| 单词 | bend |
| 例句 | Theresa stamps her skate so hard, she bends the wheel. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a nice canoe,” replied the storekeeper, bending it gently back into shape with his fingers. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Let me take a look at him,” the man in the homburg said, bending over and listening to Ignatius’ heart. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to bend over, if I am the back end.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Hill jumped on every chance to bend the ear of the industrialists, explaining why promotion of blacks to foremen would reduce conflict and increase efficiency. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Hmm. T might be—" She breaks off, bending over to dislodge a pebble from the wheel. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We walk to the common area, where there are benches and murals and water fountains big enough for you to put your water bottle under the nozzle without bending it at all. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He went out to look at the city and the clouds had cleared away completely, and he lit a cigarette and came back to bend down and look at the Hound. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But the place where he and his friends swam was farther down the river, a bend where the water, protected by encircling rocks, was calm, separated from the fast-moving water farther out. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She bends down to let them touch her head. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Round the bend in the drive. I didn't drive to the door, I was afraid of disturbing you. I had some idea you probably rested in the afternoon.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z You have to bend down to make out the inscription engraved onto the polished metal. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He pulled out his tool kit and cut and filed the metal, bending it until it finally snapped neatly into place. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The wheels roll beneath us, we stand dully, and when the call “Mind—wire” comes, we bend our knees. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I look and I look and I don’t see no settlement but who knows what’s around the bends and curves? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She is twisting and bending in such a way that it seems both horrible and elegant. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She didn’t bend down and wipe Fern’s tears. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I debated no longer, but made a dash up the hill, to the right of the pond, to reach the woods behind it before he turned the bend. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Muscular thighs; long, lean limbs and fingers; and a strong butt come in handy for all those twists, bends, and squats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She bend down and give her a hug, say, “Mae Mobley, did you like that smocked dress I sent over last week?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I took the last bend in the road and stood face-to-face with Red Witch Bridge. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Mary had made a hoe to save having to bend down; Atal used her trunk, so their conversation was intermittent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Before I can pull away, I feel her bend and then melt into me as I melt into her under the warm Indiana sun. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But Locke pauses by the boy, bending down to help him to his feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But his bones seemed to bend under the load, and that was odd; he could imagine a photoelastic image of them, all stress lines. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z They wound in and out of view, then around a bend and out of sight. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This one will never bend, she thought, yet she must try nonetheless. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I saw the giant bend and clutch the posts at the top of the stairs with both hands, bracing himself, his body gleaming bare in his white shorts. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They dip down to street level just before they bend to travel east. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They round the bend, and Vanessa’s lead is becoming clear. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Then they went round a hairpin bend to their right and continued rising. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z If Ma was mad at me before, she’s not now, not the way Shiloh’s licking her all over both arms, getting a quick lick in at her face every time she bends close. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Florida stared ahead at the river, a long sparkly slithery thing disappearing around a bend in the distance. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I rounded a bend and there he was stumbling towards me, wild-haired and one-gloved and nearer hysteria than I have ever seen a grown person. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My hand shivers as I bend down and open the latch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z "Oh, don't worry about the dishes, Patty. I'll take care of them in a minute," Momly said, now bending down, sweeping nothing into a dustpan. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She bends down and rummages in one of the cupboards behind her desk until she pulls out a bag of pretzels. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Will he produce boots, bend himself or me over the desk? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I bend down to sketch out the squares for the game and add flowers at the four corners. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I swung my arms around and did some deep knee bends, but I didn’t have her scratchy old voice and her bottomless well full of words. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Snapshots of Mr. Hale sitting on the corner of his desk, someone bending in her chair to dig out another pen from her book bag on the floor. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In fifty paces, with a swift bend round a jutting bastion of the cliff, it took them out of sight from the Tower. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Deep down where a good blues bend would start from. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z And plink! a silver drop falls, and the round wrinkles in the glass make all the towers bend and waver like weeds and corals in a grotto of the sea. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Eddington observed the bending of starlight during a solar eclipse, confirming one of those predictions. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Are you going to make me bend the rules alone?” he asked when he reemerged. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned in time to see Sam lift Esme into the ambulance, then bend forward to plant a kiss on each of her scraped knees. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Tree limbs that bend like Byrd when she does her yoga in the backyard. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Indeed, he gave an agitated flutter of his wings and half flew, half hopped closer to her, bending forward until his great sharp beak was only a few inches from her face. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And then he bends down and rubs Gwenforte's head, before collecting his and the king's horses and hurrying after the royal family. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He left the door wide open, I could see him lean down to the table where the telephone stood, and bend to the mouth-piece. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They roared northwest through the bend at Krum Elbow and continued another two miles alongside forest and cliff until they came to a dock marked “Hyde Park Station.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We do not want to bend over a dusty grave, wearing black hats, grieving for you. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Your grandfather’s rules are your grandfather’s rules. He has his reasons. I’m not about to go breaking them. Or bending them either.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Jinny!” he called out, stopping on the path and bending over to catch his breath. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "He hit me in the face with a yard of chitterlings!"—bending double, roaring, the whole room seeming to dance up and down with each rapid eruption of laughter. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When I couldn’t bend forward or turn my head, the soreness set in. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Men stand over its seams, bending at the waist and lacing its pieces together. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “But in this case you’re asking me to bend the rules. And I’m not about to. You may think it’s the right thing to do, but I do not.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, they rounded a bend, and Pong’s ears popped from the pressure change. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was the Corporal who had woken him, bending over and shaking him gently. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Nick, the river is always turning and bending. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They were all bending over the vegetable patch, their clothes drenched with perspiration from the heat of the sun burning down on their backs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Cray-Cray's cart zoomed around the bend in the path, and for an instant, Ethan's face was lit up by the walkway light overhead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He remembered his mother’s statuesque body bending over the gas ring to stir at something in a saucepan. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Way more than half of the runners had gone by before we saw Danny limping past the first bend. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And if you didn’t listen to her, she would make you bend over and whack you with a yardstick ten times. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew not to question his authority or bend the rules. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After the first ten feet of cutting and bending back the wire, his knees went numb; he felt cold air on his skin and knew that his Levis were worn through at both knees. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I could scarcely move through a room, I was so preoccupied with not walking or bending or crouching like them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The woman will never find the old house behind the hedge of towering hibiscus at the bend of the dirt road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew himself up, slowly, as a man that is stiff from long bending over some dull toil. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Our flight’s in three hours,” Mom said as I stood and stretched, bending over Laleh’s seat to try and extend my back. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Eads discovered that workers began experiencing the bends at sixty feet below ground, roughly half the depth to which a Chicago caisson would have to descend. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I watch it bend and stretch like a slow-turning cyclone until it stops at the street signs—where Joy Road meets American Street. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “It would be bending the rules, but not exactly breaking them.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Tigers even go meow, with an inflection similar to that of domestic cats, but louder and in a deeper range, not as encouraging to one to bend down and pick them up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “When I get to the bend I’ll stamp. But if I run into trouble, get the others away.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z No way to call this a bending of the rules. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Glerk pulled himself to his feet and his first set of arms, bending back a bit to ease out the kinks in his spine. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Charity don’t say, ‘Because I give you a job, you got to bend your knee to me.’ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his habit to lean onto his left leg when he did so, letting his right knee bend so he could get his mouth to the floor. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I hate it, I sink to the ground on one knee, bend my head, and grit my teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It takes him a moment to recognize the contortionist, having only ever seen her upon a platform bending herself into impossible shapes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z With the ringed planet in the background, the glow of the ship leaving Sagan bends in an oval like a firefly, until the light is gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z "My fingers will grow back before that man bends to sense." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Come on,” Edward says, bending his finger to beckon us toward him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I bend the lid and use it as a makeshift spoon, scooping a bit into my mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Jethro said aloud, bending down to look into the dog’s deep eyes. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He never woke to see the shining silvery form bending over him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But Hana just bends her head, hiding her face from me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She knelt beside Lyra and smoothed the damp hair back from the sleeping face before bending low to kiss her daughter’s cheek. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s just a wide hallway that bends out of sight. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z As the beast bends down to grab me, I run and make my escape between its legs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice he’s bending his knees, keeping his arms loose. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z We bend low beneath the neatly clipped bush, listening for the footsteps of concealed security guards. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Blood dripped around the blade, and Håkon tried to bend back to claw at it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z We followed them back the way they’d come, curving around a bend in the beach and climbing a small embankment. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The record is warped and scratched from the heat and so much playing, and the words bend as if they’re underwater. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, a clerk is bending over passenger lists. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was lying on a wooden floor, about ten feet across, with nothing to hold on to as the truck sped around hairpin bends. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She bends forward and puts her hands on the floor. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They bend into a complete circle, but will not break. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The whistle sounded again, and then the train appeared around the bend through the trees and rumbled toward the station, its massive twin headlights pale in the bright November afternoon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As my father’s boat disappeared around the bend up ahead, I reluctantly turned my boat up the creek, slowed down some, and kept searching. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I know I shouldn’t snoop, but curiosity quickly overrides my conscience as it often does—snoop-control issues—and I’m bending down and randomly perusing some of the papers on the floor: mostly old letters. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was hot under there, and the bending over had made the blood run to his head. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z As she rounded the bend, she prepared for the worst: Evan's lemonade stand crowded with customers. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The D.H.C. halted and, bending over one of the little beds, listened attentively. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shhh,” Jay said, creeping closer and bending forward to get a better look. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I take the whole bottle back to my room and drop half the contents down my throat and then, in the bathroom, bend over the sink, washing them down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I bend over to pick it up and smack my head against the wall. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I bend down, scooping up some snow and packing it together. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “That’s true,” she said, bending her head once more, “but some things, look like, ain’t to be forgotten in a hurry.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It dwarfed his small, thin frame and he had to carry it with both hands, bending backward to lift it off the floor. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The man took no notice, he was bending down, and scraping in the shingle. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She got nearer to the bend, bringing more of the huge tree into view. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I should have known that what doesn’t bend must eventually break. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Molly said, twisting her arms above her head and bending her body so it looked crooked. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z ThenI bend my knees and leap into the air, tossing the glowing sprinkles as far above me as I’m able. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When we rounded the final bend, the old wooden sign announcing the sanctuary’s visitation policies was still standing there, untouched. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Shay had started to ride properly, leaning with the slow arcs of the river’s bends. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I bend down and press my palms to the rail, closing my eyes to focus on the feeling of the metal beneath my hands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He could no longer bend his ravaged arms. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Quickly, I bend over to pick it up before shoving it through the other side of the bottle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It’s so heavy it bends my wrist back. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When the canoes came around a sharp bend, jagged rocks unexpectedly grabbed a hold of one while a tangle of vines and fallen trees ensnared it. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z None of all this will bend my will. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The villagers had to tramp in the mud, bending and stooping and planting day after day. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But when she bared her lord’s leg, bending near, she knew the groove at once. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The heels of my hands land on the counter’s metal rim as I bend down to look at the spread. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad’s fingers began to bow, bending unnaturally backward at the joint. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Lyra felt it first on her cheeks, and then she saw the grass bending under it, and then she heard it in the hawthorns. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When true simplicity is gained, To bow and to bend, We shan’t be ashamed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She bends her head, and hair falls into her face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z From her bedroom window, she watched his Range Rover until it disappeared down the bend in the road. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The beam of light, which has until now been heading straight up into the sky, is beginning to bend. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Poppet, sweetheart,” Celia says, pulling the twins aside into an alcove and bending down to talk to her face-to-face. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Here, on a bend in the river, below overhanging trees, was the pool, dug out in Briony’s grandfather’s time. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He could see the bend of the river and the two bridges, one leading west and the one to the south, where they had crossed yesterday. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z As he rounded a bend, a small furry animal leaped in front of him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was about to bend down and wrestle with a particularly intricate problem with her right boot when Tyler burst ahead of her and ran through the gate, his messenger bag trailing behind him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z "I know you too well, Theon. I saw you take your first step, helped you bend your first bow. Tis not me who feels wasted." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I felt her dark shadow bend over me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I bend my groin out of its path but I know that’s cheating, so I stick it back in as I furiously lather myself. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The sound of police sirens rounds the bend. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I saw him bend down and touch somebody. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t help but draw them with crooked fingers, weirdly shaped palms, or unnatural bends to the wrists. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I bend down to help her pick up her things. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Around a bend, we see a large white farmhouse with Greek pillars, a barn, a silo, and a fenced yard where a dozen or so pickup and farm trucks are parked. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Study hard, young man,” said the passenger, bending down to look through the driver’s window. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They were bending over a small ball of fur. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She might wave her hands in the air, or tremble if she can’t put her hand to something with another chore just around the bend from the one she is doing. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z By the first bend we find our stride. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z You might be more com-fitted if they wasn’t so stiff and would bend easy in the places where most folks’ clothes bend.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I bend down to look, and I can see that Mom is standing in the front doorway. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We would put a strip of paper in the center, then fold the cookie in half and bend its arms back just as it turned hard. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Saunders bends over to get a good look at Tai. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He was bending over the basket as he said this and he heard, but did not see, her jump in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Jeanne and Jacob get around the bend in the road as quick as they can. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I did not include that I had started taking stats for my field hockey team because it hurt my back to bend over the stick all the time. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The policeman was there, bending over me, giving me a glass of water, and someone’s hand was on my arm, Frank’s hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Dogged and imperious, with a handlebar mustache that seemed to bend his smile into a perpetual scowl, Bateson was unmoved by equations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Even the trees were bending and lifting gently, and the moon seemed to be rocking in the sky as a ship rocks on the sea. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z They read all the comics and didn’t worry about dripping milk shake on them or bending the covers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I started to run after her, and then she flung the letter over her shoulder onto the road and disappeared out of sight around the next bend. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again I had to bend the rules since there are no good local mushrooms in the Bay Area in June. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “We had to bend your rules to help save his life.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Round every bend of the valley—and it had many bends—they looked eagerly for water. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I’m not going to try to bend this into any kind of perfect shape. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Sorry, sport. Inmates are allowed only one short visit per day, and we’re already bending the rules for this TV thing. Maybe tomorrow you can see your old man. But call first, okay?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Bigger, for God’s sake!” the mother sobbed, rising and bending over Vera. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then Jocelyn was bending over her, wrapping her in a soft clean blanket of green wool to cover her nakedness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Soon it disappeared altogether around the nearest bend. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The engine roars as we accelerate around a bend. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The dense brown forest on either side never seemed to vary, and ahead there was only a new bend in the river to tantalize her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The scantily dressed girls curled up in the backseat, or bared breasts in the front, or fixed flat tires, bending way over. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I finally looked up when we turned the bend in the driveway and caught my breath. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z One Charm Bracelet was bending forward, wrapping a towel around her wet hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Beatrice took my hand, and bending down gave me a swift peck on my cheek. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He bends down to retrieve it, and when he straightens and offers it to her, she seems surprised to see that he is smiling at her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I sliced into the water and willed the currents to bend around me, making a jet stream that shot me forward. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He bends down and touches my cheek, then kisses me softly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z They were bending over one of the planter boxes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Other times, like today, she simply watched the blacksmith’s strong hands bend to their craft. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And she bends down, runs a hand through my hair, and gives me a kiss on the cheek. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A mile or two further south they hastily crossed the great road from the Brandywine Bridge; they were now in the Tookland and bending south-eastwards they made for the Green Hill Country. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Katherine's expression shutters and she bends back down to her magazine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The officer bends forward and looms over the miniature city like some tormented gargoyle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The air seemed to fold and bend around him He became a hologram, then a wind, then he was gone, leaving only the smell of fresh-pressed grapes lingering behind. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Approaching the bend in the course, Washington slowly nosed out ahead of the California boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She bends down to look and her eyes grow wide. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In this position it drifted to the middle of the river and into the southward bend. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She bends and carefully cleans the blood off her shoes. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I bend down to pick up the ruined bracelet. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I bend the cars around my body with my mind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A semi appeared around the bend, blowing black smoke from an upright exhaust pipe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z With nothing to hold it up, the staircase began to bend under the weight of the children crowding on it, and then it swung down and fell with a huge crash. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Windows are rolling down and girls are bending to chat with the drivers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But it did bend light and that meant the fish were not where they appeared to be. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z They followed the sounds around a lazy bend of the road and saw them; a column of armed men noisily fording a swollen stream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There I am in the furrow of Jack's brow, in the slyness of Alicia's smile, in the bend of Grace's hand . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Holmes was testing his power to bend the lives of people. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She grabs them, bends to take a bottle of water from the case under the kitchen table, and strides to the dining room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The music bends, falls to its knees to embrace them all, encourage them all to live a little, why don’t you? since this is the it you’ve been looking for. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning it against the wall, he lifted the massive weight of the tractor with one paw and laid it on its side before bending to examine the crumpled runner. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z We rounded the bend and found ourselves in a deep valley. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mark reluctantly slid his arm from her back and then focused on Deedee, bending over to look into her eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A stretch of shore had been as yet between us and the steamer’s smoke, by reason of the bend and wind of the river; but now she was visible, coming head on. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He watched Britten turn the trunk over and bend to it and try to work the lock. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She bends down to grab more bags of stuffing from the box under the table. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then she bends down again and lets my dog kiss her on the lips. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Following the snakelike pattern with my eyes, in no time I knew exactly where I was, for I knew every bend in the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain of the Crux stood, and the deck seemed to bend beneath his weight as he crossed to the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You are young. Too often the young would rather bend the world to their will than listen and wait to be called.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z All Toby could see was another person trying to bend him into a shape he didn’t want. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Hey, son,” his dad said, his voice bending in that weird way that America had started to shape it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I bend my knee and let out a moan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I blew a puff of air across my face, bending my neck to behold the Big Dipper. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Longstreet felt himself yielding, softening, bending like a young tree in the wind. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He dodged the punch easily by bending his neck into a sideways U shape, then coiled his leg around the strangers waist the way Sheed wrapped licorice around his pinky before eating it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Down the staircase, up another, around the bend, past the ticket booth Sally ran, and Dolores, too, huffing and puffing till she thought she couldn’t run any farther. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “We bow to each other, Harry,” said Voldemort, bending a little, but keeping his snakelike face upturned to Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Restlessly he moved one arm, bending it, and felt a sharp pain in the crease of his inner arm at the elbow. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Every now and again there came into his mind unbidden a vision of the keen face of Strider bending over a dark trail, and running, running behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He saw only rain bending the branches of the hemlocks and running in rivulets down their trunks. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson halts in front of the white sheet, then bends down and throws it aside. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “It’s all right,” Alex said, bending down to pick up the paper. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I don’t want to witness the submissive dip of his brow or the bend of his knee before me or anyone else. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my hands on my knees and bend over. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He just kept his eyes on the road, taking bend after bend at a speed that made Elinor's heart beat painfully fast. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They had tried to bend the cage back into shape, but could not get the door to stay on. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z ‘But you see further ahead in the clear light. Beyond those peaks the range bends round south-west. There are many maps in Elrond’s house, but I suppose you never thought to look at them?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a bend in the stream, and it ran through a long, low arch of hawthorn bushes. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Papa said, “You’re going to see a scramble as soon as we round that bend.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The man stared at them, blank, bending his neck slightly after each slap. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she forces our hands to bend backward creating a beautiful curve when the hand is unwrapped. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And he hated that, because the pants twisted up around his legs and made it next to impossible to even bend his knees and sleep on his side, which was the most comfortable way. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They were standing in front of him, bending over him, looking at him, waiting. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he bends over and pulls out two clams. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They bend over the cradle of the Nativity, or they hold Jesus on their laps. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I have spent a vexing half hour scrapping with Fräulein Engel over the pen nib, which I swear I did not bend on purpose the first time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The steam caused the cedar to relax and bend to fit itself to the shape of the frame. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then Calista showed me how to make changes, whatever I wanted, like giving the man muscles or a fat belly, or bending his arms or making him run, or anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Tom Torgerson’s high school kid had gotten the chains on his tires, and Ishmael, bending low, checked now to see that they were tightly bound. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The parking area went farther to the south, bending slightly to the east. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I look around at where the money landed, kick it all together into one place, and bend over to pick it up. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He hammers the knife in a second time, saws away at the metal, and bends up the lid. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I followed him, holding the can of nails up so he wouldn’t have to bend over to pick them up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She bends over to look me dead in the eyes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He felt the cool, clean hands bending his fingers, twisting his thumb until he gritted his teeth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d really thought that my model of a black hole to help visualize how it could “bend” space-time would win first place. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Her steps quickened at the rumblings of arguing male voices that echoed off the stones as they neared a bend. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It caught the light in the room, reflecting it, refracting it, but never bending light into the heart of its dark core. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “In fact I’ll go even further. I promise you that if you defeat the snake, I’ll admit I was wrong to that stuffy old cat. I’ll even apologize to him on bended knees, so there!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Hagar was murmuring so low they had to bend down to hear her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if she was drawing the air toward her; Kaede could feel the currents in the room bending to her will. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Don’t say anything—you will be able to pick up the fallen rice after he rounds the bend . A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z At the very end of the ward, he could make out Madam Pomfrey with her back to him, bending over a bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I bend down and heave the manhole cover up, then lower myself down the ladder and into the blackness. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Jimmy took a step toward Toby, bending down to pick up the tire iron. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t think there’s anything to do except wait for it to stop,” said Hermione anxiously, watching Ron bend over the basin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z But a modern human can tell her friends that this morning, near the bend in the river, she saw a lion tracking a herd of bison. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The stalks were up to Cora’s shoulders now, bending and tottering, sprouting leaves and squares that were bigger every morning. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He came through without any bother, and Ruth said to him: “It’s only bending down like that. I’m sometimes not so clever at it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As they came around the bend and into the final stretch, the Cal freshmen tried to rally, edging their rate up to thirty-four. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By the time midafternoon arrived, Thomas was ready to collapse from exhaustion—all that bending over and crawling around on your knees in the dirt was the pits. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He bends his head, I tip mine up, and Al Green's pleading voice becomes the soundtrack to my first sweet, deep kiss. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To one side of him, the fields stretched into the distance with the long grass bending in the breeze. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He’s gonna drop a quarter, then tell you to bend over and pick it up.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No twists, no turns or hairpin bends obscured even momentarily her clear view of the end. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I see the warm, honey glow behind your bedroom curtain, your shadow dancing on the wall as you gently fold your red sweater and bend to lacquer the small nails on your toes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When none of us moves, he takes long strides over to us, bends his head, and says in an angry whisper, “I called your table; now stand up and get your food.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When you looked through the window you could see her bending over the machine in the back or pushing a long needle through the heavy pieces of goods. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They dropped us at Mull’s Motel in Hiawassee, an old-fashioned, nondescript, patently nonchain establishment on a bend in the road near the center of town. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My body bends and twirls with more strength and grace than the others; my eyes and hands are better storytellers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z With difficulty, for she could not bend her knees very far, she stepped down and sat on the edge of a bed and patted a space on each side of her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Father tramped up the steep stairs, bending his dark head where the roof slanted, and stood with his arm around Hab’s shoulders, smiling down at Nat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The way the branches bend overhead and bright sunlight turns to pinpoint rays of light. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He did farm labor between revivals, and in the autumn of ’41 it was our first enterprise as newlyweds to bend our backs together in the dusty fields. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She would kneel in her kimono and speak very softly in Japanese, while her young assistant would gracefully swing closed knees or bend her swanlike neck to the old geisha’s instructions. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I accidentally bend the card, forming a crease down the middle as I read and reread these three sentences. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She bends down and rifles through a laptop bag on the ground. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z His eyes become a cliff of snow threatening to avalanche; his eyebrows bend like black limbs of leafless trees. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Mo had to bend low to make his way in. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He turns me around and bends my arm behind my back. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The book’s spine bends easily in my grasp, folding over itself. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It is also true that it was stupid of me to bend it out of shape again, on purpose, the second she handed it back to me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I bend down, and my body aches, but I muster up all my strength and manage to pick up the broom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Du Bois got it right a century ago: “the burden belongs to the nation, and the hands of none of us are clean if we bend not our energies to righting these great wrongs.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She was only half aware of someone bending over her, of someone forcing her head down between her knees. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Through her lowered lashes, Emma saw the guard bend down and pick up the piece of metal. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “You are welcome to come meet her, if you can find it in yourself to bend a knee.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All of them had cleared the bend now, moving so steadily that Jonathan wondered if they saw that the road was blocked. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He might not have a gutbucket cry or a round-the-corner-and-back-again bend, but he couldn’t let go of the blues any more than he could let go of Cool Papa. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He kept his Marlboros rolled up in one of his T-shirt sleeves, and he lit his cigarettes with a Zippo lighter stamped with a picture of a naked lady bending over. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally the last of the wagons disappeared around the bend, and I started running down the road toward the body, scared of what I might see. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I bend down and arrange the gummy bears into a heart. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Bernard stood watching the retreating twinkle of the white stockings, the sunburnt knees vivaciously bending and unbending again, again, and the softer rolling of those well-fitted corduroy shorts beneath the bottle green jacket. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a war in the East, an Unseelie king with a lot of territory and no desire to bend his knee to the High King. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I bend over and pick up a fan, a bulletin. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We collide with the chain-link fence, but rather than busting through it, it holds...and then I realize it’s slowly bending forward. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I still felt guilty over bending the mailbox. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Of course, to be perfectly balanced, we have plenty of teachers and counselors who are fair and would bend over backward to help Andy, but lately, even his behavior has been working against him. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a stitch in my side that cramps so hard I have to bend over. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Alex stared after the truck until it disappeared around a bend in the road. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The light of the train shuddered around the bend. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They are topped with shaggy clumps of great big leaves that look like they might just bend these trees over at any minute. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, slowly I hear the creak of bending tree, the whisper of needles. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And with that he walked around the room, peering behind things, and bending, awkwardly, to look beneath the desk. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Ours was a tiny house at the bend in the road right off Toyota Street. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It wound north to south and had many bends. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z In this situation, all I can do is everything at once—stoop, reach, bend, lift, run from rack to rack with my cart. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma also joins me to watch The Brady Bunch for half an hour before bending over the cloth, shears in hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Now at last they turned their faces to the Mountain and set out, thinking no more of concealment, bending their weariness and failing wills only to the one task of going on. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He bends on one knee and lifts something for her to view up close—my dollhouse. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes his breath came between his chattering teeth in gusts, rising above the rain and the winds that swished down the corridors; at other times I had to bend to listen. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He bends his head and kisses me slowly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When she bends over to bow I see her picking food out of her teeth with her tongue. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The carpet bends and goes down the front staircase and I go with it, one hand on the banister, once a tree, turned in another century, rubbed to a warm gloss. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Headlights like bright eyes came around the dark bending tunnel. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Dad bends to grab the next ball from the pile. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to bend down and kiss her, for how small and determined she looked. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a jack-of-all-trades, breaking the sturdy little cow ponies, treating their injuries and illnesses, trimming their hooves, and bending over an anvil to forge their shoes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees at the jungle’s edge bend in the exact easterly direction of the wind, explaining their curved trunks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It ran down swiftly into the plain, and beyond the feet of the hills turned across their path in a wide bend, flowing away east to feed the Entwash far off in its reed-choked beds. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Laura watched Ma’s skirt swaying and her little waist bending and her dark head bowing, and she thought Ma was the loveliest dancer in the world. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “All those rules you bend, and you can’t bend this one? Not even for something this important?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Once on his feet, he bends over, holding his side, but slowly straightens up and takes steadying breaths. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I bend down to find what dropped from the card. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He hated using his hands, and he hated bending down, which was always liable to start him coughing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z How extraordinary, she thought, bending to pick it up. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When my teacher says, So write down what all of this means to you, our heads bend over our notebooks, the whole class silent. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The boys in the band loved having us out there in front of them all the time, bending back and stepping high, in our snug satin outfits and short skirts. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The gum bends, wilting from the heat of my palm. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She’d hold his hips and bend her knees, and they’d fly between cars, down hills, through gauntlets of odor and noise and color. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Why did she come? Why did she want you to do back bends?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She bent over, making her shoulders droop, bending her back in the posture of an old woman. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "Keep the spear; Stygg can find another. Now bend the knee and swear." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Like a storm they broke upon the line of the men of Gondor, and beat upon helm and head, and arm and shield, as smiths hewing the hot bending iron. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Twisting, bending, trying to make straws stand on end. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked up at the filmy bags of webworms high above me in the lush canopy of oaks bending over the river. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z One of the buttons pops off his shirt as he bends over, and it rolls across the intricate line-pattern of the kitchen linoleum. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Slowly then, bending against the rain, Azar and Norman Bowker and Mitchell Sanders began wading again through the deep waters, their eyes down, circling out from where they had found the rucksack. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We held tight to the bar as it took the sharper bends. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z This road, too, ran straight for a while, but soon it began to bend away southwards, until it came right under the great shoulder of rock that they had seen from the distance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Cady was bending down to pick a particularly beautiful wild- flower when she saw the plume of dirt curling down Argyle Road. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She could not bend the last two fingers on her left hand, and the others would never again be dexterous. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Helena comes in to return the rinsed-out bucket, and Max bends down automatically, letting her ruffle his long hair and then scratch all through his beard and he makes noises like a well-petted dog. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Half his face is dipped in moonlight, tracing along the sharp cut of his jaw, the easy bend in his broad shoulders. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There were angles and bumps and bends everywhere, but none big enough to conceal me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a certain inevitability to Charles Howard, an urgency radiating from him that made people believe that the world was always going to bend to his wishes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn't have a thick atmosphere to bend light and carry particles that reflect light around corners. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Late in the day following as they rounded a bend in the road the boy stopped and put his hand on the carriage. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Taisin remembered how it felt to bend the meridians of energy to her will: like she was invincible. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It actually had to bend down to peer into the upstairs windows. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch her artificial fingers delicately bend and adjust around the bread just like they are real. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She rounded a bend in the path and saw her salvation. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He was bending down, pulling on his socks, and his back was so large and friendly I wanted to rest my head on it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "Wishing it were otherwise will not make it so. King Robb must make his peace with the Lannisters. He must put off his crown and bend the knee, little as he may like it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then he bends down, takes off his socks, and tosses them on top of his sneakers. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A massive engine explodes around the bend and barrels past, so huge and so close I’m hit by a wall of wind. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My arms and legs bend and stretch in strange directions, and give me no support when I try to stand, no assistance when I try to fight. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He started to bend at the middle, then, as though thinking better of it, lowered to his knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We practiced the splits, and bending backward, the high-stepping strut, and I saw myself a sequined princess leading orchestras across a football field, the idol of cheering fans. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Arwyl is stubborn as pig iron. There is no bending him.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Coming back to the present, I was startled to turn the bend and see Perilee, in her best dress, holding her girls by the hand and Chase right behind. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Loomis could pick Grandpa up like a rag doll, Miss Love. Not jostle his ribs or anything. Just bend over easy and lay him in the water.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Kira sighed and watched the trees bend and sway in the wind. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What in the world is this doin’ down here?” she asked, bending down. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Let me bend your ear about something, man.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he rounded that first bend and did not see the raft, and cleared the next bend two hundred yards further on and did not see the raft, worry took him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The traveler moved on, around the bend where the road limped between the denuded hills. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When they had been creeping along for about half, an hour, Ripred suddenly stopped at a bend in the tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She comes to me, and I bend down to whisper. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z While the girls bend over their books, I draw from my pocket the miniature painting of my mother that I carry always. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Occasionally, a girl bends to pick up a round greenish-black patty from the ground and puts it in her bag. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” she says, and it almost sounds like a laugh as she bends over to put away a pot. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Few come this far, and those who do fill their holds with silk and spice from the Jade Sea, then bend their oars for home.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There at the bend it was cut deep through a crag of old weathered stone once long ago vomited from the Mountain’s furnaces. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I stare at it for a long moment, then bend down and open the box. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She could no longer bend any of her joints or turn her head. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One large whooping voice spiraled over the heads of the bended forms. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning had turned bright and warm; dew still clung to bending blades of grass. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The ridge took a sharper bend northward and was gashed by a deeper ravine. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The light was so far gone that I had to lay the lid back and bend close in order to see. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She stands among the ashes, bends down, and sifts through a pile of burnt wood. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I bend down, picking it up to see a pink Post-it note sitting on top. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Emily shielded her eyes, but still the glaring rays managed to bend their way around her hand, dulling her sight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They saw the corpse of an inhuman creature, its arms wrapped around bended knees, its head lolling sideways onto the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A huge rat considered them with its flat black eyes before bending again to gnaw on a bone. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When I touched her shoulder she began shuddering, sobbing deeply into the bend of her elbow, and when I tried to coax her out she shook me off and dug in deeper. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We all bend our heads over the bowls. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They look at the ground and bend their heads toward the ground. as they say. is a brazen thing to do. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if anyone can tell that he’s not bending my arm far enough for it to hurt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Reynolds lay in the dirt road, the aides bending over him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mina bends over to adjust the baby's blankets again. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Here on the road between the two there is nothing but old trees and long grass bending to the wind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “She is bending herself into knots in your precious circus.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The world begins to bend in alarming ways. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Hazel came out on the further side of the ilexes and followed the path round a bend. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Totally cool, even if I have to stand on tiptoe to see in and then bend down to draw, but so what. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And when I start to rise, I get a bad case of the bends. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “You need to walk out of here with confidence. And remember to bend your knees.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Around the bend they flew, and there, directly in front of them, was a huge boulder. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z When it’s my turn, I bend my knees and close my eyes, and I can see myself on the Miss America stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Was it difficult to bend yourself to the will of Lord Valdemar when you were first married?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He put me off his knee, rose, and reverently lifting his hat from his brow, and bending his sightless eyes to the earth, he stood in mute devotion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z You might come around a bend and wham! Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Chess had started to bend down, so Finn’s mouth was right by Chess’s ear. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But as the years pass and she bends over more and more, she seems to survive in her narrowing space. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d hold himself there for a minute, because he could, because he was that strong, and only when he felt his arms starting to go would he bend his knees and let himself drop. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My heart speeds as we approach the bend leading to the windows. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And yet, seeing him again, she felt something within her bending toward him as though drawn on threads pulled taut by his hands. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If you can bend space you can bend time also, and if you knew enough and could move faster than light you could travel backward in time and exist in two places at once. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I moved hastily away from her, bending my head over my work so the Shrew, who was staring at us, would not see the look of anger on my face and become suspicious. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He waited until the man had reached the bend in the road, then ran to catch him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They reach up with both arms and wait for her to bend down. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was scraping the dried blood off my legs when I looked up and saw the Green Caboose come back around the bend. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He laughs loud, bending over and resting his hands on his knees, and then he swings his head to the side to look over at me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Where’s your determination, your drive? You hit a little headwind and let it knock you flat? Hasn’t being on this team taught you that around the bend of every headwind comes a tailwind?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It was unimaginable that she would ever bend her knees and come crawling along a dusty floor to anybody’s altar, weeping for forgiveness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The memory, clear as a light beam, took Obinze back to a time when he still believed the universe would bend according to his will. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was so rigid they could not bend her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z What’s more, I couldn’t help but feel that lurking behind each corner, each bend of each alley, would be more of my enemies. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Who knows what grubby or elderly boys they are bending to their own uses, or to counterpoint me? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Once made, no step could ever be retraced; once headed in a direction, the path would never bend nor the pace increase nor slow. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Miss Meecham. It would behoove us to remember that Christ was not able to bend his arms on the cross. Is that not right, children?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Shorty and I bend our heads to look through the windshield. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “This area,” he would say, “is Canned Goods. Next we come to School Supplies. And around this bend we have Kitchenware. Next come Carpentry Tools.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But most of the traffic went out along the chief highway, and that turned south, and then bending swifter than the River skirted the hills and passed soon from sight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes he could even turn the tables and bend ghosts to his will. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The music grew louder, and as I rounded the bend near the train tracks, I felt the warmth radiating from the bonfire, saw the glow on the rough and ragged faces. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The magazine photograph showed a girl in a strapless evening dress of fuzzy white stuff, grinning fit to split, with a whole lot of boys bending around her. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z How he had copied the group of letters out on a piece of brown paper; copied, as illiterate people do, every curlicue, arch, and bend in the letters, and presented it to the midwife. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course—he had forgotten that water refracts, bends light. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of our street in Eden Park, right in a bend at the top of the road, stood a giant mulberry tree growing out of someone’s front yard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He grabbed my wrist and folded it, bending my fingers downward so they reached uncomfortably toward the inside of my forearm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Where it was thicker he used the leg as a lever to bend pieces aside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I would bend, and they would put out their small pale fingers and bounce them off my kinky curls. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My shadow is barely there, more like a ripple, sort of like the way light bends above a hot radiator. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We fly along it as it bends and turns, the girl ahead, then me, then Manchee, running along. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I can see carts up ahead on the left, a whole string of ’em, pulled by oxen and by horses, disappearing round a bend. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It was nearly a quarter of a mile to the next bend and there was no raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the corpse between them and tried to make him bend in half, but the man in black was so stiff Fezzik really had to perspire to get him at right angles. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I bend down and run my fingers through the grass. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z In returning my pass, the one with the peach-colored mustache bends his head to try to get a look at my face. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind was swimming and my eyes had gone all blurry as I went forward to bend over. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Brent was bending over the moaning form of Mrs. Rogers. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Hagrid came after them, bending low to avoid hitting his head on the door lintel. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The current did not slacken and the punt came round the bend almost in the middle of the stream, revolving as it did so. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Danny disappeared into the woods, followed by the dump of eighth-grade runners pretty far behind him, we ran back to the first bend—for the fifth time—and waited for the sight of Danny. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I heard a bunch of low-toned “oooh”s from the guys, and I threw the ball at JP, low, at his knees, so he had to bend down to catch it. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As they came around the bend and within sight of the crowd on the bridge, they were five lengths ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah . . . well. . .” said Harry, bending his knees slightly, just to make absolutely sure Myrtle couldn’t see anything but his head, “I’m not supposed to come into your bathroom, am I? It’s a girls’ one. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When I bend over the toilet, nothing comes out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Mario was bending over the cricket cage, fascinated by the way Chester moved his wings when he played. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They would shift me and investigate and I, still believing, still bending to discipline, would have to accept their decision. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He bends his head so I can give him a kiss on his cheek. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The car crawls back along Private Road the way I came, and that’s when I see the bend in the road that I didn’t take, a kind of fork. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The only thing he’d scraped off was die outside mirror and he was bending down to look at himself in it. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I snag one, bending the stem until it snaps, and put it behind my ear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z For Anduin, from the bend at the Harlond, so flowed that from the City men could look down it lengthwise for some leagues, and the far-sighted could see any ships that approached. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Doctor Warren was bending over him, holding his shoulders. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Curving her arms out, bending her knees, she hopped on one foot and beat time with the other. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother, just then tripping home, saw Sula bending over her son’s pained face. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z To grow them year after year without dread of flood or plague, in soil that offers up green stems that bend to the scythe again and again, bread from a bottomless basket. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When we turned at one of the narrow bends I saw a man walking along the drive a little distance ahead. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When he saw the cannibal bending over his fire, the boy rushed forward and pushed him into the flames. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z By the time we rounded the bend, he was back with us. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Rounding into the bend for home, Pollard let a loop of the reins slip through his fingers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She reported that her neighbor’s bing cherry tree was so heavy with ripe fruit that several of its branches were at that very moment bending low over her backyard. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We rounded the bend, Lu leaning into it, which I honestly thought was kind of cool, and then we hit the straightaway. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I look at the cut cane lying around, and I bend over, untangle a mess of it. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees themselves, turning and bending in the half light, looked as though they had gone mad and were dancing their roots out of the ground. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Around the bend in the trail, dragging a large dead partridge by the wing, came the cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But they won’t stay still for me, they move, there’s a smile and it’s gone, their features curl and bend as if the paper’s burning, blackness eats them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The muscles in my legs knew how much to bend my knees. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Wow, this thing sure stirs up some memories,” G’ma says, grunting as she bends at the waist to remove the Green Book. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Right after I turned the first bend I could hear a wagon ahead, so I ran through the woods to where they were gonna have to pass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Out of breath, I bend over, hands planted on my knees. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Daniels bends over, resting his hands on his knees. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z We were to point backward when we fired them, so that they slowed us down enough to allow gravity to bend our orbit back into the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben bends over to pick up the thin librex, and it slips through his fingers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They came on slowly around the last bend, a long blue smoking snake, spiked with guns and flags. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to get comfortable, twisting and bending herself to fit the cramped space behind the mirror. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Take it easy, boys,” Doc said, looking up from behind his counter, and then bending over again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Be quiet and bend over! Over there! And touch your toes!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z All of the contestants appeared to be grim and nervous, stiff as manikins, except for Susan, who was bending the ear of the boy sitting next to her. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He was bending his head over and over again to drink soup, but his beard would dip in the bowl first and stop him. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I run and run and run and run and run and when I reach one of the last bends before the trailhead onto our street, I see Brian walking with Courtney. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When the cars round a bend, they feel as if they might overturn. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Instruments that can bend most pitches enough to fine-tune them during a performance — and this includes most orchestral instruments — also tend to play the "pure" intervals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z You could almost see the angels bending down to earth—even to rowdy old Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I bend down and kiss Maria's cheek and squeeze her hand. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Here,” Jack says, bending to pick me up. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The water tugged at her overnight case, bending the tree dangerously close to the raging waters and threatening to bring them all down. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At dusk, we approached a bend where hand-painted signs advertising auto repairs and coal deliveries had been nailed to trees along the roadside. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After the crowd onshore watched Baker dump a weighted object into the river, the ship traveled around a bend to the site of the old jail, on the grounds of the Washington Arsenal. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I said, leaning my hand on the desk, bending forward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When I crossed the river’s northern bend, I avoided glancing at the brownish water churning below, noxious with runoff from the slaughterhouses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Turning their backs to us, they bend and lift the dusty corpse off the ground and drop it into the well. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mikey took his position on the starting line as Freddy rounded the final bend of the second lap and was about to take the straightaway. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Study with me. You can join our staff, become a sorceress, learn to bend others to your will You will become immortall" "But—” “You are too intelligent, my dear,” C.C. said. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z My mother in her plaid jacket bends over, stirring, my father adds a stick of wood to the fire. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Stannis promises land, food, and justice to any wildlings who bend the knee. He will never permit us to seal the gates.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That night, I dreamed about Doug Swieteck’s brother as Shylock, and him bending over me with a soccer ball in his hand, about to smash it into my free because I had taken him out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Gritting my teeth with determination, I bend over to plant the rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You put your feet in first, through a zipper in the back of the suit, and then bend over double. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch my hands unlatch the window that opens farther than it’s supposed to; I watch my body bend and ease onto the fire escape. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “I thought you contacted me because you know I’m still the leader of the Allegiant, and you want an ally,” Johanna says, bending her neck so a lock of hair falls over her scarred eye. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Its corners are worn and weak, bending easily beneath my grip. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Often, as we sailed around a bend, we came face to face with a camping trailer swinging its wide body around the curve. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I am horrified by my own impulse to bend my knee to him, my own desire to let him touch my head with a ringed hand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She bends over and looks at my knees and breathes in through her closed teeth. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He puts his hands on the chair and bends over me until his face is inches from mine. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z ‘Bananas. Nuts. Round the bend. Off your trolley. Whatever.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was a sickening sensation to feel the decks breaking up under one’s feet, the great beams bending and then snapping with a noise like heavy gun-fire,” he wrote later in his diary. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Approaching the corner, I can’t believe how ordinary the bus stop looks in the summer, only another bend of sidewalk. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He placed a steady hand on my shoulder, and together we watched the caboose disappear around the bend. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I had to force myself to bend my knees. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Just outside his line of vision, I watched him chalk the cue, unsmiling, and bend over the table so his hair fell in his face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I bend over again and start to retch. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z They walked slowly, bending down with tiny knives to slash the seedpods.What was he going to do about them? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Mike said, “You gotta bend that note like you bend the truth.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The path that had brought them to the hill reappeared on the northward side; but they had not followed it far before they became aware that it was bending steadily to the right. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Before proceeding, she turns back to the bicycle and bends over a small basket hanging from the handlebars. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It was also his plan to shorten their journey by cutting across another great loop of the Road: east beyond Weathertop it changed its course and took a wide bend northwards. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We smelled the fragrant smoke from our own chimney as we rounded the bend. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The British column was disappearing around the bend, but a couple of dozen troops had stayed behind. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He smelled a fire and saw three figures bending over a small fire. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Now each time we go upstairs, we bend over and hunt around so we can present Mrs. van Daan with a handful of beans. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He couldn’t bend at the waist, nor could he take his own weight on one foot. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He moves it gently aside and bends down to kiss me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z My foil bends over the top of Alan’s sword and touches! Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When he bends over to untie his shoes, I see the symbol of Amity on the small of his back, the branches curling over his spine. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Only by the most special pleading could I imagine the polynucleotide backbone bending enough to accommodate irregular base sequences. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I bend down toward the outlet, gripping the end of the light strand firmly in my hand. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z This can be seen in the bending of light from distant stars observed during an eclipse of the sun. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I start to bend toward the right-hand straw, but she whispers, "Too hot. It's always too hot. Just stir it for a minute or two." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was coming from the south east, bending the trees to the northwest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Old Sally's ankles kept bending in till they were practically on the ice. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I push back harder again’ the counter till I was almost bending backwards. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She’s gesturing with her hands, talking about researchers at MIT and probability bending to prevent paradoxes. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She shakes her head sadly, bending over the ironing board to inspect a shirt with the tip of the iron she holds in her hand. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They rounded a bend in the path where the sunlight had not yet withdrawn. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His presence was so strong it could bend time itself. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Are you asleep?” he asked, bending down close to look at her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Exactly the way he’d heard it would be, his life flashed before him, but it consisted of only one image: Hagar bending over him in perfect love, in the most intimate sexual gesture imaginable. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The two boats swung around the bend side by side and surged into view of the fans on the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Nobody really laughs that hard and that loud without bending over like it hurts. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Of course you are,” Mr. Lew said, bending down next to her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to bend down and whisper in his ear. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Used chess books were everywhere, hidden in every conceivable crevice, many stacked from floor to ceiling or on top of chairs, or weighing down and bending the shelves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Juanita screamed back, bending over at the waist to shout as loud as she could. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The girl’s waist in the bend of his arm was soft and warm. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The branch that the peach was growing upon was beginning to bend over further and further because of the weight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z On the way back in I stop to check on another spot, on the inside bend of the channel where the bottom is rocky. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Fabian pauses and bends down to speak so only I can hear. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The music from the settlement stays the same, messy and wordy and bending around itself like a monkey. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I came to on the living room floor to find Kevin bending over me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “We are friends,” said I, rising and bending over her, as she rose from the bench. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “How about a deal? You keep quiet about what you saw here today, and I’ll bend the rules and let you in even though you aren’t officially in the book.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z You could stretch it, bend it, hold it up to the light, and even suck on it if it wasn’t too old. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I bend over and rest my hands on my knees, trying to catch my breath. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I wanted to fall down, but my legs wouldn’t bend. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t cut so excellent a figure when I’m vomiting. I bend from the waist, and it interrupts the line of beauty.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He found he was having to bend lower and lower. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I bend down, starting to clean the gravel from my knees. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The road made a bend to the right, then back to the left, and then all of a sudden the mountains loomed right above Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She turned onto River Road and drove a short distance before coming around a bend to see a wall of flashing blue lights. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The kids bend trees and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break like fancy museum vases you can’t replace. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z As we were not permitted to bend down, we took out our spoons and ate the snow off our neighbors’ backs. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Lupin was bending over something on his desk and looked up only when Harry knocked on the door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "The murderer must have crept up behind him, swung the chopper once and brought it down on his head as he was bending over." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z We bend which ever way he blows,” Sam Watson agreed, “but at dat us needs him. De town wouldn’t be nothin’ if it wasn’t for him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Soon they reached a place where the river curved round in a bend from the east, and here they came upon the broad, shallow fall. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘He stands not alone,’ said Legolas, bending his bow and fitting an arrow with hands that moved quicker than sight. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I thank God on my bended knees that we did not make the uranium bomb,” said Hahn. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her body turns and twists and bends and arches facelessly over every inch of the walls in the studio. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They were going to put over another bridge when the bombardment started and some troops were to cross at the shallows up above at the bend of the river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z One day it was very hot, and as he was bending over a pool, he felt a burning on the back of his head, and a dazzling light from the water pained his wet eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At another bend in the passageway, Eilonwy’s light wavered and dropped out of sight. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He heard Ron give a strangled cheer, and they turned the next bend to see his eager face staring through the sizable gap he had managed to make in the rockfall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The wind had picked up, bending the bare trees in her yard. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Michael bends, untying then tying his Nikes again and again. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Down the road, just around the next bend, she could make out the trunk of what looked like an enormous tree. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, honey. I knew you’d get the bends. Think I’d tangled with a bull. But I was having such a run of luck it seemed like I ought to let it ride.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Normally I’m not one to bend the rules, but how can I turn away a child with such splendid taste in clothing? However unintentional.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I tried pushing, and it gave, bending as if on some hidden hinge, like a lever. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He bends over and points at the top of his shell. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Frodo stirred and opened his eyes, and smiled, seeing Sam’s face bending over him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z With the sixth, she manages to saw open a quadrant and bend up the lid with the blade of the knife. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The part I liked to practice best was the fancy curtsy: right foot out, touch the rose on the carpet with a pointed foot, sweep to the side, left leg bends, look up and smile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A contortionist in a sparkling black costume twists on a platform nearby, bending her body into impossible shapes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I kick out as the man bends down to grab the suitcase’s handle. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Granddad pulled an old wicker chair to the center of the room and sat down, bending over the books. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The shadows seemed to bend toward him as he walked, like they were reaching out for his attention. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The car turned around the bend at the end of the long tree-lined drive and the animals heard the sound of the engine receding in the distance. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t care what was waiting around the next bend. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Down a hollow, round the bend, I came across a thatched cottage made of sooty bricks and crooked timber. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z As it disappeared around a bend, we could still hear the squawking of the gosling. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Mummy bends and wipes their paws with a wet cloth, then absentmindedly swipes the floor where their muddy paw prints were. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Ahead was a bend, and they aimed for the middle of it. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I had to bend over at the waist, wave the petticoat in the water to make it float, then stand without moving. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthony encouraged her, telling her that the women of New York were depending “upon her bending all her powers to move the hearts of our law-givers at this time.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She was bending over her old treadle Singer sewing machine, threading a bobbin. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It had somehow come through all the bends and curves, and here must have caught a slight crosscurrent. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z As she passed the sick woman’s row, Lupita glanced over and saw that she was bending forward and vomiting. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z As I bend over to pick them up, I hear her sigh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They made their way under the graceful arches of a stone bridge, around a long, sweeping bend in the lake, and up the straightaway to the starting stalls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Will was bending over, trying not to be sick. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He might easily bend his elbow in the night. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think so. Subtle laws govern wand ownership, but the conquered wand will usually bend its will to its new master.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The hair on her arms rose as she watched the flame of her candle bend forward, pointing to a darkness that seemed blacker than all the rest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nephew Shawn does a knee bend and cricks his neck from side to side, like he’s done this a billion times. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It continued to bend and fold itself into smaller triangles and even smaller diamond shapes until at last it formed a four-legged figure that then sprouted a tail, a head, and finally, a horn. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Not the sort of bow musicians did: this one was heels together, arms at the side, eyes straight ahead, bending at the waist. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson walks over to me, bends down, and rests her elbow on one knee. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I bend over, my forehead against him, my hand on his head. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A girl in a white scarf and blue dress was standing next to the table and she was bending over and over again to give the man more of this soup. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved his whole body back and forth in place, like a round little willow tree bending in a gentle breeze. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He bends his head to listen as Arnold whispers in his ear. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Two sets of headlights appeared around the bend in the road. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Yes! The Mile-High Macllwaine is built to sway. It has something to do with structural stability. Nothing this tall can survive unless it bends in the wind.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z At night, Estha would stand on his bed with his sheet wrapped around him and say “ lEt tu, Brute?—Then fall, Caesar!’ ” and crash into bed without bending his knees, like a stabbed corpse. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d rounded a bend between two archways and were in the cover of deep shadow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was watching the granite ledges slip past, the. pines above them bending with the wind out to sea. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Anya watched the sound sorcerer storm around the bend, hands up, ready to throw more magic at them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The "death car" as the newspapers called it, didn't stop; it came out of the gathering darkness, wavered tragically for a moment and then disappeared around the next bend. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z No one came walking on air down from the bridge, there was no lady in a dark cloak bending over me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z William allows himself a moment to bend over and put his big hands on his knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "You would win, my lord. Lord Alester was indeed the first to bend the knee! Many others followed." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z An eastward bend led them hard by the sward of Mirrormere, and there not far from the roadside stood a single column broken at the top. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “The Sublician Bridge was over there,” she said, pointing to a bend in the Tiber. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I rise first, swinging and bending my arms and legs until I think I can help him up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Well-known segregationist George Wallace, for example, argued that “the same Supreme Court that ordered integration and encouraged civil rights legislation” was now “bending over backwards to help criminals.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Lord Davos, if you are a lord, I know what your so-called king would have of me. Steel and silver and a bended knee.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Soojin’s grandfather doesn’t speak much English, but like always, he smiles warmly and bends slightly in return. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As I listened to the wind bending over the prairie grass, I realized I’d never have my leg as good as new. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He had seen the spyglass and was bending to pick it up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Without slowing down it drove past the place where they had pushed Elinor’s car over the slope and disappeared around the next bend. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And with that he hurried away, biting his pencil and bending over his copy-book. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He spent ten full minutes bending and unbending my knee. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The horse seemed to bend time and space as he ran, blurring the landscape and making Frank feel like he’d just drunk a gallon of whole milk without his lactose-intolerance medicine. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Lizzie thought that maybe he really was an idiot, bending down that way, letting the blood spout out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z His nose is long and twists fully around, before bending back toward his face like a scythe. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He clasps his hands, half bends at the waist, and smiles his best customer-service smile. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “So that’s that settlement then,” Viola whispers as we take a look behind us and watch it disappear behind a bend. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I lifted my head in time to watch the Green Caboose get smaller and smaller and then disappear around a bend. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The candlelight catches and bends in the empty bottle as he places it on the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But I was drawn by the sight of the cool-looking “cats” standing around inside, bending over the big, green, felt-topped tables, making bets and shooting the bright-colored balls into the holes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear her soft footsteps on the other side of the door, the sound of her snapping gloves on, then bending over to grab the envelope. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z They saw snakes, pigtails, branchy, forked things that looked like the letter Y, and they noticed squiggles like a small g, and bends like the letter U, and loopy 6s. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was bending over their intestines, inhaling fumes from a pool of Marburg blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom drove slowly until we were beyond the bend--then his foot came down hard and the coupé raced along through the night. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t bend over a drinking fountain and take medication that way; I either choked or accidentally spit my pills all over the basin. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “We’ll do like the Ojibway Indians. We’ll bend saplings from one side to the other to form a dome—a wigwam—and we’ll cover it with bark, just like they did.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Out the bay window the wind bends the trees down, down, the branches creaking without relief, a deepening growl in the air. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Chicken looked at the tree Sula was pointing to—a big double beech with low branches and lots of bends for sitting. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Manipulating my body parts, bending and stretching the limbs to assure a good fit. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The wagon made a wide turn around the bend in the path, the horses straining mightily. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At the front of the car Mrs. Scatcherd stands up, bends down to confer with Mr. Curran, and stands up again. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Gogol imagines his father by the door, bending over to tie his shoelaces for the last time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sixteen stitches behind your ear, my uncle said, bending forward to kiss the top of my head. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Then the woman broke into unrestrained laughter, bending forward and burying her face in her hands. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the light of the streetlamp, the leaves were bending upside down like it was going to rain. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Now I can bend and shape pieces of iron I find around the ruins of the Gribley house and barn. Eventually I’ll forge them into shovels, ladles, and even nails.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You slept last night,” he says, bending down to kiss my head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my time putting my uniform back over my bony body, bending over so they couldn’t see me gasping for breath. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z After the last of the hunt’s wagons passed, Jonas pulled the carriage back onto the road, but Ash clung to the edge of the seat, looking back at them until they disappeared around the bend. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I hold fast to life though my body bends, twists, and arches as if it will break. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Chacho’s father was bending and cutting, bending and cutting poppies all day in the hot sun. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He bends his head to my ear, and I cringe, my terror caught in my throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then he turns and bends and wraps his arms around me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Past that oak, over that rise, past the next bend of the stream, we’U find something there. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Somehow he had picked up the spilled books; he didn't remember bending or touching them. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But he pulls my fingers off, bends them back so that they almost break. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “No man has ever died from bending his knee,” her father had once told her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not to know which way her road might turn and what lay beyond the bend. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding its body between her knees, Ma takes its head and bends it backward, stretching its neck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was set at the bend of a river, and there were beautiful gardens out back. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarah Witter follows, holding her stomach tightly as she bends over in embarrassment and hilarity. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Hassan bend down and stand up quickly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Before she trundled her wagon over to the dresser to get her comb, Eva looked out the window and saw Hannah bending to light the yard fire. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t we all dream from time to time about one guardian or other bending the rules and doing something special for us? Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they cut the sheaves all day, bending and cutting with short-handled scythes. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Then, bending over like a ballerina taking a bow, she grabs hold of her ankles and pulls her head in between them. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z If she begged the child to bend, he stiffened. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z In the starlight, he sees a man on his knees, bending over his Bible, praying. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He watched them sail around a bend and turned to me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Don’t let him bend a sapling for you,” he warns James. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z At least a hundred years seemed to have passed before Shirley could bend and unbend her stubborn fingers well enough to hit each of the eight notes of the scale without disturbing its neighbor. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Someone was bending over him and he thought it was Kate. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I will need these words later, when I have to regurgitate them for exams, so I attempt to write them in my notebook, bending my head down close to the paper in order to see. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I bend down to pick up the sheriff's revolver. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Kingshaw let himself slide a few feet down, bending slightly forwards. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z On the way home, he stopped every twenty steps for two quick deep-knee bends. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They went into the schoolyard to do light exercises: bending, stretching, twisting, swinging, and a little bit of jumping and running. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She’s taller than I am by just a few inches, and though her baggy shirt and pants try to obscure it, I can tell that her body bends and curves like it’s supposed to. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I bend lower and keep my fingers pressed against the track. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But to bend down and press my feet against that metal...thing, was way weird. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The two sisters bend over, trying to contain their hilarity. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z This made bending over a problem, because busgirls have to bend over a lot. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Before he rounded the bend, Wash turned to wave, and then kept on running. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The boys mocked him, bending their wrists as if they'd just shot a basketball and were holding the follow-through. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Neville ran repeatedly backward from his, which didn’t seem to want to bend its knees. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Normally players would bend both knees and step forward as they released the bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She did, summoning her strength to try to move his hand, to bend his arm. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But sitting beside the fire, bending over the lute, I felt the hard, unpleasant parts of myself that I had gained in Tarbean crack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She washed everything she could bend enough to get into a tub and sponged the rest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We tiptoed down the hall, my knees barely bending, my ankles mushy and loose. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I took my time bending to pick it up, but when I came up with it, she was waiting for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I remembered Monday afternoon when I had awakened with the curtain around my bed and Mrs. Carpenter bending over me, and I wondered what had happened to Mr. Savo. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The hollow bolted around the bend, using its muscular tongues like legs, its atrophied human limbs hanging useless. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We watched him bend over Mr. Norton again, feeling his pulse, pulling back his eyelid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he bends down and hugs her, very gently. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She then was a woman who might bend the rules. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She is a feminist, she tells us and thirty fifth-grade hands bend into desks where our dictionaries wait to open yet another world to us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Felix didn’t care if it was bending—or breaking—the rules. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It stretches behind us like a giant snake, the linked cars jiggling and bending as it rounds a curve. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Never mind, we’ll soon be there. I expect you want your tea,” he said, and he let go my hand because we had reached a bend in the road, and must slow down. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When Miss Larsen talks to me, she bends down and looks me in the eye. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Looking at her, you got the feeling that this was someone who could bend iron bars and tear telephone directories in half. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Tom bends down, slips his hands into the waistband of my jeans, grabs hold of them and drags me along the floor into the kitchen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For a year, those words had meant the difference between breaking and bending; they had kept her from shattering in the darkness of the mines. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Well, thought Ishmael, bending over his typewriter, his fingertips poised just above the keys: the palpitations of Kabuo Miyamoto’s heart were unknowable finally. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I imagined the trees bending during a rainy-season thunderstorm, reaching across to touch each other and turning the avenue into a dark tunnel. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Around a bend was an aging colonial house, with two peeling white stories and a much-repaired tin roof in every variation of sun-bleached red. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Joe lurched about ten steps ahead, and, bending over with a hand braced against either knee, he erupted. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he ended up bending over and setting the jar down on the ground. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z After she explored the nearby waterways, it became clear that she would have to carry the pike through the forest and across the Great Meadow to the nearest bend in the river. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Once we’d turned a bend and the campus was out of sight, we slowed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “In addition, my valve has been misbehaving and has prevented me from bending over to reach the lower drawers.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of rats sprang from around the bend. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She steps forward and bends down to meet his eyes. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He bends and looks in the laundry basket at my feet. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z "He hit me in the face with a yard of chitterlings!"—bending double, roaring, the whole room seeming to dance up and down with each rapid eruption of laughter. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Movement everywhere: a myriad arms, rising and falling, hands flailing, backs bending and straightening in a relentless rhythm. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They look at the ground and bend their heads toward the ground. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I drove on a highway, with traffic, I was so tense that my legs were like sticks that wouldn’t bend. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I could not say how far we’d gone, but at a widening bend of the river, I felt us slow in the eddying current along the other shore. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He walked ahead of us, limping as if his left knee would not bend. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then Cinderella lifts up to an arabesque. She follows through, plants her foot down in front of her, and does a forward bend.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He’s got me doing hand motions and bending my knees to show emotion when I hit the high notes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She stretches her right leg in front of her and bends over it to touch her toes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I bend down and hold up my toes, stretching the backs of my legs. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Arriving at a bend in the embankment, we entered into the first warehouse there, a storehouse for some chandlery, and began setting it to flames, touching our brands to cordage and hogsheads. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Another bend, and another, always reaching, and always Brian’s eyes sought the still form, the thatched top of the raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Matt rejected several rooms because he’d seen people in them, but at a bend in the passage he remembered a warehouse with computers and other equipment. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I bend over my composition notebook, only my name comes quickly. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I went back, seeing him remove a white cloth from his hip pocket and wipe the glass face of a pressure gauge, then bend close to squint at the position of the needle. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Digging, bending over, and bagging samples were trivial tasks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at Mr. Byrne, who is bending to tie his shoelaces. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I read them over and over, but I did not bend the pages or the spines. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A few feet from the top there was a bend in it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And so off they go, the young men and women and the young families and the little bambini, leaving the old peoples behind to bend for themselves. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z "I propose that you dismount, bend your knee, and swear me your allegiance." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They moved in harmony, bending and flowing, twisting and breathing, as if connected. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I’m done bending over backwards to appease white people.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He marks my place by bending a corner of the page, then reads the stuff on the back. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “I heard some Muslim homes were burned not that far from here. Maybe they were angry,” Amil said, bending over, ripping up pieces of grass. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Hull was standing on the other side of the car, also bending over. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The warden asked us to modify our stand, but we would not bend. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Picking through the clutter on the table, she bends to examine a spoon with a distinctive floral pattern on the handle. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought at first that she might be trying to hide something from me, bending over the page so, to use somehow the hard fact for her own direct gain. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound was a definite rumble now, and in seconds they wheeled around a bend and Brian could see it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z At the bend, where I could look back and see that he was not following, I sat down to examine my ankle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He told him he intended to use the kiln to produce and bend plate glass for his Warner Glass Bending Company. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I bend over to retrieve the tacks, but he does, too, and our heads crash. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She would be gone back to her husband by the time Shorty returned from work, and I’d bend his ear until daybreak. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn't see any of the others now, but of course he'd be able to as soon as he got round the next bend. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “God doesn’t mind you bending the rules a little if you have a good reason. It’s sort of like justifiable homicide. This is justifiable pilfering.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the harmattan wind tore across the front yard, ruffling the plants in the circular garden, bending the will and branches of trees, coating the parked cars with more dust. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z About fifteen minutes later they were down among them, plodding on a level road with white walls on each side and trees bending over the walls. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It bent back in a, way wrists weren’t supposed to bend, but I ate the pain, swallowed it down with blood, and became stronger. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Round a bend, about a furlong from the main road, they met a stout barrier of old farm-carts upturned. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I had just come from dinner and in bending forward to suppress a belch, I accidentally pressed the button on the wheel and the belch became a loud and shattering blast of the horn. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Ronan bends over and places it back in the water as if it could break. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I kneel at his head, bending low so my face is against his cold skin. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z A metal shriek filled the air as the rail began to bend, pulling free of vegetation and the rusty spikes that had held it down for centuries. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Did you notice where it made that bend up at the top?” he asked. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They rose high in the air, bending first one way and then the other. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He bends down and whispers, “I’m Corporal Reynolds. Don’t do this again. There are snakes. And men who will shoot you.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Yet every new mast that rounded the bend of the river brought at the same time a fresh plunge of disappointment. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Somewhere right along here,” Justin remarked, “we’re entering the woods. You’ll notice the tunnel runs a bit crooked. We had to bend it to go around tap roots—some as thick as fence posts.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Undaunted, still licking his lips in anticipation, the cat continued around a bend in the trail in search of another, and was lost to sight. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The blue line had come around the bend. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Glaring, Vandara menaced her, bending her elbow as if to throw. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bending forward and fixing some sort of a metal chain round the two door-handles. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z A ball rolls in our direction, and when she bends to scoop it up, John Lennon's face grins at me from her lower back. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But if you grabbed too late, the cookie would harden before you could even complete the first bend. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The old nuns laugh and their eyes dance when they bend down to receive a garland of daisies or cowslips from his hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It bucks and wriggles and then jumps forward, bending at the edges to fit through the open doorway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Around the bend of the tunnel was the opening. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He sprinted after the girl, just catching sight of her rounding the bend of the hallway outside the cockpit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But her knees seemed to have locked as if they would never bend again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As they reach Frederick’s block, a woman in a dress, leaning against a building, bends over and vomits on the sidewalk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He bends, and I put my arms around his neck, burying my face between his shoulder blades. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A field of elephant grass weighted with wind, bowing under the stir of a helicopter’s blades, the grass dark and servile, bending low, but then rising straight again when the chopper went away. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed the cover before striking, but the cardboard of the matches kept bending on me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They disappeared round a bend in the distance, and, preoccupied with tree problems, he did not give them a second thought. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to bend down and stare at her face, because that would just be weird. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Quickbeam bowed like a tree bending in the wind and handed to Aragorn two great black keys of intricate shape, joined by a ring of steel. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He can perceive, if he bends his will thither, much of what is passing in the minds of men, even of those that dwell far off. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A screech, a knee bend, and away they race over the fifty yards of open country. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you believe our luck?” said Ron miserably, bending down to pick up Scabbers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Bertha hollered, bending over to peer into her oven at a rib roast and some baked potatoes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She stops and bends down to retrieve her dropped napkin, offering a generous view of her bosoms. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The sun was bending to the west, so he might not make it to the border before dark. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Six miles outside of town, Dicey came to the expected bend in the road. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, there are people bending over backwards to make this happen?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z "Four," she joined in, bending her fourth finger. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I dart behind the barriers on the opposite side of the course, getting out of the way just as a runner comes around the bend. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He bends down and kisses between his fingers and whispers “beautiful” against my stomach. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Something forced Hannah to bend down and stare into the shelf. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned a sharp bend in the river, and there, sailing proudly down the stream toward them, they saw a swan of great size. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Well,” I say, bending down to take the sheriff's newspaper from the top of my boot. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Even in the dimness, Malcolm could see her face, sharp and anxious and angry, and he saw her bend forward to adjust Lyra’s blankets and stroke her face. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But as they rounded a bend, Stella perked up—they were nearly at Carolyn’s house. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Except, he’s bending forward instead of backward, so it isn’t as hard. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As she patted the dog’s head, bending with native grace before his young and austere master, I saw a glow rise to that master’s face. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And one disdainful suitor added this: “May his fortune grow an inch for every inch he bends it!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the townspeople said that it was his own fault for being gay, for bending over for all of Tijuana. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Go down very slowly, she told herself over and over, not thinking of more than the steps which seemed almost to bend and buckle beneath her feet, go down very very very slowly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “We called for help,” she said, bending over slightly, the hem of her flower-print dress swaying below her knees. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He bends down, placing the mugs on the metal table on their patio. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent much of my time bending over and looking at my brothers and the playground upside down. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The palm sapling, bending, pushed the shell across the weeds. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But bending my knees to pray—that act—well, that took me a week. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He shakes his head slightly and then bends over to examine some more. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’ll try to thread a needle with a horse as the flying field turns down the last bend for home, and you must salute him for his courage, if not his judgment.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the River swept round a bend, and the banks rose upon either side, and the light of Lórien was hidden. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I start to bend my knees when, with a pinch, the new jeans stop me, tugging at the crotch. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I take in the familiar bend of his gimpy leg, the little curled left hand. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly they came pouring around the bend of the road into sight. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven times he returned, bending his tall frame to enter the doorway, and with wordless disapproval set down one after the other the seven small trunks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They rounded a bend and the crack of a whip sounded in the air like a firecracker. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It was an interesting design and seemed likely to work, although he did observe to himself that the shape of the kiln seemed unsuited to the task of bending glass. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In Puerto Rico when Mami had laid out the same general rules, I’d found ways of, if not completely ignoring them, at least bending them to suit my curiosity. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He was bending over the form, doing something to it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He nods and bends down to open the crate. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He points underneath, and when I bend down to look, the table has a shelf, person-sized, just a few inches from the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s the way Dray holds his head and bends over as if he is about to let out a loud wail. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He jetted forward like an eel through water, bending his body around them and positioning his torso between them and the exit while his legs ran to catch up. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Did she?” said Mr. Jaggers, bending forward to look at his boots and then straightening himself. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z In performance, there is a great deal of gender bending or borrowing that can occur. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She bends down so that her face is level with his, and extends a hand to his shoulder. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As on the riverbank, Blackberry had moved away and was already down on the road on his own account, sniffing out toward the middle, halfway between Hazel and the bend. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “So these are children’s stories?” asked Hermione, bending again over the runes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Baba bends down and kisses the top of my head, as if he’s sending his little piece of wisdom directly into my brain. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z So there went the cooling rocket, around a bend, gone. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He bends and picks me up, trying to cradle my right leg in the crook of his arm. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The police car and the hearse had vanished around a bend in the drive. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I watched Azar bend forward and fire off the first illumination flare. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her faded black Khmer Rouge pajama clothes hang loosely on her thin body as her back bends over the garden. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I dismantle the original lights, bending back the nails that hold the power cord. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He got up and walked to her, and, bending, pressed the adhesive pad of sensitive grids against her deeply tinted cheek. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I bend over to get a better look at the kittens. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z At 9:00 P.M. we round a bend in the trail, and there, at the edge of a small clearing, is the bus. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The archers, with Queen Lucy, fell to the rear and you could first see them bending their bows and then hear the twang-twang as they tested the strings. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Nor will I be his freight—some homeless fugitive that Luke Stevens must bend down his lofty Quaker soul to rescue. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Only then did he bend to gather up his things and walk over to the rest of the group by the front gates. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She bends her head and shoulders so she is lower than the cook, and quietly says, “Please comrade, one for me and one for my three-year-old daughter.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hearing the rough snap of each button, I bend and squirm but am trapped in the quilt like a fly in a web. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The lady bends her scented head to whisper. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There was a wide treeless space before them, running in a great circle and bending away on either hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The grass would bend down before the hide, making a soft cushion over which the hide slipped easily. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I drop the comic, then bend quickly to retrieve it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At the bend of the creek I shut off the outboard and get out the oars. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We round a bend in the road and, in the distance, the Syrian flag flaps and fights in a warm breeze curving down the valley. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “I love you guys,” he said, bending down to our level. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Other girls must be made of bamboo, bending whichever way they are told. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She bends down low enough to whisper in my ear. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Back at the car Mrs. Hull was standing at one side, bending over and looking in. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I hit the second bend, we’d passed most of the other runners. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z A blushing queen of little more than twenty summers on her throne, and the whole flame-lit hall filling with noble knights on bended knee. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They gather around him, bend over to look at him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As they swerved around a sharp bend one of the front tires blew out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z An egg-shaped clearing beneath high pines rounded out a bend in a running stream. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It sailed around a bend and left them behind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “There’s always another guitar around the bend, Jacks,” said my dad, but he wouldn’t meet my eyes. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Close by, a tiger was bending his head to drink. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Axel lets his body bend the way Ms. Dale has shown. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He could watch her all day, that stretch and bend, stretch and bend. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I think of him when I bend a piece of clay over my knee to form a tile in the olden way. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z As they disappeared around the bend, Brian and I did a victory dance in the rock-strewn street, giving our own war whoops. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw a little child stumble and fall and the mother bend and yank him up, and he thought about home, about his little cousins and his parents and Anulika. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Traditionally, contortionists are either front bending or back bending, depending on the flexibility of their respective spines, and their tricks and performances are based upon this distinction. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Behind the Amity Harbor Elementary School, a girl of seven bending over to pack a snowball was rammed from behind by a boy skidding down a hill on a piece of cardboard box. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But as he was leaving the room, Johnny saw that once more Doctor Warren was bending over him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just — just prod me or something in future, all right, don’t bend over me like that ” Harry pulled back the curtains around his four-poster, took his glasses from his bedside table, and put them on. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We raided the bushes as soon as the guavas were large enough to bend the branch. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z "Are you all right?" she asked, bending over the squirming patient. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a mystery to me how his stick-like legs supported the weight above them, but they did, though they moved in surprising ways at times, as if his knees could bend in any direction. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She bends down and extracts a strip of pictures, only gently chewed by sprites. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He settled down and went to traveling as quiet as he generally pulled a plow, with just now and then bending his neck around to take a look at what he was dragging. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph crawled down around the bend to the toe of the boot, where he sat brooding in the dusty, musty dark. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s lucky I studied martial arts for so long. When the Liberation Army woman saw my back bend, she just loved it.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming around bend, they heard voices approaching on the path, and three rangers carrying rifles came into sight. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I knew he was bending over me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They rounded a bend in the road and Nico’s fists clenched. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The bigger man obliged, bending his arm so that RiRi dropped suddenly to the ground. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Ten minutes in the swells and sailors were bending over and regurgitating the beef stew and instant mashed potatoes of that evening’s dinner onto the ridged metal floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bucklin was bending over him with a tin cup of coffee in his hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched as it pulled away, and she stood on the steps long after it had gone out of sight around the bend. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She laughs so hard, tears stream down her face while she sits up, bends over, and holds her belly. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I bend down and pretend to fix my heel so he can’t see the abject horror and embarrassment on my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In a bend of the river, between huge gray rocks lit by the moon, he saw them, so close that he could almost touch them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She stops in the path, bending at the waist to catch her breath. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I would bend my foot up and bite a small opening in the thickest part of the skin, on the bottom, along the outside edge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He bends his head, looks down at his feet again, knowing there is no way out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To my surprise it opened after the first stiffness, and I went inside, bending my head because of the low door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z One side of her nose is bending lower, dragging her cheek with it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He began throwing himself at the walls of the car with such power that he managed to bend some of the protective iron. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In addition to Sunday worship, the large churches created programs to gently bend the newcomers into the northern mold. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And these trees have deep roots, so grounded that even though they bend, they don’t break. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You seek to bend me to your will, but it will not work. Your flattery is naught to me but wind!” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The current carried him around the bend, where the river narrowed again and flowed a little faster. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, DuPont began work on the next stage of the manufacturing cycle: a full-scale production plant located on a bend of the Columbia River in central Washington State, near the little town of Hanford. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He stoops, hands on his belt, and bends close to whisper in her ear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Finn asked, bending down to pet the cat. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Dr. Martin bends down, runs a hand over his snout. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Thinking about outsides makes me remember the spot between my toes again, and I’m just bending to examine it when Old Joe appears by my side. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The Crown Prince bends down in front of his father and the assemblage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was bending over the ambulance driver, who was sitting up now and mumbling, “I had the queerest dream ...” “That was a stupid thing to do,” Enoch said to Bronwyn. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I watch how the leaves bend and curl with the breeze and the way the trunks of trees cast long, dramatic shadows. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He cried hoarsely as the trio disappeared around the bend. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It is just around that bend, I was told. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Immediately after a bend and a rise on the gravel road we came upon my uncle’s house. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then I started treatments at the Ospedale Maggiore for bending the knees, mechanical treatments, baking in a box of mirrors with violet rays, massage, and baths. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The conjurer-man’s finger commenced crooking and bending in a way that got more screams and confusion to rise up from the crowd. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z So one by one the young men warmed and greased the bow for bending, but not a man could string it. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned over towards him slightly as she heaved the car around a bend. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Her husband, on the other hand, was like an oak: “He may be torn up by the roots. He may break. But he will never bend.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If I opened my eyes, I would see colors and shapes bending in upon me like nurses. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There were sparkling lanterns hanging from the branches, illuminating the clearing where dozens of finely dressed men and women were dancing, their bodies as graceful as blossoms bending in a spring breeze. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Fie comes over to me and bends down to look at my leg. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z "As I thought," said the little hairy man, approaching his burden and bending over it, so Tristran could not see how it unlocked. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Ruti, be a good girl,” he says, and bends down for me to hug him. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I see him bend forward, spewing out his life, until the guards block him from my sight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He took me along the railroad tracks to the bend by the woods. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z What he did was salute crisply, spin around, drop his pants, and bend over. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Al bends over, peering at Silver Star’s feet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I grip the curved pages, bending my book open too far. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z His boat rounded one bend in the river, then another. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He saw it first when it jumped in the air, true gold in the last of the sun and bending and flapping wildly in the air. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes Hector from her and bends down with him so they can peer into the oven window. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z They were bending down and pulling the calf by the legs, heaving at it like a cork stuck in a bottle. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Mr. Meecham is bending his elbows,” Mary Anne said, raising her hand sweetly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Devil, cease; and do not poison the air with these sounds of malice. I have declared my resolution to you, and I am no coward to bend beneath words. Leave me; I am inexorable.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot ignore the fact that it’s the customers’ sloppiness and idle whims that make me bend and crouch and run. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A cement and brick pillbox had been built down by the river, right on the bend, among the sedges, destroying the nests of the teal and the gray wagtails. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She wraps her arms around Coach’s neck so that he has to bend over. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The group no longer had to worry what was around the next bend. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The Corporal, astride his horse, was rounding past the bend. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z With slow, silent strokes I would glide until I reached the bend where the brook curved away from the castle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “And are you a young Sherlock Holmes?” he said, bending a little, his hands on his knees. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Principal Trask bends down a little so we are face to face. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Slowly they paced to trouble the fevered man as little as might be, and Denethor, now bending on a staff, followed them; and last came Pippin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When Jody appeared around the bend, Grandfather waved his hat slowly in welcome, and he called, “Why, Jody! Come down to meet me, have you?” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing seriously wrong with him,” said Lupin, bending over Snape and checking his pulse. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z All at once, when he felt that he could pump out no more breath, nor force his knees to bend again, the stair ended. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A few of them sauntered along the dock, bending over to hoist long, yellow-spruce oars, getting the feel of them, contemplating their considerable heft. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “And who are you two?” she asked, bending down to give them each a good ear rub. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Scythe Faraday did bend his own rule once, however. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then he bends down and lifts the lid of the rice pot next to Pa’s feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped closer to the cattle, bending down to inspect their bellies and legs, walking a half circle in the muddy snow, looking at all of them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Why can’t the Americans see the Communists in their own backyards, in their universities, bending the malleable minds of the young? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I shuffled a few feet farther to the right, hoping to find thicker ice, but managed only to bend an ice ax on the rock. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not bad. But I think if you hold it on the bend, you might get a little more distance.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She was bending down, picking flowers in the front garden. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I also noticed there was a bend in the road up ahead. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She was lying on Siddhartha’s bed in his hut and Siddhartha, whom she had once loved so much, was bending over her. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of picking up the remote, she bends over the table to reach it and enter the code. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Looking into her face, he cradles her and gently rocks her back and forth before bending and gathering Chou into his arms also. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Next he has me bend my knee, and he checks all around it, especially in back. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Perfect,” she said, bending down to check Harry’s feet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She stood with a motion like a willow wand bending to the wind and offered me her hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had to bend low in order to enter his home. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad runs to the other side of the bed and bends over so close. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It hung on a nail near his bed—unfrayed, unsullied after all those years, with only the permanent bend in the fabric made by its long life on a nail. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The last I saw before we rounded a bend, the other train had stopped and was picking up everybody we’d left beside the tracks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z After rounding the bend, she ducked into the Chinese import shop. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “But even if we can find him, and even if he bends that stiff neck of his, his help don’t come cheap.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z On my left, the river bends, and a squat glass building stands at the edge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He looks like he’s about to leave, but then he doubles back to my bedside, bends so his face is level with my ear, and whispers into it. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The air poured from my lungs as I tried to bend deeper, to give my wristbone every possible inch of relief. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was a matter of moments, then, for me to bend a wire so that I might motivate the tumblers of the lock and spring it open. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s steep and long, ending at a narrow bend between rocks, then that short vertical drop. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Zarra’s opponent parries then touches the foil tip right above the heart; the foil bends like wire. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Neither of them noticed that she had come in; Elinor was bending over one of the reading desks with Mo beside her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The two disappeared around the next bend, and Tally shook her head to clear the mushy thoughts away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The train lurches and sways around the bend, slowing as it approaches a red signal. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That in itself is mind bending since we don't really have any rules to speak of except don't step off your circle for sixty seconds and the unspoken rule about not eating one another. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She looked down at the compass for a moment, pictured herself bending down to pick it up. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Under ordinary circumstances, he was the kind of guy Archie took pleasure in assigning, watching him bend or break. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He bends his knees and lowers himself to his chin. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They walked through, bending their heads under low canes, and emerged onto a terrace of dazzling white stone from which the heat rose in a blast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I watched the fat man bend over him very professionally and feel for his pulse. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Grote, bending over me, puts a finger to his lips, then motions for to me to come. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I continue down the path, clearing the first bend to find him on his knees, hunched over the ground. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t bend over backward to thank Ricky for everything he was doing for their family. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The squaw that was weaving the blanket was sort of bending over, and you could see her bosom and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She bends to her special beauty, the butterfly orchid she smuggled back from Hawaii two years ago. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “On bended knee you apologized. And you were sincere. We worked it out.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I retrieved the ball and did as he said, bending my knees and reaching out toward the basket with both arms. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Still, the snapshot of the girl on the bike followed me, a haunting thing of beauty I knew would break around the next bend, sure as a glass slipping from my hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Ironmen did not bend their knees often nor easily, but Theon noted that oarsmen and townfolk alike grew quiet as they passed, and acknowledged him with respectful bows of the head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The questions made her increasingly nervous, and the queasiness in her stomach rose until she abruptly pulled her horse to a halt and dismounted, running off the trail to bend over, retching. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z At first he could see only shifting shadows, but they soon turned into the shapes of bodies— people bending over the hole in the ceiling, looking down at him, pointing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Its tight, even grain makes it strong but flexible, easy to bend yet disinclined to twist, warp, or cup. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I watch my younger sister in a shiny mink jacket bend slightly to kiss my mother before she rushes down the front steps. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the room, Mother and Lily were bending over to watch as Father unwrapped its blanket. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I bend down, and he flies into my arms. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z From somewhere, as in a dream, I heard a scream and looked back just as the big smoking engine roared around a bend. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mama was usually still eating, so he’d bend down and wait while she wiped her mouth, then smack her one, and that’s all there was to it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Trouble,” I mused, bending down to scratch Mr. Whiskers behind the ears. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The single most interesting word, when it came to the bending and ignoring of rules, was contraband. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I charge down the bleachers, and when I get to the suitcases, I put my hands on my hips and bend over. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Whenever she finds some with her cane, she stops and bends and tries to lift the thin plate without breaking it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The factory is full of huge machines that make the steel and cut it and bend it into watever shapes they need. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When she crests the curve and hits the bend, I can see the grit on Fiona’s face. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z To see so many beings bending down at the same time reminded me of prayer time in a mosque. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I’m doubled over and my wrist is being folded back, bending, bent as far as it will go and bending still. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “If a woman wears a blouse that low-cut, she ought not bend over.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I think that it took me an effort and a little time to realise where I was, and that it was Jonathan who was bending over me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I pictured him and Baba drinking tea in Baba’s study, then smoking near the window, a sweetbrier-scented breeze blowing from the garden and bending the twin columns of smoke. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “First off,” Maddox said, bending over and unlocking a large black crate, “we have some fairies from a preserve on Timor.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She wished she could bend over, fold herself in half, but she stood up straight. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He moves away from the wall, bends his knees, angles the camera. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "Whenever highborn girls came into the shop with their lathers, my master told me I was to bend the knee, and speak only when they spoke to me, and call them m’lady." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I make a mistake and mine ends up with a slight bend in the wing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He bends down and this time in Bengali, calmly and quietly, asks Gogol to please answer when Mrs. Lapidus asks a question. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For evil to bend its knees, admitting its guilt, to implore the forgiveness of God, is the hardest thing in the world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept his head down to avoid seeing the paper people swerving and bending here and there, and he lost his way. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Jasper, don’t start nothin’,” Bull said, bending over to catch his breath. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We drive down the dirt road and pass numbered wooden signs marking unpaved driveways that bend and disappear into the woods. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I bend down and pick it up, holding it in my fingers like a kid holds something filthy, like a used hankie. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We ran to the next two bends, and waited. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “There he is,” said Frank, bending and pointing, “that chap there putting on the helmet. They’re going to lower him into the water.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Liyana could see right then she had rounded the bend where conversations with her parents were no longer going to be as easy as they once were. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the men was bending down, pointing to his driver’s license, a question painted on his face. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z At the end of the hallway he looks back at me, and then disappears around the bend. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Suddenly kids were racing, a flock of boys bending themselves around parked cars, colliding at the rolling ball. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Then, bending over the precious box, he touched, he lifted into the light, he examined. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "I liked your husband well enough, my lady. He was a loyal friend to Robert, I know . . . but he would not listen and he would not bend. Here, I wish to show you something." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So black were those beautiful boots that they seemed to bend the light around them. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The arms at attention, the eyes ever lowered, a venerating bend to his head. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma Charles took her time to bend down to scratch Caleb’s ear. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She listened to its sound and, bending down, drew a line in the soil in the direction it had gone. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait more, then walk to the edge of the alley and bend down like I’m tying a shoe. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Wait! Grandma says that bending rules isn’t that different from breaking them if the rules matter. Are you going to get in trouble with the Time Bureau when you get home?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I reach out my arms to her, bend down, hands open to show I have no weapon. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Gently he smoothed the hair back from Frodo’s brow, and bending down spoke softly to him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then he went through each roll, bending corners and putting the ones with the ones, the fives with the fives, the tens with the tens, and there were no twenties. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She bends at the waist, twisting her hair inside the towel, before straightening back up again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I quickly lower my eyes and pretend I dropped something on the floor and bend over to look for it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My father bends his knees and launches himself forward. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then she bends down to put her pad and pen back into the briefcase. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m going to jump right back,” announced the Humbug, who took two or three practice bends, leaped as far as he could, and landed in a heap two feet away. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Even now, bending down for her, he was higher than her house. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z With his remaining strength Sam leaped and caught the top, scrambled up, and dropped; and then he ran madly, sword blazing in hand, round a bend and up a winding tunnel. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Even the weather seemed to bend to the goddess’s will. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She was facing away from me and bending forward. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He watched the young soldier wading through the water, bending down and then standing and then bending down again, as if something might finally be salvaged from all the waste. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We walk on in silence, round a bend and stop. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to bend his head beneath the attic’s slanted roof. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I bend down and stick my head and shoulders out, spreading myself as much as I can across the windowsill so Jude can’t see out or Brian in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He bends his legs, knees over his toes. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I bend the legs in and fold the table right into the wall—it works! The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z My mother was bending over me in the rear seat and saying, ‘Lean back and keep your head still. ’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I am so tired from bending to drag the cane, I think, Djo, you are going to fall down and die, beginning with your backside. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Bai Shan was sitting near the door, bending over the paper in his lap. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched her, bent over to sweep the floor, and remembered how she used to smack Anulika’s bottom for not bending properly to sweep. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Nergal laughed, then erupted into a chest-racking coughing fit, bending over double in agony until it passed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He spotted a bend in the river that looked familiar. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Stick started to bend forward but sat up, clutching his chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z At length they came to a sharp bend. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Just in time, I pull my hair out of my face, bend over, and throw up onto the curb. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He cackles, bending over to heave a laugh. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Oh bum,” I said, bending down to retrieve it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When she and Will were nearly at the tree, Tialys landed on Will’s hand and indicated that he should bend his head to listen. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I’m Ms. Finn,” she says, bending over to shake my hand. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I bend down and pull back the corner of carpet. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I was trying to figure out exactly how much tightness would be the right amount when Dad said, “Jeanette waited to bend for that hymnal until I was looking. She wanted me to see.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The trees have slight bends in their trunks, careful angles of their palm leaves. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I was mortified picking it up because it fell between the seat and the window, and I was sure I’d look like an enormous cow bending over to get it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The little Japanese boy was smiling in the L.A. depot; darkness came like night fog and someone was bending over a small body. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Keenan bends down, as if he’s dropped something on the floor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z All this time the raft had kept moving, and when his break was over he saw that they were coming into another bend. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z We turn the bend to Miss Hilly’s great big white house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She could hear Hibiscus screaming, his voice warped and bending as it went on and on, scraping his throat. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He could use a soldering iron and hammer two boards together so that the wood did not split and the nails did not bend. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I straightened up, aching from toe to hip with the strain of bending over, hour after hour. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She shoved her feet into boots, bending over to lace them as she asked, “Where did Pol and Taisin go?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And he hated that, because the pants twisted up around his legs and made it next to impossible to even bend his knees and sleep on his side, which was the most comfortable way. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “These haunches are too tight” “Don’t bend over.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood at a bend in the paved road that wound around Prospect Park, directly beneath a lamppost. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z After we had crossed over the river’s northern bend, the carriage stopped. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Grandma nudged the boat into die bank just where the creek began to bend. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I was struck by the strangeness of that page: Dad could command this science, could decipher its language, decrypt its logic, could bend and twist and squeeze from it the truth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Red and White Bundle’s royal palace was built on a cliff over a bend in the river. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Cade was pressing a pillow across his head with the bend of his arm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z So I bend down, pick up Garrett, and go back to the truck, trying to forget I ever saw this place. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Nurses came to his house to work with Morrie’s withering legs, to keep the muscles active, bending them back and forth as if pumping water from a well. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "You will. I promise," he says, and bends over to give me a kiss. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I take about ten steps away, bend over, and pick up a perfect scallop shell. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z From this very window where she stood now, Mrs. Trepid had spotted the woman, bundled in a tattered and faded green dress, bending over the box. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z We rounded the bend onto Main Street, past the bookstore, and coasted down the hill. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Good shooting,” he said, bending to study their prisoner. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He stepped out of bed, stood straight, took a deep breath and commenced doing bending exercises. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The head was so bowed that he could see no face, and presently the figure turned aside round a bend in the road and went out of the Mirror’s view. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She was meticulous in her posture, a walking spear, in the manner of those who’d been made to bend and will bend no more. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We wore so many clothes that when we pulled our final coat on we could barely bend our arms. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach into my pocket for the bobby pin I carry with me, just in case, and bend down to examine the lock. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Lord Roiben has come around from the table and bends over me, white hair falling around his face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But we round a bend, and the rumble turns to a growl. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The banks were just all green and the river went ahead to the next bend. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I heard branches bending in the canopy over my head. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A lone figure bending over a hoe on the hillside raised up wearily and waved, more a shadow against the skyline than a man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She leans down so Justin can touch the spiky yellow fingers, which bend and bounce back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Connor scoops the box against his chest, bending his torso in a protective stance. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Less than a mile past Mill Town, I rounded a bend and saw the train trestle up ahead, marching through the air high above the wooded gorge where Blind Tillie Creek ran. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In his thinking spot today, Axel bends his legs the way he likes, and leans full over his A. P. Brown’s Collection of North American Birds. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “There’s a difference between breaking a rule and bending a rule. We borrowed twenty bucks from a billionaire. We bent a law. Plus, we returned the wallet?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Not a man could bend the stiff bow to his will or string it, until it reached Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s what I want you to do. I want you put your right leg in front of you and then bend it, like you’re doing a lunge.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She watched the girl dance, bending and stretching and leaping. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, your mother and that peach monstrosity,” she said, reaching across the table and bending the picture in my hand toward her so that she could shake her head at it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Jacob bends his head over the brown letters. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She listens to me practice, reminds me to sit up straight and bend my fingers “just so.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The cliffs at their left were overhung, and they could not be seen from above; but the path made many bends, and at each bend they gripped their sword-hilts and went forward cautiously. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z 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 He pulled a branch from a bush that grew near the entrance and bending forward, let it graze the ground before him as he walked. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps his entire campaign, his four weeks of bending and scooping were lost. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The bruise on my thigh burns when I bend down to pick up a pair of Miss Celia’s silky stockings. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As big as Nathan’s forearms, the ears pulled the proud stalks of the corn into a downward bend, almost as if they were bowing with respect to Nathan himself. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then we bend our necks with a curious kink Like the bend which the plumber puts under the sink. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My feet touch the ground, and I lift my face to the sky, to all those bending branches and drifting clouds. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The scene, or a tiny portion of it, was visible to Robbie Turner through a sealed skylight window if he cared to stand up from his bath, bend his knees and twist his neck. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Oh my goodness, is that spinach?” my mom asks, bending over to get a closer look. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “This is it,” I gasped, bending down to lean on my knees. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Before I reach the plate, I stop and slowly bend forward until my cleats almost touch my toes. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “You have to have reservations. Otherwise, if you go by yourself, you get the bends.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She is standing alone at the table, bending gracefully over an album. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’s like some part of me knew,” I tell him, working the bend of her elbow. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Take your pencil and we’ll lighten the strokes here, and bend them just a bit, since light is bent when it enters the water. Now, follow my hand.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Without wiping away the tears, taking a deep breath, or even bending his knees—he leaped. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They were drooping and bending from the weight of the frozen sleet. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She bends over at the waist, slaps her knee, and laughs like I’ve never heard her laugh. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A little lilt to the hips, a little bend and sway. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The fence has vertical black bars with pointed ends that bend outward, as if to skewer anyone who might try to climb over it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Trying not to bend at the waist, I fumble in the drawer under my bed for a clean shirt. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “He’s completely stiff by now. I don’t think he’ll bend easy at all.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And on the first bend coming out, Mrs. Baker was waiting. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “And there are no berry bushes here to bend under the polar wind and point to the south. Nor are there any birds I can follow.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Shrink, I told myself, curling my spine down, bending my face to the task in front of me, shrink and disappear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “When Dad can get it,” Jen said, bending to pick up the bottle. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z My mom thought I was just trying to get out of housework, but then I stopped playing field hockey because bending over the stick became impossible. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It occurred to me that I could not remain where I was for long without incurring the risk of an oncoming vehicle coming round that same bend and colliding into my employer's Ford. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “If I were you,” said George, “I should bend a hairpin in the shape of a fishhook and tie it onto a piece of string and try to fish the ring out with it.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Should she have resisted Milton when he tried to bend nature to his will? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hector Santos said, “Like you bend backward, especially when you don’t want to.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z And then, at last, as he crept around yet another bend, he saw a solid wall ahead on which two entwined serpents were carved, their eyes set with great, glinting emeralds. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They rounded the bend in the road, and the low plaster building that made up the Tanaburi Village School came into view. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Into the doors and into the soft lights I go, silently, past the rows of puritanical benches straight and torturous, finding that to which I am assigned and bending my body to its agony. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the door was already ajar, I pushed it open to see her bending over a lighted box upon which lay an X-ray photograph she was measuring. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z To take a break from this task, which required us to bend our upper bodies toward the ground for hours, we fetched cassava stalks, cut them into shorter pieces, and placed them in the holes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “It won’t hurt them to bend their backs for once,” Grandmother remarked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Kate said, bending over the brook to scoop the bucket full of water. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore, though tall himself, had barely to bend to kiss it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I bend down to get a good grip on the wood and hoist the plank onto my shoulder. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Jack is bending down and wiping his long knife off on a younger woman’s dress. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then she started to laugh so hard that she staggered, her tall body bending like a whistling pine tree on a windy day. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Mo looked at Meggie for a long time before bending to pick up the book he had chosen first: Tales From the Thousand and One Nights. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I try to bend over with the pain of it but he’s still holding on to my shirtfront and the skin below. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t care what was waiting around the next bend. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He paused a moment, staring about him, and then ran on to the bend. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Torn pieces of paper litter the floor, and I’m bending to pick one up when the lights shut off. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And just when Miss Leefolt about to bend down to pay her some attention, whoops! The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After what seems like nearly an hour, I can finally bend and flex my fingers again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Cool Papa answered, “When you can bend that note proper, I’ll wave you in. For now, just play rhythm. You’ll be all right.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Yet mere inspection suggested that she would not easily bend. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I stand carefully and bend down to pick up the envelope. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He added to the Not Marty side of his list, “Not forced to visit relatives, & to bend in every trifle.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I call my spirit guides to bend the time and space between where I’m standing and wherever my mother is. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z By the time I reached the. first bend out of the trees, I was just behind the clump of eighth graders from Camillo Junior High. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I pull at Mama’s arm until she bends low enough so I can plant a kiss on her cheek. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Zion, legs outstretched, twists and bends his back. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As I thought this I felt anxious, because although a tighter blouse would have made Jeanette’s bending more modest, the tightness itself would have been less modest. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "I hear ya, kid," he said, wincing, stretching out his right leg, bending it, then straightening it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He did an awkward sort of bow, so I bowed correctly:heels together, arms at my sides, eyes straight ahead, bending at the waist. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But now, with the biting wind and the endless landscape of white, the walkway’s bends and length were more of an annoyance, and the fleeing group kept slipping on its curves. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Tally cruised to a stop—right foot down, left foot up, bend the knees. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I panic and bend down, making sure his visor is closed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z By the time I had reached my parents’ room, the overhead light was on and the cops were bending over my parents’ bed. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He darted around the bend, past the door to the 500s room, the 400s. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They laughed leaning on each other and standing up—bending over as if they were in pain—and finally collapsed, sitting flat on the ground. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Madame Sabbar raised the slingshot and fired the next grape so straight that it catched Jimmy, who hadn’t had no chance atall to bend his face down, right twixt his eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Their voices faded as they took the bend in the path and vanished among the brittle vines and green ferns. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As I collect fist-sized, dry tree branches, Chou bends and shaves the leaves with her ax. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When she rounded the bend, she half expected the cabin to have disappeared. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I decided to cut straight through the Levee on foot until I reached the river’s northern bend. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My back hurts when I bend over to get my stockings on. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The correspondence between theories and facts was so crucial that Galileo and Newton were prepared to bend the facts to fit the theories, even while insisting on the priority of experience over theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Elinor drove around the next bend and suddenly stamped on the brake. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Brent’s foil touches the jacket just above the heart, bending upward into an arch. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z From beyond the bend came the sound of another approaching car. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked slowly, bending down with tiny knives to slash the pods. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s hope I don’t goof up,” says Tim, comically bending his sword and shooting me a worried look. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Meggie scratched its ears and chin and stroked its back as she looked down the road that went around a sharp bend as it left the village and disappeared from sight beyond the houses. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He bends down and gently brushes his lips against mine. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I hear the straining squeal of bending copper. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He was bending over a box of books, a piece of paper in his hand. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The layers of plastic, constantly bending, heated the resin from pure friction. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing that he was awake, Madam Pomfrey came bustling over with a breakfast tray and then began bending and stretching his arm and fingers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I help her tuck in the strap; it wants to bend and move and flop out of place. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She bends over for the flashlight, and then she's making this sound like something is caught in her throat. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Anxious, my eyes close for a second, and I bend down to pick it up. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “A young bride will easily bend to her husband’s desire. Ha, ha!