There wasn’t no time to stare into that hole in the sky like Captain Cat and her cannibal crew, or all our sails would be torn to shreds and the masts snapped in two. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Then let’s go,” he said, fighting back the sudden sting of tears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Dad was looking through the albums, page by page, tearing out any pictures that might be fourolds. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

How good it felt to drop his heavy satchel, unbutton the starched white shirt, tear off those stiff school shorts, and jump into the refreshing water! Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Whitworth begins to vomit on the grass, which stinks in the heat and has been torn to bits by cleats and the crash of helmets and the endless screams of the fans. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told him to listen,” Mother would say, tears in her eyes from laughing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And as he wiped a tear out of the corner of his eye, he stood up, pulled at the tie around his neck, and headed back to his bedroom. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Lightning lit up the room, empty but for Alyce under the stairs and the woman, in tears, in pain, in labor, and none to help. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for everything you’ve taught me,” said Milo to everybody as a tear rolled down his cheek. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Serafina stamped again and clapped her hands with the other witches, and they shook their throats to make a wild ululation that tore at the air like claws. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tore off small bites but did not like the taste. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

One graying zombie, dressed for the best day of her life in a torn red gown. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But with the tears came an increase of applause and I lifted my head, surprised, my eyes streaming. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the road behind him was dotted with spectators following him to the useless gates holding nothing from a broken system, torn down by the words of a dreaming old lady. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Teenagers stood on the steps and watched, some lighting cigarettes, others slipping fingers behind their sunglasses to wipe hidden tears. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nor did Teresa give the men who came to take them up from the crypt the satisfaction of seeing her shed tears. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When she returned in half an hour, I was still in tears. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Matt pulled at the man’s shirt and showed Kira the hem, at the back, from which he had torn the piece of cloth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right at that moment, as I looked at his unshaven face, his close-cropped hair, and his torn clothes, I thought of the police siren, and put two and two together. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex has never been so torn between two equally innocuous blazers in his entire life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I walked out of the room, wiping my tears, staggering toward the elevator, covering my eyes so no one could see, as nurses and hospital aides backed out of my way. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My tears started then and they surprised me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Kaede watched numbly as tiny red marks erupted on her hands where the Queen’s tears struck. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A tear wiggled through a patch of dried salt on his cheek. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hurry down the block while my held-back torrent of tears splashes down my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The storm raged for two nights, trashing the coastline, tearing away anything that wasn’t tied down. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Uncas, standing ready to die before the Delaware, when an enemy warrior tears off his hunting shirt revealing the bright blue tortoise tattooed on Uncas’s breast. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again my heart tears open as 1 stand there and wonder how they died. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed in helpless fury, and felt tears springing to her eyes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The palms were torn up from the descent down the glacier wall, the skin scabbed over where the ice had cut her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He ran out of the Cursed Forest and toward the gazebo quick as lightning, a bluebird brooch glittering from his torn cloaks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And then a realization swept through my body as if I had been torn apart by bullets myself: My mother was not with Deborah. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There are a lot more tears and hugs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then she asked them to leave in a voice hoarse from tears, but the relatives’ shouting intensified, and so Aunty Uju turned to go back indoors. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They tore off my haptic suit and left it for the repo team. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A tear gleams like a tiny pearl on David’s eyelashes. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rain is just tike tears from the sky. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Still no way to reach the tear in the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ferris, himself fed up with construction delays and Burnham’s pestering, had told Gronau to turn the wheel or tear it off the tower. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My skirt was torn and my hair unkempt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She was poising in her hand the iron bar that she had torn off the lamp-post, ready to throw it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

A thin line of tears crawled down her cheeks as though it had been a struggle for them to get out of her eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Vincent thinks they are tearing it down, not renovating it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s hopeless. I’m nowhere near ready,” she said, close to tears again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And then, in the neatest way you could wish, the tear in the back of his hauberk caught on a hook in the wall. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Green palm fronds might send off dark smoke, but until they were dried, they were too tough to tear off the trees. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shirt was torn and covered with dried blood. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up the pace to cross the town square, staring straight ahead, wiping the fear off my face, fighting the tears that edge into the corners of my eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I scream in my head, tears welling up in my eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Neel sweated, groaned, and came close to tears a number of times. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stars in the galaxy that come too near this black hole will be torn apart by the difference in the gravitational forces on their near and far sides. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No!” she yell, and bust out in tears. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I lift it to my lips as salty tears drip into my throat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A slight brogue has appeared in the Duchess’s voice and when I glance up at her, tears stream freely down her cheeks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Layla didn’t let go as they turned the pages of Ivy’s heart, as Dad teared up and Mom ran her hand over her drawings with a little smile on her face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He released the door and I tore out of the closet, my brother David tumbling out behind me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those tears in his eyes were getting ready to fall. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Ivy wanted June to be Keeper so badly, tears clouded her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I scream so loud my face gets hot and tears jump into my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Arliss went tearing out of the pool on one side and the dog on the other. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hugged Wash good-bye and tore off down the road. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her stomach felt sour, like she’d eaten something rotten, but at least she was keeping her tears at bay. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The marten spat and snarled with annoyance, biting and tearing at the chain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Onstage, as the scene plays out, Zach has tears in his eyes. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I kiss her forehead and both her cheeks and then her forehead again, and before I’m done, Helena’s tears are drying and a smile is starting to sneak around her split lip. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My old, ripped notebook from last year with the torn black cover and half the pages ripped out. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They were thrilled with having made their way to a new country and cried tears of joy as they passed the Statue of Liberty. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I think I’m out of tears by now. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Katherine finishes detailing the viciousness of her nonexistent stepmother and the death of her father, the preacher is near to tears himself. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He went at the few books they had particular harsh, tearing pages out of ’em and wadding ’em into balls afore he pitched ’em on the pile. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He had climbed up on her back and was tearing and slashing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears were hot in her eyes as fire. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I threw it,” he said, and then there were tears on his cheeks, sliding down his throat, burning him all over. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She was dead before I remember, but George Hamilton told me about it many years later and his eyes filled with tears and his voice croaked in the telling. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fill with tears that don’t quite spill. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was clearly torn, but chiefly because Michael was supposed to be solo that night. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And when it tore, it destroyed some of the connections between neurons, which was a word the doctor had to explain to us. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Kendra brushed the tears from her cheeks and wiped her nose on her sleeve. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

So I panted and cried, choking on my tears. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Pong was so ashamed that he had to fight off tears. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He was pleased to see that Roy wasn’t wearing a torn green T-shirt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blink back my tears, and when I open my eyes again, she’s gone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks were scratched and bleeding, her lips were swollen, her clothes were torn, her hair stuck out in all directions, and on top of this she was streaked with mud. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he thought of how his sisters always sang “O Holy Night” on Christmas Eve, he teared up. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I wondered, too late for an answer, because Dad was on a tear. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The eyes had been covered by a torn piece of cloth, like a blindfold, and the mouth was stuffed with a black stone. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

No wiping away a friend's tears when he's hurt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The walk was long and hard, and Alex was almost surprised that the tears he shed didn’t freeze on his cheeks. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

My heart was beating fast as the tears ran down my face because all of those painful memories that came back. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to risk losing the bones if the dress tore apart. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

His hold on Sam’s mouth slipped, and Sam ducked and lunged forward again, trying to tear away from the grip on his neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She even comes up to my room to give me a stack of pages torn out of a fashion magazine. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the tears at last subsided, he had no new answers to the questions that tormented him but they had lost their violence. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Finley was on the verge of tears and absolutely speechless. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She made the torn edges kiss and held them together with the closures, then put a wide bandage over all of it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The tears came on, tears of gratitude now, not anger like before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The tears were teetering in and out, in and out, and I was trying my best to keep them in. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

As darkness began to fall at five thirty, the wind shifted once again and quickly blew up into a gale, tearing the tops off the waves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He tears open a plastic pack of clothing. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sit at the edge of the burnt bed with my head in my hands until men come to tear down what's left. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Her feet are so cold, and just hours ago they were running over the stoned streets, and suddenly there are tears falling down my face. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bursting into tears like that, on the side of the road? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

All at once, a huge tear that would have filled a bucket rolled down one of the BFG’s cheeks and fell with a splash on the floor. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to understand why I cried ten minutes after Lucas told me Ada was at Russell’s but never shed a tear when my cousin dropped dead. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Bat Lady said that my dad’s still alive,” I said, my vision blurring with tears. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Taking the edge of her pinafore she softly wiped away his tears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Something in her eyes spoke of sorrow, and in unguarded moments they sometimes shone with tears. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What postmark? The address, the postmark, the stamps, they’ve been tore off or something.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not going to school,” I managed to say before another wave of tears took over. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I start crying softly but wipe away my tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Ned kissed the tears from her eyes before they could fall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It takes a long time, and by the time I’m done, my knees throb so viciously, I can’t stop the tears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Bullets that would obliterate mortals shatter against her skin as she tears open the hull of the third bomber. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sails, while torn, had mostly survived and were definitely mendable. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Sweat pooled in the gauze bandage over his eyes, so he tore it off. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I turned a corner and I beheld an astonishingly huge machine, spotlights bolted to its side, tearing at a wall of coal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a distinct kind of tearing within her, two things at war and pulling her in different directions. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was the conflict that tore her in two. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The eyes were half open, filled with tears that came constantly. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Just as he reached it, the bear sprang up, clapped its expansive jaws around the front of Pitka’s head, as if giving him a big kiss, and with a single jerk tore off his face. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I suck in air, eyes tearing, trying to swallow the pain. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But her mother’s lips seemed almost white, and her eyes were wide and full of tears. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

By then it was falling apart with her tears, and the magic letters were stained and faded. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped away a tear and spoke of how his wife and daughters, since the accident, see him walk out the door each day and say: “Be safe, Daddy.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She touched on silver lunch trucks and designer labels and enchanted places, and when she said her best friend gave her pet rat a ride on his shoulder, tears came to my eyes. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Amil held out the torn edge of a newspaper in his palm. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Chantal leans in close to the steering wheel, wiping away tears every few seconds. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Furniture was overturned, statuary broken, walls stained; the pages of torn hymn books lay about everywhere. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She walked backwards down the hall away from him, her eyes now clear and free of tears. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I know one stands before me now, weeping mummer’s tears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Another cannot shake a nightmare: back home, her little girl is killed, and her little boy runs away in tears. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“That corner. The one furthest from you. Just tear off a tiny bit, but not quite enough for us to see anything.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran back, and the sight of my mom’s tears and the way she stared straight at me was enough to tell me who had called. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, mercy, I had to tear myself away! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she laughed so hard her eyes would tear up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

They’d done their best to tear apart entire structures, things that made monsters. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Bryce is sobbing so hard that I feel his wet tears through my shirt, and I hug him harder. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Toby assumed that would get a positive reaction, either tears or an emotionally charged smile. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He tore off his hoodie and pulled his T-shirt over his head and tossed it to the fireman. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Martin had seen a hollow- gast—at night, in the rain, as it was tearing him to shreds—and had mistaken it for his most prized exhibit. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As they tore through the other side and hit the asphalt again, the world warped and buckled around them. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Their long undersleeves, which they had pulled out to wipe their tears, flew white mourning in the mountain wind. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile at him, but some tears came trickling out of my burning eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe death is the great equalizer, the one big thing that can finally make strangers shed a tear for one another. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my fingers on my eyelids to hold back my tears and wished that I could have my family together again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A dying woman in a cot surrounded by strangers was sorrowful, but a dying woman surrounded by her children, her handiwork, the home where she worked so hard, left me in tears. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya put her forehead down on the floor, trying to hold in her tears. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A sense of calculating purpose that snuffed out all the anger, dried up all his tears. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She had torn it up into little tiny pieces and flushed it down the toilet, so she couldn’t change her mind and paste it back together. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suit #1, obviously the one in charge, pushes my dad toward my mom, whose face is wet with tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They would have torn him to pieces, but he didn’t care. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When the janitor saw that they were both in tears, he took pity on them and ushered them inside. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He tore a down a chunk of drywall and tossed it onto the heap with the rest. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It reminded her that she had lots to do to get ready for me, and there was no room for tears. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wipe my cheek like I’m wiping a tear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He was so astonished that Lyra stopped crying at once to see what was happening, and that made Malcolm laugh, and that made Lyra laugh too, her eyes brilliant with tears. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Next, I return to my room and start on the drawings of Brian—it takes forever to tear them all to pieces, there are so many. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Anna’s alligator purse, which she had taken to Mollie’s luncheon, was now lying on the floor, the servant said, with “everything torn out of it.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Pardon me. I’m sorry I tore you away from the board.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground beneath them was a bank covered with coarse grass, torn everywhere by the upheavals of fallen trees, scattered with decaying coconuts and palm saplings. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Walking into the homes of strangers, sitting on their furniture, and drying the tears of their children was harder than cleaning up the sick. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On June 1, 1919, seven explosives in five eastern cities tore apart homes and public buildings. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He suffered a good deal and was reduced to tearing at the stems of the long grasses for moisture. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell said when his foster mom looked at the hole in the screen she covered her ears, screamed her head off, and started running in place with mad tears streaming down her face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hornet's voice sounded angry, but there were also tears in her eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Here a crab tears a leg from his brother. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too sick and too tired to fight back the tears that seeped up into my eyes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His eyes filled with tears, and he was crying. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the kitchen, my mother instantly began to tear up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was surprised to find that, as she said this, tears formed in her eyes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Muddy waves crested, dragging along branches torn from trees upstream. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My voice wavers and threatens to dissolve into tears again. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His shirt tore, and the bare skin on his shoulders and stomach scraped against the stone. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I tried to explain that to him, and to my dismay, found myself near tears. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grimaced and held up his broken arm, tears leaking from the corners of his eyes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Judith’s tears were packed away in the folds of the blue dress. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He’d go through the front door, tear to the back of the house, bound down the steps, and then run to their dad’s workshop. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth's tears slowed up, and a damp dimple flickered in her cheek. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the sentence is even out of my mouth, tears are all over my face. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was affection in his voice, and his use of the term “small one” brought sudden tears to Ranofer’s eyes, so vividly did he recall his father’s voice using that very endearment. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A bus and caravan of cars—sixty people—journeyed with him from his old church in Anahuac to Nuevo Laredo to say farewell through tears. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I was right on the main highway of the cold winds as they tore down upon the valley below. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The raft bucked and tore at the water, slammed sideways. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Frank was shocked to realize she was near tears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The water ran down the hillside gullies, pulling rocks and small trees with it, and spilled across the roads, tearing off chunks of asphalt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Lady Constance was on a bit of a tear and kept talking. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I force my eyes open and blink tears from them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Adam laughed so hard when I said that, tears were streaming down his face. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Lying on the mattress next to Mom was one of those huge family-sized Hershey chocolate bars, the shiny silver wrapper pulled back and torn away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But normally had been sucked away by stormy drawings and tears and tornadoes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“If you want to know where a person is coming from,” she yelled, "you need to read this material, not tear it up! You got to see what makes him think what he thinks!" The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I play the message a second time, listening to the kindness in his voice, and the tears come. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tore along the high green lanes of Highdown Rise, along tractor ruts that nearly bounced them over drystone field walls and into a bed of mire and nettles and sheep. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His microphone picks up the sound, magnifying it until the entire dome sounds like it’s tearing apart. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He growled softly, but the cat ignored him and continued his tearing and eating. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lashed together the remaining canvas from the tent they had torn up to create a sling, and tied it to the dogs’ harness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“For me,” persisted John, his tears falling, “for me.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I never looked back as I tore down the street, dodging cars, leaping over dongas and fences and puddles; entering yards I did not know, only to leap fences again. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was torn between protesting and pleading for fairness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m the master of keeping my tears inside my ducts. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Please, dear God,” I cried aloud, my eyes streaming hot tears, “choose a path for me.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And when he cried his beard filled up with tears. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just held on to me and wiped away the tears with his strong, wide hands until finally, my body was emptied of those tears and I was no more burdened. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

