| 单词 | tank |
| 例句 | As the troops and tanks entered the outskirts of town, most people hid. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Following the slow tank at a discreet distance, I had ridden my bike from Indian Village on the East Side all the way to the West. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Early on, Ogden ruled that what he termed “the factor of safety” in both the tank’s construction and its inspection had been almost nonexistent and those elements had caused the disaster. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Guard dogs barked beyond the barbed-wire fence surrounding the camp, and cars and tanks rolled by outside. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It's supposed to hold oxygen, but a tank's a tank. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z What had been missed was a Tiger tank. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One end of the hose was shoved deep into the belly of the SUV’s gas tank. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Candace stared right at me while pulling her tank top over her head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But this hellhound was bigger than a tank. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I would never have to eat rationed food, or obey curfews, or watch riots from my rooftop, or hide neighbors in water tanks to prevent them from being shot, as she and my father had. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A retired police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, told The New York Times, “I was offered tanks, bazookas, anything I wanted.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The two plastic water tanks sat by the side walls of the chaha’oh, on the bed of an old truck whose front half was missing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z If I found sweet-tasting water I filled her tank, and thirty gallons of water weigh three hundred pounds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His redesigned tank nearly doubled the energies produced by the cyclotron to 6 million volts and quadrupled the current. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Coupons are needed for everything, from flour to shoes, and yet the Nazis continue to press for war donations—more woolen clothing for the soldiers and German marks to buy cannons, tanks, and airplanes. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Under all the bunks except the forward double one were bins for more storage—no wasted space on a boat—and under the double was a water tank which David thought held twenty gallons. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw Blue Eyes’s reflection in the glass of the lobster tank before he spoke. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Some are in variously colored tank tops and short sets, and others are wearing helmets, strange big-shouldered shirts, and unnecessarily tight pants that stop at the knee. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He knew the fish in his tank wouldn’t survive without filtration or food, so he reached inside and liberated them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Thanks. It was all Bob. He’s resting in his tank back at the Spegg, but you can meet him later if you want. We’ll be here till tomorrow.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Grandmother’s car is in the garage. It’s an old Cadillac. The thing is like a tank. If you can get it started—” “We’ll still have to break through a line of ogres,” Hazel said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “There were tanks, and trucks full of soldiers, and motorcycles with little sidecars. It was thrilling,” he said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I see the walls of a tank around me, and my shadowed reflection across from me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “If you had to be in a tank of water with a killer whale or a stonefish, which would you choose?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The grindylow’s empty tank stood next to his battered old suitcase, which was open and nearly full. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Though we were not facing real guns or real tanks, this battle would be even harder, because our enemies, the rotten ideas and customs we were so used to, were inside ourselves. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sergeant Michael Rafferty was guarding Checkpoint Charlie, the precise spot where US and Soviet tanks had faced off three decades earlier when the Wall first went up. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There were six of them altogether, constructed in an empty water tank especially for punishment. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a black tank that clung tightly to his chest, showing off his fine brown skin, and Moss felt a pang of envy at how well it fit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It takes twenty-four months to fill the tank. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of running water from the fish tank makes the whole room feel peaceful. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The deli counter hadn’t changed at all, and the lobster tank was right in the same place. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Though a tank man myself, I had never looked at them from this position,” said Henry. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z There is air-conditioning, a rwo-hundred-thousand-liter water tank, a direct line to Berlin. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Dingy, but not as dirty as Train Ear’s tank top. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He felt all the pent-up pressure inside the tank, and he put it to use. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There were three hundred or so chickens floating in the big steel tank of ice water. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z So much had changed since she and Tony stood together in the shadow of the molasses tank. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Bridget sat on the toilet lid, lacquering her nails with ballet pink, the radio perched behind her on top of the tank. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t even look through the glass, probably because she assumed the tank was still empty. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Dad had a fine baritone, with strength and timbre and range, and despite being tanked, he sang that hymn like the roof-raiser it is. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That evening, Scruggs’s company linked up with another company, as well as some American tanks and armored personnel carriers. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z An ancient propane tank attached to one of the crushed trailers detonated in a small explosion, causing the crowd to scatter and dive for cover. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “We took her and her eco-warrior boyfriend and tied them up over a piranha tank and slowly lowered them in.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A few blocks away, a line of cops in riot gear march down the street, followed closely by two tanks with bright lights. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I also saw airfields dotting the surface, where rows of gleaming gunships, spacecraft, and mechanized battle tanks stood waiting for action. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He checked the valve on the tank that it was turned off and swung the little stove around on the footlocker and sat and went to work dismantling it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And the tank that followed them...the tank had an American flag on it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I gave Julia back her phone, turned around, and looked at the moon as I pulled my tank top up over my shoulders so she could see it. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z At that very moment, the 12:35 train out of South Station and en route to North Station was rounding a curve near where the tank had burst open. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But the light changed and the tank lurched forward. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Even the tanks that stayed put sprung vacuum leaks, microscopic holes that had to be hunted down one by one and sealed by hand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The most direct contribution of plant and animal domestication to wars of conquest was from Eurasia’s horses, whose military role made them the jeeps and Sherman tanks of ancient warfare on that continent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “This tank is making me all congested. I’m always congested.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Don’t you know how many women’s lives, how many women’s bodies, the tanks had to roll over just to get that far? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore an orange tank top, cutoffs, sandals, and a leather necklace with five different-colored clay beads. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But the men’s voices, loud as they were, were completely drowned out by the deafening roar of the tank tearing apart. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Otis pressed his forehead to the heart, standing there the longest time of them all, head to heart, like he was filling up his empty tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In Berlin thousands of celebrants gathered to watch and to cheer as Hitler reviewed a procession of more than fifteen hundred tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery pieces rumbling through the city’s massive park, the Tiergarten. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Men and boys are hanging on to the sides of tank cars, trying to find a spot to sit or stand. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “It’s really hard to siphon directly from one gas tank into another. You need a gas can like this so you can position the hose lower at this end. You know, gravity.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s two blocks away—a tall gray building with big tanks of frozen oxygen out front and construction vehicles constantly adding new wings. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She came to the bed, placed a tank in the cart, and connected it to the tube while I took off the BiPAP snout and placed the nubbins into my nose. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Augustus Waters, noted charismatist, is embarrassed to sit next to a girl with an oxygen tank.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Their carbon preparation was a paint-like graphite suspension known as Aquadag, which they smeared onto probes for insertion into the cyclotron tank to be bathed in the deuteron beam for days at a time. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was slow work, puncturing the tank with a hammer and stake, then waiting for the fuel to drip out so the tank could be safely removed with a cutting torch. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It usually took Chacko between eight and ten days to assemble the aircraft, with its tiny fuel tank and motorized propeller. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She could try her very hardest and still end up sharing a tank with her toad. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The brass radiator and the Prestolite tank on the running board were blinding with brass polish. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The floor, consisting of narrow planks of treated wood, was flat and the vertical sides of the buoyancy tanks were at right angles to it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z What could have lured all those whales to their death? thought Matt as they trudged along the line of shrimp tanks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Throw the fish in different parts of the tank!” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It was hard to imagine how many thousands of gallons of water the glass held back, but he was surprised to see that the tank was empty. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He climbed the tank from the back, knocked on the turret hatch with his pistol, and ordered the tank crew to surrender. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Angela and Hilda chat at the far end of the bar with the lady serving beverages while Sergio talks to a tall guy with chest hair that puffs out from his tank top. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A flat-screen TV takes up a whole wall, and tropical fish swim around in a tank on another wall. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In the corner stood a very large tank of water. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “So I can wear cute tank tops and play the guitar at the festival and not worry about everyone staring at me all the time.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Dad waves at a tower of cars and says, “Luke, cut off those tanks, yeah?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Tony said, pulling his hand away from the tank. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Sparklers blazed to life in front of the sea serpent tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And why did the molasses company have to put such a big tank right here? I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z But Cletus and Ob were as enthralled as cats in front of a fish tank, so I just kept them happy by cooking five turkey TV dinners in a row and refilling their RC’s. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The amount of medals Franklin D. Roosevelt had either hung around my neck or pinned to my front would have supplied the army with enough metal for a tank. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesper was turning the tank, backing up as far as possible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The rolling hills, once perfect lakes of snow, were dotted with mangled trucks and rusted septic tanks. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He sits in a hallway at a Mexican immigration holding tank in Tapachula. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Probably near fifty, he was built like a tank and always seemed to have his jaw clenched. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Allen fills the tank and I follow Russ inside, where there’s a worn wooden floor and a few aisles of food and camping supplies. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He climbs to the top of the tank car and takes a running leap. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Since she was immortal, she wouldn’t stay down, and it wouldn’t get them out of this tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Others hid in narrow trenches as Allied tanks passed overhead, and then leaped out fearlessly, blasting the tanks from behind, even though they knew it meant certain death from the next tank or foot soldiers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The tank had leaked from the moment it was built! I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z We’d found the car abandoned along a side road a few miles west of East River, and picked it only because it still had a quarter tank of gas. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The pipe came down the corner post and into a concrete tank. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She stopped at the big metal tank in the center of the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Trucks would come regularly and pump water into the tank. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then he rose to the surface and found himself in a huge glass tank filled with water and rocks. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s small With two rooms Of books, a globe That I once Dropped, some maps Of the United States and Mexico, And a fish tank with A blue fish that Is always making jeta. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Golden explained think tanks were groups of smart people who worked on solving the world’s problems. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She dashed to the closet and pulled out a flared skirt of purple swirls and rummaged through a drawer for a hot-pink tank top. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z One cup didn’t seem to be enough so he drank another, then remembered that he didn’t know how much water there was in the tank. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like the ghost shrimp in the tank, she’s both beautiful...and horrifying, her veins glowing red and blue under pale skin. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I leapt aside, cutting my hand on the serrated edge of a punctured tank. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Men in planes and tanks, or armed with guns, artillery, and advanced weapons, tore apart the bodies of millions of soldiers and civilians. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When Jerrie was helped out of the sensory deprivation tank, the examiners asked her how long she thought she had been in. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Father Amadi took his tank top off and dropped it on my lap before joining the boys on the football field. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It bounced from the iron flank of a tank and broke into petals. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It wasn’t my skull that was ringing; it was the sewer tank. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “How is my tank top the same as old raccoon eyes over here?” a girl asked, gesturing at me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Not with the thought of our dad never returning swimming around my head like goldfish in a shark tank. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He inches up my tank top and there’s just enough light from the house so that he can see the cherubs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The apartment is jammed with them: thousands on the counters, in drawers, on the toilet tank. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Way, way down the toilets, into the holding tank—the last place they’d ever stick their heads. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Everyone had to wait for sufficient vacuum in the cyclotron tank,” recalled Henderson, whose own peculiar mode of relaxation was to play the bagpipes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Then C. J. opened the tank from his side and removed the paper, dripping with chemicals, and held it in his hands. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As for USIA, it maintained that the tank had not come apart because of any negligence on its part, but rather was destroyed by villainous Communists. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The ditches prevented enemy tanks from entering German territory. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Stuart unscrewed the cap of the tank and the man put in five drops of gasoline. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The back of the truck is two giant tanks, their sides dotted with hoses and metal boxes of tools. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Then they had to be lifted from the cones and moved to the scalding tank. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Above his head, light refracts through the water tank, the symbol of the compound’s slow, pointless struggle. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “There might still be some in a tank. I’ll go and have a look,” said Malcolm, seeing a small bathroom, and becoming suddenly aware that he badly needed to relieve himself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Water trickles into the bottom of the tank. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z To keep yourself from pacing, you focus on the fish tank. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If he could manage to hang in at the back of the field, rowing in the midthir-ties, he figured, maybe he’d still have some gas in the tank for the inevitable sprint at the end. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Kelly gave up and Melissa delightedly put the pink tank top and purple skirt back on. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “You know a man got kilt here a couple years ago jumping in the big tank, and they told us we cain’t never let anybody go if they break in, no matter if they’re pretty.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Are those tanks going to shoot bullets at us, like in a real war? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “That tank’s full of diesel fuel. That diesel’s your life’s blood tonight.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This early model was known as a hydraulis organ because it used a tank of water to pressurise the air for the pipes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The reason the 02 tanks are here is to feed the space suits and rovers. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At the fish shop the ice beds were nearly empty, as were the lobster tanks, where rust-colored stains were visible through the water. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The plant was built with sufficient room to install more tanks if production failed to continue ramping up. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And, frequently, the carcasses of burned-out Soviet tanks and wrecked helicopters. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Although our primary water tank was down to the dregs before the Tap-Out, there was an older one on top of the hill that had been taken out of service. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I think he'd tanked up a good deal at luncheon and his determination to have my company bordered on violence. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The closer I got to the tank, the bigger it looked. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I dropped off the oil tank, slipped on a golf ball, got up, dashed over the lawn, fell over an invisible croquet hoop, got up, then misjudged my jump onto the fence beam. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I must have stopped to fill my gas tank, to walk and feed Charley, to eat, to telephone, but I don’t remember any of it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She took her sister to the living room where she had a glass case, a large upside- down fish tank, and inside were her children’s athletic trophies and scholarship trophies. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the tank built in to the front end of the boat for fresh water and he thought it held twenty gallons but he did not know how much water was in the tank. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The tank he was in was huge, at least fifteen feet deep and twenty or thirty feet long. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I'll use an 02 tank to spray short bursts of oxygen at the hydrogen, and make a spark with a couple of wires and a battery. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Two full bottles were waiting for them at the South Summit; if Hall had known this he could have retrieved the gas fairly quickly and then climbed back up to give Hansen a fresh tank. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The benches were the top surfaces of the sealed buoyancy tanks. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A chain of Israeli military tanks lumbered up the road. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The crusher won’t take a car with the fuel tank attached, because there’s a risk of explosion, so every tank had to be drained and removed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Odd, since it was warm enough for Emily to wear a tank top. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps dead, imprinted by the tread of a tank. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z So its 02 tanks can hold enough to last me seven days. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Living in the tank were not fish but a large, green snapping turtle that took up almost half the sixty-five-gallon tank. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z During her time in the tank, she spoke and moved little, only offering the occasional observation. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He had not even taken the most basic of steps to test the construction: filling the tank with water to check for leaks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I did not look down at his tank top on my lap as I inched my hand ever so slowly toward it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m in shorts and a tank top, and my markers are spread all around me on the desk. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I thought I recalled from the footage of you in that water tank that you got shot in that shoulder,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Mark half expected them to be wearing crazy robes or be flat-out naked, but they wore simple clothes—T-shirts, tank tops, jeans, shorts, tennis shoes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The live fish were specially ordered and were brought all the way from the coast in tank cars and glass boxes to 432 Proudfoot Avenue. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I inflated the bag with pure 02 from the suit's tanks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if they stored it in an external tank or just dumped it on the street. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The fumes shimmered in the air, and one by one, they “topped” her tanks, loading them right to the brim and securing them for sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “But can your truck make it there on one tank of gas?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Lupin picked up his old suitcase and the empty grindylow tank. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Yes, how fortunate I am to be a sailor of priority, taking voyage on a grand ship instead of digging tank trenches like most of the lads my age. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was a huge table with miniature tanks and soldiers fighting along a blue painted river, with hills and fake trees and stuff. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z At dawn on April 28, the Russian tanks approached, and the boys opened fire. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The little boy at the lobster tank was losing his definition—until I reminded myself that even if he was real, which he wasn’t, he and Miles were not necessarily the same person. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The tank jounced—they must be out of the enclosure. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And if there is a differential in gasoline tax, the tanks are measured and the tax applied. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t tell my boyfriend to shut up,” Jenny Flick said, stepping out of the shadows, her cleavage hoisted up to bulge out of her scoop-neck tank top. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z At six o’clock that afternoon, the first American tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When he spoke, his voice was amplified through powerful speakers mounted on the Sixer gun-ships and hover tanks, allowing him to be heard by everyone in the area. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And being a sheepman connected to the Devine Company was like trying to raise mutton in a tank full of sharks, barracudas, and piranha fish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The curbs and sidewalks were crushed in many places, showing where the National Guard tanks and halftracks had been. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I checked out his gear: black jeans, a white tank top, and a black backpack. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A red fish with a mean face swims in a tank near the register. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z One boy destroyed four tanks at close range with his Panzerfaust and captured a fifth tank with only a pistol. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The German military gave special performances, showing off its tanks, machine guns, naval mine throwers, and other artillery weapons. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z But in the tank when I was underwater my eyes were closed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He grabs my tank and pulls me back to the step. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “The housekeeper at Number Eighteen told the searchers that there were gold bars hidden in the toilet tank,” he laughed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Arranged in a horseshoe along the edge are stainless steel sinks and counters, a scalding tank, and a feather-plucking machine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The head-splitting pain released its grip on my brain, leaving me feeling like my tank had run empty. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Try not to think about the tanks we keep hearing rolling down the street or the gunshots from the direction of the national palace, the dead quiet once curfew sounds at six. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A laughing teenage boy in a soiled tank top handed Otto a cigarette and, when he didn’t take it, pressed a beer into his hands. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Armed with a shotgun, a soldier provides cover for a buddy crawling to safety after their tank was hit by armor-piercing grenades, 1969. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The tank turned up Bush Street, and I followed it past Monroe and the lights of Greektown. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For the next two months, thousands upon thousands of armored tanks on both sides stormed at each other in the largest tank battle in history. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Experts in explosives and engineering would determine that the tons of molasses in the tank had fermented and produced a gas. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Good thing, too, since the streets were crawling with tanks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The lobby was like an empty fish tank—glass walls, a glossy black floor, a few token plants, and pretty much nothing else. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The door opens from behind us, and when I look over my shoulder I see Mom in white jeans and a striped tank top. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As the tank collapsed, the molasses inside seemed to hover in the air for a split second—a massive roiling cloud. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z During those chaotic years, as the basic functioning of Kim Jong Il’s government stalled, think tank experts in the West were writing books with doomsday titles such as The End of North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Then, while he was looking at it, the stream of hissing silver struck it and whirled it off the tank, out of sight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I caught my breath and ran through the crowds of children, firefighters, police officers, attack dogs, white tanks, and Bull Connor and found my way into the church basement. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Miles nearly crashed into the lobster tank when I stopped in front of it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z On the screen I saw tanks rolling through dusty streets, and fallen buildings, and forests of unfamiliar trees into which East Pakistani refugees had fled, seeking safety over the Indian border. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And then suddenly, thousands of the steel bolts that held the tank together let go. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I ducked my head in the truck’s water tank and took a big gulp. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Connected to it is a tube, and connected to the tube, in the corner of the room, is a huge tank. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In another, you are staring through a tank at a box jellyfish. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Daddy drove the horses to pull the flatboat with its huge tank because it was too steep and muddy for the tractor in this bush. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z When she joined him, she saw the hole in the ringwall—a dark blot in all that white stone, men running through, firing futilely at the tank’s dusty wake. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I thought there was a monster inside the tank!” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “Dusty’s crew didn’t pump the wastewater into the basin. They hooked up to a sewer tank onshore.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A thunk sounded from somewhere in the tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Carmen and her best friend, Tony, had watched in horror as the tank began to shake, as its rounded steel sides bulged in and out. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z She stood in a man’s tank top, black sports bra, and red basketball shorts, her hair wrapped with bobby pins. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The tank went through the wall to a Level 0 corridor outside the hot zone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I tap the tank with my knuckles, sending ripples through the water. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In the moonlight I could make out the tower of the church, the school house top, and way beyond the glistening of the town’s water tank. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As an analyst for the Rand Corporation, a think tank focused on military and international issues, he had been granted permission to conduct research at the Pentagon, home of the United States Department of Defense. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They all wear black shorts and a light blue tank top with a rectangular patch sewn on the back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I feel like a fish in a wire cage rather than a tank. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z On really high mountains, climbers bring their own oxygen in tanks. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The machine is designed to use the weight of water to lift half a tank of water while the other half balances it by going downwards. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He wore a red tank top, Bermuda shorts, and huarache sandals. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even though I mostly spent the periods cleaning Mr. Peck’s hermit crab tanks, I liked the time with them. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “No, but it’s not a shark tank either.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I look up and realize why....The giant fish tank is broken. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Wait a second. Don’t you guys have a big water tank behind your house?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The thump of a thousand Jackboots was now the shuffle of ragged shoes; instead of the roar of tanks, the crickety click of cart wheels. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Studies done years later using modern technology have confirmed that the Great Molasses Flood was caused by the outrageously shoddy construction of a tank required to hold 2.5 million gallons of heavy, sticky liquid. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z This is not about the water; it is about my inability to escape the tank. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He wore a dingy tank top and jeans cut into booty shorts, with kneesocks and sandals. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Somebody who lives in the neighborhood is rounding the corner and heading for the Zebra Room . . . . . . following the line of tanks, I am no longer thinking about showing up my brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ordinary folks just need to be able to fill the gas tank without it breaking them. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The front window displayed a tank crowded with doomed fish and turtles struggling to gain footing on the slimy green-tiled sides. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about it. I’ve got a thirty-five gallon tank, remember?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was a wordless statement—it would take an Ml tank to stop us now. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Men in baseball caps and tank tops played pool, clouds of cigarette smoke hovering over the green tables, swirling in the fluorescent light. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A pickup truck with a tank of water in the back. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I feel like there’s a tank truck sitting on my chest; can’t hardly breathe. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There are moments I just sit in my frame, float in my tank, ride in my car and say nothing, think nothing that connects me to anything at all. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z On the road again, they saw burned-out tanks and armored cars, German as well as British and French. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Milkman went into the bathroom, lifted the !id from the toilet tank, and took out the half-pint bottle he kept hidden from Macon, who wouldn’t have alcohol on the premises. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The mare was standing at the tank, licking molasses off the sides. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z There is no light shining into the tank now, though the water still falls from it, one drop for every second that passes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “We’re going to have to fill up the water tanks. Your corn is going to need water if it’s going to grow in this drought,” Nali said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And in one ear-splitting moment, the molasses tank had exploded apart. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z They sat on the sand at the bottom of the tank, building things out of Legos, though the creatures seemed just as dazed as the Nereids. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A derailed train with a pool of toxic waste spilling from the tank cars. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The tanks were defended by nearly as many planes, and about two million soldiers were involved in the fighting—a larger number than the combined populations of present-day Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The inside of the honey house was one big room filled with strange honey-making machines—big tanks, gas burners, troughs, levers, white boxes, and racks piled with waxy honeycombs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see their shoulders bulging from their tank tops, shining with sweat. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I adjusted the mask so that it fit tightly over my face, and cool air from the tank flowed into my mouth. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My feet were bare, and I was wearing a tank top and flannel pajama bottoms. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He explained that if we placed our hands in the tank and held them perfectly still, tiny sharks and rays would graze against our palms like friendly house cats. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Doctors only put you in a tank if they were doing major surgery. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Like someone had opened up the lid to my lobster tank and I was finally breathing in the shockingly fresh air. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z All it had left was my oxygen tank. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The PSU was a holding tank, not a place where people improved. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The game entailed using a computer mouse to direct a virtual tank through a battlefield. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She must have smelled the molasses in the air and followed it right to the tank. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Gerald and Lydia are tanner, leaner, a bit scantily dressed, Lydia in a white tank top and a denim wrap skirt, Gerald in wrinkled blue shorts, a green polo shirt faded with use. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The cars are stacked and waiting, their fuel tanks ruptured and drained. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I’ll prove it to you. As soon as I can walk across the yard without near passing out, I’ll get a torch and cut off another tank.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I give the fuel tank a shake and the motor picks up for a time, but then it sort of fades away, oop-oop-oop, and makes a little clunk, and that’s it, no more outboard motor. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he moved from rack to rack, grabbing any extra-small items for Felix and larges for himself: hoodies, sweatpants, tanks, T-shirts in every style and every color. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z At that moment I feared my father’s wrath much more than I feared Bull Connor’s fire hoses, army tanks, and attack dogs. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Nali had simply placed a large bowl on top of a wooden stump next to the Cleaning tank on the eastern side of the chaha’oh and called it the washing area. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Instead of turning my oxygen off, Harris, in his hypoxically impaired state, had mistakenly cranked the valve open to full flow, draining the tank. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I hurry to slip the tank over my head before my mom can barge in to help me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “They aren’t very interesting. We tried to teach them some tricks, but with no luck, I’m afraid. I think you’ll like this tank over here much better.