They cleaned the flesh from Alice’s skull and carefully polished her teeth, then covered her body with canvas. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I miss how your bottom teeth were a little crooked, just like mine. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was as ragged as a rock star, but his missing teeth and the unhealthy pallor of his skin spoke eloquently of a life of privation and despair. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pulled teeth like maniacs, barking at us in whatever their native tongues were while they yanked our heads back and forth like rag dolls’. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its mouth was open, and Stanley could see its white tongue moving in and out between its black teeth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The woman had held her lantern up and examined every inch of Inej—her teeth, her breasts, even her feet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Their eyes were yellow, as were their broken teeth, and they wore thick ropes of pebbles around their necks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When he was angry he gritted his teeth with a terrifying, grating sound. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dragon has turned his head, and his teeth are on either side of her neck. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It tapers. I think it could be bitten through, but I can’t get my teeth to it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth, refusing to make a sound. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“In case you forgot, we are in a temple, not a tavern,” he said through his teeth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Whitby’s lips peeled back in a smile, revealing small white teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“One side of your face is caved in where your cheekbone shattered, and half your teeth are missing.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, smiling broadly, his teeth showing white through the beard, and I almost thought I saw his eyes mist over. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She did so unwillingly, but out of love for her daughter she put in her teeth and managed to smile at the assembled guests. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because there we were with no car, fifteen-month-old Bryce who was coming down with an ear infection, and Aurora about to be born—and two more teeth started throbbing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

His claws found Woundwort’s leg, ripping sideways; but before he could draw back, Woundwort’s whole weight came down on him and the next moment his teeth had met in his right ear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was soft enough, my teeth ground the rice grains, producing a sweet taste that slid easily down my throat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crab came busting through the door carrying his rifle, a paper bag in one hand, his hunting bag over his shoulder, and a cigar clamped between his teeth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My father rubbed his jaw and made a faint clicking sound with his teeth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

At least, it’s Bit’s big face and crazy teeth that she sees on-screen now. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They squirmed, kicked, flailed their sharp little fists, and gnashed their teeth; Harry spent ten whole minutes trying to squash a particularly fat one into a pot. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

That from a third man, drawn by their voices—a skinny stubble-jawed piece of work with teeth stained red from sourleaf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But the wolf calmly picked up my Adidas bag in its teeth and trotted off down the path. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her fleshy ample mouth still had all its teeth, and when she smiled her whole face lit up, but that did not happen very often. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. After stew, we just watched TV. My dad didn’t say anything. Not anything. Except to tell me to brush my teeth.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The Old Man of the Sea smiled, showing off his mossy green teeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

You can see his teeth through the gash and it’s causing his left eye to bulge forward like his head’s been caught in mid-explosion. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Chubs gritted his teeth and slipped his arms around me, making sure he had a good hold. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a collection of nasty underarm sweat, beer breath, missing teeth, and three-day growth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Clenching clothespins between her teeth, she folded towels, pants, and work shirts before dropping them into the wicker basket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A tremor passed through the ground—a mild earthquake, just strong enough to make Percy’s teeth chatter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Eleanor, how many times do I have to tell you," he said, through his teeth, "that I don't like you. . . ." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I tell him about crawling across the train in the night with a knife in my teeth and murder on my mind. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was in and out of the bathroom in two minutes flat, pausing only to brush my teeth and run a wet hand through my hair. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mark stumbled backward but caught his balance.There were people all around him, hissing, baring their teeth, dancing about on their feet, all wild eyes and hysterical laughter. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It bared its teeth in a gruesome smile, and it was clear this one was in charge. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

You will say bad things about the fruit when the problem is your teeth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

‘These are my teeth, so this is my burrow.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

An idiotic Englishman, who had lost all his teeth somewhere, had his souvenir in a canvas bag. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it wasn’t that,” said Frank, “he’d lost his front teeth trying out a new mare, don’t you remember, and he was so shy about it he wouldn’t open his mouth.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He settled for brushing his teeth and taking off his boots, and then he lay down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He brushes his teeth and climbs into bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The slinking yellow dog paused to turn and bare its broken brown teeth at Omakayas, but she crossed her eyes at him and couldn’t have cared less. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Fenrir closed his teeth gently until they held Tyr’s hand at the wrist without breaking the skin, and he closed his eyes. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Our hair is shiny, every strand in place, our lips pink, our teeth smeared with Vaseline to make them glow. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was bright blue, and she gritted her teeth as a strong gust of wind ripped into her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Candice brushed her teeth and quickly changed into a T-shirt and shorts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I watched his teeth flash as he took a white hand; then, with all seated, he went to his place at the end of the row of chairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ha, ha,” she groans, showing her straight teeth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spends the next few minutes cleaning my teeth, alternating between pulses of water and dashes of a minty polish. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You deserve some of Mother’s time too. I’m taking more than my fair share here,” I say through gritted teeth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Trying,” I whispered through clenched teeth, struggling to draw in air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Malcolm tried to bite a piece off the hunk of bread and found it so hard that it was a serious challenge to his teeth, and thus to the pain in his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I smiled, putting my hand over my teeth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Using his tusklike teeth, he ripped a long gash in the young bull’s side. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next moment a rabbit started up from the earth at his feet and sank his teeth in the pit of his near foreleg, just where it joined the body. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t have time to do the social studies,” I say, lying through my teeth. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I can smile and brush my teeth without any real consequences. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He is panting, his breath rank, his lower jaw punctuated by long brown teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

If they rotted, I would simply grow more teeth. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

We killed many cows for their oil, using spears, but the teeth were not large. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beau’s teeth were locked onto the rope and I prayed he wouldn’t lose his grip or let go. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But Pascal had a fine set of strong white teeth, so I decided to take my chances. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Sohrab’s neck turned red, and his jaw twitched, like he was grinding his teeth a little bit. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The surgeon who removed them told Shawn to preserve his baby teeth for as long as possible, then when they rotted out, he’d be given posts. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was on its hind legs again in a moment, and its neigh was like a scream; it was all hoofs and teeth and eyes and tossing mane. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

His wide smile exposed the gap between his top center teeth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I know some of us don’t have teeth, but I do, and I want pot roast. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her mouth worked; her tongue came unstuck from her teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The dog would begin to urinate on himself sitting down, leaving an immense puddle all around him, and frequently his teeth would chatter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still had all his teeth, Davos saw, though most of them were yellow and one on the top was black and dead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her tongue was clenched between her teeth, and her eyes were fixed on the surface before her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She laughed heartily still looking straight ahead, and showed her white teeth. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Think about the absurdity of brushing your teeth, of arguing with your mother over the appropriateness of what you’re wearing to school, of homework, of grade-point averages and boyfriends and hot school lunches. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The guy was weird, and selling teeth was definitely creepy, but Genie still kinda liked him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mama screamed, and I guess I was scared, because I just felt frozen—like I was watchin ’ myself on TV—as the movin’ steps gradually gobbled my shoestring and pulled my foot toward its teeth. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook the one in his right hand until I thought I heard teeth rattle. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then he began turning the jars of teeth a half inch in one direction, an inch in another, until they were all lined up perfectly. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We had a cousin who would sit on the couch, drink a beer, and take her teeth out, making them go chomp! chomp! and causing us to run from the room. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get out of the bathroom as soon as my teeth are passably clean. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ambuya’s head snapped back and she bared her teeth in a terrible parody of a smile. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reek remembered the dungeons underneath the Dreadfort, the rat squirming between his teeth, the taste of warm blood on his lips. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Let him go on reading, all of you. And anyone whose teeth start chattering with fear had better go outside and help the women with the laundry.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Probably get a job as a bartender and tell everyone how happy I am that I don’t have to clean people’s teeth for a living.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He straightened out the edge with his big strong teeth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I showed my teeth, all the bonobos tensed, backing up and pounding the earth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I would grit my teeth and try not to push Papa’s hand away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He wondered if the metal rods could withstand a full-frontal attack from Dozer’s and Petunia’s massive teeth, enormous heads, and vise-grip jaws. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The comb grins at me with all its teeth in place. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It yowled and landed on the other mother’s head, claws flailing, teeth bared, fierce and angry. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled a glove off with his teeth and clasped Snow by the hand, flesh against flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dr. Macklin and Dr. McIlroy were kept busy with teeth that needed pulling, infections that needed treatment, saltwater sores that needed attention. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The end of her lovely beginning was probably the cavity in one of her front teeth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers through his hair and forced a smile through clenched teeth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was no way to walk without the icky weeds brushing up against you like greasy old men in the street, so Sierra just gritted her teeth and kept moving. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She didn’t move, not as she stared at those black eyes barely inches from her own, not as she saw her right hand held between its black teeth, her blood already oozing down its chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mack came back from the laboratory with his mouth torn and his teeth broken. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stands with blood pooling in his palm, and his lip snags on his teeth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I have such a small mouth, my wisdom teeth are coming in all sigoggling. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His breath stank of rotting teeth, and snot pooled at the edge of his nostrils. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma got her false teeth at church after going every Saturday for a long, long time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and kept my mouth shut, but my rage was mounting by the hour. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was trying to hover him as he closed his teeth in the flesh of her forearm. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

With eyes squeezed shut, teeth locked together, and lungs screaming for air, I absorbed every wave, each one loosening my grip just a little bit more. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She slowly lowered herself onto the cushions, sucking air through her teeth in short bursts until she sat next to me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Dad keeps gritting his teeth every time he looks at me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I could see almost all his yellow teeth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The last things the poor monster saw were Mrs. O’Leary’s teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Rats’ teeth continue to grow our entire lives, which necessitates gnawing to keep them at a manageable length. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was nothing but a huge black maw with bad teeth alignment and a serious overbite, and she’d done nothing for centuries but eat without brushing after meals. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A fish, a big fish with lots of teeth, but a fish just the same, hit the side of the boat and I happened to be leaning over the water when it hit. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled back, her forked tongue flickering between her teeth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned widely, showing all of his teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She got the whitest, straightest teeth, and they shine out her dark face. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This girl Maddie from student council lines us up behind the float in rows, and then someone passes down pieces of straw for us to hold in our teeth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even make out the thing’s face, just a flash of teeth and scales. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Since we no longer have toothbrushes or toothpaste, I use a handful of hay and run it over my teeth like a brush. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singe hisses, his sharp teeth grazing my ear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But they were trained warriors, and a moment later their dæmons leapt at the angel, savage teeth flashing white in the gloom—and Balthamos flinched: he cried out in fear and shame, and shrank back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Burnside forms a smile through a set of teeth too white to not be fake. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Yellow teeth bared, she launched herself at Con’s horse, who reared and struck at her with his iron-shod hooves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tally gritted her teeth and took them a bit higher. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She climbed off the dragon’s back and she could still see the monkeys through leaves and branches, their bared teeth flashing. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Straining his neck downwards at an uncomfortable angle, Ragear was able to get his teeth into the tough climbing rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He ground his teeth together, and a look of panic crept across his face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had seen them huddled on porch steps, eyes blackened, teeth wadded up in bloody tissues. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

His teeth were almost as white as his shirt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I think the sharp broken bits are teeth, but there’s not enough light to see. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The rock cakes were shapeless lumps with raisins that almost broke their teeth, but Harry and Ron pretended to be enjoying them as they told Hagrid all about their first lessons. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I always used to give Mango his pill right after I washed my face and brushed my teeth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As he pronounced the name his teeth bit deeply into his tongue and he moved his jaw with pain. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I know because she keeps flapping her eyes at me and smiling so I can see where the lipstick got on her teeth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no doubt, my dear, most definitely,” she said, adjusting her flowered bonnet and sucking at her teeth. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes in the dawn light I also saw families of Pygmies moving among the shadows, wearing nothing but necklaces of feathers and animal teeth, and on rainy days, hats made of leaves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they’re hardly ever romantic, unless the man and the woman are brushing their teeth before they face lick. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Not in my family!” snarled Duke, his teeth flaring. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He leaps into focus beyond my wiping arm, grinning at me, his teeth white in a face more tanned than I remember. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled at me through the blood and cracked teeth. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Into the Midwest came seashells from the Gulf of Mexico, silver from Ontario, fossil shark’s teeth from Chesapeake Bay, and obsidian from Yellowstone. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

My teeth smacks was almost as loud as Ma’s. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It's technically winter in most of the nation, but already there is gnashing of teeth and wringing of hands in my mother’s house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Hatchet gritted his teeth and held his wounded arm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s none of your business why I rapped what I rapped,” I say through my teeth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She ran her tongue over her teeth, then tried to brush away the stains with a finger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Nancy gritted her teeth and silently pulled in a breath. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Templeton bared his long ugly teeth and began snipping the threads that fastened the sac to the ceiling. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Shay looked out over the river at the spires of the party towers, placing a thumbnail firmly between her teeth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And he came to the conclusion that if he had to do that to become a man, get his teeth knocked out, then he was fine with being a kid forever. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Nice of him? Grandma, he’s crazy! What if he takes my teeth?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her dark eyes flashed, and when she spoke, I saw that they had cut the wires on her braces but had left the metal nubs glued to her front teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A guard ripped out his front teeth with pliers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mutto wobbled howling out the back door with half an inch of neck skin clamped between Beans’s Technicolor teeth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

"You've got strong South Asian teeth," she says, peering into my mouth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His teeth were long and brown, but his laugh was beautiful, Marly thought. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his lips over his teeth and waited. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her legs are covered in red mosquito bites, and her teeth are too big for her mouth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had been clenching my teeth so hard, my jaw hurt. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After I'm done, I stand at the cracked sink and use my fingers to rub tooth powder on my teeth. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I’ve had worse. No broken bones. No teeth knocked out. Just welts and bruises. What would the doctor do?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Your bus leaves at six a.m. tomorrow. You don’t want to be late. Come on. Chop chop. Your teeth are brushed?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They danced through Meggie’s dream, brightly colored and shaggy, their wide mouths smiling, baring their pointed little teeth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His smile showed that he had no teeth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Is that the first time you’ve shot a horse?” he says, plucking the cigarette from the package with his teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She had super white teeth and she wore glasses, which I liked. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But Leathers pointed at the trees and said something else, and the giant pointed at the trees, ground his teeth, and dropped his maul. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was a hard struggle, but she tugged out the little scarlet flower with her strong teeth and laid it by his right hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kat folded her arms and her lips went inside her teeth. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time the current was left on for more than two minutes, during which witnesses heard the grinding of Kemmler’s teeth and saw blood drops from burst capillaries form on his cheeks. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning: “If I actually brush my teeth instead of just waving the brush around like a light saber, then Mom will have pancakes on the table.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was like pulling teeth to get me and Bobby Gene to play ball. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

That sounded about as much fun as Chinese water torture or getting his teeth extracted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As she fought to subdue me, her hands clamped around my neck, I sunk my teeth into the nipple of her drooping breast. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to Indian Health Service to get some teeth pulled so I could eat normally, not like some slobbering vulture. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had my bag ready, shoes on, teeth brushed, but even though I rushed to the door as soon as I was sure Charlie would be out of sight, Edward was faster. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Gramps pointed to a gap in his teeth. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

For a long moment the only sound was the king grinding his teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For in those days I was what they called ginger-colored, and he sounded as though he might crunch me between his teeth like a crisp ginger cookie. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wolf’s tongue lolled from his mouth, and he laughed then, showing sharp teeth each the size of a man’s arm. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

