| 单词 | stripe |
| 例句 | His own tokar was burgundy, with a golden stripe and a fringe of golden beads. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She came out again bearing another striped kitten, which she also dropped into the nest at the bottom of the closet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z "I don't own no striped candles, or no fireworks, neither." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A tiny striped chipmunk darted out of a rotten log beside the creek and Wishbone bolted after it, yanking the leash right out of my hand. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly, on the other side of the path, the fern parted and there looked out a long, dog-like head, striped black and white. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The yellow striped cat purred and wrapped herself around his legs while he combed his hair. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He panned a faded striped sofa on the sidewalk with a free sign, a Giants pennant fluttering on a rooftop deck. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I'm wearing one of the Fashion Minister's latest creations—a honey-and-marigold bustle dress with a waffle texture and a waist-sash of striped fur. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It had a large vertical red stripe on its outer edge. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z This narrow room with its stripes like bars contained a history of feeling that no one could imagine. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “So to another synesthete my name could be purple with orange stripes when to me it’s candy-apple red with a touch of avocado green?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Antlee was petite, with a stripe of white down her right side, but not her left. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Roots grabbed at Theon's feet as he ran, and bare branches lashed his face, leaving thin stripes of blood across his cheeks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The dolphin look greener from there and you can see their stripes and their purple spots and you can see all of the school as they swim. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached into his pocket and began to throw the striped stones into the water. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A white stripe runs down the center of it, all the way to the floor. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As he crossed the Avenue, that solitary stripe of sunlight, he saw the errand boy from the guildhall coming toward him with a tray. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A striped coat—a long tail—a great head, stooping to drink. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I laid out the yellow shorts and the striped shirt at the bottom of my bed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The five bureaus were painted with wavy stripes of pale and paler lavender. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Their coats all had brass buttons or tinsel or piping or numbers or stripes or eagles or moons or stars dangling from them. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The eggcup is white china with a blue stripe. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one couch, and one fat chair covered in fuzzy striped material, and one big table, only Mrs. Murdo’s table wasn’t wobbly like theirs. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In this single sun-drunk stripe, Weep was as lush as Lazlo had always imagined it to be, and the rest of the city looked more dead for the contrast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “It’s purple with orange stripes,” he announces, his voice more assured now. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In still farther meadows the watermelons lay, unfingerprinted, striped like tortoise cats lying in the sun. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Decorated with a bookshelf, framed pictures, a pink striped comforter, a TV, and a computer. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Lines of muscle along the horse’s back, flanks, and belly bulged with the effort, cutting sweeping stripes into his coat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finally looks up from his book, Bailey is so shocked by the sight of the black-and-white striped tents in the field that he nearly falls out of the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They wore striped pants, loud ties, sideburns, goatees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The moon rose, casting a silver stripe over the ocean. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The cat—a huge tiger cat with gray-green eyes and black stripes along his body—was sitting on his hind legs, switching his tail around his forepaws. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z In one cage two large, middle-aged gentlemen in top-hats and striped trousers were prowling up and down, anxiously gazing through the bars as though they were waiting for something. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Popper pulled obediently at the clothesline, while Captain Cook took a parting peck at Mrs. Callahan’s striped stockings. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z A streetlight outside the nearest window to the left cast stripes through the blinds onto Javier’s skin while he was in the kitchen, crossing over his shoulders and down his arms. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her hair, rolled up above her face, had a few stripes of gray in it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The striped cat rubbed along his thigh, covering his uniform pants with fur. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The red stripe above his brim needed more detail. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The bottom was red, and the top was red and white striped, and it all zipped up the front. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He reached into the wooden drawer next to his bed and got a clean blue shirt with white stripes on it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The last dress I wore was a long, thick, striped sweater dress from winter that would be too warm. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He was bright in the sun and his head and back were dark purple and in the sun the stripes on his sides showed wide and a light lavender. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiny striped barn cat trotted into the kitchen, whirled around his ankles. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The sky above them was striped with grey and white bands of cloud, through which patches of blue could be seen. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Gilly grabbed the back of the striped pajamas with both hands and half dragged, half supported the faltering frame toward the couch. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z A beige case with a lock and handle and a thick, dark stripe down the middle. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He tapped his trademark walking stick, striped in Bayside Press colors, to the beat of his tune. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She wore striped socks like Pippi and what looked like an embroidered Mexican dress, the kind Mom owned. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Women, in green, blue, red, stripes; men too, some in uniform, some only in civilian suits. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, everyone in the gym was silent, and the place had never been so quiet, not even in the moments before the Colonel ridiculed opponents at the free-throw stripe. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Black-and-white stripes on grey sky; countless tents of varying shapes and sizes, with an elaborate wrought-iron fence encasing them in a colorless world. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His scaly back is striped with white marks that read like a warning label. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Instead, a white stripe runs diagonally across their chests and their armbands are gray. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It felt like someone was painting his back and ribs with stripes of gasoline and chili pepper and setting them ablaze. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Her grandmother sat at the kitchen table wearing an old striped cotton bathrobe. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a striped candy cane for each one. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat, a tiny thing with brown and gray stripes, wound around Roza’s legs, joined her in the pile of hay, curling up next to her face, breathing the same breath. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z A woman in a pink striped frock and a hair-net came across the grass towards us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He wore jeans and a white hoodie with a thick horizontal black stripe across the shoulders. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I swiped through more pictures until I got back to September 9th, and there, yes, in shades of green I could see the back of a stocky man wearing a striped nightshirt. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The striped cat slunk inside and dropped the tiny kitten onto the pile. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Oaks and purple maples, bitternuts and striped elms. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The weird contrast between the bright, striped, living orange of his coat and the inert white of the boat’s hull was incredibly compelling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The sergeant from Isleta still wore his khaki shirt with the stripes on the arm. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He recovers quickly, wiping his eyes with the popped collar of the polo shirt he's wearing beneath a striped sweater. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z There are no stripes visible on the walls, everything is sparkling and white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Buck said, “Keep an eye on me, sir. I’m about to get them stripes back.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Or Lincoln Park Zoo, with African penguins striped black and white. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z But instead his walls were this pale blue, and his bedspread was white-and-yellow striped. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Atop its head was a tiny, horizontally striped turkey feather. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t bother me for them,” he said, then made another stripe on the glass. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A thin man in khaki shorts and a striped blazer waved to her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The moon shone through the curtain of falling water to lay a shimmering pale stripe across the sand, but after a time that too faded and went dark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Chavez loaned her the striped shirt that had had the buttons torn off at Lake Mag. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Scores of sports columns in publications of every stripe focused on the merits of the two horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Today one is striped and the other is argyle. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z This was a guerrilla force, and they were soldiers who had won their stripes in the fire of batde, who cared more about fighting and tactics than dress uniforms and parades. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A scarlet glow pushes into the carriage, washing my arms and legs in red stripes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Its cold, hard legs scrabbled for a hold and he felt bright stripes of pain across the backs of his arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This was an emotion of a different stripe. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was dressed in a green and blue striped button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and black jeans. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One dressed in a striped red shirt, matching knit hat, and round black glasses raised his hand in greeting, and the woman dressed as a mad scientist added, “Morning!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I identified them by their red and white striped collar mark. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The instant I do, the previously blank desk lights up soft stripes in our team colors, with a welcome message for me over it in white text. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And a mind movie plays in my head of a silver rocket with blue stripes flying to the moon with Keisha, Albert, and me strapped in. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He picked up a fragment of fallen plaster and drew dusty white stripes across the backs of his hands, the way ceremonial dancers sometimes did, except they used white clay, and not old plaster. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z His tongue had earned him some stripes on the back in the beginning, but soon enough he had learned the tricks of pleasing Nurse and the noble Yezzan. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They reach the front of the line and the vendor has three cups of cocoa in striped cups waiting for them already, with clouds of extra whipped cream on top. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My father sat on the sofa, looking out of place in his striped pajamas. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Runs of spawning Atlantic salmon, short- nose sturgeon, striped bass, and American shad annually filled the harbor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was green and amber and alive, quivering in splotches on the padded ground, fanning into sturdy stripes between the tree trunks. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing visible in the intricate tangle of hair was the teeth striped with green slime and his motionless eyes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Outside the Merchant’s House a trestle table had been set up in the shade and decorated with striped blue-and-white pennons that fluttered at every breath of air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A little orange tabby with stripes like a tiger. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She appears at the door, perfectly healthy, in a white linen shirt rolled to her elbows with a red striped shirt underneath and black jeans. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z One of the zebras spooks, barking and throwing his striped muzzle high in the air. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Every time I spot a striped bag on the ground, I think it’s ours. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He recognized the gray and blue stripes of Cari’s sock sticking out from under a fallen bookcase. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Cats with stripes, cats with three eyes, a cat wearing a top hat. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Nico stands up and loosens the striped blue tie he’s wearing over a gray shirt. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The apron matched the stripe in her hair. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z They rise from their seats and some of them chatter with their companions, marveling over this trick or that as they file out the door that has reappeared in the side of the striped tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The stripes were parallel silver lines on a black background sewed to the cloth of the sleeve about eight inches below the shoulder. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z So he let himself drift off, trying to push the images of striped spider legs and jagged rat teeth from his brain. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All three of them were caramel-skinned and two of them was wearing white dress coats while the last one was wearing stripes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He takes the pages inscribed with her handwriting, descriptions of striped tents and star-speckled skies, and folds them into birds, letting them fly around the empty flat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There are woven curtains, and a colorful striped rug on the floor. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The woman is wearing a bathrobe over her hospital gown, and in her arms there's a newborn baby wrapped up in a white blanket with pink and blue stripes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The serpentine steps twisted ahead, striped by bars of flickering light from the narrow windows above. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The crowd parts, and Cecil crashes against the striped skirt of his platform. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Karl stood with his face to the charred building, soot striping it like war paint. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z My mouth was full, so I stretched out my arm to show Dad my da-dui-zhang badge, a plastic tag with three red stripes. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore green Army slacks with a black stripe down the leg, a green Army shirt, and in the cold before sunrise she put on a black military sweater. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whole civilizations of motes are caught in the thick stripes of light beaming down from two high windows. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I couldn't really see much, but the light from the hallway created a shadow stripe across her face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Thick ribbons of smoke stripe the valley; occasional flares of ordnance fly like shuttlecocks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As you walk farther into the room it becomes a field of endless streetlamps, the stripes repeating in fractal patterns, over and over and over. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Thin slants of light cut through the blinds, painting yellow stripes against my arms. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Look there, at that striped beetle. Blister beetle, that’s who! When we get to a pool I found, I’ll show you some diving beetles, too. You ever see a whirligig?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z They were holding piles of presents all wrapped decadently in striped paper and abundant ribbons. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She slipped another fabric over the green, a soft yellow stripe. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He was dressed in his typical school uniform: khaki slacks, blue blazer, button-down shirt, and tastefully striped tie. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z In the dark, I saw the black and white stripes of what could only have been Joey, walking down the trail ahead of me, like he was going home to O-Hall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And just at this moment, as though he had heard the uproar outside, Boxer’s face, with the white stripe down his nose, appeared at the small window at the back of the van. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The cupboards held soft towels and sheets with a ticking stripe. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I gave my suit and jacket and striped shirts and club ties and wing tips to a young guy who was looking for work. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The chairs, the lights hanging above her head, even the stripes on the walls seem insubstantial. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bigger saw the shining tip of the man’s black shoes; the sharp creases in his striped trousers; the clear, icy glinting of the eyeglasses upon his high, long nose. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The lady was wearing big sunglasses, a wide hat, and a pretty striped dress. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Had on when she went away, a striped jean frock. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The caterpillars are everywhere in the woods, striped and bristly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The captain wore striped pantaloons tucked into high boots of purple leather, a white silk shirt, a vest of golden rings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wore a gray business suit with a vest, a striped tie. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I can't take my eyes off the blue stripe of water in the distance. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “That skirt would go great with a striped button-down. I’ve got an old one you can have.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had on a blue suit with wide lapels and a white and blue striped tie, and he wore a gold ring on the little finger of his right hand. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z So they came: friends, neighbours, bringing sugar cane and frosted sugar and sticks of striped candy for the new baby. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears workboots, and striped coveralls, one leg of which she hauls up to show us the real leg underneath, which is defiantly, resplendently hairy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z On his military coat were sergeant stripes, paratrooper “jump wings,” and a ranger patch. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Percy, you should have seen her! That’s how Hazel got her stripe. The unicorns decided to stampede—” “It was nothing,” Hazel said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Bees looked the same, and he had picked out the queen not because of her special stripes or even her size but because of the purposeful way she moved. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z So the diggers avoided the areas where the clay was striped dirty white or rusty red, as clay of these colors did not make the transformation to celadon green when fired. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I turn my head slowly, chin raised like an Egyptian pharaoh, training my gaze on the magenta and white striped big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But the kitchen linoleum was scrubbed and the stove and fridge were clean, the carpet was spotless, Mia’s mattress bed was made with crisp striped sheets. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “He’s got stripes all over him except for his toes, which have some white places on them. He looks like he’s wearing spats,” he giggled. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The particular path he chooses to wander down has no obvious doors, it is only a passageway between tents, endless stripes illuminated by flickering lights. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now he pictured Shoba with Gillian, in a bar with striped velvet sofas, the one they used to go to after the movies, making sure she got her extra olive, asking Gillian for a cigarette. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z His lance was striped in the same colors, and his shield bore the grape cluster sigil of his House. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I find the stripes jarring—in my day, only the concession stands were striped. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A little kitty with white stripes on its back emerged, and we locked eyes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z And every time Bernabe drove over those twelve white stripes, he flinched and, shaking his head, muttered to himself: “It beats me how a handful of white stripes can fool cows like that.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached into her straw bag and handed him a small square wrapped in green-and-white- striped paper. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The walls here are completely mirrored, each long mirror placed to align with the striped ceiling visible above and the floor that is painted to match. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And though Sagan has exponentially more stars, they twinkle the same here as they did in the New Mexican desert, lying on her black-and-red striped blanket, my cheek resting on her chest. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A bit of striped silk undergarment peeked out. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me what happened,” I said finally, late one evening when the sky was striped pink and gold and the garden was lit with the last rays of the setting sun. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Penny rode her big grey dog, her striped lance waving drunkenly as die beast bounded across the deck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Here a chair upholstered in striped green velvet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z By the end of the season it may have been streaked with mud and grass, but it was never striped. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Also, the turquoise marker is dry because I use it so much—so the ink runs out halfway through coloring the stripes. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I remember watching that foot of hers in its striped sandal swinging backwards and forwards, and my eyes and my brain began to burn in a strange quick way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “It looks like a bra strap,” she said, and slowly ran her pointer finger along the stripe. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z When it closes behind you, the distance feels greater than a few steps divided by a striped curtain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At my new school here, I wear a British schoolgirl’s uniform: a green sweater, striped button-down shirt, and tights and a blue skirt. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z You can see the Pennines all around the city of Stockport, green and bare with fast-moving stripes of cloud and sunlight gliding overhead like a Technicolor moving picture. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The Butcher, who wore a large blue-and-white striped apron, was a fat and friendly man. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z His pants, tucked into the boots, had a stripe down the sides. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Volta took his shot, sinking both a striped ball and a solid, which didn’t help Rowan in knowing what he was going for. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Emma and I sat down just as the curtain opened, revealing a straw boater hat floating atop a gaudy red-and-white striped suit. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Prisoners from all different political stripes sought my help. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few moments of watching, Ess unfroze and reached down to stroke one of the tight striped backs with two soft fingertips. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was a narrow road painted with a solid yellow stripe, with one lane of traffic in either direction. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She wore a diagonally striped dress that had been dyed black, worn by use, and a pair of scaly patent leather boots. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Joaquin ran his thumb down the glass, leaving a dry stripe down the center of condensation. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My fingers were striped red and white from tugging at her laces. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In his black socks, striped pajamas, and without his usual glasses, he looks like a weary businessman, fed up with the account managers in the tristate region. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Swaying in the doorway was a huge barefoot apparition in striped men’s pajamas, gray hair cascading over its shoulders, a wild look in its eyes. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Sounds like a good Marine to me. Let’s try to get Harter a few stripes. I like a happy man to work on my bird.