Such meat grows tight in texture, smelling of meadows and tasting sweet. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They got there bread, and butter, and cheese and apples: the last of the winter store, wrinkled but sound and sweet; and a leather flagon of new-drawn ale, and wooden platters and cups. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She was very pretty and simple, and her face was sweet and young. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word “sweet” had never passed my father’s lips. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Good. Yes, good. And kind of sweet—kind of soft and sweet. Kind of gentle and soft.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Arnold had made the hippie tea that was sweet without sugar and I sipped it while we dragged out the notebooks. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Whatever was done was done for your own good, sweet pudding.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a lovelier country even than that, where we shall go, by-and-by, when we are good enough,” answered Meg with her sweetest voice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason he had always thought of wine as having an intensely sweet taste, like that of blackberry jam, and an immediate intoxicating effect. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Hard and moldy, yet chewy and sweet inside. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shone as she looked at the pile of sweets we’d created. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the trail dreams of something, usually sweet and gooey, and my sustaining vision had been an outsized slab of pie. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And then I become an empty coconut shell without its sweet water and flesh when I think of my mother. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

His gesture would have been unpleasant if his eyes had not been so astonishingly sweet and bright. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hovers inches above me, her breath warm and sweet against my face like a breeze passing through tall grass. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then the two of us had pimiento cheese sandwiches and sweet tea for lunch. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

As she reaches for it, she watches the way the light slips through the heavy pine needles, dapples everything with sweet September light . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The golden skin of the peach had been torn open, and where a chunk of flesh was now missing, a sweet, sticky juice was dripping like crystal beads gliding off a string. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But she did relive the kiss, exactly as it had been—melting sweet and all too brief—and she woke exactly when she had before. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

For a moment she looks so sweet that I can’t help but laugh. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Malcolm was troubled; the old lady was as sweet and kindly as she always was, but her face was gray and her eyes were red-rimmed and tired. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I had been hovering around the sweet, milky edges of sleep for hours when I felt the itch at the back of my mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mangoes so firm and sweet they made pregnant women weep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sweet fragrance from the perfumed sails filled the air as the barge pulled into port. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

This house and garden brought back the sweet man she had begun to love after their wedding, before the pregnancies, the miscarriages, the moves, and the money worries. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps your elephants would sooner be nightingales. Instead of sweet song, Meereen’s nights would be filled with thunderous trumpetings, and your trees would shatter beneath the weight of great grey birds.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then, just as in her nightmares, the Mark of Athena burned across the walls, incinerating the spiders until the room was empty except for the smell of sickly sweet ashes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nhamo dug around the deserted gardens until she had found several sweet potatoes to roast. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This shirt was thick and smelled sweet, like ripe fruit. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I may have worn the same sweet face, but now I was carrying not just my child but that dead boy as well. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of the voices and the hands Ben sat, rapt in his sweet blue gaze. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him play once from a bleacher seat, and even at that distance he had the sweetest smile I had ever seen and to this day I swear he smiled at me several times. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was not until they were mounted and on their way that Bran allowed himself to taste the sweet air of victory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She shelled the acorns, ground them fine, roasted them with a bit of cornmeal, and that night the family had sweet acorn cakes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

To Anna’s sweet little sister, Here is the letter you asked for. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

My forehead pressed into the hollow of Dad’s shoulder, his shirt smells sickly sweet, like cheriy cough syrup from the pharmacy, but I don’t care. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little honest loathing might be refreshing, like a tart wine after too much sweet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But there v\\as nothing like fresh sweet milk, the milk you get before it separates to milk and cream. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have Peeves out this time, my sweet —” His eyes fell on Harry and then darted to the Kwikspell envelope, which, Harry realized too late, was lying two feet away from where it had started. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

What the sweet screaming monkeys was in the water in this neighborhood? Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was sweet liberty, and I stayed there three straight summers, always managing to get tossed from summer school in New York City just to get sent down there. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brick oven had been heated for two nights in a row, and the whole family had gone without sugar since Sunday to make sure that the minister’s notorious sweet tooth would be satisfied. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, the sweet sound of dysfunction,” Trey says as he leaves my room. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘Because the Swedes of Sweden have a sweet and sour taste. So says the BFG,’ the Queen said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curtains were drawn and bore black crepe ribbons, and the walls were piled with wreaths of flowers whose sickly sweet odor filled the halls. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again their sweet voices reminded him of the gap in his own childhood, as he leaned against the cedar to watch them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These people stole you from me, and now I’m going to get you back to safety. Home sweet home and all that.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The red shells hold the sweetest meat and are best for drying, though the green ones and the black are also good. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured she said that so I didn’t think she was sweet on me or something. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

There, lying on the ground as if scattered by God just for Alyce, were apples, red and yellow, large and small, sweet and tart, firm and juicy. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grass had been new-mown, it smelt sweet and rich, like summer. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We light a little fire with wood we find behind the house, heat water for sweet tea and sit under the stars. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s pretty, too. Well, pretty enough for a fink like you. Seems sweet. You love her, don’t you?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But God, when her lips come apart, everything turns warm and her sugar sweet breath is in my mouth, and I probably taste like hot dogs but I don't care. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Insane with grief, tears boiling from her reddened eyes, she would probably tear my corpse from the coffin, screaming drunkenly, “Don’t take him! Why do the sweetest flowers wither and fall from the stem?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm sweet," she said, affronted, and holding back his license. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The warm sweet smell, the white walls, the roar of the oven when Frank opens the door to shift the loaves. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she said goodbye and breezed out the door, leaving us in silence with a light sweet scent of tangerines. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A sixteen-year-old junior at Oakland High School, he’s got hazel eyes and a slow, sweet grin. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And then he gives me a smile that seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The grass is green, the sky is blue, and the honey sweeter than ever before. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, since it already has, is she all right? She’s so sweet and dear, that woman, so unspoiled. You’re very' lucky.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the village, sweet meadows climbed toward a ridge of hills that looked, from a distance, to be covered in dark fur. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As they walked, brushing their way through bush and herb, sweet odours rose about them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Hazel had been sweet on his bisabuelo, a guy who had died when Leo was a baby. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was grateful to the boy and his sister and from that time on gave milk which was sweeter than ever before. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The fur on his coat was soft and his pipe smoke smelled sweet. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Two carpenters who lived on the farm lugged in furniture now and again—they were sweet on Sybil and kept their hands busy to distract from her indifference. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you? In Qarth, you were seldom seen without a dragon on your shoulder... yet now that shapely shoulder is as fair and bare as your sweet breast, I observe.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It means sweet. I just think it’s funny. I think my parents were hoping for a different kind of kid.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“When I’d become aware of my state of mind, I would be frightened and snap back with a healthy smile and a hearty handshake. Such is the effect of the sweet smell of money.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s a geek like Seven, smart enough for Harvard but Howard bound, and real sweet. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He said, “Well, if she’s lazy and he’s moony, who’s going to take care of the sweet babies? Twin boys take a piece of looking after.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Good afternoon, everyone,” she said, her voice much sweeter than it had been when she took chicken orders. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was a violinist who played a gilded instrument with finesse, but whose face seemed strangely weary for someone who was making such sweet music. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Brenda stood on the third step speaking sweet things to Needles, but I'm sure he couldn't even hear her over his own screams. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

"South . . . where ... is the Eyrie south, sweet- ling? I don't recall . . oh, dear heart, I was afraid-. . . have you forgiven me, child?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had often heard the song before, and always with lively delight; for Bessie had a sweet voice,—at least, I thought so. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her sweet perfume wafted through the open door and mixed with the music from within. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rolling to her stomach, she smelled something sweet and recognized the scent of wolf urine. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run until I smell sweet citrus, and then I stop. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You rescued yourself when you rescued the prince. I’m that proud and glad, sweet, I could shout.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The strong sweet smell of it tickled her nostrils. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

So I might set aside Hrothgar’s whole kingdom and all his thanes if I did not, for sweet desire’s sake, set limits to desire. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were little flowers she did not recognize, white and palest blue; and endless, tangled vines; and here and there a fallen log, half rotted but soft with patches of sweet green-velvet moss. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether they would have been quite so sweet and bright after a cross-country truck ride is doubtful. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The bushes were blooming white and smelled sweet. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Idunn was married to Bragi, god of poetry, and she was sweet and gentle and kind. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I did not give in to my sudden urge to kick him in the nuts, call him a jerk, and berate him for lying to sweet Claudia with the perfect tan and ridiculously long legs. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Nine days Demeter wandered, and all that time she would not taste of ambrosia or put sweet nectar to her lips. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A sweet dream, Shae. Now put it aside, I beg you. It can never be." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Woody lies suspended in the warm darkness, buoyed up by a sadness both heaxry and sweet. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the pasture half a dozen horses nibbled contentedly at the sweet grass. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the spider came any closer, her sweet stench alone would have been enough to make Annabeth faint. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Gum Baby? What are you doing? We need to—Oh my sweet peaches.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Hangs on to wells and a boy’s golden hair; would just as soon inhale sweet fire caused by a burning girl as hold a maybe-yes maybe-no hand. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without speaking, he wrapped himself around me and gave me one of his long, sweet hugs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When Penny giggled, she sounded like the sweet young girl she was... seventeen, eighteen, no more than nineteen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

More golden than the king’s dragon bracelet, sweeter than a peach from the Queen Mother’s garden, and more beautiful than a Goddess of Heaven! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

"What is it, sweet lady? Why are you afraid? No one will hurt you. Put away your swords, all of you. The wolf is her little pet, that's all." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Things like “Hey, Will, how long you think they been sweet on one another?” and “You reckon Miss Love’s too old to have babies?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She told me my father had lured her away from “a miserable dreary hell” with sweet music and sweeter words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne, you sweet little thing, would you wiggle up here and lead these gyrenes in your version of the hymn?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Lovelier than you know, sweet child. It's magic, you see. It's justice you hold. It's vengeance for your father." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cilia gave him one of her sweet, veiled glances out of the corner of her eye. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know whether to trust Alaska, and I’d certainly had enough of her unpredictability—cold one day, sweet the next; irresistibly flirty one moment, resistibly obnoxious the next. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

God knows ’tis little trying you’d have for you’re well known for having a kind heart and I was wondering if you could spare a couple of sweets for the little boys here. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled off his shirt and he pulled off hers, and the bra with it, lingering over her breasts, tasting the salt and sweet of her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The toothpaste fills my mouth with soft, sweet foam. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The sun was blazing down, the air was sweet, but every leaf that the wind lifted, every rustle of a pheasant hen in a clump of ryegrass, sent needles of fear through their veins. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he hadn’t been watching, the leaves on the maples had turned the color of sweet potatoes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Give her a kiss on each Cheek & don’t avoid the Mole for she is the sweetest Mamma a Man could have, or you, Sweetness, too. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The smile spread wider over Crouch’s face, as though recalling the sweetest memory of his life. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for getting the bracelet back to me. The inscription—it was really sweet.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She was succulent, sweet, docile and dumb, and she drove everyone crazy but General Dreedle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The calm sweet voice of the goddess broke in on their anguish. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boots! It’s me! Come, come, my sweet old darling, come.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The sky was the color of the blush on peaches, and insect language whirred in the sweet meadow grass. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Grandma gives her this sugary sweet smile and says, “That’s all right, baby. Just sit your pretty self down.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wrote Brian long letters describing the sweet life in New York City. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And my nice, sweet, wonderful, lovable big brother is going to build me an observation post in the cherry tree so I can observe the wildlife.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

You’re sweet to everyone as they walk with you to your car after school. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“You ever pull fourteen days straight and come home to a sweet woman, clean sheets, and a fifth of Wild Turkey? Eh?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She refilled our glasses with impossibly sweet tea and urged us to go for seconds and then thirds. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was a pointed, sweet little face, her eyes a lighter brown than Isannah’s and her hair not so strikingly pale. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sniffed the top of her head, which was sweet from coconut oil and tangled from no combing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Whatever his fortune, whatever the cut of his garment, there would always be the hem—the tuck and fold that hid his raveling edges; a someone sweet, industrious and loyal to shore him up. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Middle sweet between a mango and a pear. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

We agreed how weird it was that Tamika now lived in his old house and how sweet it would be for me to finally beat her at the next science fair. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“She’s a good girl. A sweet one. With a good smile.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I waited under the table in fear, until my brother Alex—my sweet little guardian—came and found me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Instead you got your sweets twisted up in a small piece of newspaper which she tore off a pile of old Daily Mirrors lying on the counter. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Death-Song’ remembers our forests as being bright and warm and full of sweet smells.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Instead, imagine the smell of flowers but sweeter, and with broken glass in it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray poured us huge cups of coffee, mine light and sweet, his black. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Would I steal from my sweet queen? If it were a gift worthy of you, I would have put it into your soft hands myself.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I spread out the toys and sweets, and the children scurry forward, eyes bright. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He can’t hurt you. Not as long as you stay with me. I promise. Why—you’re trembling! Here, have some more petit fours, sugar for my sweet one. There you go. Feel better?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She pulled blades of grass from their sheaths and ate the sweet ends. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll both sleep, and dream of sweeter days. Close your eyes.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The world burst into brilliance as the sun’s rim appeared, and then they were flying through blue sky and clear air, fresh and sweet and moist. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why Littmus made a fortune. He manufactured a piece of candy that tasted sweet and sad at the same time.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We gossiped as we cooked small eggs and sweet potatoes on top of the houlu just to enjoy their smell. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Bennet was therefore established as a sweet girl, and their brother felt authorised by such commendation to think of her as he chose. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

By daybreak, our flat was heavy with the odor of fried sesame balls and sweet curried chicken crescents. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shower of brilliantly colored sweets fell into Harry’s lap. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"I just spray a little on each foot every morning, and now I really do have sweet feet. Plus, I like the tingle." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He makes more tea and we have that with bread and jam so that no one can say we didn’t have a sweet on Christmas Day. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she was thinking of a sweet little magpie then; I was. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She has a sweet, worried face and a frilly blue and white checked apron, just like a TV mother’s. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I breathed in a lungful of sweet spring air and felt my grin resurface. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a fire in the wide hearth before them, and it was burning with a sweet smell, as if it were built of apple-wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I shall need to buy bean seeds and chilli seeds, and perhaps a few young pumpkin vines...sweet potatoes of course...I have made a lot from my vegetables before.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were times when it seemed to stop altogether; then it would surge forth again, mellow, nostalgic, sweet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"How are we to go home, sweet sister? They took our home from us!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her voice was small and sweet—not her usual get-to-the-point crow tone. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He started softly but the exhortations of the congregation—“Talk! Talk!” and “Alright! Alright!” and “Take your time, son! Take your time!”—got him going in a sweet and easy rhythm. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gold for gruel, and boys... a cruel price. Whatever happened to that sweet lad I knew?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When Nathan inhaled, some of the water touched his tongue and it was sweet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“How was your nap?” she asked, lifting a silver platter full of tiny, delicately decorated sweets. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The drink is way too sweet, and the sprinkles get caught in my teeth, but I take sips to show Mama everything is fine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“There’s something sweet and salty on the other side of this fence, Duke!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The street’s full a folks walking to sweet Louvenia’s to pray for Robert, kids playing ball in the street. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Not till the man was fed did the sweet harper end his singing—whereupon the company made the walls ring again with talk. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t pick pockets. You don’t sell whiskey to eat out people’s brains. You’re my sweet, innocent child.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, my sweet. When you were a little girl, were you ever forbidden to read certain books, and did your father put those books under lock and key?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor took a breath, wondering if she could speak now, and then she heard a little soft cry which broke her heart, a little infinitely sad cry, a little sweet moan of wild sadness. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Roasted over the fire, they have the sharp sweet taste of a parsnip. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They were savoury and delicate to the palate, neither too sweet nor too salty. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the coconut milk was mixed with sweet evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, and rum to make coquito. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Smoky collards, turnips, sweet potato pie, and the rest of the kitchen’s concoctions sat in the Valentines’ nice dishes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“His tomatoes would be red while everyone else’s vines were still climbing. His squash were bigger and sweeter, his grapes didn’t hardly have to be bottled before they started being wine.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You ruin nothing,” he said, and his woodsmoke voice had never been sweeter. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to lie for a short while on the sun-warmed bank and revisit some sweeter memories before undertaking the journey to my unknown future. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Warrant Officer Swart outdid himself in preparing a feast, and he did not even get upset when I permitted some of the grandchildren to eat their sweets before their main course. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“While you digest that fine meal, we have a sweet treat,” she said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Just a sweet little lady That warms to my touch. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even want to think about the preacher preaching about how God is in control of it all, or my mother, my sweet, sweet mother caught in the middle of it all. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The look of wild, confused fear he gave me was a brief, sweet pleasure. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like I ate sweets all the time or anything. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And there was my grandfather, adding his low baritone in sad, sweet harmony to the music, his long beard glinting in the firelight. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But someday you’ll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite song, your favorite sweet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Nothing happened except the granules immediately dissolved and a sweet smell, not unlike vanilla fudge, began to wisp up from the pot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Did he whisper sweet nothings in her ear?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Alba shook her head, closed her eyes, and surrendered to the sweet illusion of death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished for a whole basket of yellow pomelo fruits, sweeter than grapefruits, to eat by himself. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Music and laughter and the sweet smell of German beer poured from the rathskeller in the building’s basement. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: No. No. I didn’t stay—for you — I stayed for your sweets. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“Enough sweets for you, young man,” she says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Possibly: yet why should I, if I can get sweet, fresh pleasure? And I may get it as sweet and fresh as the wild honey the bee gathers on the moor.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mom wanted Mbandaka, I guess in honor of what the city had gone through, but I refused; I couldn’t think about that horrible place every time I saw this sweet little bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Please find out from Corporal Snark if he put laundry soap in the sweet potatoes again,” he requested furtively. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘Why, he comes here and takes me walking and buys me sweets, and once he took me to Old South to hear Doctor Warren.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Dill sang: “Amazing grace how sweet thuh sound That saved a wretch like me; I once was lost but now I’m found, Was blind, but now I see. A-men.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Romantic, funny, sweet, easy to talk to, and cute,” I said. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

