At that moment, Stewart swung open the theater door and saw Booth about to gallop away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung my arm out like a car door and he looped his hand through. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One, two, and on three, he swung his whole body, a kind of broke-down golf swing, the mess whipping from the shovel head. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I read her poetry on the porch swing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung it, and it extended into a reflective silver umbrella. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They swung into the parking lot in front of Happy Polish Nails, and Mai opened the car door immediately. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Benny shrugged and turned around, disappearing through the swinging doors that led to the back of the store. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I take a second swing, and it pops up again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Annie put down her pail of glue, and Miss Fannie swung the ladders from her shoulder and steadied them until both stood in an upright position. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

In the end, we settled upon this: Desperately Lonely Swing Set Needs Loving Home One swing set, well worn but structurally sound, seeks new home. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I swung out again with my right, hard as I could and with all my weight behind it, and this time I heard a loud crack and a scream. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Caravan guards wandered among the aisles in copper helmets and knee- length tunics of quilted yeUow cotton, empty scabbards swinging from their woven leather belts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He swung to the right, running desperately fast, with the heat beating on his left side and the fire racing forward like a tide. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The old man went on swinging along the path, oblivious, waving his fists. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care if I couldn’t record the swings. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We crossed Old Main, swung around the admin building, and took the road to the gym and student center. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I found him in the lower branches of a tree, playing by swinging from side to side, oblivious to the bright green shock of a praying mantis walking across his knuckles. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He starts driving again and we pass a playground full of children playing on swings and slides. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As the ambulance swings around a curve, Mami grabs my hand and squeezes hard. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The stone slab that covered the grave swung open like a trapdoor, revealing a darkness beneath. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The short guy—Clyde, the other had called him—stepped toward her again, but his friend swung an arm in front of him. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The door swung down, and a wooden ladder clattered into place. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew swung an arm around her side, letting her lean on him, and pushed Mr. Remora’s door with his free hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It had tennis courts, parking lots and a children’s section with swings and slide and sandbox and seesaws. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swaggered back to the fire escape, his pirate sword swinging from his belt loop. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Summer moved into full swing and so did the meatpacking workers’ union, the Stockyards Labor Council. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was looking through the window at a fenced-in sandbox and swing set in the hospital garden. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Behind her she heard Gabriel cry: “Bless your name, Jesus!” and, thinking of him and the high road of holiness he had traveled, her mind swung like a needle, and she thought of Deborah. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

You could swing it around like a weapon. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

On a shady knoll by the house, they relaxed in hammocks and swinging chairs like the ones they’d known at Riverbank. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

On Friday and Saturday nights, to pay his tuition and help with the home finances, he played saxophone and clarinet in a swing band, the Blue Lyres, he had started in high school. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One more swing and the door swung open, shooting outward and slamming into the wall on the other side. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The gutted carcass of a pig swung from the stake, swinging heavily as the twins toiled over the uneven ground. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The steel tiers lay jumbled; the doors of the cages swung open. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door swings open to reveal a young man dressed in black, with dark hair that falls over his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The shot swings around to behind us running, zeroing in on my right leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Howard, chattering gaily about how he had been mobbed on the train by Seabiscuit fans who were coming to New York for the race, swung by the barn for a quick once-over ofhis horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feelings for him swing from hot to cold and back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But something about the tone of his voice bothered me, and I pulled out of my dive and swung my mech back around. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He even wore a wild zoot suit, used a heavy grease in his hair to make it look like a conk, and he wore the knob-toed shoes, the long, swinging chain— everything. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled on the gate and it swung free. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You can choose for yourself” came the return, and angrily the Corporal swung down from his horse. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He swung his hat off the saddle and snugged it on his head. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

All you had to do was swing your leg over the sill and step down onto the grass. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The branches shake and swing, transform into hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Real careful, I push the swinging door, peek out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I swung the conversation around to general topics and asked them where they were going. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I smile over at him as our swinging comes to a stop. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m going To strike the Pinata six times, And then let my Six guests swing A broom at the pig. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the doorframe and swung himself into the store, followed by one of his Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy, Chip Cusumano. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, we were on the porch swing, drinking lemonade and gliding back and forth to create & breeze. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Pong looked up at the ripe fruits, swinging beside the globes of glowing Gold glass. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He was like a compass, with one leg swinging around the globe and the other planted in Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Mother helped Nat find the North Star, and told him how the Big Dipper swung around it, and how to tell time by the Dipper. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember watching that foot of hers in its striped sandal swinging backwards and forwards, and my eyes and my brain began to burn in a strange quick way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We got to the lot to find the festival in full swing. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He took my hand and swung it as we went along. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The gosling could feel his emotions swinging wildly. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Taylor shimmied up a tree, swung to another, and disappeared in the unkempt green canopy overhead. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He saw a man swinging a black rifle, grunts and yells and weird thick sounds unlike anything he had ever heard before. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They was willy-nilly throwing punches and kicks and swinging sticks and wasn’t hitting me with but one or so blows outta ten. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

As my body swung around the end of it, I plunged my right hand down underneath the docking collar and found some wires to hang on to. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung open the front door, and there was my new bike, all set up in the living room like a little kid’s Christmas present. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

With the push of another button the bags begin to swing back and forth at different speeds. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Bahumat kept roaring and swinging and biting, but the ropes were beginning to tangle him up. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and he swings a hand out, catching the beer bottle in front of me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung to my feet and balanced dizzily for a minute in the middle of the dark room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Laney collapsed in a torrent of giggles, and Papa swung her off his shoulders and to the ground. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The brachy howled, swerving away, but the club stayed fast and the rider held tight, swinging off his mount. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

By now, the roads were filled with children swinging their fathers’ meal buckets and workers returning from saloons for the night shift. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he swung by the Juvenile Detention Center to take one more crack at Dana Matherson. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father threw off the crossbar and swung the wide barn doors open. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk around a corner, and she swings a bathroom door open. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Her braid swung down over her shoulder as she knelt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he picked up a momingstar, gave it a swing, put it down again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her leg was swinging like a pendulum, and the troll’s breath was breaking over her face in rancid waves. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

That’s where she was swinging, just lightly, like a pendulum; the way you could swing as a child, hanging by your hands from a tree branch. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the memorandum, Himmler also warned the police about young people who ignored German culture and preferred jazz music and swing dance. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They moved in silence, Harry’s gaze fixed upon the swinging beam of the wand held in his fist. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

François complied, whereupon Buck trotted in, laughing triumphantly, and swung around into position at the head of the team. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time she swung round more sharply, dropping the calabash to the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

If I'm going to swing a stick of wood to thwack a round object, I'd rather it be the flatter rectangle of a cricket bat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of covering her ears like me, Imani starts bopping her head and swinging her hand in the air. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

With her legs crossed at the ankles, she swings them back and forth, and it’s the most beautiful thing I see all day. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Naomi nodded and sat in the porch swing while Ruthanne stood there looking washed out and exhausted. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The doors had been swung open and pushed back against the walls. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

James’s mom had long, glossy black hair and wore hoop earrings that rocked like swings when she talked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“What is the meaning of this?” he finally shouted, but the cameras did not swing in his direction. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

If they acted up she'd swing at them with her cane. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He used both of his hands in a swinging motion and tried to do the pulling as much as he could with his body and his legs. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swing my legs over the side of the bed and sit up. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Mark went ballistic in a fit of desperation, kicking and kneeing and swinging the butt end of his flashlight at anything that moved. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately the boys in the Washington boat found their swing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Before long they saw the marching line approaching: the Ents were swinging along with great strides down the slope towards them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The Horses were far too tired to speak but they swung round towards it and in a minute or two they were entering the gully. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Just as we get out the door, one man raises a baseball bat, threatening to swing at Alyssa. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I swung at him, and he ducked out of the way, but he smacked his head against the counter. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

By shifting from side to side, I made my hammock swing me into sleep. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But most eleven-year-olds’ deepest thoughts have to do with skipping stones, and how to swing a cat by the tail.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The page for the Cabo beach party swings back into view. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She swings once, and the ball soars into the trees. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I swung my left ice ax and struck rock. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Supercargo got set to swing his leg again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s practically a blueprint, with the swinging quarter-circles for doors and the sink and refrigerator outlined in crisp, bird’s-eye detail. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Obedient, Sandor Clegane swung down from his saddle, but there was no way through that wall of fleSh, let alone to the roof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You gotta hold his rear with your left arm and swing with your right, you know.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He ran over the thick snowy mantle on the rocky ground faster than he’d ever done, and the armor plates shifted under her in a regular swinging rhythm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The locket, suspended from the long nail on his paw, swung back and forth, back and forth. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

An old, battered birdhouse swung from one of its branches. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I stopped swinging the ax, she would raise her head and look at me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned down the passageway to their little parlor and sent the door swinging open with a crash. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He swung the car out of the park and headed for Forty-sixth Street. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

With every blow Kuba swung back and forth like the pendulum of a grandfather clock. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

As the minutes tick toward dismissal, the boys fidget, swinging their legs, tapping the floor with their heavy brown shoes, whispering and snickering when their teachers aren't looking. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Is it better to be safe here, in a cage with a swing set and cubes of frozen fish? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Well, he’s never hit me before. But these mood swings? Yes. I never know what I’m going to wake up to.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I just sat on the octagonal deck, with my legs swinging over the edge. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

While they were on the swings, a boy he knew as Arthur Dodds came by. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She pawed through Miss Lilian’s silk dresses, her velvet gowns, her wool coats, setting them swinging and swaying like ghosts. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He felt that he could not move again unless he swung out from the base of his own feelings; he felt that he would have to have light in order to act now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he climbed again out of the cabin top he saw that she was starting to swing up a bit more. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his free hand, he drew his sword and swung it at the dog. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A squirt bottle swung from his belt, the blue liquid inside sloshing hypnotically. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The door swung in and he looked into the face of a policeman. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kamau swung his spear in a wide arc as something horned charged at him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I used to love to swing as high as I could—leaning back, reaching for a bright blue sky with my feet—and it made me feel like I could do anything. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then he raised the hatch door and swung it over and let it down on the floor behind. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then he grinned, and threw himself forward, swinging at Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The entrance swung open, and all of them flooded inside. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Let me repeat—BALDERDASH!” he shouted again, swinging his cane and clicking his heels in mid-air. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a little nervous of the rifle swinging from her shoulder, the row of bullets hanging around her neck. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take a look at it when I swing back through.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

My gut was shaking and I was kind of having trouble swinging one leg past the other. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A pair of scissors for a tailor, a gold lamb for a wool weaver, a basin for a barber, a painted wooden book for a bookbinder, a large swinging compass for an instrument- maker. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Does he have a tire swing like me? The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I wedged my body down through the nearly solid sea of coils, forcing my legs deep into the cockpit and jackknifing my knees so that my upper body swung downward and inward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cain swung his sword at Celaena, who threw herself backward—but not fast enough. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A barge, right on time, swinging its back end wide, near enough to throw up waves, but too far to reach. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Half a heartbeat later, the door to his cell came swinging open. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I lay my palm on the cool, smooth face of the door and pushed, hoping against hope that it might swing open to my touch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, why is the question never put as follows: What is the probability that Shakespeare, by randomly flexing his muscles, might accidentally have found himself swinging through the trees like a monkey? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Precinct Captain Sealy soon appeared, walking by himself along 125th Street, swinging his nightstick and conversing with people he met. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung my arms at my sides and then clapped. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she swung her pick, felt the impact reverberate up her arms and into her shoulders, and said, “There were Grisha in Elling.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Adam covered his bleeding nose with his hands, and Charles swung his bat and hit him in the ribs, knocked the wind out of him, swung at his head and knocked him out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Felicia knew that her mother, who stayed at home reading her books and rocking on the porch swing, had an instinctive distrust of the ecclesiastical. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

An attacker slipped around the side—a man with a mustache—and Lazlo cut him in half with a swing, only to watch the halves of him re-form like something from a nightmare. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At ten o'clock the tall wooden doors swing open, and the courtroom falls quiet. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

And just then, as if to illustrate his point, the doors swung open and a scholar strode in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Slowly they crept past the swing set, the laundry building, the dark green trash bins, the rows of parked cars. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She held out her hand, and leopard-Pantalaimon stood, tail swinging slowly, to reinforce her demand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The floodlights swung in the wind, so that nothing seemed steady, not even the black rocks of the mountainside. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The searchlight shone directly at them for seconds that felt like minutes, but then it swung away and the engine noise changed as the steersman opened the throttle and moved off along the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The presence of the seminarian inhibited Tessie, who no longer wandered upstairs for private swing sessions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He jumped up and swung at Jordan fiercely, but missed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It pulled his head over sharply when the plane had swung around. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk, run in a circle, swing my arms about. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her dress was a beautiful pink and she was swinging a pink sunbonnet by one string. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will,” he said, and dropping his sons he seized me and swung me high up, in front of all those people. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas, startled, swung around to look, his mind so concentrated on the vines that he’d momentarily shut out the Grievers; he searched all three directions of the Maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Probably she had crushed her hand while swinging round one of the big kaleidoscopes on which the plots of novels were “roughed in.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then she bobbed off the swing so forcefully, the chain jangled. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The engines of the yacht cut off and its tail end begins to swing around so that the boat can bump lengthwise against the building. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When they got to the music concourse, the jazz was already in full swing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Percy swung behind a column, grabbed a garbage bag full of Wonder bread, and threw it at the monster. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He demonstrated, dangling it from his wrist by its drawstrings and swinging it in circles, childlike. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was hard work, walking around and around the field in the hot sun, and with both hands swinging the heavy cradles into the grain and cutting it, then sliding it into the piles. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joffrey swung an imaginary warhammer to show her how it was done. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I went to the window and swung back the shutter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy was in the porch swing, watching us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I swung over it, dropped back down, ran toward the door and stepped inside. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The whole time I’d been jumping and flipping and swinging from the low bars, she’d been watching me from across the room. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She walked at my pace, swinging her arms and kicking at rocks along the way. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I’m a little clumsy at first, but after a while I get the swing of it, though I end up with newsprint all over my fingers as we read some stories. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I sigh, slow to a stop, and swing my board over my shoulder. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only my hand moved, and my feet on the rail, pushing the swing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t about to let anybody call me Buddy and stick a pencil up my nose all the way to the R. I swung as hard as I could at Todd’s big balloon head. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Same old sagging porch. Same old creaky swing.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Warren turned around, took one startled look at the hitchhiker’s short hair, and swung back. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It had been sunny for days, but Sunday morning, as I swung my legs out of bed, I heard raindrops pelting the window. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Somkit led Pong to a narrow structure that looked like a garden shed at the far end of the roof and swung open the door. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I let the door swing all the way open. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The man counted to three and then they both lifted—it was heavy but they were able to get it up and swing it against the wall, where it crashed with a boom. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The truck lurched down the goat path, over the bridge and swung south towards El Puerto. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they grabbed Minerva, she started kicking and swinging her arms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she whirled about and rushed back through the swinging doors. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a discus thrower, Golan continued the swing until the cage sailed over her head, then released. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I picked him up and swung him feet-over-head, over my shoulder, and I body slammed him to the polished stone floor, and even then I didn’t let him out of the head- lock. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They expected the door to swing open at any moment and see Booth emerge with his hands up or his pistols blazing. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung out over the coals and started to climb. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Amazon and Roman lines swung toward the enemy like the Doors of Death themselves. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The prison is only lit with a swinging lightbulb as our characters drag their feet into the darkness. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Matthew leaped to the front door and swung it open, then turned back to kick a pile of books in Barry and Clyde’s direction. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He swung her out to the center of the floor. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Still, she couldn’t get out and mark hogs or kill meat or swing a chopping axe. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung his leg, kicking them down like a fungo-hitter batting out flies. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sahil pressed end, swung his legs back down, and we all burst out laughing at the same time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Leave that lady and home you go. Opposite the gent with a do-si-do. Jump right up and never come down. Now swing that calico round and round.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The animals agreed to this and Elephant, who was the strongest, was given the task of swinging Hare round and round with his trunk. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She settles into her wicker swing and pats the cushion by her thigh. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia, too, once prayed in the night, rocking in her wicker swing until dawn. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

