| 单词 | tease |
| 例句 | Play all day, stay up as late as we wanted, roam the woods and fields, tease and play tricks on the living. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Mama used to tease that I was all nature and numbers, like my father. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Children circle around him laughing and teasing him like little dogs snapping at his feet. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He teased them and told them he did not think they would make much money selling such horrid items. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z While my brother and I teased each other, Tessie watched closely. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He’d been teasing old stories and rhymes from townsfolk for over a year wherever we stopped to play. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "My singer may never sing again now," she teased. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sun was mild and the waves low, the wind fresh but still warm, and things would have gone perfectly if Pinch hadn’t teased Andeg. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The little ones horsed around in the back, teasing, wrestling, tickling, quarreling and laughing, while Dicey studied the map. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh no,” she says, sighing loudly, her voice teasing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z James shook the antlers with a shushing chime, looking amused at her alarm, and Emily laughed, finally realizing he was teasing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It’d be fun to tease him about that funny school, she thought. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “You were always the bad one. Making faces at me behind your mother’s back, teasing and tormenting me, stealing my things. Why, you have my bear right now. Give him to me!” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It was teasing, maybe, but not the kind you use on outsiders. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He could never leave Ma and her delicious cooking; his sister, Rupa, who coddled and teased him; and Baba, who protected and provided for all of them. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z "I'm only teasing. I was just being nice to him." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But after that night there was not much of a chance for her to tease him any more—her or anybody else. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Nailshed girls were with them, laughing and teasing them, twining slender arms around the men’s waists, urging them to drink and spend. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It’d be hard for her at first, kids would tease her about her Southern accent and stuff, but like R.C. said, Naomi was tough; she could handle whatever Tempe High threw at her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I don't tell her Rémy teased me on the entire walk to her chambers, calling me a pavilion bell. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Some Lost Boys were teasing her and acting mean on the way home from school, but she ignored them. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She teased him, saying, “When are you going to bring me a daughter-in-law?” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And Bertha, throwing a fat leg across his stomach and chucking him under the chin, teased: “Somebody is thinking about you.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thyon recalled the jest—the easy teasing tone of it—as he drew another long, ill-advised syringeful of spirit from his own overtaxed veins. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You have far too much energy for this early in the morning,” I tease. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d tease her, gently, but he was always listening and always attentive. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Candice didn’t know if he was teasing her or being serious. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You only tease your poor grandmother when we are alone.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Thomas teased me over my messy pigtails, but Metias was quiet. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Laura and her daughters would take the escalator, marveling at the moving staircase, she teasing them that this might be the ladder Jacob saw with angels moving up and down to heaven. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I knew it all along. I was just teasing you.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He stands and stretches, yawns again, teasing Baxter by not hurrying. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z If someone started teasing me, I did my best to ignore it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It started busting its head out of the dirt when me and the other boys at the Home were getting our nightly teasing from the biggest bully there, Billy Bums. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “She didn’t even cry when kids teased her ’bout Willard after the note.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The boys began to tease me more harshly and more frequently about my growing breasts, making me want to hide. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "The day Tía Mimi marries, cows will fly," we cousins teased. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He’d been one of just two Asians in his class—the other had been Susie Chang; kids had teased that they would grow up and marry each other. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Omar teased her with a reward if she ever caught one. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Everyone teases him except his mother, who pleads patiently. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I like you, too, even though you’re wearing those pants,” I tease. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He would tease her by telling her just how, with her and her apples gone, all the gods were frail and withered—drooling, palsied, quivering hulks, slow of thought and crippled in mind and body. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He’s looking at me as though he knows something about me, as though he’s teasing me, as though we have an in joke. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I too had inherited Mamou’s eyelashes, which sometimes got me teased at school. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And since things really couldn't be hurt, since things felt nothing, and things don't scream or whimper, as this woman might begin to scream and cry out, there was nothing to tease your conscience later. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, Jack also teased Jakob, his brother, who was five years younger than he. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “True. Anyways, when I was very young, he teased me all the time. I convinced myself that he hated me, like many of the kids in our neighborhood.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards we played our old childhood game, opening the Bible and teasing a fortune out of whatever verse our hands landed on. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After what seemed like weeks, I went back to school, by which time the elections had been won, the breakfasts ceased, and my classmates had found someone else to tease. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z While they were eating, teasing, commenting on the soup, flavored with low-growing juniper berries and parched hot summer corn, something happened that disturbed everyone and changed the course of the winter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “And Ouranos kicked you in the face as he struggled. How we used to tease you about that!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Still teasing, and I guess holding him off, she whispered, “I won’t be the wife of anybody who calls me Miss and I have to call him Mister. So Mister Blakeslee, go back to bed.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “You was feeling one of them, weren’t you?” she teased. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “So, now the truth comes out,” I teased. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “It will be her turn soon to be teased,” said Miss Lucas. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z She teased it with her pole, which it pushed aside with a soft brush of its wing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all of the lights on the dashboard were teasing us. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was good-natured, and I loved to tease her.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z This was something he used to say before, in a sexual context, teasing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I used to tease Morrie that he was stuck in the sixties. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though my parents would tease me and pretend they’d forgotten, every other year I’d find a big box wrapped in red paper. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "Did you miss me?" she teased as she took his hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z This might be worth it for how much he teased us about our sloppy Sky-Sprints technique last week. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Hosteen Mitchell must have known what was on my mind and had been teasing me by saying nothing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved times like this when Byron was about to really get it and couldn’t pay me back for teasing him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Grump got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning,” Mr. Morrison told me, winking to show he was teasing Lissa. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I groaned as he traced his lips down my neck, teasing and sensual in his slowness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For one thing, the other kids would have teased me if I hadn’t. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z It was no longer any fun without Rob’s silliness and Andy’s teasing competition with Rob for points, for food, even for girls. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We teased him that it was his Men in Black look. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The third daughter teased that that's how companies retired their employees, but when her mother made angry eyes at her, she stopped. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mom’s not even close to being fat, but I like to tease her. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Afterward my schoolmates would tease me, “Teacher’s pet!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lower in rank, but they followed and did everything he suggested, and to preserve their dignity, they teased him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Noah teases, “What about you? It’s impossible for you!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z How come she didn’t protest when the boys started teasing me? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I imagined Ravi would greet me first and with a tease. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew I talked in my sleep, of course; my mother teased me about it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The first time I ever met him, he was teasing the Coopers' dog, Lady. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark switched to teasing Matthew, who evidently did have a girlfriend. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z In the absence of written records, researchers have developed techniques for teasing out evidence of the past. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They still fought with me and teased me and wrestled with me for the TV remote. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She imagined both of them, hand in hand, going to the mall in Stamford, she teasing him, reminding him of this conversation on the day they met, and raising her face to kiss him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My father endured this teasing, because what else could he do? The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The reporters bounced along behind, teasing Smith for letting himself get caught. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And more than that—being teased made me feel somehow weak, useless. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “You don’t look like an old man,” he teased, turning my name into a pun. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I beat some dust off the comb and began to tease out the yellow mass of knots her hair had turned into. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t mind, he teased her by pretending to be macho, he’d tell her women were incapable of abstract thought and she’d have another drink and grin at him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Impossible, Mr. Bennet, impossible, when I am not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so teasing?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “You’ve got the monsters part, and I suppose I’ll grant you beauty. For your lovely face, if not for the seraphim,” she added in a tease. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Way to go, man,” I said, trying to tease. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Scared of the dark, Mar?” the dark-eyed Dauntless- born initiate teases. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I tried to not be an old, wet sock, but I didn’t feel like teasing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Didn’t want anyone begging for my orange or teasing me for getting it. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I gotta go. Tell Jonas I said hi. And try not to ruin the cigarettes with your blister juice,” he teased. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z With girls, it was a different game, a lot of teasing and trading fake insults. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Sierra tried to hold her face tight, but tears kept teasing the edges of her eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z When I told Ms. G about the fight, she told me about one of her students named Sharuad, who was teased because he had big lips. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She never teases him like the other kids, and he does tricks for her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She seemed to find everything funny, teasing Barack for not being able to speak her language. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was a twinkle in his eyes, a slight teasing in his voice, almost like he’d forgot how sick she was. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “They do this all the time, Mama. I try to stop them but then they start teasing me,” Karen said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not tell from his voice whether he was teasing me or not. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Tyger often teased that he was going to go rogue and start a romaine revolt. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “What a gentleman,” she teased gently, wrapping it across her shoulders. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Finally, after a few days, he began to dread the sight of my mother’s breast, and each time she teased him with it he would turn his face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He teased me about being graceful and having shaky ice-cold hands as I watched him fumble with the key to the trunk. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Redemption grinned as he teased his parent, and Whis grabbed him in a gentle headlock before letting him go. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I teased, thinking to catch her off guard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some more of Darrell’s friends from the basketball team join us as we walk, and he gets too distracted to keep hounding me about it—but he might as well have kept teasing me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Although Pa’s voice teased, I knew Mrs. meant what she said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Let’s see,” she teased, “Matt bought you a can of tennis balls and Karen bought...” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta whipped free and dodged to her left, then right, like a fighter in the boxing ring, taunting and teasing Fern. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I married very young. Everybody wanted Marlon so how could I say no?” she said, half teasing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He was teased unmercifully by the conquering players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In later years, I would tease her about this early allegiance, telling her that had she not met me, she would have married a leader of the NEUM. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Minerva has been teasing her how this Austrian psychiatrist has proved that girls who like riding like sex. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wave your sandwiches at them,” Mrs. Moss coaxed us to tease them. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She teases a part of her scarf that’s hanging on her shoulders and lifts it across her face so only her eyes show. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray would tease, and Brownie would laugh and laugh. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You can always eat mushy peas,” I tease. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Now that it’s been a while since that awful practice meet, people have stopped teasing me about how “gracefully” I fall. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “You’ll see what I mean—later,” he said, teasing us as his voice trailed off. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The dragon-scent in the room grew stronger, as if my teasing were bringing the old beast near. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I arrived at a village where there was nothing to eat except for the coconuts that sloppily hung from the trees, as if teasing me, daring me to pluck them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Spring, that old rascal, was teasing us with the promise of warmer days. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Charlie’s been watching that nonstop, and Sneaky likes to tease that I’m really the one who keeps picking it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The police were allowed to do whatever they wanted—tease, taunt, humiliate, shove, prod, provoke. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I thought that sounded foolish, till I saw she was just teasing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Yesterday there had been merriment at lunch, a lot of teasing and energy. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z All the cousins teased Joe, saying, “Maybe he thought that ice water might’a cool him off, but he so hot for her, that water nearly started boiling!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Wow, I like your postcards,” I say, not at all teasing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He is too sensitive to be teased, she realizes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They kept trying to shoot the scene, but Cha-Cha kept teasing Fred. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Ben teased, unaware of the changes that were taking place in his opponent. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted her to stop exploding when she was teased, not get a boyfriend! The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys in my container tease me about walking with Safaa. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh I love to tease you, baby. With your priest and your English girl, and really you are just like me underneath.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I chuckled to let him know I was teasing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Besides, she still put on her Hollywood act with people she didn’t know, and worst of all, she got furiously angry when she was teased. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He teases me about the bed, but he likes sleeping in it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Renee looked at the make-believe camera as if she was checking the photo—guess it was an invisible digital—and teased, “Yikes, not your best face.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Let’s be Charlie’s Angels,” Lexie cried in a burst of inspiration, so she and Serena and Pearl donned bell-bottoms and polyester shirts and teased their hair as high as they could. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “It sure makes you look special,” Guy said, teasing her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The terse whispered exchange with Ofglen, on our walk today, hardly counts; but it was a tease, a preliminary. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z As I pressed play, the TV screen filled with Beakman wearing his green lab coat, the same lime green as Fig’s eyes, and his dark hair teased toward outer space. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Philbert is forever teasing me about how slow I am in a fistfight. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She used to tease me about that, he remembered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Dad says from the doorway, a teasing smirk on his face. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the teasing is just too much, though, and I go in the girls’ bathroom to hide. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He was tired of being teased for having blue eyes. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “I hope we don’t end up with food poisoning,” Momma teases. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The other goslings were teasing him about something when they suddenly burst into laughter, and Brightbill turned and hurried home with a stormy expression on his face. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At last, Father started snoring loudly with gasps and grunts between—when Stella teased him about it each morning, however, he’d swear that he never made a noise. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His teasing makes me blush again, which makes me irritated with myself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Is he?” teased the unregenerate old man, pinching his pointy jaw gravely in a parody of repentance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t tease him,” she ordered sharply, as the cub showed signs of being about to investigate Marcus’s wriggling fingers, pretending to be a large spider scuttling on the floor. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “You did not, you’re just trying to make this difficult” I teased, trying to capture his bright blue eyes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Uncles would come visiting, cousins, relatives to feast and listen to stories and tease endlessly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Cicero teased a lesser orator called Curio for having so faulty a memory that “at times when he had announced three points he would add a fourth or miss the third.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He wasn’t teasing me or egging me on. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Tears still teased their edges, but they held a peacefulness that hadn’t been there before. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Still, teasing me seemed to be among his favorite pastimes. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z As a result of the publicity about his schooling, or lack thereof, Fischer was beginning to be thought of as a nyeculturni by the Russians, unschooled and uncultured, and they began to tease him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I can tell from his eyebrow that he’s teasing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Yar was smart enough not to let us run after those teasing drivers. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When they finish, they tease each other about who missed what notes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he said them about Miss Marva Hendrix, he was lighthearted and ready for some teasing—at least from Vonetta and Fern. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “You look like little dirt ball,” she teased. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And as much as Matthew and Mark had always teased him, he was pretty sure they would take care of him if his parents couldn’t someday. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I shrug, because he might tease me if I say yes. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not doing a good job listening to them,” I tease. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The two had never been close, and people still teased Gladys, saying she was too mean and ugly to be Henrietta’s sister. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Grandma would tease me all the time while I waited at the window for Mom. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like I don’t know that from looking in the mirror, or from having kids tease me about my blue-black skin all the way through school. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And this would have been like my mother, to stand behind just a bit, to tease a little and make people’s patience pull a little on their hearts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you don’t pack, I get to keep all these gorgeous things and go away and you’ll have to stay here in my place,” I teased. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It actually felt nice to be teased a little, especially with Elle doing the teasing. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Milkman was young and he was friendly—just the opposite of his father—and the tenants felt at ease enough with him to tease him, feed him, confide in him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Every morning he went to work, and the guys would tease him about going to work. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even now I couldn’t hardly imagine him kissing another lady, or slapping her playful on the backside like he used to do Granny when he was in a teasing mood. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He had tried, once, to tease and frighten her with a snake, only to discover that she loved garden snakes. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “You learn this from that book you read?” they teased. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She took him by the hand, laughing and teasing, calling him her giant of Lannister. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Anyway, I’d learned the hard way that if people teased Tyson while he was dressing out, he’d get upset and start ripping the doors off lockers. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Of the way she shoved me too hard when I teased her about Balekin, although I am almost certain it isn’t him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I forgot I told my parents about Libby’s teasing. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I shouldn’t have left you when they started teasing you,” he says, finally. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z On the way to the land of you'll see, I teased Coach about the name Otis. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Crabby as ever, huh?” he repeated, trying to make it sound like a joke, to tease me out of my mood. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were teasing you for not getting that date you assured them was in the bag. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z There’s a group of boys—seventh graders—who tease Ray, calling him “Shrimp.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I remember that some small-minded neighbor put it out, and children would tease us, that we ate “fried grass.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been teased in school and on the streets sometimes, but not that much, and never at Camp Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Nice to have you on the team. Maybe I’ll stop teasing Ash and target you for a change.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lourdes exaggerated her steps, flawless and lilting, teasing the rhythm seductively. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z With the weather remaining cool, he still had to wear his ragged sweater to practice almost every day, and the boys still teased him continuously for it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z How do you defend yourself against that when someone is using it to tease you? Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z From there I’d take my fair share of teasing about Hirohito Woods. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, I’m not going to kiss you. I’m hard at work here,” I teased. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Afternoons around the bar, the old-timers who knew Cadillac well enough would tease him about how women who looked like his made enough to feed themselves, let alone him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a kind of panic cross Tommy’s face then, and I immediately felt sorry to have teased him, even though I hadn’t meant to. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z All the women were talking at once and all the men teasing George, but everybody was still for a minute, when Grandma looked like that. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her Igbo words had a teasing lilt, but the steeliness in her tone created a knot in my throat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to tease me about it.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z My father used to tease me about it, saying that when I was born he made my cradleboard out of the handle of a wooden spoon. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t bother her one hit that I was Jewish, and if she was around, no one in school would tease me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I’m teased, my new middle school feels good. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It’s the last time they see each other for weeks, and after a lot of teasing and maybe some begging, he convinces Henry to download Snapchat. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Now and then, older and braver boys, inspired by the old man’s strangeness, would dare each other into an attempt to tease or torment him—but not for long. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben knew he was in familiar terrain now, old territory where the teasing had grooves and furrows of ground that had been plowed before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Harp and Gully laugh, teasing about how weak Vega is for playing a Lego violin. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Okay. Well. Actually, I’m being teased. Sort of.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Using the rudders beneath her feet, she teased the pod through the circle of light and into its clamp on the landing pad. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Watching this girl across the fire taunt and tease him, Nailer suddenly had the feeling that he understood. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe a girl would approach, and I’d have to mutter an excuse, drift away, and wait in dread for the long walk back, when Haskel and Dovid would tease me mercilessly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Do you, Prince Con?” she teased him, and the tone in her voice made a tingle run through him. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her eyebrows are raised, her tone is teasing, but when I can't think of anything witty to say back, her question hovers in the room, a reminder of the apology she's really come for. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z At first we thought that Dad was teasing us again, and that this was the other end of a scale—a house much better than the one he had bought. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope he did not get his mother’s fighting genes o,” Ifemelu teased. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z No matter how much Nicole teased me, I wouldn’t take the canopy down. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “You thought that would be a black tie occasion, did you?” he teased, touching the lapel of his tuxedo jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Behind the polished fa£ades, bouquets of teased cloth, buffed leather, cunning silver trinkets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Even though she had teased James about his knack for spotting a puzzle anywhere, it kind of spooked her, as if the book itself were trying to talk to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z El Patron would have had a heart attack if he’d known how many cliffs Matt climbed and how many rattlesnakes he teased out of the rocks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He behaved well and didn’t once tease or say anything that might annoy Aurelia. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Once he reached the other side, he held the board steady for me, with no teasing this time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid Alter already has a commitment tonight,” a teasing voice said from behind us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she laughed—a braying, high-pitched whinny—and said, “Only teasing!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Leo didn’t seem so intent on teasing Frank. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Who’s teasing? I’m telling him the truth. He ain’t going to have it. Neither one of ’em going to have it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who’s teasing the baby?” his mother yelled out the screen door. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I was so excited and talking so fast that they teased me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then why did Judith’s teasing always raise this cold little lump of foreboding? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z So he did an end-around on the unfortunate taste by drowning his java in cream, for which Katherine gently teased him that afternoon. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Nothing” got his name when kids used to tease him in middle school. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I looked to see if maybe this was the start of some teasing but he looked like he really wanted to know. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have alcohol in this house? Someone must inform your uncle,” Olanna teased. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Another group of girls wore heavy makeup, hitched their skirts above their knees, opened one extra button on their blouses, and teased their hair into enormous bouffants held solid with spray. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Once Sister Claire overheard some of the children who live near me in La Saline teasing me about my clean uniform. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Or: Stop teasing me at school, because it’s horrible and I don’t like it. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Do you really want to know why she was hitting me over the head with her shoe?” he teased. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Sweet Jesus, Mary Anne. As much as you tease Matt and make his life miserable, it’s stupid to expect him to apologize to you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The way it’s supposed to be, with all of us together, laughing and teasing one another and whatnot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I left, my father had been teasing Atal, saying he could be my secretary when I became prime minister. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There’s a hint of teasing in my voice. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “If I know my daughter, there’s no way she’d tease you for this. She’d give you the hugs I’m here to give you.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Fourth grade. I was only teased for about a week, so I was lucky.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They hooted and laughed all the way back to the car, teasing Milkman, egging him on to tell more about how scared he was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I was embarrassed by their teasing and would have bopped them on the head if Mami hadn’t been right there. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In West Baltimore, white people were a rare sight, so White Boy took the brunt of constant teasing. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Her teasing tone doesn't match the kindness in her eyes. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I had two things wrong with me that would have gotten me beat up and teased a lot more than I did if it hadn’t been for By. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She had the feeling that the boy was only teasing the girl, but she had to know for sure. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But if you were to see me nod and smile exaggeratedly, with the corners of my lips tightened, you would take it that I had been teased and was responding sarcastically. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Stop teasing me,” she said, but the red string did look nice, and her wrist somehow felt less bare. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I knew she was just teasing him, but Noodles bit like a pitbull on raw meat. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The wont part about being teased was riding the school bus on those mornings when Byron and Buphead decided they were going to skip school. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be strong. And don’t let silly boys who tease you ruin your day.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z She seemed entranced by the music, a little frenzied piano piece with this mesmerizing quality, sort of quick passages and then teasing lilting ones before it returned to the quick playful parts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Guys like Al fly in and tease your dreams, then leave. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Twelve?” he asked, and then teased, “Are you sure it’s not eleven, or thirteen?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I was sure they were just teasing me again, until I heard the creak and pull of the rope ladder. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Uh-oh,” her father teased, “here comes Miss Hang Crepe, morose as ever.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” Lydia said, all teasing gone from her voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Ah, so that means there are two of you now,” Zara teased. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I glared at him, sure he was teasing now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He wondered if Forest had teased Stocktender first, burning and cutting him before the final moments of his hideous death. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z It was alive with energies she hadn’t yet teased apart, but one of them was waiting and listening. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Exactly, you say nothing and the women come to you,” he teased. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She used to tease Percy for being dumb, but in truth his instincts were usually right on target. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They probably have moms who teach them not to touch strange dogs, and little brothers they tease, but just enough. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Spareribs sat down on the ground and grabbed Ralph’s hat off his head and shook it in his face to tease him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Yes, but you must keep your cats away from her,” Mosca teased him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Any other day, Joaquin could have taken Mark’s teasing tone without a problem. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There’s a teasing tone in his voice, and it’s enough to draw a smile from me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ghiscari hair was dense and wiry; it had long been the fashion for the men of the Slaver Cities to tease it into horns and spikes and wings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z God, who had played the biggest joke on us, could stand a little teasing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They gathered in clusters at the corners, chatting and teasing and cramming for tests, until the green and gold buses chugged into view and the doors snapped open. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She was the only thing I had and it wasn’t funny to have someone tease me that I was a foster kid. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At least I hoped my father was teasing. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She got to like it a lot and she and Tea Cake were on hand every night till the others teased them about it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I can’t help smiling at his teasing, in spite of my mood. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was strange how he could be so sure, because they barely took time even to tease him anymore. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a kind of teasing instead; there’s all the difference in the world. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “You play the radio beautifully,” she teased, and sure enough, they gave one another puzzled looks. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The band was doing their next favorite thing to playing music, they were teasing each other and talking about Herman E. Calloway behind his back. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z There was the teasing and impossible desire to imitate the petty pride of sparrows wallowing and flouncing in the red dust of country roads. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Say something to tease somebody and Ms. Blinny will send you out. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z At any given time, two or three law students studied under her father, and many of them delighted in teasing Elizabeth about her passion for equality. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She teased students and often made comments that made the class laugh. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They teased Skipper John, as they nicknamed the dummy sailor, from their stools as they fiddled with the hemp rope. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even as they teased each other, Redemption’s parents were always tracking him with eyes full of love. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, trying not to get lost in her strange, lovely eyes, “I don’t think anyone who plays like that can be just a criminal. It seems like you have a soul,” he teased. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “How about would you believe maybe it’s somebody thinking about you for different than a loving reason? Like how about if Joe Mondragon is thinking about you?” she teased. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "And I get teased and laughed at all the time because I live here. And I look like this. You don't live here! You don't look like this!" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Who do you think vouched for you with my father? I told him how Lara and her dumb friends were teasing you.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I’ve been acting like a tease, kissing him on his dimple, kissing him at the drive-in. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Caesar Flickerman is wonderful, teasing, joking, getting choked up when the occasion presents itself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes Tristran would look up to see his mother staring at him intently, as if she were trying to tease some secret from his face. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z His tone is somewhere between a tease and a taunt. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Laughing, teasing, more alive in memory than I am in reality. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Better now. I just don’t like being teased about Broadway. The videos keep me going. I saw two shows last month, but they weren’t my top shows.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Mama teased him that he had a girl in town and that soon she and papá would have to go and speak to the girl’s parents, but Andrew remained silent. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweet, kind Anna went to the director and pleaded with him to stop the teasing. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When we teased her too much, Father intervened and reprimanded us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I’ve been teased enough in my life to know that there are several ways to react to a bully. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Do the boys at school tease you about root?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She laughed kind of nervous, and whispered in a teasing way, “Now, Mr. Blakeslee, that’s no way to talk to a housekeeper.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Or Uhmma tease Apa and then lightly kiss him on the cheek to make sure he knows she was only kidding? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I never worried that he would judge or tease. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Maybe you’d appreciate my joke more if you weren’t so sensitive about your stature,” I teased. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Did you have your eyes open this afternoon?” he teased. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Did you want Bradley or the others to tease her?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z One thing that didn’t change was Enoch’s dislike for his name, especially as other kids continued to tease him about it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But to be hungry and know there was some food, no matter how little, made the knowledge almost a form of torture, a teasing torture. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his time making his way to the table, teasing them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I was learning to tease Hamlet and enjoying it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Without thinking, I yell to Shay across the room, “Hey! You tease one of us, you tease all of us!” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She babied him, ignored him, teased him—did anything she felt like, and he was grateful just to see her do anything or be any way. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at her to see if she’s teasing me, but there is something that resembles admiration in her eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I asked, teasing Caroline when she came out of the bedroom. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I teased, after a giant rat charged past us outside her dorm—and its student population, twice the size of Princeton’s, was almost entirely black. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was just that Ruza had an eager nature—eager to tease, more than anything else—and had taken it upon himself to teach Lazlo basic skills, such as riding, spear-throwing, cursing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I went outside, about to tell him off for teasing me, when I saw all the funny was gone out of his face. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She was forever teasing Danny and me and referring to us as David and Jonathan. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I looked straight ahead, out at the track, those stupid white lines teasing me like everybody else. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z You couldn’t tell whether he was really bragging, or just teasing you. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sharp tone held no hint of teasing. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Max was always on the lookout for teasing ever since last year, when Hunter Schultz called him “gay” and “Maxipad” and a bunch of other things. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Like a mermaid, the city is half fantasy, teasing us across a sea of myth. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Garfield teased the attendants who checked him for fever. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z No one teased me about Ultima after that. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They were teasing me, baiting me about my dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He’s my color, but since second grade he's been teasing me about being too black. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Neither could I,” he teased as he started the engine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then, instead of teasing the little girls, the three of them wandered off arm in arm to watch the big boys’ football. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Even Bullet had softened, smiling at the back of the line while the nurses laughed and teased each other. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She is a senior, and she says that my sister is a tease and a snob. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He called her “Mis’ Creighton” sometimes as his older brothers did when they teased her; it was just a step from the too-bold joke of addressing her by her given name. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The teasing would come later, he felt sure, but at least for the moment none of them were talking. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z "What is it? I'm very busy and have a long line," I tease. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “And you love it,” Jack teases, nudging her shoulder. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Dad had memorized that word ’cause right on the arm of the record player it said “V.D.L.A.I. Dampening, Patented”! “Come on, Daddy, turn it on, stop teasing!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that any good?” he asked, turning back to me abruptly and eyeing my breakfast with a teasing look on his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I squint at him in the gloom to see if he’s teasing, and he looks back at me sleepily. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I’ve never teased you once in my whole life, so help me, God,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That was true, of course, but those few words, that taste of the answer, was teasing Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Lydia had a teasing lilt in her voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z His tone was teasing, yet she tensed slightly at his question; it seemed too close to her vulnerable, soft core. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He saw her recite her lessons, he saw her tease the servants; he remembered how she was not above putting fish in people’s beds. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I would say them like a catechism, like the girls used to tease and recite “the commandments” of their house arrest. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It used to be different. People just called out. There was a lot of laughter and teasing the time I went.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Louisa laughed and teased and goaded like a goblin; and what was worse, she told the other children, and incited them to "baa" quietly whenever Tristran walked past. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It meant you didn’t gossip, tattle, or tease. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “If you start behaving like a grownup, the Specters’ll get you,” she said, but she didn’t know whether she could tease him yet or whether she should be afraid of him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I pressed them for details of what they’d learned, they would tease me. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z How I could lose myself for hours watching the way the sunlight teased the contours of his high cheekbones and bronzed his rebellious curls. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z You won’t get to sing or dance or love or hate or tease me about all the annoying stuff I do. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They would tease me, mainly because my nose was thinner than theirs, making me look different. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Wondrous aromas of potatoes, onions, smoked meat, and spices mixed to warm our faces and tease our nostrils. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He held it up for a joke to tease Janie a little. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “So how long do you think you’re going to be able to hang on?” one new office mate teased, referring to the black engineers who had washed out. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t want Mr. Ray to see and start teasing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I had seen her eyes grow bigger and her teasing voice become smaller whenever the handsome delivery man arrived. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was such fun to tease the old woman. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Kids still got teased and bullied, but it was over usual kid stuff: being fat or being skinny, being tall or being short, being smart or being dumb. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry,” I said, laughing, “it’s quite simple really. But Maxim would tease me, and I’ve promised to give him the surprise of his life.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z People had been teasing her so much about being the thing that Viktor Krum would most miss that she was in a rather tetchy mood. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the old days, Pinch would have teased her and made her feel bad because her bird preferred him. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I tell Farmer, and I’m grateful that he doesn’t tease me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In other years the little house had buzzed with the teasing and squabbling and hilarity of a crowd of young people. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z "And an honest name it is, too," she said with a teasing grin. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I call her Democratic Republic to tease myself, but I don’t think little Congo likes that very much. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He means the TV show that keeps repeating, and of course he's teasing her, but the Fair Gwen is not amused. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He must have been pretty mature for his age, because he didn’t get annoyed or go round telling people I was a tease, or any of that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z All the women were laughing and clapping their hands, and all the men were teasing George. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Old guys like them only tease you if they like you. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z "Don't worry. It'll come. And I enjoyed the ten seconds I heard," he teases. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I want to peek at those expensive silk underpants I bought for my sweet little Mary Anne,” he teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I witnessed firsthand Megan’s subtle teases about me in the backseat of that same car as we all drove back to school from our weekends. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Tommy never liked it much when the unzipping stuff came up again, but by then the days of his being teased were past and no one connected the joke with him any more. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But now there was something warmly companionable about the teasing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I know what would happen — my sister would tease. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Real serving girls were always teasing the potboys, flirting with the cooks, wheedling a taste of this, a bite of that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Don Pancho, one of our neighbors, knew how much I disliked emptying the bedpan and teased me whenever I ran into him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z There was a time when he would have teased her, but not that evening. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, he teased me at times, but he wasn’t cruel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She looked from the snipers to the kindergartners, then back to her father, giving him a teasing look. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Did he just tease you for being first pick?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Brent says something to Beth in a teasing voice, and her colors glow even brighter and do a shimmering little dance like Roger’s had done in the car. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We used to tease him so bad about her, and he hated it, but put up with it because that’s just what we do. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Last time I brushed my mother’s hair, taking care to gently tease out the knots with my fingers, she hummed lullabies to Safa, who lay curled in her lap. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She had a rough life, I know, but she loved telling jokes and teasing the kids when I was around. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z But what if he’s wrong; what if Angel laughs and teases me even more? Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Like when she took an extra helping at the dinner table and her uncle would tease, “Putting on your winter coat there?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “The British made up this song, to tease us in battle,” Paul added. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Always teases her by saying her name felt funny in his mouth. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They were able to tease him about his long wait for a spouse. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Yet another thing that hasn't changed: Elsbeth’s voice, teasing and bouncy and hitting me like a punch in the gut. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I then took the goat’s droppings and teased them with my fingers until they were nicely shredded. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the other men on the block—Bobbito, Wayne, and Hernando—have always teased him for being such a lover boy. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her new friends added “ian” to her name to tease her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Not really. They do know how to needle me. They tease me about growing old—my hair, my wrinkles. They ask how I will enjoy being buried in a box.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He punched me so hard my lip split open and the loose molar I had been teasing with my tongue broke off. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Or,” he added, “we don’t even need to cook it. But then our breath stinks. There’s a girl promised she’d kiss me if I have sweet breath. But I think she’s teasing.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The teasing hasn’t seemed to bother him that much, but it bothers us. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Viftas entered into the fun, teasing the maid to the delight of several small children who seemed to be his. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She try to tease it up, but it only make it look thinner. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She teases Diana when she flubs a phrase in Spanish. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But the girls were nimble-witted — far cleverer than we doltish lads — and would often confer among themselves and choose one boy, usually the plainest fellow, and then tease him all the way home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In America no one teased me and no one abused me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z All those little signs—the teasing, the bossy, scolding words—that’s how you know if it is serious. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Boys tease the girls and call out, May your mother have an accident Abroad in the loo. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then he turned to Grandma, all teasing dropped. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He teased Johnson about it, but without malice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She used to tease him about being prettier than she was. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This was another reason for Corky and Jesse to tease him. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z That was becoming increasingly obvious, and she wasn’t very subtle—which made it all the easier to tease her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I don't know what it means when they tease me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “The way those kids are teasing Cap is inhuman. Have a little compassion.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The arguments and teasing circled him, growing louder and louder. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They would tease him about such a thing as long as they could remember it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "No, really. You see how he’s always teasing all of us. Goofing around with our names. He doesn’t do that with you." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Hamlet, I warned you that I cannot bear your teasing today, is your lightness a ploy to put me off from you? Tell me in plain words that you regret our embracing!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now a researcher is able to tease some insights from this very complicated set of data. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Though they sometimes teased and tricked me, they could be kind as well. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Pm sensitive! You said so yourself when Tidings teased me about sitting in my closet.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “He was an ancient philosopher,” Nick teased, “who believed that men’s souls were round like apples, the color of pearls, and had little white wings.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "You keep asking that. Stop teasing. But Grandpa”—her mouth puffed out sulky—"you said I could carry a bag. You said.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kuda, you may not tease the automatic Doberman. Its chain is almost worn through—bad boy! Tendai, I expect you to be responsible for the others.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I believe there’s something in here for you,” I teased Chase. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There were some guys back home who teased him about it, that is, until Ernie came around. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z All Eliza needed was one friend and she could probably have handled the teasing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z This didn’t sound too good, and I got sick of By teasing me so I let the Earth orbit by itself. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Once she was all done up, she couldn’t resist teasing me, throwing little verbal jabs the way we’d always do with each other. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Snack time!” he said, with a teasing grin; he still did not understand why anybody would want to eat both together. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She said it with a smile, which meant she was teasing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I remembered his wide smile when he teased me in the ration line. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But he was grinning again, and I knew he was teasing. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We teased him a moment longer, but he remained stiff and stern, so we left off. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe I could afford Mr. Rory’s prices if someone’s firm paid me on time,” I said with a teasing grin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He grinned at me, teasing, holding on to my head. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Plantagenet teased out all the harmonies, between a buttock’s curve and a fender’s, between corset and upholstery pleats, between garter belts and fan belts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know any Chinese I can ask without getting myself scolded or teased, so I’ve been looking in books. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He even teased Old Tallow, but he loved giving her little gifts, too, and in the evenings he told stories until way after the owls began to call. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He popped open a hatch on the sphere, teased out two wires, and connected them to his crossbar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She had teased Boubacar about Francophone Africans, how battered their minds were by the French and how thin-skinned they had become, too aware of European slights, and yet too enamored of Europeanness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A little spark of hope teased at me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z After all, if I asked too many questions, I could draw attention to the fact that I had no friends, and it’d be open season for nonstop teasing. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We were so young, so confused, that Inge and I did what kids do: We teased Alex about the girls’ clothes he was wearing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “What do you think about that, Gaia?” her father teased her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Are you two trainees going to arrest me?” she teases. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Or she could have still been mad about all that Afua teasing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And I told her not to tease me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s quiet, don’t you think?” he asked, faintly teasing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But there was nobody to tease him on the Greyhound. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Prophecies made him think of fortune cookies, which weren’t even Chinese—not really— but the bullies at school teased him about stupid stuff like that: Confucius say... all that garbage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z "Awwww," Aaron teased, as me, Lu, Patty, and Sunny hung around talking to each other before the stretch. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Now they were sauntering about, doing chores, teasing cats, throwing bread to stray chickens, and some of them were playing their endless round games. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though my older brother was Clark Elementary School’s god that didn’t mean I never got teased or beat up at all. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The little girl said, “That’s a strange name, Bud-not- Buddy,” and even though she was kind of young and scrawny to be teasing folks I could tell that that was exactly what she was doing. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “My little minks,” she teases, fluffing the fur at me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "They're already teasing me because I can't stay out with them tonight. Papa leaves early to go back to Den Haag for work tomorrow." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z For instance, there was a group of girls who loved to tease me and tell me as often as they could that I wasn’t “really Black” because I talked “white” and did well in school. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Boys get teased for having younger sisters, or sisters of any kind, or mothers; it’s like having new clothes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I tease, trying to make her smile and relax a little. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her laughter floated back to him on the wind, teasing him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I knew that God had finally gotten sick of me being teased and picked on all the time. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “We better get a chair for the midget to stand on,” Mary Anne teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “He did,” Maria said, “but Tom teased him.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he was looking friendly when he said this I kind of knew it had to be teasing, because whoever heard of anybody’s momma giving them a name like Poindexter? The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s music and mocking, teasing nonstop, but when the play begins all the talk ceases. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “Enough studying, Joana. Sometimes living life is more instructive than studying it,” my father used to tease. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They tease her about how Pa found her abandoned near our trashcan and adopted her out of pity. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Joey knew I was going to tease Byron so she sat there looking like I should be careful what I said. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She teased Cora about Royal staying the night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Ralph’s tone was teasing; still Helen held her breath until Theresa surfaced, brandishing the retrieved chopsticks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Abel was very small, even smaller than I, and he should never have teased Horse. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you remember the first village we performed in? You teased a one-eyed man.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He talked all that trash and teased people because he was shook. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She was red-cheeked with pride over her efforts at providing a good dinner, and her eyes flashed a little in the direction of Tom and Eb, from whom she anticipated the usual teasing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z They laughed, tapped the tablecloth with their fingertips and began to tease, berate and adore him all at once. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "I gather you already think I am that," he teases. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “That shot went down with the Titanic, Dad,” Ben teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “She is holy,” Jeanne said, and the sharpness of her voice cut through William’s teasing like a scythe through summer hay. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In my head I hear Darius’s voice, playful and bright, ringing across the Hob to tease me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He turned to Miss Hendrix and said, “Boys at school always teasing her.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She would stroke his hoary hair and tease him that it was no longer black like his son’s. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There was no time for lighthearted teasing about Shadrach Yale now that the winter term of school was over. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She teased him because it was all so pretty and melodic, and "in the same phylum as Hall and Oates," and he threatened to evict her from his room. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if he’s gay or not, but some boys were teasing him about it yesterday.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "It wouldn't be the first time," he teased. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Once, in Mr. Porter’s class, when those girls were teasing her, Hannah looked up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I will question her later and tease out her purpose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ruth laughed the way she did when she wasn’t sure just how much Grandma was teasing and how much she was serious. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z It was he who teased me for having soft hands. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope wondered if she was being teased and decided that it was unlikely, since she and the coachman had just met. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then he made his eyes go crossed, which was his favorite way of teasing me, but I didn’t care, I knew who had won this time! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I sometimes teased her for her daydreams, but I was happy to have her for a sister. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Why don’t you go back to your friends, the ones who teased her?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My brothers still tease me about the Stilton scrambled eggs I made, and that was weeks ago. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I’m dreaming. Remember how I always said I wanted to go bass fishing, and you would tease me that nobody under fifty goes fishing?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Don’t feel obligated to wear it to the recital—it might slide down and make you miss a note!” she warned, but there was a hint of tease in her voice. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I glare at anyone walking by, daring them to tease us. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t you remember the parable of the sower?” she teased me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Rodney looked disapproving, and I realised Ruth and Chrissie were making a song and dance of it mainly to tease him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When the young women climbed out of their cockpits, they were teased mercilessly by the men who were now waiting for them to turn up. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z If it was boys, chasing or teasing, he would know what to do, but I don’t suffer from boys in this way. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I had the feeling he was trying to tease me about something. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She decided not to tease him any further. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The boys teased that I was a coward, not strong enough to serve our country, but how wrong they were. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She never took it off, not even in the classroom, and so it was inevitable that she took some teasing about it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a good thing he referees along with me, diverting one or the other, telling a joke, teasing Sunny in just the right way. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I can drive better than you on your best day,” he teased. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Tanned, brawny fellows that they were, they teased Nat, asking him how he kept his feet in a squall. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella once teased me that elephants are superior because they feel more joy and more grief than apes. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z There was always a little seriousness behind the teasing of Matt, so when he got huffed and walked on off nobody minded. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Come on, Will,” she teased, and went to swaying. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The queer aunt whom his sixth-grade schoolmates teased him about and whom he hated because he felt personally responsible for her ugliness, her poverty, her dirt, and her wine. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The butterfly dipped up and down, and its black-spotted yellow wings flapped slowly, as if teasing the little girl. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z These two kids had had a lot of practice being around their teasing old granddad because they didn’t pay him no mind at all. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “It seems you like the food more than you like me,” Connor teases. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She would never hit him or even tease him again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if she felt weird about Leo not teasing her back, or if she’d even noticed. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They tease Sonia, telling Ben about the year she had refused her gifts after taking a Hinduism class in college, coming home and protesting that they weren’t Christian. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He had a wide, round face, and the other kids teased him that he looked like those grilled rice balls on sticks that old ladies sold from their boats. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Dude. Come on. We have the chance to tease Travis about a girl and you’re just letting it fly free like a dove.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Soon he is taking Marie-Laure along on various errands again, teasing her about the mountains of sugar she spoons into her coffee or bantering with warders about the superiority of his brand of cigarettes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I can see how it might be fun to tease him just to get him to blush. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z While we work, Sinaloa teases me a little, but with good humor. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He pulled away from my kiss and my teasing touch, demanding, “Can’t you understand the Lord is watching us?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d expect that you more than most boys would know how hurtful teasing can be.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes Jenny would join in taking the tests, and Ross Milton would tease her a little: “The wife of a schoolmaster must learn to speak correctly, mustn’t she, Jenny?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The other thing that people would have teased me a lot more about if it hadn’t been for Byron was my eye. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But every now and then, I longed to search for a tender stalk of arrowroot, to feel the tease of a mango, just out of reach. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Like you don’t know,” Jasper teased, and they were swiftly on their way. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And, most important, no one would tease me about being Sunshine Buddies with a boy. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Today their teasing needled him and seemed to betray the comradeship of the night before. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Ifem, he was looking at you from the beginning,” Ginika said, and then, to show that she was fine with it all, she teased Ifemelu about stealing her guy without even trying. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He teases us, Do you think, boys, I should give this to the pigeons on the windowsill? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I was genuinely surprised to learn how much my drawing had upset Ben, because I was teased so often myself, and I became better and better at dealing with it as I got older. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z After the teasing that Albert has taken for his shirt, Keisha and I decide to do something for him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He still spent most of our time together questioning me about Central and teasing me about being a celebrity. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your head feel like it’s gonna pop with all those facts stuck inside?” she teases. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “You sure? I won’t let them tease you again. I promise.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Only one whose father is late,” I teased. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “If he wants to. At his last school he was teased all the time.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "He liked to tease me and torment me," she recalls. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Petra Cotes, dying with laughter, could not resist the temptation of teasing him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Because we liked them, we began to play tricks on them and tease them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Those lips that curled when he was teasing her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He joked and teased, and he sometimes gave me advice, which was mostly “Don’t do what I did.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The singer seemed to stare back, her hair teased and standing on end. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z "Oh, you know...all that stuff that happened yesterday with you being teased, and then you came here and got..." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z During commercial breaks, she teased him: Why did American football have no inherent logic, just overweight men jumping on top of one another? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The only outcome from the teasing was my seriously damaged sense of self, and if I'm going to be truthful, not even tweezers helped repair it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes after a meal, Dad’s stomach would rumble and, when there weren’t any guests, we’d tease him about it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she has an aura of mystery that stops her from being teased or singled out for typical high school unpleasantness. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Imagine: A month ago these guys ignored him except to tease him; now they snuck into his house and climbed into bed with him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Recently, I teased him that while he and I are busy speaking about womens rights, my mother is still doing the cooking and cleaning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As she hung her septa’s crystal about her neck, to nestle in the cleft between her breasts, she teased him with a smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My friends teased me: “She is otherworldly, you know.... Our Jeremie has become angel with no thought of body.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I apologize for scaring you,” he persisted with a slight smile, but then all evidence of teasing disappeared. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I was hoping that the teasing would cease, and tomorrow I would leave my straw hat at home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I teased you on the elevator? I’m sorry. I thought you would just laugh about it.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The elastic bands that connected her perspiration shields to her slip he unsnapped and snapped again, teasing her and himself with the sound of the snaps and the thrill of his fingertips on her shoulders. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I am about to tease him for actually making a sound when I realize the person rattling the doors isn’t the Ghost at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Maybe I should lay off teasing you about that,” she said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I see you brought the essentials,” he teases, waving it in the air. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I sensed that she was teasing me and it made me angry. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s cropped Nora out so it’s just the two of them, Henry sporting a wide, teasing grin under his sunglasses and June planting a kiss on his cheek. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Burning straws was a teasing kind of fun and I took more of them from the broom and cast them into the fire. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Frequently the Ancient joined them, bringing nelumbo nuts and his cackling laugh, and his sly, wise teasing. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Cain teased her—breaking not only her body, but her will...He had to stop it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She teased the facts anxiously but, as she told Theresa, without result. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He held my billfold out to me, a smirk teasing his lips. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I grinned, enjoying teasing her way too much. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t think they serve lemonade, Ben,” his father teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though she had teased James about his knack for spotting a puzzle anywhere, it kind of spooked her, as if the book itself were trying to talk to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I don’t even own a swimsuit, something Violet teases me about relentlessly. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I almost said, “Yes, sir,” but I looked at him and guessed he was still teasing. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She, suspecting some sort of teasing, elbows me in the side. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But Tsukiko makes a point of including her in the conversation, and Mr. Barris pays such attention to her every word when she does speak, that Lainie begins to tease him about it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He laughed and said, “You dog children, come here,” which is hard to explain, but is a nice teasing thing to say. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They tease me for being a food snob, an easy misunderstanding to play along with, but I'm not that picky about what I eat. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It turned out she wasn’t the only gay kid at school, and she was never harassed or teased—but she found she didn’t know how to be affectionate with friends. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Fish jump from nearby fountains, changing from ruby to teal mid-flight, teasing onlookers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He had spent two years teasing me and I had always liked it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Then suddenly he knew how to draw her out, to drive from her mind all thought of her teasing him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And she would dig her teeth into one to tease me, making me laugh, too. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I’ve been teasing her, saying that she’s in her Gross Insect Period, but I like it even more than her Abstract Orchid Period from a few months ago. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It was not—as Izzy herself suspected, and as Lexie, in moments of meanness, teased her—because she had been an accident, or unwanted. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Maya saw an email from her adoptive parents. She was just teasing me with my phone and she saw it, and yeah. Hard to hide after that.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She and Marco walked home together, and she teased him all the way about his big bunch of red carnations, and he let her read all the cards that came with them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “The Spice Girls are getting back together?” he teases. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Once Cecile said “Cut it out,” that was the end of us teasing Fern outright. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria Teresa’s was a tease, and PapS never got to Minerva’s or Patria’s on account of Mama’s disapproval. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad’s hands were full teasing her, but she managed to grasp two carrots and pop one into her own mouth and one into Dad’s, much to his surprise. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t try to tease me into some sort of sudden burst of understanding like you’re my schoolmaster.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Your hand is disgusting,” I said, feeling joy being able to tease my brother again. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Bethell was a jovial, rotund man and when I first met him, I teased him about his stoutness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After a year or two, the students no longer tease and say “Giggle” or “Gargle.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I couldn’t resist teasing her with one last little jab. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When I brought books home from the library, I would sometimes run into older kids who would tease me about my reading. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Majestic mountains loom to the north, but they are a tease; the Idaho of snowy peaks and ski resorts, plus a handful of militias and survivalists, is a long way off. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I shot him a sour look, though I knew from the warmth in his voice that he was only teasing. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Stars, spattered out through lifeless night from end to end, like jewels scattered in a dead king’s grave, tease, torment my wits toward meaningful patterns that do not exist. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help how I looked or what had happened to me since I was born, but I sure as hell could control how I dealt with people teasing me about it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Some of the other children in the class, already bored with the project, begin chasing one another around the stones, pushing and teasing and snapping gum. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was none too pleased about that, especially when I couldn’t resist teasing him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Kids at school had teased her about her mother, calling her a witch and a lot of other names. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She is a sophisticated lady with silver hair freshly teased at the beauty parlor and manicured nails painted red. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “You hated it, come on, admit it,” I teased. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z How I had teased him about big words he didn’t know. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was wrong when I said that me and Rufus being near each other all the time would make people tease both of us twice as much. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Pooh once pointed that out right before teasing me about being such a perfectionist. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z By the third week in September, although the sixth graders were still teasing April—from a safe distance—they were beginning to think of her rather proudly, as their own private oddball. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In school, I think myteachers count for more goodness than a trillion kids teasing me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Anyway, she find out a few months ago that she can make Biddy go crazy if she tease her long enough. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Like there wasn’t any question, he nodded toward the big post bed and said, like teasing, “This here’s where Miss Gussie said sleep. I reckon we better mind her.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Even some of the girls from school who teased me were there. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ash looked at the apprentice, unsure of how to interpret the slightly teasing tone in her voice, but Lore had turned her face away, and they walked the rest of the way in silence. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no reason to be sensitive about being a little overweight, Bull. A lot of people are fat,” she teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why were those boys teasing you like that?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And the way she goes from teasing and joking to sudden seriousness. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They were always laughing and teasing, and whenever one came in a room where the other one was, you could read a book by the light on their faces. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “What do you think you are, cousin,” Sparky teased gently, “a robin?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, I think I could stand being teased and being made to cry if you didn’t know about it.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z During these cold winter days, I grew weary of being indoors because that is when my friends seemed to tease me more. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Watch me tease Chubs for being the first and only one to get bitten by a tick. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Enough. You mustn’t tease me into flattery. Don’t forget that you are still a girl, and often willful, and just this morning, Kira, you forgot to tidy the cott even though you had promised.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It couldn’t have been her personality because she was a good talker, liked to joke and tease. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Our classmates tease us about how smart we are: "You'll both end up being doctors or professors or something. Your kids will be geniuses." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And I know she was just teasing me, but I turned away and walked off the path and into the trees. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her hair was teased up high, gray and blond. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My brothers and sisters teased me during the practice sessions, where I sat with my groom, a boy named Merewe, while the dancing girls learned their routines. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Bushra looks at me to check that I’m not teasing her. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I might as well have been invisible, because everyone else would always walk right by, laughing and teasing each other and going to sit at the tables where they always sat. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Once in a while, a pregnant cloud hovers and teases the land with a trickle of rain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Seems like people been teasing me all my life. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Can you tell me anything about the kids doing the teasing?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z After my shooting exhibition, I still get teased some, but I no longer feel like I’m being mocked. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. I almost need a secretary to schedule time for me to interview secretaries,” he teases. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Once again they are free to quarrel, to tease each other, to shout and holler and say shut up. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to be lazy like you, Bitter would tease back. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She was teasing him and he liked it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She went to the mirror, and slowly, piece by piece, began to pull off her clothes in a private strip tease. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Humiliated, teased to tears, she had about decided to beg a way back to Rome when a man fell out of the tree above her head and landed at her side. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was teased only slightly by the phantoms of vertigo, but slightly nevertheless. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "You know, other people have phones too. It's not always yours," her friend teases. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Nita’s face intruded on his thoughts, her smug look when she teased him about not eating with a fork and knife and spoon. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the guests had known him for years, and when Atzerodt arrived he teased him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I bet you felt like you were gonna pass out at church,” Jojo teased her once both the airplane and eagle had flown out of view. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was suddenly intense, all trace of teasing gone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Jacque still teases me about him, but I’m not in love with him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I teased, nodding toward a group of girls lined up against the wall like pastel confections. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her hand was on Odenigbo’s thigh; she raised it whenever he wanted to change gears, placed it back, and laughed when he teased her about being a distracting Aphrodite. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He doesn’t mind being teased, because he’s happy. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z By comparing this to the longest-lasting written notes of the period, researchers have painstakingly teased out what composers might have expected from slower directions such as largo and adagio. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Oh, now you know I’m just teasing you. We dated long enough to where I can do that, can’t I?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Some things are the same everywhere, I suppose, because even in German, it’s easy to see that the handsome SS man is now being teased by his friends. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She has just a touch of his good-naturedness, enough to make me feel like I can tease her without offending her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I tell him, teasing him with a rag. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Sorry, ladies, your favorite North Korean dictator is off the market,” teased a headline on MSN Now. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Nobody loves me. I have no friends. Kids tease me all the time. And you and Papi...” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I tease him about it—about how in college all his white clothes will come out pink because he won’t remember to separate his wash. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Caleb says that ever since him and me started hanging together, the kids teased me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z While we labored over changing beds or washing up dishes, Pascal would wait outside, teasing for our attention by shouting the handful of American phrases Leah had taught him: “Man-oh-man! Crazy!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like TaShon, I don’t want him to get teased more for talking to me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The woman said, “Ignore him, Bud. My father doesn’t mean anything, he just can’t stop teasing.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Then often around two o’clock he’d come home and tease and wrestle with her for a half hour and slip on back to work. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z All through the night, taking her sass, complaining, teasing, explaining, but talking, talking her through the dark. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretended to tease him with the limitations of science—bet you can't explain Bigfoot, etc.—watching him closely. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If she was expecting jeers and teasing, they didn’t come. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And yet I was teased—tortured by the red of her hair and the set of her chin and the white of her shoulders—teased toward disbelief in the dragon’s truths. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The other Hogwarts students tease Scorpius about it relentlessly—if the Ministry could release a statement reaffirming that all Time-Turners were destroyed in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z My whole life, I ran around letting people pick on me, laughing it off when they teased me, fast-talking my way out of fights. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to hear Edna teasing me about him being my boyfriend anymore. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Can I come and finish the food for you?” he teased me, making a mock attempt to swoop down on my food. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They have known each other all their lives, been paired and teased by their mothers ever since the two babies were placed in the same playpen during family gatherings. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know I’m just teasing you,” he says, gives me another drastic hug, clapping me on the back. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He holds the pad over his head, teasing me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to need a defibrillator,” I’d joked, because of course, I thought she was just teasing me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If I found out we were on welfare I was going to really have to get ready to be teased. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Nelson teased, poking his sister where she’d already told him a thousand times it hurt to be poked. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you love great whites,” I tease him. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Oh, Katniss, don’t tease him,” she says, folding him back in her arms. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Because all the words I could think of-bullying, teasing, flirting—seemed too simple, too small, to hold all the hurt I was feeling. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Jason was still a little nervous about her getting jealous of Reyna, but when she looked up, she gave him a dry smile that seemed more teasing than insecure. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He is smiling at me as though he’s teasing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He laughed at every time he had ever been teased, every time he’d been arrested, every time his parents had argued. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Maybe it was some big tease and when He saw it had gone far enough He’d give her a sign. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The water surged past my swaying frame, and I sought to remain tall as the wavelets teased me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This was not the Hornet who had driven him mad with her teasing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Hearing him joke and tease and tell tales down at the store, you wouldn’t of known he had a care in the world, unless you studied his eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Does that mean you can’t buy us socks or underwear anymore,” Ben teased, “because of the dream house?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when he is teasing me, I feel the sound of our home language enfold us like a mother’s warm arms. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z That’s true—if someone is teasing or making fun of someone. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quit teasing, Momma, you know it isn’t. I wish I was back in our igloo in Flint.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is excellent, Harrison,” Kainene said, with a teasing sparkle in her eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She’d teased them about needing wives and girlfriends, and sometimes helped them find good ones. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Feeling a little sorry for him, Dimple adjusted her tone from mocking to gently teasing, “This is really flashy for a non-date.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In any case, Shin was never teased for having betrayed his family. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In every village there were boys, teasing, taunting, pinching, kicking. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Delicious. Blue lobster and melted yellow butter. Mmmmm,” I say to tease him, but crack up over his expression. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “You act like you’re the only one in the world who’s been teased,” I say, looking her right in the eyes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z As I watch my friends alternately tease me, ponder serious things, and stuff their faces with junk food, I conclude that they’re still the best. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Why do people want to hurt people? Not enough hurt in the world, you've got to tease people with stuff like that!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In their descent, her braid had been flung over his shoulder; he now pulled it with a teasing tug. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Very much a tease, sometimes accommodating his appetites, sometimes refusing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who knows,” he teased, “maybe one of them will make a man out of you tonight.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “What’s her name?” she asked in a teasing kind of voice. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “A true story,” said Slant in teasing tones. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There was a surprising and immediate intimacy to his teasing her, calling her privileged. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The light changed from red to green, and I could hear her fellow protesters teasing her for mistaking me for an Iranian. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He was reaching for his spectacles when he saw Kate was only teasing him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But now, in the midst of two dozen teasing, laughing people, he must kiss her and make a joke of it. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in their black game jersies, they laughed and teased one another like privileged children of royalty. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z No unintended slights, quick nods, easy smiles, teasing remarks or harsh words. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I teased Mouse down to the beach with a string and watched her chase it in circles until she keeled over. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She laughed at our jokes and teased us when we couldn’t comb through the knots in our ratted hair. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z In the mirror of the medicine cabinet he inspected his long eyelashes — like a girl’s, Twinkle liked to tease. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Laugh like best friends, tease each other like best friends. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Please excuse me, Signora Hartlieb,” said Ida, “but this boy has only come to us recently and he is having a lot of trouble with the other children. So they teased you again, Ernesto?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Around the commandant’s house, bright flowers were teased by the wind. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Late that afternoon, Miss Leefolt come home with her hair all teased up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z If she had known her cousin’s secret, would she have teased her at dinner? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Everybody teased me quite a bit yesterday because I lay down on the bed next to Mr. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He said, “I’m sure you understand. It’s a rather childish sentiment. But he and your mother were almost inseparable. The others used to tease them and say, ‘Perez has a fiancee.’ The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “You spend more time reading those things than you do taking pictures,” Mr. Wilkinson teased her, but she eventually settled on one—the Graphic View II—and even Mr. Wilkinson couldn’t dispute her choice. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Abnegation discouraged anything that might make someone feel uncomfortable, and teasing was included. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The men tease him because of his name. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It reminded him of Tinker Bell, a cartoon Ashish loved to watch, though he didn’t like to be teased about it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The aunts always teased Liyana’s family about living on “crumbs of bread and mint leaves.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll think about it,” I tease, and she sticks her tongue out. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “So what do you do in this back of beyond, then?’ he teased. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I try to tease her, but the words come out uncertain. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “You’re hungry for kisses,” he teased, but she would not be dissuaded. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Oh, the ways that lips could know each other, and tongues, how they could tease and tingle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They didn’t tease him, punch him in the arm, or give him dead legs in the dugout. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z When they were laughing and teasing about the baby, Ty'ree didn't care if it ever came, just so long as his mama and daddy could keep on laughing and having a good time. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z But he’d come and find me in the store alone somehow and he’d linger, chatting or teasing me and trying to get me to smile in some way. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could just tell by the way the kids were eating them. Plus, some of the cookies looked a little funny,” she teased. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I figured kids on the baseball field would be calling me “Headless Turkey Boy” and when I ran the bases they’d tease me by making clucking noises. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They had lived, had they not, like brother and sister all summer, playing Quidditch, teasing Ron, and having a laugh about Bill and Phlegm? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He and Lily had only been friends, though, none of the romantic stuff they got teased for sometimes at school. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It was just teasing incident number 8,024 in a long line of teasing incidents. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He knew that Uncle was teasing, but he felt so tired—tired of worrying about his family, tired of thinking about poor Marial, tired of walking and not knowing where they were going. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up to catch him grinning at me and felt foolish that I hadn’t realized he was teasing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother was not crazy for seeing ghosts nor was she one of those the women teased for “longing” after men. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It annoys a certain lady that her spouse has such supreme faith in the British, and a certain husband attacks his wife because of her teasing and disparaging remarks about his beloved nation! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Just called me a tease, loud enough for everyone to hear, and walked out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “What you know about boyfriends?” she teased, tickling the little girl under her arms. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Americans were wheedled and teased over to those three stacks, which weren’t hay after all. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Control freak,” he said, but in a teasing tone I hadn’t heard in at least a year. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He waited a second, then sounded kind of disappointed when he said, “Don’t take it so seriously, Bud, I am teasing, you know.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It eyed them in a most calculating way and once, when Nhamo teased it with a stick, it rose up with its yellow mouth open wider than she had dreamed possible. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t pester her too much,” Lydia advised, her eyes under hoods of bright blue shadow, her hair teased into a chestnut-colored globe surrounding a face that suddenly seemed too small for all that hair. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Six and six, damas and caballeros, they went through a complicated series of steps, the women's maracas clacking a teasing beat, the men echoing their partners' moves with sultry struts, and foot stomps. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I tolerated the teasing and tried to keep my attention on the things I loved about school, which were pretty much everything else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Only when I saw the laughter in her wild eyes did I realize she was teasing me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “No, I never saw him again. Well, the men in town used to tease me about it. They used to say, ‘Miss Franny, we saw that bear of yours out in the woods today. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I lean in close enough to taste her breaths, but pull back when she leans in, teasing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But he always took it too far; it’s one thing to have a little fun with someone, teasing and stuff like that, but R.C. was just plain mean. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She imagined that they were going to the park: She missed teasing her for playing “old-fogy music”—Beethoven. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She teased him about his misuse of commas—and fixed them for him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger stared at the man’s face; it teased him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z If I put up a fuss my sisters would never stop teasing me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z If he’s teased about me, he will have to fight some more. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The school knew we got laughed at and teased in the big yard and that some days we faked stomachaches and sore throats to stay home. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Probably the dinosaurs thought that too, and look what happened to them,” I tease. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She grinned as if we were already friends and could tease each other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, more and more Joe could count on the pair of them to come to his side when the older boys teased him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sweet molasses smell of brown sugar teased my tongue as I placed the bowl in the microwave. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Jon teases me a little about this night course, but not as much as I thought he would. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They tease the hands grabbing for them, coming close enough to be touched but not caught. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z For the last time in his life, Seabiscuit eased up to tease an opponent. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m getting too big to tease him,” she thought. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you have a girlfriend?” teased Angel. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ladies and gentle—” Byron interrupted me when he saw I was going to tease them. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then March came, breaking the back of winter with warmth permeating the cold, and with the smell of spring drifting daily to tease hope and to give shy promise of a coming radiance. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z A few white clouds drifted high, teased along by a breeze as gentle as a breath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Some of the guys tease me. A lot.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “What is that?” the girls in my cabin teased, pointing at the print on my pajama bottoms. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My own smiling face on the TV teased me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She likes to tease it took me forever to ask for a Boys and Girls Club membership card. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Occasionally it got close, but it was just teasing them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z My own memory of it is that Tommy was always known for his temper, even in the Infants, but he claimed to me they only began after the teasing got bad. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Christmas Eve was also a time when the children could tease their father and know there would be no sudden explosion or descent into fury. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to tease him about being pedantic. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next few weeks, Theo and Jo write back and forth, making plans, teasing each other, getting to know each other better and better. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Not exactly,” I admitted, thinking of the kids who teased us and the teachers who ignored us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Mom teases me, “You can hardly wait, huh? Bet you are counting down the days.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She looked at him sharply to see if he was mocking her, more than just the little bit of teasing that she allowed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He was making his simple declarations, and I was teasing him into having to declare them over and over again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s all playful teasing, especially since we are under Rod’s and Mike’s protection, but it gets kind of annoying nonetheless. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you hear that, Mom? Mary Anne’s teasing me about being small again.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was teasing her, and she did not quite get the joke, but shie laughed anyway. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Mr. Blakeslee held on like he thought that Franklin might fly,” she said, teasing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “How can you do that to people, Jackson? Send them to a place like that, and then tease them about it?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When they were done, they stood at attention while we tried to tease smiles out of their on-guard faces. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She laughed to show that she was teasing, and then went on, “I think I will put red polish on your toes.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Everyone got teased from time to time—he was no different in that respect. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t tease your brother,” my mom said as the twins broke into giggles. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "Patty, please. Maddy already told me you got all the good luck you need," she teased, flicking one of my beaded braids. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Styx teased the candy cigarette between his lips. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Colin sat there for a while listening to the wind tease the trees as clouds moved in above them, and he let his mind wander. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Later on, Shorty would enjoy teasing me about how with that first glance he knew my whole story. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know what they selling,” she said, looking at me with a teasing smile. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Was that my stomach or yours?” he asked, teasing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Melanie began to get the feeling that maybe Toby wasn’t just there to tease and cut up after all. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered, suddenly, what had been so familiar about the wind that had come teasing at her hair earlier. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Not only does she tease me about not having Black friends, she only has Black friends. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I thought it was Laertes teasing me, but he would have let me go at once. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He had not asked me directly, but had hinted in a neutral, teasing way. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother tells me, They tease you because they adore you. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Yes, ma’am. Sounding like our momma,” he teases. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “You must be nearly fluent in Russian by now,” he teased, pulling on my hat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He had been teasing, merry, and now he wasn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Sure, that would be great. We can go fishing,” I teased. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Cut that out, Mary Anne. Quit teasing Matthew.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing onstage in the empty concert hall in Würzburg, learning how to tease the loudest voice out of my belly while Maria stands in the back row of the balcony. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I take this opportunity to tease more information out of him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My classmates called me “hotshot” and teased me because I worked hard. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The way they spoke in exclamation points and always teased him for being too shy, too quiet, and how they thought it was silly that he was afraid of the dark. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z By the time I was seven, the teasing and name-calling did start me thinking more about exactly why I was the way I was. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It was cold and it teased my teeth. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I was teasing him, for I thought no disguise was sufficient to hide Cristiana’s manner. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “How can you even dream I might be teasing?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he teased back, lashed out, or screamed in rage at his attackers, but mostly he smiled during the morning wars and listened as students who never spoke in another class joined the hunt. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some had even laughed at him and teased him about the whipping he had coming. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure if she was teasing me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I’m always teasing Margot about being a paragon of virtue these days, and she hates it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Nick had square glasses and dark hair, which he gelled and teased into neat spikes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Antonio-foroooooooous, the voice teased, like my brothers used to tease me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The first man teases us for the amusement of his friends even though he must see my terror. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then her mother took a comb and gently teased out the tangles in Lyra’s hair, smoothing it back from her forehead, parting it neatly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And his unusual first name, he took lots of teasing there. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He was a big man with dark brown skin and a teasing smile. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, somebody is probably having them for dinner by now,” Kim teases us when we ask him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tsk, tsk, Mare,” he teases, shaking a finger at me. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z My siblings and I spent hours playing tricks and teasing one another. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo made things harder by constantly teasing Frank, and Ares demanded that Frank retaliate for every insult. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If ever I missed my uncle’s dimples, it was now that he didn’t smile at this perfect opportunity to tease his favorite niece and let his dimples show. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z My mother always teased me about how I didn’t understand what sand was, and how I was afraid to let it touch my feet. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I speak proper English, unlike some people around here,” Mom teases. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And at once, while reading that passage, my mind stopped, teased, challenged with the effort to remember, to associate widely disparate but meaningful experiences in my life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His sarcasms were as easy as teasing a blind man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s kind of stupid to think that someone who’s teasing you by going around in circles is going to help you out but I said anyway, “How?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Felt like teasing him, but he knew I’d thrown that book out the window, probably heard me stuttering my way through it. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the bush, unsure whether she was teasing him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I think Clay is merely teasing you, my dear. I wouldn’t think of upsetting you by doing such a thing. All I care about right now is your health and your happiness.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z My gaze goes to Madoc, but he is on the steps, speaking in low tones to one of his commanders, a troll who has eaten at our table, has teased Oak and made him laugh. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The hurricane teasing, making me think I heard sounds that weren’t there. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z But his thick accent set him apart from American students, who teased him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She couldn’t tell if he was humoring her or teasing her, but Grace didn’t care. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Tree-ear could see that she was teasing, but he was too deep in his own embarrassment and disappointment to respond with more than a curt nod. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “I went to college in the United States; I guess some sort of accent stuck. My wife teases me about it, but I thought she was joking until now.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I feel a twinge of guilt for teasing Uriah when he can’t hear me, but I would have said the same thing if he were standing here. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Don’t take too long, or I’ll need to assign some extra art homework just for you!” she teases. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I think you love her,” I say, teasing him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I decided to witness the exchanging of the captive,” he teases, grabbing my backpack and slinging it over his shoulder. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z That just makes those boys tease me more. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Well, come on, Your Highness,” Alex says, shifting his weight to give Henry a last tease before he stands. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Lily followed behind, but she glanced back over her shoulder at Jonas and teased, “Maybe he had the same Birthmother as you.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It annoyed me to hear my father’s teasing: that I would never know what ‘real work’ is; that my hands were so soft. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not teasing. It’s cute. Like the way she used to say spaghetti. Pa-sket-ee.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z At school, he was the one teased by classmates, the last one picked for school games, a lonely child who would often leave school in tears. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t cut off the circulation in my arm,” he teased. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In fact, his affection felt so sincere that I could no longer bring myself to even tease him about it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He sold everything, even the tame jaguar that teased passersby from the courtyard of his house, and he bought an eternal ticket on a train that never stopped traveling. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Yet after all my task was not an easy one; often I would rather have pleased than teased him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t come look, my dear; he’s teasing you.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Prince’s teasing was a challenge to Fornatee and Mandela: were they going to cave in to the coach or hang out with their friends? Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They were still quite capable of wiping the floor up with me, so I kept my distance and recommended that the other rocket boys not tease them either. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They were wondering if the boys really wanted to play, or if they just wanted to tease and make trouble. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He no longer muttered “nation of intractable sycophancy” when the nightly news started on NTA, no longer held long monologues about how Babangida’s government had reduced Nigerians to imprudent idiots, no longer teased her mother. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The key to measuring the Weakest Link voting data is to tease out a contestant’s playing ability from his race, gender, and age. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z For three days he teased her as he used to do, and pulled her hair, and performed dirty Karaghiozis puppet shows. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z James shook the antlers with a shushing chime, looking amused at her alarm, and Emily laughed, finally realizing he was teasing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He smiled to show he was teasing, but I didn’t trust him. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The gentle teasing had returned to her voice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z If not for Miss Perumal he might even have given it up by now, to avoid some of the teasing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She already knew about the other kids teasing me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At first they were still a little suspicious and embarrassed, but when it became clear that he wasn’t going to tease they became more enthusiastic. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was time to construct an algorithm that could tease some conclusions from this mass of data. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Her blond hair had been teased into curls that hung past her shoulders. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I can tease out this 'secret’ natural relationship between a note and its higher self by illustrating the magic of musical pitch. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Lightning bugs flicked across the yard, teasing each other with their taillights. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “But I can’t help it,” she said, after a moment, maliciously teasing, “if you done things that you's ashamed of, Reverend.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z If An Yi and I teased or bantered while we studied together, Grandma would say, “Don’t be naughty, girls. Do your homework, and then Grandma will give you a treat.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The course of this central relationship is one that is hard to tease out of official investigations and even prisoner memoirs, but my sense is that it has evolved little, if at all. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming back from the woods, she saw the boys teasing the cat. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As we continued to circle the bay above the Golden Gate Bridge, I felt like I was being teased for the simple act of wanting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The keeper showed Jenny an apple but, teasing, didn’t give it to her. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And to tease her, Dewey added, “But how about you P You must have a lot of beaus.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He was overweight and the kids at his middle school often teased him about his size. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I can never get my rocks to skip. Jay always teases me about it.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “So you’ve got you a wee babe to tend, after all these years without,” he teased her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he was half-choking, the congestion in his lungs seemingly teasing him, jumping halfway up, then dropping back down, stealing his breath. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So often in the past, teasing, she had said she would, one day. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A number of the fellows teased him that he must be a policeman to salute so well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I should have captured him, teased him, tormented him, made a fool of him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “You like the hunters, do you? Have you fallen in love with one of them?” she teased her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope that’ll teach you a lesson, you nasty little tease,” she said unfeelingly as he sucked his hand. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She glanced at him and saw that he was teasing her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Bas would beat the shirt off my father in a game of chess, gleefully teasing him while my father pretended to be upset. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe she wants to tease and taunt me, the way that boy did in your old house.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After Comrade Pillai left, Inspector Thomas Mathew went over their conversation in his mind, teasing it, testing its logic, looking for loopholes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “C’mon, Pudge. I’m teasing. You have to be tough here. I didn’t know how bad it was—and I’m sorry, and they’ll regret it—but you have to be tough.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I was just teasing. Don’t be so sensitive.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I won many times and was so lucky the others teased that I had learned the trick of a clever thief,” she said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The green-and-white road signs kept teasing us along with mentions of Capitol Street so many miles ahead, and we strained our eyes for a glimpse of the gold-leafed dome, like Columbus looking for a continent. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z "If a boy teases you, it means he likes you." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I rested it on the floor and allowed the pinpricks of blood to tease their way back up my leg. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z When they tired of teasing one another, they asked me whom I wanted to marry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Imani teases me, we sip on our warm drinks, Kasim keeps finding reasons to come to our table, we giggle some more, and the couple sitting next to us finally moves to another table. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His brothers would tease him about it for the rest of his life, because it was definitely crazy. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z They didn’t like each other, but they seemed to bond over teasing Jimmy. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z It wasn’t crude or anything, the way Grandpa flipped her, but the teasing look on his face somehow reminded me they’d been to New York together without a chaperone. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It must have been just before my talk with him by the pond; a time, I suppose, when Tommy was still coming out of that phase of being teased and taunted. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The cool air calmed my heated heart Butterflies darted among the daisies and teasing birds sang from their hidden nests. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Whatever you want, it will be my treat,” I said proudly “From what I hear, you might not be able to afford the kind of meal I want,” he teased. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Trotter had been grinning and laughing and teasing. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Meg colored, but a mischievous fancy to tease the girls made her reply demurely, “You are very kind, but I’m afraid he won’t come.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He just wanted to tease Mom a little, until she acted normal again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “You cannot lure me like a fish,” I said, for I disliked his teasing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He teased an ant that tried to run across a stick at his feet, blocking its way with the big toe of one foot and then the other, chuckling a little at his own mischief. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But, oh boy, if those fast cheerleaders who teased me for being a preacher’s kid could see me now, practically engaged to an older man! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At last he saw one and laughed, looking for the friend who was teasing him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Who told you to pick such a demanding discipline? he liked to tease. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Thought you were supposed to be a secret weapon,” he teased. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She tried to cheer him up, to bring a smile to his face by teasing him gently. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z "Yeah, he might not say stuff like, Jazz is a cornball," I teased, looking over her shoulder at what she was working on. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Try, then. I give you leave,” returned Laurie, who enjoyed having someone to tease, after his long abstinence from his favorite pastime. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You just had to tease him about that.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Mexican eyes,” he said, “the other kids used to tease me.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Every time they saw each other after that, which was pretty much every day, they would crack jokes and tease. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She wasn’t a big teaser, but sometimes she did tease, and then she called it “ribbing.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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