A torn yellow streamer tied to one of the iron bars wafted up in the breeze, waving the word caution. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Take this,” he says, handing me the paper he tore from the pad. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Amari blinked to keep away her own tears and took the baby with great seriousness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon sprang for the door and she was after him at once, and she tore it open and raced away faster than she had ever run in her life. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As I watched her go, tears welled in my eyes, and for the first time since I was a child, I let them come. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of torn jeans, with both of my knees showing through. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It will be very difficult to get tear gas,” Harrison said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There weren’t even any tears on her face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I spun in circles, tears flowing, searching for a trail, for any clue that would give me hope. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Theon stood, blinking back tears from the salt in his eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Thinking about the suffering of those you hold dear can reduce you to tears; in fact, you could spend the whole day crying. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“What about the stupid politicians in the Western House of Assembly that the police had to use tear gas on? Tear gas! And their orderlies carried their limp bodies to their cars! Imagine that!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’d been waging a battle against tears, but now, in a sudden break, she lost it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

With her hand uplifted for the second blow she saw the huge tear that welled up from Janie’s heart and stood in each eye. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The hem was torn and she folded it so the raggedy place wouldn’t show. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Only, as the west wind tore the golden rags away, they looked fascinating and difficult to catch. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made it back to the boards I’d dropped, trying not to let my tears spill over. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was deeply displeased by what had occurred that day; cordiality would not warm, nor tears move him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were full of tears and she was staring at me anxiously. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tatterfell came upon us hours later, took a good look at my reddened cheeks and the tears in my eyes, and then ran for Oriana. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I could not stop my tears from running down. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My lower lip quivers, and tears fall down my face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The corporal reached into Weary’s gaping bosom as though he meant to tear out his pounding heart, but he brought out Weary’s bulletproof Bible instead. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roar of the chopper shrieks loud and low until I think it will tear my head off. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

A hole had been cut in the side and the barbed rope torn away. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They can’t tear their overlarge eyes away, even when President Snow begins to speak from his balcony, welcoming us all to the Quell. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Out of nowhere, I thought of Sir Zurt, lying in his blanket of leaves, and fresh tears came. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And, sitting closer to him than I had in months, I realized with a sudden coldness how very old he was and felt the tears start in my own eyes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I ran back up on our stoop, Ma’s and Pa’s faces were wet with tears. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He brushed those off, found more in his pants, brushed those away, and the wind hit again, heavy gusts, tearing gusts. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only Mr. Whiskers and my pillow knew about my tears in the dark over Charlie. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He went and kissed the nipple, which touched off her tears again, but nothing else happened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer, just kept making that noise, his mouth open so he could breathe, his face all blood and tears and snot. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I just burst into tears and scrambled under the bed the three of us shared. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“What we really need is something so riveting that even President Snow won’t be able to tear himself away. Got anything like that?” asks Haymitch. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

At four hundred feet the wind had teeth, and tore at his black cloak so it slapped noisily at the iron bars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I fumbled with it until I had torn open the hidden pocket. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Somebody must’ve come by and fed the horses, because they were tearing into huge animal carcasses. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“An engineer has to study the rock above these pillars! If weight becomes concentrated on one of them, it’ll explode! The last time that happened, it tore one of our shuttles to pieces!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And that was a relief too, because it was as if he had been hearing, through their apologies and condolences and cards and flowers and food and tears, something else they weren’t saying. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It tortured him at sundown to tear away from the pageant before him, the mesmerizing dance between commerce and desire. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His wife said, “I do,” resumed her darning, and was forced by tears to stop. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scent of fire brings back Maman's funeral and the flames that engulfed her body, smoldering the bed of Belle-roses, tearing first through her silk dresses, and then her skin and body. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I put my face down to cry, but no tears come. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t try to stop the tears from coming. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hardly. In the old days, Athena tore up all my best work. My tapestries depicted the gods in rather unflattering ways, you see. Your mother didn’t appreciate that.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I shake my head at my parents, tears stinging my eyes; I have no words. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then some of the people began to wail and there were those whose faces were covered with tears. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

In which I was torn away from the sureness of the game. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I could hear her rustling around for a minute and then the sound of paper tearing. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Something glittered on her cheek, and he saw to his immense surprise that tears were flowing from her eyes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I pulled off my torn boots with the toe of the other stepping on the heel. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Wrinkles puckered his forehead; his eyes blinked anxiously; and he seemed on the verge of bursting into tears. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I think he might be sniffing back a couple of tears himself. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He felt the tears begin to well behind his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I hope your mama tears you up and down.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the last of the tears, embarrassed he caught me crying, and turn my back to him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

This was probably a lament for the young son of Apollo and Psamathe—Linus, who was deserted by his mother, brought up by shepherds, and before he was full-grown torn to pieces by dogs. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know from where the two silly old tears came. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stared at our unopened Christmas gifts, wondering if we should selfishly tear through the wrapping paper or wait for my parents to come home so we could open our presents together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She tore a fiber from the skin, threaded her needle, and began to stitch the mitten. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore away and made a beeline for the room while Eric and Will laughed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A pleasant “thank you” seemed meant to laugh it off, but a blush, a quivering lip, a tear in the eye, shewed that it was felt beyond a laugh. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When I wake up, I cry like I always do, but my tears are interrupted by the memory of something new in the dream. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t bring herself to say any of those, because she didn’t trust herself not to burst into tears. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And I hang up fast because now the tears are coming. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My cap pistol was taken from me and, despite my tears, put out with the garbage. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

My mom takes a pile of napkins, gently wiping the shake off my face, her eyes suddenly brimming with tears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t? You mean he didn’t tear you limb from limb and throw you down in the spidery cellar?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The dark creature curls a second tentacle around the bowsprit in a powerful grasp, and tears the bowsprit right off the bow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Two, you will travel with young Tristan and follow his instructions to the letter to fix the tear in the sky.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The ground is littered with torn food packages, babies’ diapers, empty water bottles and spent cigarettes, dirty tissues, plastic bags. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tore out of my grip and rushed forward. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was a small rip around the pinhole, like it’d been torn off the wall. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I looked over at my teammates with tears in my eyes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

By the time we were done, Mrs. Baker was almost in tears, it was all so tragic and beautiful and lovely. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It makes tears roll down your cheeks at a blue sky. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The tears that slipped down many faces were not wiped away in shame. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wood vanishes, it is pounded, crushed, torn to pieces. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up and wiped the tears off my face, gritting my teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Trembling, his stomach in a spasm, he tore off a few leaves and put them in his mouth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see him across the table from me at his party, laughing until tears stream down his face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I bring the lights down and wait for the tears to come. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As I stand up, I look at the audience and see that they’re crying too, the women wiping their tears with their shawls, even the men catching their tears on shirt cuffs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They cried out, and the salt tears wet their eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She chewed the blankets, tore the mattresses, sprayed the feathers out of the pillows. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra felt herself swinging dangerously close to tears and slowed her breathing, keeping an icy stare on her mom. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But how could I keep strong with hurricane-force winds constantly trying to tear me down? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I sneak a peek at my grandmother and can see her eyes shining with tears, her hand holding my mom’s tightly, but I can see that she is smiling. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My throat closed and tears welled up in my eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To tear her down in front of me and put her in her place. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the film was over, I had tears in my eyes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My cheeks itched and when I scratched them I found tears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imet, hardly more than a boy, who never sang and killed swiftly without tears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I did not think it fair to avoid reporting the prefect and mark down the fifteen others, so I simply tore up my list and charged no one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually she wore sharp red lipstick that highlighted her dark skin and matched her Sunday suit; that day she wore no makeup, her face was streaked with tears, and she wore a regular housedress. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Kreacher lay flat on the cold stone floor, tears gushing from his sagging eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

No one heard me when I accidentally tore down the shower curtain sneaking into the house. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mamá Jacinta runs to the pickup with her arms outstretched and tears in her eyes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The images on the TV set blurred, and Moss’s eyes filled with tears. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pita bit into a tiny sweet morsel of cake and nodded even as she sniffed back her tears. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I tear the room apart with my eyes, exhaling only when I spot it on my desk, sitting there like a live grenade. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I turned around, pressing my face against my towel so he wouldn’t see my tears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

By this time I had managed to blink my eyes free from the tears and I could see Pike squatting in the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rosalie wipes a new set of tears from her eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Their tears run down and they stretch their hands out toward the dead child but never do they reach it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they reached the lawn, the younger ones broke out in tears. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I’m not saying I cried, mind you, but I did have tears in my eyes. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I peek in horror, unable to bear the thought of anyone mishandling the Holy Quran—tearing out the pages and apparently stomping on them. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I can feel the tears trying to come, trying to work their way out, but I distract myself by listening to music. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A huge lump seemed to form in my throat and tears came to my eyes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She probably would have burst into tears if Gregor hadn’t refused the offer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the road to the next world, surely, she and Neewo would meet, thought Omakayas, tears blinding her as she tipped water to her father’s lips. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Just before it reached the crossing, he tore out and ran across the tracks. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It just got bigger and bigger, the blood pouring under the skin, and Rhonda almost burst into tears. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily starts to cry, and large salty tears flow down her cheeks. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They tore at the material with beak and claw until it gave way. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He felt Bartsia’s closed teeth come tearing out through his flesh and then he was standing above him as he fell back on the ground, kicking helplessly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard them in his head, all those screams and sighs, he thought he could feel tears on his gray skin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Any tears I might have shed were instead replaced with shock when I learned how much debt Dad had accumulated. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At first, she thought of taking the skeleton’s dress and making a bag out of it, but one tug on the fabric was enough to tear it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

All at once tears of self-pity brimmed her eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, absently fiddling with a tear in the sleeve of my new plaid shirt I hadn’t noticed before taking it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop the tears from rolling down my face. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help it; I burst into tears. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes again, now filled with tears. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As he imparted this melancholy circumstance to Wemmick, Mr. Jaggers standing magisterially before the fire and taking no share in the proceedings, Mike’s eye happened to twinkle with a tear. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He tears the page from the binding carefully, removing it completely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He beams at us, his cheeks so flushed I’m afraid he might burst into tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Scyld lay on a silver litter at the water's edge and watched with tears as the ship was made ready. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gulping back tears, she picked up the bag and spotted the glint of metal beneath it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He brings it to his face, showering it with tears and kisses as she stares stonily ahead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The tear tracks down my cheeks have gone cold. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The truth serum makes the sight of them swim before me, or that could be the tears gathering in my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like the snowfall on the barrow- lands, it seemed the tears would never end. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her slip was torn and dragging the ground under her skirt; she had a dark bruise on her forehead. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

What was left was strong, and they couldn't stop the me I would and could become—how I'd poke up from what they'd torn down, rise from it all, and bloom again, wild and free. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The little one came out first, and all but tore the screen door from its hinges. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing—what was there to say?—but she stood beside Loki’s head, with tears in her eyes, and caught each drop of poison as it fell from the snake’s fangs into her bowl. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

At first, Pinmei thought it was his hat, but as she blinked away more tears, she saw it was Amah’s special rabbit rice bowl. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Through a blur of tears Nat saw a narrow bed with a patchwork quilt, a washstand with a bowl and pitcher, a small table, and a chair. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tore the wrapper from a bundle of new bills and exchanged their old money. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was in too much pain and shock to shed tears. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She tore off her shoes and waited until the next wave surged over them, then dove with it, letting its force carry her forward. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The silence that sat over the room wasn’t broken until Mary ran out with Tony, tears streaming down her face. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Hair safely restored beneath her hairnet, Desdemona glowered around the yard, submerged in a despair too deep for tears. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There was a tear in his shirt in the center of his back and blood was soaking through the cloth, but sweat was running off his pale face and he was breathing hard. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shame brought sudden tears to my eyes. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I held tears in for the rest of lunch, and when I got back to class, I raised my hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A different voice fractures the peace—one full of fear—and I tear my gaze away from the splendor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine, everyone got out. And we didn’t have much,” she answered, half in tears as her kids clung to her legs. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Sheet music was torn from someone’s hands to streak around us like strange lightning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Harry ran out the door, tore off his shirt, and threw himself into a snowbank, but the damage was done—his chest was hideously burned and blistered. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As the first tear rolled down her cheek, she could suddenly picture the woman looking at her, her earrings shimmering in that clear light. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the silence there was a gentle, tearing sound as a grazing cow moved nearer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first the tears come out heavy like a blizzard. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I couldn’t make anything tonight,” his mother said, tearing open the plastic bag that held their Thai takeout that night. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I looked at her through my tears and tried to pay attention. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rosetta is so quiet, always glancing down shyly, her hand clutching a torn piece of cloth which she occasionally rubs against her cheek. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

That was the other half of the reason for Ellen’s tears. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes filled with tears and my head hurt, but I was better. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He shoved his face into the pillow so that he’d be able to keep his tears a secret. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I throw myself up from the bed and hot tears pour from my eyes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her eyes grey as the sea were hard and fell, and yet tears were on her cheek. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

For she was afraid, now: afraid of her son’s heart torn open too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I look up, Spike has tears in her eyes. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for my outburst—it’s just—” And then the tears came again and she apologized again and continued. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I nodded and then ran out of the yard, fleeing before I could flood the front of my dress with my tears. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I can see the first apple teetering when I let the third arrow go, catching the torn flap of burlap and ripping it from the bag. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There were tears in his voice as he spoke through a rush of anger. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the saddest thing, the thing that tore at her afterward . . . the way he smiled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He too is in a Guardian’s uniform, but he has no hat on and the uniform is dirty and torn. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier’s eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Nothing stirred there on the hillside where the stuff of the world had been torn open. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I walked to her, tears stinging the rims of my eyes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as the splendor felt her touch, a new host, it came to her, tearing through as suddenly and powerfully as a storm surge. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But once we'd torn open the boxes, my sisters and I gave each other baffled looks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

A wild rain lashed down upon his black brother as he tore at the flesh of an enormous goat, washing the blood from his side where the goat’s long horn had raked him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So, when she did make her small request, after having spared him so many tears and welcomes, what could he do but seek her pleasure? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if this was the last straw Sam burst into tears. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And maybe he was all torn up about it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Every single one of us is in tears at this point. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The gods dispatched messengers everywhere to ask all creation to shed tears so that Balder could be redeemed from death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy shrugged and tried to even out her steps, but every time she pressed down on her foot too hard, tears bloomed in her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Before you know it, I’ve torn out the month of January, and then the month of February is so short it goes quickly. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I could see the tears brimming behind his sunglasses as he watched Malia cross the stage to pick up her diploma. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

All of the men shed tears for that kind and generous man. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he was out there right now, tearing up that land. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“He can’t do that,” Pita said, choking on her words as she wiped the tears from her eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She pushed on doors, muttering panicked prayers, her face moist with tears, until one opened, and she saw, with relief, the outhouse, the well, the toolshed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Nyame said, his eyes flashing almost as bright as the tear in the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The three laughed so hard they had tears in their eyes. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sam tore himself forward and away, and stood up, and then quickly he wheeled away to his right, pivoted on the wrist held by Gollum. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Slughorn gave a great shudder, but he did not seem able to tear his horrified gaze away from Harry’s face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