One of them looked over the horse, checking hooves, teeth, and harness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As Ser Kevan made his way across the inner ward, the castle seemed an alien place, where every keep and tower had grown icy teeth, and all familiar paths had vanished beneath a white blanket. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He coughed and looked for somewhere to spit, for the odor was in his mouth, coating his teeth and tongue. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used my teeth to rip open the corner of the bag. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She waited for the teeth to go crunch once more. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she looks at him expectantly, then smiles, revealing two front teeth that are slightly overlapping. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The woman smiles and shows two teeth, one on each side of her upper gum. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I slurred back, while desperately trying to avoid having my teeth touch the gaping hole in my cheek. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dadi is all full of busy tasks and making noises with her teeth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Jack, I’m so sorry, I gave everything away. I don’t have anything else. I—” His teeth were chattering loudly. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, trying to forget the twisted angles of his bloodstained teeth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The Jolt of impact made him grit his teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she said, gnashing her teeth as she chewed on a fry. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They were eight-foot-tall giants with wild eyes, pointy teeth, and hairy arms tattooed with snakes and hula women and Valentine hearts. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She liked how you could see all of her teeth when she laughed. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I’ll forever remember the image of muscular Mushie lying back, mouth hanging open, while Songololo picked out a morsel to eat from between his jaws, happily smacking it between her teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’s no longer sucking his teeth or shouting about how he did nothing, the way he did when the handcuffs first went on, even though Malcolm and Aimee urged him to shut up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The stale, wormy biscuits could break your teeth. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You killed my family,” he spoke in my ear through gritted teeth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I grind my teeth and lower my voice. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the bowls we used for lunch to the sink, then popped into the bathroom to pick something out of my teeth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The kind I want to shred with my teeth. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and fight back the tears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would hold my laugh, bite my tongue, grit my teeth and very seriously erase even the touch of a smile from my face. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena ran her tongue across her teeth, trying not to laugh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She looked bored as she sucked her teeth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“His teeth are worn off. I have to feed him warm mash with my fingers. And he has bad dreams. He shivers and cries sometimes in his sleep.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Roach’s black lips pull back from his teeth in a considering grimace. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Margot and I got the beds ready downstairs, went to the bathroom, brushed our teeth, washed our hands and combed our hair. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I make my own way down the stairs and out the door hoping my pals won’t see me with boys who wear kilts and girls with white teeth and fancy dresses from olden times. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I combed my hair slowly over and over, feeling the teeth of the comb dig into my cheek at every stroke. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Vital for strong healthy teeth, a dwarf’s most important attribute—the first thing a prospective mate looked at. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He said this in a curiously unnerving way, his eyes looking into mine and one hand half hiding his lips, as though he were trying to conceal bad teeth. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I see your tongue between your teeth as you concentrate on finishing a bead necklace. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She reached over and picked a toothpick out of a jar and put it between her front teeth. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The operator hit rock instead of coal. The teeth have been broken off. I will build new ones.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s connected to the hidden messages! Remember that phrase we heard on the Receiver? ‘Brush your teeth and kill the germs’? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was plagued by wake-up-screaming nightmares so bad that I had to wear a mouth guard to keep from grinding my teeth into nubs as I slept. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“The alchemical worm Ouroboros of ancient myth. Its teeth are sunk in its tail.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He put the lamp on the ground, and with a knife in his teeth, he shimmied up the tree till he was just above her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They settle on the teeth of a skull. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t cutting cane, since he doesn’t chew it—I think he’s a little vain of his strong white teeth with the handsome little gap in the center. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We grit our teeth and watch because we must and try to get back to business as soon as possible when they're over. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then she showed all her teeth and went forward. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“The snake smiles but it shows no teeth,” murmured the badchan. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You even smoke while you brush your teeth?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s vibrating,” Sheed said, his teeth chattering from the tremor running up his arm. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

‘I is feeling the teeth sticking into my anklet!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and run, leaping over the bodies, feet slipping in the gore. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I guess I did,” Stella said, her teeth now chattering. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tyson had hay in his hair and peanut butter in his teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Leah took it all—bones, teeth, scalp—and knitted herself something like a hair shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked one up and saw that it was jagged with the marks of little teeth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My teeth are clenched so tight, I briefly fear they might crack and break. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She tried for four horns, until every muscle in her body was sore and aching, while Syrio Forel clicked his teeth together and told her what to do. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to throw up,” I said, gritting my teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth as I sat down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Take your hands off me," I said between my teeth. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

His lips flared, showing wicked teeth that have some trouble with a dog biscuit. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marmalade pointed to a nearby booth, where an ordinary man with wispy blond hair and a gap in his front teeth was regaling his tablemates with the story of Lady Delune. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“No, you don’t get to re-wear clothes and have dirty teeth,” Mom said briskly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I got one,” she told me through her teeth, but still kind of loud. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I jog next to the car, wincing, then grit my teeth and grab the handle on the side. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But now so many folks keep asking me why, at 101 years old, I walk just fine without a cane, I eat what I please, I have all my teeth, and my memory is fine. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach for the knife and I hold it out in front of me but my head spins too much and I fall and smack my teeth on the boat seat. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When she smiled, she showed exactly three teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Beans’s mother—Palmer had to fight the temptation to call her “Mrs. Beans”—was a perfectly normal-looking woman whose teeth were as white as the icing on her son’s tenth birthday cake. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

No steel was permitted within the sacred confines of Vaes Dothrak, beneath the shadow of the Mother of Mountains; she had to rip the heart apart with teeth and nails. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

However, Pygmies differ from blacks in their much smaller size, more reddish and less black skins, more extensive facial and body hair, and more prominent foreheads, eyes, and teeth. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Brush your teeth before bed,” he was saying. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Edward snarled even more ferociously, harshly, his lip curling high above his glistening, bared teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Creatures they’d never seen, snapping their teeth and running their claws against a stone floor. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"The ambulance is on its way, but the marathon's made a mess of traffic. Oh man, this isn't good! Put a stick between her teeth so she doesn't bite her tongue. Someone grab a stick!" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t gnaw frequently, my lower teeth would soon grow through the top of my skull and puncture my brain and alas, kill me.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hurriedly throw some clothes on, run a toothbrush along my teeth, bundle my rainbow hair up into a messy bun, and put in my NeuroLink lenses. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever had robbed her of her right foreleg would have suffered for it, if those teeth had met in its flesh. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His yellow teeth were bared in a grin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She listens to me with a frozen, stunned expression and her lower teeth biting her upper lip, a habit I never imagined for Mirjam. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He smiles, exposing the gap between his front teeth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She don’t have no teeth showing, just a lip smile, kind you got to watch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Really cold, my teeth chattering in my head, my whole body shaking. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam looked and breathed in sharply through his teeth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was much too large for him and the teeth were broken, but they rattled as he thrust the spear down between us. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tiny oranges they could peel with their teeth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when its teeth met the gnarled roots and twisted branches of the scrub trees, it was a different story. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Huge gears lay exposed under the floor, wicked teeth intertwined, gleaming with oily coatings. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Huge empty eyes stared at her hungrily through the gloom, and dimly she saw the jagged shadows of long teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth together instead, breathed through my mouth super loud as I wiped Mong’s spit off my face and out of my hair. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And Laika came skittering proudly down the dock carrying something that looked like rope in her teeth. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Closing my eyes and gritting my teeth, I moved on. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost pounced and got it between his teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I pictured myself a ghost: bones and teeth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at her profile, his tongue clamped between his teeth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I could taste the pale green sweetness of the blade of wheat, stripped and sucked between my teeth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was exactly like Rachel’s sketch—Luke around nine years old, with blond hair and a big smile and two missing teeth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then she smiles, her glossy pink lips framing small white teeth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Blood runs from the teeth marks on the hand he clamped over my nightlock. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my head through the tiny door and gently placed my teeth around the skin of the bunny’s neck. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think my Baba could change the shape of teeth as easily as the great hero Rostam could move mountains. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

His teeth were so white, the whitest I had ever seen. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Tariq ran his hand over his newly shaved scalp and smiled, showing white, slightly uneven teeth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Biter hissed at her again, displaying a mouthful of yellowed teeth filed into points. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tariq flashed them little white teeth at me, then go off on her bidding. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He passed his tongue experimentally over his teeth and decided that a toothbrush would come in handy too. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I heard another yelp and then a screech, a long wail that made my teeth chatter. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When I came back to the edge of the embankment, I saw he had something in his teeth, shaking it from side to side. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He goes for his drink to hide what he suspects is a small, sad smile; the ice clacks against his teeth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish we had it in bottles. Betty here could open you one with her teeth. She’s got teeth like an iron claw.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She groans, but it doesn’t stop her; as I drag myself toward the gun, she sinks her teeth into my hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He ground his teeth every time he thought about it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stand, still holding the knife in my teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

So gradually, she pressed her teeth together and learned to hush. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was tiny, and not only were his bones and teeth rotten, but his skin was disgusting. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I felt I had done all I could to prepare, I crouched and felt the chill sweep down through me from my teeth to my toes and waited. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The young man, in his unease, smiled nervously and Malcolm jeered, ‘Look at him laugh. He’s really not laughing, he’s just laughing with his teeth.’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woundwort, hearing the squealing from behind him, covered the distance in a few moments and set upon the veteran stoat with slashing teeth and great kicks from his needle-clawed back paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look to the left,” she says through her teeth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Denner resin slowly bleaches your teeth, so if a sweet- eater lives long enough for their teeth to grow fully white, chances are they have already sold everything they have worth selling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I got to,” she said through her teeth. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She clicked her tongue against her teeth once, and then fell silent again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I thought about the shark’s endless rows of teeth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A shiver went through everyone’s body, I heard several sets of teeth chattering, no one said a word. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Her smile’s all scarlet lips, sparkling white teeth, and menace. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The crisp-skinned pork, sliced from the roasted pig on the spit, smelled delicious, but she knew it was not for her, not with her remaining teeth loose and her gums sore. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He bucked on the bed, and hissed through his clenched teeth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes were pale yellow and his teeth so brittle and transparent that they seemed pale and yellow also. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Manchee jumps, his teeth bared, but Mr. Prentiss Jr. is faster, kicking him away with a vicious boot to the face. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Their eyes were solid green, and their teeth were canine fangs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For example, we have different teeth for different jobs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She bared her teeth in an attempt at a smile. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She says she’ll give up the smoking when her new teeth are in but she never does. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They’re stomping on the chips in the snack food aisle and showing their teeth like an animal pack. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Felicia says to Benny, not quiet enough, “Good thing Mama wasn’t up on one a them stools. Else none a them white folks had any teeth left.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He looks back at me with a trollish grin that doesn’t show his teeth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Besides, since last seeing himself in the glass he had been given a complete new set of teeth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Okay, two of them can go back in. Your centrals, or as you know them, your two front teeth,” Dr. Maris declared, looking pleased. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He sniffed it, then sipped it, then he smiled, with small, sharp teeth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sheathed his sword and tried to remove his helm, but when he raised his arm, the pain made him grit his teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Bright pink rouge-stick stains her teeth, and the face powder she has used doesn't mask the tiny gray tint in her skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His roommates were rushing around, getting dressed and brushing their teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I have been watching him for a long time, grinding his teeth and opening and shutting his fists. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was worth it to see Mr. Moss’s false teeth fallout!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And as Metatron raised the bloody stone high, a golden-furred shape sprang up like a flame leaping to a treetop, and the monkey sank his teeth into the angel’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The king smiled, his crooked teeth glowing yellow in the firelight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A heavy, bespectacled kid with a gap between his front teeth, Lloyd was goofy and boisterous—qualities that made him unpopular with the school’s security staff. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She’s all into meditation and raw vegan food, I suppose as a way to cope with how much she hates cleaning meat out of people’s teeth for a living. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

So I grit my teeth and will myself to be a player. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon’s large red face was hidden behind the morning’s Daily Mail, and Aunt Petunia was cutting a grapefruit into quarters, her lips pursed over her horselike teeth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She strode to the front and grinned at us with big horse teeth. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She smiled, her teeth black with frosting and cake. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux grinned, his mouth packed with too many teeth, like the Big Bad Wolf. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We try to imitate girls we see in the human world, girls in magazines, girls we see on movie screens in air-conditioned theaters, eating candy so sweet it makes my teeth ache. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Between them I could see that one of my top front teeth was chipped. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I set my teeth and was rewarded to see a thin curl of smoke rise from the wick of his candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The wind whistled louder, rattling the corn, but I gritted my teeth and shook my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Emo played with the teeth; he pretended to put them in his own mouth at funny angles. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s our best tree ever,” Jojo said, picking a popcorn husk from his teeth. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and pull as hard as I can. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Grit: As chickens do not have teeth, they eat sand and small stones to fill their gizzards. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Virgil could hear her laughing as he placed the mango between his teeth. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She uses a piece of her old black pajama shirt to try and clean her teeth, remembering how Pa wanted her to take care of herself. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did this whenever she was going to give a smile because she had a great big gap between her front teeth. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stan, for example, a twenty-something fellow with wildly misaligned teeth, is so eager to talk that he fairly pounces on the seat next to mine on a bench in the smoking area. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janie struggled to a sitting position and pried the dead Tea Cake’s teeth from her arm. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Wish padded forward, took the token between its teeth, and bit down on it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her tongue felt like a little animal that had found refuge in her mouth and was now butting its head against her teeth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Some of his permanent teeth had already come—but they were small and blue like he had been eating blackberries. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Dear old Hogwarts,” he said, looking up at the castle and smiling; his teeth were rather yellow, and Harry noticed that his smile did not extend to his eyes, which remained cold and shrewd. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He grinned and crunched another chunk of ice between his teeth, then glanced at the door to the room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“No big deal? That dude is nuts. He sells teeth that he says are famous people’s!” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Despereaux listened and he was quite certain that he heard the nails and teeth of the rats, the sound of sharp things being made sharper still. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Well, except my uncle Dewey, who didn’t have any teeth. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to grit my teeth as Brer Rabbit hopped forward and placed a paw on my shoulder. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He checked his teeth in the mirror, ensuring they were free of debris or goop. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Gwin climbed up to his shoulder, baring his tiny teeth, sharp as splinters of glass, as if he had recognized the hatred in Meggie’s eyes as they rested on his master. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then the Owner took something new from his pocket, and began to pick his teeth with it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s not food! Your teeth will rot and a dentist will have to pull them all out! You’ll have to eat soup your whole life!” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For two weeks he lay in bed delirious with fever, his teeth chattering, the tips of his fingers and toes black. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Now her teeth began to chatter, and her legs began to cramp. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He poured me a cup, then grabbed a cube of sugar and clenched it in his teeth. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a moment all they heard was Sam's heavy breathing and the wet sound of Dywen sucking on his teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His frame had withered, wrinkled skin hung off his face, his hair stuck out in brittle clumps, and he'd lost his top front teeth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Legions of people think of rather stiff sentences—None of Dempsey’s teeth was chipped, or None ofTunney’s fingers was broken—as grammatically correct. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good chance to send an arrow into the young bull, who lay on his back with his teeth still grasping the other’s neck. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth squeaked and her mouth tasted minty. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ultimately recovered with major scarring around face and reconstructed teeth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She grinned at me with her crooked teeth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

What didn’t suit me was the fact that little Penny Dale with her whistle-gap teeth could read better than me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The hyena felt ashamed too and he lowered his head to the ground and howled through his yellow teeth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I even rubbed my teeth with my wet fingers—we had no toothbrushes or toothpaste, of course, but it felt important to remember what it was like to be human. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He already had pieces of Slim Jim caught in his front teeth. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and look away from Stephanie’s superior smile, away from Mama’s flustered face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His upper teeth are small and splay out. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She snarls and shows her sharp, tiny teeth whenever I try to pet her. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When I finished, I got back into bed and socked my pillow, my teeth clenched. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They wash themselves with orange-colored Lifebuoy soap, dust themselves with Cashmere Bouquet talc, clean their teeth with salt on a piece of rag, soften their skin with Jergens Lotion. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman with big breasts sucks her teeth when I climb over her to squeeze into a little spot without saying excuse me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bigger’s teeth clamped so tight that his jaws ached. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He chewed the jerky as carefully as the mare chewed the grass, pushing against cords of gristle with his tongue, feeling the slippery fibers give way between his teeth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth but do what she says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The giant dinosaur had leaves stuck between its teeth. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The man tried to retrieve it, but the monkey bared its teeth at him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Every little inch up or to the side made her show teeth. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She fell down the stairs and broke off one of her front teeth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Werner worries that the sound will knock the teeth from his gums. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His smile was full of very, very even white teeth and he had a perfect dimple in his right cheek. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Close to six feet tall—okay, five ten and a half—with good, straight teeth thanks to some expensive dental work. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

