She chewed, choked a little, and swallowed the charcoal with another mouthful of water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was no question of moving her until she recovered more of her strength or—Nhamo swallowed back the tears—died. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the blow of it but I swallowed the hurt and said, "I'm sure she feels the same for you." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, the people of 2 swallowed the Capitol’s propaganda more easily than the rest of us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

With his hands shoved in his hoodie pocket and eyes still on the floor, he muttered, “I forgot I have to do something,” before turning away and getting swallowed by the crowd. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I swallow the guilt and annoyance that come bubbling up. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When the meager fluid bathed his tongue, he stopped, paused, and then swallowed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The waitress swallowed, then left with the gold. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He blinked, swallowed hard, and began working again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she was giving some of that love to me, and I swallowed hard. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The apartment is sleek and shiny, full of deep carpets that swallow noise. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

All day long it had been springlike; but now dark clouds were slowly swallowing the sun. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take huge bites and enjoy the feeling of swallowing. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her expression is that of someone who has suffered a grievous insult, and I have to fight to swallow a hysterical laugh. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand to stop her talking and held it there until he had chewed and swallowed the bite. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on mine, and I swallowed the knot in my throat. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She swallowed hard and Bodega squeezed her shoulders, urging her on. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I don't—” I try to swallow the cotton away. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The food was ashes in his mouth, but he swallowed every mouthful rather than risk offending any of the men connected with its preparation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

His swaggering personality is swallowed up somewhere in the amnesia of my childhood. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The vice minister’s wife takes a forkful of liver and chews and swallows and touches her napkin to each corner of her mouth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and swallowed the water slowly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hardhome had been halfway toward becoming a town, the only true town north of the Wall, until the night six hundred years ago when hell had swallowed it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The world was a terrible, cruel place, a dark pit jawing open to swallow me in perpetual despair. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But I suppose if you’re partial to swallowing horseflies whole, it’s a pretty good sign that smartness ain’t one of the things you been ’specially blessed with. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I’m still in pain, but I swallow it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The spoon descended and a hot—but not burning—swallow poured in. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lump in my throat grows until I can’t swallow it anymore. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The harder he worked, the deeper C.P. sank into the very rut that had swallowed his father, even as he watched the less talented and shiftless children of the wealthy prosper. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He decided to pass up lunch for a Milky Way and a Baby Ruth from his foot locker and a few swallows of luke-warm water from his canteen. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

That she’d been swallowed up, though my bets were on her taking herself out before the schools could. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Harley’s words were becoming disjointed and he was accenting the words at the beginning and swallowing the ending sounds until it didn’t sound like English any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he brought chewing gum, we chewed the sugar out of it, then swallowed it whole. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then Spike unhinged his jaw and swallowed the angry wind. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know that,” I say, swallowing nervously. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly thirsty, very thirsty, like I had just swallowed a gallon of sea water. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

And I would take tumblers of milk behind a convenient door and drain them in a swallow, as though they contained water. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I eased to my feet, swallowed down the unease playing havoc on my guts, and approached them. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But when it came time to swallow, I panicked and reached for the milk, taking large sips to wash down the pie. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

An expectant hush rippled out from the center of the camp as he left her side, growing until it had swallowed the whole khalasai. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I try to swallow, and then look at Four. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But then he closed his eyes and swallowed hard. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I took a minor sip, and as soon as I swallowed, I felt my body rejecting the stinging syrup of it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I spent two shifts and some overtime watching an inmate from Tappan who an officer had seen swallowing something white during a routine pat-frisk. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow a large dose of oxygen and let go. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As Brannon extinguished the match, Odum began eating his cigar, taking large bites and swallowing the tobacco with the relish of a gourmand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay on my back and watched a pair of swallows racing up and down the river, tumbling like acrobats in pursuit of invisible bugs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In his dream the sea would sweep the lagoon away too, swallowing everything—the houses, the bridges, the churches, the palaces, and the people who had built so boldly on its surface. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, noticing the skull tattoo on the guy’s arm. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Water rushes in, the blackness is fading, the white light swallows me whole. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the end she persuaded him to swallow four tablets of soma. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan maneuvers his truck down the narrow path and we are swallowed up by overgrown oleander, pink and white blooms brushing our windows. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

One side of her mouth swallows the rice gruel while the other side drools and spits the food back out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was going to swallow my best specimen, my science project, my Petey. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He forced himself to swallow and swallow them down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I can always tell. You look as if you’ve swallowed a wasp.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They pry and gouge rocks off the walls, and chew them to fragments between their teeth, and swallow the broken bits of rock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hyenas’ stomachs swell visibly as they swallow huge chunks of kill. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Capricorn's statue, looking down on them in the gloom, was pale and half swallowed up by the shadows. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Lupita swallowed hard as her fingers closed protectively around the cross. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Ayanna looked at me, and I swallowed and moved to the front. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Given that Russia was at this point at the very vanguard of modernism it was a bitter pill to swallow, and understandably so. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But the strange thing was, if I looked at this kid directly for more than a moment, dark spaces sort of swallowed him up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Boxcar doors were clanking, swallowing whole parades of people. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Tall and stately, with wavy dark hair, his mask is feathered and makes me think of the swallow birds that sailors paint on their ships. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Uncle Cotton swallowed whatever curse dangled on his tongue, and suddenly the smooth, polished smile was back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He swallowed me into a bear hug, then settled back in his chair, humming along with the CD still playing in the background, and picked up the laptop to resume his scrolling. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I looked at her face, swallowed, then scooted back and peeked over the edge of the raft. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Bull finished his first beer a full second faster than Colonel Causey, stepped quickly aside for Reynolds, who had sucked down three large swallows before his opponent’s hand had touched glass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get him in a sitting position, I think, don’t you? I always find it’s easier swallowing sitting up than lying down.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and pulled at the tassels of my hoodie. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I swallowed down the buildup of saliva, but it came back in an instant, harsh with the taste of stomach acid. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And yet I also felt as if I had already swallowed it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s standing very still, but I can hear him swallowing back lumps in his throat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“We go there,” Taisin said, her voice small, swallowed up by the world of the glacier. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The little one reached out, but Hanako said, “Don’t let her swallow it, even though it’s very delicious.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I swallow, I feel my throat close up. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow so I could build up a decent scream. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed, trying to imagine whatever was in there, flattened and buried for centuries in the dark. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He began swallowing spoonfuls of the stew, which, in among its general sloppiness, had cubes of spongy pinkish stuff which was probably a preparation of meat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dad shakes his head, swallows his mouthful with a forced gulp. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A sour, metallic taste was in her saliva and she swallowed it down. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole swallowed the taste of bile in his throat and listened to the rumbling overhead. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She told him about her dreams: the earth swallowing Camp Jupiter, Octavian closing in on Camp Half-Blood and the hunter with the glowing eyes who had shot Reyna in the gut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Peach stopped in front of her and swallowed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tidal waves were rising and, like starving mouths, swallowing morsels of land down dark blue throats. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He swallowed two with water from his belt canteen and peered out over the plywood gunnel with his helmet on but not strapped. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Right next to me, which makes me feel like I’m going to swallow my tongue or something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In a blink, he was swallowed up by the sea—and gone forever. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He helped the unfortunate King to two or three capons, and the latter sat down miserably at the end of the table, trying to swallow a few bits of them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their speech sounded like they were swallowing rocks, but Lady Seymour understood them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to ask about Dad’s pie, but I swallowed the question. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see how you can swallow those things like that,” he said, rubbing his throat. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, and a muscle in his jaw twitched as he looked at some spot above my head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It floated for a second or two before being swallowed by an underwater mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t ask you to follow me. Any of you. I just felt, believed”—I swallow—“hiking north, trying to cross in front of an oncoming fire, was wrong.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She swallows, glancing back down at the papers in her hand, the results of a test I already know the answer to. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow her homesickness and said with forced lightness, “You have every advantage. Who wouldn’t fall in love with you?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I swallow and think of the White Plastic Kitchen. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s over. De Bums are through. Back in Yankee territory, they got as much chance as a guppie swallowing a whale.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

They chewed the bundles and the separator swallowed them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair was of sullen brown, and he wore on it a crown of mesarthium shaped as a wreath of serpents swallowing each other by the tails. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Tad swallowed hard and walked to the hallway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I swallowed my pill without water and could feel it roll, then stumble, then roll a little more, then stumble all the way down my throat and vanish into my belly. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like he immediately regretted his decision, because he made a face like he had just swallowed cardboard, and spit out the salmon onto the ground in front of everyone. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and try to stay calm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Right away, as if I’d swallowed something, I felt a moist sickness rise up in my throat. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took another strong swallow, letting the coffee sear my throat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I swallow the familiar feeling that pulls at my chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I watched from the raft as the beautiful deep began to swallow the massive boat of steel. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But the lump in my throat makes it hard to swallow. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The mountain had swallowed power, and the power wanted out. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I see her throat move when she swallows. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When she was being obstinate, I had to force the pills down her throat and hold her mouth closed until she swallowed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My molar screamed every time a swallow of liquid passed over it. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But instead, I swallow that scream, and suddenly it’s very quiet inside me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The swallows, drowsy from their long naps as mussels, were singing, and a silver sea of clouds had drifted up to where the mountain met the moon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She spoke slowly and carefully, swallowing to hide her dread. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I could believe a lot of things and had been forced to over the course of that month, but getting kicked out of a checker game by my baby brother was pretty tough to swallow. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty swallowed, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and placed both of his hands on his wounded knee. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

No ice, no water—just pure rye whiskey that almost tore Milkman’s throat when he swallowed it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he swallowed the small pill that his mother handed him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard as I recall the placard on the Monroe Farm. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

—It’s like the snow today—like you go outside and there’s white all around you—like swallowing you up. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them, a kid who couldn’t be much more than ten, was wearing a sanctuary gardener’s uniform, the sleeves rolled up so they didn’t swallow his arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had difficulty in swallowing, for he had no appetite. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her words were immediately swallowed up by the pandemonium. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to the dressing table and swallowed three aspirins. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as our gazes met, her mouth puckered as if she had swallowed a spoonful of horseradish. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Higher and higher she rises until the whole sky swallows her up. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was given an endoscopy, an MRI, and a barium swallow to test her gastrointestinal tract. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Milkman shook his head and swallowed the rest hurriedly. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But just then Sander turned and beckoned to me with such a cheerful and friendly countenance that I swallowed my misgivings and followed him inside the lesson room. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in science and technology, thinking how I'd pinch some chemicals and swallow them whole because I couldn't stand the thought of going back to being Paki-Boy. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olympic sprinters and weightlifters, cyclists in the Tour de France, football linemen and baseball sluggers: they have all been shown to swallow whatever pill or powder may give them an edge. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, the energy hummed through her, gentle and warm; other times, it was scalding, like swallowing a mouthful of too-hot tea. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I try to swallow but it feels like I have a wad of cotton balls in my throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wore brand-new hornrimmed glasses and he adjusted them at the corners after each swallow. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed and turned to look out over the land. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I caught a brief glimpse of his face among the plate-size blossoms, and then the darkness swallowed him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The hard swallow, the drowning eyes, something that would give me the feeling I needed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard, thinking of the letter that had come. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was a bitter pill for me to swallow, too. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dicey swallowed, as much in relief as in disappointment, and turned to face her family. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

In feeding on the leaves the worms also swallow the insecticide, accumulating and concentrating it in their bodies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas tried to swallow but his mouth was too dry. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow my bite of egg but it stuck in my mouth. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then my father hissing as he swallowed the first shot. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He bit one, swallowed it right away without even seeming to chew it, and let out a full-throated belch. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But since the need was so urgent and the death toll so high, the West swallowed its disgust and delivered more than one billion dollars' worth of food to North Korea between 1995 and 2003. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a mouthful of Boone’s, which tasted like carbonated Smarties. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It took two tries for me to swallow. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I knew that having to eat crow when you were once proud and right was like swallowing a hunk of tough, chewy crow meat that wasn’t about to go down easy. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed the last drop of coffee and got up from her stool brusquely, startling Alicia, who reached her arms out to me and clung to my neck the minute she was close enough. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I feel like I swallowed electric butterflies and they are lighting up and swirling all around inside me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She took another sip of water, swallowed, then said, “No. I wasn’t there for any of them.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Inmate asked, “What would happen if I swallowed my IV?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lean white shape was swallowed by the dark, and Jon had only two choices—to climb the hill again, alone, or to follow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed and closed her hand into a fist. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard, said his dad’s name, said his name. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Hissing black trains loomed up on either side, anxious to swallow them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I found I was wringing both of my hands, swallowing to keep the tickle in my throat from erupting into another coughing fit. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she tossed her head back and poured the parem into her mouth, downing it in a single hard swallow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I could never swallow my ankle,” I said as a joke. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Cob ate so quickly he almost choked himself, and washed it down with a long swallow of beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ugwu dreamed that the commander had given half of the goat to the soldiers and that they had chewed everything and swallowed the bones. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I saw her swallow—which showed she wasn't so sure of herself, after all. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The beans were so overcooked that they fell apart when I stuck my fork in them and so salty that I could barely force myself to swallow. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It was so clever of you,” she added, smiling at Taran, “to have the Huntsmen swallowed up in the bog, really quite well done.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon changed into a swallow and flew through, delighting in the open air, and then snapped up an insect before darting back through to Lyra’s shoulder again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The blood . . . there's bloodstains on their clothes, and . . . and their flesh, dry and hard, but . . . there's none on the ground, of . . . anywhere. With those . . . those . . . those . . ." Sam made himself swallow, took a deep breath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s clear from her voice what she thought I was asking of her, and I swallow hard. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In two swallows I ate the soft white roll, more air than sustenance. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fourth was Master Lockton, looking like a cat who had just swallowed the last bite of a juicy mouse. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they started munching on a few beer nuts, it was too much for Chester to swallow. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to watch its progress, but it was soon swallowed up in the darkness. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had swallowed a roll of barbiturates in an attempt to commit suicide, but had slept them off by a tree. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Each time I swallowed, it felt like someone was crushing my windpipe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was strong, squatty, with a huge mouth framed by fat lips, freaking bembas that could almost swallow you. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I figured,” I said, swallowing more seltzer, trying to get that taste out of my mouth. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She swallow it down and I know it hurts her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Being a human belonging to the wallflower genus, I’m kinda used to swallowing my words instead of speaking them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, he would stand motionless outside the gates for several minutes on end, taking deep swallowing breaths as though he were trying to eat the smell itself. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Magpies drifted from cottonwoods across the deserted road, and bluebirds and swallows flitted in and out of abandoned adobe farmhouses. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard, drew a breath and made another attempt, producing this time a roll call on a rising chromatic scale. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the door shut behind him, the silence swallowed everyone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She swallowed hard and passed it to me, and I did the same, thinking as I did that her lips were just pressed to the same place, and wondering if she was thinking that too. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The light from his hut showed him bent from the waist with his upper torso completely swallowed by the mouth of the open window. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hours later, the moon rose and made the gloomy python surrender what it had swallowed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he can’t seem to get the words swallowed and down into his belly where they’ll be properly digested and he can figure out what to do. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

That nestling had opened his beak so wide he could have swallowed the very egg he’d pecked his way out of. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

