He picked up the bottle and tapped the mouth of it lightly against my glass. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He took a pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket, tapped one out, then put away the pack and rebuttoned the pocket flap. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Dr. Matthews taps the mike and the crowd settles down. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man tapped at a door, then stood aside to let Poirot enter. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped on the glass and told the chauffeur to stop. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew better than to interrupt Abuela, so I kept my mouth shut while my tapping my fingers on the bottom of the table. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He tapped some keys and pulled the lever on it and then inspected the resulting paper strip. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two store employees are whispering furiously at Kelly and tapping the front of her jacket. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She sighs and taps the book against her palm. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

During the next half hour they tapped, they studied, they pressed, they poked, they leaned, they tugged, they opened, they closed. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Emily tapped him on the shoulder, and Matthew spun, surprisingly plucking the right chord for once. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"If you can hear me”—I remembered a Children's Film Foundation film where this happened—"tap the phone, once.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Manolo is so worried, he has tapped out a communique that has come all the way down the line. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can only recall him doing a silly tap dance on the stage of the Allakazam Club. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I can't talk, but I tap lightly on Alicia's cane, and she stiffens, then smiles slightly, and motions with her head and eyebrows, urging me to get going. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when someone taps me on the shoulder in history class, my heart is a pinball. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

An hour later, he was half-dozing when he heard a tap- tap on the bedroom door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s only a big pencil,” the Humbug objected, tapping at it with his cane. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stooped to pick it up, and then the newly tapped spring of fabulous discoveries threw him another gift, and shock and wonder erupted inside him so that he shouted out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She taps me three times on the forehead with her fingers, like it’s some kind of Morse code message. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talloi continuously tapped his foot on the floor, as if trying to distract himself from thinking about the present. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was tapping his foot on the verandah floor in an energetic rhythm. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The tip contains a pressurized dart. One shot only. You tap the knuckle with your thumb and someone goes beddie-bye.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And I pause, and I gulp, and I tap on the door softly and then step inside the room quickly and shut the door behind me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Struchen went to the bulletin boards and tapped photos and drawings with a pointy aluminum stick as he presented the facts. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped him on the shoulder and he smiled, as he understood that I was saying we were going to be fine. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I lock the door behind me and turn on the bath tap. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He taps me on the arm and uses a twig to write a word in the dirt. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He stopped himself, fingers tapping against his side in a rhythm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For emphasis he tapped the face of his wristwatch. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped his head with its short, curly gray hair. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was then that Jonathan first heard the distant tapping of the drum. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

One night Lee, tapping away at his typewriter, heard a quiet knock on his door and let Cal in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As their conversation turns more urgent, I tap my phone twice and send out a text message to the police. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I get up and tap the screen with my index finger to turn on the sound. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But I soon find myself staring at the blank columns, my fingertips tapping away at the edge of my laptop instead, my mind a million miles away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A man pushes his way through and taps the policeman on his shoulder. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I unscrew the rubber safety stopper and prep the tap. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Good thing, because she’s tapping the end of the marker on her bottom lip now. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I crane my neck, scanning the crowd as I tap out commands, searching for any sign of Ren’s signature in here. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He filled the kettle from the cold tap and held it over the flames. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She did much of the work, and I was required to lug water from the communal tap, run errands and baby-sit my brother and sister. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to use the basin downstairs, for she could just as easily wash, as she always had, from the cistern tap. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He taps the side of his head, and Gloria clucks her teeth. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore now took out his wand and tapped three times upon the top of the casket. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I ask as she taps out her response. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Romero spoke to the bull and tapped one of his feet. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She nods and follows my voice, tapping with her cane until she reaches the wall, looking sort of dazed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been a part of the tapping of something in the black secret soul. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Turner slipped into “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel,” Lizzie began to tap her knee. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was going to tap softly, and if anyone but Eleanor looked out, he was going to run for his life. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t pace back and forth in her living room like always, so she just tapped her feet as if stamping out a campfire. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ned reached to tap the middle shell but Jinx stopped his hand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Check that no one’s watching,” said Ron, starting the ignition with another tap of his wand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Lyra waited till she was sure he was asleep, and then took the dishes into the kitchen and ran them under the tap, rubbing hard with a cloth until they looked clean. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan carefully tapped his toe on the surface, and multiple ripples disrupted the calm surface and went beyond the reaches of the light and kept going in the darkness. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They could convincingly simulate the sensation of a tap on the shoulder, a kick to the shin, or a gunshot in the chest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Now I noticed that we spent only twenty minutes on ballet, and forty minutes on tap. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elephant reaches out with her trunk and taps him on the shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He took off his hat and laid it on the mantel, and then he stood tapping his foot on the littered hearth, facing them. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll need water. “There’s a tap marked on this map the Muggle gave us,” said Ron, who had followed Harry inside the tent and seemed completely unimpressed by its extraordinary inner proportions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She tapped at the keyboard, stared at the screen, tapped again. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The general—still in his gray suit—and Baba embraced, gently tapping each other on the back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They peered through the glass, tapped on it, gestured to Peach inside. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ferdinand was tapped by President William McKinley to lead a campaign to reenergize black enthusiasm for the Republican Party. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The magician had tapped the wand three times and was about to say “Abracadabra!” or whatever Clayton imagined magicians say as they pulled off their magic trick. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I can’t see what Jason taps, but she moves to open the door. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a small pick from the pail and tapped the rock. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I’m standing outside Zoey’s front door tapping my Wiffle bat against the side of my head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

All I can hear is the scrape of Hannah’s broom and the taps of Lena’s rubber hammer as she fastens the lids in place. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In answer to her question, the bell rang—only once, and almost imperceptibly, as if Sticky had just tapped it with his fingernails. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped my lips with the tip of my finger. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I am told there are writers who can tap out a coherent essay in a single pass, at most checking for typos and touching up the punctuation before sending it off for publication. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Moody jerked his wand, and the spider rose onto two of its hind legs and went into what was unmistakably a tap dance. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He taps his foot to a rhythm in his knee. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nah, Rondo,” I said, picking up another stick and tapping it against my knee. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I gather the postcards in a little pile and tap the edges against the floor, lining them up. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped her hand on the sapling and said, “You did a good job, though, tracking him this far. It was a difficult trail to follow.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also gestured with her cane as she spoke, often tapping my shoulder with it to get my attention, or smacking it against my leg to emphasize a point. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, well, well,” sneered Snape, taking out his wand and tapping the padlock once, so that the chains snaked backward and the gates creaked open. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She taps away on the screen for a couple minutes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mom taps her phone off, slams it on the counter, and starts sniff-snorting into a paper towel. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Her calf tapped the a healthy smile is a happy smile bumper sticker. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He shifts his feet and taps his finger against his cup. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Old Man reached beside him for his walking stick — a bent, twisted wood stick — and tapped it on the ground. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she shifted the map that she had been examining on the table, and tapped her finger on the parchment. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She taps her wrist and then locks arm with Haley again. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I ball up my fist and tap my chest, then my forehead, then Richard’s chest and his forehead. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There are insect carcasses everywhere, squashed against the windowpanes and walls, languishing in pools of water behind the taps of the sink. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet in their house sandals tapped on the rounded cobbles. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone but me, that is, because I never trusted tap water—even when it was supposed to be good. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

This time when I entered the Archives, there was a young gentleman sitting behind the desk, tapping a pen on a piece of paper that bore the marks of much rewriting and crossing out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I tap it open, I see a picture of Edna crossing her eyes at me and letting her tongue hang out. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he should get out his wand and start tapping the ticket inspector’s stand between platforms nine and ten. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t run in front of—” He tapped the card, all confidence again. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But you could tell by the way Jadis tapped her foot on the floor that she was growing impatient. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Fern planted both hands on her nothing hips and tapped her toe, doing her best Vonetta impression. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Look here, we’ve stood quite enough! Test us, tap our knees, check our hearts, exercise us, ask questions!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lynn, she saved half our faction from this stuff,” says Marlene, tapping the bandage on her arm from where the Dauntless traitors shot her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And General Peckem swung his pointer south to the island of Pianosa and tapped it significantly upon a large word that had been lettered on there with black grease pencil. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then he shook the gun a little, and tapped the barrel, to be sure that all the powder was together in the bottom. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed what was nestled in there and worked it out, tapping tobacco crumbs into my palm so as to not lose the precious flakes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He made his move, quickly tapping the ball into an open space to his right: he had a wide-open shot. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I knew I was late if I tapped the tree and he came out. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, Sophie caught me in the backyard hosing off my feet at the outdoor tap. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

As he sits down with a big bowl of it as well, he’s humming and tapping out a beat with his spoon. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I wait, tapping my foot, staring at the hole where the synagogue used to be. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She did this decisively, one jab and one grind, not the series of genteel taps favored by many of the Wives. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped the lower right corner of her napkin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

OK, now I get it—a person’s conscious experience of where the early taps fell depends on the location of the later taps. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He gave his father a sharp tap on the head with his Smelting stick. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Griswold punctuated the word with a tap of his finger against the wheelchair arm. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

All I had to do was tap into it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He looked at her tongue, felt her pulse, asked her a few intimate questions, and then tapped his lower lip. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, when I was at home I tap the little ones on the behind to make ’em behave, but not hard enough to hurt. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the old soup in the saucepans into the sink, rinsed the pans under the tap, filled them with soup from the newly opened cans, and put them back in the refrigerator. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She held a blue plastic hairbrush that she tapped nervously against her thigh like a good luck talisman. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then she tapped the diagram at my feet with her paw. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He taps something, and I tilt my head back to see what it is. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One used a cane which from time to time she tapped hollowly upon the walk like a blind man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Television was left on, a running tap, from morning till night. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the first burst of the band, Amy’s color rose, her eyes began to sparkle, and her feet to tap the floor impatiently, for she danced well and wanted Laurie to know it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare out the window of my room, watching the city lights when the nurse taps me on the shoulder. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He tapped at the stone with his shovel, debating whether to move the stone and dig underneath. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head and tapped his chin with a dirty forefinger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In an act of supreme sacrifice, he tapped her on the shoulder. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Lily caught my eye and began tapping her mouth with three fingers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He tapped the side of her case, and with a radiant flourish the fairy was gone. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

We have to go downstairs to Ireland to wash our faces in the basin under the tap and try to dry ourselves in the old damp shirt that hangs over the back of a chair. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ma grunts and taps her cane anxiously on the pavement. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

At the registration desk I tap a bell and a tall man appears. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let go of her hand and tapped his rifle on her shoulder. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He’s watching me from behind his desk, tapping his fingers on the arm of his chair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I missed you.They did me a spinal tap. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped his trademark walking stick, striped in Bayside Press colors, to the beat of his tune. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My footsteps rang hard against cement and tile because of the taps I had nailed into my shoes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This window looks north,” he said, tapping the glass with the crooked nail of his index finger. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

For the town’s water supply, he tapped into a pristine ancient lake that lay a thousand feet below. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tap my toe 3 times under my desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She sat at the kitchen table, tapping her pencil on her pinkie. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He wished his whole village were here, so he could join in the moonlight conversations and quarrels and yet live in Master’s house with its running taps and refrigerator and stove. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I can hear her pacing back and forth, a heavy step and then a light one, and the soft tap of her cane on the dusty-rose carpet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has green eyes and one rolls around in his head so much he’s constantly tapping his temple to keep it where it’s supposed to be. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He felt a tap on his shoulder and looked up to see Father Mulrooney standing there. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

His father tapped his watch and made a circular motion with his finger pointed in the air. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The tapping grows insistent, and I turn, intending to tell off the Cadet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Baba wanders into the kitchen and taps me on the head. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The badger tapped the side of her head with a paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I tap headstones, wondering if anyone here has been reincarnated already. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In theory, however, there were new uses that were yet to be tapped—or else why would the Thunderhead put them to work? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

My lips curled into a dumb sort of smile, and I barely even registered the clatter of a receiver leaving its cradle or the rattle of buttons tapping out a number. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Armpit only slowly became aware that somebody was tapping his shoulder. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

As she walked, she tapped her thigh with the pitmaster’s whip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He carried the plates to the sink, but instead of running the tap he looked out the window. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

As the gunshots fired off outside, I gently tapped my toes on the keys and hummed “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” to myself, thinking about what I should write. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Richard tapped his right knee and went back to his newspaper. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He gets out of bed, brushes his teeth with freezing-cold water from the tap, decides to skip shaving. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It's a soft pull, like someone touching the bottom of my shirt, or a light tap on my shoulder. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

With a few taps, I made a small chip in the carbon composite. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loping unsteadily over, Joe also pressed his nose against the window, merrily tapping on the glass with his knuckles. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how I drench my hair under the tap it sticks out in all directions. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Jaja and Obiora were already at the tap in the tiny backyard; old car tires and bicycle parts and broken trunks were piled in a comer. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond their own voices they could hear, drifting down the drafty halls, a frenetic, muted tapping—the sleepless Number Two on her computer keyboard—and from somewhere above them the occasional creak of a floorboard. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple asked as they strode across the chilly lobby and showed their IDs to the residence hall desk assistant, who barely looked up from the text she was furiously tapping on her phone. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty sure that the tap water was bad. Worse than bad. I think your uncle has dysentery. Maybe all of Dove Canyon has.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Aarfy was tapping the bowl of his pipe against his palm leisurely as he paced back and forth in corpulent self-approval, obviously delighted by the stir he was causing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Thanks Mr. Ray,” I said, tapping the ink pen on the application. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Doc sitting cross-legged on the table smiled and tapped his fingers gently on his knee. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started tapping a rhythm on the desk and I started nodding along before I could stop myself. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Silent Sam gave a broad wink and tapped a well-sucked paw against his nose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I tap on his contact info and almost press the green call button on my phone, but decide not to at the last second. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

However, he was alert, and he snapped open the spy hole, at the same time opening the tap that allowed a flow of naphtha past the pilot light in the buttress outside. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Doc tapped his unlit pipe against his lip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The tapping of rain carried his words away. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking very surprised, he just tapped on the window with his knuckle. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Kaz tapped his gloved fingers over the crow’s head of his cane. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The foam was so dense that this hardly mattered, but he had a nasty feeling that Myrtle had been spying on him from out of one of the taps ever since he had arrived. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Bristle tapped a warning with her singed tail. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ess stumbled along behind him, then stopped to tap on its shell and say hello. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She tapped her stand three times with her baton. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry ’bout that, Matthew,” Mr. Ray said, tapping a box of cigarettes against his palm. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We were supposed to report directly to the commanding officer,” Bill added, tapping his knuckles on the table. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like it,” he responds, tapping on the cover. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I tap my pencil against the edge of the sketchbook, anticipating a “but.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the sound of the man’s voice came up, he tapped on the table. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped his throat a few times and shrugged. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Das tapped on his lens cap, and his tour book, dragging his thumbnail occasionally across the pages so that they made a scraping sound. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Each night, just as I was dozing off to sleep, I would hear a light tapping on Aunt Maggie’s windowpane, a door creaking open, whispers, then long silences. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain had finally started, gently tapping against the roof. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There’s a tap on my leg and when I look down I see one of her boys. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Dr. Atchley, clearly anxious, borrows a cell phone and taps the right location into the mobile Google search engine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jay tapped his cheek like he was thinking. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The place was wrecked, the taps were dry. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She tapped the keyboard to a gossip site. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He shot baskets with his Nerf ball, glancing at the window after every shot, listening for taps on the pane. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, come here, then,” the Old Man said impatiently, and he tapped his stick on the ground again. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

