tip of her cigarette the one spot of color amongst the dots of white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The chase reached alongside the spot where I was hiding. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Dismay spotted me watching him, he plopped himself down in the creek, just like that. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a spot just beyond Clay’s thigh where a large rattlesnake slithered toward him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, then at the Yellow Shank, and he let his fingers light on the sunny spot beneath it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And then, without the slightest warning, it became the shimmering, flickering spot of light, floating in the darkness ahead of him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then I limped into Dockside and waited for Pike and his friends to spot me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After being in Tartarus for so long, he could barely look at Hyperion’s burning golden armor without getting spots in his eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She spotted Brandon sitting against a shelf with his knees pressed up to his chest. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dad spotted us before I could work out why I wanted to dodge off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Wandering through the crowd so as to escape a drunken uncle of Ron’s who seemed unsure whether or not Harry was his son, Harry spotted an old wizard sitting alone at a table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Around four we would find a spot to camp and pitch our tents. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she reached the spot, the image had faded, and she’d run out of string on her first spool. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was envisioning one particular spot on the floor, a pile of imported Tunisian pillows, perfect to curl up in and e-mail friends. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I find my spot and do not answer. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Motion caught her eye, and she spotted a small bird hovering among the flowers, flitting from one to the next to alight on the longest petal, thrusting its beak into one after another. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The plates and glasses got steamed to remove any spots or grime left from the night before. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She pried the book loose from its spot and held it up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long for me to spot those tie-dye T-shirts. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I ease away from the jungle’s edge and try to act casual as I move toward the largest dark spot in the mountain’s face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then we sat in the shade of the álamos of the river and peeled the tunas very carefully because even on their skin they have fuzz spots that make your fingers and tongue itch. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she walked back to her sister, she noted corners and passageways, broom closets, other offices—ambush spots. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, V thought as she spotted the red square of the fire alarm, she might have found something even more useful. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Along the aisle between the tables he walked, and he spotted the three Malfoys, huddled together as though unsure whether or not they were supposed to be there, but nobody was paying them any attention. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Audrey and I headed to our usual meeting spot by Heart & Seoul, the Korean BBQ food truck. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The fire was exhausted, but it had served its purpose; the red spot on the sky grew larger. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hate being put on the spot in front of strangers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Fig Newton circled around, guiding my hand to the appropriate scratching spots. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He played at the colored park, not too far from the spot where the cross had been burned when he was twelve. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please let it be a spot of sunscreen. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

By dawn, people’s faces were covered with white spots of frostbite and their hands were bleeding. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I could find a shady spot away from my friends to die. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He spotted birds, squirrels, and rabbits in the meadow, but saw nothing supernatural. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He crawled over every spot under the cabin, but Sounder’s body was not there. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t a dense forest in that direction, spots of trees that dot along the creek, ferns and brush. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be mentioning that house, or Old Man Harris, or any of this to your grandfather. It’s a bit of a sore spot.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

At lunch, I search the cafeteria looking for Esther, hoping to invite her to sit with us, when I spot her with a new group. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As soon as they spotted me, they rushed me into a private room to talk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They also cropped up frequently in the spies’ messages, creating a pattern for Elizebeth to spot. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“As you can see, we are located in Presidio Heights. It’s a fine residential neighborhood, but perhaps not an ideal spot for someone like your daughter...” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A heron looked up at them, curious but not afraid, before he flew to a more secluded spot. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When both twigs were undressed Nel moved easily to the next stage and began tearing up rooted grass to make a bare spot of earth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lana had spotted each one as soon as he had entered, and with Darlene safely off the stools and practicing with her bird, the plainclothesmen had nothing to go on. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spotted a pack of cigarettes atop the dresser beside his bed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

This is interrupted only by his afternoon nap, food and—his favorite spot—the bathroom. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

No helicopter could spot you through the cover of trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Funny to spot it in other people, though. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A spot of bright light, a glimmer of the highest place my old self ever reached. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had to arrange to be at the same spot at the same time, but pretended to have no relationship. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hours later, Russell and Piper spotted him three blocks off. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom pulls out of her parking spot and starts drumming her thumbs against the steering wheel as she inches through the traffic to exit. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow the management’ll spot that orange cord hanging about and they might say it’s not safe.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“If you give them malaria pills, make sure they take it on the spot,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might be swimming in a lake and come upon a spot that is cold and murky, and it feels like you have swum through a ghost. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Me and Rondell have stood outside a grip of different spots over the past week and we’ve already made back more than fifty bucks. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As if on cue, my mother grips my elbow as Mallory rushes past her to reclaim her spot. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He went for the hayloft, but a pitchfork ripped away from its spot on the wall and flew at Håkon. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Under a large, cracked, and spotted mirror were a row of chipped sinks. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Beyond its battered frame the black-barked trees grew straight to the heavens, disdaining the forest floor, where tangled heather and brush hid the path leading from this lonely spot. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She’s jammed her pencil inside the back of her shirt trying to reach a spot between her shoulder blades. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Muffling a curse, Habib returned to his spot next to his wife, who sat on a wooden crate Noor had found. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

MI6 watchers checked the signal spot weekly; his presence would flip a switch, telling them to activate the escape sequence. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"There are Patinas and Krystals all over the place, begging to be in your spot. Praying to form the bond that y'all are so determined to break. Fix it." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

At break, Isabella and Julia are at our spot behind the portables, and at first all the bad feelings from Halloween come rushing back, but I push them way, way down. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Once, I spotted a family of centaurs galloping across a wheat field, bows at the ready, as they hunted lunch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I remained in my spot by the window until the last of the deportees passed by. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The rain had ceased at last, but the spots fell from the dripping leaves and from the gutter above the window. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then the girl spotted an empty seat just across from Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

In that sorrowful but lovely spot, shaded with groves of myrtle, Aeneas caught sight of Dido. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sits on top of an enormous hot spot, a reservoir of molten rock that rises from at least 125 miles down in the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

From our hiding spot, we could only see his knees poking up as his long legs butted against another grave marker in front. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shortly after lunch, I spot the first nursing home resident being wheeled up the street by relatives. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When we get to the spot, the birds are angry but Henry is happy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I found a spot in the corner, sat on the ground, and leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

There was one awkward spot, where there was no ledge and the wall was sheer and even undercut for a short space; there he slipped and swung out on the silver line. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Slinking along side streets and back alleys, I make my way to the weak spot in the fence closest to Rooba the butcher’s. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We even built a little bench to sit on inside the fort, and we had a plan to paint animal spots on the walls. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Less than a half hour after Art3mis’s score increase, the entire Sixer fleet was spotted converging on Sector Seven. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Standing quiet at the edge of the little spot of sun, the two young bears gazed curiously, knowingly, at Omakayas. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I lose my spot in the jumble of words. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Being always the first to spot flaws and transgressions, it falls upon Father to deliver penance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sunlight on the water had left spots dancing in front of my eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could still feel the spot where Colin’s head had pressed up against mine. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Frankie went completely still and the cocky smile he always seemed to be wearing disappeared as he spotted Kaitlin under it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He demanded on the spot that Merle dismantle the equipment and pack it all away in its original boxes, which he proceeded to seal with his own hands. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The wagon jolted over a particularly rough spot. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The spots at the biggest part of the wave — where there is the most change during each wave — are called antinodes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

When he found the cabin, he studied the map, paced twenty feet away from the cabin, and spotted the first pile of stones. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A persistent flicker called; some nighthawks, flashing bright white spots on their narrow, knifelike wings, dipsy-doodled overhead. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I peered over the gunwale, I spotted Dusty Muleman’s big black Escalade parked under one of the lampposts near the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the signals needed the right receiver, and it took years before they finally were spotted by historian Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He made his way lazily among the green expanse of lily pads and beaver lodges on the south side of Union Bay until he found a spot he liked. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There are a couple of dozen white spots on this side alone. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I even spot Ma walking inside in a green dress. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo went to the end of the empty block and sat down in a grassy spot, hidden from the house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“From here. Get on our hoverboards back at the bottom of the hill, zoom up at maximum speed, then jump off from about this spot We’d probably hit that big building dead center.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A black horse rode up out of the smoke: familiar spot on a smoky forehead, blood bubbling from a foaming chest: Garnett’s mount. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s got to be in one of these spots! he thought, beginning to calculate the high tide for the night. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Robert pointed to a spot in the corner. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I stepped out I spotted a tall man in an Italian suit, standing in the bright spring sun glowing like an apparition. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I’m almost finished,” I said, shading in the gray area of his spotted cheeks. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A jet of light, a jet of pure energy released like an arrow from a great bow, shot upward from the spot where Lord Asriel had joined the wire to Roger’s daemon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He had found some young puffball mushrooms and a plum tree covered with purple plums which had ripened and dried almost to prunes, when he spotted the bird in the undergrowth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Earlier that year, the Coast Guard had spotted the I’m Alone in the Gulf of Mexico, sailing in coastal lanes that rumrunners often used. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Toby had the twins pinned to the carpet, smiling as he ate a banana, the peel spotted black. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“One thing I would like to know, though,” she said, fixing her eyes on a spot a foot over Ron’s head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Black spots danced in her eyes, but she stayed upright. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The players were walking off the field at an old football stadium where youth soccer games were now played, when Tracy spotted Grace, whom she recalled as shy and scared. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When she originally snuck into her foster parents’ room, looking for something to steal from Francis, who gave her the weakest welcome, she spotted Jenn Lori’s bedside dumbbells and gave lifting a shot. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The three of us are eating lunch in the courtyard at Lena’s spot, so that we can plan in peace. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was nothing left of Ali Shekari but my spotted memory. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But then again, I always did have a soft spot for the Potters. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless the distinctive spots of measles emerged a few days after the family’s arrival on the Toototobi. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

We made up many songs on the spot. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was filled with something vaguely resembling hope when he walked in and spotted a pretty, brown-haired girl in the third row with an empty seat next to her. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In front of the unicorn stood a gold spotted pony. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Up ahead by the entrance, I finally spot Hannah, which makes me feel better. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The dwarf had been whetting the edge of his axe and making some mordant jest when Bronn spotted the banner the riders carried before them, the moon-and-falcon of House Arryn, sky-blue and white. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Can’t change a leopard’s spots, and no sense in trying. I’m just glad they’ve finally learned that we share at the dinner table.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He reached the spot and, stooping, picked up the shining thing. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

We’ve been strongly reminded of the fact that we’re Jews in chains, chained to one spot, without any rights, but with a thousand obligations. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Dad used a GPS to locate the spot, which we had all to ourselves. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Claire peered down and saw that most of them had two dark spots. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Obviously, with your eye span, there are going to be blind spots, but that shouldn’t hamper you unduly. Now, run the camera.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Deen had been the one to spot the small green boat, appearing through mist that wreathed the island, cutting through the whitecapped waves. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We stopped for the night at a lovely, secluded spot called Rock Spring Hut, perched on a steep hillside with a long view over the Shenandoah Valley far below. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was the one dark spot in my experience at the foundation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He did not expect to find Josiah’s cattle near Herefords, because the spotted cattle were so rangy and wild; but without Betonie he wouldn’t have hoped to find the cattle at all. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

What, I wonder, what would I be without a few brilliant spots of blood to ponder? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That way, if a scout fly spots us,” Chestnutt went on, “we should be able to catch it before it alerts the others.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As I ran outside, I spotted OPS #0571 off to the south. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

There was such a chill in me I couldn’t stop my legs from shaking, and although I was standing in the same spot, I felt as if I were moving forward. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe Dad and I had a similar blind spot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I put my hands in my pockets and walk in one big circle, weaving in and out of traffic, switching sidewalks, until we’re standing in the exact same spot we started from. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She pointed to another spot, bordered by a large cluster of trees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He spotted a faint path winding past a clump of violets and curving beyond a funny-looking bush. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The first one wasn’t spotted until 1991, and that was after it had already gone by. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I sat down in the middle of the gravel road and patted a spot next to me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“If you swear you were not involved with the scheme, I’d like to offer you a spot.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a small spot of red on each of her cheeks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lucile sat up straight and there was a red spot on each of her cheeks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I spotted Mom talking to the campus security officer, pointing at the stands. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The first thing I see is a ceiling like the ones in school: plaster tile rectangles spotted with holes and separated by thin metal strips. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Through the crowd, I spot Gale looking back at me with a ghost of a smile. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Put me on the spot, why don’t you. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And is it just my imagination, or are the spots on my elbow getting bigger? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

