| 单词 | sweep |
| 例句 | Then Frodo stepped up to the great grey net, and hewed it with a wide sweeping stroke, drawing the bitter edge swiftly across a ladder of close-strung cords, and at once springing away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She trudged into the Great Meadow, where fierce winds had created enormous, sweeping snowdrifts. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A truck drove by somewhere outside, its lights momentarily sweeping under the car. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “You can use the computer to sweep a room and check if somebody’s trying to listen in on you. I suggest you use it the moment you arrive. And finally...my own favorite.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z We were in charge of sweeping the floors and bringing the trash out to the dumpster by the drive-thru. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Petra, resting her hand on the railing as they walked slowly down the sweeping staircase, stopped with a jolt. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He wets the cloth and sweeps it across my eyelids, cheeks, nose, and lips, tenderly removing the dust from my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Ron, sweeping the jumble of scrawled notes off the table, dipping his pen into some ink, and starting to write. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She saw grief-stricken children in desperate need, and every instinct within her impelled her to sweep them into her arms and nurture them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She wanted to finish before supper so that the twins could help her sweep and mop. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Migrants arrested in a dawn sweep at the Tapachula rail yard are behind bars before their probable deportation. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I yank the pouch back from her, sweep all the things toward one corner of the bed, and lie down with my back to her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I meant to sweep dramatically out of the room, but of course I caught the toe of my boot on the doorjamb and dropped my books. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But unlike in that photo, she wasn’t trying to hide the birthmark with a sweep of her hair. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He took up a piece of paper and a pencil and drew off what he meant with one sure sweep of his hand. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As I head back to my room, I accidentally sweep his men off the Risk game board. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Harry backed away until he hit the dark Chamber wall, and as he shut his eyes tight he felt Fawkes’ wing sweep his cheek as he took flight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “What d’you think Harry’s going to do with it — sweep the floor?” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Then with both hands he made a great circular sweep in the air and watched with delight as all the musicians began to play at once. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It was sweeping toward Griffin’s Wharf, he struggling to get back to Salt Lane. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He slumps down to the floor as the staircase sweeps around. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Ha! I think he was a SmartMart scout,” she said and began sweeping the sidewalk in front of the store. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I watched him swing his scraggy leg in a sweeping arc, watched his whole body tilt impossibly to the right every time he planted that foot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His mustache moved up and down, a radar sweep for all things unruly. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It was awkward to explain to people that before Sasha could come to little Julia’s birthday party, the Secret Service would need to stop by and do a security sweep. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The British boys were taking long, sweeping strokes, all but lying on their backs at the end of each pull. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It seemed that he drove twice a week to all the local beauty parlors and barbershops, collecting their sweepings and arranging them, strand by strand, as carefully as a wren. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He saw a faint sweep of white thigh. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “No,” she said, sweeping her unbound hair over a shoulder. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z These people covered astonishing sweeps, for considerable periods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If the same song, the same joke, the same style sweeps through all parts of the country at once, it must be that all Americans are alike in something. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z No kind of crazy breakthroughs, just variations on a theme: pigs with brain maps that resemble St. Louis, my couple for Noelle joined by the sweeping bridge, a family of metropolises. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z An air-postman will check their compasses and sweep them to their destinations this afternoon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I sweep my thumb across the silver wrapper. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If not in the kitchen, I was removing colonies of spiders, polishing tables and chairs, or sweeping up a mountain of dust. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes are sweeping over me from head to toe. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Weird how this memory flashed through my mind as I raced the boat down the creek and into the river, my eyes sweeping back and forth across the water, looking for Ben and his mom. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z When I had entered he was sweeping the shop, and he had sweetened his labours by sweeping over me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I sweep away the crushed glass and tangled ribbons. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I begin sweeping scraps into a dustpan and change the subject. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Now,”—said Emma, when they were fairly beyond the sweep gates,—“now Mr. Weston, do let me know what has happened.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I went upstairs again, to the privacy of my bedroom, but when I opened the door I found the housemaids in there doing the room; one was sweeping the floor, the other dusting the dressing-table. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sea fog was sweeping in behind them, and the light was fading quickly. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He would sweep into a room, working a cigarette in his fingers, and people would trail him like pilot fish. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But, on the instant, came the sweep and flash of Jonathan’s great knife. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He saw Hull’s eyes, hawkish and focused, sweep over the classroom, and it sent a shiver down his spine. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In all my wishing for a job I had not thought of how I would be treated, and now it loomed important, decisive, sweeping down beneath every other consideration. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In February, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan visited South Africa and gave a speech before Parliament in which he talked of “winds of change” sweeping Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he began to cut the green cloth on the table with long sweeping strokes of his arm. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I said, “In between spring and fall, and fall and spring, ma’am, you just s’posed to sweep and mop and use the feather duster and like that.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She took my hand, and I felt the power of a whirlwind sweep around me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cherangani Hills appeared in the distance, a line of mountains on the edge of the Rift, humpy and green, crushed under an indwelling sweep of rain clouds. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat on the straight-back chair beside her and looked over at the big cottonwood that grew next to the porch, its branches sweeping and wide, hiding a portion of the northeast sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I made a sweeping gesture with my right hand, and a three-dimensional hologram of Castle Anorak appeared, floating in the air in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He whimpers, licks my face, and waits, his tail sweeping across the floor. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The girls wrapped him, but still he couldn’t stand the sweeping chills and the ice that filled him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I start sweeping up the hair, and I can’t help but grin. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I gripped the bottom of my chair and held tight and watched the second hand on the clock sweep around and around. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the aura of limitless freedom distilled from the rolling sweep of tall green grass swaying and glinting in the wind and sun. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z On a black screen, a binocular-shaped template of vision sweeps back and forth, taking in the distant refugees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I feel a rush of air as Jeanne sweeps past me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It must have been some sort of miracle that these sweeps were never during his shift. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Even the juke box had stopped and I could feel the danger mounting so swiftly that I moved without thinking, bounding over quickly and sweeping up a beer bottle, my body trembling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stick thumped on the wooden floor and the foot of her flawed leg brushed the boards with a sweeping sound, as if she dragged a broom. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A strange feeling of serenity and confidence was sweeping over her and all of a sudden she found that she was frightened by nobody in the world. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z For example, in one case, a sweep of one hundred buses resulted in only seven arrests. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She was afraid to leave and yet she could not bear the life she led, inside all day, sweeping and dusting, making beds, washing clothes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Frantically he fell to his hands and knees and felt around beneath the table in the darkness, sweeping back and forth. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The searchlights from the watchtowers sweep the grounds with swaths of light while guards patrol on foot, guns and Tasers at the ready. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z John had finished sweeping, and he now mounted to the pulpit to dust the three thronelike chairs, purple, with white linen squares for the headpieces and for the massive arms. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She took the cloth from him and began to sweep up the broken shards. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The pencil made a slight sweeping noise as though it were grating down the finer, more resistant surfaces of the white page. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z 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 He burst into tears, and Mama and Papa both immediately reached out for him, Mama getting there first and sweeping him into her arms. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Kalinda then takes my arm and acts like we’re the oldest of friends, sweeping me away from the room, and she wastes no time at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He loped across the grass, easily outraced them all, and gobbled the ball up, sweeping it into his jaws with that huge tongue. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z They would remain in hiding and let the manhunters sweep through the county before they moved on. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions that Min dismissed him early, he would hang around the house, looking for little chores to do—pulling weeds in her vegetable patch or sweeping the yard. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She sweeps inside the church and the cool darkness beyond the threshold. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The plaster was pitted and peeling—pieces littered the floor as if someone had recently punched the wall and no one had bothered sweeping up afterward. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z With that, she sweeps out the door, leaving me with a thundering heart and the royal seal burning in my pocket. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And I know he’s being as careful as he can, but the moment his arm sweeps behind my legs to hoist me up, the pain turns black and twists through me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It was another damaging cliché, one that’s been forever used to sweep minority women to the perimeter of every room, an unconscious signal not to listen to what we’ve got to say. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She scoured the house for money, sweeping her hand to the backs of drawers and under cushions and into the pockets of Henry’s pants and overalls and shirts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, we broke down their doors and went inside their homes. And ... I’d... I’d sweep the barrel of my machine gun around the room and fire and fire until the smoke blinded me.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Despite Haymitch's order to appear mediocre, Peeta excels in hand-to-hand combat, and I sweep the edible plants test without blinking an eye. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And then I’m paddling through the break, watching a big wave swelling, coming toward me, knowing that in a moment it will sweep me up into something enormous and powerful. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She glanced over at me curiously, frowning, sweeping my face with her sharp, pale eyes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The older children were sweeping the yard and singing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I get the broom from the closet and start sweeping. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z A surging sweep of many odds and ends came together and formed an attitude, a perspective. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned toward the door, hesitated, turned back, started for the door again—and encountered Sander sweeping from the tiring-room, dressed as Hamlet's mother. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Girl,” she said to me as I prepared to sweep the kitchen floor, “the bedding needs to be aired.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our revolving door sweeps us right back in there,” Dallas said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She slowly taught us to iron, wash clothes, and take care of the house by dusting, sweeping floors, and watering the more than one hundred indoor plants she kept. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Before leaving, I’d take a switch and sweep them all away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Far away, Lina saw a narrow gray line curving like a pencil stroke across a sweep of green. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The whole ice pack was moving in a clockwise direction, sweeping west and north with the current, up along the Antarctic Peninsula. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She exhaled and let the moment sweep over her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Out, out, out he went, then back again, each time with a wider arc and more dizzying sweep. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Kaede turned to her, a strange look on her face, and then the guards came to sweep the glass out of the carriage. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Ahhh. Closer come can we, closer come?” said the roach, delicately sweeping the space in front of it with a leg. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We sweep to get the last of it clean. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I help wash the dishes, sweep the floor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z One of these rapid, high-note riffs that black boys make up as they go while sweeping, shoveling, or just walking along. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger felt the icy wind of the night sweep over him and he discovered that he was wet with sweat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Washington said when he took in the sweeping views of the Crystal River. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z With the sweep in California, recent victories in Poughkeepsie, and now talk even of future victories in the Olympics, any Seattleite could suddenly stick out his chest and crow a bit. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In back, my skirt was tied with a large bow that flowed into the graceful sweep of my train. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He could pass with a single movement, a sweep of his arm would send the ball through a crowd of straining bodies to just the right outstretched hands, just the right player. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She sweeps him off and into the waiting elevator, elbowing him when he licks her palm. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I wished we could sweep away the years and see her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z By the time they found it, the trumpets had sounded again and Lord Tywin's reserve came sweeping up along the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As I sweep, the joints of my shoulders and elbows ache. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You may as well take a broom and start sweeping dirt off the mountain,” she said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z With a wave of his hand he indicated the wide two-and-a-half-mile sweep of beach that was now in view. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the towers by the sea, crumbling as the dark tide came sweeping over them, rising from the depths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z What kind of landowner ended up sweeping stairs? Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A river, so quick and cold it would sweep you away in mere moments if you fell in, ran through the center of the valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z First they were all separated, exploding into different directions, but then they swooped back toward each other, like family, and became one big black wave, twisting and sweeping up through the trees around them. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Her eyes sweep across my face, my hair. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The great snowy owl beckoned towards his hole with a sweeping wing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “She can sew, though,” I heard my mother say, “and sweep.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By the late 1980s and early 1990s, the politics of fear and anger sweeping the country and fueling mass incarceration was turning its attention to children. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This “volume” approach to drug enforcement sweeps up extraordinary numbers of innocent people. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Dutchy drops the attache case as I stand up, and sweeps me into a hug. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Tides twenty feet tall, sweeping away people, trees, even buildings. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He sweeps her hair back from her ears; he swings her above his head. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I sweep the back of my hand across my eyes, trying to wipe away my embarrassment. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It will be one clean sweep, left to right. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She sweeps it up and sets it free. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The man indicated the absent villagers with a sweep of his hands. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She marched over to the sweeping woman to get a look at her and discovered it was none other than Mary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fiona! Come in, come in,” my mom calls, completely sweeping my question out of the kitchen. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He also asked Amil to sweep the floors and wash the windows. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When we’re done, Amá sweeps them up and flushes them down the toilet, in case some of them still have babies inside them. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "All of us," Javier says, sweeping his arm across the table as though the four of us were a village, a country, the entire world. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z More than the sight of her, I missed her caresses—the wind she sent through canyons and ravines to sweep through my hair every morning. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “There’s the outer row that we see,” she said, sweeping her hand along the jawline. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The foxes watched the soldiers run down the hill, sweep their beams of light over the heap in the field, then go back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She does nothing but sweep, open doors, and serve food. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then instruct me, for the sake of Ptah the Bearded! That scowling one, the First Craftsman, said nothing but ‘Wash these sweepings, young one!’ with never a word as to how or why. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z My flight path carried me in a great sweeping arc around and behind the Gemini. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z However, she knew to stay away from Jordan, who would knock her off the table with a sweep of his arm, or kick her if she got in his way. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The returning Bay was fully in sweep around our prow. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z If I stayed on the tracks, maybe it would just sweep me up and take me away. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When they see a police car coming or that officers are conducting a sweep, they unlatch their front gates and usher migrants in to hide in their gardens and backyards. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z What had happened to him in the second half, going time and time again with those plodding, thudding sweeps? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, Brian observed relief sweeping the teacher’s face, as if a huge burden had been lifted from him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking back over the full sweep of American history, one would be hard-pressed to discover a presidency more dominated by a single foreign policy problem and simultaneously more divided domestically over how to solve it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The only thing I felt was a strong urge to sweep the steps. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Wings whose vast sweep shadowed a whole city, and he had only to fold them like a lady’s fan. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It made a gesture as though to sweep the Patronus aside. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The beam struck the ground directly in front of us, then cut a deep smoking furrow in the earth as it continued to sweep forward, vaporizing every avatar and ship in its path. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She sashayed out of the kitchen, and a moment later, I heard her in her bedroom, humming “One Fine Day” by the Chiffons along with the radio and sweeping the floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He could see a long way down across open fields to a road, a farmhouse, a long sweep of wheat rising up to green woods on the far ridge, at least a mile off. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In a terrified glance, Taran saw the sweeping antlers of the Horned King. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “What? Hanging out with you? Or”—she made a sweeping gesture at the town—“this?