By the time he got to the last swallow, Michael, Genie was down to one fly. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She swallowed her nervousness and tied an end of the thinnest, lightest line to one of her arrows, and sent it flying upward from the bow. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I lay on the sidewalk coughing, swallowing blood and feeling all the different hurts in my body. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Talking like this is just as bad, isn’t it? Too big to swallow all at once.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and crept out a little farther. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Finn swallowed back the knot that immediately rose in his throat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I pause, swallowing the urge to break down on seeing glimpses of care in her eyes. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I have to try to swallow the kidney bits whole. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The characters danced before my eyes, growing larger and redder, almost swallowing me up. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I swallow the gum, just to watch what happens—all gone. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knees got real loose and I was having trouble swallowing. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I wouldn’t have been dealing with them, I could’ve—” He swallows. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I have mouse-brown cowlick-y hair, glasses that are about an inch thick, and braces that look like I tried to swallow a train wreck. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow a groan and raise the scythe a few inches higher. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It happened so swiftly—as if she had simply been swallowed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dunstan noticed how the silken fabric of her robe pressed itself against her body; he was aware of elegant curves, and of her violet eyes upon him, and he swallowed. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a bitter lump in my throat. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He finished the last swallow of wine, and tossed the empty skin aside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He threw back the glass, swallowing it all at once, and then hauled his massive body up and stood very close to Will. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I felt as happy inside as if I'd just seen the first swallow of spring. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They swallow her whole and she never looks back at me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She swallows the pulped shreds of the paper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sight made Ophie’s palms slick with sweat, and she swallowed drily as she turned to look back to where the ghost had stood. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

My pain and sadness no longer feel real or personal—no longer mine—when the blackness swallows my surroundings and me with it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is one pet project of the Reverend’s: getting other Baptists to swallow the Apocrypha. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she swallowed the giant balloon in her throat and picked up her indigo-blue brush pen. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Naima made herself chew and swallow, longing to fling herself on her mat and cover her face. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He could feel its hot snaky fingers wriggling through his chest as he swallowed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, and said, “Some men say there is wisdom in wine. Such men are fools. At other inns other names are being bruited about, never doubt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Can’t you just see it, me at the dinner table in between swallows of chicken and broccoli casually mentioning the day’s events. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It looked like a garden or something. And I thought I saw ...” Ema stopped, swallowed. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

My stomach turns, unsettling my supper so that I have to swallow hard to keep it down. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She felt him swallow and stiffen, like he was pushing away a bad memory. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Genie swallowed the need-to-be-honest that was making its way up his throat. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A series of loud clicks echoed around the throne room, and I swallowed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Why, any city you entered would swallow you like the whale took Jonah. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow those thoughts, watch the passengers exit the bus, and then I see Sam getting off at the back, smiling her Sam-smile. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I am like a small creature swallowed whole by a monster, she thought, and the monster feels my tiny little movements inside. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The line ahead of them began moving into the tent, and Koffi swallowed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At her beckon, warmth flooded her instantly, as though she’d swallowed a piece of sunrise. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I ate the end of my piece of cheese and took a swallow of wine. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The landscape was dark and vast and empty, with few cars and even fewer houses, and she tried to swallow the guts that had climbed their way into her throat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She swallowed hard, and then the domovoi appeared in the air over Sigurd’s head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The old mansion still stands deep within this property, though most of the flimsier structures around it have been swallowed by time and the elements. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

After a few more awkward sips and swallows he finally said, “Come with me.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He went into a stall and swallowed it. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

We went from patient to patient, checking their condition and feeding weak broth to those who had the strength to swallow. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man spoke in soothing tones as he wrapped the swallow in a measure of cloth and bound it inside his coat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She swallowed, reached for a numbered ticket from a little red dispenser on the glass case, and turned her back to him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

There was a sudden explosion of choking and retching, plus a good deal of thumping; by the sound of it, Dirk had swallowed a fish bone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My throat gets tight, and I swallow, hard. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And the greatest of them, Balerion, the Black Dread, could have swallowed an aurochs whole, or even one of the hairy mammoths said to roam the cold wastes beyond the Port of Ibben. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Like flies in a Venus flytrap, they were immediately swallowed up by the crowd of more than fifty men. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I chew and swallow it, but I don’t taste anything. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I swallow a smile and shift, settling back against the seat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The sheriff's voice goes hard, and I swallow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Okay," he said, swallowing down the dizzy feeling rising from his stomach. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

After that, one of them swallows a dime and has to be taken to the school nurse. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

One by one she put the clues in her mouth, chewed, and swallowed them. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The immensity of that swallowed him, and he leaned back into his mother as she rubbed his back, up and down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I found it hard to swallow past the sudden lump in my throat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"You win. Best swallow it in one big gulp so it doesn't touch the sides." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

A steel helmet swallowed half the grinning skull. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He swallowed back the bitter taste, broke free and ran across the ring. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the kitchen window comes the wit wit wit of a barn swallow, footfalls on ramparts, halyards clinking against masts, hinges and chains creaking in the harbor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When he saw this beautiful girl, he slithered out and swallowed the makgabe and the girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Then the huntress turned her horse toward the Wood and left Ash with her hand on the gate, watching as the horse and rider were swallowed by the trees in the distance. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ned took another swallow of milk, trying not to gag on the sweetness of it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I took another sip of tea, grimacing at the sting in my throat when I swallowed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"But we'll get you in shape soon, don't worry. Tonight, though, why don't you sleep on the ground. Just make sure the jackals don't swallow you up." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I felt as if the earth swallowed me,” he said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow, but my mouth felt like a desert. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Meggie liked the view of the surrounding hills, the swallows’ nests under the roof, the dried-up well that yawned darkly as if it went straight down to the earth’s core. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ekon tried to swallow the hard lump rising in his throat, the renewed pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It takes all his strength to swallow the words in his throat. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I look at my present, and I swallow my anger down. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He would walk fast on the pavement, turned tightly into himself, hands deep in the coat his cousin had lent him, a gray wool coat whose sleeves nearly swallowed his fingers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Actually, when he came to swallow it, the stuff was distinctly disappointing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As the foaming mouth of the archway swallowed us, the stern of the boat swung sideways. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Seemingly, swallowing a squirrel was a bit much even for the powerful, indomitable, indoor/outdoor Ulysses 2000X. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Joseph’s mother settled back into her seat until she was swallowed completely by the long black car, and the driver shut the door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

If we get out of here alive, I’ll have to thank Natalie for being at the end, and making sure Finn doesn’t get pulled away and swallowed up by the crowd, Chess thought. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

My baby, she swallowing it back, like she trying real hard not to cry. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Great rents had opened in the earth, swallowing palaces, temples, entire towns. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sea swallowed him in churn and roar. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“She might—I don’t know—if she tries to swallow the string, she might choke....” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I nod, swallowing to confirm that the rawness in my throat has started to subside. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She rose from the couch, laughing, and swallowed him up in a hug. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He paused to swallow the golf-ball-sized lump in his throat and slowed down. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and then looked at him. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard as I return the bow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I swallowed my key,” I said a little too loudly without raising my head. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wi, Matant,” I say again, but try to swallow my words. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, feeling thirsty all of a sudden. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She unscrewed the cap from her bottle of hooch and took a long, contemplative swallow. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “What if we get stuck in a sand dune? What if the sand shifts while we’re visiting and swallows the car entirely?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed and shuddered into a certain awareness of her surroundings. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But then he swallowed—the children could see his Adam’s apple bob in his skinny throat—and shrugged his patchy shoulders. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then he finished his drink in one slow swallow and went back to the newspaper spread out on the counter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now Bodega smiled as if he had swallowed the canary, but there was still something childlike in his look. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her felt her crop, the upper portion of the gullet where the food first lodges after swallowing. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

When they had gone, Nat tried to eat, but he couldn’t swallow around the lump in his throat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to send them away with a hard swallow, but they stayed lodged obstinately in her throat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A silent head and beak lanced down and plucked it out by the head, and the beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a big bite of the candy, chewed and swallowed. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fought off a cough, focused on swallowing without wasting a drop. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Meggie looked back at it until the darkness had swallowed it up. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I swallowed against the sudden dryness in my throat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Henry took a sip of his malt, swallowed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow, cringing as my own saliva feels like I gulped hot coals. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When the bus arrives, I breathe a sigh of relief ’cause if I swallow one more drop of frozen air, my vocal cords might go into a state of hypothermia. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes were bright, and he swallowed hard several times. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and got out of bed. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and went back, the fog swallowing her so quickly that for a moment I wondered if she’d been there at all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The first sip tasted like ink and spoiled meat, foul, but when she swallowed it seemed to come to life within her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Mom?” she said after she swallowed the last bite of her hot dog. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

That finally she had, though, was probably no more amazing than, say, a snake’s being able to swallow a rat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bit hungrily into his bread and swallowed a couple of mouthfuls, then continued speaking, with a sort of pedant’s passion. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“And make it a good one, by the Jesus,” he growled before taking another swallow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Henry brought up his glass and drank the rest of his whiskey in a long swallow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore them and not swallow any. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As she ate she drank a glass of water to help wash down the swallows. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Trees, posts, cowsheds loomed into my vision, then vanished, swallowed in white. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soup’s taste was so disgusting that Jack could barely swallow his first sip. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grandfather asked as he forced himself to swallow another spoonful. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama swallowed and smiled, just the slightest bit, so Ophie did the same, and curtsied again, before leaving to head back to the kitchen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed, looking down at the silver heart. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He turned and was quickly swallowed by the crowd. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since the accident, I had trouble swallowing, and the more I thought about it, the worse it was. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He found a bit of potato, chewed it carefully, swallowed it, and walked back to bed. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He had to stay in the hospital, because he needed some surgeries that would allow him to breathe and swallow. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Instead she finished the root beer in one swallow and set the bottle on its side, then gently pushed it, sending it rolling away from us. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

As soon as he had swallowed the Orich bar, she would reveal hers and nibble it slowly while his mouth watered. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the teapot and swallowed a few gulps of water before passing it on to Yossel and Samuel. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She looked up to meet her grandmother’s eyes and swallowed hastily. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pops open a big can of iced tea and takes a long swallow. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He took a swallow of strong black beer to wash it all down, and grinned up wolfishly at Jaime. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Trumpets sounded from among them, tiny and brazen, soon swallowed by the roar of a thousand shouts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The House Orléans crest is all she wears—a tiny emerald serpent swallowing a chrysanthemum over her identification tattoo. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I take my time to chew and swallow. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We had said the customary blessings over the bread and the wine and swallowed the food in silence. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brandy waves as they go, and I have to swallow an empty feeling I haven’t known before as they disappear around the corner. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

In the end, she chose the swallow—small, yes, and delicate, but a good flier and a keen eye. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I swallow while Mrs. V gives me sips of cool milk. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As she drifted back to sleep, though, she was swallowed by another nightmare about the Hoppers. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps it was only swallowing a fly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even where the track widened it was treacherous,- there were cracks big enough to swallow a man's leg, rubble to stumble over, hollow places where the water pooled by day and froze hard by night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Not a month went by but somebody’s land was swallowed up, another building appeared. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and added, "And we have one red wagon." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fire flared up and swallowed the dry paper, and I found my thoughts shifting to Nazi book burnings. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled to swallow the choking lump in my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It tasted so good that he tried to swallow it before he chewed it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin sprang into a second boat, and swallowing my fear, I climbed in after him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I take it, my stomach sinks, but I swallow back my fear. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“How do you know how to swallow your dinner?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’d lick the meat and wiggle his stub tail to show how grateful he was, but he didn’t swallow down more than a bite or two. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand. I accidentally broke this swallow’s wing,” the man said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I waited until the dark spots had stopped floating in my eyes, and tried to swallow to ease my dry throat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Scarlett that Mr. Frost was being forced through the wall, pulled into the rock, was being swallowed up by it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But there ain’t ever much time for regrets, so I swallow down my heart and raise my hands in surrender. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A splash of water on his face, a thirsty swallow or two, and he was searching hastily for food. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She was only supposed to feel that smooth base when the tree tips were green and the swallows were awake and singing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She made Francie swallow a cup of scalding hot black coffee. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black hole opened up in the centre of the room and swallowed me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ate in silence for a while, molding their garri into balls, dipping in soup, swallowing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and swallowed but I couldn’t get rid of the pulsing lump in my throat. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and blinked and tried to clear the wonderful out of my brain. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Heil Hitler,” I responded, swallowing the bile that rose when I spoke the phrase. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He did not chew the peaches, rather, he swallowed them whole as though they were live goldfish with bone and viscera intact. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I felt like I was dying, or the Earth was breaking apart beneath my feet, or the sky might swallow me whole. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“He swallowed a whole bottle of Tylenol. He is in the ICU now and he will be fine. God was not ready for him to die, that is all,” Aunty Uju said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I swallow a few mouthfuls of water and lose count of my strokes and mess up my breathing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

His face was flushed and he swallowed timidly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Sunday. He said he was there because he swallowed a bunch of pills and had to go to the hospital. I thought you should know.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They leaned forward at the sound of Montag's swallowing his final bite of food. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hell, they’ll be lucky if I don’t swallow the whole reservoir by the time they make it there. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So likewise those living creatures that are enemies to poisonous things, and swallow them up without danger, may shew us that such poisons will cure the bitings and blows of those creatures. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Now they no longer have to swallow their own tears or suffer the taunts of magpies. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually the Luftigs disappeared from sight, swallowed in a sea of thousands. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

So we sat there for a moment, swallowed in an Oklahoma fire-hose rainstorm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He said that,” and the girl swallowed in fear, “that you would be too much of a coward to confront him.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The world around them had disappeared from view, swallowed up by the night, but not far away a few pale rectangles glowed in the dark. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"My sense," wrote one, "is that Jupiter will swallow these comets up without so much as a burp." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, blinking at the part in her hair. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow the huge knot in her throat, but it just kept getting bigger and bigger, a balloon swelling on a helium tank. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She paused and it sounded as though she was swallowing more air than she wanted to. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

My dad quickly swallowed a piece of his fudge puppy and asked: "And what will that be?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He’s never been kissed like this, as if the feeling could swallow him up whole, Henry’s body grinding down and covering every inch of his. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wanted to see her parents, to not have to sit alone with the terrible numbness that threatened to swallow her up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Von Rumpel swallows the last of his tea and sets the cup very carefully on the edge of the assistant directors desk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The second was that I was deeply, delightfully in love with a guy whose forceful intellect and ambition could possibly end up swallowing mine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted to close my eyes and let the silence swallow me whole. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She swallowed, pointed weakly down the passageway, and ran off. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He called it chewing gum and explained that it was for chewing until all the flavor was gone but not to swallow it as it was bad for your tummy. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

A tendril of unease curled through her, but she swallowed and pushed it down. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted the ground to open up and swallow the whole compound. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, hi . Clovis yawned wide enough to swallow a minor god. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I bit, chewed, swallowed day after day and lied, lied, lied. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Every swallow tastes sour, and the closer I get to school, the closer I come to collapsing. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My dry mouth tried to hang on to every last drop as I swallowed it down. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

If he couldn’t prove himself here...He swallowed a lump in his throat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The swallow led them to another empty courtyard, then over an arched stone bridge of the same color as the frozen water beneath. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She swallowed, smiled, and said, “That is good to know. Tommen loves her so. I never believed those terrible things that were being said of her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I swallow and try not to let fear consume me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a granola bar in three bites, chased it down with milk straight from the carton, and then hurried out the door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I swallowed down the heavy lump in the back of my throat, fighting the dismaying urge to cry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Colonel Cathcart responded smartly, swallowing hard, and turned in a brisk manner to his chauffeur and his meteorologist. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

This drink bites the inside of my mouth and throat like swallowing tiny fish bones. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Wood swallowed, as though the memory still brought a lump to his throat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The water erupted in a massive geyser and swallowed them whole. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My mouth was sour and pasty, like I’d swallowed a slug. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