But before anything happens, my mother taps my father on the back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She tapped her heart and then her head. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She tapped my shoulder and pointed down the hill. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I picked it up and tapped on it. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He then had me sit on the edge of the examination table, and he tapped my knees with a flat-nosed rubber hammer. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ever so softly he tapped the hard black shell, and the antennae, and legs, and wings. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He taps a pile of papers in front of him. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He stuck his stocky legs straight out in front of him and tapped his toes together. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The party was slipping away in sweet sadness, Eddie went out in the office and did a little tap dance and came back and sat down again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nick got unsteadily to his feet and reached across to tap the student on the front of his embroidered doublet. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The woman tapped a few keys on her computer, then shook her head. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She mulls over the words, tapping one finger lightly on the rim of the control board in front of her. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They watched the little squirrel as he tapped the walnut shell with his knuckles. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

He began tapping his fingers together—thumb and forefinger, thumb and middle finger, thumb and ring finger, thumb and little finger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She gave his green skull an affectionate tap and let him curl into the heat of her hip. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you,” I say, tapping on my water bottle, “I’m all good in the hydration department.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nowadays many Americans are even willing to pay for water— something we can get for free from any tap. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He tapped his watch, which was our remote control detonator. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dallas picked up a stick from the path and tapped it in front of him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maxine gently taps me on my leg and whispers, “Wrong fork. Use the one farthest from the plate and work your way in throughout dinner.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As complete darkness descended, a shrew sneaked up through the grass and tapped Matthias’s shoulder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His voice trailed off and he tapped the candy cigarette against his lips. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hideo nods, then reaches out to the mangled portion and taps it once. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The water from the tap is icy and our fingers turn numb. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ruby smiled toughly and leaned back, tapping her head. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie Seema would have tapped on his shoulder and made him pick it up. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As I spin around with a lady in a catsuit, someone taps me on the shoulder. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Her father tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Seeds, flies, same size, same thing, Genie decided as he tapped a few apple seeds out of the cup into his palm. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Firewood darted across the walls, ceiling, and floor, mumbling to himself, tapping here and there, and even biting a corner. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She started tapping her fingers on the table. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Dad paused over his paperwork, tapping the table with his pen. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The custodian taps the coach on the shoulder. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, keeping her other arm out of the way with his other elbow, he leaned forward, picked up the hammer, and struck the golden bell a light, smart tap. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as her teacher, who was winding through the row of desks, walked to the corner farthest from me, I tapped the backs of my fingernails against the glass. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He taps his pen on the desk thoughtfully for a moment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

My grandmother leans back in her brown chair, her feet still in the Epsom salts water, her fingers tapping out some silent tune. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Lift it!” he says, tapping her leg harder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He tapped on the screen door with the back of his hand and called out, “’Phelia! Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I give a little tap on the snare for emphasis. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when the hurt piles up, Axel can’t do anything but feel every tap, tap, tap of it. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As if in response to the thought, Newt fell back, finally tapping Minho on the shoulder. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then he said he used to run hurdles, while tapping his hand on his chest, his secret tattooed Olympic medal. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then he tapped her breasts with his baton. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed my essay aside and tapped a key on her computer to make the screen brighten again. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers stopped their tapping and curled until he felt the fingernails digging into the flesh of his palm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They laughed, tapped the tablecloth with their fingertips and began to tease, berate and adore him all at once. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make a traffic circle the eye and bring down boulevards to lead to the mouth, and Ebony giggles above me, taps her cane. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She starts tapping and scrolling, her brow furrowed in concentration. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I tapped my foot while they went through their daily spiel. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He’d turn up the volume, start bopping his head, tapping the steering wheel, and singing along. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In hindsight, we should have come straight here the moment the taps were turned off. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I have to look decent for my job so I take off all my clothes and stand naked in the backyard washing them under the tap with a bar of carbolic soap. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were long, dark wooden tables, with gas jets and taps and sinks built in to them, and there were dark wooden shelves upon which were displayed a selection of things in large bottles. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“This mirror is the key to finding the Stone,” Quirrell murmured, tapping his way around the frame. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I surrender ” “No,” she snorted, tapping the plastic dome where Algernon had found his way into the goal-box. “/ surrender is too much of a clichd. How about: Life is just a box of mazes?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I was leaning into the huddle, I felt a tap. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe tap on the wall—that way if it was Needles, he would know it was me and maybe say something. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Kylie heard a soft tap on the back door, as if someone was bumping it with their elbow. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As Alex stood in front of his locker trying to decide what books to take home with him, he felt a tap on his shoulder. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He hands me his phone, and I tap the screen on. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He tapped his fingers against his side in a steady rhythm as he added to that count. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She taps me and points it out, but doesn’t tell Henry, who is still looking for a place to stick the hose. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If the child can tap by him- or herself, that will work also. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But immediately she turned sharply from the window and leaning forward tapped on the front glass. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Today, Dad waits stiffly, tapping his fingers, like he can’t relax until this is over. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

One night a policeman tapped on our window and said we had to leave; it was illegal to sleep on the beach. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I listen as each tap adds another element, like a clap or snare. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He jumped in the backseat with me and tapped the back of the passenger seat, where Stick was seated. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Hello?” she said, tapping her right foot impatiently. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He tapped on the table with his fork. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I tapped an artesian well of good feeling and made a small speech in my pidgin type of French. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She expertly tapped off a little crown of shell from her egg. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her father tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Theodora leaned forward, courteous, interested, making conversation with a guest, and Arthur basked; at the head of the table Mrs. Montague frowned and tapped her fingers impatiently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Violet tapped the baton again, and we started to sing. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Foaly tapped a few more keys, and Artemis’s deep blue eyes expanded to the width of the screen. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I could tell by her abrupt manner, and the way she tapped her lorgnette against her teeth, that she was questing possibilities. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then I took several quick deep breaths, like a deep-sea diver preparing to submerge, and tapped the logout icon on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I could go then, tap at the window, tell her the situation so she’ll keep Gale from doing anything foolish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meeger on first gets it in his glove and taps the guy as he slides back to first. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I say each of the sounds, he has me tap them out on my fingers. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped him on the head once, twice. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Kitchykitchykitchykoo” John said, tapping his finger on the side of an aquarium that had two piranha flesh-eating fish in it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tobin taps his pen on his desk, gives me a funny look. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I imagine him tapping my koochy lips, murmuring down at me, Mine. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then the reporter waited patiently while I took the time to tap the right words. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In the middle of his reverie, Macon was interrupted by rapid tapping on the window. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear footsteps upstairs, and tapped Margo on the shoulder and looked at her, my eyes bulging. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He smiled proudly and tapped a finger to his nose. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Edna taps the learning packet icon on her tablet and skims over the directions for the project. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He paused first at Dr. Armstrong's door and tapped. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I made my escape with my Notebook and tapped on the library door. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The deputy handed me a pencil and tapped the clipboard. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Foaly tapped a key on his laptop, scrolling through Artemis’s vital statistics. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was his boot, its hard edge tapping on the floor, that I had heard from below. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ma's face breaks into a smile, and her sari rustles as she taps her palms together in a Namaste. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The goldfish floated to the top of the water and when she tapped the side of the bowl with her fingernail they did not flash away in a lightning arc of terror. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a tap on the door and Thelma came in, her eyes swollen and her nose red. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mother taps her nails on the dining table, her signal for solitude to chant. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I walked him to the door, then stood there listening to the tapping of his metal-capped shoes on the hallway floor. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dimming taps the stack of papers for a moment, clears his throat, and addresses Catherine. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I tap Donna and point in their direction. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I tap my toe 3 times before letting Pi jump free from the blanket and onto our living room floor. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was in the chair one night, having a friendly argument with the drummer, Sonny Greer, who was standing there, when I tapped the bottom of his shoes to signal that I was finished. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, because I wanted something other than the murmured greetings in Yiddish to listen to, I began to hear, distinctly, the tapping sounds of Danny’s metal-capped shoes against the cement pavement. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Leaving the lights out, they ran their hands along square wall panels in lecture rooms, tapping softly and looking for hidden compartments. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He taps the screen again, and the picture of my DNA disappears, so the screen is blank, just glass. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He tapped one of them on the shoulder, and the person jumped and whirled around. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She took them out, tapped the top down, and handed me the drumsticks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He tapped my arm and said: “And you know what, Mexico?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jake’s fingers were trembling when he tapped the screen to end the video. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

While she drank a glass of water from the kitchen tap, the kiss continued, binding the couple into their solitude. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the horse moved, Smith tapped him again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer tapped the edge of his scar uncertainly, prodding the uneven, knotted skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I tapped in the name of the company in my web browser. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, the fall of the wall did not just open the way for more people to tap into one another’s knowledge pools. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

A travel attendant steps aside to let Edel go, then taps an hourglass hanging from her jacket lapel. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He tapped his finger against the huge painting in front of us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A conch shell is repeatedly tapped and passed around, but no one in the room is able to get it to emit a sound. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The blade moved and tapped lightly on his left eye. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody raced around the room and sat down at separate desks to start tapping on the glass computer pads. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He tapped the monitor with a slim finger. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Pull two desks together and please tap on the religion folder on your screen.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I thought that the Sun Temple is only eighteen miles north of Puri,” Mr. Das said, tapping on the tour book. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dr. Simons tapped at the table with his forefinger. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

There was a genteel tap of the knocker and the musical voice asked again, “Where do Vanished objects go?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You’re talking about arithmetic, Sonny,” he said, and tapped the Bible. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of especially naughty children, it is sometimes said, ‘They must have been raised by wolves,’” Lord Fredrick finally remarked, tapping his cigar into a bronze ashtray shaped like a fox. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I tapped into my ability to go on mental autopilot. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I bring up a search, then tap Pirate's Den when the result scrolls by. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He taps the closed file with his fingers. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He brought the canoe up next to the door and tapped on the glass. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I tapped “accept” on the laptop, and a few seconds later, Auggie’s face came on the screen. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He tapped a bony shoulder, shuffled his feet, and threw a slow but graceful left hook. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arturo walked to the edge of the frozen grass and stepped onto the ice again, tapping his boots against its marbled surface. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The man taps the screen a couple more times. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She began making the puppet dance by bobbing the stick and tapping the paddle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He turned to his keyboard and tapped a few keys. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Ekon’s fingers danced of their own accord, tapping hard against his leg in a frantic beat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stoker taps the project sheet that sits on my desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well. My memory of that night is ever so hazy,” she said, tapping her lips. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I look across the room at Eric, who stands on one of the tables with the microphone in hand, tapping it with his fingertips. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ivan leaped into the air, tapping his heels together off to the side, and landed on his feet as lightly as fall leaves. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

His thumb stops tapping, and he looks at me, and then he twines his fingers through mine. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Someone taps on the wall in front of me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Thor nodded, and he tapped the handle of his hammer meaningfully. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The bell captain tapped the trunk and the Chevy drove away. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Rock passing games such as “Obwisana” start out very simply, but the rocks can be tapped in more complex polyrhythms after the children master the easier rhythms. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The game prompted me to enter my initials, and I nervously tapped them in: W-O-W. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Up to forty people could share a single water tap. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma taps my shoulder and says something I can’t hear over the music. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But he shook Bags’s hand and said, “I’ll be looking for you out there,” and then he said, “Sorry, Ryan Dean, Coach is just being careful,” and he tapped the bandage on my head. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Gen looked up at their new client and tapped her hand. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Gritting her teeth, Sefia got to her feet, clipped the padlock back in place, and tapped him on the shoulder to let him know they had to go. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

At last, on the fourth morning, close to midday, he noticed Heqet standing close beside Rekh’s worktable, ostensibly watching the goldsmith raise a bowl, but actually whispering to him under cover of the hammer taps. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I have the whole world here,” he says, and taps the cover of Darwin. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Cristofori’s invention, instead of plucking the strings, tapped them with a gentle hammer tipped with deerskin. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

When that didn’t turn up the leaker, the FBI tapped the phones of several journalists. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tobin taps his fingers on his desk. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Arisna Whitaker, the dean secretary herself, is seated behind her desk, tapping on its glass—no doubt typing up my report. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Chimes rang* and then I heard faint and irregular footsteps tapping on a parquet floor, coming toward the door. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Outside, customers tap on the glass door with keys and coins. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the taps sounded more hollow than all the others. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sam tapped her hand on the steering wheel. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was a tap on my bedroom door, and then Hafsa entered. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Lina, there’s something I have to explain to you . . But Sourmelina was looking away, tapping her foot. “Maybe she fell in.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He exchanged the Wii controller for a screwdriver from his magic tool belt and tapped the statue’s pedestal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Though Mary Alice was getting a little too leggy to be a child star, Mother said taking tap would give her poise. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped Doc on the back of his hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Professor Flitwick called them one by one into his class to see if they could make a pineapple tap- dance across a desk. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He takes my hand and taps his fingertips against my fingertips, one at a time. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Theo taps the plate with his bat and gets into his stance. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I think of what it must be like to recover from a whipping in midsummer, with the searing heat and the tepid water from the tap. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, I’m on my desktop, tap dancing and yelling, “Get ’im off me! Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brer tapped his foot impatiently, until finally he flapped his paws and cut me off. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She looked me up on the appointment list, tapping the eraser end of her pencil on the desk. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The gyptian said, “You think the weather is only out there? It’s in here too,” and tapped his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Somebody tapped my shoulder and said, “You bone her yet?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

When night came, Ben tapped at the door. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No way, David. The overtime budget’s tapped out.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was practicing these lines to myself when Hugh came up from behind and tapped me on the shoulder, signaling that the next stop was ours. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Four hoarse blasts of a ship’s whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There must be something wrong with him up-stairs,Dad remarked, and tapped himself on his noggin as if to say that Mr. Spizz was nuts. “How can you tell if he’s cracked?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Jill tapped the empty plastic Coke bottle against the table nervously. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My hands shake down to my fingertips, but I tap the screen and put the phone to my ear. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That's because the girl tapping on the laptop is the girl I met on Tuesday. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad tapped his temple, his shorthand for I can read your mind. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nick’s sitting alone on the stoop, tapping his fingers on the edge of the bricks. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Not bad,” she says, tapping her manicured nails on the countertop. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I set the volume and brightness controls to their lowest settings and tapped the Apply button again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At exactly midnight I crept down the hall and tapped on Abbey’s door. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I slipped my feet out of my flats and tapped my toes on the keys. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I filled a glass from the tap and bolted it, a case of too much, too quickly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was this same rapid tapping on the window- pane, the same flash-of-gold smile that had preceded his now- famous scream to Macon: “Mr. Smith went splat!” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was busy picturing how it would go down when Rondell leaned over and tapped me on the shoulder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what time it was when someone tapped on his door. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap into the second email from someone named Ben Hugo. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Happy birthday, Will,” she says, tapping my side gently with the pool cue. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