These women were all swinging handbags and rustling skirts. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He knocks loudly on the door, and it swings open from the force of his hand. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My head had swung with hers, so at just about the same time we saw a troop of the powhitetrash kids marching over the hill and down by the side of the school. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swings his legs over the side of the bed, his back to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grandmotherly nurse looked up from a novel, astonished, as Edward swung me into the room and placed me gently on the crackly paper that covered the brown vinyl mattress on the one cot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I swung them in anticipation of Mom’s punishment. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When he was up you couldn’t stop him, but his mood swings were wild. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She sits on a bench carved with coiled serpents and swings her feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The pavement in front of Finn ended in a wall of sky, as if it had been sliced off by the swing of a scythe. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mac led him around back to the garage and swung open the door, flooding the room with light. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Besides, my mom had made me promise not to use deadly weapons in the apartment after I’d swung a javelin the wrong way and taken out her china cabinet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I know they are supposed to be amusing, and you should be tolerant, but I wanted to swing on one, any one, anything to shatter that superior, simpering composure. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But Anya wasn’t prepared for what actually met her when the door swung open, eerily silent on its hinges, blowing a gust of stale cavern air over them as they stood in the doorway. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I just nod, my head swinging wildly up and down. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The door swung open, and Connor stood in the entryway...with his bare chest on display. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

As Black Teeth sank to the floor, Tatt Man swung his chain at her unprotected back. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dorian swung his sword, grunting as Chaol easily deflected the blow and parried. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Just around the block, swinging his arms with nonchalant vehemence. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just past 4 A.M. and I have been shut out of the room with the swinging double doors for over five hours now. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the garage,” she said, unlocking and pushing open a door which, as it swung in, made lights come on automatically. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The conductor emerged from the compartment, having swung the suitcases up on to the racks. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted his body and tried to spin out of the mass, gripping the Transvice with both hands to swing it left and right to get people away from him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Once they were outside, Emily grabbed his arm and swung it like she was ringing a giant bell. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I scramble to cover his mouth, but David jumps off the porch swing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly to his own surprise Adam launched a wild, overhand, harmless swing which had neither force nor direction. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We can even swing up to Nashville if you want to come by here to visit your dad.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

At last she could feel the hard stones of the Square beneath her feet, the fabric of her dress as it swung around her legs, the heat from the bonfire on her cheeks. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aden swung out like a turkey vulture that goes in big, looping circles. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung down from the tree where she had been hiding and stood at the edge of the jungle, mesmerized. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He swung it backward with both hands and connected with Newt’s head, sent him sprawling across the bed as a small spray of blood sprinkled the sheets. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And though she writhed and twisted, swung her fists, and kicked her feet, she could do nothing to stop them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Shorty suddenly swung himself up so that he was seated on the arm of the chair. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pumped my legs back and forth on the swings. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The ruler swung his sword in the other direction, squinting through the threads of snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The boy looked for someone that he obviously couldn’t find, then barked back at the crowd and swung the door closed, whirling on me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The kids with the green and blue X’s were allowed to walk freely, their hands swinging at their sides. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They went into the schoolyard to do light exercises: bending, stretching, twisting, swinging, and a little bit of jumping and running. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I reach a large trash bin and swing myself up onto it, then get ready to jump to a second-floor windowsill. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I swung wildly until the tips of my fingers brushed against a smooth surface and I heard the soft rub of cardboard on carpet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The head lifted, elbows propped it up, and the MC model swung clumsily off the table. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He swung himself up, branch by branch, and imagined he was Silas, swarming smoothly up a sheer brick wall. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Here they learn the rest of the lesson begun in those soft houses with porch swings and pots of bleeding heart: how to behave. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stands and pulls my swing back by its chains. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The door swung open, and in strode the ship’s lieutenant. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I swung again, lamming another skull, then another. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had wound her swing so high that her toes barely touched the ground. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I swung my backpack over my shoulder and probably whispered, “Excuse me,” but when I moved around him, I purposely avoided his eyes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She’s standing frozen in the middle of the revel, looking lost, as faeries swarm around her, swinging their partners in dizzying spirals. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His bathrobe was spattered with ketchup, and he kept stumbling around in fuzzy pink bunny slippers, swinging his gas-powered weed whacker at the half-dozen harpies who were hovering over his picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Often, as we sailed around a bend, we came face to face with a camping trailer swinging its wide body around the curve. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was not their fault that they were young and cheerful, he reminded himself as he carried the swinging beam of his flashlight back through the darkness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I walk back in the swing and let the momentum push me forward as I pump my legs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He swung open the door and stepped into the small room. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Now we sit on the steps that swing around the basement apartment where Earl lives. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was her swing because it was in her tree, but she had to be unselfish and let Mary swing in it whenever she wanted to. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone is waiting for me on the curb as my door swings open. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His fingers fumbled a little as he swung back the shutters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As I spun it around, it squealed like a rusty playground swing. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You know how sometimes you can’t stop moving your feet or swinging on the doors or jumping on the bed?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cling, swing, window shade to window shade to safety? Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I made my way back to the orderlies waiting by the car, swung myself into the backseat, buckled myself up, and turned around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He rode past a banner planted in the mud, one of Stannis's fiery hearts, and chopped the .staff:in two with a swing of his axe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Especially not when Joe DiMaggio was swinging the bat with two men on base. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sefia took out her key—her father always locked the house—but the heavy wooden door on its well-oiled hinges swung silently open at her touch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had a terrible time getting her to at least open her eyes when she took a swing at the ball. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Not too long after, my door swings open, and a troop of filthy knights comes in. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The man released his other arm from Stick’s waist and swung at me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Abby and I both stared at her, swinging a spoon like it was a sword and staring out the kitchen window. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We throw ourselves on the snow and swing like mad, and then we’re all so cold, we run shrieking indoors. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He gripped a low horizontal branch, then swung himself around it like a hinge. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Biter threw his kettles too, swinging them underarm so they spun across the dungeon, raining soup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Man, this is a swinging town if you dig it,” Shorty said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She plowed through the swinging doors that led to the dining room like she was on a serious mission. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then with a thundercrack the boom came swinging round and she jibed and jumped northward like a scared cat. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled tight on his reins, swinging the raptor off to the side, and then dug his stirrups hard, urging it into a pounce. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

At the day-care center down the hill, parents had been dropping off their children, and the children were playing on swings. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kicked and swore and swung my trapped limbs so hard my braid wiped at my own eyes, so I closed them. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Instantly, William was upon the fiends, swinging the leg like an enormous club. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’d swing her up and place her on the top of a bookcase or china closet, and then go back and sit down. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a swing band on the radio. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Just doesn’t feel right,” he told me one night while we sat on the front porch swing watching for meteors. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He swung the flashlight and saw a couple of wooden wagons that must have been used to carry equipment down or tin back up to the surface. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

This one Mexican girl with a bow in her hair and patent-leather shoes was in the exact swing Flaca was in the night before. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He rocked it back and forth a few times to get the fuel flowing into the engine, and once he smelled it he put his entire weight into a big swing. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One friend even gave her the bunk bed that Ashley and I would sleep on—I immediately started swinging and somersaulting from the wooden slats under the top bunk and nearly destroyed several of them! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“That”—he flicked it and it swung from its leg between my fingers—“is a rat.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I sat down on the swing and watched her hands move quickly as she worked her single needle and a ball of yarn into what looked like another toilet paper cover. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

At any moment there might be a shattering explosion, the glass of the windows would fall inward, the doors would swing open. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth swings to the side a bit. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I am running out of space—the platform is ending—I seize the handle and swing myself in, my muscles absorbing the pull forward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dust motes danced in the beam as he swung it back and forth, revealing scarred metal and rows of bolts and protruding edges and ridges. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I could get around with my legs off—either by crawling or lifting myself up on my arms and swinging the rest of my body underneath me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the porch swing in the dark, he would re-create the land that was to have been his. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stalks of corn swung high and low, back and forth, like someone too big to squeeze down the rows was forcing them apart. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her ponytail swung from one side to the other and her lips were pressed up tight and her mouth was moving but no sound came out. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Her name is Sarai,” he said, and their three heads swung to face him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I knocked on the door and it swung open. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tucked it tightly under his arm and swung across the creek as gently as he could. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

My eyes followed the swing of her skirt, the swing of the Ziploc, to the hall. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But later this afternoon, I saw the barn door had swung open again, so I went back up and found them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He tried to kiss her, but she easily swung under his arm and reached for the door handle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sure,” she said, and swung the rucksack off her back to get at her purse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it had gone a few yards, the stern swung slowly outward until it was broadside on to the stream. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her foot and the swing began to move again. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The horse swung his head back to give her a loving look, then set off at a cheerful trot. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran until the sound of blood pulsing in my ears was louder than the thoughts in my head; then I turned around and ran back, swinging around the pasture to the red railroad car. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m through! Now, Miss Jo, I’ll settle you, and get in first,” cried the young gentleman, swinging his mallet for another blow. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He propped the bracelet on the hammock where Vola would find it, dropped the other things into the pack, and swung up into the kitchen. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When the door swung open no sound and no fresh smells came at me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They want black men to believe that they, like white men, once lived in caves and swung from trees and ate their meat raw and did not have the power of speech. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

He typed on his computer until his eyes shut from exhaustion, only to suddenly jump up and begin pacing the room, swinging his arms, giving himself a pep talk: “Come on, Pel. Come on.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A lock gives way; a gate swings open. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As he swung his trident, the river responded, making a funnel cloud around the monster. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

At any moment he expected a car to start up and swing, with its lights extinguished, onto a muddy back lane, heading surreptitiously out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say, The only thing we stole was your eyebrow, but I kept mum as I swung myself feetfirst out the window. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Behind me, the kitchen doors swung open, and my mom walked through, wearing her signature uniform: a bright-orange chef coat with Cari in fancy cursive on the upper left side. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I swung the little crate door shut and trapped her inside. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

William swung his mighty fist and a fiend’s skull caved in on itself. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She would have walked right past and never guessed a swing set, toddler’s slide, and teepee play structure were hiding behind the wall of foliage. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at me closely, and when he was satisfied that I wasn’t joking he swung on his hips and pointed across a small stretch of open water, and he didn’t bother to speak. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She underhands it to me, but the ball is heavier than the bat, and even though I swing hard, the ball goes straight down. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Instead, I took Ginger for a walk around the golf course that borders swinging singles. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other man grabbed Jon by his armpits, and together they swung him back and forth. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He grabbed my shoulder pad and was about to say something else, but I swung around, ripped out of his grip, and pushed him against the locker. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is taller than I thought, so tall I can barely see the cars swinging at the top. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It’s this one who swings open the door for him, like a polite hotel doorman, letting in the full glare of day. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chimps screamed and chattered, swinging on ropes to stay above the cats. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

William swung the donkey’s fourth leg above his head and advanced on the fiends. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He is wearing a cap like the men behind the swinging double doors and a paper surgical mask over his mouth—my heart sinks when I see a drop of blood on the mask. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she was running, her booksatchel swinging and jouncing behind her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung around and peeped Big Rose’s face in the doorway. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The Astrea shuddered, stood still, and then began to swing sideways in the current pouring like a mighty river through the strait. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doors swung open, and he threw his hands into the air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The porch swing creaked and swayed like someone had just gotten out of it, but that could’ve been the wind. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The batter swung wildly at the first two pitches and missed each time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Once he saw they waren’t, he was respectful but went right back at swinging that axe. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He swung again and I shielded my head, but he got me in the chest with his other fist, I lost my guard and he slugged me across the cheek. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

While the German economy was in a tailspin toward disaster, the Roaring Twenties were in full swing in America. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The boy swung the iron rod again, striking the mercenary squarely in the ribs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He swung just as the ball slid into its curve, and the bat cut savagely through empty air, twisting him around and sending him off balance. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Kendra ran and seized the pool skimmer, swinging it at the relentless horde of fairies, never touching any of them no matter how dense the swarm appeared. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He then heard the flushing of a toilet from the bathroom and, as the door swung open, sat up to see who was there. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The door swings shut, creaking hard enough to send a chill over me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t cool at all,” she replied, swinging the flame close enough that I could feel its radiating heat. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As soon as the soldiers entered with Bear, the doors swung shut. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As Katz raced past me, I seized hold of the rope tethering my wrists to the pipe overhead and swung myself forward, kicking out with both my feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her moon eyes are open and moist and her mouth is stretched back in an oval of surprise and it is the girl from the swings and she cannot be over seven years old. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Letting out a loud breath, August walked back to the swing and sat down. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blink, Cabo fading away as the barren trees outside my window swing into view. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I swing my legs over the edge of the bed and give Sherlock a kiss on the muzzle. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I tug on a book that pulls back like a handle, and the entire shelving unit swings open. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then he looked back at Emma and said, “You want them? Here!” and he pulled back and swung the cage at her face. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The entire gate began to glow, as if the metal had become superheated, and its double doors swung inward, revealing a field of stars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The voice was yelling at me and the arms were strong and I couldn’t swing anymore. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

As Matthias placed his paw on the spike in question, the door swung creakingly inwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They walk with me at the edge of a great sea, swinging me between them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hanging by one pa\\^ he swung back and forth, admiring the spectacle below him: the smells of the food, the sound of the music, and the light, the light, the light. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He stood there dumbly as she walked away from him, barefoot across the lawn, and he watched her darkened hair swing heavily across her shoulders, drenching her blouse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“If you say so,” she muttered sleepily, without opening her eyes, and the picture swung forward to admit him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I shoot back a quick message seeing if he wants to have our usual breakfast date in twenty, before putting the phone down and swinging my legs over my bed to grab my laptop. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It swung well past his belt, below even his but-tocks, the end of it brushing against the back of his thighs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I swing by her, Shay says in a low voice, “You’re still a loser, Ally. A total and complete loser.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were a social activity in which young people sang songs while clapping, incorporating drama, and some swinging movements. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When we get to the park, we sit on swings and barely muster a sway. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She began to swing her right leg out, searching for footing—searching for anything. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Now swing thy arms about, with fingers closed to push the water back.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Ahead, he saw a car swing out from the curb and roll with screaming siren down the street through the sunshine. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had to duck when the man suddenly swung a fist. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His brother, face scrunched up with concentration, swinging a golden plastic sword. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The rhythmic swing of their arms and legs is hypnotizing as they float by. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Woolf kicked off his stirrups, leaned his weight on his hands, swung his right leg over Seabiscuit’s rump, and pushed himself into the air. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The metal of key and lock jingled; then the door to the cell swung wide open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Citra swung her feet off the bed and planted them on the ground. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Then with the next swing he hit the cash register.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wielaf crossed the first and middle fingers of both hands, touched the crossed tips in front of his body, and then swung his hands out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

In a few stomps the door swung open and she was looking down at me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched one of them swing in to the cliff and disappear. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and roll to the edge, grabbing the pole that supports the net, and swing my leg over the side. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He swung around in his chair and looked out the window and said he always tried to put himself in his clients’ shoes. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Each nail he drove took about ten swings using his left hand, but gradually his swings got better. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I stay quiet until I hear a flush, hand washing, and the door swinging open and shut. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

When Rae finishes telling him what she wants to do, he swings his arms around, shakes his hands and legs out, and rolls his neck. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Harry swung the Cloak back over himself and walked on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The great barn was glowing with lanterns swinging from the hand- hewn timbers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

