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It was only then that I consciously noticed the scent in the room-a light, spicy, floral smell, so common a perfume that I had thought nothing of it.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

The words hung heavy in the room-a reminder that the clock is ticking on both the Bush administration, which is fighting to stay relevant as talk of the 2008 campaign takes over, and the Blair reign in Britain.

Dinner With the Queen 2007

An elegant-sounding word, which (Hoshi knew) was derived from the Latin, originally referring to a Roman water clock, circa second century BC, though the latter-day, more common (and here, more apropos) definition of the word was a glass - enclosed porch or living room-a sun parlor.

Rosetta Stern, Dave 2006

She hated the stink of the room-a sour mixture of pipe smoke and urine.

The Pillars of Creation Goodkind, Terry 2001

They stood uncomfortably in the living room-a nook, really, with a battered floral couch and a television.

Salem Falls Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2001

He followed them to a room-a vast, echoing chamber of a room-filled with shelves of squarish objects made from thin vellum and rows of ... what?

Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996

Morgan Reid's crib was in what hospital staff called an intermediate care room-a kind of step down in terms of seriousness from the I.C.U. Rather than being private, it was an open room housing several children.

Cruel Deception Olsen, Gregg 1995

The spot where Handy seemed to be at the moment was a single large room-a holding pen for the livestock.

A Maiden's Grave Deaver, Jeffery 1995

Palin opened the door, walked into the room-a small cell, similar to those in which lived the Aesthetics, the monks who devoted their lives to the service of the library and its master.

Dragons Of Summer Flame Weis, Margaret 1995

Three cats already occupied the qq the dogs: 'room-a calico sat on the windowsill looking out, a black "Actually, he trusted my sister with them,"

A Ring And A Promise Edwards, Andrea 1995