So Mary Alice was apt to stop cold on a sidewalk and run through a tap routine in her regular sandals. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rain was tapping hard against the window. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Hearing the other's voice would have been bright and dangerous, so instead we tapped out messages. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips, and one of her feet tapped an impatient rhythm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I tap my foot impatiently while I peer out the plate-glass windows, scanning the sky for seagulls. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Mom held a bottle of hot sauce over her plate, and I watched as she tapped little orange drops across her eggs. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Now he’s pacing and muttering to himself, tapping his fingertips together. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He taps it with one fingertip, and an image appears on it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Vonetta only saw that she wasn’t being hugged and said, “What about me?” tapping her toe. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He shut the gates in her face with a loud clang and tapped the chains with his wand again, so that they slithered, clinking, back into place. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

After they left in Master’s car, Ugwu heard a tap on the back door and went to see who it was. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They’d run from room to room, flipping light switches, turning on the taps, bouncing on the beds. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

What are they waiting for? he thought, tapping his fingers on the armrest of his chair. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for the door to close behind Frankie before twisting on the taps. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tapped a finger to my lips as if reconsidering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I tapped on her window, she didn’t start, or even look surprised to see me after all that time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap the screen to read the next entry. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I think we need something more than just a written report,” Jonah says, tapping his pencil on the plastic desk to some inner beat. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Ugwu turned off the tap, turned it on again, then off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I popped my head out momentarily while my mom tapped my leg. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He cleaned his fingers as best he could in the cold water ffom the tap and went back into the other room. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Soojin gets four stars on every song when she and I play together, but she’s been studying ballet, tap, and jazz since she was six. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I hurry up to her and tap her on the shoulder. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

You can’t sit in a desk chair and tap your pen against the table in that tap tap tappity tap rhythm you used to do that I hated. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He gave my shoulder a light tap instead of a thump and said, “Let’s go inside.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Victor tapped Joey on the shoulder with his cup. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom tapped his thick fingers together like a clergyman and leaned back in his chair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

After she got home and Pet faded away, Jam pulled out her tablet and laid it flat on her bed, tapping on the screen to wake it up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

My brother taps the window, trying to get me to look at him. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The arts provide a platform through which teachers can tap into a child’s creativity and humanity while teaching content material. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“We feel the water taps in the dark. They are covered with a thin coating of ice, so it is difficult to open them,” Sofya said. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He tapped his chest and stood upright again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Estha put on the tap and water drummed into a plastic bucket. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain tapped and pattered on the roof, the windows, the hood. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Before he could answer, there came a tap at the door, and he opened it almost with relief. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first they were ashamed and timid, but he would begin twirling them around, tapping loudly while his arm encircled their waists and giving them his most seductive smile, and soon they were enthusiastic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Mr. Watras’s conducting baton and tapped it on the music stand just like he always does. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom’s chipped nail tapped against her cup in an anxious beat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray tapped the ash on the step. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even though the plant was inches from the tap, the soil was so dry that he had to water it first before the candles would stand straight. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was even tapping his hand on the steering wheel like he was really enjoying it. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad makes a grab for it, but I swipe it out of his reach and tap into my inbox. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

McNaughton tapped his fingers on his desk, staring at his new employee for an uncomfortably long moment. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We watched her as she tapped on the door lightly. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A handful of people reach into their pockets or bags and tap on the screen of a cell phone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Time for more pain meds, sweetheart?” she asked kindly, tapping the IV feed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped at a small metal compartment at the front of the box. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The woman returned the paper to the pile and tapped the edges of the stack to make it tidy. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then the rain would jump and tap at the window on the opposite side. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She goes to the sink, runs her hands briefly under the tap, dries them on the dishtowel. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice took out her tap shoes to show her, so it must be girl talk. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rain resolves into a tapping noise....My eyes snap open. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She tapped her wrist and her silver chains transformed— flattening and expanding into a huge shield. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped the thick plastic case to make sure he knew which scratch-offs she wanted. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Think so,” he says, tapping his pen cap against his teeth. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The La-Z-Boy groans as he shifts, and then he taps me on the shoulder and hands me a pink envelope. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I tap my fingers on Dad’s chest of drawers, where his house keys, wallet, and clothes are. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He scratched his beard and tapped at the sky, mumbling about dates, trying to recall where he’d been yesterday. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I shouted at Tilly because she was tap dancing at the edge of the dock, getting ready to jump in, and I didn’t want her to come. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

One of the other females reached for the stake, and I tapped her on the head as her hand came near. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was playing a guitar and he had on skinny pointy-toed cowboy boots and he was tap' ping them while he was playing the music. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tap one end of the candy bar, making it teeter-totter on my knee. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A little later Frodo came out of the study to see how things were going on and found her still about the place, investigating nooks and corners and tapping the floors. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But one afternoon, during a table tennis match at which the entire staff was present, I felt someone tap me on the shoulder. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He rolled back the canopy on his plane and sent a flare skidding green across the sky, then ordered his radioman to tap out a battle cry. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even the woodpeckers that had been tapping around me all morning were silent. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weather box on the front door sang quietly: “Rain, rain, go away; rubbers, raincoats for today . . .” And the rain tapped on the empty house, echoing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to him is Eric, who taps his foot faster than my heartbeat. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

JB nods, his fingers tapping away on the computer, chatting probably with Miss Sweet Tea. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He tapped his temple with his right index finger. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Alone in his freezing cell, Stockdale communicated with the other Americans using an ingenious “tap code.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He offered a stiff nod before dropping his gaze and letting his fingers tap against his side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t go then, because by the time I returned from French Lick, I was tapped out and that was it, and there was no more traveling anywhere for a long while. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He took one this time, tapped it on the back of his hand before lighting it. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's okay," she says, and taps my shoulder for me to open my eyes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He heard the slamming of cabinet doors, the tapping of shoes on hard tile, the whir of a ceiling fan. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Light taps at first, then full-fledged stomping and whooping. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Riiiight. We caught Baker in a good mood and he gave us a Buy One, Get One Free deal. I got the bike tire on my forearm”—he taps his arm—“and you got...?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He could hear the tap of shipwright’s hammers, the creak of wooden wheels, a boatswains whistle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she passed the kitchen Coraline could hear, in the sudden silence, the drip-drip of the water from the leaking tap or perhaps the other mother’s long fingernails tapping impatiently against the table. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He clucked to the horse and tapped the reins and they took off. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She took one from the stack, wiped her hands and tapped at her face as she had seen Mami do with the powder puff. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I could hear Danny’s capped shoes tapping against the outside hallway floor. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She gave the peak of my baseball cap a gentle tap and told me not to go anywhere, she’d be right back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Tap, tap, she heard, then a tiny crackling sound. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He tapped the horn, but I ignored him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Very Givenchy, very on trend, he said, tapping my nose lightly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could hear him tapping on his computer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

In a moment came the sound of tapping. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he smiled, and when a tap came at the door, called out in a loud, brisk tone, “Herein!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Biddy, dear, could you please not tap your spoon like that? I have a touch of headache,” Lizabeth say. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

To the guy tapping away on his laptop computer. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Not even halfway up the walkway I see Momma through the screen on the door in her nightgown, her arms folded and her bare foot tapping. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But he keeps tapping his thumbs on his phone. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Without any preliminaries, he tapped me roughly on my chest and then said gruffly, “There is water in your lung.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an ocean of black, like someone had opened a tap and all the black had come pouring out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A long, darkly clothed arm stretched from the basement and tapped TimeStar’s shoulder. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He hugged the tap with his thick, sore-covered lips and opened it halfway. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay stares at the house, lightly tapping the steering wheel. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Over the ring of its tappings he spoke composedly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The guard picked the book up by the spine and tapped it on the table as if he were shaking sand from a shoe. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He tapped the table lightly before setting his glass down. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I tapped Coach on the arm and told him to pull the cab over. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Behind them, the wind swooped down from the painted mouths on the hill over the ruined land as if it could reach out fingers to tap them on their shoulder, turn them around. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

For the first time in days, his fingers itched to start up their old tapping. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But whenever Mr. Jefferies talks about the trip, Russ starts opening his mouth really wide and tapping his pen on his desk, which makes everyone stare at him. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As his canoe tapped against the overpass, he could see that there were ten or more animals, the same ones he’d seen before and a few others, in various positions on the road. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And with this, she furled her fan and tapped me playfully on the cheek with it, a mite too hard. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Colin tapped his pencil eraser against the desk, and then stood up. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to tap into his passion, but my head only filled with questions. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At the school dances, I sit in the background, and I tap my toe, and I wonder how many couples will dance to “their song.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Clap or tap to the beat of a song for a few measures, tapping louder on the downbeat and lighter on the other beats in the measure, then begin singing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Grandfather’s right, you need the rest. Please let me g°” Mother tapped her finger on the table, a good sign. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her ankle started twitching and her bare toes tapped the carpet. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I retch and vomit like I'm a tap that can't turn off. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

You can hear them sometimes, the American secret police, the CIA, tapping into our calls to listen. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“No more trouble,” she repeated, tapping his chest. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped her foot impatiently, probably wondering why I hadn’t been writing abstracts since nursery school. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rufus taps my shoulder, pointing at the exit as the doors open. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I know what I need to do,” Fizz says, tapping my shoulder with a happy-face lollipop. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He tapped it a couple of times, and we listened. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

His voice got louder and angrier with each word he spoke, and his fingers did a little tap dance on the gun hanging around his waist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I bring up a main menu and tap my fingers rapidly against my thighs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had nothing against tap, but I wanted the whole session to be ballet. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are few impulses as basic and inescapable as the one that urges you to turn around if someone taps on your shoulder. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I laughed, then used my robot’s right hand to tap the back of its left wrist, indicating the time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She was standing by the fireplace, leaning on the mantel and tapping her fingers, and when she spoke she looked at Eleanor with a bright smile. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I mumbled half a sentence of the Latin; he tapped his foot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His students’ engagement in theater taps into their souls and spirits. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Finally, though, he goaded it into striking by tapping its nose, and only then did the snake give a warning buzz. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jumped up from her seat, then sat down again real fast and started tapping her feet like I wasn’t telling the story fast enough. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Axel opens his clenched fists, palms to the sky, and lets the light rain tap against him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I went over to Gimpy and tapped him on the shoulder to ask him something, he jumped up and dropped his cup of coffee all over himself. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

At twenty-five minutes to ten he was tapping on the closed door of Blore's room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I tapped it with my index finger, and the Mandarax software translated the text to English. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then everybody started talking, and Mama tapped the table for attention. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“These are not Band-Aids,” she said, tapping the box with her fingernail. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was leaning apologetically into the room, and as soon as their eyes met she tapped the door gently with her knuckles. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tilt the twin taps on the water dispenser and check my watch. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The ball bounced right back to Gino, who tapped it in. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When the volunteer firemen found her collapsed by the beehive she was still alive, and she had her dentures in her hand and was tapping out an SOS message in Morse code— ‘Help me! Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Walking around the checkout lanes, Cabot grabbed a pack of gum, tossed it down onto the nearest cashier’s conveyer belt, and tapped his fingers on the counter. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then Miss Violet of the Very Spiky Heels tapped her baton again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Now, Fadi, I have a thought,” said Mrs. Bethune, tapping a burgundy fingernail on her chin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to get caught, like I nearly was before,” he said, tapping the map. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t seem impressed I tap my own chest: Ha. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She tapped the nail lightly with the hammer, until it punctured the metal. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I drink water directly from the tap, giving myself a cursory glance in the mirror. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ordered Florah and George to drag Maria and follow me to the communal tap. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone taps me on the shoulder and a note drops into my lap. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Chuck asked, lightly tapping him on the upper arm. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tapped the mouse to wake it up and then searched for his most recently edited files. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

And my father is staring out the window, tapping his fingers on the glass. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And every time she calls him Mr. Perfect, Richard taps his right knee. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ray tapped me on the shoulder, and I opened my eyes. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Too soon the ballet half of class was done, and we were instructed to put on our tap shoes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was handed a microphone, and he tapped it, then held it up to his mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tap the tank with my knuckles, sending ripples through the water. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I tapped the Record icon at the edge of my display so that whatever happened next would be stored in a vidcap file I could play back and study later. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

An afternoon breeze had kicked itself into a gusty wind, and the shade on the window tapped out a steady beat that was pleasant and reassuring. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He took a pack of cigarettes out of his jacket pocket and tapped the bottom so that one of them flipped up. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my father, looking uncomfortable, answers, “Of course, darling,” and silently taps his knuckles against their custom-made white Canadian birch headboard, for luck. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor pulled out his phone, tapped on it, and shoved it back into his pocket. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But the illegal taps never led to the identity of the leaker—the Times reporter had actually gotten the story from a British journalist in Cambodia. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Why did y’all let me run for president?” she says, tapping too forcefully at her phone’s keyboard in little staccato stabs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

An old man in Kabati repeated this sentence often to people who walked past his house on their way to the river to fetch water, to hunt, to tap palm wine; and to their farms. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A drummer stood in the middle and gently tapped on the deer-hide drum under his right arm. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Harry amused himself for a while turning the taps on and off, particularly enjoying the effect of one whose jet bounced off the surface of the water in large arcs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He tapped the door of the red convertible. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tap my toe 3 times and use globs of hand sanitizer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The stove worked perfectly, with a strong, robust blaze that could be raised or lowered by turning the tap Orr had finally finished repairing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I expected to read strings and strings of words tapped out from her pencil onto the walls. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, showing yellow teeth all splayed out like a hand, but still the bottle tapped against the back of the chair. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor’s voice was gentle, but he tapped his foot impatiently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she stepped back into the market, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I sit next to her, tapping my feet to give myself something to do. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ignatius tapped Timmy soundly on the head with his cutlass, and the seafarer emitted a little moan. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Golan tapped his pen for a moment and then wrote something down. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I turned the tap and washed the yellow chemical soap down the drain. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One tap of the hammer and it stayed in place while he hit it home, and so did the other five he put in. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then he tapped the Newport box for another. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then, a few minutes afterward, I heard a tapping on my living room window. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

At one o’clock in the morning, I awake to tapping sounds on the window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if that was true, what about all the thousands of pages of secret intelligence gathered by the CIA through the tapped cables? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He and Namontack exchange the greeting of countrymen; with one fist, each taps first his own chest, then forehead, and then taps the other boy’s chest and forehead. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I checked both for errors out of the corner of my eye, then tapped ok. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mama reached out again, this time to tap Papa’s hand. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They tapped the pieces onto the wooden board so fast it sounded like clattering teeth. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But the man in the yellow suit stood tapping his foot in the road for a long time all alone, looking at the wood. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked away, tapped the low end key. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The first notes haven’t even squeaked out before Dr. K is smiling and tapping her foot. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Tap tap tap...tap tap tap...Just so long as nobody came along the corridor. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

And there was Mrs. Lapham tapping at him from the kitchen window. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped on Todd’s door and said, “Toddy, may we come in?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A handbasin with a single tap was bolted to a brick wall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Taking hold of a pencil was like opening a tap inside her mind through which her imagination flowed. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bottom of his trousers clung to his leg where water from the tap had splashed on it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Petra tapped her toothbrush on the sink in a businesslike way. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Chris looked down, now tapping the stupid umbrella on the sidewalk as if he were smashing an ant. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Archer tapped his chest, over his heart, and smiled sadly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