My mother would wear her broad-brimmed beaver hat when we came and my father would swing his cane in that jaunty way that showed how glad he was to be a man. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At noon the bell rang and the gate swung open. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Certainly,” said Hal, with freezing politeness, taking hold of the gee-pole with one hand and swinging his whip from the other. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d swing open the door, huffing and puffing, and yell, “Mama! You wouldn’t believe what Curtis said today in chorus!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Alex had twice watched K Unit go into the house, the first time swinging down from the roof, and had followed their progress on closed-circuit TV. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her pain lost in her fury, she swung at his blade with the remnant of the staff. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I swing around ready to attack but stop when I realize it is Paof. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waiters and waitresses in black-and-white uniforms swing open shop doors as the aroma of noodle soup greets waiting customers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever power was making that needle swing and stop, it knew things like an intelligent being. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Once there, they swung their legs over, dropped down, and disappeared. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It included mood swings, a fondness for violent TV or video games, cursing, depression, antisocial behavior and attitudes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a split lip and a bruised wrist, the latter inflicted upon myself when my swing at Kim’s shoulder missed her and landed squarely on the pole of the volleyball net. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been complaining since they arrived that it just didn’t swing for them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He grabbed another by its long, sinewy neck and began swinging it around, knocking others to the earth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A dragonfly, a brilliant blue jewel, darted up and paused over the lily pads, then swung up and away. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Attendants and townspeople were following them and as they came to a halt the doors of the great house swung open and the Queen appeared. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if the Hodges guys came swinging into a classroom, whacking people with their sticks the way they did on the ice, and no one in the class was wearing gear? Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The car stopped and he swung off into the driving snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the rear exit on the very last car swung open. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Now, Brandon,” said Hugh’s wife weakly to her little son, who had run into the kitchen and was attempting to swing from his mother’s arms like an ape. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I motioned for him to make a slight turn, but he cut the wheel so hard, it swung the cord attached to his truck. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They embraced, and Henry swung up onto his velvety black bat. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Or, if he comes in, you chamber, he flinches, you put down the knee, switch feet into a swing kick.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The unlocked doors swung back and forth with loud clangs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His whole head swung off his neck and fell onto his shoulder as if it was on a hinge. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The door swung open and she faced me, still in her underwear, a brush in each hand and hands on her hips. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a tight fitting kurta with his jeans, and every time he swung the gada, she could see his biceps flex through the flimsy material. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The second major component of swing was a lilting effect achieved by subtly shifting the subdivisions of the given four-in- a-bar beat. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

There was a swift current which swung left, towards the eastern shore where the channel was clear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He swung the belt, testing it against his own thigh. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I sit on the other swing and take out my sketchbook. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This is like a Major League Baseball swing, with a wind-up and full follow-through. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You know how to fight, Buckminister? You know how to throw a punch as good as you swing a bat?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain swung to look him in the face. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, he’d split his mental gymnastics, leaving his imaginary board to swing a fantasy baseball bat and knock an invisible ball into the left-field stands of the Ebbets Field in his mind. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Alex pushed open the heavy swing door and went into a room with a tiled chessboard floor and about fifty shelves fanning out from a central reception area. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Joe basked in the bright, brassy music, soaking it in as it washed over him, feeling it swing him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Again the fan boat swung around them and continued without a word. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The witch swings the statue again and hits above my right ear, smashing my skull. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I swung out and my fist went right into his face. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only the robot had swung her fists or kicked her feet, she could have scared them off. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We swung our legs through the railing he’d made out of saplings. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I try to rappel, kick back and swing, but I’m not very good. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She swung her staff down in front of him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They swung him like a jump rope, like the wagon men had swung dead Jon, and let him fly, and the Flop went sailing through the air, landing in a slushy splash. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“You mind?” he asked, pointing to the swing next to me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He swung a leg easily over the center bar of his bike and leaned the contraption against a dying hedge. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He swung his other leg over until he was sitting on the small wall with his legs dangling. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was swung in a small, sharp arc. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school day is already in full swing, so when I open the doors, I jump right into the fray. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Headmaster switched back to Bangla, swinging his hand wrist-down at the boys. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He swung his big face back toward her a moment later and she jumped out of the way as a massive splortch of dinosaliva-tinged river water gushed over his wounded skin. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The guards now lifted the heavy bars of the doors and swung them slowly inwards grumbling on their great hinges. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The empty swing set reminds us of this— that what is bad won't be bad forever, and what is good can sometimes last a long, long time. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I use her last bit of momentum in midair to swing myself up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Just once. One day at the park, we were on the swing set, and she asked me if I was scared of her.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

A heavy beast that could decapitate you with a single swing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Even dealings with cattle rustlers and horse thieves had to be compromised; they were shot instead of hanged because there weren’t any trees tall enough from which to let them swing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

All at once, the door swings open, blowing the sack against my cheeks, and I hear running footsteps down the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And it did seem that we could swing it financially. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The transition from the chaotic, individualistic, rough-and-ready nature of 1920s jazz to a more streamlined form of swing in the 1930s was mirrored in other musical genres. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

His old legs and shoulders pivoted with the swinging of the pulling. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was determined not to look at her and her swinging flip either, since she thought she was so superior. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Dad yawned and swung around doing trunk twists. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the sudden glow, Chess saw that Finn had also swung the door of the little side room open. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They swerve and cross the length of the field, tour its perimeter, and then swing back around. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I try to relax, injecting a bounce into my step as Tobias suggested, letting my arms swing as I turn corners. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jason managed to avoid the prongs of the trident again, but the giant swung the other end around and smacked him in the chest. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ephialtes swung his spear like a bat and smacked him across the chest. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There’s no fixing the latch on the front door, but we lock a second bolt, which will at least keep the door from swinging open on contact. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then the light swung away and the engine noise rose, and the boat steadily moved away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Red grabbed a branch, about to swing himself up, when a squirrel jumped down, spooked, and jumped on Reds head. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She let the phone book swing back on its chain and fished in her pocket for another dime. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He swung his chin through the leaves, trying to see. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But then he tried to swing around me and steal the ball and missed. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Mom starts to go too haywire, Abuela gets up from her swing and walks away. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will doubted it had ever been swung in anger. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I am a little girl again, holding on so tight, my hands hurt and the cold chain of the swing gnaws itself into my knuckles. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

George said reverently, “Jesus Christ! I bet we could swing her.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shrugged and some of her hair swung back down to brush against my arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And it was a relief not to have other shovels swinging past his face, or the Warden hanging around. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He counted to three in his mind, timing it just right with his legs swinging backward, then letting go as they swung forward. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I hit pause on the video, swinging around to face my friends. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A few scratched themselves with black leathery hands, or swung their feet, staring as the car passed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

A policeman swings his club and shatters someone’s skull. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the stands heads kept swinging to the edges of the field, to the entrance, to the streetlamp-lighted darkness behind the stadium. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

As the reporter jotted down Roy’s words, the door swung open, and there stood Mr. Eberhardt—shaved, showered, and neatly dressed in one of his gray suits. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The swinging door between the kitchen and dining room was left open, except when we had dinner guests. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The fire steamed and the smoke swung in slow coils and the boy curled up under the pattering tarp and soon he was asleep. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Alvin Hooks held the swinging door for him, and Ole shuffled past with his cane in his right hand and his left at the small of his back. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fela took a half step back and swung the door wider, making room for me to enter. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The refrigerator door swung open and out poured tubs of hummus and tzatziki sauce. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Oil lamps swung back and forth on the ceiling. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The bus will swing by Ormaie and pick up 5 more prisoners here. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I swung right around without missing a step and walked straight back to him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The studio door swung open and silent under her hand, surprising Jam. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We sat out there in silence for a minute and then Gus said, “I wish we had that swing set sometimes.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She heaved herself up to the saddle and swung her leg over the side. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One night he was working on the machinery of the swings when suddenly he was roused from thought by the sounds of angry voices. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was no swing, no seesaw, no sand pit, and no other children were ever invited to come up the hill to play with poor James. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now he showed the lighter to Lloyd and then swung to the opposite side of the silver pole, closer to Sasha. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When we get tired, Connor buys us donuts, and we sit on the swings of a giant park even though it’s chilly. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Papa swung left, and we clattered out onto the wide, empty boulevard that ran the length of the camp, back to where our own baggage waited and the final packing. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The helmsmen swung the wheel hard, growled at himself, and steadied on the course. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men take off their jackets like they’re slipping off backpacks, and women swing their purses like empty lunch boxes. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m gittin’ the hang of it, Will Tweedy!” bragged Grandpa, swinging her around. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In a sense, we shall be obliged to swing back again, still believing in the new way but constrained by the facts of life to live in the old. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we finally got going, we swung by to pick up Twig, who burst into the backseat of the car and greeted us: “We are going to kick butt.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My heart rushes and then settles into the rhythm of her footsteps along the swinging bridge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man who had swung her to his shoulder and named her his little only. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a dream interval and in an instant it swung back and I saw only her mysteriously smiling eyes above the rich red robe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns away from me, blond ponytail swinging, as she hooks her purse strap over her chair. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I jumped to the side of the road, swung over the stone wall, and cut across the pasture to the next stone wall, which was bordered by a line of trees. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knees bent, I would swing into the slow, measured “square step,” the powerful walk into battle. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

What are you supposed to do when someone swings at you? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Cotton was lining up bricks along the edge of the road, and Lenny was swinging a baseball bat at rocks that hit the road sign with a clang. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I opened the door cautiously, then swung it wide open with surprise. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For long hours each morning and evening, he lay on his small bed, swinging his arms and legs, arching his back, and stretching to keep his body from stiffening. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He took a step further into the room, his head swinging from side to side like an old tiger scenting prey. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Jesus and Magdalena race outside, where their mother is already hobbling past the wooden front gate, her long gray braids swinging. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was a week before the season would be in full swing, and the golf and surf clubs were getting ready to open. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Her uncle's face was grave as he swung down off his horse. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You could go and boil your fat head,” said Thackeray, and he swung a punch at Bod’s ear. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I rise first, swinging and bending my arms and legs until I think I can help him up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was so engrossed, I didn't hear the door swing open and Seema charge in until she grabbed me by the arm and ushered me into the kitchen. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Just then, the screen door swings open and Henry steps onto his porch. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

August lets loose a long string of curses and runs up beside her, swinging the bull hook and driving the pick end into her shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In another instant I swung my rifle toward the soldier who had thrown the grenade. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I love the rock and roll. It really swings....” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Armpit didn’t know all that much about baseball, but he was pretty sure that it wasn’t the bat that hit the home runs, but the person who swung it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But watching my arm swing forward had become habit and my head started to drift down again. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

There were plans for a swinging, louvered door at the front that the men hadn’t yet installed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Instead of emphasising the strong beats as the foot-tappingly predictable swing had done, bebop deliberately resisted, suspending the rigid reiteration of the regular pulse. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Bill laughed and swung up into his bus. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty sure if I pulled at the edge, it would swing open like a door. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

In my domain, I have a tire swing, a baseball, a tiny plastic pool filled with dirty water, and even an old TV. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The door, swinging on old hinges, opened halfway. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the swing and tightly grasped the chains on either side of him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He swung hard into the right lane to get around a slow-sauntering Jeep. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He leaned back into the truck seat and swung his arm out the window and pointed forward. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was swinging a ceremonial mace, and when we saw him, our whole party stood up and started clapping and cheering. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But eventually she begins to respond to him, cackling when he tickles her stomach, or pushes her in a swing operated by a noisy crank, or when he cries out “Peekaboo.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jude rapid-fire knocks, doesn’t wait for me to say come in, just swings open the door. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Both men swung round to the window, looking out at the long, lighted platform as it slid slowly past them. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them stood in awe, swinging their flashlights across the stalactite-dripping ceiling, admiring the vast cathedral of glittering stone they’d just entered. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

When the man tried to haul me up by the front of my shirt, I swung a leg around and caught him by the ankles. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The kingdom was held together by thousands of miles of footpaths crossing the forest, with suspension bridges of woven vines swinging quietly over the rivers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her long red hair around in a very good imitation of Fleur and pranced across the room with her arms held aloft like a ballerina. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dad’s disconnected the automatic closer so it swings easily and stays cooperatively to the side. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Harry swung his legs up onto his bed and leaned back against his pillows, watching the moon glinting at him through the tower window. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Werfel yelled, and he and Spurge hopped out of the cart—narrowly avoiding the huge swinging beak of the vork, which carked like a monstrous crow. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

When I step close to hand over the food, she stiffens and swings up the weapon. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Under the table she swung her tiny, manicured feet, like a small child on a high chair. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat her in the swing, which Nelson had helped us hang with a huge, oily rope he found on the riverbank. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One man had died, but now the remaining sixteen, with their eyes clear in their heads and their faces pressed to the thick glass ports, watched Mars swing up under them. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung across the creek almost too disgusted with himself to be afraid. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

After he swung down off Ash, he seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time brushing prairie dust from his pants. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Halfhand wound a long black scarf around his face and swung up into the saddle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He swung between us like a sack of old clothes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shoved the love seat away from the picture window, took a deep breath, reached back, and swung the bar as hard as she could. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My arms burn from swinging them, and even though I'm an absolute mess I feel particularly light. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I study the waves and keep time on my wicker swing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was bent forward against the arm of the swing; she had to look up to see me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Austin likes to hold my hand and swing it like we’re walking down the yellow brick road. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“One — two — three —” Both of them swung their wands above their heads and pointed them at their opponent; Snape cried: “Expelliarmus!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The long needle began to swing at once, and stopped, moved on, stopped again in a precise series of sweeps and pauses. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The door swung open with no announcement just before the bell. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She's wearing little white socks, and I can see her ankle when she kicks up her feet to keep the swing swinging. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But instead of parting ways, I hang my helmet off the handlebars and swing my leg over the seat. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Things started to be freed, and the prison gates swung open. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I start running down the hallway, and the faster I go, the faster the doors swing shut. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mama nodded approvingly, and Declaration smirked from the porch swing. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The woman driving the taxi stops under a swinging streetlight, and me and Kalinda jump off without paying. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Photographs of the children show a sweet if sober bunch who seem ready at a moment’s notice to swing into action with brooms and dishcloths. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The back doors swung open, and in the dark we were marched up some concrete steps and through metal doors into another security facility. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The building isn’t locked, and the door swings out on silent hinges. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The steel door swung open with a clang. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Melyngar began to swim, her strong legs keeping her afloat and in motion, but the current swung her around; she collided with Taran and forced him under the water. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I would use the ejector for steam and oil so those gauges would swing back and forth but come back to the middle. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy swung his legs off his bed, raced down the stairs, slapped open the back door, and loped onto the grass. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Zoey stops swinging her legs and checks the time on her phone. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The Eleventh Corps moved in behind them, swung out to the right. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slowed Sleipnir to a walk as they crossed the bridge, which swung and shook beneath them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

At that point I do believe Grandpa would have left our porch swing and joined in if he could of found his uniform right quick. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I worried as more and more fetterlings rushed to enter the battle, but the giant just kept swinging blow after blow, scattering monsters to the trees. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They could hear shouts of children in the air, and when they looked through the underbrush, they could see bundled-up four-year-olds swinging on swings and racing around a playhouse. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step off the toad, foot in the stirrup as I swing my body down. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When we tried to help him, he cursed and lurched at us, swinging his fist. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just as he arrived, 426 swooped under her, took her feet in his, and swung her in an arc up into the sky. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then Hazel appeared next to him, swinging her big cavalry sword like she was born for battle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

We looked back from the beds of the pickups and watched Miranda sit on the porch swing next to her father. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He picks up a tripod I didn’t notice when I came in and swings it over his shoulder. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Gronau inspected the wheel to make sure the car would swing without obstruction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She swings them in loops and circles, leaving glowing trails of white light in their paths, moving so quickly that they look like strings of fire rather than single flames on lengths of chain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then she swung her legs off the bed, walked to the window and drew back the curtains. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That waren’t nothing but him sucking air back in till he got set to swing again. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The Object was lying sideways, her legs spread over my lap, her head resting against the arm of the swing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Moss watched in dismay as someone tried to leave and was promptly dropped by multiple baton swings. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Anya hid behind the willow tree and watched the two giants hack and swing at each other. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled it off the hanger and swung it around him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Back on the track, Smith boosted Pollard up on Seabiscuit, swung his leg over Pumpkin’s back, and began moving down the course. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the far side of the ship, the man was standing with his hands on his hips like a proud mechanic as the huge ramp of the hatch door slowly swung toward the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then, knowing that the step of the bus would be too high for him, Stuart seized hold of the cuff of a gentleman’s pants and was swung aboard without any trouble or inconvenience whatever. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She picks up her plate with the white meat and charges through the swinging door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We swung around, the tires of the Saturn churning soft earth as we plowed into a flower bed. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The paint was worn off and the porch swing hung crooked, like it was plumb out of swing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The radio was turned halfway between a church sermon and a swing band. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She worked the swing shift at Chase Manhattan Bank as a typist, leaving home at three P.M. and returning around two A.M., The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face kept swinging to one side, her right eye desperately closed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I see as I look down aren’t angels but butterflies, the arm swings connecting to the leg swings like a pair of wings, our heads poking out in between! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

When Sass was busy elsewhere, we hung on to the rope and swung ourselves into the treetops. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

