| 单词 | streak |
| 例句 | Ama saw a streak of white materialize at the girl’s throat as her dæmon effortfully changed into a long, sinuous, snowy-furred creature with brilliant black eyes and black-tipped tail, and laid himself alongside her neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z While Bertha talked a blue streak and hardly ever sat still, Gus was quiet and easygoing, with a calm, slow way about him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The streaks running down his mask catch the firelight, and I understand, now, why he was shaking when he walked in, why his eyes are so haunted. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A semicircle of little boys, their bodies streaked with colored clay, sharp sticks in their hands, were standing on the beach making no noise at all. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z With her occupied, I ran across the room, streaking tears, wanting to get to the bathroom, to sit down on the toilet with the light off and splash hot water on my face. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The white horse broke free and streaked for the brow of the hill. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z When she wiped it off with her hand, her face became streaked with yellow-brown dirt. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “One morning we woke up when the sun was nearly a quarter way cross the sky. Bright as anything. And blue. Blue like the ribbons on my mother’s bonnet. See that streak of sky?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dead bodies and wounded bodies all down the wall and all down through the trees and blood was streaked on the trees and rocks and rich wet wood splinters were everywhere. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The star tumbled, a streak of light, through the night sky, and it tumbled down somewhere to the south and west of them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a pretty little hen-bird, brown, with a streak of yellow on her breast. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “All he does is yell. The man has a mean streak. He’s rougher on us than we ever were on all those dogs trying to mooch food out of our dumpster.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Clouds had formed above the mountains in streaks, like clumps of dough that had been stretched too thin. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Her hair is black and straight, but in the light I see that it is streaked with gray. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I rested my head against the car window, watching the warm night streak by outside, and smiled. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The silver streak down the crown of his head almost glows as the night-lanterns sail over us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Flecks of pink and violet streaked across the sky. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I wanted to be one of those people who have streaks to maintain, who scorch the ground with their intensity. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The sky was a grainy video, fuzzy streaks of clouds against a speckled, hyper-blue background. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His complexion was darker than mine, but he had greenish eyes, and a white streak in his hair, which was otherwise dark reddish, something like mine. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Yolanda can see where he has scraped his hand on the pavement and blood has dried dark streaks on his palm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She looks so much like her brother, down to the crease between her eyebrows and the dark streaks in her otherwise blond hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t fall, don’t—” Arrows streak toward us from the tower, and the legionnaires have dropped level now. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Here, the sun is only just beginning to set, hurling up streaks of purple and orange as the night pushes it away. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The candle, wasted at last, went out; as it expired, I perceived streaks of grey light edging the window curtains: dawn was then approaching. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Joseph wiped the long streaks of tears from his cheeks, then ran upstairs and slammed the door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then a wolf spider, startling in size and hairiness, streaked over the gravel, either chasing something smaller or being chased by something bigger, I couldn’t tell which. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Madam complained every time she saw me: I left a streak of wax on the tabletop. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Round hazel eyes bulged from their sockets; the whites were streaked with red and yellow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But as I murmured my words of thanks to the clam and dropped it into the bucket, I felt a sudden streak of pain in my knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But his boss had told him the strange story about the landing of German agents on Long Island and how the Coast Guard had run into a man with a streak of gray hair. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Now even that reminder was gone, and at Papa’s feet lay pieces of paper streaked with earth-tone colors. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The gray stone was streaked with powdery yellow uranium, bright and alive as pollen; veins of sooty black formed lines with the yellow, making mountain ranges and rivers across the stone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There are streaks of color overhead as she looks up into the darkening sky. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Hyacinth trembled as she stood before a monster of a man with shaggy dark hair and a beard streaked with white. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But as the sun came up there were only streaks of clouds in the sky. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, the sky was streaked with Japanese bombers, buildings were exploding, and a few startled men on less than three square miles of coral found themselves on the front in the Second World War. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z But a second later, he was up again, streaking through the tall corn, dragging a broken wing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears streak her cheeks, but as soon as she sees me, she wipes them away. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And the paints that Osh had so carefully brewed were now splashed across the house in mad streaks, his beautiful clean paper in shreds, the legs of his easel broken. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z There were linear streaks of clean floor for the furrows, and linear streaks of dust, the hillocks. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She wondered if this rebellious streak was the reason why “so many people remark that I should have been born a man.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He sees her with streaks of gray in her hair, her face still beautiful, her long body slightly widened and slack, sitting on a beach chair with a floppy hat on her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Cadaverous black circles ringed his eyes like a raccoon, and his overalls—the same ones he’d worn in pictures I’d seen—were streaked with clay and dirt. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Long streaks of sun crossed through the window, like spirits through walls. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The woman, Seeder, looks almost like she could be from the Seam, with her olive skin and straight black hair streaked with silver. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Supposedly, if they tossed one in the air, it would shoot upward in a streak of white phosphorus, alerting the Argo II that the team was in trouble. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They reached the edge of the poppy fields as the last streaks of sunlight slid behind the hills.The dirt path gave way to a wide lawn. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something about him holding my hand, something about that moment that made everything around me fade into streaks of yellows, browns, and pinks. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It streaks me inside with streams of her beauty I hold her yellow hair. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Sun spreads yellow, orange...red streaks across the sky. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Still, a stubborn streak showed on my face. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But up here the wind streaked past and the clouds boiled. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Jean wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and left another endearing streak of dirt. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I had no idea how old it was, I never did, with babies—for all I knew it could talk a blue streak and had twenty teeth behind its pursed, pink lips. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The lights lift in the fear landscape room, revealing Marlene in a crouch, her face streaked with tears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Before he had time to think again, he pushed himself off into a sprint, recklessly streaking across the grass. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the rain started falling harder, streaking everything. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The walls of the passage were unfinished, dark brown rock with streaks of what looked like zinc or some other metal. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He had deep-set dark eyes; a handlebar mustache; and long, greasy black hair streaked with gray and tied in a ponytail. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The sun was warming the brush house, breaking through its crevices in long streaks. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I streaked down the corridor, went through the Lounge and the Reading-Room and the Library and the Drawing-Room and came to the stairs. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Sweat streaks had washed away her pressed powder in parallel lines of darker-colored skin down the sides of her face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z PS Once I know for sure I can keep her, I’m going to see if that black streak could really be another superchicken. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z In the bathroom she discovers, on her underpants, a solid streak of brownish blood. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z You already know Henrietta came to live with me, and a chameleon chicken turned up too, and I think the black streak chicken has decided to stay. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I just remember that everything in the banners looked goldy and sparkling, but as we walked down to the luggage, all the air vents were streaked with black. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Before either of them could say another word, something ginger streaked past Harry; Crookshanks leapt onto Black’s chest and settled himself there, right over Black’s heart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I lighten the strands to the color of snow and add streaks of silver and embed diamonds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A partygoer—one of the paid ones—did a perfect triple gainer off the diving board, the splash leaving a streak across the High Blade’s heavy robe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As dawn emerges in streaks of yellow, he finally falls asleep, his head on Dutchy’s curled leg and his feet in my lap. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I sprint out back the way I came, stumbling up the stairs with hot tears streaking my cheeks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z For a second, Lina saw the banks of the river streak by. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She wore a dress with skirts and long sleeves of white, streaked and spotted with orchid-purple. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He streaked toward the woods without looking back at his humans. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Kaltain bowed, the gold streaks in her dress glistening in the sunlight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His hair is thick and midnight black, except for a curious, thin silver streak on one side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She lay under the faded bedding like a rag doll losing its stuffing, her hair a wild collection of snakes on the pillow, her cornflower blue eyes poisoned with streaks of yellow and red. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But after ten minutes of sparking, we see a strange brown pigment slowly streaking the sides of the vessel. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fetch it, good man,” and Jasper streaked away in search of the stone, his long black ears flopping in the wind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In the bathroom, I wash the dark streaks of makeup from my face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Before the offer was finalized, Haupt was ushered into another office down the hall, where a thin man with a streak of gray hair introduced himself. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z On Halloween, she did my makeup, thick streaks of black liquid eyeliner that made my eyes look dangerous. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She spotted a rusty-looking streak in the wall of stone and coaxed the board closer, but it turned out to be just a slimy smear of lichen. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was still dark along the ground and among the trees, but the sky was getting lighter, the blue gray streaked with red light, like a belly opening under a knife. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The cheeks were streaked with a sticky blackened substance. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z His glasses were streaked with grease and he held a wet rag over his nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I stared out the window into the dark, at the illuminated trail of streetlights streaking through the air, and laughed while everyone else on the bus stayed quiet. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Looking at Vola, her face still tear streaked from what had happened in the barn, he knew he couldn’t leave things as broken as they were. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The flames licked out to the gas on the kitchen floor and streaked across to the wooden farmhouse cabinetry and Gran’s cheery dish towels. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The first streaks of light were turning the clouds pink. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ghost came streaking out from the woods to meet them, licking his chops, his muzzle red from prey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But I was on a winning streak, and the better my results, the more I wanted to try for even better results. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The symbols on the window melt into meaningless streaks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was a pitiful sight—the half of his body that had lain in the rut was black and soaking, while the other was streaked and stained with blood. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The wall was sodden and the messages streaked so that no word could be read. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Over the past several days it had grown from a pale streak on the horizon to...well, to the Cusp, whatever the Cusp was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She ran down the stairs, a streak of black hair and white skin, coming to a sudden and graceful stop in front of me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A strong streak of romanticism runs through mathematics, manifesting itself most clearly in the most fundamental areas of mathematics, number theory and logic. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The small wooden table, still covered in black streaks, was pushed up against the bikes. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Above the mist in the distance over the water, the sun was beginning to streak and shine, sending golden snakes writhing out into the rich expanse of the sky and waking up the day. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When we made it to the highway, the adrenaline that streaked through us subsided and our fear was replaced with laughter. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z His hair is damp with a few drops of rain, the silver streak shining white. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The first pale streaks of dawn were barely showing across the sky when the young dog sat up alertly, hearing the shuffling approach of some animal through the dead leaves and twigs. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me her new boyfriend, Jake, would take me for a ride on his motorcycle and she could put blue streaks in my hair if I wanted. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Lightning crackled, a brilliant, jagged streak, and thunder rattled the little building. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy carefully packed the digital camera among his books, gave his mother a hug, waved to his father, and streaked out the door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was developing what Mom called a bit of a sarcastic streak. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I poke my head out of the tent, look left and right, and then streak across to the stock car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Its shell is craggy and sharp, with a dark red streak going down either side. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “The longest streak ever of you not mentioning my psychiatrist.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It was darker now, opaque, streaked with oil and gasoline, polluted with debris, food, garbage, clothing, pieces of homes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Some of them have painted a bloodred streak into their hair. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We trudged through it, stumbled and fell in it, knelt in it, set our packs down in it, left a streak of it on everything we touched. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But a loud squawk and a streak of feathers cut them off. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The pellets scored bloody streaks along Snowball’s back, and a sheep dropped dead. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z One of the bulls, the one in the yard that didn’t have no mean streak, told someone that a bridge was down out that way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The night was cold and clear—all the better, we thought, for us to track our rocket as it streaked across the dark, starry sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly from the grass comes a streak of movement, and a lion is among them and hangs on a zebra’s throat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And without a backward glance at Harry, Filch ran flat-footed from the office, Mrs. Norris streaking alongside him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Looking for the streaks in the water, trying to figure where a fish will come up, hoping it will be close enough to hit. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z His hair was tangled with leaves, his sweatshirt streaked in mud, and his nose reddened with what promised to be a full-faced sunburn by the end of the day. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For someone so small, she had a huge voice and a stubborn streak a mile wide. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There to the left of us was the silver streak of the river, widening to the estuary at Kerrith six miles away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It tunneled back through time and burst up onto this same field three years before, the first Saturday in August, when the grass was streaked with red and guns were booming and birds were falling. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In my final year at Healdtown, an event occurred that for me was like a comet streaking across the night sky. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The granite ledges were streaked by a thousand shades of gray and silver, separated by slices of pink quartz that glowed like happiness. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Santo and Johnny’s “Sleepwalk” was playing when I next came up for air, the windows of the Dodge steamy and gray, the heavier droplets making curving little translucent streaks down them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Jockey Harry Richards outrode Jack Pollard at the wire, otherwise Seabiscuit, streaking along in midstretch with a length lead, must surely have won,” he wrote in the Los Angeles Times. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A streak of red brushes over his hand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And she pointed to a star streaking through the night sky. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Its polished bronze doors shimmered like a hologram, so that from different angles lightning bolts seemed to streak across them. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Where the rain touched my forehead it began to smart my hand came red away streaking off pink in the rain. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was bleeding badly from a cut on the bridge of his nose, rivulets of red streaking his face like tears. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Her face was wet and streaked with the earth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The sights and sounds and smells churned around her, blurring into one bloody streak of memory. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He carefully dabbed rouge on his sagging cheeks and lined his eyes with thick streaks of kohl. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But Chigger got lucky because Miranda was on a losing streak and was starting to get a little desperate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The baseball team was in the middle of a winning streak where he’d pitched two no hitters and his fastball was coming in consistently at eighty-nine mph. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Still see it,” Billy announced, the great spout of smoke turned into a dim yellowish streak. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She had done away with the drab ponytails, let her hair grow, and streaked it with red highlights. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She went after him, stumbling and running and half falling down the next steps, which went to a little dam, and then streaking over the meadow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z His long black hair and beard were streaked with silver, and a great overhanging forehead shadowed his glinting eyes, putting Harry in mind of a crab looking out from beneath a rock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Dismay streaked up Purgatory Hill, his ears flat back against his head, the whites of his eyes wild and terrified. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Her hands were stained with blackberry juice, and when she wiped the tears from her eyes she streaked the purple from her nose to her cheekbone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A streak of brown on Bristle’s white cheek caught his attention. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A wonderful magical mango streak that fills my heart to bursting. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I know I have been talking that blue streak. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Over the city, a thunderstorm boiled—a wall of absolute black with lightning streaking across the sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He grabbed a hand towel off a hook to his left and ran it over the glass, his reflection appearing in the clear streak he made. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He also had a violent streak that made a friend warn them to be careful. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The Licks was a scattered outcropping of dark rocks with black streaks in them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z And left patterned trails of bumpy goose- flesh on his body, like flat chalk on a blackboard, like a swathe of breeze in a paddyfield, like jet streaks in a blue church-sky. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then long streaks stretch from crater to crater. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As Harry swung the Cloak back over himself, she waved her wand; an immense silvery four-legged creature erupted from it and streaked off into the darkness. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I love a woman with a violent streak,” he said, then disappeared before she could really clock him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z By the start of February the winning streak had reached sixteen, and there wasn’t an empty seat in the gym. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Had she been any lighter-skinned she would have needed either her mother’s protection on the way to school or a streak of mean to defend herself. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The night sky was full of streaking, shimmering, and blinking lights that she simply couldn’t identify. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The only problem was, it wasn’t our rocket that streaked into that dark, cold, clear, and starry night. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A group of girls gathered by the pencil sharpener around Maddy and Emma, who showed off the matching temporary pink streaks that Maddy’s older sister had put into their hair the night before. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, it was the first time I realized the wild streak in you. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I’m done, the first streaks of morning sun have appeared in flashy cartoon colors. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z That night a streak of bright white light flashed across the sky, lighting the room for a second, like a flashbulb on a camera. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Taylor sat before the sculpture on her haunches, swiping mud across her cheeks in long, thick streaks. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The second note lies obscurely under a streak of ketchup, or catsup, but the third is electric. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Long honey waves streaked with ropes of pink spilled down her back. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Georgie’s eyes filled with tears, streaking his cheeks as they ran down his face. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We wipe at the streaks of brown on my day dress. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I’m on a death streak and I know I’m probably headed right on out the world.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the line of my thumb there was a dark streak from the pencil. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He balls them into fists and streaks of silver light pour out of Moreau and into Dylan. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Fresh vacuum lines streaked across the rose-pink carpeting, and the air smelled like lemons. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The grave markers had been painted white, but by someone in an obvious hurry—gelled globs covered them and bare streaks of wood showed through. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her mascara is streaked across her cheeks and her eyes are puffy and red, like she’s been crying for a long time. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a ratty beige sweatshirt streaked with mud. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We stood there, the others looking away from me as the tears streaked noiselessly down my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They saw him going like a streak toward Miss Rachel’s house. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The side of her coat was streaked with blood. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Worst of all, he pretended to be as outraged as the rest of us while Pamela went on her own swastika streak, when the whole time, he was the one who’d started it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It made little waves that streaked the silver with black and lapped gently against the bulkheading. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “We just want to talk. Thai noodles for a chance to talk, okay?” v The harpy streaked down in a flash of red and landed on the elephant statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The woods here were not thick, but shadows drenched the high tree trunks and the sun broke through only in jagged streaks. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z This picture was mostly dark, with just a few pale brownish rays of light streaking across. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A streak of red trickled down his calf from his knee. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Behind her she could make out Jak, Oz, and Loo racing toward her, arms in the air, streaking after a small black cat, who ran, ears back, tail low. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When you cleared it, the sign lay at my feet, warped and streaked with silver scratches. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z A very long hitting streak in baseball is a particularly amazing sort of record, so unlikely as to seem virtually unachievable and almost immune to probabilistic prediction. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Resin streaks outline his light switch, and his bedsheet is pockmarked with black circles. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z A bright streak of blood stains one thick strand of my hair, painting a dark red streak into it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Now she pushed back a stray lock with dirty fingers, leaving a dark streak on her face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On the field he was a demon, with a streak of nastiness that every coach loved to see in a football player. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be so quiet, the only sound the fizzling of the flares, and then you’d hear the whistle of a sniper’s bullet streak out of the darkness and bury itself in the mud. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He streaked through the dark, thick underbrush of the forest like a bullet, like a ghost. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Brown, with a streak of yellow on her bosom.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z As he brought it down, a streak of jet black shot out from the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There were streaks of grass and black mud on his face. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I picture my mother’s face streaked with tears and dirt, my father bowing his head in defeat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A portrait done of the brothers at this time would be sizzling with streaks of red-orange paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Now I can see that those streaks of light are actually glowing trains, racing across the ocean floor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The gray light, streaking across the cloudless sky, stung my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Hair all gray and black and bluish and reddish in streaks. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There were streaks of white in her hair, but the truly dreadful detail was that her mouth had fallen a little open, revealing nothing except a cavernous blackness. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z His fingers were rough and grimy, and left streaks of filth on my arm that I fought the urge to wipe off. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The sky's streaked with light, the birds already chattering. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She’d dyed her pink streak orange, too, and she looked really pretty. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I looked over at the girl in the corner, tears streaking her filthy face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was sitting on a rock, head back against a tree, arm black with streaked blood. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a streak of dirt from his trouser cuffs to the knees. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One was old, with a long beard, streaked with gray. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z One is someone I don’t recognize—a young Dauntless, barely eight years old, with a green streak in her hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I could hear her laughing behind me as the blood swept back across my cheeks and all the way to my ears, like rain streaking over a windshield. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now there was ash on his hands, and he wiped it onto his hairless chest, leaving soot-black streaks. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A streak of coconut pomade melting in Princesse’s hair fell onto the white sheet stretched out on the veranda floor beneath her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z There was no wind, just layer upon layer of streaking droplets, blurring into a gray haze in the distance. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z For instance, I would be sitting outside at night, and a shiny object would suddenly streak across the sky and vanish mysteriously. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I found that out when I asked her about the neon pink streak in her hair, which sometimes you could see if her hair was in braids, but most of the time you couldn’t. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Little silver streaks shot through the air, rained down on the people surging into the clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Kit Harris's nickname's Badger 'cause of his white streak in his hair. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Clouds streaked the sky like tattered banners, grey and white and tom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I just figured out that the whole world is on a streak,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her pumpkin-orange curls piled high on her head reminded me of the bride of Frankenstein, even without the lightning bolt streaks on each side. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z To the west lightning flickered in sheets broken by jagged streaks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a streak of darkness shot into the air like black lightning—as if pure night had torn through the daytime. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sidecar rose like a cork, unsteerable but at least still airborne: He had but a split second’s relief, however, as more curses streaked past him: The three Death Eaters were closing in. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z With a mighty leap his steed cleared the bushes and streaked into the forest. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He streaked down the slant, crossed the draw, and had the tail-end pig caught by the hind leg before the others knew he was after them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was streaked with grease, and several leaves were stuck in his hair. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So I just sat there in the darkness with Wishbone twitching in his sleep beside me and said, “I do like those blue streaks in your hair.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A few hours without eating at this time of Oksi’s life would put hunger streaks in her feathers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The little fish darted this way and that in streaks of silver. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond it sat the abandoned Jerusalem airport—a few streaks of gray runway and a small tower. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The streak courses through the gilded grooves, headed for the glass. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Near them, half-moon lobster traps bleached under the heat of the sun, the salt dried to white streaks along their boards, their rope netting stiff and a bit ragged. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She’d given up trying to keep them spotless and they were speckled and streaked with hard mud. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The sunlight at this hour cast everything in streaking bronze, making it all picture worthy. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The shadows of the willow leaves made her skin look mottled and dark, the way the iron deposits streaked the yellow sandstone cliffs dark orange. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The ceiling of the Great Hall was serenely blue and streaked with frail, wispy clouds, just like the squares of sky visible through the high mullioned windows. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The cat’s free paws were stiffened, ready to grab anything to restore balance, its mouth wide, its eyes blue streaks of horror. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Henrietta went back to eating her seeds, and as she stopped glaring at it, the black streak chicken floated gently down. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I was in love with her and I had this one shot, this one streak to get her to go to the dance with me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the cold of the blade before I saw it, and sensed the blood even before I glimpsed the red streak staining my palm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He stared at the daubs and streaks and runnels of red, and this newest mystery, it wasn’t a pathway of light burning lines through his mind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Gray squirrels streaked down mottled trunks of rubber trees that slanted towards the sun. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She has a neon-green streak in her hair now and her braces are off. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Over the last year, while Percy had been missing, the gray streaks had finally disappeared from both of them, which made Annabeth sad and a little worried. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a cast-iron streak of pluck in him. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Bedwyck stood no more than five feet tall, but the grey streaks in his hair showed his age. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was off across the platform like a streak of lightning! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z With a streak of wins and a bright new turquoise-blue car in my driveway, I was riding high. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A servant wipes soot streaks from her cheeks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z All the scars were smooth and silver, streaking him like lightning, like lines of gentle remembering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “People usually think tomatoes are red,” I say, “but they’re more red- orange with yellow-orange streaks. And there’s even the smallest hint of purple here in the creases.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Whose streak, unlike Beans’s, was meek, not mean. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The driveway was empty, two brown tire tracks streaking through the white gravel. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A shadow with white streaks races out of the woods. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Blood streaked Gwydion’s face where an unlucky blow had slashed his cheekbone and forehead. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Yelping with pain, she shook him off and he streaked for the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His face in the small light streaked with black from the rain like some old world thespian. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Sheet music was torn from someone’s hands to streak around us like strange lightning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He saw the wet streak on his cheek and looked away, embarrassed. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The streaks of sun caught on the airplane wings blind me so I can’t see her face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His hair was streaked with gray, and his beard was long and curly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He’s shirtless again, streaked with sweat and black soil, carrying two buckets of dirt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The glowing iron streaked in front of my face like a comet. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It appears only for a second before it’s gone again—a streak of white, like lightning arcing across the ocean floor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z As she opened her front door, something gray streaked past my feet. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A girl in a white party dress streaked through the door and threw herself into Matt’s arms.“Oh, The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That streak of madness has returned and is disturbing you again, okwia?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The shade was down, but bright sunlight streaked in at the edges. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z His eyes slid my way, taking in the blood streaking down my face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He picked at the clay and grime streaked across his shirt and tie. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The water streaks are short and thin as paper cuts. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A streak of blood came off, from where a thistle had scratched him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z With snow came the kites, once the rulers of Kabul’s winter skies, now timid trespassers in territory claimed by streaking rockets and fighter jets. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As we were passing by a gnarled, knotty tree, Hamlet plucked an apple and showed me the fruit streaked with red and gold like a sunset. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "The Drowned God needed a strong oarsman, I fear," replied the stocky man with the white streak in his beard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Once I see a streak, but it’s gone before I can even think to throw and by then it’s too late. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The mist was dissipating quickly, allowing the sun—in streaks and dazzling, abrupt splashes—to shine through. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then, something came streaking down out of the sky heading right at him. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They streak past me into the hall in a blast of gossamer, and she slams the book she was swinging at them into the door casing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Silly,” Camilla was whispering—and I caught a glimpse of ragged, fluttering cloth, streaked with mud—“you took the wrong ones. We can’t bring them back like this.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The morning sky was streaked by thin grey clouds, but the pale red line was there behind them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The digging continued, as the first streaks of light began to come into the east. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As we walk, I absently run a hand along one of the walls, watching as the colors streak behind my fingers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Catch it if you can, then!” he shouted, and he threw the glass ball high into the air and streaked back toward the ground. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A black streak ejected from the hole in the wall above their heads, dropping directly onto the Time Suck’s back. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Her hair is like Hana's—bone straight, black with golden streaks, and soaring down her back. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her face was streaked with tears and sweat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He reached for her hands—her right palm was streaked with blood, but she didn't seem to be in pain. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, but you were. She had a streak in her like you do. Suddenly she would up and do something other girls wouldn’t dream of.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning back, he stares at the dark streak of desert highway. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry saw tear tracks streaking the grime coating Ron’s face as he seized his elder brother’s shoulders and pulled, but Percy would not budge. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The ceiling looks like a night sky covered by a sheet of stars, with green and red streaks of what look like Northern Lights dancing from one end to the other. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He eagerly dove into the gate and streaked right through, then pivoted back for another run at it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The new floor was streaked with water stain, and a clutter of old papers and darkened nail bags with their nails rusted to prickly balls filled the corner of the room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His idealistic streak won’t let him fully accept it, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Jam watched as it stepped in and pulled her with a feathered arm, placing her body against its streaked fur. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We Lindy-Hop until the blues leak out of our fingers, until the music ends and shades of sunrise streak the sky. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Dried blood stained his face and was streaked across his shirt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The cloth was torn and his uniform was streaked with blood, but he was breathing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The channel wound between precipitous banks, and slanting from one wall to the other across the valley ran a streak of green—the river and its fields. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no sign of Gurgi, but a white streak sped across the field. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The long streaks of yellow light lay between the shadows of the tree trunks, and the snow was colored faintly pink. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His back was horizontally streaked with crimson, and from weal to weal ran thin trickles of blood. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We watched the parachute come down slowly, and the plane streak away. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was streaked with high, thin clouds that looked like a cotton ball stretched apart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Hunger streaks appear in tail and wing feathers if a bird does not get the right food during the time the feathers are growing in. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama Duck hiss and snort and cluck and quack up a blue streak. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He hands each item to me until he’s wearing only his boxers, and I say, “Off with them, Theodore Finch. You were the one who said ‘streaking,’ and I believe ‘streaking’ implies full-on nakedness. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He continued his winning streak; the results made headlines in all the black newspapers; blacks all over the country rejoiced, including those who knew nothing about tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Dirt streaked the boy’s face and his matted blond hair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Froggy kept on talking about this streak stuff but I wasn’t into it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost like the streak of grease that was on Thomas’s forehead when I first saw him that night. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In the bathroom mirror, he saw that his hair had been streaked white too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears streaked his cheeks, and his eyes were blank, as though she weren’t there at all. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The parts of the wall Frankie could see were buckled and streaked with soot. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A blast of energy streaks through the air, hitting Moreau square in the back. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Or maybe it was more of that new dark streak. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The hand she didn’t have jammed down into a container of Twizzlers slammed the door shut with a streak of yellow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Despite her white hair streaked with a few black strands, her face had an ageless quality. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But as they passed the bay of water by the city, Minli saw something strange, like an orange shadow streaking across the sky. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was a sunny, warm morning, the sky streaked only by a few wispy clouds hovering in the distance over the hills. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Tears streaked my face as I thrashed blindly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was true that in Bubber there was a tough, mean streak. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Down there. But be quiet. First one to make a noise has to streak back to school.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He wasn’t cocky, but he had a stubborn streak of pride. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Choking, his face streaked with dirt and sweat, he clambered out of the ditch and ran blindly forward. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Jule bought hair color in a grocery store and streaked it on carefully with a toothbrush. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In the north, wispy and cottony streaks extended down from fiery clouds, a gorgeous pink rain falling. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A black, buzzing cloud streaked from the orchard, and bore on so rapidly and passed so close to Coll’s head that he had to leap out of the way. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He ran full speed downhill for the West Branch of the Delaware, looking at rocks and trees for white streaks of bird excrement that marked a peregrine falcon aerie. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z First a house with no damage, next a house still bearing black streaks of soot and smoke, then a field of ruin, with makeshift hovels crafted from tent, brick, and scorched timbers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z From the far side of the ceiling near the dome, a streak of light flashes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Most importantly, basic data appears about every person in the arena, in tiny blue digits over each of their heads, so many that the data seems to blur into streaks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Dubonnet had been correct about letting the powder cure longer: The rocket leapt off the pad with a louder-than-ever hiss and then streaked nearly out of sight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She grasped the body, lined with inky streaks, at either end, and notched it at intervals against the blade. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The refrigerator door was gone, its interior stained and streaked. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “She promised me that after my Quinceañera, I can get blue streaks.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Green to the core, Seabiscuit was all over the track, streaking out with the early leaders as they tried to keep up with Myrtlewood. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Into a black streak swiped across the floor from a sneaker sole. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The largest of her three was shiny black, his scales slashed with streaks of vivid scarlet to match his wings and horns. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in luck or streaks or whatever else you’re talking about,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosy streaks are breaking through in the east. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He crumpled from a seated position to a prone one, his back sliding against the wall, leaving a streak of blood to mark his trail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z After breakfast, when I went to check and make sure Henrietta and Chameleon hadn’t dumped their water jars over yet, I saw that black streak chicken again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I peer out through the glass of the train window, which is streaked with rain and dust, and there is the landscape of my early childhood, smudged and scentless and untouchable and moving backward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw many devilfish there where the black water is streaked with light, but not the giant one. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z For, on the old beamed ceiling of the parlor, streaks of light swam and danced and wavered like a bright mirage, reflected through the windows from the sunlit surface of the pond. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The eastern sky was still clear, but graying, shot through with streaks of pink and orange. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A streak of slime smeared across his lip as he swiped and pinched and dug just enough for it to count as a dig, but not enough for it to count as diggin'. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z As Seabiscuit streaked past the three-quarter pole, several dockers saw what was happening and jammed their thumbs down on their stopwatches. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears streaked down his face, and he didn’t bother to wipe them away. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In a month, those leaves would shut out the sky, but now the sun came through and brushed streaks of gold across the sidewalks, the street, the talking women, and the playing children. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of my eye, I saw yet another streak of white in the water. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She put off her sister’s reticence to that independent streak of hers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All I had to do was close my eyes, and there was Robert Lee Underwood streaking across the waves in the Amanda Rose. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z At last, after hours of riding, far away on his right there came a single long streak of paler grey, low down on the horizon. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They were up for it, watching the rocks streak toward them, then diving underwater. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Samantha nosed it, sniffed, then settled down, leaving a wet streak across his knuckles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Sitting there with purple and black streaks running down his chest and bawling whilst wearing half a woman’s leaf dress was the kind of thing that no one wouldn’t let him forget about for years. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Her blond hair was now streaked with gray. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z My face was still streaked when I headed for the store. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There was mud or worse streaked on my palms, and I wouldn’t be able to sit still until I had scrubbed away all traces. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The filth dried in his hair and his face streaked with it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Apart from Grandma herself, I was the only one who’d seen her big old snaggletoothed tomcat streak out of the coffin and over the windowsill when she let fire. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the librarians—a woman named Birdie, who has blue streaks in her hair, square-rimmed black glasses, and tattoos of red roses down the length of her arms—looks up from her computer monitor. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The red coat was almost black, and streaked with water. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I talked a blue streak to keep from turning tail and running back to our safe house. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Valley’s face was splotchy and red and streaked with tears as she struggled against her dad. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Now that she knew what was really going on, her imagination had a dark streak in it. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I follow his gaze to a middle-aged woman with blue streaks in her hair and earrings all the way down her earlobe. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Jack stood there, streaming with sweat, streaked with brown earth, stained by all the vicissitudes of a day's hunting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A group of protesters have streaked their hair scarlet, imitating the bloodstained lock Day had when he’d stood out here for his sentencing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Can’t mop the floor without leaving black, dirty streaks and puddles everywhere. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were scratched and bleeding, her lips were swollen, her clothes were torn, her hair stuck out in all directions, and on top of this she was streaked with mud. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As I push open the glass door, a tiny dog with a pushed-in face yips at me in black streaks. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Caroline brushed aside a strand of her hair, chemically straightened and streaked bright copper from a peroxide experiment. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The deluge was too heavy to see anything beyond gray streaks of water. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The sky turned gray with streaks of silver. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, sorry,” he says, this time to me, before streaking off into the lab. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z From there we saw for a while, away below and beyond us eastward, vague vast lands blurred with clouds and shadows of clouds and streaked with silver of rivers, the Plains of Rer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z And one of the streaks fell on the hanging box where Coyotito lay, and on the ropes that held it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, Bertha made grilled cheese sandwiches and potato salad for supper, and then we sat out on the porch under the orange sky streaked with gray-blue clouds. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mom liked to say that Dad could talk a blue streak, spinning tales of jobs he’d never had and college degrees he’d never earned. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A streak of tolerance was detectable; Finny decided that they were beginning to show commendable signs of maturity. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A streak of light from the front flowed past me, illuminating dusty weeds, debris and outbuildings some distance to the rear. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He focuses on the dish brush, swishing the suds around, trying to get a streak of pizza cheese off a plate without getting his cast wet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My streak was running low and I was getting nervous. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She releases it over the doorway and it falls several feet, leaving a streak of light on my eyelids. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The sky was pale, with a few salmon clouds of evening streaking to the west. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She rolled up the poster slowly, securing it with one of the elastic bands she always wore around her wrist for tying back her thick, unruly hair, streaked here and there with henna. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The single streak of silver in his hair catches some of the light filtering in from his windows. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Only then will we be able to see them individually and not as smears or streaks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s completely covered in clay except for the streaks on his cheeks from crying and the hellfire green eyes that are drilling into me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Inside him the muddy water turmoil was settling to the bottom, and streaks of clarity were slowly emerging. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The cloud of dark smoke grew denser as they ran down the hall, which was streaked with soot and slick with water. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The air began to blush with a hint of pink, streaks of red, orange, purple rising behind the water. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Alba understood then that her mother, who up till then had seemed like the only sane person in the family, also had a streak of madness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was now covered in black streaks from her makeup, and the preacher was practically holding her up so she wouldn’t fall down the steps. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Rahel could see a row of bald heads at the bus window, above evenly spaced vomit streaks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Above us, in the black dome of night, seven stars fall, streaking gloriously across the sky before guttering out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A weaving motion in the sky made him turn his eyes upward; he saw a slender streak of billowing white blooming against the deep blue. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I look across the dining room, and three of the younger people—the big girl, the girl with dark hair and blue streak, and the blond girl with cuts—are all sitting together. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I plowed him under and streaked the last forty yards to paydirt. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The gunstock slammed back against my shoulder, and such a long streak of fire spouted from the gun barrel that it blinded me for a second; I couldn’t see a thing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The human video game seemed to glitch in red streaks. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z There was a little pile of plaster lying on the pavement ahead of him, and in the middle of it he could see a bright red streak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They streaked between the parked cars, over the asphalt, and took hold of some guy getting out of his car. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The horse was running in a blind terror, streaking down the shed rows. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got back I waited a minute, then tugged on his paper so his pencil left a streak across the page. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Colors blended into one another in streaks of red, yellow, brown, and orange. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As the sun hesitated above the horizon, Kendra stared out the side of the wagon, watching the trees streak past. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Out of the sky came a black streak—I’ve never seen anything drop so fast. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He was seeing far fewer people wading through the water, now green-grey and streaked everywhere with oil. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The sky was awash with streaks of red and purple as the sun set on Peshawar. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The sky outside was indigo streaked with crimson. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He swore as the coal streaked black on the lapel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I stared at the yellow glove in front of me, streaked with dirt and black grime, and, despite what had happened a few minutes before, pulled it right off her little fingers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Behind the wall is a world of dark lines and streaks of light, sequenced into detailed patterns. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One of my legs is askew, the skin and muscle peeled away so that I can see white streaks of bone. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy was standing in the center of a clearing, his black curls streaked with ash. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The terror that Winston already felt was suddenly shot through by a streak of ordinary embarrassment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He smells like pinesap and burned hair, and there is a light dusting of golden powder streaked over one cheek. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There’s a jagged streak of black, burnt wood and ash-filled land. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z His mother was still beautiful, though her face was a bit wrinkled and cracked with powder, and her auburn hair had a few silver streaks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was layered and streaked with different shades of red, burnt orange, brown, and tan. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Her hair had become white and streaked with iron, and the flesh of her thin cheeks was wrinkled. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The scrubby vineyards and the crumbling stones become things of no account, for if I wish I can give rein to my imagination, and pick foxgloves and pale campions from a wet, streaking hedge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her face was bruised and streaked with dirt. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He sat plumb up there where the man had dropped him and cried so hard that purple and black streaks ran down his cheeks and splashed onto his chest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He watches them disappear into the crowd, Pez a blazing streak of color, already spinning June in a pirouette as they go. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Its bridges connect to Manhattan and it’s split up by canals and creeks—filthy green streaks of water that remind you that it used to be a swamp. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Her words create a cold feeling inside me, like a streak of ice divides one side of my body from the other. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His new authority seemed to give freer rein to his mean streak. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Syme had done earlier, Winston had taken up his spoon and was dabbling in the pale-colored gravy that dribbled across the table, drawing a long streak of it out into a pattern. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I found the coat, still streaked with gray from last year’s dirty snow, and put it on. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Full of fresh determination, he urged his broom through the turbulent air, staring in every direction for the Snitch, avoiding a Bludger, ducking beneath Diggory, who was streaking in the opposite direction.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Nathan grabbed Jet Stone Boy’s hand, and they instantly streaked across the night sky. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The basement door was opening, letting streaks of sunlight in. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Recognizing the female by her great size, I stop running to admire the silver gray body streaking through the sky. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever we get a jailbreak, Paul, aka Thing Three, streaks around the gym with both arms up yelling “Blue Team! It’s what’s for breakfast!” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The first streaks of evening lay against the sky like a purple border on a blue sari. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The setting sun streaked the horizon with red and purple. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z 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 I lean in and ring the buzzer, streaked bronze from years of use—the most used buzzer in the building. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The sun streaks were high on the wall by now, and the light was growing soft in the barn. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Petaled stars and dandelion comets streak the green universe. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The line showed like a phosphorescent streak in the water straight out from his shoulders. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Stacy always wears a lot of glittery eye makeup, and her black hair is streaked with bright magenta highlights. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But before she could do anything, there was a loud squawk and a streak of feathers. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Before him now lay the path, illumined; and when he turned, he saw that the world that had been darkness was returned to him, magnificent in deep blues and grays and black, streaked gold. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z People were going by me in streaks of light. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got something better to do than watch us streak our hair?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The first red streaks of dawn were lightening the sky. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We were both silent for a while; and as I looked towards the window I saw the first dim streak of the coming dawn. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She sat on a stone bench supported by two crouching lions, their faces streaked with dark stains like tears. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Will the sun forget to streak Eastern skies with amber ray, When the dusky shades to break He unbars the gates of day? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I’m holding the harpoon high, checking for streaks under the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s clear that there’s a cowboy streak in the Dailey line. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His shirt hangs ripped and streaked with browning blood. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A tear streaked down my face as I looked at Mr. Baxter. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The eyes seemed to grow in size as Nathan could clearly see red veins streaking across their white roundness. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z What remained of her mascara ran down her face in inky streaks. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Kaede rubbed a hand over her tired eyes, leaving streaks of blood across her face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They were like those time-exposure photographs you see of cities at night, with the long red streaks made by the tail lights of cars. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The streak of pale light through the transom. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a deep streak of sloppy sentimentality to him and he loved to sit around fires singing sad songs of home. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the east, the first sparks of sunlight streak forth from the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Tears streak her cheeks, following the deep creases in her skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then I see the red streaks starting to crawl up his leg. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Rain beating against the boarded windows, splashing through holes in the roof, streaking the walls. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The bubbles are now undulating and forming the most incredible streaks of color. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “All my fault,” Silena said, a tear streaking the side of her face. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I was at an exciting part, and you know I don’t notice everything around me when I’m reading a good book, so I didn’t see the black streak arrive. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Long, thick, concrete tables and benches streaked tediously, in two rows, from one end of the hall to the other. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z One tree grew close by and I could see the rain streaking its bark and its sticky buds. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When he moves fast, you can see nothing except a streak in the water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the gift of tapping into the rebellious streak of a kid like Jesse while simultaneously curbing and channeling it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You guys need to concentrate!” a voice interrupted as the jets streaked into the distance. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Taryn talked a blue streak and brought out her tarot deck, as usual. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At that instant a dazzling claw of lightning streaked down the length of the sky. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I ran to the window, all I saw was a blur of black and white, streaking through the moon-tipped grass. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Tire difference between a winning streak and a losing streak Now, Josh is not with us again, so somebody’s gonna have to step up in the low post. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps it is the locksmith’s own eyes that have been streaked. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “You throw a lot of ‘sirs’ around but you’ve still got a real strong, real smart-mouthed, disrespectful streak in you, boy. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The face she lifted to the woman was even sorrier than she realized, streaked with mud and tears. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The two boats settled in, rowing in full-sprint mode, the boats streaking down the course most of the way as if locked together. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sky was streaked with pinks and lavenders as the sun set, but the sight didn’t cheer me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But he turned out to be a liar and a cheat, and he had a vicious streak. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I painted the trees as bright streaks of red. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The morning sky was clear blue, the grass damp and dew streaked. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Experts expected that Petrosian would follow his conservative style and try to achieve a draw, to break Fischer’s winning streak. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her dark head of hair, streaked with silver, is pulled back in a bun. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Yellow streaks ran from the corners of her eyes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The way the late sun slanted through the trees had the trail all cross-banded with streaks of bright light and dark shade. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The companions crouched in the fringe of trees until the streaks of flame wound behind a hill and vanished. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Ess said, nodding, her face streaked with dirt and tears. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I return to the Remake Room and watch the streaks of makeup disappear down the drain as I scrub my face clean. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She looked older than usual, with streaks of gray in her hair that Marigold had somehow never noticed before. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Blue lights were streaking across the evening sky toward Olympus like tiny comets. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Harry streaked past Katie in the opposite direction, gazing around for a glint of gold and noticing that Cho Chang was tailing him closely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the west there were streaks of cold yellow and rose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The next morning, I turned out of the hammock and ran outside as soon as the sun streaked in. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The smaller ones left their dribbling mustard streaks to find their own way down. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sadness, though, streaked every happiness like plaster dust. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The efrits shriek and streak after us, surrounding and blinding us, tearing my hands from the ropes once more. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I saw a streak of silver in the sky—a chariot pulled by reindeer, but it wasn’t Santa Claus driving. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But alone with his wife and children he turned into a monstrous, suspicious bully, with a streak of vicious cunning. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see it immediately, the rim of the descending sun, the sky streaked with soft shades of orange. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The other girl, Number 43, has straight bleached hair streaked with blue and sings "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z To the west the sky was opening into a high gray overcast, and where the clouds were rubbed thin, the streaks of sky were almost blue. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The floor, though buffed shiny, is dingy with scuff marks and rust streaks, which I take to be old bloodstains. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent can talk a blue streak, even without drinking, and that drives Gauguin crazy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As he loped out of the woods, a jay streaked in above him, shrieking. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Benny’s face was tear- streaked as he sided closer against Big Time. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But I’m working on the streak so everything is everything. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry saw something silvery dart out of it and streak away through the trees like a ghostly bird. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He pointed at a winding black streak that ran across it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z All around us, the room was splattered and streaked with red, yellow, and blue. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z One made a face at Seth, and then all four streaked away into the night. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He was still holding the Spaghetto container, which had nothing left in it but streaks of red sauce and a plastic fork. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z A cross look streaked across Ma’s face, but as she looked at Ba, rubbing his ear shamefacedly, she did something she hadn’t done in years. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody in Raleigh’s got blue streaks in their hair.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I needed to get a yes from Celia before I used up my streak. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One moment Isagol had black paint streaked across her eyes and the next she didn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He wiped his hand wearily across his forehead, leaving a streak of black grease. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The moonlight made streaks of rainbow across Starlight Cottage, and Seven realized suddenly how late it was. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Gray strands streak her hair, though she's cleverly tried to cover them with beeswax and pomatum. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Niran was a tall man with a closely cropped black beard; his hands and face were streaked with dirt, but it could not disguise his surprise and joy at seeing Shae. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Each morning for the next two months, she played with the air currents high above her rocky little island, then streaked to her palo santo on Espanola Island. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z His face was streaked with dirt and sweat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I jump in my seat when, out of nowhere, a streak of gold flashes across the trail in front of us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Tomás rolls as high as his skinny arms can reach and leaves a long dark streak of water on the stucco. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The walls of the chamber made a crackling sound like ice in warm water, and dozens of gems streaked toward the giant, punching through his armor like buckshot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I know without even looking at her that her face is probably streaked with tears, her light eyes too bright. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They found the bottom of the ditch trampled by boots and streaked with blood, and returned to tell the others. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Flames, like yellow demons, streaked through the thick smoke that poured from the fire. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the trees were covered in leaves, some streaked with pink in the first hints of autumn. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Slant of light catching a big fish ten or fifteen feet below the surface, streaking like a torpedo, so fast that the eye can’t hardly keep up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my God. Does that mean you have to streak back to school now?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She touched the new streak of gray in my hair that matched hers exactly— our painful souvenir from holding Adas’s burden. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z His hair falls around his shoulders like a silk drape, one streak of it scarlet with blood, and his eyes look pained. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z If we lay there long enough, we were blessed with a satellite—American or Russian, we were never sure—streaking across the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Rocket came galloping toward them from the opposite direction, streaking down the stairs and then around the corner toward the basement. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The planes were leaving long black streaks across the sky. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The fairies look foreshortened, damaged, streaked by the dust and rain on the window glass; my breath makes a foggy circle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Fyrian was already in flight, screaming and streaking flames across the night sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The monkey and its owner made up their quarrel at once and streaked off into the night. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Given my recent studdish streak between the book stacks, I was ready to take things up a notch and had been fantasizing about having Faith over while my parents were away. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The night was bleak and rain streaked the windows of the train, distorting the lights beyond, until the lights were gone. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Her hair was black streaked with silver, cut short and curled away from her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Above the hills that separate Marengo from the sea, the sky was streaked with red. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z A whole sleeve had been torn off and his arm, streaked with blood and oil, hung limply by his side. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z When lightning streaks over the sky, her dark eyes shine like gold. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In the mornings they wake early to the frenzied chirping of birds, when the eastern sky is streaked with the thinnest of pink clouds. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My ankles were streaked with dirt from the combination of dust and sweat. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was followed by a red streak of fur that hurtled from the dried foliage, flew over the weeds, and landed on her back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The backdrop is a brightening sky with flamelike streaks bursting from the sunrise. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt saw it first, streaking in from the northwest. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z As the Vonnegut streaked through hyperspace, I pulled the Director’s Cut of Blade Runner up in a window on my display, then jumped ahead to review two scenes in particular. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Yossarian suggested casually, as he watched the four men in streaked fatigues shoveling heaping bladefuls of the copper- red earth back down inside the grave. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The sunset, rosy, orange, nacreous in spots, flecked with pastel blues and streaks of lavender and blood, reflected gorgeously in those few school windows not yet broken. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat took his advantage of that second and was off like a streak, running for his life up a narrow deer trail. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge tawny creature, its body low to the ground, like a cat streaking across the lawn to a tree when a strange dog has got into the garden, was behind them. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Tail held straight out, he streaked like a rocket across the lichens, turned, and came back with the hide. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed at colors—the crimson flower just out of reach, the ebony bird streaking past. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Ashima’s initial glimpse, before the cord is clipped and they carry him away, is of a creature coated with a thick white paste, and streaks of blood, her blood, on the shoulders, feet, and head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A torso twisted all the way around, still furred, but the thick white was interrupted by a new bloodiness, intermittent streaks, as if the figure had made a mess while eating something. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The skies looked newly washed, streaked with light. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A stream of yellow sun streaked down the white cotton sheet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I pull out my pendant and rub it on my clothes to clean off the tarnish, but it leaves black streaks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Dim streaks of light, gray and waning, are filtering in through a nearby window. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It had become a friendly contest, to see which one of us would break the daily streak first. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She put one foot in and jumped back from the icy streak of agony that shot into her leg. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Her dark skin always seemed to glow in the stage lights like it was streaked with stardust, and she wore her thick hair in two magnificent globes on either side of her head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A blur of light streaks past us and rams right into Ren, sending both of them tumbling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Here and there, he could see streaks of light snaking through a haze of smoke. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And then ahead of her, Kaisa had ridden up to the stag with her arm extended and there was a flash of steel and then red streaked down the stag’s throat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The salt air lay still and heavy that morning, but the western sky was a fiery red, streaked with lowering clouds that glowed as bright as Lannister crimson. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His hair was dark and tangled as usual, but Annabeth thought about the streak of gray he used to have on one side. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I saw faint gray streaks appear in the east. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my soaking brush in hand, stroked my gold cake, and a cat streaked out on my paper in one lightning stroke, whiskers, tail, meow and all! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Her makeup streaked, her hair disheveled, she left the welfare office with her back slumped and her eyes cast down and furtive. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They joined me in streaking our faces with berry juice and sticking chicken feathers in our hair. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A smear of grime streaks over her nose. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Each cannon could blast a twenty-four-pound ball that would streak through the air faster than a person could blink. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z A streak of black and orange flowed from one cage to the next. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Manya was forever muttering about the streaks of black tar that clung to my shoes and sneakers and rubbed off on the floor of the apartment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z My sneaker dragged across the sidewalk, leaving a streak of dirt. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Miniature flowers of countless hues flourished in meadows streaked with golden-threaded sunlight. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood watching them while the sunset painted the river with broad streaks of pink and orange. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s taller than I am but just as skinny, with streaks of gray in his shaggy, brown hair. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Rain blew and streaked down the window glass, and when Mrs. Diamant blustered back into the apartment, I hurried to meet her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Usually she wore sharp red lipstick that highlighted her dark skin and matched her Sunday suit; that day she wore no makeup, her face was streaked with tears, and she wore a regular housedress. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z What made me realize that I should slow down on my wild streak is when Ms. Gruwell threatened to kick me out of the Freedom Writers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She placed the flesh in his mouth, her fingers streaking dark red over his lips, and she marked his cheeks as well with crimson slashes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It streaked across the surface of the Adriatic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She looked up and saw a calico streak fly past, tail straight back like an arrow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Fittingly enough, too, since he had a big mischievous streak that was coming out in full force. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Their massed branches created deep shadows, among which streaks of harsh sunlight confused the image of what lay beneath. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran his hands through his black thinning hair streaked with gray. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Yellow flames turned orange and red, then burned with streaks of blue. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z In the dark, the pink streaks looked black. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Tears of mirth streaked down his cheeks, leaving trails on his filthy face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “He was a good man. And I let him—” More tears streak down, and she shakes her head. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Me, I had my own stubborn streak, still going strong no matter how many times Aunt Ivy had tried to switch it out of me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z My hair was receding and streaked with gray, and lately I’d traced little crow's-feet etched around the corners of my eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh dear, yes. Oh yes, Mr. Jankowski. You’ve been talking a blue streak since we left the lunchroom. Just talking my ear off.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was a very fancy car, a black SUV so shiny that it seemed to be streaked with silver. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The water was filthy now, streaked with oil and spotted with detritus. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The little one's hair is a dark cloud of coils and glitter, complete with metallic threads reminiscent of lightning streaks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She brushed past the others and streaked across the flooded parking lot, churning up a wake like a fleeing speedboat. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He felt the castle walls streaking past him, and the ground and the moat swimming up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria clung to him, her face streaked by a bar of light from the flashlight Matt had propped against the wall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mango slides across the freshly waxed front hallway and leaves a mango-colored streak behind him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They were streaked with ash, for they had leaned too close to the sizzle of firecrackers. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He watched the cracks along the Wall go from red to grey to black, from streaks of fire to rivers of black ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stood on Nic’s balcony and watched streaks of lightning race across the sky, claps of thunder chasing them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then the blade disappeared between them, and when it emerged, dark liquid streaked its length. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Other fish that I could not identify were yellow, brown, silver, blue, red, pink, green, white, in all kinds of combinations, solid, streaked and speckled. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At about four o’clock, tired and overheated and streaked about the face with rivulets of gritty sweat, I stepped from the woods onto the broad shoulder of U.S. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The old man was handsome in an odd kind of way, with a gray streak running through the middle of his hair. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Almost every week, Louie ran the mile, streaking through the season unbeaten and untested. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He had no clarity, only a muddy swirl of his own, with streaks of every color and emotion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She developed a lofty sense of injustice and the mulish, reckless streak that develops in Someone Small who has been bullied all their lives by Someone Big. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And Kaede stood as still as stone, her face ashen, her right hand streaked with the creature’s blood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It switches to him waking every morning and looking in the mirror...and seeing a thin, silver streak grow steadily into his black hair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ifemelu blogged about this story, describing the silver streaks in the woman’s gray hair, the fingers quivering from Parkinson’s, as though she herself had been there with Blaine. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With one shoe on and one shoe off, his clothes in rags, and his body streaked with oil, Alex knew he must look a strange sight. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His armor was shiny new; a bright streak of fire ran down his outstretched arm, as the steel caught the light. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “We do go one game at a time,” Coach Noles says, “but heading into the bye week on a hot streak isn’t a bad thing.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He passed Filch in the doorway; Filch’s pale, wild eyes looked straight through him, and Harry slipped under Filch’s outstretched arm and streaked off up the corridor, the book’s shrieks still ringing in his ears. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “There’s a drinking streak in that family—” “Aunty, there’s a drinking streak in every family.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She threw her hat off in frustration, her face red and streaked with tears. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Rare events such as batting streaks that are the result of chance are not individually predictable, yet the pattern of their occurrence is probabilistically describable. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was setting, and it was as if someone had taken a brush with pink paint and made a streak across the sky, which was pale blue but getting darker by the minute. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Technically, the old man’s work turned out badly—brown and streaked. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Not till the next morning, when the matter of the trip to New York came to a head, did I suspect he had a mean streak that put Loma’s in the shade. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Blue, the madwoman thought as she streaked through the trees from branch to branch to branch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Now the light was lifting as the sun went down, and the sun streaks climbed up the wall and fell over the feeding racks and over the heads of the horses. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes cast over the streaks of black in the sky. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It’s an explosion of blue, green, and gold streaks that, when you step back, somehow look like him holding my hand and walking me through a warm, tree-lined evening in Central Park. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was deaf and alone in a universe filled solid with small stinging gray streaks. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z This polite streak of hers is going to get her killed, and us along with her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Their hair was tangled, but many of the people had dramatically painted faces, with a bright red bar from ear to ear, white-chalked eyelids, streaks of black charcoal. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Definitely better than a winning streak at the tables. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Even in the low light, the streaks of gold and black seemed to spark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The walls, streaked with moss, had grown soft, and bulged a little with dampness that seeped up from the ground. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see, even from a distance, that the king's lank hair is damp with sweat, and his long cheeks are streaked with tears. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I sat down, they watching me, and the little girl with her streaked face and the gnawed looking loaf, and the water swift and peaceful below the path. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Black and purple streaks covered her cheeks, a combination of her makeup and tears. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The thunder was closer, and now she actually saw streaks of lightning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The resulting effect was striking: a bright streak ten inches long, glowing lavender from its interaction with nitrogen ions in the atmosphere. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The world blurs and I close my eyes against the streaking stars. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The road lay all streaked with dark and bright. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The sailors on the Empire Tern, which was painted a dull white but had rust streaks all over her, waved back at us and held up their fingers in a V-for-victory sign. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Their faces were shiny and streaked with black. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Henrietta and the other girls watched from the hillside or the backs of straw-filled wagons, hopping up and down, clapping and screaming as the boys streaked by on horseback. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She glanced at his bare chest, which was sweaty, bony, and streaked with old scars from weapon-making accidents. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It seemed inconceivable that a spectacular streak of milk-white flame, rising and setting with the stars night after night, was not there for a reason, did not hold some portent for human affairs. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, Richard takes one look at my face, streaked with grease and tears, and knows something is wrong; Dad sees nothing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Color smudges streak across it and display Princess Sabine's chosen skin, hair, and eye color palette, and bodily proportions. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She studied the milky streaks on the counter, hoping for a miracle. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His black hair was streaked with gray, his jaw jutted strongly, and his osprey dæmon sat glaring on his fist. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead of them, jagged streaks of darkness tore through the air—like lightning, except pure black. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Brooke, with that perverse streak of humor, the sleek yellow hair and seal-like body. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The past ten years had padded the curves of her hips some, and combed into her coal black hair a few streaks of cinder gray. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Since the window is behind me, I see only shadows and streaks of light. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Sam never shut up and he had a fearless streak that sometimes got all three of them into big trouble. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z He rode to Armistead, face streaked and gray, screaming something Armistead could not hear, then came up closer and turned, waving the bloody arm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The musket ball streaked out of the barrel like a comet, trailing flames and smoke. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z And when I turn around to wave to Libby, she isn’t there—just that streak across the sky, still glowing. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Dark silver paint streaks over his cheekbones, and black lines run along his lashes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The "crackpot—clown" with the streak of gray hair sitting before him suddenly had Traynor's full attention. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He wiped his face, leaving a streak of dirt across his forehead. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Joe blinked away some beer fuzz that was making blue streaks across his eyeballs, and remarked, “You don’t even know what all this is about, do you?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sherman gasped so loud it made me look up in time to see the streak of a big blue meteor, yellow sparks flying from its head, coming out of the north. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Fireworks streak across the night sky, creating the emblem of the Belles—a golden fleur-de-lis, with a red rose twisting around its center like a ribbon of blood. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z That Jackie was gone and in her place was this new Jackie with blue streaks in her hair, out on the porch telling Bertha how much she loved the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He said that he could be recognized by his distinct streak of gray hair. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The eyeliner streaks are damp enough that a paper towel wipes them away. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He has white hair, although there’s still some streaks of brown in it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z ‘Will the sun forget to streak?’ is no hysterical outburst of operatic tragedy, nor is it a plaint of sentimental, self-indulgent misery. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He swiped at his nose again, forcing another streak of red across his face. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I wiped my nose on my forearm and saw a ruddy streak from my wrist to my elbow. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The train passes out of the trees, and a thin streak of moonlight catches the blade. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Her face streaked with tears, Lupita looked down at her baby brother, who had stopped crying the instant she had taken him and who was now sucking his thumb. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z There’s a tear streaking down his cheek, sliding out from under his glasses. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Alfred stared up at the ceiling, at the white streaks that flashed overhead when cars passed on the street below. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hogwarts Express was streaking along below them like a scarlet snake. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The stone Sheriff Jackson was turning o’er and o’er had one big chip right out the middle of it that showed its insides was made out of streaks of white and brown. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I leapt out of the sack of potatoes and went across that kitchen floor and into the Dining-Room like a streak of light, and I didn't stop running until I was underneath my grandmother's table. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I smile to myself at the memory of sitting in a chair, swinging my legs and staring at the bandages on my knees while my father put temporary streaks of color into my hair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Fish that were local in their ambit made the net their neighbourhood, and the quick ones, the ones that tended to streak by, the dorados, slowed down to visit the new development. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If the fans didn’t get going soon, there was likely to be an explosion that would streak through the length of the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z All around, everything else blended into an indistinguishable, borderless cascade of blurring gray streaks. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The blood came off in long dark streaks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her tight curls were less than an inch long and jet black, except for a thin streak of natural gray framing her face like a headband. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I heard a rumble in the tunnel and then the train came into the station like a silver streak of lava pouring down a volcano. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He crumpled from a seated position to a prone one, his back sliding against the wall, leaving a streak of blood to mark his trail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The last time Catelyn had seen him, his hair and beard had been brown, well streaked with grey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As he dropped out of sight, a flare of bright light exploded and streaked through the sky like a missile. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She shimmered into existence in front of me, scowling, her face streaked with ash and grime. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A boy comes toward them out of the smoky twilight, no older than Marie-Laure, streaked with ash, pushing a wheeled dining cart through the gravel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The first thing she did was turn her head sideways, point to the bright blue streaks in her dark hair, and say, “Like it?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The rest of the time they crowded into crevices that were easily found by the streaks of dried urine staining the rocks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Voices, it turns out, streak into Zollverein from all over the continent, through the clouds, the coal dust, the roof. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Tree trained the gun back at our prisoner from where he had pointed it at me and wiped his forehead with the back of a dirty hand, leaving a streak like paint. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z "He's got a yella streak a mile wide," the other one said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The streaks that did occur were most likely due to chance. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Before them stood the mountains of the South: white-tipped and streaked with black. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z So, swimming in fedock-deep slop and conceding as many as twenty-four pounds to his adversaries, Seabiscuit finished third, snapping his historic win streak. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then, I see people who have a bright scarlet streak painted into their hair. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Balls of green and orange flame crackled overhead, leaving streaks between the stars. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Black sky turned instantly to fiery yellow and I could see bits and pieces of something streaking past the window. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I see the gray streaks in the woman’s hair and the end of the man s hooked nose and the blue armband of a Dauntless traitor just beneath their shoulders, and recognize them both. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a massive pile of silver and gold paper; ribbons streaked the pile with bands of deep color. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The clay streaks the word like dried blood. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Leo looked at his hands, which, as usual, were streaked with grease and grime. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She’s got a few gray streaks mixed in with her long brown hair, but I never think of her as old. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The silver streak in his closely shaven head glows in the subtle darkness, and the crescent-shaped scar under his right eye looks deeper. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Jupiter was a shimmering yellow circle with brown horizontal streaks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes are dark and her lips pouty and open; the blue streak accents the contrast of hair and face, and she smiles at me—that’s definitely smiling. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Majidi is on the attack! The shot clock is winding down, the game is tied up, he’s on a fast streak to the hoop, and BANG! He’s won the game for the Boston Celtics!” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Turner looked ahead and saw the rock ledges streaking past and the shore bending away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The clouds above the setting sun were streaked scarlet and purple. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For example, Monique rhymes with streak, and she had a blond streak in her dark hair. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Her eyes welled with tears that began streaming down her face, mixing with her makeup to make black streaks. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A large crack runs through the middle of it, and there are streaks of lighter rock near the edges. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The thunder fills the air with streaks of charcoal-black spirals, and for a split second I think they’re trying to pound me into the ground. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Her face streaked with tears, she crouched down beside him, two cups of tea trembling in her hands and something bulky under her arm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z An ancient green-plush sofa lolled alone in the center, like yet another mossy fallen log, facing a soot- streaked fireplace still deep in last winter’s ashes. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A single gray streak bolted through her hair, but her skin was smooth. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her hair is waist-long and gleaming, her jewelry glittery, her skin flawless—except for the streaks made by the tears streaming down her face. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There are beautiful, faint streaks of orange over the lake. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His curly brown hair and beard had more grey streaks than a few months ago. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was curled on the bed, the sheets streaked with blood. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun had streaked the fog a molten pink and gold. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I was grubby, sweat streaked, comprehensively bushed, and rank enough to turn heads. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As a child, Hideo didn’t have the silver streak in his hair or the few silver threads sprinkled throughout his dark lashes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The constellations glittered in the black sky, a star streaking across it like a shimmering loose thread. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Pinched faces streaked with suspicion or fear or both. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The whole time I tried not to think how much it was killing my back and shoulders and hands, the streaks of dirty sweat running into my eyes and stinging. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The black streaks held the salt that Papa said had got mixed up with the rocks a jillion years ago. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Bi Mutunga jumped to her feet before her husband could get to her, tears and kohl streaking her face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A few rows over, my cousins Zoyla and Gregoria were pulling weeds and wiping the sweat from their foreheads, crisscrossing their faces with streaks of dirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, Agnes says the black streak is one of my chickens too—I just don’t know how to go about catching it yet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Then, wearing only my undershorts, and streaked head to foot with mud like one of those lost guys from the Amazon rainforest, I went in to break the news to Mom. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One can only speculate on what thought and feelings went streaking through the conscience of James Madison after the fleeting moment passed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Because later, when we're down by the pond and the first of the rockets is streaking up, up, up, Freak is making a fuss because he can't see. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Kuda sat on the ground with tears streaking his dusty face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The eyeliner I put on in the morning—vain twit that I am—has long since streaked down onto my cheeks, and I could wring my braid out if I wanted to. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It cannot be—” His sentence was cut short when something shot past me like a streak of moonlight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Robbie stumbled out of the darkness, his face smudged with green streaks. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The sun was setting, the sky to the west was streaked with red and orange. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It was all over my hands and pinafore, smeared across the counter and the pump handle, and there were streaks of it stuck in my hair. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Shadowy shapes streaked past, and—oh, man—something slimy brushed my ankle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Their tight, shiny bike pants shoot past, meteor streaks of luminescent yellow. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Raindrops streaked down his forehead and clung to his eyelashes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the line of blood streaking down his leg, the stiffness of his movements. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Both of their avatars shot off like rocket ships, streaking the cloudless sky with white contrails. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z 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 The soldier has a gray streak in her hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Taisin turned red, the color streaking across her throat and face, and she stammered, “M-my sister is gifted in her own way.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He looks toward the railway car’s open door, where streaks of dark water blanket the world. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The jet was streaking across the sky, and then we saw a rocket go up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Russian spacecraft streaked toward the moon, I went up on the Club House roof to use Jake’s telescope just to see what I could see. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z John is the strongest of us, but he has a patient, gentle streak that I didn't inherit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Teddy had taken his shirt off and had streaked himself with mud. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel like I can see that obsessive streak Amar was referring to. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z For a few moments they scuffled on the tile, their shoes leaving streaks on the cabinet doors, and then Trip got Moody into a headlock and the fight was over. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nhamo didn’t fall asleep until the first streaks of dawn appeared in the sky. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a painter; bright streaks of blue and red stained his sneakers. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Each one has to be Windexed, wiped, and buffed— inside and out, top to bottom, left to right, until it’s as streak- less and invisible as a material substance can be. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Multiple streaks of fire climbed skyward like burning fingers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Out of the broken, twisted, tangled mass streaked a brown furry ball. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were the shape of peanuts, and her hair was brown with apricot-blond streaks. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I wiped the tear streaking down his cheek with my thumb. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She could see the thin, restless form rocking back and forth before the fire, the hair already streaked with gray. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z A streak of it right out of your own blue heaven. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t want to break our winning streak, do we?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Her blue highlights have faded, and now she has streaks of faded yellowish green in her hair. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Roy dropped the broom handle and streaked for the nearest exit. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was streaked with dirt; there were pieces of gravel buried in his hair. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Every time a fat raindrop dislodged itself and went streaking down the glass, it was like a tear in the fabric. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She thought of Lonnie and Kelly and Barbara, her friends, just starting to streak their lips with pale lipstick for special events. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I feel the streak of blood my fingers leave on my cheek. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He was short, With a pointed beard and a silver streak in his hair, almost as old as her father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Does she wear glasses with fashionable frames, has she had her lids lifted, does she streak or tint? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I let Charley out, and suddenly an angry streak of gray burned across the clearing in the pines and bucketed into the house. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s fast and vengeful, and for a few minutes, I think my losing streak might continue. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The roaring sound instantly fills my vision with brown streaks and slashes, and I look up to see the familiar markings of my father’s chopper. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And he started to look bushy again, and older, and you could see his mean streak better. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It sparks wildly, streaks of electricity whipping out from it in every direction. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We’d had a streak of it in Battle Mountain, and I wished it had held. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Her face was sweaty and streaked with dirt and under it all her skin looked pasty. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Abruptly, she strode to the sitting room door and threw it open to find Emma crouched on the other side, her face red and streaked with tears. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She told me she had put those blue streaks in her hair and now everybody at school was copying her. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His face was twisted with pain and streaked with tears and dirt, but he wasn’t crying aloud. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Yet in that glare I sometimes detected a flicker of approval, as if this streak of independence, this refusal to be shaped by him reflected his own obstinance. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was in a gamine cut, streaked blond in a salon and currently showing dark roots. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Arrows of gold and silver streaked into the cloud like rocket tracers and exploded. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I lay down on the bank, breathing hard, looking up at the raw-bacon sky, streaked with color. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A blinding flash of white fire streaked through the lobby, through the open entrance door, and burst into a chrysanthemum of color in the night sky. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I even wanted her shiny black hair with blue streaks. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Why are you so superstitious?” she asks, wiping her sweaty brow and leaving a streak of dirt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z So even though I sort of blew off Laura, my streak with the chicks wasn’t totally done. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She stood motionless for a moment, the ends of her hair curled and black, her makeup running in streaks down her face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Whistling fireworks shriek across the sky, long tails of light streaking behind them like shooting stars. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I was grimy, the front of my body streaked with dirt from sliding across the floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jess knew they must look bad, streaked with dirt and covered with scratches from their run down the mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Then, like a shooting star streaking across a black sky, the fearful thought came to him that maybe his fingers were frozen so stiff that he could not pull the trigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The motor hummed steadily, the wake behind my boat peeling away from both sides of the motor in streaks of white, green, and gray foamy water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I could talk a blue streak about apples. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The goddess lashed her whip—a thin streak of stars like diamond barbs—and the horses reared back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There is a streak of goodness in men that can be buried or hidden and then emerge unexpectedly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Camped a quarter mile in from the edge, on a long flat streak of firn. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She woke up to the whistling of rockets streaking overhead. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Suddenly the withered wisps grew larger, longer, shimmering and crackling, nearly blinding Taran with streaks of liquid flame. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He was tall, dressed in hunting green, and his dark hair was streaked with gray. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Every tree was blessed with a halo, and the sparkling silver beams slanted down to Turner as he thought about streaking a ball right back up alongside them until it disappeared in the silver-haloed glow. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then, just as the bear went lunging up the creek bank toward Little Arliss and her cub, a flash of yellow came streaking out of the brush. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She was short and dark with eyebrows turned white with age, although her hair was only lightly streaked with grey. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you’re going to leave a note it should at least tell me what—” Bast’s eyes widened as he saw Kote in the light of the inn, pale and streaked with blood and dirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I walked in on Harry in his bedroom, I saw that tears streaked the sides of his face. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z There was dirt streaked in tear stains on his cheeks, but he was not crying now. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A damp streak of hair lay like a dash of blue paint across her cheek and her hand was wet with glistening drops as I took it to help her from the car. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She did have a rebellious streak, like me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The broken ashtray cracked on the floor of the veranda, streaked with blood. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If you reach out your hands and run them along the white walls, streaks of rainbow paint sweep across the surfaces. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We paused a moment to marvel at how the rising rim of gold sun silently announced itself by illuminating the sky with brilliant, broad streaks of pink, purple, and orange. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As he streaked under the wire, the fans began chanting, “Bring on your War Admiral!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But by the time they looked up a streaking figure had reached the door, opened it, slipped through, and the heavy front door banged. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When Tessie returned from her trips downstairs I began to detect, in addition to the traces of tears on her face, faint streaks of guilt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The mountainside was streaked with sparkling black and blue lines, like the veins of some giant we little insects were inching across. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The winter was the best thing, because then there were the geese on the islands—long smoke lines of them singing like bounds in the cold streak of morning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If they crossed paths, Mom might smell smoke in her hair or tell Lily her pants were too tight or ask why she put all those blond streaks in her hair. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Inside was a painted likeness of a woman with big blue eyes and pale golden hair streaked by silver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then the flock moved on, and the ice around Patience Camp was streaked with blood and red penguin guano. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z My anger and disgust grows a little more, fed by a mean streak of envy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The edge of the lagoon became a streak of phosphorescence which advanced minutely, as the great wave of the tide flowed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stand to look at her, at the streaks of dead Russian splattered down her sleeve. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Some of them are huddled in small groups, leaning on one another, tears streaking their faces. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z ThtArgo //streaked across the sky in a ball of fire, shedding burning chunks of mast, hull and armament. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At five forty-five, a black thing streaks out in front of me and I feel a thunk. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her blonde hair is streaked with gray, and tied back in a thick, cinnamon-roll-shaped bun. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Nita cried out, but Nailer’s father held his knife to her neck and she held still as Blue Eyes ripped the gold off, leaving bloody streaks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The tide was running so that long streaks of foam tailed away from the reef and for a moment they felt that the boat was moving steadily astern. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The bright-colored mural was still streaked in blackened mashed banana, but the painted figures stared at us in reproachful stillness. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The floor of the trailer was streaked with blood and brains. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z By now the first faint streaks of dawn were appearing in the east. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lightning burned streaks in the sky, and thunder cannonaded. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Tears streaked her cheeks, her face red and blotchy. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her hero had led the Dodgers to extend their winning streak to thirteen games. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She wiped her hand across her brow, leaving a streak of dust over her skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The groove Sciron had shot across the left side of his scalp was interesting too—almost like a rebellious streak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When she lifted her head, mascara ran in inky streaks down her face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “See that milky streak there? That’s the Milky Way. And on one side you see Aquila. That’s Latin for eagle. And on the other side you see Lyra, the Lyre—that’s a kind of harp.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose left a greasy streak inside his faceplate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Darwin had called these variants “sports,” implying a streak of capricious whimsy in the natural world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What I was waiting for was my new streak to begin. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ethan finally stops at a dark, moldy niche holding a statue of a watchful saint that is streaked with years of weather and grime. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z That was the fifth thing in the streak. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She wipes it along her cheek, and it leaves behind a milky streak as a color guide for me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “You,” said the third washerwoman, an older woman, deep-voiced, with grey streaks in her hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The stag horns turned to crimson streaks, the skull mask ran like molten iron. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A tiny streak of blood trickled down my chin. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Just as the guys spilled noisily out from the stairwell, one perfect tear streaked down from the corner of my eye. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I set a second one on my neck, and it leaves behind a slimy trail like a streak of paint as it finds the thick vein right under my jawbone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I explained that they were for the black streak chicken, but they just ignored me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They seemed normal except for faint reddish streaks running through them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As screams filled the air, the cat became a scowling, snarling streak of dark fur. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was old enough for gray to streak his hair, but younger than Min, with a keen eye and a restless manner. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Her face is tear streaked, so I reach up to wipe it clean. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Dark hair with a noticeable streak of gray. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z From the kitchen he could see her sitting there, in her hair—already—streaks of gray. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t have the bread now, and her face looked like it had been streaked with coal-dust. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Each word is a code she must decipher, a foreign language, a streak of gunshot. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When the flurry of motion became too much, she looked up ahead and fixed her gaze on a particular tree, following it as it slowly approached, streaked past, and then gradually receded behind her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Pet stepped out from a corner, still massive, still gold and streaked fur and hardblood curled horns. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He knew that Tina had a mean streak, but he also knew that she wouldn't go this far. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Just like that, she was gone—a red streak disappearing into the woods. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The night had barely ended; the first streaks of dawn rose above the glade. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z That was my third lucky thing on my streak. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The stars popped in the night sky like distant firecrackers, and beyond them the great streak of the Milky Way came down out of heaven and draped a swathe into the ocean beyond. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And he had; while Skeeter was streaking down a road with his master astride him, his heart failed, and he stumbled and was dead. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The independent learning setup only served to fuel my competitive streak. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z First off, Kite was a Kalbro man, and as far as I knew the plant was still on a three-years-without-injury streak, so I didn’t think he’d be the guy to patch me up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Faraway streaks of light split through the sky, leaving traces like a bruise. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I stuck my finger into the earth and, before she could stop me, smeared a streak across Chasca’s cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He was six feet, with light, mottled skin and sandy brown hair with a streak of even lighter hair near the front. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “This is my mom, Stephanie,” she says, indicating a woman with gray streaks in her dark curly hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The sweat was pouring off his face now, and his black hair, now lightly streaked with gray, was plastered across his forehead. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z All of us have been driven nearly mad by our wives and sweethearts, but King Pelles was aware that there is a tough streak in human nature which generally prevents us from being quite driven. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His bird friend flew off his shoulder, streaking into the forest. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Occasionally they sang softly; occasionally they turned cartwheels down by the moving streak of phosphorescence. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Her hair was streaked with gray and her face lined. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z An arm emerged, then a face—brown hair, tangled and matted and streaked with grey, two fierce eyes, a nose, a mouth, a beard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Gerrold was a lean, tall youth with sun streaks in his hair and laughing blue-green eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were faint colors in it: slight streaks of azure and emerald coiling through the silver. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His own hair was gorgeous—streaked red and gold, with hair extensions he’d made himself. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Overhead, the golden streaks marbling the clouds tarnished first to bronze, then to indigo. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Well, my father’s got one of his streaks.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Permian’s streak over Odessa High had created deep-rooted convictions of inferiority, to the extent that Principal Starnes spent time after each loss telling students and teachers that losing to Permian wasn’t a reflection on anything. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly there’s a gray streak of coyote, a jaw snap, and the crow is dead. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The pond with the gazebos streaked by beneath her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z On the ground, huddling beneath ponchos blocking out ash, thin streaks of light, we hold on to each other and breathe. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They’re the ones outside in the hallway, slumped on a bench, faces streaked with impotent tears. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Everything becomes a blur, the stars above stretching into glowing streaks. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And just beyond that, he could see the ocean itself—a long thin streak of blackish-blue, like a line of ink, beneath the rim of the sky. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z While Bobby had no hope of placing among the top contenders, he was eager to continue his winning streak, aware that the opportunity to compete against stronger players would sharpen his game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, in the corner of Jason’s eye, a blazing comet streaked upward from the ground with a high-pitched, almost human scream. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Bars and splashes of sunlight flitted over him and sweat made glistening streaks on his dirty body. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Now, thinking about the feeling of fear as he pedaled home along the river path, he remembered that moment of palpable, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The clouds were thin today, a few streaks of sunlight escaping through far away in the west. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In a great rush of excitement he dived downward after the streak of gold. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z By the end of the season it may have been streaked with mud and grass, but it was never striped. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As the Vonnegut made the jump to light speed, each of the planets on my viewscreen became a long streak of light. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “That’s interesting,” said the Mellower, lifting a tear- streaked face to look at her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Naomi, her face glowing and streaked with tears, reached down for the fallen microphone and handed it to Cap. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z |
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