One night, late, he tapped on the door of the Ames house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought in the city, people could get water from the tap whenever they wanted,” I said. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled out his phone and tapped around a bit, and then a screeching wave of sound, complete with a screaming, gravelly voice, filled the room from speakers above. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Griffin was light and fast, his gloves were a red blur tapping away at Alfred's face, easy and steady as rain on a roof, pitter-pat, pitter-pat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reed sucked in a long breath and tapped his forefinger on the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I tap Kaila’s good hand with the ballpoint and motion to Mom, who’s moved on to straightening the stirrers and straws at the self-service station. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

One guy would throw the ball off the board and the guy in the other line would tap it in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Noble picked up a tambourine and tapped it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Johnny couldn’t believe anyone up there could hear him tapping in the street below. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook and tapped and paced, and his hands flew all over the place. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Madge takes the chair next to me, taps her foot, and buzzes into her mouthpiece. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

And I would see Shirley tapping her feet, or singing a sailor song, or pursing her lips into a very round O while saying, “Oh my goodness.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went up to her and tapped her shoulder. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped his temple with his free hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When he needed to say something he’d pour it out as warm as tap water. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I go to the sink and turn the handle, hot water pouring loudly out of the tap. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Someone is tapping him on the shoulder and pointing at me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

To drum up excitement, Fitzpatrick and Foster tapped talented men to lead—one to solidify support among Johnny Joyce's cattle butchers, another to organize blacks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He climbed the wooden pole, tapped into the electrical wires, powered up his radio, and sent information on Ger- man military movements to British intelligence officers in London. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the tap, and it squeaked but did not run. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Luke grabbed his mom’s arm and she laughed nervously, tapping him on the hand like he was one of the boys, not wanting her to leave for work. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Chubs asked, tapping his fingers against the desk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He swerved back into the left lane just as the SUV came up for another tap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Holding the barrel in his strong fingers like a chisel, he hit the other end with his mallet, tapping long slices of wood away from the inside of the log. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Freddie tapped the lockers with the metal pen clip he had used to etch the graffiti. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped her gently on her shoulder, and gestured for them to get up. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Celaena tapped her foot on the floor, wondering how he had moved on to such a different subject. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They seem to call to you from another place that you’ve accidentally tapped into, like a cell phone pulling in a conversation in some foreign language—yet somehow you understand it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He lounges in his seat, long fingers tapping restlessly against the wood of the bench beside him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jason taps, and I tear my focus away from Kristi passing the last streetlight at the edge of the park. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason waits for me to say each word before he taps the next. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just gone back to trying again not to think when August tapped on the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our shoes tapped against the linoleum floor, and the fluorescent lights above us were so bright. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

One of the ladies was making a sweater while another worked a puzzle, tapping her teeth with the eraser of a yellow pencil. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That tap’s never worked,” said Myrtle brightly as he tried to turn it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Ellen tapped her foot as I hummed along, and before Dolly had even hit the chorus, we were spinning in circles and singing at the top of our lungs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Could you use the piano lid and tap out the tempo you’d like?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A tiny button lingers in the corner of my vision, something I can tap to reconnect us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She peeked into the back room and tapped on the wall to get Black's attention. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“These boots,” he said in a low, purring voice as he tapped the plastic bin containing all of my finished work. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He produced the blackjack and began to tap it into his hand. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap into my phone, staring into the brightness of my screen. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Before it clicks, or taps or snaps its fingers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes into the second half, Josiah tapped the ball past his defender on the left wing and then ran after it, leaving the Blue Springs player frozen behind him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

For one thing, she’d been taking dancing lessons all year and never went anywhere without her tap shoes in a drawstring bag. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stand there for a few minutes, memorizing his face all over again, until a gentle hand taps my shoulder. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He tapped my sneaker with one of his doggedy high- tops. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly finished the butt and was tapping out a fresh one. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Radar tapped his notebook, where he’d circled a note: Shoulder okay? Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nana kept knitting in the passenger seat, and Granddad tapped a finger on the steering wheel, humming along to a song only he could hear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Music played from a stereo on the piano and we began to dance, our feet tapping in sequence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She taps her fingers against her leg for a few seconds and then says, “I don’t think of it as stopping. More like I’m... waiting for my opportunity.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The investigation tapped into veins of anti-Semitism that flowed just under the racial prejudice at the laboratory and in the community. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The guy taps his steering wheel to quiet music as we head down the highway. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Even her fingers are too tired to tap. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Around puff number six there was a light tap on the door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Gram tapped her fingers together, getting more and more excited. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Jake tapped the sides of his head the way some people do when the TV is getting bad reception. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He was tapping before he knew he was tapping. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley took Harry’s glasses, gave them a tap of his wand, and returned them, good as new. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Allen thoughtfully tapped the throttle, where the rabbit and the turtle indicated the two speeds. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people even put music on a par with a religious experience, tapping into some other-worldly part of their conscious or unconscious existence. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He tapped the boy’s shoulder and walked out of the house. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Picking his way over to the bulletin board, Mr. Larson tapped the Bill of Rights poster and then rested the pointer on the First Amendment. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I shuffled down there and tap, tap, tapped on the door with my scythe. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One of the Erudite scientists taps his own computer screen, and an image appears on the left wall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered his papers and tapped them against the table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bacon tapped on the face of his watch—with his flexible prosthetic finger—to show that he meant business. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

One sharp tap and the bead flattened to a tiny leaf shape, with the remainder of the wire its stem. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Dad, please, I can’t cry anymore this month. I’m tapped out.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then he tapped the picture of the dragon. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He takes the needle from me and taps the metal disc at the end of it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Madam wore a groove in the floor pacing back and forth awaiting news of the final British victory, her footsteps tipping and tapping in measure with the ticking of the clock. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and tap her on the shoulder. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I sat there with my leg tapping a tune on the floor of its own accord. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lon tapped his fingers against each of the spines and slipped one of the books into his arms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The pilots became so adept with the tap code that they started inventing shortcuts, a kind of low-tech texting. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ll always remember you,” she said, tapping it with her fingers, the black nails bouncing up and down like flies. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She taps the side of her head like we're sharing the same thought. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She peered suspiciously at the stove, knocked on the pressure cooker, tapped the pots with her fingers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Just to show him, I turned, reached out, and without really looking tapped the nearest female and said, “Want to dance?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

His long fingers were splayed out over his knees, tapping against the bones. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As if reading his mind, Mr. Lemoncello said, “Only two more,” and tapped a pair of library cards on the podium. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I picked up another book and tapped him on the shoulder with it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And this diary is fifty years old,” said Hermione, tapping it excitedly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I tapped my finger on the number so my phone would start calling and then quickly put it to my ear before I could change my mind. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then Effie taps my shoulder, and I step out into the cold winter sunlight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Cool men wearing slanted hats to make them look slick, and tapping rhythms with their brown and white suede shoes. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

His father quietly tapped his pen through the reading. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her backyard is all frost and ice and our hands sting from the tap water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mama pulled the pitchfork out of the ground, then lightly tapped the open trap with the side of the fork. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She tapped the screen a few times, then handed it to Spoony, who handed it to me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Now Noodles tapped the soda can on the kitchen table. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And then three quick taps echoed down from the forest canopy. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Leave the boy alone, Georgia. Today is Stella’s day. I get a good feelin’ right here when I think about what you did, Stella girl,” he said, tapping his chest. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’m woken by a soft tapping at the door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved her fingers quickly down the stack, stopping to tap a corner of tin about halfway up from the ground. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle taps her thumb to the tips of her fingers, one after the other. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Ms. Fender tapped her music stand with her baton. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up her fork and tapped it against her plate. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

As I stepped off the ramp, I tapped a keypad on my right wrist. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sairy put one finger against her lips and tapped softly, as if she were coaxing more words out of her mouth. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Chapter Eleven tapped into the pneumatic system in the basement and spent hours sending a Ping-Pong ball around the house through a network of vacuum cleaner hoses. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Yet before he knew it, Clayton’s foot tapped to the hip-hop beat, a simple rhythm with the clap on the first and third beat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Samuel tapped lightly on the bedroom door and went in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra was used to washing with hard yellow soap in a chipped basin, where the water that struggled out of the taps was warm at best, and often flecked with rust. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He concluded and seemed enamored with his own thoughts, but tapped his finger on the table and pointed to Ethan. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My baby,” Mia would say to anyone who would listen, tapping her mother’s belly with a finger, and infallibly Warren would kick in reply. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After 1933, Lawrence even tapped federal New Deal programs such as the Works Progress Administration and the National Youth Authority, which supported as many as fifteen researchers a year. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I reached up and tapped the stack of textbooks on the locker’s top shelf and they vanished, then reappeared in my avatar’s item inventory. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She pulls out her phone and starts tapping. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She remembered what she had to do and tapped on the glass door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped on the book with her stick. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No/” “Yeah. Can you picture it? We get all the heavies stoned, and then hit ’em with a tap dancer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind picked up, and the first drops of rain tapped against the robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I started tapping a rap rhythm on the dumpster. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She tapped the green sheet and smiled, tossing Ivy a thumbs-up. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Father MacPhail tapped a pencil on the oak bench in front of him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She tapped it lightly on the floor as she looked down at Aunt Jimmy’s wrinkled face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wish that would happen with me and Lavender,” said Ron gloomily, watching Hermione silently tapping each of his misspelled words with the end of her wand, so that they corrected themselves on the page. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Reed tapped nervously at his thighs, where his guns should have been. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I tap the eraser against the page for a few minutes, thinking. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The way he taps his fingertips along the pad of his thumb when he's nervous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Then the sink water ran from the tap and dishes clinked as my mother dried them and put them back in the cupboard. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

After a few days of this, the tapping turned to shoving, turned to smacking. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Soaphead was reflecting once again on these thoughts one late hot afternoon when he heard a tap on his door. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right when I took the last sip of loose juice, I felt a tap on my shoulder. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But every time I tapped its side, that made the tremble worse. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

As she told me she tapped playfully with the heel of her boot on the stone slab and said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She taps her nails on the steering wheel, thinking. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was busy soaking my shirt at a nearby communal tap so as to combat the effects of tear gas. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped it with the edge of his blade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She taps the end of my bed with my yellow Wiffle. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It now seems likely that the volcanoes of Io are tapping an underground ocean of liquid sulfur, melted and concentrated near the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone tapped him on the elbow; he looked over to see Chuck by his side again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She giggles, lifts a red plastic cup and taps mine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Then she tapped her nose with her interlocked fingers. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey is still watching the statue when Poppet taps him on the shoulder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She paused and tapped her finger on her chin again. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

With his cigarette hand, Selena’s brother tapped the left side of his chest. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He let his fingers tap against his head as he covered his ears, trying to find a count. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His fingers tapped, trying to find a cadence. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I tapped my wrist as if I was wearing a watch. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They reach all hands in to tap on the screen. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

His tongue tapped the backs of his teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They didn’t make all their taps but they made a lot and I thought they might not be scrubs after all. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The tap and slide of many dancing feet answered his cry. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rested my hand on a small patch of bandages while Audrey and Mother rushed around me, chanting and tapping. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He tapped his forehead with his index finger. whoever stays. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She tapped on the pictures and looked up at her mother, worried, pitching her voice low. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"Thinking. Sculpting. Writing. I'm actually writing a book," she says, tapping her finger on the cover of her notebook. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When he heard her tapping her foot, he sped up, and she always kept up the pace. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Auntie Buzz was sitting at our table when I walked into the kitchen, tapping away on her laptop. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone taps me on the shoulder then and I turn around and find myself staring at this unspeakably hot twenty-something girl with a labret piercing, flaming red hair, and boots up her calves. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Helmuth sits at the table, tapping his pencil impatiently as he wrestles with his feelings. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping his hand clenched in midair, Dumbledore raised his wand with the other and tapped his fist with the point. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Toes tapping anxiously two inches above the floor, the Owner brought the peanut butter to meet his tongue. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The man with the newspaper hadn’t budged again, and Esperanza gently tapped him on the elbow. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to talk about it some more with him, but he just kept tapping the Bible. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped the page until I started reading. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The Mosses’ attorney tapped her client on the shoulder. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I tapped her on the shoulder and told her that my parents were out of town. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Ding ding ding,” Maya said, tapping her sunburned nose. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It was tap and rap because I saw him start to run his mouth from the get-go. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I open my eyes, Tom’s nodding along, tapping the pads of his fingers together like guitar frets, the way Nick does. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He jogged off toward the ship’s ladder, tapping his hooves together like an excited kid. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There is a soft tap on my door. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Alicia hesitates, so I hurry over and gently tap on her cane. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped the Player One button again and began a second game, now focused on beating Halliday’s high score. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It is not clear why he gave this advice, since he usually gave the horse two taps during races. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a series of thuds as the principal tapped the microphone. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Best not to linger,” Scythe Faraday said, tapping something out on his phone. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Nick stops playing, but he hums and taps out a rhythm on the body of the guitar. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Grandfather tapped his pipe on the arm of his chair, calling for attention. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes don't leave the diagram, and he taps the sheet and says, "Get a reading on this rheostat, David. If the dial's out of alignment, that could double or triple the current getting past." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others trickle out slowly, but Tobias lingers for' a moment, tapping his fingers against his leg. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I tapped my fingertips nervously against the cup of coffee the officer had given me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

One of them had drumsticks in his hands and was leaned over softly tapping out a rhythm on the wooden stage floor. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He spelled the name out twice, and tapped his teeth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap the glass in front of me a few times, and the camera angle switches to one inside the building the invaders have just forced their way into. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And I tap my toe 3 times to keep the numbers quiet and to keep from running out the door. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ximena tapped on the glass she was drinking from with her carrot stick. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Gale sweeps up a handful of pencils and taps them on the floor into perfect alignment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

While he was there, he heard a rapid tapping on the windowpane. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jabbed her finger at Finn again and again, like someone tapping out a beat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Branch kept tapping against my window all night; nearly drove me crazy, tapping and tapping.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tap on the screen to purchase a subway card. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Curving his paws expertly around a warm brown egg, he held it firmly, then cracked it with a neat sideways tap from a long incisor tooth, the contents settling intact on the straw. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped the wall three times with the point of his Umbrella. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Stick slipped on his shades, tapped the side of my arm with his fist, then walked away. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then Rasheed was tapping her on the shoulder and handing her something. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

But when I tapped the icon, I got a recording not allowed message. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even among cognitive scientists, “poststimulus event” is not a standard way to refer to a tap on the arm. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He just tapped him once lightly, one touch, on the shoulder, and pulled back his hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There it is, his own ghost—tap, tap, tap. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The unusual mannequin was dancing a little jig, arms swaying, feet tapping and shuffling, gazing toward the far end of the basement. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It looks really bad that the president allowed me to go to prison, and people will often try to tap what they imagine to be my considerable wellspring of anger. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Isa cleared her throat and tapped her marker on the easel. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You know, Wolachu,” he said to me, tapping his lip with his long forefinger, “that Golden Rule and those other things that Jesus Christ said people needed to live by?” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to smile as big as everyone else as I tap my toe 3 times. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of beat that sets your toes to tapping. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might have been tapped in by a toe. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is a series of taps, jumps and rests, and demands careful listening, feeling and coordination. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra consulted the slip of paper and tapped some keys. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