If a forager boy wanted to take a forager girl to a romantic spot, did the shade of a walnut tree suffice? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My cousins and the neighborhood children crowded around me and Amil until we took them outside to the best spot for cricket. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It came from over there!” said Malfoy, wiping his face, and staring at a spot some six feet to the left of Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Leo spotted Piper’s knife, an old leather-bound book, a few interesting-looking mechanical devices, and enough gold to give Hazel’s horse a stomachache. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My mother tried to run away, but a black policeman spotted her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, he was spotted in a parking lot with an armful of anti-Semitic flyers that promulgated the superiority of the Aryan race. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Another man has spotted him, has greeted him and set himself in motion towards us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One always has room for a spot of tea,” she says, still in a British accent. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His chestnut skin was wrinkled and thoroughly spotted, as though age had been welcomed as a friend instead of an adversary. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Dad spotted the county commissioner who backed him for Charley Burns’s job. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, well before sunset, Kehaar, flying westward down the Belt, spotted the rabbits lying up, all among the nettles and goose grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caputo got a spot and felt the chopper climbing quickly to get above the range of enemy rockets. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She must have found a dry spot on the shores of Lake Finn where she could keep an eye on me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I spotted him on the other side of the clearing, standing and worrying his hands, making the murps that meant he wanted me to come pick him up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The spotted dog paused, and turned in his tracks, and again leaped, this time from behind. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I cut the engine as soon as I was in a spot, so that the thunderous volume wouldn’t draw attention to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Still harbor a soft spot for Mr. Taylor?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its spotted breast lost feathers by the fistful. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

His pale face is contorted and his teeth are gritted, and he holds me over the chasm as spots appear on the edges of my vision, crowding around his face, green and pink and blue. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Royal Odysseus pondered if he should hit him with all he had no and drop the man dead on the spot, or only spar, with force enough to knock him down. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Avery’s wet trousers made a big wet spot on the seat. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“When I was hiding in the woods from that bald guy, I spotted something behind the garage.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I spotted Auk IV lying forlornly in the coal dust beside the railroad track. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It not only mocks in most instances the power of medicine, but it has spread thro’ several parts of the city remote from the spot where it originated.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

His spot backed into a natural corner in the cave so that two of the four walls were stone. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Jolly spot to spend a carefree hour,” Luke said, standing in the doorway regarding the bleak room. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The next day they were spotted by lookouts from a camp hidden among the sandy hills. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He never let a dull spot appear in conversation if he could help it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackrabbits bolted from shady thickets at the approach of the truck and bounded away into the rolling hills spotted with dark juniper trees. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took Rose down to a spot in the sun behind the big house. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

What if someone spots me coming out of here? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I remember this like I am living it as I sit on the steps of Windemere, still staring at the spot where Gat disappeared into the night. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I enter the garden and find a corner behind a tree, away from the spot where community gardeners have been planting fruit trees and flowers and making the world glow a little more. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The spot could not have been lovelier: a high point of the mountain path with a splendid view all the way back to Florin Channel. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I look up and spot a pair of what I guess are monkeys. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“See that tiny moving spot in the field?” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was his place— a spot reserved each week just for God. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we can fly around until we spot him?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Shinnying out onto a perilous but hidden spot, he gripped the roof with one hand and his stopwatch with the other. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the back of his ear and his fingers came away spotted with blood. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It’s just the two of us here, hiding in our secret spot. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what else to say, so I walked away, back toward the band’s planned meeting spot. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Dallas is always on the lookout for other people’s weak spots so that he knows exactly where to poke them. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t move from my spot until, after what seems like an eternity, it finally stops ringing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cal was looking at a spot in the air right over Lee’s head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spotted him easily—a figure walking along the mountain trail high in the distance. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

When I finished, I folded the top of the bag and lugged it to its spot behind the counter. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ve seen you in the square, reading signs. A newspaper. You have to guard over yourself. I’m not the only one can spot such a thing.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The singer's robe contained only a few tiny spots of ancient blue, faded almost to white. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Janae and I both spot them at the same time, and my sister grabs my hand and squeezes it. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there would be cold spots in the water. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

People wait patiently, holding a washcloth against the scalp, holding a bandage pressed around a finger, and you may see a spot of blood on the cloth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was walking beneath the shell of the Lord Commander’s Tower, past the spot where Ygritte had died in his arms, when Ghost appeared beside him, his warm breath steaming in the cold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I pick up a stone and toss it in the same spot where his disappeared. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of Cong activity and the special forces guys in Cambodia were spotting convoys. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pass out the snacks, and then I find a spot on the floor next to Jennifer’s feet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If we’re really lucky. Then someone comes out. Fishing boat or a trader will spot it, even if the beach rats don’t.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The broken sugar bowl used for an ashtray, the damp spot on the ceiling where the roof leaked, the laundry box in the corner. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then a transparent Roman soldier on a spotted horse. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Ethan suspects about your weak spot?” she asked. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I spotted two empty chairs on the far side of the room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Taking out my handkerchief I wiped from his cheek the remains of the spot of dried lather that had worried me all the afternoon. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Still flipping pages, I spotted a carefully drawn map. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then, before beginning the long, hot haul back to his house, he found an empty spot on a shaded bench and pulled his earnings out of his pockets. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I'm happy to see her face brighten when she spots me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But when she learned the woman’s name, Michael-Mary was so charmed by the sound of “Corinthians Dead,” she hired her on the spot. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

From my spot, I surveyed the scenery and noticed few signs of the war that had decimated our lives. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The coat was a soft gray, overlaid with a few darker spots. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice spot here, good sight lines, set it down, Pfennig. I’ve sent our friend Volkheimer ahead. He’s somewhere on the hill.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

However, he spotted someone who looked able to guide him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I lean down and stroke Boomer’s head, black dappled with spots of ivory. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The limp body, with not a torn spot or a tooth puncture in the skin, would be laid at his master’s feet. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of all that and watching the rush-hour traffic on Military Trail when I spot something strange up ahead. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Angel got up, went to the bathroom, and tried not to scratch her spots. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

During a 1946 visit to his in-laws on Balboa Island, a resort spot south of Los Angeles, he conceived the idea of renting a home on the island for the summer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She and Granddaddy have a spot on the second row that’s theirs. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Diana hadn’t moved from her spot near the doorway, making it clear to Rashid that she didn’t trust any of them enough to stand near them. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

On a nearby shelf, I spotted a small stockpile of candles. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s the custom when hunting that the first shot belongs to the person who spotted the animal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

And I spot Mama in the corner reading the Quran quietly with Salma Auntie and their other friends. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The zoo was a prestigious social hot spot for many German people, but Jews hadn't been allowed in the park since 1939. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Honey, the bottom won’t show in the pictures and the spots will wash out,” she said, then sent me to wash up for the photographs. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Right when we came into the ranch we spotted a crowd down around their corral. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She inspected all the glassware for spots or smudges, and when she found them—which was often—she’d scream, “MINNIE!” so loud that Mary cringed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When we leave, we drive up to Freedom Lake and climb the hill path to our favorite spot. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

If students stayed on the paths and walkways as they were supposed to, they would never spot an Executive using a secret entrance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If you’ve ever seen a dog bury a bone, or a spotted green chipmunk rooting for a lost acorn, you will know what I’m talking about. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She led the way to a bed where the green leaves were spotted with black. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at a spot in the middle of the river and imagined the moment. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jesse got the idea on the spot and pounced, announcing that this was a private club; the intruders couldn’t come in because they were too well-dressed. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men had been divided up into different teams, and each team was going to land in a different spot along the East Coast of America. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Every time a teacher would drag our class to the Met for a field trip, I’d look around for good hiding spots, but I knew I would never be able to do anything that brave. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to write political messages in public was punished with a burst of machine-gun fire on the spot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I back out of the spot and pull onto Roswell Road. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I heard what was said because I was down at the store washing fly spots off the show window. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Skin healed, but an empty spot in her hairline...Violet had to forgo payment to shut her up. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It starts with the Bots, and then I just let the YouTube gods take me where they will, skipping anything that doesn’t reach that spot right between my heart and my ribs. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Above the towns, scattered like pebbles, were single villas where ancient families had found a brook, a green spot, and laid out a tile pool, a library, and a court with a pulsing fountain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached out and wiped the spot on my leg with a finger. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We take spots on the carpeted floor, and when Madrina’s finally settled, it feels as if the whole apartment has let out a deep, long sigh. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Everybody with fingers in a twenty-mile radius showed up and was hired on the spot. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were surprised to find that, not only was there no meteorite, but several other people were searching for it in the same spot. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She knelt to examine a spot on the floor. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

On his frequent visits, he could be spotted chatting amiably with workers or engineers, sometimes in the company of less patient companions, such as Groves. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

After boarding the shuttle to town, I went to my favorite spot in the back to catch some shuteye. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

We stood with our ears pressed to the door for a moment, listening for a sign that we’d been spotted. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I actually laughed and, spotting a honey-free place near the base of the statue, worked to get it covered up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had to wait more than an hour for twenty-two teams to weigh in, but no one knocked Abby out of the top spot. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Reading. Hold on. Wow. Wow. This could be the Catskills spot on the map?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I head to my favorite spot—the two-seater in the corner next to the conductor’s box. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I said nothing, thought of him sending his horse charging over the spot I had barely leaped from in time. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around with a dazed expression, spotted Annabeth, and gave her a drunken grin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The house is beginning to clear out a little, so I give up and find a spot on the couch. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Clarence had sat beside me in a spot where the grass was soft. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When we get to the spot by the west end, I notice the terraces. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spotted Liam straight off, standing rather than sitting on one of the logs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Feather spotted something in a bush and got low, his tail parallel to the grass. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It kind of put us on the spot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those sleek black cars would probably explode on the spot. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We walk through the park, and I quickly realize why this is his favorite spot in Brooklyn. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

During his fifteen minutes of prayers, he spotted Diana walking by, as well as two teachers clearly on their way out of the building. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Pax looked over at Runt, who was sniffing the spot where Pax had slept. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Cudn Rachel was almost as big and fat as Mrs. Jones, and said she could spot hungry boys a mile away. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The iron would split it open with a wide gash, and blood would darken the white spot and make it the color of the man’s sunburned face. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you look an angry black momma in her eyes, there’s a chance you will turn into a pillar of salt on the spot, like ol’ girl in the Bible. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But I’m very relieved to spot our mile-four pit crew, and it worries me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“There’s a dead body in the tall grass only a few feet from where you are. That’s why this spot was left empty last night.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot my face on one, but the ink waxes and wanes, changing too quickly for me to read it and know my fate. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He heard a noise behind the staircase, where he spotted another doorway leading down to the cellar. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It’s that warm spot on the couch when my favorite show is on TV. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Darren and I luck out—he eases into a spot across from the Key Bank, just a couple of doors away. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Last night, after nearly two hours of listening to the preacher, I walked back to the sleeping spot with Ida. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But after a time, as Frodo did not show any sign of writing a book on the spot, the hobbits returned to their questions about doings in the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Always had a soft spot for children of Ares,” Hedge muttered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

This, his activity here with animals and animal dealers, seemed the only weak spot in the shroud of depression, a flaw by which he might be able to grab it and exorcise it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then the beach was so crowded that they could hardly find a spot for their blanket. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

A bright spot in their morning was eating turtle soup for breakfast. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

We find a spot to watch the parade on a shadowy cobblestoned alley. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Extra gestures are the equivalent of trash, dirt, spots.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She turned and ran off the blacktop, to a quiet spot behind the jungle gym. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

As Aru watched the snow, she spotted a tall tree with hundreds of tiny mirrors for bark. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He saw, then, that next to where the antenna came out of the case, there was a small discolored spot on the plastic. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

But then she spots us—me, John Mark, and all those balloons. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