If you now want more forest, why don’t you tear down some of your strip malls and plant trees? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, an architect. Athena expects her children to create things, not just tear them down, like a certain god of earthquakes I could mention.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hath not his tears salinity, which might be measured, were they burnt away with flame? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The red Spanish tile on the depot roof got blurry, but he did not move or wipe away the tears, because it had been a long time since he had cried for anyone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I blink the tears from my eyes, wipe my cheeks with the heel of my hand, and let him steer me toward the door behind the computer screen. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I think only about two tears came out before I got hold of myself and stopped feeling so stupid and useless. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Fresh tears started in the girl’s eyes, but she bit her lip again and nodded. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he wiped away the tears and the little mustache of boogers on Byron’s Up Dad couldn’t help laughing, until a little river of tears was coming out of his eyes too. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your father was a man torn between two halves, Rahim Khan had said in his letter. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked back, all I could see were flashes of green and blue as my father fought the Titan, and the sea itself was torn apart by the two armies. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t turn away or try to stop the tears; instead she looked strangely at peace. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tore a strip of my winding sheet and wrapped it around my bosom to flatten my breasts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He buried his head in his hands, tearing his hair and murmuring a strange litany between his teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of scribbling it out, Eleanor tore off the cover and threw it away. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She had paper in her hands, too, and was tearing it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If you must come south, travel with a small force— The Commandant shifts, and I tear my eyes away, paranoid that I’ve been too obvious. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When Elizabeth met them at the door with her dead pet, and tears in her eyes, it was only natural that somebody should think of a funeral. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

David opened a can of beef stew and ate the whole can— with his shrunken stomach it filled him to bursting— and still the whales tore the bay apart. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man held in one hand the end of a loop of cloth which O-lan had torn from her girdle, and within this loop the girl child staggered to and fro without falling. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Anyway, she didn’t like to get her blouse dirty or risk tearing her anacos. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya stared at her dead friend above her, and tears started pouring down her face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She was just looking at Capricorn, with tears running down her sharp-boned face, over her small soft chin, and falling like rain onto her dress. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As they walked home with her packages, Lupita’s eyes filled with tears. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

My eyes stung with tears, and there was no holding them back. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

His tears—they said—were the warm water baths that steamed up his oven. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The tears beat my anger and dripped down onto my cheeks. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

What if my tears seemed to be nothing more than a child’s embarrassing reaction to his own failure? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mother has been tearing up the letters from the youngest grandson of her father’s third wife. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We got ourselves a li’l radical, Maverick. All on the news, throwing tear gas at the cops.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In eighth grade he had torn ligaments in his thumb. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You stay clear of that bull, Nathaniel. That beast could tear you limb from limb.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

That made me sit up and dry my tears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t torn down the poster or removed the sneakers, letting them remain there as symbols. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

An idea that just about tore our family to pieces. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And then real tears began pouring from his eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sookie started to jog ahead and I felt torn between wanting to get inside the arc right away and not wanting to leave Dad and Mr. Patterson behind. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I would just as soon remain jamona than shed that many tears over a man. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But when he heard yells and shouts from the market-place and the rattle of British drums calling up reserves, he tore over to Dock Square. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess she was expecting tears or apologies. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Granny rushed to me and hugged me violently, weeping tears of joy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So only he saw the lump of shadow that clung to Ged, tearing at his flesh. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell from their clothes—torn shirts and trousers, mismatched shoes filled with holes—that almost all of them are from the poor sectors near the lake. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I leaned over and dabbed at the tears with a tissue. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just hearing her say that made a small tear push out of my right eye. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Angrily, he blinked away the tears and set about tearing a strip of cloth from the bottom of his tunic. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to get help,” she said, fighting back tears. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’d scoff at me or roll his eyes—he didn’t seem like the kind of person that suffered tears gladly, and I didn’t suffer anyone making fun of mine. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He could see some sort of thick, gluey secretion from the spider’s pincers on his torn robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I blinked back a tear of my own. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Some tore strips from their canvas jackets and wrapped them around their bare feet, but once the canvas got wet it was worse. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It tore me up on the inside, knowin’ y’all thought I was planted in some pauper’s grave in the middle of nowhere. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It tore man from God, as Danny put it, and married him off to Satan. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

No tears, no fussing, just my head filling with pictures of my grandma. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He looked away and when he looked up again I swore I saw tears in his eyes. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

For the second time on the very same day, tears threatened. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watches the guests watching his brother, Mena resting her head on Lucas’s shoulder, Oslo holding a cigarette lighter in the air, his mom wiping happy tears from her eyes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

After a while the painful gulps wore themselves out and the tears running down April’s cheeks began to feel almost good, soothing like warm rain. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord, snot and tears running like a garden hose. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I thought all the tears and nausea pooling in me would come up and I’d choke when he picked up the receiver and I had to speak. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been making it up: a single tear glistened at the corner of Papa Acevedo’s painted eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I try to answer but can’t tear my focus away from the visions. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

After half an hour of listening and repeating the cry for help he tore the headset off in frustration and threw it to the floor. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that was true, but I also knew the hollows would tear apart anything in their path, including a couple of normal girls. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then a spasm constricted her mouth for an instant: as it passed away she turned and left the room, and so did I. Neither of us had dropt a tear. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And they’d put me in jail for murder,” Mom cried, and the tears ran down her pale cheeks. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes in an effort to keep the tears from falling, and some of the ink from his finger rubbed off. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his chair, Archer raised his head, and his eyes were glassy with tears. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You had better dry those tears before your father comes in.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The boy looked at the sands around him, and saw that, where his tears had fallen, a scarab beetle was scuttling through the sand. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked heavily out of the room, his shoulders stooped, his face old and torn with pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The old man then ran toward the drawings and grabbed handfuls of them, tearing them apart. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

But tears were brimming in her eyes and all of a sudden she left the room and ran upstairs, I guess to cry. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Jane had her hand over her mouth, another had tears, another was doubled over, cramping up. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

His eyes would tear up anytime he talked about his kids. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I began tearing away frantically at the mattress cloth above my head with my teeth. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The corners where tears come out feel like someone stuck a pin in them, they’re so dry. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and dislodged tears splashed on the wood in front of me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She placed the torn end in her mouth and blew. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her face crumpled, and tears began streaming down her cheeks. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I push away a small section of the heap of surprisingly dirty red stones and then peel back a corner of the torn plastic liner. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“When he caught me, my shoulder sockets came loose and my arms tore right off.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A man in a plaid suit and a checked cap called to his friends, “Come on, boys, let’s tear that thing down.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She clenched her hands in front of her and rocked to and fro with her eyes closed upon gushing tears. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

This is the opportunity to end on a twenty-one-gun salute, to move the audience to tears of pity or howls of rage, to wheel out your grandest figures and highest-sounding words. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Shay, not looking at her, sighed softly as she tore her bread into pieces. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The soldier tears them apart until only the tips of their fingers hold them together, then that chain too is broken. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of Jonas’s arms was immobilized with pain, and he could see through his own torn sleeve something that looked like ragged flesh and splintery bone. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like, I might need to refill my well of tears before I run out. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Eventually, she spotted him walking toward her, tears of panic streaming down his face. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Zion tore a handful of grass out of the ground and threw it at me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Something is wrong with me,” I said, trying to hold back my tears. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It tore loose from his shoulder with a spray of bright red blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My eyes filled with tears and I ran awkwardly off the floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t a big woman, but her hands always felt so strong, like they could hold things up instead of tearing them apart. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She looked at the book, at the torn page. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d go from room to room, settling fights, drying tears, buttoning jackets. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her chin trembles, and her eyes are full of tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Up the road,” began Jonathan, struggling against his rising tears. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

In my nightmare, I’m dressed in the silk bridal gown, but it’s torn and muddy. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Doge looked to be on the verge of tears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Soon all nine demons were tearing and clawing at each other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As he turned aside his face a minute, I saw a tear slide from under the sealed eyelid, and trickle down the manly cheek. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It started with a discussion of van Maaren and ended in a general argument and tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I sit at my desk, but I keep my mask on for a few minutes longer until my tears go back to where they belong. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, it’s as if a cage has been unlocked and all of these tears I’ve had stored up inside fall down my cheeks. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“A bunch of people were killed at a wedding. Everyone dead, torn apart like rag dolls. Blue fire.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When he opened them, they shone with tears. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I tore the original piece of paper up and threw it away. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain shrank back from the wall in terror, bitter tears springing to his eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I hold my eyes open wide, scared that if I blink a whole river of tears will come splashin down my cheeks. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My throat felt tight and my eyes stung with tears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The rock tore and scraped at my skin as I cradled it to my chest and staggered across the yard to dump it in the new pile. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel his body tense up, hear his heart race, see tears flowing out from under the blindfold. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still hot and the down was so quiet that they could hear the horses tearing the grass in the paddock of Cannon Heath Farm, more than half a mile away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will hide there, and the hand of god will wipe all tears from our eyes; there will be no crying, neither will there be any more death, because the former things will pass away. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I had sewn the skirt, it would have been easy to tear apart. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see the tears are sliding down her cheeks. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

IX Lana Lee tore the newspaper into shreds and then tore the shreds into smaller shreds. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears just start coming and welling up, and I have to blink fast and turn my face away. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When he showed her his photographs of the children, tears welled in her eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Jeanne’s throat was straining, and tears were streaming down her face. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They push her against the car, ripping and tearing not just her clothes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’d figured he would tear the house apart searching for Dad, but he never even stepped inside. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She rose from the rubble, bleeding, her clothes torn. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hesitated, torn between running outside and staying with Lissa, who was already at the top of the steps. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t mean to cry—now is not a good time to cry; no, it has to stop—but I can’t get the tears out of my eyes, no matter how many times I blink. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Two teenage girls came out of the room in tears, followed by a boy about eleven years old. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

You could tear out the white middle section and press it into a hard ball of dough before you ate it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The tears ran down into his mouth and onto the dry toast Rosa had brought. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a deep breath and wipes the tears from his cheeks. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

When she slipped inside and pulled the door shut, she shuffled to the nearest pile of straw and plopped onto it as the first tears forced their way out of her eyes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dallas yells, “Georges drank a whole thing of tears!” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Commandant would rather put a scim in you than deal with tears. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

From his seat in the back, Ellsberg could see the tears in the speaker’s eyes. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The investigators tore this place apart looking for clues about what might’ve happened to him, but me and Mama made sure to put everything back exactly like it was. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Cornflower was helping her mother and Mrs. Churchmouse to calm the little ones’ tears of fright. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The kitchen had a huge old-fashioned stove, a red chrome-trimmed breakfast table and chairs, bright yellow walls, and a linoleum floor with visible marks of wear and tear. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I repeated, trying to hold back my tears. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I let the tears trample my face in complete silence, guilty that I couldn’t even summon the courage to speak about him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And she placed her hand, wet with tears, in his. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The tear in the sky had spread like a crack in a windshield and was boiling the lands below with its glare. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He ran to the steel door and caught the bars in his hands and shook them, as though trying to tear the steel from its concrete moorings. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then I tore out of my bedroom, dashed down two flights of steps, and found both of my parents on the couch in the living room. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

At the piano, a young girl leafed through a few sheets of music, but when she saw me looking at her, she ducked her head crossly and tore the sheets in half. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

But her face lit up with a smile even as the tears poured down. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

I allow myself these tears sparingly, only ever w hen Tom’s not here, just a few moments to let it all out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Real tears were blurring her vision, and it was impossible to see where one rope started and another ended amid the complicated array of knots and loops. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He rose and wiped tears from his eyes, still laughing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook myself off, clutching my limp and torn garments, and headed for Perilee’s to bring in the dry laundry and start supper. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I look at Ms. Ofrah, but I can barely see her for all the tears. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

His tears fell down onto the counter and he said, “It just isn’t fair.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her legs flew into the air, torn out from under her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the loss of a routine that had given her life structure the past few months found tears pooling in the edges of her vision as she watched the city go by outside the window. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I look up at the moons to keep tears from pouring down my face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I am shaking now, shaking and sweating, and the tears are sizzling off my eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, finally letting go of my brother and wiping my tears with the back of my hand. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“If I don’t,” he thought, “they’ll very likely tear me to bits: and much good may it do them.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dried her tears, straightened her head, and didn’t weep again until the day her mother died, seven years later, although it was not for lack of suffering, loneliness, and other causes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash blinked, and the tears spilled over; she felt as if the greenwitch were tugging them out of her one by one. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am so tempted to tear up her precious notes and flush them down the toilet. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

There's no crying in his voice, you can't hear it there, but sure enough the tears are all over his face, slick and shiny in the pale, pale light. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our attitudes were made, defined, set, or corrected; our ideas were discovered, discarded, enlarged, torn apart, and accepted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I recognized none of the voices, I broke into tears along with them, especially when I saw Mother crying quietly. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“She is a tearing fine specimen. She got excellent reserve. Not so confounded get-at-able.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, man,” Poe says, wiping away a tear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

This Night Zoo had stolen many things from her in eleven years; these tears would not be one of them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Liz was crying now, small silent tears that dripped out from behind those ridiculous glasses. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd of women had torn the trousers from his body and all who could get near were grinding their heels into his flesh. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up with one hand to tear at the fingers that strangled me, but instead of warm flesh, my nails sank into unyielding cord. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was a slight tear at the lobe of one ear, a sprinkling of blood on the forearm. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore off the paper wrapper and peeled back gold foil to reveal dark chocolate. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Elinor was still looking at Capricorn, a blurred sight through the veil of her false tears. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

An ache gathered at the back of Petey’s throat, and she was afraid she would burst into tears. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He did not kiss it, though his tears fell on it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“So you can tear it up into litde pieces as soon as I leave?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She pounces on it and starts tearing it up in front of us. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Arm realized his face was wet with tears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The tears rose in his eyes, and there was a momentary choking in his throat; he said quite calmly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Families were being further torn asunder, and those left behind knew no more about their own fate than they did of the loved ones moving on. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few times she cried so bad, ranting and tearing her hair, that Rosaleen had to come get August from the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not cry or wail as some of the other women did, but Afi’s face was covered in tears, which mixed with the blood on her face and lips. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and felt the tears run back into my hair. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Anya clawed at the barbed rope, then tore at the bag to widen the opening. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Once again he found himself pulled like the tide, torn between leaving and staying. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

After she reads it, she blinks back tears. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mother’s been trembling, torn between the terror that I’ll screw it up and glee that I actually like men. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She climbed off her chair and came over to me where I stood, leaning against the clapboard, shaking with tears of anger, grief—who knew what or for whom? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes blinded with tears and he turned and went weakly out of the barn, and he rubbed his bristly whiskers with his wrist stump. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's a little stiff, but otherwise pretty painless—no torn muscles, no serious swelling. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Cole fought back the tears blurring his vision. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The riots, gunshots, tear gas, all of it, are ultimately my fault. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Drinking from the bathtub was totally disgusting anyway,” I say, and he laughs, disrupting the tears long enough to bring him back from despair. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They gazed at each other for a second, wiping away tears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They must’ve had a lot of those rescues because, a few weeks ago, the city announced plans to tear the rocket slide down. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Now Francie felt that all the tears she had were frozen together in her throat in a solid lump and the lump was growing...growing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra saw little old couples tear it up, putting some of the awkward younger folks to shame. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was embarrassingly easy to let the tears flow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They exchange knowing looks and then, without warning, they tear across to the other side of the yard, their cupped hands held high. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as I was inside the house, I couldn’t see anymore, the tears, the horrible shaking, the fear all coming out. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He bit into the bread that tasted of army canvas, and tore and sucked at the sausage. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The humiliating tears were running from the comer of each eye. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Natalie is tearing up the moons she’s made one by one, her chin jerking wildly down to her collarbone and up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