As I pass him, I grow very conscious of the frayed rope in my hand leading the cow, and the rhythm of my ponytail swinging back and forth behind me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he’s going to swing Lady Justice’s sword. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I swing my leg up and drag the rest of my body onto the ledge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a minute, the teeth clicked and the door swung open. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The door swung open on oiled iron hinges, making not a sound. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I straighten up and swing my ponytail over my shoulder, keeping my distance. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time she brought her arms down on the lever, she drove a pickax into the rock, swung a sledge onto a railroad spike. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to scare Semaj when Dusty Baker hits his home run, so I swing the Wiffle in slow motion. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The iron gates opened, and she glimpsed the wicked name of the mine before it split in two and swung wide. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

For the first time, as I swung along the streets, I thought consciously of how I had conducted myself at home. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peck’s homie swings at Mateo and is about to rock his head off his shoulders, but he pulls back at the last second, like he recognizes him—I don’t know, but Mateo finally steps back. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The photographer tried hiding in the bushes while his assistant distracted the horse, but again Seabiscuit swung his head around to stare at him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung as soon as he was close enough, and I blocked it, but the force knocked me back into the brick wall. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The lit lantern swung in her hand, sending shadows leaping across the kennel walls. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Did he ever push me on a swing in the park or talk me through a tantrum? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

All she could do was ask the alethiometer about it, and make what sense she could out of the swings and pauses of the silvery needle. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He settled on Finn, scooping up the little boy in his arms so joyfully that Finn’s legs swung side to side. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After putting together all their leads, the Allies swung into action, with Britain taking charge. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He swung harder, then lost his balance and fell into the sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

My board swung like a metronome in my hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“My mom can swing by your house at around five- thirty to take us to the game. Is that good for you?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

In the far corner of the yard was an old oak tree, and tied to one of the lowest branches of the tree was an old-fashioned swing. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I swing my arms and clap like Webb when he’s coaching third. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Where are all the bats?” asked Kojo, swinging his flashlight beam up to the ceiling. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

His grandma’s precious clock, hanging over the mantelpiece, the pendulum swinging back and forth, back and forth, like it was getting on with its own, private life, not caring about Conor at all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

A man and a woman rushed at him with knives, swinging at him before he could bring his weapon up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Winking Moon Face swings a backpack over his shoulder and then mouths bye to me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You swing like a boy—all force and no finesse.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s feet thud toward the front of the house and the hinges on the front door squeak as it swings open. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I grab the edge of our roof, then swing up onto it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Longstreet swung in his saddle, saw A. P. Hill coming up, chatting with Pickett, and heads all turning at the sound of the guns. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gazes upon his bent back with flattened ears and then seems to adjust her attitude, swinging her trunk and investigating the ground in front of her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Garrett hefts the crowbar, gives that involuntary smile again, and swings it at the window. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The playground was almost empty, with rust collecting on the swing chains and monkey bars. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He terrified all of us, lurching around the tiny room, cursing in Japanese and swinging his bottles wildly. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I battened her down and took her to the middle of the bay, put down a huge old-fashioned hook anchor and half-inch chain, and moored her with a long swing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her phone around in front of her, but there was only darkness. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“If you need help with any of the state schools, you could always swing by here later.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her eyes sparkled, and her long braids, tied with red ribbons, swung at her waist. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The column was well under way, so he swung wide around the village to avoid the worst of the congestion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He missed, pulled it back, then tried again, swinging it with every bit of strength he could muster while the oxygen rushed from his lungs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She did not say where she was going with the meal sack she had swung over her shoulder. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung one arm over her head and brought it down across the haint’s face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The kidnapper tried to pull the briefcase out, but it wouldn’t fit through the swinging door. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her dad swung her ponytail like he was conducting an orchestra. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The premise of their misadventure was enough to get them hanged, but the murder ensured grim abuse before they swung. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Just after Pollard swung aboard, a paddock official waved him back so another horse could precede him in the post parade. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chandelier of fire swung back and forth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No, there’s one other difference. It takes twenty-four hours for the Big Dipper to swing around the North Star. So every hour space on the clock face stands for two hours.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Da-A-Fu said, and the boy swung up his arm in excitement. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Pumping my arms, I run alongside the last car until I can grab the handle and swing myself in, wincing as pain darts through my sore body. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I swung open the door out of the kitchen and went into a dining room. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was arranged so that you could swing without being pushed. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The OR doors swing open, and Dr. Hamid comes through with a small entourage of surgeons. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I swing my stump over the side of the tub and stand straddling the curb, trying to figure out the next step of this obstacle course. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

In a second, that back door is going to swing open and I'll have no choice but to leap past Liz's mother and make a run for it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was heavy work, and boring; there was nothing to it but swinging my pickax again and again, breaking off big chunks of salt that another prisoner shoveled into a donkey cart. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, the world swinging into focus, my head foggy. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Just like I remember the fear when I found myself on the floor next to that golf club—and I know now, I know for sure that I wasn’t the one swinging it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swing around to Camel, who’s zigzagging through the crispy grass in the general direction of the Flying Squadron. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I must see this old swing set of tears immediately,” he said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You always pick that swing,” he says, sitting down on the swing next to mine. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The officer in front swung his head around swiftly with a quarrelsome expression. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I jolted upward, swinging my head to cover my cheek with my hair. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Mark reached the man and swung the butt of his Transvice into the side of his head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He swung his head around edgily, his ears wagging from under his protective shipping helmet. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something in a far corner caught Sierra’s eye and she swung her partner around to get a better look over his head. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

And there was Rufus, swung from his father’s indifference to his mother’s sugary concern. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

That meant I was low to the ground and had to arch my back to have enough room to swing my arm and deliver the bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

In addition to himself there were five other employees at the show—two men to operate the swings and take tickets and three girls to manage the booths. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

So I swung my backpack onto the counter, fished out my phone, and answered it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The robot swung her flattened hand, and the sounds of chopping wood echoed across the water. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The spiked ball swung in a lazy circle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The young man jerked up, blinking, confused, the crystal of his order swinging wildly on its silver chain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I swing my hand into the air, holding up my thumb hitchhiker style, and shout out, “Can I get a ride?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She swung around above and loosed a dozen arrows into the melee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the door swings shut by itself, it usually doesn’t lock, which drives Mom nuts and is one of the things the landlord won’t fix. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I socked him hard, too, but he’s stronger than I thought, and before I could do anything else he swung and caught my mouth. That’s why I look like this.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Our piano teacher, Miss Brown, looked like a thin, dry stick, but she could swing her ruler with plenty of juice when she thought no one was looking. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I said, stepping between them when Liam advanced, his right fist swinging up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack to her front and tucked her chin to hide her nervous swallow as she unzipped her bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In a moment we saw the headlights swing by the windows as he turned his truck around, shifted into first gear, and headed off to join the other volunteers to help put out the fire. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sighing, she closed her catalog, dropped it on the rug, and swung her legs out of bed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He swung out into the left lane to pass a truck. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Miles grabbed my shoulders and dragged me to the cars, swung me around so I was pinned between him and his truck. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I say, and her eyes swing over to meet mine. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He felt his body flop back and forth, the bear swinging him by the arm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Wiping his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid swung himself onto the motorcycle and kicked the engine into life; with a roar it rose into the air and off into the night. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When we sang as loud as we could, my mom would pick me up and swing me over her head and I would scream and we’d both near fall with laughing. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Three thousand bodies swing forward, three thousand pairs of boots snap together, three thousand backs jerk as if yanked straight by a puppeteer’s hand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I sat back down on the swing as she went on. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reaching out, he caught hold of a branch and swung himself forward to regain his balance. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The woman takes out a small net and swings it through the air between us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t say anything and stare at the niqab swinging slightly. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Meggie swung her legs out of bed again and went over to the window. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The stranger swings it to point at Mark, who throws his hands up and scoots back against the cubicle wall. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I dream I’m with Tag and we’re swinging from vines while Stella watches. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Based on the laws of physics, if our pendulum was placed in a vacuum, it would never stop swinging, back and forth, back and forth. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her glare orders me to stop swinging my stick and behave. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung mightily at the first ball pitched to her and hit it over the left fielder’s head. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

After the soldier left, the gates swung open. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ray and Leda never had such a swing. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I try to swing my legs inside, but they don’t quite make it; they are dangerously close to the wheels— I shriek, and scrape my knee against the floor as I yank myself inside. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often Lenny and Doreen would bang into each other and kiss and then swing to take a long drink and close in on each other again. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“In the 1950s the government accused them of being spies and executed them,” Jonah says, his hair swinging around him as he speaks excitedly. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He walks to the vanity and swings his jacket as though he’s going to place it over the back of the chair. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When one of the doors swung in, he grabbed at it, but it flew open again, jerking him forward. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dany swung the lash at his scaled belly, back and forth until her arm began to ache. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He squirmed and swung around trying to right himself, but could not. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

About halfway I started to overbalance and swung my legs backward to keep from tipping over. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Come,” someone said even as the door swung open wide enough for me to slip within. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I played like a sack of dragon dung,” said Ron in a hollow voice when the door had swung shut behind Ginny. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A key turned in the lock and the door swung open. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Inside are photos of the CO’s daughter at play on her swing set. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One had a small length of chain, which he swung. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

DeShon nods at Jay, then kicks off the edge and swings a third of the way down. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The car stopped; he swung off and walked through snow as deep as his ankles, heading for Dalton’s. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she heard a satisfying click, and the window swung open on a deserted office, its walls covered in maps marked with trade routes and chalkboards listing share prices and the names of ships. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bigger swung the skillet; it skidded over the floor, missing the rat, and clattered to a stop against a wall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His mind swung between panic and hope, fear and exhilaration. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Emmett was swinging an aluminum bat; it whistled almost untraceably through the air. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wish I could swing up into the sky, up into the clouds. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I swing my legs around, jumping up, excitement filling me from head to toe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

That was why he had been swinging the poises. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I swing out from my hiding place and hop onto the execution stage. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"I'm out of here," Eleanor told Ben, stepping off the swing and pushing down the top of his head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Grabbing a branch, I swung after them and landed on my feet as lightly as Nero. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The radio swung into an old song that dated back to the time when he and Alice were engaged. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“As the galvanometer spot swung across the scale, indicating that protons of 1-MeV energy were reaching the collector,” Livingston recalled, “Lawrence literally danced around the room with glee.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Mom calls out that I’m not wearing shoes, but I ignore her and swing open the flimsy wooden door. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A door swings silently shut behind him as he strides toward us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He lets me push him on the swing because he’s no good at swinging himself and Freddie Leibowitz is in school. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to run to her, but the dog wouldn’t let me go, and then the dog was gone and a boot came swinging and I was kicked so hard I popped off the ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“You smoke crack?” she asked, turning to face me, swinging her hips to the music. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He wore a black sherwani jacket over dark jeans, and an empty birdcage swung from his hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The old man swung a mantle over his shoulder, as easily as if he were still in the pride of youth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hearkens back to the long-ago rope, swinging in the slight breeze. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

R.C swung his leg over and sat on Emmet’s stomach, then he slid the fish up to Emmett’s neck. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Their cameras were flashing and the television cameras too had been swung around to focus in on the figure swaying high above. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

If someone’s in the stall, it’s really funny to swing and kick his door in, especially if he’s a younger kid. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

First pitch—a slider—comes so fast, he doesn’t even swing all the way through. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

No clobber to a bat like that and the swing is faster than I like. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cardan swings his sword in a desultory manner, and Balekin brings down his staff hard, smacking him in the side of the head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Skinnier. I couldn’t quite see because the door swung shut. Also, I was so shocked, I dropped my file box.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly the door swung partly open, revealing a smartly dressed woman, whose hard, handsome face broke into smiles. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or don’t. Stay here. Make a scene. Start to cry. Better yet, take a swing at me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Hound leapt at them, his sword a blur of steel that trailed a red mist as it swung. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She swung her free arm, and it met with a shadowy face with burning coals for eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But near the top, where the rocket climbs higher than the swings and the trees, moonlight hits the metal bars all the way up to the peak. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Cole’s stomach churned, and he swung the knife wildly. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He swings down the ladder easily, even with only one arm. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He recognized Yossarian as the drunk who had accosted him roughly at the officers’ club one night before the first mission to Bologna, and he swung his displeasure prudently to Dunbar. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"You know that tunnel that you crawl through, between the slide and the swinging bridge? That's where I slept." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Alex swings his foot back over the armrest so he can plant both feet on the floor and fold his arms indignantly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It is insanely difficult to keep a good swing as you raise your rate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You know how your son is,” Ma said, giving Grandma a quicker hug, then swinging around to make sure Genie and Ernie were right behind her. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

We clung tightly to the tree as it swung in the breeze. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Lola spoke, she turned first to Pierrot and halfway through her sentence swung round to finish on Jackson. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Harry bellowed, directing his wand at her, and with a bang and a burst of red sparks, the curtains swung shut again, silencing her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Tally lay almost flat to cut down wind resistance, coaxing every ounce of speed from Croy’s board It didn’t look like she’d make it to the next cover before the two cars had swung around. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Beyond the swinging club the parade rolled through an open gate in the wall and was gone. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Petunia stopped her swing by dragging the heels of her sandals on the ground, making a crunching, grinding sound, then leapt up, hands on hips. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Back home, the O. J. Simpson trial was in full swing, and there were people who surrendered their entire lunch hours watching it, then taped the rest so they could watch more at night. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whistling and swinging his arms, he ran down the trail to the meadow. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Frightened, the camarada swung at it with his ax, trying to kill it. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The first of the iron monsters ran up to us, only to have its eyeless collar head removed by a single powerful swing of the hammer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Which, Magdalys figured, it pretty much was if you hadn’t watched your only home become a charred wreckage and seen someone you cared about swinging from a noose just a day and a half ago. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Matt swung the binoculars at the animal’s head and sent it veering to one side. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment I heard a crash and the kitchen door swung open, and there was a demon girl about my age lying on her stomach. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her head around and looked straight at Ash, her eyes huge and glimmering, and then she took off, leaping away. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large bottle was swinging from his hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Bunch of stupid girls messing with me all the time. I couldn’t throw a solid punch, but I could sure swing my arms like the Tasmanian devil.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He goes to a battered wooden table and swings his leg over the bench. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I'll be back in a minute,” she told the uniformed man, who had placed the newly changed infant back in a swing and was now taking small bowls of cereal from the warmer. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I swung myself over the fence and fell to the earth like a sack of logs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then, before she could reach the tussling children, a cane swung from nowhere and landed on an unwary back. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia jumped to her feet, swinging her bow from her back and nocking an arrow in one smooth motion. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Lyric launches into Seven’s arms, and he swings her around. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Bats swing over my head and nighthawks cry as I hurry along. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three times he has Marie-Laure test it: she stands in the street and swings open the outer gate, and from deep inside the house come two faint rings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Lymon’s other arm swings at me but when his bony arm hits me I only grab tighter. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Together, the sisters had sailed out over the creek on a tire swing tied to a fat tree limb by a knotted fist of rope. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The wall swung closed behind them, and immediately a light came on overhead. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t swing your arms like that,” Harry muttered to Ron. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Or ‘Great swing, Pablito!’ even if the kid sucked and missed by a mile. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I had no opportunity to bring the parcel of clothing with me beneath the seat; for the intruder swung wide the door and entered. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At first I couldn’t see a thing except the pitch-black sky as I slowly cartwheeled away from the Agena, but then the Gemini swung around into view. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gay had been very nice to the sheriff who wasn’t a man to forget it, particularly because election was coming up and Gay could, or said he could, swing quite a few votes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lifeboat swung up next to the ship, bobbing frantically. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and looked around the room, his golden earring swung and caught the light. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mark and the man swung back toward the body of the Berg and slammed into the side, just below the window from which they dangled. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The men next to the butcher harrumphed and walked away, while the blue-eyed man swung his bags around and left the store. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I start swinging the knife as we go, trying to cut any rush that’s in front of me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When they got to the music concourse, the jazz was already in full swing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But the door is already swinging shut behind her, and I hear the crash of scim striking scim, followed by the crunch of bone beneath fist. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I swing my legs over the side of the bottom bunk, making sure not to hit my head as I get up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The taxi driver wrenches the wheel to the right, swings around something, drives on. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I walked through the little swinging door that separated the offices from the waiting area, and headed down the hall. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Vola had nailed a couple of boards together, and now he could swing over miles of rough country, quick and sure. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