From what I understood, mostly from the illustrations, Mom and the researchers wanted to take a harpoon fishing boat into a stretch of Cape Cod where fishermen had spotted white sharks. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was white, shorter than Marcus, and had a bald spot on the top of his head. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The pilot, spotting the camp, circled twice at a low altitude for a closer look. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and stood there rooted in my spot. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“You listen,” Janza said, cool now, knowing he had struck a vulnerable spot. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sammy’s reaction that way to my hitting his woman—close as he and I were—was the only weak spot I’d ever glimpsed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he kept his eyes focused on the trees above, trying to spot them, Lobo ran ahead. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The Prince picked the spot himself, in the quietest, remotest corner of the castle grounds. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Finally we spotted one sitting alone in his car. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but Needles was with us too," I said quickly, hoping that Needles's name would soften the blow, since she had a soft spot for him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Even though I stood too far away to actually read it, I assumed he’d only hold it up to prove that my name did in fact hold his top spot. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“This’d hit the spot about now,” he said, glancing quickly up and down the hall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She lugged the view camera downtown to photograph a rusty bridge stretching over the spot where the three rivers collided. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I spot him now, still stranded on his metal plate. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced up at me but didn’t hold my eyes—just patted the spot beside him. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I thought she was the most gorgeous creature I’d ever seen, until a few seconds later her spotted fawn meandered into view. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When I spotted Mtisha I came up behind her, put my arm around, and when she turned to see who it was I planted one right on her lips. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

From my spot on the floor in my parents’ room, I recited a special verse from the Holy Quran, the Ayat al-Kursi. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He spotted Ginny two tables away; she was sitting with her head on her mother’s shoulder: There would be time to talk later, hours and days and maybe years in which to talk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dad takes his seat at his spot at the head of the table, for the moment oblivious to Mom’s irritated overtures, and begins making incisions in his ham. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The fighting, when there is any, takes place on the vague frontiers whose whereabouts the average man can only guess at, or round the Floating Fortresses which guard strategic spots on the sea lanes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A skinny spotted dog ran out in front of the truck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stretched out on one of the seat planks, staring up at the moon and wondering how long it would take for somebody to spot us. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

They were “circular meccas of neon,” in the words of drive- in historian Michael Witzel, designed to be easily spotted from the road. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

He squatted again in his spot three rows distant and tried to concentrate on his own work. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, she doesn’t have any family or means of support. No long-standing friends able to help her out of a tight spot if the need arises.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was out of breath by the time she spotted the book. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There Paris shot an arrow at him and Apollo guided it so that it struck his foot in the one spot where he could be wounded, his heel. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rocking on the porch, she had seen the white dot swinging back and forth in the sun when the boy wasn’t much more than a moving spot far down the road. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then she spotted some wheat moving unnaturally. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had bagged pictures of all the different buildings Rose and me had spotted. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Has the girl been? Yes—there’s the food she left. She shouldn’t come in, though. We must arrange a spot on the path for her to leave the food at.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But then he spotted a group of monks walking toward them, holding their saffron-colored robes gathered in the crooks of their arms. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As I was driving toward my spot in the desert, Dante took out the goods. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I rub the unlucky spot on my skull and clear my throat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Almost everybody was thinking about the spot the Laughing Man had been left in. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He spotted a small, brown, fist-sized clump of twigs not ten feet away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then, even as he rehearsed, he spotted his old partner. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we look for a shady spot outside to sit down, Soojin notices my bangles. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Just as I say this, we spot Ainsley in one of the windows. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Shorty’s band played at spots around Boston three or four nights a week. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me about six seconds to spot her, and I’m not even surprised that when I do, her eyes are right on mine. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Sumac moved his head to the other side, showing her his favorite spot. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Her clear stare fixed me to the spot and made me forget the dolls. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I marked the spot mentally and said, “Ha!” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the end of the day I was walking down a dimly lit hallway, with Danny following, when I spotted a boy coming directly toward me on a collision course. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignoring him, I switch off the alarms and hang the clocks in their rightful spots. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

MR-2, with Ham the chimpanzee as its passenger, overshot the landing spot by sixty miles and was nearly underwater when it was finally plucked from the ocean. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Newt stood up, refolding his bloody rag to find a clean spot. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She must be thinking the same thing because she turns on the spot, grabs a trash bag from the kitchen, and disappears into her bedroom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was sure she had found a spot where there was no human scent and was staying there until her mother came for her. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I walk back toward the railway station and pester the station agent until he gets me a spot on the next train back to Amsterdam. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“There’s a dark spot on the horizon that might be the selenium pool. It’s in the right place. But I don’t see Speedy.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

His tail twitched as he watched a line of tiny ants marching from under the sink to a dark spot of something sticky by the stove. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They chose a spot on Russia’s Kola Peninsula, near the Finnish border, and set to work with the hope of drilling to a depth of fifteen kilometers. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

After walking for twenty minutes, Mom finally found her perfect spot. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

One bright spot in our neighborhood was a little store run by a Jamaican family, selling clothing, hair accessories, and other items. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Armpit didn’t know if it was a real song or if she just made it up on the spot. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Stepping over slabs of concrete and parts of the wall that has fallen, I make my way to our spot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She focused the spotting scope on the door of the green pickup. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“So, what the hell was that about?” she asks, eyes flashing in the rearview mirror as she backs out of the parking spot. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But then I spot what looks like a gas station. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the plan all along was to get the whole family gathered right here, right in this spot, to look out on the beauty outside their window? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The gaslights showed in the fog only as dull spots of light—like ghosts hovering. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry would have given all the gold in Gringotts to evaporate on the spot. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

In one such dismal spot we got our first taste of trouble. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took her small pink hand in his own frail spotted one and gave it a gentle squeeze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

More than likely my subconscious spotted him as I was walking through the lobby. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

At once Malcolm backed the canoe out of the reeds and sped towards the spot under the oak tree where the man had been standing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There were continual stampings of alarm, pausing, freezing to the spot at the sound of movement real or imagined. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under Mr. Dantzler, the Big Store became a source of town cohesiveness and a social gathering spot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Being able to spot that overall architecture as we listen — knowing, so to speak, which room we are in right now — gives us important clues that help us understand and appreciate the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I remembered how I’d visited Our Lady in the middle of the night, how I’d placed my hand on that same spot. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The back seat is completely quiet when we pull into the parking spot next to the trailer—until I hear Bryce ask in a small voice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I had a fever, cough and fine red spots all over my body. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around and spot the one sign that doesn’t have an English translation: ¡BIENVENlDOS! Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was staring at a balding spot on his father’s head, which he suddenly wanted to stroke. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start to pull Imani in with me, but Kasim has already taken what was supposed to be her spot next to me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not trying to put you on the spot,” I said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Find a side street. We’ve got to take him by surprise. We mustn’t let him spot us ahead of time. We have to catch the first look on his face.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cautiously he slides out of his parking spot. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

There had been times when she thought she spotted Pong, only to get closer and find it was someone else. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The computer-controlled descent was taking Eagle into an area covered with huge boulders, and Neil had to keep flying until he found a smoother spot to land. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the spot near the crest where I always stopped to see how far I’d come, this time I kept walking. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Well, then, why was I armed and why did I return to precisely that spot? The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

"Amber Alert child spotted on Seventy-Fourth speaking to homeless man by someone living in the neighborhood. Any units in the vicinity, let's get out there and ask some questions." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He stepped off his board onto a boulder, and deftly climbed to a spot that lay shadowed in the setting sun. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Celaena’s eyes stung as she spotted the guards loitering in armchairs in the great room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At last, lying facedown on the floor, he spotted what looked like a torn piece of paper under the chest of drawers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In both cheeks was a spot of hard colour. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It’s mad bright, maybe kneeling over here is stupid, but staying in plain sight might be a good hiding spot. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Otto caught a charley horse from standing in one spot with the fake camera and had to hop on one leg. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The crew had told me before we left Boston that it was their favorite night spot in Harlem, and not to miss it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists have tentative indications of early domestication in spots from Illinois to Alabama by iooo B.C. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s a spot in the roof, see it, almost over them. The last blast didn’t quite get it. If you can get it at the base, half the roof will cave in.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But Ching’s face, which was pale and yellow every day, was now dark and spotted with his scanty blood, and his half-opened eyes were filmed and blind and his breath came in gusts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The spot right at the dip of his waist below his ribs looks impossibly soft, and Alex might die if he can’t fit his hand into that little curve in the next five seconds. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I take my lucky spot in the den in front of the sectional. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We don’t dare use Fina’s flashlight or even our phones, because if my pen pal does come, they’d be able to spot the light from a mile off. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Realizing their work wouldn’t be tying them to one spot, her parents decided to make their fantasy of living once in every state a reality. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In the dim light I couldn’t spot anything that could have made the metallic noise, either. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Then we have to spray it with bleach cleaner. There are little bleach spots all over the wood,” said Patti. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It would be difficult for my dad to spot the position of his buoy in the murky water, and great whites attack their prey from beneath. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I spot Ms. Holly in a rear pew, and she gives me a big “okay” sign. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“What if he’s Jewish? Would Christmas carols offend him?” asked Jessie from her spot by the radiator. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I feel a hot spot forming on my stump—a warning sign Hank has told me I should pay close attention to. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Another traditional miners’ vacation spot was Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Across the room I spotted a giant fireplace. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

To Thomas’s surprise, the spot in which the rocks disappeared proved only to be a few feet square. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I press the spot on the pyramid and all of a sudden, all four sides fold down at the same time and I'm looking inside the pyramid and, just like Freak promised, I'm amazed. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Simultaneously, they spotted two girls they had never seen before. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A movement caught his attention, and he spotted a large white shape disappearing into the tall trees below. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I nod, and when I turn my head, I smile, because I don’t want to help him earn my starting spot should he decide to come out for the team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

President Snow rubs a spot over his left eyebrow, the very spot where I myself get headaches. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sound effects team operated their equipment from a spot where they could see Welles, too. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

There are several other weak spots in the fence, but this one is so close to home I almost always enter the woods here. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The next day we returned to the same spot. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a spot on the top of her head. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then he spotted a Dunkin’ Donuts ad on a bus bench. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Apparently, a couple of Mainers were boating a few miles off Wells Beach and they spotted a large shark not far from the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was a wide lawn that he hadn’t noticed before, and quite a few of the group chose it as their bedtime spot. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

One day, two men were out hunting four miles northwest of Fairfax when they spotted a car at the bottom of a rocky swale. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He spotted a napkin on the floor next to a chair and placed it back on the table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You’re practically guaranteed a top ten spot if you keep it up.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We found a decent spot to sit, just left of midfield, though it took some shoving and elbowing on Farid’s part. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she spotted a few rays from the setting sun breaching the billows, and she oriented herself. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The spots above my eyebrows, which were the size of pinpricks last time I checked, have now grown into real spots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But because I missed the first few weeks of school, I also missed the first few weeks of work, and the bank filled my spot with another student. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It stands to reason, then, that somewhere along that street should be a spot corresponding to the ancient city’s main crossing, the confluence of the Street of the Soma and the east—west-running Canopic Way. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

More likely a spot of revenge for trying to pick his arresting officer’s pocket in the booking line. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It's unusual for her to be all alone; generally there are several elders from the neighborhood sitting in that spot. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There were small white spots of paint all over the shield. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not really hidden, just tucked away in an unlikely spot. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It was in the same spot where he had smacked heads with the Palmetto goalie. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a man was coming, Woundwort spotted him half a mile away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is a Sister of Charity, and maybe that is why she is so kind and says yes, she will put us wherever there is a spot. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

That’s where the loss lived, in those strangely normal spots on my body. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They were the color of the moss near the spring, and their backs were spotted the color of wet sand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And when I asked him why he wasn’t at our regular spot after school, he’d just mumbled something and looked at his feet, and then we’d walked toward Amsterdam in total silence. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The table above them is set, five spots. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He looked down at the clutch of eggs and spotted the gold one, gleaming against its cement-colored fellows, residing safely between the dragon’s front legs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When we reached the spot 03-01 had designated for our supper — a spreading oak that would afiord us all shade from the afternoon sun — we stopped, and the footman helped us step down. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed to see something stuck to the back of it and picked at the spot until it rubbed off. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Uh-oh,” Dallas said, as he spotted Mr. Trepid slipping up behind Florida. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But you know as well as I do timings the reason you’ve been finding the sweet spot all year.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