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was a small country, but rich in natural resources of the type that made other countries bend over backward to accommodate it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z With a quirk of his eyebrows, he bends and wraps an arm around my legs, throwing me over his shoulder. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He keeps bending over to try to pick up what he’s saying. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Around another bend and a flock of turtles sunning on stumps, Grandma pulled for the remains of an old dock. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Cordelia’s father sits at the head of the table, with his craggy eyebrows, his wolfish look, and bends upon me the full force of his ponderous, ironic, terrifying charm. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, in the prow, two boys were bending over an upturned bike, mending a puncture perhaps. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “If you so much as bend a hair on his head, so help me Jesus, I will tear your throat out.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She bends over and tucks the handle of the leash under a big rock. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z And given the present setting—a dark, treacherous bend of blacktop—it was pretty easy to come up with something good. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z God had made that, for the town to bend to evil ends. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Nathan felt it had been a mistake to bend his will, in any way, to Africa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every story read every poem remembered: I loved my friend and When I see birches bend to left and right and "Nay," answered the child: "but these are the wounds of Love." Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Colonel Batt looked at my eyes—which were downcast and barely open—and realized that if he didn’t bend the rules just slightly, he would lose me for good. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z In a moment the vanguard appeared around the bend. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they’re around a bend and he feels only the presence of Volkheimer next to him, a cold dusk out the windows, bridge after bridge, hill after hill, all the time descending. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He has to bend over to get under the boat, and I can see it hurts him, but there’s a look in his eye that says don’t say nothing, and I don’t. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The wagons came to a halt as the klezmer band came around a bend in the forest path. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had her bend low to the child, then turn and stroke the fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There were a lot of them coming up the Fairfield Road from the south and they were coming pretty fast I stared down the road toward the bend. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The army had moved all day in enemy country and they had not even known what was around the next bend. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now help me pick these up,” she ordered, bending over. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If I just grab the leash, I could hurt his neck, so I run alongside of him, bend over, and pick up the leash. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Letting the tide pull you around each bend. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She began to bend down next to the girl to help her, when she saw, across the way, her little sister, Nouri, waving her arms. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z When we come to the bend in the road where the church is, we break into a run, sprinting past the orchard and the farm fields until we come to Briar Hollow Lane. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z You have to bend under a wild arch of cosmos when you come up the walk, and use your whole right arm to push the hollyhocks aside to get in the front door. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry indeed to hear it! she and I must have some talk;” and bending from the perpendicular, he installed his person in the arm-chair opposite Mrs. Reed’s. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The High Blade worked the crowd like a great gaseous planet bending space around it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I bend down and lean out the window into the night. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z One day, it rained without stopping, and Mr Hooper caught him, on a bend in the main staircase. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Aaron, who won’t die, bending all his thoughts to finding us and coming this time with men on horseback. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Around a little bend he raced, and there, a short distance ahead, were his grandfather and the cart. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When I looked up, the car spun around and disappeared around the bend. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z We’re above the world and it’s dark in the signal tower except for the lights that blink red and green and yellow when the man bends over the board. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Tinners and electricians used fire pots for melting, bending, and fusing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She did not want to spend her life with leeches covering her legs, she did not want her back to bend out of shape, and yet she never wanted to leave this house. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He bends down and catches the ball, throwing it to her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s leaning forward, bending down, he picks up the newspaper at my feet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any minute now,” I said, pointing to the bend in the path we’d come around. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Except for the few blacks still huddled by the river bend, and some undemolished houses on Carpenter’s Road, only rich white folks were building homes in the hills. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She turns me around by the shoulders and bends down to give me a hard swat on the butt, pushing me away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He could bend and sway like a slender tree in the wind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Hands grabbed my wrists and pried my hands from my face, compelling me to bend over. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All this happened in about the time that it would take a sixpenny rocket to start off with its fiery swish, bend down from its climax and disperse itself in thunder and coloured stars. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mummy bends over and flips through the paperbacks. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z My anger loosens my tongue, and I drop my arms and bend down to grab my sword, gesturing at Bill with it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Nigel took bends sharply and muttered about how people drove these days. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Knees to bend the pieces are not involved either. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I bend down to pick it up, and that’s when I feel the squirrel’s four feet on my back! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “You’ve got so much force, you can make the world bend to your will. That’s why your mom and I named you what you are, right?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Lone infantry began bending around the right flank. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mina ignores my outstretched arm, bending over the baby carriage and scooping up Regina in one practiced, fluid motion. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We met O’Dell at the Frog Level crossroads, and he squeezed into the back in between rockets, careful not to bend the fragile fins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Her body is covered in thick golden hair, her arms long enough to drag on the ground if she didn’t bend them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once Maddy gets done gushing, I bend down and give Ma a kiss on the cheek. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z After him the others, one by one, took their turn, but the bow was too stiff; the strongest could not bend it even a little. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was bending over for my coat, Janina’s coat hit me in the rump. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He bends over me and whispers, Ah, God, I’m sorry, Frankie. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The pair wandered through the dimly lit, littered, and stinking street, bending over grimy bums asleep in doorways, raising them to their unsteady feet, and leading the ragtag procession into a decaying storefront. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When I arrived, Kilvin was in the process of bending a twisted length of iron rod into what I could only assume was a more desirable shape. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Grandma was a tight fit, and the plane seemed to bend beneath her. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Coach even had to tell him to stop bending over, which made me feel good, to know I wasn't the only one who felt like I was dying. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Jules and her friend were walking so quickly, they disappeared behind the bend in the path back to campus. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They approached the window, bending O’Doyle’s blinds wide enough to peer out. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They needed friends, not more enemies, yet Robb would never bend the knee in homage to a man he felt had no claim to the throne. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He bends over his duffel bag and takes out a brown radio. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I ran from person to person, laughing, hiccoughing, spewing out filth that made them bend double with glee. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z According to law, the trashman had to dump his baskets outside the city limits, where the river made a wide bend. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z If Erin tried to put Stephanie down for the sake of her own reputation, I wasn’t going to bend over backward to make her feel comfortable. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Sixteen arms must begin to pull, sixteen knees must begin to fold and unfold, eight bodies must begin to slide forward and backward, eight backs must bend and straighten all at once. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My knees looked like raw meat, and my back ached from bending for hours. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I watched his thick back until he turned the bend by the big white church. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I sleep better out here than I usually do,” said Henry, adjusting his glasses and bending back over the lexicon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They walked up the street until they got to the bend of Carpenter’s Road where the boys lounged on a disused well. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The bend forward at the waist, the pull back with the arms, two on the left, two on the right. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z They drifted on and came to a second bend, where the river curved westward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam Hooch was bending over Neville, her face as white as his. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Trub bends down and presses his lips to the top of my head. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Breaking into a run, she dashed around a bend, just as a yellow- white-and-brown dog with long ears and droopy eyes left his hideout in a culvert. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Be nice to us Tigers, Dede. After all, we did bend the rules for you Wolves.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru and Mini walked around the bend, only to end up in a hall of windows. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But I find I can bend my knees. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Daisy Mae joined me on the rug, curling up behind me in the bend of my knees. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I heave a sigh, readjust the black handkerchief covering my face, and bend down to lift the cover. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His hand starts on my cheek, and then brushes over my side, fitting to the bend in my waist, curving over my hip, sliding to my bare leg, making me shiver. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I bend over them rows so long, dropping the beans into a bucket, I think I’m going to be bent for life. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I bend down and pick it up, placing the fragmented treasure gently back on a shelf. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Coach Rockford bends down and leans forward so I can rest it on his shoulder. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Billy smushed his face against mine, then grabbed my hair and made my head bend sideways and stuck his tongue in my mouth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This included bending over a lot and sort of like playing air guitar. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But the moment they rounded the bend in the road she forgot her uncertainty. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She’s on the opposite end of the room, bending over an old woman and tucking a napkin into her collar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "My son reigns as King in the North, by the will of our lords and people. He bends the knee to no man, but holds out the hand of friendship to all." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "The man bending over her is her director." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “You must not allow it so early,” Kali said to me ominously, “or her legs will bend like hoops.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He would wash, put the mat by the window, and stand, bend, kneel, touch his forehead to the ground, and stand again while he said his prayers. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It even had a caboose, where a man with a big black beard and a guttering lantern in his hand gaped at us in surprise as the train strafed away around the next bend. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The helicopter landed in a swirl of dust, the white flowers bending in a wide circle around the touchdown spot. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He looked so happy and funny bending over in his seat, trying to put on one of the skates, that I had to laugh. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z When I came back for you, you were bending over a skinny puppy with huge dark eyes. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I bend over double and hold my stomach, moaning a bit. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I rest my hand on the rim and leap over, bending, then quickly straightening my legs into the space beneath the glove box. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Bronwyn went first: with one hand she raised the boy even higher, his feet kicking in the air, and with the other she grabbed one of the roof bars and began to bend it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She returns and bends to pick up the shards of glass. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I bend to my work, make my little cross on top of a clean page, dedicating my composition to J.M.J. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z When he woke, he was so cold that his legs would not bend for an hour. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z After the first bend in the river, we passed a shallow island made of millions of white pebbles. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Baba was bending over a large pile of wood, which he seemed to be carving as part of a wide veranda on the new building. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He stopped, finally, at a clump of trees where the road made a slight bend. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It was two days since we’d come to the bend in the river and I figured if we didn’t get lost, another day of walking should get us to Kingly. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking huge steps that are as quiet as you can make them, you cross to the front door, bend down, and pick up your shoes. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z And usually he was such a slow careful driver, stopping dead at every cross-roads, peering to right and left, blowing his horn at every bend in the road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A shape bends over him, cutting open his favorite Colombia soccer jersey, which his mom sent him for his birthday, slapping two pads on his chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z A man in a green uniform rounds the bend, sees me, and hesitates as if uncertain. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Stubborn breaks when it don’t bend, and his family had spent too much time with the kindly white folks in the north. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I bend to retrieve it, taking those precious seconds to hide my panic. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It had not started snowing yet, but the winter winds were blowing through the yards, bending the flowerbeds and rustling the leaves. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The river’s starting to bend and I keep on floating down it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z There was probably nowhere, he thought, where anyone could learn so much about the world as this little bend of the river, with the inn on one side and the priory on the other. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Slowly, the ancient wood began to rise, tearing free from plants and earth, bending the rail that lay across it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In his reflection, his head is small and pressed in on one side, and his arm looks like it is bending backward. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As if on cue, Henry comes galloping around the bend on the back of a pristine white horse. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The other two wagons came into view around the bend. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was bending over a box, burned almost beyond recognition. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The fishing-boats are racing for home, and rise and dip in the ground swell as they sweep into the harbour, bending to the scuppers. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He was a professional and he knew that as a good doctor knows it, bending down for perhaps the last time over a doomed beloved patient. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The New York Times puzzles grow progressively harder as the week advances, with Monday being the easiest and Saturday requiring the sort of mind that can bend spoons. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They would speed around campus in that Volkswagen, Ojiugo driving and Nicholas’s arm hanging from the front window, music blaring, bends taken sharply, and once with a friend lodged in the open front boot. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Finally he grunted a couple of times and started to bend over but his big belly got in the way and wouldn’t let his arms reach to the ground. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z My shoulders were aching from bending over the sewing machine all day, and I swung my arms back and forth to relax them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He came up behind her and laid his hands on her shoulders; bending low, he put his lips close to the nape of her neck. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That bend in the growth curve, small though it was, perplexed Monod. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z When he looked at the shore, it was hard to tell whether it was bending away or whether it just got lost in the gathering darkness. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Quang-ha then bends over and, with his free hand, pulls on the dirty piece of canvas. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He saw the girl bending down to the sleeping dog, who, at her touch, opened one liquid eye, matted in the corners with what looked like green glue. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “In each firm was a man with a fixed irrevocable purpose in life, for the sake of which he would bend or sacrifice all else,” Sullivan wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Dad bends to pick up the tennis ball. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This man lurking around every bend and curve? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They tramped heavily after their Mother and Mary Poppins, bending under their loads. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I bend over Therese and examine her eyes and skin, feel her faint pulse. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He felt it during the mornings when he couldn’t bend over to tie his shoes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As I round the first bend, I almost stumble. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z There was a supple geometry to his arc, a fish bending through a current. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The force of the blast radiated through the neighborhood, bending trees and signposts and blowing out windows. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His legs move with gawky and mechanical articulations, knees bending while his hands hang at his sides. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He bends down so his eyes meet mine. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, bending over close to the minor, peeking over his glasses, he inspected his head. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I bend down to put my wallet in between the door and the jamb so it doesn’t slam shut behind me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Why, of course, my dear boy,” returned Herbert, in a tone of surprise, and again bending forward to get a nearer look at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he weighs me, measures my height, and has me bend over so he can see if my spine is straight. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I hope we may not be overwhelmed one day by peoples not too proud or too lazy or too soft to bend to the earth and pick up the things we eat. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z From miles away comes the thunder of big guns, and still the German transport trains are being hit, bending tracks and flipping cattle cars and maiming the fuhrer’s soldiers and filling his officers with fury. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On the second bench of the river above town she found her tent and pack, threw them onto her sled and, bending forward, hauled on it. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The canoes traveled steadily, zigzagging along the bends in the river. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Mama's sitting and I'm standing bending over her to show her something I got in my hand. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Fanni bends and pushes three more spoonfuls into Frederick’s mouth and wipes his chin, folds up his place mat, and walks through a swinging door into what must be a kitchen. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Pat bends over, picks up Eugene and holds him against his chest. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They are round the bend, because they totally crack up again, and it isn’t even funny. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The lane made a slight bend; and when that bend was passed, Mr. Elton was immediately in sight; and so near as to give Emma time only to say farther, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He bends and slips it around my neck. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z As he went up the steps there came frequently to his ears a slight creak, as of a tree bending in wind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her mass and density of words is bending space and time. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z One never knew what might be lurking around the next bend. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he tried to take a step, he almost twisted his ankle because he could not bend his foot. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I bend over and reach into the bushes to get it, and when I stand backup, I lock eyes with her again. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Clyde’s attacker stepped under a lamppost, bending over Clyde to make sure he was knocked out. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He played softly, but drew in deeply to sink the notes low and hard, just short of bending them to make the song truly bluesy. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Clyde’s attacker stepped under a lamppost, bending over Clyde to make sure he was knocked out. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She would bend her head down close to his face to give some explanation or ask him a question, her black hair falling across her shoulders. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Tinning, she thrust her face, steaming and wet, into the bend of her arm, and she went on crying there, not caring any longer to dry her face, her eyes, her arms. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see the girls pointing and gathering, I can see Miss Lumley stalking over, bending with difficulty to look at me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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