White teeth red apple hard juice deep bite. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Paddler grabbed it with his big teeth, and the robot lifted him up out of the water. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He was learning to shoot and the kickback hit him in the mouth. Knocked a few of his teeth out.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The golden monkey’s teeth were bared, his eyes glaring, and such a concentrated malevolence blazed from him that Will felt it almost like a spear. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys rowed with white knuckles and chattering teeth, their hands so cold they could hardly feel the oars, their feet throbbing with pain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A second later, Ripper leapt forward and sank his teeth into Uncle Vernon’s leg. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Breakers rolled up to the shore, white as a baby’s teeth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The fork resounded so powerfully, she could feel it in her teeth and her bones. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Slip on yesterday’s jeans and hijab, both lying at the foot of the bed, and I’m ready, except for my teeth. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But this time there was someone else to help Mo. Before the dogs could sink their teeth into him, Dustfinger had grabbed their collars. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her shiny braces made little red and blue sparkles on her teeth. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I bit at the crumbling with my back teeth. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He grinned white teeth, and winked at Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She gritted her teeth against the pain, heaving the bed frame to knee height. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Shut your stupid mouth, or I’ll punch your teeth down your throat and shut it for you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The old blue dress she wore was trimmed with the teeth of fox at the collar, beaded halfway around the scraggly, ripped hem. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When they smile they reveal teeth filed to sharp points, yet they are gentle, and unbelievably small. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth are gritted and his flesh shines with sweat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Break,” I say, flashing him what is known to primatologists as a “fear grin”—half teeth baring and half grimace. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The domovoi tugged on his long beard with one hand, and with the other he pointed a stiff finger at Anya as he bared his teeth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

So I showed up early to every lesson, gritted my teeth through the arduous group classes, and was always the last one to head home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

As I ran a wet finger across my teeth, a memory suddenly came to me, unbidden. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth to keep from groaning. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He bared his teeth; and then with a hissing breath he spat before the king’s feet, and darting to one side, he fled down the stair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Albert was round as a kettle and his big teeth stuck out pleasantly when he grinned. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Across the narrow valley, now almost on a level with his eyes, the walls of the evil city stood, and its cavernous gate, shaped like an open mouth with gleaming teeth, was gaping wide. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I flayed with tears in my eyes, teeth clenched, stark fear making me throw every ounce of my strength behind each blow. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were his war souvenirs, the teeth he had knocked out of the corpse of a Japanese soldier. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As if she senses my weakness, Helene grits her teeth and drives me back, her pale eyes glacial, daring me to challenge her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Gears grinding and gnashing on each other, breaking teeth, disintegrating. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you ever hit her!” he snarled at Jordan between clenched teeth. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured it was Mom, so I gritted my teeth and followed him downstairs to the phone booth in the far corner of the pub. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She smiled and showed all her bad teeth, and we touched glasses. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She gives me that smug smile, with the lips closed over the teeth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He waddled over to the piebald gelding and took a look at his teeth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’m clenching my teeth so hard I can feel my jaw hurt. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m never going back there,” he said through clenched teeth. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Gitl made a small snick of annoyance between her teeth and wiped up the spill with the edge of her apron. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, Mr. Justice Wargrave removed his false teeth and dropped them into a glass of water. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Their Dad picked his teeth with a matchstick and took his feet down from the banisters. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth to suppress a groan. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward she ran into the house and washed her mouth with soap and brushed her teeth, as if that could remove the stain in her memory. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will chew you like a piece of gum, until anything resembling Caden Bosch is gone, and you are nothing but black pitch between my teeth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

With one in his hand and one in his teeth, he whirled around to find a face caked in baby powder staring at him in shock. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It sprang and buried its teeth in the detective’s ear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ambrosio said, “Come again? When are you gonna learn how to talk, cousin? Why don’t you go down to the capital and buy some wooden teeth? Say that once more.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over her and tugged it free with his teeth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aru shoved it in her pocket, then ran her tongue along her teeth, hating that she couldn’t quite rid herself of the taste. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Violet chose several about mechanical inventions, Klaus chose several about wolves, and Sunny found a book with many pictures of teeth inside. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well, hey, as long as I’m making your job easier,” I hiss through my teeth. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth and tried to focus on my breathing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Half of his teeth seemed to be missing as well. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth hard together to stay calm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were long and sharp, but there was nothing to fear. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Englishman rode up grinning broadly through widely spaced teeth. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood upright, alternating between offering his hand in greeting and exposing his teeth in fear. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They set Mother’s teeth on edge, but I didn’t care. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The monkey quickly tucked the money into its collar and snapped its teeth when the owner tried to take it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Stan had unfurled a copy of the Daily Prophet and was now reading with his tongue between his teeth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His eyes were grey and greedy, his teeth yellow, his forked beard a tangle of snow and silver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her hair was stringy, and she was missing a few teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

That night I try to fall asleep before my teeth start aching from the tightened braces. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’m too proud to call for help, though, so I grit my teeth and wait. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

This forehead with its hollow temples, this mouth that now seems all teeth, this sharp nose! All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they rolled over on the ground, he turned his head and sank his teeth in Bigwig’s shoulder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sucked her teeth at the shaded windows. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Choking on my own teeth, swallowing them, thinking about all the countless hours I’d spent flossing and brushing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She picked at her teeth with a long crimson-varnished fingernail, then she tapped the finger, gently, tap-tap-tap against the polished black surface of her black button eyes. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He was shivering uncontrollably and his teeth were chattering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

All three of us were in the bathroom, brushing our teeth. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

His belt buckle gleamed and he bent to peer into the car, a dark face with very white teeth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I got my teeth clenched up and went upstairs ready to scratch J.T.’s eyes clean out of his head if I had to. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s something new. My teeth go funny on me. They’re chattering. I nearly bit through a glass the day before yesterday. Maybe I’m stark, staring mad and don’t know it.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I could see his teeth between his parted lips. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The king looked up, expecting to see another family with smiles of clenched teeth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His only hope for survival against the razor-like slashing of the other dog’s teeth lay in the thick protective folds of skin around his throat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed into his bandana and then pulled it down to reveal a smile wide with white teeth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Orr studied Yossarian over his shoulder, his moist lips drawn back around convex rows of large buck teeth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“But they jumped Big Dub. His injuries are a lot worse than yours. Broken jaw. Missing teeth. Not sure how many blows he took to the head from those bats.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Amaranta Úrsula, who already had her second teeth, thought of her nephew as a scurrying toy who was a consolation for the tedium of the rain. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

At first, Aru had only seen rows upon rows of pale, crowded teeth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The gravel goes into the gizzard and grinds the food as it comes down, since the pigeon has no teeth in its mouth to chew with. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The leech's tiny teeth bite into the vein, and its secretions start to flow. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Leslie’s parents were young, with straight white teeth and lots of hair—both of them. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ron said, prising a fish bone out from between his teeth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She wore a set of protruding false teeth cut from the yellow rind of a sweetlime. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his mouth opened, his teeth gleamed like black needles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Audrey glared at me like she was considering kicking in my teeth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Of all her relatives, her father’s sister came closest to setting Jean Louise’s teeth permanently on edge. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I arrived home with my teeth chattering uncontrollably and was told to go right straight to bed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Shirley tried not to look, but the teeth were exactly at eye level. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht gritted his teeth, but he didn’t try his magic again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was shivering and his teeth were chattering. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Before the United States entered World War Two, there were a bunch of American pilots in China. They were called the Flying Tigers. They flew those planes with the shark teeth on the nose.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I smile, showing all my teeth, and tilt my head to the side. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I was paired with a woman named Dulce, who was missing some of her teeth, so when she spoke she bowed her head self-consciously and directed the sounds at the floor. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I’d give anything to be warm,” she said, her teeth chattering. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As I started down, I shut my eyes tight and gritted my teeth. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their household, on the other hand, silence had teeth. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now it's me who needs to grit my teeth and tough it out until morning. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Before the smoking carcass could strike the bricks, the dragon’s teeth closed round it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He stood and stared at them, his face whitening and his lips lifted back and snarling from his teeth, and his hands tightened about the bamboo. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to be having lunch together,” he says, smiling through gritted teeth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Murphy bids me good night, she hands me a gown and undergarments, a towel and hand cloth and a brush for my teeth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The threat was gone, but it was all I could do to keep my teeth from chattering. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His head was the size and colour of the lifebuoy, with teeth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

After I brush my teeth and wash my face, I go to the kitchen. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I glance back once as we climb, taking in the sea of bodies and wings, inkdrop eyes and sharp teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Not a lot of teeth,” Helen tried to tell his mother. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy wiped her eyes and dragged her teeth over her bottom lip until her eyes were dry and her voice felt steady. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Albert, the pipe clamped in his teeth, continued to fold Joseph’s clothes and put them in his suitcase. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

To further proclaim their status, wealthy Olmec carved deep grooves into their teeth and pierced their nasal septums with bone awls, plugging the holes with ornamental jade beads. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her tears were cold and her teeth were chattering. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The bar I’m holding shudders, and I scream through my clenched teeth as I fight to keep my grip. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But nothing could stop it from leaking past his teeth and swollen parched tongue. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

His teeth looked sharp and white as an animal’s. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another pothole, one that rattled the teeth in my head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A widow’s peak, close-set dark eyes, pinched cheeks, a mustache wriggling like a worm above a mouthful of broken brown teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He had jagged yellow teeth and gnarled hands as big as my whole body. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Daniel,” he said through his teeth, looking away from the policemen. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In that moment, in that touch, he felt as though something was radiating from her to him, that same peculiar thrum so strong it rattled his teeth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If I run, he will take another finger from me, he will take more of my teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He rarely smiled, perhaps because of embarrassment over his broken and missing teeth; he never looked at himself in a mirror because he disapproved of what his appearance had become. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The sign was rimmed with broken bulbs that looked like rotten teeth. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I stood waiting for the white man to give me the signal that would let me go- “I don’t understand it,” he said through his teeth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The direwolf bolted down the rabbit, crunching the small bones between his teeth, and padded over to him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like all the other babies in the quarter, Harriet Ross cut her first teeth on a piece of pork rind. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They look a stringy lot, and my teeth are not as sharp as when I was younger.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With one slippery hand and his teeth, Nailer managed to open the plastic bottle and drink while he clung to the wall. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was writhing in terror, trying to bite through the silk rope at her wrist with her teeth, but it was too strong. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oak giggles and picks up his meat with his fingers, tearing at it with sharp teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The group of men stared at my mother, then at me—my teeth were chattering. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not trained to fight in battles,” Chaol replied through his teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I take another bite, having to tear an extra-chewy bit off with my teeth, which catches one sore spot among many in my mouth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“A sword for you too, Sam? Well, I don’t know about that. Your mum and dad might not want you going about armed to the teeth.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I thought about the Chinese lady in Iowa who could take her teeth out, about driving to Georgia, about a boy at school who was kind of cute. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve told you,” George said through gritted teeth, “she is not my girlfriend.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

His nose was bleeding, but he was grinning and didn’t forget to spit the fine stream of water through his front teeth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael got up and splashed cold water against his face and put on his clothes and brushed his teeth. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was already at work with her sharp teeth, gnawing at the string. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

We gave our money to the captain—a skinny fisherman with missing teeth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She still wasn’t used to those teeth gone, and was impatient for new, grown-up teeth to complete her smile. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Steve had the kind of face that could take or leave teeth. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Each letter was ten feet tall; the two words crunched the scoreboard between them like bloody teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Her leg was red and swollen, so even her rocking on the back porch made her grit her teeth. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She laughed and started redoing her bun, holding a couple of bobby pins in her teeth while she talked. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Between the heavy mustache and the bushy, white-streaked beard, his mouth stretched across his teeth in a fierce smile. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I cover my face and grit my teeth as the tears fall, bearing the wave of despair like it is a fist, striking me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He bared his teeth and licked his lips, as Blackberry had done before the dead hedgehog on the road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog bristled at her, baring its teeth in an ugly snarl, but let her pass by. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The teeth that were already loosened gave way. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She slips away, and I grit my teeth as Grandfather coerces me into a stilted discussion with the governor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Using my free hand and my teeth, I apply some Band-Aids to my cut hand. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I brace for it even, squeezing my eyes shut and clenching my teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The air seemed to be charged with his uncontrollable fury — every hair on the tiger seemed to jut like sharp spikes, and his teeth and eyes glittered like the cutting edge of a knife. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She found a pair of black high heels with buckles smaller than a baby’s teeth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the seat in front of me a dark man in a panama hat kept whistling a tune between his teeth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The swift roar of planes and the sharp ka-ka-ka of antiaircraft gunfire came from above and from below and from the sides and made her teeth chatter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

One creature opens its mouth and reveals sharklike teeth that plunge into the neck of its screaming victim. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

With a brain inside every bit as good as his teeth. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Her name is Liz, and she just moved here, and she has nice teeth.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The zmeyok hung on to his horn, digging its teeth in viciously. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He smiles, his teeth a flash in the dark. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His teeth tore a hole in the covering. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. No, ma’am. I expect they’re getting their teeth, ma’am,” said Mary Poppins, deliberately not looking in the direction of the Starling. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I could see the pain he had felt by looking at the way his teeth were bared. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If I passed a Catholic sister or mother dressed in black and smiled and allowed her to see my teeth, I would surely die. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brown skin stretches over his gaunt face, making his eyes and teeth appear to bulge, too big for his young boy’s face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was a mousy brown, her teeth, owing to an impoverished childhood, not well cared for. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We could see his teeth marks on the pile of potatoes, our dinner, on a plate on the stove. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth chattered as if she was cold although the temperature that night was not due to drop below fifteen degrees. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nimbly tied a knot on the cord that had connected the baby to its mother’s blood, then quickly she bent and with her teeth she bit off the loose end. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, I brush my teeth, using as little water as possible, and shave with an electric razor. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She screamed, and a giant reddish blur slammed into the wasp-man, yellow teeth tearing off its dark, chitinous face. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Crooked yellow teeth are one sign, inadequate footwear is another. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No thanks,” I said, even though my glass was empty and my back teeth were packed with chewed nuts. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

At home Mami gave each of us a toothbrush and told us we were to clean our teeth every morning and every evening. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

On the last one, however, he shot off in completely the wrong direction; the crowd laughed and booed and McLaggen returned to the ground grinding his teeth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When Reynie returned from brushing his teeth, he found Sticky already asleep on the lower bunk, the lamp still lit, spectacles still on his nose, and slippers still on his feet. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gupta smiled, flashing yellow teeth that reminded Neel of a crocodile. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The foreign sounds he still made, the evidence of the Old World in his teeth, put me somewhat at ease. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The villainess gnashed her teeth and said, “Foiled again!” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better hope so,” Nailer said through gritted teeth as they helped him slide clumsily over the side. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled then, and his teeth were sharp, pointed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When I was a child I would look at my father, the thinning hair, the collapsing teeth, and wonder why anyone would give money for a head like that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to have our lights off, but I couldn’t sleep and Jay was awake too, picking something from his teeth with a fingernail, then looking at it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bast doubled over as if punched in the stomach, baring his teeth and making a noise halfway between a growl and a scream. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He smiled an easy smile, exposing a flash of gleaming white teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“What are you shushing him for?” asked Kid Sampson, peeling a tangerine with his front teeth as he perused the dogeared pages of a comic book. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He looked insulted, and the whole time, he didn’t show me his teeth or wag his tail once. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Doc placed his unlit pipe between his teeth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A face pressed close to hers, long black hair and tangled beard and rotten teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The face looks as if it has melted, exposing the cheekbones, the tip of the nose cartilage, and teeth in a lipless mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and saw away occasionally glancing at the sky to register that there were no deaths today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“This will have to do. Halibut is rare as hen’s teeth today.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They smiled at her with even, perfectly white teeth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have a little space between my two front teeth just like you do. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was about to follow his example and return to Toby’s bed to bury my nose under the blankets when Chester grabbed my tail with his teeth. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