You unwrapped the sweet, popped it in your mouth, and stared at the green rice fields that flashed past the window. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They had eaten a lot of tortillas and sweet corn. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now Dawn took her own fair throne, awaking the girl in the sweet gown, still charmed by dream. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not yet midnight and hot—hot enough to make people angry, had it not been for a pleasant smell in the air, like sweet ginger. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Father sent me away to East Prussia, they sneaked over the night before and brought me sweets and gifts. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He taught me how to find a kind of grass called apai and how to chew its sweet stems for food. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since all seemed to be well, he began nibbling at a patch of sweet vernal with the best air of indifference that he could manage. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With no tangles to weigh it down, it flew free around my face, as clean and sweet with shampoo as Lissa’s. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sweet fig smell of her breath is so close it fills my nostrils. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had taken me and Thomas, who was still in school, out to the Tanagashi sector, where I ate my first bowl of pork edame, with spaghetti and sweet onion rolls. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Try some, Pilar, but it’s not as sweet as I remember.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Warm days and cool nights and the sweet taste of wine. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said slowly with a touch of regret in his voice, “that is very sweet of you to offer, but I have two cases of peaches left over from last year.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She inhaled something with an unpleasantly sweet scent, and immediately the pain subsided, her thoughts subsided, her being drifted away. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Muse of Nightmares, tormentor of Weep, spooked from a dream by a sweet librarian? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then, warm and still at last, with the sweet land odors blowing to him, he slept in peace. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I give him my sweetest smile and climb to my feet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Doctors warn that young people are gaining too much weight from eating sugary snacks; parents learn that kids who drink too many sweet sodas can cycle between manic sugar“highs” and grinding sugar “crashes.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The pictures of sweet peas were in color. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jay went to feed the chickens and get a few eggs, and Doc went to dig the vegetables out of the ground: sweet potatoes, mustard greens, onions. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The woman’s voice was sickly sweet with an undercurrent of poisonous. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Presently a voice blent with the rich tones of the instrument; it was a lady who sang, and very sweet her notes were. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

At night die high singing of women’s voices and light laughter floated out of the upper windows and the sweet strumming of lutes struck delicately by the hands of girls. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her Daniela's distinctive features make her appear sweet and curious. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The sweet waxy smell of wood, the watery smell of stone, were of churches everywhere. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Here’s fifty cents, Francie. Go out and get a quarter pound of sweet butter, a box of soda crackers and two navel oranges. Tell the man you want navel. Say they’re for a sick lady.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is not a spark of anything sweet, or tender, or shimmery. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But then he saw something fly from a cluster of leaves and swoop down low across the ground, making a clear, sweet call as it flew. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not in impotence but later, when the hatred could find sweet expression. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen was sweet with tarts, and some of the berries had boiled over in the oven and burned, making the sharp, bitter-sweet smell pleasant and astringent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and it was a sweet and comforting idea for him.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The air was fresher, and the river sounds were sweeter than Duck’s snoring. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“What I was trying to get through to you, beloved sweet; what I was, as a matter of accurate fact, shouting with everything I had left, was: ‘Whatever you do, stay up there! The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine this: a sweet house sits on the outskirts of a town in Alabama. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I inhale deeply, and yes, smell faintly the sweet acrid smell of alcohol. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We gathered leaves from the trees, which smelled like sweet gum, and piled them to lie on. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fried plantain hawker tried to persuade Ifemelu to buy fried sweet potatoes as well. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The arrival of the sweet potato triggered a further explosion in recent centuries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He smelled of mildew—a sweet, sad kind of smell. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I say nothing, for the quiet between us is sweet and graceful and of our own choosing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sweet it was, sweet and gone too soon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s my sweet maid. Good lads. You may leave us now. Not you, Reek. You stay.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It forced him to cling tight to the things he could remember, like silver bangles catching in sunlight, a sweet scent he knew but couldn’t place. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"But it was ships and soldiers I wanted" "Did I not give you an army, sweetest of women? A thousand knights, each in shining armor." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Illyrio smiled as his serving men spooned out bowls of black cherries in sweet cream for them both. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But he’s so sweet and self-conscious out there, you just want to poke him in the face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

That would snap him out of the sweet and sickly mood he was getting into. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as I stood there holding his sweet and lonely words, I heard water going drip, drip, drip into the bathtub. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They are perfectly capable of recognizing useful additions to their crop larder, as is shown by their exuberant adoption of the sweet potato when it arrived. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

My aunt continued to be her sweet self with me only until her boyfriend got out of jail. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gideon and I had gone to a Quaker meeting once, because they were having roast beef and sweet potatoes afterward. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He took her to plays and concerts and bought her flowers and books and sweets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She’s busy singing a soft sweet lullaby in what I’m guessing is Italian. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t have much top, but lots of knotty roots, shaped sort of like sweet potatoes. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he leans in to kiss me again, sweet and feather-soft. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I’d honestly thought such a thing couldn’t happen, the way water could not run uphill or salt could not taste sweet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When, at last, I placed a section in my mouth, I could hear it burst as my teeth met the flesh, squeezing the juice out onto my tongue, tart at first and then sweet. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I followed Tickled Pink and her sweet rose scent down the hall and around a corner until we came upon three long rows of wooden tables topped with computers. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In produce, I pick out six sweet potatoes, three handfuls a string beans. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That’s when Japanese chemists discovered an enzyme that could transform glucose into the much sweeter sugar molecule called fructose. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"Your own sweet sister," Varys said, so grief-stricken he looked close to tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Their flesh was firm and sweet and would fill even the hungriest stomach. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I snort and Connor twists to peer up at me, his eyes brown and sweet beneath a dark fringe of lashes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“What’s in a name? That which we call a hibiscus by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The sweet taste of blood kept seeping into Cole’s mouth, forcing him to swallow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Frank was much too sweet and gentle for that. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Bernice started scooping sweet oats out of a big iron pot into bowls. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"The expert in all things Mesopotamian! You have done your brother proud, sweet Mohammed." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Tell the boy I am sorry that I will not be with him for his wedding. I will rejoin you in Westeros. That I swear, by my sweet Serra’s hands.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Edward felt a pang of sorrow, deep and sweet and familiar. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The resistant sweetness that breaks open at last to deliver peanut butter—the oil and salt which complement the sweet pull of caramel. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smells like detergent and something heavy, sweet, and distinctly male. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Some were shy and some were bold, some sweet and some sullen, but all were innocent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I could tell you that after all that, everything was like a sweet "happily ever after." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The team, shook about the prospect of having to hand over their sweet new jerseys, grumbled and started their warm-up laps. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Davis? Good afternoon. You got a minute to talk to us about those sweet wheels you got on display up front?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We could see them in the moonlight, eating the ham and those raw sweet potatoes, breaking open cans, scattering coffee and meal—having just the best time you ever saw. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m kinda expecting a disaster tomorrow, and it will be sweet, sweet vindication.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I know who I was thinking of, precious. I was thinking of June Wyman. She was sweet, too.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or else she tells me I look sweet, right in front of the boys. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I caught the scent of the gardens in full bloom, jasmine and roses and even sweeter things I couldn’t name. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I half expected to see vendors selling cinnamon water, boiled sweets, and currant cakes, and a conjure man who could juggle two balls and a stool. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie had seen him do some sweet karate stuff, but this was definitely one of the best. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Evan let Scott handle all the money while he took care of the pouring and the "sweet talk." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

It’s Henry’s voice, sweet and posh and shaky and confused, and relief knocks the wind out of him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Although a slightly smaller plant, wild sweet pea looks so much like wild potato that even expert botanists sometimes have trouble telling the species apart. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wine sparkles purple into my glass, and it is sweet and delicious. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I have waited so long to hear your sweet voice. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

To live amidst general regard, though it be but the regard of working people, is like “sitting in sunshine, calm and sweet;” serene inward feelings bud and bloom under the ray. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As sweet as the evening air, this talk moved through and round her, conjuring a world of good intentions and pleasant outcomes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But the music was so sweet that they couldn’t help but be happy too. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

At these gatherings, the host serves roast pig, duck, beef, sweet cakes, and beautiful candies. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was said that these lost girls were sweet as honey and would not hurt a fly. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Not because I thought it was funny, but because I thought it was sweet that she was protective of her sister. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Smells like sweet corn cooking, only better,” she said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He bends his head, I tip mine up, and Al Green's pleading voice becomes the soundtrack to my first sweet, deep kiss. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sky was blue, the air warm and windless, and the sun beamed on the muddy ground with all the sweet impatience of June. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And for a few bars the pure sweet tone of the horn and the old man's husky baritone sang a duet in the hot heavy silence. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He poured his second cup of chocolate and crumbled a sweet biscuit in his fingers. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama was at the sink, washing sweet potatoes to bake for supper. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There, laboring around the clock, workers cook and clean the bubbling liquid so that the sweetest syrup turns into the sweetest sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

My sisters dance and laugh and give interviews and kiss cheeks and eat sweets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

If that one moment coulda continued forever, life would be sweet. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to protest, but he started to play Mozart, soft and sweet, and I turned away, my eyes stinging. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at Black—Kenny, as she called him—and gave him a sweet grin. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And he said: “You should try. It’s fantastic. You know we could score some and go out into the desert in your truck and, you know, get high. It’s sweet. So sweet, dude.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Says right here, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, and a roll, with a choice of sweet potato pie or pumpkin pie for dessert.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The sweet smell of liquor rose from the sticky cement floor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

What if he’d just come back from France, or Japan, sleepless with ideas, only to find that he’d been engaged to some sweet country miss? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often he stopped, as now, to do some chore or small job in return for a few coins or a sweet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she caught herself, and changed her voice to a sweeter tone. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he wraps me in a bear hug, and it’s actually sort of sweet. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Computer: “I do not—” Isaac: “Make sweet love to the cave.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was listening, with his big ears, to the sweet sound that no other mouse seemed to hear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God. Simon was such a sweet baby gay, writing the gayest fanfiction. I love it.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

All the sweet innocence of the world was written there in the lines of her young face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

None of our magazine editors or the Ladies' Day staff members sat anywhere near me, and Betsy seemed sweet and friendly, she didn't even seem to like caviar, so I grew more and more confident. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to think about what I had left behind at the Stockyards, or who had seized me, or why the taste of chemicals lingered sweet and strange on my tongue. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was a warm, bubbly, mushy nectar, sweet and tangy. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

A sickeningly sweet odor begins to invade my nostrils and I reach for the others, shouting for them to wake up. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

No monster was revealed, but the sweetest and fairest of all creatures, at whose sight the very lamp seemed to shine brighter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What has been going on?” she said, looking at the sweets all over the floor and Ron picking up Scabbers by his tail. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Sucking sweets, the Terrible Threesome was no more. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You who saved my soul. One day. Look, sweet Jesus. Look down, on these your suffering children—” The church begged, “Look down, Lord.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She accepts a cup of sweet tea when I bring it to her but says nothing. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Its grease-bathed pepperiness had a strong bitter aftertaste like anise, but not sweet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"The story was short and sweet: He wrote to her every day. Then she went to see him last Christmas, then he proposed, and they married this spring, and here they are, parents!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The queen took a flagon of sweet plum wine from a passing serving girl and filled Sansa's cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were stewed apricots and five or six different cheeses including of course the ever-present gjetost, that tall brown rather sweet Norwegian goat’s cheese which you find on just about every table in the land. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Professor’s voice, as he spoke in clear, sweet tones, which seemed to vibrate in the air, calmed us all:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

There was smoke in the air, sweet from the fragrance of perfume, and there was laughing. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was sweet and high but she could make it do crazy things and hold notes for so long, like, it made your eyes water. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As the wind blew, it shifted the smells: sweet spices to bitter moss to a plain funky, nasty stink. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mom returns with huge bowls of steaming white rice and platters of lemon chicken, sweet-and-sour pork, pepper steak, General Tso’s chicken, and the house special: Mandarin Garden Chicken—fried nuggets in a sweet garlic sauce. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“How is that father of yours treating you these days?” she asked in a sweet voice that was laden with worry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Today, the staple crops of highland agriculture are the recently introduced sweet potato, along with taro, bananas, yams, sugarcane, edible grass stems, and several leafy vegetables. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tialys darted back and said, “It smells sweeter in there,” and then he flew back over the threshold while Salmakia scouted further around the outbuildings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He reported that when the Persian emperor Darius I invaded India around 510 B.C., his men found a sweet reed that produced honey. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Taylor’s voice is sweet and high and effortless, and it’s somehow perfect. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I knew, too, when she had missed the sweet and rushed through dessert, and she had wished to finish luncheon before the new arrival and so install herself where he must pass. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She brings me sweet tea, fried bread, and a bottle of water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Slightly sweet, the seed quiets the noise in my stomach. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were clear, of the pale sweet blue of cornflowers, his thick mouth hung open, drooling a little. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But what he say about the chipped one? He said they might be able to put a crown on it? Like a king? That would be sweet.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Although she warned that she hadn’t tried her hand at baking sweets for some time, I was certain that like everything else about her the cookies would be perfect. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I can say is that Roger Ebert said it best: First love is sweet and valuable, a blessed, if hazardous, condition. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A syrupy sweet voice starts belting out a ballad, singing to her love, to her “someone.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She coaxed him out eventually with the sweet rolls. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When they took a break, they needed a quick, cheap jolt of energy—which came in the form of sweet tea and cookies. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

As part of the tradition, each Pepette brought some type of sweet for her player every week before the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I passed a window and smelled that sweet pie again. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roast chicken, chips, sweet corn and chicken soup, two parathas and vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells him that of all the children in the world he was the sweetest and the most delicate and loving. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The same is true for magic people and sweet potatoes, I don’t know why. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Capone keeps rocking, her smile broad and sweet. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The material is right in his sweet spot: a drama about human interaction, conflict, and betrayal. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

For weeks, a giggling Oak tried to glamour me into getting him sweets or lifting him above my head or spitting at the dinner table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then Joe slipped into soft, slow, sweet love songs and Joyce grew quiet, listening carefully, happy in a different, deeper way. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

So maybe I did spend a night now and then dreaming silly girl dreams about him, even though everyone knew he was sweet on Mildred. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Some of the young men sucked lazily on briar pipes, and the sweet smell of Prince Albert tobacco smoke drifted among them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Well. Wasn’t that sweet? Someone must’ve signed me up for that pie.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In his ears rang his mother’s sweet remembered accents. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the drenching hospitality in the pervading smell of sweet magnolias. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen there were rich, sweet odors. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“We got the contract, we got the contract, not on your sweet life, we got the contract.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I said in the sweetest, most injured tone of voice I could manage. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jesper heaved a sigh, lay down a few shots for cover, and lunged out from behind the sweet security of his crate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The women got together the sweets and the men looked after the meats. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Our instinct doesn’t realize that in modern times there are always sweet foods available to us. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She is so sweet with old people; I think they all fell in love with her on the spot. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It’s a blend of 55 percent fructose and 45 percent glucose that tastes exactly as sweet as table sugar. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I lay in the dark, the criminal snores of my brother honking in the bunk beneath me, and I thought of my mother’s sweet smile. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The head snapped around as it smelled the sweet smoke of the burning resin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If she had known about soft sweet songs, she might have sung to him. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I guess so,” I said, looking down at my double serving of sweet potatoes with butter and cinnamon. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“You’ll put us under a spell? Do you have some magical words, some curse you plan to use on us now that we won’t eat your medicated sweet bread?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

There were lots of green snap beans, stalks of yellow sweet corn, Sea Island red peas, crookneck squash, benne seeds, and purple okra that looked like fingers reaching for the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Penny laughed at that, a sweet sound, though not one that he heard often. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The familiar sweet perfume spreading from the fire met their nostrils as they emerged at the top of the stepladder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Or,” he added, “we don’t even need to cook it. But then our breath stinks. There’s a girl promised she’d kiss me if I have sweet breath. But I think she’s teasing.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The song sparrow, who knows how brief and lovely life is, says, “Sweet, sweet, sweet interlude; sweet, sweet, sweet interlude.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“What hour is it? Is there news of my sweet queen?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Papa and Maria by the fireplace, playing viola and piano; a warm dinner, sweet mint iced tea in my glass. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Johnny, already jealous, for the first time in his life, over Rab’s taking Cilia out, buying her sweets—and never saying anything— tried his best to quarrel with a puzzled Rab over this apple. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sweet tooth is part of our omnivore’s brain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Little Fetus being the size of a sweet potato. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It is the story of an eight-year-old girl, sweet and seemingly innocent, the prize of her picture-perfect family, who her mother suspects is a murderer. Allegedly 2017-01-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s really sweet of El to hang out with that girl, but all she does is follow El around like a puppy dog. I mean, get your own life, right? It’s sad.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The snow is melting, and white rapids splash against picturesque rocks, and spring gives the late afternoon a sweet yellow light. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She wore a narrow sleeveless dress, salmon-colored, which exposed a pair of pretty collarbones and the sweet frail vertebrae at the base of her neck—lovely kneecaps, lovely ankles, lovely bare, strong-muscled legs. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They’d just recently started saying things to me, different things, some of which included the words “sweet” and “baby.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Whitby.—Lucy met me at the station, looking sweeter and lovelier than ever, and we drove up to the house at the Crescent in which they have rooms. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her curved, flesh-ripping beak looks sweet and demure when you see her head on. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please God, I shall never, never forget them, nor the grave and sweet responsibilities I have taken upon me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The autumn air was fresh and sweet despite the woodsmoke, and the stone roof of the church was cool under my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And it says things like Feed Toby or Do maths or Go to the shop to buy sweets. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, Cat, how good it is to see you. My sweet sister." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was 4:30 p.m., sweet hour of opportunity at the Beach- wood Place Mall. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Down, down, baby Down by the roller coaster Sweet, sweet baby I'll never let you go Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa puff, Shimmy . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