His absence is so big it’s like he’s there and all the air goes outta my lungs again and I have to wait and breathe deep and swallow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

My mother and Prim take turns nursing me, coaxing me to swallow bites of soft food. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The seawater is gray today, and the horizon is gone, swallowed up by a bright white fog. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The bump on his throat goes in and out every time he swallows. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack swallowed, wiping his moustache with the back of his hand. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face gets warm, and I swallow instead of speaking. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Go on. It burns like hell going down, but after a few swallows you don’t notice so much. What the hell happened, anyway?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“He said to tell you that greed hasn’t swallowed him yet.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She felt relief, which was immediately swallowed up in anxiety. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pull back the view and Atlanta seemed to swallow the little town. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, thinking of Hattie and her perfect ballerina feet. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My mother spoke softly, “I remember when he was just a little baby, toddling around. Watching, always watching. With clear bright eyes that looked like they wanted to swallow up the world.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She lifted her cup and took a long swallow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Lyra’s tongue sensed it and moved to lick them, and then Mrs. Coulter let a little more of the liquid trickle into Lyra’s mouth, very carefully, letting her swallow each sip before allowing her more. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, his throat still raw and sore, and it reminded him that he wouldn’t be the only student roughed up that day. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the reflection of the glass bay doors, she looked like she’d swallowed a teaspoon of salt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow away the dryness, but her tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth and made it impossible. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Ekon swallowed again before he answered, and prayed his voice was loud enough. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The Beasts, even Strawberry, all turned their eyes on Digory till he felt that he wished the ground would swallow him up. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

My chest burns like I just swallowed fire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and watched her take hold of my zipper and start pulling it down all slow with this big grin on her face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Swiftly, softly, I will move from bed, to bed and destroy them all, swallow every last man. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to stand there until he saw me swallow. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just the thought of trying to swallow a mouthful was nauseating. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei swallowed her yelp of surprise and whipped her head around to look into familiar eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then he swallowed, and all the food was gone. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Vera swallowed hard then drew herself up to her full height and regained her composure. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

For many tedious seconds I sat on the edge of my cot, swallowing indecision and tears. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slid it into her dress pocket while she swallowed hard. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A lump is forming in my throat, but I keep swallowing to keep my tears down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He hurried the phrase "educated at Oxford," or swallowed it or choked on it as though it had bothered him before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I swallow and ask, “Do you know where he is?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ripred swallowed his lunch in a gulp and stood in the entrance to the tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when I tried to take a sip, I couldn’t swallow it, as if the water had somehow become too thick. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The boy took the skin and tried a cautious swallow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But in this case the power of suggestion failed, and the second bottle of pills was swallowed by Barrabas in a moment of oversight that fortunately had no appreciable results. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan holds in a laugh, but Ranger Alford swallows, then asks, “Is that magic?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The swallow was behind a thicket of leaves. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He groped back up the front hall and around to the staircase, not swallowing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Beto swallowed, lifted the shotgun again, and stared down the barrel at Wash. Wash who had taught him to fish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As she swallowed, its richness seemed to warm her from her throat to her stomach. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I do, trying to focus on chewing and swallowing, but even when I attempt to concentrate, my mind drifts. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

At this, Mrs. Bigio had tearfully insisted that the cream puffs were really not that bad after all, and she had put a whole one into her mouth, chewed, and swallowed. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The brown spread quickly toward the center, swallowing Grandma, then the camel, and finally Dad s woolen hat. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vicarage took ages to swallow up the chime. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As soon as they got back to the rest-house, she swallowed six half-gramme tablets of soma, lay down on her bed, and within ten minutes had embarked for lunar eternity. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We swallowed a spoonful in the morning to wake us up and one at night to put us to sleep. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I made Alfred a second mouthpiece in case he swallows the first." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want the tea, but I coaxed and bullied until he swallowed it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And then, an instant before Martina glanced up to see it, Constance popped the licorice into her mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Calder’s swallowing made a loud noise in the silence. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mama sighs, and I swallow up the words I was about to say—that I’m starving. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

As soon as the words leave my mouth, I want to swallow them back. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold him down as she forces him to swallow a pill that makes him go floppy and then she cleans out his broken teeth and puts a cream in his eye. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Celaena swallowed the tightness in her throat and turned the page. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

What he saw there made him feel he had swallowed a small live kitten, but he could almost enjoy these pangs, for in his pocket was Mr. Hancocks silver. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was in pain, and so parched that he could no longer swallow even a mouthful of food. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, fanning my sweaty armpits and waiting for the ground to swallow me up. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I chew every bite ten times before I swallow. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Extremely potent, odorless, tasteless, is so completely absorbed once swallowed that no trace could ever be found in a dead body. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lump blocks my throat, and I swallow it down right hard. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause, during which he swallowed several times. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not in a jumping-from-a-great-height kind of way, but more along the lines of Please, earth, swallow me whole. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He returned to the sink and drank four cups of water, sloshing it through his teeth before swallowing. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When pressed further, he confessed that he had been forced to swallow hot sauce and pepper. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There little Abdulrahman was, on the far right, maybe five years old, his tiny fingers swallowed by Mohammed’s huge hand. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Her hands shook slightly and she swallowed hard to keep calm. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They swallowed, tasted their tongues, sucked their lips, and there was a far-away look in their eyes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad hadn’t swallowed anything—no food, no water—for nearly three days. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He poured a sip of vodka into a Dixie cup, swallowed, pursed his lips, and squeezed his hands into tight little fists. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Water was sometimes plentiful but more often nonexistent for long stretches so that we were never sure how much we could prudently swallow without leaving ourselves short later on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Whether one or both of them reached the summit before being swallowed by the mountain and into legend has been fiercely debated ever since. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It will not activate until you bite it, so you can choose the moment. You need not swallow it, just bite it. Death will be instantaneous and painless.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

‘The first swallow was sour. But the rest tastes good.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When there was nothing left to kill, they even ate their starched collars, their leather shoes—anything that could be chewed and swallowed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, his hand still loosely clasped around hers. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was pitch-black and smelled horrible: Harry had just made out a chamber pot protruding from under the bed before Bathilda closed the door and even that was swallowed by the darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For one wild moment he wanted to tell him about Mr. Donatelli, but he swallowed it back and the moment passed. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lem hesitated, swallowed hard, and brought the bucket up. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rene took a big bite, chewed for a few seconds and then swallowed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t remember that,” I said, watching her swallow. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He reaches for the bottle and takes a long swallow. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you see me swallowing my house key then you know it’s not working,” I said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weasel wasn't either, but Hot Pie retched up the beetle he tried to swallow, and Lommy and Gendry wouldn't even try. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I want to swim in her, swallow her, breathe her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bile rises in my throat and I swallow the bitter taste. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Instead he swallowed and turned back to the parchment. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I thought it was maybe drink, or whatever he’d been swallowing back at the campfire, that was making him move that way. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

With my eyes squeezed shut, I nibbled and swallowed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Neel’s stomach tightened around the small amount of rice he’d managed to swallow. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s because the Sea King swallowed the red stone,” Pinmei said, her thoughts now leaping and diving. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Frank swallowed a bite of burrito like it had turned to cardboard in his mouth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I could only stand there swallowing again and again and breathing fast. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It rained so that I couldn’t see across the dorm circle, so that the lake swelled up and lapped against the Adirondack swing, swallowing half of the fake beach. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Coach paused, swallowed another dose of that bitter air, then continued. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was the finest thing he had ever eaten and, after he had chewed and swallowed it, he said so. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then he turned and ran, disappearing in seconds, swallowed by the Maze and darkness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I’m powerless to stop it so I brace myself, but in the end it isn’t necessary because the blackness swallows me before it hits. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She swallowed and looked at Dimple, who gave her a sympathetic nod. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Jay swallows, mutters, “Best thing I ever ate.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Can’t repeat it—not fit for a lady’s ears. Not fit for Christian ears, neither. Pastor Tom would swallow his tongue if he could hear them boys talking trash on the rig.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Let not the deep swallow me up nor the pit shut its mouth on me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For a second, I can see the shame she swallow ever day, working in that house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I swallow over and over before I finally can speak. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She pushed the last piece of the bun into her mouth and swallowed it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blinks a lot and swallows hard so the lump that sticks out of his throat keeps going in and out. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jealousy is a terrible thing, and I swallow the emotion down hard as I can. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They smile down at me, their mouths big enough to swallow the city, and as I look on, they all hold up cans of soda, declaring Coca-Cola their drink of choice during game season. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And I would swallow my saliva as I saw them split open loaves of bread and line them with juicy sardines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lincoln’s prominent Adam’s apple bobs as he swallows. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Long. You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What’s going on?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Most. You got it into you pretty quickly. It will soak up a lot of what you swallowed.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Adam swallowed saliva to dampen his dry throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They glided away down the corridor with him, and the darkness they trailed behind them swallowed him from sight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He swallowed the contents and returned it to me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Really hard to swallow that I was wrong. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He took another bite of egg, chewed, swallowed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Can’t see the rest of him because the big soft couch is swallowing up the whole middle of him. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I was standing at the edge of the water, waiting for the waves to come in so the sand could swallow up my feet. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The earth would have to swallow the Eolian, Imre, and the whole Centhe Sea before I gave him a grain of satisfaction over this. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Well, not in the yellow house, but out in the yard where Genie had seen the swallow right before Ernie caused the bird-nado. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She told me how she'd swallowed it all, even the memory of it, like the tiniest bitter pill, and about all the boys she consumed after it just to keep it buried down there. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed the nagging feeling that maybe I wasn’t being the best brother. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Just air in the lungs, you fool, I thought, swallowing down the miserable laugh that welled in my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The left side of his face was swollen, like heti swallowed a balloon and it still floated beneath the skin. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well”—the bartender swallowed nervously—“you saved mine. The General—ah—the General is a most forceful character. Most forceful. But he believed me because you backed me up.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems so long to wait, so hard to do. I want to fly away at once, as those swallows fly, and go in at that splendid gate.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa spent some time chewing and swallowing before he said, “Yes, I heard about it.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The drakon lashed out, swallowing three Californian centaurs in one gulp before I could even get close. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My dad looks like he’s having trouble swallowing. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just as soon as he swallows his last bite of pumpkin pie, Rod leaves. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow, but my mouth muscles didn’t quite work. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“No! I’m the president of the United States. I don’t have to swallow.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

For three weeks straight I swallowed my pride and walked into my coach’s office to discuss my removal from the team. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and kept talking to fight the burning in my eyes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I swallowed the bitterness back down and pushed myself out of the chair. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Glancing at the door to be sure the Byrnes are gone, I spear a hunk of the flavorless cabbage on a fork and swallow it greedily, barely chewing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Cole swallowed hard to keep from throwing up again as the storm kept attacking the sky and earth around him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I feel something in my throat, like a ball of wax, so thick I can barely swallow, barely breathe. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Emily swallowed again and stepped back, sure her bluff was about to be called. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They put the food in their mouth at the same time, each chewing five times before swallowing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It swallowed her whole and she was gone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Russians were fed up with a sickly prince swallowing strange herbs to combat a mysterious illness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He put two of the coats over the boy’s shoulders, swallowing him up parka and all. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Tzara’s was a serpent swallowing its tail, which symbolized the cycle of destruction and rebirth and had become popular since the defeat of the gods. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Pinmei swallowed and pressed her hand over Amah’s bracelet as if she were hiding it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I dribbled some water down the front of my shirt as I swallowed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Tries to swallow down the words he doesn’t want to say forming in his throat. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

For Scarlett the chamber was once more swallowed by the darkness. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The monstrous creatures take on a more definite shape— they are birds, crows, with beaks as long as my forearm and wings so dark they seem to swallow all the light. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they didn’t really want to swallow us whole. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I swallowed the lump of sour fear in my throat and forced my eyes open. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Watching those men work gave Nate an uneasy feeling—like he’d bitten into something rotten, something he couldn’t spit out or swallow. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life, I swallowed chocolate without tasting. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But from this vantage point she saw the wall had been crafted in the shape of a leviathan, a giant ice dragon circling the island and swallowing its own tail. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She swallowed the last of the cake, then she began on the bun, watching me across it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she clinked her glass against mine and downed its contents in one swallow. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wait for the floor to open and swallow me whole. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I swallowed, reminding myself she wasn’t really gone. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I swallow down all of the nerves trying to erupt out of me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“That vicious attack dog’ll chew you up and swallow you whole.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

In addition to vegetables and fruits, they eat insects, grass, roots, and small pieces of clay, which they chew and swallow, perhaps to get salt and minerals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away from Emilia and her daughter, trying to swallow past the strange knotting in my throat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He bounced it in the palm of one hand and then the other; he took another swallow of whiskey. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear swallowed a sigh as he placed the ax in the cart. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

In fact, the road and all markings on it had been swallowed up beneath the rising black waters. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a couple of times and the knot disappeared. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, wiped his tears and snot with the back of his sleeve. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I look over at the mountains, where my screams have been swallowed by the mist. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“But, Ultima, how can he go to communion? How can he take God in his mouth and swallow him? Will God forgive his sin and be with him?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carried the bottle to her lips; she drank a small swallow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes after I swallowed the red pills, the earache was gone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang, I swallowed my pride and anger and turned to Audrey. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

This time he chewed a very long time before swallowing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And then, after she swallowed, she elaborated: “English, because I always went to American schools. Spanish. Italian. And a little bit of Mandarin from my grandmother.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She’d already been hinting that during the next eclipse we slam pot lids together to scare the frog from swallowing the moon. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between swallows he plugged the bottle carefully with a wad of paper. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As if it’s not messed up enough for my mother to be marrying some dude who is not my dad, now I have to swallow another stepparent. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She can no longer chew, barely swallows, remembers and recognizes little of her eighty- odd years. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep swallow and said, “The gal’s gone, see? They don’t know where she is. Don’t nobody know. But they might think somebody did if they was told, see?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every swallow brought another look, each one more amused than the last. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The pain in her stomach subdued as she brought the gourd to her lips, even more so once she’d swallowed several mouthfuls of water. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was empty and open in front of us, a gaping mouth ready to swallow us whole. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Another bite and a crunch and a swallow and Odin, the all-father, greatest and wisest of all the gods, is gone as well, never to be seen again. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Careful not to make any noise, I navigate my way downstairs in the dark and swallow down a tall glass of water in three gulps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I am so thirsty, I can barely swallow. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After they were swallowed by the earth, everything became eerily quiet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tweedie swallowed twice, his Adam’s apple rising and falling with emotion, but said nothing. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rome rose to power in the second century BC and swallowed up Greece, but Rome's power did not extend as far east as Alexander’s had. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Right then, a swallow dived past the open door, twittering and squeaking loud enough to wake even strange girls sleeping in other people’s old barns. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sunlight swallowed the feathery branches that had already lost their leaves. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She covered her mouth with her fingers, and swallowed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to find Audrey, to focus on her and regain my equilibrium, but the crowd had swallowed her up. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Have you seen a doctor about the swallowing?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“It growled low down in its throat—rrrrrr! Its tail lashed the grass. I thought, That leopard could swallow my bundle of sticks and still have room for me.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that true? Seems like a girl who’d go to the”—Pop swallows; he doesn’t say the 9/11 Memorial—“is old enough.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