There were still traces of grainy old snowbanks in the shadiest spots, but in places the sun was actually hot. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He set the receiver back down and did not take his eyes from the spot that had moved outside the car. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Its Jade light glowed so bright that it made spots float over Nok's eyes when she blinked. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Felix hadn’t seen the dog run into the road, but he spotted him in a Waffle House parking lot now. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Andrew flipped through the pages until he found the spot where Sierra had tucked in her library card. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Her eyes caught one of those spots a few yards away from her, and she went cold. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He pulls the car into a spot right in front of my apartment and I reach for the door handle. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

With the newly hatched salmon in the Miramichi that spring of 1954 were young of previous hatchings, salmon a year or two old, young fish in brilliant coats marked with bars and bright red spots. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He spots me, though, and I freeze, my eyes darting over to Lolo, who still hasn’t gotten out of the car. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It took them a while to return fire, but the chopper had them spotted. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was right She lowered the board and jumped off, running to the spot. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And I’m relieved that my spot on the team is secure. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone may have drowned here, he thought grimly—at the same spot where he could very well die of thirst. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I hated the idea of staring at my spots in the mirror through a lesson, so when we went shopping for dance wear, I insisted on a turtlenecked, long-sleeved leotard. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie closed his eyes and rubbed his fingers over the same bumpy, spot. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Hold-Your-Nose Billy looked angry enough to throttle Jemmy on the spot. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

They bent low and inched out of their hiding spot, slowly walking from tree to tree, Alec checking each time to make sure it was clear to move on to the next one. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She held up my newly printed sheet and pointed to a spot on the N in “Nzila” that missed the rollers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then when you met him, you said he had spots on his face.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they walked the streets, Mariam spotted more signs—painted on windows, nailed to doors, billowing from car antennas—that proclaimed the same. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mostly he drifted, though once he rowed inshore a ways to a spot where gulls were screeching and diving and trying to lift themselves back up into the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

With that, Alec spun and ran to a spot about ten feet away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Jinx’s hiding spot was getting stuffy and his feet tingled from lack of circulation. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment, he spotted a plank, a foot wide and sixteen feet long, floating in the sideyard. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When a wearer glances to a spot in the corner of a lens, he or she can scan a data feed to, say, check incoming email. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was obviously a soft spot for Doris, and after that, she never really looked at Jazz's scrapbook again. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Dolphins loved this part of the Gulf and could be spotted in the early mornings, playfully making their way through the water. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Hunger did not know how to find that spot on a human being. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When that happens someone usually spots ’em ’mongst the trees or bushes, stealing looks and studying us hard, not sure if it’s safe to get noticed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Alex glanced around: some boys were hitting grounders with a tennis ball over on a nearby baseball diamond, but the rest of the park was empty; he couldn’t spot Rex anywhere. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But there was something ’bout that one particular spot that was calling Mrs. Brown and telling her to brush at it with her bare hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And what happens if all my treatments don’t work and the spots keep growing, and more and more of the color gets sucked out of me until I have none left at all? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then you would barely be able to see a difference between my spots and the rest of me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Every time I spot a striped bag on the ground, I think it’s ours. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They constantly drifted, as if Leo was trying to spot something over the horizon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Moving past an open locker, he’d spotted a camera dangling from one of the coat hooks. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once out of Independence Hall, Anthony spotted a bandstand that had been set up for a musical concert that evening. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Still, I think of him as a hero, yet another one of those special gifts from God sent to ferry me over a rough spot in my life’s path. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Cole spotted the colorful blanket beside him, he felt a sudden warmth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Everyone there had their hopes set on fencing well enough to secure their spot at the Olympics for their respective countries. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I shake the thought of Dray from my mind because I want to enjoy my friends and this basketball game, but I spot Kasim waving to us from the bottom of the bleachers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Plus I glued sparkles on the tails,” the boy added, “so. they’d be easy to spot.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scanned my room for inspiration and spotted my collection of sports trophies won over the years, usually for good sportsmanship, as I was never the best player, or even very athletic. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He is thinking of the lace-up boots and means to be on the spot. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

More attention to her looks than these pullings of hairs and pickings at spots would have caused gossip among the villagers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instantly, Hazel spotted something on the horizon—a flash of light and steam. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

On the larger screen were several images of a brain, with three key spots lit up in orange. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The helicopter landed in a swirl of dust, the white flowers bending in a wide circle around the touchdown spot. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Belly to the ground, he made his way across the ridge to a spot above the old mill. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe dinner tomorrow instead. I can take you to the seafood spot I was telling you about.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He had been walking fast about the room, and he stopped, as if suddenly rooted to one spot. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some snowdrops'd come out in the boggy spot, by Dad's greenhouse. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then she spotted the rucksacks they’d all been keeping hidden behind them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Jake drew a triumphant X to mark the spot halfway between the two markers. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Freebie’s fur was short, and he even had a few bald spots. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

But whether those two lamps spotted me moving and staring, or whether I came to my senses, I don’t know. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If you are in a park and someone is playing annoying music, you know that if you move to a more distant spot the music will seem quieter. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I paused at one of the few spots where a bright streak of light fell across the boards and, as she approached, said: 'Ah, Miss Kenton.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I say it a few more times, louder and with more and more gusto, then realize I’m talking with an English accent to a bunch of trees and go back to my spot. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In the winter, the river was blue-green in the narrow fast-moving spots. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have this little white spot,” she replies, “right there at the corner of your mouth.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I assumed she was rehearsing a lesson or maybe one of her assembly talks, and I was about to hurry past before she spotted me, but just then she turned and looked straight at me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over time, that light-sensitive spot evolved to become the human eye. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and tiptoed inside, but the teacher spotted me right away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She spotted A. C. James, her across-the-street neighbor who had come to lend support. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I walked around and picked myself out a spot that wouldn't be shaded too much. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t let her see how much I agree with her and how badly I want the spot. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“The very essence of the tomb, as Theodora points out. The cold spot in Borley Rectory only dropped eleven degrees,” he went on complacently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

All I see are Kings, but whatever she's spotted breaks the funereal mood, sure enough. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

One convenient spot would be at a point where the pull of the earth, moon, and sun balance each other, so that the new country would stay there indefinitely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She listened for almost a minute, switched spots, listened again, switched spots again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mama spotted Anya and waved, her mouth hanging in a tired scowl. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

This was the same spot he had been at a thousand strokes earlier. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The perfectly round spot on which we’re standing is still safe, but the clouds are moving in on us, and the ring between us and the approaching danger is being pulled tighter and tighter. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Elizabeth can take you,” Mom calls out from her knitting spot. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But whenever that worry enters, I drive it away as fast as I can, just as you have to chase away an ant as soon as you spot it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But before we could do that, a car pulled into the parking spot beside us. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My supply of ideas exhausted, I began to concentrate on the white spots on my fingernails. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you feel at the lowest spot on earth?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And now here I am, sitting in the church, staring at the white spot on my left foot while the minister talks about God and heaven and angels. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I spotted a glass tro-phy case and went to check it out. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I walk my finger back to my spot on the mat and begin to eat each grain of the sugar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were seated at the same spot again, near the whitewashed railing, by a Nigerian waiter in a tight black suit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even after a hard winter that had frequently forced me to pay for a warm spot to sleep, my hoard was over twenty iron pennies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I went toward the microphone where Brother Jack himself waited, entering the spot of light that surrounded me like a seamless cage of stainless steel. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everything in my research points to this spot as the Sorrows’ nesting ground and center of power.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

At dawn, German lookouts spotted Allied ships filling the Normandy coast. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly everywhere, every wall, every spot has sunlight coming from somewhere. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Transfixed by fear, I stood rooted to the spot. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Down at the usual spot? Maybe I’ll run by and see him.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

From this spot she could also still make sure no feral beasts were about to rip into the crowd. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The audience had now spotted me and were tittering and pointing. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He bought the guitar on the spot and paid fifteen dollars cash. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He finds some cardboard and places it on a dry spot. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He had a spot on his lungs the size of a dime. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She found several suspicious spots and unidentifiable hair strands. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Just as he had always feared, he was fired on the spot. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There she found a ring of bleeding spots at the junction between the stomach and the small intestine. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then by chance my knee found a tender spot between his legs and he doubled over, cursing me as I fled. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

From the audience, the wet spots look dark and dirty. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I live in a city where twenty-five per cent of the population is Negro and I doubt that the percentage is much higher, except in spots, in the eleven Civil War States. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed through his clenched teeth, rubbing a spot on his temple, and headed through the garden. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But as I walk through the bright hallway with colorful posters that read “Arabic Alphabet” and “The 99 Attributes of Allah,” I spot Imam Malik and Mustafa standing in an empty alcove near the bookshelves. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was pretty easy to spot you out there, scanning the steps with one hand over your eyes like a salute. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Moss said, claiming one of the few empty spots left in the waiting area. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Next, I pull back my bangs and study the spots underneath. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then, in the early sun, on my way to work, I spot a man pushing a cart toward the market square, a load of old planks piled almost as high as his chin. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

If our recipe won that TV spot, it would have meant tons of orders for her mom’s catering business. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Now he raked over and over the same spot on the lawn. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dangling from a ceiling hook was a piece of meat as large as I had ever seen, spotted thickly with flies. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I aimed for another spot, and once again it glanced off unyielding diorite with a dull clank. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were always smiling in the photos they took, while sailing and hiking and visiting tourist spots, holding each other, all easy limbs and white teeth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maya Lin watched from a spot next to the Wall where she could see both the speakers and the audience. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her mother hadn’t moved from her frozen spot. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When British radio technicians on the ground spotted incoming swarms of German aircraft, they were able to tell their pilots where to find the enemy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He had not forgotten where and flung himself down beside the spot. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I watched it make its way to earth, I spotted Declaration coming up the rock. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I little thought,” said Estella, “that I should take leave of you in taking leave of this spot. I am very glad to do so.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Other students are making their way out, too, and I try to spot Donna or Pri in the crowd. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The three of us picked up our bags, slid out from our spot and moved around our stiff arms and legs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It took us an hour of cautious walking before we spotted the stream. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have felt more put on the spot than if he had asked me to tap dance while balancing the paints on my head. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were slick spots here and there on the floor that the Helpers hadn’t mopped up yet, and Kate nimbly avoided these, trying not to think about them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I drift along, and just before the turnoff to my parents’ house, I spot Papito at the edge of a field, by the road, fixing the fence. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes the Bible and pats the spot next to her on the bed. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Theresa poked a finger in a soft spot of plaster, occasioning a moist avalanche. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another spot fell on my hand, and another crack of thunder came. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the white rock, I spotted a carved stone jaguar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