On his dials the needles swung in all directions. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

A few people are out there now, walking their dogs, couples exercising side by side, swinging their arms, thick fleece bands covering their ears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes, swinging her hips slowly, and then the shadows burst into life, reaching out from the corners of the room with long, pulsing claws and screaming faces. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

They swing their guns around, snap into action, but quickly relax when they focus on us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I swung the sword and gashed the thief’s shoulder. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coconut hit the ground and the trebuchet arm swung up, launching the pump through the air with a ferocious zip. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“When my sister and I were kids, we used to have this old tire swing, and we’d swing out over this creek every day in the summer.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“We need to hang our feet down and swing onto that,” Mark said, pointing at the walkway—a metal ledge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The frog seemed tired after his morning in the swing. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her cane testing, the wet hem of her dress swinging, the white pillowcase held aloft. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They’re sitting at tables, legs swinging off the ground, giggling, unwrapping sandwiches while teachers watch them. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

The horizon swung out of true, like a picture going crooked on a wall. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He kicks the water again and takes a swing at nothing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The wall on Kyle’s right swung open, revealing six swiveling sections, each pivoting panel maybe twenty feet long, all skittering sideways and gliding backward to create new walls and reconfigured pathways. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He wanted to swing die pick or kneel down with the string or shovel die gravel. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She scampered up, swung her body around, and climbed down like it was a ladder. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

A swing to more sane and conservative methods seems to have begun. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Hold it, I prayed, hold it... ...as her horrified eyes swung down over the side of the chair, the Hot Seat, saw the painted flames... Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Horace looked at it, swung the cylinder out, poked the cartridges out, and smelled the empty brass cylinder of the one empty shell. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The garden gate swung shut behind them, and they set off back down the hill through the dark and the swirling mist. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

David and I sit on the swing until Dad pulls into the driveway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When McCandless arrived at the Slabs, a huge flea market— swap meet was in full swing out in the desert. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has on a fuchsia fifties swing dress with a neckline that plunges to the equator. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They had no right to swing me back and forth like a pendulum on a clock. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

At the gate, they had to wait a few moments before Dolorous Edd Tollett appeared to slide back the bolts and swing open the iron bars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Through the earmuffs I can still hear Kiki’s exaggerated screams, the creak of the swings, and Madge’s shouts of “You missed me....No, not me! You’re it!” in a game of tag. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago, they had been swinging in the trees, and they didn’t like what had happened to them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined my arms swinging heavy at my sides like two thick hoe handles. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Behind them came all the procession, opening out, all striding in step, all the capes furled, everybody with free arms swinging, and behind rode the picadors, their pics rising like lances. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then the door to the bathroom swung open, just a few inches, enough for the little brown cat to put her head around the doorframe and “Mrr?” up at him, curiously. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Harry swung his bag over his shoulder, got up, and headed for the door. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I knelt down on one knee and did the same, then swung my hand in the direction of the rising sun. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reaches with his other hand and I swing up to stop him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He sat in a slotted swing on his porch, rocking in his brown three-piece, his wide Panama nodding in time with the whir of insects. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something move, and she swung the gun back toward Tad, who had inched toward her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Above from the crab apple tree the frayed end of the rope swung gently. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She just sat there on her swing, rocking back and forth, staring at me, nodding sometimes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jan swung the car off the Outer Drive at Thirty-first Street and drove westward to Indiana Avenue. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He swung away from Mordred, burst into a torrent of words, drew the hunting knife which was all he carried, and advanced on Agravaine—these things simultaneously. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bayard stepped up his pace, the jennet pranced and arched her neck, and Robin wanted to get down and swing along with the others. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

And she looked up at the stone just as a seam appeared down the middle and the two sides swung inward, like great stone doors. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Two girls were swinging backward and forward, and a skinny boy was watching them from behind a clump of bushes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I swung the door open and shut, trying to understand its mechanics. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Uri swung out from the side of the streetcar like a gate. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

So when they met, first in those chocolate halls and next through the ropes of the swing, they felt the ease and comfort of old friends. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I swung the wok—missing them both—but they ducked, and that was good enough. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

More slowly, she swung her legs over the side of the bed, but when she tried to stand, she fell over like a newborn calf. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully he inched the door ajar—apart from a tiny squeak it swung effortlessly open. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There he had hung for a day and a half, swinging against the sky, until the mounted police arrived and cut him down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon could hear the creak of chains as the winch cage swung and scraped against the ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He dumped Nita unceremoniously on the ground and swung his machete in an experimental arc. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mini locked her legs, swinging the Death Danda over her shoulder as if it were a baseball bat. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The schoolyard is dotted with swings, with climbing bars and slides, in bright primary colors; a few children have come back early from lunch and are clambering about. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He started to swing Mark’s body around as he walked sideways deeper into the cargo room of the Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Father swung his head to the side to avoid being hit by a plank that a hurrying demon carried on his shoulder. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb the ladder like I have a thousand times before and swing myself onto the octagonal deck that’s covered in a mix of old, crackling autumn leaves and a layer of spring-green pollen. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

James’s mom had long, glossy black hair and wore hoop earrings that rocked like swings when she talked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I opened the latch and swung the hatch open. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The front door swung open with a crash. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where there are porch swings hanging from chains. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I demanded, confused by his sudden mood swing as much as his words. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was enough to make Jonathan stop and swing about once more. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I let the bag swing at my side as we walk out of the building. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“See, we’d hold on and swing really hard and try to make it to the other side. If we use our weight, I’ll bet we could reach that ledge.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

We would have a garden, swings for the children. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fudge looked as though someone had just swung a heavy weight into his face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I sat up, swung my legs around, and slid off the edge of the slab. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was followed by boys swinging balls of fuming incense and a children’s choir. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I swing the coil up onto the sand and pull myself from the water, her body’s gone. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swung the wheel to starboard, the boat slid past, and the deer bobbed twice in our wake before vanishing into the darkness. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the downy face and swinging flaps of skin under her arms. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Charlie pulls his legs up and opens the comic book to the first page where the Batman and Robin are swinging up a long rope to the side of a building. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was like fifteen or twenty feet in the air, swinging from the rope up toward the ceiling and laughing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mateo sits on the swing, holds on for dear life—I know—takes a few steps, and propels forward, his legs looking like they’re about to kick over a building. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Milkman sat up, swung his legs over the side of the bed, and stood. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the day on the north face of the Thumb, I felt the glue disintegrate with a swing of an ice ax. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a long time. If you’ve lost your skill you might simply bruise me. How long has it been since you swung a killing hammer in the stockyards? Thirty years? Forty?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

At full speed I seize it again, and with a swing toss it over the wall and clamber up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung his body out and to the left; then he jumped toward the wall of the Maze, trying to grab another vine; the Grievers vicious tools snapped and clawed at him from behind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Alicia nods, swings the pack off her back, and unzips the main compartment, holding it open. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rear of the trailer had swung out and buckled the rail on the other side of the bridge and it hung several feet out over the river gorge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Dad must have heard me crying because he came through the swinging door from the kitchen and was standing in the living room. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She plays dress up with a five-year-old girl next door, or agua de limon, where they lock hands and swing each other around in circles. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

One gentle push and the small iron door swung slowly open on its greased hinges. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She nearly collapses as the OR doors swing shut on her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

David swings too late and the ball thumps against the side of the porch. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It just happened to be a hit song one year, and they all wanted to be an up-to-date American swing band. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tab started winding up her swing the way they did when they were little, turning herself with her feet so that the chain sides twisted together above her head, pulling her up inch by inch. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Robbie caught the rhythm quickly and broke into an odd little jig, his long arms swinging wild circles. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I swing my black case, two steps behind them the whole way. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

And then, the alarms went off and the door at the far end of the room swung open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Nipper observed from a booktop, swinging his head as if watching a Ping-Pong match. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They liked it when we would push them on the swings and sing silly songs at them. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Junior was in front of me and his hands didn’t swing as they used to when he strolled across the yard on his way back from school. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The swing had slowed to a stop, and neither one of us thought to rev it back up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat on the porch swing and ate bowls of homemade ice cream in the evenings while waiting for her to come down for dinner. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The door swung open and slammed against the wall with a loud bang. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He’s walking fast, red in the face, swinging his arms. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She hopped off her swing and walked a few steps away. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Helen’s door swung back and forth like a broken wing; Helen clung to the dashboard. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he swung a flywheel round and round, and with a bit of luck, after a lot of coughing and spluttering, the thing would finally get going. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever known a ball at Manderley not to go with a swing?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It swung around and hit me in the leg. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nydia stepped forward, swung her shovel hard, and caught it smack in the chest with a dull thud. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The heavy prison door swung back slowly and Milo and Tock followed Officer Shrift down a long dark corridor lit by only an occasional flickering candle. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again and again the great rams swung and crashed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He lifted the DS up and swung it around him, following the line of the walls. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Theresa talked to herself, Helen noticed, sometimes loudly; Ralph swung his arms around when he walked, sprawled when he sat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man drew close to the gate and swung down his sack when he confronted Jody. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were already a good four, five hours into Fang’s tomorrow, and I didn’t know if he was dead or alive, if he was home lying in bed or swinging from a rope. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Harry’s broom had given a wild jerk and Harry swung off it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Hana's silk gown boasts hand-painted images of our island and its cypress trees, and her sleeves swing low to the ground. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I slide one arm free and swing my backpack around so I can unzip it. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I really just wanted to go to my room, but Mom would have said that was rude, so I dropped my bag on the floor and sat on the porch swing. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He picked me up and swung me down to the sidewalk. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Egged on by scheming courtiers and generals, relations between Atawallpa and Washkar spent several years swinging through the emotional valence from concealed suspicion to overt hostility. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then I could see the swing and I began to cry. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack onto her bed, planning to do homework and to try to get her mind off losing what felt like everything important in the span of a few days. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“But you have a papa—Mr. Pomodoro. Zola lazily swings a foot over the side of the hammock. “He is not my papa. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She swings her naked arms and legs all around. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In one movement, I swing my electric board to the ground, jump on, and slam my heel down as hard as I can. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He swung it around like a short sword. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I can swing you by the community college on my way to work,” Mom said. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They must swing free on hinges like the one the guard appeared through. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I somehow managed to hit myself in the head with my racket and clip Mike’s shoulder on the same swing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

With a glance at the distant Petunia, now hovering beside the swings, he lowered his voice and said, “I know what you are.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the human world, we children were always in the neighbors’ yards, swinging and swimming and jumping, but the rules here are nothing the same. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As I run, I swing the backpack around my body and open the zipper. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And in one great mercurial swing, Alex is not just angry anymore. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They slosh through the culverts in their rubber boots and swing from trees and from the lower beams of the bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know already,” Celia says, rocking gently in her wicker swing on the porch. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roza swung her head from Finn to the man back to Finn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Constance swung her paw round in a mighty arc, and it caught Shadow square on the chin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

After tying it in a bow around her braid, she swung the braid in front of her shoulder and waited for Saleem to drive by. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Luke swung the gun down onto the drunk man’s head so hard, the crack shook the whole room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Jason had a terrifying image of himself in a hammock, swinging between the claws of Frank the giant eagle, but he decided it would be better than dying. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They stop on the far side, where the path swings close enough to jump onto one of the lower platforms. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They turned up a gentle swing of road that ran along the side of the mountain, and passed through apple orchards, and turned into their driveway. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Collins, swing into the wind, back sail and hold steady!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It swung open, slammed into the wall, bounced back only slightly, and Cabot approached the bed. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Butler continued the swinging motion, driving punishing punches into the chests of two more fairies. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The hunchback in the belfry had jumped and was swinging madly on the rope. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He swung away from Mordred, a baited bull, and shouted at them both. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if suddenly remembering Jonathan, he swung about to look at him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Before this nightmare happened. Got off around seven thirty A.M., thought I’d swing by to give my support.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Junior tried to push her away, but she grabbed the arm which was swinging the cat. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Covering his ears with his hands, he bolted to the corner of the garage, grabbed the broom, and swung with all his might at my friend who was perched on the wire. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The gate swung open, and they were safely inside. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet I manage to swing my arm around until I rip the tubes out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the fall of 2015, the next presidential campaign was in full swing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But a moment later the golden monkey appeared at her side, and, teaching down, she took his hand and swung him up lightly to her shoulder. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When we wore out those memories, we went on about the Ankton sisters and their swinging dresses, and about meeting Mean Lady Ming for the first time and being afraid of her. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I hook my foot in the stirrup and swing up onto the seat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Merriman’s laugh at this sally was such a genuine outburst and so contagious that it started the dinner with an agreeable swing that never slackened. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry raised a fist and pulled it back as if to swing it at Conor’s face. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

At least, Onofre always insisted he used his nonexistent right hand to tip the hat, and it certainly looked that way, because his left and visible arm never swung up from his other side. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waded ashore in the last of the light and swung the tarp down and palmed the water off his arms and chest and went to get his clothes. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Art Bullard walked into the locker room, his long arms swinging back and forth, and a broad smile on his face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad stood from the table and swung an arm around her shoulders. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She swung again, taking a sizable chunk of the next statue’s hand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Besieged by fierce sparrows, rat sentries leaped in panic from the top of the ramparts; those who stayed were dealt with by Jess Squirrel who swung a heavy iron chain around like a deadly flail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

With his ear protection firmly back in place, he started to boogie, throwing his wide brown hips out awkwardly to one side and then the other, while Ms. Banks swung smoothly in front of him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I read and watched talk shows and took Ginger on walks around the golf course that bordered the swinging singles complex. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She knew what she would see, and she went cold the moment the door swung open, and she was faced with the fragile silence inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

There was a dilapidated swing set at one end of the yard, towels and jeans hanging from it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Faraci was reviewing the different types of chemical reactions when the door at the front of the class swung open to admit a guy I didn’t recognize. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then he swings his weapon at Baxter and lets loose three quick bursts of fire. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As she reached for the handle, the door swung in, and the magistrate jerked to a stop when he saw her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But soon fists were swinging without making discreet distinctions of rank, and a simple desire to throw a memorable punch and to survive the melee became the common standard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cut through the hard sand and sat next to each other on the swings, started rocking back and forth a little. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m gonna swing by the hospital on my way home. My parents are actually expecting me home tonight, so I need to be there.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The man swung the melon down to the edge of a rock. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well reasoned,” said the voice, and the door swung open. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I could see Ned swivel away from the window where he crouched, attempting to swing his rifle around to get in a shot at the officer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stayed bent over and swung her hair. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then we saw the swinging lanterns, the sheriff and his deputies coming along behind to keep the drifters moving. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They almost got me, but I swung the sack over my head and made them duck. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the alley, a faded cloth banner swung over an open doorway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

If he tilted the horizontal swing, he thought, maybe he’d have a better hit. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But nobody arrived after a few moments, and Violet, swinging the hook over her head like a lasso, tried again. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She swung the kettle back over the fire to heat up more water, picked up the tray with the wine, and said, “Hop to.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it’s back downstairs, to the market and back again, her wide behind swinging in my face all the way up the stairs with me dragging a heavy cart step by step. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I swung the dark robe of the priest over my shoulders then lifted my hands in the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No old mama to protect ye this time,” Matthew says, swinging his machete back and forth, like he’s trying to cut the air into slices. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

If Jasper Jr. had taken another swing at me, I definitely would have punched him back. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A young woman walked past, her arms swinging loosely, oblivious to the clanking trash cans. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Giant hands swung through the air, and the geese were swatted away. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

At once it swings back, knocking me over almost, and Rex Rollins looks me in the eye and is full of some kind of unreadable expression. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Afros bopping, arms swinging, and feet stepping and spinning in sync. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Redemption and Hibiscus came in through the back door, the screen swinging, their arms wrapped around each other. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Marlena swings the door open, adjusts the brim of her hat, and steps outside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I say, swinging the door farther open than I intend to. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As Taran watched, terrified but unable to turn away, the Horned King’s head swung slowly in the direction of the heights. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

They dodged streetcars and buses, swung wide around each corner, peered out from under the shell from time to time to get their bearings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I swung around and stood face to face with a little old lady in a pale blue sunbonnet and a loose brown dress. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swing my legs over the edge of the bed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes one of them grabs Ray’s arms and swings him like a tetherball. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He swung him and knocked two more flat on the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The twins were both laughing, but even then they were liable—and the perfect height—to take a swing at your crotch. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And she stepped next to him and put her hands over his, and together they swung the bat in an arc as graceful as a fish hawk’s winging slide through the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The creature swung its great head from side to side. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