He is smiling, whistling through a gap in his teeth. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His corroded teeth protruded from under his top lip. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And at the back was the new altar to Thoth, with its candles and incense still burning in front of an old stuffed owl that Toby had cut his teeth on. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chewed and swallowed, picking small bones from the holes in his gums where teeth had been yanked out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sun showed his teeth in a grimace. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t there been some story about dragon’s teeth planted in the ground? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I could feel the winter shaking my bones and banging my teeth together, and the big white hotel towel I had dragged down with me lay under my head numb as a snowdrift. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Pelham’s face was old but she moved like someone younger, and when she smiled I could see that her teeth were still strong. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then she opened her mouth full of cabbage and beef to show teeth and mimicked Miss Trotter’s strong and high-pitched voice: “Go on, young’ns. Run your finger ’longside the uppers and lowers.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Behind a fence of sharp black teeth he glimpsed the furnace glow, the shimmer of a sleeping fire a hundred times brighter than his torch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to do about the problem, so he gritted his teeth and felt his belly grind on emptiness and promised himself he would scavenge a feast when they arrived in the drowned city. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We're going to be late to Sunday school if I don’t rush, so I run upstairs and brush my teeth and change while I hear Baba telling Mustafa to hurry. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She became so famous for this act that, after she was a victor, she had her teeth cosmetically altered so each one ends in a sharp point like a fang and is inlaid with gold. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was free now to let my teeth rot or to put my feet up on the backs of seats. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Thunder sank his teeth into a piece of broken root and pulled it out. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth are a bright white flash as he smiles at me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cane-sucking habit in Kilanga was no doubt connected to the black stumps of teeth most everyone showed off when they smiled at us, and Mother never lost an opportunity to remark upon that connection. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A smiling Heath Huxley, his perfectly proportioned teeth shining like a white picket fence, stepped out of the principal’s office and stroked his sleek black mane. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And so in my cave, coughing from the smoke and clenching feet on fire with chilblains, I ground my teeth on my own absurdity. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would’ve spit coffee into his mug, unbrushed his teeth, and put hair on his face with a razor. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and twisted hard, harder than I ever turned anything in my life. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There is one slim little brunette, her teeth gleam when she laughs. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

My white horse overturned buckets and danced on them; it lifted full wine cups with its teeth. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought came unbidden, seizing him with iron teeth, but this was not a woman he cared to be indebted to, not even for his little sister. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The boy was a hulking mass of muscle with spiked hair and a smile that was all top teeth and gums. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Nice big smile, Harry,” said Lockhart, through his own gleaming teeth. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Mama sucked her teeth, a sure sign she was mad. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Ummmm,” she whined, and when Sister turned around she narrowed her eyes and showed her white teeth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Here, they are," said Osha, as she bit off the end of the last bandage with her teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Grab the book and actually sink her teeth into it? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her teeth are still chattering from the cold. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But I can close my eyes and see her at school, wearing black from head to toe and with her mouth stretched over her teeth, so that maybe people will just forget. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Jesper caught himself nervously wiggling the baleen wedged between his teeth with his tongue and forced himself to stop before he triggered it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She finally had to sell our beat-up car to scrape together the money to get those teeth extracted. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Afterward the Scot stood quivering on the runway with gritted teeth while the aircraft was refueled and the Branston ground crew chatted with the ferry pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His teeth showed in what was almost a snarl. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Who is this who speaks without the king’s leave?” asked the Yunkish lord in the striped tokar, a small man with a receding chin and teeth too big for his mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I try to say my name in a nice tone, but I can’t help gritting my teeth. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I want Fang,” said Malfoy quickly, looking at Fang’s long teeth. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Because he was so delicate, he shook her hard enough to rattle her teeth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Clean your teeth just before with baking soda.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Kinshasa,” he said, lips pulling back in a smile to reveal perfectly straight and yellow teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Clara was still young, but to her granddaughter she looked very old because of her missing teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their host gave a nasty smile, showing a mouthful of broken brown teeth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

People who ate their totems lost their teeth or went blind or became sterile or occasionally turned into the forbidden animal. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kin’s eyes dropped to him, widening as the domovoi snarled and snapped his teeth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The cool air chills the beads of sweat on my skin, making my teeth chatter. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That made Pa happy, but honestly, Pa was happy to have his Miss Marva Hendrix sitting next to him, flashing her perfect teeth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Perched on top of it, ready to spring, was a villainous-looking rat with a cutlass clenched between his teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The orange sun slid through their bent, grasping teeth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and I share muscular shoulders, and our lower center teeth cross at the same point. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I am the blood of the dragon, she told herself as she took the stallion's heart in both hands, lifted it to her mouth, and plunged her teeth into the tough, stringy flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I wake up the next morning, my jaw aches like I spent the night clenching it, grinding my teeth together. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He pulls his mouth into broad, exact shapes around his teeth as if he’s forever worried about being misunderstood. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little peasant had trapped her lips between her teeth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They had sharklike teeth and leathery skin in colors ranging from coral red to ink black. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth and my fists, but I didn't say a word of complaint because I knew it was no use. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He stepped back from the bed and looked at the damage her teeth had done. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slaver ran between his teeth as the hunger woke inside him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They grow up and they grow down and grab the earth between their hairy toes and bite the sky with violent teeth and never quit their anger. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

My teeth don't even stick to my lips. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Its jaws were slightly open, showing many broken and missing teeth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And would the dog sink his teeth into Matt’s ankle, for taking him away from Maria? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not a bad face except that lately my nose seems to have grown longer, and my upper lip appears to have collapsed against my teeth. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

One guard put his pistol between his teeth like it was a bone and ran around on all fours. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I hurtle into a spot in the dentist's parking lot and dash into the building to get my teeth cleaned. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One of the pawns was wedged between her teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But Heimdall will grin then, in death, grin through golden teeth flecked with spittle and with blood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

We waited, silently, tongues clamped between our teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Brown tar stains filled a crack between his front teeth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It looked as though he had abandoned the use of axle grease, but he had certainly attempted to comb his hair — Harry could see the comb’s broken teeth tangled in it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His long front teeth were bared like the fangs of a rat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth, praying he doesn’t try to start a fight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She gritted her teeth and walked outside to where her godfather waited by a low stone wall. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Leaning over me, he tipped my chin up and grazed his teeth against my lower lip, his kisses becoming deep and hungry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The body shook and quivered and twisted in wild contortions; the sharp white teeth champed together till the lips were cut, and the mouth was smeared with a crimson foam. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She didn’t suck her teeth or swat me away. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Zed smiled, and I got a chill down my spine when I saw his teeth. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She relaxed her hands, which had formed into fists, but her teeth were still clenched. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The boy sucks his teeth, but his friend grabs his arm, holding him back. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and gathered the bruised ginger and onions lying scattered along the road and tossed them in my satchel. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe that new girl with brown pebble teeth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She looked at our boots, our teeth, our fingernails. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He stretched his lips to show every one of his multicolored teeth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re a guy. You come from money, you’re white, you have really good teeth, you graduated from Yale, the list goes on.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Arrogant young pups!” muttered my father through clenched teeth as two youths pushed in front of us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

June didn’t say anything about my teeth, though. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The watchdogs lay like dark wet stones, with their heads cut off, teeth bared. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chunwangchihan: If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have grumbling lions with gleaming teeth and a snaking line of elephants, each clutching the limp tail in front of her. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I catch his tongue poised on the precipice between his front teeth. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He grinned suddenly, showed his white pointed teeth. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The man smiled, revealing the small gap between his front teeth. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He’d never liked the ocean, the sense of the unknown beneath his feet, that something hungry and full of teeth might be waiting to drag him under. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The teeth were extracted and she bought me an ice cream cone from the side window of a drug counter. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found my toothbrush and got some of Shreve’s paste and went out and brushed my teeth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mouth full of silver teeth smiles at me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and hit the crow again with my hand. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When the bleeding stops and Mam’s gums heal she goes to the clinic for her false teeth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And if I told her something funny, then her tongue dropped away, her head fell back, her mouth opened wide, and there were her front teeth, riven and ascendant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Big guy jumped off me and started scrambling, and I ran after him and hit him straight across the teeth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Through the open door that led into the barn came the sound of moving horses, of feet stirring, of teeth champing on hay, of the rattle of halter chains. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma laughed, and her children reproduced the throaty sounds, their teeth flashing like the insides of a cracked palm kernel. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He says the Irish Sea was rough and when he leaned over the side his teeth dropped out. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and consider lunging across the table and strangling her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I tucked my head into my arms and my teeth chattered. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kapu took it so gently from her fingers that she could not even feel his teeth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had two male guards with her, armed to the teeth with an assortment of curved Eyllwe daggers and swords, both of them studying Chaol and Celaena closely—weighing the threat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The heavers, exposing their mouths to repeated onslaughts of stomach acid, lost the enamel on their teeth and eventually the teeth themselves. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay on the ground, and I saw her pudgy little arms and legs shaking, and her teeth grinding in her head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I put too much peanut butter in, and my teeth find it difficult to wade through and locate the banana chunks. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Each head had a wide-open mouth with a sharp set of pointy teeth and lips smiling back ready to bite. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He curls his lips so tight that only his two front teeth are showing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And his lips are curled back around teeth as long as carving knives. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Jesper stretched his long arms overhead and grinned, his teeth white against his dark skin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Six is a bad time too ’cause that’s when some real scary things start to happen to your body, it’s around then that your teeth start coming a-loose in your mouth. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He felt teeth loose in his mouth, an ache in his jaw. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth against a cry of pain, and my eyes filled with tears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Colin often thought about this in relationship to the monotony of dumping: we have thirty-two teeth. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

This old man with no teeth and a straw hat showed me how to tie the plants up to stakes. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jus looks at Mr. Rivers, who has his jaw clenched so tight, it wouldn’t surprise Jus if his teeth were cracking. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The floor creaked, and the air turned so cold my teeth chattered. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was now really into the teeth of winter, and quite fascinated by its activity. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Argaven stood there sullen as an old she-otter in a cage, swinging back and forth, from foot to foot, back and forth, baring his teeth in a grin of pain. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ye don’t know the first bit of it, boy,” he says, teeth clenched again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dicey ground her teeth and stamped her feet in anger, still walking. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene sucked air through his teeth, a small desperate whistle. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Brother Gerald dragged his teeth back and forth across his lip. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they opened their mouths to neigh, Aru saw that their teeth were tightly furled white buds. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With the headlights turned off, the car careened over a rocky plain, rattling the passengers’ teeth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I’m lucky I still have teeth to lie through. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wind howled outside in the blackness and Freddie, looking like a gnome, flashed his gold teeth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the boy with the runny nose gave two apples to the boy with the broken teeth and they all went back to the fields. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For thirty years he was turning into teeth in Springfield, and neither she nor the mourner in the inappropriate dress could do a thing about it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of jumping behind me like I expected, Fern threw her head back and laughed, all teeth and her pink tongue showing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She bends over and looks at my knees and breathes in through her closed teeth. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Her skin was leathery, her teeth decayed, her hair faded and colorless, and her look frightened. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They rose, rolling up through him like smoke, into his throat, poised there behind the gate of his teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was sunk its teeth deeper and deeper into his flesh. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When you’re struck with one of these catastrophes, the only thing an average man can do is grit his teeth and try to minimize the damage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had a trio of fears that sat in his gut like swallowed teeth, and when he was too quiet with his own thoughts, they’d grind together to gnaw at him from within. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His teeth gritted and the last image he had seen of Gus going through the door lingered in his mind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Samson instructed me, when forming an S, to position the tip of my tongue against the rear of my top teeth, right up against the gum line. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He inserted the nail of his uninjured index finger into the crevice between two front teeth and, removing a food particle, turned to Ginnie. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Hugo stood up slowly, turned to Jorge, and grinned with his big horse teeth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole wanted to punch Garvey’s teeth into the next county, but instead he forced a smile. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“We’ve come from thousands of miles away!” the Centipede shouted back, grinning more broadly than ever and showing his brown teeth. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

A small choking sound came from deep inside of him; he ground his teeth together and stifled the noise. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They pry and gouge rocks off the walls, and chew them to fragments between their teeth, and swallow the broken bits of rock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only enough strength was left in the old dog for a valiant baring of his teeth. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would he make of Vincent, thirty-two but much older looking, gaunt, with broken, rotting, and missing teeth, his body dirty, his clothing ripped, a battered hat on his head? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She snarled once at Mrs. Levy', flashing her teeth as if they were a symbol of something, a gesture of defiance. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he introduced himself, Grave flashed an oily smile, revealing his brown teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“For instance, did you know that the ancient Romans used bottles of urine as a refreshing oral rinse? They thought the ammonia in urine would disinfect mouths and whiten teeth.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

A smile spread across Javier’s face, showing off his straight teeth, which Moss found inexplicably hot. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I would wake up in the morning, brush my teeth, and sit down at the typewriter in the same clothes I had slept in. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

School was out and she had passed every subject—some with A plus and some by the skin of her teeth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It was raucous,” Carpenter always said when he finished one of his stories, grinning through his mossy teeth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

To dine and leave immediately were the orders of the moment: alone and without guides, but armed to the teeth we crossed the fields ... the Temple appeared to us at last ... Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another had a parchment shoved between its teeth, its wax seal still unbroken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mostly, too, these were middle-aged to old people, with grizzled faces, many teeth missing, and sly—occasionally almost giggling—smiles. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no pain, only anger that drove his teeth deeper into the mouthpiece. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only remnants of the wounds was a half-moon-shaped scar between her thumb and index finger and little bite marks from the ridderak’s lower teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My teeth tug once, teasingly, on his lower lip. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A set of huge metal teeth drops down. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

After a bit, Kingshaw found one, and stuck it in the corner of his mouth, between his teeth. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I lay there grinding my teeth, wondering, worrying. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Fish make sounds by clicking their teeth, blowing air, and drumming with special muscles against tuned inflated air bladders. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mujahideen, armed to the teeth but now lacking a common enemy, had found the enemy in each other. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He tried to voice the words but there was something wrong with his mouth, his teeth, his face. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw her just as he had seen her in history class, a pencil between her teeth, one hand laid against the nape of her neck, lost behind her effusive hair. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We watched a father helping his son brush his teeth at the bathroom sink. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

When Alex smiled there were a couple of teeth missing up front and some fresh bruises still on his face. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has droopy eyes and gold plating on her front teeth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I thought he had probably lost a few teeth, but I didn’t look closely enough to be sure. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, Truman issued Executive Order 9980, sharpening the teeth of the wartime mandate that had helped bring West Area Computing into existence. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Tall and pig-bellied, black cowboy hat, tan cowboy boots, cigar smoking, teeth shining, red in face, golden in hair. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A broad, hunched woman with pointed teeth cackled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ruth quivered, her teeth chattering in her head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their teeth were going up and down with hers. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

There was no water nearby, so he spat on his palm and wiped it as best he could, clenching his teeth against the pain. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They stumbled over the frozen ground, Hunt wincing from gout, cursing, disbelieving; Olmsted, his teeth inflamed, his night an ordeal of wakefulness, limping from his long-ago carriage accident. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You look ridiculous,” he said through his teeth, smiling at the crowd. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s a simple charm I’ve used countless times —” “Why can’t I just go to the hospital wing?” said Harry through clenched teeth. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

His wife motioned him to replace his teeth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Britain sucks his teeth and glares at Shanna, who sticks her tongue out at him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You just look like you’re having so much fun,” she growls through clenched teeth. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ve heard of those! They have huge teeth and really slick bodies and nasty, beady eyes.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But right now, Sneaky just sucks his teeth and turns the PlayStation off. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Odysseus rolled his head to one side softly, ducking the blow, and smiled a crooked smile with teeth clenched. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned toward me with its good eye, and I focused on its teeth so I wouldn’t get paralyzed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The mouth was all that remained, and the teeth posed a challenge. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

With the last note still in the air, Señora Rodriguez popped her teeth back inside her mouth. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

It bounds around seeking prey with huge claws and three rows of teeth, but it makes the sounds of a beautiful silver flute. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth, but the smile was still framing them. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the picture, Scarlet beamed and flashed a set of white teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The photographer had caught her midlaugh, and the defiance of her bared teeth and wide lips gave her face a hint of mischief and forthrightness. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“You remember my broken jaw and my split lips and my missing teeth?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was dust and sand in the air, and when her teeth met she felt the grit. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

His teeth chattered; his body felt like one giant goose bump. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy brushed his teeth on Tralfamadore, put in his partial denture, and went into his kitchen. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