His breath smelled of mulled wine and cloves, so sweet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Ah, parting is such sweet sorrow. She transferred to Mrs. Garrett’s class.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t taste very sweet when she put a finger in and tasted—only faintly sweet, like something far off that you barely heard, or barely saw. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She felt guilty even looking at that old picture of Sammy, with Frank trying to be so sweet and supportive. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course I remember him. Glorious man. Sad news. I remember that family well. You tell that little girl I say hello, okay? She was a sweet child.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Love as rarely exists in reality, as if a master alchemist has taken it and distilled out all the impurities, every petty disenchantment, every unworthy thought, into a perfect elixir, sweet and deep and all-consuming. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“What happened to my sweet fourth grader from last year?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The sweet scent of fabric softener mixes with the nostril-searing smell of bleach. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I throw the things on my bed and get ready to wash up, but Daddy is still in the shower, taking his sweet time. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The roadside stands were piled with golden pumpkins and russet squashes and baskets of red apples so crisp and sweet that they seemed to explode with juice when I bit into them. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got on our mats and opened our mouths to the sweet, fresh water. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Humans, like most other warm-blooded creatures, have a built-in sweet tooth. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I’m soft now, like Mama’s sweet, warm pound cake. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was sure he was tending a sweet but abused young girl at first, but when she bit him, he said, Oh, she’s wild. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Joanna was a bad girl but certainly she kept her baby sweeter and daintier than these good women kept theirs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dominion won by fear and secured by fear was still sweeter than any that could be got another way. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, Leo . She really did burst into tears then. She grabbed him and hugged him, which was sweet until Frank started crying too and wrapped them both in his arms. That got a little weird. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The servants display a platter of sweets before her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“That is amazingly sweet of you,” the girl with beaded hair said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how pistachios crushed with rosewater syrup and sweet cheese would taste. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The kind that doesn’t make it any cooler, but it feels sweet up here. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I know he’s trying to be sweet, but his pet name for me suddenly feels annoying, like a box I want to get out of. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Say the word, my sweet, and I will send you from this awful place. I will find a ship somehow and send you home. To Naath.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I needed to smell the sweet, nutty steam. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I watch intently as the Doorman gently lunges for the sweet taste and softens the cone with his slobber. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

With her white linen dress, her winter gloves, her sweet toothless smile, and the mischievous gleam in her hazel eyes, she looked exactly as she had when Alba was a child. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

How promptly to the famous door he came, intent on pleasure with sweet Kythereia! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As children, we ate cashews bent over so that the gushing sweet juices did not get on our clothes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He thought back to that long-ago day behind the couch of his mother’s house—the fear, the flames, the sweet, silent peace of a final sleep—and then he thought of Angel. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I heard the sweet voice that I so longed to hear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A smell—foul, sweet, and funky—caught his nose. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Gypsy Queen’s sweet modier must have been heartbroken over the dreadful newspaper publicity. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I keep asking Jesus to help you, but He's taking His sweet time." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His sweet moment of triumph spoiled by this nut and his ridiculous chocolate sale! The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s maybe a little bit in awe of how Henry arches up off the mattress, at hearing his sweet, posh voice reciting a litany of profanities to the ceiling. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

You deserve to grow up where you don’t worry about saving half a bite of sweet potato. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

How eloquent he had been that night, how sweet the rhythm of his words as he went to the very edge of emotional outrage but never crossed over into it, never lost control. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sweet baby Jesus, come and comfort your little bro Ben. Oh, Lord. Shower me with your mercy.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She hugged me, and I breathed in the sweet orange scent of her hair dressing. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He stopped at the shack to buy a big clay bowl of sweets. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant bought loaves of hot bread and mugs of sweet milky tea from street vendors. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Tokay was a rich gold color and smelled sweet and complicated. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

So sweet and rich and his body was so empty. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were dried fruits that you could buy—sweet, semi-sweet, or salty. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sweet, moist heat made Hazel feel drowsy, but she fought to stay awake. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As the boys left, I felt the sweet juice roll down my chin and soak my shirt. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“They have a sweet setup at East River,” Collins said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You cook up the raisins first. That’s what makes it sweet and moist.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Wow, she has missed those brown eyes that look sweet as a deer’s. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And he put the cup of sweet wine in her hand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The jeepney will circle the neighborhood while selling halo-halo, a sweet concoction of ice, milk, red beans, tapioca pearls, jackfruit, and coconut flesh—with even sweeter condensed milk drizzled on to stir in. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He thought it funny, sweet and a little sad. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the girls were so sweet and friendly that Desdemona remembered what it had been like in the times when the Greeks and Turks used to get along. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Toomer, bless your sweet little heart for thinking of me. I’ll put them in water right now and make an arrangement for my dining room table. Are you sure I can’t pay you something?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got to be moving now but the next time you play let me know. Ice said you had a sweet game.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The burning incense was sweet and suffocating; the glowing candle was hypnotizing. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loaded me down with three pots of sweet marjoram, which he said everyone needs in his or her garden. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was round and orange, and it tasted even better than the sweet juice. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evy brought along some sweet butter and a package of soda crackers and made tea. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What a sweet, delicious rat! All juicy and oh so fat!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Continue on the yam level and life would be sweet—though somewhat yellowish. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not in the store, not on the street, you ain’t never seen a pea this sweet!” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It’s the sweet, sincere “please” that gets me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came out and walked toward us; she wore a pair of culottes that flapped around her calves, which were lumpy like sweet potatoes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like there are hamburgers, veggie burgers, sweet potato fries, and cookies. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now the sweet, lingering memory of it soured into poison on my tongue. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Living in San Francisco and not playing Book Scavenger was like living in a chocolate factory but not eating any sweets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Isn't it a lovely morning? The gods are smiling on us. Do try a cup of the wine, sweet sister. Lord Hunter was kind enough to send for it, from his own cellars." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sixteen wasn’t sweet on me, but I want yours to be nothing but sweetness, in time. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She kisses me, all sweet in my arms. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were closer early in your list. Daisies, simple and sweet. Daisies are the way to win my heart.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was very important that the beginning be sweet. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice,” she says, in a falsely sweet voice. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was drinking her lemonade through a straw, daintily like a girl, trying to make the sweet pleasure last. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And what do you want, my sweet Reek?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What I saw was an upside-down town, small, quiet and peaceable, whose citizens went about with the sweet civility of angels. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy-muscled drink wrapped its sweet aroma around his head and struck at the base of his nose like a blow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the sweet notes faded to sleepy notes, Cool Papa nodded and said, “All right,” which to Clayton was as good as applause. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you would have to defeat me first, my sweet,” Arachne said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was tart and sweet and slid easily down his throat. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"So you see, sir,” said Somkit in a voice sweet as palm sugar, "we were just testing that taxi out so we could fix the motor. Ask Officer Manit—he'll vouch for me.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The sweet wine, the bitter herbs, she could almost taste them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as for every bitter herb there was sweet charoset, hope and joy persisted alongside suffering. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the band was only partway through the set, had just charged into “Can’t Stop,” when I was slammed from my sweet spot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was grinning that sweet abuelo grin of his, staring down the camera with an almost fevered excitement. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A bed of sweet straw, water, and ample food were put down. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

For every bad judgment, the fine was no silver-wrapped Kisses, the sweet chocolate drops that I loved more than anything in the world, except Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while the emperor ate it with much delight, even he must have wondered how much sweeter the peach would have been if he had gotten the first bite. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And she had discovered, with the very first toast, that she liked the sweet, cloying taste of the wine, even though it made her head buzz. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think not, and she is a sweet and agreeable thing with a lick of a curl over her forehead. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We eat Portuguese sweet bread and runny cheeses in small wooden boxes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She imagined how sweet it would be to slam an elbow into Septa Scolera’s face and send her careening down the spiral steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It had the sweet, burnt taste of the jurda blossoms she knew, but there was another flavor, too, one she couldn’t quite identify. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Deep down Mom was probably hoping for something profound or sweet—maybe “I’m alive” or “Where’s Mommy?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He blew out a puff of sweet smoke and then spoke. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Monsieur and Madame sat on their terrace and welcomed the coming afternoon by sipping the sweet out of my sour-sop juice. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Get me a small sweet cream with a boatload of jimmies. Chocolate.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Once there, she wept for Odysseus, her husband, till Athena cast sweet sleep upon her eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew she was fond of the Shirley Temple cup and took every opportunity to drink milk out of it just to handle and see sweet Shirley’s face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of late I have had cause for tears, God knows! but the relief of them was denied me; and now the sight of those sweet eyes, brightened with recent tears, went straight to my heart. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lefty used to stop there with Milton to buy cantaloupes, teaching Milton how to pick a sweet one by looking for tiny punctures left by bees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He built her face in front of him and studied her wide-set eyes, delicate nostrils, mouth smaller than he liked but sweet, small firm chin, and back to her eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever meet a sweeter thing in your life? But I’m not pretty at all. I just have my mother’s strong features and I’m good with makeup.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her he would stop by her favorite sweet shop on his way home. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Chicken, carrots, and sweet potatoes, bread pudding with homemade vanilla ice cream and homemade chocolate sauce. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Miss Peregrine’s clock is running out and we’re touring a carnival! Why not get some sweets and make a day of it?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Scoob shudders and takes a sip of sweet tea to clear his head. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Did you wash your hands?” she asked, her tone sweet and buttery. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

First Guitar was on in years, and pluck-weary, but its strings produced the purest sound with a sweet echo on the end. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

There was a crisp easily broken shell and the soft sweet meat inside. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hot and sweet and poisoned. With mine own ears I heard you commanding the men in the pit to kill Dmgon. Shouting at them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It reminded him a little of prison hooch, brewed in a garbage bag from rotten fruit and bread and sugar and water, but it was smoother, sweeter, infinitely stranger. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And not only a sundae or some sweet to eat—but something real. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I asked, because there’s nothing better than sweet Cuban coffee with warm condensed milk in the morning. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The sweet, fruity taste of summerwine filled his mouth and brought a smile to his lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I remember thinking they were real sweet, being all goofy with the girls, who were charming. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Arletta Paisley was from Hope Springs, Texas, and every word she said came out coated in a thick Texas drawl, sweet but with a little edge, like salted caramel. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The air had a sweet burn of frost, and Charley, moving ahead, saluted in detail a whole row of clipped privet, and he steamed as he went. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He joined the circle, announcing that 210021/WD was to return to the main nest Then he began filling himself with the sweet mash like the others. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You look as though you'd eaten too many sweets, not suffered a mortal wound," Mr. Armin said. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He fixed the avocados with sweet oil and pickled vinegar and brought the salad in to Katie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Notes in the form of candy wrappers telling the street something sweet came by. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She tasted honey and fruit and berries, all sweet beyond comparison. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She has more colour in her cheeks than usual, and looks, oh, so sweet. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The pine shelves smelled sweet and clean, like they were fresh cut, and were filled with bottles and jars of roots and dried flowers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A hundred blossoms grew up from the roots, and the fragrance was very sweet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon it would be on the ground, sweet like nectar. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She's got to have class And a sweet sort of grace, And she's got to light up When she sees my face. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of sweet that makes you want more. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Our table holds more food than ever—and I eat too much turkey and stuffing and sweet potatoes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

We don’t look back, but I know it’s him, because I can smell the sweet cologne his aunt makes him wear. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As Ultima walked past me I smelled for the first time a trace of the sweet fragrance of herbs that always lingered in her wake. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esme’s sweet, strong voice floats through the neighborhood as she and Olive climb out of the car. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

"Mad? Why? It's a sweet congregation. You should come with us sometime, Anu. I've always wanted to ask you, but I'm not sure what you think about religion." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful sweet breath of patient cows. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“They couldn’t throw in 1 Sports Illustrated. What do they have against basketball and football? And what about boxing? Did you know that’s called the sweet science?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The church was cool, dark, and sweet smelling. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He’d always claimed these brambles had the sweetest fruit, but now she realized he’d been training her, showing her the way. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mother’s dark hair would be all askew on the pillow and her face sweet and quiet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nurses from the prison’s emergency room came by, as well a; the prison’s “recreation director” and a bevy of sweet older ladies from town. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty asked, his mouth full of the sweet muffin she had given him, as he watched her arrange a wrapped bundle on her back, criss­ crossing the straps that held it around her chest. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The fruit was never sweet enough, the water never clean enough, and where were all the trees and open fields? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now what connection under heaven can there be between the golden man hanged so long ago and the sweet little bearing mother? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For many years, it had an odor, a pleasant one—sweet and a little moldy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They looked so lonely and sweet just holding on to each other. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The fat man with sweet stink in his hair . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You’ll grow into it, sweet, and look as lovely wearing it as your mother did.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered the old woman’s words when she had been half awake and mistaking Ophie for her previous caretaker: My dear, sweet Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Daisy watched him and laughed, her sweet, exciting laugh; a tiny gust of powder rose from her bosom into the air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“He just thought it was a little simple, he was very sweet about it.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was a pause, then Joseph heard his uncle whisper, “‘Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.”’ The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I could not make iced tea, but I could make cool tea, and I thought that what he really wanted was a sweet drink. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But it is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come; it is only after slavery and prison that the sweetest appreciation of freedom can come. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All I can say is that I’m glad you’re over there, helping them, Brady. Gina’s so sweet, and with a baby coming, I’m sure she appreciates your help.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

To top it off, she has a pitcher-sized cup of sweet tea. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

That sweet little Donna Correlli was booed off the stage when she tried to sing opera. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so sweet and gentle and patient comforting his young wife. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My brother had given me this sweet leather jacket that he had outgrown, so I threw that on, and bam! All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“And while we’re on the subject, you do know that a whole bunch of my brothers are sweet on you, don’t you?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“But one scent is not sweet. Take it out.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Boy, are you stubborn just to be stubborn? Or is there something else to it? You think some other Negro will come live with you? Will you be sweet on her, too?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She smiles, a rare, sweet smile, but it fades quickly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When the soil is too alkaline, which can be thought of as being too sweet, you need to add sulfur. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I looked and smelled like a precious buncake, sweet with a good clean color. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one smell on the wind and it was new to him: a strong, fresh, sweet fragrance that filled the air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sweet death and a gentle one, the kindly man was fond of saying. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This was victory, sweet victory, the deliverance he had prayed for. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay, listen to me, sweet babies,” Ms. Erica says, jumping in. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she could practically smell the sweet Italian breezes, a mix of lemons and flowers and the sea. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Death was the sweetest deliverance he could hope for. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The smells of coffee and sweet pastries wafted at him from the houses. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

All the air was full of a sweet mingled scent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Fly started sucking on sweet things so Hummingbird had to tell him to wait: “Wait until we see our mother.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It was so sweet then,” Ma said, “so sweet. Promise me that when I die you will destroy all of this.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Instead, I closed my eyes, and thought those three words—home sweet home—more like a wish or prayer, and went inside. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Ophie watched in a daze as Penelope ordered their cones, then led them to a table in the front of the sweet shop. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure who she thought she was fooling with her sweet little B.S., but it wasn’t me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For an illiterate immigrant who came to New York years ago with nothing but $100 in his pocket and a willingness to work etched on his heart, could any words have been sweeter to say? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mark lost hold of Deedee’s hand and saw her disappear into the crowd, her sweet little cry like that of an angel among demons. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Why should they seek to harm my queen when she has taken me for her king and consort? Now help that man, as my sweet queen has commanded.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The new wife, however, just stared back at the other women, a sweet smile on her face. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She heard Mollie’s sweet high voice in the kitchen, reading a morning text from the Bible, and Una’s full cold throaty correction. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I used to walk there any time I had a sweet tooth. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She smiled a sad, sweet smile at me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It happened after our game against a team from a place called Moreno Valley It goes like this: I am just standing there, and first I smell something sweet—like flowers or maple syrup. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She pauses and takes in the dead-serious look on my face before responding in her sweet, calm voice. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"You help me most here, between the sheets," he told her one night after their loving as he lay beside her, his head pillowed against her breast, his groin aching with a sweet soreness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maya’s voice suddenly changed into a sweet and dopey imitation of herself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He would hang his gun on the wall over the door, throw off his fur cap and coat and mittens, and call: “Where’s my little half-pint of sweet cider half drunk up?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Singh had opened the windows along the side wall, and a breeze from the lake breathed sweet spring air into the room. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Spies don’t write spy notes on pretty yellow paper. I think he’s sweet on her,” I said. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The hay on the floor and in the egg boxes smelled dusty and sweet. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A son! How sweet. Maternal love is such a delicious trait. So you don't want riches, or romance, but simply...your son?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He only watched her face, her hands, the postures of her body, the meaning of her wide sweet eyes, waiting for her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Good night, sweet ladies, good night! Come, my coach!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t sent me for a newspaper or sweets for days and days. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a sweet picture of the gunman as a child. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"No doubt Ned wished to spare you. His sweet young bride, if not quite a maiden. Well, you wanted truth. Ask me. We made a bargain, I can deny you nothing. Ask." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then we stopped by a shack where brightly colored sweets were packed tight in glass jars, and you chose your favorite color—green. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They called at Fair Isle and Lannisport and a score of smaller ports before reaching the Arbor, where the peaches were always huge and sweet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