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He and SJ get backstage, and the team sweeps them up in hugs and high fives. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z So out the window I went, sweeping the twelve sand-dollar birds I keep on the sill into my sweatshirt pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Some of the boxes had broken open on the way, spilling hot uranium over the truck bed; Seaborg advised his assistants to wear rubber gloves to sweep up the detritus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “It will be very nice to have you at home for a vacation, of course, but it is a little hard to sweep with a man sitting around reading all day.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z In this sweeping international epic, black and white American soldiers protect each other under enemy fire in the African desert. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She sweeps the kitchen floor and the floor of Italy upstairs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He risked a sweep of the bank with the flashlight. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I stare up at the canopy and wait for my dreams to sweep me away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I like a clean place, but I cain’t say I like sweeping and mopping. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She sweeps around behind me and says, “Well, we’ve got to get moving. Places to go, things to do.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The next few hours are spent doing tasks no one else wants to do—snipping stitches, basting, sweeping up, collecting pins and putting them in pincushions. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He reined up grandly, waved the hat in one long slow swop, bowed halfway down off the horse—a broad sweeping cavalier’s gesture. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire landscape resounds with Christ’s agitation, represented by the sweep of supernatural forces. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a sweeping gesture with the flat of his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Francie got a little frightened and started sweeping towards the door. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaped high in the air and swung the net through the mist with a great swishing sweep of his arm. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I come around behind him, sweeping my dagger in an arc. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They moved carefully, and I could hear them searching, sweeping objects to the floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Flames scatter crazily, lighting the brush, swiftly sweeping up several other trees. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It was the lady from the nearest house, out to sweep her steps. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet if you succeed, then our power is diminished, and Lothlórien will fade, and the tides of Time will sweep it away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They stepped out from the Forest, and found a wide sweep of grass welling up before them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z If she was doing one last sweep to check for stragglers, she should come out at any moment. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z While she searched for something to say she knew that his eyes had not missed the hot surge she could feel sweeping up from the collar of her cloak to the hood at her forehead. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Hidden in the underbrush, I watched the cars speed by, their headlights sweeping over me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He gets an excited look on his face and sweeps me off the ground before I can embrace him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The General indicated the restaurant with a sweep of his arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Balekin’s gaze sweeps over the audience, and though I know it will not settle on me, I still flinch. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We do not have a vacuum cleaner, so I sweep a lot. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Within days of arriving in Kansas City, Jack had a job working for a clothing-distribution wholesaler, sweeping floors and moving boxes. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Pilate scraped the eggshells together into a little heap, her fingers fanning out over and over again in a gentle sweeping. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He is, instead, bathed dramatically in a sweeping and resplendent sunset, wearing a crisp black jacket and riding pants tucked into tall leather boots, looking every inch an actual fairy-tale prince. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They sweep me into the dining room and I get a real meal -roast beef and peas and soft rolls -although my portions are still being strictly controlled. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But the two mounts were patiently blundering together, and the two knights had simultaneously decided on the sweeping stroke. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Rock stands up, grabs a broom, and starts sweeping up the hair. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Even as I continue downloading information, I find myself distracted as the spotlights sweep over each team, hardly able to believe that I’m in the same space as them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And so she continued, at the same pace, to sweep the dust, cigarette ends, and lozenge wrappers from the rest of the steps, until she reached the letter boxes at the bottom. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I get the broom I keep at my station for such occasions and sweep up broken Broken Me-Blob No. 8 while everyone mutters about how unlucky I am. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And suddenly the Shadow Host that had hung back at the last came up like a grey tide, sweeping all away before it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was made of sand-colored adobe and had two soaring steeples, a gigantic circular stained-glass window, and, leading up to the two main doors, a pair of sweeping staircases covered with pigeons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She stood over her friend, sweeping her blade back and forth to keep the giants at bay. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then the sea blended imperceptibly into sweeping areas of land populated only by the figures of animal life unknown to her, hulking creatures grazing on tall tan grasses. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The pursuit of carnal pleasure sweeps all before it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They also sent me on errands about the farm, or ordered me to sweep the floor or pick up trash. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She seems to include Taryn and me in this sweeping statement. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Charlie stood real stiff while she hugged him, his eyes sweeping over everybody, checking us all out. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I came to the surface and spotted Annabeth, but a wave caught her, sweeping her between two razor-sharp fangs of rock. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Skinning rabbits and sweeping floors and mucking out the privy. I am the inn girl.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “These,” Michelangelo continued, now speaking to Yehuda and his wife and indicating the children with a sweep of his hand, “are the saints.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He caught a gleam of red light sweeping the ground in front of the creature as if it came from its eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z While the fire catches, I sweep out the snow that has accumulated under the empty windows, using a twig broom my father made me when I was about eight and I played house here. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Standing at the edge of the smooth rolled sand you could look up in the empty stands and see old women sweeping out the boxes. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Bacterial infections sweep through their populations like the plagues of old; under the onset of a virus their hordes sicken and die. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z On two or three afternoons, to pass some time, I helped Elroy get the place ready for winter, sweeping down the cabins and hauling in the boats, little chores that kept my body moving. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu asked, a new anger sweeping over her, treading itself through her fingers so that they shook. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We would wait for the last show to end—usually around midnight—and then sweep and mop the floors and scour the bathrooms. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His eyes swept the clearing, then up the edge of the clearing, and in those two sweeps he knew—he knew the clearing and the woods. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z But Enrique has been caught twice near the depot in police sweeps. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Up ahead a few of the gas station owners could be seen sweeping snow from their driveways. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of colored spotlights sweep back and forth across the space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Servants sweep me out of the room like dust. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The wife would not stir herself to sweep the floor of their hut, nor did the children trouble to wash the food from their faces. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I sweep my roll and half the meat into my napkin, fold it up and put it in my lap. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z As she was sweeping the paintbrush across a corner of canvas to dry out the brush, she heard Jeff and Rick chatting. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She searched through the cabinets and desk drawers, sweeping bugs off the few files left undamaged. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They decided to hide in plain sight, sweeping and cleaning the courtyard, looking busy and useful. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Then he saw a spray of light sweeping the trees and shrubs across the street. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ladling water into his bowl of sweepings from the big water jar, he wondered how he could prove it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Alec leaned out into the open a bit farther, sweeping his gaze back and forth one last time. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Nausea passes through me in waves, like a green sweep of the rendering sails through night. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she noticed Mohammed’s writing, addressed to her in care of the University of Biafra, in long elegant sweeps. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There were always gut sicknesses and fevers sweeping through the camp. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Begbie’s blond hair was around her face, sweeping against her shoulders. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Regaining his composure, he had peeled off a nice thirty-four-yard run on a sweep. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Reek could hear the wind sweeping across the rolling plains beyond the town. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But now he had seen the Narnians sweeping down from the ridge. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I watch the flashlight beams sweep through the yards up on Jonagold Path. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Look there. The little one is already back at her chores. And she did a fine job sweeping earlier.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He put it in his gear at the hooch before we went on the sweep. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Just a tiny bit," I decide, sweeping a sponge over his cheeks. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When he hits the pod, we take cover — ducking into doorways or flattening onto the pretty, light orange and pink paving stones—as a hail of bullets sweeps back and forth over our heads. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One night, mysteriously, it burned down, and the next day Goetz was out on the street sweeping away the debris. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous. park When he saw Eleanor walking toward him on Monday morning, Park wanted to run to her and sweep her up in his arms. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But at other times, she would gyrate and make grunting sounds and spasmodically sweep her books and pens to the floor. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I watched her wide full mouth sweep through her sentences like a figure touring a dark house, flipping on spots and banks of perfectly drawn light. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Unnoticed by the townspeople, who were busy sweeping up glass and haggling over the price of the fuel, Will followed the bear-king up the gangway and aboard the ship. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He’d grabbed the pencil tucked behind his ear and made a sweeping motion across the image. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The perfumed seneschal could well be part of this, trying to lure him into a secret meeting so he could sweep up him and Skahaz both and charge them with conspiring against the king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Martin found a janitor's job in a hotel emptying garbage cans, sweeping, and mopping. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She felt warm, like sweeping the light toward herself had lit candles inside her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I imagined Mother standing by the back door, her eyes sweeping the dark ridge, when my father came home to tell her they hadn’t found me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The sweep of her hair back from her face, the curve of her nostril suggested the figurehead of a ship plunging gallantly into a rough sea. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Marv is suffering, completely alone, and he uses all of those things to sweep the guilt from his stomach every day. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She left off sweeping and came forward, and M. Yoshoto briefly introduced us. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The sweep was an almost leisurely circumnavigation of the block on ground level, to check that all inmates were in and all gates were locked, that everything was in order. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anything you tell me. There be some sports are painful—you know. But their labour delight in them sets off. That’s what I feel. I mean I’d sweep the floor if you wanted.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He makes a sweeping motion with his hands. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I continued to run forward, eyes sweeping the ground. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Abra parted the switches like a curtain and went into the house of leaves made against the willow trunk by the sweeping branches. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And as she began to roll with one sweeping rhythm, she would start her story. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When he heard that Lord Cheldthorpe would be arriving a few weeks hence, he spent days rushing from room to room, his gown sweeping behind him, waggling his hands rapidly before him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He went about his job with no expression, sweeping cigarette packs and gum wrappers into a dustpan that he emptied into a larger trash can. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s something—” The wind steals the words from her mouth, sweeping out of the dunes with unnatural fury. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A shopkeeper was vigorously sweeping the sidewalk in front of his store. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The men gathered at the farm were begun a sweep to ferret out any who had not regained the launches—we could hear them call to each other. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “He’s a jerk, but he sure knows how to sweep pollution away.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z From the dot, I sweep down a shivering beam cutting the darkness. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This time when Malcolm turned round, he saw the beam of a searchlight, brilliant against the gloomy sky, sweeping from left to right. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But I wanted to leave things in order and not just trust that obliging and indifferent sea to sweep my refuse away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z And for a second I thought he had caught me in the sweep of his eyes, and tensed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Frankie and Joseph scoured the floor, sweeping their hands across the carpet. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z This realization momentarily stunned me, which was unfortunate, because Sorrento’s lightning weapon was still firing, moving in a fast sweeping arc, cutting across the ground, then diagonally up the castle wall, toward me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I watch as the wind sweeps everything off the shelves: knickknacks, books, a vase of purple flowers. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He had poured that slim little ingot, now lying yonder in the courtyard beside the drawplate, from just such sweepings as this. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I shiver as a desert chill sweeps through me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They went into the snow, over the frozen streets, through the sweeping wind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As the Earth rotates, our more powerful radio transmitters slowly sweep the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sharp eyes sweep over me, and I find myself blushing for some reason. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Please,” said the other.They stood back to back, the tall thin wizard and the short round one, and waved their wands in one identical sweeping motion. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z If Pocock was done for the day, Joe would help him put tools and lumber away or sweep the sawdust and wood shavings from the floor for him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He sweeps out of the room, slamming the front door. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He made a dramatic sweeping gesture with one hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes Dadi would ask us to sweep or wash or fold or put away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But now we’re an out away from winning the game, completing the doubleheader sweep, raising our record to 7–1, and extending our first-place lead to two full games. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z A swift current grabs the tube and sweeps it into the river. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He folded them and placed them in his pocket, then brought the sword down in a sweep across the front of Hickey’s chest, neatly slicing off the buttons from the traitor’s coat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to pace up and down before Harry and Wormtail, eyes sweeping the graveyard all the while. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z One of his pockets was stuffed with a great white kerchief on which he wiped his palm before sweeping his hand over the chosen chess piece with great flourish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s pretending to sweep, longing for a closer view, or maybe she’s daring to wish to be in a parade herself one day. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit back down, swipe my hand across the table to sweep away the crumbs. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z My wish is that they’ll do something worthwhile with their lives, something more important than sweeping popcorn. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She spent her free hours in the library, so wondrously well lit; the sweep of computers, the large, clean, airy reading spaces, the welcoming brightness of it all, seemed like a sinful decadence. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I’m pondering this question as I sweep the Doctorita’s waiting room, near the front door, where dirt from patients’ shoes always builds up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The winds began rising from the bay waters, racing over Oakland and sweeping low over the hissing weeds, which nodded back and forth in great shimmering waves of gold. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees "introduced bills calling for sweeping reorganization of the entire intelligence apparatus of the government." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We have already had a few of these, sweeping across the field of human thought periodically, like comets. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The pregnant girls just sighed at the news and went on sweeping and sprinkling the dirt yards, and the young men sharpened their blades till the edges whistled. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I sit behind the counter while she cleans the filters of the dryers or sweeps the chipped floor tiles. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At the end of the day shift, the OIC often dispatched three or four or five of the departing officers on a final sweep of the flats. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A ruddy-faced young man gave an unexpected sweep of his arm, striking me on the side of the head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I know how to do a lot more than ruddy sweep.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And Bram’s hand sweeps smoothly over the nape of Simon’s neck. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They had never had guests before, and they went to work like darling elves, sweeping, mopping, cooking, baking—making mattresses of straw and burlap bags, setting tables, putting party favors at each place. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the orange dragon sweep down and away to the water below until she was a ginger speck in the distance. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Trouble led his team down the sweeping avenue. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She staggered into the gray zone, carrying boxes of supplies, and felt a sweeping adrenal rush, and thought, I’m too young to be going through this. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tidings was in his glory in the parking lot, handing out numbers to each driver, gesturing with wide sweeps of his arms, getting everybody ready to line up. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I think of my mother, sweeping up deadly toxins; the way they used to use up old women, in Russia, sweeping dirt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Impossible in one sweep to take it all in. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Carla’s eyes sweep over a high shelf where toys and trinkets are stored out of the way. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I rode my bike down to the shop every day after school to inspect how he was doing and sweep up the tailings at the machines, anything to assist. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Library is a place you borrow books,” Mama said, sweeping the dirt out the kitchen door. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I remember the sweeping lovely dance of high buzzards against the sky and Tom looking long up at them, but I can’t remember that he ever said anything about them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I watch Mami sweep and I feel sorry I’m making her work so hard. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z After sweeping I went into the kitchen, sat on the stool, and watched Kazi stir and chop. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He took the brush, and began sweeping it through the silver avalanche with fingers which were deft from practice, while the Queen closed her eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could come after school and sweep up hair and stuff.