This time the towering fellow swung on him like a shying horse. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So he swung,” Granny Smith said, “and hit the abacus.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In mid-November, after five months in bed, Pollard emerged from Winthrop Hospital, stabbing at the ground with his crutches and swinging his legs along. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That old rope you kids been swinging on broke.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

With a last, incensed stare at the pair of them, he swung his cloak around him and hurried out of sight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She crouched down, trying to cover herself with her hands, as her door began to swing open, creaking, the point of the greatsword poking through . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In fact, they could be sending out a text alert right now, and all across the city, hunters would be swinging onto their motorcycles or hopping in cabs, eager to catch me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With nothing to hold it up, the staircase began to bend under the weight of the children crowding on it, and then it swung down and fell with a huge crash. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she swung open the door, they stepped out onto a little dock cluttered with broken barrels and empty crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I swing my arms and legs wildly, preparing to catch hold of anything—anything at all—if I miss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

While he prepared it, I sat on the wooden stool swinging my legs. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I swing my arms to loosen myself up. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The boat swung into the curve, banged against the wall, straightened itself, and sped on. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It all seems so sad, so unbearably sad for a second, to think of the lovely old maple with the swing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Alicia feels it hit the backpack, so she pulls the zipper closed, swings the bag behind her, and loops the straps back over her shoulders. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like, do I jump up at him swinging? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A raggedy old swinging chair covered in bird droppings hung from a porch rafter. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She swung the shutter across the open window so the morning sunlight wouldn’t strike in on his face, and tiptoed out. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Double swinging doors opened into a tiled lobby, where posters of Hindi films were encased in glass displays. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, but I already know how to swing a bat. And my name, by the way, is Turner. Turner Ernest Buckminster.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The preparations for Hate Week were in full swing, and the staffs of all the Ministries were working overtime. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mom unlocked the lobby door, which is iron and glass and must weigh three hundred pounds, and she pushed hard to swing it open, her heels slipping on the tile floor. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Most of her swings were aimed so as merely to whistle harmlessly through the air. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lighthearted now, I put one foot on the wagon axle, whistled for T.R., and swung myself to the driver’s seat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My feet drag along in the dirt, then I push myself just a little and swing back and forth. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as we’re at the top, she shunts us to the side and swings around to face me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I gripped the links of the fence with one hand and swung down until my feet got a purchase on the pipe, then ducked underneath the fence and came up on the other side. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I swung my legs off the bench and sat up slowly, the last breath of stale air caught in my throat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The swing was so powerful that it dented the metal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dancing and swinging her arms to get warm, she picked up the thongs of her sled and walked toward the sea. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to reach the kennel door before it swings shut.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A rippling wake spread out behind as they swung back toward the shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Coraline ambled across the meadow toward the old tennis court, dangling and swinging the black key on its piece of string as she walked. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Polyphemus swung the tree again, but this time I was ready. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Slave-era cabins sat next to cinder-block homes and trailers, some with satellite dishes and porch swings, others rusted and half buried. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

His long legs swung in giant strides; she trotted at his heels like a good little dog. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Sula picked him up by his hands and swung him outward then around and around. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We were near enough to see the M-shaped scar on his weathered tan face, and the bright gold coin swinging from the chain around his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He swung it against a wall, knocking the animal senseless. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off its hinges and with a deafening crash landed flat on the floor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

In late morning, the administrative office door swung open. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung a huge fist at Shadow’s face. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter swung him up to her shoulder. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a bigger swing and watch my imaginary home run soar over the fence. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Jimmy had destroyed the plane with one swing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The front door swung open, but I couldn’t make out anyone. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He stepped to the granite plate and took a couple of slow swings. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It must be swinging, loose, behind the closed door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ivy pushed the covers back and swung her feet to the floor. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Shasta only a second before a whole line of the enemy were on horseback again, wheeling round to meet them, swinging towards them. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

So I’d slip into the backyard and sit in the tire swing, with the huge old oak tree concealing me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She leaped onto the first rung and started swinging her way across. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Janie’s long legs dangled over one arm of the chair and the long braids of her hair swung low on the other side. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The great sword swung a glittering arc, the flashing blade sang above Gwydion’s head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Dauntless wallowed, then shuddered and swung about as prow anchors bit. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And even if I knew what and where, I could never get beyond the visual of someone finding me—swinging—inches from the floor. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

By her fifth jump, the door swung open and a smiling Miss Josie appeared. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But the Zebra Room’s swing music and old-time baseball players couldn’t stop time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Edward rips the sledgehammer handle from the Erudite man’s hands and swings again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His foot, sending vibrations ahead, received back echoes of the small barrier across its path even as the foot swung. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another redheaded Weasley cousin jumped off his seat, looking alarmed, and Auntie Muriel swung it around with surprising strength and plopped herself down upon it between Doge and Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had to swing around because, regardless of circumstances, it’s pretty much impossible to ignore a tap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Calder reached for it, and his backpack swung off his shoulder, knocking both him and Petra sideways. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her legs over the side of the bed and went to the window that looked out over the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank swung his bow and smacked the monster down the hill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The priests with curly beards swung pots of frankincense on chains and never smiled at babies the way they did on usual Sundays. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his way back, Jon swung wide of the column's line of march and took a shorter path through the thick of the wood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now, Little Arliss grabbed it up in both hands and came at me, swinging. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man had already dropped to the ground and he swung with him and leveled the pistol and fired from a two-handed position balanced on both knees at a distance of six feet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Well, I tried to swing the wheel----" He broke off, and suddenly I guessed at the truth. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The call ends abruptly, my own confused face swinging into view. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At that moment, a door swung open and a grey-haired woman swept in, wiping her hands on an apron. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

From each hook hung a carcass: skinned deer and elk, sides of beef, huge sows swinging from the ceiling, headless sheep and goats, even horse and bear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Robin and I were sitting outside on the lawn swing behind the house where she and her aunt worked. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ninja threw her whole body into a blinding spin, swinging her right foot up in a high arc. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As a result, the basket swung this way and that, rocking and bumping much more than on a normal flight. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, sounds good. Want me to swing by and pick you up?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I powered on, arms and legs swinging, puffing away. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Along the walkways, hundreds of paper lanterns swung from the branches of orange trees, with more nestled in the reeds at her feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In the morning, there is a tire swing hanging from the tree on the lawn of Windemere. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I swung round, looking at the gallery behind me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She swung for a moment, her fall arrested, then they both started to slip. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She isn’t there, swinging her legs or grinning with her too-big teeth, so I keep walking the road until it takes me up the hill and back down again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His second turn around was a little faster, and by the fifth circuit he felt almost comfortable, but he was bathed in sweat when he swung back inside. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It swing Biddy around and pop the buttons on that raggedy tan coat and it fly open. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tressa and Brandy are on the swings when I get back with the dog. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Five seconds later, a pair of feet dangled next to her, then jerked back up, the beam of David’s flashlight swinging around drunkenly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I scoot out of the seat, swing Hector onto one hip, and sling his diaper bag onto my opposite shoulder on top of my backpack. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Noiselessly, he went up the steps and inserted his key in the lock; the door swung in silendy and he heard his mother singing behind the curtain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, Roman laughs again and the swing set whines with the weight of him. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, the wagon door swings open, and the forbidding walls of Blackcliff are before me, their oppressive weight driving the hallucination from my mind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They also became good at climbing into trees to look for fruit, and they could swing in the branches almost as well as any monkey. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Dusty smacked on the cigar, and his shifty gray eyes swung to me. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The lanterns swinging from the carriage ceiling cast a bright light over the scene: Harry could read every word of Crabbe’s comic directly below him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then he strode to the car, his arms swinging like an untroubled monarch. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a mighty swing and flip the bat. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Like a pendulum it swung away from his face—down, down, down, then up, up, up—and then leisurely switched direction. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I swung most marvellously from handle to handle, and I was enjoying myself so much that I completely forgot I was in full view of anyone in the kitchen who might happen to glance upwards. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

My warning cry is just reaching my lips when Peeta’s knife swings out to slash away some vines. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we pulled open the Dutch door, he startled and swung his big head around to find out who was up so early. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I picked the fat baby up and swung him around. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Go on, baby. I’ll film it!” her mom says, and everything swings out of focus as Stella hands over the phone. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Her heartbeat hammered as the door to the jokomoto’s cage swung open and his head swiveled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I swung the backpack in a circle and slammed it—and Gum Baby—against the trunk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She swung it wildly around the room, skimming Mrs. Wilcox’s hat, and took aim at the gauze that draped the yawning coffin. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing then but noise and the plunging, thumping, swinging of the powerboat on the wild water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Shuts the calc book, sets it aside, and swings her legs around so she’s sitting on the edge of the bed. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He swung his arms around wildly, attracting odd looks from passing students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He rotated and swung his arm in a circle. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His instruments, too, he fixed to the framework with close attention, even the compass, whose needle was swinging around the dial quite uselessly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people prowl along the edges, but others walk right in the middle, in lurching groups, bottles swinging from their hands. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I swing my foot halfheartedly, missing it by a mile. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He came at me and swung the butt of the rifle toward my head. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach rises and falls like I'm on the tree swing at home. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He gripped the edge of the rim tightly, then began to swing his legs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The train screeched to a halt at Avenue J and the doors swung open. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I swing the carpetbag off my shoulder to hand it over. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He put the T-shirt back on, wet, and picked up the paddle and started to work, swinging the stern of the raft, keeping it in the middle of the current. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The mechanical spider was about halfway across, swinging from bar to bar by shooting out metal web fiber. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Lancelot reached the tree in safety and swung round with his weapon in his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, as at a discreet signal, the back door swung open and Desdemona received her second shock. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I spent the afternoon swinging my head from left to right, trying to jog the pain loose again. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The door swung open, and there she was. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She’d stand there on her hind feet, hunched over, and take a roaring swing at him with one of those big front claws. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to hear it. You should try to swing more from your arm and not from your wrist.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She swung with all her might, reaching for the other side in defiance of gravity. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Beatrice followed, effortlessly swinging her long legs over the top. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe if it was a windy day, the swings just kept on swinging. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The outer gates swung open to let him pass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But I look straight ahead, ignoring them all, and, still swinging my stick, stomp straight into the house. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung off the saddle, staggering a bit when my rubbery legs almost buckled underneath me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He passed a large brick schoolhouse with big windows and children climbing on little ladders and swinging on swings. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to the cottage swung inward with a creak of its hinges. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She said her silent prayer, and then swung the bar with everything she had. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Brother Jack swore and swung to another brother. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss was at the top seconds later, and he swung open the screen door, only to find himself face-to-face with Javier’s mother. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Justin grabbed my hand, we walked over to the swings, and we swung. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He swung his arms and jumped from the boat onto the pillar, grabbing the ladder with both hands. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I backed up a couple of steps, went into a crouch, swung my gun arm up, straight out stiff, left hand clamping right wrist, like I saw on TV. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She arrived at four and had hardly let herself down from her van when she saw the front door swing open and Mr. Singh come down the path to the curb. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood with my heel like that, and swung my arm a couple of times like that. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I swung my arms around and did some deep knee bends, but I didn’t have her scratchy old voice and her bottomless well full of words. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I found the small metal knob, slid it forward and sideward, and felt the door swing loose against my shoulder. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Faith swung the Sunbird into the parking lot and cut the engine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My parents both swing their heads in my direction. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The radio is on low; swing music is playing, and then Margaret holds her hand up and says, “Wait. Did you hear that?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Whenever they bent over, their heavy breasts swung down like balloons full of water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A child’s swing dangled from a cedar tree; four little steps painted blue led up to the porch, and from the window, between fluttering curtains, came the smell of gingerbread baking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited until he was on the lowest arc of the swing, then, gathering up his muscles under him until he was like a coiled spring, he leaped for the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hearse fishtailed and swung around on the empty road before it stopped. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They all swung their hands toward me, dapping me as Coach continued, "You proved that you can get it if you want it. Now get back on the line." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Before I could swing my sword, it opened its mouth, emitting a stench like the world’s largest barbecue pit, and shot a column of flame straight at me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

As the speed increases, they swing in ever widening circles, lengthening as they gain momentum. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Do y’all remember when you were seven and JB wanted to swing but all the swings were filled, and Filthy pushed the little redhead kid out of the swing so JB could take it? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He ordered more security to come after me, but I swung my poster around like a sword to ward them off. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Undaunted though unarmed he leaped upon Paris and seizing him by his helmet’s crest swung him off his feet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shagwell the Fool hacked the heads off two dead knights and pranced about the castle swinging them by the hair and making them talk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Matt grabbed the big iron cooking pot Celia used to make menudo and swung it before he could worry much about her reaction. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ronan takes a running start and swings the ball out in front of him, but doesn’t let go. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It was leaning out from its davits, swinging in the storm, some twenty feet above the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Say ‘No.’ ” She shook her head, her straight hair turning with her head, not swinging side to side like the pretty girls’. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chitchat piled them up, and then Brightbill swung his big foot and the acorns went flying. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the yard was a big tree, with a wooden swing hanging from a branch. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I swung my feet from the sill to the fringes of the rug. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I swung wildly, a berserker bloodlust overriding my rational mind. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When I step off for the last time, I take Violet’s hand and she swings it back and forth, back and forth. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She swung her legs off my lap and started to roll out of the swing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A snake and three dead chickens hung from its grass-covered body, swinging as the mmuo walked. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

One of them is a real clock; the other looks like a clock but is really a weather vane, and the hands swing in the wind. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Halfway down the street, he slipped into a building with grimy windows and a swinging metal sign overhead: a frothing mug surrounded by a circle of twisted rope. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I swung the heavy bound book into the small of Nick's back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I swung around, seeing him step to where a large carton sat beside the building and sling its canvas straps to his shoulder as once more he looked toward the policeman, ignoring me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I swung my left leg in a big arc and planted it almost perpendicular to my right. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Stella thought in fury as she swung the heavy pail to the next person. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Alec ran up and swung the butt of his weapon down with both arms, slamming its end into one of the attackers’ heads. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wrap my arm around his waist and swing his body around so he’s between me and the remaining soldiers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As they approached, the door to the bookstore swung open with a jingle and out stepped a black man with gray-frosted dreadlocks tied loosely at the nape of his neck. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The arakhs shivered together faster than Dany could follow, one man missed a step, the other swung his blade in a flat arc. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She wound up and swung, catching the thing under its arm. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The narrow slab she had been leaning against swung loosely on a pivot. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Behind him, the little door to the attic bedroom slammed closed, and as he swung around he heard the key turn in the lock. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I watch Marvin Harris push his daughter on a swing, high into the sky, and I dance with love and Audrey for three minutes straight. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wondered if each of the graves they were swinging past was a door for the kind of people who were carrying him.... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Each time he opened the swinging door of a stall, it seemed to sigh. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The snake swung its head up, tasting the air. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Without a word, he lifted a dining-room chair and swung it in a wide arc against the back of his son-in-law. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a little path beside the rocky road, and Mrs. Flowers walked in front swinging her arms and picking her way over the stones. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the two of us walking through Lake Elizabeth Park in Fremont, a few streets down from our apartment, and watching boys at batting practice, little girls giggling on the swings in the playground. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Alex unlocked the door and swung it open for Radar to go do his business. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She wrenched the bat out of the thing’s grip, planted a foot behind her, and swung hard as it barreled toward her again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The man nearly overbalanced, but held on to the rail and swung the boat hook round in another attempt. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sun had swung over the vertical and the afternoon heat was closing in on the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I started swinging at them too, and they scattered. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As the door swings shut behind him, the car goes dark. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She tottered down the steps, swinging her cobra cane in front of her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

We walked down into the valley and found the summer session in full swing. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

About an hour later she come out on the porch where I was pushing myself slow in the swing and sat down beside me. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great seesaw between freedom and property kept swinging. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The monster army cheered for the Minotaur, but the sound died when I dodged his first swing and sliced his axe in half, right between the handholds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As I watched her smiling and swinging back and forth, butterflies went into my stomach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He leaped a fence and became aware of a horse following and swung and saw the face of Goree, the frail Texan trailing him like the wind. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, he didn’t lose his grip on the suspension ring, and Lee could see him safely poised, ready to swing himself clear. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shouldered the pack, grabbed the bow, swung up onto it, and backed down its curved slope to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