In May, there was no water in San Francisquito Creek, just a few spots where puddles had been trapped in some of the deeper depressions of the bed. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The grass all round was speckled with their blood—little spots like those on trout, but with a kind of tail on each spot, like a tadpole. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other was the blond kid with the crew cut in the number three seat, Rantz—the boy he’d spotted on the rings in the gym at Roosevelt two years before. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’m sure no one else has spotted me until a head pops up from behind the stacks. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was buried on the spot and lies there yet, but about a yard closer to North America than on the day he died. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Dr. Zinchenko had commandeered a hover ladder and sailed up to the spot where the missing book should’ve been shelved. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The only bright spot was that the roof was theirs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a child his musical ability had quickly been spotted and he was soon in Vienna receiving training from, among others, Salieri, and encountering both Beethoven and Schubert. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The old elementary school has become what I guess could be called “our spot.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Whatever his motivation, my father accepted the job on the spot. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He left a spot for a door, and left holes as windows. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got a big fat red spot on your face from bashing it on the bar.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He found a comfortable spot just beyond the noise of the camp, beside a swift-running stream with waters clear and cold as ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The big bang had been spotted; the myth of the static universe was dead. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He spotted the two Afghan kids from his math class and followed them from a distance. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I scrub the spot on my right foot for at least a minute, but when I splash water over it, the spot is still there, so pale it almost glows. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He came when he started middle school, and I joined him last year because a spot finally opened up in the fifth-grade class when a kid moved away over the summer. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As they walked behind me, I spotted Zion sitting at a table by himself, munching on a box of popcorn. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“There’s the big clear spot in the middle. The others he knocks down, but those he knocks down and eats.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My spot on Team USA definitely carried with it a new level of respect at the foundation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I then reached a small clearing, undoubtedly the spot the man had referred to. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Beside it was a photo of the same spot, though the paper had turned ocher with age, with a boy hanging upside down from those same branches while Ishtar laughed at his antics. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The lieutenant spots six tripod fighting machines, one partially damaged from an Army gun shell. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Rashid picked up a T-shirt, and Tad spotted a book on the ground. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My dad, however, was a deadeye when it came to spotting the outlaw class. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He swept the area, carefully studying every spot before he dared take another step, his head swiveling up and down, side to side, like some kind of robotic scavenger unit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Whenever you touch one spot on their back, they hiss real loud, just like this.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

At last Nhamo spotted a cluster of huts set back from the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake turned the globe again and pressed his blunt, grimy thumb on a carefully selected spot. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A computer who could process data on the spot and understand how to interpret it was more valuable to the team than a pool computer with more general knowledge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The pale spots sprinkled across her dark chest twinkle in the stage lights like stardust. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The spot where he usually parked one of his carts was empty; a huge amoeba of oil stained the concrete floor. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now I could see the worn spots in the hall rugs, the broken piece of molding along the ceiling, the burned-out bulb in the light fixture. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I mentioned the potential blood spots that Phoebe had marked with adhesive tape. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The dark spots expanded, filling up the outer edges of her vision. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“My freshman year was so hard. But after I found my spots—where to get the hair products I like, a black church, you know, the essentials—I was good.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I believe,” replied Socrates, “the spot is about a quarter of a mile lower down, and there is, I think, some sort of altar to Boreas there.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hastily slid her calling card behind the trash can, adjusting it so it could be seen by someone looking for it but not spotted as trash. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Red spots jumped in front of my eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

One young man was killed on the spot. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw rotten pockets where all the cells had popped and died, forming a liquefied spot that was packed with wall-to-wall bricks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a heavy exhale, I grab at one of her wrists, and I notice that spots are dancing at the corners of my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was going back to work the next day, bald spot and all. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

From the youngster's lower perspective, however, she spotted marvelous beasts that appeared to cavort on the cave roof. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

I spotted porcelain figurines that looked just like the ones Robbie had kept on her shelves downstairs from us on Euclid Avenue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was heavy yet he was still a dancer and the easy moves of the old predator came back to him effortlessly as he went from spot to spot testing his eye. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to peek through the few clear spots in the windows but couldn’t see much, so Ernie, instead of just climbing through the hole, tried the front door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

While they were gone, Styx said, “Listen. Cormier’s still got a soft spot for the baby. Did you notice that?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nico and he were wandering along the esplanade when Jason spotted the guy with wings buying an ice cream bar from a street cart. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If he put up a good show there’d be another preliminary bout for him when a spot became available. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could have fought back on the spot and settled it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

This was what she suspected about herself, as she looked in her green-tinted mirror, with its brown spot, and many-forked streak, and chipped edge — that she really was, after all, just wrong. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silence filtered over the spot just as Ike and Felix rounded the corner. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He could usually get out of a tough spot by making his mother laugh. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was a gloomy and primeval spot, deeply shadowed in the gray dusk. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stood near the border of the girls’ area, waiting, trying to spot Michelle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Con pointed at a spot south of the intersection of the two rivers and said, “Is this where we are?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Trampita and Torito played a game to see who spotted the most rabbits, but Papá had to stop it because they started quarreling. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I skipped going to the cafeteria and ate half a bar of chocolate as I made my way to our lunch spot. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

When I get close, I spot a piece of cardboard sticking out of her garbage can. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He dangled there for a minute, grasping the edge, staring down into the water, until he spotted a big board floating underneath. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the same secluded spot I had sat reading on my first day, and I ate my lunch, hoping no one would notice me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then they figured what time of the month we should arrive at that spot. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot my mother in the long row. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He found a good spot not far from a fountain, then took the small mirror from his cereal box and placed it in the jar. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

At last they reached a spot where the road divided. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was almost to the top of the chemistry room’s ceiling when she spotted her red backpack in the wreckage beneath her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“My dad took me horseback riding and showed me the spot. I was young and we only had our horses. It was kind of scary.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Both hands tightly gripping my bowl, I take my two ladlefulls and walk to my shaded spot underneath a tree, away from all the others. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The “nap,” and what it will give us, is the only bright spot. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

One of the cameras must have spotted him and she had been sent here to find him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

From this high perch, the reporter spotted an undertaker struggling to get his supply of coffins to safety. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally they were back on the same spot of grass that Maya had always thought of as theirs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I spotted something more unique: a flowing black-and-white gown with a cool asymmetrical print. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In Treasure Island, the black spot meant you were guilty of something and would be fully punished. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps 'Mursden' will ring a bell for you, as it did for me upon my first spotting it on the road atlas yesterday. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She speared a steaming potato with a fork and showed me how to peel it until there wasn’t a spot on it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They even got a spot that sells TVs, Jamaican flags, leather jackets, and incense all in the same place. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Just then I spot two women with name tags clipped to their shirt pockets. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The spot where he had kicked her stung deep—it would certainly bruise. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It had reached her face when her husband came to the spot with her father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy felt like an arrow had slipped through a chink in his armor—as if he still had the blessing of Achilles, and someone had found his weak spot. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A dark brown horse with a white spot on its muzzle trots to the edge of its gate and stops. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Then I spotted it—a small plastic whistle encased in a clear cellophane envelope. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It took experience to be able to spot a cop. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could be in some spot to see if they send anybody to watch. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the way back in I stop to check on another spot, on the inside bend of the channel where the bottom is rocky. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how I managed to find my spot in the desert, but I found it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was almost dark, and Matthias had begun to feel the stirrings of real panic when they finally spotted the first of the whaling camps. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The person in front of me points directly at the targeted spot below the smallest waterfall. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The deluge slowed, the clouds circled counterclockwise, and a flock of spotted sandpipers blew in from the coast. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They were bleeding in a few spots but not on fire anymore, and much, much faster. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Being mean will earn you a black spot, and you know what that means. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

You can just sit in one spot for hours. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And Jinny’s hopes that the girl might forget the bracelet altogether faded when Ess swallowed her last bite and immediately hopped down from her spot on the bench. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

On August 2, North Vietnamese forces spotted the American destroyer Maddox cruising in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The Congs we were after had been probing along our defenses, looking for soft spots. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we went upstairs, Jaja walked in front of me and I tried to place my feet on the exact spots where he placed his. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we neared my father’s burial spot, Myron caught up to me and asked, “You okay?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I received Mr. Billington’s courteous message that he would give me any information in his power I thought it best to go down to Whitby and make, on the spot, such inquiries as I wanted. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He always tried to get to a meeting spot a little early, just to have a look. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The victory bumped him up to the top spot in the 1937 earnings race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

O-lan had been rinsing the rice bowls with a little water and now she piled them in a corner of the hut and looked up at him from the spot where she squatted. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Students coming home from school are easy to spot, their backpacks and fat headphones dotting the crowds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The spot of paint flakes off like a scab. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

One day I went to my usual spots. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The trees here were thicker than down the road, which made this spot perfect. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He was sitting up in his bed, the two spots on his cheeks redder than ever. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

By consulting the module map, I was able to locate the exact spot in the cliff where the entrance to the tomb was supposed to be buried. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

You might, perhaps, spot the two electrical meters, but those—per city ordinance—were concealed at the back of the house, along with the garage. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her skin was pale as water except for two flame-colored spots on her cheeks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was groaning from around the lecture hall, and Max laughed as he stepped back and Anita took his spot. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He would undress and get into the water with the boys, and his mysterious sense of orientation would allow him to avoid the deep and dangerous spots. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Tall azalea bushes hide my face, but I can see through enough to spot an approacher. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A flock of pigeons startled and took off, swooping over their heads in a wide circle before landing back in the same spot again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Diegos skin pressed against mine as he kissed my lips and my neck, lingering only long enough in one spot to make me want more. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Eventually one was spotted, and the men were happy to see it was inhabited by a large crabeater seal. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The drawing at left, from a sixteenth-century codex, is a winter- count-like depiction of a year dominated by smallpox; two men lie dying or dead, their bodies spotted with pustules. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When George began to watch the Washington oarsmen on the water, he quickly spotted inefficiencies and deficiencies in the mechanics of their stroke that no amount of fiddling with a skeleton could fix. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After the priest sprinkled holy water over Anna’s casket, Mollie guided her family and the other mourners to a cemetery in Gray Horse, a quiet, isolated spot overlooking the endless prairie. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Noodles always had a soft spot for Jazz. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Eventually we found two spots in an attic. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

From the start, she spotted that twenty-three of the messages belonged in a separate group. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Jason is already there when I arrive, his wheelchair parked next to my usual spot on the couch. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spotted none of the masters in the crowd except for Hemme. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not long after Walter left, I was walking to the prison hospital with Sobukwe when I spotted Nana Sita in the courtyard about twenty-five yards away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Frederick Douglass said he hopes so many people get freed and mash their hands onto the Liberty Bell that a shiny spot, bright as gold, gets worned into the brass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It originated from the spot between her stomach and liver where she once told me the Holy Spirit resided. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to see why Junior Agent spots go to legacy kids. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Adena influence in customs and artifacts can be spotted in archaeological sites from Indiana to Kentucky and all the way north to Vermont and even New Brunswick. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He ambled over to a long stone bench in the garden’s center and patted a spot beside him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Bad things always happened when I got put on the spot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

After circling the lot in frustration, he lined up in front of the only available spot he could find. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Finally I spotted my mother’s white shirtwaist like the flag of “We Give Up!” waving near Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children were quiet, intent on spotting more monkeys in the trees, and Mr. Das was absorbed by his tour book, so it seemed like a private conversation between Mr. Kapasi and Mrs. Das. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I ignore them and find a spot at the opposite end of the line. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“A new stone,” he called to Lyra, who knocked the first one aside and placed a second on the spot to heat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The other horses watch, dancing on the spot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We were sitting in one of our favorite girls’ getaway spots in Maplewood on a rare Sunday afternoon that I wasn’t traveling for a competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Though I made sure during the manioc gathering never to go near the spot where I’d left them, because I wanted to keep their location a secret, I often scanned the jungle line for them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess it’s also a hot spot for homeless people.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

One band, Country Joe and the Fish, had been invited at the last minute to fill an empty spot on the Sunday program. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I tried a new spot and found another, then a third. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my notebook, uncap my pen, rest my chin in my hand, and stare at a spot on the whiteboard just a bit to the side of Ms. Rochambeau’s head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It had originally been a port-red color—and by lamplight, at least, still was—but it now featured a number of rather pancreas-shaped faded spots, unsentimental mementos, all, of a series of household pets. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Each day, at her microscope, examining the embryonic salmon for flaws in their structure, Claire looked at the large dark spots that were their primitive, unformed eyes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The day didn’t begin to look up until I caught a spotted fritillary butterfly. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They were half hoping for a reason to fight Malfoy, but Professor McGonagall, who could spot trouble quicker than any teacher in the school, was there in a Hash. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Her face was a pasty white with twin spots of rouge on the cheeks. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few spots looked promising, but in the growing darkness, she couldn’t be certain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And then away for home! away to the quickest and nearest train! away from this cursed spot, from this cursed land, where the devil and his children still walk with earthly feet! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then we entered the dark passage and when we reached the end the spots faded from my eyes and I began to see again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some wanted a fancy name that would touch all the high spots, Revolutionary Party of Dominican Integrity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spotted Mariam’s tin box and he growled—a deep, guttural animal sound. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