An eight-pound toy poodle covered with abscesses, mouth filled with rotten teeth, one ear and his butt packed with pus. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was squinting and smiling at the camera, showing a pair of missing front teeth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What do my teeth have to do with anything?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It explains,” he says, gritting his teeth, “why, under a pretense of neutrality—as if such a thing is possible!—you have left us to die at the hands of the Erudite.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Another fly emerged from the gap in his teeth and took off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Joon’s front teeth are almost completely rotten, but he flashes them for the camera as though they are made of gold. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I fingered the face, wondering at the single-stroke eyebrows; picked at the pearly teeth stuck like two piano keys between red bowline lips. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged stroked this one, and it woke and yawned, showing a small brown tongue and white teeth, but it was not afraid. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Squinting, he smiles without showing any teeth and lowers his jaw. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I accept that I’m probably the most qualified for the job, grit my teeth, and put in a row of jagged sutures. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Phyllis,” I tried again, though the coordination between my tongue and teeth and lips felt clumsy and strange. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They said that evil still crept out of the ruins of the Witch Kingdom—and that old women with iron teeth still wandered the lonely roads in the mountain passes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Warm mango juice dripped down the back of Pong's neck as Somkit tore into the fruit with his teeth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Here are some statistics if you’re interested— You can see that Donnie is a pretty big boy for 15 months & with his 16 teeth and his sparkling personality—people just can’t help loving him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you don’t laugh big, nobody’ll notice. They weren’t the teeth right in front.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Best not. Tigers have been known to have sharp teeth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He showed his teeth the way a dog would. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the knot didn’t give, she applied her teeth to it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The sight of dried matter in the corner of the eye, decayed or missing teeth, ear wax, blackheads, moles, blisters, skin crusts—all the natural excretions and protections the body was capable of—disquieted him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smelled his milky clots and the decay of his teeth and the citrus brilliantine in his hair, as if a grove of lemons lay hidden there. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bapi’s teeth flashed white, showing the front gap where a fight had cost him his incisors. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He shuddered, remembering the teeth raking the side of the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I grew up with Ali,” he said through clenched teeth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the skin of my knuckles is torn where my fist connected with his broken teeth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

This interaction would feel worse if he were older, if he were wrinkled, if he had stained teeth or a sagging belly. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes gleamed with cleverness and spirit and energy and his teeth flashed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the smash of truncheons on his elbows and iron-shod boots on his shins; he saw himself groveling on the floor, screaming for mercy through broken teeth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Growing up, I could do most everything everyone else with arms could do: eating cereal, brushing my teeth and hair, getting dressed, and yes, even wiping my own bottom. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I waited to feel Anastasia’s weight on us, to feel teeth in my shoulder or hands ripping at my leg. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I can always feel it in my teeth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be teeth stuck into the meat, and pieces of jagged skin hanging over the hole. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He passed Mrs. Castillos apartment on the eleventh floor, heard her brushing her teeth. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He felt the cool, clean hands bending his fingers, twisting his thumb until he gritted his teeth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see Abbey’s teeth marks on his left ear, which was still puffy and crinkled. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A solitary toothbrush would cover five sets of teeth and gums. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth were too straight and his manners were too good. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Inside there was a huge set of teeth with pink gums. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I craned into the open air, had my teeth around the plant fiber, and was about to start gnawing when voices made me freeze. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The upright of the frame pressed tight against the lower strip of leather, but it held smooth and firm, offering no purchase for teeth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ogre grinned and showed his crooked teeth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I hear a clicking sound, and it’s a few moments before I realize that the sound is the chattering of teeth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Digory knew lots about horses, but he set his teeth and got ready to make a dash for it as soon as he saw a favorable moment. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

"You did the same fancy kick when you knocked out Idiptu's teeth." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The boy on her left tried to smile bravely, but his lower Up began to tremble and he bit it with his upper teeth and said nothing. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He was trying to struggle back to his feet when the dragon’s teeth closed hard around his forearm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We move, balancing it as though it were something infinitely precious, our faces averted, breathing through our teeth to keep our nostrils closed. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z

Last night I was walking back to my room after brushing my teeth and heard Mom crying. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Smaller pictures, some Polaroids of a woman, her skin dark and smooth, her teeth bright white. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

All his upper teeth had been savagely broken. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

‘Your teeth become very sharp and pointed,’ the father had answered. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, the image of Maya baring her teeth at the Savanna table across the room popped into my head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Birdie with her top two teeth missing, Birdie dressed like a cheerleader one year, a scientist the next. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And Bobo would show these monstrous teeth that looked like dentures when they don’t quite fit, and the beast would grunt and swoon and move its head from side to side. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Northward he looked, and the Great River lay like a ribbon beneath him, and the Misty Mountains stood small and hard as broken teeth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I look up at his face, and he’s smiling down at me with his skin all brown and his teeth all white and his eyes all dazzly. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

They rolled, teeth clipping at tender ears, hind claws digging for purchase in soft belly fur. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You can make fun of me all you want, but at least I got all my teeth. Looks like the top row ate the bottom row of yours!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Kilrain brought some hardtack and bacon and he ate with obvious hunger, but his teeth were bad; he had trouble chewing the hardtack. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just race back into the house, pull on some socks and shoes, brush my teeth, tell my parents I'm going to school early, and hurry into Tiny's car. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She does the smile, showing her white teeth, mostly straight and enough large. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The old man shook her so hard her teeth rattled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But she gritted her teeth and whispered in the kindest voice she could muster, “Come with me.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth, biting back the anger. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up, brushed my teeth and put on pajamas. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The smell of hair spray and gel and perfume clouds the air backstage, and the girls ask each other, “Do I have lipstick on my teeth? Is my blouse tucked in evenly?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, clicked her teeth, and slid into the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a nice smile, straight teeth and almost toothpaste-commercial white. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The monkey has a protrusive, doglike snout with flaring nostrils and exceedingly sharp canine teeth, able to rip flesh as easily as a honed knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mouse struggled, biting at Cole’s fingers with razor-sharp teeth, its tiny feet clawing frantically to escape. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Helicent caught his left hand between her teeth and worried it so fiercely Reek feared he might lose two more fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He stalked forward, all teeth and hot eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“No, kicking his teeth in would do that.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“D’you know how much we lost by?” he asked Ron through clenched teeth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

‘What have you got to say for yourself?’ he asked me, and the white shark’s teeth flashed dangerously between his lips. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little creatures might have been funny if they weren’t surrounding her, staring up at her with those pointed teeth and hungry green eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Juliet smiled again, but this time there was a hint of her brother in those teeth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

So Shasta settled himself firmly in the saddle, gripped with his knees, clenched his teeth, and punched both the horse's sides with his heels as hard as he could. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The coyote whined as the terrible teeth came out of its leg. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She strove to calm herself and to put a look of confidence on her face, but her teeth wouldn’t stop chattering. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I will speak the language of animals and wipe their blood from my teeth. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The splintered wood looked like teeth in a wide-open mouth. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

He let out a loud squall, growled, and showed his teeth. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its pale light cast the shadows of the tall triangular merlons across the frozen ground, a line of sharp black teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A bomb crater yawned across the whole width of the street like a monstrous mouth with broken pavement for teeth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I say to the lady, and she laughs, revealing a row of broken teeth, browned at the edges. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She’d already finished most of the dragon’s mouth—its lips snarled back to reveal huge razor teeth around an explosion of hellfire. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Handling an unconscious monkey in Level 4 is a tricky operation, because monkeys can wake up, and they have teeth and a powerful bite, and they are remarkably strong and agile. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed through his clenched teeth, rubbing a spot on his temple, and headed through the garden. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We pass over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and my jaw so tight I could break my teeth off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

II In Mattie’s Ramble Inn, Jones poured a glassful of beer and sank his long teeth into the foam. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth have a little space between them in front. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Inside the earth Sophie Mol screamed, and shredded satin with her teeth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went inside, cleaned his teeth with a finger and some toothpaste from his tattered bag, fell on the double bed, and was asleep in a moment. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling, Sefia laid her head on her folded arms, watching silently as Nin’s fingers worked and the little room filled with the clicking and jerking of teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as the phone rang I shouted out, “Tell her I’ll be down in a minute. I have to brush my teeth.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She felt almost frozen when she at last reached West Riding, but she did not stop at Quinn House even though her teeth chattered from the cold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and pull myself to my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Bonnie holds the bun as if she can’t quite believe it’s real and then sinks her teeth into it again and again, unable to stop. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The whole time he roomed next to me, I never even once saw him brush his teeth. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He gritted his teeth, but he couldn’t help the tears. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give him Honeytree and its hives. All that sweet will make him fat and rot his teeth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I yanked the rope with all that I had left in my arms, and Beau, still clenching the rope between his teeth, popped up out of the crevasse and onto my chest. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I showered and brushed my teeth and put on dark jeans and a plain black T-shirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He returned to the sink and drank four cups of water, sloshing it through his teeth before swallowing. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven were adults, big grey-brown beasts, savage and powerful, their mouths drawn back over long yellow teeth by their dying snarls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His hair is white and his teeth are rotten, hut he still has a taste for glory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Fadi held the flashlight steady with his teeth and moved the flap with his left hand. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have anything for your teeth,” she says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Two of the dogs fell upon the grain bag with snarls and flashing teeth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not deep, but I gritted my teeth and bit back a hiss of pain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go down the street and inspect his teeth?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In later pictures, she had braces on her teeth. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her tongue pushed through the trap of teeth and had Mammachi’s silver thimble fitted on the end of it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a half-second pause as it studied him, baring a row of yellow teeth crammed into a gummy black mouth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This one kid with crooked teeth named Leonard called me a “teacher’s pet” in the hallway after Bill’s class, but I didn’t mind because I think he missed the point somewhere. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She gritted her teeth and tried to hold on. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I ground my teeth, trying hard to keep my temper. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Two or three? Usually they judge from the teeth, but hers are in bad shape because, you know, she’s probably been eating junk food all her life.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

My teeth got so crowded that I could barely close my mouth. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and tried to pull the sides of the kitchen table together. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth are on the large side, nothing exceptional. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we see if we can work something out?” he asked me, resting a hand on my shoulder, then rapidly pulling it away when Otto bared his teeth at him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The man smiled, showing his red-stained teeth, as he nodded and held up two fingers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny had a black eye, a lame shoulder, a tom shirt, a bite in his wrist—that was the butcher’s wife’s mother; she had good teeth for seventy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They broke up under the teeth with a delight­ful crunching sound. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His few front teeth seemed a deeper yellow in the light, like fresh com kernels. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He scowls, curling back his lips to bare his teeth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He thrashed around, making it impossible for me to keep on my feet, but I gritted my teeth and squeezed tighter. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The top row is doubled—yes, doubled, as in there are two complete rows of teeth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They all scattered for a frenzy of clothes changing, face washing, and teeth brushing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

One night, near eight bells of the first watch, Johnny came to Nat’s cabin, his teeth chattering with fright. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leona held half the pointer in her hand, her eyes bulging behind her glasses, her face red, and her lips pulled back over yellow teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When he displayed his badge, she was amused; her lips parted, and Nye glimpsed two rows of fake teeth. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I brush my teeth in the morning, they bang on the bathroom door. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You know, Loo,” Jinny said through gritted teeth, “it would sure be fun if you knew how to swim, wouldn’t it?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And oh, my grandchildren, suddenly he had all of his teeth! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And there was a cat beside her, to his astonishment: a large wildcat, as tall as his knee, fur on end, teeth bared, tail erect. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were good, and at least her nose was not big and flat like some of those who were thought so cute. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

My teeth clench, but this isn’t the time. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Momma was so upset that she even forgot to cover the space in her front teeth. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A scraggly fisherman with a white captain’s hat and a mouth full of gold teeth beamed at them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I stretch my jaw, and Kylie leans in, positioning the mold over my bottom teeth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sam was standing by the pony, sucking his teeth, and staring moodily into the gloom where the river roared stonily below; his desire for adventure was at its lowest ebb. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The sound of it was worse than gnashing teeth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yossel, Samuel, my mother, and I clung to each other in the darkness, teeth chattering. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I had good teeth, not a rotten one in my head. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

One wolf sank his teeth into the horse’s neck, and another bit into Pol’s thigh, releasing a thick stream of red blood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A diet based on cereals is poor in minerals and vitamins, hard to digest, and really bad for your teeth and gums. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she paused, and I could hear the churning sound of her tongue as it licked her teeth and lips, and could feel the hot breath on my neck. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Instead he bit them, always on the left side of his mouth, where he still had all his teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Bony ones, old ones, ones with jaws of massive teeth, some with fins or fangs or scales.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You can’t figure it out?” she flashed that famous smile, white teeth in the prettiest black face in Harlem, and disappeared into her hallway leaving me on the stoop. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He spoons the brown liquid into his mouth, careful not to touch his broken teeth. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She was afraid his second teeth wouldn’t come in straight. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isa changed into her pajamas before heading to the bathroom to brush her teeth. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The two things I noticed right off were how she smelled like the candy part of candy apples and how perfect her teeth were. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“My poor ones, my pets—it will be all right when the naughty old teeth come through,” said Mrs. Banks soothingly, going from one cot to another. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He would go to the bathroom and brush his teeth with his index finger, something he told her all Indians knew how to do, to get rid of the smoke in his mouth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and did not cry. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her grits tasted like sand and butter, with big lumps inside that caught in your teeth and stuck in your gums. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It dug its slender claws into his sleeve while inspecting Meggie with its gleaming beady black eyes, and when it yawned it bared teeth as sharp as needles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Twenty yards, ten...Now he was staring straight into the eyes of the rider, saw the man’s uneven teeth as he smiled, still gripping the flamethrower. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Then you feel it and don’t lose your teeth.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Dad knows that my teeth must be showing, that I am as fierce as anything in any cage at the Brookfield Zoo. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer could barely speak through his chattering teeth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The snake bit down on the large jar between its teeth and exploded. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The fiend grinned, showing off teeth as yellow and coarse as horns. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Beatty smiled his smile which showed the candy pinkness of his gums and the tiny candy whiteness of his teeth. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months, the secret of me being in the pageant slowly grinds its teeth at me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Wrestling with her adversary, wracked with anguish, she ground her teeth and twitched at the knees. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to get him to open his mouth, to make sure all of his teeth were still there, but his jaw was too tender for me to touch it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Besides, horses were very large, with rippling muscles and big, grinding teeth, and they looked at me as if they knew I was afraid and were hoping for an opportunity to kick my head in. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

His teeth were always mossy-looking, and his ears were always dirty as hell, but he was always cleaning his fingernails. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Eyes squeezed shut, teeth clenched, I stayed curled up in my seat, waiting for my heart to stop racing. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Ghael had a mouth of brown and rotten teeth and the pointed yellow face of a weasel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I can see her now, the prominent teeth, the gay spot of rouge placed high upon her cheek-bones, and her smile, vacant, happy, enjoying her evening. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Two rats among the swedes showed their teeth, thought better of it and left them alone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fox winced in pain and said through his teeth, “Please, Roz, pull them out faster. This is agony!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Grandpop’s voice sounded different without teeth, and his top lip tucked itself behind his bottom like a bulldog. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The drakon’s tail lashed around the giant’s waist, dragging him closer to its gnashing teeth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes tight and gritted my teeth to keep the tears from coming. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my lips so that my father would not hear my teeth chattering. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does not know that one day a woman like his mother may judge him by the whiteness of his teeth. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Once he was out of his skin, the lion was just a weak jelly, with no claws and no teeth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Like meeting a lovely girl and having her smile reveal rotten teeth. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, I could see all her front teeth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His anger seethed under his skin and behind his teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth to keep from yelling at him and then with super patience read it through again. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth are crooked and there’s a strawberry birthmark over one of her chocolate brown eyes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, however, it stayed on all night, and in the morning my gums would be sore from the pressure on my teeth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thanking Heqet awkwardly, he set his teeth into the crisp golden skin. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Her front teeth were a little crooked, turning toward each other, and she was self-conscious about it, so she rarely smiled all the way. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