With each passing minute Ms. Bethune’s face sagged and her eyes filled with tears. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The massive wheels tore deep trenches into the hard soil, the engine screamed, and my world contracted to noise and the stark, blinding headlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I have to blink tears from my eyes before I can see it, what looks at first to be a group of dark buildings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He laughs through his tears, shaking his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When frightened or restless, they fly to the end of the leash, drop to the ground, and tear the earth with their talons. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, after the beating, his pants still down around his knees and his face wet with tears and mucus, Gabriel was made to kneel down while his mother prayed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

While I tried to devour my tears, a fit of coughing seized Helen; it did not, however, wake the nurse; when it was over, she lay some minutes exhausted; then she whispered— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He peered closely up the length of the torn flank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smile into my hand, lean my head against the window, and let the tears fall in silence. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As she sat figuring what to do, tears streaming down her cheeks, she said: “This is just the beginning.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I saw her eyes were shiny with tears. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘Me go and see Elves and all! Hooray!’ he shouted, and then burst into tears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I am farther back, surrounded on all sides by wailing men, their faces shiny with tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Someone made a grab for her, tearing her dress, but she managed to get out of the building. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When he’d been moved to tears at home, when he was much younger, his mother had known what to do: she gathered him into her arms and rocked him gently till the crying faded away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He tore some skin off the palm of his hand, on an up-ended twig. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Like tears held in for a very long time, out the words come. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

An alien screech tore out of his mouth at the pain and he dropped the hammer, beat his fists against the hand and arm that had taken hold of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t have much control over the tears. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Two of the lamassus, Shere Khan and Simba, had been torn free of the harness and were lying on the floor, mewling pitifully as they shrank back into their cat forms. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Now he tried to find strength to tear himself away and go on a lonely journey — for vengeance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Only William Ernest cried, big, silent tears catching in the corners of the frame of his glasses and then spilling down his cheeks. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I could still feel the tape around my wrists, see the smooth patches where it had torn the hair from my arms, and my groin ached when I took a deep breath. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not crying,” Luna said, wiping her tears away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The tears flow easily from both of us, and I know we’re both crying for a lot of reasons. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I cry, and hug myself, and laugh, letting out salt tears, he he! till I fall down gasping and sobbing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above him, a tear in the tanker’s hull still spewed oil, marking where the ship had vomited him into open air. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Playing in my grandmother’s house, I’d hear gunshots, screams, tear gas being fired into crowds. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She rolled to her belly and tore off small bites. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

My hands shake and the tears come faster now, blurring my vision. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore nodded, looking down at his lap, tears still glittering on the crooked nose. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There were tears pouring silently down her face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All she could do was cry and cry and let her tears fall on the spotted, paper-thin skin of Mullah Faizullah’s hands. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I felt sweat on my face mingling with silent tears of frustration and anger. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he had finished reading, tears were running down his face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He got distracted by my tears, dabbed at the wet corners of my eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sat up in bed with his hands on his fat stomach and big, oily tears rolled down his cheeks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and made the tears stop. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The bread was thick and dark, and tearing chunks of it gave us distraction for our hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But little Fifi could not be distracted from the scene at the end of the table: she stared wide-eyed at the bickering Fannings, and then over at Mami with a serious look of oncoming tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She drew water from the well, and, in the bathroom, filled a basin, tore off her clothes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I look away from Thomas and toward the altar, so he doesn’t see the tears in my eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The riders watched as the wind gripped the adjacent captive balloon and tore it from the men holding it down and briefly yanked Manager Morgan into the sky. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was tearing himself to pieces to talk like that. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore off the front of the cards and saved them so I could recycle them for this year. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But she would sooner have her tongue torn out than confess how bad she felt; limping, tight-lipped, trembling, she kept pace with Will and said nothing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

That would keep in these tears that want to fall so bad. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Then Mom will put on her usual brave face, only to sit up through the night, quietly wiping tears away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My vision fogged up with tears of relief as he cracked open his eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She continues to laugh, but looks perilously close to tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sam and I roar till tears stream down our cheeks. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He tears off a piece of bread and uses an oyster shell to scoop stew right out of the pot. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now hearing these details—minutely true— she felt more strangely moved, and tears flowed until she had tasted her salt grief again. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur is still sitting at the radio listening to Amos ’n’ Andy, not even paying attention to Sonny and Henry, who are tearing apart Jimmie’s dolly. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The skin on both hands was torn and bleeding from smashing them into something solid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Her eyes had already glazed over with tears. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It must have been torn down when he and Celia moved. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sent me an envelope that had a slight bulge—I tore it open and saw a pair of earrings. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They were pulling on his arms as if to tear him in half. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were through with lust and lactation, beyond tears and terror. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes my tears and I feel like I’m about four years old. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sea breeze bent the pines behind them, blew across their backs, and sped out over the water, tearing the whitecaps back even as they came to shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He himself, however, was a good deal shaken, and he continued to shed tears for some time after he lost sight of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hurdles a split-rail fence and tears across a hay field. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Looking down, Harry saw Grawp the giant meandering past, swinging what looked like a stone gargoyle torn from the roof and roaring his displeasure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I clear my throat and squint, trying to send the tears back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

None of them tore their clothes as he had, climbing twenty feet of steep rock. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man seemed to have tears in his eyes, too. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“But you were mad at her,” Ivy said, warm tears running down her face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A sideways glance at her unleashes a stream of tears I didn't even know stood in my eyes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Juanita blinked, fighting back her tears as she looked up at us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I read the letter back, then tore it into tiny pieces. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t focus on the treasure. Not yet. First we have to stop Heath Huxley from tearing down our school.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I hugged him without any kind of fear or self-consciousness, fiercely, with a rush of emotion that almost brought tears to my eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I'd tear it out for them right now if it would give them a chance to make it through another day. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“And your previous dreams, were they real too? Is Thornfield Hall a ruin? Am I severed from you by insuperable obstacles? Am I leaving you without a tear—without a kiss—without a word?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to get away, but the tear in the earth widened to reveal a swirling coal-red tunnel of fire. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the thick grass, my tears pour out for my sister and seep into the earth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes fall on Mango’s stiff shape on the floor, and a fresh torrent of tears flows from my eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“We thought she was sleeping,” Bitter whispered, her voice thick with frightened tears. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I jumped down the steps and tore across the back lawn, barefoot. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The boys took turns refereeing, winning, losing, being beaten, twisted and torn, from dropkicks, the flying clothesline, and the ever-impressive flapjack spine crusher. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I said, “I’m fine,” and then I burst into tears. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was covered in blackheads and pimples and she did not look him in the eyes as she said, in tears, “You did not die, you did not die.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I grovel for mercy — sometimes I manage real tears. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

She sliced onions, blinking her eyes against the stinging tears. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sons abandoned the remains of their fathers without a tear. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Florah couldn’t bear the agony of seeing her friends all dressed up, playing and eating, and she burst into tears. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione’s hand was clamped so tightly around the paper that Harry was sure he was going to tear it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Large chunks had been torn out of it; one of the legs had been ripped off entirely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The tears ran in uneven channels down the wrinkled maze of skin on her face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I see her crouching before me on the sidewalk in front of our house, brushing tears from my face after I scraped my knee. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Now Billy sat up, too—wretched, close to tears. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the beginning of hot tears in the back of my throat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His dad was so tired from the wear and tear of the week and trying to catch up around the place that when he wasn’t actually working, he was sleeping in front of the TV. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

‘If the goddess of victory is running rampant, torn between Greek and Roman, she might make it impossible to bring the two camps together.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The fabric pulls against the seams, threatening to tear if I even look at a chair the wrong way. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then I tear open the second envelope, read the letter inside, and lay it on the table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He nodded, the tears not like tears so much as a quiet metronome—steady, endless. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

No one would question the reason for the tears. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The corners of his lips turned up, yet despite his smile, the pain on his face made my eyes well with tears. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She was sick of tears, of submission, of putting up with inhumane treatment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally take out my prayer mat and pray, my tears seeping into the lush fabric. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

"Crow only confessed to being the answer, nothing more," Angela said, pressing her hand against the tearing pain in her cheek. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tore off a piece of the ham with his teeth and then stuffed a hunk of bread into his mouth. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, exhausted by all the screaming and the tears, they stopped. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hang my head as the tears drop down. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She continued to lose her battle with the tears. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The baby looked back at the wolves, then turned back toward Seth and Kendra, bawling with renewed vigor, fresh tears streaming, tiny hands slapping the windowpanes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then Lily went back to her menu, but I couldn't tear my eyes away. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It seems like the rain was a symbol of tears from those who had died. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

How would we have survived being torn apart? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I tore at decaying flesh that did not respond. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel tears welling in his eyes, and he looked away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then, to my utter astonishment, she burst into tears. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

So I sat there and let the tears fall down my face. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The girl, seemingly surprised, looked up and gulped back her tears. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought about begging further, and maybe even trying to work some tears out of her eyes so she could get at those precious cakes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then a string of red tears appeared across the big man's throat, bright as a ruby necklace, and the blood gushed out of him, and Qhorin Halfhand fell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A few days later she tore off her bandages and plucked out her stitches. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In the ensuing silence, you could hear a tear drop. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I have vivid memories of her, as an old woman, regularly looking at a black-and-white photo of Mina and bursting into tears. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The white world tore us limb from limb and came back to feast on the chitterlings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t get out of it that easily. I know they all like you,” said Rosa, smiling through her tears. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, the man was a brother to me. You remember. Toward the end of the evening ... it got rough. We all began, well, you know, there were a lot of tears.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly an hour later, Soon Ho, tears in his eyes, his mouth oozing blood, managed to detach his tongue. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The tears ran down Uncle Kufa’s face as he grimly scooped out honeycombs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a tranquility in me that felt all right, and as I remembered them all, my tears dried up and I fell asleep. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was damp from tears and snow. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There in the cemetery, clinging to each other in mutual sorrow and loss, the tears came for both of them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad put his arm around her waist, and tears came to her eyes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as soon as I’d written the first couple of sentences, I reread them and they sounded so pathetic and lost that I just tore the page from my notebook and threw it away. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if they were love tears or sad tears or happy tears or all three at once. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The dogs took off, tearing through the darkness. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And then a few hours after that, a howling wind tore through the treetops. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Amaka blinked rapidly as she said good-bye, and I was not sure if it was from the gritty wind or to keep more tears back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He thought that she might have succumbed, for once, to tears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This time we didn’t walk like visitors, we tore out of there. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had known that things were bad, but my mother’s tears had let loose something in me: fear. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally looked up at the cruel face through a prism of gathering tears. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The house feels like it’s shaking, too, the wind screaming, tearing at the slates on the roof. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But tears are welling up in my eyes as I walk down Fifth Avenue toward the Atlantic Center Mall. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Nathan wiped away the tears on his cheeks and walked to the source of the singing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Often he had felt torn by a tug-of-war between duty and honor—a tension, he thought, that might account for “a good portion of my psychic difficulties over the years.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A fraction of a second later, they come through the headphones themselves, so loud that Werner almost tears them off. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Moreover, they also discovered that if you placed a map of Europe’s magnetic patterns alongside an American one from the same period, they fit together as neatly as two halves of a torn letter. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She thought of Amaroq and tears welled in her eyes but did not fall, for she was also thinking about Kapugen. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rumbling of the engine reminds me of the purring kitten, but I swallow my tears to protect Grammy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

On the platform Roberto Vega wiped his forehead, pointed at the sister in tears. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When he sticks two fingers inside me, his jagged nails tear at my skin and I cry out. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He could tell they were holding back a rush of tears, so he looked away quickly, down at the hand that held his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I burst into tears and ran to Teacher Sarah, who opened her arms wide and rocked me back and forth. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear stared at it, and he could not stop the tears that pressed hot behind his eyes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The lie burns my throat on the way out, or maybe that’s the tears I’m fighting. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And I laid there on the hard concrete, for the second time in a week, tears flowing down my cheeks, thinking about each one of those names. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The rainwater dripping down her black face looked like tears. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, son,” his mum said, tears sneaking out of her eyes now, even though she kept up her smile. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, I just stand there for a bit, looking up at my old bedroom window until I feel tears sting the back of my eyes, and I know it’s time to go. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be microscopic tears in the skin around that bump. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shoulders heaved with emotion, tears trickled down his face. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But then the girls settled into a sweet disharmony that brought tears to Theresa’s eyes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They noticed for the first time that the grass in front of it was torn and scored with lines. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment passed, and then Derby burst into tears. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy imagined her nose and throat filling with her own tears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Salva blinked away the tears and took his first step into a new life in America. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about me,” he says, smiling through the tears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I blink fast so I can see him through my tears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

If the other tire blew, there we were, on a wet and lonesome road, having no recourse except to burst into tears and wait for death. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t supposed to turn out like it did, which is why the tears keep leaking from her eyes as she talks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She tore away the strap that kept the helmet on so that it came away in Menelaus’ hand. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. The notorious Mr. Huxley. He’s the one who tore down a senior citizen housing complex to build a shiny mall full of ridiculously expensive shops.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

His shirt was torn open and his clothes half pulled off. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

In late June, our original garden-helper crew from Bancroft Elementary joined me for our first harvest, kneeling together in the dirt to tear off lettuce leaves and strip pea pods from their stems. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My mom, I kid you not, refers to it as “orphans’ tears.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Iole cried out what had happened and the two, rushing to the tree, embraced the still warm trunk and watered it with their tears. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mom finally let me go, I tore off the Finkle sweatshirt like it was on fire and threw it into the crowd. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then the tears rushed down his cheeks, to make a bouquet under his chin. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was breathing harshly and there were dried tears on his face. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d tear the mouth out of his head, so I would. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But it doesn’t make sense,” Citra said, fighting tears with little success. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

"Triple feature, be fun. Jelly says if the monster don't win tonight he's gonna tear the movie house down." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes seemed to overflow with the dazzling light off the treasure, and tears ran down his cheeks. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept quiet somehow, wiped away silent tears, beat away flies and mosquitoes, heard the whispers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Which makes me wonder: If you took every tear cried by everyone on earth on one single day and put them in a container, how big would that container need to be? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If I access the bad memories, I see tears, fights, and remnants of passable togetherness. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He did not forget that night, even though Ellen, I think, did, since she washed it out of her remembering with tears. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unrolled the blanket, fed Frolic a few pieces torn from the loaf of bread, nibbled at it himself, and then curled up with his puppy and drifted off. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

People chuckled nervously as she took her seat, but when she looked at me, I saw tears in her eyes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Nattie walks over to the trash can and stares straight down into it, at the torn fragments, sadly. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He clambered back up the hill and tore open the wound inside his boot, which began again to bleed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Rachel held out both hands to him, with tears in her eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He stops to rub away another stream of tears. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