His left greave did not match his right, his gorget was spotted with rust, his vambraces rich and ornate, inlaid with niello flowers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Princesse sat on the cooling sand on the beach staring at the spots on her otherwise immaculate undershirt, seeing in the blank space all kinds of possibilities. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the spot where the baby had poked me. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I would move them around, because if you put a little hole in the same spot of every rug, then it’s not a flaw anymore, it’s the design. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He had to cross the river now, at this spot, into Maryland. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I spot a small pink shag rug she’s put on top of the carpet next to the bathroom door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The grass was kept short by Cape buffalo grazing it, and was spotted with their dung. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shadows of clumps of tall reeds alongside the ditch darkened it in spots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he first got to this little hot spot, Vic didn't know how hot it would be. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

A small spotted antelope fell down very near me and presented me with the strange, singular gift of its death. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them wonders if the police officer is going to make them move the truck that's been taking up two parking spots in front of the apartment building. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The three dark spots on the left side of the photo are volcanoes. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“How could this be Spotty? She doesn’t even have spots. You don’t know what you’re talking about.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It’s a quiet spot, with trees overhanging so thickly, you can only see a tiny pool of inky black water. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Instead, waves would seem to be appearing and disappearing regularly at exactly the same spots, so these trapped waves are called standing waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I would say there were no more mushrooms left to find, except that Angelo was still finding them in spots I had just visited. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“My dear chap, I tell you a libbard has black spots.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its stiff walls of heavy yellow canvas were badly faded, stained by mud and water, with spots of mildew showing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Both types of markings usually appear above the staff, at the beginning of the piece, and then at any spot where the tempo changes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The sectional seated eight, but even with only three Richardson children, there was always a fair amount of jockeying to get the spots with the best view. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. It’s kind of depressing, but we don’t know what else to do. Can’t take a chance that one day, in one spot, somewhere, an exit might appear. We can’t give up. Ever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mother’s eyes slide to me, and I spot a flash of unhinged rage. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was only when he pulled his hand back that I noticed a spray of small red spots on his right shirt cuff. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When she spotted them in the third row among all the tenants of Number Four Willow Street, she winked. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by leaves that rustle in the breeze, Bailey settles into his favorite spot, his boots resting close to his almost forgotten box of treasures. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’ve always had a sixth sense for spotting a trend coming, and I was right on the ball. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, I did spot a familiar family photo on the living room wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He watched as Dumbledore continued to revolve on the spot, evidently concentrating on things Harry could not see. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Everything seemed to click back into place and get better on the spot. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Strangely relieved, I walk closer and closer, my eyes glued to the house, spots from the sun swimming in my vision. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gripped the leash tightly, holding on, let Grover lead him to all his favorite spots. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot a Dollar General on the side of the road and pull over because maybe they’ll be able to tell me where these lakes are. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and looked for a dry spot on my towel. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They grew flushed and spotted and thick-tongued and tired and slow-moving near unto the lower limit of what is generally thought to constitute a living human body. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you wanted to get rid of your spots,” Mom says. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Soon after he was punched, Rufino had spotted me chatting at the front gate with Allen while a keeplock I was escorting to the hospital waited to the side. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the greatest, most beloved spot on earth! Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Outside, Elena is on the same spot of the bench, flipping to the next page in her book. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The exact spot where Aphrodite was born of the foam could be visited by any ancient tourist; it was just offshore from the island of Cythera. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley stared at the dark spot on the ground, which quickly shrank before his eyes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

"Now give me a kiss, if you can find a spot that's not bruised." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I spotted Old Mr. Chou and my mother off in the distance, their busy movements swirling the fog around them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d find a quiet spot, sit down, and focus on the swimming. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Black spots swim across my field of vision, and I think there’s a really good chance I could faint. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I walk into the hallway and see Uhmma standing at her usual spot in front of the stove. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to have to give up that spot pretty soon.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bow-tie man, who was holding the “LIBRARY?” placard, was standing in the wrong spot. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then at last I spotted a few trees in the distance, not far from the roadside, so I drove up to them, stopped and got out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Placing it on the carpet, she pats a spot beside her and puts the candy bag between us. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The meat, crisp and split, ignited into a small flame, which found new fuel in the spots of grease upon the stove. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put one mouse into each trouser-pocket and wandered downstairs in search of a secret spot. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I cannot picture prim Oriana doing such a brutal, brave thing—pressing the point of her knife into flesh, finding the right spot and slicing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When a mule dies, I don’t know where he goes, but Samuel had a nice spot that looked out on the Mississippi and on the levee that he helped to build. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promised her a dog if she did well in school—” “A brown one with white spots!” adds Norma. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then you would barely be able to see a difference between my spots and the rest of me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hanson began to rub at an invisible spot on the glass counter. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

His visor had been removed from, his helm, to better show his dour face; pouchy bags under his eyes, a wide sour mouth, rusty hair spotted with grey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can see he's been reading the same paper I spotted at the newsstand just around the corner. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“The day Fred and I spotted it, I lost my sneaker in the marsh, trying to get close.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

All of it, the cancer, the death—all of it angered him and he wanted nothing now but to get the Frog underway and sail from this spot. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That at least was as he remembered; the ancient stones slick with spray and spotted by lichen, the sea foaming under their feet like some great wild beast, the salt wind clutching at their clothes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Beside me was a young man with spots on his chin that must have been difficult to shave around. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I leaped back up the stairs behind it, finding the only hiding spot in the room. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Huh,” I said, spotting Jenny’s ample eyeliner as she turned around. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He spotted some of the silverware shining in a corner. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He spotted Tad standing beyond the entrance to what used to be the stairwell. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, he chose to put Arnold down at the one spot in town as bad as Finsterwald’s backyard — namely, Finsterwald’s front steps. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see it just fine from my spot on the bed. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Caputo moved quickly through the chaotic streets to one of these spots and crowded onto one of several waiting buses, packing in with about seventy other journalists and U.S. embassy officials. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He turns into his usual spot, reaches into the back for his backpack, gets out, and starts walking across the desolate lot. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

At that instant, all three foxes perked their ears sharply to the same spot in the woods. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was a little cocker spaniel dog in a crate that he’d sent all the way from Texas, black and white, spotted. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a different spot from where they had climbed up. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I sensed huffiness, as if he were disappointed that this was the best sleeping spot I could muster. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Because the Black Cat clue had led them to a San Francisco location, maybe this clue was meant to lead them to another spot in the city. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You worried I’m going to take your spot or something?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He’s frozen in place, staring at the spot his daughter just teleported from. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The streets are already packed, indigenas and mestizos and tourists all crowded together, trying to find good spots for watching the parade. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spotted cattle wouldn’t be lost any more, scattered through his dreams, driven by his hesitation to admit they had been stolen, that the land—all of it—had been stolen from them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She spotted Tad coming out of a group of trees. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hamilton started the engine and as we backed away I could see we were in a beautiful spot. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Harry spotted Professor Quirrell, too, the nervous young man from the Leaky Cauldron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Pencilled-in markings can be a big help if it's difficult to spot the place you need to skip to. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

From her spot on the wrecked couch, Jinny found herself searching for another hiding place. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A lump of compacted clay sped like a cannon directly at the spot where Butler’s head had been barely a second previously. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

His heart broke and he wanted to put his head on her belly where the wet spot was, and cry. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam even spotted one smoking behind the wheel of a car. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Before long we began to spot signs for gas stations and boating supplies, and along the shore there were white mooring buoys. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I opened the fridge and spotted Mom’s container of raspberries. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you dare—!” squealed Aunt Petunia, but again, Vernon waved her down: Slights on his personal appearance were, it seemed, as nothing to the danger he had spotted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She was terribly pale except for two bright spots of color high on her cheeks. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I dropped my head and found a super-interesting spot on the carpet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I spotted Hamlet and Horatio reclining in the shade of a great bush, while their horses grazed on sweet grass nearby. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I finally spot Cardan in the crowd, unsteady on his feet and with a wineskin in one hand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

No one else was foolish enough to be outside, so I ran straight down the main path without fear of being spotted, the hood of my jacket scrunched tight against the whipping rain. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a spot on one of the charts, deep in the Gulf’s blue water lines. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But when I get to our spot, only Isabella is there. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The one bright spot in the day had occurred in the afternoon, when Sammy spied a dime on the sidewalk outside of the supermarket where Dicey bought the doughnuts. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d taught me how to care for the vinyl, how to wipe the record’s grooves clean of dust, how to lift the needle from the turntable and set it down delicately in the right spot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I had wondered if Ms. Singh had noticed my spots when she cut my bangs. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

As soon as we walked into the examination room I spotted the glass jar of Band-Aids. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a sunny spot and, Theo thinks, a pleasant churchyard. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“If I miss a spot, it’ll keep on burning. Scald you something fierce.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Molly came skipping down Main Street, spotted Frightful sitting erect and dignified on the courthouse cupola, and broke into a run. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was so tired I was seeing spots. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His stallion’s spotted hindquarters were covered with ragged strips of cloth tom from the surcoats of men his master had slain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But once they passed into the spot where she couldn’t see them, they stopped running and began to walk. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I staggered back, clutching the spot, staring in dismay at the blood welling from between my fingers and coursing down the front of my breeches. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

For example, suppose our Ping- Pong ball on the train bounces straight up and down, hitting the table twice on the same spot one second apart. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes are a sea of fading bright spots. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“People tend to book up spots for readings in uncertain times such as these.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The familiar smell of woods and grass and the silence, broken only by birds chirping and tiny twigs breaking underfoot, reveals the spot even before my blindfold is off. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We talk as if none of this is happening, as if we can’t feel life pulse through all the spots where we’re touching. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The streets fill with rainwater at the corners of every block, and even though it doesn’t look too deep, if you step off the sidewalk in the wrong spot, it’ll swallow up your whole sneaker. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Plus, assigned parking spots right by the mill entrance for one whole year.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Malfoy spun around on the spot, his hand flying to his wand, but at that precise moment the four Heads of House shouted, “Quiet!” and silence fell again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The only bright spot on our return to Little Rock was passing my father out in a vast field of train cars. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Entering camp, Edwin spotted the totem Cole was carving and walked over to see it. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Florida spotted the boat, stuck in the mud upstream, on the same side of the river. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

This is the only route to and from the spot where Lincoln is sitting. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some string players can get more harmonics by both holding the string down in one spot and touching it lightly in another spot, but this is an advanced technique. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And that was the simple truth of it, Harry knew, because their protective enchantments meant that it would be impossible, once they vacated this spot, for Ron to find them again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to guess the exact spot that the person’s heart was at, then pulled my knife back. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I bet she wants to sit there, but that’s not our spot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Didn’t she provide an excellent hiding spot for games of hide-and-seek? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a cloudless day, and I’ve found just the right spot for a nap. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

"You can't go back. You were just spotted being escorted away by a member of the Gestapo." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They threw the rest of the rocks, aiming at the original spot and every inch around it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Soon, an employee acting as lookout at Ford’s spotted the big black carriage turning down Tenth Street. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dee looks around and spots the nearly finished dovecote on the bench. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Petey took a sip, so sweet it nearly rotted her teeth on the spot. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

With Rachel on my right and Ema on my left, I looked down the block and spotted Ashley in the distance. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Indeed, the spot in front of the main verb is often the most natural resting place for an adverb. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Just as we got up to the slabrock fence that Papa had built around the corn patch, I looked over and spotted this gobbler doing our pea-picking for us. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were firing from the exact spot Ellsberg had just walked past—they must have been lying still in the water, he realized. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As Bull sat down, he spotted a picture on the wall behind Varney’s desk of a squadron lined up in two rows in front of a Corsair. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Torn as well, in exactly the same spot. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