"They're thieves and cravens, and they have green teeth from eating frogs." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were small traps and middle-sized traps and great bear traps with teeth in their jaws that Pa said would break a man’s leg if they shut onto it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right around the time my teeth were coming out, two other important things happened to me...and to my family. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed it back and forth between my teeth so hard that foam came out of my mouth and my nose. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night before bedtime, we all took turns brushing our teeth, but when money was tight and we couldn’t afford toothpaste, my mom told us to brush with coal. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Across the yard, the man smiles at me, showing a mouth with about two teeth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He grins at us with a mouth full of silver teeth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even the meat scraps between their teeth had been washed out. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She’s the gristle stuck between Time’s teeth, and I love her for it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A single eye blinked open, and the haint smiled, showing a row of perfect white teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The taller of the two spun around and sank his teeth into Pax’s neck. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But, like all Jasper ever said to him, the jest set his teeth on edge. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Colin shot a glance at his friend, who held a quail daintily in his hands, his teeth gnawing at the bone in a vain search for a half-decent meal. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Radios, maybe one per hundred thousand residents. No telephones. Newspapers as scarce as hen’s teeth, and a literacy rate made to match. They get their evening news by listening to their neighbors’ drums.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teeth in their sockets like dental molds, the crude tattoos etched in some homebrewed woad faded in the beggared sunlight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Not feeling well?” he said, showing his white, gleaming teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was a lady shrew, a tiny thing scarcely bigger than a peanut, but with a wit as sharp as her teeth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He chewed the paint from the top rail, still crying, but gradually becoming interested in the way the paint peeled off the metal and clung to his front teeth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The second elevator was opening, and I heard an unmistakable sound— the clattering of skeleton teeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He waited for it to crystallize and show its teeth on the edges of the cool quiet that had pooled in the Waystone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want teeth if they make me forget all the things I like best,” wailed John, tossing about in his cot. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I held the cube between my teeth, so that it dissolved with each sip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A purple hat sat crookedly on his head, and a white pipe was clamped between his teeth. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

To pay for the war, the prime minister decided to put some teeth into the legislation. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

What Vera doesn’t know is: I’d kill to be a pickle on her Big Mac—ground to relish between her perfect white teeth. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Standing in front of the classroom Sapo smiled as only Sapo could; he slowly turned to the class, showing us his shining red teeth. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She bared her teeth and slapped me across my mouth with the back of her hand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It couldn’t have hurt much, since he didn’t have any front teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to Tina they had two boys, Ronny and Bobby, who appeared very close in age and had teeth covered in a network of flashing silver wires. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My mother kissed her teeth when he gave her the ticket. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad,” Stuart says through gritted teeth, banging his fork against his plate. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The rat-faced rhymer picked at his teeth with a dirty claw as he turned his attention to the darkened windows of our upstairs apartment. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I see a tiny smear of pink lipstick on her teeth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He yelped and groaned unintelligibly through clenched teeth, his eyes rolled up into his head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her teeth ground together as she felt one of the warriors’ eyes on her, but just as quickly, he looked away. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She had few teeth and her skin was folded into wrinkles, but her eyes were unclouded. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stone rings grinned out of the ground like broken teeth in the moonlight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As fast as light, the pegasus swooped down and clamped his teeth on the straps of Annabeth’s armor. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Outraged, Victor bellowed back at them, holding his arms above his head, but the girl kept screaming and the ladies kept thrashing and the dog Kept growling, sinking its teeth into Victor's jacket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

His lips are wet, his teeth knock against my cheekbone. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It has everything to do with the price of butter!” he said through his teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mom had lost so much skin you could see her teeth even when her mouth was closed. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I clean my teeth and mouth, the silence extends to every corner of the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

One of them clenched a brown arm in its teeth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put your teeth back in your head, boy, 'fore I knock ’em out,” the stockier cop said. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes moved from face to face in the kitchen, measuring the happiness that permeated their skin, their teeth, their air. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, by all means gold teeth. Was me, I’d be tickled.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuart just went ahead and climbed the rope ladder to the family washbasin every morning to wash his face and hands and brush his teeth. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Because I said so. All right?” he says through clenched teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Spines and fins were severed in the morning before the awakening of the town; claws and pincers worked in mute terror at the soundless approach of serrated teeth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to remember to jerk my hand away from his sharp teeth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Bigger’s teeth clamped tight and he stared straight before him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her perfect white teeth showed when she laughed, which was often. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t pause her exercising as she smiled at him, panting through her clenched teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His teeth chattered, waves of fever surging through. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Every time there’s a party, half the things in the ground spoil. We’ve got to stop feeding the hogs. It’s all human teeth anyhow.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The makos were larger and had mouths bursting with frightening teeth, but they too were nicely coloured, an indigo blue that shimmered beautifully in the sun. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like someone had pulled all my teeth out with a pair of rusty pliers. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But George had other plans for my thumb; he sunk his teeth into it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His horse-eyes were wild with excitement and his big, yellow teeth chomped on something that smelled like spoiled eggs. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kin glared even harder at the dragon on the floor and, through gritted teeth, said, “I suppose I am.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

His bottom lip between his teeth, he walks slowly and carefully, making not a sound. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, he was back, carrying his water dish between his teeth. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Queen had smiled through clenched teeth as the lady returned to her car. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crawled into bed without brushing my teeth, expecting to toss and turn all night. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No blood, no foul,” he said, flashing his brilliant teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He set his teeth and started to climb, finding the holds by touch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A shrill snarling came from her set teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not as sweet as chocolate, and little pieces of grit cover my teeth. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

An official collection song had this line: “We collect bones, scrap metal, rags, false teeth, and paper bags.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They are Halloween pirates, like the captain, with fake blackened teeth, trick-or-treating on hell’s doorstep. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I wrinkle my face as mean as I can and pull my lips across my teeth and yell: “You and your axe better get out a my way. ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her teeth gnashed together at the same time something jolted in her chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t even think about eating this, Virginia,” she said through her teeth, and then went back to her mourning. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pilate called Reba and together they flew through the house to find the comb, but when they found it Hagar couldn’t get the teeth through her roped and matted hair. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unhinged his jaw and leaped forward, clamping his teeth around the foremost goblin’s head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth and breathe through my nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She sucked air through her teeth and bit on the knuckle of her thumb. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She sat upon a bench threading a long needle in and out of a shoe sole and she stopped and held the needle poised and her mouth gaped open and showed her blackened teeth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He says, Tell ya mom they need that for the teeth an’ bones. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Y’all two. Get in there and brush your teeth. Wash your faces.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shivering and my teeth were chattering by the time I got home. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he takes out a piece of plain paper and pulls the cap off of a marker with his teeth. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, thought Hazel wryly, teeth and claws would make no impression on that great, firm body and shining pelt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gritting my teeth, I aimed the hood into the tight passage and held on for dear life. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He had very white teeth; he said apples were why. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Still,” Laila said, on the brink now, teeth clenched, “it’s possible you put it somewhere and forgot.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They had wrapped him in a blanket, and it was August, but his teeth were still chattering. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It seesawed its way toward her in an ungainly, almost blind fashion, tongue lashing wildly, mouth pulled back slightly to reveal double rows of grungy, bladelike teeth and puffy, bleeding gums. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe he can at least get caps put on his broken teeth. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Mama gritted her teeth when she said strongly. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Biting them was like a battle between her teeth and the crackers, but then Mama told her to suck on one until it softened. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His black eyes showed a glint of satisfaction, especially when Pantalaimon slid out of Lyra’s anorak to bare his white ermine teeth in a hiss. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Some chirped through their teeth to show disdain or disgust. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned, his teeth slightly yellow against the white paint on his face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She smiled slyly as the blood covered her bottom row of teeth. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He is all teeth and dimple, this man. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then he directed his teeth at my arm and chomped the air twice. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

A high- pitched noise follows, as when teeth bear down on ice cubes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But it was made of heavy wire with a tough plastic coating, and though he kept gnawing for half an hour, it was too much for his teeth. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then Amaroq jumped, floated in the air for an instant, and sank his teeth into the shoulder of the beast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sucked air in between my teeth, making that hissing noise that people make whenever they are in pain but don't want to yell. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She said the words through her teeth and hoped they sounded more intimidating than she felt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Leo grinned, which was unnerving in the flames, his teeth like molten silver ingots. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Owing to his sugarcane habit, his stubby front teeth are all pretty much gone to the sweet hereafter. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pain shot up my arm, making my elbow and shoulder tingle, but I put it right on his chin, and through all the noise, I could still hear his teeth click. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A punch in the jaw made my teeth rattle. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“My teeth feel okay right now,” I announce proudly. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He struck the mare with his front hoof, and while she staggered under the blow, his teeth raked her neck and drew an ooze of blood. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drew their breath through their teeth and for the moment hurried secretly on, storing the majestic vision of terror in the chambers of remembrance. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mercy demonstrated on two pieces of thin board to which were fastened strips of leather set with hooked wire teeth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I notice his angular jaw juts out as he clenches his teeth. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He had two huge front teeth, and when he laughed it was as if too many teeth had been painfully crammed into his small mouth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why dont you have your teeth examined good? Did he go over them all this morning?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her everything—about the pins and the marks on my skin, about the face in the water, about how it wasn’t the face that scared me so much, but the teeth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I felt Beau paddling beside me, his teeth still holding on to my shirt. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I learned to draw back my lips and breathe slowly through my teeth, so I wouldn’t choke on mosquitoes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beach is deserted, and it’s so cold, I have to clench my jaw to stop my teeth chattering. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled back his lips and showed me all his teeth. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty white teeth, he thought, but if she angers him, they will not be pretty long. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

From the corner of his eye, Genie watched as Dr. Maris grabbed one of Ernie’s teeth and pinched it between two fingers. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The first time I tried, Richard Parker bared his teeth, rotated his ears full round, vomited a short guttural roar and charged. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sis sucks her teeth and looks at me with disdain. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

It read “You can smile again” and showed a white woman smiling with bleached teeth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Before she can stop me, I dart out of her grasp and sink my teeth deep into her hand. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I ran it across my teeth and tongue like Mom had taught me to. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were other wounds on his body from the teeth of the wild dogs. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem to stink much, but I brushed my teeth anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A grin crept across my face as I took back the fake teeth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Biff had noticed the boy’s teeth while talking to him during the interview. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The trader called upon the tobacco plantation looking for slaves of breeding age, preferably with all their teeth and of pliable disposition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She sits up straight and tall and shows off them giant teeth of hers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t! I tripped. It wasn’t because...you know. It’s not because he did the thing with his mouth where it went up and his teeth showed.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had small teeth set in vast expanses of gum; those round ears; and delicate, almost maidenly skin that tended to flush and pale with the waxing and waning of his digestive problems. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pearly whites. Not a lot of people in here have that. I myself wonder what happened to Ebony’s teeth.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was a small gap between her two front teeth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father bent over the saw, the file making the metal sing as he worked it over the teeth. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of having the sunless complexion and slight build of a yeshiva student, Sender clung onto the cord as tenaciously as a terrier, even going so far as to bare his teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

One day, after she had rushed off to take Nna to his piano lesson, she called Obinze to say, laughing, “Can you believe I forgot to brush my teeth?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It crashed down again and this time the silver teeth ripped across her eyes and her blood splattered the dirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When we married, I would try to imagine that he was almost as young as his teeth. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The problem for Bobby became that, since his teeth no longer had fillings, they also no longer had any support and became more fragile. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth are straight on top and crooked on the bottom. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I brushed my teeth, dressed, and hurried outside, where the first familiar person I spotted was Julian on his way up to the Lyceum. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was an old guy, comfortably into his sixties, with almost no teeth and a body that looked as if it had put up with all kinds of tough stuff in its day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Now you will die,” Wheat promised, gnashing his teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

This was because it fed on living things and had grown so fat and swollen in its greed that bits of the people it had eaten dripped from its scummy lips and crooked teeth. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my teeth together, vocal cords cut, they hurt so. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as he wrapped the sacking firmly around and her mother pried the clenched teeth open, Helvi poured a little warm milk and precious brandy down the pale cold throat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he smiled often, his lips curling back from his long white teeth. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Theodora,” she said, and closed her eyes and tightened her teeth together and wrapped her arms around herself, “it’s getting closer.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

With that, he pressed a piece of the fish against his teeth, sucking at it noisily. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s cute with his crooked bangs and missing front teeth. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Under the bones lurked a ruined and wretched creature with cracked brown teeth and a yellow tinge to the whites of his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Reynolds smiled, showing black teeth from chewing betel nut. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He has long teeth and a sneer, the greased black hair of a mean man. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Manchee’s going for his face, all teeth and claws, growls and roars. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I could hear Mama gritting her teeth, but when her voice came out, it sounded polite. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When he laughs you can see how white and small and pretty his teeth are and you can see his eyes shine. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’d timed his bathing session once, to maintain the sanctity of indisputable facts, and clocked an entire five minutes of him picking away claw jam with his teeth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He had left his father and was trying to scramble up the base of the Abbey wall with the small dagger clenched in his teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

With Bunnicula swinging peacefully from my teeth, I made my way stealthily toward the dining room as the last rays of sunlight gave way to the dark of night. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Both of her hands were clutched to her lower abdomen, and her teeth were gritted in pain. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking so hard that my teeth were chattering. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had barely begun to move away when Kapu leaped on her back and took her bare neck in his teeth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if they halted and stood still listening, they heard no more, nothing but the wind sighing over the edges of the stones — yet even that reminded them of breath softly hissing through sharp teeth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Her teeth rattled when she thought of the night, the time when Rasheed might at last decide to do to her what husbands did to their wives. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

"I hope you are better at filling cavities than making false teeth," Turtle said, gripping the arms of the dentist's chair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound set his teeth on edge and angered him in a way he had not felt since the day he had stabbed Emo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The result: over time he lost a number of teeth. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was made of metal, with rusty teeth that sank into the coyote’s back leg like monster jaws. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

Malachy runs from me, up the stairs, and now I hear Dad and Mam laughing till they see he can choke on the teeth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She’d brushed her teeth and put her hair in four rough braids after dampening it with water, little things to delay coming downstairs and facing the conversation she knew was lurking, waiting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“She roams the earth with pointed teeth and glowing eyes, looking for her children. If she finds a child awake, she will mistake them for her own and take them!” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A black man nearby had hoisted his son onto his shoulders, and the son was laughing, his mouth full of milky teeth, one missing from the upper row. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When she smiled, her teeth were black with decay. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Pax saw nothing but fur and teeth flashing in the grass and heard only yips and growls. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He closed his mouth and gritted his teeth; the peculiar paralyzing numbness was leaving. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“One shot, a big noise, one big pain in the head maybe, and that’s all. That’s better than stiffness and sore teeth.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t frightened of her sharp teeth, for I knew she wouldn’t hurt me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Kote stood with his back to the room, a stillness in his body and a terrible silence clenched between his teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had pigtails, a pink dress, and an impish grin with two missing teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The wildling grinned at him through a mouth of brown and broken teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was tough and rubbery, real work for the teeth, but filling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She clenched her teeth, driving hard forward for as long as she dared and then dodging to the side just in time to avoid a burst of artillery. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was armed with books the way the navy goes to sea armed to the teeth. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Fadi could see the gleam of her teeth in the moonlight. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

His teeth were chattering, his eyes went to and fro, he kept trying to drink from an empty horn. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to scrape my teeth with my tongue several times before the flavor dissipated into the familiar bittersweet oregano and garlic. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He clutches the headpiece in white-knuckled fists and pulls, screaming through gritted teeth, until a split zigzags across it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But when supper’s over and I go off to the bathroom to brush my teeth, I peek back through the doorway, and Dad’s over by Shiloh’s box, letting him lick his plate clean. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could also tell you that the children here are born with teeth and gnaw on bird bones in their cradles.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His teeth were long and yellow, his tail a spiked lash, his eyes the color of tombs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then he sank the knife in with a mighty push and his huge mouth roared a laugh so big I could see all the way back to his gold teeth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just waves him away, but she does not suck her teeth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tee adjusted an invisible pair of glasses and stuck out her front teeth. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling to himself but now instead of a real smile it looked like he was gripping his teeth together to get ready to bite something. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I seemed to recall my grandfather telling me that one picked a rabbit up by its neck with one’s teeth. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

The teeth at your bones are your own, the hunger is yours, forgiveness is yours. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her two front teeth are chipped, making a small upside-down Y in her smile. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Neal brushed April’s teeth with the little spongy pink toothbrush that was too soft to cut into her fragile gums. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I could see a large gold tooth staring at me like the blinding sun and then the rest of her teeth opened wide as if she were going to swallow me down in one piece. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she’s in the bathroom in the morning, Jordan has to be in there with her, placed up on the counter by the sink as she brushes her teeth. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