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They glance at the stripes on his collar patch and sleeves; the cords in their throats tighten. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The suspended party seems farther away than just beyond the canvas stripes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Its body was grey with a black stripe underneath. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Almost immediately after that he shuddered going over a painted cattleguard on the road, muttering to himself, “It sure beats me how a handful of white stripes can fool cows like that.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus was confident enough now to put his arm across the striped back and tickle the thickly padded ribs, which Aurelia allowed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, looking around at the seemingly never-ending stripes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They were headed by an old demon with V stripes on his sleeves that Father said were sergeant stripes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A smallish savage was standing between him and the rest of the forest, a savage striped red and white, and carrying a spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He had on his dark gray, striped, double-breasted suit and his gray hat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It was the saddest-looking flag I’d ever seen, standing in the corner, its stars and stripes drooping down as if they had never known a proud moment. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wiping her hands on a striped dish towel. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For Gay’s birthday I wore a black velvet dress with white stripes down the sides that Ms. Sandnes had picked out. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There were sweaters with animals on them, shirts with stripes and shirts with squares, dresses in colors as varied as Grand-grand Uncle’s paints. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z But if the secret Mexico trip was the defining test of my loyalty, I really earned my stripes when my sister and her best friend turned me into a legitimate stalker. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It is Johnny, padding down the steps with bare feet, dressed in old flannel pajamas with a ticking stripe. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He is holding a stack of dress shirts, some with stripes, some with checks, and some that are solid colors. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z She nods toward the line of whiners and the face painters furiously coloring stripes, spots, and whiskers. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A woman with pigtails pried opened one of the flaps of skin and muscle, revealing the insides of the abdomen—orange organs; pink, fleshy walls; and stripes of blood. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The outside looks like an enormous circus tent, painted with broad black-and-gold stripes that glitter under the strings of lights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He wore blackframed glasses and was dressed in dapper city clothes: a linen suit and striped shirt. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He sat in a wheelchair, striped in Bayside Press colors, and admired the golden hare medallion still on display around the bust of Poe. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Dark hair is cut closely to his scalp with a single silver stripe down the very center, marking him as a soldier from the House of War. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A freeman from his appearance, dressed in striped gray trousers and a vest of cowhide. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Axel responded, noting its brown and tan stripes. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I remember stroking its striped feathers, so smooth they were waterlike, as my father held its limp body. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Waistcoats, striped trousers, moth-chewed chambray shirts with tall collars and comically long sleeves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “She’s very domestic. What about that little stove with the silver saucepans? Yes. And that striped broom. We are so troubled with stardust, and she will love having that to sweep it up with.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z A woman with a bright pink stripe running through her dark hair cleared off a table. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When we spoke over a Chinese dinner in Seoul in 2009, An wore a dark blue suit, a white shirt, a striped tie, and half-frame glasses. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z One son was in a cap and gown; the other son and the father were wearing shirts and ties, while the mother had on a striped suit and a floppy hat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Halfway up the field stood an extravagant confection of striped silk like a miniature palace, with several live peacocks tethered at the entrance. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I’ve never been able to get past the meaty pink of it, so similar to human flesh, the white stripes of fat running through it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z All the Marthas are wearing matching outfits: navy corduroy miniskirts, striped tops, and clear plastic purses. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The sun was dropping slowly from sight, and stripes of purple and orange and crimson and gold piled themselves on top of the distant hills. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The star-filled tunnel has already been removed, replaced by a single striped curtain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the half-lit gym, the white stripes on the floor and the basketball backboards almost glow. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Why is it that all the fast-moving fish of the dark current have purple backs and usually purple stripes or spots? The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia looks from the twins back in the direction of the courtyard, where the light from the bonfire gleams along the edges of the tents, casting dancing shadows of patrons across the striped fabric. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He drove with his knees maneuvering the steering wheel while he searched his pockets and came up with a piece of striped gum that he threw to me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I see a room. It’s long, and there are mirrors everywhere. The floor is wooden. He’s in the room, and he’s waiting. There’s gold ... a gold stripe across the mirrors.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A rainbow cow, you must understand, is not a silly cow with big painted stripes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The striped parachute wrinkles and deflates in my hands. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Now the road was paved and had a stripe painted down the center, and it carried a continual flow of vehicles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With no further advice or instruction she walks off down a black-and-white striped path, a thin curl of smoke trailing behind her, leaving Bailey alone in the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Another is painted in red, white, and blue stripes with La Casita written across the side, and a third has Kebab Express in green block letters. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I remember thinking how pretty they were with their moist olive green shells and that bright blue stripe down their claws. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He has his dress shirt on, the black one with blue stripes, and his fancy trousers. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I am looking at an ocean so clear and so blue that when a long silver fish comes to inspect what I have just tossed in, I can see the yellow stripes on his back. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I watch my father slump in his chair in his striped bathrobe, with his bed head and black-and-white stubble on his chin. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z However, Julius Root hadn’t gotten his commander’s stripes by following any rule book. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “She’s not like that,” said Rowan, choosing a striped ball and sinking it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I had never seen Dad sitting in the living room in striped pajamas. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The basket was crumbled, the red-and-blue striped bag ripped and deflated. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He’s dressed in his usual collar shirt and dark trousers, although the shirt is black this time, with pencil-thin gray stripes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The play is at the Eaton’s Auditorium; the stage has blue curtains with black velvet horizontal stripes on them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Dionysus sat at the pinochle table in his tiger- striped Hawaiian shirt with his Diet Coke, just as he had on my first day. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He wore a new suit, blue, with broad, blue stripes, and carried, crooked under his arm, a brown-paper bundle tied with string. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It's even more than the striped red, blue, and yellow dress and red tights—an exact copy of Twiggy's Vogue cover outfit that Ma sewed on a neighbor's borrowed machine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yet there was this heavy spice-sweet smell that made you think of the East and striped tents and the sha-sha-ska of leg bracelets. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby, another ship flew the stars and stripes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her exaggerated hips were even more exaggerated by the wavy stripes of white on her purple dress. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I consider this my lucky shirt because it has a prime number of stripes: 17. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I was so proud to stand under the stars and stripes in that arena. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If one of his own men had pulled a stunt like this, he'd have their stripes for it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Henry figures that cat doesn’t know it should be terrified of the ocean and maybe just loves the smell of striped bass. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Almost naked, his bloodstained body was striped and welted as if it had been whipped. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I turn the knob to Channel 7 and there is Michael Markson in a tie with blue stripes. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Where’s the dog chow? The stuff in the red bag with green stripes?” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Gather up from the mud the pieces of burned, striped cloth, the shreds of his pajamas, then bring him down, the poor pale boy, and make a decent burial. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then the boy in the striped T-shirt appeared, but he’d lost the pistol, or perhaps it was empty. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We stop short outside of a building with a large, fancy hand-lettered glass window proclaiming “Sheriff” and a flag of red and white stripes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But visitors of any stripe are rare, and most days are exactly like the ones before. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Their trousers, striped in red and white, met boots of crow-feather black. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Knotted around his neck is his only tie, maroon with yellow stripes on the diagonal. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The walls were covered with gray and ivory striped paper. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She wore her tunic and sash as always, but not the typical striped pants of a Messenger. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And she reached up and peeled back the tarpaulin a little, revealing a blue stripe of shifting sky. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They wear stretch pants and panuelos, match polka dots with stripes, plaids with flower prints. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It raked back and as the fish swam just below the surface the old man could see his huge bulk and the purple stripes that banded him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I spread my fingers and my hand looked like a yellowbacks bumblebee, bright yellow with black stripes. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The black stripes stretch out into empty space as their white counterparts brighten, reaching upward and breaking apart into branches. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Char stands there in her skintight striped pants suit with her finger in her mouth like a two-year-old. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds and crimsons to be seen. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was wearing an outfit of red plaids, lavender stripes, and aqua polka dots that she had matched herself. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He stretched out his hand, put his finger under the head of the pin and slid it up, out of the thick, striped body. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We were handed winter clothing: striped shirts that were a bit heavier. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A young Congolese man wearing a striped polo shirt and sporting a cool haircut pushed his way through the crowd to the van. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I was an early riser but was not allowed out until the sun shot in through the crack near Mami’s sewing machine and swept a glistening stripe of gold across the dirt floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A flock of miniature origami birds taking flight, the largest the size of an open palm, the smallest the size of a fingernail, all faintly striped with notepaper lines. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Why are there so many black men wearing stripes?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He chose a satin tunic striped black and gold and a fine leather jerkin with silver studs . . . and only then remembered that his wretched sister put more stock in blades than beauty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Light from the interior of the building lit the ground and table in fat yellow stripes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The sail had come to life again, billowing, emptying, then billowing again, the red stripes on the canvas wriggling like snakes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One wore a striped bikini; the other wore a polka-dot one-piece with cutouts at the hips. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The pair of striped legs reeled her in like a fish. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Tonight they sit in a striped tent beneath a rather large tree, its branches black and bare of leaves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Inside Bunderson’s office was a reception area covered in green- striped wallpaper. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He fared better than his twin, vanquishing an elderly knight whose mount was bedecked with silver griffins against a striped blue-and-white field. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He went ambling down the corridors of the enchanted sett, rolling from leg to leg with the queer badger paddle, his white mask with its black stripes looking ghostly in the gloom. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the ticket booth the only way forward is through a heavy striped curtain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was leaning his elbows on the table, hair in eyes, his rumpled shirtsleeves held up with striped garters. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Look at the logo. There are four stripes instead of three.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Tonight she has on a navy-blue number with three silver stripes running the length of her arms and legs. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Black Muslims came in many stripes, from mainline Nation of Islam to the splinter Five Percenters. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And is it a cat that looks like a tiger, with the stripes? Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I’m wearing long black sleeves inside a striped black vest, slender black pants tucked into boots, and a long black robe that wraps around my shoulders and covers me like a blanket. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A green striped canopy, of the sort used for lawn parties, was set up over the grave. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Now there was a stripe of white hair rising from her forehead, as wide as her hand. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There would have been no torchlight parades, no crowds serenading Lincoln at the Executive Mansion, no little children scampering through the streets with little paper flags with red, white, and blue stars and stripes. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His shirt and pants were painted with black and white stripes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The badger thanked them and shook her striped head knowingly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The wedding had taken place that afternoon in a gaily striped tent in Billy’s backyard. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were badges, mottoes even, stripes of color in stockings and pullovers. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Each day I found some time to walk to the pond where people went to catch sun perch and striped bass. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother’s face sagged as she took in Pernilla’s gown of gunpowder gray silk, striped with white and blue. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At their head was the boy in the striped T-shirt, and it wasn’t a stick that he was carrying: it was a pistol. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She continued to step deliberately through the trees, and soon her brightness was striped by their thick black trunks. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was a soccer/non-American football jersey, with a green stripe across the shoulder, a red one across the chest, and the lightly drawn outline of a cheetah’s head on the stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Over their long underwear, they had work shirts with stripes and a zipper, while a few of them had blue work shirts. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The building has fake balconies and street lamps, and the ushers dress in black berets and striped shirts. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Like a small, striped snake, like a salamander, or a squirrel maybe, or a raccoon, something quick, little, harmless, and desperate, she slid, crept, wiggled underneath the sides of the summer house. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The woman in the pink striped frock with the little boy got up and wandered off along the path towards Kerrith, the man in the shorts following with the picnic basket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He waves at the brown-haired woman by the La Casita truck that is striped in red, white, and blue. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Maybe they liked his red and blue striped T-shirt. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She’d been thinking that they would have to wear striped pajamas like the prisoners in the old photographs, yet she’d seen no one dressed like that in the camp yet. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “This will be warm,” she says, placing her fingers inside a thick navy cap with yellow stripes on the brim. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My other heckler is husky, so she gets a blue-and-white vertically striped dress made in Bengal, a white bandana around her black curls, and big hoop earrings. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And she saw the frank relief on the pilot’s face turn to bewilderment and apprehension as he was increasingly surrounded by blue uniforms and the stripes and badges of the Royal Air Force. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A moment later, the referee called the players to the midfield stripe to go over their player cards. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They rise from their seats and some of them chatter with their companions, marveling over this trick or that as they file out the door that has reappeared in the side of the striped tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We found two dresses I didn’t hate, and we picked out some other things I really liked: overall shorts, striped shirts in several colors, and a pair of designer jeans. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After a long time, slowly, like a spell was wearing off, I saw a shadow of a chicken, and then darker and lighter stripes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Only a fraction of the candles are burning, but the sight is no less resplendent as they illuminate the twisting black branches, casting dancing shadows over the striped walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Overhead, the cloud cover was low and gray, striped like a tiger’s pelt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Dessert consists mainly of a gargantuan tiered cake shaped to resemble circus tents and frosted in stripes, the filling within a bright shock of raspberry cream. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust except the floor, where a wide shiny stripe had been made by something being dragged upstairs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “How did you—?” “You’ve got four stripes on your tattoo. Four years.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dad's keen eye for spotting criminals of all stripes was impressive. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Some blood had started dripping out of his nose, and he wiped it with the blue and white striped cuff of his jacket. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Thank goodness she finally decided I was too big to switch or my legs would be striped for certain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He has four stripes on his uniform, which means he makes good money. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sports pages of the Los Angeles Times and Examiner were striped with stories on the prodigy, whom the Times called the “Torrance Tempest” and practically everyone else called the “Torrance Tornado.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z A gargantuan thing, with striped tents, they are saying when he reaches the pub. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The letters glimmered gold, then faded, and she imagined a fairy-tale life in which she and Lazlo worked magic out of a striped market tent and kissed when there were no customers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The panels now change to opaque, leaving only two horizontal stripes of glass transparent to the outside. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They have the lace collars, the puffed sleeves, the sashes I remember; many of them are in plaid, the authentic somber blood-lit colors, dark greens with a stripe of red, dark blues, black. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I killed my first game, a beautiful tawny beast with curved horns and a black diagonal stripe across his flank: a young male impala. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow goose called again, a piercing whoop that filled the sky, and then wheeled and turned an inch away from the boy in the striped T-shirt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually we stopped trying, and then those striped blue sheets made me sad to look at. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Today I’d paired it with a white Spins & Needles Records T-shirt, blue striped tube socks, and my sequined Chucks. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Birds move in the dim light or flash like sparks through the stripes of sun, but they make little sound. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Daisy looked down at her shoulders, and indeed, her striped top had turned pink in spots. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Arranged along a hallway striped with peeling wallpaper, the rooms were in surprisingly good shape. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I looked at several familiar things, one at a time: a striped green mango lying in the grass; my own hand; our dining table. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wore bleached blue jeans, a generic striped green-and-white shirt, and white sneakers. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Red and blue stripes, and purple circles with numbers in them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He slowed the train every time it went by and waved at us with his gray and white striped cap. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But Ma listens for a minute to the soldier's voice; observes his gestures, medals, stripes, and uniform; and says nothing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was sheathed in a blue body stocking which had yellow stripes running from his armpits to his ankles. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z These, as they received their food, took it away into a corner, spread handkerchiefs over their striped trousers and began to eat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It doesn’t help that she looks obnoxiously cute—striped shirt tucked into a red skirt over tights, hair clipped back with bobby pins. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z For her shopping trips to town she wore a camel’s-hair coat and a boater festooned with ribbon and striped lace. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When he was not ahorse, the only way to wear the thing was to wrap it around him several times, which made him look like a ball of striped fur. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He went on putting brown stripes on a banana and brown curls on Queen Elizabeth’s head. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She had on a red cloak and a black bonnet: or rather, a broad-brimmed gipsy hat, tied down with a striped handkerchief under her chin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Instead her eyes moved to the suit coat, to the gleaming hair, to the striped trousers, as she tried to figure out what had happened to him these past few months. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Baba pocketed the keys, pulled me out of the rain and under the building’s striped awning. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Seated on the ground, nestled in an alcove on striped silk pillows, are two women. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Jamie extended his arm, which was draped with his striped flannel pajamas, and said, “Lady Claudia, I knew that sooner or later you would get me to that restaurant.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “The real card is supposed to come in two weeks. The woman said it’s bright green with a red stripe.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Everything looks sepia-toned except the flag, with its faded red stripes and blue field of stars. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The patterns on the snakes’ skins were perfect, repeating endlessly in coils and stripes and ovals and diamonds, in all the colors of the island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ben-Ben’s dressed as Smalls in blue jeans and a white shirt, and Luis is Squints, with his thick glasses, his black cap on backward, and his striped shirt. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Its reddish brown back, marked by pale stripes, lay toward her, and one of the large, cuplike ears was silhouetted against the pale trunk of the fig. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wore a red corduroy miniskirt, which Principal Rivera subjected to the fingertip test as I hurried to history class, striped tights, my Doc Martens, and a T-shirt Dad had given me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He takes off his scarf, shakes it out, and wipes the stripe of brow between my hat and goggles. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Returning to his desk, Mr. Curtain produced two white tunics, two pale blue sashes, and two pairs of striped trousers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A fat woman, chewing on her cheek and twirling a lanyard of keys, gives me a striped uniform and tells me to strip and to leave my old clothes on the stool. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His hair was only three-quarters of an inch long and had a stripe through the middle, shaved right down to the skin, to mark him as a concentration camp prisoner. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z While we admired he brought more and the soft rich heap mounted higher--shirts with stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender and faint orange with monograms of Indian blue. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Harry Strickland unrolled a pair of striped woolen stockings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wanders through paths expecting to see Poppet around every corner, but he is met with only stripes and emptiness. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The corn, which had been so green and strong, was now striped with yellowing leaves. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He smelled like perfume and his striped blue shirt was very fresh and clean. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Heavens have mercy on us!” she exclaimed as the bird began to investigate the striped stockings under her house dress. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z A painted cattleguard, however, was just that: nothing more subtle or elaborate than a group of evenly spaced white stripes painted across a macadam road. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Beach towels are strewn across the lumpy seashore, striped umbrellas and plastic pails anchored beside them. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a large cage—perhaps four feet high—and inside was a strange-looking bird: black, as big as a small crow, but with stripes of color on its side. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She is wearing an example of her work, a woven dress with embroidered lines of thorns making a striped pattern down the length of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was some sliver of a moon and in the faint-peari light he could see the bushy tail, the white stripes down the back, and he had nearly smiled. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Red, with white stripes down the legs—the Syrian team colors. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, I managed to get myself dressed: gray socks, tan pants, white long-sleeved shirt, black and royal blue striped school tie, dark navy sweater vest, black shoes. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She barged along straight through anything that stood in her way, the heavy striped face a mask of cold fury. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Only tall striped walls of tents line the area, and he turns around slowly, looking for any possible place they might have disappeared to, some corner or door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z No, he continues, the stripes are due to Mars’s atmosphere. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Just a bunch of striped tents, looking more yellow and grey than black and white in the afternoon sun. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I had bought Mom a pair of earrings, a bottle of purple nail polish with glitter in it, and some striped tights, even though I thought, and I still think, that striped tights look dumb. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She recognized The Fountain by the courtyard in front of it containing chairs, striped umbrella tables, and—yes—a fountain spurting water from two crossed jugs into a blue pool. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A girl wore a striped vest and stood next to a silver pole with a velvet rope hooked to it. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There are six different Ti-grrlz, named for the color of their stripes: Pink, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, and Turquoise. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing long Quidditch robes in thick horizontal stripes of bright yellow and black. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z To carry he must speak louder; and this would rouse those striped and inimical creatures from their feasting by the fire. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Sometimes working white men in their uniforms or their navy striped suits drove up and down the gravel road that ran alongside our yard, making the dust and small rocks grind under their wheels. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Obligingly, Alexander and Beowulf attacked the striped layer of wallpaper by shoving their fingers under the edge of the seam. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Nothing black, not even stripes visible on the walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It has maroon socks and shorts and a gold jersey with a thin maroon stripe on each side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was stuff like a young bird that had fallen out of its nest before it could fly, or a green-speckled spring frog or a striped water snake. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother was sunbathing on a towel which had red and purple stripes and she was reading a book by Georgette Heyer called The Masqueraders. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She wears a striped cotton tunic and long skirts, a bundle tied across her back with a long scarf. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Livid with rage he clawed the foul mess from his eyes and saw Constance leaning over the parapet with a wicked grin of delight on her striped muzzle. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We gave up and leant our backs against the painted wall which encircled the temple, the vermilion and white striped wall we had foolishlessly thought meant safety. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The men wore dull gray or black suits, white shirts, and striped ties, more like men anywhere. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The room overlooked the Public Garden, its walls covered with thickly striped pink-and-cream paper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Three times bad. I got three wound stripes. See?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z You pass a fire-eater elevated on a striped platform. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He wore a bartender’s apron and had a bushy unibrow and a caterpillar mustache that made his face look striped. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I opened up the top dresser drawer and pushed pairs of striped socks out of the way until I found my stash of superglue, hidden so my mother didn’t think I was huffing it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Burton was short and pale, and his striped black-and-yellow shirt made him look like an unfortunate bumblebee. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Stuart climbed the bank, went into the bushes, and was back in a few minutes wearing a pepper-and-salt jacket, old striped trousers, a Windsor tie, and spectacles. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He is wearing a gray three- piece suit and a silk striped bow tie, and he walks with a black cane. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z One dressed in a striped red shirt, matching knit hat, and round black glasses raised his hand in greeting, and the woman dressed as a mad scientist added, “Morning!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The salesladies and Mrs. Walton decide I should wear the green, pink, and blue striped silk blouse with pearl buttons and matching blue silk skirt for the interview portion of the pageant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Drained of blood and awash he looked the colour of the silver backing of a mirror and his stripes still showed. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They developed instead the racially sanitized rhetoric of “cracking down on crime”—rhetoric that is now used freely by politicians of every stripe. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They are thin-legged and are wearing uniforms—striped pants and tall baseball socks, blue and red jerseys. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A dazzling pattern of small black stripes was etched across her white-and-golden for. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Jumper was a dun mule with a narrow black stripe running along his backbone between his mane and tail. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She would have lilacs in a vase on the dresser and striped linen sheets on the bed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The page is striped with green, which is what happens when blue paint and yellow paint get together. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z There doesn’t seem to be anything to take, only bare ground and the smooth striped sides of tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Under the jacket, I know though you can’t see it, is a hand-me- down brown and yellow striped jersey of my brother’s. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Chip had on his team sweatshirt too, but he wore it with his usual black joggers, the kind with stripes down the sides that taper around the ankles. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I think of Johnny’s strong arms, the stripe of white sunblock on his nose, the time we were sick together from poison ivy and lay next to each other in the hammock, scratching. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It was made of finely checkered gray-and-blue wool, with a striped lining and horn buttons, and carried in its weave the faint smell of limes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But there are seats on both sides, and a thin, fluorescent stripe along the wall, like a color-changing glow stick. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It had black tiger stripes painted on the crossbar and a double water bottle holder. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A bright, shining, beautiful future, where I didn’t wear blue and gray stripes, where I ate three full meals a day, where I wouldn’t work until I passed out. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s fuzzy, covered with bright blue fur striped with bits of gold and silver, and buzzing slightly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We went by the bald eagle, the white-tailed deer, the tahr goats, the lions, and the striped hyena. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The fourth one had a stripe at an angle and was evil. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Bits of blueprints and novels and stationery, folded and cut and shaped into a flock of striped tents, all tied together with more string in black and white and red. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were blue, black, yellow, orange, striped, green, and rainbow-colored pigs. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He wore a tan suit over a royal blue shirt and striped tie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The door was opened by a small ratty-looking man with a thin ratty moustache who was wearing a sports-coat that had an orange and red stripe in the material. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Calamity Jane, Finn’s tiny striped cat, slunk under the fence and twirled around his legs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His men were everywhere, conspicuous in their striped goat's hair sashes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Within five minutes, I’m thrown a blue jersey with red and yellow stripes on it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He stops at the towering main entrance, a sheer glass door painted with stripes in our team colors, and pulls aside as the panels slide open. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The ground was striped with streams of fast-moving ants, which I tried to step over. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Across their cheeks were tiger stripes as green as jade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Stacked on the table, their colorful stripes and woven designs folded inside, they make the rest of the room feel cold and empty. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Eleanor put on an old, striped men's shirt and had her mom tie one of her ties—like knot it, for real—around her neck. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She patted my cheek affectionately, giving me peanut butter racing stripes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She could see that Deirdre was self-conscious too, but that she purposely walked in a way that made her striped skirt twirl and flutter. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Today he wore a striped T-shirt and rolled up jeans. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mother’s shift and blue-and-white striped overskirt fit better than I had imagined. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the second level just above the park, the entire perimeter is lined with eight lanes separated by white stripes just like a running track. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The yellow striped cat and the black goat followed him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Ladies in long skirts, with parasols, and strong men in striped three-piece suits with gold pocket watches. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z An hour later it starts, sheets of rain pouring down and wind that ripples across the surface of the striped tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some of them were even striped like bathing tents, but the most part were in plain colours, yellow and green and so on. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A stripe of incandescent sky bums beneath the cloud base on the north-western horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His chest and sides were badly bruised, and he had several fractured ribs....Chouchou’s back and thighs were striped with deep lash marks. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A few cadets, eleven-year-olds with yellow stripes on their sleeves, linger on the steps outside an academy, the old and worn Walt Disney Concert Hall letters almost completely faded. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He heads toward the striped tents as fast as he can, his red scarf trailing out behind him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The tops of the striped tents are visible through the trees some distance away, a bright punch of white against grey sky and brown trees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I think I heard the one in stripes call us cute. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The other was covered in pink and orange stripes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z You step into a bright, open courtyard surrounded by striped tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Every hull was striped: black and yellow, pink and blue, green and white, purple and gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Here,” I announced, raising my hand and wiggling my fingers so the light would catch off my new manicure, lilac with pink metallic stripes. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He’s in striped pajamas and looks peaceful, boyish even. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I wanted her so bad when I saw her in that pretty red-and-white striped dress and leather sandals. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z In a large empty room we were ordered to undress and pile our striped uniforms in a corner. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She is dressed in a striped cotton tunic. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z JP was wearing his ever-present striped beanie, pulled down over his ears so that just the last inch or two of his wavy light hair curled out over his eyes. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Wear them with pride. And then...who knows? One day you may forego those striped pants for solid blue ones, just as Martina Crowe did today!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A man in a striped shirt and suspenders pulled a lever and the lap bars came up, releasing the people who had been on the ride. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z An ensign with the Union Jack, and red and white stripes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat in a wheelchair, striped in Bayside Press colors, and admired the golden hare medallion still on display around the bust of Poe. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In my parent’s creamy bedroom I sat at Mum's dressing table, spiked my hair with L’Oréal hair mousse, daubed an Adam Ant stripe across my face, and held her opal brooch over one eye. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He can almost feel the snow, the excitement, and the anticipation, the sugary taste of a striped candy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Like there were four party hats and one had seven stripes instead of six. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A man in a striped shirt and bow tie smiled a crocodile smile. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Littlefinger came calling an hour after the Grand Maester had left, clad in a plum-colored doublet with a mockingbird embroidered on the breast in black thread, and a striped cloak of black and white. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The man in the striped shirt slowed and then stopped the roller coaster as it pulled into the station. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Chattering excitedly he ran up the man’s arm to his shoulder, where he sat and scolded the strangers with bright jealous eyes, his little striped body twitching with fury. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The knight who led them wore silver armor inlaid with amethysts and a striped purple-and-silver cloak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Here was clear evidence of a fight: furniture scattered and overturned, pictures knocked off the mantel, stripes of wallpaper shredded to ribbons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z "And the colored stripes tell time, which is very handy if your electric clock stopped. Each stripe burns exactly one-half hour, more or less. Twelve stripes, six hours." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And in between dingy white and stripes and polka dots, there was a peek of blue. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The night-light in the bathroom paints a thin yellow stripe at the bottom of my bedroom door. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His breeches were similarly split; the right leg was solid green, the left leg striped in red and white. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The striped curtain beyond the ticket booth hangs open, and through the haze, Marco can see a figure standing in the shadows, illuminated by the sharp spark of light from a cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was dolled up like a Christmas tree in a red velvet skirt, a red and white striped waist, and a red velvet hat trimmed in real holly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Soon they would come home in groups, talking quietly beneath the naked maples, the striped blankets they had used to sit on now wrapped around their shoulders. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Strange-looking creatures, dressed in striped jackets and black pants, jumped into the wagon. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We were of different stripes, like any two people, though taken together you might say that one was an outlying version of the other. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at her face, wondering if her parents actually named her Tigris, inspiring her mutilation, or if she chose the style and changed her name to match her stripes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z As a boy, he’d been so quiet that adults must have thought him timid, but he had a secret bold stripe. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z All night I scampered from window to window peeking out and looking for unshaven suspicious types in striped outfits. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z As a birthday gift, Chandresh gives them two fluffy orange kittens with blue eyes and striped ribbons around their necks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The sleeves of his striped oxford shirt lay rolled to his elbows so that the hairs on his forearms showed; his back formed a long hard wedge of muscle against which his suspenders rode tautly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He could see a striped savage moving hastily out of a green tangle, and coming toward the mat where he hid, a savage who carried a spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The dirt was orange, striped in places where crumbs had slipped through the cracks when Mami swept. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Polished round and smooth as marbles or lozenges of stone veined and striped. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z In Trip’s half-made bed, in Trip’s room with yesterday’s shirt on the floor, with the lights off and the shade half closed, striping both their bodies with sunlight, she let instinct take over. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He couldn’t even remember if he was stripes or solids. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He had even glimpsed one of them, striped brown, black, and red, and had judged that it was Bill. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And every turn he took through the twisting striped pathways led to more tents, more signs, more mysteries. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The barber scraped off another stripe of soap and whiskers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In her place was a hairy tarantula with striped legs and shiny black eyes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Gotta hold here at five hundred yards,” a blocky Marine with lieutenant’s stripes shouted back over his shoulder. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His height, the bloody stripes on his back, would make it easy to identify him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that a fact ?” mused Milo, and was gone, sliding from his chair so swiftly that his striped barber’s apron retained his shape for a second or two after he had gone before it collapsed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I studied my father, sitting on the pale gray living room sofa in his blue striped pajamas. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z My parents, David, Pesza, and I arrived still wearing our striped prison uniforms. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z If it has stripes, you call it Tiger. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It is a tiger, with slashing lines cut through its body, flashing perfect stripes of light. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She looked again at the kittens, each of them the same size, each of them marked with the same mottles and stripes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The white lance and the striped one exploded in splinters within a second of each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On a tree nearby, Maria discovered an enormous striped caterpillar. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Cully lost the vertical stripes of his first year’s plumage and became greyer, grimmer, madder, and distinguished by smart horizontal ban where the long stripes had been. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Two black ones, and one striped and one yellow one.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But later, brooding over the black-and-white striped clothing of the black men, I remembered that in Elaine I had had a book that carried the gaudy pictures and names of jungle beasts. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Use the same flavor for a solid lolly, or different flavors for a striped lolly. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Who is this who speaks without the king’s leave?” asked the Yunkish lord in the striped tokar, a small man with a receding chin and teeth too big for his mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wasn’t wearing staid mercher black any longer, but garish striped trousers and a maroon paisley vest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He panned a faded striped sofa on the sidewalk with a free sign, a Giants pennant fluttering on a rooftop deck. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “See that stripe of yellow tiles? Just keep to the corridors with yellow tiles on the floor and you can’t get lost.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I wear a beard and mustache but shave my cheeks; said beard, having a dark skunk stripe up the middle and white edges, commemorates certain relatives. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The light in the room arced up to the ceiling, a half vault of stripes, below which he could almost make out the rise and fall of her body. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the strange, striped animals turned a black face upon me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a big one-eared tom with gray stripes who had learned to jump on the outside sill of my mother’s kitchen window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed Persian Casual too, though his shirt was white with a sort of striped texture to it that caught the light down his sides. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Show him the ticket, Charlie!” shouted Grandpa Joe, who was still dancing around the floor like a dervish in his striped pajamas. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z They pause to watch two sleepy-eyed cats, huge and striped, dozing in long grass. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Stitches dropped themselves and later reappeared at random so that the long striped scarf I was knitting bulged in the middle like a python after dining on a rabbit. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Her long braids, striped with gray, swung every time she laughed, and it reminded Moss of the days when his mother used to have long hair. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He acted like an officer, but he didn’t even have a single stripe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So they layered cynicism atop their longing, and it was something like laying laughter over the darkness—self-preservation of an uglier stripe. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The jaws opened wider and they could see the teeth, glimmering white as the stripes along the head. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Trotter took the hem of the striped pajama top and gently wiped Gilly’s eyes and nose. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z It was a boy of about his own age, a boy in a striped T-shirt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a thin little creature with ticks in its gray fur and ribs showing through its thin coat like stripes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He made a row of bold vertical stripes topped with thin loops, like bars and razor wire. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I saw both of the Recruiters now: high-waisted navy shorts, gym socks with red stripes pulled up to their knees above low, mesh-sided sneakers, the kind that make you look fast and professional. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z One magnificent creature with beautifully striped legs swung down directly in front of Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Like some of the guests, he wore striped trousers and a swallow-tail coat with black-braided lapels topped by a rich ascot tie. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I occupied myself with memorizing the room; the striped pattern of the couches, tan, peach, cream, dull gold, and tan again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The cog’s huge striped sail hung limply from her mast, as it had for days, but he was hopeful that they could find a wind somewhere to the north. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It has a striped mattress with a thin, nearly see-through cotton sheet thrown over it; an Army-green cotton blanket is folded under the single pillow at the head. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Nope,” said Laney, adding a violet stripe in the middle of the building. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Most noticeable of all was the stripe of white down the monstruo’s left side, beginning at its ear and running all the way to its tail. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The boy was seated on a chair, a striped tie was folded at his neck, and his short hair was parted to one side, with a few stray pieces sticking up. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He studied me in the mirror now that he had me covered with the striped neckcloth, and I saw a frown of faint recognition. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z "What's that one?" she asked, pointing to a band bracelet with tiger stripes. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z It was late in 1890, and he was discharged with sergeant’s stripes in the Presidio in San Francisco. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I had been dressed in a sheath, striped gray and white, like mattress ticking, with a wide, shiny red belt, and they had propped me up in an armchair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He was wearing striped pajama bottoms that made him appear much younger, as did his dazed expression. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It had red dots on white puffy sleeves, a white bodice, a white skirt with a stripe of red dots at the hem, and two dotted heart-shaped pockets. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Oh! Look at that striped one over there!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The man wore red suspenders and his shirt was striped silk and there were huge diamond rings on his fat black fingers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny’s lined his Legos up in stripes: blue, white, and green. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z A “Fun & Games” banner hung off the booth’s striped roof. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Finally she said to me, “Now you are striped as well as spotted.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The one on the floor was sopping wet and striped green with slime from the aquarium, which lay on its side, empty and cracked. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The edge of his toga was lined with the crimson of a senator or a praetor, but the stripe rippled like a river of blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The flower had these delicate outside petals, which opened to reveal long spikes with violet stripes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I asked, even though I was already stretching my shirt to show her the bright stripe of white that fell between the dark skin on my neck and my shoulder. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The women were bundled in hats, gloves, and ankle-length wool coats topped with striped satin sashes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Through the high narrow windows of the Red Keep's cavernous throne room, the light of sunset spilled across the floor, laying dark red stripes upon the walls where the heads of dragons had once hung. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We walk down the hallway that leads to the Pit, which is striped with light every ten feet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He tapped his trademark walking stick, striped in Bayside Press colors, to the beat of his tune. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The skin has been pulled back tightly and tattooed with black and gold stripes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I mailed Johnny a striped scarf I used to wear a lot. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z But when he comes to feed, truly hungry, purple stripes show on his sides as on a marlin. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There are Grand Marnier cakes and napoleons with striped icing and chantilly cream. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She had on a blue striped head rag and a dirty faded old feed-sack dress that blew in the wind against her knobby legs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She’d only gotten her stripe a few weeks ago, and the “act of valor” that earned it for her had been mostly an accident. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z All my early images of him are clear and sharp and Technicolor: his baggy-legged shorts, his striped T-shirt, his raggedy hair bleached by the sun, his winter breeches and leather helmet. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z During danger she fanned out her dragon claws and riffled her red sequin scales and unfolded her coiling green stripes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning to greet her, I’m startled by her low-cut white blouse and tight striped skirt, her teetering heels and crimson nail polish. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The boys are in khaki pants, white shirts, striped ties, and the same blazers. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z His striped postman’s backside gleamed in the moonlight. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Sandy had bought a striped candle for his wife's birthday, a three-hour candle. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He came out of Liverpool Street tube station just after four-fifteen that afternoon, still wearing his school clothes: dark blue jacket, gray trousers, striped tie. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I have a charcoal-gray pencil skirt that’s hard to walk in despite the kick pleat, and a bat wing sweater, a red one with modulated gray horizontal stripes across it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The best time to fish for striped bass is around sunrise. template. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Faint twilight angles through smoke and shutter slats in hazy red stripes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z One slaver wore a tokar of maroon silk fringed with gold, one a striped tokar of teal and orange, the third an ornate breastplate inlaid with erotic scenes done in jet and jade and mother-of-pearl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Just beyond the harbor, striped bass are feeding on baitfish in the shallows, making a noise my dad used to call “fish grenades.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He typically wore a gaudy striped shirt and a celluloid collar and a long flowing tie; a metal chain, connected to a timepiece, dangled from his pocket. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then the smoke and flame died, and new marks were seared onto Frank’s skin: spqr, an image of crossed spears, and a single stripe, representing the first year of service. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z My mother spread out an old striped bedspread, which flapped in the wind until nine pairs of shoes weighed it down. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured myself zooming up a long, striped ramp, soaring through a circle of flames. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It is unpainted, imperfect, striped with a half-dozen different types of wood, and missing details. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I put a blue-and-red-plaid tablecloth on the kitchen table and found white dishes with a blue stripe ’round the edges. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Paint stripes on a toad, he does not become a tiger." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was wearing an orange turtleneck and a denim skirt with purple and black striped tights. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Everyone wore the same uniform, a tank top and shorts, with a yellowy gold stripe down either side. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They began to pick up small, faded black stones with white stripes running around them, stuffing them into their pockets so that they drooped on either side. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed in her work uniform—a starry blue skirt and a red-and-white striped blouse she wore to sell candy at Sweet on America. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And anytime I got a chance to exchange words with a black brother in stripes, I’d say, “My man! You ever heard about somebody named Mr. Elijah Muhammad?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed in striped black-and-scarlet robes trimmed with sable, but the fur looked more than a little patchy and moth-eaten. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a Benz, an unusual car in this neighborhood, blue with a thick white stripe bisecting the hood, the roof, and the trunk. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I put my hands in the pockets of his striped jacket and found a lice-ridden piece of bread from last night’s dinner. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Diego was talking to a short girl, perky with pink glasses and a blue stripe in her blond hair. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He shivered and all his striped fur stood on end. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Through it, Julius could see his appointed killer, standing on the far side, under the Imperial Box; his bright stripes were like nature’s danger signal. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They rolled the yarn and started again with it, forming new patterns, bright stripes, in larger sizes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The title of his book Invisible Stripes referred to the stigma that continued to hobble criminals after they’d done their time and left their striped uniforms for the streets. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack-in-the-pulpits have three big leaves on a stalk and are easily recognized by the curly striped awning above a stiff, serious preacher named Jack. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re welcome, Bailey,” the girl says, and this time when she turns away he does not say anything, and she disappears behind the corner of a striped tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. Like you said, with a bit of courage, creativity and fifteen”—I eyed the pink and mauve striped drapes in the living room—“thirty-five yards of upholstery fabric, anything is possible.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She, a forlorn, stubby convict in striped pajamas and a Fountain in a Love-in-Tokyo. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her legs are encased in striped stockings, her feet in tall black button-up boots. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The stripes on the cushions have dulled to gray as if the color made no difference at all. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Last Respects After two weeks at sea the commander calls all of us above deck for a formal lowering of our yellow flag with three red stripes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In a few minutes he emerged, dressed in striped overalls and a white cap which had “Ford” printed on the front of its crown. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The stripes they had endured would scar his back, their punishment would be his, their portion his, his their humiliation, anguish, chains, their dungeon his, their death his. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The BFG put an arm into the sack and pulled out a gigantic black and white striped object the size of a man. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were white and yellow and blue and purple and spotted and striped. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z "Good, then down to business. My wife's having a birthday tomorrow. I thought one of your gorgeous striped candles would make a swell present." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As evening wore on the mother brought out a striped mat, for she had persuaded us to stay the night, on which to sleep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in his clean striped overalls sitting there with his knees crossed and talking politics. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Other nights, as I remember Yana Urku, I run my fingers over my calves, over the long stripes of scars Papito gave me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like that worn by every other prisoner—coarse cotton with blue and gray stripes. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z On the other, there’s clinking and shouting as white-jacketed white men set up glass after glass of lemonade, forming pyramids of full glasses on the counters of their red and white striped concession stands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Yeah, just take it easy,” one guy said; he had sergeant’s stripes on his bathrobe. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The paper crumbles and the ocean of ink fades away, leaving only a circle of chairs inside a striped tent as Marco collapses to the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Jonas pulled at his striped shirt as if the collar was pinching him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I felt around in her coat and found a five-dollar bill and three singles in one pocket and her striped scarf rolled up in the other. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He was wearing a striped shirt and a bow tie. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The striped canvas sides of the tent stiffen, the soft surface hardening as the fabric changes to paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The restaurant was in the corner of a strip center, a striped vinyl banner above the door heralding its presence and its name. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The dress itself flared out at the waist, with a big ribbon bow at the place where the sleeveless top met the pink and white striped skirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Soon Hannah's side of the room looked like she'd already lived there for months and mine was bare except for some red striped sheets, a soft pillow, and a cream-colored blanket. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Beneath the taps, dripping had worn the porcelain thin in green stripes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My ears turned so red, they matched the stripe across my chest. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Here the sky opens up, and she hears the clacking of branches: that’s the narrow stripe of gardens behind the Gallery of Paleontology. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was sitting there pretty as you please in a white blouse and striped skirt, sipping on lemonade and eating Mama’s benne seed cookies. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Strauss made the most of his influence over Lawrence by urging him to appoint Teller to the task force and keep thinkers of the Oppenheimer stripe off it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The round little man looked splendid in his new robes, with their broad bands of dun and butternut and narrow stripes of red. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She’s standing on a surfboard in her striped bikini, a big goofy smile on her face, her shoulders burnt to a crisp, all my SPF warnings utterly ignored. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The door opens from behind us, and when I look over my shoulder I see Mom in white jeans and a striped tank top. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was barely dawn, and only the white stripe running the length of her face was clearly visible. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Down his back flowed a shadowskin cloak, black fur striped with white. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I watched her back in a striped blue dress round a comer. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “How on earth do you achieve that effect? The skunk stripe,” she says, reaching up and brushing her own temple. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z We continued to haul and lay out hose for three hours, until every row had a black rubber stripe running down it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we can get to Will and Christina, though, a short, round woman with a black-and-white -striped shirt touches my arm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The Punch and Judy stall was made of striped canvas, red and white, with a frill round the little square stage. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The high walls were covered with a somber wall paper, dark brown with golden stripes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z These wounds, however—these stripes bit into the world, and spillt. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A large daisy was stuck into his shirt pocket, and a purple bow tie with very thin white stripes lay against his throat. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z ‘Saruman, you missed your path in life. You should have been the king’s jester and earned your bread, and stripes too, by mimicking his counsellors. Ah me!’ he paused, getting the better of his mirth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I took the hair back to Mama, wondering as much about it as I had about the green- striped lizard. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Just above his left ear, a groove cut through his hair like a racing stripe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was wearing khaki pants, a white shirt, and a striped tie. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone in ducks and a striped jersey grinned and saluted. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed respectable enough: neat striped suit, dark hair, briefcase between his feet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z From time to time, she looks out the window, at the lilac sky of early evening, vividly tinged with two parallel stripes of pink. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The outer was red sandstone, thirty feet high and decorated with animals: snakes slithering, kites flying, fish swimming, intermingled with wolves of the red waste and striped zorses and monstrous elephants. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lelia gets a miniature wooden rack for earrings and rings; a striped silk tie for me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Gaily striped tents and pavilions sprang up everywhere as the workmen scurried about like ants. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She’d picture the Italian flag flapping in the town square, with its stripes and shield. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He’s smiling from what looks like the passenger seat of a luxury car, wearing a cartoonishly large sunhat and a striped pashmina. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z While the acrobats are receiving their applause, roustabouts run into the center ring, rolling two balls ahead of them: one small, the other large, and both decorated with red stars and blue stripes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She’s dressed as a sheriff and I’m wearing black-and-white prisoner stripes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She brightened the yellow stripes on the tiger’s fur. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo was always finding ways to slip off on his own, and his legs were always striped from the hazel switch that hung from a hook with his name on it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The fish had turned silver from his original purple and silver, and the stripes showed the same pale violet colour as his tail. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His concerns about his future no longer weigh so heavily on him as he exits the tent, turning right down the curving path that winds between the striped tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They passed the military checkpoint surrounded by striped orange sawhorses. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And from around the wagon stepped a large beetlelike insect dressed in a lavish coat, striped pants, checked vest, spats, and a derby hat. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Black-haired and slender, wearing the new huge dust-filtering glasses, she approached his car, her hands deep in the pockets of her brightly striped long coat. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I abhor the rainbow stripe and would prefer something along the lines of a simple skull and crossbones. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We’d have a setter dog and a couple stripe cats, but you gotta watch out them cats don’t get the little rabbits.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I treasured those two stripes on the sleeve of my US Army uniform. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Some of the dead wear striped uniforms like mine. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Frederick hurries the volumes back inside their slipcovers; he calls, “Mother?” and a woman wearing a green ski suit with white stripes down the legs enters crying, “Fredde! Fredde!” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was black with white stripes along its length. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Canvas stripes unfurl around them, uncoiled ropes snapping taut and platforms assembling themselves amongst carefully draped curtains. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z What had struck me most vividly were the striped zebras that looked as if someone had painted them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a stripe beside the three stars on his sleeve. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Gogol is dressed in powder blue pants, red and white canvas sneakers, a striped turtleneck top. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But then the sun puts stripes of itself down. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Mike was coming toward me in khaki shorts and a striped Rugby shirt, waving. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The sun had melted to a stripe of copper and the sky was deepening blue. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And there was his face right near mine and a burning cigarette in one hand and some kind of striped Turkish slippers on his feet, and he said Come on we’re going fishing. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “How many stripes you got on your arm, Private Monaco?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was full of light, for the wide windows faced south, and the walls were covered in a delicate gold-and-white striped wallpaper. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z First, I pulled a striped green seersucker for my center pentagon, put a piece of strawberry-print cotton on the longest side, and kept going until I had my own perfectly mixed-up square. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The jacket, unexpectedly, was wonderful—old Brooks Brothers, unlined silk, ivory with stripes of peacock green—a little loose, but it fit all right. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Ellsberg had on his usual conservative suit, but Russo, as if expecting something special, was sporting a blue shirt with a bright red and white striped tie. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We reach the first barrier, which is like the barriers blocking off roadworks, or dug-up sewers: a wooden crisscross painted in yellow and black stripes, a red hexagon which means Stop. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z One has gray feathers with two black stripes running across his back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the center of the room, on a round wooden table that is painted black but inlaid with light stripes of mother-of-pearl, there is a small iron cauldron. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Their helms were tiger’s masks, the faces beneath marked by green stripes tattooed across both cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pink and turquoise clouds striped the eastern horizon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A cracked photo on the floor showed the man wearing a white jacket with stripes on his sleeves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And none of the T-shirts can have tags in the back or c°Uars- Or stripes. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z With his friend beside him he stepped confidently out the courtyard gate, into the long shadows striping the Street of the Goldsmiths. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I had pairs in brown, black, rainbow stripes, flowers, and now purple. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When we stood next to each other in the school yard that morning, our stars and stripes echoed the flag waving from the pole above us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I could still see the edge of her striped dress poking out from under the pile of her skin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She looked a little older than me; the front of her striped dress already showed signs of her growing up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And as I approached him I saw his drawn face and the cottony white hair showing beneath his tight, striped engineer's cap. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked and knew the reason for the failure when I saw a deep rent right at the nearly invisible stripe of weld. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Not till the first stripes of dawn start appearing down the valley in front of us do we stop to take on more water. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They wore gray suits, striped ties, black brogues. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He turned the colonel’s chin with one finger, then delicately shaved away a stripe of soap with a razor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A man in a bright yellow-and-purple striped shirt hurried in and closed the door behind him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The scarlet stripe of blood in his hair is gone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Under the bright green and blue plastic tents vendors sell everything from fabrics with stripes, paisley, and flowers to books in Chinese, Khmer, English, and French. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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