One by one, I considered and rejected every spot except two. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The leaves blew upwards in sudden gusts of wind, and spots of rain began to fall from the overcast sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It would be difficult to spot a small rowboat floating in the river. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has spotted Adam through all the other invaders and her face has gone pink with anger. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a mildly revolting packet of SpagBol, Tally curled up in a spot where the white flowers were tall enough to hide her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He knew I had a soft spot for him the way no one else in the family did, and he was taking advantage of it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Looking down, Polly could hardly see the King and the Queen, and even Aslan himself was only a bright yellow spot on the green grass. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Tyrion moved his saddle to Jyck's spotted gelding, who looked strong enough to last another three or four days at least. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At one end of town, I spotted what I had come to find—a steep, broad eminence, perhaps 1,500 feet high and several miles long, which was almost entirely naked of vegetation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She heads toward the living room, where we are, but starts quietly backing away as soon as she spots Grandma Rose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I follow Lydia and Matt and squeeze into a spot next to the S section of biographies. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was the only spot where she could see me wherever she was in the restaurant, and over the years I had grown to love it. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She was standing at the same spot as before, but she’d turned to face us now, so her back was against the rail, and the rainy sky behind her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time Pa had turned me into a ghost, sitting there staring at the spot on the floor where John Worth had stood. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then, spotting Harry and Ron: “Good even, my fine young yeomen! Come clap this loon in irons. He is trying to force entry to the chambers within!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I find a spot in the corner to listen to the musicians build up the tempo so the spirits can get called down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Warmth radiates from the spot where his lips just touch my neck, slowly spreading through the rest of me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Change that nasty shirt,” Mom ordered when she spotted the crusty bib of dried blood across my chest. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They reappeared halfway across the room, each in a different spot. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Rabbi Galanos returned the chalice to its spot on the sideboard, then walked to where the two bowls sat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Once he lifts his pencil and stares into space and says, “Lesser spotted woodpecker,” and Werner hears a bird’s distant thrumming travel across the grounds and through the wall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he chose a spot at the far end of the hall, well away from the other diners. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Random mutations created a deepening depression in the light-sensitive spot. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I spotted a couple of spiders, but I didn’t say anything. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worldly Argentinean grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, who wasn’t playing in the tournament, introduced Bobby to the city’s nightlife, not caring that he was undermining the boy’s possibility of gaining a top spot in the competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I found a solitary spot away from the group and sat down. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He also does not spot the wide-eyed boy staring at him through the square of glass. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A unanimous resolution was passed on the spot that the farmhouse should be preserved as a museum. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

In the backyard he found Mrs. Reilly hanging a spotted and yellowed sheet on a line that ran through the bare fig trees. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d reached a spot where the hedges were high on both sides, and the ground was covered in frozen cowpats, when Ruth suddenly stopped a few steps behind me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could spot every kind of fruit tree—mango, coconut, banana, jackfruit, and even a short orange tree. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I, of course, was now a step behind Lu, who was blazing around the track like it was nothing, doing everything he could to secure his spot as the lead sprinter. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But before they left, Washington spotted many French canoes. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my. Have I got any spots on my clothes? My son gets so upset.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then it fluttered up into the air, rising higher and higher until it was just a pale spot against the dark sky. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then Baba sighed as he spotted a guy setting up across the street. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Harry, deciding on the spot that it was best not to lie. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was positive Calypso would strangle him on the spot, or order her invisible wind servants to chop him into a Leo purée. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Gregor had lain motionless the entire time in the spot where the lodgers had caught him. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the platform, I found a spot to stand away from the crowds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I reach a wide empty spot, and realize it’s for the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Now that my thoughts were on Falconer, I cast my eyes about for him, but my stature was so small and the throng so dense that I stood no hope of spotting him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The observation balloons have spotted the smoke from our chimney, and the shells start to drop on us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And beside the sagebush there would be a naked, eyeless skull, a few picked bones, a spot of black dried blood and a few rags of golden fur. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darius walks through a door at the other end of the basement, and I can spot a giant bed in that room. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Bryan’s uncle was spotted with them, so perhaps the uncle had been lying to Agent Burger, to cover not only for Bryan but for himself as well. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The night he had stopped by her father’s party and spotted her in the shadows with one of her father’s younger, but still way older than her, staff members. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But Max’s blanket is empty, left heaped in his spot on the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then, another idea suddenly hits me: that I am searching out the raw spots in him, the places where he appears open, where the wounds are still fresh. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m sorry but no. I do have a soft spot for charming young men like yourself, but it’s not on my head.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once he got up completely and walked a few steps with outstretched hands and then lay down in a spot almost ten feet from where he had originally slept. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In his many journeyings among strangers the boy had learned to sniff out danger and spot orneriness quickly. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though leaves and branches still flew through the night air around them, silence fell on the spot where he and Snape faced each other. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Selena looked in my direction, and I slid down in my seat a little, hoping she hadn’t spotted me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe he caught sight of me once from his cozy spot on that tropical island of his, but he probably just decided it was the sun hitting a wave in a funny way. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But beyond this, Fargo to me is brother to the fabulous places of the earth, kin to those magically remote spots mentioned by Herodotus and Marco Polo and Mandeville. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never in my life had I considered willing myself into an epileptic seizure, but if I could have wished one to happen, I would gladly have blanked out on the spot. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was downright eerie the way he always got to the spot the kite would land before the kite did, as if he had some sort of inner compass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Shaking with relief, she edged past the spot and entered the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white spots scattered over its brown back mimicked the dappled light so that one second a fawn lay there, and the next second there was nothing but undergrowth. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Finding just the right spot on a giant rock, I stretched out like a lizard till the sun warmed me through. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even our school uniforms, which we had to buy each year, were secondhand, and often thin or torn in spots. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Harry felt as if Devil’s Snare was rooting him to the spot. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

In spots it grew so narrow it was hard to convince the garrons they could squeeze through. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Plus, whatever spots we found would only be good for a couple of weeks. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“What are the odds that some previously undetected someone will stumble into that very isolated spot, during the precise fraction of a second it will take to push him over?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then he spotted Benji waiting for him by his locker, holding a bag from Downtown Donuts. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spotted one of them, bent over a plastic tub of supplies, wearing a pair of orange waders like the ones Sookie and Lester wore on the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But in that one sentence, Dorian made his mistake, and he knew that his father had found his new weak spot: the overwhelming terror that Celaena would be ripped from him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It is his last broadcast from a hidden spot in the mountains. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed the edge of the forest, the same spot where Thorn and Seven had entered the other night to save Beefy, when a wet, gravelly growl stopped them in their tracks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t simply that Anning was good at spotting fossils–though she was unrivalled at that–but that she could extract them with the greatest delicacy and without damage. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They had already spotted Christmas trees twinkling from several sitting room windows before there came an evening when Harry resolved to suggest, again, what seemed to him the only unexplored avenue left to them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Rishi spotted her again in the main lobby, looking at the rack of dusty campus maps. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

‘Twice. He said farewell to us on this very spot. But I saw him once again, far from here.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She picked one up and put it on a white plate, then moved it to a sunny spot on the counter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

For a moment my legs remained stiffly planted beside the pumpkins, then the blood came racing to my limbs again, and I ran from the spot screeching with fear and not looking behind me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were making for a pass they had spotted. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Minho was standing behind him, looking distraught and dirty, and spotted Thomas first. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Frightful also found the spot not to her liking, but she did not return with Chup. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A long wet spot on his shirt showed that he had been sleeping a good while. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

After three months, he was told, the prospects of a permanent spot were very good. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s a trusting man, isn’t he? Believes in second chances. But me — I say there are spots that don’t come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d’you know what I mean?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mom’s at the counter kneading dough, her face spotted in flour. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I explained, "The turtles will be easy to spot—so out of place, washed up on shore. The birds will eat them." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kendra remained alert, searching the trees for mythical beasts, but spotted nothing more spectacular than a goldfinch and some chipmunks. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They are the only bright spot in the dark sea around us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Medieval church musicians called the technique of running two notes in parallel - which they improvised on the spot - ‘organum’, because to their ears it sounded like an organ. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She did spot someone with a possession, though—a little girl clutching what looked like a piece of flowered cloth, not really big enough to be a blanket. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you have to hit the skeleton in a certain spot,” I said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The feeling must be somewhat similar in the military among troops about to be dispatched to faraway trouble spots: Some of us are going to get hurt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot Jack Kang in the front row of the tiered benches. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the ground and marked four spots. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure he had a fever, for though the day was cool, his hair lay in damp curls on his forehead, and there was a red spot high on each cheek. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I look right and then left to see if I can spot the culprit. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Goyle hopped furiously on the spot, trying to rub it out of his small, dull eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

All she got for it were sore spots on her arm. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last I see him straight ahead, and then he turns and spots me, too. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A week ago I decided I didn’t like this spot and have been on the lookout for more comfortable bathing quarters. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There was no way to leave the Coral Queen without being spotted under the dock lights. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then I spot that girl named Tonesha walking past the car. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Involuntarily, he rubbed the spot, and the pain increased tenfold. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The autumn before last, I’d seen two adult screechers eating spotted oak moths. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Immediately, a thin clear trickle of blood ran down the baby’s face and spotted its clean bib. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said her granddaughters were enjoying school, that her grandson had started pre-K, and that Ms. Hurley was holding a spot for me in her class. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We need to leave at six forty a.m. to get there in time and get a spot right by the door so we’re first in line okay? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “He’s in a tough spot, son. What would you have him do?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I was at our usual spot,” I said, gritting my teeth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I spot a slight rippling to my right and I follow its path. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

You get the feeling that the knot-tying class is not the Hunger games hot spot. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The soft ground wasn’t the only reason for choosing that exact spot. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She just talks to me about popcorn and pigeons, and hires me on the spot. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

In that same instant, the Sixer ground forces spotted Shoto, and sensing a much easier target, they began to redirect their fire at his avatar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I went outside, found a secluded spot under a tree, sat in the grass, and read my science book. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Modern doctors should be able to spot yellow fever and issue warnings even sooner. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He glanced at his mirror before pulling the Wildcat out of its spot and making a U-turn. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth’s mind was too full for conversation, but she saw and admired every remarkable spot and point of view. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

It takes me a second to spot the giant snake draped over the wood. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Behind Walter, Moss spotted Shawna, who stood next to her parents. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“And what’s a nice girl like me doing in a spot like this,” I reply. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls are covered in diagrams, white spots and lines on black paper, framed maps of constellations. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The day’s brightness blinded her, as did the spots in her vision. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

For almost a year now, folks have been using Jimmy’s as a party spot, kinda like they do Magnolia Ave on Friday nights. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Everything looks different from this spot at the table, compared with when I’m clearing dishes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Joey ran off to his spot on the field, and all I could do was watch the game begin. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was a black spot on the inside of the bowl. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will then lower his body to the spot in question and is usually so secure in his decision that he will fall asleep immediately. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

When a leukocyte spots an anomaly—a bit of virus, say—it destroys the infected or contaminated cell immediately. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I already saw the damage I did when he walked in—one eye shut, a cut on his lip, spots of dried blood on his swollen forehead. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’d already done a disappointing job on my physics exam, so I would have to get a perfect score on this exam if I was going to take the number one spot back from Malka-e-Noor. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

With growing dismay Alec pointed out more spots of blood along the path. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha appears in the doorway and says: "Dell put up the 'building rep' sign again in front of the best parking spot." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He’s in seventh grade like me, and he and his dad have a good spot at the end of the row, so that when they look out the window on one side it’s all trees. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Karl spots him, too, and a stricken look crosses his face. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, no two electrons of the same quantum state can be forced into the same spot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Once he spotted a glowing purple ghost—a Lar—glaring at them from the window of an apartment building. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I suppose it didn’t really matter, but I always looked for the spot that looked like it had the most empty space between the rocks. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole spotted the tiny shelter that had been built for him near the trees, above the shoreline. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He lifted his foot and placed it in another spot. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Glancing off to my left, I spotted a path leading to the north, right where I knew it should be. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The rage Molly feels is so overwhelming she sees spots before her eyes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She pulled him with her to the spot where Victor was lying. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The price for the coffeehouse. You’ve got a good spot here. You sell this place, you’ll get enough money to set you up nice.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked to rotate mine over a coal spot until they plumped up perfectly. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I take a guess and run my fingers along the exact spot the lock was located on the other side. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As she rubbed this spot, I became very still. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Connor does a full spin—his arms held out at his sides, the hood of his yellow raincoat drawn over his head—and says, “Is this it? Is this where X marks the spot?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Deer inhabiting nearby forests sometimes had abnormal pigment spots and precancerous warts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A few miles farther on they came to gullies and low spots. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Nate spotted crooked rooftops, the wharves jutting into the river, and too many church steeples to count. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He needed a high spot, above the smoke and stir of the fire mines and the smithies. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday he had driven an elderly couple from Scotland, both with spotted faces and fluffy white hair so thin it exposed their sunburnt scalps. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She cracked the door and I spotted her face, round and yellow, with rounder eyeglasses that made her eyeballs look bulging. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He uses a black inner tube, which is bulky and easy for Border Patrol agents to spot. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I rested against the railing overlooking the basin and waited until I spotted Frankie before continuing on my way. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Reynie took a look, though, and sure enough, from this spot you could just make out the telltale drapeweed and boulders behind the building. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, she had a soft spot for anyone who was seeking knowledge—even about something as simple as Chinese handcuffs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I closed the fridge and spotted a bowl of peaches on the counter. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Will followed the angel’s voice and soon found the spot he described. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He spotted a barrel stave and pounced upon it. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