And then the side door swings open, and the girls of Emoji step into the atrium. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She took hold of the other pick and attempted to match his swing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We sat on the tire swing at midnight, our arms and legs wrapped around each other, lips warm against cool night skin. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Recalling her strange, transfigured shadow the last time I pushed her in the swing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talked loudly about him through the fly screen, pointed at his hairy arms, and laughed at how he pulled up his dirty pants before swinging his hoard onto his shoulders. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the old feeling, hard and constant again now, of wanting to grab something and clutch it in his hands and swing it into someone’s face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was walking along still staring into my ammonite when an elbow swung out of nowhere and knocked my head backward on its hinge. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They carried Gum Baby by the arms while she swung her legs in the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He swung the skimmer again, and the nimble fairy evaded capture a second time, soaring well out of range. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It swung its head very slowly from side to side. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Fanni bends and pushes three more spoonfuls into Frederick’s mouth and wipes his chin, folds up his place mat, and walks through a swinging door into what must be a kitchen. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It swings open as I raise my hand to knock. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

After a final glance at Marlena, I swing the stall divider into place and help load the rest of the horses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The suitors whooped and swung their arms, half dead with pangs of laughter. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He veered across an asphalt playground, vaulted over a seesaw, and dodged through a swing set. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

His weight, thanks to a glandular disorder and 50-pound tumors, swung from a comparatively petite 400 pounds to 540 pounds, packed mostly in a monstrous quaking belly that won him the nickname “Ten Ton” Irwin. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he turns it, the swing itself rises and the top of the cage opens, allowing them to climb out, escaping into a dimly lit temple guarded by an albino Sphinx. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She adjusts her glasses up on her face and swings her backpack onto her lap. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly the Astrea crawled forward, stopped again, and began to swing sideways. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop at the swing door between the dining room and the kitchen. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“At the end it says, ‘We’d eat, you humming and me swinging my legs.’ A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Truth is,” he said, swinging the truck into the passing lane, “I like people.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Backwards and forwards went the swaying crowd, keeping time together, swinging like the pendulum of a clock. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He swings it again, getting closer and closer. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The princesses sat tall and unafraid, Milo held on as tight as he could, and the bug swung crazily, like the tail on a kite. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The monks couldn't know that Pong's practice of paying attention to mangoes and watching out for the swing of a guard's baton had prepared him to sit in long hours of quiet meditation. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Irritated, and knowing he has charmed the locks so she cannot unlatch them without his own keys, she kicks the door with her boot and to her surprise, it swings open. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The ship’s boom swept across the deck and crewmen ducked under its swing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Val put a foot into a stirrup, swung her leg over her horse’s back, and looked down from the saddle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The trees, swung by strong arms, smote the timbers with a rending boom. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Even in her trembling hands the long needle swung steadily. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I swing out the window, drop to the ground, and head across the green to my house. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Argaven stood there sullen as an old she-otter in a cage, swinging back and forth, from foot to foot, back and forth, baring his teeth in a grin of pain. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I dived over the back of it, landed on my head and hands on the cushion, pushed off, swung my feet around, and landed on the floor. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He picked up the hatchet and began swinging hard, shaping a bow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Rufus pulls up next to me, swinging his left leg behind the seat, and then hops off his bike. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As the display swung down like a pendulum, the lion leaped off onto the model earth’s North Pole. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Pow,” he echoed softly, tentatively doubling up his fist and giving a feeble swing. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The backyard is pretty busy and the party’s in full swing by the time the sun sets. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They swung open as she neared, and she had to stop and look. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Rowing twice a day, they began to release what was latent in their bodies and to find their swing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The musicians blow into their flutes with passion, their cheeks puffed out, their braids swinging. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worried that Miles wasn’t working, but then a door behind the counter swung open and he walked out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I can’t stand tall enough and put my weight into the swing. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

All we people in there try to touch through the spirit One man I always see swinging machete is leading the service, singing with eyes dosed, calling down the spirit. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could be back playing in the salty sea, or swinging a hatchet in the shade of the forest. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the theory people will find funny, sweety gums. They might well buy the theory, right enough. But the idea that you’ll swing it by showing Madame your little animals...” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy was stumbling he was so tired and the man picked him up and swung him onto his shoulders and they went on. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I bet I can swing that,” he says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As they approached, the door to the bookstore swung open with a jingle and out stepped a black man with gray-frosted dreadlocks tied loosely at the nape of his neck. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Petey come by, seent the pouch, bent o’er to pick it up, and the rock come swinging out at him and, ’stead of catching him in the butt, it crashed into his left knee. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Lyra drew her legs up away from Mrs. Coulter, and swung them down to the floor so that she too could run when the time came. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There are some swings and climbing sets, all made from old tires. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He swings a heavy cudgel Whenever he walks out. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I am on a swing, swinging high above a river. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Take your weight on your palms. Lift yourself; don’t hang. Plant the crutches, then swing through.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He swung, but Celaena struck, ramming her fist into his arm, sending the blade soaring through the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Every shelf in his office boasted pictures of his kids: building sand castles at the beach, swinging baseball bats, waving from sailboats. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was the mango tree with the rope Chandra and I had swung on. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their Mama sat on the swing fanning herself with the newspaper. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Before I realized it, I was swinging at him wildly. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I swing my arm as fast as I can, my shoulder socket burning from the sudden motion, and the belt strikes Marcus’s shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He swings his sword at the boys, slicing the air. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It swung from a wire that was sixty-seven meters long; because its trajectory changed over time, he explained, it proved beyond all doubt that the earth rotated. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The clerk trailed them through the swinging double doors. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch me!” she says, and runs to the swing set. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I swing my legs over the side of the chair, and when I stand, I feel steady. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Fat Lady swung forward to reveal the entrance hole, and they climbed into the Gryffindor common room, which was crowded and noisy. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She swung along, not even listening to the voices of alarm and the cries of the deweys. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tony turned along the waterfront and out onto a wooden jetty, from which he stepped on board a narrowboat and swung open the door to the cabin. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lanterns swung from iron chains above the doors of inns and pleasure houses, but within the gates, they were made of colored glass, not parchment. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the table David swings his legs, eating his cereal. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun or moon shone, he was again Self, swung into the life cycle, felt thirst, conquered thirst, felt new thirst. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little girl with her hair tied up in braids swung on a porch swing and watched us with wide round eyes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laces his fingers through mine, and we let our arms swing together in the space between us. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the door swung open and Ishtar casually tossed her handbag into the corner. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And he never expected this little dude to swing on him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I swing her around, getting a whole lot of giggles out of her. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The instant the bongs were about to start, he grabbed the pendulum, holding it at the high point of its swing. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Isa swung open the door to their apartment, and together the five Vanderbeekers scrambled inside and let the door slam behind them. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I am listening for Aunt Fannie Mae’s laugh and Grandma Matildas singing and the creak of the swing in the backyard that swayed under my favorite tree. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And if you opened the little window latch and gave it a shove, the windows would swing open, all the sky would come in. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of our two-block alley was a small sandlot playground with swings and slides well-shined down the middle with use. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swing-set frame sat in the middle of our courtyard, but there were no swings. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The following afternoon Smith emerged from the barn to swing Pollard up on a horse for a race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the sea becomes rougher and the boat rocks from side to side like a pendulum, and with each swing the waves violently slap against the side of the boat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung again and hit my shoulder, the rifle glancing up from my shoulder into the side of my face. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lanterns swung from iron stanchions along the river road, swaying when-the wind blew. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The stairs swung left and right and pulled down into a tight spiral into the edge of the central room of the prison floor. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Hours later, after I've forced food down my throat and pretended to sleep on a rock-hard bunk, after the stars have faded and the sun has risen, one of the cavern doors swings open. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Oblivious to the fighting around them they sought to destroy each other, hacking, stabbing, lunging and swinging in mortal combat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Anya nodded, even with her cheeks being squished by overly friendly hands, and her chin being swung left and right. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Before I could get up to let him in, the bedroom door swung wide. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ole remembered him pounding home cedar posts for raspberry canes, standing in the bed of a pickup truck, shirtless, swinging a maul. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

So I give up on the crutches and I do as he says, letting him be my spotter as I swing down to earth. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Butler grabbed the offending baton, swinging weapon and bearer like a set of bolas. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

My head spun as if I were on a rope swing, twisting dizzily. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The movement behind me also stopped: a final swish in the tall grass by the path, like the swinging of a velvet curtain dropped. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning the beds were pushed into the center so that the probationers could polish the floor with a heavy bumper that a girl on her own could barely swing from side to side. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the door swung open, a scissor of daylight fell on to the concrete floor, showing clumps of trodden-down straw, and mud. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“From here,” he’ll say, “you punch out into a side kick, or you can rotate your hips and swing around into a lead-leg roundhouse.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A flicker of motion caught her eye and she swung around to see another corpuscule stand up behind a shroud a few feet away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He started throwing down the middle so they had to swing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three big explosions almost immediately afterward showed that it had found the ammunition, and the gunners leapt away, letting the barrel swing down low. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Would you—” The bathroom door swung inward to admit a beefy kid sporting a buzz cut. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I swing my bat to ready and wait. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father swung the door open while Stella grabbed the dog more tightly this time. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The brakes hissed as Mary Jo turned off the engine and swung open the door. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

We make our way toward the square at the center of the Quarter, where the Moon Festival is in full swing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He comes to the door, swings around, and walks away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

So now in turn each woman thrust her head into a noose and swung, yanked high in air, to perish there most piteously. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Balancing knee-deep in the surging water, Malcolm swung the rucksack up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Liyana copied her motions, kneading, slapping, and swinging the dough high in the air as she’d seen pizza makers do in Italian restaurants back home. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Herrmann’s orchestra imitates a swing band’s jazzy rhythms and brassy sound. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

At home, we find Link on the porch swing, buried in his papers from Rabbi Gold, chanting quietly under his breath. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He swung his horse to listen, saw riders approaching, began to move that way. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coach gripped his baseball bat, though for once he didn’t look anxious to swing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In Florida, two children found an empty bag and used it to repair a swing. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He swung the hoe with a blaze of angry grunts, while I sat on the steps and dug candle wax out of two dozen glass holders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved boxing where everything was visible—the jabs, the hooks, the roundhouse swings, the glove in the stomach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as I spoke, doors were swinging open and residents, some still in their pajamas, were stumbling out. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And then I rush forward and swing with the broom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Kaz stumbled, thrown off balance by the force of his swing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

With both hands, he lays hold of a larger branch, and the inner tube swings onto the silt and grass. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The people in front of him become zombies, moving slowly, standing up, all leaning to one side or the other, eyes hung low, mouths open, and swinging dead-like. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The bus hisses at the curb where I’m waiting, and the doors swing open. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Then we’ll go with them,” said Will, and swung his rucksack over his shoulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We may need to cut our way through them, she thought, as the south gate swung wide before them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There were three swing sets in the middle of the complex that sat vacant at all times because all of the children had been taught to stay clear of them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I take more photos: the ongoing handball match, the monkey bars where we played Gladiator, the long yellow slide, the swings. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Although Frieda Banks lived a few blocks around the way from us, off Atlantic Avenue, we joined hands and swung them like we hadn’t seen each other in ages. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

You know, the one who was on the tire swing reading a book. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was one awkward spot, where there was no ledge and the wall was sheer and even undercut for a short space; there he slipped and swung out on the silver line. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As we completed our orbit, the IOI Operations Complex swung into view ahead of us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He ran on the white tiles up through the tunnels, ignoring the escalators, because he wanted to feel his feet-move, arms swing, lungs clench, unclench, feel his throat go raw with air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing out by the oak tree with David, taking turns on the bag swing, when I see the car and Shiloh’s head raised up in the backseat. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Huffing, arms aching, I finally swung around the final branch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Several flies dive-bombed us as we got closer, and I swung my loaner kierie like a two-handed sword, batting them back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I managed to sidestep the first kids swing, but these guys were not as stupid as the Minotaur. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It is a kind of mirror image of swing, and although it hasn't got a name one might call it 'lurch'. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Eight bare backs swung forward and backward in perfect unison. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t sleep,” I confessed, automatically swinging my hair around my shoulder to provide some measure of cover. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One swing crashed into a group of three, sending them flying back into the crowd, and the return blow crushed two more. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He pushed off the wall with both feet as hard as he could, swinging his body away from it just as the Griever charged in with its claw and needles. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The door to the office swung open, and the two men stepped out. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s not the point—whether you swing a hammer or not, daughter. The point is one day you’ll step out on that back porch and smell Elijah’s new wife’s pecan pie cooling from her windowsill.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He had anchored with Owen, once in a crowded small bay with other boats, where it was difficult because they had to put out two anchors to keep from swinging around and hitting other boats. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within minutes of swinging that old machete, the morning chill would leave my body. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung open his door with a creak and jumped to the pavement, joining the rest of their family on the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on. Get up and talk to me. I’m bored. I’m hyper. I don’t want to go home to Claire and her hellish Saturday mood swings.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Instead, she gripped one of the dangling reins and used it to swing back around, smashing shoulder-first into Riker, who toppled backward. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sprawled on the top step, I leaned against a turned post and listened to the swing’s slow creaking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

After a reluctant pause the door swings open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Otto hurtled down from the canopy, swinging around the fallen trunk and landing hard in my lap. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The door swings open and Mrs. Grant stalks in, followed by Emily. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I jumped on a swing and pumped myself right up to the sky. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a minute or so I felt myself being lifted up; and swinging back and forth in the net, I was carried with my three companions to the white truck I had seen earlier. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Black kids and white kids climbed on the monkey bars and played on the swings. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He carries a silver-topped cane, which he swings extravagantly with each step. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As I step on the scale, Dad swings his racket and scores. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

They swung the cauldron on the fire’s heart, poured water in, and fed the blaze beneath until the basin simmered, cupped in flame. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is skittering along ahead, swinging from rock to rock like a trim blonde monkey. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mami raked her fingers through my hair with a sad smile then walked away, the hem of her dress swinging in rhythm to her rounded hips. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

None of these well-intentioned remarks cheered the dwarf, who strode angrily ahead, swinging his axe from side to side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

That night, Annabelle lies in bed and listens to the rumble of distant thunder as Saint Christopher swings over her head ominously, like a vial of incense during mass. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He swung his arms back like he was batting, then shielded his eyes. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know about that, but no sense worrying about what may never be. But I don’t expect there isn’t any boy that ain’t never, at least, thought of swinging from the barn.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At quarter past twelve, the door of the construction trailer swung open. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

About five meters ahead, Nico was swinging his black sword with one hand, holding the scepter of Diocletian aloft with the other. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And he swung both boys into the wheelbarrow and planted them on top of the culled canes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the kitchen doors swing shut behind her, and she’s gone. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

"Your dad's a big guy, Tara," David said the other day when I tried to join him on the swing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever I jump off a swing, it feels like I’m flying. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The sectarian churches came in swinging, cocky and loud and confident. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They sank their blades into the sea of stone—loosened by swings of Jake’s pick—and heaved it backward in a pitter-pattering shower of gravel. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Still, Stella swung her arms through the water, searching, searching. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Claire swung her bare feet to the floor and winced at the cold. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Straddling the wall, I gave the four faces in the graveyard one last glance, swung over, and plummeted into long grass. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I grab my coal bag suddenly with two hands and use my whole body to swing it upward. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Holding it tightly, he brought the gun close to his chest, then let it swing down till the butt rested on the floor. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I reckon Miss Love was pure starved for company, because when we got to the front veranda, she sat down in the swing, patted the cushion beside her, and said come sit a while. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mark tried to knee him in the groin, but the man blocked him, then swung up and connected with Mark’s chin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Everyone’s acting like we’re in some big race. Get the swing up. Make food. Set the table. Mow the lawn. At least you two know how to have a good time,” Aunt Nancy says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But Donald had never forgiven her, she told Martin, she was sure of it, and now they were going to swing from the branches of the tree right outside their front door. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Most of them were tearing around, jumping onto and off benches and slapping the swings in some kind of made-up game. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In Despereaux’s dream, the light came to life, brilliant and glorious, in the shape of a knight swinging a sword. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Do you think I’m scared of you because you have that little knife? I —” But she stopped, because the man swung the knife, not toward her, but toward the two screeching babies in the cage. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before she could ask what he meant, she was diverted by the sight of Nat Eaton swinging along the deck in their direction. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Ma kept swinging and slapping as though it was me who’d done something to Pap. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