His teeth crunched on dirt, and there wasn’t much flavor, but he chewed as he watched another big worm creep slowly past his hand just inches beyond his reach. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Like her mother, her grandfather put a padlock on the door, and kept the key around his neck in the same suede pouch where he carried Clara’s teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Delighted to make your acquaintance,” she said, smiling and showing large front teeth. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each of them, in succession, had tried to break it — Da-Fu even tried to snap it with his teeth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He stalked across the yard, into the teeth of that wind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘Not that way! No, not that way!’ whispered Gollum, but the breath between his teeth seemed to tear the heavy stillness like a whistle, and he cowered to the ground in terror. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

That morning, the three of us brushed our teeth using neem twigs, like Amma said people had done in the old days. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t a classroom,” he replies through gritted teeth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What would you like? That I break your teeth by smashing your face?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her two front teeth were trimmed with gold. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dogs barked; a pair of them snarled, facing each other with bared teeth in the path, a dropped morsel between them. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Doctorita’s on TV, her teeth bleached white, a giant fake smile stuck to her face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the cracked teeth or blood was bothering him, he didn’t show it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When Hali stumbled and fell, he came at her again, slamming her backward, teeth tearing at her belly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Tentatively, my teeth crack the shells and dig into the soft, oily meat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru considered herself extremely lucky if she remembered to brush her teeth at night, much less floss. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he takes a long slurp of his drink until I hear the ice clink against his teeth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She put her head on one side as she spoke, flashing her too prominent teeth in what she supposed was a smile. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"See you cats in a minute," he said, flashing a mouthful of gold teeth. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was not a good face; it was hard, and cruel, and sensual, and his big white teeth, that looked all the whiter because his lips were so red, were pointed like an animal’s. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And she could hardly stop laughing long enough to tell me about the time some guy named Arthur Kruger got drunk and lost his false teeth at the church picnic. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He remembered its teeth and eyes well enough, but the most vivid part of the memory was the fear. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It looks like a prehistoric polar bear, except as tall as a skyscraper—and its jaws are open wide, revealing a row of sharp teeth, each one as long as the nearest towering ice structure. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The dog had taken a chunk out of the back of Satchmo's leg, left teeth marks that scarred in the shape of a sad face. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Riccio pushed his tongue through the gap in his teeth and kept his eyes fixed on Scipio. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to get himself together but couldn’t help thinking about how if Grandpop took his teeth out and his sunglasses off, he basically looked like a zombie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Gritting her teeth, she responded, “And I thought you would be the one to fix us something to eat.” Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio made a step toward her, but the dogs immediately bared their teeth. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and closed my eyes to hold down the puke. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

People who were dosed with mercury spat frequently and covered their mouths to hide their blackened teeth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grew hotter, tighter; his nerves were taut and his teeth were on edge. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He growled at me and showed his teeth. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asher bares his teeth and laughs, then rushes up to greet her. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because my skin is dark, my teeth look very white. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Dr. Calvin spoke through her teeth, “I would have resigned.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“What — the — devil—are — you — doing?” said Uncle Vernon through gritted teeth, his face horribly close to Harry’s. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Viola looks up to the entrance and puts her hands to her face and I can see her clench her teeth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Growling and showing his teeth, he started for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes were closed, lips drawn tightly against gritted teeth as they rolled on the ground. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Banging his knee against the golden lard bucket he used for school lunch, he contrived a good bass drum, while his tongue fluttered sharply against his teeth to fill in snare drums and occasional trumpets. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like how when saying it, my tongue touches the top of my teeth. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And when he saw her, cheeks red, teeth nibbling on her bottom lip, he knew they’d already said something. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I imagined a greedy surgeon with sharp teeth and long, skeletal fingers urging Marley to have the amputation. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ekon shuddered when he saw his yellowed teeth were pointed, like fangs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Davos almost bit his tongue off when his teeth jarred together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t break my skin, but I was going to have to be careful of her sharp baby teeth and those twisting tusks. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

By the time spring came, I had lost both front teeth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

At one time or another Palmer had seen every color in the crayon box on Beans’s teeth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It’s tough to tell whether her skin or teeth are the more perfect white. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

For example, a leader begins by miming actions such as teeth brushing, bouncing a ball, or eating food from a bowl, and the group imitates them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But now its teeth were drawn, its spirit spent. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, during the whole day, if he wanted to pick his teeth or merely to chew on something, he had only to reach up for one of them. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lets the others fall to the ground and then starts taping, ripping off the masking tape with his teeth. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He was dark—as dark as an African—and had a lovely smile, white, white teeth against his dark skin. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I think he is very beautiful, with his brown skin and brilliant white teeth and his dark appalled eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as if it were no big deal, she grabbed the jacket, put the button in her mouth, and used her teeth to nibble through the thread. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She clenched her teeth to keep it in line. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The sugar cane is sticky, and I chew it so hard that it hurts my teeth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Pseee,” Sam called, squeezing air between his teeth to make a bird sound. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“If you eat that stuff your teeth will drop out,” Mommy warned. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next comes this observation from my sister Ruth May: “Nobody here’s got very many teeth.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to knock his teeth out more than I wanted to board the ship. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Its head jerked sharp, the teeth sank, Loo shrieked again and shook his leg violently, so that the snake flew off, like a rope tossed into the grass. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Thank God I brushed my teeth real good this morning! A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She closed her lips and ran her tongue hard over her upper front teeth, then took another look. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Gritting my teeth, I forced in more air and something inside me relaxed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Wilcox has a habit of holding the tip of his tongue between his teeth. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The woman sucks her teeth and marches down the hall, her heels smacking on the tile floor. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He clenched his teeth against the pain and despair. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Dad used to make Mom’s eyes shine; now he makes her grind her teeth. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Some of them had no glass remaining inside their frames at all; others looked like mouths with jagged teeth. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

At first Robin’s teeth chattered, but in a few moments he was warmer and glad he had made the effort. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s huge. It could never get enough food. And look at its mouth. Look at those teeth.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Its eyes and teeth were a dull yellow, its skin pale and blotched with dark spots, its hair a long, matted nest. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Tears welled in my eyes, I clenched my teeth and in my mind called him ail sorts of obscene names as he lashed me mercilessly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank is watching one of his news programs and flossing his teeth. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And then I burrow into the blankets, situating the ice against my throbbing knee, a tight breath hissing between my teeth. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

An those teeth behind him at the tip of his tail, as he gave the heartiest jack-knife he had ever given. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad has scraped out the bitter white stuff with his teeth—according to him, it’s full of vitamins. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The smallpox had thinned her face until her teeth stuck out. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But Meggie couldn't keep her hands off any animal, however sharp its teeth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

With his body he seemed to feed the voice that, succubus like, had fleshed its teeth in him. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth were brown, and his breath stank of ale and onion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But then you grit your teeth and stick it out until dawn! The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A certain paperback book, an old comb with broken teeth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He may have been handsome, but his teeth were terrifying. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I yelled at the top of my lungs while Wilfrido gritted his teeth and tried to smile at the crowd. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Iron clanged on iron, teeth crashed on teeth, breath roared harshly, feet thundered on the hard-packed ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were worn to the gum, her once black hair was brown and sparse, and she was shrunken and frail-looking like a little old lady. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She sucked on her teeth and slowly lifted one eyebrow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She sucked in her stomach and pulled the fabric as far as possible, but the teeth of the zipper would not join. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hole looked like the separator’s mouth, and it had long, iron teeth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgot about the kid. He’s feisty. Really left some teeth marks in Big Tony’s trousers.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The grain I ground for chapatis had bits of chaff that got between our teeth. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling, thinking how like Jude’s was his craving to do the white man’s work, when two deweys came in with their beautiful teeth and said, “We sick.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Slower for sure, and maybe he’d lost the teeth that made the smile that made the sisters forgive him. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not screaming, not through clenched teeth, not with the veins pulsing in my forehead, but calmly. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ray sucked his teeth, like she was babying me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

You bite into it at its widest point, because it’s easier to grasp with your teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Laughter comes later, like wisdom teeth, and laughter at yourself comes last of all in a mad race with death, and sometimes it isn’t in time.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My teeth—God—huge, protruding from my jaw. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The whites of her teeth, too, if she were smiling, but she very much wasn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I felt my skin tighten, I couldn’t feel my face, and it seemed my ears had fallen off; my fingers hurt, and my teeth chattered. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Again Werner is impressed with how numerous and tiny his teeth are. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The wild stallion's heart was all muscle, and Dany had to worry it with her teeth and chew each mouthful a long time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Bob takes her in his teeth and slips away. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Nel looked away from the flash of pretty teeth to the other passengers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Not”—I squeezed the words through my teeth—“before you give me my journal. Like you said.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Face full of teeth white but not smiling. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even want to think about where those teeth would turn up,” she said, wiping her eyes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Gritting his teeth, he made it to the apex of the arch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Gilly bared her teeth and shook her head violently No at him. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was a white crust around the broad crescent of its mouth, and when it opened its jaws to roar again, something wet, white, and foaming dripped from its pointed teeth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Papá cursed and clenched his teeth each time he plowed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Its mouth gaped open, teeth shining, tongue lolling. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But something had maimed him, scarred him like Reverend Cooper’s knot, like Saul’s missing teeth, and like his own father. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You broke his arm, his nose, and I’ll bet his teeth are never going to look that pretty again. His parents are threatening to sue the school and file charges against you.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She let Thorn and Valley pull ahead, gritted her teeth, and turned around, hands up. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned around Liam with an apologetic smile, and I paused at the door, momentarily stunned by how white and straight his teeth were. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A millisecond later, the monster’s head slammed into the tree and the impact nearly knocked my teeth out. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

By the fire of a dragon or the hands of a giant or the teeth of a wolf or the spear of a man. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I put on one of my nice shirts, the kind with buttons, and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I pull my lower lip all the way in between my teeth. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I swear it looks like teeth marks in the sidewall.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neel switched it off after making sure a long, still log nearby didn’t have teeth and eyes. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still clenching the knife in my teeth, I ease myself off the edge of the platform. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I think were in Carlsbad Caverns,” Annabeth said, her teeth chattering. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Annabeth couldn’t help thinking how easily those needlelike teeth could sink into her neck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I didn't want a little brown aragonite figurine of T. rex, with its mouth open and its teeth bared, nor did I want the Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period poster. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He was given a medical deferment for the braces he wore on his teeth, and told to report back in a year. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But then her expression twisted and she bared her teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Charlie planted herself in my bedroom doorway with her hands on her hips, the head of a black bishop clenched between her teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They could hear the wood splintering under his teeth—a sound like a mouse in a shed wainscot at midnight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, it had those teeth and claws that would easily turn Anya's flesh into ribbons. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When Kabuo approached from one side the boy had stared up at him and spoke through clenched teeth in tremulous German. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to the shark to get a better look at the ridges on the serrated teeth, leaning the sketch pad on my left forearm, to make a quick sketch of the steak-knife points. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He smiled, his teeth unnervingly white, his dimple unnervingly handsome. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His teeth were as white as the snowflakes that were settling on his jacket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We got through by the skin of our teeth...It was a narrow escape from a grave disaster,” Roosevelt wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The giant approached, grinning at her with his solid silver teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand how you can think about birds when you don’t even have your teeth, Mama,” said Blanca, who was still not used to her mother’s new, toothless expression. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, Jude, do you know there’s a lemon wrapped around your teeth?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When he greeted them with a tip of his straw hat with the shimmering blue feather, his huge smile revealed only occasional teeth. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The captain showed his teeth in something that might have been intended as a smile though it gave his narrow face a feral look. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

People crowded close among snowcapped stones while a priest with chattering teeth held his Bible and tried to speak. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

One of his teeth was larger than the others. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Plowing over the soft earth like a fly on summer butter and holding his head clear, he suddenly found himself face to face with Blackavar, who sank his front teeth into his throat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In time the place was homier than his own room at the Y. “How ’bout a corn muffin?” said Grayson, choosing something easy on his bad teeth and aching gums. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you thought of a bezoar all by yourself, did you, Harry?” she asked through gritted teeth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They washed up, combed their hair, and even brushed their teeth. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

All three of us hugged our own knees and chattered our teeth a little. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He now came creeping back, his teeth chattering and his fingers snapping. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Like offering candy to a child and then yanking back your hand with some excuse about saving his teeth, I thought. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roses, thorny as orcs, sank their teeth into my chest and face. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I bite the pencil in half with my magnificent teeth. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I didn't like seeing her without her teeth, though. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone else just gritted their teeth and got through the day. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Lamb Men. Would that lambs had teeth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It spreads, slow and sodden, loosening her teeth, weighing down her limbs, darkening the scar on her withered chest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We smile and show our teeth when we run errands in town. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and I get a little madder and I say it yet again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It sticks to his teeth and he turns his head sideways when he chews, trying to get it off. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Qotho's lips skinned back from his crooked brown teeth in a terrible mockery of a smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She smiles with her brown teeth at me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Colorful rubber bands woven over metal braces covered her teeth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She sucks her teeth, because even saying such a thing—heaven forbid. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise turned to her inquisitor, a young woman with a small hat, small features, and small sharp teeth. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But they were attacked by a monster with milk-blue eyes and sawtooth skin and teeth like spears jutting from its lower jaw. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then I unzip her jacket and pull it, first from her left arm, and then from her right arm, gritting my teeth as I slide it from beneath her heavy body. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When his mouth opened, she could see bits of broken bone and charred flesh between his black teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to return to grammar school violence, the cherished honor of the schoolyard that wasn’t honor at all, the necessity of proving yourself by bloody noses and black eyes and broken teeth. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took off the contraption and explained to Dad that, because my front teeth stuck out so badly, I needed braces, but they cost twelve hundred dollars, so I had made my own. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s smoking a lot so he won’t feel hungry all the time; his teeth are breaking apart from decay. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It resembles a piece of dead wood while stationary, though closer examination will reveal finned paws and very sharp teeth. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nestled in a scrap of purple velvet was a tiny jar of Mariam’s baby teeth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Her upper lip was thin, her teeth too small. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Surgeons continued the common habit of holding a knife between their teeth to free their hands while operating. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’d walked past a group of would-be girlfriends who sucked their teeth at me and said my name like it was curdled milk they couldn’t wait to spit out. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dentist said I was grinding my teeth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He’s pulling a lip between his teeth, and he’s fumbling behind his back to switch on a lamp, and he’s thinking, I like this person. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His lips are drawn back and the teeth make a big grin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth and clasped my hands together until it was over. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I brush my teeth, curl my hair, manicure my nails and dab peroxide on my upper lip to bleach the black hairs—all this in less than half an hour. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I caught Byron using mine once to shine up some quarters and another time to brush Blackie’s teeth. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except my teeth felt fuzzy, like I hadn’t brushed them before bed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke got up and told the boys to take care of their plates, to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There would still be a lot of tears, runny noses, wailing, and grinding of teeth. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The man’s eyes bulged; his mouth gaped as wide as his face; his teeth showed; the muscles of his neck were like ropes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth are crowded together, not entirely straight. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I show my teeth like a good girl. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t let the two mean dogs rough up a weak old stray who looked like he might not even have any teeth. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he thought of his Aunt Jimmy, her asafetida bag, her four gold teeth, and the purple rag she wore around her head. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You piece of scum,” says Jade through gritted teeth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

On August 14 Willy cut two teeth, as Emma recorded in her diary; and the next day there were riots in the pottery factories—including Wedgwood Pottery. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She goes to the bathroom and brushes her teeth while admiring her hair in the mirror. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was not looking for decay but for gold teeth. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt something hit my teeth, and discovered it was the bit for my mask. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He did that thing again, where he pulled back his Ups and showed me his teeth. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a powerful snap, he bit off his tongue with his own teeth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The man sat in a chair, holding his stomach and leaning forward with pain, and blood streamed around his teeth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter that I’ve lived in Chicago forever; the winters here are always a kick in the teeth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A desire to cover her foot with his hand and gently nibble away the itch from the calf with his teeth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma Georgina fainted, Grandma Josephine dropped her false teeth, Grandpa George put his head under the blanket, and Mr. and Mrs. Bucket came rushing in from the next room. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Another woman might have thrown her defiance in his teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He made a clattering, clicking sound, like dry teeth on bone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Dad smiles at me with lots of teeth, and it makes his eyes disappear into his face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She digs the chocolate out from between her teeth and takes another bite of candy. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I offer the candy to Grandma Knife, who displays her uneven teeth. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He had been full of the idea so long, dreamed it right through to the end, waited with his teeth set, so to speak, at an inconceivable pitch of intensity. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