An avowed critic of his government’s policies of apartheid, especially in sports, he was typical of South African liberals, who from time to time found themselves torn between conscience and patriotism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her neck was dirty and her dress was torn. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But what can we do to stop Mrs. Malvolio from tearing it down?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them are huddled in small groups, leaning on one another, tears streaking their faces. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her tears streamed down her face, blinding her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell in the rain, but she seemed to be blinking back tears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And with anger, too; she could have killed her father; if she could have torn out his heart, she would have done so there and then, for what he’d done to Roger. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And I let a few more tears fall for good measure. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ate them quickly, five, six, seven tears, then climbed out of the pond, crawled onto a smooth rock and began to speak. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, closed the door behind me, and looked at my sisters, both of their faces wet with tears. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My eyes prickle with tears—I feel so achy and happy and strange. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Then to Briony, “I’ll be quite honest with you. I’m torn between breaking your stupid neck here and taking you outside and throwing you down the stairs.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“These pages look like they were torn out carefully, not ripped apart. So I think whoever did this was after what was on those pages.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I asked, choking back the tears of relief and something else, something deeply rooted, something wounded and mad. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my hands into fists and tried to keep the tears back. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He had stopped sobbing, even though tears still ran down his eyes, but not as much as the blood that he was losing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They were torn between wanting to look back and wanting to exist absolutely in the new life they’d created. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mama began to weep, great silent tears, and Papa was now limping back and forth beside the bunk, like a caged animal, brandishing his long, polished North Dakota cane. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very softly, the Old-Green-Grasshopper started to play the Funeral March on his violin, and by the time he had finished, everyone, including himself, was in a flood of tears. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a black eyepatch; his eye had been torn out in battle with a pike. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His skin was so soft, his hands warm and wide, knuckles bruised and torn with brittle scabs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Finally I recognized a mailbox held aloft by a metal butler that, despite his straight back and snooty expression, appeared to be crying tears of rust. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And the tears gushed to her fine eyes. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

After the meal, little Siegfried Fischer, no older than five, walks around the table and tugs Werner’s sleeve and hands him a photograph he has torn from a newspaper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Harry’s eyes dropped to the objects clutched in Ron and Hermione’s arms: great curved fangs, torn, he now realized, from the skull of a dead basilisk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Through his gathering tears Aron could see his brother’s eyes, hard and reasonable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the bathroom, Em was nearly choking on tears and snot. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other through the window for the last time and their eyes filled with tears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was given a new dress-cloth because the old one was torn and foul with dog blood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I winced away, tears suddenly filling my eyes at the startlingly increased pain. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I might be envious of Adah now, with no attachments to tear her heart out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice caught in my throat, and tears weren’t far behind, but I didn’t care. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Uncoordinated, his fingernails tore away at the knots. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered the moment, the burn of it, the tears in her eyes as she’d hugged her excited friend good-bye. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Tagoe takes off his glasses, wiping his tears with the back of his hand, and closes it into a tight fist. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I nodded and turned so he wouldn’t see my tears as I swept up all the pieces. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes welled with tears, and they began streaming down her face and dropping onto the concrete. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The boy froze, torn between his duty to follow orders and his loyalty to Hans and his unit. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I turned to wave to Mother Lois, I saw tears streaming down her cheeks. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spend the next two classes on the verge of tears. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Two Step shook his head, wiped a tear away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how we made it back to the cabin, only that when we arrived, Chubs was sitting on the porch, silent tears streaming down his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My vision is too blurry with tears and my hands too useless to fire a gun. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of smiles and laughter, she got blood, tears, and teeth in a bottle. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Grandma Knife laughs so hard, tears wriggle down her cheeks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

More precisely: a former mosque, with minaret torn down and Koranic inscriptions plastered over to provide a fresh canvas for the Christian saints that are, even now, being painted on the interior. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“They tore up our garden and ate all the carrots and lettuce.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were tears of grief, of anger, of disillusionment. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The tears seemed to want to come out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily tore off a strip, and they headed back to their building as fast as they could go. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I say all of this through tears and snot running down my mouth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne put her hands to her face, removed her glasses, and looked at her father with eyes that were filling with tears. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the hair at her temples, pulled the tears out of her eyes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears began to roll down his grimy face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her shelter was already torn down, taken away in pieces by others in the arroyo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Unknown to her, a strange animal lived in that hole, and he soon felt the warm tears falling upon his skin. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

"We shall correct that, and leave him tattered and torn!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

That made her so sad that she would have cried if all her tears had not been burned away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Beside me, the student's eyes swam with a distorting cataract of tears, his features rigid as though he struggled within himself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped the toffee apple, ran out behind her in tears, and caught up to her at the car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But the skin of my knuckles is torn where my fist connected with his broken teeth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Look in the pantry and tear a piece off of that rag hanging on the nail.” she said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to turn her face away, tears finally coming. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I tore it up and burned it over the spittoon. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The papers were falling out everywhere, ripped and torn. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Another death in this community was a reason for all of us to come together, not tear each other apart. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"In a few seconds I would break out in tears." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He was torn between his loyalty to his family and friends, and his sense of guilt and responsibility for what was happening to the eight of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With tears streaming down my cheeks and falling upon my mother’s bosom, I promised her that I would go to school “forever.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei looked at the rice Amah had washed, a drop of water rolling down the side of the bowl like a single tear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I could hear the tears and hurt in Lily’s voice. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I go upstairs and lie down on my bed, surprised that I’m still crying, surprised that I have any tears left. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The lance tore open his armor and his body and left him bleeding in the dust. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Through choked tears I said, “My dad’s not around, either. He’s still in California with his girlfriend.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Lyra just had time to duck, but still one of the claws caught her scalp and tore out a clump of hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She stared at Ivy and then back down at her drawing, and then suddenly tears were streaming down her cheeks. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bleeding hearts, and dry bones of the churchyard, and tears that burn as they fall—all dance together to the music that he make with that smileless mouth of him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dad came up on the porch and got a ton of hug? and tears too, then Grandma Sands pulled everybody together. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where would a person get that many tears?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My eyes are blurred with tears so I can't make out their faces. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’m standing in the middle of the mall parking lot, tears not listening to my not-cry order, rolling down my face. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When I come back through the door, I scare Helena almost to tears, because she thinks I’ve lost my job. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Yellow dog eyes stared dead at Pima and Nailer, gleaming dully in the tropical sunbeams that penetrated the torn room. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was necessary to pull hard enough to tear ligaments in' the deceased’s groin, and this Horace Whaley did. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The police countered by dispersing mourners with tear gas, police dogs, rubber bullets and truncheons. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began to shake silently with lonesome tears. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He tore the joint apart and buried two large hunks in the sandy soil at the river’s edge, and then marked the caches. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Juniper wiped a green tear off her cheek. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Even the boys who’d been crying stopped, as though tears had been proclaimed sinful. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

As Doha blinked back his own tears, he realized they had not found Gunwoo’s mother. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She shook her head to hold back the tears. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tear welled up in my eye, too. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of her eye she saw the packhorse tied to Con’s saddle tear free from his lead rope, fleeing into the trees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Taisin sounded as if she were on the verge of tears. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, I reached over to block Pita’s sight with my hands, but she pushed me away and stood staring at the gore before us without so much as a single tear in her eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You ain’t mad?” he asked, laughing, staring at me through tears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew there would be an explosion of tears coming, and I stood along the back wall with everyone else, waiting for it, watching her tremble and struggle to keep the pain down. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

More gunshots and a cloud of tear gas floated by. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As they stood looking at them, Meggie saw the tears in Elinor’s eyes even though she was quick to wipe them away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

First there were the tears of relief that came to her eyes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears dissolve the last block of ice in my throat. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She slid down the drainpipe, the flesh of her feet and hands tearing open as the metal cut into her skin, but she didn’t let herself think of the pain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her eyes, tearing up, her tough, tearing down. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She suddenly cried and cried—it felt like forever—as she let the tears wash away all the years in camp. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She dismounted beside a gaming pit where a basilisk was tearing a big red dog to pieces amidst a shouting ring of sailors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He sat on the end of the rows of spinach and tore at the leaves, stuffing a few in his mouth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I caught the glitter of a tear in his eye. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He found himself blinking back tears as he told about the baby sparrows. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The force of the retching has squeezed tears out of my stinging eyes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

While Alice sniffed and wiped tears, I carefully bored a hole through the sapling to which the stone and hammer were attached, then slipped the cross stick into the hole half way. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My tears have stopped and the air feels cold as it touches my cheeks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Time Suck tore through the wall, destroying the doors and the sign above it in the process. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Her cells growin big as the world, cover round the whole earth,” he said, his eyes tearing as he waved his arms in the air, making a planet around him. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They tore through Berkeley and into the Oakland Hills. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The horses dropped their heads, spread their legs a little, and tore ravenously at the green shoots of grass. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought he had hurt you,” I said, my tears like sea-memories on my cheeks. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And I guess Aunt Heidi didn’t get rid of all her tears after all, not in therapy or anywhere else. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Passengers’ clothes, still dressy in those days, nevertheless showed wear and tear: hats gone unblocked for months, hemlines and cuffs frayed, neckties and lapels gravy-stained. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My voice cracks, and tears fall down my cheeks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Outside, the harmattan wind tore across the front yard, ruffling the plants in the circular garden, bending the will and branches of trees, coating the parked cars with more dust. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“How are these people not tearing each other apart, like in every other place we’ve been?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

This whole past week has really torn me up inside because 15 years ago, I was one of those kids.. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They know from experience that I burst into tears at the first harsh or remonstrative word. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

As I put the final touches on the East-West blockade, Cade thumped his way through the door bracing a heavy, sloshing cooler against his knees, and said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I feel my eyes filling with tears again, so I come up with another question. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Beto and Cari tore down the path because if a place was worth walking to, it was surely worth a run. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not,” he replied sadly, as several filthy tears rolled down his beak. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I did, and after a while I felt better, the tears left my eyes and dried on my lashes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Mom has just allowed me to play baseball tonight,” I cried out, and nearly broke into tears. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could not see because of all the tears that poured out to wash away the pain. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she reached the top of the hill and stood by the rushing waterfall, she found herself in tears. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For some reason, my temper was hardwired to my tear ducts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

For several minutes, he let the tears flow, but he knew the dance must continue. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

When I’m finally back in my bed the navigator drops down a torn piece of paper with lines and arrows curving this way and that. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Crouched on a branch of a mukuyu tree, a girl tore open a speckled fruit. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Mrs. B crying happy tears when she heard the song from her sister’s wedding. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Lyra thought his outline was lost almost at once against the pallor of the snow-covered ground, but it might have been that her eyes were full of tears. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She cried until she had no tears left. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, John. But I still feel young,” she said, lifting her head and wiping her tears away. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mars Bar handed back the torn page, but not before he crumpled it into a ball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised a hand to her face and wiped away the tears, leaving a smudge of mud on her cheeks. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And my football waiver is torn into a hundred pieces, scattered all over the living room like confetti. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Hastily they ripped and tore with beak, claw and paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the neck of her dress in both hands and made like she would tear it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scream, a sound of pure animalistic rage, and before I know it tears are running down my cheeks, my pain and frustration a living thing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Jessie recalled the tears running down her sister’s face at the idea of Benny taking another girl to the dance. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

No animal caught in the garden that day is likely to escape alive, and all the winter homes, all the tunnels and holes and nests and cocoons, are torn up. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jess fought back her own tears and took a deep breath. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

All those stupid tears I'd been cramming back finally broke loose. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Richard Parker turned and started clawing the shark’s head with his free front paw and biting it with his jaws, while his rear legs began tearing at its stomach and back. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tore it open, feeling numb, as if I were reading my sentence after the guilty verdict had already been handed down. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They were upon me, clawing, kicking, tearing off the jackets, defrocking me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they tore down his house, it was like they ripped out half his arteries. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His features burned with anger, but his eyes were filled with unshed tears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We both started to laugh, harder and harder, until my stomach started to hurt, and Liz wiped tears from her eyes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tysha might be in there even now, with tears tattooed upon her cheek. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I press my lips together, try to hold my breath, but the tears come anyway. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I watched as it was torn apart and rebuilt into all the different foods and products listed on all those labels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The rebels turned their rifles to new targets and tore down rank after rank of proud grenadier. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He could tear a grown man’s limbs off his body. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t have a problem with those cops. I had a problem with that tear gas can, and they threw it first.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She turned her head to the right, and Moss saw the tears running down Kaisha’s face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The theatrics of their holding each other close, disengaging and then holding each other close again, made her eyes fill, to her mild surprise, with tears. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The cat changed direction, and the boys tore after it, doubled back toward the hives, straight into the path of the flying honeycomb. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Ibtihaj, it’s okay. You win some. You lose some,” he said, wiping my tears. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He winced as the nurse stuck the needle into him and blinked a few times to push back tears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The young man stuck a dilapidated hat with a broken feather on his head and his wife picked up a bottle of rum and poured it over the front of his torn jacket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see the tear Cato's sword made in the fabric over his thigh, but it in no way prepares me for what lies underneath. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

People have retreated from the gunfire and tear gas. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she finished singing, her father had tears in his eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“He knew he was going to die,” Carmen said, and I swore I saw a few tears drop from her eyes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We burst into laughter, so hard that I have to wipe tears from my eyes. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Now it’s his turn to wipe the tears away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were tears in Kaisa’s eyes, and they ran down her cheeks as she answered, “Yes.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't I always tell you the truth?" my mother said, and burst into tears. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He felt its point penetrate the crook of his right arm and blood seeping down the sleeve of his torn robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Here was no room for tears or for words, either. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d watch her sprayed hair and her hysteria, and the tears she could still produce at will, and the mascara blackening her cheeks. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stumbling and torn and reaching out to stop his descent, but the ravine was too steep, and nothing could be done. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, once she’d finished quietly dabbing away tears, I would ply her with questions. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

"Sometimes he tears my garb but he's never drawn blood." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He blinked, and a warm tear rolled down his cheek. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They came at him from four sides and they came at him with teeth and nails and tears and the fury of four small nations who have nothing left to lose. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex felt himself almost being torn in half as he was yanked out of the Jeep on the end of the cord. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mom’s tearing up again, and I’m not in the mood to feel bad about it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

When we got to the part about the bees, my eyes ached from holding back tears. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Listening to the sound of her mom's voice has me on the verge of tears too. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I could pull one on over my torn shirt; I could sit at the entrance and keep watch. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She pushed uselessly at her disheveled hair in vague imitation of one of her mother’s gestures and twisted to see if her dress were torn. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

My ears became warm and tears were running down my cheeks, even though I wasn’t crying. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I nod my head and bite the inside of my jaw, hoping that’s enough to hold back my tears. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Petunia advanced, evidently torn between curiosity and disapproval. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Nathan began sharing out the rice and dhal, carefully tearing the plantain leaf he carried into three pieces on which to put each portion. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears I’ve been holding back all this time come hard and fast. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I let out a tear that seemed ready. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The skirt was torn, and her petticoats showed through. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Rivers of tears coursed down, crooked, across his cheeks, his stubble-covered chin. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then she burst into tears, which spilled out of her great brown eyes and splashed down her front, just as they had done at the Quidditch World Cup. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lord Roose tore a small piece off a heel of bread and ate it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I treat her torn flesh with oil. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He wrung my hand, and taking up his hat, went straight out of the room without looking back, without a tear or a quiver or a pause; and I am crying like a baby. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her lip is bleeding, tears streaming down her face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The tears that had, until now, flowed only down Sarai’s real cheeks, slipped down her dream ones, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I felt exhausted again, so I sat on the edge of the bed in nothing but clean boxers and looked at my clothes all ragged and torn. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She teared up again and forced the tears back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I welcomed the pain that came with the tears. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I forget every single thing in the world, every heartache, every tear, every pain as I watch that performance. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