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They were demanding a giant portable fish tank for the journey west. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “It sneaked onto the molasses ship and then wiggled through the pipe into the tank.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Odd, since it was warm enough for Emily to wear a tank top. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As a result, the tank leaked so badly neighborhood children gathered molasses in cans and buckets. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Oh God,” I say, and I lean into the tank wall. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z At the sea horse tank Rose observes that their heads point backward! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They were shining through all the gases, above the tubing and the tanks and ladders. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just the molasses, boiling inside the tank. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The room smelled like cedar chips, and animal cages and tanks lined the walls. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then he put a stick in the gasoline tank under the board which served as a seat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in the driver’s seat by the time I’d climbed down, and the car was rumbling down the dirt road when I leapt out from behind an iron tank. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We stop in front of a big tropical fish tank, and it takes everything in me to look away from her at the brightly colored fish behind the glass. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z My dad is wearing a cowboy hat and a tank top. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The Mexicans follow, up a steep embankment, along a well-worn dirt path, past mesquite bushes and behind some tamarind trees, until they are next to a large, round, flat tank. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “But only if you finish that hot chocolate. I cleaned out a septic tank to earn this money. Not that you should feel guilty or anything.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “If it is, we have three thousand gallons. At least that’s what The Farm Mechanic says—for a standard underground tank.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z A Sherman tank and a hundred monsters were marching through that tunnel right now, and I’d positioned our forces everywhere else. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z By some miracle there was a half inch of gasoline in the tank. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We had maybe five minutes of drive time left in the tank. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I should be worried about some unknown dudes seeing me in my pajamas, but that’s the beauty of sleeping in tanks and basketball shorts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Mom took me off the BiPAP, I tethered myself to a portable tank, and stumbled into my bathroom to brush my teeth. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z No one seemed to care about another student strike, and people walked past the tanks without stopping to read the placards hanging from the university facade. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Better yet, the flat roof of the next garden's oil tank was just a foot below me, and screened by coal-blue conifers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z And pretty soon the entire tank of lobsters was crawling across the tile floor of the Meijer supermarket. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He reached into the bones with the mechanical arm he used to tip shrimp tanks into his collecting bin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If you’d asked me about Nazi Germany, I would have remembered swastikas on tanks and airplanes from World War II movies. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It comes from a small tube running through the center of the tank. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In the corner of the room was a large fish tank that was only a quarter full, but the bottom was covered with rocks and dark mud that clouded the water. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We did our summons after dark, at a twenty-foot-long pit in front of the septic tank. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She managed to pull herself together after a minute or two and took her coffee and tank top to the front. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Everyone wore the same uniform, a tank top and shorts, with a yellowy gold stripe down either side. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When he spotted three Russian tanks, he shot at them with his Panzerfaust from behind a cellar door. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I strip off my scarf and hoodie down to my favorite tank top, go into the kitchen, and start a pot of water to boil. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Each hydrazine tank holds a little over 50 liters, which would be enough to make 100 liters of water. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned away from the calendar; he felt sick, like a walking shadow, faint and wispy, his sense of balance still swaying from the ride in the cab of the tank truck. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The hideous tank loomed over Carmen’s neighborhood, blotting out the sun. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z It’s like a cloudy day in the mountains, when the water is flat as the metal of a tank. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The object would be disinfected on its way through the tank. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam pushes the stick shift into gear, and the vehicle lurches forward, weed killer sloshing in the giant tanks behind us. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The Army recruiter had taped posters of tanks and marching soldiers around the edge of a folding table. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It broke down before he could get to the gas station and fill the tank. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw jellies whose tentacles were finer than hair; the aquarium must have projected lights into the tank, because the animals kept changing color. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When Bloom was beside her, she pointed to the town’s water tank on Capulin Hill. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look—here’s a piece of paper and a pen. Count all the doors and windows. List everything blue. Mount an expedition to discover the hot water tank. And leave me alone to work.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Odenigbo and Mama were talking beside a water tank, for so long that mosquitoes began to bite Olanna as she stood waiting, so she climbed into the car and pressed the horn. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He salutes the commander and shouts, At noon today the Communists crashed their tanks through the gates of the presidential palace and planted on the roof a flag with one huge star. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She grumbled to herself all morning over her work while Tom and Samuel went over the boring equipment, sharpened bits, drew sketches of windmills new in design, and measured for timbers and redwood water tanks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And the Germans either raised their godlike blond heads through open tank hatches to watch broken cities scroll past, or else were psychopathic, sex-crazed torturers of beautiful Jewesses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He could see it in the far corner of the tank, its dreadful tentacles with their hundreds of stinging cells, twisting and spiraling in the water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Once it lands here, they'll ditch the heat shield, all the life support stuff, and a bunch of empty fuel tanks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mechanics rolled up their sleeves and sharpened their eyes; a broken piston, an improperly locked shoulder harness, a faulty fuel tank light, any one of these could cost lives. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The shrimp filled up the tanks in a pulsing, squirming mass. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I find my cousins at their normal spot, around the lobster tank, where Sheryl taps on the glass. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Wearing her shorts and a tank top and flip-flops. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Maybe as a result, I’m made uneasy by the sight of birds in cages, fish in tanks, large dogs in small apartments. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby, in a different tank, I looked at jellies whose tentacles swirled the way wisps of a girl’s hair might if she floated underwater. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “They have been so busy building tanks and bombers, they have run out of houses for everyone to live in.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a hole dug out back for a septic tank. We could use that. Cyclops boy, fetch my ice chest from the kitchen. I hope the dead like root beer.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We were standing in the touch tank room, listening to a bearded aquarium worker speak into a microphone. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Tell them you want to go to the bottom of the sea—just for a look—they’ll hide your oxygen tank. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They got to work digging trenches that might slow down the German tanks. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When we arrived home, Papa gave Roberto the car keys and asked us to unload the tank and refill the stove with it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z More like knee-length, baggy tank tops with pearls around the edges and funny-looking capes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Moaning Myrtle was sitting on the tank of the end toilet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Back then, the molasses tank was just one of many strange things about America. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z She wriggled down in the cockpit of the tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then you go through the backyard to a covered shed on piles over the ocean and here are the tanks for the larger animals, the sharks and rays and octopi, each in their concrete tanks. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The powerful magnets jolted the fourteen-ton vacuum tanks out of place, which threatened in turn to pull apart the superstructure of pipes, pumps, and cables. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She was small and blond, in a neon green tank top that said E MOTIONS! Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I asked as she hurried around to help me haul my cart and tank into the car. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z From the booths, you looked directly into the tank; it was impossible to see above the surface. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It seemed like magic how quickly the buckets were emptied and into the storage tanks. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z There were these huge trucks, like road tanks, blocking us at either end, locking us into a seven- or eight-block rectangle. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Every time I see something like that...a man falls from a rig, there’s a well fire, guy drowns in a tank, I imagine it’s me.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And what makes my heart stop are the auxiliary tanks behind them. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I mean,” he says, “I had to find out that you almost drowned in a water tank from Caleb. Doesn’t that seem a little strange to you?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She had on a cute flowery tank top with spaghetti straps, and once again I felt the sting of being too afraid to wear such a thing. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z This particular think tank was the Thornton Unified Research and Development Institute. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The mill itself is a maze of stainless steel pipes, valves, filters, and tanks. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Alight placed above the center of the tank shines through the water, refracting as it ripples. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t bother picking out any tank tops or sleeveless shirts since Mama doesn’t let me wear those. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Her tight tank top tells me she has no plans to hide them either. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But pretty soon, he and G’ma are stopping to refuel the RV and to go number two—nobody wants to empty that from the tank—in Birmingham, Alabama. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I briefly considered only bringing one tank of hydrazine in at a time to reduce risk. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My own grandfather thought “a hitler” was a kind of army tank that was helping the Germans win the war. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then there are a lot of fans and pumps and storage tanks and other things which Bill had to understand. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved being in my classroom with its plants, the big fish tank, and mahogany desks. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The room was filled with tanks of jellyfish. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I should get the hell out of here. I’ve got a lunch date,” he said, and immediately stooped to make a leisurely and proprietary examination of the interior of the fish tank. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Tangles of rubber tubing sprouted out of the tank. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She was wearing a bright green skirt and this cool tank top with pink and green polka dots. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Soldiers move in and out, knapsacks on their backs, tanks are driving through, and there are bare shelves in the shops. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z If I’m lucky enough, I won’t bump into my landlord, with his tank and sweats and red face. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The tank roared; the sound was thunder trapped in a metal drum, clamoring to be let out. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As he grew a little older he discovered machine guns and tanks and bazookas and, of course, bombs. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She drops the tank top onto the deck of the pool, my jaw going with it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We ran twelve extractor loads through the whole system—all the way from the uncapping knife to the bottling tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank swam around the tank and reported no exits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The tank rolled past the affluent homes, the gables and turrets, the porte cocheres. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He would insist on keeping it as a pet, and once it was coiled inside its tank, he would call Davies right over and show him what he’d done with his bare hands. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Someone poured juice in the tank and it killed them,” she explained. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The two of us together lobbied other countries’ governments to help fund programming for girls’ education while encouraging private companies and think tanks to commit to the cause. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Today she was dressed in tattered jeans, worn-out sneakers, and a white tank top with pink Hello Kitty designs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z This started with the replacement of the machine’s timeworn old vacuum tank with Cooksey’s new version. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Every time the Coast Guard gets ready to pull a surprise inspection on the Coral Queen, Billy Babcock calls Dusty the day before to warn him. That’s why they never catch ’em emptying the tank.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Charlie wasn’t waiting by the door, and I was shocked by a blast of arctic air when I walked outside in nothing but shorts and a tank top. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As their camouflaged troop carriers hummed and tanks growled, they roughhoused, wrestling and knocking one another about. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He is shivering, a ratty tank top hanging from his frame. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z As the tanks disappear down Pingree, a new figure is approaching from the other direction. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He shrugged his shoulders, picked up the tank, and carried it to the kitchen. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Seven eyed her toad, who was sitting happily in his travel tank eating a ceramic dish full of spicy flies. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When Moody arrived in the morning so they could walk to school together, Pearl would emerge from her room wearing one of Lexie’s button-downs, or a spaghetti-strap tank, or dark red lipstick. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As I waited for the dizziness to go away, I noticed a dark, powdery tracing on the concrete slab under the sewage tank—something so small that the pollution inspectors might never have noticed. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z So I climbed down from bed and pulled on some shorts and a tank top. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Matthew waved a hand as if their bus, with the lone man gripping an oxygen tank and the Sharpie-scribbled seats, was what constituted his “cool.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “A great white shark can’t survive in captivity. Most die after a few days. They won’t eat. They ram their heads into the walls of the tank.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The usual crazy rumors: massed artillery and Russian tanks and whole divisions of fresh troops. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Planks of wood stretched across the tanks with netting in between. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The tank snorted past, four inches from their heads, amidst the hard laughter of the soldiers and the howl of the fire engines. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks as though a tank has plowed through it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One expert, an authority on how much structural strain a steel tank could bear before breaking apart, was on the witness stand for more than three weeks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When you put a block of wood into a tank, the level of water in the tank rises. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Sounds from the tank were piped into the dressing room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Shells, gas clouds, and flotillas of tanks—shattering, corroding, death. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like trying to grab something in a tank of water, with the light shifting the image away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They snaked around a giant ocean tank like a school of mottled, neon-colored fish. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A mother calls to the boy in Spanish, then pulls him away when he doesn’t come, and you begin to wonder, Am I on the outside or the inside of that tank? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The water was trying to push him off the tank; he gripped the edges hard, feeling his strength ebbing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Tyler’s the Surfer Dude: board shorts and a tank top even though it’s only fifty degrees out. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It is early April 2000, and they have made it nearly a third of the way up the length of Mexico, a handful of migrants riding on boxcars, tank cars, and hoppers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z All that effort, thought Scruggs bitterly, and our allies were being conquered by tanks in Saigon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “It’s about the Coral Queen. My dad says Mr. Muleman is dumping the holding tank into the marina basin.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They sat and smoked atop tanks, dressed in their fatigues and ubiquitous pakols. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As I began my descent I was extremely anxious, but my concern had little to do with the weather: a check of the gauge on my oxygen tank had revealed that it was almost empty. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She pulled off my tank top in a couple of jerky moves and took off her own T-shirt even faster. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The fish tank took up half the desk space, and there was still room for writing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had fun in the tank that night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Valentina guessed that the mechanics back home must have failed to top up the fuel tanks after testing the engines. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She rolled out the gasoline motor, unscrewed the fuel cap, and inspected the tank. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Gigi was wearing jeans and a flowing tank top, and her hair was plaited into a side braid. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She walks over to the water tank and scoops out a bowl of water to wash her face with. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pima’s mother shrugged, her corded muscles rippling under her tank. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The tank in front of the Zebra Room has stopped momentarily. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Eliot stood by the lobsters, which stirred one on top of another in their murky tank, their claws bound by yellow rubber bands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z To resume my parents’ story, I need to bring up a very embarrassing memory for a Greek American: Michael Dukakis on his tank. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Instead they were usually relegated to indoor rowing tanks, poor substitutes for the real thing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With bullet holes in their fuel tanks, they’d found a friendly Soviet airfield to land on. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I pray to God it didn’t puncture our gas tank. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She could carry three small bucketsful in her bucket, but it was so heavy she couldn’t lift it to dump it into the high tank on the flatboat. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The only thing that broke the quiet was the roar of amphibious tanks. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z One small boy who had blown up a Russian tank collapsed from exhaustion after receiving his medal. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z An Agena is a slim fuel tank about thirty feet long, with a rocket engine sticking out of one end and a hole in the opposite end. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was also very stylish, dressed in a cute green tank top and jean shorts. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There was a dangerous wooden dock, an old minnow tank, a flimsy tar paper boathouse along the shore. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a pair of uniformed men approaching from amid ruined machinery and tanks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The regulator also needs a pressure tank to contain the C02 it pulls from the air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But no one was happy now, and there were a lot of stupid brave Country Folk armed with duck hunting rifles taking potshots at tanks and most of the time getting slaughtered for their trouble. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the tank, wondering why it leaked so much. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Well, it doesn't matter, I'll pick the tank from the contents of the drip cans hanging from the spigots. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He could dig holes, and he had a real gift for bringing water for them both in cans and canteens from the tanks near the mess hall. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Not until I saw an American or Russian tank rolling down the road. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But I know Dad was standing next to the car, his body pressed against the frame, when the tank exploded. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Inside, fish tanks go from floor to ceiling. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I take off my T-shirt, leaving my tank top on—there are a lot of Dauntless around, gathering between the bunks, laughing at one another’s jokes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A Dancing Trout pickup and a Forest Service truck were parked under the tank, cigarette smoke drifting out the driver’s window of the dude ranch vehicle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And now all the rivets seemed to let go of the tank at once. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z And when you arrive with your repeating rifles and your tanks, when you set upon children and helpless villages, should we not use the weapons we possess? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Storms are best, even when they bring lightning and he is riding on a tank car full of gas; rain keeps immigration agents indoors. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When it decides there's too much oxygen, it starts collecting air in a tank and cooling it to 90 kelvin. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Billie spends much of her time fishing in a nearby tank in the afternoons—a lonely existence. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to first climb Water Tank Mountain, so called because of the two cylindrical steel water tanks on top that held Coalwood’s drinking water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It would be easy to see, resting on the bottom of the tank, but only if someone came looking for it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Kids from the neighborhood visited the tank all the time. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z For a while, they walked around the store, pacing the dusty, varnished two-by-fours that comprised a floor, pretending to consider various snacks, drinks, and minnows swimming in bait tanks. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Sweat darkened the tank top that he wore for work. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We drove by redbrick buildings and white buildings, an army tank with a big white star painted on it, and long, iron cannons. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My mom was furious with him because he’d cost us a whole tank of petrol, which was enough to get us to work and school for two weeks. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On the left side of the motor was a small gas tank, and I unscrewed the top and looked in. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Only with the introduction of trucks and tanks in World War I did horses finally become supplanted as the main assault vehicle and means of fast transport in war. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a beautiful rose,” he says, but his eyes are still on my exposed legs, the dip in my silky tank top. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Kyril Montana stayed beside the water storage tank only until comfortable with his feel of the place, then he started his car and swung around and down the hill to take care of business. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dusty’s crew didn’t pump the wastewater into the basin. They hooked up to a sewer tank onshore.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We made hundreds of trips to the big orange diesel tank. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I crouched behind the sewage tank and watched him for several minutes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As the Allied tanks approached Caen, the boys hid among the brambles and hedgerows, lying in wait with their machine guns and Panzerfauste. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He reached the top of the tank and three shots sang past his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Bloom stood quietly in the warm summer sunshine, absorbed by the two trucks parked beneath the water tank. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined our pink vinyl booth at Ming Palace, the fish tank and those fish that saw only their own reflections. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z War ministry flags as big as tanks hang from the rafters. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Two weeks later, I wheeled Gus across the art park toward Funky Bones with one entire bottle of very expensive champagne and my oxygen tank in his lap. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He dug out the burner and the tank of gas and lit the burner and set it in the floor and then he unbuckled his belt and took off the bloodstained trousers. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I was in a tank full of sharks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But with her diamond-patterned mermaid tail, frayed tank top, and the little beaded seashell necklace around her neck, the drawing was also Greenleigh. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In her green tank top, her beige shorts, and her hiking boots, she looked like she was ready to climb a mountain—and then fight an army at the top. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t you dare,” said Edgar, but Seven put his little mushroom tank in the bucket anyway. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Diego opened the door, wearing pajama bottoms decorated with cartoon elves, and a gray tank top. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But the Jackboots were too many, with their tanks and flamethrowers, and the revolt was over by May and the people were herded to the last of the trains and the ghetto was no more. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Spike hops out of bed, blond hair pointing in a million directions, throws a towel over her shoulders, and heads off to the bathroom in nothing but her boxers and a tank top. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Garrett’s friend Jason has a huge fish tank! I’ll bet he went to his house to ask for water from it!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He had used half the tube on one side of the tank. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I imagined the touch tank breaking, the rays and tiny sharks spilling out all over the floor. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Before dawn, he withdrew the last probe from the vacuum tank, scraped the flecks of Aquadag into a bottle, and deposited it at the Rat House for Ruben. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The floats were followed by a procession of tanks, soldiers, sailors, marines, industrial workers, and others who were protecting America's home front. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z But as he revised his text Galileo went on to represent objects floating in containers, such as a tank standing on a table top. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the bottom of a smaller tank, two Nereids—female sea spirits—sat cross-legged, facing each other, playing a game of Go Fish. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Telkhines, that’s your cue! I wave my hands, and you leap energetically in your tank, do a synchronized double spin, and land in pyramid formation. We practiced this!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As broad as a Sherman tank and yellow as a daisy, Pumpkin—or “Punkins,” as the hands called him—had once been a Montana cow pony. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And not just beautiful, but hot, too, with her breasts straining against her tight tank top, her curved legs swinging back and forth beneath the swing, flip-flops dangling from her electric-blue-painted toes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He had got up late and was in a state of barely contained outrage because all the hot water in the downstairs tank was gone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A green army tank, all alone in the long shadows of morning, its enormous treads clanking against the asphalt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Subjects had to collect flags while avoiding and destroying enemy tanks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A swarm of faces—some encased in glass tanks, some covered in fur, some with way too many fangs—quickly surround the three of us, hurling questions at me from every direction. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She had put a new potpourri, a mix of dried, leaves and seeds in a purple bowl, on the cover of the toilet tank. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My head shot above the top of the lobster tank, my shoulders level with the hatch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Ms. Simon from school was in the dunk tank. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They pointed the tank guns into the air. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Was it because white people had, as I had seen in movies, guns, swords, bombs and tanks? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The May Day parade in Cleveland spawned even greater violence, where mounted police and soldiers in trucks and tanks clashed with Socialist marchers who were sympathetic to the Communist cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z My siblings and I spent much of our time in line for water, standing with empty jugs to fill from a giant plastic tank in a blue tent. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I thought that if black people were somehow able to get hold of bombs, tanks, guns, swords and machetes, then white people would be in for it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z During her entire time in the tank, she did not say one word. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She untwists the strap of my gray tank top undershirt and kisses the top of my head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “They say someone put a bomb in the tank.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z A school bus is a tank reshaped—hot dogs and baloney are the same meat. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Didn’t need an oxygen tank, a cane, a walker. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z All of us wanted to believe the bravery of our soldiers could somehow defeat the mighty German military with all its planes and tanks. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z His work was so conscientious that the economic model he developed was pronounced reliable by experts at the Treasury Department and in think tanks on both the right and the left. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Sam throws a bunch of tank tops into her suitcase. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z What I remember next is the blinding light of early morning as I climbed out of the fuel tank. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On the ninth day, Donal MacGregor stood at a simmering tank. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The fuel tanks had even been sealed shut back in Moscow so that they couldn’t cheat and land somewhere along the way to fill up again. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The drops turn into a stream of water, and soon water gushes out of the tank, splattering all over the slab, soaking the bottom of Reggie’s pants. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He was wearing a tank top, and we saw he had coleslaw juice dripping from his armpit hair. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Where the hell are the tanks coming from?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And there you have it, a tank of pure hydrogen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a rumour that the enemy are going to put tanks over and use low-flying planes for the attack. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z After the wind died down, a chemical gas was pumped in through a hose from a metal tank loaded on the bed of a large truck. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Seriously, don’t even get me started on my hot bod. You don’t want to see me naked, Dave. Seeing me naked actually took Hazel Grace’s breath away,” he said, nodding toward the oxygen tank. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z In this type of swift warfare, German dive-bombers attacked Poland from the air to support the tank assaults on the ground. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Valley asked, walking into the room with a handful of toads from the toad tank. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Kenny knelt on the ground next to me, studying the gas tank and bouncing his basketball off the front wheel. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When the tanks crashed through the hedgerows and over the ditches, the boys sprang out, blasting at the vulnerable undersides of the tanks. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Trailing behind them was a banner, caught in the tank’s treads. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I would tell Jamie all about Franny—about how she was here, and then she was not, and how I saw the swirl of her hair inside those tanks. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A girl comes by, wearing a ripped plaid vest and a white tank top, and jean cutoffs. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Alvarez assumed personal responsibility for making sure the tanks were polished smooth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Boiler explosions, well fires, men slipping into the tanks they were cleaning, sinkholes that opened up right under the happy spectators who came to celebrate a new find. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The solid black surface rippled, and another tunnel appeared, leading through a luminous purple tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In one tank sharks swim overhead, just like we’re actually looking up from the ocean floor. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Flowers withered, insects shriveled, and fish died in their tanks. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Following the installation of Cooksey’s chamber, the next project was to bring the beam out of the vacuum tank and into the open air. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I settled into his pillow, my head next to his, and we watched his African dwarf frog swim back and forth from the bottom to the top of the tank. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I go quickly down the steps, a rat scrambling out of my way, thinking how good it would feel to drive a tank through the ghetto fence. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “We were just worried. We...we heard noises coming from the tank.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Ron’s magic wand was lying on top of a fish tank full of frog spawn on the windowsill, next to his fat gray rat, Scabbers, who was snoozing in a patch of sun. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “The water from the old tank on the hill,” he says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They boosted themselves onto the sides of the tank, clutching at any groove or lip in the metal for dear life, and then they were rolling down the road toward the harbor at top speed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My eyes follow an orange-and-white fish swimming around and around the coral at the bottom of the tank. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I was seven years old and followed a tank into battle and saw what I saw. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The man, the gun, and me, in my red shorts and khaki tank top, frozen in time. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Called “werewolves,” the young commandos sabotaged army vehicles, pouring sand into gas tanks. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He pushed down on the handle of the toilet, but it didn’t flush; the lid of the toilet tank was leaning against the wall and the floor was covered with dirty water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z That, plus the structural weakness of the tank, had caused the structure to explode. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It took only a few minutes to get to the tank, which rose up over them like the mountains in Carmen’s village back in Italy. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Before leaving I also refilled the tractor’s gas tank from the pump. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z One soldier in black was having a drunk hero’s picnic all by himself on top of a tank. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z True to form, he forgot to fill the gas tank. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A baldhead in shades and a tank top stands across from Blackburn, the student center, with a long boa draping his muscular shoulders. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The tank jolted to a halt, nearly flinging Nina from her perch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was easy to find, but I wasn't prepared for so many tanks. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing with his back to us at the railing was a sandy-haired guy in shorts and an orange tank top. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A tiny ladder ran from the ground to a small porch encircling the tank. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We were both looking out at the seal tank, but it contained no seals, just an unoccupied island with rocky outcroppings made of plastic. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z There are hanging plants everywhere, and a giant fish tank sits along the wall. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the exact size of the Coral Queen’s holding tank, but I guessed it carried a couple hundred gallons of waste. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes the cart would be a tank, as he passed cautiously through rows of armed cling peaches and silent sentinels that looked like boxes of Frosted Flakes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A few pieces of clothing had been thrown haphazardly on my bed—a tank top and shorts I’d worn to sleep. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Every now and then, a tank rolls through, followed by several platoons of troops. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Most had probably expired in collisions with the walls of the fist-sized tank. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He shrugged and poured gas into the tank. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A tank truck driver was preparing a cotton defoliant by mixing diesel oil with pentachlorophenol. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I let my hands float up to the top of the tank. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I adjusted the flame under the steam generator and changed the nylon stockings August used to filter the honey in the settling tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to scream again, and I remember the last time I felt this way, riding with Baba in the tank of the fuel truck, buried in the dark with the other refugees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I maintain as much speed as I can for as long as I can, and then slam on the brakes right in front of the gas tank. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z There were white tanks filling Birmingham’s bustling streets. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His box truck was loaded down with oxygen tanks and he was already forty minutes behind schedule. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He never seemed to notice that Granny was still drawing well water and emptying slop jars after other women were turning faucets and pulling tank chains. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Carmen and Tony were so focused on the tank, they didn’t hear the footsteps creeping up behind them. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Most of our tanks and trucks were more than second-hand by the time they reached us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The tank, the submarine, the torpedo, the machine gun, even the rifle and the hand grenade are still in use. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The tank seemed to have come alive, as if it was boiling with fury, ready to destroy. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “We came in ready to buy it, but I’ve got some questions now. The back looks smaller than I thought. How big’s the gas tank?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I bought a tank of gas with my last thirty dollars and drove home for Christmas. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She bought an oxygen tank in case a baby came out and couldn’t breathe, and she took a suturing class so she could stitch the women who tore. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Van Riper then took the traders down to Quantico, put them in tanks, and took them on a live fire exercise. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The surf and the high sand wall had made it impossible to unload the tanks. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Strangely, in all his sailing with Owen, he had never filled the tank and didn’t know where the cap was—Owen always had done the water when David came to the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He shot away without telling me where the tank room was. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He touched the tank top and shorts on my bed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z At first I think the tank is just leaking, but another drop falls, then a third, and a fourth, at the same interval. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Chacho balanced on the rim of a tank to get a better view. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back toward the shore where a tank was being unloaded. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm rolled onto the coast with all the implacable power of an old-world tank. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A guy with two long, dark braids is wearing a Batman tank top. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Seven looked over at the tank on the other side of their open living area, where Edgar Allan Toad liked to have his meals. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But then why, peeking out the dormer window, did I see, on the morning after our second night in the attic, a tank rolling by our front lawn? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The regulator can separate the C02 and store it in a tank, and it can add oxygen to my air from my oxygen tanks as needed. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine, if you can, three million armed soldiers and an army of tanks and guns and bomber aircraft, all hurling themselves in a ferocious attack across the United States from Maine to Florida. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Fracture lines zigzagged from the point of impact, and suddenly the tank burst. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In one corner of the tank, snuggled in a forest of fake kelp, was a life-sized plastic gingerbread cottage with bubbles coming out of the chimney. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The entire tank was rocking back and forth. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t know if it was one of the tanks, or if the ship had struck something. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The police tank continued on, and if it had meant to scare the students, it did the opposite. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The tanks seemed to be heading for the distant channel Matt had seen during lunch. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I pretended not to notice that she didn’t have a bra on under her tank top, pretended not to notice the slim silhouette of legs under her long white skirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The goldfish are used to David dropping strange beings into their tank. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “They hooked up the old water tank. Kept the water flowing a couple of days. Just dribbling really. Not enough to bathe with, but enough to drink.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Plus, you had to have money to chip in for whoever’s gas tank was going to be getting you to and from the party, like, for instance, Carlos. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She’s sitting at her desk, laptop open, in one of those thin-strapped tank tops—nothing underneath, mind you, and she’s got a good bit more going on up there than most girls our age. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Pursuit planes were traded for additional cargo ships or retained for emergency invoice duty and small-parcel service; trucks and tanks were procured from the ground forces and used for short-distance road hauling. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Plus, being this close to the tank gave her a queasy feeling. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The tank had been built hastily and carelessly. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Shelves of thin folded blankets rose above a hot-water tank. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The tank resembles the ones they show on the news when talking about war in the Middle East. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The old tank was shipped to Yale, where it would become the core of the new cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the center of the room is a tree in a giant water tank, lifted high above the floor so I can see the tangle of roots beneath it, strangely human, like nerves. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Bewildered, I followed him into the tank room, yearning to quit and tell him to go to hell. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day I watched the German soldiers in their field-gray uniforms who guarded a petroleum tank across the street from our apartment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The machine guns and tanks begin ripping up the next block, or the block after that. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Krupp, Germany’s legendary armament and munitions manufacturer, had begun secretly working on an initial order of 135 Panzer I tanks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He could hear the American tanks firing over the nearby explosions of grenades, rocket-propelled grenades, and small-arms fire. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Carting the tank behind me, I walked up to the door. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The room was full of bubbling tanks tended by boys who morosely fished the water with nets and who paid no attention to the newcomers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The table clipped her backpack, knocking the gas tank clean off. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Audrey, however, had perfect aim, and dunked Jay Oh into a tank of freezing water. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Week after week he had informed her about Monty and the Brits driving Rommel’s tanks out of North Africa and the American troops liberating Algeria and landing in Sicily. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The conflict struck many people as horribly modern, fought as it was with recent inventions like tanks, airplanes, and poison gas. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Harry sat up and gasped; the glass front of the boa constrictor’s tank had vanished. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z As these larger factors dominated the thoughts and energy of the population of the North End—and the rest of America—the molasses tank continued to leak. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Taryn’s cheeks turned pink, and she fiddled with the strap of her red tank top. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I stole glances at Miles whenever I could, wondering why it still shocked me that he was the boy from the lobster tank. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z By the time I get to the living room, David’s already crouched in front of the fish tank, his smiling face reflected in the glass. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered what Zion had said about his parents being huge geeks as I took in her Wolverine tank top and purple skirt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z That evening I took a rag and wiped the mower down, parked it in a comer of the garage and—a little admission here—patted it on the top of the gas tank. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z From a mockery the tanks have become a terrible weapon. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The way Dad had explained it, big boats like the Coral Queen are supposed to pump their toilet waste from onboard holding tanks into a sealed vat onshore. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Mom hooked me up to a portable tank and then reminded me I had class. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Troops and tanks would be on the streets soon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z On his orders his sanitary engineer, William S. MacHarg, built a water-sterilization plant on the fairgrounds that pumped lake water through a succession of large tanks in which the water was aerated and boiled. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We hopped the fence that surrounded the barracks, skipped over a little creek, and broke into the open dirt field where old, abandoned tanks collected dust. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m okay, Mom. Really. It’s not like there’s any reason for someone to blow this place up again,” she said as she straightened her black tank and black shorts. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z His smuggler loaded 150 migrants inside the tank of a truck that normally hauled gasoline. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z There was even nasty and deliberate sabotage, presumed to be by American men: practical jokes such as sugar in a fuel tank, which could—and did—prove deadly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She’s dangling a cherry over her outstretched tongue while wearing this appallingly thin tank top with nothing underneath, and skimpy blush-pink lace underwear. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I topped the tank off with some more water from a sealed container that I'd stored in the trailer earlier. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not in a tank with no one to feed them they don’t.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “What a coincidence! It’s also where I'm strongest. This tank is specially designed to contain demigods. Now, have fun, you two. I’ll see you at feeding time!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Under the protective cover of darkness, the taxi he and his family were traveling in swerved around a bombed-out Soviet tank and exited the pockmarked highway. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Rather than be searched by hand, I chose to walk through the metal detector without my cart or my tank or even the plastic nubbins in my nose. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The next moment he had produced a funnel and a can of petrol and was most kindly assisting me in filling the tank of the Ford. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Luke and Dad were draining gasoline from the tanks. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Squinting through their gun sights, the boys took aim as the first tank emerged. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It depleted most of the N2 tank but was finally able to bring up the pressure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We ended up by the seal tank, but it seemed like there were no seals inside it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Oh, Christ. Who knows? I don’t know. You know her when she gets all tanked up and rarin’ to go. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But if the first sentence had been A tank came roaring around the corner, which refers to an atypical example of a vehicle, a reader would have had a harder time making the connection. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z There were also the LSTs, much bigger landing ships that carried tanks and trucks. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s kind of cool and everything, but there’s nothing much to see. The rides aren’t working. Everything cool is locked up. Most of the animals are put into different tanks at night.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z On the side of the road, where the earth had been turned by tank treads, an emaciated cow wailed. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He leveled the gun to shoot, but the man got over and left his line of vision, disappearing under the tank. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, girl,” Nicole said, “I could never be a Muslim because I swear to God I am always hot. Plus, I look too cute in tank tops.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There’s a guy in a tank top letting himself into a nearby apartment building. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Would you rather fall out of an airplane or into a shark tank? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Now, with a solid suit capable of holding pressure, refilling the tanks was a breeze. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think about it. There’s the value of the fireworks and then the value of them being from out of state. We’re saving you a tank of gas each way, for sure.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He was suggesting that the tank had been deliberately destroyed by anarchists, foreigners who were probably part of a Russian-inspired Communist plot to raise havoc in the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I chose a place near a drench, one of the five-hundred-gallon tanks of twice-tough glass that were spaced throughout the workshop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Among the sellers with their ropes, cages, and water tanks were the sellers of little girls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I think she still has some water in the tank, and there are some cans of food I left from my last trip to Catalina. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Others required the opening of their coat to discover missing limbs, gunshot blasts, and tank treads. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I’d been lying on the couch watching a fish tank in the corner, its one golden prisoner swimming in lazy circles. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They leapt from the path as the tank roared past them, then came to a gear-grinding stop. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Those poor fish didn’t even know there was such a thing as a giant ocean tank in an aquarium, let alone an entire ocean. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z These motors would burn fuel mixed with oxygen carried in separate tanks. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The large catfish swimming in the tank beside him was probably Lena. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “You’re right. I wasn’t honest with people. And before I knew it, the paper chain was taking off, and if I told the truth, it might have tanked the whole thing.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Yesterday the he-goat locked the tank and refused to give me the key,” Jomo said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Water sprays out a hole near the top of the tank, and the pane cracks in half. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He considered shooting a column of fire at the nearest tour bus and blowing up the gas tank, but he decided that might be a tad dramatic. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Tanks, says Ab, my uncle.Tanks, tanks, tanks, and it’s hard to keep up with him on the streets bad as his leg is. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It moved on tank treads and had what looked like a shopping cart attached to its front. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z For example, if an oxygen tank sprang a leak, the oxygen pressure gauge in the simulator would decrease, giving you a clue as to what had gone wrong. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a new style of attack known as blitzkrieg, German for “lightning war,” Hitler’s planes, tanks, and soldiers slashed deep into Polish territory. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst thing that can happen to me now is that I drown in this tank. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Bright blue rocks are layered over the bottom of the tank, with fake plants sprouting through them, coral reef ornaments scattered at random. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They stood together in front of the tank. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t think a tank could take out that old monster,” he agreed with another laugh. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was wearing plush pink pajama bottoms and a tight white tank with spaghetti straps. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I don’t know how far he got, how many of the iron belts he managed to sever, before a spark from the torch made it into the tank. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Next time I’ll look around and see how much they are selling Sherman tanks for,” he said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And when the guns fell silent and the tanks went quiet and we dared to come creeping out of our hole, Przemyśl was a divided city. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Lee and Grumman withdrew to the wharf, where the gas tanks were, to supervise the filling and talk quietly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood in muddy snow and watched the line of tanks, armored trucks, and jeeps as light snow flew across the glare of the passing headlights. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I switch the fuel hose over to the next tank, squeeze the primer bulb, and yank on the starter cord, thinking, pleasepleaseplease start. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At the tropical-fish tank, which was mounted on top of the 1927 Freshman radio, he abruptly stooped, taking his cigar out of his mouth. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z After work I went down to the dockside bar where all the whites tanked up on duty-free Heineken. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It ignited bits of the gas tank, so that now tiny flames lap at the wet road. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark no one noticed him, and the chief was embarrassed to find him in the tank in the morning. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For a fleeting moment I wondered if he thought she looked like the seven-year-old me, standing next to the lobster tank with a seven-year-old him, asking for help in freeing the lobsters. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Had North Enders taken more time to ponder the fact that the tank was so obviously leaking, perhaps they would have shown more concern. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When tank battalions approached the Congress, democracy protesters threw up barricades. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he ordered factories to produce warplanes, tanks, cruisers, and other weapons and ammunition necessary for a strong military. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The next day went by without the mobile unit moving its tanks or the government giving in to the workers’ demands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in a space suit, I was able to pry the access panels off the MDV and get at the six hydrazine tanks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Was that the one where they brought out the tank?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In a southern New England town one contractor finished his work with some chemical remaining in his tank. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then there was the pumping plant for the artesian well, and the big cement tank where Judge Miller’s boys took their morning plunge and kept cool in the hot afternoon. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z The cigarette butt still bobbed in the toilet bowl, but the tank was refilling, so he had to wait a moment before he could flush it again. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The tanks are overkill for just the five of us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There were, unfortunately, miles of tanks and thousands of suicidal bugs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They had phoned him that morning to say that the Germans might attempt to shell the refinery and the oil storage tanks, and that he must report to help fight the fires. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t let on, but he also didn’t argue when Mr. Frederick reached over to return the snake to its tank. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He swiftly took the hose out of his mouth and inserted it into the stations wagon’s petrol tank. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In another tank, peeking out from its cement cave, was a squid the size of an eighteen-wheeler, with a beak like a giant bolt cutter. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The medical 02 tank mixes pure oxygen with surrounding air, then feeds it to you through a mask. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This time he’s in full astronaut gear complete with airtight helmet and bulky oxygen tank, sitting in the diner at a table piled high with food. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a young woman with a scarf wrapped around her head leaning against her oxygen tank; others are wheezing terribly; some are disfigured or badly burned. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He wanted it to expand and break the tank, or explode out the top. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My father composed himself when Amy reentered the room, but when she turned to open the refrigerator door, he acted as though she were tossing a lit match into the gas tank of his Porsche. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Letting the tanks get away, I ride up a driveway and stop behind a tree. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was dead, frozen solid, but the thought of tanks rolling over her was more than I could bear. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The sewer tank wasn’t just empty, it was wrecked and useless—a phony prop in Dusty Muleman’s scam. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z With a movement of his hand he knocked it off the tank. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The jellyfish is in the top of the tank, and you beneath it, looking up. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Carmen realized he must work for the company that owned the tank. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Bitter was refilling her cup with coffee, wearing a tank top and gray shorts, her legs wild lengths extending out. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It’s weathered near the neckline, like worn enough to see my bra strap, so I yank it off and put a tank on underneath before putting it back on. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “You know, he’s started flushing his holding tanks again,” Dad said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z No sea water had gotten in the tank in the roughness of the storm. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s got the hair dryer on the back tank and the hood pulled over her bleached head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Because Dusty Muleman has been dumping his holding tank into the water,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The tank clattered and clanked over the cobblestones, swinging right and left over curbs and back again to avoid the few pedestrians, then sped into the harbor district, past taverns and shops and shipping offices. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Poisonous orange snails were oozing slowly up the side of their glass tank, and a fat white rabbit kept changing into a silk top hat and back again with a loud popping noise. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Behind them, on the border itself, was a tangle of cast-off machinery and tanks that seeped a black liquid onto the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s from Nazi shrapnel! I was a war correspondent and ended up attaching myself to a British tank corps going up the Rhine! We were ambushed one afternoon, toward the end of ’44! Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The hundred had been driven into the trees by tanks. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She shimmied out of her shorts and tank and into her official pageant dress, a blue cocktail number with a poufy skirt. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Grim reminders of it were strewn along the road: burned carcasses of old Soviet tanks, overturned military trucks gone to rust, a crushed Russian jeep that had plunged over the mountainside. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Outside the tank’s display wall was an amphitheater with seating for several hundred. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The water carried the blood down the drain, where the waste water would be cooked in heated tanks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The tank was lit from above by a series of neon strips, but they were too high to reach. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Everyone in the North End knew why the tank shattered—because it wasn’t built right. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z In a third tank, the jellies’ tentacles were so thick and straight it seemed like the animals had created their own prison. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Its sides were coated with ice, where the moist Florida air came in contact with the freezing-cold skin of the rocket in the vicinity of the liquid oxygen and hydrogen tanks. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to focus on the fish tank or the TV or the refrigerator humming in the corner, but I’m still livid over my fight with Will. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Kaz, you creepy little genius, the plan worked. You got us a tank.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then I attached an air line to the tank and crimped it with my thumb. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Seconds later, the metal tank blew apart completely. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The surface of the stern and side benches was continuous and unbroken, as were the sides of the buoyancy tanks. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked in front of him and saw two men running under the tank. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I’m still wearing the navy sweats and gray tank undershirt I wore to bed. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He took charge of distributing water, transferring into receptacles even the water already in the toilet tanks, and he improvised a kitchen that, to everyone’s amazement, produced instant coffee, cookies, and some cans of beer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Wanting to conserve whatever oxygen remained in my tank, I asked him to reach inside my backpack and turn off the valve on my regulator, which he did. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Carmen stepped back and stared at the ugly tank, as if she was seeing it for the first time. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Crumbling brick warehouses, oil storage tanks, rusting cranes, and gritty factories lined both sides of the waterway. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Tony told Carmen something else that shocked her, what the molasses company was saying about why the tank broke apart. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z An operating tank stood in the middle, the liquid drained out of it, tubes and electrodes hanging loosely in a puddle at the bottom. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Trotting around the track are a handful of girls in pink shorts and matching tank tops. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It means I can bring along other oxygen tanks, and equalize them with the rover's tanks without having to do an EVA. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir filled each of their canteens from a tank of water in the bed of the pickup. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He never said so, but he must have begun to wish he had some of those indoor rowing tanks they had back east. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She was sitting on top of one of the fish tanks, looking right at me. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought about Shannon’s tank and pajamas, and suddenly realized that probably everyone at BYU was a gentile. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "That's good. I been having plenty trouble with it lately. Haveta bust it down and give it a good going over soon as I can get the tank clear." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it rolled forward on its tank treads, across the bunker floor, to the armory cage at its opposite end. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The other reason was that you needed Guess What to pump it out of the ground and into the tank of your car. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I rubbed my hair against the glass like the tank was a genie’s lamp and the action would stir up some magic. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The little boy from the lobster tank disappeared from Miles’s face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He gripped the edges of the tank again, digging his fingers into the snow and ice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The dark, narrow strips of ground between the stacks were clogged with the skeletons of abandoned cars and trucks, their gas tanks emptied and their exit routes blocked off long ago. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On the other side of a glass wall was the biggest aquarium tank Percy had ever seen. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Forget it. Besides, if Brad is such a baby about Beatrice, you have to wonder if he’s the right person to be in charge of a twenty-million-dollar tank.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z We fox-trotted all the way around the seal tank, and still the song kept going on about the stars falling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He quickly realized that if the tank had exploded, he would be dead, so they must have hit something, or had something hit them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Thorn smiled at the toad, who was sitting in his little mushroom-shaped traveling tank atop a desk. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z In the area, there were two small primary schools, a general store, and a dipping tank to rid the cattle of ticks and diseases. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppy said Abu Hamra’s family had their well closed in by Israeli soldiers a few years ago after his nephew was suspected of throwing stones at an Israeli tank. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He'd swapped his old, flabby shape for that of a lion the size of a rhino, fangs the length of cutlasses, and claws that could tear through tanks as if they were tin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Had there been horses or more tanks stationed in the upper town? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She’s wearing shorts, a tank top, and sneakers and is kind of sweaty. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I suppose he wanted to remove that last fuel tank, but I can’t imagine what possessed him to light his torch without first draining the fuel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The air tanks of the Hab, the rovers, and all the space suits add up to exactly 374 liters of storage. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It consists of three tanks on different levels. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He went back into the kitchen and got the broom and came out and swept the cover clean and set the broom in the corner and lifted the cover from the tank. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Thousands of KGB officers descended on Moscow, backed by troops and tanks. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I still have on the same navy sweats and gray tank I wore all day yesterday, the same sweats and tank I wore to bed the night before last. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z On the road, they had to give up having tank cars of live fish shipped to them, because it was so hard to get deliveries on time. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The cellar shook as the American tanks rolled past the house, and, as Henry saw the immense tanks, he realized for the first time how frightening German tanks must have appeared to the Russian people. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z From there it was easy: ledge to beam to lower ledge, and down with a dull clang as her bare feet struck the roof of a massive tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He peered into the tank with unmistakable interest. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z My classmates’ chattering returned to me then, and I hurried back up the stairs to the touch tank room where I’d left them. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I was never successful in retrieving water from that tank. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Of course, her gaze went straight to that ugly molasses tank rising up in the distance. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He angles his head against the window and watches the autumnal landscape pass: the spewing pink and purple waters of a dye mill, electrical power stations, a big ball-shaped water tank covered with rust. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At that cue, Zora in her rubber suit with the flashing green sequin scales would tumble into the tank. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I found Peewee drinking a soda behind the water tank. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I can wait for water to fill the tank—and it’s already at my knees—and try to calm down as I drown. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It groaned along like an arthritic dinosaur and dumped the contents of the tanks into its cavernous belly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Me in a tank top, Irene in a T-shirt, not exactly concealing clothing choices. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “We get a lot of foreign tourists here,” said the only girl besides Lindsey, who was tall and thoroughly Abercrombified in her tight tank top. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z They could try barreling through the troops with the tank, but they would never make it to the ship. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He connected the hose from the tank and held the little potmetal burner up in his hand, small and lightweight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The originals were to be designated the Alpha racetracks; the new, smaller racetracks, which would have thirty-six tanks arranged in a rectangle, with two ion sources each, were labeled Betas. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “My dad wants you to sign a statement telling what you saw when you worked on the Coral Queen. You know, about Mr. Muleman making them empty the dirty holding tank into the water.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Do you think the lobsters in the tank try to help the other lobsters? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z That explains his tank top, flip-flops, and shorts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z With the can bumping my leg every step, I carried it to the barn and filled the tractor’s gas tank. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z After changing into my favorite jean skirt and black tank top, I sit on the front porch with David, brushing my hair and watching the road. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They stretched out in the middle of the road, flat on their backs, not wanting to miss anything should one of my celebrity friends decide to drop by and help me dig the septic tank. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And then, of course, the economy tanked and the country defaulted on its debt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He had hardly finished speaking before he dashed off and I saw the blue flash of his tank top. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z You could pass an object from the hot zone through the tank into the normal world. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Moaning Myrtle was floating above the tank of the toilet, picking a spot on her chin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Inside that tank lives a type of bacteria that dines on grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z My mother was shouting at me, pulling me away from the tank. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Even underwater, the cream burned through the rivets on the inside of the tank. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Pajamas and tank tops and socks and flip-flops. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The air was stored in the airlock's holding tank. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z One tank commander announced that he would protect the protesters instead of arresting the reformers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Charlie kneels down and screws a cap off one of the tanks. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Then, directly under his eyes, four white fingers caught hold of the icy edge of the water tank. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z My concerns revolved instead around the diminishing supply of oxygen in my tank. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The tank twirled right through an elaborate candelabrum and burst into flames like some deadly firework. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The lights brightened and revealed the wondrous majesty of an empty tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The tank fled under the bed in embarrassment. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “All I know,” I say, “is that you stick the hose into a gas tank and you suck on it.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Hitler has declared war on Poland, and even now, as the RRG broadcasts the news, the Luftwaffe is bombing Poland by air, supported by tanks and infantry. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe you are in the tank with them. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When American tanks had rolled in, there had been a lot of chaos and looting. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Considering I’m the one who told Jeanine to construct that water tank just for you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They passed one huge tank full of tropical species, and when Frank pointed to a particular fish and asked what it was, Kate said, “Oh, those are the yellow ones.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir opened the nozzle, and the water flowed out of the tank, but it did not go into Stanley's canteen. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I drew a tank top and a pair of waders like he wore on the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “I swear, Scout! Haven’t you got any sense playing on this tank? You might have killed yourself!” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Vole had deposited him in the tank with the giant jellyfish: Herod Sayle’s Portuguese man-of-war. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It started one day when I was playing with some other kids on the tank parked next to the armory. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Every morning a row of trucks carrying bags of rice, fish, and tanks of fresh water comes blaring into Lam Sing. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A vast collection of troops, tanks, weapons, and vehicles surrounded the castle on all sides. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But then another tank and then another followed, forming a seemingly endless line. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The tank beneath was filled with charcoal, pieces burned out of whole sticks and limbs in carbon effigies of the trees themselves. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “No toys in the fish tank,” David announces. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The customers pick their chicken out of the tank and bag it themselves. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z All winter the Germans drive their horses and sledges and tanks and trucks over the same roads, packing down the snow, transforming it into a slick bloodstained ice-cement. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Sugar-Girl nudged Otis with her elbow, and he stepped up and helped them get her situated between the extractor and the baffle tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Tony both managed to climb on...until a huge hunk of metal from the tank rammed into the wagon. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Any tank built to safely contain that load would have needed to be an engineering marvel of its time. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z David must knock/ “No toys in the fish tank,” he says. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s an oil tank under the ground that needs filling every so often.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A tank rumbled over the hill, dust and gravel spewing from its treads. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Your home is as quiet as a fish tank.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I held on to his tank top while I watched the rest of the play. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And the expression on the nurse’s face when Grammy talked about tanks and helicopters. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Then, on October 16, 1941, a Moscow radio broadcast announced that German tanks had broken through the Red Army’s defenses and were about to storm the city. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Reggie steps on the stone slab and opens a valve in the bottom of the water tank. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The Germans destroyed most of the city’s antiaircraft defenses in a single day, their bombs setting fire to oil storage tanks and demolishing buildings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Immediately I dove back to my hiding spot, which would have been a nifty move except that I banged my head on the sewage tank. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Several days later, when Jack and everyone else in town first heard the rumble of tanks a few miles away, they dared hope it might be English tanks coming to defend them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z She reaches for her silk tank top, her eyes fixed on mine as she pulls it slowly off to reveal a black lace bra. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There were tanks too—panzers, they called them—great rumbling things with treads that clanked and cannons that swiveled on top. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z No one drops toys in the fish tank, no one cares if the cellar door is open or closed, and no one shrieks unless there’s a huge, hairy spider crawling up her arm. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the riots stopped, we pass as many tanks as we pass lowriders. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My mother left me at the lobster tank in the middle of the main aisle while she went to get Dad’s pork chops from the deli counter. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “And attack with tanks, gas, planes, and infantry.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He bought several tanks of fuel and some stores, and set off up the swollen river. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he worked out a design for a large-scale calutron plant employing an array of vacuum tanks arranged in large ovals between the poles of huge electromagnets. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As the first-stage fuel tanks emptied, the G forces increased and pushed us back into our contoured seats at five times our normal weight. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ours was a small landing ship designed for troops, not one of the huge LSTs that carried in trucks and tanks. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the store employees came out from behind the seafood counter and, ignoring us, opened a hatch on top of the lobster tank. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They landed in the water at the same instant the Coral Queen’s fuel tank blew up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A knife slips out from the bottom of her tank top and clatters to the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She said he couldn’t because the tank was small and there wasn’t enough water for another hot bath. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, it was not as spacious as might be expected because of the side benches and the buoyancy tanks. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After we finished staring at the big orange-and-white fish swimming around in a giant tank in the waiting area, we found out Coach had our seats prearranged. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Okay, so Ollie might not have been so happy in that tank. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z There Ernest installed the new magnet, its pole faces specially milled to accommodate a new vacuum tank twenty-seven inches in diameter. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z To the rest of the world it’s simply shorts and a tank top. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Why does everyone keep calling me ‘the aristocrat’?” asked Matt as they trudged back along the line of shrimp tanks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An army tank led me into urban battle once; a swimming pool turned me into myth; I’ve left my body in order to occupy others—and all this happened before I turned sixteen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A sign next to one of the tanks had said that there are 150 million jellyfish stings every year. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “It is a big deal. The Thornton Institute is one of the biggest think tanks in the country.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A tank blocks the width of the road. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She returned to the shops, where she bought a pair of boyfriend jeans, three cotton tank tops, a long flowing cardigan, espadrilles, and a white sundress. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z America's factories efficiently mass-produced military weapons, planes, tanks, cars, and other machinery with fewer workers and at a lower cost. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Yet even with all their bombers and tanks, they must have sensed they were on the wrong side of history. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The water tank was huge, the size of a spacious living room. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I pulled Blue Eyes to the back of the tank. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The tank refilled, and I made a silent promise. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The tank worked on the same principle as a sliding cash drawer in a teller’s window. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeitoun’s bunk was over the fuel tanks, and he was asleep one early morning when he was jolted by an explosion below. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He stopped at a filling station and had his tires examined and the tank filled. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wall under the glowing red sign, a new tunnel appeared, leading into another tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Thanks to auxiliary fuel tanks and slender, ultraefficient Davis wings, it could fly literally all day, a decisive asset in the sprawling World War II theaters. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Whole tank tipped over on top of him, all fifty gallons, and off to dreamland he went.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z While I was talking to him, Mom and Dad had moved up to the second row with my tank, so I didn’t have a long walk back. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Did you ride in tanks? I bet you rode in tanks.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Like when I could tell the lobsters in the tank were not bright red. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was tough to tell whether Diego had dressed up like a surfer for Halloween—wearing board shorts and a tank top—or if he was just trying on another style. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The boy asked him how the tank had gone empty so soon but he said that it just had. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes a jeep rolls by, and once we see a tank, which causes great excitement for Alan and Amin but a spike of fear for the rest of us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I watched him empty the graduate back into the tank and noted carefully when he went to another marked SKA-3-69-T-Y and refilled it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you understand? No toys in the fish tank! Chew with your mouth closed! Don’t open or close doors at other people’s houses!” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can get there and back on one tank of gas. And there’s a lot in that wagon. One fifty cash. Best and final offer.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We huddled in the shadow of the broken sewage tank. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was a sleeveless tank dress that hugged my hips, but the back of the gown was what sealed the deal for me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Dad would lift a car with the forklift, and Luke would guide him until the car’s tank was suspended directly over the spike. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It also made sense to locate the giant storage tank in the North End, near the freight yards and wharves where the molasses could be poured into barrels and shipped to various distilleries. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Cooksey’s new tank compiled everything the lab had learned about how to build a cyclotron into a rugged, gleaming, machined tank with glass insulators and arrangements for air and water cooling. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I stayed quiet and watched him lurch from one side, bumping to the other, until he reached the coal-oil tank. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked to the station on the comer, bought gas, brought it back, filled the tank and mowed the second guy’s yard. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z The patriotism of her young flight crews would be an inspiration to women serving the Motherland in a host of less glamorous roles—as snipers, tank drivers, antiaircraft machine gunners, technicians, cooks, or launderers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Their leaders had been unable to stop urban renewal from rumbling through the heart of the black community like a tank overrunning an enemy redoubt. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He saw a man running toward the water tank in the open; he shot again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I saw my mother rounding the corner, heading for the lobster tank and Charlie. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Even the Weekday Warriors, who got to go home every weekend, had beer and liquor stashed everywhere from toilet tanks to the bottoms of dirty- clothes hampers. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I take my time on my walk back to the Eaton house, and try to remember what my mother told me when she saved me from the tank during the simulation attack. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Water from Barbie’s hair trickles down my arm as I hold her over the fish tank, waiting for the dripping to stop. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There were tanks rolling through tiny villages and French girls waving handkerchiefs from balconies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There would be ninety-six tanks to each oval, each holding two calutrons back to back, designed to beam uranium ions in 180-degree arcs four feet in radius from source to collector. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I let myself into the house and carried on making the Airfix Sherman tank model I was building. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Here, there was a strongly fortified line of German troops, airfields, tanks, searchlights, headquarters, and machine gun and antiaircraft batteries. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Behind us, a ten-ton pig tank was knocking down pine trees and crushing boulders under its hooves as it chased us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The container of Neon Iguana hair dye sat on a ring of green on top of the toilet tank, a little too close to the toilet paper doll Señora Oralia had given us. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Many of their tanks and trucks were parked along our quiet little road. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The camp was filled with tanks, and jeeps mounted with guns. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My tank top was completely drenched in sweat. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A metallic shriek went up from the armored insides of the tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Because I was the next new man assigned to the tank I had the choice of the two empty bunks. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z A burning Sherman tank lifted right up into the air and flipped upside down by the explosion of a 500-pound bomb that had been buried as a mine. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Other favorite smugglers’ hiding places for booze included fake floorboards and hidden second gas tanks in automobiles, false-bottomed shopping baskets and suitcases, and hot water bottles. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z We turn onto an empty street, with no soldiers or tanks or hot metal smell. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He went back to his old thought experiment and began to study it carefully, this time with the help of real tanks, real blocks of wood and pieces of marble. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z With the row of police tanks, like the one I’d seen that morning, and the rank upon rank of infantry, I swear it looked a lot less like Springfield and a lot more like Kabul. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Golden, still getting maximum usage from his beloved Grade Sorter, raved about the design to one of his former classmates, the director of a big city think tank in Richmond, Virginia. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I had to lift the neckline of my tank top to cover my mouth and nose, just to get within ten feet of the thing. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The gun was still hot, so it created a small sizzle as it hit the cool water of the tank. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z More than 150 people had been hurt—carried away by the river of molasses, trapped in crushed buildings, struck by flying metal when the tank exploded. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I’m considering adding motion—like a VR fish tank, so you can watch species flit by for hours—when there’s a ping and I have a message. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z While Martin Clougherty had been catching up on his sleep, the train yard that stood between Clougherty’s house and the molasses tank had, as usual, been a beehive of activity. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z For years, millions of gallons of sticky molasses had been stored in a building-sized metal tank. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z They sated themselves on stagnant water that had been sitting untreated in a dark tank for who knew how long. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z On top of the tank were two levers; the first was next to pictures of a rabbit and a turtle. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He may not buy into the fish tank rule, but he’s got this one down pat: if you want someone, to Leave you alone, agree with her. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m the kid version of Glenn Burke, except I’m not black and built like a tank. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “I am puny, aren’t I? I could probably swim in these tanks.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But the engine started, and it had a fiill tank of gas, so we decided to borrow it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I clicked up some history on the area, heavily industrial, at least until the economy tanked. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The little sea water pump whirred softly and the needles of driven water hissed into the tanks forcing lines of bubbles under the surface. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It forced me to fill my gas tank and compelled me to stop and offer a ride to an old Negro who trudged with heavy heels in the grass- grown verge beside the concrete road. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed myself with both hands and pulled my tank top down to cover the embarrassing bulge inside my flimsy shorts. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Sweat glues my tank top and basketball shorts to my skin. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, that would be good! But, no, Frank Zhang, descendant of Poseidon. This tank is not for goldfish.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The tie-dye T-shirts of my classmates had also disappeared; the touch tank room was now filled with kids in uniforms of khaki and plaid. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A woman in shorts and a tank top takes a cup from me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Something awful has happened to the tank!” she shouted. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When a concerned company worker complained of the leaks, the company addressed the problem by painting the tank brown so the leaks wouldn’t be easily noticed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She also was removed from the tank without asking, at 10 hours and 35 minutes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a white tank top, and has a little barbell pierced through his eyebrow. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A group of men had harnessed themselves to a fire wagon that held a large tank of water, but one of the wheels broke and it proved too heavy to drag. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Three lawns a day, plus refilling the tank from time to time, was all I could manage, and I would have to mow the lawns every week. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He reached, automatically, for the container of fish food beside the tank. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z For five days and nights, news coverage of burning buildings, tanks, and armed troops focused on American streets, not Vietnamese villages and jungles. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Like skin divers, too, he has an air tank on his back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Before awed spectators, the army fought pretend battles, with guns, tanks, communication battalions, motorcyclists, and cavalry. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Manny wears his yellow bandanna around his neck, and he’s always in a white tank top, no matter how cold it is outside. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Some metal storage tanks, a few standing flues of blackened brick. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Her lips parted, and she pushed past him, stepping down from the tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The tanks, pumps, heaters, air lines, C02 absorption system, even the insulation on the inner side of the hull. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t it be more effective to unleash the whole tank at once?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It seemed to take forever to fill up both water tanks, and each minute that they pumped Nathan wanted more and more to go back home to Phoenix. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z These soldiers came with tons of warring equipment, including helicopters, tanks, jeeps with machine guns, and long rifles with bayonets. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sayle glanced briefly at him, then turned back to the creature hovering over him in its tank. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The same tall trees, the same brightly colored flowers, the same tropical fish tank right by the doors, where Poe and I got in trouble with Barb for throwing donut crumbs to the fish. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I wandered the streets, watching the German soldiers and their tanks, the breadlines that stretched around the block. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Through the noise of explosions, tank fire, and shouting and screaming men, Scruggs thought he heard someone yelling his name. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But Isabelle’s midriff looked tan and happy beneath the sheer white tank top she wore. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Still, I wasn’t too tanked to switch topics. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He was young, wearing long denim shorts and a white tank top. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z McManus had just begun speaking into the phone when right in front of his eyes the top of the molasses tank blew straight into the air, then fell with a roar to the ground. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “You take the stink bugs out of the tanks with this”—he held up a net—“and when the plankton’s ripe, you harvest it.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That was harder, because the clean air had to be trapped and compressed into a tank. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z In desperation, they resorted to tactics such as strapping small bombs to dogs’ backs and sending them to blow up German tanks. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She wore a blue cotton tank top with tight blue jeans, Converse All Stars, and—as if she knew what he liked—no makeup. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I stood up and shuffled over to one of the molded plastic chairs against the wall, tucking my tank beneath the chair. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z At some point my tank had found others; in a line they now headed northwest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Suspended above the slab is a glass tank of the same dimensions, full of water. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When gutting the trailer to make room, I left one tank in place for this. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Another, larger laboratory with a second door leading out and, in the middle, a glass tank shaped like a barrel, filled with green liquid. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I had a tank and an airplane that shot—BOP! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone flushed so much pot down one of the toilets in the sculpture studio they had to get somebody in from the Water Department to dig up the septic tank. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z No one had said anything about army tanks. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally I think to check the gas tank, which I should have done right away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I stood like shadows in the rear of the Store near the coal-oil tank, waiting for the juicy parts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a small rectangular tank and put into it a large block of wood which fitted snugly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The moment I mentioned a lobster tank, my mother would have a conniption. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I was still sitting on the floor in a bathroom stall in a public high school, I was still crazy, and my hair still looked like I’d dunked my head in a tank of ketchup. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I would have died in this lobster tank. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z After a few more tanks Penny gets tired and starts to whine, so we leave the aquarium before we even get to see the penguins. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He was wearing khaki shorts and a green tank that showed off his lack of tan lines and his impressive shoulders. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Interspersed through their ranks were rows of hover tanks and gunships. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “But he’s right, you know—about Dusty Muleman flushing the holding tank into the basin. Everything Dad said was true.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When he lifted the tank from the cart he thought that it felt light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z More tanks, more cops in riot gear, more smoke. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z One by one, we mounted the idling truck’s rear deck, climbed the rear access ladder, and slid down into the tank. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked through the Plexiglas top of the shark tank that served as a coffee table. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He was a weapon better than any gun or tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Suddenly he dashed for the tank room, sloshing the liquid as he ran. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There were three men beneath the tank now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The new tank changed the cyclotron’s reputation from a device whose efficient management was something of a black art, toward one that could be operated predictably under almost any condition. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Parking in the tank’s shadow, Kyril Montana sat behind the wheel of his car looking over the town. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking of life support, the rover switched over to the local tanks when the valves shut. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She had on a pair of cutoffs and a periwinkle tank top that made her brown eyes look even darker. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He means the free elections, bad presidents now put in power properly, not by army tanks. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked to the window carrying a bazooka and fired it at the tanks below. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She brushed her palms down the tank top she wore, and combed her fingers through her hair. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z After two blocks, I caught sight of the tank: it had stopped at a red light. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I pretended to fiddle with my oxygen tank for a second just to kill time. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Soon, they heard the heavy grind of Sherman tanks and felt the ground vibrate. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She tried to swallow the huge knot in her throat, but it just kept getting bigger and bigger, a balloon swelling on a helium tank. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A nurse came in and took out my IV. I felt untethered even though I still had the oxygen tank to carry around with me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Ultrasonic sound will kill all mosquito larvae in a laboratory tank; however, it kills other aquatic organisms as well. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Her form shivered and the ghosts disappeared, leaving us alone with a pit, a Happy Flush septic tank, and a cold full moon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And now the tank would always remind Carmen of that terrible day that Papa got sick. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “Noah, you understand why I sunk the Coral Queen, right? Every time Dusty empties her holding tank, it’s like flushing a hundred filthy toilets into God’s ocean!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Everything I needed was there: the safe-suit, the packages of food, the air tank, even the Geiger counters. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z While waiting for the tank to refill, I thought maybe I should wash my hair. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Their juices, stored in tanks, become more precious than caviar. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The cylindrical green tank only weighed a few pounds, and I had this little steel cart to wheel it around behind me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Frank read the plaque next to the tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Far ahead there were tanks crossing the tracks, guns poking out of their turrets, jeeps with swastikas driving along by their side. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I made it as far as the sewage tank, where I huddled in the shadow and tried to catch my breath. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then he repeated his efforts with several of the weapons lying around the bottom of the tank and managed to break three tridents, a sword, and a speargun. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I stick three pieces of gum in my mouth, throw out Emma’s crisps, and fill the tank. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She slips it on over her tank top. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z My hair is down, the front tied back with the ribbon from the pop-up flowers from Will, and I’m wearing the skimpy silk boxers and a tank top, despite Poe’s laughter. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Its gas tank had flames painted on it, and a shotgun holster riveted to either side, complete with shotguns. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But it was too crowded at the tank, too noisy. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I was just showing Harry my grindylow,” said Lupin pleasantly, pointing at the tank. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She wore jean shorts and a thin white tank top. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z There was only one other rock up there that they might conceivably move; but that was half as big as a cottage, big as a car, a tank. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z That would double their output or, to put it another way, reduce the requirement for 100 grams of daily production to only one thousand tanks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z By the time I snapped out of it and got up to the steps, kids were yelling after the police tank. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the tank David’s rubber duck bobs along the surface, a goldfish mouthing his tail. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z George eyed the tank top Kelly had given her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She’s wearing tiny black shorts and a gray tank top with a silver dollar sign on it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Linds was mostly bare skin in her spaghetti-strap tank, and she yelped as one of the cold pops mashed against the top of her back. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Solid in build though they were, like tanks, they were neither fast nor powerful swimmers; with just one hand gripped around a back flipper, it was possible to hold on to a turtle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Matt helped Chacho climb down a metal ladder into the tank. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The tanks were seldom guarded, but they might not need them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z First thing I did was pull the plastic box out from my closet and noisily paw through all the LEGOs, picking out the red and black Aquanauts with the little oxygen tanks on their backs. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z A third tank held a dozen humanoid creatures with sleek seal bodies, doglike faces, and human hands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t see the usual darting of neon tetras, and the guppy tanks were all dark. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “We had all these tanks,” said Scruggs, “and we had artillery we could call in around us because we thought maybe we would have more action in the next day.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There was even a tank filled with brand-new baby jellies; they looked like tiny, delicate white flowers. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He started walking around the tank, scanning the ground. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Matthew waved a hand as if their bus, with the lone man gripping an oxygen tank and the Sharpie-scribbled seats, was what constituted his “cool.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The jellies exhibit, below the touch tank, where the rest of my seventh-grade class flicked water at one another, was nearly empty. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Like stuff you buy at a pet store. That’s all that goes in the fish tank.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The front of the tank had blown off and a thousand gallons of water had cascaded into Herod Sayle’s office. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The tanks and water hoses frightened me, but the dogs terrified me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On the rising ground behind the house, barely visible from the road, was a vertical orange tank twenty feet high. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, he counted fifty Russian tanks rolling past his guard position. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Built four years earlier in 1915, the tank stood fifty feet high and ninety feet wide. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z From nowhere, a giant piece of the tank smacked into the wagon, nearly flipping it over. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z They crossed the broken asphalt apron and found the tank for the pumps. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I trail off, at a loss, but I guess I must have sold it, because tank top guy keeps his foot in the door long enough for me to slip in behind him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, Nali parked so that the water tanks were next to the hand-operated water pump. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I had a nitrous oxide tank in my closet so I could get my daily high. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Consequently, a block of wood floating in a tank displaces less than its own weight in water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All of the light fixtures look like real gold, and they’ve got one of the biggest fish tanks I’ve ever seen in my life, with tropical fish swimming around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Once we reached the tanks, we had to go down the back side of it and then climb up a gully until we reached Pine Knob’s bald top. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After all, soon after Germany attacked the Soviet Union, the United States began shipping planes, tanks, cannons, and food to the desperate Soviets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose I could stop you with a Bradley tank, armor two inches thick, three mounted machine guns, and a grenade launcher. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Harry moved in front of the tank and looked intently at the snake. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They probably thought this glass tank was the whole world. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I think about how excited all my friends have been about the cotton candy and the dunk tank, and how hard everyone has been working to prepare. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There they were trampled on and insulted until there were no more Spanish curse words left; then someone motioned to one of the tanks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the night, Sofya and the others stumbled out of bed and began to defrost the planes by spraying them with hot water from a tank truck. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Miles looked back at the tank, the water reflected in his glasses. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I looked on as the thick hoses that were attached to her quivered when the gasoline was pumped into her tanks. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn and see Sausun, lounging in a tank top and huge track pants with a laptop on her flat stomach, on one of the twin beds in the room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Before the Ecuadorian army could bring calm using tanks and tear gas, several people were killed. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel stood by the fire sipping the last of the coffee and watching darkly as Thorold opened the case of the projecting lantern and uncapped the lens before checking the oil tank. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The molasses was pumped from the ships into the tank through a giant pipe. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He twisted a green spigot on a gas tank. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z And why had General Throckmorton deployed his tanks on the East Side, miles from the rioting? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her mother wore shorts and a tank top as she worked the pedal of a sewing machine with her bare foot. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The jellyfish floated past as if watching the game from its tank. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She pointed to the first long pan at the back, where pale watery sap was running in from the storage tank. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Fidelito had been entertaining himself by splashing his feet in a shrimp tank. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She now wore a feathery tank top splashed with all kinds of colors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Ishmael was commandeered to help dig free a half-track that had been deposited on Betio by a tank lighter and had promptly buried itself. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Directly above him, white with snow, was a high water tank with a round flat top. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The distressed man explained that “Mars had cracked open and great tanks of steel had fallen in New Jersey and great monsters had arisen.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z While Saracen tanks rumbled through the dirt streets of the townships, helicopters hovered above, swooping down to break up any gathering. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Tane had been tied together and dangled from a hook, which was slowly lowering them over a piranha-filled tank. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The bolts—rivets—that held the tank together. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Celia hasn’t spoken to her son since the Soviet tanks stormed Prague four years ago. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z One day he saw me outside pumping kerosene out of the tank and he came around and asked me to go for a walk and I said yes. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At sixteen, Lothar Loewe was considered an expert in blowing up tanks. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sensing the drop in pressure, it constantly flooded itself with air from my nitrogen tank to equalize. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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