As I stretched each strand of wire, tapped it into place with a staple, stretched and tapped, stretched and tapped, I thought again of that conversation in Wolf Point between Mr. Hanson and Perilee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She tapped his arm with an iron finger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stood there with his right hand resting on the giant gun on his hip, then tapped on the window and made a rolling motion with his hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The shale, in particular, breaks into perfect building blocks with the tap of the hammer in the right place. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patrolman Mancuso looked more downtrodden than ever, but Mrs. Reilly was tapping one foot on the linoleum and laughing shyly at what she was watching in the center of the room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited while the furnace gradually warmed the house, and then Ishmael heard water moving in the pipes and the drip from the taps he’d left open. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. D. tap me on the shoulder and kind of nudge me into a little corner. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then he takes a deep breath, lifts his head, and taps the side of his son’s arm. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She turned back to the keys, tapped out a very sad, slow version of “How Soon Is Now?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

As I sat there, I heard the tap tap tap of the Dumases’ screen door and heard someone walking around the side of the house. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My solution to the lack of air conditioning at my own house was to run our T-shirts under the cold, cold tap water in the bathroom sink. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then he tapped his finger against the microphone. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Portia stopped peeling her potatoes and her long, brown fingers tapped on the table in time to her words. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I’m finished, the man recording it taps out my last sentences on his screen, the glass lighting up with letters where his fingers touch it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His voice was calm and evenly punctuated, like the tap of Linotype keys. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He went up to the sink, shuffled Kat to one side, took the mug she had just washed up, turned the cold tap on, filled it and gulped it down. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning against her friend’s souped-up Civic and tapping her sandal on the asphalt. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My dad is very tall, and very thin, and very bald, and he has long thin fingers, which he taps against an arm of a floral-print couch. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was only a thoughtless little tapping for him, but the ground rumbled underneath the rest of us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the reproduced mural in the book—but I was more interested in his finger as he tapped the book with approval. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Across the country students were rioting over civil rights, Vietnam, social justice, and government cover-ups involving tapping phones and secret wars. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Now what he say my password was?” she mutters, tapping away until she figures out the right combination. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Muscle memory kicked in as he tapped the side of the box and poured three ounces of the baking soda into the black pot, watching the powder swirl and fall to the bottom. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A pain so unbearable, a pain that made Derrick’s beating seem like a light tap on the shoulder, started clawing inside me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. I don’t want this. They’ll think I’m trying to get attention. They’ll think I’m drawing the focus away from—” Her fingers tap, tap, tap. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then she tapped another girl on the shoulder and pointed. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Montague’s voice preceded her, and she swept into the dining room, tapped the doctor curtly on the shoulder by way of greeting and seated herself with a general nod to the others. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

But she doesn’t answer so I go get the book and stretch the phone over to the bathroom door and tap on it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Basil Stag Hare tapped one of his huge feet gently on the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He tapped his thumbs against his revolvers and said, “When the bullets start flying, you may find I’m nice to have around. Those pretty pictures aren’t going to keep you alive.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“No, I know. But that blue one right there”—Ivy tapped the edge of her pillow—“it’s mine. My sister accidentally put it in the pile.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ruby taps her trunk against the rusty iron bars of her door. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Jake tapped one of the book heaps cluttering the work desk. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She won’t drink cold water from the fridge, just warm tap water. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dad took off his gentleman’s fedora and tapped it impatiently on his leg. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared the fencetop at a bound and tapped the nearest rat on the back. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She beats her hand with the marker, and each tap hits one of her rings. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She made a face and tapped her nose. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

From beyond the house’s walls, I could hear the tap of horses’ hooves on pavement. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Marshall just sat there squinting at me, one eye slightly more closed than the other, tapping his leg. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He stooped over the metal tray containing the letterpress blocks and studied them closely, tapping to make sure that I had wedged each block firmly in place. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped it back down and slipped the pack into his inside jacket pocket. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had on bright red nail polish and I couldn’t get my eyes off the way her fingers tapped on my desktop and were leaving tiny half-moon dents in the wood. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment, only the gentle tapping of drops against the floor kept the silence at bay. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He tapped a brick and placed it on the wet mortar, humming. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coraline’s mouth dropped open in horror and she stepped out of the way as the thing clicked and scuttled past her and out of the house, running crablike on its too-many tapping, clicking, scurrying feet. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Ma taps her elbow and places the other hand on her heart. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Saidy added that Fischer also believed that the line was tapped. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We shook hands and I watched him walk quickly away, tall, lean, bent forward with eagerness and hungry for the future, his metal-capped shoes tapping against the sidewalk. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I tap my toe 3 times to stop the flow of numbers. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the audience is swaying along too, heads moving left and right, feet tapping with the beat. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

So they sat, the rocking, tapping, impervious Roger and Ralph, fuming; round them the close sky was loaded with stars, save where the mountain punched up a hole of blackness. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, the tapping stopped outside my bedroom door and a little whine started. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It travels by unseen waterways until here and there it comes to the surface as a spring, or perhaps it is tapped to feed a well. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I knew a lady once, Miss Leeds in Springfield, Illinois. She could tell all manner of things about people just by the way they tapped out their messages on a telegraph machine.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Violet of the Very Spiky Heels tapped her baton for silence. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We tapped that, too, and we had running water. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I am nodding my head and tapping my feet to the rhythm and singing along. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Once I had tapped into the vein of doubts, the rest came flooding in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I believe he is rather drunk,” said Henry, as a door slammed somewhere and we heard taps running furiously in the bathroom. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then tiny furry legs tapped his bare forearm. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was sitting at her computer desk, sipping coffee and tapping keys. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He taps, but I can’t see his communication book from the ground and I’m too scared to stand up. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will find where truth is hidden,” he said darkly, tapping the letter. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

With a tap of my finger against the door, it slides open, revealing a space as large as the studio where Keira and I lived. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lee tilted his head back and looked into Mack’s eyes through the half-glasses and Lee’s tapping finger slowed its tempo as he thought deeply. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel Spider tapping excitedly against his calf muscle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Henry,” she says, turning on the tap. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearing the fire alarm, V tapped her pocket for the reassuring feel of the photo and—with a gasp—discovered that it wasn’t there. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I tap my feet as if to the beat of some fast song, hoping to make time go by faster. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fitzsimmons came to the conclusion that the only way to tap into the potential he had glimpsed was to race him hard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No school," he mutters and taps his cane angrily on the sidewalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the tap dance her heart was doing in her ears, she ducked quickly through the low security arch, past the guard post, and into the library. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then there was a tap on the door of the parlor. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to know it up here,” she always says, tapping her head. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The girl behind me taps me on the shoulder with her long black nails. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped his foot against a metal case about the size of a bread box. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shoved the cash into her jeans pocket and jerked Donovan’s elbow hard while she tapped his hip pockets, looking for his phone. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her first, blatantly martyred chore was to turn on the cold-water tap. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

My right leg lifts onto the ball of my foot, and my heel taps uncontrollably. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Noah has stuck his pencil through a block eraser and keeps tapping it on his desk. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

High-Tech shrugged and drank and hummed “Biafra Win the War,” tapping his foot on the floor of the van. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They sang so joyfully loud that Ms. Katz from across the hall tapped on their door’s window and motioned for less volume. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

We cleaned up after ourselves carefully; we learned to use the water taps and the dusting cloths we found in the kitchen closet. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He started tapping the built-in tablet computer’s screen. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He could actually tap the blade of the scalpel on the spleen, and the blade wouldn’t dig in very much. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophia is peering into two flower terrariums, tapping her fingers against the glass. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Mia and I had a great time taking jazz and tap together. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, tapping the tape with one hand and the Snickers square with the other. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tap tap tap...tap tap tap...Would my grandmother hear me? The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I’m about to tap Donna, but Imani stops me, shakes her head, and mouths, “It’s not worth it.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So I tap Darius’s arm and motion for him to leave with me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad loved music, especially rousing stuff that made you want to get up and dance, or at least sway your head or tap your foot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tap my pencil against the blank page of my sketchbook. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Henry had stopped tapping the unlit cigarette on the side of the pack; it dangled loosely between his fingers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I passed Jill on my way to the porch, and I tapped her elbow as I walked by. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Jamaal backed off and held his gloves out for me to tap them with mine. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Of course it counts,” he says, tapping a cigarette out of a crumpled pack left on the table, next to another one of those notepads. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Dad tapped Mum’s shoulder and when she looked up at him, he kissed her on the middle of her forehead. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he gets them tapping,” Jelly Bones said. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She picked up the angel saltshaker as if it were precious and tapped it lightly over her food. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“Somewhere right along here,” Justin remarked, “we’re entering the woods. You’ll notice the tunnel runs a bit crooked. We had to bend it to go around tap roots—some as thick as fence posts.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She could work at the laundry from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, shifting a baby from an ironing table to a shelf between packages, to the display window, where the ghosts tapped on the glass. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A spring had been tapped, far beyond the reach of authority or even physical intimidation. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He tapped the side of his nose with a finger like an old gaffer telling a story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Death tapped . the screen a few times, and all Frank could think was: Please don’t let there be an app for reaping souls. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was a tap on the dark window. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Tap, tap, tap, again; a hop step and the shoes and pants circled me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped on the window, and Dr. Lanselius himself opened the door, a finger to his lips. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went and sat down next to her, straightening my legs in the same way, and tapped the side of my sneaker against her foot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking, but I forced myself to go up and tap Hannah on the shoulder. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Richard was to tap a pressure point on his chest while reaching out to me with his other hand, and Mother was to hold a point in her palm while touching Richard with her foot. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Smiling slightly at the look of delighted incredulity on Neville’s face, Professor McGonagall tapped a blank schedule with the tip of her wand and handed it, now carrying details of his new classes, to Neville. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Benny tapped his chin with his index finger. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Papa’s voice poured out of my mouth like warm, steady tap water. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers tap rhythmically against the hilt of my knife. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They’d go hand-in-hand through the grass, her father turning his head like a stag watching over his tiny herd, and when he said good-bye he always tapped her once, lightly, on the chin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Here comes the story,” I say, tapping the polka dots on the knees of her pajama onesie. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I tapped on the doorframe to get his attention. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The psychologist emerged from the ship after half an hour of prowling, tapping, listening, smelling, tasting. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I imitated Otis tapping his pointy-toed boots and playing for all the animals, and that always made her laugh. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m also dying for a drink, but I can’t be bothered going over to the tap. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was staring at the hail when Dante tapped me on the shoulder. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“If you want to do any real damage, you’ve got to get my good side,” she said, tapping her other cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She used it to tap the ground like the blind lady in town, the way Caesar had probed the black water during their flight. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She taps her freshly manicured nails on her BlackBerry case. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He unscrewed his razor and held it under the cold-water tap. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Celia signals the opening of tonight’s case with four taps of her hammer, wobbly on its handle. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where is he?” she asked Celia, tapping her sweaty hand against her thigh. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe there were parents like them who had a child like me, who needed a gentle tap on the shoulder and someone to tell them there was hope. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She tapped every case and then wiped away her own fingerprints, kind of like a Mobius strip. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped the side of my head and turned me back around toward the car. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The robot tapped his head a few times, but the mysterious signal remained. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What happened to him I heard from one of the nurses,” Abdul Sharif resumed, tapping his chest with a fist as if to ease the passage of the pill. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jockey sat in his maple chair, tapping his bare feet on the dirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Take what you want. She’ll think it was one of her daughters-in-law or something. Here, have some of this speed,” he said, tapping most of the rest of the bottle on my palm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Our feet tap together on an empty, silent street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Like a fairy godmother waving a magical wand, she tapped open cabinet doors and pulled out extra fluffy pillows so that we might rest comfortably on the sofas and recover from our arduous expedition. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He gripped his hanjari’s leather hilt in one hand and tapped his fingers against his side with the other. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I tap the edge of the card on the table thinking if I should make the first move. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was over there in a blink, setting his notebook down, tapping the space bar on the keyboard to wake the monitor up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We all clicked on it and we could feel it tap our credit, and then suddenly it hit me all at once. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abruptly, they all paused, holding their clothes in their hands, their attention caught by a light tapping in the thinly plastered walls of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for the girl to speak again, but for a long moment there was only the sound of rain banking off the roof, like a thousand fingers tapping way off somewhere. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I tapped on the window and motioned for Ham to roll it down. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

After rewriting it a few dozen times, I tapped the Send button. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He picks up a folder, taps it against the desk, sticks it on top of a short stack of files. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tap the pen against my lips and think about other lucky numbers. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Joey tapped at the bulletin board behind Cara as if it were the door to a room. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The editor frowned as he tapped tobacco into the bowl of his pipe. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rows of letters on the computer keyboard had looked like a toy to him, and he’d reached one finger up and tapped the space bar, over and over again. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was never quite still; there was always a tapping foot somewhere or the impatient opening and closing of a hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She tapped some keys, paused, then tapped more keys. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My mom boils the dirty tap water to sterilize it and then puts it outside in the snow to cool it. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In Ocean Park I had taken tap- dancing lessons; my older brothers would coax me to perform for visitors, and it gained me a lot of attention. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the Rad Lab’s usual sponsors were tapped out. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She tapped the chisel into the fresh wood. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Palmer tapped a large, ugly-mouthed hunting knife against the bars of the cell. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap into my photos and scroll back through my albums. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

A kick, a slide, a tap of her toe on the tile. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Malcolm rinsed his hands under the kitchen tap and wiped them perfunctorily on a tea towel. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He started unconsciously tapping his toe on my toe while he scrawled more notes onto the paper. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Harry said desperately to Ron, and, seizing a tap, he threw it as hard as he could against the wall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then he tapped on the counter, like he was debating something. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lee’s mind leaped ahead at the possibilities—no, they were probabilities, and his finger tapping slowed still further. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand tapped out the rhythm, and the terrifying flute played in his brain. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my legs begin to tingle from sitting still too long, I tap one of the twins and ask for directions to the bathroom. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They went very slowly, for Robin’s crutches tapped an alarm when he made haste, and the least misstep would have sent him clattering down. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

But for whatever reason I tapped his bottle with my can real quick and turned away, took another sip of warm beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As people filed out of the room, Mr. Quisling tapped papers into an even pile on his desk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I tap my foot impatiently, and instead of saying anything I want to, I do a bunch of nodding. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Minutes into the second half, the Phoenix forwards picked their way through the Fugees’ defense and tapped the ball into the left side of the net for an easy goal. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He tapped his wrist where there was no watch. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

As I was stirring the pot of food while the sun came up, Amil tapped me on the shoulder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was tapping his pen in rhythm with the ticking of the clock. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

All held cell phones to their ears or extended in front of them while they tapped at some app or another. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I would run straight to the shed behind Bellingham’s house, tap on Curzon’s window, tell him the news, and hurry home. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was lying on my blanket on the floor, when I heard a tapping at the window. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls in the truck laughed and the driver tapped his horn. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I tapped the disconnect icon on my display, and HotCock007 vanished. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Powell smiled in an oily self-satisfied manner and smoothed his mustache, “O.K., Mike, turn off that adrenalin tap you’ve got draining into your bloodstream. I was worried, too, but no more.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She tapped my forearms with a pencil that was suddenly in her hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Dr. Barnes stood up, too, and tapping on the newspaper sheet with his index finger, he asked, “Then you take full responsibility for this newspaper and whatever is printed in it?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Howard tapped out a cigarette and tried to light it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t a baked beans kind of house. Bandage first. Is there any hot water in the tap? I want to wash. I hate being covered in this...” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was also distracted by the incessant click of his skeletal index finger as he tapped his Flap button. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was roused by a tap on my door. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Seven began tapping drumbeats on the closest object, trying to match the beat of her fluttering heart. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