First he tore the pages from the book of poems and crumpled each poem into a ball or a paper twist, which he pushed into the sticks of the shack's wall at ground level. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple took a deep breath and squared her shoulders, determined not to shed another tear on this campus. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Yatzkov then gave Gold the name and address of the second source, $500 for the man, a password, and the torn half of a Jell-O box. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several young girls, including two who lived in my yard, ran confusedly about the street, coughing and choking from all the tear gas. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Zeke that cried out like a wounded animal, trying for a few precious moments to push the much heavier woman off him as she tore away a great chunk of flesh. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Seth held Goldilocks, tears streaming down his cheeks. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Most of them wore tattered Ancient Greek dresses, except for the one in the lead, Kelli, who wore a burned and torn blouse with a short pleated skirt...her cheerleader’s outfit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I sat on the cedar chest at the end of Aunt Florentine’s bed and tried to stop crying, but my tears kept coming, salty and fat and full of feeling. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

So we went to play in the yard, and later whenever I mentioned tearing it down, Stick would say, “We’re keeping it.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Finally he looks at the big, ugly wound on Shiloh’s hurt leg, torn open right to the bone, the bites around Shiloh’s neck, and the ripped ear. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter didn’t strike me to be a crying woman, but I saw her tears well up although she wouldn’t let them roll. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I look up and see the tears, and they undo me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the side of a ground swell lay Jello, his body torn in bloody shreds, his face contorted. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used one of her few remaining pieces of paper—an old label, slightly torn, from a can of peas. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A stained mattress topper, feathers spilling from its torn edge. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tears from his spot with George, through the field and over branches, past the front porch, where Emmett stands calling out words that aren’t strong enough to stop Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The little of his face that was not obscured by hair or beard was soaking and swollen; he was shaking with tears, a vast, spotted handkerchief in his hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We had torn a square of fabric out of Cade's T-shirt, and I kept my hand pressed against it until the blood dried and the cloth bandage stuck to my head. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Half of us, Paul with them, were torn to bits on the bridge. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“It will tear the boys to pieces,” Adam said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Adam said earnestly, “I’m sure he wouldn’t want anything of hers. Let’s just tear it up and forget it. If he knew, I don’t think Aron would want anything of hers.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her body no longer betrayed her into exhaustion by the end of the day, and she was past shedding tears for what might have been. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m tearing through the streets of New York City on my electric board, my rainbow hair streaming behind me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and feel some tears register in my eyes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She does not know which ones, until they are on the tip of her tongue and it is too late, her lips swell, her skin itches, her eyes water with allergic reaction tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There was a great crash of thunder almost overhead, and a tearing noise, as though the sky had been ripped open. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But of a sudden their tears were dried by an overwhelming wonder. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I look like my own grandmother,” Valley said, tears running down her face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The method worked, but black families paid a heavy price and children were hardest hit: there had already been several tear gas- related deaths. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went ashore and kissed the earth in joy, hot tears blinding his eyes at sight of home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer stayed in the doorway, fighting back tears. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She felt thorns tear at the grain bag. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did everything I was supposed to,” her mother told me when we met just before the funeral started, her brown eyes leaking tears. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She feels a lump form in her throat, tears filming her eyes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I daresay that if it weren't for the aunties, even our happy community would be torn asunder. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It was a deep sleep, and I didn’t wake up until morning. o o o It is an upcar tearing along over the desert. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

American physicists emerged from the war torn between two contradictory sensations. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“He’s really very handsome most of the time, wonderful red and gold plumage. Fascinating creatures, phoenixes. They can carry immensely heavy loads, their tears have healing powers, and they make highly faithful pets.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It had been torn out of her notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Wind whipped my cheeks and pulled tears from my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She tried not to think of them too often, yet sometimes the memories came unbidden, and then it was hard to hold back the tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The thorns had torn a large hole in the grain bag. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

An Yi’s voice made the tears gush out of my eyes again. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore out the information form in the back of the brochure and started to fill it in. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

From tears, milk, and blood, devise an elixir, and my handmaidens will attend you. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Her body hits the floor with a thud, her eyes still open and shining with tears as blood pours from her neck and into the rug we knotted together last winter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her immediate, reeling perception was of a radical, Picasso-like perspective in which tears, rimmed and bloated eyes, wet lips and raw, unblown nose blended in a crimson moistness of grief. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Of course, my treacherous tears arrived as soon as the heavy door closed behind me. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Sand wore away the edges of things, but it didn’t tear them down as hungrily as rain and vegetation. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Beaverbrook, the fatalist, practically burst into tears and said in a timid little voice, “Oh, it’s so awful. Oh, the guns are so loud!”—which is another way of saying “I’m so scared.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The page came out with a ragged tear and the pencil turned out to be a green one, but that would have to do. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But tear the other side too,” I tell him. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I tore apart the bread from my cheese sandwich to feed the black and gray squirrels. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Ess said, nodding, her face streaked with dirt and tears. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The birds eyes glittered greedily as they tore into each plump ear of corn and pecked at the juicy young kernels. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He tore open the end of the envelope and blew inside. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I raise my eyes to his and see that they’re filled with tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then I quickly ripped the cover off of the magazine as the wind tried to tear it from my hands, and folded it in half, and in half again. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear tears in her voice as she whispered, “Yes. Yes, of course I do.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Glancing at Sam, who was tree still, he tore off a bite and presented it to Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Later with the end of this rain will come the sweet smell of honeysuckle but for now, there is only the sky opening and my father's tears. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

A tear falls down Mom’s cheek, and her voice is higher than Javier’s. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Behind her, Hodor was tearing eagerly at a chunk of hot charred flesh as blood and grease ran down into his beard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He slapped a broad hand on the table so hard the glasses rang, and his massive shoulders shook, and he had to wipe away the tears from his eyes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’m panting, my heart racing, wiping the tears from my face with my sleeve, terrified out of my mind that David might’ve been caught by whoever was waving around that flashlight in the darkness. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When they do, I try to blink back my tears. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Magdalys tried to blink the tears away but they kept coming. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I squeezed his blanket in my fists again and clenched my jaw to fight back more raindrop tears. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

And after a minute, tears started rolling down his face. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the next block, she tore down two more, and Doon ripped one off a lamppost. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Raji tore up some reeds and tossed them into the river. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sat by myself, covering my face with the palms of my hands to hold back my tears. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The friends huddled together, shaken and in tears. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The spool spun faster and the glass string tore another gash in my right palm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His torn side throbbed and the pain in his leg seemed to have affected his senses. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands skidded on the ground and her knee bumped up against a rock, tearing the leg of her jeans. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

And he could never mention it or hear of it without quick tears in his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom nodded and she and Willow started laughing and soon everyone at the table was cracking up so hard that tears ran down our faces. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he sat on the floor and burst into tears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is called a telephone number,” he told Ron, scribbling it twice, tearing the parchment in two, and handing it to them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But then she sucks in her breath, and I realize she’s holding back tears. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He held his face next to mine, and when he looked straight into my eyes with tears in his, I knew. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The roof of the tunnel was scraping his shoulders and he was afraid that it would tear through the dry suit and gouge into his skin as well. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The tangled mass of limbs slowed my dogs and they all but tore the treetop apart getting out of it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

From a pocket of his torn jeans the boy produced a crumpled piece of paper. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, wiping more tears from my face. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled closer, the smoke revealed her in pieces: bloodshot eyes, a cut on her forehead, tears streaming down her dirt-stained cheeks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I see tears in his eyes, but when he speaks his words are light. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mom dribbled sauce onto her spring roll and tore into it with such aggression that I jumped in my seat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It takes me a second to realize that tears are blurring my vision. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lily screamed: The branch caught Petunia on the shoulder, and she staggered backward and burst into tears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I feel like he could tear my skin from my skull. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Red twisted and fought but every time he moved meat was torn from his body. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Harbor seal!” said John, and threw his arm around his companion in danger, and they laughed so hard that the tears ran down their faces. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He tore again and again at the stomach, until the soft innards of the sheep rolled out onto the green earth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

More tears leak out, but Carla wipes them away with the side of her hand. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Black and purple streaks covered her cheeks, a combination of her makeup and tears. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Despite having been torn up by glass and nearly squeezed to death, he was smiling...until he saw the chariot. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And in his eyes, catching the light from a lamppost half a block away, I see tears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A new tear opens up at the edge of his gash, blood waving down it in the spray. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I rub her back, making shushing noises until her tears finally subside into jerky hiccups. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The veil she tore into strips, and tied Aunt Elizabeth up with them, behind the furnace. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her eyes down, avoiding the gaze of the marmot, and trying to look as if she was on the verge of tears. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And Finn had tear tracks down his cheeks, along with a bubble of snot threatening to balloon out of one of his nostrils. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I can feel my arms being torn off at the sockets right now as we speak! Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Nancy happened to glance at the sergeant, checking his suit instinctively, and she saw that he had a tear across his hip. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sad, far far from it, so I don’t know why tears are busting out of my eyes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She was shaking like a leaf this morning and even burst into tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mark looked up at Pong, tears streaming from his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

By now my mother had one hand over her mouth and the other fanning back the tears in her eyes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Plenty,” I say as I tear a brown paper bag at its seams and spread it out on the dining room table like a tablecloth. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Policemen and the National Guard retaliated with tear gas, helicopters, and bullets. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the salt and tears and mascara that ran down my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But she reached out to him after wiping a tear away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pressed her lips together to hold back the tears. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tore his eyes away from her, looked down at the black stitches. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“He was so nice,” Isa said with tears in her eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Not long ago, a little boy stood before my glass, tears streaming down his smooth red cheeks. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stoker tears the 2nd page off and gives it to me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look at my bandage again and burst into tears. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

There were five folders of faded cardboard, bent or torn at the corners, each one full of paper. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was a true daughter of that mother, the emotional force of whose acting had moved huge audiences to tears. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He en’t here, but I don’t feel torn apart, I feel safe, and I know he is.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We are blessed,” Ysilla was crying loudly, as tears streamed down her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He would lead her to the grove by the stream and tell her the tear gas was a magic spray that would keep her healthy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was tucked into a thorny hedge near Mrs. Sharpe’s house, and torn along the bottom. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She’d tied her blond hair back with a strip of denim torn from her pants leg, and in the fiery light of the river, her gray eyes flickered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It did not help my state of mind when Father came home that evening with a black eye and his right sleeve torn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears welled up, and she drank her cold, tasteless coffee. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Kate looked down to try to conceal the shine of tears in her eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It's not really happiness that makes the tears. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dry peanut butter had torn the flaky bread and the syrupy jam was spilling over. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

One night the dogs began to bite and tear at each other amid an outburst of snarling and shrieking sounds. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I scream louder than I thought possible, tears blurring my vision. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you get it?” she demands, fighting back more tears. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Papa has fallen asleep, tear stains crystallized on his face. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This helplessness was worse to watch than tears. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Yossarian tore his eyes from her and hurried away in shame because he had done nothing to assist her. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I turned to distract Mattie, to spare him the further pain of having witnesses to his tears. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bending low, he kicked his heels into the horse and started to tear off back the way he’d come. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had mattresses and suitcases tied to the top of the vehicle, and the attackers tore them down and stole them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I said yes, and he tore up my application. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Heat rose shimmering through the chill air; behind, the gargoyles and stone dragons on the castle walls seemed blurred, as if Davos were seeing them through a veil of tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It fell back with its stomach torn in two and one leg completely severed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odysseus knew him too and brushed away a tear. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I say I started to cry, I don’t mean a few tears rolling down my cheeks—I mean like, full-scale, snot-filled crying. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Judith wipes away tears with the back of her hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“A while. Tonight wasn’t a good night to be home. Pa’s on a tear again.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Papa walked around to Granny’s side of the bed and tore open the envelope. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Lydia backhanded Dill in the chest and wiped away tears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“And in her delirium she talked about things that she’d never talked about before. She shed tears over her friends dying in the 1918 flu epidemic. That generation—my parents’ generation—lived through a lot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He jerked his head toward the torn image of a clipper ship that Nailer had tacked to the wall of their shack. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

With many tears and in badly broken English, the mother told of the disgrace and of the father’s plan to starve the girl and the unborn child to death. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know what happened,” they said, their eyes bright with tears. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at my torn, frayed jeans. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Ma near about tore that woman’s face off before Pa dragged her out the door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the last of the war-sick had returned, Pax tore down the gorge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sansa dried her own tears as she struggled to comfort her friend They went to sleep in the same bed, cradled in each other's arms like sisters. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Doctors and nurses administered first aid for cuts and bruises and the effects of tear gas as marchers lay moaning and weeping on couches, chairs and the floor. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the garden the next day, I found the book of sonnets, torn in half, its damp pages scattered among the herb beds. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And now I can feel my own eyes welling up with tears. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I can still feel tears built up in my throat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, the handle of the purse tore and she was free. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Despereaux, seeing her tears, broke the last of the great, ancient rules of mice. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“They think I’m mad,” he whispered, and tears, like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of Faro and tears came to my eyes. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She had left the town far behind by now, and was going past dirty, closed lunch stands and torn signs. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes blurred with tears, and I searched the audience for help from my siblings, but none came. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But as he promised, there’s no danger of tears from him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before, all those times, when I remembered the tissue with my tears on it after Bas told me he was joining the military. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Though Bigwig did not know it, his earlier blows had torn Woundwort across the nose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, after all this time, every time I talk about it the tears come to my eves. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the tears come to my eyes and I hated myself for the tears. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carefully tore the sheet from the pad. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He nodded, and tears welled up in his eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I absentmindedly doodled one on my homework last night and had to tear it into a billion pieces and flush them down the toilet. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Pain tore through my foot as I forced myself to keep running. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mom came running into the foyer, but instead of picking it up, I heard her tear the phone from the wall, open the front door, and throw it out into the yard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sullenly she wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then a tearing noise filled the air, the crackle of dry brush inflamed, and the smell of smoke swept over Tally, bringing her suddenly and completely awake. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Bulging tongues of ice had broken doors off their hinges, and through their splintered jambs I could see evidence of a raid: kicked- over furniture, drawers torn open, snows of paper on the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Once he set light to the dry grass, and Dustfinger grabbed him and shook him like a disobedient dog until tears came into his eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He’s staring at you when his first tears fall. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Sweat ran down her thighs and between her breasts and in rivulets over her cheeks, where tears had once run. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I stood for a while and watched the big boys tear around the dusty diamond and then headed home. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my empty hand into a fist, and a tear plops onto my knuckle. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry, Cammie,” she whispered, her tears wet on my face and neck. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I nodded, raising my index finger to show that the Madonna had cried a single tear. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Con wiped away the tears that burned down his face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At first they felt like his own tears of anger and fear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They would tear the world apart to find him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope wondered if there were tears welling up in those round blue eyes. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She’s my baby too, you know, but I tear her up every time she try. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like it didn’t completely tear her apart every time she saw it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her own tears fell on his dirty, uncombed hair. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Washkar's forces seized the initial advantage, invading Ecuador and actually capturing Atawallpa, almost tearing off one of his ears in the process. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

This was a tribulation; Isaac wanted sorely the camaraderie of his heretic congregation, their sweet witness; he missed the singing and tears, the prayers of love and fellow-feeling, the entreaties of sorrow assuaged. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I hunted for and found several stalks of motherleaf and spread the sap onto my fingers where they were bloody and torn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not a single morsel would be dropped to the ground or go wasted, for it was said that if the food were able, it would weep tears at being misused in any manner. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But something had torn in his heart at the sight of these kids, and it physically hurt. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But then my cheeks start to burn, and I feel hot tears filling up my eyes. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