While they sipped sweet tea in the dining room, Ellen and I would sit on the couch watching cartoons, unsure of what to make of each other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"Tyrion, my sweet brother," he said darkly, "there are times when you give me cause to wonder whose side you are on." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was always saying things like, “You sweet thing, I could eat you right up!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Sounds pretty sweet,” I said, trying hard to sound nonchalant. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I was a jerk to her at first. But she was a real sweet girl.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“A sweet helps any hurt, don’t it, Fern?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Let’s try this one,” she said, opening the brown-and-gold rectangle that had smelled so sweet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He walked back to the meadow where he had left them, munching on a piece of the fruit, which was juicy, and chewy and quite sweet. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The wine was sweet and light, and after Denna kissed the bottle it left her lips wet for an hour. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He called his servants and sent them running, then gratefully accepted Ned's offer of a chair and a cup of sweet beer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Not far from there was the country of the warrior women, the Amazons—the daughters, strangely enough, of that most peace-loving nymph, sweet Harmony. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana didn’t know how to make it sound sweeter, so she just blurted it out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And I said: “Sweet. You said sweet. I think I’ll get my sweet from chocolate.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I will use a flower petal for paper, And write you the sweetest letter, You are the sultan of my heart, the sultan of my heart. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I had never eaten anything sweeter or juicier in my life. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Mr. Rochester smile:—his stern features softened; his eye grew both brilliant and gentle, its ray both searching and sweet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

My mouth, for instance, craved sweets, figs in their heavy syrup, coconut candy, soft golden flans. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That would make me very sad, my sweet delight... for young and strong as you now seem, you shall not live so long. Not here.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They crammed their pockets with the last of the sweets and joined the crowd thronging the corridor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I like the juicy, sweet part, but have to force the white, stringy part down my throat. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he could reply, the bell on the bakery door jingled, and Nina sailed inside, cheeks rosy, brown hair in a gorgeous tangle, and declared, “Someone needs to start feeding me sweet rolls immediately.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A look of sweetest, purest relief came over her face, even as she began to fade from sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She spoke in her sweetest voice, but it wasn’t a question. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It tripped and wobbled and swung its big head in my direction and gave me a sweet, loving look. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

A night of pain, horrible pain, followed by the sweetest dawn of the Queen’s life. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

One day her nose would be sweet and turned up where now it still was button-form. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had found it sweet, but he asked her to bring the two anyway; he would take no chances. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“She is not to be a servant in her own home. Do you understand, my sweet?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which is sweet, since I don’t think he and Gram were particularly close. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She next took up with one of the sweet boys from the southern half. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

My own sweet sister, may the Others bagger her with a sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When Brave Orchid screamed at them to dress better, Moon Orchid defended them, sweet wild animals that they were. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody could use the words "easygoing" or "sweet" to describe my aunt Sonia. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The guardian serpent was very terrible, but Medea approached it fearlessly and singing a sweet magical song she charmed it to sleep. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You such a good sweet boy. Old Uncle Alfred." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just looked at them, all of their faces smiling and sweet and friendly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Then I wave bye-bye,” he said, in the special sweet voice he used when he spoke to the newchild. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The apple juice is too sweet, but we need to wash down the dry graham crackers. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her message is committed to hands I cannot see—For love of her, sweet countrymen, judge tenderly of Me! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, here's something else to keep you going—some fruit for you, and sweets for my friend Malli." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

If she had asked my opinion beforehand, I would’ve told her what a sweet idea it was, but I would’ve done everything in my power to stop her from going through with it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A light wind was moving in the tops of the pines—cool sweet air, gentle and clean. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s somehow both sweet and wrenching, and the singer sings it like she means it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But it was soft and clear and much sweeter than the cries of the gulls or the crows or the talk of the pelicans, which sounds like the quarreling of toothless old men. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was yellow and sweet,” said Granny with a dreamy look in her eyes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He heard her quiet sweet cool voice singing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dinnertime I help Mother peel sweet potatoes to stretch the rice. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I am enamored of him, Father,” I said clearly, smiling at sweet Edmund. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The berries were full and ripe, and he tasted one to find it sweet, and with none of the problems of the gut cherries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the sweetest voice I had ever heard. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and whatever you do, don’t eat okra or sweet potato leaves.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Don’t get me wrong; Mrs. Murray is sweet, but she does not play. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Afternoon, Henry,” she says back, sweet as can be. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“It must really be hell to walk around sick all the time and have to depend upon pills. He’s really a sweet kid. And bright, too.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her voice had its usual sweet tone, and her face was all concern. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc mom fed us bagels with butter and sweet tomato jam she’d made from her own summer garden, and we drank black coffee and orange juice. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The girls unhitched the mules, and sent them down along the eddying stream to crop sweet grass. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a cat, a kitten. And isn’t he the cutest? Just a sweet pile of fluff. He’s like a tiny cloud.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Did they murder each other more gently because in the woods sweet songbirds sang? Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, Christmas Day, in the middle of Christmas dinner, Jorge suffered a heart attack, flipped over in his chair, his mouth full of candied sweet potato, and died. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I reach it, I take a deep breath of Sagan’s sweet air before I walk up the ramp and deposit my bag in the cubby, buckling in. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I loved the combination of flavors when I bit into a burger—the soft, sweet roll, the crunchy pickle, the tasty moistness of the meat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was now the sweetest hour of the twenty-four:—“Day its fervid fires had wasted,” and dew fell cool on panting plain and scorched summit. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He still remembered one foster mother, an older woman who had smelled like cloyingly sweet powder, like someone had pulverized rose petals and sprinkled them on her clothes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I smiled and thought how sweet it was; he wanted to be outside with me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was so small she could almost hide it in her palm, and overripe too, but when she took the first bite, the flesh was so sweet she almost cried. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Sister, for everything,” she said, her voice as smooth and sweet as cream. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Baba examines him, encourages him to eat small pieces of bread, to sip a little cooled sweet tea. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘All is sweet, pure, and healthy.’” continued the perplexed authoress. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Neel, hurry! Go meet your baba—he should be returning by now. And bring sweets, too. Rupa, bring Headmaster some tea. And then go tell the neighbors our good news!” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

But as she inhaled the sweet scent of grass, she tasted metal at the back of her throat and knew it had been real. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But now at last, sweet fantasy has found root in your blessed soul! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

When there was no further response, he laughed without mirth and said that it was a funny name, the Sugar Isles, because it sound so sweet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Em’s singing was powerful and sweet and it felt like something she was giving away. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the Hall Draco Malfoy’s eagle owl had landed on his shoulder, carrying what looked like his usual supply of sweets and cakes from home. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Women my mom used to be friends with held a linen cloth above them and ground sugar over it so my parents would have a sweet life together. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

All at once, Lady Constance resumed speaking in her customary sweet tone, as if it were the only voice she possessed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Go to sleep, sweet boy. ... I love you so much.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Below, the captain and his crew glanced longingly back at their pretty rocket ship lying on the hillside, so sweet and lovely and fine. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its hard black beak and sweet dark eyes. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

From the time I was really little—maybe just a few months old—words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

A blaze of desire surged through him and he leaned into the honey-slowness, pushing the hopelessness out of his way to take that sweet, soft lip between his own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“My mother’s gone to that sweet by and by.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It is a sweet little doll but it has no face. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The sweet fragrance wafted through the air like an intoxicating wine, and it was not only the emperor's mouth that watered. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Object’s anguished lips met mine, and there was a sweet taste and a taste of salt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And look, little boy, here’s a sweet for yourself and one for the other little boy, the brother, I suppose. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Today will be a sweet, sweet victory for me,” Ainsley continues. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I stared at the sweet steam spinning from my pancakes. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The sharp, sweet smell of rotting apples mixes with the scent of wet earth in my nose. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was so kind and sweet and fine. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I settled them on the floor and gave them each a bowl of sweet milk into which I’d crumbled cold cornbread. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She ducked and dodged like Pearly when you ask him why he thinks he’s Krishna. She’s hiding stuff. Don’t be fooled just because she looks so sweet.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A blue sari embroidered with delicate gold flowers catches my eye, and I buy it, along with sweets, trinkets, and toys. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Let me get honey-glazed on a roll. Lettuce, tomato, mayo, provolone, sweet peppers, oil and vinegar, black pepper, meat and cheese, hot,” I rattled off like naming brothers and sisters I don’t have. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Although the windows were rolled down, the smell of fried chicken and sweet potato pie lay unmoving, and there wasn’t enough room to stretch. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, the cafeteria smells fried and sweet, like fish sticks and cookies. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ophie looked into the closet, which was deep and carried a sickly sweet scent. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her face was like a cup of milk dashed with coffee in the sweet warm emptiness. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as sweet as the air in his dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We’d get a plate every Sunday after church, and I always looked forward to the passion fruit juice, so sweet bees would fly all around me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Alice came up the twilit trail with a basket of sweet wild strawberries from Mrs. Strawberry’s field. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Thereby making victory over you all the sweeter.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I love sweet and sour chicken—it normally makes me salivate like a Saint Bernard—but I’m not hungry anymore. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"I hope you're not thinking of taking the black on us, sweet brother." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And through that silence, like the sweetest melody, I hear my name called out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It’s sweet and tangy and the rice is buttery. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When they were on duty, they had to call each other by their ranks and surnames; off duty, they could use their first names—or even sweet or funny nicknames. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

There were Paderewski, Houdini, Tesla, Edison, Joplin, Darrow, a Princeton professor named Woodrow Wilson, and a sweet old lady in black summer silk flowered with forget-me-not-blue named Susan B. Anthony. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

So far as he was concerned, as yet, there might never have been such a thing as a single particle of sorrow on the gay, sweet surface of the dew-glittering world. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And anyway, why should they all get free sweets and not the children?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A setback, they said, pulling the sweets from their pockets. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

For both Joe and Roger, making it into the shell barges was sweet recompense for days that had been, ever since school began, brutally long and demanding. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I hear you, Penny babe. Let me find us some sweets!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The girl’s sweet voice slowly lulled me into a surprisingly sound sleep. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little scribe had a sweet, strong voice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their sweet Leader returned to them, rock-cold in the iron immobility of death. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shelves were laden with snacks and sweets, which we were not allowed to touch. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But that does not mean people were baking sweet cakes and topping them with sugary icing. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Folding sweet pink clouds into their mouths, they walked along to the Westminster Bridge. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Keep her then, but keep her safe. If these animals think they can use her . . . well, sweet sister, let me point out that a scale tips two ways." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In these ash heaps lay a lost and delightful world, the world of my childhood, the world of sweet and irresponsible days at Qunu and Mqhekezweni. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ate so much sweet bread and consumed so much tart lemonade, we felt gluttonous, but sinfully content. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And thinking of that, I added one more prayer — sweet Jesus, come Christmas, don’t let it be twins. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Alba fell asleep exhausted, the sweet Asiatic faces of the children spinning in her mind, and Blanca invariably had a migraine. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot a cluster of berry bushes and hurry to strip the fruit, to suck the sweet juices from the skins. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There were maples and oaks to the west, and a hemlock forest to the right that pulled me right across the sweet grasses, into it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Momma, you rememberElbe’s voice was sweeter than a melted Mars Bar. “Daddy said last week we girls were going to have to have something for school.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Now you are here, let me show you everything,” she said, her voice ingratiating and sweet as honey, horrible, false. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

From soup to sweet Tommen burbled about the exploits of his kittens, whilst feeding them morsels of pike off his own royal plate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He never got the sweet pan till last, anyway. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, taking a deep breath, letting the air swell her chest, she belted out, “Sweet pea, sweet pea, sweeeeeeet pea!” as if “sweet pea” was somebody far away she was hollering at. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She would stand in the middle and they would tell her how pretty she was, how lucky she was to have naturally curly hair, and what a sweet, quiet girl she was. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other courses are more enigmatic, concealed in sweet sauces or spiced soups; unidentifiable meats hidden in pastries and glazes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Bobby’s our only one. A real sweet kid. Listen to me. ‘ Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The taste was sweet solace on his tongue, so he lit a candle and poured himself another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She redoubled her attentions, rubbing Clara’s stomach with sweet almond oil to keep her from getting stretch marks, and her breasts with honey so her nippies would not split. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She buys sub sandwiches for lunch and makes an oversized pitcher of sweet tea. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We did not have to go to the quarry on Christmas Day, and we were permitted to purchase a small quantity of sweets. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts soft fingers to my face and smiles a sad, sweet smile that’s mine alone. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The fireflies were dancing dots of light in the dark patches, and the air was sweet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile at Kirke’s hands the rest were gently bathed, anointed with sweet oil, and dressed afresh in tunics and new cloaks with fleecy linings. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had the essence of the Froot Loops, without being too sweet. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

His children hugged him, whispered sweet nothings in his ear, and waited on his every whim and fancy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coffee is strong and the sweets sticky. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They were tart and sweet in a mix. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth watered instantly; it had been so long since she had tasted something sweet that she wanted to upend the entire jar into her mouth. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sweet intact child with golden ringlets and perfectly paired strong legs, or the dark mute adolescent dragging a stubborn, disjunct half-body. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the air was pretty thick too, filled with that sweet waxy smell of candles burning. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“It is so healthy. It has kale, broccoli, and spinach, but I add apple cider to make it sweet.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Once I was awake, I tried to separate the other aromas of my grandparents’ house: Some mornings the meaty, spicy scent of sausage came up the stairs; other days the sweet fragrance of fresh muffins. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

A sweet scent filled the air about our rocking chairs. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It would be like soaring, like that sweet and open feeling he had known before. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Piper waves like she is the sweetest girl next door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

People would love me for my sweet, quiet nature. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The air in the room was full of the sweet, cloying smell of whiskey, and every corner was heaped with mementos of trips to England and South Africa. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the air of the garden was sweet to smell. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody said he couldn’t take his sweet time getting to work. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says that B-flat major is my sweet spot and gives me the most room to transition from my chest to my head voice when I climb up to the high F at the end. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“It looks to me like June is sweet on him, too.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked it when she called me sweet pea. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I got up early, met by the sweet smell of bacon and eggs, neither of which are actually sweet-smelling, but you know what I mean. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

That afternoon lapsed in peace and harmony; and in the evening Bessie told me some of her most enchanting stories, and sang me some of her sweetest songs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was sweet and minty, but there was something sour too. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was big-boned and had an Indian face, with broad features, dark skin, and a sweet, peaceful expression. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She helped herself to a portion of the ants swarming the outside of the tree, looking for something sweet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Petey took a sip, so sweet it nearly rotted her teeth on the spot. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A jar of cool, sweet water in front of her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Or they go to one of the hole-in-the-wall tea shops and drink tea in paper cups with heavy cream, asking the waitress in Bengali to bring them bowls of sweet yogurt and haleem. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

During her short reign as Queen, the people had grown to love her dearly, for she was the embodiment of true love, steadfast and sweet. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Andrecito’s face is damp and smells sweet and sticks to my arm. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each tiny line was the furrow it threw up, sweet as the new earth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do, Sister, talk to him or all the childer in the hospital will be atin’ their sweet before their dinner an’ then where will we be? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Light as the brush of a moth wing across the sweet ripe fruit with its crease in the middle, as soft as apricot down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And the sweetest part of the whole deal was that there really was no need to reimburse the government at all. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

No one other than Mr. Martin seemed to be in the house, but a sweet odor as of gardenias told them that someone else had been. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I start stirring the sweet, milky rice pudding while Starry backs out of the swinging door. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not that I have an appetite for anything sweet. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He could speak to his father then as men spoke to one another—as sons spoke to their fathers, not in trembling but in sweet confidence, not in hatred but in love. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Ji-yun had two dimples, which gave her an especially sweet smile. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he would refuse to eat everything offered to him, always turning his nose away as though someone were offering him a stinky pickle and not a sweet cake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her head and looked at me: her gaze hit me hard and sweet as a shot of morphine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My mother liked to look at the ducks and plan how she would dig a pond for them near the sweet potato field and arrange straw for their eggs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s worth getting stabbed by a needle to get this round, sweet thing,” I explained as I held up the lollipop. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking in step with Shady, I tried to conjure up something smooth and sweet from those stories, but looking around, all I could muster was dry and stale. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“At school? Some of the lasses will be lovely. Sit up, sweet. Don’t you want your presents?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look here, gentlemen, sweets offered by the sweetest filly in the Commonwealth. What will you have?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I know things, sweet lady. That is the nature of my ser-vice." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The topping is made of burned sugar that tastes sweet and also a little bitter. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