One of the huge travelling crucibles was being tapped as they flew over. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When neither of these fates tapped her on the forehead right away, she simply waited. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She taps her pen rapidly on her desk and asks, “Are you familiar with middle child syndrome?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Cole tapped his shoe against the leg of the chair. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Before we could learn a new step, it was time for tap. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

For drinking water, sometimes Mom managed to get a jug of tap water from neighbors, or I would be dispatched to sit beneath a leaking pipe connected to another home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He tapped his fingers on the wooden table, drumming out a rhythm with them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I tap the virtual words and I’m suddenly surrounded by dishes hovering in midair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And stayed that way until he heard the tapping. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

With one of her fingers, chafed from many years of scrubbing her son’s mammoth, yellowed drawers, she tapped on the glass case to attract the saleslady. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the end, this was about me, not them,” Robin said, tapping her chest. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And when I tap it, the famous unibrow is crammed into the frame of my phone screen. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He’s tapping his fingers on the steering wheel. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Annie looked up from the pillow she had put on Luke’s lap and tapped him on the knee. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Methuselah tapped the basket sharply with the blade of the dagger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They had punched thousands of holes into the scrubby earth, and some believed it was only a matter of time before the place got tapped out. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just about to wad it up in my plate to throw away when Rondell tapped me on the arm, said: “Hey, Mexico.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson tapped her pen against her desktop. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Those were the sounds that played in my head at night now—the jingle of corrugated tin, the short tap of copper wire, the thunder of iron. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

By the time the well was tapped, the twins were asleep in the bed of someone’s truck, wrapped in borrowed blankets and snuggled in tight as puppies alongside Katie and Jean. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered his papers and tapped them against the table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“There are special circumstances in this case,” Mrs. Jarzab insisted, and tapped the top of my file. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

G’ma’s fingers do a tap dance on the steering wheel, pulling him back into the present, and he takes a deep breath and lets his eyes continue to roam around the open space behind him. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Mama, I’m learning too much tap. I’m afraid I’ll never learn to be a ballerina here,” I whispered into my mother’s ear one afternoon after class. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagrid pulled out the pink umbrella again, tapped it twice on the side of the boat, and they sped off toward land. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As her face appeared in Milton’s mind, a sailor tapped him on the back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The rain pattered on the roof with a hollow sound, and tapped upon the boarded windows. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He sat behind me in third grade and was nonstop tapping my shoulder to borrow everything, like pencils and loose-leaf. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He sat on his shins with his back to them, tapping carefully with a hammer. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I said that, she took off her glasses and put down her pen, all calm, and started tapping her fingernail on the thick folder in front of her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I folded my arms and tapped my foot. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The hailstones died away, the last globules tapping my head and shoulders as I crossed over. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ascended it now, in lighter boots than of yore, and tapped in my old way at the door of Miss Havisham’s room. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hollister tapped a finger to the tip of his nose, contemplating, then turned and with his swaying shuffle led them deeper into the book maze. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She kept tapping until I laughed out loud and everyone turned to look at me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Spatters of sleet tapped against the roof of the shed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She taps her fingers on a small drawer in the wardrobe. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she ran the tap at the base of the cistern. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Neither understood, but they tapped their chests with the words and then it became clear. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everywhere they go they are like a magician-made clock with hands the same size so you can’t figure out what time it is, but you can hear the ticking, tap, snap. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hang up, too, and tap back into my Ben texts, reading and rereading until I think I might burst. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

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

He scans the block up and down, then taps on the rear window of the car. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say nothing, the man in the driver’s seat didn’t say nothing, but when I pull open the door to the Brown Cow, somebody tap the horn. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She is supposed to tell us the outcome of the conversation, but she just stands with her arms folded, her fingers tapping against her elbow. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then someone taps me on the shoulder. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I started nervously tapping my shovel against the paving slab I’d just uncovered. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Instead, she concentrates on the tap, tap, tap of her thumb to her fingers, and on the weight of the Saint Christopher medal in her pocket. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dubonnet tapped the rocket casing, and lumps of unburned propellant and ash dropped out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t dare add more, here on my phone, which is surely tapped. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"He didn't give out many of these, though," said Ampai, tapping her own red bracelet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He tapped the barrel and turned the wooden spigot, spilling a couple of inches of warm golden-brown liquid into a clean glass. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The taps began to leak, the pipes to sweat, the roof tiles to'crack, and green stains to spread across the walls. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I have to do is tap the space bar for the video to come alive. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

But then I feel something tapping on my back. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She taps the card and the blood disappears. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Next I turn on the tap until the water skims the grains. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He pats Semaj on her behind and taps Haley’s with his foot. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I walked up to the microphone stand Mrs. Hidalgo had set up for me and tapped it. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

June 23—Late last night the sound of laughter in the hallway and a tapping on my door. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I see her tapping toward me, and I start trotting the half block to meet her. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped the sword with my index finger, selecting it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I asked by shrugging my shoulders, she tapped the page, “My Life,” she said again, I riffled the pages, there must have been a thousand of them, I put the stack down, “What is this?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that in no other way could the emotional capacities, the passional nature of men be so deeply tapped. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He taps his snout with one claw before rising up on his haunches to sniff the air. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stops his conducting and taps my case with his baton. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She steals into our food “locker,” she swipes our underwear from the central rod when we aren’t looking, and she has been known to report us for wall tapping with Cell # 60. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bren cradles her chin in her hand and taps it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Across the room, Chapter Eleven had stood on a chair to reach the tap of the coffee urn. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He nodded and tapped the side of his nose. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, while the men played cards, she would sometimes fall into long elastic silences, her eyes fixed on the dark, her arms folded, her foot tapping out a coded message against the floor. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dealer tapped a flashlight against the palm of his hand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They scowled, or shook and tapped their heads, they laughed as though they knew it was a lie and they appreciated a liar. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I adjust Eva’s headphones over my ears and give a few experimental taps on the snare. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Percy tapped his granola bar on the table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She rose to her feet and tapped the top of his nose with her man’s knife. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor tapped my shoulder, and I sighed as I turned to face him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped his thumbs together over his interlaced fingers, unable to think of anything else to ask this stubborn child. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Emma tapped the sentence that began Tell them..., and Chess went silent. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Self-consciously, Alfred began to loosen his tie, but Jelly Belly tapped his hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bunny stood next to me and tapped me on the leg. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It tapped twice, clearly and sharply, and I could not control myself. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kyle tapped the rendering of the spinner in the right-hand corner of the game plans. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He was no Ellis Carter, Anthony, Antnee, or the other boys who tapped me from behind and ran. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She licked her lips and said she was thirsty, then before I could stop her she stood and reached for the tap. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He runs to the computer screen and taps it a few times with his finger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Mean what?” asks Andrew, his finger tapping my desk. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She poured the milk slowly into a plastic bin, making sure the teeth stayed in the glass, then tapped the glass on her palm until the teeth came rolling into her hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He coughed loudly, his fingers tapping the steering wheel. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He taps his finger against the mouse button. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I sat down, and right away someone tapped my shoulder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mother pointed to my forehead and told me to tap the center, between my eyebrows, while with my other hand I was to grab Susan’s arm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But that evening, as Sam was walking home and twilight was fading, there came the once familiar tap on the study window. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The night mechanic comes and taps me on the shoulder, jerking his head toward the repair table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her dad tapped his temple, his shorthand for I can read your mind. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He tapped me on the shoulder as if he knew what I had experienced. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The telephone in the Fischer home was tapped. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Good job, Patty," she said, tapping me on the back. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Sixty-four Old World years,” Tam says, tapping his fingers like he’s adding something up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped the whip against his calf as a man might do to summon his dog. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He’s holding out his hand, which Dad shakes, tapping him on the back with the other. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

No one avoided turning the tap for fear of ghosts. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Soon after I arrive, I’m tapping my foot nervously on the floor as Guillermo opens my sketchpad on the large white drafting table in the center of the studio. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Over further minutes the discrepancy would widen until the two machines were tapping out a rhythmic pattern in the difference between their two beats. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She taps her foot on a grubby piece of sheepskin next to the sofa. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Dr. Malone hadn’t noticed; she was too busy adjusting switches and tapping the letters in another of those ivory trays. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carried on his back an old army rucksack with a blanket roll tied across the top of it and he tapped along with a peeled stick for a cane. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was just going to roll over and go back to sleep when she tapped my shoulder and whispered, “Jack, are you awake?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Imagine if it was more than a little tap,” Perlstein said with satisfaction. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took his hands down from his head and tapped on the table like he was playing the piano. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His phone is in his hand now, and he’s tapping. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The road up through the foothills is just wide enough for two small cars, and so at each curve, as she has been instructed, Yolanda slows and taps her horn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Fischer, without hesitation, tapped Spassky’s right hand—and Spassky opened it to reveal the black pawn. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I jump when Catherine taps me on the shoulder. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The taps are so rusted they don’t turn. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I would like to hear an explanation for why you betrayed Dauntless, yourself, and me . . .” He taps his chest. “.. . by venturing into another faction’s headquarters.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I tap the icon for tardies and add my name to today’s list of shame. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She tapped a bright blue sticky note stuck to the top of the paper. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Busted water pipes forced residents to cart water from neighbors’ taps. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ernie tapped Genie on his shoulder as they began wading through the woods. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I tapped the bowl with a finger and it gave off a resonant hum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there’ll be any more trouble, Minerva,” he said, tapping his nose knowingly and winking. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“When’s the tap open round here? I’m thirsty as a bloody mermaid!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She’d tap a spot on the map with her pointer, turn to the easel and reveal another picture. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for this moment, Smith, and Hickock too, affected a courtroom attitude that was simultaneously uninterested and disinterested; they chewed gum and tapped their feet with languid impatience as the state summoned its first witness. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I to see Miss Marsch, but no, you haf a party,” and the Professor paused as the sound of voices and the tap of dancing feet came down to them. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abuelita looked at the watch on her wrist, tapped it, put it up to her ear and shook her head. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A tap on the door was a strange thing. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Faye slowly gathered up the cards, and tapped them square, and dropped them in the table drawer. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As Mrs. Turton explained the lab—observe pond water and tap water, and test pH of each—Justin and I looked at each other. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He didn't say anything for a minute while the typewriter, which hadn’t let up the whole time, was still tapping out the last few sentences. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She taps on the keys, looks at the screen, frowns, shakes her head, and then taps some more. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though her palm had given the first tap, she would not rob me of the thunder of the first wicked drumstick drumroll. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He slipped his glasses back on and bounced his fists on his knees while tapping his feet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Sam sat tapping the hilt of his sword as if he were counting on his fingers, and looking up at the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She tapped her pencil on the order pad. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Obiora placed the containers under the tap, aligning the open mouths with the rushing water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A line of blind kids holding on to a rope with one hand and white canes with the other tapped their way down the opposite wall. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped the mic a few times until she heard an echo. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He put back the loose tile and tapped it down. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I cross my middle finger over my index finger—the sign for R—and tap it three times lightly against my lips. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

At eleven o'clock a man in a raincoat dragging a lawn-mower tapped at my front door and said that Mr. Gatsby had sent him over to cut my grass. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I got chills on the back of my neck, like Fred was tapping his toe on my foot. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The bottle made quite a loud tap each time it struck. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Jason stares at me, touching an empty pocket in his book, his finger tapping a soft drumbeat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped a little harder and got ready to run. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Goddard sneered and tapped his blade against the huge tuning fork. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Every so often the pilot tapped my shoulder and pointed to an anonymous, tree-covered hummock. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Water, which flowed through the tap every two weeks in Gloria’s house, is available here every other day. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, the janitor tapped Annabeth’s forearm and it mended instantly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It must’ve been all over my face, because Marilyn stopped tapping that folder and gave me the eye so hard I had to look away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I went downstairs and tapped Mum on the elbow. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

My conscience tapped at me from behind the glass. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He turns me once more, taps his cane on the ground, and then kisses me good-bye. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I tap the tires of the bike nearest me and check out the tread, thinking back to the Sunday morning when Lolo fell to the pavement. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Four,” Tiller said, lightly tapping his chest as he said each name: “Buddy, Lucy, Charlie, and Rose.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Harry quickly took out his real wand and tapped the statue. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He tapped the ball, altering its angle and freezing the goalie. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

In exchange, the secretary allowed the barons to tap the navy’s invaluable strategic oil reserves. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I'm rereading one of Amma's replies to my letters when I hear a tapping on the front door. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He drew his wand from inside his robes and tapped it menacingly on his thigh; sparks flew out of the end. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I will enroll you in the staff primary school,” Master said, still tapping on the piece of paper with his pen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After about ten minutes of this, Caesar Flickerman taps on his shoulder to continue the show, and Peeta just pushes him aside without even glancing at him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Most of the time they got into such a good rhythm that her mother started tapping her feet and doing little dance steps as they worked. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyday things like the tiniest cockroach or a gentle tap on the back made her shriek. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was startled by a tapping on the window. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then his fingers crawled up along his trembling leg to his holstered pistol, very quietly, and stroked and tapped the leather sheath. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on Burke’s shoulder and leaning forward and tapping the window with his beak. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a tap on Billy’s car window. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The commissioner of education tapped on his microphone and demanded quiet. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom tapped her fingers on the side of a steaming mug. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He dragged the basket out into the floor and set the jars out of it and then tipped over the basket and tapped out the dirt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The Scholar tapped one, and the screen became blank. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

O’Dell said Mr. Bundini had a big smile and went over and tapped Mr. Dubonnet on the shoulder and said, “How about we talk a little, John?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, you know money’s tight, Mr. Oglethorpe,” Mama said, tapping her foot, putting on her stern face. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

All the players on the hometown team tapped the oval icon for Flint. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He walked a few yards away, turned, and appeared to be studying the building, tapping his chin with his hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I fill her in on Mama’s rules about tap water and street food, and how we managed to avoid getting sick the whole time. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He says, “Why you wake me up with your tapping?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She taps again, and the image moves closer to its targets, a man with close- cropped hair and a woman with long, dark hair covering one side of her face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I pause in my laps, blink warm water out of my eyes, and tap on Hideo’s hovering text in my vision before I can think it through. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I hope so. I just want to get good grades, because Papa always said that what’s in here” —I tapped my head —"no one can take from you.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

They just tapped in, just a second ago. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I don’t move, she taps her watch and frowns. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

So Bernabe tapped the female spiders into a milk bottle, and when there were about thirty in the bottle, Pacheco told him: “Watch this.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter stares at me, tapping his fingers against his leg. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He reached across the rocket and tapped the side of my head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then an ancient shepherd in a dusty brown cloak would pass Sitti's house up in the village, tapping a wooden cane against the stones. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped on the driver’s window, behind him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He tapped the spatula lightly on the counter. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Suddenly his nurse was tapping on the glass. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped the coin against the lantern’s copper shade, listened to it ring. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then Dad and Luke go back up the mountain, Mother drives away and I turn the tap to fill the kitchen sink. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She kept on doing this for several minutes, then put the cloth down and tapped May’s cheeks with her hands. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I saw Jenkins suspiciously tap one of the jars with his size sixteen wing tip, checking for signs of life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just when I realize how hungry I am, somebody taps me on the shoulder. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