When she wakes, barn swallows are chirring beneath the eaves and music is raining down through the ceiling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ivy swallowed and took a deep breath before turning around. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He slams back down on top of the beanbag, letting it swallow him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Cherries are the fruit. Pop 'em in, slide out the stone, masticate, swallow, finito. None of this...spatter and gore.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But it was not until communion—it was not until we finally took God into our mouth and swallowed Him—that we were free of that sin and free of the punishment of hell. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw you looking at this room,” she went on when she had swallowed her candy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Frankly,” he said, after he had chewed and swallowed, “no matter what Bunny tells you to the contrary, he hasn’t a cent and neither does his father.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And if at the beginning of the summer someone had said I’d be friends with my nemesis, I’d have said there was a greater chance that Earth would be swallowed by a black hole. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I swallow what I can and drop the rest of the churro in the cardboard tray. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There is always one agenda swallowing another, a squeaky wheel crying out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The impossible hungry mouth of her loneliness wanted to swallow her in a single piece. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He made a great leap, the force of the wind making Pinmei swallow her scream, and they all plunged into the blackness of the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She swallowed dryly several times during the arduous trek up the stairs to her apartment, but she was sleeping soundly again by the time Nately undressed her and put her to bed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dead birds found in the treated areas had absorbed or swallowed the poisons used against the fire ants, a fact clearly shown by chemical analysis of their tissues. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I tried closing my eyes, letting the wind slap at my cheeks, opened my mouth to swallow the clean air. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I actually swallowed one!” the Earthworm declared proudly. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

A sinkhole that could swallow a herd of goats and still groan for more. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Golan,” I said, my voice a whisper swallowed by the drumming rain. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

At the luncheon I could barely swallow more than a soda. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I swallow the liquid down in one gulp. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The fear pulsed in his throat and it was hard to swallow, and he was tempted. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Chronicler swallowed hard and seemed to regain some of his composure. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Though we watch Mama Tataba vanish that way and return again, intact, with her water buckets full, our mother did not yet trust the path to swallow and deliver her children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote my grandmother that I had watched a Chinese magician swallow three yards of fire. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I swallowed, I announced, “I’m going to offer my help to the DiAngelos.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sun beat down on them so ferociously that it was easy to imagine the sidewalk cracking open and swallowing them whole. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The wound itself was burned black as if the iron had scorched Elowen’s flesh, and Kaede had to swallow her nausea as she wiped the blade on the very edge of Elowen’s ermine cloak. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It took the fish to a limb, juggled it twice, and swallowed it whole. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I might as well swallow a lit stick of dynamite and hurl my own self off Devil’s Drop. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well, I suppose it is indeed,” replied Fflewddur, swallowing hard. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The lights of the city smudged the sky with yellow, swallowing half the stars he had been able to see from the open country. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I’m in bed now, swallowed by the night. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A volcano erupts in my stomach, and I look at the floor, willing it to open up and swallow me whole. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She got it from her purse and gave it to him; he drank a long swallow and she put it back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow in the silence, afraid for a moment. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But before Victor could take a closer look, the six children disappeared, swallowed by a big group of Canadian tourists with bright red backpacks. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My jaw relaxed at the sight of the black holes that had swallowed my parents whole. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

At the moment she was sleeping peacefully, having swallowed the sleeping pill that Juliet had left on her tray. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard trying to regain my composure. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The owl swallowed the mouse in just a couple of gulps, leaving just its tail trailing from her mouth, like a length of bootlace. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ranofer watched until the shadow swallowed them, then walked on through the dusk-filled streets, in which an occasional torch bloomed now over doorway or gate. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I hit the ground so hard and sudden that my mouth came open and I swallowed a bunch of dirt and old dead leafs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And he kept swallowing, trying to gag down a whack of big sloppy emotions. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They swam out of the darkness and the rain, and were as quickly swallowed up in it again. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Belby had just taken a large mouthful of pheasant; in his haste to answer Slughorn he swallowed too fast, turned purple, and began to choke. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I see him swallow, I hear his sadness everywhere. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Johnson took in a deep breath and started coughing like she’d swallowed a fly. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the man shoved a wriggling spider into the swallow’s protesting beak. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow her fear; tried to ignore the prickles of panic that raced along her skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He swallowed a little, rinsed his mouth, spat the water, took his cape, and went back into the ring. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Chiggen grinned, showing yellow teeth, and swallowed the raw meat in two bites. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I could almost hear words rising into her mouth and then being swallowed back down as she waited for the right ones. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed, tasting something more bitter than tea in the back of her throat. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He popped a chip into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed, while holding his free hand in the air to let Audrey know he wasn’t done speaking. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We were being swallowed by the earth, and I hadn’t decided yet whether I liked that. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, slowly the night came in to fill the room, swallowing the pillars and both of them, like a dark wine poured to the ceiling. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed and shrugged, hoping she looked modest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and said to Peach, “I’ve got a...bottle cap collection. I can show it to you after dinner, if you want.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I then lifted his head and put water in his mouth, which he swallowed. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my tongue surprised me every time it poked in one of the empty spaces left by the teeth I had swallowed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll swallow those words before I’m through with you,” he vowed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth is full of burrito, and I am trying to decide whether to swallow it or spit it out, which means I don’t answer right away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t get you to swallow more than a mouthful. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Milkman swallowed as her thought touched his mind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and open my lips so I can get the stupid line out and go hide in the woods and — that’s when I start crying. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

While I’m not sure taking off your shoes in a strange hotel room and swallowing too many sleeping pills is what I would call dying valiantly and with acclamation, it’s the thought that counts. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I swallowed several choice angry words and slipped Gum Baby onto my shoulders. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He woke naked on a goose-down feather bed so soft it felt as if he had been swallowed by a cloud. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Papa-Nnukwu dutifully picked up each molded morsel, dunked it in soup, and swallowed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

June frowned and Ivy knew she was acting weird, so she swallowed a few times and looked down at the stone floor. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He swallowed a few times before he started talking again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I pray that guilt has swallowed her whole. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Were you forced to drink hot sauce or swallow pepper?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t chew this up and swallow it, I’ll knock you out and force it down your throat!” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a moment she could almost see him sweeping across the sky, his black wings swallowing the stars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As I watched her swallow I sensed a great pleasure. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still having trouble swallowing food and I wasn’t hungry, but I got the impression that company lunches didn’t happen every day, and that I should accept. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I swallowed another mouthful and felt Papa’s strong arm on my shoulders. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We sit together, me swallowing tears I refuse to let fall. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He looked at me fixedly, picking up his glass slowly and taking a long swallow. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, and I could hear the dry click his throat made from where I stood by the door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Cabby swallowed hard two or three times and cleared his throat. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He still had to chew tablets before he could swallow them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Breathing deeply and swallowing hard to govern the pain, Mrs. Coulter turned her tear-dashed eyes to Will and said calmly, “So, Master Will, what do you think we should do now?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He threw his head back, swallowing something small from his cupped palm. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The twin rails of the train tracks were being swallowed by the dense jungle. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A girl who, two weeks ago, swallowed a handful of pills. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I always use to say that I waren’t gonna go down that cat’s throat without a fight, without at least getting me some good bites in on his tongue as I was getting swallowed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard, kept my chin high, and said, “Yeah, in fact, we do.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I kept my lips pressed tight together and swallowed my tears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the can got to Boots, he said, “Well, that’s the end of that,” thinking she’d guzzled down the last few swallows. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tess slowly lifted the box, and Genie slid his hands in, his fingers first touching the feathers, then wrapping around the body of the swallow. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Bank swallows popped in and out of nest holes on the far riverbank. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The creature expressed a little of the sweet, thin milk into her mouth, watched her swallow, and gave her some more, again and again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He swallowed the willful girl right down to her toes. And that is what happens to children who don’t obey their parents.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My replies involved ghosts, witches eating people, and monsters swallowing parents alive. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“You can give her water. Wash her and give her another shot. See if she can swallow some coffee and bring her back to me,” Garcia said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warm liquid brought her back to life, but she could not taste it because when she swallowed it was mixed with blood. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles took a swallow of his drink and ran up another octave, trilling nonsensically on the keys with his right hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They’d have to have seen something to know either to swallow it or to stick it down their pants. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I am teetering on the edge of grief’s mouth, and if I returned to my parents’ old faction, it would swallow me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If you chew gum and swallow it, your behind will close up,” she said. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throat got tight and I had to swallow hard to keep talking. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A swallow scooped up a dragonfly hovering over the water. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was better just to swallow the tightness in my throat and rub the hurt away. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It hurt to swallow, but he found it hard to stop himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Wish me luck,” I whispered to her, swallowing back the lump in my throat. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I made myself swallow, then stabbed another ravioli and tossed it in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If I stayed home, I was going to end up swallowing those pills, but the certainty I’d felt minutes earlier was retreating. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It is a religion as swift as a swallow, as urgent as an ambulance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Frodo had swallowed a little of the warm and fragrant liquor he felt a new strength of heart, and the heavy drowsiness left his limbs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Does a dwarf have wings? If not, you would be wiser to swallow the next threat that comes to mind." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She sensed the Heartrender in the crowd, the movement of his throat as he swallowed his dose. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I swallowed my retort to keep the peace. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” said Jonathan, half swallowing his words. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t,” I whisper, then swallow my words. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

If a swallow’s territory is in peril...the hawk’s luck might run out. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Archer swallowed, felt the scar tissue tighten around his neck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

‘Precious will be angry. I shall take Precious, and I shall say: make him swallow the bones and choke. Never taste fish again. Come, Precious is waiting!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The cries were swallowed up in anxious gasps of breath. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, acceptance of cognitive egalitarianism means they cannot think historically, for a cognitive egalitarian cannot explain why, to take but one example, we no longer believe that swallows overwinter in ponds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She mumbles: "Okay . . . And you are . .. ?" I swallow, but my mouth is suddenly dry and I feel a lump form in my throat. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Monstrous, swollen, it looked as if it had swallowed the sun and woken with a fever. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So there’s nothing to do but swallow it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wash’s father swallowed hard, then threw his hands up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In just a little while...He tried to swallow the lump in his throat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the rain let up, he pulled on some clothes and went into the slanted red barn to see the swallows. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was starting to really like those birds, especially after learning what the barn swallows symbolized. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He turned the can up to his mouth and took the last few swallows. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Holly felt an uncharacteristic anger take hold of her, but she swallowed it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The policemen swooped in and swallowed my father in a swarm of fists and elbows. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I must have frowned pretty hard, because he looked at my face and he swallowed a few times, but he wasn’t budging. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I only considered the wolf for a moment because I thought if Grandma returned he could swallow her whole. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it felt silly complaining about that after nearly being swallowed by an oversize science-class skeleton. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and did as he asked, imagining myself back in my old room, with its blue walls and enormous window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And she had a daughter who grew up speaking only English and swallowing more Coca-Cola than sorrow. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look back toward where Locke was, but the crowd has swallowed him up. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Galton swallowed his pride and did not attempt another genealogical study. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and try to let the kids’ shouts stomp out the men’s voices. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the blast was two miles away, Werfel was terrified that it would continue to swallow the world, league by league, until nothing was left. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“It ends when you decide and we drink the wine and find out who is right and who is dead. We both drink, need I add, and swallow, naturally, at precisely the same time.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maya’s mom cleared her throat and took a long swallow of wine. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He let the elation swallow up his anxiety for the rest of the night. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He chewed and swallowed busily, copying the rest of the squad, but it was like eating a banquet of nothing, or like a dinner-party on the stage. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a laugh when I felt a cold chill of intuition come over me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He took a healthy swallow of wine and closed his eyes for an instant, leaning his head back against the patch of nitre on the wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He swallowed back his nausea as a rat scurried over his arm, squealing. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could the pretty princeling have swallowed the bait? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on her throat like she’d swallowed a shot of Mr. Clean, and that look scared me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words leave me, but they’re swallowed by the sudden roar of the splendor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Often she dug for clams and when Kapugen returned he would crack them open and smack his lips as he swallowed them whole. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole sipped water from the glass she held to his lips and struggled to swallow the pills. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and get the words out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But that wasn’t any ordinary baking Cecilia was doing in there, because unlike Mamá, she wasn’t swallowing any of the powdery concoction herself as she tasted it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He seemed to blaze as if he had swallowed the sun and it was shining through his eyes and teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He opened his huge mouth and swallowed everything, everything there was, good and evil. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and grip the straps of my backpack as I follow Sneaky in. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He chewed three aspirin and swallowed them dry. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she slipped it on her finger, she had the disquieting sensation that she was being swallowed by him, that he was all around her, and though it was uncanny, it was not entirely unpleasant. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth glanced nervously at the ground, as if she expected it to open up and swallow her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I idly wonder if she had an urge to swallow the gasoline she got in her mouth, and it reminds me of my own thirst, but I push it to a back burner. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was as cheerful as a sparrow, while I wanted nothing more than to be swallowed by the earth in one gulp. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Tess lifted the box completely and there Genie was, swallow trapped between his palms. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I sip my coffee and struggle to swallow. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the crack between the boulders— the entrance that was about to swallow us. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He kept his features froze in a mask, but he swallowed hard. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded and chewed and swallowed and then squinted right at me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Shuttled from one specialist to the next, the girl had been prescribed to shun garlic, consume disproportionate quantities of bitters, meditate, drink green coconut water, and swallow raw duck’s eggs beaten in milk. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya is so tiny, and the chair almost swallows her. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed, trying to hold her voice steady. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I swallow the painful lump in my throat. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In a few seconds Brutus made a gulping noise, swallowed hard, and spoke. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Mandrake, or Mandragora, is a powerful restorative,” said Hermione, sounding as usual as though she had swallowed the textbook. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The thing that makes me maddest of all, that makes me feel like I swallowed a frog, is how right he is. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The dog swallowed the bacon and the paper towel. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“When an old fellow like me swallows the anchor, he’s got to have something to do with his time!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without noticing the transition, the pair of them were standing, knee-deep in the river, watching the mahalath swallow the farthest houses of the village. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

For the rest of her life she will recall the shock of that warm, sour liquid, a taste that leaves her unable to swallow another thing for the rest of the day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I had to swallow my own disappointment as I watched photographers snap pictures that would later appear in USA Gymnastics magazine, Sports Illustrated, Time for Kids. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Cringing, I started to spit it out, but La Llorona coaxed me until I swallowed the rest of it down. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the silence I hear him lick his lips and take small breaths and swallow. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Takumi tilted the bottle up and swallowed a few times, then handed it to me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Every bit of laughter, every joyous moment, is swallowed up by a deep, deep sadness. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Rabiya perks up, and I decide that I must be right about her feelings, even as I swallow my own regret over not being able to talk about Zohra with her. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You’re welcome,” he said, swallowing my hand with both of his. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I look away and swallow the lump in my throat back down. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You’re too young to know about”—Pop swallows, his Adam’s apple bobs—“the towers falling. What kind of school are you going to?” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were the despised and rejected, the wretched and the spat upon, the earth’s offscouring; and he was in their company, and they would swallow up his soul. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Papa swallowed hard and pulled up on the reins so that the wagon stopped. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melisandre took a sip, swallowed, and gave the boy a smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s hard watching someone swallow their favorite food one last time. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She swallowed, realizing that the sparkler would have been seen from anywhere in the valley. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Naomi’s jaw clenched, but she swallowed her words and walked down the hall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, hard, then cast a glance at Javier, who still stood off to the side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I swallow as much anger as I can. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It was dusk, and I couldn’t tell if there were bats swooping or it was the last run for swallows. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She looked ready to swallow the boy whole. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Slip into the seams of the streets and let them swallow me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron read the message, swallowed hard, and looked sideways at the empty seat usually filled by Hermione. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

With this admission, the wilderness that would swallow me forever became no longer impassable. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For a moment Goddard looked ready to carve up Rowan then and there, but the fire in his eyes was swallowed by that unfathomable depth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Copper coins dropped in the palm have been swallowed by children and tested by gypsies, but it’s still money and people smile at that. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed its eyes and tongue with a gulp of water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Letha, dredging your mind, taking out memories and swallowing them whole. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He took another beer from Harley’s hand and swallowed until the bottle was empty. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