If I’d taken my glove off and popped one of the guys from Buffalo in the face, torn his mask off and given him a bloody nose, I’d have been a hero that day. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everything hurt now—her head, her arm, the base of her spine—and she tried to keep from tearing up, with no luck. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Now, seeing my tears, she came over to me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe I feel the heat of tears; the date was months ago. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The facade had been torn down, revealing the inner rooms like a dollhouse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We tore at the water and sputtered and choked as black swells slapped our faces. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There were tears in Angela’s eyes and her mother took her hand. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother Lois looked as though she were on the brink of tears. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to roll free off the arms that are carrying me but succeed only in tearing a length of paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

"Go away," Arya shouted back at them, angry tears in her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Rowan looked at what he wrote and carefully, quietly tore the page out, crumpled it, and tossed it into the flames of his bedroom fireplace. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They tore up scraps of canvas, placed them in a hat, and drew, one for each sailor. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He rummaged in it, producing more bread, which he tore and gave me half. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If I didn’t hate that place, maybe I’d shed two tears.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want the big guy reduced to tears, especially in front of Hazel. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I pressed my back against the bed and felt tears coming. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead his eyes burned and tears came, the seeping tears that burned, but he didn’t cry. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Celia pounds the card table, the head of her hammer finally gives way and flies backward, tearing a hole the size of a fist in the movie screen. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ended, however, by reading each one including those Sweetness had not bothered to tear open. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rushed into the house, with tears in her eyes. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Then they tore until only the seams were left. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The last couple of floods just about tore out the pilings. Gonna fix them, too?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They nodded solemnly and Cotton swiped at tears. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“You cannot have her. I spit on your faces and curse your names. Leave my home at once, or I shall tear out your eyes and throw them to the crows!” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was overcome and felt the heart’s tears brimming in my eyes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am torn between sympathy and a desire for his life to have been as miserable as possible. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pinmei’s eyes burned with tears, and the wind shrieked as the night darkened the sky, the paper of the window flapping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her lipstick was smeared and she was close to tears. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

While the other monks tore ivy from stone, one busied himself collecting the fallen vines and heaping them in a pile. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He tore at the door, called Lee and demanded warm water. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tear off a piece of butcher paper, get my pen, and when I’m done writing, I fold the paper twice and walk outside. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She tears waxed paper from the roll and covers the layer of hamburgers. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, through his tears, he apologized for failing me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Even your mother has used up her tears and left. If you do not get well soon, she will forget you.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tears had been replaced by a cold, blank face and a set jaw. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Unlike her, his death was terrible: he was torn to pieces, in some stories by the Titans, in others by Hera’s orders. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the bluff, I could see our place, a field of corn torn up, the hay rising up, fields of corn growing green in the sun. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could barely see through the tears that kept filling up my eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He knew, but she said, “It was torn up and the floor dug—even the baby’s box turned out, and as I looked they put the fire to the outside.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if my eyes can’t make tears, my heart cries with his. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Petra Cotes helped him pack his clothes and bade him farewell without shedding a tear, but she forgot to give him the patent leather shoes that he wanted to wear in his coffin. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They are huddled in a corner under one torn blanket and they are gnawing at a loaf of bread. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

That moment when Tsalig was torn away from us haunts me every day. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She kissed his cheek, her eyes so full of tears, she couldn’t see straight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ashima’s eyes fill with tears as Gogol’s mouth eagerly invites the spoon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then he gasped, and tears ran down his cheeks as he buried his face in his hand. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His father’s lips were curiously blue and there were tears in his father’s eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I smear my tears away with the edge of my sleeve. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I figured Pa hated seeing me torn up. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Take a picture, it lasts longer, Amari said to me in such a cranky way, it almost brought me to tears. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Rashid saw the tears that glistened in her eyes as she asked, “Can we turn the radio back on? Maybe they’ll tell us help is finally coming.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, tears rolling down her cheeks, and hugged the little girl on her lap. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I kept thinking of the torn scraps in the basket, and after a moment I had to get up and look in the basket once more. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then I saw the soldier between us, writhing on the ground, a bullet torn through the shoulder of his coat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mundín turned to me, and they say boys don’t cry, so maybe it was because he was dressed as a girl, but there were tears in my big brother’s eyes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Gradually, the applause grew from very small to a thunderous standing ovation for the little girl who took her bows with tears in her eyes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of Africans who had been stolen, torn from their homes and families, and described the miseries of their bondage and then their hair-raising escapes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Reggie explained he regularly cries and that his “tears of remorse have caused me to change in every possible way.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There were tears in her eyes as well. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

About fifty yards away, a miniature cyclone three stories tall tore across the tops of the sunflowers like a scene from The Wizard of Oz. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Woundwort, feeling his enemy’s fear and helplessness, loosed his hold of the ear and rose above him, ready to bite and tear him across the back of the neck. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Castro’s face was perfectly peaceful, but a tear dropped from her chin. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds it seemed as if it would tear itself out by its roots, but after a while it calmed down and began to shed food for the hungry family. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

In her hurry, the woman’s thigh had poked through a tear in her gown. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She stood beaming under a dull gray sky, tears streaming down her cheeks, the needle-cold wind blowing her hair, and clutching that baby in her arms like she never wanted to let go. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded more like a baby than a cat, which is why, I suppose, it suddenly tore the blinders from my mind. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nemesis stands for balance! When people have too much good luck, she tears them down.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Our sense of humor,” said Mother, her eyes pooled with laughing tears. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Below my feet was an explosion of stone as the great iron wheel tore free from the church wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The straps had broken loose and the saddle had torn away in the whirlpool. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time he’s heard the gun at such close range, and it sounds as if the top half of the hotel has torn off. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He clutched his tunic to his chest with both hands and hunched down in the saddle, half-afraid that Roose Bolton might command his guardsmen to tear the clothes off him right there in the street. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily uncomfortable with hugs, he would have stiffened his shoulders and drawn back; but now, from exhaustion and affection, he held Kira and to his own amazement felt his eyes fill with tears. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She moved the children on, speaking sternly, ignoring their tears. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped tearing up the ground with the rake and instead combed it softly, waiting for our visitor to come into view. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Somebody is going to snap it up soon, tear it down, and put up a gleaming block of overpriced luxury flats.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mark was searching for a comeback when the sound of Alec punching the man on the floor tore his attention away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And suddenly, she looks like she’s going to burst into tears. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He drove away slowly, not tearing down the road like I expected. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be easy, he knows, with that building and so many others, to simply tear them down and begin again. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe they had traveled from Spain and California and the tears would freeze on their cheeks. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She looks up, tears streaming down her face. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Joey sat on the step next to me with tears jumping out of her eyes too. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Goat’s children, shocked by what had happened to them, went off into the bushes, stifling their tears as they did so. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

"I don't want to stay with Dayee anymore. I want to live at Khaleh's house with you guys," I told my dad, now through my own tears. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She kissed away my tears and looked at me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And in hot anger now he threw the staff to the ground, his eyes grown bright with tears. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joon nods, his eyes tearing over even though he is holding on to that corner of sky like it is a line to heaven. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Something tore, gave way, and when she withdrew her hand, she found she was indeed holding a piece of paper. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Please find Reggie,” she said as the first tears broke free. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But it is going very, very slowly. Sometime I try to cry and laugh like other people, just to see if it feels like anything. Yet tears don’t come. Laughter doesn’t come.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Shall we tear down the stables in Central Park too? I know how much horses can annoy you.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You are very generous,” she said, and tears came to her eyes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Carpets throughout the house had been flipped over and torn. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracked, and tears rolled down her red and peeling cheeks. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her acting was stellar, and since she still had the blood on her rapidly swelling lip and the crocodile tears streaming down her face, I knew the evidence was against me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

After her scolding I gave her a frightened look and saw that she too had tears in her eyes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And Violet stops to blow her nose and blot tears with the back of her hand. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha was sitting on the wooden porch of his house with his sister, eating corn, when his friend Gunwoo ran into their courtyard in tears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My head was still badly fuzzed from the drink, and when I looked down the huge emptiness of the dark I felt like tears . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s voice was steady, but her tears kept dropping on my hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there, torn by his loud shrieking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It ought to have felt exhilarating, but the girl’s eyes had teared up and her face was drooping, and what satisfaction Mariam found from this outburst felt meager, somehow illicit. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I dash for my trailer, tears blurring my vision while the horrible sound and image of Soheil on that fence engraves itself onto my brain and my heart. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The girl sat hunched and shrunken, staring at the candle flame, tears glistening in her eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Yo went quiet for the first time in months, then burst into tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I saw tears come into his eyes, then spill down the side of his nose, but he made no move to wipe them away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to get it painted again and fix the dents and tears.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then we ran beside the wall, our shadows running along the wall, and after a while we passed a piece of torn newspaper lying beside the road and I began to laugh again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth was slightly opened and there was a path of dried tears at the corners of his eyes down to his cheeks. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes to keep the tears in. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are worn and torn; he is too tattered to be in this neighborhood. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Prosper closed his eyes so that the others wouldn't see his tears. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Economic inequality tore friends and families apart, as did simply the accusation that somebody wanted intentionally to hurt someone else. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A tear rolled down my face, followed by another. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He blinked, tears in his eyes, and he rubbed at them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw broke into a run, sobbing and wiping the damp mess of tears and sweat off his face with one hand. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

With tears falling, I roll my head to face him. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” my aunt said as I began tearing away the wrapping paper, “it’s from your grandfather.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The thumping, obdurate stresses of “blood, sweat, toil and tears” were no accident of rhythm. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It felt heavy, too big for me, yet if I made the wrong move, I was afraid it would tear, exposing the slight, frightened child inside. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was no reason for him to tear pages out of my book. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The tears are spilling out of my eyes, but Dad can’t see ’em in the dark. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

To this moment I’m not sure what his tears were really for, but I do know they were for more than Dorcas. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times, his first year in this room, had he fought back tears? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have had to stick my iPhone in a bag of rice from all the water damage it would have incurred from my tears. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He noticed that her eyes were heavy with tears. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maniac tore it open — and gaped helplessly when he saw what it was. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He feels his eyes well with tears and he blinks them away. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She tore at the ivy, parting the long strands with her fingers, and then she pulled a backpack—a blue Adidas backpack—from the tangle of leaves. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It's when she says that the social worker could be back in an hour with a search warrant to tear the house apart. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sorry to say the gun was far too much to cope with following my first ever reportable prang, in a plane I probably shouldn’t have been flying, and I burst into tears. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes she saw him staring at her and those were either tears in his eyes or sweat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then a little later, “Too much tear and wear on car.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But still, anything was better than being torn apart. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Had Calliope still been there, she would have been torn in half. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He rose and passed his hand over his eyes, dashing away the tears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised when Mustafa puts his arm around me, and I rest my head on his shoulder and let a few tears fall. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I tear it open right there in the lane, in nothing but my long nightgown and Daddy’s old Brooks Brothers shirt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Salva opened his mouth to speak, but his eyes filled with tears again and he could not answer. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A betraying tear slides down his face and Joon hurries to brush it off. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She was gently patting Doha’s mother, who was doubled over in tears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Clothes that were almost new, with no stains or tears or mended seams. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the tears welled and fell, he didn’t stop them; he was too tired. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He lowered his head, and the tears began to flow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a seventh building, but it burned down a few years ago and instead of rebuilding it, the state tore it down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe because my eyes were too blurred by tears to see much of anything. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Sir is very kind!” he squeaked, his eyes brimming with tears again, bowing deeply to Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Wind tore at them, trying to rip them away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wept, and sobbed, and poured tears into that hole in the ground. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth dried up, all the moisture apparently being converted into stinging tears. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“She told me that if she didn’t survive, I should tell you . . .” Caleb chokes, then pulls himself up straight, fighting off tears. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ron tore his eyes away from this splendid sight to look excitedly at Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I heard her voice catch, as if she were choking back tears. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If there had been anything in abundance in all those years, it had surely been tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

That night, writing in his logbook, a frustrated Ulbrickson tore them apart: “horrible,” “every man for himself,” “no semblance of teamwork,” “have gone to sleep entirely,” “too much criticism,” “need the old morale.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And then he just grabbed me back, and hugged me and let out tears. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not knowing she could refuse, Carla nodded meekly, on the verge of tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I got up and walked over to the maps and tore them off the wall, the pins and tacks flying out with the paper and falling to the ground. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

If she dug down deep enough and tore off the top, she could be sure that the teeth would certainly be there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over at the girl in the corner, tears streaking her filthy face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have any tears now, but his eyes were mad glassy. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jody tore off some pieces and rubbed them on his hands until the air was filled with the sharp wild smell. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dress has got a tear She waltzes on her way to Mass And whistles on the stair... The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Integration has torn down some barriers,” he said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ugly. Women will look away when they see you. Children will stare and point. Strong men will pity you, and some may shed a tear. No one who sees you will soon forget you. Come.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I said the words, and there were hard tears in my throat. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I feel tears on her cheek, something she suppressed when I was slated for the Games. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was torn and greasy and caked with mud, but it was still plastic. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then twelve billion gallons of water molecules crowd for that initial escape vent, and they tear and chew at the structure until house-size chunks of it tumble down its disintegrating face. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The last time he touched them there was pain, and wings tore from their backs that they might go where they wished. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, trying not to think about anything, but my stomach churned and my eyes kept tearing up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The adjoining racetrack had been torn down, and now more than five hundred companies contracted by the Nazi state were at work preparing the site for the Olympic Games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Such was my sentence, and on that night would the dæmon employ every art to destroy me and tear me from the glimpse of happiness which promised partly to console my sufferings. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of having to move to Fresno and knowing what was in store for me there brought tears to my eyes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I find them so exquisite I have to struggle to hold back my tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

One day he’d walked by, and there they were — a girl, her parents, an assistant, looking disoriented and somehow ragged around the edges, as though they’d been torn out of a book. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struggle for something smart to say in return, but to my embarrassment, I feel tears well up in my eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He tore through the door of the barracks and saw with relief that Trina and Deedee were still huddled together on the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Looking up to her face, I saw that her eyes were flooded with tears. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to mop my tears with the grubby scarf, but they won’t stop leaking from my eyes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They start out as tears of relief, but then a lump rises in my throat and I sink back to the ground, my face buried in my hands. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her tears were further proof of the truth she felt and spoke, and when her mother’s hand caressed her nape, she broke down completely and was led toward the drawing room. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Once we snared Anansi and convinced him to close up the tear in the sky, the gods and heroes could work together to defeat the iron monsters once and for all. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I have seen her only that one time at the wedding ceremony and thought she was very pretty, even though her eyes were wet with tears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw tears on that once tearless face, more unbearable than wrath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Wind tore at her, but Celaena kept her focus on Nox, falling so fast, so far from her outstretched hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her eyes gleam brightly, without the usual cloudiness of her tears. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