If you tap it just right, you can peel it back enough to find a message etched underneath, with the tip of a key or maybe a stolen West Wing letter opener. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They reeled about the room, she screaming, he laughing, and it wasn’t until they quieted down that they heard the tapping. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Root said nothing for a long while, tapping his nails on the tabletop. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The bull-man tapped the scroll, which rolled itself up and sank into the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Pima tapped the drowned girl with her knife. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some walk around tapping at beds with sticks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The woman taps the table with her index finger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Fudge told you everything?” he asked, striding over to the door and tapping the keyhole with his wand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I tap my heel hard against the marble mosaic floor. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jamie looks back at his computer screen, tapping his finger against the edge of the keyboard in time with the music. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He pulled down a rolled up map of the world and tapped the black tip of a pointer onto different countries as he spoke. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wait outside the door, impatiently tapping my fingers against a cold metal locker. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then he tramped across to the bathroom to run his finger under the tap. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wet and he tapped his fingers on his knees and moved his head in time to the music. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I tapped my feet on the bus floor. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was a tap on the door, and the restaurant attendant entered. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doña Charito dipped her brush into a jar of water and made all manner of finicky, tidying up, tapping noises on the brim, like a nursemaid spooning mouthfuls for a difficult baby. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I tap my fingers on my knees as we wait for something to happen. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A tap of metal on metal: his trained ear told him a gunsmith was at work. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he can hear me with the headphones on, so I find Me, too. in his book and tap it. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom stomped off to her bedroom without even giving him a chance to tap his right knee. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

But he judged, from the dull and muffled sound, that the walls were too thick for his feeble tapping to penetrate. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

When your phone rings, it is a proverbial tap on the shoulder. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was a rubbing sound on the wall and then a gentle tap on the door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I tapped my pen against a notepad, my brain started to babble-storm ideas. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He tapped a pass to Jeremiah at the top of the box, and Jeremiah charged the goal at a full sprint. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The Owner tapped his foot more quickly against the air. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was like a tap from a rubber hammer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

From the hall, I tap my toe 3 times and watch 4 kids go to the door. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped his breast solemnly when he reached the words that always moved him, even though spoken in the secret tongue of a dead language: Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave the stack of cardboards a solid-sounding double tap on the desk surface, as one taps a deck of cards, then dropped the stack back into the bottom drawer and closed the drawer. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He taps the picture on the front page of the newspaper. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The man in the pale suit in the seat beside Shadow put out his arm and tapped his watch with his fingernail. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I was busy examining one pillar when a man tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I was there for the interview. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"If you wanted me to wake up, you could've just tapped me." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She tapped the bar code on James’s book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She points to a small temple a few feet away with a water tap in the courtyard, where people are rinsing their feet. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Beneath the taps, dripping had worn the porcelain thin in green stripes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her red index finger taps the desk; her forehead shines with sweat. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He sang in a low voice at first, but Master tapped his pen on the table and said “Louder!” so he raised his voice, and Master kept saying “Louder!” until he was screaming. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he heard her tap on the window, he offered up a bashful thanks to the gods. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore tapped a bottle with his wand, the cork flew out, and he tipped the swirling memory into the Pensieve, saying as he did so, “After you, Harry.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Captain Reed reexamined the scrap of canvas and tapped each of the letters with his fingers: REED. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When I tapped it, a little debris fell out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were trapped and tapped out of ideas and cash and just waiting to collapse, and I was glad I wouldn't be around to watch it all happen. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He tapped out a one-hand piano tune on the wall, and then he punched the air in silent triumph. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He put his razor under the tap and shook it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Mutti smiles and taps the wooden spoon against the frying pan rim, then rests it on the counter. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ron unlocked the cavernous trunk with a series of taps from his wand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Before I knew it I was tapping my foot like everyone else, pretending to sing along to songs I didn’t even know. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Human beings, it is often said, are hardwired for narrative, and theater taps into Mariela’s brain circuitry in a way nothing else ever has. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“So,” Rex says, “please stand with your feet together”— “Parallel first position,” Monica shouts, tapping nails against her clipboard. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Not to mention the fact that he could have tapped me on the shoulder or something, to ask if I minded him sitting so close. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want you to climb up and get it and take it to the lavatory and rinse it under the tap abroad and climb back up with it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I go over to her and tap her on the shoulder. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The delicate tip of her shoe tapped impatiently. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a seat at my desk and tapped the Engage icon at the edge of my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I tap her leg with the pool cue, but for once I’m not kidding. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I tapped the glass, even laid the jar on its side, but those crazy bees stayed put. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom tapped her nose gently with her finger. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When I get in the hall, I tap my toe 3 times. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It gave off a sharp sound when you tapped it, and it would not need to be painted regularly like the wooden ones we had in primary school. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound’s not deafening, like with an acoustic kit, but you can hear every thwack and tap on the pad. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

With the butt of his trident he tapped the image of a merman larger than the rest, with the horns of a bull. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped me on my shoulder and said nothing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the little parlor she could hear, without raising her eyes, Theodora’s small irritated tappings and the quiet sound of the chessmen being set down. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Micah and I take our seats, I feel a tap on my shoulder. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She crosses her arms, scowls, and taps her foot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She has no idea that when she came in the house stinking of liquor, part of me wanted to hop off this seventeen-year-old wagon and tap into her veins to suck out the booze. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Millard ran tap water into a glass and brought it to him, and Dad reached out and took it, as though floating glasses weren’t at all unusual. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When the train started moving, he went back to work, tapping away on his laptop. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

We watch the pretzel girl a little longer, but then Mama looks at her watch, taps the table, and tells us we gotta catch the bus back. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Poulsson tapped ashes from his pipe into the palm of his hand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She taps my hand to tell me to release them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Soon they were sending hundreds of radio messages every day, tapping them out in the dots and dashes of Morse code. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Arya tapped her wooden sword against the side of her boot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clawson taps my shoulder, letting me know it’s my turn. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I lean across the aisle to tap Bram on the shoulder. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Nurse Neala brings in the bedpan and taps my shoulder to wake me up. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

They walked down a tiny hallway, and Zeebo tapped at an unpainted pine door. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

You could tell because the white wall had turned gray right where he had just tapped his head. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

April gave her stamp of approval to this latest innovation by trying it out herself, doing the forehead taps very slowly and dramatically. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mandela tapped the ball out to Muamer, the new Bosnian forward. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She pulls her phone out of her clutch and taps into her messages. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I got bored sitting on that washbowl after a while, so I backed up a few feet and started doing this tap dance, just for the hell of it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of heading into the usual game, I bring up a hovering keyboard and type in a series of extra commands, my fingers tapping against the floor. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dropping flat in the saddle, he gave his mount two taps with the whip and clucked in his ear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They woke to warblers singing, making melody with a red and black woodpecker that tapped a beat on the trunk of a tree. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone tapped my shoulder and said, “Good game, Paul.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped on the window and Dad turned and smiled at me, then pointed to the passenger side for me to get in. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My foot has been tapping against the floor the whole way. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Bacchus tapped the giant on the nose, and Ephialtes crumbled to ashes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

No light switch, no water running free and clear after a turn of a tap handle. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

All you could hear was the clock ticking and Mr. French’s fork tapping his dessert plate. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A timid paw tapping on the door snapped Cluny from his reverie with a start. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

To create enough clean fresh water to fill this room, she needed to go even deeper, tap her emotions even more. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Many years later, Meggie had only to close her eyes and she could still hear it, like tiny fingers tapping on the windowpane. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I don't understand what he's doing, until he taps his watch and shows me the time. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hagrid must have forgotten to tell him something you had to do, like tapping the third brick on the left to get into Diagon Alley. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

In her most embittered moments we wrapped her in shawls, washed her face from the cistern tap, and brought her glasses of yogurt and rosewater. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tap my CharlieCard and pass through the turnstile like a marathon winner, hands raised. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was trying to fill a coffee cup, but once he got the tap open he couldn’t get it closed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He chortled, while the Owner tapped a silent rat-a-tat-tat against the air. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pineville tapped his pencil against his desk, his eyes narrowing. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Greyback unlocked it with a tap of his wand, then forced them into a dank and musty room and left them in total darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Deborah tapped me on the shoulder and pointed to another bench on the opposite side of the building’s entrance, a good fifteen feet from Zakariyya. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Circumstances will change and things will be fine, just hold on a little more,” he said, tapping my shoulder again and nodding. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Nicasia tapped me on the shoulder and I took my hand away. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

You should have seen how the Horse shook its mane and how its nostrils widened, and the little tap it gave the ground with one back hoof. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She picked up the salt shaker and tapped its glass base against the tablecloth a few times. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Instead, sleep sneaked up on him, and the next thing he knew he was dreaming of a tapping, a cruel dream of a pigeon tapping on the window. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He tapped his pen for another few moments before laying it down with a vastly irritated sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No sounds except people chewing, and forks tapping against plastic plates, and parents shushing their babies, who didn’t know any better. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I stuck with that class for several more weeks, but the time we spent on ballet grew shorter as the time we spent on tap grew longer. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom stood at the sink, filling a glass with tap water. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I grinned and tapped a small door icon at the edge of my display, then selected Aech’s chat room from my list of favorites. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ezekiel joined us and we searched for my mother, tapping women on the shoulder as they sat, hunched over, on the ground, or stood in stunned silence. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She tapped the tip of her bow against her boots. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes you are,” he said, tapping on the laptop in front of him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped her foot and pulled back her burka, revealing flashing brown eyes under arched eyebrows. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He nodded and reached out with his cane and tapped tentatively at the road. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Shoes crunched a path behind me, and the sleeve of Miles’s jacket tapped me on the shoulder. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He reached the house, tapped, and opened the door. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped him on the shoulder and he looked up suddenly. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me an “I mean business” look and tapped on my tasks list. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d hit Tea Cake playfully and the minute he so much as tapped her with his finger she’d fall against him or fall on the ground and have to be picked up. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Alec tapped the map just to the left of the spot that marked the center of the Berg routes on the workpad screen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Judianne tapped me on the shoulder this morning and passed me a note real quick before Mr. Ward could see. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you were done chatting to the person in front of you, Courtney, I tapped you on the shoulder. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Friday comes to a stop, her hooves tapping against the asphalt even as she stands. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

While he tapped, Ron continued to try to hit on the correct password, muttering strings of random words under his breath. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was too granular to attempt to put a spindle hole down the middle, so I poured it in and tapped on the casement to settle the grain as best I could. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She finished the equation with a great flourish of taps and scratches on the blackboard and looked at me, a triumphant look on her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He slips on some headphones and starts tapping on the keys. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Doc pulls his phone from his pocket, taps the screen a few times, then holds it up. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“There must be a way to stop him,” Angie said, tapping her fingers against her chin. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I turn to see Frank, still glowering at me and now tapping his wrist. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then she straightens her shoulders and leaves without looking back, her high heels tapping down the length of the car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His fingers tapped at the uneven edge of his scar, and she held her breath, afraid to disturb the stillness that had settled between them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If it doesn’t ignite itself when it’s tapped or passed, we can trigger it from here. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She tapped her cigarette ash into her cupped left hand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Under the single sash window was a sink with one tap and a one-ring gas cooker. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He lowered the beer sword and tapped me on each shoulder. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then she drew Sam a pot of beer from the tap and put it all down in front of him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A silver parachute that holds a spile for tapping trees, and the pearl Peeta gave me a few hours before I blew out the force field. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They beat the drums and strum the mandolins while their feet tap the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hear Serena coming, down the stairs, along the hall, the muffled tap of her cane on the rug, thud of the good foot. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped a button on the dashboard that put the call on the car’s speakers. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He tapped the wrinkle between her brows with his thumb. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His feet tapped show tunes at breakfast, and during dinner he often pointed at the mountain, his eyes shining, and described where he would lay the pipes to bring water down to the house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She tapped the glass And pointed an angry finger At the molcajete, Packed with dirt And sprouting a forest Of twigs and popsicle sticks. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bring up a virtual menu and tap on the call button for Wikki. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But with every bubble of happiness that rises inside, the little voice taps me on the shoulder. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Alex felt a tap on his shoulder and jerked around, startled. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

By then the weather was warm enough to fill the tub with water from the tap under the house and bathe in the kitchen. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

That is until the man the grandfathers called Hunters Hunter got tapped on the shoulder by fingertips that couldn’t be anybody’s but hers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He taps his foot against the leg of his chair. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I went back to scraping the pot, and pretty soon Mary Alice went bad: to practicing her tap. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your mind on your work,” she said, tapping the rules sheet on my desk. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that exact moment, as if kindled by Joseph’s thoughts, two ghostly lingers formed out of the dusty air and tapped him twice on the shoulder. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Matthew tapped his screen, and his recording stopped with a ding. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Was it then that I heard the first tappings of rain? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I feel a soft tap on my shoulder. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She let the cold tap run and then filled the glass. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Best of all, we didn’t have to stop to put on tap shoes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he jumped back and threw a quick tap to the ribs, as a test to see if I was any quicker with my hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He handed them to her, and as the team watched in amazement, Hermione tapped them with her wand and said, “Impervius!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Calder pulled a pentomino out of his pocket and began tapping it nervously against his knee. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She knelt down and tapped on his arm. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I zoomed in on Castle Anorak and tapped a spot just outside the front entrance, and in a blink, my avatar was standing there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A soft tap at the door interrupted my planning. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Alas, Egyptian mines were tapped out; the Ptolemies were therefore constantly on the make for gold and silver to pay their soldiers. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I missed Mamá’s gentle tapping on my shoulders and tugging of the blanket to wake me up. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He tapped thoughtfully on the table for a minute or two. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin tapped Cole’s shoulder with the broken stick. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Blue pills, blue pills,” Semaj says again, and taps Mom’s head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Etienne tapped his eye patch and said, “Now tell me, what in the world brings you here?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brook is sitting on the chair at the end and tapping another blue cloth shape with the index card she’s holding. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she left, balancing the dripping drum on her head without holding it with her hands, I shoved Maria underneath the tap and turned it on full blast. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was undressing in my own room, when, with a premonitory tap at the door, he entered, and at once began to speak:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Al’s eyes widen, and he crouches next to Will, tapping his cheek with one hand. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then, holding my breath, I gave the trunk a little tap with my foot. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Each assemblage is poised in the flow of solar energy, tapping off energy from metabolic surrogates of the sun. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had the same nervous energy—tapping his fingers against his trousers, brushing at his white cotton shirt, adjusting the jockey cap on his curly brown hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mama’s biting her lip and tapping her toe nervously. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The store was big enough inside that I couldn’t hear the tapping of the rain on the roof to remind me where I was. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was no tap, just more Sesame Street. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She tapped her finger against her chin, thinking. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

With one finger he tapped his forehead for a while. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One of her feet tapped the floor softly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I sit here?” says Will, tapping the table with his finger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Radar tapped a locker twice with his fist to express his approval, and then came back with another. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“From now on, it is all here,” he tapped himself on the forehead. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman shrugged and tapped on the cash register screen. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They hit you if you wash your hair on certain days, or tap somebody with a ruler, or step over a brother whether it’s during your menses or not. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My foot was tapping on the Brown Bomber’s floor a mile a minute and I couldn’t make it stop no matter what I did. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not with half a pint of holy water inside them,” said Artemis, tapping the now empty whiskey bottle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Elinor tapped her finger on the left-hand page of her catalog so hard that it wouldn't have surprised Meggie if she had bored a hole in it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