And Crane-man often said there was no better finish to a meal than a sweet ripe plum. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But for now, let's start with one of our sweet spots—the 4x800. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t she have come inside the sweet, cool store when we saw them breasting the hill? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The excitement of the party, the provocation of the tableaux, “The Wreck of the Hesperus,” the consumption of far too many sweets—the children were, as they say nowadays, over- stimulated. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Make my coffee light and sweet, shine my shoes, pick up my dry cleaning, all for not a single penny: What else could you want?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She’d look so pretty with a little shovel and flies tattooed on those sweet pink cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He poured for them from a flagon of blackberry wine so sweet that it drew more flies than honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Think of St. Joseph, the Little Flower, the sweet and gentle St. Francis of Assisi, who loved the birds of the air and the beasts of the field. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My beautiful, sweet brother who shooed bugs out of the house instead of stepping on them, who gave his little ruler to splint a crotchety old man’s leg. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I slipped my shoes on and padded outside in my pajamas, following the sweet, soulful sound. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Now my sweet," said the innkeeper's wife, "you come over here and make yourself comfortable." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Capt. Draper, he opined it was sure the sweetest Music he had heard. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It is only dawn, sweet queen. The day is long. Time enough for one last sortie. I will bring you back the head of Brown Ben Plumm for a wedding gift.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, do look at him, how sweet he is! And I’ve named him Boots. What do you think of that?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

That last day, I washed there again in the James and saw the laundresses mashing the clothes and talked real sweet to them and offered to do some wringing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

"Not in my eyes. The darker the berry, the sweeter the juice." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The milk is warm and very sweet, much sweeter than milk in America. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had a very quiet birthday tea, just us and old Bathilda, who has always been sweet to us and who dotes on Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It’s the sweetest moment in our friendship since she handed me Penny as a newborn—Lidia steps back and slaps me hard across the face. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It makes everything on earth fall in love—how the ocean kisses land, how land nestles trees, how swaying trees always whisper sweet nothings into our ears. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was the sweetest man, a gentle giant, the biggest teddy bear in the world. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sappy but sweet in a way, I guess. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then he cut a window, and it was the sweetest thing they had ever seen. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His father stood in the doorway and Ben heard him say so that the whole family could hear, “You’re my favorite daughter, Ben. I swear to God you’re my sweetest little girl.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bless your heart. Okay, boys. Let’s do this. The last time we ever go school shopping together, thank the sweet Lord.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We weave between people, dodging bicycles, babies in strollers, and old folks taking their sweet time. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get you some cold water. In a little while it will be morning and then it won’t be so bad. I’m sorry he makes you so uncomfortable. Try and go to sleep, sweet.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The display case beneath the counter was filled with pan dulce, sweet Mexican breads, that I remembered eating when I visited my abuelos. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

For years after whenever Ridgeway saw a bonfire, the smell reminded him of the sweet smoke of Carter’s house going up and a figment of a smile settled on his mouth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Salva loved the sweet slices, but his favorite part was the seed. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can taste them, but I can’t tell if they are sweet or sour. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first course, a thick sweet soup made with pumpkins, had already been taken away when Ned Stark strode into the Small Hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The sweet smell entered his nose and Nathan felt his entire body awaken. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s possibly the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. You love him, even if he’s a complete idiot.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Their front windows were full of dresses, handbags, children’s annuals, and when you went inside, a sweet stale smell. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just their sweet faces and lovely cooing that made the hummingbears so irresistible. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She was cold, but she was the same sweet woman as ever: I spoke to her gently, caressed her, and slept awhile when weariness overcame my grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those sweet, lovely chickens and geese that we used to keep up at the Lake. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Oh, good. I am a knight of sorts myself, sweet ser. A champion of light and life." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was breathing regularly, and her breath was sweet. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She could not say, “I’m glad to go,” for life was very sweet for her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one side of my family coming from the dessert capital of the ancient world, I was doomed to have a sweet tooth. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He gathered mounds of fried potatoes, canned sweet corn, and Spam with Nali’s fresh tortillas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My spirits fall at the sickly sweet scent. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“They are very sweet, the both of them,” Dany assured her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was a girl’s voice, soft but not sweet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There were shelves upon shelves of the most succulent-looking sweets imaginable. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Honey, it’s time I got married. I’m not getting any younger and you know Joe’s really sweet.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I guess it was too sweet of a story. All of those love letters to someone he never even met. I guess..." she says again. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I saw a lizard run over the crag; I saw a bee busy among the sweet bilberries. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The closeness of her was the sweetest, sharpest thing my life had ever known. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Both Miss Trotter and Ma Charles called any meat roasting in an outdoor fire “barbecue,” when barbecue to us was sauce from the grocery store or sweet and spicy red dust on potato chips. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Now he can see it sitting on the seat of the dining booth in G’ma’s new sweet ride. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, my sweet nurse, I’ve lost my pet tiger, but I don’t complain of that. You know the boy who used to bring my tiger to see me?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

For example, Joel moves his cattle in the evening because he knows that’s when the grass is sweetest. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Flow she thought to tell me every day that I was her sweet brown sugar. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All they discovered was a strange, sweet smelling spoor that led twistingly into the fen. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could smell the sweet and now sickish odor of rum about himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mother’s smile rises like a sweet golden cake. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

We headed over to the Country Store and, like magicians, turned quarters and dimes into gelatin-based sweets. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I think this is sweet, and go along, walking hand in hand with Dawn up the front steps. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They are tall and clumsy in their movements, always making strange noises, sweet highs and gruff lows and long exhalations. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s candy. It kind of looks like a cloud, and it doesn’t taste like anything. It’s just really, really sweet. Sometimes Mrs. Borkowski put walnuts on top of it.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I went through a dozen versions of what it was going to be like on the rescue ship, variations on the theme of sweet reunion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Soon Mrs. Clarke had to leave to give instructions to the waiters, who were now bringing in the tea and after-dinner sweets. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

A pewter mug was in front of his father, and a cup of hot milk, sweet and aromatic with sugar and cinnamon, before himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was surprised at how easily she came into his arms, so close that the strong, sweet smell of her perfume made him dizzy in the heat of the crowded room. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could smell it—taste it—sweet, musty, with an edge of wintergreen in its base—everywhere in that house. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never heard of such a thing, and I would sit at the table drinking sweet iced tea, wondering if this was the reason June smiled so little. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t cost a penny to be sweet,” she said, smiling down on me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Have there been any further tidings of our sweet queen?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It is distinct, sweet and yeasty, the smell of death, like spoiled bread, damp and swollen, coating walls, nostrils, skin, anything within reach, trying to tag it all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He saw the sweet faces: moment of enormous pain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her opening number was “America,” and the words “sweet land of liberty” poured from her almost as a prayer. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

My grandfather was just like my dad—sweet and serene. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When Ethel unwrapped the package right at the table it was a big bottle of Hoyt’s German, enough to keep her smelling sweet for a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The weeks in the interim passed in a sweet, strangled sort of agony. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The blue sweater smelled like roses and something deeper and sweeter even than roses. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Mama used her plant magic to coax delicious, sweet onions out of the earth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

"She is a sweet thing now, but in ten years, who can say what treasons she may hatch?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There’s coffee waiting for me on the counter—extra sweet and light. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They could smell the sweet odor of ozone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I...we...Kareem and I are just going to be friends. I mean, he really considers me a little sister. It’s sweet.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When boxing was illegal in California, you could find an abundance of the sweet science in Tijuana. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He helped himself to heron and herring, though, and a few of the sweet onions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s the sweetest, most complimentary thing I ever heard in my life,” Mrs. X said warmly to me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo had enjoyed the sweet flavor but understood what the man had said about swallowing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Our sweet little Miss Crimsen told this guy, and whoever else was standing within earshot, that I’ve got a few surprises buried in my dresser drawers. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Mary took some flat bread and cheese and some sweet, thirst-quenching red fruits, wrapped them in a cloth, and tied a cord around it for one of them to carry over a shoulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They liked it as sweet as possible, so Nhamo measured six spoonfuls of sugar into the pot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe someday there'll be a guy sweet enough to walk me home and too gentle to try to kiss me right away. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Windfall, where ripe plums rain down from the gods’ trees and there is always the sweet smell of rot. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I take off down the street, not even waving good-bye to the sweetest guy I’ve met so far in my life. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He said it with the utmost confidence, which made the shock on his face when I lunged at him that much sweeter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I was out the window like a shot, breathing sweet, free air. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Pod twelve—youth sector. Identify your role,” the Chancellor says, so close I can smell her sweet hyacinth breath. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The conductor looked at me and then at you, and stuck a hand in his pocket and pulled out a hard green sweet that had melted out of shape. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When she had done, and smoothed me with sweet oil, she put a tunic and a cloak around me and took me to a silver-studded chair with footrest, all elaborately carven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I inhaled deeply, but the air didn’t seem as sweet or hopeful. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had something of value—even if it was just a truck that brought out a sweet nostalgia in people. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

One woman was muttering, “Eddy, Eddy, Eddy....Please, sweet Jesus, please.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a sickly sweet stench, like singed hair, something melted and blackened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I took out the recorder, turned the volume down low and played the last poem Esteban had read to us, his sweet voice filling the classroom. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It smelled sweet and sharp, like tangerine peels. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

With a shrug and glowing eyes, Celaena pulled out a handful of sweets. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My brother, David, is a glass of sweet iced tea on a hot summer day, when you’ve put your feet up in a hammock and haven’t got a care in the world. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma gives him one of her sweet looks that usually make me and Hana roll our eyeballs right out of our heads, but tonight we let her get away with it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was a woman’s voice, high and sweet, with a strange music in it like none that he had ever heard and a sadness that he thought might break his heart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I stuck with the sweet potatoes and mushrooms. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Hannelore’s heart always seemed to soften when I brought her sweets or swept the sidewalk. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It’s sweet enough to make me wince, but I don’t mind. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My hands and face were way sticky and sweet. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he was gone, Missandei brought the queen a simple meal of goat cheese and olives, with raisins for a sweet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo forgot that she was in the middle of an intense game of hide-and-seek, and instead watched the hotteok lady making fried gooey sweet pancakes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Inside, it’s crunchy with nuts and sweet with syrup. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She squeezed me tight, and I inhaled the sweet smell of freshly baked bread. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, none of us say a word as we savor the sweet, creamy cake. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I do not forget you, my sweet ones, you must beheve that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you think I have the froch bite?” she asked me in her sweet worried voice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As they conquered lands around the Mediterranean Sea, they spread word of how to grow, mill, and refine the sweet reed. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The warm, sweet smell of cafe con leche had wafted its way up to me, and my stomach growled in response. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was Charlie—whose last letter had been too long ago—sticking his sweet neck out on my behalf. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The smaller bonobo had a wide sweet face and ribs stark, like pencils in a row. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She peeled one in long strips and sucked on the sweet juice hungrily. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The scent of grass and something fragrant like Mom’s sweet peas fills the air. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The smell of horse and the taste of something sweet. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The men fell on their hands and knees, lapping up the sweet water like dogs. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The years he spoke of are now past; the night comes when a bitter marriage overtakes me, desolate as I am, deprived by Zeus of all the sweets of life. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our teacher’s name was Miss Sugarapple, but there was nothing sweet about her. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a tight white T-shirt with a smiling cupcake emoji on it and the words sweet Stephanie’s in sparkly silver font. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Caterpillars one after another I laid on my tongue, their char crisp bristle taste a sweet momentary salve to a body aching for protein. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But realizing that Ximena Chin, under her layers and layers and layers of snarkiness and mischief, could actually be kind of sweet. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He stretched himself on the deck and a sweet sleep closed his eyes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never did have any patience, no more than you, sweet sister. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I took the garlands I had made and hung them about my neck, enjoying their sweet but fading scents. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Jimmy does a pirouette over the unaccompanied wild percussion that we’ve built up and lands on his knee: “How sweet it is!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The taste of something sweet but spicy on his tongue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

"Let's splurge on a few things hot and sweet, shall we, girls? We have time. It's a special day—Star's last first day of high school. A new beginning for both of you." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She lit the kerosene lantern while I made the fire, then she burned some sweet incense. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes had promised a bounty of toys and sweets for Pearl, and for Julia something truly grand, beyond anything she could have received from her poor bland Ned. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She wants only me to go and then come right back home, and not take my own sweet time getting back. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

It had soft, sweet skin, and tiny fingers and dimpled knuckles. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He tosses it to Haymitch, who stuffs a fistful of sweets in his mouth before passing the bag to a giggling Prim. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sansa had never eaten snails before; Joffrey showed her how to get the snail out of the shell, and fed her the first sweet morsel himself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get it. He’s just as sweet as he can be.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The sun slanted low in the sky, and behind her there began a sweet, disturbing melody. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sansa had always seemed such a sweet child, tender and courteous. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Voices and laughter, cigarette smoke and strange sweet smells I don’t recognize wash through sudden bursts of music and electric light. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Under the straps of those shields Were men of soft sweet smooth cheese, Men who knew not to wound a Gad, Spears of old butter had each of them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he drank, and the coffee was sweet with brown sugar, and strength boiled into him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Misery colored by the greens and blues in my mother’s voice took all of the grief out of the words and left me with a conviction that pain was not only endurable, it was sweet. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Double beat, high and sweet, round dance style. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Out of static came the sweet strains of cocktail hour music from the Empire Room of the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to be sweet. I want you to be like you were.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not only were there solid rice cakes, the best journey food, but also a surprise: a packet of gokkam—sweet dried persimmons. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

"There are such. I used to dream that one day I'd be rich enough to send a Faceless Man after my sweet sister." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the sweet calm, surrounded by everything I loved—moonlight, air, grass, animals, earth, people—I wondered, with a pang, how much longer I would be able to savor such moments. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Y’all got some kinda crazy sweet tooth or something?” he asks, ringing everything up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

As the sweet scent of the flowers filled the air, Minli realized the stick had become a peach tree. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not lying, she had the hostas, the ferns, and the sweet marjoram planted before I got back with the bridal wreath, and the bridal wreath planted before I got back with the roses. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Here we take it black as night, sweet as sin.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

"Then thank the gods that I am not Robert. My sweet queen is all the woman I desire." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ophie sipped at her milk, which was warm and sweet and creamy. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But most of the time her sweet smile and beautiful clothes and perfect skin filled me with rage. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quick now, before all that sweet warm air escapes.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It was sweet. And it was bitter. Get it?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

These dirty, devil things that would give the sweet Baby Jesus doll nightmares in his cradle? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was warm and rich with sweet smells. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we wished people had stuck to sweets. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She said she thought it was sweet the way he blushes at the mention of my name. I think it’s sweet too. A little corny, but sweet.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It was, truly, the sweetest thing in my day, and often I would fall asleep, too, out of exhaustion and the feeling of peace. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A bath and change of clothes will make you smell sweeter.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I push the meat from one side of my plate to the other, through the sweet potatoes and back again. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Globs splashed into her mouth, sickly sweet, sharp and bitter. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Knowing Mama, she’ll make roasted sweet potatoes drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon, like she always does on special occasions. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Pure and sweet and potent, and, I swear, she makes me high. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And every day, my mom says, “Silly sweet pea, you can’t have lemon cake for breakfast.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex rolls his eyes, suddenly imagining twirling around a ballroom while Henry drones sweet nothings about croquet and fox hunting in his ear. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It always tasted sweet, and it was a lot less complicated than money. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s salty and sweet and sour and perfect. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I was a successful mortgage broker, married, seemingly poised at the sweet prime of my life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a sip of the hot, sweet, creamy liquid and a shudder runs through me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She must have been the sweetest of ladies. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The two of them playact with each other, pretending to be cordial, but only so it will make the final betrayal even sweeter. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And every fan couldn’t help but believe that the following week’s game would be little more than a continuation of the Cooper obliteration, only a thousand times more sweet. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have. You have been both sweet and noble.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Calm down, Mrs. Caruthers,” the lady said, smooth and sweet as cream. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I am fond of coins. Is there any sound as sweet as the clink of gold on gold?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the morning, Andeg greeted Omakayas with fluttering wings, ducking his head to accept a little scratch, cooing with a sweet and gurgling sound. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then came three short, boiling subslurries, slicker and sweeter, as if composed of the Baked Alaska. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I held mine up and felt the bubbles dancing against my lips, then sipped it, feeling it burn in my throat, raw and sweet and unlike anything I’d had before. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know what it was, but it smelled sweet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The first was a page so heavenly sweet—so deadly sad—that to read one line of it would dissolve my courage and break down my energy. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sitting up, I smack my hand against the wheel, but all my sweet car gives me is a honking yelp. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The way he talked to them, with his head ducked low and the words coming out in a sweet, playful cadence, suggested a certain self-recognition of his aura. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no longer sweet and melodic but menacing and intimidating. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

For those who remained, a singer was brought forth to fill the hall with the sweet music of the high harp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Bit sweet. You look drier. More the chardonnay type.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The whole home smelled sweet, but...not pleasant. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He says I have different personalities: that my Lingala is sweet and maternal, but in English I’m sarcastic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third lady squirted sweet juice into my mouth. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Coach West’s smile glides over me like sweet syrup and makes my head go up and down. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It is sweet and smoky, and reminds me of winters and woodstoves. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s because our tea is rich and milky with spices in it, and our sweets are nutty, moist, and decadent. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