With each swallow he winced, which in turn caused him agony around the missing muscles of his face. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I take a sip of water to help me swallow down Well, we wouldn't want to subject her to the male gaze, now, would we? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then I think about the gum I just swallowed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also said if you swallowed watermelon seeds, they’d grow out your ears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the narrow wooden bridge over the Rio Grande, chugging through a swarm of olive green and russet-colored swallows that had mud nests under the bridge, and started the bumpy climb out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop took a sip from his glass, his face twisting up as he swallowed. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I chew and swallow, chew and swallow, feeling the sweat come out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father had seemingly swallowed the bait Hamlet had fashioned. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Dean thought for a minute, then swallowed the last of his drink. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I often wonder, will that ever change or will it remain just another secret swallowed by war? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

On the way I stub my toe on a sawhorse, but manage to swallow the ouch. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was headed for the kitchen, where he would open the refrigerator and swallow a quart of milk to quench his football-practice thirst. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A pair of swallows rushed by, skimming for insects a few inches above the water. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I nodded and swallowed the saliva collecting in my hungry mouth, cradling the warm bowl in my hands, and snuck a large pinch of rice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A gander who had been privy to the plot had confessed his guilt to Squealer and immediately committed suicide by swallowing deadly nightshade berries. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow the dry and hairy tennis ball in my throat. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Nico told them to go away, and the ground just opened up and swallowed them. Nico ...” I looked around to make sure no one was listening. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I swallowed what was in my mouth and excused myself. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And at a primal level it suggested the unconscious fear of being swallowed up by a larger creature, the terror of being completely consumed, eaten alive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Amarante cackled and sucked off a swallow for himself, then patted his gut. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow a prickle of dread as I slide into the passenger seat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Just when I think I will tip over into a scream, she scoops out a little of the salve on her forefinger and puts it in my mouth, telling me to swallow. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He comes back moments later and reports that a family, a doctor from Phnom Penh with his wife and their three children, have committed suicide by swallowing poison. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Very good," the boy said, chewing and swallowing. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed down the sour taste of firewater. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

With his hands shoved in his hoodie pocket and eyes still on the floor, he muttered, “I forgot I have to do something,” before turning away and getting swallowed by the crowd. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I swallow the pill of my doom and clear my throat. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

They simply swallowed everything, and what they swallowed did them no harm, because it left no residue behind, just as a grain of com will pass undigested through the body of a bird. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t swallow my letters or run them together. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any picnic tables or playground equipment that might have once stood nearby had been swallowed up in dense, thorny-looking bushes and trees. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I knew ahead of time that if someone looked at me with hate, I would have to allow it, to swallow it, because something in me, something about me deserved it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and took a few shaky breaths. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Tears ran from my eyes and I couldn’t swallow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiggled her bare toes and looked up at the sandstone cliffs where the swallows were inside their round mud nests, making high-pitched noises. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed a sigh of frustration—who was she to Robbie anyway? Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The swallow swooped down with the slightest flick of the wrist or soared skyward with the tiniest jerk of the string. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Who the—" She swallows the curse on the other side of her sentence. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” The Goober said, swallowing, his Adam’s apple doing a dance in that long thin neck. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like being swallowed by an enormous celestial beast. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Tears start to fill my eyes again, and I swallow, forcing them back. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He swallowed the second cup of coffee, sighed, smiled. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up and the snake has finished swallowing. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun rose to its zenith and poured down merciless heat; afternoon came; then the sudden night of the tropics swallowed them in blackness. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom’s voice caught, like she had swallowed tea the wrong way. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Then Israel took pity on the heart and gave it freedom. He placed it upon the earth and the earth opened and swallowed the black heart into itself.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, don’t you feel better?” he would say after she had swallowed it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The storm swallowed the hill in a swirling cone of black vapor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When she did, he took a gulp, then swallowed the two aspirin, washing them down with more water. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I swallow a breath and try to hold it behind my sternum as I gingerly tilt and try to put weight on the leg, but I can’t. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It may be absorbed through the skin, may be breathed in as a spray or dust, and of course is absorbed from the digestive tract if residues are swallowed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Like standing mean mouthed over Vonetta and Fern until they swallow a tablespoon each of hard pine cough syrup. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupin took his time chewing his turkey and swallowing before saying slowly, “Sometimes ... a great shock...an emotional upheaval...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The costume practically swallowed him up, and his head looked tiny compared to the horror that took up his midsection. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He stood back from the door feeling like a man who had just swallowed a suicide pill—nothing to do but wait. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It’s all I can do to swallow my fear and anger as the men jump to their feet at Katherine's presence, as if they have some sense of civility. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and tried to remember: Death is a part of life. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

If the bug had been an inch to the right, Nathan would have definitely swallowed it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Yet the great groaning war machine swallowed them whole and remained hungry for more. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"What on earth?" he mutters, as the knights are swallowed, one by one. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The sharp flavor lingered on her tongue after she swallowed it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and looked down at my hands so Newcharlie wouldn't see my eyes tearing up. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Their necks stretched out from the serpent's throat as the heads shoved each other aside, fighting over which would be the one to swallow me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

After that, Jimmy finished his beer, taking his time with every swallow. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“If the waves ever do swallow this island, it will not happen for a very long time,” said Crag. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My throat screams in pain, but I swallow again and again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I know this, because I was raised the Chinese way: I was taught to desire nothing, to swallow other people’s misery, to eat my own bitterness. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Pinmei yearned for the sound of Amah’s voice, and, inside, she felt as if the ever-present hollow ache would swallow her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I bet he could swallow a few bowls of pasta as well. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In 1996 the federal government estimated that kudzu had swallowed seven million acres. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His dad took another bite, chewed it carefully, then swallowed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It was bright orange with a fanged mouth big enough to swallow a gymnasium. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He punched and kicked his way to the juggling man, but by the time he got there, the pocket of stillness had been swallowed up by the undulating crowd. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Axel swallows hard, forcing all of his sorrys back into his throat, then into his hammering chest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then she watched a pair of swallows dive and soar around the huge chimney in the center of the main house. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The hair on Ophie’s arms raised in alarm, and she swallowed thickly past her fear. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He would bite off a piece of leaf, chew it up, and swallow it, but for some reason it didn’t taste as good as usual. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed the eggs without chewing and grabbed the glass of juice sitting on the table. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

John shivering in a kitchen chair, saying, “Thought the ground might swallow me up.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The silence that followed nearly swallowed me up. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It just feels like I swallowed the fire that was burning all around me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He took them from me and swallowed them without water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and said, “It happened right up there, Sheriff Jackson.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The Pollards swallowed their fears, kissed their son good-bye, and handed him over to his new guardian. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, tasting bitterness as if the pill were in his own mouth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But it was just a matter of time before the pain of empty stomachs swallowed their fear of my teacher. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Her expression was part amazement, part nausea, like she’d finally managed to swallow that mouse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

At the top, the front door opens like a great mouth, and the grand entry hall swallows us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He was tensely eager to stay and see how it would all end, even if that end swallowed him in blackness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I just nodded at my uncle, who was now wiping tears from his own cheeks, and swallowed my pretend cupcake. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, warning myself not to get too excited. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My dad volunteered part-time at the bird rescue, where he helped rehabilitate snowy egrets hit by cars and pelicans that had swallowed fishhooks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He blew some pocket lint off it, placed it on his tongue, and then swallowed without any water or anything. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The volcano sent forth a column of fire and smoke, swallowed power un-swallowed at last. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Conor swallowed, but her smile was brighter and—he could tell—it was a real one. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Instead I swallow it section by section and tell myself it means even more this way. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He went to her and was swallowed entirely in her embrace. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

By the time Mrs. Popper reached over to lift him away, he had already swallowed the last of the goldfish. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed his trepidation and opted to run. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alaska swallowed a mouthful of french fries, took a drag on her cigarette, and blew smoke across the table at Hank. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He would have taken a drink if he’d thought he could swallow. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked like she was trying to swallow a billiard ball. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

After he swallowed he said: “They so crispy, Mexico. You the smartest person I ever met.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Once he got to the edge of the yard, he lowered the shovel back behind him, counted to three, and flung as hard as he could, watching the swallow take its last flight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When he found chewing gum stuck beneath the tables, he put it in his mouth and tried to keep it, but he always swallowed it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now the moon itself disappeared, swallowed by a fitful cloud. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

So I swallowed all of the dark ages nonsense they fed me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He slowed the car and reached back for the bottle; he tilted it twice, taking two huge swallows. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them must evidently have been swallowed up in one of the first great purges of the Fifties. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The liquid trickled into her mouth, and she swallowed carefully. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If he unhinged now, he could probably swallow the leader before the others reacted. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

You swallow your gum and string together a few coherent words. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Question for later: Is there such a thing as a Jamaican barn swallow? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It tasted like summer, like fun, like innocence in the Rio Grande; so I swallowed, and the purity of it was divine. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

My throat tightens and I swallow hard to suppress a gag. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My pockets are disgusting, covered in spit and dust from the nearly swallowed pills, but it’s better than being drugged all the time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Riccio just stood there, trying to swallow tears of disappointment as he stared after the others. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying to get it down, but swallowing is proving difficult. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

In Einstein’s theory of general relativity, a zero became a black hole, a monstrous star that swallows entire suns. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow as she neared him, but found her tongue to be leaden and paper-dry. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I slowly poured a bit in his mouth and rubbed his throat to help him swallow. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The room inside looked like the mouth of an alligator—gaped wide open to swallow something down. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

His sapphire eyes became hard, and she swallowed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I swallow them and ask instead, “Would you like to join me for lunch today?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a moment it seemed uncertain whether to carry on after the short boy, but then it opened its great mouth and swallowed the lizard. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, knew that all he had for a voice box was a little whistle cut from a willow switch. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed all her fear and panic even though she still doesn’t fully believe that I’m not sick. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas swallowed hard, trying without success to imagine what such pain might be like, with no medication at all. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, scattered the powder into the flames, and stepped forward; the fire felt like a warm breeze; he opened his mouth and immediately swallowed a lot of hot ash. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the men swallowed hard and shook hands with their mates. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I swallowed, forcing them down, but they tore at my throat. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, his brow creased by a hint of unease. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The fire reached the coconut palms by the beach and swallowed them noisily. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When she swallows her pills, they seem to crawl down her throat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“So,” whispered Andrew, swallowing hard, “what exactly do you want me to do?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, as if all the noises I heard today are going to explode out of me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

An old scar ran down the right side of his face, giving his cheek an odd, puckered look, like he’d swallowed a lemon. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Flames erupted from the fissure, and the earth swallowed the skeletons in one loud CRUNCH! The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I only saw one swallow,” Genie said grimly, staring at the computer screen. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When he was about to hit the water, the turtle rose up and swallowed him in one bite, then sank below the surface. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Just because I dish it out, doesn’t mean I have to swallow it. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Clegane took a swallow, spit it out, flung the cup away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His throat felt swollen and he wanted to swallow but was unable to do so. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Right now, Miss Katastrophe was examining Salim’s camera and I swallowed the hot huffy feeling I had back down my oesophagus. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow, wondering if it’d be silly to ask for their autographs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The earth would crack and swallow this glittering, self-important place before I would show a trace of despair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he will turn and swallow it, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack to her front and tucked her chin to hide her nervous swallow as she unzipped her bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I happen to know Ruth May doesn’t even swallow hers all the time: once I saw her hide it behind her side teeth when she opened wide to show Mother it was down the hatch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It tasted good—I probably threw up because of all that seawater I swallowed. And how fast I ate." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Reality only exerts its pressure through the needs of everyday life—the need to eat and drink, to get shelter and clothing, to avoid swallowing poison or stepping out of top-story windows, and the like. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She took a short swallow from the bottle and put it down hard. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And I began to cry in the same way, swallowing those bitter tears. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opens his mouth to say something else, but the words get swallowed. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Anya could see her swallowing hard, time after time after time. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and tried to keep my temper in check. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop took a huge bite of the apple, chewed, chewed, chewed, swallowed, then said, “This room here...is my outside. Had it added on to the house right before my ol’ blinkers went black.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even swallowing water right now would hurt like needles. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had one horrible vision of him walking straight out into the Bay until he was swallowed up. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra swallowed a wave of panic and squinted at the dark trees around her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ekon swallowed, tapping his fingers at his side and reviewing their plan in his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Paper ducks; paper robins; paper swallows; paper doves. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

C. January 11, 1937 Mi amor, The pills they watch me swallow make my thoughts stick like cotton. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, swallowing a pill and handing the bottle back. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Stretching five stories high, it swallows nearly half the street, and has three empty storefronts on the first floor with cobwebbed windows and faded signs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe the racket she was making—she sounded like a duck swallowing a harmonica. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

They sent Joseph to Stone Mountain, even though he did what he did because the kid gave him something bad and he swallowed it. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I try to swallow, but my mouth is dry as can be. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She swallowed and continued, staring at the ground and talking to me out of the side of her mouth. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand up against the stone facade of Blessed Way to steady himself, to stop the darkness from swallowing him whole. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The boy swallowed and wiped his palms against the sides of his trousers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My voice came out a little hoarse, and I swallowed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Falcons, hawks, and owls swallow fur, bones, and feathers as well as meat, then regurgitate, or “cast,” the unused parts in tidy pellets. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held a skin to his lips, and Bran swallowed so fast the water ran out of the comer of his mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Wash swallowed and wiped his hands down his pant legs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Movies is all pretend. They’re made in California, you know. But they prove a point. Make something seem real, and people will believe it. The public will swallow anything.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Rumors of an army are a powerful thing,” I say, not chewing my dried meat well enough before I swallow and coughing up a little bit of it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Seven swallowed a big chunk of fairy floss. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I swallow and return my attention to our fountain as it huffs blue smoke and embers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron drank off the last swallow of his beer and pushed the empty mug away from himself on the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was swallowed with a satisfying gulp, and soon the old dog slept. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like I thought, his cheeks go extra puffy because he’s trying not to laugh and swallow at the same time. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Grub swallowed, his pallor increasing behind the visor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

After I swallowed, I heard a noise coming from below the kitchen floor, like metal scraping concrete. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Your head will say, Don’t go any farther, but your heart will send you straight into the hum, where you will be swallowed by it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not talk anymore at first, but swallowed the soup spoon by spoon—I can even say hungrily, because he did seem to like it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I take another swallow of the salty water, but it only makes me more thirsty. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She put a savory bite in her mouth, sucked the juices, then chewed a long time before she swallowed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throat felt like a lemon was lodged behind my Adam’s apple, and I tried to work up a mouthful of saliva to swallow so I could answer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“He”—Mr. McNamara swallowed hard, not sure if his teaching career was minutes away from amputation—“says he 'didn't see,' Headmaster.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His cheeks bulged with laugh balls, but he swallowed them. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I chew it and swallow my saliva, then I put it away and then chew it again. It lasts a very long time this way.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We had rolled it around in our mouths and swallowed it and now the stink from it was coming from us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you chew this, and when I put my hand out, you spit it out, okay? And if you don’t spit it out, if you swallowed it, then no brown candy for you, understand?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Where’s he gonna be at?” the boy asked after he had swallowed the great lump that filled up his throat and choked him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The latter part of Max’s words were swallowed by the pandemonium that erupted. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But did you know, did you know that Rasheed ...” Wajma raised a finger, made a show of nodding and chewing and making them wait for her to swallow. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Next to me, Jay swallows a spoonful of mashed potatoes. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They were swallowed up in silence; he heard no voices raised to cut down Royal as he went his way; soon there was silence everywhere. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There was only half a swallow of wine remaining when she offered it back to him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Finally the mountains around the valley reached out and swallowed the sun. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