So I keep looking, my eyes scanning the room while Stella taps her foot in the hallway impatiently. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I tapped my foot impatiently and glanced out the window for Henry’s car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Near the tap there were a dozen pink and white soaps, shaped like swans and roses, resting in an ivory-tinted shell. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then the password, which I realized Tasha never told us, but we peeped anyway—three taps. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You jerks think there’s really a bird trade we could tap?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since being tapped by Arthur Compton in June to supervise the theoretical work on bomb design, Oppie had been working out of his Berkeley office with a small group of trusted colleagues. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I have an idea,” Ahmad began, and then explained that he had found a website where he could tap into a live webcam at that corner. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I check his book, but of course, there’s no card. uf.f n It S Jason taps, Secret. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped closer to him, and he reached out and hugged me, tapping my back with his fist. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“They appropriated our telegrams, tapped our telephones, listened outside our windows and transoms....Even if we win, we who have been here will never remember it with anything but a shudder.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had tapped, at last, into heredity’s inner logic. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He smiles at her like she’s a rainbow, then fee-fi-fo-fums across the room, tapping me affectionately on the head and giving me a concussion. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He turned and made himself suddenly busy with the taps of his beer barrels. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her tapping speeded up and its beat became erratic and nervous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I reach out to tap on one hovering menu item. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Looking for concealed closets or panels or knobs, they tapped along the south wall, straining their eyes against the shadows. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lights went on when he flipped switches; water came out when he turned the tap. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She heard the air whooshing into the big bellows in the forge and the practice tap for range of hammer on anvil. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He throws open the front door, slams his body against the screen and, hearing the tap tap tap behind him, jumps over the porch steps and down to the driveway. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He tapped his forehead with his pointer finger. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Delirious, I roll over and tap the screen. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He tapped Pong's leg with his walking stick. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She tapped one finger on her lip, brainstorming possibilities. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Frank tapped his head like he was afraid his brain had short-circuited. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Allen was never far away, watching him, then tapping on his laptop. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped my pencil on my notebook, trying to buy time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he passed me, he tapped the brim of my hat twice. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She frowns a little and taps gently over what’s left of the bruise on his face. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I tapped him on the shoulder and he turned to me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We could hear the door swing open and tap against the wall. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

If the master-at-arms screamed for an attack, they would dance in and tap Sam lightly on breastplate or helm or leg. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I tapped my shoe lightly on the hardwood floor. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run up behind her, tap her on the shoulder. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I tapped a finger on my chin and unwrapped another Mini Cup. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the way to the car, Estha carried the Eagle vacuum flask with the tap water. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to the sink and turned tap water on a fresh towel. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spelled out the conclusion—making speaking movements with his mouth, while the rushes tapped and the smoke puffed and the wind howled. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stoker stands in front of us with his hands on his hips and his foot tapping. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped some more with his pen, as loudly as the ticking of the grandfather clock, and finally gathered all four together, arranged them neatly, and handed them back to Turner. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then Miss Peregrine tapped the ground with her beak three times, then ten times, then five. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

None of us are used to the luxury of turning on a tap and having a limitless supply of hot water at our fingertips. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael Chambers found a seat in the gallery and sat tapping his pencil’s eraser against his bottom lip. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I give her the information, and while she's tapping away on a keyboard, I say, "I need to know if there's been a problem with this blanket." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The PanAsian one tapped her foot, and Scythe Mandela leaned forward. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He swung wildly, a foot over Griffin's head, and the red blur was back, tapping away at his chin, his eyes, his mouth, his nose. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Booth wished to, he could reach out and tap him with the muzzle of the pistol. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I built up my courage, and then tapped him on his shoulder midway through class. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I knew we should have waited until it was dark,” Chubs said, tapping his fingers against the passenger seat window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If I’m not careful, she’s going to be able to see my toes tapping through my sneakers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He put his mother’s bank card into the automatic teller and tapped out her PIN number. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Strawberry came up one day and tapped stones. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps,” Bernard tried again, “we ought ...” Leaning forward, the Warden tapped the table with his forefinger. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Infest him, sire, with maggots in his flesh and spider eggs in his eyes. Put larvae inside here"—it tapped its forehead—"so he can hear them buzzing as they grow." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her legs were crossed, and her left foot was tapping the ground like it was trying to send a Morse code SOS. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sherman saw a girl he liked and tapped her on the shoulder and hit the dance floor for about ten straight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to the Jump & Grind,” I say, tapping the guest check pad with the cap end of the blue ballpoint. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Chuck absently tapped his fork against the table for a few seconds. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tap my fingers over my puffy lips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His fingers had begun to tap at the air, helping him along. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But now he’s pushing open the back screen himself and going down into the yard, then comin’ back and tapping on the screen with one paw, so we’ll let him in. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Uncle Darnell had said I was always there, quiet, in the kitchen while she chanted, tapped, and wrote. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the railing, tapping his unlit cigar gently against his palm. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Charlie takes a glass from the cupboard and fills it with tap water. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped my nose with the clean end of his spoon. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I tap the tears out of my eyes with shaking fists. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It threaded between boulders and past baobab trees with their roots firmly tapped into pockets of water in the soil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped Joseph on the shoulder, but Joseph wouldn’t budge. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dad kept pounding with the shoe and I had to run back through the house to the backyard tap for more water in the kettle and the pot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And shoes with heels that tap like Mama’s shoes?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Somewhere between camaraderie and imbecile I tap her beige bare shoulder with the note. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He shook hands with Henry and Alfred, and tapped the front of Jelly's pink shirt. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mo idly tapped the bottom of the canoe with his paddle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I walked up the aisle and tapped the bus driver on the shoulder. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

A wasp goes tap tap tap along the ceiling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The captain tapped his pipe against the side of the boat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It was idiotic. All the girls tapped boys and then just squealed like morons and barely even ran.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then he reached up with his hand and lightly tapped on the glass. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mama tapped her first finger against her lips like she did when she was thinking. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone's going to remember where they were when the taps went dry, I think. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That’s when I tap my phone screen and get the shock of my life. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“And this is my mother,” I add, tapping my mom’s forearm. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I tapped my bare feet on the wood floor. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Daisy was tapping at her phone with one hand while holding her cup of water with the other. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Penney picked up his pipe, tapped it lightly against the ashtray, and rolled his eyes to the back of his head, looking for the right figure. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He let his fingers slowly stroke the silent keys, tapping out “I Have Some Friends Before Me Gone.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She tapped a few more times, and Moss saw something flash open on it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon tapped on the glass, but the snake didn’t budge. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Her father picked up a pencil and tapped it on his desk. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Housekeeping,” a light voice came from behind the door, after a tap. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was going to tap on the window. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Julian scrunched up his face and started tapping his forehead like he was thinking really hard. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I tap my toe 3 times as she wraps me in a hug. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She sat behind the wheel, tapping it nervously and muttering while I settled in the front seat and held Z in my arms. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Watras tapped his baton on the podium.The curtain opened. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then halfway through the meal, Daddy picks up his coffee mug and taps his fork against it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

At dawn on Tet I tapped ?ny big toe to the tile floor first. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She kept peeling potatoes and tapping her foot, as though she’d like nothing more than to run right out the door. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Mwila walked between the dancers, tapping couples on the shoulder. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

According to quantum mechanics and general relativity, the power of zero is infinite, so it’s no surprise that people are hoping to tap its potential. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Lord tapped his claws on the ground. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I realize my fingers are tapping out a drumbeat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Papa moved the wooden coffee table, lifted up the rug, and tapped the tiles underneath with the back of the screwdriver. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

His little ink self appeared to be tapping the witch with his minute wand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Something cool tapped his chin, lifting his gaze from the jungle floor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“What’s that?” she tapped at a section that somebody had underlined or annotated. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quiet,” the judge warns, tapping her gavel once. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I tapped the screen set into the front of the machine and scrolled through the catalog. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Beauty Minister is tapping her foot to an erratic beat but freezes when I enter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When the lady's heels have tapped across the wooden porch and down the steps, Mom turns around and calls softly, "Bobby?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not locked, so I go ahead and tap out Vik’s number. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Gimli was wandering about, tapping the stone here and there with his axe. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He kept waiting for his fingers to start their tapping, to find their rhythm, but to his surprise, they didn’t. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

From time to time I would tap on his tree with my ax. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She led them into the kitchen where Adelaide sat at a table, tapping a pencil against a notebook. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He tapped a finger on his polished desktop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Circling, tap- dancing, I was underneath them when they landed—doing the “flapping eagle,” “the kangaroo” and the “split.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo tinkered with his sphere, tapping and nudging one of the jewels on its surface. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He tapped the palm of his hand with the flat edge of his bayonet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I feel tapping and tugging and a vague sense my skin is being stretched beyond the limits of its elasticity. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Lola leaned forward and tapped the folded corner of her right eye. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Poet walked around the barn, tapping the bottoms of people’s feet with his walking stick. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When she bathed the little Fisher girl, it was in a porcelain tub with silvery taps running infinite quantities of hot, clear water. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe tap your toe or hit your thigh as you sing the song in your head to find the appropriate tempo. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Nazario’s and Bodega’s speeches were as different as a glass of tap water and a glass of wine. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was aware that his home phone was tapped and his house watched by comically conspicuous security men, who would sit for hours in the front seat of a parked car with the motor running. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

With a few taps on his keyboard, my Bureau of Supernatural Affairs webpage pops up onscreen. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He tap the side of the door with the blade and watch me walk up to the doors. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes Mrs. Gates walked to the microphone and tapped it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s hoping,” Kate said, reaching up to tap the E key. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed at Thomas’s chest, almost tapping it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A tap on his shoulder jarred him from his thoughts; he looked up to see Alby standing behind him, arms folded. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We take turns holding our mouths under the tap, wetting our parched tongues. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad smiles and taps on his pipe. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bloom shifted, rustled, tapped his pipe out into his palm; the ashes made a sprinkling noise going into the wastebasket. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I consider tapping it against the wall but don’t, because the postmistress is watching. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The endocrinologist tapped a vein in my arm, filling an alarming number of vials with my blood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He laughed, tapping his temple, saying, “I don’t have any more up here than old Vernon.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I looked on, he continued to tap the drum with his big fingers, bleating out his song. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I push the wonky floorboard back into place, then stand up to tap it with my stick. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I tapped my notebook with the eraser end of my pencil. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped on the kitchen window with a stone to make it easier to hear, and a moment later Alice opened the door and came out. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Diana smiled at Mrs. Kennedy, pretending not to hear the impatience in her voice or notice the way she tapped her gold-sandaled foot. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Roy kept tapping until a dog on the porch next door began to bark. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I woke up, a frigid hand was tapping my cheeks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the water trickles out of the rusty tap, I imagine I'm standing near a wide river, like in a poem my teacher read to us about rivers singing. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Therefore, I’ve decided not to suspend you from school,” she said, tapping a pencil on her chin. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap and open the door, step inside, shut it behind me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She adjusted her hairnet and tapped her spoon against the glass case, pointing down. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

M. Dupont tapped my shoulder and said: 'Butler, have you seen to my arrangements?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was tapping the rubber mat with his gold ring and considering the problem when the door opened and Mack came in. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she taps Theresa lightly on the sleeve. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A short black woman at the front of the line to speak tapped the microphone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After a good five minutes of this, he gave the envelope a faulty tap and had to reach out quickly and grab it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Adult-led learning situations may be able to tap into or approximate the multi-modality that may increase arts and learning connections for children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I said, and tapped my fingers on the counter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We loaded the rocket on the pad by holding it upside down, tapping the casement with a hammer to get the gray powder to settle as we poured it in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wants to tap her fingers with sudden nerves. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Or what about the ice moat?” he said, tapping the plan of the Ice Court. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His fingers tapped out a rhythm, trying to find a new count, but it was futile. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Look at him,” Lexie said, tapping a photo just behind Pearl’s ear. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A tap...rap...tap lazily pulled me out of sleep. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Even farther in, the silence was broken by a cacophony of strange sounds—the skittering of rats; hissing steam; the hollow, recurring tap of pipes, like the desperate scratching of a premature burial. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She came to the car and tapped softly on the window and I was the only one awake. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

As the instructor taps away at her computer, I brace myself for the worst. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You can start by telling me your name,” the officer said, tapping his fountain pen against the desk. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His hair was full of dirt and tapped like the tendrils of a creeper. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then I heard him get up and go to the bathroom and turn the taps on. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Adam sat smiling vaguely at the lamp and tapping his knee with a forefinger until Lee came back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Beauty Minister taps his shoulder with a fan, then looks at me and my sisters. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We dug a tunnel to it, tapped it, and we had all the electricity we needed. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I tap my nose with a muddy finger. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He tapped on the steering wheel with his cane. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

There was a flashing error message, and he tapped it repeatedly to no effect. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Grandpop tapped it on the table a few times before bringing it up to his mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He tapped a roll like a mob boss assigning a hit. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She tapped a few more keys, then frowned. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Master came over and turned the metal tap. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The goblin scribbled on his pad while Werfel coaxed Spurge under his breath, “Quick—and a slide left, tap tap with the right, and a kick and two and three and a...” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He waited awhile longer before moving through the house again to see that the pressure was strong everywhere, and then he shut down the taps. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man in the white coat bent down and looked closely into Winston’s eyes, felt his pulse, laid an ear against his chest, tapped here and there; then he nodded to O’Brien. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She nods and taps her toe impatiently, which makes the flesh of her calves jiggle. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma taps her fingernails on the steering wheel and doesn’t say anything for a few minutes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She pulls a reflex hammer from the pocket of her white coat and taps on my right knee. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I go to the kitchen to try the tap myself—as if I might have the magic touch. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She jerked her head and hissed through her toothless mouth at Garrett, tapping her greasy cards. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dug her phone out of her pocket and tapped on it, her fingers shaking. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her fingers tap a nervous beat on the table. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He paused, tapped me on the shoulder, and continued, “I hear you are doing great. Keep it up.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Martin Burkhard’s father falls, and Martin tells everybody—on the very same night his shoulder is tapped—that he is happy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The amount was initially for only a few dollars, but over time, as more oil was tapped, the dividends grew into the hundreds, then the thousands. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Look at how the little sister is laughing here,” she said, tapping one of the family portraits. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She taps her screen, and everyone milling around the surveillance area gathers around her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

After a while he tapped me on the shoulder. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I try not to notice when he rinses the jug with tap water. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Though the sentence may be beyond salvation, passivizing the relative clause would be a place to start: the former United Nations diplomat who has been tapped by protesters demanding Mr. Morsi’s ouster. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It takes me ten taps to reach an entry that is addressed to David again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Her fingers tapped out a nervous rhythm on the steering wheel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Luna reached into her pocket and gave his head a gentle tap. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He taps on the door, says his name, waits, says it again, a little louder this time since the air conditioner is going. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Dinah tapped my leg with her cloth hand, and I knew she wanted me to tell Doc my story. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He raised the map, tapped it with the tip of his wand, and muttered, “Mischief managed!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to revive her by tapping her cheeks, then eased her bulky form onto its side and left her to recover. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The padded door banged open and a young boy clicked into the bar, scraping the metal taps on his flamenco boots across the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For there are men who can look, listen, tap, make an adjustment, and a machine works. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone taps my shoulder, but I ignore them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z