"With what coin, sweet star of my heaven?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she replied in her sweet, musical voice, “I always give them an anaesthetic so they won’t feel pain. It’s a little service I throw in.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Slowly, carefully, the boys approached the scene of suspended destruction, where things that were crushed, thrown, or knocked over took their sweet time hitting the ground. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The air grew warmer between the green walls of hillside and hillside, and the scent of turf rose strong and sweet as they breathed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“He offered to drive me up to school,” she says with a soft, sweet voice. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And it began to speak through the tears in a sweet, singsong voice. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was a sweet singer of sweet songs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They imagined the quick, sweet pain, then the evacuation to Japan, then a hospital with warm beds and cute geisha nurses. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny ran to and fro, as quickly as she could, picking up the sweet dark snaps, sticky with crystallized sugar. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then they turned aside, leaving the highway and taking to the sweet upland turf again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Irritated that the draccus seemed to be taking its sweet time making an appearance, I heaped more wood on the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All of this felt particularly sweet in these last days, as the nostalgia that kicks in at the end of any meaningful experience had started to affect us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Uncle Leang reaches into his bag and pulls out some sweet rice cakes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey, my sweet little boy, needs me to be around to support him when he isn’t feeling well. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the thirst I had when I watched clear, sweet juice trickle from sugar cane being crushed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was laid back and her eyes turned to Lizzie, and she was listening to her sweet high voice as if it were the first spring day. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

We sit inside, and it’s like we’re sitting inside a scoop of ice cream, it smells so sweet. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I do! When I was alive I used to go to this sweet shop all the time, not far from here. They have the best ice cream. Ah, chickadee, I wish I could take you.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Whatever sweet scenes you might witness on a playground, beneath them lay a tyranny of shifting hierarchies and alliances. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was dainty and very sweet and her voice was low. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The minstrel drew sweet sounds from his lyre and waked in all the longing for the dance. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as a sweet rain will pass down a wind of spring and the sun will shine out the clearer, his tears ceased, and his laughter welled up, and laughing he sprang from his bed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe they bothered her most, the sweet ones. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diamond Jim Brady dined with Lillian Russell and indulged his passion for sweet corn. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Looking at her dispassionate face, I wondered how Papá could’ve traded our sweet, loving Mamá for this cold woman. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She bought us tiny wooden boxes of cajeta that was so sweet and sticky, it hurt my teeth for hours. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The only noise was from the windshield wipers; they hummed back and forth, and back and forth, singing a sweet, out-of-tune song. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Still, it wasn’t all sweet talk with her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"My sweet sister might have a word or two to say about that!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He might clap me in chains instead and hand me back to my sweet sister. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Through sweet and smoky air, great columns rose to dizzying heights, while enough multicolored light poured down through stained glass so as to turn the hard stone floor into pools of liquid hues. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a flurry of feathers, the sweet smell of roses, and a beat pulsing through the ground as we march. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It tastes like a cloud that has floated down to earth, airy and sweet, melting on my tongue. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“And what is it that you fear, sweet queen?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was as sweet as it had been before, only this time it had a sharper edge. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I want to peek at those expensive silk underpants I bought for my sweet little Mary Anne,” he teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could stoop down and pick a fallen petal, crush it between your fingers, and you had there, in the hollow of your hand, the essence of a thousand scents, unbearable and sweet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth watered, not just from imagining the taste but also from knowing how much better I’d feel with warm, sweet jam in my mouth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing sweeter than a fresh pineapple core on a hot day. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for a text back but instead get the sweet sound of our phone ringing. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When the wind blows toward us it brings the smell of blood, which is very heavy and sweet. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something diabolically sweet in her tones—something of the tingling of glass when struck—which rang through the brains even of us who heard the words addressed to another. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ali feeds the animal a cube of sugar—another custom, to make death sweeter. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Why, Jaime, my sweet brother," he said, "you wound me. You know how much I love my family." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In spite of her dark clothing she smelled sweet and it made me feel better to be near her. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were drinking sweet tea and listening to the radio, Grandpop’s box of money—the rainy day stash—in Dad’s lap. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Oh, our sweet baby, we are coming home to you. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

June Boatwright hugged me while our clothes made sweet, squishy sounds up and down our bodies. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice and sweet,” I said, handing a mug to the shivering Chase. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Samantha smiles at him, like she wants to call him sweet but is holding back. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She might be the lady with the dazzling smile who offered you a sweet from a white paper bag in the street before lunch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

And there was a faint, sweet smell of incense in the air. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the tiniest cheer ever, simple and sweet. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Many people were drawn by the sweet smell of blood. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Especially since she hadn’t been a sweet, gentle person to begin with. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She liked her wine and cigarettes, but I couldn’t remember her eating many sweets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“What a sweet name, Jubilee. Do people call you Jubi for short?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It often came to her as a sweet shock, the knowledge that there were so many people in the world who felt exactly as she and Blaine did about Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Mrs. Miller says I can’t write about Street Fighter because good writing cares about keeping the audience interested, so I’ll skip all my sweet moves. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t put anything into the sweet bread. Now clean it up, before I get really mad!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Who is it? Tell us," they said, but he shook his head and didn't say anything and gave me a sweet little conspiring smile. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They also crave specific foods, such as protein-rich foods, fat, salt, sweet fruits, and foods that simply taste good. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, Rocket Boys, oh, Rocket Boys, how sweet thy missile’s delight against the pale blue sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The dog was a stray, though sweet enough in disposition once fed, and for two weeks it had been my constant care and practice to nurse him as a special pet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The resin gave off an earthy smell, like sweet, smoky mulch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The floor was smooth, and a sweet, woodsy scent filled the entire space. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The makeshift table was soon overflowing with food—oatmeal cookies, cheese grits, hot biscuits and honey, a sweet potato pie, Apple Brown Betty, black-eyed peas, fried chicken, corn pudding, pulled pork, and pickled pigs’ feet. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The third balloon explained it: He’s sweet on her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her fingers moved over the tiles, drawing deep resonant sounds from within the big box, and she began to sing in a high, sweet voice. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Count stood up, and said, with a sweet courtesy which made me rub my eyes, it seemed so real:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Backstage, playing spit, Bridge looked at Sherm and thought about his bread smell and how it was a little bit sweet. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He tossed his bow back to Wex and strode off, remembering how elated he'd felt after the Whispering Wood, and wondering why this did not taste as sweet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Everything hung there in that hot, sweet smell while I waited for her to say something back. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Watching the fire, I let the sweet cool of it soak into my lips. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“They’re supposed to be for the horses, but who cares? They’ve got years to eat sugar, whereas you and I...well, if we see something sweet, we better grab it quick.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She kept trying to be “better’ The maids did not help—they told her that Annie had been much sweeter and nicer than she was. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hard bread, hard cheese, oat cakes, salt cod, salt beef, salt mutton, and a skin of sweet wine to rinse all that salt out of my mouth. I will not die of hunger.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Next came Percy, who was infuriating but sweet, yet he had seemed to be falling for another girl named Rachel, and then he almost died, several times. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Hercules hung us upside down once, you know. Oh, revenge is sweet!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“No sugar. I don’t want nothing to make me sweet.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoot, having your own store seemed like a sweet deal. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The agua de jamaica is tart, sweet, and refreshing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“He’s sweet, in a solemn kind of way.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It be like being told you are too sweet, too loose, too woman and not enough girl, too girl and not enough woman. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The mountain birds are sweeter But the valley birds are fatter, And so we deemed it meeter To carry off the latter. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes one who was sweet came along, one who suffered with the children and tried to help them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

These creatures have no sweeter joy in life than jeering at their betters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And the little creature's screeching and struggling," she whispered, “would be as sweet as honey to him." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

To hell with all that, and as sweet as the yam actually was, it became like nectar with the thought. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candace's voice and sweet breath came down on me like summer heat. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Finally, he blahhed: "My dear, sweet little squirrel, you mean more to me than all the gold in the world." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Country is lemons—not sour, but sugar sweet and tangy. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Pepsi is sweeter than Coke, so right away it had a big advantage in a sip test. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

No more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the party was over, Mami really wanted to save that crown, but her little brother Edilberto found that sweet crown and sucked off the sugar rosettes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And I will serve you to the last, my sweet lord, my poor lonely son, Cressen thought, for suddenly he saw the way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Inside, the first thing I noticed was the smell, thick and sweet, like something sprayed out of a can. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears rolled down her face, but she still had on that sad sweet smile. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It sounds weird, but they are delicious: tiny pouches of sweet, tart happiness. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It is the sweet water of the moon, my mother crooned softly, it is the water the Church chooses to make holy and place in its font. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the shower of money starts—the sweet, sweet shower of money. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I knew that it was sweet before I broke it; bubbles of brown syrup had burst the skin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, your loss is someone else’s gain for I am coconut, and the heart of me is sweeter than you know. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deb says, and I realize I’d rather play a sweet instrument than a gross one. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The stern horizon-fenced plains of the Panhandle are foreign to the little wooded hills and sweet streams in the Davis Mountains. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stiff, dry, unrelenting wind blew up the fifty-mile length of the coulee, carrying the sweet scent of sage and the harsh, mineral smell of broken rock. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Silently, he called Amanda’s name, clutching the sweet echo of the word in order not to lose control. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of pink sweet cloud candy makes my tongue wiggle in my mouth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

"Oh, my poor sweet darling. What have they done to you?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But really, my sweet, what choice did I have? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His cheek was bulging with a moving sweet. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unbelievably, her mother, Anita, and niece, Silvia, and nephew, Jose, are sweet and dote on me, giving me hand-me-down clothes and telling me how beautiful I am. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He wants you to smile and smell sweet and be his lady love," the Hound rasped. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Why put a perfectly soft, sweet, warm marshmallow between graham crackers? I don’t get it,” says DeShon, munching as he toasts three marshmallows at a time. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Those dozen blockbusters are the cereals wheat, corn, rice, barley, and sorghum; the pulse soybean; the roots or tubers potato, manioc, and sweet potato; the sugar sources sugarcane and sugar beet; and the fruit banana. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sean, Seamus and Stephen stopped pushing their toy cars around the floor to look up with identical sweet smiles and wave. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I saw her asleep, and went out for a little stroll myself; I walked along the cliffs to the westward, and was full of sweet sadness, for I was thinking of Jonathan. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He tugged the blade out of the knife bed, pushed the point into the arm of the rocker, and carved out little chunks of wood, taking his sweet time to explain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spring there would be irritating insects to brush from his face, but there would be fresh, sweet berries then, too. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The winds flee before her and the storm clouds; sweet flowers embroider the earth; the waves of the sea laugh; she moves in radiant light. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, Riccio let himself be dragged away, his head still swimming with the scent of sweet almonds. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chantal’s voice is as sweet as mangoes, and she smiles big and bright and holds her head down. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

On Thursday he shared the sweet milk candy with the guards and put on his clean clothes, which were tight for him, and the patent leather boots. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He tore at the sweet meat, the warm blood running over his lips. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I bite the sandwich, tasting sweet pickle in the tuna. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He’d always been sweet to her when she was a little kid: piggyback rides and stupid magic tricks with that cigar-stained hacking laugh of his. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

And on the next day, when he came back, we smelled opium’s strange, sweet smell—like roasted peanuts—clinging to Black Dog’s clothes, and we knew where he had been. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Judith!’ she called in a voice calm and sweet and filled with despair: ‘Judith honey! Time to come to bed.’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dessert as the extremely sweet end to the meal was invented because so much sugar was available. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

But when you took one of the sweets and ate it. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

"As to Grand Maester Pycelle . . . if my sweet sister is so concerned for him, I would have thought she'd come herself. Instead she sends you. What am I to make of that?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He was such a dear, sweet little thing,” said Orwen with a sigh. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Water from the system—the first water system in the United States—was sweeter tasting and had no offensive odor. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The wine was sweet, almost too sweet for Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Eang and the female cousins stay at home and make crepes, sweet cakes, and cookies from corn and wheat, which we exchange for rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess maybe the sweets were a way of staying kinda connected to my dad. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He spent his days at the corner of Calle San Cristóbal in Old San Juan, peeling oranges with his pocket knife and scooping out a triangular hole through which tourists could suck the sweet juice. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

For the sweet, each guest was served a skull of spun sugar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s in the business of annihilating all Indian sweet makers in the world. He’s already cornered the North American market.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He takes another swig of sweet tea to swallow the little ball that’s risen in his throat. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Parents drop off sweets at the tables lining one wall. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He had no wish to hurt her, though; the gods and his sweet sister had given her enough pain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And otherwise she should be sociable with Mr. Marshall and ask him about sweets—who thought them up, how they got made. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her voice was huskily soft, and it could be so sweet as to be irresistible. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its window boxes were always bursting with climbing white roses, and their scent clung dense and sweet over this portion of the canal. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Syrupy sweet, each word sounding like the melodies I remember from many years of yesterdays. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He slipped his little paw into my hand and looked up at me with the sweetest smile I have ever seen in the world forever. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yolanda eats several right on the spot, relishing the slightly bumpy feel of the skin in her hand, devouring the crunchy, sweet white meat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then the taste...It was like the smell, but stronger, sweeter, firmer. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And who do you think you’re kidding? You know you’ve got a sweet deal going. You get your check from the state every month to keep my kid. You’re in this for the money.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Here it is,” Cecilia singsonged as she pushed a tray of day-old sweet bread across the counter. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“My sweet baby, ain’t no one ever told you yet? I reckon I thought you had that all figured out.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The air was full of a sweet, overripe smell and the high-pitched calls of fruit-sticky bonobos. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The barn was dark and warm and sweet. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly due west the broad swath of the marching Orcs tramped its ugly slot; the sweet grass of Rohan had been bruised and blackened as they passed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Feel free to mingle with one another. Don’t forget: only you can put the friend in friendly competition. There’s a refreshments table on that back wall, starring my famous sweet tea, of course.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Servants rush in to clear plates and refresh drinks and set down more savory bites and sweet treats. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“What the fug, dude? I kissed a girl. Finally. A really hot, really sweet girl. Dingleberries. Stop pushing it.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

When Julius saw her again tomorrow, what would he see in those sweet innocent eyes so urgently, appealingly looking up into his? Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They signaled their coming with the high, sweet jangle of hame bells. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dany rose, brushed past Brown Ben, and climbed the steps to the sweet solitude of her terrace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And there was Gerald, who once brought me a box of fat, sweet strawberries. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Gold is sweet, but life is sweeter,” said Beans. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sam, you sweet fat fool, you played me a cruel jape when you made me lord commander. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The air still smelled sickly sweet and would leave them woozy for a bit, but the worst of it had dispersed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mushroom soup, bitter greens with tomatoes the size of peas, rare roast beef sliced as thin as paper, noodles in a green sauce, cheese that melts on your tongue served with sweet blue grapes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you sweet dear! When can we go?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You have the sweetest face,” she said, looking at me dreamily. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"So I like the sweeter things in life." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hollow plastic parakeets full of sweets with heads you could unscrew. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the sweet press of sudden acceleration. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smell something sweet—candy apples?—as we pass a vendor’s cart. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re a fool too. I remember how they talked. ‘Isn’t she a pretty little thing, so sweet, so dainty?’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sleepy and sweet voiced, Fern asked, “Can I have a glass of water?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair is like gray thread, her mouth soft, her face wrinkled and sweet. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the dirt caking my fingernails, trying to forget that these were a stranger’s leftovers, I stuck a sweet in my mouth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The result of the sweet potato’s arrival was a highland population explosion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was her specialty—more like cake than bread, moist and rich and sweet. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Janie baked a big pan of beans and something she called sweet biscuits and they all managed to be happy enough. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

They knew that an adult had no business with sweets. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He gave her that smile, which was both sweet and a little dangerous. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready to undo the wrong that you have done to my sweet country of Narnia on the very day of its birth?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

A traditionalist, he refrained from meat, alcohol, and sweets, in order to purify his soul and receive divine inspiration. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Becky wishes me luck with the sweetest smile; I pray she’s not a Decker, and if she is, I hope she passes without any regrets. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

You are fun and sweet and all that, but please leave me alone. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“And our final contestant, representing our littlest people, is Claudia Odom, who wrote a sweet and funny poem she calls ‘Cornbread and Cows.’ Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As in Sean’s room, the smell of skin, salty and sweet, was stronger by the bed, but the smell in this room was slightly different, more familiar, and not overwhelmed by pine-scented cleaner. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

"He poisoned the Hand of the King and left my sweet baby fatherless, and now I mean to see him pay!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Joe looked forward to the lean, scrappy end-of-week meals, but hated the Sunday one: a baked ham, a sweet heavy pie to follow it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We talked on the phone about the sweet kittens you have.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The whole basement smells like that sweet cologne. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And in the process, he’d murdered my aunt, along with several of my neighbors, including sweet old Mrs. Gilmore, who had never hurt a soul. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

This schoolmaster married a sweet, indolent half-Chinese girl for whom the fatigue of bearing a son was too much. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed him into a dark parlor to which clung the musky sweet smell of clean Negro, snuff, and Hearts of Love hairdressing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

We don’t have to be taught to like sweet foods—we are born liking them. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She would lose all four of them, then: Ned, and both girls, and her sweet, loving Bran. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Rae returns with drinks, hands a grilled chicken salad to Rufus, and places sweet potato fries and French toast in front of me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s my pleasure. He fits right in. He’s a sweet boy.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There are two reasons she hates the nickname “Honey”: It’s sticky and it’s sweet. • semicolon. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not my best, I’m afraid. This sweet little girl had to keep me from falling right down on my face.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

There were also peddlers of sweets who took advantage of the lines to hawk their goods, and people who rented blankets for the long nighttime lines. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The food that the tree gave to the woman and her children was as sweet as ever. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so. I mean, he’s sweet. But he has the same name as my dad.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

If sweet is the right word: wholesome, maybe, is nearer.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It makes him laugh. Oh, very well. He is a sweet little monster.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But her voice was so nice and kind and sweet. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

