All 9 Uses of
emerge
in
Typical American, by Gish Jen
- They went to the same luncheonette they always had, but this time its front glowed gold; and when they emerged a little later, it turned out that they'd been talking longer than they'd realized, so that it was — who would have thought it?†
Chpt 1.3emerged = came out of, or appeared
- Out of an acre of worn silk emerged a red, red comrade.†
Chpt 1.4
- She emerged on crutches, looking like a veteran.†
Chpt 1.8
- Her guest emerged, coolly explaining that he had needed to make a few phone calls.†
Chpt 2.14
- He was brooding about whether to call home when Grover emerged, dusting himself off, though he didn't look dusty.†
Chpt 2.15
- Toddling Callie, wobbling Mona; they seemed to be always emerging from under the kitchen table — Callie on a mysterious errand, Mona forever chasing that sister gone around the corner.†
Chpt 3.19emerging = coming out of, or appearing
- Mona roared, emerging.†
Chpt 3.24
- ...certain realizations emerged, as if they too had a life, a schedule urging them into the realm of conscious knowledge.
Chpt 4.27 *emerged = came out, or appeared
- It was as if the Changs had run flat life through a fancy new sewing machine, and seen it emerge smocked.†
Chpt 4.29
Definition:
to come out, appear, or become prominent