More and more land was zoned for industrial use, which meant more houses torn down. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The thing bowled him over as it scuttled away, tearing up the corridor and out of sight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I believe that Christ alone can rescue me from despair and cleanse; me from sin,” I say, tears spilling from my eyes, though I try to stop them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Sean started tearing paper from the branches, bunching it, and dropping it to the ground. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She put her arms around me, and I felt the wetness of her tears against my cheek. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The disgust in the man’s voice brought tears to the girl’s eyes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched protestors taunting cops and smashing windows, police tossing tear gas and bashing heads with nightsticks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Forty tear gas canisters were fired that day. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those empty sockets were less lovely up close, dripping river water down her cheeks like never-ending tears. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Kelvin’s coughing so hard, tears stream from his eyes. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Garvey laughed harder and harder until tears rolled down his cheeks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I reached over and took the jar in my hands, and out came the tears I’d been holding on to, it seemed like for years. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were torn apart by disease, drugs and alcohol, pride, fear, and anger. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I”—I fight back tears, my face a leaking boat in a storm—“I lied. And I used Anthony’s fake ID.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In my dream, the tears went up his cheeks and back into his eyes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He rode up the drive and into our lives again and left no ripple save those instantaneous and incredible tears. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can touch the cocoon, but you cannot touch the little thing inside unless you tear it apart. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had all its leaves stripped off, and some of its branches torn off too, before you could say Jack Robinson. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He tore his bread into neat triangles, not ripped hunks, as Rafik did. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He blinked and wiped a tear off his cheek. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh..Hazel seemed to realize who he was at the same moment. Her voice became very small, on the verge of tears. “ The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tear his brain to shreds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He assumed that he had a finite reserve of tears that he had already exhausted for the day. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He looked up at them, tears leaking down his face again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And then there was the matter of reaching the tear in the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The big dog was back up on his feet now, wagging his stub tail again and licking the tears off Arliss’s face with his pink tongue. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Children’s tears are very near the surface, and come at the first crisis. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This time, it knocked the tree over, causing an explosion of earth and rock as the tree’s roots tore out of the ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped at his tears and said, “What do I need to do?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t known what kind of punishment I’d get for it, I would have burst out into tears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I smiled politely as she received her trophy, but the minute I got home I burst into tears. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I hang my head low, and the tears fall like rain. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Now she wrote down a name hurriedly, held it up for us to read, then tore all the used pages in half, over and over again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue Eyes screamed as his blade tore at the corded muscle of her neck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

That reminded Aru of the mom at school who’d gotten banned from the library after tearing out certain pages in books just so her kid’s rival classmate couldn’t do his research. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Two Big Chicks once famously fought over him in Bello Hostel, tearing each other s blouses, but he remained roguishly unattached until he met Ojiugo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then I saw this turtle swimming to the top and his beak was eating my tears as soon as they touched the water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while I ran out of tears, so I pushed back the covers and looked around my bedroom. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

We live in a world where the microbes are always trying to get at us, to tear us cell from cell, and we only stay alive and whole through diligence and fear. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tore through the thick forest, dodging trees and stumbling over rocks. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sat down on a fold-up chair with the plastic torn off the seat part, so the yellow foam stuffing was out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But your father was a man torn between two halves, Amir jan: you and Hassan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He bows his head, summons real tears, and dedicates the performance to Lucinda, whose great and absolute selflessness is the only reason we are able to continue in the face of our loss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Harry, tearing his eyes away from the dog’s and dazedly consulting his booklist. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dobby beamed very brightly, and happy tears welled in his eyes again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Something burst inside of me, and silent tears started rolling down my cheeks. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the skirt, the blouse I’d taken was several sizes too big, but at least both things were clean and neither was torn or stained. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It looked like someone had torn down some planks to access the niche. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I smiled at her, and a salty drop of tear and mud caught on the edge of my lip. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Jarveys raced around the Council’s chair legs, tearing at as many ankles as they could reach. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It burned, he said. He tore it off. The herbwomen made him a new one, wet and soothing." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It started when she said we couldn’t live like this with the torn books and papers and records all over the floor and the place in such a mess. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to me, even in adulthood, Kia has been known to call me in tears over a girl or a breakup. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Alex still feels wired, but when June looks up at him, he can see some of the brightness in her eyes has started to look like frustrated tears, and he softens a little. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They tore open the food stores, snarling and growling and tossing their great cruel beaks high as they swallowed the dried meat and all the preserved fruit and grain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By now the tears are gushing out, and there ain’t a thing I can do to stop them. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, I sat there with my face in my palms, covered in tears, replaying each bout and rehashing where I could have done things differently. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When he proclaimed the rabbit cooked, he tore it apart, and gave me some. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mother’s mouth turned down, and her eyes filled with tears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I blow my nose loudly and mop the tears off my face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Is it not ever thus, the attempts to parley between master and slave, and perhaps between all men—is it not always words shouted across the shifting flood, torn away by wind? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And when the people stood up, the birds would fly down and drink the tears and eat the seeds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But none of it lasted long, because Winn- Dixie came tearing back out of the preacher’s room, panting and running like crazy. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few tears would come in useful, too. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Marlena tears off the gift wrap, revealing a blue velvet box. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Giants, six-armed Earthborn, and wild Cyclopes charged from the beach, tearing down the dining pavilion, setting fire to the cabins and the Big House. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They had passed the tear in the sky that had doomed Cat and her crew, but the wind had died soon after. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As Lancelot rode by, he could see them sprawling on the ground together, with the knight’s broken lance between the horse’s legs and one flashing horse-shoe tearing the canvas from the fallen shield. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is dead,” the woman whispered, and a single tear began to roll down her cheek. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The green water was warm as tears, but there was no salt in it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then Bowen Marsh stood there before him, tears running down his cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hopefully the soldiers were far enough away so they wouldn’t notice the coat’s torn bottom and how it sagged off Nate’s shoulders. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Never mind. Let me ask you a question. How would you feel if you were a Martian and people came to your land and started tearing it up?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes’s mother walked up to the backseat of the police car where her son sat and began to yell at him in between her tears. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Which, after a long, stretched-out moment, is what I do, my tears blurring the sea of faces. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clouds of tear gas obscure the scene as troopers rout the marchers and drive them back over the bridge. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Longstreet thought he was crying, just for a moment, but there were no tears, only the look of pain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Will Harper tear it down before the rest of the school gets to see it?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And not like the tears we had for Gran. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We’re so close to the Syrian border, which boils with guards and tear gas and people clamoring to cross. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She dabbed at a tear with the sleeve of her cloak. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My eyes began tearing up, but I could not break my stare from the small wet circle where the glass had been. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She put all the dried blossoms in a separate pile and gazed at them, fighting back tears. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He tore open the envelope and pulled out the letter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ve taken him away,” Granny said, her eyes watery as if about burst into tears. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tear fell—a minute addition to the rushing river. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of the minstrel rose like silver and gold, and all men were hushed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He sits there with his face buried in his hands, probably crying his own tears. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But that wouldn't stop them from tearing us apart. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She was chopping up onions for spaghetti sauce and I guess the tears made it so she didn’t feel like talking. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smile, blinking back the tears, and say, “Thank you. ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“T. Ray ... he told me my mother ...” The tears rushed up, and my words came out in high-pitched sounds I didn’t recognize. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tear it off my body. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of shocked silence, and then Cleo burst into tears. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of the arms tore her nightgown and cut through her skin. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He tore over the crest and down toward the cattle shed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a huge amount of will, but finally I tear myself free. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And she pushed it up to one hundred and five miles an hour and tore the breath from his mouth. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

By sunrise, the girls had built a stretcher by tying old pieces of wood and broken branches with torn strips of cloth from a pair of Juanita’s old shorts. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I had thought he would be so happy I had finally played for him after all the times he had asked me, but I saw he had tears in his eyes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Zach, and the tears were pouring down his cheeks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was all that was needed to send Nali into tears. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wipe my tears with my sleeve but remain sitting. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

When I walked in on Harry in his bedroom, I saw that tears streaked the sides of his face. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He smiled and wiped a tear from his cheek with the back of his hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I seize up a sleeping man, tear at him hungrily, bite through his bone-locks and suck hot, slippery blood. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes filled with tears as she stared down at the photograph. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I felt drained, like I’d shed all the tears my body could produce. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hassan dragged a sleeve across his face, wiped snot and tears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the many tears of the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As fast as the bullets tore through her body, she healed herself, and the shells fell harmlessly to the dock. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Down went Jo’s face into the wet handkerchief, and she cried despairingly, for she had kept up bravely till now and never shed a tear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never seen her feet unbound or tears on her face or her sleek black hair straggling out of the bun on the back of her neck. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he came, tears would roll down his icy cheeks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever Celia saw us, whenever I’d catch her watching us after a quick kiss in the gym or holding hands in the hallway, I could swear she was about to burst into tears. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I look at my mom, and there are tears in her eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The black sleeve of her blouse was torn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” he whispered, clutching my shoulder, his eyes heavy with impendant tears, “I have wished for so long to show these to you.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Every time Papa saw Sarnie lying around in the warm sun with his feet wrapped up in turpentine rags, he would laugh until big tears rolled down his cheeks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the men in our group had tears in their eyes as their hair was shorn. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the orphans, still shook up from being held captive, burst into tears. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

He smiled as the tears trickled their way down my cheeks. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“He’s gonna get away with it, isn’t he?” he asked her, and the tears spilled out and down his cheeks. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I cried until somehow, impossibly, I had no tears left, and they held me and didn’t let go. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As Grandma was driving home that night, tears flowed down her cheeks. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He hugs me, holds me long enough to soften my stubborn tears. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Before I can stop myself, there are tears all over my face. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The whooping and the roaring renewed themselves, faces seemed on the point of disintegration, tears were streaming. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Happy the Horse who knows that while he is still young. Or the Human either. Draw near, Aravis my daughter. See! My paws are velveted. You will not be torn this time." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It moved in me like one of those floods that devastate counties, tearing everything down, tearing children from their parents and lovers from each other, and making everything an unrecognizable waste. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Of what? When your time comes, it comes. And tears won’t save you.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its masts were shattered and its grimy gray sails hung limp and torn. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell Mama and the others that he knew so much about us, so I choked back my tears. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya hunched over her dress that Zvezda had torn the day before, drawing a needle and thread through the cloth to repair the tear. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When my dad returned to hold me, his eyes filled with tears. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Eumaeus greeted him with tears of joy and begged him to sit and eat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marina laughed and wiped a tear off Anya’s cheek with a finger. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They lowered their great heads, and the evening air filled with the muffled sounds of smacking lips, tearing grass, and the low snuffling of contented cattle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

When the morning dawned, foggy and squally, they were right up under the island’s towering black cliffs, and a violent squall tore down the side of a mountain, slamming into the boat. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He stepped through the tear in the tent, once again carried along by a current of people. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say it,” gasped the dog, and Milo could see a tear well up in his eye. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because about then, a rock nearly tore my left ear off. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She actually seemed to be fighting back tears. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My delight in the moment was so great that I had to close my eyes to hold back my joyful tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I felt his tongue, soft at first and then stronger as he got worried, licking at the blood and tears on my face. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Before darkness covers it and for many hours, there are only shadows and stars and tears and hope. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She adjusted her torn and filthy tunic with her free hand and held in her sigh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As I sobbed into my pillow, soaking it with tears and snot, I realized how ridiculous I was being. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

While Belet practically flew over the fence, I tore my sleeve getting over, but in only a few minutes we were hiding behind a tower of crates. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The front of her thin cotton shirt was cold, damp with the tears that streamed from my eyes until, red and sore, they ran dry. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I fall into a doorway, tears stinging my eyes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When it happened, I was down the creek a ways, splitting rails to fix up the yard fence where the bulls had torn it down. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, holding back his tears, Dalgard hurried to his own office, where he found a group of officials from the C.D.C. waiting for him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blanca smiled an enlightened smile as tears poured down her face. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t want no tore couch if’n it’s bought new.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tore the money bag away from me, but he did not even look at it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made several laps around the kitchen island and ended up in the living room, where we collapsed on the couch, laughing so hard that tears streamed from my eyes. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Her tears flowed and flowed as if they were still trying to extinguish the already-departed flames, and the freezing wind wrapped around her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I watched my mother being beaten half to death by James and watched as blood and tears streamed down her face, which was also unrecognizable. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When he tore open the envelope, Big Ma cried out like he was tearing a part of her. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The effort to fight back tears makes my throat throb until I’m gasping again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I could not believe that only twenty-four hours had passed since I tore my clothes off in the rain during that run with Annie. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It tore away a chunk of stone, like a three-year-old grabbing a piece of cake, and hurled it inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

So I, too, ran to my mom, and she scooped me up and carried me away from the park, allowing my tears and snot to soak her shirt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Francie poured it back into the pot trying to hold back the hurt tears. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Enrique entered the water, he tore up a scrap of paper with his mother’s phone number on it and scattered it on the bank. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You’re still really angry at me, aren’t you?” said Hermione; he looked up to see fresh tears leaking out of her eyes, and knew that his anger must have shown in his face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Alyssa Arryn had seen her husband, her brothers, and all her children slain, and yet in life she had never shed a tear. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I tore each drawing and page of writing from my tablet, slid it under the lining, and snapped it back in place. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Because three tears is about all I got. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There were no paintings on the walls, but the Pastors had taped up pictures of smartly dressed women torn from Sears Roebuck catalogs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her tears turned black as they rolled through the soot on her face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing Mark noticed was that one of her ears looked like someone had tried to tear it off. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When he looked up, tears were running down Howard’s face. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of the tears, in spite of the fountain of feeling which had sprung between them once again, Lancelot persisted in remaining loyal to his Grail. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tiara sniffled as a tear rolled down her cheek and plopped into the sand. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In his nearly illegible longhand, he wrote and then tore up several drafts trying to find just the right words to convey his conflicted beliefs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was angry, and I could see he was torn between ending the fight and trying once more to beat me down. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

After she signed the deed over to him, he stood and thanked her with tears in his eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Even dark as it was, I could still see the gray tracks the tears that had run down his cheeks left. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Thomas squeezed his eyes shut and was surprised to feel tears trickling down his cheeks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears off my face with my shirtsleeve and tried to pull myself together. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Fig tore out of the kitchen, and I dashed in the opposite direction. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then Selitos bowed his head and wept hot tears of blood upon the earth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His stockings were torn and dirty and his doublet unlaced. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Pocket had a toady neighbour; a widow lady of that highly sympathetic nature that she agreed with everybody, blessed everybody, and shed smiles and tears on everybody, according to circumstances. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He’ll wanna get us out of the Maze. Better we all jumped off the Cliff! Better we tore each other’s guts out!” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t crying—but her eyes kept filling up with tears. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat on the edge of his bed and sobbed, tears carving tiny paths through the shaving cream on his cheeks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In a moment Reynolds was back, leading blue troops at double time through the fields, tearing down rail fences as they came. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salt from tears, soot from chimneys, and Sarai was whole again. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She whipped me mercilessly, tears in her eyes. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to wipe the tears from her own face, but she got back in line and marched through the ceremony alone, and she sat through the graduation ceremony next to my empty seat. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small tears in skirts are stitched over with embroidery in the shape of leaves and pomegranates and—on one—a cavorting fox. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I climb to my feet and rest my hands on my knees, breathing hard and trying to keep the burn behind my nose from becoming tears. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“The dock’s tore up right smart, but folks got their homes.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I guess I must burst into tears again, because here I am seeing my stupid face in the bathroom’s porthole mirror, which now just feels idiotic. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She looked at him for a while, as if deciding whether or not to believe him, before she wiped her tears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Here too there are tears for things, and hearts are touched by the fate of all that is mortal.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world shrank down to tooth and claw, snow flying as they rolled and spun and tore at one another, the other wolves snarling and snapping around them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She half turns, half smiles, her eyes brimming with tears. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z