There was a faint odor of incense and something else that smelled sweet. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We had a capital “severe tea” at Robin Hood’s Bay in a sweet little old-fashioned inn, with a bow-window right over the seaweed-covered rocks of the strand. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The grass was spongy with dew and the air was cool and sweet, filling his lungs until they pressed against his ribs and a stitch ran up and down his side. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cool sweet pop felt wonderful to my hot dry throat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house looked peaceful enough, lots of happy pink, the sweet smell of spring in the air. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The sky is pink, and it has turned the sweet ripples of the lake pink, too. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Big heavy breasts with wide dark nipples, a sweet mouth, a merry laugh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

New sweet wood was going in, pine sharp with resin and velvety redwood and a new roof of long split shakes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The room is dark, the air close, sweet with the smell of us. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My temper flared like a sweet electrical current coursing through my body. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Smoked ham, bacon, a bucket of salt mackerel, flour, cornmeal, grits, raw sweet potatoes, lard, coffee, a tin of butter, some store bread, and a can of beaten biscuits that Dunse’s mama made. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was relieved we wouldn’t have to move and helped Mami peel the sweet potatoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly, the sweet sound of Mama’s nursery rhyme began to sing in my head. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A hot breeze carried the sweet scent of prairie grass through the open door. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

How could that big boy disgrace a fine, sweet woman like Irene? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

An odor like crystallized ginger, or sweet iced tea with a dark clove floating in it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I dip the clean rag into the sweet water, give it to her to suck on, and she goes back to sleep. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The soup is very sweet, ma,” she said politely. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He felt as though he could smell the sweet sulfur on her breath. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The dogs was sweet but kind of dumb. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“That is why I ordered your grove destroyed. And that is why I must kill your dog, sweet as she seems.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Here,” the Man said, with a fistful of sweets, like a generous Air Hostess. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weight of moonlight—sticky and sweet—gathered on her fingertips. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Our taste- buds divide food into two groups: sweet foods that are good to eat and bitter foods that might harm us. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She certainly looks like the sweet little lady who cleaned his boo-boos and cooked his favorite food and helped with his homework and let him do stuff Dad wouldn’t. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I found an electric guitar shaped like Apollo’s lyre that was so sweet I had to pick it up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you hear that sweet, sweet sound?” he said. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

"We was so scared for you, Alfred. Prayed all night, prayed to God and to your sweet momma, rest her soul, got right down on—" "It's okay, Aunt Pearl, I'm okay." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skin tastes the air, and every deep- drawn breath is sweet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Behind me some blackberry bushes gave off a sweet smell, and there were bees humming in the blossoms. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Celia would be coming down the hall with one of those short little skirts she wears, looking tan and sweet and with those fine legs of hers strutting like she owned the world. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so sweet that Omakayas often pretended that he was her very own baby. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It’s that sound, the low moan that in an instant takes flight and turns into something sweet. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he did have a black bag, a paper sack, and a sweet, sweet smile. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were kind and sweet to Darling; they were forbearing and patient with one another. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a beautiful little boy, sweet as sugar, and had the same temperament as his father. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sausage would be sweet and sharp and pungent with spices, and my coffee a wine-dark happiness. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the sweet potato that I boiled was supposed to be for sweet potato pie. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Stuart sat down in the ditch beside him and breathed deeply of the fresh, sweet air. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Last night George had eaten two plates of roast beef, veal and ham pie, carrots sweet as candy, and a mysterious dessert called meringue pudding. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Trefusis leaned back to me and confided, “Your eyes, sweet child, hang out for all to see like the globes on a pawn shop.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Tufts of silken hair stood out all over his head and his breath was still sweet with milk. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She was so sweet, but man was she corny! All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

That sweet little red roan with the omega seared into her left shoulder. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The orange trees lining the square are in full fragrance, almost sickly sweet in the balmy night air, which is sticky with the barking of the SS. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The day was warm, and the air was wet and sweet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They shifted their sweet arrogant little gazes over to their father, then to their mother—who merely shrugged at them while wiping a strand of hair off her forehead. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has a mild, slightly sweet flavor that reminds me of a chestnut. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Not for a long time, sweet one," he told her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She ate her sugar bun slowly, reluctant to have done with its sweet taste, while the coffee got ice-cold. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tea was tooth-achingly sweet, and Ophie sucked it down gratefully after a day spent running tea trays up and down the grand staircase. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And all of us with our closed eyes smelled the frangipani blossoms in the big rectangles of open wall, flowers so sweet they conjure up sin or heaven, depending on which way you are headed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma sold her sweet potato pies and her shortbread, as well as the crocheted doilies she made. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He is undersized and his ears stick out and he speaks with a high, sweet voice; the whiteness of his hair stops people in their tracks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They were the fluffiest pancakes ever, and I loved that they were both sweet and tangy—my favorite combination. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“They even took my sweet mother’s diamond ring, which I’d given to your mom. It’s a tiny stone, but it was big to me for what it meant to me to have it.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

A shop made from blue tarpaulin sells fried potatoes and falafel, bowls of rice, and sweet tea. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a new kind of hush as folks took their first bites and savored the sweet fluffiness of it. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was a big guy, very tall and broad-shouldered, with a plump, sweet little wife with a Parisian accent. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

From that short interaction, she seemed so sweet, which made her look even better. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know—maybe it doesn’t count as a date. But it was the second time we hooked up. And, I don’t know, you were just so...sweet about it. Don’t get mad, alright?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It said: “Hot dog, let’s play games. You catch me and I catch you; no love can cut our knife in two. For I’m Little Buttercup, sweet Little Buttercup. Whoops!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to miss you,” I say, speaking in that foreign language again, the one that I’m learning is my own.“You are so sweet,” Pam goes. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The poison of loneliness and the gnawing envy of the unlonely had gone out of him, and his person was clean and sweet, and he knew it was. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Carmine, drunk on sweet milk and bread, splays in my lap, his dark head in the crook of my arm. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

You wouldn't want your own sweet sister to brave the dangers of the wood without an escort, would yon? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Hands covered in cake flour and air that smells sweet. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He heard her laughter on the terrace and smelled the sweet, subtle aroma of her skin and hair when she walked past him in the midday sun. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the goddess, flowers bloomed in the dust—dark purple, orange, and red blossoms that smelled sickly sweet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Back at the house, the sweet tea had finally started to taste good. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Already she's found her old feeding spot, the stream with its cold, sweet water. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A tad sweet, but sometimes sweet was exactly what I needed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He’s not exactly known for his sweet nature when he wakes up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Through the window, C.P. could make out the branches of a nearby sweet gum tree covered with several inches of snow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was much excitement in the town as the news spread that the blood on the hill was sweet and a curative for all sins. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while I sat there and looked out on the still trees and dim lawn, to a sweet air was sung in mellow tones the following strain:— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He felt the adder breathing, its cold exhalations carrying the sweet musty odor of death stirring his whiskers. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ranee prayed to her gods, hoping that their gifted daughter, the sweet "Mishti" of her father's heart, would find someone else. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“His Highness is kind enough to want to marry you, Ella, my sweet.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ellie wasn’t helping matters, prancing around in her new hose, making a big show of helping Momma with the ham. and sweet potatoes for dinner. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

George was a tall handsome boy, gentle and sweet, who had from the first a kind of courtliness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other one, Mom said, did not seem at all nice or sweet. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The silk was finer, the air cleaner, the rice sweeter, the fields more fertile, the girls prettier, the boys stronger when he was a young man. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A current of air slipped through the gym, fluttering the sleeve of her shirt and carrying her sweet peppermint scent my way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"It's funny," I said, "but ever since I became a mouse I've hated the taste of sweets and chocolate. So I don't think I'll get any holes." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

For a moment she could almost see their lips moving, whispering dark sweet secrets to one another in words too faint to hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My eyes widen and my mouth waters at the sight of the roasted sesame seeds sprinkled over sweet rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I’d lost the world when my house went up in flames, but Lord have mercy, that didn’t mean anything compared to when I thought I’d lost my sweet baby girl!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I imagine you could make it up to both Lady Lackless and myself if you found some sweet nettle for the pot tonight.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Coke’s scientists went back and tinkered with the fabled secret formula to make it a little lighter and sweeter—more like Pepsi. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They had not looked happy to get the mochigashi; they had looked absolutely panicked, as if somebody might steal the sweets from them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it will be great around here for the first few weeks. I’ll be very polite and sweet. After that, everything will go downhill and you will send me away.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Each bit off one little crinkle, and it was sweet. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strange feeling goes through me—a sweet, aching weakness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he’s somewhat of an aberration. I’m pretty sure someone stole our nice, sweet boy and replaced him with…” He gestured at the door. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"The gods are good. I am free to heed my heart. I will wed your sweet sister, and gladly, ser." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For all their busy, metallic features, there was something sweet, even vulnerable about each of them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I was as sweet to her as she was to me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true Here is the place where I love you. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He had a row of free sweets in dim bottles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a knife with a smooth wooden handle, and she used it to peel the skin of a round, red fruit; inside was juicy orange flesh that tasted both sweet and tart. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the old days, the winds swept through the irrigated plains around Jalalabad where farmers grew sugar­cane, and impregnated the city's air with a sweet scent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder why they never say, You can eat sweets and stay home from school and go swimming for Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The sweet, painful memory of my sister had paled over the years, but I would never forget. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Imagine leaving those sweet, motherless children outside like chickens in cages.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes. It is grievous sad. I must blame myself for the poor sweet babe and her mother, who was so young and loved the king." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Lourdes refilled the mosaic-lined fountain with sweet water and built an aviary in the garden, stocking it with toucans and cockatoos, parrots, a macaw, and canaries that sang in high octaves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were rockets like a flight of scintillating birds singing with sweet voices. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had written that he wanted to show the sweet peas in his squadron what the Old Corps was like. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead Joffrey smiled and kissed her hand, handsome and gallant as any prince in the songs, and said, "Ser Loras has a keen eye for beauty, sweet lady." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The cornmeal had a gritty crunch; the ham was smooth and salty against the sweet syrup. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“May I offer you some old clothes? And sweets?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And, oh, what a feast there was—sweets and handmade tamales, a parade, even a bullfight. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Not quite so tall, his features not so fine, and his hair is sand instead of spun gold, yet still . . even a poor copy of Jaime is sweeter than an empty bed, I suppose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The drum was as tremulous as a maiden’s heart, the pipes high and sweet and beckoning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Penelope pulled Ophie into the crowded sweet shop and into line at the counter, nattering on about the movie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“That’s so sweet of you. Thank you,” she said, then she bundled up the towels and threw them into a hamper by the door as she left. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We’ll gather together for our traditional Christmas dinner of pheasant and Yorkshire pudding and sweet, creamy trifle. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And he was hearing it in the Blue Ridge Mountains under a sweet gum tree. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peonies and flag lilies and poppies were blooming in people’s yards, and roses and sweet William, mountain laurel and bleeding heart. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes for a little bit and feel this whole thing, this sweet thing, take over my whole soul. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sierra kept her sweet rumba up, imagining congas winding beneath a softly humming voice, letting Robbie’s eyes take her in fully. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Until darkness is as sweet to you as light,” the waif would say, “or until you ask us for your eyes. Ask and you shall see.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s sweet of her but I’m not keen to set fire to anything in here! Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The canyon was the way he always remembered it; the bee- weed plants made the air smell heavy and sweet like wild honey, and the bumblebees were buzzing around waxy yucca flowers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But he’s not golden,” Axel says, looking at Ray’s sweet face. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Here is who you are, sweet thing. It’s inside, not outside. Death can’t touch that.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time, if something failed, we could take our sweet time in fixing the problem, but not always. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mai gives the waitress a sweet smile and accepts the greasy bag. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Here is the baby holding her own sweet baby. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Only two dogs lived in my neighborhood: Mitzy, who always rode shotgun in Mrs. Hathaway’s purse, and a Saint Bernard who was sweet but grossed me out with his constant globs of slobber. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

"This Iron Throne you speak of sounds monstrous cold and hard. I cannot bear the thought of jagged barbs cutting your sweet skin." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The soda bottles launched into the air and sent sweet suds bursting out of every window in the cafeteria, and one bottle zoomed down the hallway and out the front door. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I always thought Matt was the brave and strong one and Travis was the sweet and gentle one. In the end, it turned out that Travis was sweet, gentle, brave, and strong.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Not Prestige beer or Rhum Barbancourt—the strong, bitter, or sweet alcohol made for men who talk politics and play dominoes into all hours of the night. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Gorging on sweets didn’t chase away the blues as it had a week earlier. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But the strawberries were sweet without sugar, and although it seemed weird to eat it plain, the Smokies’ bread had its own flavor without anything added. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The sweet smile on Mama’s face doesn’t budge. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The sound rang out piercingly shrill and sweet, and almost before the echo rebounded a joyous, answering bark rang around the surrounding hills. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was done, she drenched it with sweet syrup. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sweet, my Lady. Perhaps it will come right.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mother was sitting on the couch, and Betty Jean had brought in sweet tea and oatmeal muffins. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A tiny nick on my arm, but you’re sweet to be concerned. Blood from our right side can cure anything, you know, but blood from our left side is deadly—” “You dimwit!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The air smelled sweet, and George’s stomach growled. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You’d leave a sweet little girl to die because she might be sick? No wonder the other people from your village didn’t stick with you.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She looks so earnest, so sincere, smiling her sweet smile. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Have you been eating too many sweets again? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“That was sweet of your mom to let us borrow her van,” says Millie. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Fozia smiled at the baby and handed Seema her platter of assorted sweets before she walked over and took the little one from my arms. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It is sweet that he cares enough about algebra and his students to want to bring them together. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

And the sweet little boy who had been the father of his family went out and found a new family in the streets. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

So they took her into the house where evil happened—next door to all the sweet families. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Odysseus’ heart laughed when he heard all this—her sweet tones charming gifts out of the suitors with talk of marriage, though she intended none. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this seemed a fair end point—sweet, if ceaselessly pink, accommodations; reasonably nice people, one of whom made him feel slightly famous; and the home of his first-ever Eureka. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Junie-ah, let’s take a break and raid the kitchen for some sweets! ” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Much later, after all the sweets had been served and washed down with gallons of summerwine, the food was cleared and the tables shoved back against the walls to make room for the dancing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I served up sweet tea, and we chatted with some of the women from church. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Ah, never say that, sweet pudding, for you are as alike as two peas. Just so you are not twins.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Poor Angelo. He’s so sweet. He sure got trouble at that precinct.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would destroy the magic he felt, the sweet sting of onions in his eyes, the glow of Olanna’s skin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The song feels as though it is calling my blood, moving it through my veins to the same ragged beat, with the same sweet chords. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There were presents for everybody, and rare treats of sweet cakes and bits of candy, gay ribbons. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am a princess!” said the frog in a voice soft and sweet as first spring clover. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I lied, sweet queen. It was a thousand. But never once a dragon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The bookstore is narrow and dark, a wall of magazines on one side, shelves of books, a table and chairs, an empty counter where coffee and sweet things are sold during working hours. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How pleasant that you could join us,” the hook-handed man said in a sickly sweet voice. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

"My old lady'll be out here with some hot sweet potato fried pies." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And dates—which are like prunes, but drier and sweeter. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She was a sweet girl who loved him for himself alone. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My list included lemonade cupcakes—inspired by Grandma’s tea—and a sweet and savory cupcake that included potato chips. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I will send Miss Barkley. You are better with her without me. You are purer and sweeter.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

How could he think clearly when their sweet baby was suffering? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second bell rang in a sweet jangle just outside the room. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She ate sharp cheese and dark bread for breakfast, and liked chocolate with hazelnuts, and salty black licorice—nothing like the Hershey's Kisses and Starburst sweets I had grown up with. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was sweet and tangy—almost too sweet—but so good that he didn’t drink it fast, held it in his mouth and let the taste go over his tongue. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there I heard sweet words of love and soft laughter. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her outbreak had terrified her, and for a time she made every effort to restore his sweet picture of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because she had so many beauty supplies it always smelled sweet and creamy. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no breeze and the air was full of the sweet, chrysanthemum-like smell of the flowering compositae of dry uplands—corn chamomile, yarrow and tansy. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked in here on “I’m sweet and I care about you” mode. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“To what do I owe the pleasure of such sweet company?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

When the music followed the colored lights, he knew he had just drawn the last sweet air left for him in the world. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of the mint jelly filled the room, heavy and sickly sweet, awful, wafting around him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps some might turn up in King’s Landing with their scraps in hand, hoping to convince his sweet sister to make good on them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Shut up. I’m telling you,” she said, “it’s sweet that they put all this work into these Legos...but for what?” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He says, “You sweet kid. You sweet, sweet kid.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“We had the kids paint pictures of people who inspired them. Pretty sweet, right?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, thank you, Agent Jones. It’s sweet of you to say so.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

What with our nation involved in a great war and our young men leaving our sweet land of liberty, we must be vigilant on the home front. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stood still enchanted, while the sweet syllables of the elvish song fell like clear jewels of blended word and melody. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It would be a true nightmare except that at the same time good, sweet memories are given even more strength, more reality. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I must look sad because his voice is sweet. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Crabbe was smiling like a small child promised a large bag of sweets. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My sister’s bed still smells like her—fabric softener, lavender lotion, and her warm and sweet human scent I can’t describe. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Our first kiss is much sweeter than the mango's juice. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mitchell was now six, and a sweet little guy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