With the bad blood that had lately arisen between the Washington and California crew programs, Cal’s two gold medals had been bitter pills to swallow. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Each swallow seems as loud as a shell burst. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

One of us has to swallow our pride and take the blame for the whole breakup. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I can swallow them right now, lie down on my bed, close my eyes, drift away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I swallow the howl clawing up my throat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Too late, the girl looked up just as the snake opened wide and swallowed her down in a giant gulp. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A lump formed in my throat, and I found it hard to swallow. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“So,” Poe says after he’s swallowed his last one. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She would have to take breaks, and a swallow was small and brown and nearly invisible to predators. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But they looked like two deep wells of golden light—deep enough to swallow the whole world, it seemed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom swallowed slowly and set her fork down. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The swallow pulled itself to its feet and clutched the green tips of the pine bough. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The serpent could have swallowed the Empire State Building sideways. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Not a soul could be seen on the street, and the theater seemed like a dark cave that waited to swallow anyone who dared approach. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed again, and then her eyes shot over to Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This argument may be particularly hard to swallow given the election of Barack Obama. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Probably, Kit thought too late, swallowing the last crumb, that was every bit of dinner she had! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, and I looked over to see him swallow, his sharp Adam’s apple bobbing up and down. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

If this had been in a book, she thought, the skies would be weeping, the swallows mourning by the smokestack. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I came around back and saw my opportunity: a doorless doorway, bearded with vines, gaping and black; an open mouth just waiting to swallow me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Cole swallowed a lump that came to his throat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie chewed and swallowed before she responded. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Colin lay down on the dry, orange dirt and let the tall grass swallow him up, making him invisible. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Do what you want,” he gasps, drinking swiftly, swallowing it all down. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw no sign of any boom; the mouth of the river was open, as if to swallow them all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes hospitals helped if the person couldn’t eat or swallow. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His mouth twitches, as if he's swallowing the words: She knows me, too. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a scream when a face formed in the dirt around the hammer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She finishes swallowing her food, takes a sip of her wine, and then says, “Work is amazing. I just put up a show of local emerging artists. We’re getting lots of foot traffic.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Uninterested in Mom, me, and the teapot he's all but forgotten about, Taro stuffs the rest of his sandwich into his mouth, swallows the lump of bread, and says, “Forget it. I'm not hungry.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He stooped and put his mouth to the lake and drank and drank, pulling it deep and swallowing great gulps of it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronicler swallowed against the dryness in his throat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I smelled the sun-softened asphalt, smelled the summer odors of clover, swallowed the rebuff and drove on. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed manfully, and as the man behind the counter gave him an alarmed look — not here, please, not here — Ralph made his way into the street, his stomach contracting, relaxing, contracting. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I practiced and practiced while you were gone. But I’m not so good at swallowing it yet.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Fie might have become worried and insisted that we go back to live among our own people—even if it meant swallowing his pride and settling up with the Sleepers. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded as he chewed his yam and greens, and he did not speak until he had swallowed a mouthful and sipped some water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sank like a stone until the earth closed over his head—and the earth swallowed him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mv mouth is dry, it hurts to swallow. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed his misgivings, vouched for Oppie’s scientific judgment to Compton, and escorted him to the Schenectady meeting. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I swallowed the sudden unease in my throat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The widow took a sip, rolled the wine round her mouth, swallowed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She swallowed the hole away as her eyebrows met and she picked up her cart again. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I slapped my hand over my mouth, I knew better than saying something like this out loud but it just fell put of my mouth before I could swallow it down. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A second later, she swallows and looks at me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes the sun pulls too. He says that around the islands, the tides make funnels that can swallow boats whole.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The old man swung the club down on him again as he slipped away to swallow and hit only the heavy solid rubberiness. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, like a movie that burns in the projector while you’re watching it, a bloom of hot and perfect whiteness spread out before me and swallowed everything. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I swallow, embarrassed that he caught me gaping, and close my mouth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He kept swallowing, his eyes darting between the three of them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But when he tried to eat the flesh of his ox his gorge rose and he could not swallow it and he drank only a little of the soup. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Jaws snapping, the creature swallowed a yellow fairy whole. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

One was a sharply climbing swallow kite that was hard to get up, but there was nothing as fast as the swallow once it was up. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Arise”—she barely swallowed a giggle—“arise, king of Terabithia, and let us proceed into our kingdom.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He took me from Rekh because I—because he—because I—” He stopped, swallowing hard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She swallows half the liquid in a series of delicate gulps. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, cupped his ears, and opened his mouth, as if to swallow the sound upon capturing it. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He empties the rest of his glass in one big swallow, and then turns back to the bar. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Just a block of homes burning and sinking into the obsidian sea that had swallowed the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They wanted drugs to smoke, drugs to snort, drugs to swallow, and drugs to shoot directly into their veins by any means possible. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Like breathing and swallowing, crying comes automatically to most kids, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I drive the whole way home in silence with the windows rolled down, my thoughts swallowed up by the wind. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Charlie gulps the water down in three quick swallows and puts the glass back into the cupboard unwashed. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed past a lump in my throat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was as difficult at first for the black upper class to swallow this message as it was for the white leaders of Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There weren’t as many as Crab brought to Grandpop, but definitely enough to entice a swallow. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the guards watching from the shadows, she took a breath, swallowed her doubts, and began to turn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The tears I had swallowed all day erupted. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow quickly and grin at her before she changes her mind. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I swallowed by accident and it burned on the way down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Simply stacks of pedigree and so cheeky. Nipped a finger off the garden boy—and swallowed it.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just that never is really hard to swallow. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I gasp, swallowing water as well as air, and cough, and gasp again, and hands close around my arms, and I hear her voice. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He got that cough in France in the war when he swallowed the gas. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Could you tell him greed hasn’t swallowed me up yet?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Only the web of golden light glowed up from the fathomless depths, growing fainter and fainter until it was finally swallowed by the darkness. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever he woke up and got afraid, she gave him a swallow of whiskey. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then my eyes blurred for a while, and the pressure in my chest lifted just enough that I could swallow down the rest of the words and keep them to myself a little longer. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I swallowed the two pills one at a time, the taste of chicken broth still on my tongue. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As the smoky, meaty aroma filled the air, he had to keep swallowing the saliva that flooded his mouth. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and take a few deep breaths. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

They watched proudly as the boy muttered his lines between swallows of cornmeal. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The kind of hug that swallows another person. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Scoob swallows hard—he really wishes he had some water—and blinks back a wave of...well, he’s not sure what exactly. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was terrified that the river would swallow me alive. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He swallowed it whole and then dug for the second one. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Despite pageant supplies swallowing my house, the next few weeks are pretty okay. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to tell him to let go, but he swallowed my words. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He stared straight at Garvey as he bit off a chunk of butter and swallowed it. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He could feel the saliva gathering, and realized that if he swallowed it, he would throw it back up. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I had a bottle of benzedrine tablets in my bathroom; 1 swallowed some of them to perk up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and stared out over the block. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Even if he wanted to talk to Annie, a wave of shame swallowed him whole. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And from the way he kisses me—easing his bruised hand around my body and pulling me in close, almost swallowing me with his whole self—I know that I've won this game. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If the ocean keeps rising the island will be swallowed up by the waves and I don’t even know how to swim!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, feeling like I might throw up. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes only a few drops made it past his dried lips, but gradually moisture coated his throat and finally allowed him to swallow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and waited for Porscha to shove me against the lockers, or to punch me in the stomach, or to whip out a knife like I’d seen kids do on TV. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throat feels like I swallowed a balloon, and I can’t speak. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

"Khaleesi, better a man should swallow scorpions than trust in the spawn of shadows, who dare not show their face beneath the sun. It is known." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Colonel? Ah, I have a beverage here which I have been saving for an, ah, appropriate moment. I think this is— well, would the Colonel honor me by joining me in a, ah, swallow?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow and tell myself not to break eye contact with Du Barry. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He was having difficulty swallowing, and drops of sweat were forming on his brow, along the edge of the dressing and along his upper lip. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I take another sip, turning the sugary drink over in my mouth before swallowing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I panicked, looking for a way out—out of the truck, out of Plaszów, out of this nightmare that had already swallowed my parents and everyone I loved. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed and then began to feed tentatively. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She swallowed the last of her drink and moved to the sink to rinse out the glass. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sam swallows a mouthful of her burger and then whispers, “I’d be so depressed if I lived over here.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Two swallows were making passes over the fountain, and a chiffchaffs song was piercing the air from within the sinewy gloom of the giant cedar of Lebanon. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But in mid-June, 1906, the deep yawning hole that would swallow up Granny looked horrible, like it could suck me down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Morrie can’t eat most of this food. It’s too hard for him to swallow. He has to eat soft things and liquid drinks now.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gone, gone, gone, sinking until there was nothing, like the earth had swallowed me up in a single, deep breath. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I nodded and put the ring on my thumb, not able to swallow the ham past the lump in my throat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I push my head farther under the sofa cushion but it doesn’t swallow me up like I want it to. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will wanted to do justice to their generosity, but the only thing he could easily swallow, apart from the drink, was some flat, slightly scorched floury bread like chapatis or tortillas. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

No, there’s four swallows and a parrot, right? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It reared against the dark sky, its hideous, gaping mouth wide enough to swallow an entire elephant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The swallows had begun, and I could hear the sparrows beginning to swarm in the trees in the courthouse yard. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been to the barn, had thrown rocks at the swallows’ nests under the eaves until every one of the little mud houses broke open and dropped its lining of straw and dirty feathers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the newly formed monsters were crawling and hobbling in the same direction—toward a bank of black fog that swallowed the horizon like a storm front. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Frightful ate the rabbit while the eyases watched, twisting their heads from side to side and calling “pseee” when she swallowed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It took some doing, but right around the time California was swallowed back by the ocean, they were fenced off, too poisonous for use.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I swallowed my next words, whatever they would have been. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard, aiming, fingers exact and stiff. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Matt had to swallow hard to keep the tears from rolling down his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow the disappointment and drop the phone back into my pocket. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and followed his gaze to stare at the carving. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Hazel swallowed and turned to stare out the window at the slushy gray real world. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he floated out of his seat, dived into the eyes, and was swallowed up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He felt a slight lessening of nervous tension and swallowed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had a vision of a ghost swallowing you whole. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The words were out of his mouth before he could swallow them back. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Jonathan moved among the trees, the darkness swallowed him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

My head’s reeling from the ghastly events of the last five minutes—Boggs mutilated, dying, dead, Peeta’s homicidal rage, Mitchell bloody and netted and swallowed by that foul black wave. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I think back on my own Badge Test and swallow. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, she insisted that Kermit swallow a concoction she whipped up for his throat. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, in a swift, brutal motion, like a monstrous snake swallowing its prey, the men swept Amah into the blackness of the night. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But since she wants me to pretend everything is fine, all I can do is swallow my questions and leave her to her fire. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nothing remained: all was swallowed up in chaos. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Bursts of rain and thunder crash into the ocean and create large waves that threaten to swallow our boat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sula was trying them out and discarding them without any excuse the men could swallow. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and tried unsuccessfully to keep the pleading from my voice. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And desire for the Elder Wand, the Deathstick, unbeatable, invincible, swallowed him once more.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I try to swallow the lump in my throat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

When she raised her head to look at me again her face was red and her eyes were wet from the hurt that dries your throat and hurts when you swallow. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I swallow back tears coming up in my throat. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It would be hard to get his mind past the little legs and shells and feelers and actually swallow a mouthful of krill. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scott chewed, swallowed, and took another bite of pizza. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He may have swallowed a little; I could not be sure. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know whether he could or not—there was a great pounding in his ears and his breath was short—but he ran his hand across his eyes and swallowed hard. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack to her front and tucked her chin to hide her nervous swallow as she unzipped her bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Grendel tore his victim limb from limb, picking off arms and legs, lapping up the blood with a greedy tongue, taking big bites to crunch up bones and swallow gory mouthfuls of flesh. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wayne Westerberg’s muddy sneakers protrude from the maw of the combine, as if the machine were in the process of swallowing him whole, an overgrown metal reptile digesting its prey. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see a large gold tooth staring at me like the blinding sun and then the rest of her teeth opened wide as if she were going to swallow me down in one piece. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She trailed off, and I swallowed a sudden lump. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Even the air seemed lush and thick here, like velvet, swallowing up the click-click of ladies’ heels and the chatter of men in suits, so that they passed as silently as gliding ships. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was as though he had swallowed grasshoppers. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Felicia returned from the fields complaining of her wrenched back, her shredded hands, of the clumps of dust she’d swallowed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drifts had climbed so high that they swallowed the man bodily ... but bowmen on the battlements claimed they glimpsed him sometime later, dragging a broken leg through the snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This time Ben swallowed faster as though he were ingesting his own saliva. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, trying to push the stinging tears down. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Aibileen takes a breath, a swallow of Coke, and reads on. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I swallow drily, and Nessie appears just then. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The parson swallowed his pride and went to beg the Apothecary’s forgiveness. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sunlight poured into the room before swallowing June whole. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Time burned up while we lay there, caught in the sparks that flew overhead, swallowed by the noise of a city ablaze. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before his examination, Haupt went outside and swallowed three nitroglycerin pills to make his heart beat rapidly. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She swallows, like she’s trying real hard to get this down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When he finished, he swallowed, stared straight up into her scowling face, and said, almost steadily, “Don’t look like there’ll be room across the back here for you and Janice Avery.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The rest—like the salt water around them, which swallowed the snow without any effort, remaining what it was implacably— was out of their hands, beyond. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why am I suddenly finding it difficult to swallow my food?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they wished to think of him as an ignorant child, he must not try to change their idea of him, but it was a bitter dose to swallow. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed in upon himself like a pond swallowing a stone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He licks his lips and swallows his water. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Nok swallowed a surge of nervousness and bowed to the Governor, keeping her eyes down until she heard his deep voice say, “Welcome, child. Please come in.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Archer swallowed, making his scar shift over the motion of his throat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Not as bad as I thought,” she said as she swallowed carefully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard so no tears would come. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, it proved emetic; and her stomach having rejected all that she had swallowed, she was restored to health, though her recovery was for some time doubtful. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eating the mouse exhausted Cole, and by the time he had chewed up the tiny bones and swallowed the wad of tough furry skin, he lay spent, mouth gaping open. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The roof was now completely swallowed by the clouds of black smoke. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When she swallowed, it coursed down her throat in a thick warm rush, and then she handed the wineskin to Kaisa, who took it and drank as well. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw a hand sharply into the air, but whatever he said was lost in the spray and mist as they swallowed him. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was the last sound Carmen heard as the molasses rose up over her head and swallowed her whole. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