An hour later, Joaquin swung Mark’s car into Maya’s very, very spacious driveway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“He shoots webs. And he swings from buildings. That would be the BEST!” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The door swung open, and Ivy backed into the bathroom’s dark doorway across the hall. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tiller had an image of Dallas wildly swinging the axe, maybe chopping off his foot. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A stall door swung open and I shoved Fern inside while Vonetta and I stood guard. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The boys’ side had a wooden swing set, but the girls’ side had only a table and chairs. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A hard breeze makes her locks swing through the air. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After three firm knocks, the door swung open and there stood Leon Leep, all six feet nine inches of him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung the door open and stepped aside to let them in. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Jerome Paisley closed his eyes as he swung. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I run under the monkey bars, past the swings, by my tube tunnel. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then he stood up and swung its hard metal end in an arc before even looking at who might be coming at him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Gawaine had managed to swing his legs over the side of the bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if she weighed nothing at all, he turned and loped away in a long swinging run up toward the ridge and into the low trees. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, the door swung open and a boy walked in. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My heart swings back and forth—yes, no, maybe so—till at last it settles upon yes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She swung the screen door open and dashed into the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She swings her trunk across the ground in front of her, fanning her ears like enormous leaves. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Windy sits on Levi’s desk, her legs swinging back and forth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The smaller cub doesn’t even manage to struggle—he is enclosed in a dark, noisome place, and swung upward. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Jake swung the pickax to break up the gravel, which had cemented itself together with caked dust. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Hurriedly, they began swinging the wooden shutters over their windows. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“May all the doors you face in life swing open and never smack you in the butt as they close!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The rope swung out to hang over a mile of empty space as the wall and dock retreated out of range. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly swung his legs over the bench and ran toward me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then I swung open the kitchen door and headed into the house to get the $23.65. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I swung the sword in front of the black cat that was getting too close. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

On the fifth kick, the edge of the little door split and swung open. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He swung the baby bonobo up into his arms and greeted me in Lingala, not the French that Congo’s educated classes use. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The old man swung the club down on him again as he slipped away to swallow and hit only the heavy solid rubberiness. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, of course,” Olive said and swung the wide doors open. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was really worked up as she paced back and forth and swung her arms around like a windmill. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

More arms pulled out, only to be replaced by new ones just as Mark and Alec swung the door out and slammed the edge against the assailants again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He stabbed the ground and swung over it, stabbed and swung, until he planted himself in the doorway of Vola’s barn again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Every time the door swings open, your fragile world gets a little more broken. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Before he knew it, the two large ladies were all over him, swinging their massive handbags at his head. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just in front of the shoes, I swing the pipe and smack the canvas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Finally he swung the car into a driveway up ahead and blocked the sidewalk and as much as he could of the road. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I pulled on the latch and the door, as well greased as always, swung open. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a quiet minute after the door swung shut behind Leslie. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

One summer afternoon—in my sixth year—while peering under the swinging doors of the neighborhood saloon, a black man caught hold of my arm and dragged me into its smoky and noisy depths. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expect the door to swing open like a regular door, but instead it slides to one side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’d make me swing stinky censers around the counter, at the druggist, at the customers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then came Dari’s turn, with a total of sixteen swings. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I dropped one leg on the other side of the fence, swung myself over, and began to climb down. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The bag was probably still swinging in the shower. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

A very old man, bent but active, with white mustaches that bristled forward like those of a prawn, pushed open the swing door and went in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“And the same to you, sir!” roared Sir Cadogan as the painting swung forward to admit them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Preacher laughed and said, “Brother Leroy, you’re just working yourself too hard. You’re strong as a mule. No one who was sick could swing an axe the way you do.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A man swung heavily out of the driver’s seat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I see an open car, I pickup my pace to keep stride with it and grab the handle on the left, swinging myself inside. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She heard a high-tension crackle and hum from the lights, whose cables swung in the wind, scattering the rain and throwing shadows up over the rocks and down again, like a grotesque jump rope. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Da-A-Fu said, and the boy swung up his arm in excitement. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Something that means I need to leave the top of my backpack unzipped, and instead of swinging it to my shoulder, I carry it gingerly in my arms. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went first, demonstrating how to swing out to the middle, before she brought her knees to her chest, hooked her legs over the bar’s edge, and pulled herself up to a seated position. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Soojin jumps off the swing and starts to quickly pace in front of me as she speaks. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I demonstrate, swinging my gaze to the ceiling. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mountains swung a half-circle around a lake black and sullen below threatening clouds. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The pins in the lock clicked, and the door swung heavily, silently, inward. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As I swing open the door, the announcement is repeated again, clearer now that I’m in the hallway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She slid out of her swing and went over near the cricket bushes to make her call. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The waiter swung at the busboy, catching him behind the ear. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

On his fifth swing the lock shattered, and the chains fell away in a rattling clatter so loud Quentyn was certain half the pyramid must have heard them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When my hands straddle the corner, I swing my right boot up over the side. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I went inside, and she let the door swing shut behind me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The flowers swung in the light breeze, tickling her face as she crossed the terrace and carefully negotiated the three crumbly steps down to the gravel path. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She stood close by Boatwright’s legs with all her fur bristling, her lips drawn back, her tail slowly swinging, a deep growl like distant thunder coming from her throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They swung heavily and slowly at first, but picked up speed, swinging farther with each pass. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wish I could convey the perfection of a seal slipping into water or a spider monkey swinging from point to point or a Hon merely turning its head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bell rang at Brookshire Boys Academy, and an ocean of testosteronies crashed into the hallway, green ties swinging like polyester tails coming from their throats. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He forced himself not to swing his blades. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Behind him the gate swung shut with a click like the jaws of a crocodile closing. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Colored lights swung from the rafters where pigeons and warblers perched, forcing vendors to put up awnings against bird droppings. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was so tense in body and mind that when the door swung in he bounded up and stood in the middle of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bennie swung at her pair, disintegrating both with one slash. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Bigger laughed and approached the bed with the dangling rat, swinging it to and fro like a pendulum, enjoying his sister’s fear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cecile picked her up and hugged her tight and swung her around. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

"For Robert!" he shouted, and he came up snarling, lifting the frost-covered longsword with both hands and swinging it around in a flat sidearm slash with all his weight behind it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jason insisted he was well enough to take sentry duty, along with Coach Hedge, who was still so charged with adrenaline that every time the ship hit turbulence, he swung his bat and yelled, “Die!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They swung back and forth a tiny way. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He looked up to see me swinging there. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Chester pushed the gate and it swung open. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crickets and the frogs were in full swing with a loud game of Pete and Repeat. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Had his eyes swollen accidentally by girls who swung their arms around to make sure their friends understood the importance of whatever they were saying. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The adrenaline surge was back, flooding my limbs and head like helium, lifting me up, dizzy-up, ready to swing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head seriously, her strawberry-blond hair swinging back and forth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He dozed lightly, as cats do, swinging his tail from time to time to show he was keeping an eye on us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She'd gotten her hair cut into a thick, blunt flip that swung easily when she moved her head. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When the children grew tired of swinging, they went down toward the pasture and picked wild raspberries and ate them. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

They’d swing by, place an order, come back, pick it up. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Her eyes swung around the circle, taking in the fire, the tents, and the people. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But Jinx slid quietly from his perch and left Shady’s place, letting the door swing shut behind him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

We sink into the sofa and without making a big deal of it, El swings her legs over mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I swing back down, kicking one soldier in the head with my good leg. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Beverly walked around the room, swinging the flashlight in great, swirling arcs. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She had her arms high up around her husband and from where I was she seemed to be swinging from his neck. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But Old Mr. Chou would swing the door wide open for me, and as I tried to walk in, he would slam it fast, hoping to squash me like a fly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It startled Ivy enough that she yelped and swung around. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Behind them, Nok saw the shutters of the West Side windows swinging closed, one after another, shutting off all that pretty Gold light. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“We used to really swing out heavy,” Sadie told me years later. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

This is what the world looked like before I jumped from the swings with Chocolate that first time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The kleptomaniac dwarf swung back the little door. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He swung the baseball bat off his shoulder. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They swung around, almost as one rider, and rode off, the cow forgotten. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I find the girls dancing like it’s their last day on earth, their hands flying in the air and their hips swinging back and forth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He grabbed her by the waist and began swinging her around and around. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“A friend who might swing over and keep an eye on you?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The game of darts was in full swing again, and the knot of men at the bar had begun talking about Lottery tickets. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“And you still aren’t going to tell me why it’s so important to give Potter the sword?” said Snape as he swung a traveling cloak over his robes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, we reached a wide square where the carnival was in full, rollicking swing, packed with masses of people and brightly colored tents and more activity than my eyes could take in at once. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She swung up the bow and loosed the arrow in less than a second, and the Cardinal fell choking and kicking to the floor. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben swings open the door like he’s been standing behind it waiting for me. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, without speaking or looking at me, Miss Norris swung her feet in their high, black, buttoned boots over the other side of the bed and walked out of the room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was a glorious autumn day, and if you looked up as you swung, it gave you the feeling of floating. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

His long, powerful arms swung tense and awkward. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

With a wild swing of the shovel he knocked over the bucket, and commenced flailing and hacking at the snakes in a blind, slobbering fury. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inej gripped the lip of the door and swung herself up, squeezing inside. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh no,” said someone as the bedroom door swung open—Dorian. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

After all that running and swinging, I've worked up a sweat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

August grabs my arm and swings me forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Charles set his peewee, struck it, and, as it rose into the air, swung at it and missed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tilts her head and her blond ponytail swings to the side. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It swung itself forward on its knuckles and snarled. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Augh!” he grunted, and swung his remaining axe at the nearest branch. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Carefully, Grout presses forward seven more paces, then swings open the door to a yellow shed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Picking up a scrap from the mitten, she swung it around her head. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It swung slowly in on its great brass hinges. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The executioner seemed to have swung it into the fence in anger. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The little raft swung above roiling seas, dangling from a pair of drop clips. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stays up there for about an hour before swinging, legs first, back into his room. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nick swung a vicious fist at Bod, who was no longer there, and Nick's fist slammed into the side of the gravestone. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The waitress walked out of the swinging door from the kitchen, a pot of coffee in her hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Fact: The bowling ball halted right where it had started, in front of Beakman’s nose, and then turned to swing back away again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She looked at me from head to toe then turned back to her friend, swinging her long curls in the process. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

No sooner had Bunnicula reached the edge of the salad bowl than the door swung open and Chester bounded into the room. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

About ten minutes later Mrs. Trent sees the storm door swing open on our front porch. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The need to pause and breathe and not come out swinging. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"What in the world’s going on out there?” she called, "What are you doing with that torch? Which one of you is swinging it? That doesn’t look safe to me, children.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked over, there was another girl on the tire swing already—and she looked around our age! P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There is only the constant moan of shamblers, the swing of my sickles as I harvest, the inevitable double thump when the creatures fall to the ground, head rolling one way, body the other. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

So even if the batter swung and the ball wound up in my mitt, I wouldn’t have been able to get it to our third-base girl fast enough for her to tag B-Cubed out. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

We could hear the door swing open and tap against the wall. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Before I can say anything else, she turns around and pushes the door to outside, hard, so it swings open. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes fall like the low sunshine against the picnic table, Emmett reaching for more food, Frank and George making plans to secure the porch swing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He jerked to a halt, swinging in midair inside the East Hall. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

They swung them like lassos and began to ensnare Typhon, throwing lines around the creature’s legs and arms, using the tide to keep circling, slowly tangling him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Drogo swung off his horse and lifted her down from hers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They heaved the boat up and stretched sideways to swing it out over the water. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

From the laboratory Mack crossed the street and went through the swinging screen doors into Lee Chong’s grocery. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her attention out across the building tops, along narrow alleyways, and finally toward that familiar corner at the edge of her block. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

As he walked he saw out of the corners of his eyes Bessie striding beside him, and it seemed that his mind could feel the soft swing of her body as it went forward. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe to the swinging girl, but the swinging girl was swinging and not listening. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It is as though we have always been in this position, the front porch swing moving gently back and forth, the sun warm on our faces, the day only halfway over. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He swung his leg and smiled at her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For school concerts he had to play Schubert, Beethoven, and Mozart, but now that he had graduated, he was free to play whatever he liked, which was swing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Naomi started when the screen door swung open. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swung my feet, letting them hit the legs of my desk. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The house was on a hillside, with the swing about thirty feet below it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It swings out on its hinges and opens like a door. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then the driver came out swinging two flat leather mail-pouches and climbed up, and everybody waving we started off. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A few clinks later the door swung wide open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When someone needed help, Sean was the guy who showed up, sirens blaring, arms pumping, black bag swinging in his big capable hands, sharp eyes taking it all in. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It opened on shrieking, rusted hinges, swinging inward. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And all of sudden—bam—we weren’t living in a nice house with a swing set in the backyard anymore. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

All the Egyptians always pushed it to the right, and it no longer squeaked when it swung that way. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance over to see the doors at the end of the hallway swing wide open again as Barb and the goody-goody herself step out. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I swing my arms more wildly and pretend to tap-dance in place. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Plus, think about it this way: if there are any enchantments inside, you have the magical compact. Just swing it around and look at things out of the corner of your eye.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frederick’s lip is curled and his upper teeth show and a string of drool swings from his chin and touches the paper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He bent and pulled the ring of the trapdoor, which swung up and open. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Fangburn struggled like a landed fish as the big badger picked up the net and swung it several times against the gatehouse wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I mounted the bar with a kip and swung myself up to the handstand. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Spread that blanket out on the ground,” said Boatwright, and when she did, he packed everything in the center, gathered in the four corners, and swung the bundle over his shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Wall is mine, Jon reminded himself as the winchmen were swinging in the cage, for two more days, at least. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He reached back and swung at her, but the magistrate was slow, and Magdalys dodged out of the way, feeling the side of his fist grazing her cheek as she nearly toppled from the saddle. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The sixty swung toward the clearing and raked the far side. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within it lay Mary Poppins’s compass, with the disc frantically swinging round the arrow as it trembled in Michael’s shaking hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But Culebra was in full swing when Sierra walked in, and instead of the usual laid-back El Mar scene, a sweaty mass of punks, teenyboppers, and hipsters pulsed and churned to the music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When the lifeboat had been swung out the captain came down from the bridge. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their legs move in long, casual strides and their rifles swing on their back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The building had swing doors and they were open. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The south was clear for now, but the flanks of the enemy army were swinging around. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He swung around and started marching across the Dining-Room towards The Grand High Witch's table. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Although it grew out of swing and the pioneering electric guitar figures of Charlie Christian, early rock and roll announced its intention to go light on improvisation and heavy on rhythm guitar. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As the bird broke from its circle and began its long downward swing, the little kid beside Palmer pointed and screamed, “Look! It’s coming back! It’s coming back!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Margaret came running out of the kitchen, swung open the door and said, “Well?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should stand and be ready to jump clear. Hold the ring and swing yourself up when I call.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lamp’s swinging glare cast shadows across them both, looming and swooping shapes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course my mother walked into the room right as I swung and connected. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“After my injury I got in a fight with a guy on my team. Collin, that kid who swung by Harpy’s over the summer.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I swing my legs to the side but my aching head doesn’t like the movement. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The car swung gently as the passengers took positions within the car. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The man with the lantern swung around a bit to face him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fern lay dreaming that she was getting sick in the swings. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The heavy bag was swinging wildly on its chain as the boy with the enormous belly battered it with fists as big as cantaloupes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waitress with the sunray hair came back through the swinging doors. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He sat on the porch swing, thinking about himself as a child—a skinny, clumsy boy running through the hills and climbing trees. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before Beatriz can even crack back, Miss New Jersey lets out a loud cough and swings open the doors of the pool hall. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My mother is taking off a feather boa and swinging it around with her lips pouted. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She caught one of his wayward swinging hands and spun into him, wrapping his long arm across her chest. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z