That night, Bertha made a special supper of meat loaf and lima beans, fried green tomatoes, and sweet potato pie. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A sweet taste is in my mouth like honey. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Gazing into the next case was an elderly man in a pale suit, who smelled sweet. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A candy vendor was barking about sweet, chewy manna that had crystallized on the stalagmites of Thulm. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The gym, dark and crowded and full of Megs sweet voice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Besides, life in the little green house with the fisherman and his wife was sweet. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I refuse to retrieve the pouches, pout, go to bed, stare at the photograph of a real papaya tree, wonder if I’ll ever taste sweet, tender, orange flesh again. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Once she’d melted down and napped, she transformed back into her own sweet self again. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I could just eat you up. Like a turkey dinner.Yes. So sweet.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I nodded and wrapped my arms around him in a hug, breathing in his familiar scent, a mixture of the sweet, musky oil he used in his beard and laundry detergent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

After a moment of wistfulness, I try to let go of these memories, let go of my friends from Kunu Yaku, my beautiful cow, all the other sweet parts of my old life. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were so nice! Look, they gave us all these sweets!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Music sounded in Doc’s ears, a high thin piercingly sweet flute carrying a melody he could never remember, and against this, a pounding surf-like wood-wind section. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I remember the smells of the hills, wild azalea and a very distant skunk and the sweet cloy of lupin and horse sweat on harness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They smelled the delicious, buttery sweet bread smells from Castleman’s Bakery before they saw the storefront. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There were several sweet potatoes, green beans, two onions, and two cucumbers. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Candy Dance was a humming, skipping, foot-tapping, eating, smacking combination that overtook us when we had sweets. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyelids fly open and the sweet taste in my mouth turns sour. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It produced a fruit I loved—like a mango, rough and green on the outside, with reddish-yellow flesh on the inside, tart and sweet. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mama’s voice whispers through the television, sweet like honeydew in summer. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I been noticing how Miss Hilly act all sweet and happy when she talk to Heather and William, but ever time she turn to Miss Leefolt, she get a sneer on her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Lolo always brought ripe mangoes; he’d score lines into the flesh so we could flip the halves open and eat the sweet cubes. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, Cluck Bucket’s everything was pretty good, all the way down to the sweet tea. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When they were ready to retire, I would bring sweet wine and clean linens, trim the candlewicks, and withdraw, locking the doors behind me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She lit many candles for the Virgin and she allowed Ultima to burn sweet incense at the foot of the Virgin’s statue. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Onions! Fresh, hot, sweet onions," Sam called as Mary Lou pulled the cart down Main Street. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The young kids openly resented their parents’ dawdling in the Store and Uncle Willie would call them in and spread among them bits of sweet peanut patties that had been broken in shipping. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are not ambitious for a crown, are you, my sweet love?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Enticed by the sweet warm smell, he reached across and grabbed two cookies off the top of the pile. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But were they nice? Mr. Tushman went out of his way to tell me what sweet kids they are.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

In the loft that night, Dallas and Florida added two sweet rolls and two apples to their stash beneath a loosened floorboard. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the elderly woman was a Double-Talk Folk, after all, telling Ophie to avoid the dead while she left sweets for her husband. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of which, you never said if you liked my new sweet ride or not. That’s what you kids call it these days, right? A sweet ride?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It be like learning how to play hard-to-get, how to entice, how to be sweet honey always. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

It smelled sweet, but not exactly like honey. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was coppery and sweet and he was afraid of it for a moment. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that night, after a scanty meal of sweet roots, they told her why they had been so anxious about the wheels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her relief was sweet when she discovered that it was too soon to show. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dear daddy wish you were here. No good parties when daddys out of town I miss my sweet daddy.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a sip of the sweet milky coffee and my head gets cloudy. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“That’s sweet. You know getting someone to go gay for me would be the highlight of my life.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I drink the lemonade too quickly, sweet and tangy and cold, and watch as Miss Duncan invites a few girls over to talk to the fine ladies. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Funny how distress takes away one’s appetite for real food, but when sweets are involved, all bets are off. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

At the sight of his quizzical, kindly face—so sweet, so agreeable, so glad to see me—something wrenched deep in my chest. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I began stuffing the sweet outer into my mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when I finally have a visitor, it’s sweet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Probably. And from what I hear, Miss Hilly still sweet on him. She never got over him.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Trays of colorful fruit tarts and sweet puddings dusted with a fairy-frost of sugar had also appeared, along with steaming pots of fragrant tea. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"You've heard it? Now, there's more to chopping someone's head off than giving them a healthy whack. A real master aims for the gap between the second and third cervical vertebrae. That's the sweet spot." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to taste the sweet creaminess of butter pecan. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It was mostly frozen but still sweet and salty and delicious. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You like your grits sweet, like Wood used to, so you might like your tea like he liked his too—sweet.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then she surprised even herself by leaving her lips by his neck for a sweet moment. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She had come up to me after the hearings and had given me a sweet kiss on the cheek. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The night is cool, with a sweet, light breeze. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air tastes piney and sweet out here, so different from the city, which usually smells more like wet pavement and car exhaust. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The two of them sat in Jack’s parlor and talked into the night while Jack cooked big plates of soul food, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato pies, and biscuits for us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stargazer lilies, irises, parrot tulips, tuberoses, sweet williams, columbines, amaryllis... The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A south breeze brought the scent of lilacs and sweet fennel to his nostrils and set all the frosty-green leaves of a silver poplar tree to trembling. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I think it's sweet how the Garcías are trying to make it up to me after what happened to Papi. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Fulton takes her sweet time getting her key out her purse, like I ain’t standing there with heavy groceries. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

To them, she was a beautiful lady who always smelled sweet, wore beautiful clothes and brought them amazing presents. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am amazed to hear that Jax’s voice is clear and sweet. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She settled beside him on the ground, and a sweet smell filled the space between them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was merciful to give these parents a few details about the garden, a sweet feeble grandmother, food. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of rain mingled with the sweet scent of honeysuckle, and crickets chirped in the huckleberry bushes along the edge of the woods. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He was trying to watch for bees, but the honey was so sweet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was—sweet mercy in a firkin—she was a gruesome little baggage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re sweet and harmless, I assure you, and they don’t lay anywhere but inside their coop.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sugar coated Cate’s words, almost as sweet as the vanilla air freshener twirling around in front of us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

While Grover tried to sweet- talk him, he would hack a chair to pieces. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then his uncle’s wife was a foolish woman, fat and lazy, and forever clamoring for sweet food and for this sort of thing and that and for new shoes bought in the town. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Her Grace is not... she ...” “... is dead. May the gods grant her sweet sleep.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That quite won me, Mina, for it was brave and sweet of him, and noble, too, to a rival—wasn’t it?—and he so sad; so I leant over and kissed him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It burned there like a flame and her soul melted with sweet pain, and her face went now white, now red. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I buried myself in Faith's sweet, rosemary scent and held on tight. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Caesar's very sweet with her, complimenting her seven in training, an excellent score for one so small. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The TV is off, and the air lacks that sweet smell of Mrs. Rodriguez’s cooking. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was probably thinking, “How sweet. I’ll bet he’s carving a heart with initials in it. Oh, to be young and in love!” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He crushed the berries against the roof of his mouth with his tongue and drank the sweet juice as it ran down his throat. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the name had an austere Anglican cadence, to my ear at least, which yearned hopelessly for England and was dead to the sweet dark rhythms of the little mission towns. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, and we went on a pretty sweet outing two nights ago,” Jaden said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Is this the flower you can suck? The one with the sweet juices?” he asked. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He fanned the sweet ’shine vapors away when Roy Lee rolled down the window. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But my sweet boy gets up anyway, takes the plate from Kindra. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Dallas, don’t you go falling for sweet talk and trees and creeks. We’ve got to be ready to flee for the hills and catch that train, you hear?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Still, there’s something about coming into a barn full of warm cows, their sweet breath, the scent of the dry hay, and the sounds of their shuffling and snuffling. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Fried chicken and boiled ham, baked sweet potatoes, peach pickles, big buttermilk biscuits, cookies, cakes, apples, boiled eggs, I don’t know what all. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

With that sweet thought curling around my head like Uncle Holt’s pipe smoke, I fell right to sleep. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

At last she opened one of her bags, pulled out a handful of fruit, and tossed the sweets gently over the edge. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"We will have it all back someday, sweet sister," he would promise her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The thing is, coming from your ex-boyfriend, it's sweet. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I take a big gulp of the sweet, milky, cardamom-flavored tea. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I said, getting my second taste—and how sweet it was—of a positive review. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘You know, they don’t advertise,” said Dolly in the sweetest possible voice. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My dear, dear child,” said that sweet voice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father’s got sweet music in his heart,” Mom always said. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Johnny boy,’ she called, ‘You help me hang up these here sheets and I’ll give you a sweet.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An excursion like that would be wonderful, Signora!” he said, giving Esther a smile that was as sweet as one of Lucia's puddings. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad arrives and walks straight for the coffeemaker and makes a cup of very light, very sweet coffee and sits down at the table across from me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

To this day, I can smell the smell of the bark—a sweet, woody smell—and feel the ridges in the bark, and taste that distinctive taste on my lips. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

My mouth watered at the memory of double-dip cones on hot summer afternoons, sticky and cold and sweet. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Eleven at night and the guy’s at a bar and his kid’s eating at a diner. That’s real sweet. Sounds like my dad.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, sure, if you think you’ll like it. There’s a little cream. Help yourself, sweet pea.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Putting out a lit cigarette against the side of her new sweet ride. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He rented a sweet little brick house for her and then gave it to her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its flavor is musky, buttery—sweet at first, tangy at the end. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Matilde is all white sugar—sweet and forgiving— while I’m pure acidic lemon. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wooed him with her sweetest words and looks, but Glaucus would have none of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my head to the sky and let the water fill my mouth and swallowed my first sip of water in two days, cool and so sweet. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was just asking Charles to accept the love of Jesus, whom she saw as the kind, sweet, loving son of God. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the ham, macaroni and cheese, fried okra, biscuits, green beans swimming in butter, and sweet tea, Mama and Aunt Lena cleared the table and brought out the pies. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

And the kitchen was full of the good sweet smell of them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rising strong and sweet from Sam’s hand were informative scents. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes once more and took deep breaths of the sweet air her brother had been inhaling three hours ago. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she answered, that sweet, puckered look came into her forehead, which Arthur—I call him Arthur from her habit—says he loves; and, indeed, I don’t wonder that he does. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“His palate is sweet, and he is altogether desirable; this is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But he was living a sweet life and nobody in our neighborhood would ever be able to tell, judging from the outside of the place. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Over traveler’s bread, cheese, dried meats, and sweet cider, he told me about his mission to help King Jerrold. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Men from the green lands liked their women soft and sweet in silk, she knew, not clad in mail and leather with a throwing axe in each hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Easy,” she said, and she gave me a really sweet smile. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been hankering sweets something awful. My gran used to whip up cakes out of nothing. I figured I could do the same.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

"They ten cents and they sweet," he said, his voice quavering with age. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of sweet cherry filled the air. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Though it wasn’t even the end of June, we tasted the first sweet corn of the season. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was a sweet yet bad kind of smell. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Parting was not, as I had heard one of Mr. Shakespeare's characters say, a sweet sorrow. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

And today, as I stand over the remains of these beautiful, darling girls, I paraphrase the words of Shakespeare: Good night, sweet princesses. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Any word releasing breath might be the sentence of death; any word inhaled, be it “is,” or “sweet,” or “the.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

"Go and get some food, Justin. Dogs, French fries, some a that sweet corn. You go help him carry it, Sonny." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we could make a trade. Say, that catfish for this bottle. That is, unless you’re getting kind of sweet on her.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s like cooking: If you put in sugar and apples and oranges and lemons, when you eat it it’s going to be sweet. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A grandmotherly woman with a sweet smile spoke into the phone at the front desk. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Your mom used to tell me this Chinese proverb. Eat bitter—” “Eat bitter, taste sweet,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was a nauseating smell, both fetid and sickly sweet, thick in the dusk as it filled Koffi's lungs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s right, sweet pea. You tell him!” my father calls back. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother looked a little worried as if she had bitten into something sour she had thought would be sweet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He accepted the gifts with thanks and invited us in for a drink of sweet tea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No, but do give the Maiden a long, sweet kiss for me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barrett put two bowls of sweet oats on the table and walked off, shaking his head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I had to mute my comlink because so many different people were trying to hail me, asking who the hell I was and where I’d picked up such a sweet ride. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I made her by hollowing out an enormous boiled sweet! Isn’t she beautiful! See how she comes cutting through the river!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I will be the proverbial parent who deceives the child by offering medicine laced with sweet syrup. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Girls in sweet shops giggling behind the counter, and girls who gave one programmes in a cinema. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it was not so, because her mother was endlessly kind and sweet and good. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Davis was so sweet and pretty, with red hair and freckles just like Jenna. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t Love Simpson sweet to pitch in like this? After workin’ for your pa two years, I reckon she knows how economical he is. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Marlena. Darling. Look at me. I’m on my knees. I’m begging you. What more can I do? My darling—my sweet—please come inside with me. We’ll talk about it. We’ll work it out.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The consequence of all that ice was a wretched Thanksgiving of tiny tough birds, heavy pork cakes, and pithy sweet potatoes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The party was slipping away in sweet sadness, Eddie went out in the office and did a little tap dance and came back and sat down again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time she ever went into his dream, she had stood right in front of him, secure in her invisibility, and wistful, wishing this strange dreamer might fix his sweet gray eyes on her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Inside the manse, the air was heavy with the scent of spices, pinchfire and sweet lemon and cinnamon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I knew I could count on Fern to climb high with her tiny, sweet voice. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not like a heavy dessert—and not too sweet. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

These details were just to me what they were to them—so many pure and sweet sources of pleasure. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Word of that flag-raising flowed down the slope as fast as a stream of sweet water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look up, didn’t pause, just said, “Oh, yes, Deborah Fontanel. She stayed out there in the honey house. She was the sweetest thing.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Could be anything—fire in the big top, stampede, whatever. Aw sweet Jesus. The poor rubes probably don’t even know it yet.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Madrina says it’s to attract the right kind of girls—sweet ones who will be good to her beloved nephew. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Candied sweet potatoes, creamed onions, cranberry nut salad, corn pudding, gravy, cheese bread, and not one but two kinds of stuffing. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I guess one of the hot ones got mixed in with the sweet by accident.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, sweet and creamy. A little warm, though.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

"And where we end. Esgred is yours, sweet prince. Take me to your castle. Let me see your proud towers rising from the sea." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Booth hears the crackle of burning straw and smells the sweet smoke of burning cedar. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

"How I have yearned for the sound of your sweet voice," Tyrion sighed to her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Every day, she would serve him the finest white corn boiled in sweet water from the lagoon. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, Maddy is putting on a white apron with the bright pink sweet Stephanie’s logo plastered on the front. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The sweet scent of hay filled the low-ceilinged building. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But in his hurry, the boy sent the rest of the sweets rolling off the table, onto the ground. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Milo nibbled carefully at the letter and discovered that it was quite sweet and delicious—just the way you’d expect an A to taste. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We also had sweet potato fries—frozen, but deliciously salty-sweet—and a salad kit. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Once in a while he tells me Kazi has a sweet for us when he doesn’t or that Papa’s home early when he’s not. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was easier for her if her breath was sweet. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

There were men in long narrow stalls set against the sides of buildings who sold toys and different candies— one a type of sweet but hot-tasting, candied ginger that was a bright orange-red in color. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s surrounded by bowls of coarse white sugar and lumps of natural brown sugar, and various cookies, fruits, and sweets arranged on plates. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He smells too sweet and feels too foul. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She played tag and grass ball with them and she pried prickly sea urchins off the rocks, to eat the sweet meat inside. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And you better get down on your knees and thank the sweet Lord, because man, Tiny, have I got a guy for you." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Probably the first thing my mother gave me to drink as a baby was some sweet water tea from the pulp of the sugarcane. If anyone deserves to work there, I should.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

"Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a fig tree and told Ishmael she’d planted it more years ago than she could remember; against all odds it had taken hold and produced enormous quantities of sweet figs. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“So welcome to the sweet torture of reading An Imperial—” I stopped when I heard violent sobbing on the other end of the line. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Took your sweet time, didn’t you?” she said. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lily is Jackson’s younger sister, sweet as sugar and as pretty as a summer day. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In another, I buy a bag of sweets for Prim. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was sweet and he was smart and we never ran out of things to talk about. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A salty ham may have a sweet glaze; a Thanksgiving plate will often have both turkey and cranberry sauce. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Bono was fifteen when he met his wife, and Robert Smith was fourteen—" "Romeo, sweet Romeo . . ." "It's not like that, Eleanor, and you know it." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I mean no one has ever accused me of being sweet.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Leave Lord Varys to me, sweet lady. If you wiU permit me a small obscenity—and where better for it than here—I hold the man's balls in the palm of my hand." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Needles did sweet things that were normal, just not always normal around here. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He was like a child in a sweet shop, ramming notes together to see what effect they would have. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A sweet yet pungent aroma hung in the air and drifted easily from one anxious nose to the other, stopping only long enough to make several mouths water and a few stomachs growl. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just jealous of how sweet you and your mama are.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then because I was filled with daring on this special day, I added in my sweetest little girl voice, “I’m going to get my pic-ture made.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She believed it, even though they were sitting at the long table with a linen tablecloth and silver service to have a cup of watered chocolate and a sweet bun. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Every day An Yi came to visit me, sometimes bringing me a bowl of sweet green bean soup from her grandmother. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z