When I opened my mouth, the sharp smell from the gun firing mixed with the smoke coming from the cabin, and I swallowed it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then Violet is swallowed by them, so all I can do is stare in the direction of where she once was. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Neumann Two wakes and urinates out the door and takes the pillbox from his coat and swallows two or three more tablets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then she’s past, dress swaying lightly, cane roving back and forth, and he watches her continue up the street until the fog swallows her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My eyes began to well up and my throat suddenly felt scorched, as if I had swallowed fire. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I kept biting down slowly and eventually swallowed it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She tossed it into her mouth, hardly tasting it before she chewed and swallowed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He looks at me and bulges his eyes out, chews fast, and swallows. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The shark let go of the fish and slid down, swallowing what he had taken as he died. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pops the glass in her mouth and swallows it, then wipes her mouth with her hand, staining her fingers with wax and blood. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I imagined swallowing a mixture of the two and coating my throat with them. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was still so sick to my stomach from traveling all those curvy West Virginia roads that all I could do was swallow and nod, swallow and nod. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take one swallow and make myself wait. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We hear him thunder by on the road and turn up the bridge that heads straight into Carbonel Downs, hooves clattering on boards and then on dirt till they’re swallowed up by the loudspeaker sounds. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The swallow, as though in response, peeked its head out and looked around. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The heat was getting to me, and my mouth was so dry I couldn't swallow. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She could not speak any longer; nor could she swallow without pain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She swallows a handful of pills and downs them with water. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He had been having some trouble with his stomach; Helen thought he was swallowing air, but it felt more like fire. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shadow swallows them up in an instant. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It was horrible, and she gagged as she swallowed it, but she ate it all. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know why he has to use this gutter language, but I swallow any scolding words. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I tried without success to swallow the thickness in my throat. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, I’m still swallowing the facts and information from our panel on diversity. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I swallow the tire iron that’s rising up in my throat at the thought of Miss Hilly hanging around this house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Charlie, I’ve never heard you talk like that. And stop looking at me as if you want to swallow me whole.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and looked past them to the people—guards, I guess—holding them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

If only she could reproduce the clear light of a summers morning, the sensations of a child standing at a window, the curve and dip of a swallows flight over a pool of water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

So I just nodded, and swallowed the yes, hoping it might go down my throat, through my stomach guts, and down into my legs. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Hold your tongue! I have swallowed your insults to me for the sake of our quest, but you will not speak ill of another.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed, the blush in her cheeks deepening. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Iorek,” he called, and the bear lumbered along the bed of the stream, licking his chops, for he had just swallowed a fish. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was Rafe, of course, and Grace tried to swallow back the butterflies she felt when she saw it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then it goes: three audible wing beats and the darkness swallows it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She placed a book on top of it, then another book, and one day it was swallowed beneath files and books. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And all that huge change came about as I had the marzipan in my mouth, before I’d even swallowed it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The water swallowed it with a resonant plop. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He swallows and then holds it out to me. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and took another sip of Coke before I looked up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Cilia gaped at him, tried to say something, but only swallowed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anger swallowed me and I could not escape it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They talked after every swallow, they talked after every drink they took, they talked whilst they were wiping off their lips. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

All about to be swallowed in nights of flame and blackout. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Ekon tried to swallow again but found his throat had gone dry. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He swallowed it down to keep himself from grimacing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

You wouldn’t think a swallow could stand up to a hawk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I swallow nervously as the implications of his words sink in. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I could steal from a hundred stories and tell you a lie so familiar you would swallow it whole. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He takes another swig of sweet tea to swallow the little ball that’s risen in his throat. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I take a swallow of air, like suddenly I have to remind myself to breathe. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would soon have died without water, and there was none where they were; any spring that made its way into the air was soon swallowed again among the rocks. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon it grew smaller and smaller, until it was swallowed by the night. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Klaus thought this over for a minute as he swallowed a chewy bit of bean. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I paint a monster with poisoned eyes swallowing up the sun so the whole world goes dark. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to choke down, no creatures to swallow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I take a big swallow of the hurting drink. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But as much as my body wants me to swallow, I don’t. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

My stomach drops like I just swallowed a stone. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ranofer swallowed, pressing back against the wall in a vain effort to retreat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I pause, trying to swallow the sawdust in my throat, as something inside me pushes me to go on. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My throat felt like I had swallowed a handful of sewing needles. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Their leader's appearances before the city council had been difficult enough for many of them to swallow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed, my hand moved to my throat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the boys slide into the backseat of a black Mercedes, are swallowed up inside, flanked by the two Gestapo officers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mama and Papa both looked like they’d swallowed a straight pin. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and looked at the runny eggs and tried to pretend they looked good. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He swallows hard, his Adam’s apple bouncing to the bottom of his neck and back up again. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fingers burning, I stripped the hot skin off potatoes in silence, swallowing hurt and resentment with the same outward resignation that Gladys manifested. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He swallowed water from the canteen and watched the sky for the autumn evening stars to appear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I won’t hurt you!—but the fog and the mud seemed to swallow my voice. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He accepted the bottle and took a quick swallow of whisky and passed it back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed, and tucked a strand of her unbound hair behind an ear. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He took another drink from his tankard, and swallowed thoughtfully before he spoke again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“They’ve got to swallow it,” Milo ordained with dictatorial grandeur, and almost broke his neck when he let go with one arm to wave a righteous finger in the air. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He just closed his eyes and swallowed bile. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

His head was misshapen, one cheek grotesquely swollen, his neck so engorged with blood that it threatened to swallow his face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Samuel swallowed several times, and he spoke with a dry voice out of a pinched-out throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man with Dad lifts his pint and takes a long swallow and when he puts his glass down there’s a hollow sound in the coffin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I swallow and grip the crown more tightly. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard because I haven’t practiced what I’m going to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The three of them were silent for a few minutes, the only sound being the trilling of warblers and swallows. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with each subsequent sip it got easier to swallow, and soon my body felt heavy and my head swam, and everything Mabel said made me laugh and every memory I had was meaningful. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So they chewed up the back parts of their minds and swallowed with relish. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Thomas doesn't reply, but I see him swallow hard in an effort not to react. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Less than five minutes after they’d swallowed the last of the drink, both Will and Lyra were fast asleep. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her perfume was close and heavy; breathing it was like swallowing big red roses; it choked him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not take it, and after a short time she swallowed it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He had learned to swallow some of his own medicine, and I was working toward being a warrior. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the thing was, Sookie had offered me the chips twice, but I didn’t have anything to drink and I knew I couldn’t swallow them without a lot of liquid nearby. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She rushed straight between two knotty pines, the thick undergrowth in between the trees swallowing the sounds of her and Mama’s footsteps. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He took another swallow, dribbling wine on the front of his black satin doublet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I can see her swallow hard, her eye flickering to the meat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When they swallow food, it is sent to the gizzard, where the grinding stones pulverize the food. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Charles Wallace took it, made another face, but managed to swallow. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow my last bite of macaroni and cheese. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Feeling too queasy to eat, Harry waited until Hermione had swallowed her last spoonful of porridge, then dragged her out onto the grounds. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My feet had been completely swallowed by the mud, and I was shivering in my pajamas, but no one took notice, and no one came up to cut the plastic binding our hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ophie swallowed, and pulled her legs and knees closer to her in case her hands were dirty, the way Mrs. Caruthers always seemed to think they were. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t close his eyes without seeing Roza’s slim hands slapping at fogged glass, the gleaming black SUV swallowed up by the gathering dark. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her breasts had pretty much swallowed my arm. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I feel tears welling up again, as they have every hour or so since yesterday, and I push them away, swallow them down. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I give her the glass and watch as she swallows the pill and water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

In a moment, he was gone, swallowed by the woods as if he were more deer than boy. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Silently they swallow, shake off the crumbs, and drift downstream for a swim in faster water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of days after the holidays, Kevin began to lose his reflexes and couldn’t swallow his own saliva. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and crouched down and scratched Beau behind his ears with both hands. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You’ll not last the day if you keep up this pace. What has got into you? Did you swallow a hive of bees?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He drank some water, swallowed a couple of aspirin for no particular reason, and opened one of the cans of red beans. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She swallowed with a dry gulp and pressed it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I watch her swallow, her hands tight fists at her sides. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I wished the ground would open up and swallow me so that I could disappear. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

In her office Dora poured herself one more, swallowed it and locked the drawer again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she swallowed, and her chest swelled with pride. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before long, he was thumping around the house, thin as a string bean, swallowing buckets of food to regain the weight he’d lost. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Axel swallows, tries to remember what it felt like to be brave enough to say the things he needed to say before. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I swallow the hard lump in my throat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His downcast face was fragile and forlorn as a swallow’s, and he rubbed the back of his arms rhythmically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I flooded the sticky piece of bread with hot saliva and swallowed it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crammed all the licorice into his mouth at once, swallowing it in painful gulps, and promptly vomited it up. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“And how do we get him to swallow nine or ten Tylenol?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He absently chewed and swallowed while he looked at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Harry swallowed a large amount of very hot soup and thought he could feel his throat blistering. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of the mush and swallowed it without tasting it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, despite feeling like the moon had just crashed into the ocean and been swallowed, I managed to give the reporters what they wanted. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I shift from one foot to the other and swallow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I went to the door for a swallow of fresh air. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it's like this wave sweeps over me, and my eyes get blurry, and I swallow hard. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had swallowed the media image of them completely. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the binocs down for a sec and swallow it away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Frodo was hardly less terrified than his companions; he was quaking as if he was bitter cold, but his terror was swallowed up in a sudden temptation to put on the Ring. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even the teenagers get trained to sit tall, not cry, swallow back fear. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard and waited a minute to collect his voice. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and almost coughed, catching it at the last minute so that my eyes teared over. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Tendai’s throat was so sore, he could barely swallow the broth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stood there, motionless, and watched us go, and when his figure was finally swallowed up by the space between us, I turned back around in my seat. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Overhead, swallows flitted, free as birds ever are. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nina swallowed, then forced herself to meet their gazes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had a look of pain on his face as if he had swallowed something that hurt him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I swallow and sing softly back, hoping she'll know it's safe to join me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The silence still flows from her, still bothers me, like it’s ready to swallow up the whole world and me with it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and tried not to cry. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I swallow my own tears,” he said, “and give my sanction to the Allied proposal.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

With only the barest hint of hesitation, he swallowed the tranquilizer-laced champagne. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He had an owl in his barn who talked to him at night and a pair of swallows. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

With that one word, Adam’s voice catches, but he swallows the emotion and pushes forward. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah," I said, preparing myself for what I was about to say, because I had decided right then and there to swallow my pride. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But the Tillermans ate in absolute silence, in huge bites, barely tasting what they chewed before they swallowed it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lump clogged her throat, which she promptly swallowed down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I poured them on my desk, arranged them in patterns and then I took one, hoping that the reflex of swallowing would make me feel better, but it didn’t. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He took the girl’s head in his mouth and began to swallow. Gulp, gulp, gulp. Her head went in. Her body went in. Her legs went in until she was all gone!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried again to rise, but his arms and legs only sank into a slippery smoothness, like a deep silk pillow swallowing his limbs. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He’s just sitting in the chair with his eyes closed and a slight smile tugging at his lips—I swallow and say, “Thanks for the gift,” and he opens his eyes to look at me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it, so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang a swallow’s note. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

To escape detection I cut to the right and was swallowed up by the dark brush of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cough and splutter, and I am swallowed by darkness. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

To chew and to swallow in silence here with her. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Other people came in with their sick animals—a dog that had swallowed a corncob, a lethargic cat, a puppy that refused to eat. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I hadn’t been eating much because of the swallowing problem, but my body was starting to show signs of weight loss after only two weeks. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The horses nibbled at the weeds that grew up between the broken stones while the clouds swallowed die last of the stars. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She finished chewing and swallowing and said, “My mother’s people are from Mississippi. My father, St. Louis.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” Inigo said, “we don’t know how long it takes to swallow something like this.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Startled by the small cry, Flora Baumbach dropped the pin from her pudgy fingers and almost swallowed the three in her mouth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The surface of the tongue turns brilliant red and then sloughs off, and is swallowed or spat out. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave the berry a good mash and swallowed it with no trouble. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I let out a little slack, to make sure it had properly swallowed the bait, before giving the line a good yank. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The section was surrounded by a metal fence topped with a band of electrified chicken wire which during the cool summer mornings would be black with roasted swallows. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His face was obscured by the hood of a long cloak, and I swallowed as he began to make his way over to me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow whatever was rising from my stomach, which tasted like lemonade, something fruity and sour. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji swallowed the knot forming in the back of his throat and wiped his eyes on his shirtsleeve. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed it quickly and put the bowl down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few fled through the holes in his cheeks; the rest he mashed up and swallowed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When it heard this final insult, it swallowed hard in its fury. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worm was easier to chew than grass and went down with the first swallow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Flora could see the squirrel’s name—ULYSSES—flying out of the car and into the night, a single, beautiful word that was immediately swallowed up by the wind and the darkness. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Genie glanced at Tess and swallowed hard—had to get the secret about Bruce Lee’s tooth all the way down to the bottom of his stomach so that it wouldn’t come out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He has a squeaky, inefficient voice that swallows syllables whole. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was warm from being so close to my skin for so long, which didn’t make it any easier to swallow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, trying to stop the emotions that come bubbling up, tears clouding my eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She who had always feared automobiles was being swallowed by the backseat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I had eaten with relish: the food was good—void of the feverish flavour which had hitherto poisoned what I had swallowed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“But he didn’t cry, no indeed. He just popped his fingers into his mouth, the brave little starling. Of course, some of the potion was still there, and he swallowed it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moran snorted the phlegm back from his nose and swallowed it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I watch him leave, swallowing the lump in my throat. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I swallowed the first words that came to my mouth. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He melted and I swallowed Him and now, at last, I was a member of the True Church, an official sinner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“The kids were small. I’m sure they don’t remember. But Collins came here late one night and roughed him up. I thought...I thought he was going to—” Mama swallowed hard. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I knew, of course I knew, that the Captain was not a spy, but as I read, it felt as though I were swallowing an icicle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because, Cooter, no matter how much food you swallow, it simply falls through the hole where your internal organs used to be and drops to the ground right in front of you!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“There is the movie, but you’re right. There’s some other stuff I have to figure out too,” I admitted, swallowing and keeping my eyes forward. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the morning he lay looking up at the clay nests that swallows had built in the corners under the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He popped the top and drank the bitter beverage, swallowing with his eyes closed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Because I was grateful the nominee didn’t turn out to be me'' I pounced on this. “So you let Cap swallow the hook. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard to pop my ears, which feel like they are stuffed with cotton. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Like, hello? I was being swallowed by quicksand, okay?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They swallowed their complaints, sometimes because they too were swept up in the excitement of pushing the technical capabilities of the cyclotron further and further. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I had just swallowed Him, He must be in there! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard at the next thought: She wasn’t going to ditch me, either. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She had not a thought in her head that was not a slogan, and there was no imbecility, absolutely none, that she was not capable of swallowing if the Party handed it out to her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Small bites that she chewed about a hundred times before swallowing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Some of them look annoyed when his shoulders bump against theirs, but they swallow their anger when they realize he's a police officer. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Each morning I got up before the sun swallowed the darkness. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I make to-do lists and check them off, trying to keep myself busy, swallowing my grief and pain so my parents don’t get consumed by theirs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My parents’ house looks sad and abandoned and swallowed by the mist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bowing his head, he withdrew, the slick shine of his oilcloth coat disappearing down the tunnel until he was swallowed by the shadows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a sadness lump in the back of my throat. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, easing the nausea down his throat, and his fingers danced against his side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He looked like a popeyed bird who had just swallowed something large and sticky and triangular. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We came to Manderley in early May, arriving, so Maxim said, with the first swallows and the bluebells. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She tipped her head back and swallowed the powder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If swallowed, it is absorbed slowly through the digestive tract; it may also be absorbed through the lungs. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I call out as the ice shatters beneath her, sucking her in, the dark water swallowing her whole. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Cole swallowed a big lump that had formed in his throat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It took her a moment to swallow her mouthful and say, “No, not today. Is everything all right?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The evening soup was distributed at great speed, swallowed as quickly. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silena tried to swallow, but her lips were dry and cracked. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tayo grabbed it and swallowed what was left in the bottle. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each concussion threw him, staggering, and he watched in sick astonishment as the cracks grew to gaping rifts wide enough to swallow a man. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His face contentedly deep in fee pie, his toes curled inward and his bare soles together, he sits and chews and swallows while his daemon becomes a mouse and grooms her whiskers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Now Mack opened his throat and poured down half the glass without swallowing. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flailed on the grass, but his cries were swallowed up by the storm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Thank you,” I say, and then it’s just the sounds of knives and forks scraping against the plates, chewing, swallowing, glasses of water being sipped and set down on wood. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong swallowed down his fear of being spotted and soon learned to walk forward with purpose—not too fast, not too slow—and to never, ever look over his shoulder. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She backs away from the roller coaster like it might reach out and swallow her, and I suddenly wonder if this whole thing was a bad idea. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I walked for hours, imagining the mist growing thick and swallowing me whole. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The friend swallowed his, Johnny stuck his in his pants once the teacher saw them. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I back away, wishing the wall would swallow me up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Dad swallows hard even though he’s not eating anything. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all started telling stories, then, of how fine and wonderful a thing it was to be a ghoul, of all the things they had crunched up and swallowed down with their powerful teeth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“This time, if I win, you marry Vicky. One, two, three . . .” “Snake swallows ax. I win again! So long to Vicky.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was swollen so badly that he could not close his mouth; he could hardly swallow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, the Weapons Master forced him to swallow the antidote, though the Champion still had to be rushed to the castle infirmary. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Bigger paused, swallowed, and looked down at his black hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow away the lump in my throat, but all that did was move the lump down to my heart. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Some recipe out of blood and dirt dug from the graves. They’re swallowing it.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