He spotted a harp in one corner, a loom in another, and a big cooking pot where the stew was bubbling, filling the cavern with luscious smells. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Garden plots were planted in random spots between the buildings, twenty or so one-story structures made from long planks of wood. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Rowan pulled Theon away from the northmen praying before the tree, to a secluded spot back by the barracks wall, beside a pool of warm mud that stank of rotten eggs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even though she had teased James about his knack for spotting a puzzle anywhere, it kind of spooked her, as if the book itself were trying to talk to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Gran and I snagged her usual spot—third row, right-hand side, on the aisle—and parked on the wooden bench. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A new spot in the same place as the first one, just on the other foot. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Making our way into the maze of many thousands of people, we move to a spot in the middle of the crowd and set up for the night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I look at him, his eyes are focused on a spot to the left of the mammoth window. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

They were talking about Webb and Forbes and how the cheerleading coach fired them on the spot for leaving at halftime. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Secret mailing spots were picked out all around the neighborhood, such as a certain clump of weeds in an untended parkway or the crotch of a particular plum tree. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m hiding in my usual spot behind the curtain when I suddenly no longer want to hide. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They’d be easy to spot if they weren’t brown and black. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

From morning to night he was pushing and pulling, always at the spot where the work was hardest. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I looked at my famous Schaffhauser grilled cheese and found the perfect spot to take my next bite. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Crouching like the Sphinx beside him was his daemon, her beautiful spotted coat glossy with power, her tail moving lazily in the snow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d like you to look at another one, taken from the same spot only a minute later, with a new specially prepared emulsion.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She can spend weeks arranging spots of color on a canvas or re-creating a desert scene. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Harry wondered why he hadn’t spotted him at once, as Hagrid was so large, but standing up carefully, he saw that Hagrid had been leaning low, talking to Professor Moody. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay made other hideaway spots, found other games to play, and soon we forgot about it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s an inconspicuous spot at the back of the kitchen, near the metal refrigerator. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I spotted Jasper Jr. before he spotted me, but for some reason I didn’t sneak away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She spotted me and her smile seemed to stiffen, but maybe that was just my imagination. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We picked out a spot around the back of the house and dipped our brushes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They could spot me even in the dark. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peachy wore flowery dresses and high spots of blush on her cheeks and she couldn't stand it that they were leaving. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, and a muscle in his jaw twitched as he looked at some spot above my head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He reached the spot where the pod doors opened and closed and his silhouette gave us a last wave. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malik’s tall enough that I spot him towering over several people as he makes his way down the hall. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her youth leader spotted her and asked what was wrong. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

So I climb down the metal staircase to check the shady spots on the ground floor. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I could always spot the extra words Rain threw in: nonviolence, Zen Buddhism, psychedelic. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The pecan tree made the perfect reading spot, with its far-reaching arms and its cradle high enough to keep me above fighting sisters or Big Ma when wash day came around. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But before Keith gave up his dog, he and Turbo were running through their favorite spots one last time and the feed stopped somewhere in Central Park. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When he spotted three Russian tanks, he shot at them with his Panzerfaust from behind a cellar door. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Given the freedom to pick his own training site, Tibbets selected a base in Wendover, Utah, a remote spot surrounded by salt flats. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following evening I arrived at the designated spot early. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I line up at my spot, and it feels odd to be just standing there, not in blocks and not facing down hurdles. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Carol says she’s seen a wet spot on the sheet of her mother’s twin bed, in the morning, before the bed was made. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He centered the spot of light where he thought the window must be. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The army your girl’s been talking about has been spotted marching down the river road,” Doctor Snow says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I hunkered down into my sleeping spot as soon as we finished our meal, before even the first stars ripped through the black. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I guess it’s also a hot spot for homeless people.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then she spotted something on the ground, and stopped. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I'm not going to put myself on the spot for having failed. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He looked around, spotted the other hulking device on the ground where Alec had dropped it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Albert lit his pipe, clamped it between his teeth, and proceeded to move all the chairs into the exact spots he wanted. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The girl was sitting with her legs crossed under her, staring at a spot on the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

If Tyson was there, the pair would talk, but when he left, Reggie would listen to the radio and totally zone out, sometimes drying the same spot for five minutes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He notices an uneven spot in the alternating black and white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I spot a lady official who is wearing the same uniform as the ones who took my mother away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I pat my bangs firmly back down so that the spots are hidden again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I focused on one rough spot that almost had the shape of a half-moon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We watched him walk over to the sideline to get somebody to take his spot, but everybody said they were done for the day. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As she hugs me, I wonder if I also have purple juice stains like the ones I spot around Mustafa’s mouth and hope she doesn’t notice. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Actually, it is kind of odd that scientists named the lizard after its yellow spots. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

His multilayered robe was smooth ivory linen, and although it reached so low as to dust the floor, there was not a spot of dirt on it anywhere. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Stewart—confirm Psi number 42755 spotted—” Volkswagen wrenched the driver’s side door open again, pulling something bright orange from his pocket. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Byrd shifts from her naughty gloves to Axel in his thinking spot. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It turned out that under the western United States there was a huge cauldron of magma, a colossal volcanic hot spot which erupted cataclysmically every 600,000 years or so. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

If you are spotted picking your nose in class, you get ridiculed. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, help, help,” Hermione whispered frantically, dancing uncertainly on the spot, “please...” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Wrapped around the rim of the left wheel, a spotted python snored loudly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I told you who it was. It was that spotted man with orange hair. The one who carries things at the toy store.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you should find a spot to pull off so we can get some clothes on.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I can spot a puzzle when I see one, and it's clear to me that this girl with her treasure box of memories doesn't want to be figured out. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I easily spot seven women in the room who are related to someone in the book, if not in it themselves. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But her glance was nutritious; the spot became, if anything, more pronounced as the years passed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to act through humans, as spirits always do, so both of us will have to look for a weak spot in the Gondwannan defenses. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Booth spotted his horse standing quietly in the alley, just a few steps away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The black spot,” she muttered, pointing a trembling finger at his hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Days before, Tree-ear had mapped out the best places along the river for colored clay, and now he went directly to the first spot. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Bring the stick. And don’t use that flashlight unless we absolutely need it. We’d be spotted right away.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I point to the ceiling, and she somehow just knows whether I’m talking about the ceiling fan, the moon, or the dark spot where the rain leaked through during the last thunderstorm. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

From across the room Penelope spotted Lady Constance tottering her way back toward them. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They stopped at their assigned spot, Compana Hill, a rise in the desert twenty miles from the blast tower. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other half is itching to go stare at myself in the bathroom mirror, examine every inch of my body for more spots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I stood rooted to the spot, paralyzed, in thrall to the action before my eyes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spotted a huge bale of cotton floating close by. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“I wrote the song, and I came up with the freestyles on the spot just like you’re supposed to do in a battle. What are you trying to say?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I no longer trust that our regular rendezvous spot offers privacy, and I'll need that and more to spill my guts to Gale today. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spot the Chrysanthemum Teahouse in the distance, its turrets shining like the wings of bright bayou fireflies in the dark of night. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Alex kept his eyes down as he made his way to the center of the bridge, the highest spot. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

We collected mussels from the rocks for bait, then we got into either the row-boat or the motor-boat and pushed off to drop anchor later in some likely spot. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she got up, cleared a spot on the floor, and made a fire. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Before I can say anything else to him, he vanishes, leaving me alone again in the room, staring numbly at the spot where his virtual form had just been. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the farther apart the spots are, the faster they will be moving apart. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad phoned the people who had made my legs and they said it could be repaired by anyone who had a spot welder. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Sit here,” she said, gesturing to an open spot on a plain brown bench against the wall. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And if he spotted me first, I could try to fling the bayonet over the fence and hope that Sam could get himself out in the confusion. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for now, let's start with one of our sweet spots—the 4x800. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I spot Gerald, dancing with a toddler who looks just like him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In clear view was a geometric figure carved into the earth—he had spotted the earthworks again. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Several natural enemies of the spotted alfalfa aphid, an accidental import from the Middle East, are credited with saving the California alfalfa industry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And so, as long as you continue to meet the requirements, you have a guaranteed spot for next spring.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Only when he spotted Meggie did a ball escape his fingers and roll at her feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sun was crystalline white in the clear, blue sky, but still there was the darkness of shadows in this sacred spot. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d start moving around our apartment real quick, picking things up and putting them back in the exact same spot “Filth!” she’d say about the hat. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her skin was golden with a green under-cast and her eyes were green with little golden spots. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we found spots in the back of the crowd, gunshots filled the air, then faded to a silence even more unbearable than the reports. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I am staring at this spot where the egg-ivory-off wall and the lilac trim meet the popcorn ceiling because I can feel Mom’s eyes on me again. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He aimed at the bewildered detective— —and was felled by Mother on the spot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Bill drove down a long line of cars and pulled into a spot at the end. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I scanned the crowd of students pouring out of the middle school building and quickly spotted Jeremy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was a popular spot for duels precisely because of its relative isolation and inaccessibility. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Its eyes and teeth were a dull yellow, its skin pale and blotched with dark spots, its hair a long, matted nest. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then, “Your spots could be lots of things, you know,” he says. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then I spot the tip of a child's boot just peeking out from behind the trunk of a tree. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

That afternoon I went past the spot where the man had been killed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the spot he was examining and said, “Well, no, I pounded it on a rock there, but I did have to chew it a bit around the neck. It stuck me.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabella and I find a spot on the pokey grass, and just as I’m rearranging my beret for the millionth time, I see Julia. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Slipping away, I struck across the island to a sheltered spot, out of the driving gale. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hall was dark stone, high ceilinged and drafty, full of drifting smoke, its stone walls spotted by huge patches of pale lichen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, we soon spotted two men with guns and tattered clothes. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to spot someone at the edge of the crowd and gave a shy wave in that direction. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

This, it is worth emphasizing, is one of the great blank spots in pesticide research everywhere. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But as she continued stirring the stewpot she reminded the empty kitchen: “A leopard don't change his spots.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pong turned and spotted Somkit's round face smiling at him from the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I spotted him, shooting from a bush from the direction of the sanctuary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Just try. He might surprise you. What's a good spot for you?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Not you! If the knights are anywhere nearby, they’ll spot you from a mile away. Gwenforte, too. Stay here with her. Jacob and I will find out where the inn is, and be right back.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I was glad I got to recline on the ground, because my knees were shaking so hard I was afraid that the Fatherland might faint right on the spot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spots the shining top of a Martian tripod ahead. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Through the spots in her vision, she saw Chaol stop his horse. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dell reversed out of the parking spot, and curiously this time the fence post didn't even touch his vehicle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Gogol’s copy is particularly battered, the corner blunted, the cover spotted as if by a whitish mold. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Reg shuffled in his chair, his right hand massaging his thigh just above the spot where the gauze ended. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were great elk in that wood, and spotted tigers, and lemurs with silver fur and huge purple eyes, but all fled before the approach of the khalasai and Dany got no glimpse of them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z