This was harder than I thought, and in the end, I used my teeth. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He rinsed the soap out of his hair, brushed his teeth, and used the complimentary mouthwash to get rid of the cheese taste. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Count smiled, and as his lips ran back over his gums, the long, sharp, canine teeth showed out strangely; he answered:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He looks my way again, still sucking his teeth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Arthur’s teeth were super white with his canine tooth chipped. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Four inches around and the teeth marks just gouged in. Remember what Bunny said?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Enobaria looks to be about thirty and all I can remember about her is that, in hand-to-hand combat, she killed one tribute by ripping open his throat with her teeth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled slowly and Lourdes saw a stained band along his front teeth, like the watermarks on a pier. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In January, the wind makes your bones crack. I’d give my teeth to stand over a hot stove. And no one has ever died making sauce.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Tool’s eyes flicked to the captain, and his sharp teeth gleamed in a brief smile. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Quietly, they went to the bathroom and washed the sleep from their eyes and brushed their teeth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Interest and discounts, addition, subtraction he worked out on the abacus with his little restless sausage fingers, and his brown friendly eyes roved over the grocery and his teeth flashed at the customers. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When one cow dared To moo, mi perrito barked And showed his flashing teeth. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even up in the citadel, the teeth caused her to shiver. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He sat still and quiet for the most part, but yipped when I accidentally caught his skin with the metal teeth. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She clenched her teeth at its preciousness, lovely as a young calf, a piglet, a little dog. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d stopped crying; I felt cold from head to foot, my teeth were chattering. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter smiled, and her daemon bared his white teeth in a grin of implike pleasure. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I went inside to the Negro rest room, splashed cold water on my face and brushed my teeth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are so slippery and shaky, I have to tear the bag open with my teeth. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mother would say how sorry she was that there was not money enough to get braces to straighten my teeth. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spun the cylinder of his revolver with his thumb over and over—a sound like chattering teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“This is one of Babe Ruth’s front teeth. Got knocked out by a bartender.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her jaw unhinged, and her yellow teeth elongated into fangs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Six years, mayhap? My front teeth had fallen out.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and kept hacking away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaunty curled his lip in a lopsided smile, exposing a few stained teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I grind my teeth so hard the pain in my throat moves up to my temples. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our trailer is tiny, even for a trailer, so Mom and I were bumping into each other as we rushed around trying to brush our teeth, dress, and eat breakfast. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

With a lipstick she drew a wide ugly mouth with frightening teeth in the vicinity of the nipple. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has a large nose and crooked teeth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

If you don’t know how to eat a guava, the seeds end up in the crevices between your teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Celaena said through her teeth, pulling the bowstring back even farther. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Conor gritted his teeth and answered, “I’m fine right where I am.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the top of the box are two pieces of metal that look like teeth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

If they talk too long their gums get sore and the teeth have to come out.Then they sit talking by the fire with their faces collapsed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth as the daily value of pork chops was tabulated, longing to be at home with my writing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we played soccer in the yard, the babushkas would suck their teeth, because Ali Shekari was a high-flying acrobat with the ball. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

How did she manage to recover her teeth? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In an impossible move, Ripred tore out one’s throat with his teeth while his back feet blinded the second. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The clouds had all disappeared, and moonlight brought the ruins into sharp relief, the buildings like rows of broken teeth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her head rolled back, and I saw that her mouth was partially open and her teeth were rimmed with mud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night Coraline lay in bed, all bathed, teeth cleaned, with her eyes open, staring up at the ceiling. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Then I raked off the filling with my two front teeth, as I always did. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his mouth to hide his broken teeth, and said, “I need to speak with your commander.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Drink, Lucas,” she coaxed him, and when he clamped his teeth shut she pried them open and made him drink. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, when my heart slows and I can feel oxygen fill my nose, I show him my teeth. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Come on, man," I said, sucking my teeth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She looked up as she put it between her small sharp teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His babypink lips were lifted off his teeth in a snarl. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth, heft Hector the Neglected higher onto my hip, and walk into the middle of the road. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

His mouth widens in a huge grin, bioloaf coating his front teeth. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He barreled toward Archer with a wild look in his black eyes, lips pulled back from his teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“How much should I drink?” he says, and I think I hear his teeth chattering. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then she climbed out too, very painfully, shivering and teeth chattering, and reached in for Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to weigh very little, wear very little, or have my teeth fixed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"He holds the world record for pulling the most nails out of a piece of wood with his teeth." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She threw her head back and her cackling laugh showed off her old-lady teeth which looked like a couple rows of tiny marble tombstones. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He took out a knife—Piper’s knife—and started picking his teeth with it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I think you ought to go away really almost at once, in case my disillusioned mouth should suddenly determine to introduce you to my great gQb, which have teeth in them also. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slats takes the gate in his teeth and shakes it again. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she smiled, her teeth were black with it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The attendant at the door gives me a wide smile that's missing several teeth and quickly ushers me in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As they say in the Old Testament, there was much consternation and gnashing of teeth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But he made it without incident to Harvey’s, and he was pleased to see Harvey hadn’t lost any more teeth during the week. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was all gums and teeth because nobody really knew what to do. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see that he had two teeth. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Peeling the skin back with my teeth, I bite into the flesh, knowing that in Amit's presence, I can eat it Bengali-style. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was not always able to make herself do other things — to brush her teeth, for example, or to put cream on her face. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hall eventually agreed through clenched teeth to send Frush a check and was granted passage through the Icefall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Freddie showed a few gold teeth but said nothing, so Macon knew it was Pilate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and inhaled slowly through my nose, aware that I was gritting my teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Noah, don’t stop,” she said through clenched teeth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She snared it between her teeth to play tug-of-war. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I can still see her smile with the space between her teeth. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

They don’t have long, sharp teeth or muscular, lithe bodies. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp crack rang out into the teeth of the storm. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason I thought of Lord Tibe’s teeth....The king had given me the freedom of the country; I would avail myself of it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t going to hurt your little four-eyed sister moron brother,” Buck said, lying through his teeth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at his face and he’s sucking his lips in between his teeth. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his face was tilted back, his lips retracted and teeth bared in a ghoulish parody of a smile. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Malcolm sat down to gnaw at the bread and cheese and found it hard going, but his stomach was glad of the effort his teeth were making. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her hair writhed and twined about her head, and her teeth were sharp as knives... Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Dentists see kids who’ve had their teeth knocked out all the time,” she assured him, tucking the shirts into a drawer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Gritting my teeth, I drag the blade down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She released the grip on her jacket and took the fake teeth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“But Mom, this is what I look like in second grade,” he’d argued, sticking his tongue into the hole where his teeth used to be just for the sheer joy of it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth, lowered my legs into the dark, and let go. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He looked in Mrs. van D.’s mouth and found two teeth that made her wince with pain and utter incoherent cries every time he touched them. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and shift my arm down, firing at Eric’s foot. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In the ultraviolet light, his teeth and eyes are glowing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The black king was in one curled fist, shiny with spit and dented with teeth marks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He scooped some dirty water into his mouth, then swished it around, trying to filter it with his teeth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He had this big gap between his two front teeth. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Even the sound of the waves lapping at the hull was wrong—like the clacking of teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Likens, the principal, came rushing in and pulled her tongue out and then put a fold of notebook paper between her teeth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They make gaping holes on the block, like missing teeth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t ask for what you gave me,” he said through clenched teeth. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

It’s done with a slight grimace as they suck air through their teeth, which makes an interesting hiss. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Hermione,” Harry said, through gritted teeth, “will you shut up for a bit, please? I’m trying to concentrate.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He’s too worried about the teeth he's got left to be a decent Bulldog. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mom slapped me so hard my teeth hurt. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The juggling man dropped his bowling pins and grinned with graying teeth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My front teeth were extremely sharp and it didn't take me long to make a small hole. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She clamped her mouth shut and clenched her teeth. “—an’ that’s all there is to it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ma Charles coughed or rolled her eyes or made a sound that was as good as teeth sucking. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He actually bared his teeth and began to make this low, scary growl in his throat. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The bandage was still on her forehead but the rest of her face was little marked except for the hollow cheek on the side where the teeth were missing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear her Dad grinding his teeth together in a nervous way as they came up the steps. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was in her nightgown, and had put her teeth in because she liked to nibble crackers while she wrote in her diary. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its gray nose came close, sniffing loudly, and then the lips drew back and the strong teeth closed on Jody’s fingers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him stride off to get the spear, a little boy with thin arms and legs like sticks, wearing a big string of sea- elephant teeth. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Remember when I brought the false teeth to church?" he says. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She fed her powdered eggshell so her milk would be good and her teeth strong, and recited the prayers of Bethlehem for a healthy delivery. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai gritted his teeth as he waited for the first blow. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled at her using all of my teeth. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The power of almost all animals depends on their bodies: the strength of their muscles, the size of their teeth, the breadth of their wings. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother could slurp her teeth louder than anybody I knew. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

One day he forgot to put in his false teeth, which at night he left in a glass of water beside his bed, and he never put them in again. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Folk said it was a sport in which a bear, with its teeth broken off deliberately, was chained to a post and set upon by a pack of dogs. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The mother yawns, baring her yellow teeth before she nuzzles her head against the baby on her chest. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He holstered the gun, and, shooting his three brown teeth at everyone from a wide grin as he politely tipped his hat to the onlookers, he walked outside and headed home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark-skinned, bearded, with broken teeth and a broken smile, if ever one erupts. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

We walked back to the house and he installed the lock, humming to himself and smiling, flashing his baby teeth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Bill kisses his teeth and glares at her. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

But my grandfather just laughs, makes us open our mouths to show the strong Irby teeth we've inherited from his side of the family. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

So he sent for the lad and he came, and he was a man grown now, but still he was rude and still his teeth were as they were. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Rose’s drawing, then added large green teeth to his own. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I waited for Mom to say something about that, but when I looked up at her, she was smiling a smile without teeth. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He padded out in front of Jon, his teeth bared in a silent snarl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We’ve heard how they sharpened their teeth and stormed the invaders in northeastern Congo, feeding on nothing but rage. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Ugo’s lips stretched into a nasty smile, exposing pink gums and broken teeth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Every time, Palmer would look straight into that crayon box of teeth and say, “Sure thing.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

To get to the back teeth, I have to reach into my mouth with my fingernails and scrape away the thick, yellow crust. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bottom: A peccary can be ferocious when threatened and makes a rattling sound by chattering its teeth to scare off predators. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

They could sell the hides and teeth in Palm Beach besides having fun together till work got pressing. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

John, drowsing in the sunlight, put the toes of his right foot into his mouth and ran them along the place where his teeth were just beginning to come through. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

His pant leg is ripped by the teeth of a police dog, not as fierce as my Guapo back home, but scary-fierce anyway. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

And yet he knew that it would come again—the darkness was full of demons crouching, waiting to worry him with their teeth again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

His pale face is contorted and his teeth are gritted, and he holds me over the chasm as spots appear on the edges of my vision, crowding around his face, green and pink and blue. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Dad’s weird because he’s afraid we’re going to be cripplingly and emotionally damaged,” Maya replied, her pen between her teeth as she flipped back and forth between her physics textbook and her lab book. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She went to the mirror to adjust her hijab, brushed her teeth, and left the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Every so often before brushing my teeth and laying out my clothes for school the next day, I opened the lid of the box and ate one of his treats. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Bristle bared her teeth and snarled at her brother. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It made her teeth ache when she thought about it, so she tried not to think about it too often. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My teeth snapped the fuzzy skin and I wiped the juice from the corner of my mouth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We call him Bucky Rogers because of his beaver teeth—they hang all the way down to his chin! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crushed oyster shells underfoot rattled the wagon so that I could feel the vibrations in my teeth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at all the cities and towns below reminds me of borders, which remind me of Esteban and his perfect white teeth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He said it while brushing his teeth, his speech muffled by the toothbrush and toothpaste. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Art tucked another stick of Juicy Fruit between his teeth and wished this was not his responsibility. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He started mumbling some African talk against it then commenced to crying in quiet jerking noises that made his teeth rub up against my skin and made the chains on his arms and legs rattle. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A huge smile that filled her eyes and showed all her teeth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But the Indian Health Service funded major dental work only once a year, so I had to have all ten extra teeth pulled in one day. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Something was now climbing slowly, and its breath came like a soft hissing through closed teeth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I could see it growing like desert tumbleweeds below the teeth that showed in Cade’s astonished grin. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I want to show the beauty of our people, that we are not all banditos like they show on TV, munching cuchfritos and sipping beer through chipped teeth. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rena was no scow-like catboat, but a sleek four-master, bound around the Horn with a bone in her teeth in search of rare spices and the priceless treasure of the Indies. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the truck regained its balance, the front part of the bulldozer that looks like angry teeth slammed to the ground. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were large and crooked, eyeteeth missing. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you use to have braces on your teeth?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was remarkable how he could show every one of those brilliant teeth even when he wasn’t talking. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

In the shower’s obscurity, all I could see was a black shadow and gleaming white teeth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the way, she was the one who could take out her top teeth. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You could hear the poor girl’s teeth ratding, Hakim, she was shivering so hard.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The monster’s huge muscled form loomed over the rest of the thugs, its doglike muzzle snarling and showing its teeth to scare back the hungry people. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It barks in my ear, and I clench my teeth to keep from screaming. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sculpted by the intense solar rays, glowing a radioactive shade of turquoise, the towers reared like giant shark’s teeth out of the surrounding rubble as far as the eye could see. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my teeth together and scrunched my eyes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

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

You’re a milk drinker with milk teeth that fall out and you bleed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

‘They always likes a bone or two to clean their teeth on about tea-time, which you ’as a bagful.’ Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The tip of his tongue played between his teeth, and in the clamp of his thighs he held two small ceramic basins. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She no longer threw her head back and laughed with all her teeth showing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often he straightened his bow tie and grinned with perfect pearl white teeth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Clenching my teeth, 1 promised myself I wouldn’t plead with nobody, but I would take what I had coming. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It be good for exercising my teeth and making my mouth taste better, but it tastes like...grass, I would say.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first policeman snaps flesh off his apple with his teeth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She brushed her teeth three times and changed her clothes twice. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When there was a heroine, she weighed very little, wore very little, and had had her teeth fixed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, the ball comes flying at us, and, cigarette between his teeth, Charlie steps backward once, twice, once more, as if he’s not in any hurry, as if he knows he’s got this. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His teeth are broken off, both of the front ones. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelton smiles, revealing that his braces are off and his teeth have been wrangled artificially straight. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he turned his head to adjust the blanket over her, she raised up and sank her teeth in his cheek. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bear sinks its teeth into the fish's flesh because it must; it never terrorizes a deer for a night of fun, just because it can. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the mouth came closer, my eyes went straight to the huge, serrated teeth, gnarly and sticking out at different angles. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I threw him a grin and he sucked his teeth and walked away. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

A minute later, the guard hustled into the room with his hands full of large pointy teeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

We were working so close to the camp’s electric fence that I could smell the singed air and feel the voltage it shed vibrating in my teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Wedge it between your back teeth,” Kaz said as he handed the disks to the others. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The majority looked like battered combs that were missing teeth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t want my granddaughter to have to take out my teeth and put them in a glass of water fizzing with tablets like I did with Abuelo Jorge. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her lips and looked at her teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, with the tip of his tongue between his teeth, he was gouging his name in the wood of the dresser with his knife. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His teeth are beautiful, the loveliest I’ve seen so far on these streets. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Glass Glasses All day I practice squeezing hisses through my teeth. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

There’s a royal photographer right on the other side of the fence, so he smiles winningly and says through his teeth, “Let’s get it over with.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Gary was fifty, with that smooth Lacks skin, a thin mustache and soul patch, and a gap between his front teeth that the girls loved. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The teeth sucked up the light, and darkness closed around Tayo with an ambush of voices in English and Japanese. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst part of all was their teeth, six-inch incisors that protruded out of their whiskered mouths. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She says she knows all about teeth and bones and rickets but beggars can’t be choosers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I debated whether or not to go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Gnawing off the last bits of nail polish, trying to keep my teeth from chattering. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z