No one tended the garden, either to water it or to weed it, until it was swallowed up by oblivion, birds, and wild grasses. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One after another, they were swallowed up by the waves, until only five crates remained. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She swallowed and said, “Couldn’t someone get the Black Tortoise to go home now?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It depends, Principal,” my mother said, swallowing hard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

M. Yoshoto leaned his newspaper against my water glass, and the three of us ate in silence; that is, they ate and I systematically swallowed in silence. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I try swallowing some, and it doesn't taste as bad as seawater, but it definitely isn't good to eat. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Pinmei peered below and gasped, the sound swallowed by the roar of the spectacle behind them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her voice is just as matter of fact as ever, and my relief bubbles up in ill-advised laughter, which I swallow back down. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I swallow, trying to get rid of the pressure in my throat, the unbelievable sadness that comes and comes as I look at it looking back at me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed and stepped away, looking at the city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Grand Elder paused, closed his eyes, and tried to swallow his sadness deep in his chest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When she brings the pill, I swallow it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Bees hummed lazily in the distance and swallows swooped overhead. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pressed on south and southwest, until the wooden towers of Deepwood Motte were lost to sight and the sounds of trumpets had been swallowed by the woods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By the time they got off the bus, he could finally send a swallow past his Adam’s apple without choking. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then she drinks three hard swallows and lays back on her fancy pillows. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Your mouth opens and you get a real heave going, and swallow another wave of rancid smell, and that’s when I bent over and puked right into the trench. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Whatever she wanted to say next, she swallowed, and instead reached down, grabbed my empty cup, and went back into the kitchen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Delicious!” he declared, rubbing his belly after he had swallowed, making a show of it, and the three of us broke out in helpless, gorgeous laughter once again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

From each, I cut away a tinier portion and swallow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had wanted to cough as soon as it occurred to her that she mustn’t, and she passed a long hour trying to swallow away the tickle that perversely constricted her throat. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was simply gone, swallowed whole by the desert. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard and I was afraid he might start to cry again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

My insides went cold, like I’d swallowed water straight from a deep, dark well. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been over it so many times now, I’d almost forgotten how dangerous it could be, how many lives it had swallowed over the centuries. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Now, little miss, here is your medicine. Drink it off, like a good child. See, I lift you so that to swallow is easy. Yes.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It shifts over his Adam’s apple when he swallows. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I swallow the sting of those words leaving my mouth. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Well, sort of, but I have been having problems swallowing this summer. It makes me not want to eat.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The first khalasar they met would swallow up her ragged band, slaying the warriors and slaving the rest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We spent nineteen days in the infirmary, swallowing a variety of specialized poisons, since we had intestinal parasites, fungus growing on our feet and forearms, and more than the usual degree of malaria. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel worried that her daughter did not gain, and fussed over the fire concocting nourishing stews which Mercy obediently tried to swallow. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Six eyes watched me, and I closed mine as tight as I could and took my first-ever swallow of beer. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Just tell me. Is she”—he swallows hard—“is she seeing somebody else?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He dropped cloak and rucksack and ran the last few yards to the water, to fall on his face and swallow mouthful after freezing mouthful. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Bo pushed her hands away and swallowed hard, trying not to cry. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never taken another ibuprofen since that day with Charles, but I began to swallow them like breath mints. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I feel him actively sucking the water from me, and I let him, until I can feel him swallow, then I let him go and lean back to catch my breath. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had no idea why he’d become a reticulated python, but it did explain his dream about slowly swallowing a cow. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed, trying to erase the image of his sagging features from her mind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Still, the swallow couldn’t shake the vague notion that perhaps they were not. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He could not spit or swallow, he could not easily breathe, and he could not think. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow, but my mouth went dry. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But she sticks out her chin all the same, says, “Try me” to Frank like she’s ready for a real challenge, like she’s a barn swallow going after a hawk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He paid no attention and drank the rest in a swallow, then set the glass on the desk with a trembling hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had trouble swallowing them and had to chew them up a little. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge swallowed his strawberry along with half the screwdriver. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Although Doha could have run to the prison and back in the time it took Yuni to walk to the police station, he swallowed back his impatience and stayed by her side. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard and his throat was dry, so he pulled his messenger bag toward him to get some water. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and manage to squeak out one word. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The water swallowed our steps behind us, like it was chasing us. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first violet-green swallows of the year swirled among the spires of the library. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I sputtered on my last swallow of orange pop. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“She swallowed the ring. She took it from her finger and swallowed it. She said, ‘That is what I think of love.’ The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

But instead of saying anything, she pressed her lips together, swallowed hard, and looked away. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“This one is the cheapest. You swallow the pills and they take pictures as they go down.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat for a long moment in silence while the talk and laughter at the table dipped and soared about them like swallows. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard, but I was always interested in any thing from her early life that might explain Grandma. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taking a bite in his beak, he swallowed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He took Jon's cup from the table, filled it fresh from a nearby pitcher, and drank down a long swallow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I swallowed away the lump in my throat. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As I near, I swallow hard, my nerves making my throat go thick. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But a quest to ...” Grover swallowed- “I mean, couldn’t the master bolt be in some place like Maine? Maine’s very nice this time of year.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

So I jammed one whole cake in my mouth and the rough crumbs scratched the insides of my jaws, and if I hadn’t had to swallow, it would have been a dream come true. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Bhakaz brought his wine, the old knight took one long swallow and sent the boy for water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He scores the first round and the crowd swallows them up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It felt like being swallowed, this rushing through the dark, with the river roaring like a thousand voices. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Beto swallowed and shut his eyes tight against the new tears. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It floated downstream, out of reach, and the flat black water swallowed it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fanning drank hers down in several greedy swallows, then ordered another. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s turned out well enough this time, as the ostrich said when he swallowed the melon. But there had better not be a next. That was too close for my peace of mind.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Dimple decided on the clear my throat strategy, but the sound was swallowed by Ashish’s bitter laughter. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I swallowed again against the dryness in my mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He swallowed and cast a quick look around the garden. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then she would make the troublemaker swallow spoonfuls of the hot sauce. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to swallow as much as I could and I pushed the rest of the banana into the front of my teeth, banana mush dripping onto my chin and shirt. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was going crazy too, but it was a less offensive and in-your- face crazy, so it was a bit easier to swallow. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The waves were close to swallowing up whatever was left of the shark, the remains of muscle and organs that were already being picked apart by isopods. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I walk my bike along the back edge of the property to where the trees swallow the sun. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You stuck your finger in a pencil sharpener. You swallowed a key. You lost it at the field trip. Joey, you make very bad decisions for yourself.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to swallow, but it catches in my throat. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and wiped my mouth on my filthy sleeve. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

After I helped Needles swallow the aspirin, I stepped back and took one good look at him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I swallow, but my mouth holds no moisture. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sheriff took three big swallows of whisky, corked the pint, and put it back in the drawer before he replied. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now she's got her tongue stuck, and you can see her swallowing in her throat, like her mouth is dry. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I take a bite of the stew to show I don't really care, but it's like glue in my mouth and takes a lot of effort to swallow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He heard something, though, under the babbling of the brook: a sniffling, and a swallowing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her throat catches at the last name, and she swallows before continuing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

With great effort, I swallow my temper and clear my throat. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The boys jog down the driveway with their prize and are swallowed by the gloom. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Theresa swallowed again, so hard her heart thudded, or that’s how it seemed, everything oddly linked. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground around it, usually painted in a spiral pattern of black and white, is now nothing but darkness, as though it has been swallowed up by empty space. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Charles Wallace took it, made another face, but man-aged to swallow. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the host jockey became too malnourished, he could check into a hospital to have the worm removed, then return to the track and swallow a new pill. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie held the door open, trying not to look too hard at the dead swallow, just in case there were maggots. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The cassor sniffs it, bites it, and gobbles it down, its neck rippling in long waves as it swallows. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Nico had called on the earth to swallow them up, and then he’d run away—terrified of his own powers, and his own emotions. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My daddy is not home much, but when he does come home everything is one wonderful bamboche: fine nights full of guitar and radio, the smell of fry food, the fire swallow of clairin. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed and moistened his mouth to speak again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The trance happens when you don’t focus on anything, and the whole big picture swallows and moves around you. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, as if under a spell, the whole crowd stood and watched him swallow the fruit until he held a peach pit in his hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Though the darkness had swallowed her whole, her burnished image was still imprinted on his retinas; it obscured his vision, brightening when he lowered his eyelids, disorienting him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mariam was swallowed up in the dispersing crowd, a tiny little girl in a sea of strangers. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

If you enter the barn, the swallows swoop down from their nests and scold. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

About folks who called sauerkraut “liberty cabbage” in order to swallow it down with their supper. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It looks as if the sea has taken a bite out of the city and swallowed it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In trying to stop him, the officer had broken his dental plate, the inmate complained; and all he’d been trying to swallow anyway, he said, was a written note. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We get him propped up against the wall and he obediently swallows the spoonfuls of the berry mush I feed him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo swallowed back her fears and focused only on the belief in her heart. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Stunned, I swallow hard and try to think of something to say. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I go back to my burger as if it’s the most interesting thing in my life, even though I can’t swallow another bite. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It is swallowed up in the general murmur of the front. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had forced a few drops of a milky liquid into Timothy’s mouth and held him upright so that it could trickle down his throat, for Timothy could not swallow. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Soon all sound was swallowed by the fire. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are all seasoned men, Jon told himself... but his uncle Benjen and his rangers had been seasoned men as well, and the haunted forest had swallowed them up without a trace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shady’s hand shook as he swallowed the last of the liquor. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear tried to swallow his surprise, but he was sure that it must have shown on his face. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

My father could only afford one that year, so we passed it around, taking small sips, holding the sunshine-sweet liquid in our mouths for as long as possible before giving in to a swallow. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, swallowing, struggling to speak. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Hilly set down, looking like she just swallowed the cat that ate the canary. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Samuel took a big swallow and tilted his head back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was swallowed, lost in a viscous haze, shrouded in a soup of nothingness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sits there, his Adam’s apple rolling as he swallows. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed with great difficulty and pretended to gag. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dicey would swallow her disappointment and enjoy this temporary haven. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow, imagining him opening a beat-up guitar in front of all these people. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed hard to subdue the lump in her throat, or the fear in her breast, or both. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The dining room contained Elvira Caruthers, a wayward daughter who cared more about gossip than chewing her food before swallowing and who had died before she could create her own branch of the family line. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She said nothing to us in the kitchen as she swallowed two aspirins with a gulp of water. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A few days later the swallows and swifts felt the change and left the Northeast. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

In the lining of my pocket, I find a stray morphling tablet and swallow it dry, heading off my rising hysteria. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Each pocket of foam glowed pale in the moonlight as it surfaced, before the water’s bulk swallowed it back down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The wings of the paper swallow began to shiver. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Cook leaned in close to the kettle and put the spoon in and took the spoon out and blew upon the spoon and then brought it to her lips and sipped and swallowed. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I croak, but then I swallow hard and say, “Yeah, we got this!” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It swallowed her voice, her words, and her eternal, inadequate apology. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But they’re some of the only landowners who pay in money, and there don’t seem to be other part-time job opportunities here, so I swallow my pride and work for them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted his head on her arm, and he swallowed the medicine. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie Aggie came in and pushed Momma to the side, lifting me up and thumping me on the back as I coughed up the water I'd swallowed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and tried to remember what I had to say, and I said it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes got wide and he swallowed his mouthful. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Cyclops choked, trying to swallow the unexpected pill. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

My brother shows up and swallows ten of them without chewing, chugs a glass of milk, and then says, “Let’s go!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It burns cold in me, the temperature of the water after the storm tested and tasted me and decided in the end I wasn’t worth swallowing. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed hard to clear the pain from her throat, and his own throat hurt too, because without him there would have not been so much shame and disgrace for the family. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Realizing there was no way out of it, he swallowed hard, closed his eyes for a second, then turned and pointed to a house behind us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I didn't have my Healthy-Start breakfast, and not because they have never heard of it, but because I'm still having trouble swallowing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He put the quarter in his pocket and drained his cup of coffee in one long swallow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She watched the huntress’s throat as she swallowed, and she wondered if Kaisa could hear the pounding of her heart. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow, but her mouth was dry. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Chew on it, but don’t swallow it,” the nurse said with a laugh. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled onto his stomach and swallowed a mouthful of blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I heard once about a man who was so hungry he salted and peppered himself and swallowed himself whole!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if the island were trying to swallow me up. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, sir,” admitted the chaplain meekly, swallowing slowly with a visible effort. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Peach took a bite of mashed potatoes instead of meat loaf, chewed thoughtfully, and then swallowed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then, knowing the drill, I open my mouth and pull my cheeks apart with my fingers like I’m making a face at her, to show her that the medicine has truly been swallowed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He swallowed the bile that rose in his throat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed, keeping an eye out for signs of ruin below, glad that Shay was moving at a nice, slow speed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She wrote, “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rishi swallowed, willing his heart to stop pounding, his blood to stop boiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Once he had swallowed a good portion of the English vocabulary, he began to taste the familiar ingredients, the Greek seasoning in the roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The Firedrake took a deep breath ... . . . and swallowed a big Queen Bee that emerged from the glove as if in answer to Beowulf's call! Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it was gone, swallowed by the sea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bënduka is the bent-sideways girl who walks slowly, but bënduka is also the name of a fast-flying bird, the swallow with curved wings who darts crookedly quick through trees near the river. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The hell I can’t—if I want to. All right! Mr. Trask, you served in the United States Cavalry. The weapons of the cavalry are carbines and pistols. You—” He stopped and swallowed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

August is watching, so I pretend to swallow before setting the glass down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Pressure cinched around my throat when I swallowed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He needed a lot of operations, because, just like with breathing and swallowing, there were other things that didn’t come automatically to him. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He collected beads from the braids in his mother’s hair and swallowed them in secret so he would always have a piece of her inside of him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z