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Like not sweeping the floor on New Year’s Day so you would not sweep the god of wealth out of the house, or eating a spring roll so you would roll the money in. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She sweeps my hair up into a high bun and clips it tight with a banana clip. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "No, I'll sweep it," he said, and got up and went into the kitchen. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Hop to a rooftop, spread out to opposite ends and sweep each chimney until they met up in the middle, jump a dactyl to the next block and start it all again. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I can hear her sweep them off the floor. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z A teenage girl stood outside, listlessly sweeping at a cloud of yellow butterflies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Looking at it below, she could hardly believe that it had been so cruel as to sweep Papá away. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Then you are far too easily destructible,” Celia murmurs softly, winking at him as Chandresh sweeps by and offers her his arm. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Another flock of white uniforms sweeps into the opening. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When he raised his sword, Jon went underneath it with a sweeping blow that crunched against the back of the other boy's leg and sent him staggering. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He reached over, swiftly, but somehow still hesitantly, to sweep my hair back behind my shoulder. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She wandered into town on foot, to Wimpy’s, and has gotten a job there sweeping out the aisles, which is near impossible to believe. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She takes my hands and sweeps me into a hug. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “It looks like we’re going to have to sweep this house the old-fashioned way,” he grumbled. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She was pretending to sweep the children out, as Mother said, because they kept hanging around the house after they arrived. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It came on the wind, sweeping toward her in scratchy bursts, and then was borne away again before she could discern any words. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s still a sweep, and everyone is pumped. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She starts sweeping up the glitter, but I can feel her watching me as I rub the rest of the mud from Lolo’s elbows and hands. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” he answered, “but Fito told me that people there sweep money off the streets.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She sweeps what she can into the trash. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Most days I work at the store, I sweep, dust, and wipe off the mirrors and counters. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I began to sweep and mop and dust around in the Swerlins’ house, as I had done with Big Boy at the Gohannases’. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Kepler found something different for elliptical orbits: As the planet moves along its orbit, it sweeps out a little wedge-shaped area within the ellipse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Don would come home and sweep into the den, expecting that everything would stop because of him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then, with a sudden sweep, he cut the cord. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat against the clay wall as far from the entrance as she could manage and watched the dense sheets of water sweep past. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Zahra’s eyes do a quick sweep of the room—the sheets on the floor, the two pillows that have been slept on, the two phones on the nightstand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And Nate’s musket ball joined theirs in the blizzard of metal sweeping up the hill. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z What they shared was a shimmering, darting play of intelligence and feeling that seemed to sweep over them all simultaneously. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It suited him messy, sweeping over his thick eyebrows, and made him look mischievous and interesting. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He sweeps his hand through the air like he’s showing me a row of mountains. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Above him, the wide sweep of sky is spangled with stars. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z So I have him sweep up the stable. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Servants duck and dart around her, trying to sweep up her mess. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z 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 Grinning, he gathered in one sweep all the mucus in his flaring nostrils and let fly a blob as thick as a hailstone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She goes to Rank’s Flour Mills and begs for the sweepings from the floor. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His step falters as we sweep over the floor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had felt the current take her, sweeping her out to sea. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The fire is sweeping very low to the ground. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z So, with the sweep of a pen, my mother lost her name and became a Dragon instead of a Tiger. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Housewives were exhausted from sweeping away so many dead birds, especially at siesta time, and the men dumped them into the river by the cartload. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He gives me a roll of brown paper and a piece of white chalk and shows me how to draw a tree in three sweeping lines. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I turn my back and my mom sweeps me up in her arms. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Kyle so wished he could switch places with Andrew, even if it meant sweeping up birdseed. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The wings above their heads cut out the sun for a second with the sweep and billow of a sailing yacht. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It made a wide sweep, its back making ripples in the dark water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z John made a show of sweeping cobwebs from the ceiling. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The Greek never got on to the erratic movements of the knights and the sweeping mobility of the queens, but he learned to make a few set, opening moves. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And then there were the proper films, the dramas, sweeping histories and heartbreaking romances. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I pause in my sweeping and sit down beside him on the sofa, listening to his words slip out, soft and thoughtful, painting pictures of temples and pyramids. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “How,” I asked, my glance sweeping about to catch the amused looks of the others, “how dare we celebrate while around the world thousands are suffering and dying?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why would I be—” The knowledge sweeps through me suddenly, and I shake my head—as if that will make a difference. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I sweep away my illusion and step out onto the stage in front of the microphone Dylan left for me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z During that turbulent final week of July 1943, William Faulkner was on the other side of the world in Hollywood, California, feverishly pulling together the screenplay for the sweeping wartime movie Battle Cry. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Summer of 1918—Breath of hope that sweeps over the scorched fields, raging fever of impatience, of disappointment, of the most agonizing terror of death, insensate question: Why? All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They quickly began sweeping the courtyard as if their lives depended on it, which, in fact, they did. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It was a bleak, harsh view, the sea and the rock unrelieved by any tree or sweep of grass or sand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It’s a sunny morning like any other, neighbors walking with bags of gn> ceries, talking to each other, whistling and sweeping in front of I their houses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If that meant he needed to help with the sweeping or washing, he was willing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z "Two of our brothers butchered almost within sight of the Wall, yet your rangers heard nothing, saw nothing. Is this what the Night's Watch has fallen to? Do we still sweep these woods?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I balance the tray in one hand and sweep up the spoon, taking a moment to neaten the crockery before approaching the door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You want quiet sweeping, you get you a old lady. I sweep ymvng. ” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Lewis sweeps the sidewalk in front of his shop. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He’s doing a sweep of the bleachers and dugouts, making sure no one left anything behind, like he always does after practices. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Just as we turn the corner, three dozen Peacekeepers sweep past us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And in her day the lodge-keeper’s wife had curtseyed, sweeping the path with her full wide skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Another wave sweeps in, breaking over the boulders with a clap like thunder. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The buzzing starts to subside, replaced by a pounding ache that sweeps from ear to ear around the back of my skull. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When work ended for the day he wandered through the scorching streets, blind and deaf to the spirit of holiday already sweeping the crowds around him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Despite earlier battles, few whites in Durham—or anywhere else in the South—were prepared for the sweeping nature of Brown v. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was just before dawn, with no one astir but a few silent Helpers mopping floors, sweeping walkways, or scaling ladders to scrub mildew from ceilings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Anything,” Bigger said with a wide sweep of his dingy palm, a sweep that included all the possible activities of the world. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t say ‘Ants do’ in that sweeping way, dear boy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Feel it. Let it sweep over you like the sea without trying to understand.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The branches of the oak trees and their dangling threads of moss sweep the ground, and the sweet scent of magnolia flowers fill the air. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Tug knowed Petey walked home from sweeping a pile of dust from one end of the mill to the other every day. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Munch reached into the locker and pulled out the head of a broom—the sweeping part—which he'd detached from the broomstick. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Even the grandmothers sweeping the stairs closed their eyes and held their heads back as they celebrated their sweet desolation. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A ripple went through the crowd, a quickening of tempo, a sweep of suspense. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I can sweep faster, but the longer it takes to get over by them, the longer I can linger in their area once I get there. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The first month they had him sweeping up all the cut curls from off the floor. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z In general, they made it impossible for Boori Ma to sweep the stairwell that day. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Mama sighed and continued sweeping up the broken glass, dead flies, shattered frames, and Mo's flowers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Bast grew still where he stood sweeping near the hearth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The final part of the move—actually this all took less than a second—was to sweep the leg. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Like her father, she looked down at her feet, and waited for the giggling lady to sweep by her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He paints passionately, with huge, violent sweeps, squinting at the soft, muted colors in the sky. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He went over basic strategy, how to read the keys for the six sweep and the ten tackle trap and the waggle at eight, what to do depending on how Nimitz lined up on offense. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He took out his wand and gave a great sweeping wave with it; at once, all the candles except those inside the carved pumpkins were extinguished, plunging them into a state of semidarkness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The life-buoy and the sweeps floated away from me on the water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I sweep a last look across the piano, the guitar left on his pillow, the baseball posters, and my drawing of Kristi’s house. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I whoop in joy, sweep her up in my arms, and hug her. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The man glared at Red once, then slowly started sweeping up the mess. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo took the broom and began to sweep the floor around the booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Van Sandtford steps out on the porch to join me, and his eyes sweep over his farm as he checks bam, silo, and fields in the manner of a farmer. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother sweeping her into her arms, giggling, fingers running like spiders over her tummy. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The rain and mist moved across the field in broad, sweeping sheets of gray. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not give me a sweeping bow, but I had the impression that he might have—either that or a full regimental salute. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Moderate, sir. There’s been some fighting. But Pender is in position. Together, sir, we could sweep them.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The mage was gesturing, urging the flames higher and higher with broad sweeps of his arms. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Sweep! Chimbly sweep, mistress, from bottom to top. No soot shall then fall in your porridge pot!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I sweep her into my arms, going for dramatic, romantic, larger-than-life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was said the able seamen insisted on keeping the ward shipshape themselves and had taken over the sweeping and the heavy bumper. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Strauss, for his part, was delighted by the performance of his trusted scientists, for plainly they had succeeded in buying time for continued testing, if not for sweeping a ban off the negotiating table entirely. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The boy listened to the wind passing through the tops of the tall pines; he thought they moved like giant brooms sweeping the sky. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes, which are sweeping the greenery before me, catch sight of the rippled square high up and to my right. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He sweeps her into his arms and kisses her. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z This way and that turned the dark head helmed and crowned with fear, sweeping the shadows with its unseen eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Yes, it was unskilled labor, but for what it's worth, I did very little sweeping. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Men grab paddles and sweep them through the water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z That river, his infernal need, rose, flooded, sweeping him forward as though he were a long-drowned corpse. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “For half a mile along the splendid sweep of the Lake-Front men were massed a hundred deep,” the Tribune reported. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I pictured a rug being lifted and a huge Soviet broom sweeping us under it. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z As Ebola sweeps through you, your immune system fails, and you seem to lose your ability to respond to viral attack. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama waved her open hands over the candles three times, as if sweeping the candlelight toward herself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Maybe never be able to do anything but sweep up this crummy store. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And so they were: ragged elegant black shapes sweeping past high above, with a hiss and swish of air through the needles of the cloud-pine branches they flew on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When I felt I had done all I could to prepare, I crouched and felt the chill sweep down through me from my teeth to my toes and waited. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z With a move that feels like classic Kathak, I squat and swing my hands across the surface to sweep all the cards to the floor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Weigh it? I have nothing but the sweep here, neb Goldsmith.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They would be sweeping in on the flood tide, but the Lannisters would have the river current to their favor, and the Blackwater Rush flowed strong and swift where it met the sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The only sign of agreement she gave was to sweep her hair off her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There were people walking their dogs through the graveyard, others visiting their family members, sweeping their areas, picking up trash, replacing dead flowers with live ones. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The rebels did a security sweep of the Victor’s Village before I was cleared to come here, checking for explosives, bugs, anything unusual. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The others returned to the field, warily sweeping the dark forest with their sharp eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At eight o’clock he was back sweeping the front of the hotdog stand self-consciously. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she gets up and sweeps our plates away. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She was standing under an apricot tree, partially hidden by a bushy canopy of gnarled limbs sweeping so close to the earth the slender leaves touched the ground in the wind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘The nun Beatrix didn’t run away. Why, there she is over near the altar, sweeping.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She slipped out of bed and went to her window, A servant was sweeping the empty driveway with a frayed broom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes, savoring the warm calm that was sweeping over me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “One must assume that we are waiting for word from Lord Dunmore’s agent with the Iroquois Confederation. He is supposed to sweep down with them from the northwest and provide us with most welcome assistance.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “This is a hospital wing, Minister, don’t you think you’d do better to —” But the door opened, and Dumbledore came sweeping up the ward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The past was rushing down that long corridor towards me, a flood of memories, sweeping me back as I struggled to keep up with the little official. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the wall and under the wall the last assault came sweeping like a dark wave upon a hill of sand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Every few years, they say, some-one falls in. If you fall in, there’s no hope of fishing you out. The river swallows you and sweeps you away.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The pinch of it comes sweeping back, and I'm near tears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The broad sweep of the harbors remains, but the quays where Eratosthenes landed are now underwater. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z She looked down at my knees and stopped sweeping. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They entered the eleventh lap in a tight knot, looking to sweep the medals. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Falconer whirled about, his rapier already sweeping free of its hanger. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The event was an opportunity to sweep the dust from Jaime’s lair and chase away the insects and cobwebs with a broom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We came to the house at last and rounded the great sweep before the steps. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then sweeping out of the northwest like a swarm of locusts there came one day in early summer a horde of men. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He groped forward, sweeping the air with his open palm for the cord; he found it and jerked on the light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I understood on some dim, detached level that the sweep of earth beneath my feet was a spectacular sight. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As of its own compulsion, the car slowed as we passed the chapel with its low, sweeping eaves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The sixty was sweeping the banks of the stream. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina saw the pale searchlights sweeping across the sky, hunting for the German aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Dad kept sweeping, and I wasn’t sure he heard the question. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I dove behind a log barricade just as two soldiers turned the corner, talking intently to each other and sweeping the street with their eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Every joint that wants to sweep me up the stairs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It was they who dared ride beyond the Wall, sweeping through the haunted forest and the icy mountain heights west of the Shadow Tower, fighting wildlings and giants and monstrous snow bears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A Bengal tiger forces itself between a woman’s legs, sweeping her from the ground. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Gale sweeps up a handful of pencils and taps them on the floor into perfect alignment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Consequently, there was a sweeping investigation taking place of her activities, past and present, spearheaded by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The ends of their long sweeping boughs hung down like searching fingers, their roots stood up from the ground like the limbs of strange monsters, and dark caverns opened beneath them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I want you to promise—” she begins, but I’m already at the window, sweeping the curtains aside. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “She’s very domestic. What about that little stove with the silver saucepans? Yes. And that striped broom. We are so troubled with stardust, and she will love having that to sweep it up with.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Wipe down the windows and sweep the floor before you uncover the furniture,” she said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The ball would go to Comer on the pitches and the sweeps and he would lead the noble but anonymous charge trying to take out the defensive ends and the linebackers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His dæmon lay nearby, her tail sweeping slowly across the oaken floor, her golden eyes never leaving the angel’s pain-filled face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A sudden wind sweeps in from the desert, shaking the trellis and threatening to rip me from my perch. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I’m still staring after him when the elephant’s trunk sweeps past my face, blowing warm air into my ear. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He was sweeping the floor of the shop. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday, he stayed most of the afternoon, going to the grocery store for Monique and even sweeping the living room. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall was sweeping along without even looking at him; he had to jog to keep up. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Sam Parkhill motioned with the broom, sweeping away the blue Martian sand. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant black men would not have to sweep Medallion to eat or leave the town altogether for the steel mills in Akron and along Lake Erie. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As I had done for Kunthi, so Kali did for me—but much more: sweeping and cleaning, washing and cooking. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I saw a team of security people, standing by the barriers, checking hand luggage, sweeping people with hand-held explosives-detectors, like they do at airports and at the London Eye. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the next hour sweeping the heavy mat of soiled and soggy rushes onto the ground, spreading a fresh supply from a wagon over the boards, then loading the old ones on the wagon. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In the wake of these incidents, Congress passed a series of New Deal reforms that gave the federal government its first comprehensive criminal code and the bureau a sweeping mission. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Cal’s coxswain, Grover Clark, glanced across the river and, for the first time since he’d left it behind at the starting line, he saw the Washington boat, sweeping up on his stern. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And the horror of watching it sweep away the first people at the bottom. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Many wards would have been completely emptied had it not been for the admission of forty sailors—a rare type of jaundice was sweeping through the Royal Navy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They could hear the splashing water and the singing of caged birds and the sweep of the long brooms on the flagstones. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z "The Woman Question. My pamphlet, 'On the Woman Question in the United States,' will be your guide. And now, Brothers," he said, his eyes sweeping around the table, "the meeting is adjourned." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A chill sweeps through me at his words. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Oh, don't worry about the dishes, Patty. I'll take care of them in a minute," Momly said, now bending down, sweeping nothing into a dustpan. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I release the boulder and lunge toward them as the current tries to sweep me away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was not quite as tall as the first, but fierce, with a sweeping mustache. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Satisfied they were safe, I strolled into the kitchen, where I found Rosaleen sweeping up grits. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The boats lined up, the starting gun fired, and the regatta—and Washington’s quest to sweep the Hudson—was under way almost before anyone realized it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All I need to do is sweep them off every few days. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Malcolm tried to strike a course across the open waste of sweeping water and made hardly any progress. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I'd choose something simple—a shade of red to match Maman's hair, a high waist with a cream waist-sash, and a sweeping skirt that flows out like a silk river behind me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He gave a great sweep with them and leaped into the air. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Snape was sweeping about in his usual bad temper, which surely meant that the Stone was still safe. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The dance of death sweeps us into its circle. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The blending, in fact, was everything—a way to feel like myself, to remain Michelle Robinson from the South Side inside this larger sweep of history. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Odenigbo had told her how, as children, he and the others, sent to sweep the village square in the mornings, would instead spend most of their time fighting over the fallen udala fruit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Goddard took a moment to turn to the crowd and sweep his hand in a royal wave. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It is extraordinary how clean a sweep they were able to make. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And there again, shrill and inevitable, was the ululation sweeping across the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “And crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Such sweeping generalizations were routinely accepted, mainly because those attacked were not unified enough politically to counter the charges. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He was sweeping chaff off a mill floor. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen floor was made of bricks and the man used to wash it with a rough broom and sweep the water out through the hole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, the surprise dawn sweep by the INS. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As the planes sweep silently in, I make another decision. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z This kiss is supposed to sweep me off my feet, make my heart leap from my chest, and give me all the tingles. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She reached down, picked up a flashlight, and clicked it on, sweeping the beam around the room. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Tired players searching through the rough, sweeping back and forth in long systematic patterns. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver, Mr. Post, chops wood, tends the stove, sweeps the leaves from the front walkway, and does mechanical repairs on the truck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She corralled the long sweep of her hair in deftly and knotted it before going inside. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He wanted to sweep them out of the way. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Haus West would also feature a sweeping terrace on its second story. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I spend a lot of time brushing it from my shoulders and feet, then sweeping it into a dustpan. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She started sweeping the foyer and “Maybe you should take the earrings off,” I said. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Following the triple victories in California, he had taken to telling Seattle that he would sweep the regatta in Poughkeepsie this year, winning all three events. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Once more, I saw Miss Lilian sweeping down those stairs, head high, scorning Mother as she passed her, glaring at Georgie and me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Neel could see Ma sweeping the area around the outdoor stove where she and Rupa cooked, near where the family gathered to eat. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The long concrete sweeps of the interstate exchanges like the ruins of a vast funhouse against the distant murk. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Lost, we crawled under a sweep of pine boughs, and I curled myself around my sister, who was so much smaller. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dad was sweeping the floor when I walked in. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z If you reach out your hands and run them along the white walls, streaks of rainbow paint sweep across the surfaces. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Miranda smiled, but her mouth was obscured by a large brush that the saleswoman was sweeping over her face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But right now, he just wanted to go back to Lily’s house and sweep her away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Desolation sweeps through me: I feel, for no good reason, that I have been abandoned. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Even the sweeping might be a message to the trackers. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, Tony!” they shouted and raced towards me, and in one sweep I was gathered into the arms of the giants of my dreams. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Pietro Crespi returned on Sunday midnight to sweep up the ashes of the party, after having worn out five horses on the road in an attempt to be in time for his wedding. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Fair enough,” Alec replied, taking a step back and sweeping his hand out with a bow. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The fishing-boats are racing for home, and rise and dip in the ground swell as they sweep into the harbour, bending to the scuppers. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The chopper’s guns were sweeping everything and I ran in a crouched position. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We did a quick sweep of the surrounding area. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When the pain passed a wave of energy seemed to sweep through my body. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He walks along the River Bille and watches the water sweeping past. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z "She called it her chariot," I said, my eyes sweeping the dashboard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Five states declared disaster areas as the freak storm system sweeps east, continuing its path of destruction.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The lower part of the long face was covered with a sweeping grey beard, bushy, almost twiggy at the roots, thin and mossy at the ends. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He had made that money from sweeping up the loose hair from that barbershop that used to be on St. Nicholas Av'. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “This here’s Earl,” he slurs, sweeping an arm behind him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Director Howard Hawks’s new movie, Battle Cry, would be Hollywood’s most sweeping war film of them all. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In the photo, she wore a sweep of her dark hair down over her left eye to try to conceal the mark as much as possible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The man made a sweeping, quixotic bow, nearly falling from the horse. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But why didn’t she sweep it all up and open the shop?’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Every worker is caught up in the sweep. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Every couple of weeks, nearby, state and local police officers conduct sweeps to find migrants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “It’s because he’s big,” Bast said matter-of-factly as he gave up the pretense of sweeping. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The man’s motion—that sweeping kick of his boot through the doorway with its conflicting messages of goodwill and threat—had reminded him that he needed to protect his boy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Sass did not even have the energy to scold me when I let the ghee boil over into the fire or forgot to sweep the courtyard. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to have to get back to Downing Street, I should have been there an hour ago,” said Kingsley finally, after a last sweeping gaze at the sky. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They trekked out along the crescent sweep of beach, keeping to the firmer sand below the tidewrack. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, they said you would come. I was just sweeping out the room for you.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z While other people put on their best clothes and go strolling in the sun, we scrub, sweep and do the laundry. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I scrub while she sweeps, from one end to the other, and she does a good job with the broom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z We get the room pretty much cleared out, and then there’s the yucky stuff like sweeping the floor and getting rid of the cobwebs. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The hippogriff gave one sweep of its mighty wings and they were soaring upward again, high as the top of the West Tower. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Clancy had told me that when I felt it coming on, I needed to break all physical contact and imagine a white curtain sweeping between me and whomever I was with. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My foot slips on a particularly crumbly bit of stone, and I hug the cliff face until the vertigo sweeps past. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you do a sweep of the city? Check the defenses. See who’s left in Olympus. Meet Annabeth and me back here in thirty minutes.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Be my guest,” he said indicating the floor under the platform with an elegant sweep of his hand. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He argued over whose turn it was to sweep and mop the floor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The other half of the Abbey overlooked undulating sweeps of meadowland, its ancient gate facing the long dusty road on the western perimeter. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Radiating outward at almost the speed of light would be the initial shock wave, sweeping everything before it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z As they sweep the grounds, I sense them reaching out to me, trying to seize me with their illuminated tentacles, trying to expose my face to the light. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z On the far turn, he began sweeping around the held. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She covered me with a blanket and began sweeping up the broken glass. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She pointed to where Sam was helping to sweep the scuttles out from under the dining table with a twig broom. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z 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 The storm that blackens the horizon is sweeping toward us at a frightening pace, its lightning forking closer with each passing second. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The two daughters were gently sweeping the bare stone floor with stiff brooms, and the son was polishing the silverware. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Ollie knows nothing about me now, certainly not enough to make these grand, sweeping speeches. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Sea-foam white lace bloomed from the sweeping neckline, washing upon her breast from the powder-green ocean of silk that made up the dress. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She couldn’t see the front, but she could see a light sweeping across the trees, and she heard a deep crunching sound: the sound of tires on gravel, she guessed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I assume they are just finishing the night shift, because they are hunched over screens, their chins propped on their hands, or slumped against broomsticks, barely remembering to sweep. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Something dreadful. These messages are connected to it, but they are only the beginning. What’s coming is worse, far worse—a looming darkness, like storm clouds sweeping in to cover the sky.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the crowd, in the shadows of a doorway, I notice a young indi'gena girl, a maid, pausing in her sweeping, broom in hand, watching the procession, swaying slightly in rhythm to the music. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good time, too, just to admire the view, each man with his own thoughts as he looked out at the great sweep of bay. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s gaze followed the sweep of the trunks and branches until he saw their outlines clean and pure against the sky. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The deep ruts in the road were frozen and glazed with ice; the wind had a clean sweep across the prairies, a sweep that sometimes seemed about to carry Jethro before it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Below them is a dimmed arena of fifty thousand screaming fans, illuminated by sweeping spotlights of red and blue. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He could feel the wind sweeping across the roof. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Done sweeping up ash in the fireplace, the servant girl stacks new wood into a pyramid with aromatic pine for kindling resting on top. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Either way she was conscious of the most horrible danger, because the flood was threatening to sweep her loose completely, and it was immense. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She nodded slowly, as though Scott’s explanation didn’t really help her; she took me in, her gaze sweeping rapidly over me from head to toe and back again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Candles rest atop tree branches, flames flickering with the whoosh of dresses sweeping below. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nat saw the man with her then—a tall, handsome chap, with dark hair sweeping back in a widow’s peak and smiling dark eyes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z To move through the sweeping gestures of a grand port de bras, the aching lift of an arabesque. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The searchlights begin to sweep the dark sky. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sometimes content to sweep floors, sort boxes, and carry furniture. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Then she bustled around the room, muttering, sweeping the windowsill with her short-handled broom, straightening the bags of rice and flour and sugar on her shelves. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Virginia, why don’t you go back upstairs and sweep the living room.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the skirt of my dress in my hands and curtseyed to her, the flounces sweeping the ground. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Black started with the back, moving the clippers up Needles's neck in sweeping motions like he was painting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The bordering Jade River constantly flooded, sweeping away the strongest of walls as if flicking a lock of hair. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He ran, bayonet fixed, deep in the great sweep of men flying across this field. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sarah and Jack and the clover elves are just about to celebrate their victory over the troll army when an ogre kidnaps Jack and sweeps him off to the hobgoblin king’s castle. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Selena looked at me like a cat eyeing its prey, then walked off, her long skirt sweeping the floor. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Woolf glanced at War Admiral’s beautiful head, sweeping through the air like a sickle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And at half-past three, punctual to the moment, I heard the sound of Beatrice’s car round the sweep of the drive and pull up at the steps before the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "I'm afraid that's as long as I can keep you. The plague patrol's going to do another sweep soon." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I knew my traveller with his broad and jetty eyebrows; his square forehead, made squarer by the horizontal sweep of his black hair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z At the same time, that very sweep is why the Maya collapse has fascinated archaeologists since the 1840s, when the outside world first learned of the abandoned cities in Yucatan. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It felt as if at any moment all that pent-up energy would burst from within and sweep everyone aside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It sweeps across the wide Elbe River and across Hamburg's channels and lakes. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He was standing on a fish-cleaning table, sweeping a portable spotlight across the basin. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, hidden from the teachers, a roaring trade in talismans, amulets, and other protective devices was sweeping the school. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And even as they fell they heard the rush of horsemen sweeping over the bridge and the rattle of orc-feet running up behind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Every student at the Academy spent several hours each day working in the kitchens or the library, cleaning the practice hall or sweeping the corridors. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Amari and her mother scurried around their small dwelling, rolling up the sleeping mats and sweeping the dirt floor with a broom made of branches. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as genetics was being used to justify sweeping changes in law and society, the gene itself had remained a doggedly abstract entity, a ghost lurking in the biological machine. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z One carried a broom and began sweeping the path behind them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Twisting the wet cloth around the mass of sweepings, Ranofer cast about for some way to change the subject. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As fires burned in Baltimore, a five-year-old black child worked with neighbors and volunteers, sweeping up the debris, a small beginning toward picking up the pieces of her community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our sweep was done, the shift nearly over. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The three went racing by, sweeping quickly out of sight. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I was jarred and shocked by the style, the clear, clean, sweeping sentences. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it wasn’t so windy, I’d ask you to sweep,” Mr. Ray said, killing the engine. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Reddish brown waves of hair sweep over Jason’s brow. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The winged goddesses spiraled above, preparing for another sweeping attack, and Brer kicked high into the air, trying to close off the hole the monster had made in the Thicket’s wall. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She carefully takes it in her right hand and sweeps it over my head while she recites a quiet prayer asking God to remove the evil eye and keep me under his protection. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z To the west now was open ocean, the full sweep of the Pacific, and the boat pitched and rolled on a twelve-foot westerly swell. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the throat of one huge leader Aragorn passed his sword with a thrust; with a great sweep Boromir hewed the head off another. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon, while he was sweeping the storeroom, he saw Henry limp in through the front door. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her long veil sweeps along the cobblestone passage. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My eyes were glued to the marina, where a tsunami carrying columns of fire was sweeping toward us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I ask, sweeping a glass piece off the rug to the floor and up the incline to the dustpan. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s not old enough to do anything but sweep the floors, and I’m sure he’s not making the kind of money he used to, but it’s a change for the better. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Mornings, I never knew if I would have to jump off the streetcar one step ahead of the warm sea of nausea that threatened to sweep me away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z More Dauntless arrive, reporting successful sweeps of specific floors of the Merciless Mart. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Mama had a time to sweep the floors and a time to mop them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She gets up and sweeps the broken halves of the pencil off the table, into her left palm. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He wore suspenders with T-shirts and gave them dirty looks when he was sweeping his sidewalk. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z His hair was messy, sweeping down over his forehead. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Now she glanced at him and the chisel mark between the sweeping black brows deepened. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The river of mud whisked her downhill, slamming her into rocks and dragging her through bushes and sweeping her straight toward a cliff! The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Plus, something I had forgotten in the years since I was eighteen: about a third of a server’s job is “side work” invisible to customers—sweeping, scrubbing, slicing, refilling, and restocking. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel the rumble of the craft’s engines tilling the air but couldn’t make out the silver skin, the sweeping ribs, the finned tail. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Is he sweeping the photos of me from sight? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The first two lines would sweep up the river to engage and destroy Jeffrey's little fleet, or "the boy's toys" as Ser Imry dubbed them, to the mirth of his lordly captains. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Honorata said the world was an unfair place, that certain girls would always get special treatment for no good reason, as if sweeping and stacking fertilizer were something glamorous. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z And at the same time, keeping pace with these longings, our distaste for the city grew and grew and became a sweeping, pervading hatred. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody sweeps up. Garbage on the porches and nobody sweeps it. Terrible.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Demeter kids were sweeping out theirs and making fresh flowers grow in their window boxes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z On a group level, though, they were less genetically homogeneous, which conferred some relative advantage; the virus would sweep through them, but not kill quite so many. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I am a porter. I pour ingots and wash sweepings and run errands.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Marly! What on earth—” He pushed her aside with a hard big sweep of his arm that almost knocked her down. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Turning down the lane, the jockey weaved back and forth, sweeping his flashlight beam from side to side, hunting for the driest, hardest path. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She sweeps the plate from my hands and sets it on the table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dark birds in a sweeping arc across a silver sky. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sliding back to her camp, she heard the grass swish and looked up to see Amaroq and his hunters sweep around her frost heave and stop about five feet away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Evening, gentlemen,” he said, sweeping back his hood. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I ask Madam Claire about the other Belles at the teahouse at least once a day, and she sweeps away my questions like dust from a tea table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He’d carried out the extermination as if he were preparing for a routine plague sweep or for a night guarding an airfield. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Bigger rose and sent the balls whirling with a sweep of his hand, then looked straight at Gus as the gleaming balls kissed and rebounded from the rubber cushions, zig-zagging across the table’s green cloth. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Pickett bowed low in the classic fashion, sweeping the ground with the plumed hat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This vast stream of life, dammed and muddied, is trying to sweep toward that fulfilment which all of us seek so fondly, but find so impossible to put into words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Frodo lay half in a dream, imagining that endless dark wings were sweeping by above him, and that on the wings rode pursuers that sought him in all the hollows of the hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mismatched candles burn merrily on every available surface, illuminating the sleeping doves in their cages hanging amongst sweeping curtains of richly colored tapestries. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The town was receding fast, and the broad sweep of the river’s mouth was glittering in the sunlight below them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Bree takes my traveling cloak, then sweeps my gown with a handheld broom, batting at it for dust, bugs, or any other unwanted occupant I may have picked up on my journey. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I want it to come and sweep everything else away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The landscape sweeps past as a gray blur because I am focused on a distance somewhere between the window and the world around me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “You’re a boy. You get to lie around listening to stories. I have to scrub the floor, wash clothes, sweep the courtyard and—and—air out the babies’ bedding. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z After the sweeping, she had laundry to hang. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The wind was perfect for kite flying, blowing just hard enough to give some lift, make the sweeps easier. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I sweep my eyes across the room, searching for the device that will release the memory serum virus. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z They were to sweep out and prepare the family cabin for the winter move. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z And you follow the flashlight sweeping along those walls. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Some terrible force to sweep the decks of everything. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And then she sweeps out of the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Evrybody looked at me when I came downstairs and started working in the toilet sweeping it out like I use to do. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I was bent over, staring, when the knock came at the door and I jumped as at a shot, sweeping the doll into my pocket, and hastily wiping my eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of the day sweeping off the solar cell farm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt stretched out under the sheet and let a delicious sense of ease sweep over him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps your gods can help us. Ask them to send a gale and sweep the galleys from the bay!” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I can imagine my mom’s freak-out if she’d witnessed this sacrilege, so I quickly wash off in the sink and sweep up any remaining eggshell and dump it into the sink. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The resin was too high for him to reach without climbing, but he was happy to do that; the massive wide branches, sweeping low over the grass, made it feel totally secure. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “He is? Lucky Hazara, having such a concerned master. His father should get on his knees, sweep the dust at your feet with his eyelashes.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The mercenary looked up, his eyes meeting Kvothe’s then sweeping back and forth behind the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The needle began to sweep around the dial in a series of pauses and swings almost too fast to watch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Stretching to one side of him was a vast sweep of tall buildings flecked with tiny squares of yellow light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Manchee wanders in and out the back doors as I sweep, sometimes chasing the pink moths I stir from faint corners. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Celia inquires about Lainie’s journey before they discuss the city and the hotel, including the sweeping height of the room they sit within. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A barber sweeps out his shop, stacks clean towels. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z As Lyra saw the little black shapes sweeping out of the blue, she cheered and shouted with glee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And I felt that I would fall, had fallen, moved now as against a current sweeping swiftly against me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "I know nothing of any—" "You know nothing," she agreed, sweeping from the cell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Tristan und Isolde is an out-and-out masterpiece, with sweeping, yearning themes, deserving of its place in music’s pantheon, whatever it may or may not have innovated. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Her eyes sweep over you, up and down, taking in clothes, shoes, nail polish, the turquoise bracelets that you and Gina bought one Saturday. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Out on the dark water, a pale ship was anchored, lights glowing like the day, bright LED spots sweeping the water, catching the shapes of boats rowing toward shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Sweets says that her cousin did her hair for free last week, and all she had to do was sweep up the floor. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Moreau sweeps his hands forward and a medical gurney rolls out from behind the counter. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I sweep my scim in an arc to my left without looking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Do you dunk I complained about picking up old lunches that had fungus growing on them and sweeping asbestos tiles and straightening Thorndike dictionaries? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Using my avatar’s new superuser interface, I made a sweeping gesture with my hand, selecting all of the Sixer avatars on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But she was completely caught up in the sight of Mary Alice sweeping around the stage in Grandma’s own wedding gown. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Max Martin’s gaze sweeps coldly across us all. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I imagine Locke taking my hands tonight, imagine him sweeping me around the hill. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Good. We have contacts in a building down on Lispenard that can set you up to sweep some chimneys tomorrow morning. Who will join her?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A woman calls to me, and I turn my head toward the front drive, where she sweeps the litter of the storm. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The ingenious property of the gene was that it offered a potential solution to all these problems in a single sweep. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My mother began to loosen my braids and brush my hair with long sweeping strokes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I drag the tree out of the basement and stand it in the driveway so I can sweep the dust and cobwebs off it with a broom. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The American Congress had passed a sweeping sanctions bill. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “A big storm sweeping down to clean all things away.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z I hustle hard, and Rock gives me a whole twenty bucks for sweeping, mopping, and helping him restock hair supplies. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “They mostly give orders. Blue Platoon report for watch. All Cadets to the armory. That sort of thing. Right now they’re ordering a sweep of the eastern tunnels.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Twenty years would sweep him forward to the futuristic date of 1955. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A flu pandemic was sweeping the world that winter, with people dying by the millions. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The thought washed over me like a river, sweeping away the dead bees that had filled my brainpan with confusion. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z With a sweeping gesture he indicated the rows of microscopes, the test-tubes, the incubators. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z To these people the war is simply a continuous calamity which sweeps to and fro over their bodies like a tidal wave. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Surprising numbers of them seemed to want to see something historic here—that elusive sweep of the Hudson—even if it was a western crew that accomplished the feat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sweep officers were generally keeplock or escort officers who otherwise would be idling near the front gate, waiting for their earliest chance to head down the hill. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A harp with a beautiful, sweeping curve was slung from his shoulder, but otherwise he looked nothing at all like the bards Taran had learned about from The Book of Three. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Someone, turning, saw him and bowed with a sweep of the hand. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I watch her, sweep after sweep, waiting for the right moment to tell her about Ted and me, that we’re getting divorced. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished he could clench his fist and swing his arm and blot out, kill, sweep away the Bessie on Bessie’s face and leave the other helpless and yielding before him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a breathtaking moment, for in one sweeping action he had virtually normalized the situation in South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go sweep the sidewalk. You’ll be a man in no time.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know they are weighing even the sweep.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I returned his greeting and watched him ease into a chair, his eyes sweeping over my desk-with uneasiness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But now Leo was looking past her and waving at me, his whole arm in a sweeping motion, like he was saying farewell to a ship. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The expanse of bright colors is so gigantic that my eyes almost can’t process it in one sweep. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Whenever they approached a town, a rumor would sweep through their ranks that the Germans were already there. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It’s almost as though I catch the sound of her dress sweeping the stairs as she comes down to dinner.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Crossing the Seine I saw a string of barges being towed empty down the current, riding high, the bargemen at the sweeps as they came toward the bridge. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z As I put more chairs up on the worktables, she sweeps underneath. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I’m going to e-mail last week’s sweep direct to your visor. Luckily there’s a video card in all the new helmets.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I barely start sweeping before Kenya starts talking. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I want to see every single hand,” the man says to them, sweeping his weapon back and forth, pausing for a brief moment on each person. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We went swimming in the river, and we helped Yar with easy chores, such as sweeping our compound or collecting fire for cooking from a neighbor. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They monitored what the members of the Black Categories did during the day, recorded any visitors to their homes, watched their Morning Repentance and Evening Reports, and supervised their sweeping the alley twice a day. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack’s father raised his shaking gun toward us, but Liam threw him back into his room and pulled the door shut with a sweep of his hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She hated sweeping their brown, dusty corpses out of her kitchen and off her porch, but she especially hated how they followed her everywhere like a dark little cloud. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z We came in along the Hudson River and I stared at the sweep of clean-kept homes and grounds. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z During these visits, we brought with us brooms so that we could sweep away our footprints as we went back to our hiding place to avoid being followed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She holds her cane out ahead of her, sweeping it back and forth like radar. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sorry," Stanley said as he tried to sweep the seeds back into the sack. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Her eyes made a quick sweep of the gym and saw me watching her. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And as the Doctorita explains—with patience the first time, and exasperation by the fifth time—I hang around, sweeping or mopping nearby. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father taught me how to take in everything at once,” I murmur as I sweep a hand across the text. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Marie sweeps us all with her eyes and then says to the king's companion, "You ain't all that humble about your appearance, are you?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But if they’d only looked up, they would have seen the sweeping dips and flutters of the dark birds. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We had to sweep it all up and start over. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “All righty then,” Todd says, sweeping the jewelry from the counter and clearly as uncomfortable with G’ma’s declaration as Scoob is. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z It cheered when the big searchlights atop the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building began sweeping the crowd, and when colorful plumes of water—“peacock feathers,” the Tribune called them—began erupting from the MacMonnies Fountain. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It sweeps across from all directions, not very heavy, but always sufficient to make one keep down. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your biggest trouble will be taking out the ashes and sweeping. And keep track of how the coal runs; when it’s low, tell me or Mr. Dalton and we’ll order some more.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This usually meant trying to stop fights between kids and sweeping up broken bottles. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “She says we need to do a clean sweep. Throw away Nat’s button box. They’ll be no more counting for her. No more obsessions.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The danger bathed the world in a halogen glow that caused everything—the sweep of the rock, the orange and yellow lichens, the texture of the clouds—to stand out in brilliant relief. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re moving!” screamed Peach as the current began to sweep us around the edge of the oak. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a little like having to sweep away your footprints without a broom. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Carl lit his pipe and scratched behind his ear, and Zenhichi pointed with his hat to the west, made a sweep, put his hat on his head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Jay sweeps the beam behind us, then in front of us. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Waiting for her to get off the phone so I can sweep the upstairs.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z This is also like sweeping the floor; as a rule, where the broom does not reach, the dust will not vanish by itself.’ Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “My security detail is used to being careful. After your warning, we did a full sweep of my home. They’ll be watchful.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Something skitters out and sweeps past my hands. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Then he turned, using his leg to sweep aside the chair, which was on its back on the floor, stepped over the food, and walked out of the kitchen. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He wanted to sweep down on the enemy and destroy them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In the little cafe Chez Pierrot, next door to the tobacconist’s, the waiter was sweeping up the sawdust in the deserted restaurant inside. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I sweep my tongue across my bottom lip. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He took command of the battlements, sweeping his pilum back and forth and knocking down defenders. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It stood in a large, well-tended garden, with shrubbery at one side and a gravel drive sweeping up to the front door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I got the broom and dustpan from the back porch and proceeded to sweep the fine china pieces into it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The trailer was such a disaster that sweeping and mopping seemed like a waste of energy; it should have been towed straight to the county dump. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z This was Kepler’s second law of planetary motion: Planets sweep out equal areas in equal times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a life-buoy, a pair of sweeps, a coil of rope. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I would have to plug the holes up somehow, and sweep the floor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He was putting himself through college by working at anything and everything that came his way—mowing lawns, delivering newspapers, sweeping floors. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s opening night, and it feels like an opening because even though it’s still not completely dark, those Hollywood-premiere searchlights are sweeping across the sky. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The terrible darkness sweeping up behind to devour her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’m off to the baker. Finish sweeping in here, and dusting. After that, polish the teapot and bring in the firewood. Don’t stop moving, whatever you do.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The rider had raised his scimitar to sweep down at the bear’s neck, but Iorek Byrnison in his armor weighed nearly two tons, and nothing at that range could withstand him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His eyes drop, sweeping past my breasts, landing with confusion somewhere in the middle of me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Yoshoto, in a beautiful, black and cerise silk kimono, was sweeping die floor with a short-handled broom when M. Yoshoto and I entered the instructors’ room. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “But — but you said it’s illegal, Professor,” said Hermione uncertainly as Moody cleared away the desks with a sweep of his wand, leaving a large clear space in the middle of the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Maya Angelou’s picture watches me while I sweep and mop the floor, while I scrub the shelves, while I chase spiders out of the corners. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius quickly cleared the desk by brushing the magazine articles and Big Chief tablets smartly to the floor with one sweep of his paws. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He listened to the creaking of the building caused by the wind sweeping over the city. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He halted his horse in a burst of dirt and dust, removed his hat, and with a great sweeping gesture bowed until his head nearly touched the horn of his saddle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She sweeps her trunk along the ground and then pauses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I need to clear my brain! Get out of my head. Do something physical. Maybe I’ll go shoot some hoops or see if the janitor needs help sweeping the hallways.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” Yishan said to a woman sweeping up broken tiles. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Dimple walked in, her eyes sweeping across his room. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Of course, one of the four teams with a single medal could dazzle us all and sweep the final two competitions. It’s still possible that this thing could end in a three-way tie.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Tonight I’m watching my mother sweep under the same kitchen table, something she does every night after dinner. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Others–Baade mostly–were left to do the mathematical sweeping up. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He sweeps a stray lock of hair back from her forehead. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I draw the slow curve of my right cheek, sweeping down to my too-pointy chin, up my other cheek, over the top of my head, and back to where my line began. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “There were regions, open to the sweeping winds and rain, which were yet lighted throughout the night with long, blinking lines of gas lamps fluttering in the wind.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “This is real engineering work, Sonny!” he yelled, sweeping his hand around the busy workplace. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He paused dramatically, sweeping his eyes across the class. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bostick’s search and seizure reflected what had become an increasingly common tactic in the War on Drugs: suspicionless police sweeps of buses in interstate or intrastate travel. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My eyes sweep the tent, desperate to the point of panic. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He sweeps his hand across an imaginary horizon. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks to the flames sweeping from tree to tree. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My eyes sweep around the full circle of the arena and I know she’s right. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Willem's eyes dart furtively to the left and then the right, sweeping along the horizon. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Gray rose also and limped uphill to the protection of a sweeping hemlock bough. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He made a sweeping movement with his hand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Jordan found another job, sweeping up in a factory, but he hated it, and was tense, restless, and irritable. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a sweeping bow to Sansa, so deep she was not quite sure if die was being complimented or mocked. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He watched her, bent over to sweep the floor, and remembered how she used to smack Anulika’s bottom for not bending properly to sweep. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The cavalcade, following the sweep of the drive, quickly turned the angle of the house, and I lost sight of it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The spooky ship creaked as it listed to one side, turning to sweep down on us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Only later was I moved by the broad sweep of African history, and the deeds of all African heroes regardless of tribe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The monstrous army swarmed him, but the Maeonian drakon flattened everything in its path, sweeping its tail and spraying poison while Damasen jabbed at Tartarus, forcing the god to retreat like a cornered lion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His thin whippy tail began to sweep to and fro and a bright gleam appeared in the slanted black-currant eyes. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, the attacker was a V-gallery porter who had been sweeping the flats with a push broom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A stretcher pushed by a tall guy with muscles sweeps down the hall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He gave the office one last sweeping look, and his heart skipped a beat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I wish the breeze could sweep away what Ivy just told me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Every time she closed her eyes, she imagined St. Helens exploding, and then a flaming wind sweeping down the mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z The explosions come so fast that the splinters strike again and again against the wall of the house and sweep in through the window. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was semidark, not long before dawn, and planes were regularly taking off and landing, their landing lights sweeping the runways, or their wing and tail lights blinking in the sky. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly Lupita stuck her head out and gave the front of the hotel a sweeping glance with her dark eyes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z With a broad sweep of robes, the Grand Elder rose to his feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “But listen, li’l man, around here, we sweep up ourselves, you know?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Not surprising—when it comes to the Ida B. Wells, politicians keep sweeping the dirt under the rug and it just keeps piling up. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee sweeps her arm out, lending me the stage. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She thought just to sweep away, but the shock of his addressing her directly was lost in that intriguing question. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The gardeners were sweeping the lawns and the drive clear of the spent fireworks. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A dozen witches were making for the flares, carrying thick-leaved, bushy branches, and with them they brushed the glaring lights aside, sweeping them away into the sky beyond. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I was taking in the sweep of scenery, the narrow, zigzagging paths winding through clusters of trees, connecting one brick mansion to another. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Charity picked up the broom by the hearth and began to sweep. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z When I saw the car disappear round the sweep in the drive I felt exactly as though it were to be a final parting and I should never see him again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Beside the last line, we made two sweeping arcs, carving a circle into the ground, and filled it with the kindling as well. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mom’s new twin bed appears tiny under the weight of a mature sheet set, the edges of the quilt comforter sweeping the floor. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The sweep of furious crimson that washed up over Liam’s throat to his face was enough to tell me exactly what kind of image Clancy had pushed into his head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Tomorrow evening he and a Chicano kid would sweep the courts and roll them flat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Candor stop sweeping and stare at them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I draw a sweeping abstract something that’s a cross between an amoeba and a manta ray with eyes and mouths in unexpected places. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Davos tasted a trap, yet he saw no sign of any foes sweeping in behind them, only the great fleet of Stannis Baratheon in their ordered ranks, stretching back to the watery horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Rishi looked at her, his gaze sweeping from her eyes to her lips to her collarbone to her chest, her waist, the curve of her hips. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Governor Bradford is said to have attributed the plague to "the good hand of God,” which "favored our beginnings” by "sweeping away great multitudes of the natives . . . that he might make room for us." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I’d flex and leap, and bow and sweep; a sugarplum, a swan, a maiden, a doll. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z One of the Specials was only a stone’s throw away, scanning the forest with slow back-and-forth sweeps of his head, his eyes searching the dense trees relentlessly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We wash the windows, sweep the floors, and finish polishing the silver. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z That first morning, Miss Susan told her to go and sweep the parlor and dust it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Visions of disarming bombs and wrestling alligators sweep through my mind. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “One of your tasks will be to sweep the front porch, steps, and walkway every day until the snow comes. Rain or shine,” Mrs. Byrne says as I follow her to the front door. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Julia cries all evening, while her father sweeps and mops and dusts and cleans the toilets. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Lana looked over at Jones, who was sweeping out the booths in a cloud of cigarette smoke and dust, and said, “Put the record on.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely both, for he sweeps the doctors aside, leaps to his feet, and moves toward me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Do you see? It’s never been this clear, never since —” “Put it away!” snarled Snape, his black eyes sweeping the classroom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She returns abruptly to her sweeping and I leave. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z In another time, if I felt it unavoidable, I would have presented the fact solely to mitigate the ill sweep of my own activities. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She swipes at her lash line, sweeps away the dam of tears. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were sounds of sweeping and cleaning out, and a moment later he appeared, his hands full of tops and marbles and old dusty kites and junk collected through the years. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Mercer indicated with a sweep of his hand the barren, rising hillside, the familiar place. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Gilderoy Lockhart, however, was immaculate in sweeping robes of turquoise, his golden hair shining under a perfectly positioned turquoise hat with gold trimming. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She sweeps her skirts behind her and storms out of the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dadi woke us a little later and told us to sweep. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I saw myself once again sweeping a courtyard and carrying heavy jugs of water. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I sweep and dust and clean extra hard, as if that’s going to set it free. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He is oblivious both to the falling crumbs and to my mother’s glare as she sweeps them into her hand. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Holly punched up a map on her wrist locator and set it to sweep for magical hot spots. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Within a week the ship jumpers possessed mill jobs—stacking lumber, sweeping sawdust, hauling slab wood, oiling machines—worth eleven cents an hour. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Here and there I passed a motel or bait shop, but otherwise the country unfolded in great sweeps of pine and birch and sumac. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d been sweeping the porch after school when Wash walked by the yard, and she wanted to run to him and soak up his smile. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I was sweeping the kitchen floor when Jay came in lugging two peach baskets full of ripe vegetables and plunked them on the table. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Gandalf was shorter in stature than the other two; but his long white hair, his sweeping silver beard, and his broad shoulders, made him look like some wise king of ancient legend. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We just watched Dari sweep it aside to prepare for the next egg. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The restless images gave way to a vast sweep of meadow, where Taran ran through grasses shoulder high, desperately seeking a path he could not find. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They flung stones with wide sweeps of their arms and then, clutching their guns, they rushed toward the other boys, the Nigerian side, the losers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In fact, my sweep netted only one other item—a slip of paper neatly folded in the nightstand drawer. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley felt right into the corners before sweeping the whole lot into her bag. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Some of them were very tall; many were dressed in white; and all had a sweeping amplitude of array that seemed to magnify their persons as a mist magnifies the moon. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Stick fended off my hands with a sweeping arc of one arm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “It is okay. I was tired of sweeping the palace. Come along! We are almost at a rest stop.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I raised dust swirls sweeping around and under the FOB’s chair—very bad luck because spirits live inside the broom. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From there it sweeps across an Oriental rug, marches out to the back porch, leaps nimbly up onto a laundry line, and tightrope-walks across to the house behind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At home my mom was forever making me do chores—wash the dishes, sweep the house—but when she tried to do that in Tzaneen, the women wouldn’t allow it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I blink again, and I see her smile as she sweeps my hair trimmings into a pile. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She uses an arm to sweep a smaller reporter out of the way, then grabs Justyce by his elbow to pull him through the gap. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The best you can do is sweep it up, and hope you don’t step on the slivers you left behind. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then the wind rose and the white mist came sweeping in, impossibly cold, and one by one the fires went out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not waiting for an answer, she moved farther into the library, the train of her gown sweeping across the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He had forgotten to loosen the nets at dusk and sweep the base lines, making sure they were securely tacked into the clay. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled up to speak to him, saw his eyes wash over Rocinante, sweep up the details, and then retire into their sockets. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The duty had left her so restless that she had soon been reassigned to Fin, the Academy’s groundskeeper, who set her to work sweeping the Seawalk or filling sandbags. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Maddie came and sat by me, sweeping her fuchsia maxi dress under her. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then it glided down and landed with brisk sweeps of its powerful pinions, and came to a halt on the wooden deck a few yards from Lyra. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Away below them they could see the Road sweeping round the feet of the hills; and to their right a grey river gleamed pale in the thin sunshine. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z With elaborate sweeps of his brush and huge sighs of satisfaction, he begins to blend the bird's contribution across his canvas. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You look like a hoodlum in that getup,” Grandma Sweetwine says, sweeping along beside me a good foot above the ground, twirling a magenta sun parasol, without a care for the dismal weather. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He had not so much as one boy to help him with his fires or to sweep his shop. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The gray bigfoot sweeps into an elaborate bow. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z One cold, windy afternoon I saw Aunt Xi-wen sweeping the street. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z No one can sweep, for why sweep away hope No one can splash water, for why splash away joy? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The lights now sweep to the center of the arena, where an announcer wearing a Warcross logo T-shirt stands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Nah. It’s safety glass. Besides, all those years of dumpster diving makes a dog tough. Scruffy, Tater, and me did a quick sweep of the kennels.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The waiters were sweeping out the café and mopping off the tables. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Memories of the crash came sweeping back into his mind. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I saw the drive broaden to the sweep I had expected, and with the blood-red wall still flanking us on either side; we turned the last corner, and so came to Manderley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She swipes at her lash line, sweeps away the dam of tears. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Butler was seeing the world as it was, complete with LEP retrieval team sweeping the avenue. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Shan asked Ifemelu, with a sweep of her hand, taking in the dramatic furnishing: a red rug, a blue sofa, an orange sofa, a green armchair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I rode down a long sweeping slope where a scattering of huge, ragged-topped liveoaks stood about in grass so tall that it dragged against the underside of Jumper’s belly. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I want Daddy’s words to magically sweep me away from here, like the waves he wrote about. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Further north, expanding their empire in a hot-brained hurry, are the Toltec, sweeping in every direction from the mile-high basin that today houses Mexico City. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Ahead of us, cleared and revealed by the same vast sweep of the wind, lay twisted valleys, hundreds of feet below, full of ice and boulders. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Texts and images depict the Teotihuacanos as gaudily martial figures with circular mirrors strapped to their backs and squared-off helmets sweeping protectively in front of the jaw. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Dad’s sister, Aunt Anne, was an ample Victorian who wore full, sweeping skirts and high ground-gripper shoes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chinese have that, too—ancestor worship, sweeping the graves in the springtime.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After we’re trained, Greta’s nice about giving us the same shift, and we do everything from selling tickets and making and selling popcorn to sweeping up between shows and shooing away pigeons. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “But I need my beauty sleep if one day Prince Charming is going to gallop down Main Street and sweep me off my feet.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I had just been assigned by the relief system to sweep the streets for thirteen dollars a week. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I arrive at the theater while they are sweeping out from the matinee. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A black janitor who was sweeping the hallway asked why she was crying. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In April of 1933, a fresh and reconstituted varsity crew promptly exacted its revenge, sweeping the Olympic champion Cal Bears from their home waters on the Oakland Estuary. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The great sweeps of space and the hard, elemental coloring almost blinded him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z During those days of waiting, he did not make his bed, or sweep, or shake out the little rag-braid rug, and almost forgot to slash with his fish knife the passing day on his calendar. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It just ain’t right. And you know me. You know I’m not gonna sit here and let them sweep this under the rug, like this is okay.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Unless something is done,” he warned/and soon done, we shall be the murderers of our own children ...; the revolutionary storm now sweeping the globe will be upon us.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Later, when Mr. Costa came in to sweep, he listened to the radio sing a mournful song about a lonely truck driver in jail who longed for his eighteen-wheel rig and the open highway. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t try to leave,” he ordered, with a menacing sweep of his arm, “for there’s so very much to do, and you still have over eight hundred years to go on the first job.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “They would for prizes. A prize for everyone and a big prize for the winner—maybe a hundred-dollar prize. They’d sweep the valley clean. Will you let me try?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The wind seemed to join their whoop of laughter and sweep them up into the sky as the dragon flew for the first time. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z My slippers scuff against the concrete, sounding like brooms sweeping the floor. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Okay then, I’ll pick you up, no problem,” Mom said decisively, sweeping the half-grapes into a snack bag with the side of her knife. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He sweeps his eyes along the ranks and swings his hose and widens his eyes dramatically. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We use it sparingly, and Helena sweeps up the dust to burn. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I brought my squadron in to the river bank with one turn of the sweeps. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirty seconds later, when Milton turned the same corner, he saw the sweeping expanse of the Ambassador Bridge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The long needle began to swing at once, and stopped, moved on, stopped again in a precise series of sweeps and pauses. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, go sweep the stairs, little girl. This doesn’t concern you,” the mustached one said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They bring hoes to clear the weeds and brooms to sweep the stones and they offer dumplings and oranges as spiritual food. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The man’s scowling, slightly brutish face was somehow at odds with his magnificent, sweeping robes, which were embroidered with much gold thread. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Athena, sweeping down to the battlefield, persuaded the foolish heart of Pandarus, a Trojan, to break the truce and shoot an arrow at Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But I do not want to think of that, I sweep it away. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He had found a broom out back and was sweeping the board sidewalk in front of the store when they walked up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her nose was delicate and thin, and her cheekbones high and wide, sweeping down to a small chin so that her face was heart-shaped. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As Jefferson saw it, the American Revolution had been merely the opening shot in a global struggle against tyranny that was destined to sweep over the world. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When we reach the foot of the bridge, Phil pauses, sweeping his hand over the vista as he talks about the vision of Taro Otsuka, Fabyan’s private gardener who designed this place. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The gloom of the forest didn’t relent, though, for there were six primordial cedars that shaded an entire acre with their vast sweep of branches. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Dorian made a wide sweep of his sword, and Chaol took up the defensive. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z George had the measles but they had him stay at school because scarlet fever was sweeping through the countryside. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Fetching water, sweeping, helping in the kitchen, tending the annealing furnace in the shop were the unskilled work the boys did. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “That Greatest and Bravest of all fighter pilots—Bull Meecham,” Bull said; then he made a sweeping gesture of dismissal with his arm. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I sweep through the place like I’m a cheetah and the tortilla chips are injured gazelles. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z We sweep a pile of crud out the door. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z ‘And our scouts say that they have cast trenches and stakes across the road. We cannot sweep them away in sudden onset.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Apparently, the Underworld king and queen thought “looking after” someone meant giving him a broom and having him sweep up their messes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He pointed a finger with a wide sweep, “Lanning, take it!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Her nightgown sweeps behind her like a tail. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Harry Potter!” squeaked an excited voice, the moment Harry had opened the door; a small man in a mauve top hat was sweeping him a deep bow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then he stared at her and he said to the younger girl, “Take the broom and sweep, for your mother is ill.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Brand broke free and charged Cooke again, sweeping him into an animal-filled steel tier. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Natalie made a sweeping gesture with her arm, the kind that clearly said, Be my guest. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Trails of mist sweep out behind her like a ghostly dress. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “The ranch is north. The fire is sweeping up the whole ridge. We’ll be trapped.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Then I sweep the rest of the makeup in, too. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The later pattern was for Jefferson to provide the sweeping vision while Madison managed the messier particulars. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He sweeps me around in a giddy whoosh. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “No...only to the house. I sweep and clean.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The part I liked to practice best was the fancy curtsy: right foot out, touch the rose on the carpet with a pointed foot, sweep to the side, left leg bends, look up and smile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was lying under the table in the cafe, and the lad who sweeps the floors handed it to me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The nurse tells Seamus she has to go and he’s to sweep the lint from under my bed and mop up a bit around the ward. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lines of muscle along the horse’s back, flanks, and belly bulged with the effort, cutting sweeping stripes into his coat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I sweep the floors, even though they don’t need sweeping, to give my hands something to do. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Red was across the street, watching a colored man who was cleaning up after the parade, sweeping trash into a pile. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “John,” said his mother, “you sweep the front room for me like a good boy, and dust the furniture. I’m going to clean up in here.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Every Therblig had its own symbol, and once they were painted on the wall Dad had us apply them to our household chores—bedmaking, dishwashing, sweeping, and dusting. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z They want us jammed close, constricted, no way to sweep around their flanks . . . and with that boom behind us. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Austin gave Joycelyn her first job, sweeping the floor at the Carolina Times. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A visceral urge to flee sweeps through me, so powerful that I slow, stop, pull away from the slaver. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He was thinking of those tea ships, the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, the Beaver, great white sails spread softly, sweeping on and on through the night to Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall led to a sweeping spiral marble staircase that went up a whole lot more floors than seemed possible. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Let me describe this stereotyped situation: A crime wave is sweeping a city and citizens are clamoring for police action. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He would weigh the gold, every grain, and pour the ingots and wash the sweep, and he would not carry home the wineskin when the day was done. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The young nurse returned with a dustpan and brush and began to sweep up the glittery splinters. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I arrange my face in the middle of the book, my hair spread like seaweed floating in the current of the story that sweeps me under and away to sleep. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The sky closes to a pinpoint and a wave of dry leaves sweeps over my head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I dashed inside, wondering if maybe I could do a quick under-the-bed deaning job like the Hermes guys, and I found my half-brother Tyson sweeping the floor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And that’s how I start my first day in Farbranch: inside a dark barn, sweeping dust from one corner to another, seeing one single stitch of blue sky out a door at the far end. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I count the time between sweeps of the beams of light from the guard towers and sneak from trailer to trailer, trying to avoid detection and the consequences that come from breaking curfew. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I restack picture books and place the toys back in wooden bins while she sweeps for cookie crumbs, egg splots, cracklings of hard candy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As she turned to walk off, Dany let her glance sweep over the strangers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For a moment, I'm almost foolishly happy and then confusion sweeps over me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I click the lights up full and sweep the floor clean, like I’m supposed to. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The easy sweeping grace fascinated him on so large a man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seen the second fin now coming up behind the first and had identified them as shovel-nosed sharks by the brown, triangular fin and the sweeping movements of the tail. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The peacock joined in, its tail sweeping the floor and cutting out the legs of an asura right next to it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I started to tell them that I’d seen the snake—that I’d been seeing it all year in the science hallway—but they pressed on, sweeping the conversation away. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Sharp stars pierced singly through the blackness, not sweeps of them or clusters or Milky Ways as there might have been in the South, but single, chilled points of light, as unromantic as knife blades. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Years later, walking the earth as a man, it would all sweep back over him, again and again, like an echo on the wind. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a little thrill of adventure as we chugged into the bay, as if I were sighting land where maps had noted only a sweep of undistinguished blue. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Wahzhazhe chronicled the sweeping history of the Osage, including the period of the Reign of Terror. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Scarcely knowing where he stepped, he blundered his way to the far end of the courtyard and spread his sweepings on a sun-warmed sheep hide to dry. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Before that an ingot must be poured from these sweepings, as the First Craftsman had ordered. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z And then her hands disappeared, and he heard her sweeping at the ground, and she said, “I keep a flashlight here, but I can’t f—got it.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “You kidding? It’s last game. We got a chance of sweeping.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, please,” said Xenocrates with an exaggerated sweep of his hand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Just then Dorian waltzed by, sweeping the brunette with him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I was sweeping floors at our grocery store, saving up for my first pair of J’s, when Natasha ran in. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I already finished wiping down the tables, sweeping the floor, taking out the trash and recycling, restocking the self-serve station, and boxing up the leftover muffins and scones to take home for breakfast. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He made a sweeping gesture, indicating the angry mob that surrounded him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His back’s to me as he’s sweeping, and I’m just about to ask him when the shop door opens and a few older guys come in. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The assistant director sweeps his left: hand through his hair and releases a blizzard of dandruff. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z LaPautre waved his hands modestly, as if to sweep away his incredible perfections. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I started to sweep, but it wasn’t necessary. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “These rituals are empty,” Hizdahr declared, “just the sort of thing we must sweep aside. Meereen has been steeped in these foolish old traditions for too long.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I have to clean out the cabinets, sweep, and take clothes to wash at the laundromat. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The girls would sweep, dust and do the supper dishes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Searchlights sweep across the water, lighting up people swimming, drowning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He knows she might like a more romantic sweeping off her feet. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The searchlight sweeps across the water, lighting up its own circle of vision. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was a futile spread of pink rocks sleeping on a rise of sand, a few tumbled pillars, one lonely shrine, and then the sweep of sand again. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the new victims revealed that Mrs. Moss beat her for putting a movie in the wrong case and struck her in the face for not sweeping the patio correctly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z When the announcer finishes introducing the wild cards, the spotlights sweep to the area of the stadium where the official teams are sitting. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It did not seem long until they were sweeping into the clearing at Grandpa’s house, all the sleigh bells jingling. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We went to work sweeping up the rice. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z An old woman sweeping the steps of a church. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z A waft of wind came sweeping down the laurel-walk, and trembled through the boughs of the chestnut: it wandered away—away—to an indefinite distance—it died. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The colored man gripped his broom tighter and started sweeping yet again, but I could see the rage in his eyes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After class, people do their hair thing in front of the mirrors while I tuck it all in with one sweep of a scarf and a strategically placed safety pin. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But with my parents by my side, who had proven their love for me, I felt safe enough to allow sunlight to sweep the shadows from my life. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I no longer bum the rice or add too much salt or forget to sweep under the sofa. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretend you’re a spotlight, Obie told himself, a spotlight sweeping the place, stopping here and there, and lingering at other places, picking up the highlights of the thing, this momentous occasion. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Many years later, Kepler came upon his third and last law of planetary motion, a law that relates the motion of various planets Kepler’s second law: A planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She alternated between sweeping the floor and looking out the window for him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben, for his part, kept driving past his father, changing speeds, and sweeping past him as Bull lunged heavily after a son who had fooled him, betrayed him with speed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I sweep the broad-sided metal instrument across the bridge of her nose. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It is the coldness of his eyes as they sweep across the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Oh, certainly, if they are in your way,” and sweeping her contributions into her apron, pell-mell, she walked off, feeling that herself and her works of art had been insulted past forgiveness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I can start setting tables or sweeping from any part of the room I feel like; none of that left-to-right, top-to-bottom stuff here. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted the nation’s attention on his sweeping plans for his Great Society initiatives: a series of economic and social reforms to eliminate poverty and social injustice. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She walks over, and I watch her eyebrows go up as her gaze sweeps Jason’s book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I erase the tip of a petal and redo it with a softer sweep. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Rupa’s sweeping had reached Neel’s feet, and he lifted them so she could continue. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He gave the room one final, satisfactory sweep before lifting the hem of his agbada and making his way out of the study, a low hum on his lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A dry hot wind glided up and down the canyon restlessly, shaking the salt bushes and sweeping dust over the tire tracks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The queen sweeps a loose curl from Charlotte's forehead. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She sweeps me into a hug and holds on like she never plans to let go. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It looked grey and uninviting, great rollers sweeping in to the bay past the beacon on the headland. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He threw open the door to his lab with a sweeping ta-da motion and waved us inside. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then, at the rim of vision, it gathered itself, and in one sweeping tide, rushed me to sleep. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z During that time they had weathered the heaviest political storms to sweep the state. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The summer of 2010 brought torrential rains—a monsoon that flooded the valley, sweeping away everything in its wake. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Pick up, sweep aside—same difference in her mom's world. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I could come in and sweep the floors and dust the shelves and take out the trash. I could do that.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He rolled up a sheet of music and began sweeping off the inner wall, more for something to do than from any real curiosity. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But my mother continued to speak, smiling broadly, sweeping her hand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark shakes his head, keeps sweeping his gaze around the tunnel. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The neighbors kept sweeping their doorways, hanging their laundry, and preparing dinner. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The poster showed a wide expanse of beach, a sweep of sky with a lone star glittering far away. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Would she come in and work on her hats, or would Grandpa drop her off at his house so she could sweep up some and cook his supper? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It forms over the Farallons, covering the sea lions on their rocks, and then it sweeps onto Ocean Beach, filling the long green bowl of Golden Gate Park. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ones containing a virus on them that will sweep through to every active NeuroLink user. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then they’d move outward, sweeping the farm, crawling up trees and into the barn attic. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He came from behind the bar and resumed his desultory sweeping just as Lana, Darlene, and the bird, looking like a small unruly mob, burst in from the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for his pudgy face, he might’ve been a chimney sweep out of Oliver Twist. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I was glad enough for the bandicoot’s company, but I did not think I wanted to spend my life sweeping goose droppings from the courtyard and talking to a rat. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The government declared a State of Emergency, suspending habeas corpus and assuming sweeping powers to act against all forms of subversion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the shadow of horror wheeled and returned, passing lower now, right above them, sweeping the fen-reek with its ghastly wings. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I see one patrol going from door to door, pretending to do another routine sweep. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Folly Bridge had been swept away altogether, and the Thames was no longer a river but a swollen sea of gray turbulence sweeping from right to left and threatening to overwhelm La Belle Sauvage entirely. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She hadn’t taken the time to sweep away their footprints. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The cat’s for was on end, and its tail was bristling like a chimney sweep’s brush. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z My folks and the Levinsons close in around me, and together we sweep past the sheriff and the vlogger into the school. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The cold days dragged mechanically: up early and to my job, splitting wood, carrying coal, sweeping floors, then off to school and boredom. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I sweep a small brush into a blob of cerulean gray and pin my gaze to the corner of the canvas until his footsteps leave the room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When Hugo finished sweeping, he handed the broom back to the old man. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z With a sweep of his arm Henry knocked it away and it fell on the floor with a loud crack, batteries rolling in all directions. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I'm dizzy with the desire that sweeps through me from sandal to necklace. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Reflexively, I sweep the photographs off the table, folding them back into the envelope they came in. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She nodded, looking relieved, and went over to sweep the other side of the room. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I walk in the dark with the grillos for company and the sweep of stars overhead. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t going to sweep me away; it was planning to run me over. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The servants’ corridor swims in a half foot of rain, and Cook and I sweep out the water with rush brooms while Izzi tirelessly stacks sandbags. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Pontonoos mixed the honey-hearted wine and went from chair to chair, filling the cups; then each man where he sat poured out his offering to the gods in bliss who own the sweep of heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As she sits, looking out through the line of trees into the great empty parking lot, a dark shape sweeps through the nimbus of a streetlamp. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I loved washing the chalkboards, sweeping the floor, and hearing stories of her college days. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Finally, the Commandant nods and sweeps out the door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The brother’s glance went slowly around the room, like the ray of a lighthouse sweeping a familiar coast, searching for hidden defects. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It roared into the pool, sweeping away the spiders. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z There would be lots of shoveling and raking and sweeping. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When I’m not sweeping, I am arranging the shelves and restocking them with shoe polish, shoelaces, and shoe cushions. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Kepler’s first two laws may seem a little remote and abstract: planets move in ellipses, and sweep out equal areas in equal times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Boys and girls laugh and call out, Here’s the chimney sweep. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t need all this stuff”—she gestured to her suitcase—“to sweep him off his feet. You’re kind of cool in a weirdly quirky way. It draws people in.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It meant there was always a hand in your business, someone else’s hand, some white man who could make it rain dollars, and then came through sweeping up more than what he dropped. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo sweeps his hand through the air, like he’s a magician conjuring a world. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The fits of energy, tipping into rage and grandiosity, came often and more fiercely, and the sweeping undertow of grief that followed was just as strong. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The Court made clear that its decision was to govern all future drug sweeps, no matter what the circumstances of the targeted individual. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He did the sweeping, swabbing and all the laundry. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The steersman leaning on his long sweep turned his head and called, “Sir! is this true land or a witchery?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the sweeping sound made by the Po-2s’ canvas wings as they dived low over the German troops in the dark. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The next photograph had begun when Mia, sweeping, found one of Mr. Richardson’s collar stays under the dresser. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Maxim’s grandmother had bowed her head to avoid the sweeping branches of the trees, and the horse had trotted down the twisting drive where I now walked. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z All was changing utterly with a sudden sweep. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Jump, Buck!” he commanded, sweeping his arm out and over the chasm. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z The breathtaking sweep of this vision is remarkable. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I waited, but there was no radio, no sweeping, no call from my mother. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The music swirls around me and sweeps me up and makes my heart swell with pride. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks after getting to Vietnam, Oshiro was sent on a routine sweep of a small island a few miles off the coast. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They dragged me from the second place to the third place, every voice sowing the wind, all things summoning the whirlwind that would sweep us all away to drown in the deepest sea. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was really just part of the top floor of the building, where the roof had entirely collapsed, leaving sweeping views of the ruins. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The coroner rapped for order, then rose and stepped to the table and with one sweep of his arm flung the sheet back from Bessie’s body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We shook her and shouted in her face, but she only moaned and brushed us away with a sweep of her arm. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Sing how the unsightly black fuzz, like the Persian legions of Darius, sweeps over the Achaean mainland of girls barely into their teens! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She snapped the clutch bag shut and looked around with a sweeping, raptor-like gaze—the only thing about her, surely, that could remind me of my father, and it did. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The room is silent except for the clock ticking on the mantel, the sound of sweeping and the clink of china pieces as my father drops them in the metal trash tin. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed on War Admiral’s neck and drove with all his strength, sweeping over his mount’s right side. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The sweeping devastation was giving rise to powerful new social forces. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew the lookouts strained their eyes as never before, sweeping the horizon for an enemy sail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena gave the staff a few experimental sweeps in the space around her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The cats were just fast enough to dodge Idiptu's darting tongue and just nimble enough to stay out of reach of his sweeping arms. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z With a single sweep of his sword he cut through her neck and, his eyes still fixed on the shield with never a glance at her, he swooped low enough to seize the head. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The stadium’s main lights dim, and the sweeping lights change color. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sick at heart, Ranofer transferred his sweepings to a crucible and set it on the coals. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I can’t remember the last time I woke up with a smile, Aunt Heidi’s long hair sweeping my forehead, my body wrapped in a hundred old blankets, swirled around me like soft-serve. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I plop them in a heap on the table; Monica sweeps them into a tray like an airport security worker. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I wish for the digits of pi to sweep in, but all I feel is a trembling dog who will soon be gone. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Richard, you will sweep this whole thingamajig under the rug for me. I am sapped.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The “drug-courier profiles” utilized by the DEA and other law enforcement agencies for drug sweeps on highways, as well as in airports and train stations, are notoriously unreliable. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He gave Alec a curt nod and stepped up to the porch and entered the house, sweeping his weapon left and right as he searched the room. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then I cut the halves with scissors and sweep them into the trash, sign onto the computer, and start typing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Nately ripped offhis hat and earphones in one jubilant sweep and began rocking back and forth happily like a handsome child in a high chair. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I’m flying, my body light, sweeping through air. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The woman fed her, and then handed her a broom and told her to sweep the yard. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I crouch down in the dirt against one of the big boulders as the light sweeps by again, but the edges of the bright beam fall short of me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Ben sweeps his finger over his tablet and shakes his head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Tanaburi was a small, ordinary village, and it was the ordinary things that he liked to watch the most: people hanging their wash out to dry, sweeping porches, chatting with their neighbors, cooking breakfast. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Rupa bent to sweep the floor in tidy arcs, lifting the longer sari draped across the room and ducking under it to reach the far corners of the one-room hut. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z When I sweep the color along the hem of the woman’s torn dress, I know I’m being too careful. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At trial, the judge finds that the entire sweep was based on the testimony of a single informant who lied to the prosecution. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He’s got a few stringy hairs, which he sweeps across his head. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They’ve filled almost every spare inch of the vessel when the entire group finds themselves on the twelfth floor—part of one last sweep through the lower half of the building. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Washington, for the second time in two years, now stood again on the brink of sweeping the regatta. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A single sweep, and a third of it lay, a writhing heap of thorns, in a pile twenty feet away. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I remember asking Jermaine if I could start sweeping floors at the barbershop after school. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Dad positioned me out of the way when a shuttle car darted in, its crablike arms sweeping up the coal thrown out behind the continuous miner. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His prisoners come to an uncertain stop in the middle of the street as the soldier sweeps a flashlight in Ollie's direction. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They made their way under the graceful arches of a stone bridge, around a long, sweeping bend in the lake, and up the straightaway to the starting stalls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sweetness of the fruit, the sunlight, the singing are intense and heady, and the exhilaration sweeps us in. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Shan- shan would help her, and I didn’t want to embarrass her by making her realize that I had seen her sweeping the alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's like my . . . he ought to be horsewhipped! Here," he said, sweeping up the letter and thrusting it crackling toward me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We flat out refused, but Mom went up in front of the mourners, genuflected with a grand sweep, and then kissed Erma’s cheek so vigorously that you could hear the puckering sound throughout the chapel. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z On Main Street he saw Old Martin sweeping the street with a stable broom. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mona put her bony hand on her chest, a look of sorrow sweeping over her face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He sweeps the branches away with a claw. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sweeping, folks stopping by, a break for water where Ivan don’t say nothing to me, more sweeping. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z After I squeezed my feet into those small, dreadful shoes, it was back to the sweeping, and then the polishing of the banister with soft rags and beeswax scented with lemon. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering one unlocked another and then another until you were drowning in a tidal wave threatening to sweep you away. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She used it to sweep the ground around her, to create a huge cloud of ash that rose up like a smoke signal. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z When the bodies are dry I sweep them into a little heap—like coffee grounds—then put them in the trash. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. Well, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to. We’ll just make sure you sweep him off his studly feet. Deal?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The man tried to speak but only a coyote sound was heard, and the tail moved back and forth sweeping ridges in the sand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Yes, there they were, blood-red and luscious, as I had seen them the evening before, great bushes of them, massed beneath the open window, encroaching on to the sweep of the drive itself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We go out to the graves and sweep them and clean them and tell the dead about some of the things that have happened. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Within minutes, sheets of rain were sweeping in, the steady hiss of falling water swelling in my ears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then more lines appeared, one by one, tremulous arcs and circles sweeping through the darkness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Police declined to discuss a rumor sweeping Harlem that they had some motion pictures which had been taken in the Audubon Ballroom as the murder took place. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A corpulent man dressed in a sweeping blue robe met their gaze. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Cordelia says, because there is a wave of corny chicken jokes sweeping the school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I was only nine, but how old did you have to be to sweep up old hair? The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Yishan, standing on a storage box, was already sweeping the bowls and cups off the shelves above the gang, letting them smash to pieces on the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z If he’s going by the way Henry’s body responds, by the way Henry’s hand sweeps up into his hair and clutches a fistful of curls, he guesses he does okay for a first try. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She picked up a broom made of branches and began to sweep the dusty floor. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me know when you finish with that sweeping,” Lana Lee said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In only a few decades, sweeping global changes have begun to move in precisely the directions needed for human survival. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z La Belle Sauvage sped like a dart over the mad river, down towards Port Meadow, towards the wild waste of water that was sweeping through Oxford, towards whatever lay beyond. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I got to sweep out the front of the bakery behind the counter. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z After a while he tried to speak to her, but she would only clutch tighter to her broom and sweep furiously in silence, so instead he took to talking to the cat. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They were like two Huns sweeping down on Rome. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My father sweeps ahead of me on the porch steps, grabs Ryan by the hand, and pulls him into the house with a curt “Link,” in our visitor’s direction. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He began to sweep with a wide broom while the radio poured forth sad songs about lonely highways, broken hearts, and jail. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “You can sweep that up, boil it, and make coffee,” she said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He started flapping his newspaper at Bruno, trying to sweep him off the table. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z After a minute, Tommy looks up from sweeping his area and says, “What?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The banker doffed his hat and made a sweeping bow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Katherine sweeps out of the office like a queen leaving court. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Harry!” he boomed, sweeping Harry into a bone-crushing hug the moment Harry had stepped out of the car. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Then, as the sun rose higher, there was maize to pound into powder and the yard to sweep. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The citizens were already busy sweeping up cupcake simulations, confetti, and party hats from last night’s celebration. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The sun emerged late in the morning, though squalls continued to sweep Jackson Park through much of the day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Celia tells Felicia that her job is still waiting for her at the beauty shop, but that she’ll have to start from the bottom again, sweeping hair clippings and doing shampoos. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I have them, these attacks of the past, like faintness, a wave sweeping over my head. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon enough I am helping too: I set the table for breakfast, clear the plates, sweep the hall, wash the dishes after dinner. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy, so that the fluffy skirt of her white dress cascaded slowly to the floor like the petals of a large carnation. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was ideal for the job, centered low as he was in his fireplug body, a plow of wellmuscled forearms in front of him, a pulling guard for a sweeping Kwang. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran his finger around the patient’s tongue to clear the mouth of debris, sweeping out mucus and blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A man walked up to the Gladers as the others in his group spread out around them, sweeping their guns left and right as they shot at the observation windows, shattering them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “My mother wanted me to help her sweep and do the washing this morning.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I sweep her out of his reach and kiss her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Next month the petals would fall one by one from the great faces, and the gardeners would come and sweep them away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Driver ants, Ebola virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome: all these are brooms devised by nature to sweep a small clearing very well. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Eh, well, we shall have to take other steps, though I do not know what. Weigh all sweepings again today.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The dirt on the ground kicked about, sweeping and stirring. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z After she was gone, I would sweep and clean up and even arrange some of Otis’s shelves, because he did not have an eye for arranging things and I did. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z My arms sweep past my hips and upward, inward, crossing at the wrists before my chest. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The greatest movie star in history was sweeping the country at that time, a girl younger than Mary Alice named Shirley Temple Shirley could sing and act, and she was a tap-dancing demon. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I salute you,” says Alan, holding the foil straight up before his face, then he sweeps it down. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She presses the bed sheets as if expecting a lover and sweeps the veranda clean of the summer’s dust. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama was already stoking the fire, sweeping the floor, and warming up a few leftovers from the potluck meal when Stella woke up. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I am left grinning after him as he sweeps away into the crowd. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I wonder if Tris is watching it sweep across the pavement and gather in piles by the airplanes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Slowly, deliberately, I turned my back and went on sweeping. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z "Maybe you could turn on the fan and sweep against the wind," I'd suggest. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He sweeps it to the side and traces his fingers over my lips. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Downstairs, the doorman, Ralph, who had himself come from a country called Ireland as a boy, stood by the opened door and gave each young lady a sweeping bow as she passed by. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Written in powerful, sweeping, feminine handwriting: Love the blog. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In the morning, me and Winn-Dixie went down to sweep the pet store, and I took a Littmus Lozenge for Otis. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The truth was she would rather stay in the too-hot room and read than strip the dusty beds and sweep out moth-infested closets. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I could imagine those bloodshot eyes, set in that massive, scarred black face, sweeping over the sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The street below me is quiet now, except for the sound of straw brooms sweeping the day’s litter into small piles on side streets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z True, the Babylonian seldom handled the sweep, nor had he stolen the little ingot as Ranofer had at first suspected. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He sweeps me around him, my leather slippers pirouetting over the packed earth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then I placed the chairs on the tables to clear the floor for him to sweep with a dust mop. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The human girl is kneeling in front of a huge fireplace, sweeping up ash from the grate. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Relief — warm, sweeping, glorious relief — swept over Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z At first, whenever Pia'd skate back and forth across the parking lot outside the salon, Marcus, who was always pouting while sweeping up the hair inside the salon, would come out with her. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The full guilt avalanche, thundering down the mountainside, sweeping away houses, knocking me flat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a sweeping, grandiose gesture with his hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A sweeping motion, fast at first; then it appeared to slow and stop. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay in bed crying, afraid to step into the room where I heard things breaking, but the next morning there were no mismatched pieces, no chips or fragments, nothing to sweep away. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Putting on his hat and taking the corn bread with him, he headed out for the three-mile walk to the mill, where, Stella knew, he’d be lifting logs and sweeping sawdust all day long. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I hop off the cart and sweep him up in my arms, putting one hand round his muzzle and using the other to get back on the cart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z My mother’s voice would come sweeping down the hallway with just enough spice in it to let the old man know that once again, he’d pushed too hard. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She moved closer to the mirror and stood there sweeping hair up from her neck back into its halo-like roll, and wetting with spit the ringlets that fell over her ears. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I pushed her away and she shrugged, sweeping ahead of me into the great hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He takes his time, way longer than necessary, sweeping up the broken plate. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The river lay before them in a bright brown sweep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman who hung out laundry was now sweeping the dust from her house out the door. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He only paid attention if it was something he’d never seen before, such as Rachel’s Timex watch with the sweep second hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And Francie, pausing in her sweeping to listen, tried to put everything together and tried to understand a world spinning in confusion. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the dusting, which you make me do every day, and sweeping and mopping the floor.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The countryside was striking from here, a deep green sweep of playing fields and bordering shrubbery, with the school stadium white and miniature-looking across the river. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, very close!” the woman said, pausing in her sweeping to pick up the Paper from the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She says it was a sad day Prohibition ended because Dad gets the drink going around to saloons offering to sweep out the bars and lift barrels for a whiskey or a beer. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I was supposed to be sweeping and dusting. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He’d drop the knotted reins if he felt like it, maybe to pick a burr out of his boot or sweep off his red cap and wipe his face with his shirtsleeve. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes I spent the whole day working beside her: shelling peas, kneading bread dough, turning the handle of the wringer after she’d washed clothes, feeding the chickens, sweeping the porch. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If I came back a little later, Aunt Xi-wen and the others would be at work sweeping their assigned parts of the alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They were sweeping the streets and sprinkling them with a hose. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Mumtaz showed me where the trays and teacups were kept in the kitchen before she left to sweep the terrace. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I open my eyes—light sweeps across the ceiling. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “You got it,” Rock says, grabbing the broom to sweep up my hair. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z |
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