| 单词 | tilt |
| 例句 | She tilts her head and her blond ponytail swings to the side. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He pulls back and tilts my chin up, so we’re face-to-face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z One girl, wearing a pale-green windbreaker, tilts her head to the side. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The wolf-thing snapped up the fry and tilted its head at us like it wanted more. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Calvin closed his eyes and tilted his head into the wind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z You could see the streets tilting skyward and the houses scattered over them like varicolored beads, and the brightest cluster of beads was the Tang people s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I lean back in my chair, head tilted toward the ceiling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He didn’t lower his sunglasses, but his mouth, his flared nostrils, and the tilt of his head communicated defiance and even hate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ambrose tilts his head to the side, which makes the fedora on top start to slide off. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z In response, I tilted the laptop screen so the little bonobo came into the picture. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z His head was tilted forward, and warm liquid filled his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Widget lifts his glass, tilting it toward the darkened window by the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She tilted her head to one side and stared right at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Malik tilts his head, and, because he’s Malik, he goes for it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z That same night, she came right out and asked him if he would like to tilt with her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His head was still tilted to one side, like a curious child, wondering what would happen if he proceeded. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She looks right at him, and she answers the questions about him, even though the microphone is tilted too far up and even though she’d been throwing up from stress all morning. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The only furniture in the room was a huge chair puffed with gray silk cushions, a tilted reading table, and a floor lamp deeply hooded. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Beside her on the table lay a black purse, black gloves, and a little round black hat with a brim that tilted up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z His usually straight nose had tilted to a crooked angle. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Just as I do, I see her head tilt slightly to the left and her knees buckle. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Headlights tilted up mean there are people in the back, weighing down the vehicle, says Alexander D. Hernandez, a supervisor in Cotulla, Texas. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Then it lifted slowly, tilted, and jerked into the air. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes passersby would tilt their head and deliver an undeserved smile. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As he kicked and struggled, it tilted and then, while the rabbits watched from the bank, moved slowly across the pool and grounded on the opposite side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The building tilted, and Ear slid up against the railing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Layla, who had picked up Aaron, tilted her head at her sister. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The flight engineer called some figures to the pilot, who confirmed them, and Lord Roke sank back into the shadows, holding tight to the struts and beams as the airship plunged and tilted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The floor tilted and Mark stumbled and fell onto the cot, then pushed himself to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Wait...I recognize you,” said the makara slowly, tilting its head as it considered Boo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back to find office furniture floating above me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Ah. Okay, here we go,” she says, tilting the screen toward me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Already they clasped their hands over their bellies in almost the same way; their heads tilted toward one another like two halves of a drawbridge. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “So when I’m a freshman, Gus takes me to the Osprey—” I tilt my head, confused. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Eyes closed, head tilted to the side, he listened to the clocks. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z They went into the woods and the man squatted and looked at the gray and wasted figure under the tilted sheet of plywood. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The ship shuddered and tilted in the sky. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She starts to tilt, and Justyce catches her by the shoulders to keep her from falling. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She tilted her head, and was pleased to see the pleasure with which Ralph authoritatively obliged. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Lizzie looked at him for a long time, tilting her head to one side as if trying to figure him out—which was what she was doing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The other sat in a chair tilted back to the plate-glass window of the shop. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get his mouth as wide open as you can and tilt his head back a little and we’ll just drop it in and see.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She flinched to her right, and all of a sudden the raft tilted sharply, and, regrettably, I was unable to follow her instructions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She tilted her head from side to side as if she knew about my force field and was trying to find a way to penetrate it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z James tilted his head to the side as if he were listening to his cowlick’s reply. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” I said, tilting the bottle a bit, pretending to study the label. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Her bed is tilted up more than Mom's. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Finn had to tilt his head way back just to see his brother’s face. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Head tilted, he watches Coach like, like he’s some wild creature. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The bird tilted its head and looked back at her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Joon tilts his head back and then scrambles up on his feet. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She tilts her head a bit, and Bailey can see the hint of a smile playing around her lips. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s them, the jousting dwarfs, the ones who tilted for the queen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She kept staring at me, her head tilted a little to the side like she was trying to figure something out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She tilted her head back and splashed more water onto her face, blinking furiously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When she tilted her head, she seemed to break into three different people again...misty afterimages blurring together, like a photograph of someone moving too fast to capture. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Whenever we passed her, she tilted toward us with a gloating smirk on her face. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Oh my,” she whispers as her head slowly tilts upward and the reflected colors from the bulbs paint her face. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z A rusted cast-iron stove with a gaping hole on its side tilted against a wall. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She stepped into the cover of the bushes, stumbling as the world became dark and light and tilted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mom screamed, squeezing the sides of the wheelchair as I tilted it backward. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Martin tilts backward in his chair and looks up at the ceiling. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z As she stood there in the middle of the sidewalk, with her head tilted up at us, and that quizzical look on her face, she looked like a mischievous child. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She put her hands on her hips and tilted her head. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “My pleasure,” answered Nurse Molly, putting her hand under my chin and tilting my face up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z His hair lay close to his skull in gray twists, and his chin tilted slightly heavenward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Her laptop sat on the counter in front of her, but it was tilted up, so Finn couldn’t see what was on the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The bow tilted downward, and the next thing I knew we were all in the water. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cutie Pi has cancer. He has a tumor at the base of his brain. You may have noticed that he tilts his head a lot.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The boy calmed visibly, his eager, doglike face tilted toward the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She tilts the rearview mirror away from me and starts to apply lipstick. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He lit it, let a little molten wax gather around the wick, and tilted it out onto the thwart and set the candle upright in it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Walters tilts his head like he doesn’t Get It but I don’t want to explain right now because I’m busy drawing. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head down and looked over his glasses at me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He runs across the sand at full tilt, then stops and stares up at the ramparts rearing above him as though imagining pennants and cannons and medieval archers ranged along the parapets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then Bear bowed his head, but tilted it somewhat sideways, so as to keep an eye on me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “But please, when you see an opportunity . . .” He presses his hand to my cheek, cold and strong, and tilts my head up so I have to look at him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I swear, that garage looked like it was going to fall right over, tilting sideways with the door hanging off one hinge. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A helicopter hovered over the far end of the field, tilted at a crazy angle, and then flew off. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The four girls watched their father's naughty smile tilt on his face. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z My office tilted, and I clung to the arms of my chair for fear of winding up on the carpet. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Head tilted back, Flora Baumbach squirted drops in her eyes, blinked, and stared again at the moving tape. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The way to reveal a helix was to tilt the oriented TMV sample at several angles to the X-ray beam. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He tilts his head at the campus gate across the street. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z His head was tilted back and his nostrils were flaring. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A stony beach, a stony ledge or two, some pines—a few toppled over with their heads in the water, a few tilted, most of them still straight. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He stopped to ask the curly-haired girl a question, his voice tilting up at the edge of his words—with tension or hurry, V could not be sure. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z They tilted their heads in unison, first pointing their beaks at the girl on the ground, then following the erased crow, then looking back at the girl. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The raft tilted down suddenly on one side. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog landed on all fours and held still, head tilted to one side, alert to the abrupt change in Alex’s mood. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I saw Halley tilt the bottle and the oily amber of brandy sloshing into the glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand, head tilted back, trying to decide where to put them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In Jason's dream, the building seemed to tilt under his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She reached for the control that in a gyropter would tilt the airfoil, and pushed the throttle forward, and at once the intention craft leapt into the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Even adults slightly tilt their guess about where a person will look for a hidden object in the direction of where they themselves know the object to be. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z And sure enough, her creation tilted just a little too much to one side and sailed downward in a fabuloso explosion of Legos. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Tompkin tilted his knees to one side to let us pass, and Jay Stringer and Colin put their heads together and then Jay laughed. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z It was all in the tilt of her head and the tightness of her shoulders. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The witch tilted her head back, resting it against his shoulder as he drove forward, inch by miserable inch, each wave pulling them back, as if the sea was unwilling to relinquish its hold. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He'd unlaced her bodice and was tilting his cup to pour a thin trickle of wine over her breasts so he might lap it off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Instead I let her lace her fingers through mine and tilted my neck so that my face lined up with hers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A heart-shaped face that, with its large forehead, and small mouth, and slightly receding chin, seemed to tilt forward. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The prince tilts his head to study me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Now, finish what—” His cool voice trailed away as his shadowed hood slowly tilted to look toward the sky. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She still couldn’t see him, but the tips of the ferns bent and tilted at his passage, sending ripples among the fiddleheads. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There was a tilt to his head, a narrowing of his eyes, that meant he still harbored hope. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He pressed it against his nose and leaned against the kitchen counter, his head tilted back, his eyes teary. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The trunk wants to tilt up; I push it down with all my might. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I circled to the left because, like I said, the house tilted and if it suddenly collapsed, I didn’t want it to fall on me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The woman tilts her head as though she did not catch the meaning of the question. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Behind him, in the rows, Megan crossed her arms, Jackie’s head was tilted as if watching an unusual animal at the zoo. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Tyrion saw one great fool of a knight trying to ride across, urging a terrified horse over gunwales and oars, across tilting decks slick with blood and mAlmg with green fire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Concealed partly by the raised barrels and their concrete emplacements, partly by my tilted umbrella, I kept hidden, but still managed a good look. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Most of the fence lines tilted drunkenly but still retained their intimidating character. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I tilt my head, feeling a calm that cannot be ascribed to the situation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Shorty needed more than a minute to start breathing semiregularly; then he tilted a little onto his side and heaved and flopped back again, his eyes fixed on the starry sky. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mong,” she said, all long and drawn-out, tilting her head to the side. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z All I did was laugh, so he looked back at the bridge and tilted his head a little, said: “Why’s it all red like that?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The skull moved subtly under the features, the angle of her forehead tilting back, her chin becoming more defined, her jaw stronger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She tilted her head and peered down the boulders at the boy. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I can tell because it doesn’t move if the box is tilted a little but, once tilted more, will move all at once. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Finishing, she tilted Cole’s head up and put some pills gently inside his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Yossarian sipped the bubbles off the top and tilted his head back. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her head was tilted back slightly, and she held her hands out in a theatrical gesture. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She lowered her head and tilted it so that a great red eye could look at him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She breathed—in and out, in and out—and tilted her head, her sharp kneecaps pushing against her cheekbone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Along the way, tables full of people stretch their legs or tilt back their chairs to form an obstacle course that begs me to spill my drink. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I tilt forward and suddenly I’m upside down. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Only when he looked from Naomi to the two little ones did he notice the similar shape of the eyes, a certain tilt of the upper lip. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They kept still, tilting their heads to the wide silence, straining to hear. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dalton had her hands clasped tightly in front of her and her face was still tilted, higher now, and her white lips were parted. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I swallow a breath and try to hold it behind my sternum as I gingerly tilt and try to put weight on the leg, but I can’t. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z James punched his fists in the air and tilted his head back to shout at the ceiling, “STEVE SURVIVES!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He pushed the cart off the road and tilted it over where it could not be seen and they left their packs and went back to the station. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He tilted his head back while he chewed, wary about getting crumbs on his shirtfront. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They were just beginning to grasp the task that lay ahead: the task of believing that it had really happened, that the citadel had really tilted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “The queen watched us tilt,” Penny was telling the other slaves in line, “but that was the only time we saw her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She bats her eyelashes, tilts her head, and says, "Which do you prefer?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon hearing this, Will and John broke into great laughter and patted him on the back, crowing out the motto, tilting comedically, embracing him until he too laughed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I stand behind Max, one hand on his tilted neck while the other holds a wet cloth to his nose. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He tilts his head and she tries to convince herself he is studying it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The warders in the guards’ station whack the side of their wireless and tilt it this way and that, but only static comes out of its speaker. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her mouth was serious, but her smile showed itself around the corners of her eyes, in the tilt of her head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His head was tilted back so water could spurt up from his mouth in an arc. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She just sat back in her chair, her head slightly tilted, and I could tell by looking into her eyes that she had gone somewhere far away. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z His pope hat tilted sideways on his head like a gas gauge dropping toward empty. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The wares were stacked in tall towers that seemed to tilt precariously. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She tilted her head as if she was suddenly seeing me in a whole different light. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She was swinging slowly, and since she was the only one on the swing, it was tilting to one side. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Pi tilts his head like he is trying to understand what’s happening. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back and see a sky full of stars. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Naomi tilted her glass to free up the last sweet drops of lemonade at the bottom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He jerked the wheel, and the entire truck tilted like a bomb had gone off underneath it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He shivered, felt the world tilt slightly as he swayed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I slowly released the microphone, took a deep breath, tilted my hat, and said, “Okay, I am ready.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z A slight tilt of his head, and a hesitant nod, makes me remember what Lily said. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Ray looks up, tilts his head like the commands don’t make sense altogether. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Pet tilted its head, and the horns caught sunlight through the studio’s windows. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He tilted his chin down and appeared to be thinking very hard about the gravel at his feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The class snickers, and before I know it I’m tilting the dummy’s head back, pinching his nose, blowing in his mouth, and pumping his chest thirty times. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He tilted his head and curled the corner of his lip into a strange shape. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Bigger looked up and saw Mrs. Dalton at the head of the stairs, standing in white as usual and with her face tilted trustingly upward. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z With a single finger, you touched the lip of my bag and tilted it down just enough to peek inside. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He tilts his chin down, his blue eyes locking onto mine with urgency. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rappaport tilted her head to one side, inviting a response. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Situated 11,300 feet above sea level, Namche occupies a huge, tilting bowl proportioned like a giant satellite television dish, midway up a precipitous mountainside. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t scout or tilt his head back and forth, looking for where the best spot to dig might be. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She tilted her head to look at me over her sunglasses. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He wobbled and swirled and tilted and whirled and plunged and soared. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Why lucky?” she says, tilting her head, tilting the whole world so everything flows in her direction. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Second, the slow—but steadily increasing—tilt of the moving land made him realize that half of it was actually sinking into the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My mother gives me a pale, disbelieving look, but when he turns his gaze on her they become of one mind, then they are both tilting at windmills. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He saw himself take the top off the white botde, with some of the warm milk spilling over his black fingers, and then lift the bottle to his mouth and tilt his head and drink. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He took it out of the limp hand, which yielded it automatically, and began to read, tilting the page to the light. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he tilted his hat farther forward, got in the car, waited for Ramón, and drove off with a roar. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Others talk and talk, making the information lady tilt her head to one side and blow her wispy bangs off her forehead. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She was lying on her back, her head tilted sideways, looking at Mariam intently with a mixture of amusement, confusion, and suspicion. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I saw the way his head was slightly tilted, his eyes focused on the empty space in front of him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I can only watch as she tilts her head and turns away. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z As he ambled down his row toward the front of the room, smiling faces lifted and tilted toward him like the broad front faces of sunflowers as they follow the sun across heaven. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z James punched his fists in the air and tilted his head back to shout at the ceiling, “STEVE SURVIVES!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The pram has a bockety wheel which tilts it and makes it go in different directions. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Bat Lady looked up at me and tilted her head. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The white world tilted at a sharp angle and the icy wind shot past his face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Halima’s customer tilted her head this way and that in front of the mirror and said, “Thank you so much, it’s gorgeous!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He carried the tray into the lean-to and set it gingerly on the tilted reading table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He unhorsed me at the first tilt—my son did.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Too many tamales, but Uncle Nacho says too many this and tilts his thumb to his lips. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilted my head this side and that so I could find it. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to speak into his radio. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “It matters not, for I know you love me,” I said with a coy tilt of my head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I can tell the moment he spots Sausun because he tilts his head and peers closer at his book. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z And then it starts to tilt a little bit, and then it heads up with the fire beneath it, and up, and suddenly it’s hurtling through the blue, flying faster than Audubon could ever imagine. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A breeze picked up, the tall grass outside the barn tilting away from it, and I pulled my sleeping bag over my shoulders to stay warm. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Poe says, tilting his head back to laugh. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Rosetta tilts her head to one side, her chin still safely tucked into her neck. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The day was coder than it had been for some time, for the autumn was almost within sight, and the two boys were in the tilting yard with the master armourer and Merlyn. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Giti had tilted her head and given her a We both know better look. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The deck tilted abruptly as one of the foils lost its grip in the foam. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I slumped down in a chair, tilting it against the side of the porch. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to the side and regarded me in a friendly way. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Satisfied, the helicopter tilted away and was gone. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I tore the wrapping paper from Assef’s present and tilted the book cover in the moonlight. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mother tilts her head and rolls her eyes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Against that harsh line where darkness began, Lazlo caught a glimpse of the white bird, wheeling and tilting. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The ground beneath her shuddered and tilted, and then she started to slide. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I hadn’t considered before,” he said, and he moved toward her until he towered over her and she had to tilt back her head to look into his face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I tilt it again quickly and the object hits the end hard, and then lightly. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z His straw hat was slightly tilted to the right and he had long, dark sideburns that were trimmed and came down to the middle of his square jaw. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A man sitting in a chair tilted in the broad low door, where a dark cool breeze smelling of ammonia blew among the ranked stalls, said to look at the postoffice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it’s on the bedspread or tilted against a wall. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The monks stared at Pong, tilting their shaved heads at him in confusion. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was dusk, a brief November twilight, and Carl was watching snow geese land in low flooded wheat, his square chin set, his head tilted up, a man’s blond stubble on his jaw. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z TaShon tilts, almost throws the axe on top of the high box. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z She tried to correct it with the next few letters, but when she reached the M, the name was tilting the opposite direction. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her head tilts a little to one side, and her hair falls away from one cheek. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sergeant major sits up and tilts his head back and forth as though working out kinks in his neck. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Oliver tilted the bank, stuck his fingers inside, and felt around. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Aurelia tilted her chin proudly and replied out of the side of her mouth, “He’s here because I asked for him to be, so mind your own business!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And just like our tilting earth, Amari was off balance, hurt by her words. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z This was why Lancelot constantly gained his tilts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at his father and then tilted the can and drank. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. Glass tilted her head to one side, the better to read the title, at the same time taking a pack of king-size cigarettes from her kimono pocket. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The wind was blowing wildly about her, tugging at her skirt, tilting her hat rakishly to one side. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “She never talked to me,” Antain said in a hoarse whisper, tilting his face to the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A girl with him smiled, tilted her head back, imbibed, laughed. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Zaman tilted back in his chair and crossed his arms on his chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his foot to examine the craftsmanship. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It may have been nervousness, awkwardness, but the pan tilted under Pecola’s fingers and fell to the floor, splattering blackish blueberries everywhere. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked down his nose, his face practically tilted to the ceiling. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I didn’t believe it until he tilted my bed up so I would be sitting to greet them when they arrived. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The excitement seemed to have tilted some of the more delicately balanced ones too far. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Tobias drops to the floor, landing first on his feet and then tilting forward to his knees, wincing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I gave my head an imperious tilt, set my shoulders a little differently and made a couple of mental adjustments. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The guy tilts his head to the side. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Eventually she reached out and tilted his chin up with her fingers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The man had a lame foot but got around agilely, his scabby stump pivoting and tilting as he maneuvered. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He tilts his head and kisses the skin just beneath my jaw. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A golden laurel wreath was tilted sideways on his curly black hair, which must’ve meant he’d won the last hand of cards. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The Commandant tilts her head, awaiting my answer as if genuinely curious, as if I might somehow say something that will satisfy her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She tilts her head and smiles when she talks. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She looked back at him, the rigid tilt of his head telling her it rarely bowed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She's sitting there, right where she was yesterday, her long fingers hovering above the keys of her laptop, head tilted to one side, listening. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it would tilt upward again and either move sideways to the right page or remain fixed in its upward position until the page was turned, and then start downward again. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But while he was a very poor student I was a pretty good athlete, and when everything was thrown into the scales they would in the end tilt definitely toward me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Bitter tilted her head, and something sad entered her eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She turns red and grins, and when she sits down, it’s Bobby’s turn—he moves like John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, shaking his hips with a laconic tilt, turning his feet more than his body. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She gives a crooked shrug, tilting her head to look at him openly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It moved at a slant, one side swinging out wide while the other tilted toward the corner of the room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z June tilted her head at Ivy but didn’t ask her to explain. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He tilted his head slowly and touched his cool lips to mine for the second time, very carefully, parting them slightly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The shields had been painted red-and-gold, though the Lannister lions were lumpy and misshapen, and already well scarred by die first boys to take a tilt at them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She had a firm chin, a determined gaze, a proud tilt to her head. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Finally it tilted its massive head, raised its trunk, and roared into the empty landscape. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Natalie stood beside him, her eyes narrowed thoughtfully, her head tilted so far to the right that her hair seemed several inches longer on one side than the other. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Then we came to a barbed wire fence, which was tilted and rusted, the wire itself yanked all over the place. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He holds up the syringe, and I tilt my head to better expose my neck. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I tilt my head down in shame, look at the worn, shaggy orange rug that was too cheap to pass up at a garage sale. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He leaned even closer, tilting his head, trying to see . Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She was so much taller than me, I had to tilt my head back just to see her expression. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s lucky I have something to hold on to because the jungle’s tilting back and forth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The cushion beside me tilted and shifted and she bumped against me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She tilts her head and smiles at me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Jackie looks bored with her head tilted to the side, eyeing boys passing by. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Lee Chong tilted his head back and stared at Horace through his half-glasses while his mind flicked among accounts and his right hand moved restlessly to the abacus. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ladies,” Mr. Gideon, says, tilting his bowler as he shows us out. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Oh,” he said, head tilted, considering this new bit of information. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Shawn slumped on a bench, his back against the wall, his face tilted toward the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Medina tilts her head to the side as she listens to me, her hands clasped on the desk. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The ship suddenly groaned and shifted into a deeper tilt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But if, as he forever insisted, the Alien and Sedition Acts never enjoyed his enthusiastic support, Abigail’s unequivocal endorsement of the legislation almost surely tilted the decision toward the affirmative. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Then he tilted the potion up and took a drink. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He tilted one shoulder, a tiny hitch that held a whole story. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He tilts his head back like he’s laughing at the stars. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The whole room began to tilt over and all the furniture went sliding across the floor, and crashed against the far wall. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Then she tilts her head to the side. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He tilted it in the failing light, admiring the zed- like g, the curly b, and the curved t, like the blade of a plough. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Ess tilted her head to one side and frowned, like she was considering. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He glances at me, his head tilted to the side as he gives me a slight smile. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Her lips purse, and she tilts her head as if to say, Do you wish to interfere and bring my wrath down upon yourself? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I had been informed by numerous people that the Observer newspaper, run by David Astor, had been tilting toward the PAC in its coverage, editorializing that the ANC was the party of the past. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Matty obeyed, tilting into the pan the bowl of broth in which the rabbit had been boiled earlier. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He has his head low, and when he tilts his neck in just this certain way, I get a feeling. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z One of these girls will wear a new color or style of belt or a button-plate hat tilted to one side, and that afternoon I’ll pore through our vendors’ catalogs to find similar designs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Padva remarks, subtly tilting her glass in the direction of the door, where Marco is standing quietly to the side, his hands clasped behind his back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I watched the car tilt under Omar’s weight as he somehow managed to slide in behind the wheel. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He tilted my chin to the side so he could examine the brand on my cheek. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Miig squinted his eyes and tilted his head back so that his scruffy chin popped out of the scarf. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was hard not to smile, watching her tilt. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to the side, puzzled. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He widens his eyes and tilts his head at her, which must be parent code for: We talked about this. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z His head tilted to one side, like a dog’s did when you said something they did not understand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I tilted my chin toward my shoulder so I could see him behind me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I cried out as the alley tilted around me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The front porch was sagging and the chimney was tilted to one side, as if it were considering something important. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Sigurd tilted his head to the side, and his neck popped. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When I sit, stand, sit, stand, sit in the chair, Pi watches with his head tilted. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Pet was tilting its head again, humming gently. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The door is closed, and the lock, which is a board that lies across two brackets, is tilted and is almost out at one end. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen table's legs are uneven; every time we lean forward it tilts. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When the other girls crouched to slap the stage, I tilted; when we were to cartwheel, I swayed, refusing to allow gravity to do its work, to draw the sweatshirt any higher up my legs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was also sore about the shoulders and had a burning ear, from making bosh shots at the quintain— for, of course, practice tilting was done without armour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She tilted her head a bit as she looked at me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam slowed the car, tilting his sunglasses down to squint at them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Harley had the bottle tilted all the way, nursing the last drops of beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Christina stands at my right shoulder and tilts her head hack. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was tilted at about 2 5 degrees, so that if I were lucky I’d find the helical reflections. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dalton moved nervously, lifted her thin, white hands and tilted her head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He fell on all fours, then lifted one hand to help tilt his own head back. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the picture tilts and blurs the memory of Lio throwing the ball at Jaimito’s chest and of it knocking the breath out of him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were too large to fit into the bed of the wagon, so we perched them slantwise, tilting down into the middle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The hand that was holding the bottle above my face kept tilting it farther and farther forward and the white liquid dripped and dripped on to the cotton-wool. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The corridor tilted, rocked by the storm waves outside. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mom always came prepared and stuffed pillows on each side of me so I wouldn’t tilt. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I tilted my head to the side and probably looked more confused. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z And then the rope tilted upward and he felt his shoulders come clear and his mouth was wrenched open in a great gasp as he breathed air and knew that he had just made it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She tilted his head gently to get a better look. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Thérèse leans close and looks up at me, her eyebrows tilting like the accents above her name. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If I tilted my head too much, I felt my whole body start to roll, and on the long list of unpleasant ways to die, “facedown in soaking-wet white boxers” is pretty high up there. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “But”—Nina tilted her head—“he chose something else, don’t you see? He doesn’t want you anymore.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I wrench my eyes upward, without tilting my head—my strategy for holding back tears. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z His brown eyes meet mine, and as he continues to yell out his wares, he tilts his head ever so slightly toward a side alley leading out of the square. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The bed would grow heavy at the top and slowly tilt. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch tilted her white head, as if Hazel were a great curiosity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Kyle bounded up the marble steps and entered the lobby, where the statue of Mr. Lemoncello—with his head tilted back and water spewing out of his puckered fish lips—was gurgling away again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He tilts his head, hairy gray eyebrows raised in that adorable schnauzer way. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He tilts his chin and catches my eye, then spins his head back into its rigid, proper place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I walk to my bathroom mirror and tilt my face back. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Listen to me now,” said August, tilting my chin to her face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The man Jack tilted his head on one side. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The sun moves higher in the sky; she has to tilt the book out of the glare and then, after several minutes, switch to the other wingback so she doesn’t have to squint. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He tilted his head slightly, trying to seem very experienced. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He buzzed the front seat forward, then tilted it back until I could see the dandruff on his shoulders. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He reached under the pillow and brought out the bottle and took out the stopper and put his hand round her and tilted her head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And Joon would glare in silence as she had the night before, chin tilted up, nose in the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Webb tilts one of the bags to me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He tilted the bow guard and watched as the light of the fire reflected off the shining silver. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He lowered the kettle into the tub, tilted it toward my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed like a stewardess, complete with that little angel-food-cake-shaped hat, pinned at a tilt in her fluttering hair. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I tilted Ben’s head back a little, pinched his nose again, and started by giving him one breath. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The administration area in which Hungry Joe had pitched his tent by mistake lay in the center of the squadron between the ditch, with its rusted railroad tracks, and the tilted black bituminous road. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Frank felt like the ship was tilting again, but it must have been just him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The craft hung still for some moments, slightly tilted, before she found the controls to move it forward, and in those few seconds, Lord Asriel did three things. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Diana blinked and tilted her head as she studied him over the gun. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then he tilted back his head and roared with laughter as if I had told the rarest jest of all. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The boys froze, tilting their heads toward the shooting, listening intently, before turning back to their play as the sounds faded. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He’s got Peeta's nose blocked off but his mouth tilted open, and he’s blowing air into his lungs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She tilts her head to look at me, and the hair falls over her eye. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning back, tilting his important-style chair, he rummaged among the contents of the envelope until he came across what he wanted: the collected, extant data on the Nexus-6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He tilted his head way back, as if looking at the stars he couldn’t see. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Her chin was still tilted down, but her eyes were straight on him like nobody’s business. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head up to look at him with a wistful smile. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, I meet his eyes, and he tilts his head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The tilt yard was a long, sanded passage between the walls, with a tower at each end. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I love how in summer the business of politics slowly starts to go quiet and life tilts more toward fun. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The pod’s clamp tilted, rolling Holly into the abyss. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He slipped the envelope from his jacket pocket, reached in, pulled out the papers, and tilted them toward the faint light coming through the store window. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed back, tilting her flank into him. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Then the sunlight was fractured by thin trunks of tilting trees. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She has bright, dark, eyes and satiny brown skin and stands tilted up on her toes with her arms slightly extended to her sides, as if ready to take wing at the slightest sound. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In unison they tilted their heads as if looking at the same point in the twilit sky. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He put on his glasses, tilted his head back, and took a bottle from the top shelf. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Florida tilted a twig toward the beetle, letting it run up the side. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Rule number one: See everything. Not just the blade, but the legs, trunk, arms, tilt of the head. Train the eye. Look for the subtle signs. The subtlest of intentions.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He tilted his head and tapped his chin with a dirty forefinger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Tobias stands in front of the mirror, his head tilted so he can see the corner of his jaw. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He’s sitting exactly as before, head tilted to one side. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Uhmma holds the certificate in her hands, tilting it back and forth so the light will catch the gold medal stamp. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Her head was tilted to the side, as if in her mind she was running through the possibilities of who this guy in front of her could be. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Samuel took a big swallow and tilted his head back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His legs began to ache halfway there, but his father marched ahead, stopping at times to lend Gogol an arm, his body slightly tilted when he rested on a rock. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His shoulders were no longer bunched up with tension, and when he tilted his head toward me, I saw it for the subtle invitation it was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then the ship tilted to starboard and she staggered towards the bathroom, her hand over her mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For a second he just stares at me, and then he’s laughing so hard he shuts his eyes and tilts his head away from me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I retrieve an envelope and tilt it toward the moonlight to read the delivery information. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He squinted against the sun and tilted his head my way. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z At present the field was only used as a practice-ground for tilting, so a quintain had been erected at one end and a ring at the other. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Koffi's words came out more slurred than she intended as her vision began to tilt and spin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The nose of Dragonwings suddenly tilted up like some bird scenting the wind that would carry it home. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa tilts his head to the side and pulls at his ear before making a sound that is very Korean for I’m not sure or I don’t know. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The cabin had begun to tilt and jump, going this way and that as the waves hammered at the hull of the ship. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Did his floppy front bang things look better tilted to the right or the left? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Honey”—her mother tilted her head—“are you all right?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She tilted her head and threw her voice to the last row of the gallery. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Words strung together without punctuation recall those murky murals Rolf Harris used to paint, where you kept tilting your head and wondering what it was. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back to look at him, at all the metal gleaming on his face, at his empty eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Black trees tilted, stunted black arms pointing as if to a distant place untouched by flame. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Momma tilts Mr. Lewis’s head to look at the cut on his cheek. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Then she tilts her chin up dramatically and extends her hand. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z For a moment, she surveys my face, tilting it from side to side as if it's a block of wood and she's deciding exactly what pattern to carve on it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He tilts his head to look at himself from different angles, like there’s some magic perspective inside the mirror that could change the dimensions of his face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He pauses, tilts his head, studies me with curiosity. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t stop to think about it any more as she bent over Ekon to pinch his nose with one hand and tilt his chin upward with the other. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For a split second, the world seems to tilt on its axis, like it’s about to roll right off its designated ring in the solar system and float aimlessly into outer space. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In order to speak eye to eye with her I tilted my own ear toward my shoulder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I tilt it again with my palm on the side of the box. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The two trusties lifted and tilted the heavy cage, while three officers yanked Joe's chair with a violent pull that finally dislodged it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was a hand drum, and he held it by the sinew ties crisscrossing the back, tilting it towards the heat to tighten the skin over the front. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He tilted his head back, looking up at the shelves that stretched toward the ceiling. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Ahead of us, another couple walks slowly, heads tilted toward each other the way people do when they're newly in love. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The train tilts to the left heading south to New York, to the right on the way to Boston. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She threw up her arms dramatically and tilted her face toward the sky, trying to pull as much magic into the level-four spell as possible. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He was sitting in a car, head tilted back to look down at the camera, his eyes hooded. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She tilted her head to the side and made a sour face back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And the past flared again in Longstreet’s mind, and the world tilted, and for a moment they were all one army again, riding with old friends through the white dust toward Chapultepec. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilt the twin taps on the water dispenser and check my watch. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z When I open my door and look out, I see a thousand little plank-and-cardboard houses floating at every conceivable tilt on an endless ocean of dust. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As Gregor followed him down the road, Boots tilted back her head, turning it from side to side. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He slowed the car and reached back for the bottle; he tilted it twice, taking two huge swallows. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A table, tilted on its side, crammed against the wall, dark black wood as deep as night. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The Second tilted her head at him and set the book down. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I put him down on his back, tilted his head back, and began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He tilted up his head and tensed his legs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I get the box and put it up to my ear and tilt it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z But it was beginning to tilt and wobble, its gleaming faces oblong and unsteady. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When she saw my stricken expression, she tilted her head to the side as if to say, You okay? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor tilted her head and pushed up her glasses. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We both tilt our heads even further to the sky. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The diminutive woman stood up and spread her arms wide, tilting her head back. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z One of the Roman catapults had fired, and the Argo II groaned and tilted sideways, flames bubbling over its bronze-plated hull. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Charles watched him tilt back the head on a bust and press a red button in the middle of what would have been the man’s neck. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Then three more joined them and they swung and tilted in the wrung branches for a time, screaming. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Januka tilts her head to look at the man’s sooty wrist and says, “Oh!” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I am not,” the general said, tilting his head sideways and pressing his hand to his chest to convey humility. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Jackson and Pierrot were still looking toward their aunt who dismissed them now with a quizzical tilt of her head and a faint nod. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But Natalie just gave a half snort and tilted back against the wall. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Their disagreements were so rare that the world felt a little tilted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Turner felt it tilt and buck beneath him as he sat in total darkness. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A crow sat nearby on a tilting tombstone. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z His weight meant that the basket was tilted to one side, but that didn’t matter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A small woman, wearing a silver mask, tilts her head, as if she’s trying to figure out how she knows me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His head is tilted back and his arms are crossed over his knees. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She sat on the bench and stared at it, wondering who had made it, who had imbued such life into the way the ears tilted. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Something too cold here, something disagreeable in the silence of the eyes, the tilt of the head. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So we lay in the tall grass between the soccer field and the woods, passing the bottle back and forth and tilting our heads up to sip the wince-inducing wine. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z If he tilted the horizontal swing, he thought, maybe he’d have a better hit. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And still, Voldemort and Harry looked at each other, and now Voldemort tilted his head a little to the side, considering the boy standing before him, and a singularly mirthless smile curled the lipless mouth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Moss tilted his head up and smiled, a tooth missing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Bill is not the kind to open a door for a lady, so Katherine and I let ourselves in while he posts up next to the entryway, tilting his hat low again. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She tilts her head back, looking up, slightly rocking, like she is trying to sift the events out of herself. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Mark held a finger to his lips and tilted his head toward the distant voice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Come on, Auggie, please try to understand,” he continued, putting his hand under my chin and tilting my face toward him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The ground beneath Nathan tilted and shifted his balance, while everyone else stood firmly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He tilted his head down and nudged his glasses with his shoulder, but they didn’t straighten. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He did so for a few more minutes and then the helicopter rose, tilted, and drifted off. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A field had been cleared off, fences and galleries and tilting barriers thrown up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Alicia nods, and I can tell from her face that she's into the spirit of the hunt, tilting her head to listen as Dad starts rooting through the kitchen junk drawer. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The cake trembles and then tilts forward, as if contemplating the distance to the ground. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He jumps behind me and my chair tilts forward. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I tilted the phone so they could hear. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z All the bull’s weight did was tilt it so that the wheels started rolling. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat up and watched him, her head tilted to the side. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He carefully straightened his long legs under his desk, then tensed his back and stretched his arms, tilting his head slowly from side to side. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z His front tire tilted high; he imagined wings sprouting from the handlebars and jet fire shooting from his seat as his back tire touched down on the opposite side of the creek. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I clumb up in the chair and the barber tilted the whole thing backward, having me looking up at the tin ceiling of his shop. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Standing next to Uncle Leang, I have to tilt my head back as far as I can to see his face because he is so tall. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat started to tilt, stirring up the muck on the sea bottom and threatening to topple onto the cow serpent. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He tilted his head and watched the slate-colored bird flap and wheel out of sight over the edge of a high roof. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But then I noticed that the seat was tilting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You could have told me—” She stopped, marched across the kitchen, took Brandon’s chin, and tilted his face up. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She tried to explain to them how it worked, but at the first mention of shifts and tilts their attention began to wander. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A column of shining black ants walked across a windowsill, their bottoms tilted upwards, like a line of mincing chorus girls in a Busby Berkeley musical. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The warmth of my breath closed around me, and when she tilted back to scan the upper story of my house, her face was featureless. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He kissed the prayer beads, tilted his head. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Margaret tilted her head so that her face was level with mine. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor seems to have tilted beneath my feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Tell him to wait in the tilt yard,” he said. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His lips tilt up into the smallest hint of a smile, the first I’ve seen. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z From far off at the other side of the tilting ground the sergeant’s voice came floating on the still air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits up and tilts the can, chugging back the soup without really bothering to chew it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The world around him tilted as they both sank to the ground, adjusted so that they were lying there side by side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Something hit him, then, stunning him; although he had been still, he felt as if he had just run at full tilt into an invisible wall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z With a pack you walk at a tilt, hunched and pressed forward, your eyes on the ground. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Axel turns toward the music room door, tilts his head a little. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Then it took a step toward them, paused, tilted its head a little as if to get a better look, and took another step. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He would start at the head of a page, his head tilted rightly upward, and then his head would move downward in a straight line until he got to the foot of the page. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She tilted her head like she was delivering sad news. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z A real tournament was distinct from a joust In a joust the knights tilted or fenced with each other singly, for a prize. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of hours later, the doors having reopened, rumbling and grumbling and shaking the ground until they were finished, Thomas sat at a worn, tilted picnic table outside the Homestead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z With her tilted chin and dark eyebrows she seemed sharper, somehow, as if she was more in focus than other people round her, or more real. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Gram had whispered last year, putting her arm around me and tilting her head against mine. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Dr. Legs narrowed her eyes and tilted her head. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She spread her arms and the earth bent towards her - trees tilting, bedrock groaning, soil rippling in waves. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The water monster lay down and tilted onto his side, moaning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She tilted her head slightly and he took his cue, leaning in to kiss the corner of her mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She tilted her head forward and picked up her pace, passing in front once more. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Cain watches Marcus, and the Augur’s head is tilted as if he’s listening to something beyond our ken. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Albert is quiet, but his head is tilted to the side. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I hold tight to the water jug, but the beans and rice tilts and half of it falls into the stinky water below. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z April put her arms down stiffly along her sides and with her eyes closed she tilted her Egyptian face upward raptly. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He touches my cheek and then tilts my head back down. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Everyone called it the Leaner because, despite being pretty sturdy, it looked like it was tilting down the slope of the mountain. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Guy Greco tilted his head to listen, but the baton did not stop and neither did the band. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The small thrusters fought against the lumbering mass of the slowly tilting spacecraft. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Day keeps a cap on and tilted low over his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then I feel the tips of my boots beginning to tilt ever so slightly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He put the maroon cap on his head, adjusted it so that it sat perfectly, tilted just a bit to the side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Well, now, I'll have to think about it," she said, tilting her severely drawn head and smiling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The world went waa-waa-waa at the edges, and the floor seemed to tilt to the side. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sorrento quickly adjusted for this, and the rockets sprouting from the head began to tilt it skyward. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When he felt the world tilting, Nathan took a few calming breaths. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She tilts her head and looks at me funny. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Every time the ship tilted, a mismatched herd of sports equipment rolled across the floor—footballs, basketballs, baseballs, and for some reason, a single billiard ball. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Maybe we can tilt it up on its far edge.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z James tilted his head to the side as if he were listening to his cowlick’s reply. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He crinkled his nose and tilted his head in response, looking bemused. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As if to study a rare specimen, Dr. Finch produced his glasses, put them on, tilted his head back, and looked at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I tilt my head and ask myself the question. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He tilts his head, his smile fading and a serious look taking its place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And then she tilted her head and squinted at me like I was her scientific question and she was trying to investigate the answer. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I forgave him, a hundred times over, and never on the basis of anything more than this: a look, a gesture, a certain tilt of his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He tried to move, then was jerked back a second time as the car was yanked off the ground and tilted high up in the air. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Ridgeway laid his big hands on the uneven table, tilting it to his side. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The boy tilted his head, trying to reassure her with wide, gentle eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She walks up to a microphone, which is tilted too high. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I could feel the frame of the glasses cutting into the ridge of my nose as I tilted my hat and squeezed up to the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z By pulling the horses towards each other, with strings tied to the platform on which they stood, the knights could be made to tilt. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back down toward the broken lute in my hands, but before my gaze wandered too far he caught my chin again, tilting my face up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She tilts her head to one side and waves. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z We end up side by side, our backs pressed to the wall, and he tilts his laptop toward me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He held out the great tilting helm silently, with its familiar panache of heron hackles and the silver thread. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head a little as I look at the spy. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I tilt Virginia down so they can admire her, being careful to support her head. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Tyrion tilted his: head to the side and gave the man a dose of his mismatched eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My chin tilts up, and our eyes meet. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Mostly she watched...everything: us kids playing in the river, the way the trees tilted to the north towards what was left of the natural landscape beyond the clear-cuts stripped of topsoil. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Then she tilts her head and asks, “Why didn’t you tell me that Rosa has cerebral palsy?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The woman tilted her head to the side. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He queries me with a series of head tilts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Grandma was looking intently at Genie, her head tilted like she was trying to figure something out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He tilts his head to the side and stares at me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Every part of his posture suggests ease—one leg bent, the other straight, an arm slung across his knee, his head tilted to listen. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Lissa tilted the hat over one eye and then shifted it the other way. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I place the tip of the blade against the bottom of his chin, as I did the day before in the hall, and I tilt his face toward mine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He handed a can to Chas, then Kevin, and then he grabbed one from the shrine and tilted it toward me, a calm and serious look in his steady, fly half eyes. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He tilted the bucket and poured green paint on my chest and legs and arms. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Takumi tilted the bottle up and swallowed a few times, then handed it to me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I almost matched my mistress Queen Gertrude’s height, and I imitated her carriage, even the tilt of her head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I tilted my chin back so Coach could have a good look at my stitches. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Its chest fur rippled, and it tilted its head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Trenton raised an eyebrow, tilting her head toward Mr. Baxter, who was now standing by a few men who looked equally unhappy to be in their suits. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And that’s how she left me, standing in the kitchen, hot and breathless, the world tilted under me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking in the tick and creak of Lincoln’s chair as he slowly lowered himself from tilt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was accompanied by the familiar tilt of the head and a slightly raised eyebrow and I felt the ground rush away from me, so strong was the memory, and the fear. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilted my head back and put my finger on my jaw. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I quickly examined the Crystal Key, tilting it up to study its glittering, faceted surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They didn’t look much alike, the two boys, but something in the pose reminded her of her son, the tilt of the head, the mischievous trace of a smirk at the corners of the lips. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I went to be with you because you laugh on the tilt- a-whirl, you throw your head back and laugh. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She releases my head and tilts my chin up with a finger. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I look down at the pavement below, and the world tilts. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Nina tilted her head back to gaze at the high black towers of the fortress known as Hellgate, a dark fist of stone thrusting up from the sea. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And there was Mr. Dalton, white-faced, white-haired; and beside him was Mrs. Dalton, still and straight, her face, as always, tilted trustingly upward, to one side. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He kept his face tilted towards the floor. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Lemoncello walked over to the wall of bookshelves and tilted back the head on a marble bust of Andrew Carnegie, revealing a red button hidden in his neck. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I tilt my head to see the snake tattoo wrapped around his ear. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He tilted his head toward a bust that sat high on a shelf against the far wall of his office. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It actually tilted backwards a fraction of an inch, then righted itself again. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t tilt her head or send her eyes to the ground. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He tilts and shakes and decides it’s a quarter. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He pulls his glasses and the sheet of paper out of his various pockets, then puts his glasses on and tilts his head back to read it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Wexler asked over her dark glasses, tilting her head a little, so all her earrings jangled. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘There are loose slabs that may tilt up and throw you down into a pit, if you don’t take care.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z My chin tilts up, my shoulders roll back, a vertebra pops in my spine as my posture straightens. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He got carried away by things; for example, he was so fascinated by the tilting planes of solid geometry that he did almost as badly in trigonometry as I did myself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head at me and said, “I’m still figuring it out.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I could see by the way Annie tilted her head that she was trying to look at the cut or trying to look at my eyes, but I didn’t really want her to. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her head tilted from side to side, her mile-high bouffant swinging along. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The eyebrows were shaggy and tilted and the eyes were dark as coal so that he seemed very sad. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He approaches a bank and tilts his head one way, then another. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Connor and I tilted his basket over the crate, and the baby slid out like a sledder on a snowy hill. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter could see it clearly in the wash of the floodlights, streaming with rain, an ungainly mass of machinery and wiring slightly tilted on the rocky ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Her head was growing fuzzy now, and the world tilted as she fell forward. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The ground slides and tilts and burns my feet. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They were penciled on, and looked just like the character for man, A. And every time she tilted her head, her hair moved all in one piece like a hat. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Koffi closed her eyes, letting her head tilt back against the tree trunk. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Kaz gazed out at the White Island, head tilted, eyes slightly unfocused. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He doesn’t look back at me, but I can see his lips tilt up at the edges. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Would he be able to practice in the tilting yard, or go ahawking? The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z She tilts her face up and kisses him on the cheek. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I tilt the can to try to catch the remaining drops. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z There is a great deal to be seen in the tilt of a hat on a man. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to drag everything out and pile it on the tilted bed. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It lay tilted crazily among the rocks, and inside it—“Oh, Will, he’s still alive! But—the poor thing...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "And I bet you're going to be famous now," she tells me with her head tilted and her mouth in a smart twist. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Because of the curve of her spine, she had to kind of tilt her head back so she could see where she was going. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He crooks a long finger under my chin, tilting my head up so that my eyes meet his, light brown flecked with gray. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Don’t tilt the flame toward your knuckles. And once the fuse is lit, be sure to back away quick.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The ghost still wore a maid’s uniform, and her head tilted as she studied Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Hilly tilts her head, narrows her eyes at me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Every combination of argument is going full tilt. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I inhale again, tilt my head back, and exhale. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The statue tilted its head, looking at us with blank metal eyes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Cora set her hands on her hips, head tilted as if hunting after a tune hidden in the noise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As she stepped forward, the wharf tilted upward, and she felt curiously lightheaded. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Anya merely smiled and tilted her head back so she was looking at the sergeant. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If I tilt it right, I can almost see my reflection over the hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She tilts her head and stares at me long and hard. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She turned, tilting her head, seeking Dill’s face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dalton paused before answering; her thin mouth was wide open and her face tilted far to one side. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z 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 Sometimes when Sissy got lonesome for a man, she’d walk past the firehouse where Jim would be sitting outside with his chair tilted against the brick wall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The world tilted and spun, and there was a ringing in her ears. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Father cut the motor and twisted the rear rudder hard to the left, tilting the front rudders upward so that the wind lifted the right side even more. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside her, Lena gently tilted back and forth on a rocker, watching the moon rise. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She stands in front of my dresser mirror and tilts her head to look at them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He’s wearing the uniform of the Guardians, but his cap is tilted at a jaunty angle and his sleeves are rolled to the elbow, showing his forearms, tanned but with a stipple of dark hairs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The planet has a few degrees of tilt to the plane of the ecliptic, not enough to make an appreciable seasonal difference in low latitudes. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z June tilts an unconvinced look at him, and he kicks at one of her knees with his bare foot. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There was a buzzing in my ears, and the floor seemed to tilt so far that I feared I would slide off the bed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Celaena’s eyes brightened, and she tilted her head back so she could see the castle looming above them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back, suddenly fascinated by the stars. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His veil kept tilting on his head, threatening to come off. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But just before she reaches the wall, she sees a tilted dome of red perched beyond it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Leaves you standing there tilted in the Sahara. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He could barely breathe as Cas tilted the bag and said, “The gun is gone.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Mini tilted the compact from one side to the other, as if she were trying to catch and read all the things that the dead spoke around them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The blurry-faced girl tilts her head and lets out the creepiest laugh—it sounds like multiple people are laughing at once. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Her brow crinkles, her head tilts, she bites her lower lip, and her eyes roam: up, down; left, right; shoulder to shoulder; head to toe. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He listened to the motor, tilting his head from side to side like a parrot, trying to detect any noises that spelled car trouble. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z By now word had spread and bystanders lingered outside the cabins, heads tilted in anticipation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She was silent as she slowly tilted her head to the side. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He soared over the trees, tilted one wing, and found himself headed for the cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Phorcys tilted his head so that his mismatched eyes almost lined up. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He tilted his head and it looked like he was shrinking. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He laughed so hard he nearly fell off the tilting chair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the latter’s objections to Neylan’s security inquiries a few years earlier, Latimer would participate willingly in a process that was tilted even more harshly against its target. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After a few seconds, she tilted the bottle to her lips and guzzled again. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The older one raised her head and tilted it in my direction, though she didn’t meet my eye. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z April had been afraid—well, looking at Elizabeth’s upturned face and pretty tilted eyes, wide with wonder at almost anything you told her, it was hard to remember just what she had been afraid of. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just don’t want you to get hurt. You don’t have to be so angry with me,” he says, tilting his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The top of the model was broken, the cardboard had buckled and the drawbridge was tilting sideways. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As I hugged the bottle against my chest I tilted forward. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The eunuch looked at him curiously, tilting his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I leaned in and kissed her again, tilted my head, put my hands on her sides and kissed her as good as I knew how. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Alfred leaned against the tilting wall, his legs buckling, his eyes fogging. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She chew her lip, tilt her head, and then bust out with one of her Biddy smiles. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Of course. And you, Arthur,” Ma says, her head tilting with a smile. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He tilted his head, as if he were listening to music. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As Mother handed the plate to Colette, it tilted and the cakes slid to the floor. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, the knights were more evenly matched, and, in the tilt with which it began, neither of them was unhorsed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom takes my chin and tilts my head up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z His neck was hard as a fence post, and my legs wobbled and I had to grip the edge of the coffin with my other hand to keep from tilting over to one side. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I tilt my head back, I see Tori behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The bin began its tilt, slowly at first, then quickly. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He taps something, and I tilt my head back to see what it is. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Cora had been figuring on Sam’s news all day, holding it up to the light like a hideous bauble, tilting it so. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I blink rapidly, and the dark spots disappear, but the world still swims before me, like I am tilting forward and back in a rocking chair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He bunched the pillow under his head and tilted his chair back against the thin paneled wall. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His off-center Mohawk could make you do a double take, thinking he was tilting his head when he really wasn’t. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Various tilts of the head to catch perspectives in triptych reassured her that her face was not too long, or not this evening. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The officer's eyes seemed to linger long and hard over my driver's license before he tilted his head toward me to speak. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I look up art schools in the area, narrow it down to three, and tilt the screen back to Jamie. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She was our Tribe’s Kehanni, our tale-spinner, and she wove whole worlds with her voice, with the flick of a hand or the tilt of her head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The bow tilted up at a horrifying angle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He tilts his head back and fishes for a deep breath of the stagnant air above our heads. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Corinthians moved close to him, tilted his chin up with her fingers, and planted a feathery kiss on his throat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Strong arms tilted my head upward, and cool water slipped down my aching throat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Above it all, the glass castle loomed, so high she had to tilt her head back to see the uppermost towers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he glanced to his left and saw the young nurse, his kindly look and tilt of the head expressed both welcome and curiosity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She tilts her nose toward our hands, comfortably clasped together and not wanting to let go. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She tilts her head sideways and her eyes glint like she’s about to make a joke. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She tilted her head to the side, said: “Come on, Miguel, you remember.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Head tilted to the side like she’s trying to decide something serious. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Biff tilted the brim of his felt hat down over his eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, my lady, there are two knights waiting beyond the water, rod they say they have come to tilt with the Chevalier.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She dosed her eyes and tilted her head back, stuck her feet straight out, apart. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z While the rest of us slide along the tilting deck, the captain never loses his footing. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A head jerks, a hand slides, someone tilts. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet frowned and tilted his head forward. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z His neck tilts back because the TV is too high for him to see level. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Amari knew her mother could tell by just the tilt of her smile or a fraction of a frown how she was feeling. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z If you tilted them, a strip of color slid away to reveal a naked lady whose bosoms're two sawn-off missiles. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Finally, Cecilia’s face tilting sideways as she leaned down to make out who was at the front door and spare herself the trouble of descending further, improperly dressed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He stares at Tobias with his head tilted down, so his eyelashes blend into his eyebrows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Some of the sailors were shouting at them and slamming their heels against the deck, demanding another tilt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Linda unlatched the coop door, and the door tilted awkwardly, jammed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpop chuckled, but then he tilted his head back as if letting the memory of his friend wash over him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He tilts his head and says, “Do you hear that?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Reynaud purposely fastened hit tilting helm—the huge straw-padded drum which sometimes fitted over the helmet proper—so that it was loose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She tilts it open and I peek inside. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She tilts it so we can see chilies, tomatoes, and onions glistening in the pot below. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He tilted my head like an unskilled barber and looked quickly over my stitches. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He tilted her face up, and trapping her against his ribs, kissed her eyes and parted her lips with his tongue. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I float closer to the ceiling and tilt my head back as the water covers my chin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And yet there was something gentle and tender about him, in the way he had his arm around Boobie, who was wearing a red T- shirt and shorts with his shoulder tilting down slightly. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the way the house was settling on the eroding hillside, the floors and ceilings and windows tilted at different angles. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Natalie tilted her head to the side, which made her hair stream down like silk. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He was looking up, aghast, at the unimaginable sight of the citadel tilting off its axis, when, through the blowing smoke and grit he saw something plummet from it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Holding the beaker in Lyra’s mouth, she tilted it to let a drop moisten the girl’s lips. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z You could just shake or nod,” he added hastily as Dobby’s head tilted worryingly close to the wall again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The two ships were tilting at each other like jousters with spiked lances, the fog wafting around them as they prepared for battle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The lifeboat abruptly tilted forward and everything was reversed: I was now at the lower end of the lifeboat, and the water that had swamped it, with a tiger soaking in it, came my way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Bridge’s mom tilted her head toward the cello case leaning against the closet mirror. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Mom’s head tilted to the side, her thick red hair spilling past her shoulders. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She tilted the book this way and that, watching the light play off the golden beetle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Straight on, a tilted stairway of pale marble rose up out of the dark water in a graceful spiral, ending abruptly ten feet above their heads. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All that could happen, with Bloom tilting at windmills, was the ruination of them both ... of them all. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Miles had to tilt his head back against the bleacher to see Art. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He looked at the YouTube video, tilting his head. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I tilted my head and paid close attention. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z With the women strapped to tilt tables with their heads angled down at 65 degrees, a cardiologist checked their heart functions as an electrocardiogram recorded information every five minutes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Auri thought about that for a moment, looking up and tilting her head back and forth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He knew it couldnt have gas in it yet when he tilted it with his foot and let it fall back again there was a gentle slosh. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I tilted my head back and opened my mouth toward the ceiling. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She tilted the wineglass back only enough to wet her lips. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I pretended not to watch as she tilted her head back and poured the rest of the water gracefully down her throat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He wore a crisp linen suit and a boater tilted slightly to the left. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The imbalance made his head tilt to the left, so that he looked like he was trying to get water out of his ear. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Because it moves a lot when tilted in one direction but not when tilted in the other. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z With the instructor’s hand on the small of his back, he tilted back, back until he felt water on his neck, on his ears. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Then there was a bird slanting and tilting on it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Only he even saw these things, it seemed; only he considered how they had been made, the gears turning, the levers tilting. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace Windsor Wexler, her chin tilted in the regal pose of an heiress, gave him her full attention. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to one side, and his eyes were curious. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Tyrion pulled out the stopper, tilted his head, and squeezed a long stream into his mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She braced herself for him to turn around, to blow her cover, but he just stood with his back to her, his head tilted like he was listening to something. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dr. Musoke tilted the patient’s head back to open the airway so that he could insert the laryngoscope. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tab sat forward and tilted her head, trying to read her lips. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z My new teacher tilts her head back, fakes an even sadder laugh. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Kaede tilted her head briefly at the campfire, where Con and Pol were sitting on their bedrolls, joking with Tali as he prepared whatever concoction they would be eating tonight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Pollard, his skullcap off, his hair dark with sweat and his head tilted so his good eye focused on the camera, stood behind her, dwarfed by the cup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Boston tilts away and they ascend effortlessly over a blackened Atlantic. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She stood with her face tilted upward in the semi-darkness of the hallway. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As dark as it was, I recognized him just by the way he tilted his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He has to tilt his head back as far as it’ll go to see the top of the thing. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z My head was tilted, and my chin was pressed into my chest. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He saw a boy with a black beanie on his head, crooked, tilted to the side, and his mind betrayed him for just a second. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He tilts his head one way and then the other. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The hands were extended, slightly off the horizontal at a faint angle, like a gull tilting into the wind. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny startled and flipped herself up, tilted upright with a gasp, as her arms beat the surface, became a sudden frenzy, and her head jerked back and forth in all directions, searching, hunting, wondering. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The front door groaned and tilted free in my hands. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z That was exactly how Mom tilted her head when she was upset. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The blood rushes to my head, and the world feels like it’s tilting. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He tilted his nose to the sky, letting the oil lap higher, up around his cheeks, closing around his mouth and nose. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His eyes got mad wide and he tilted his head a little, said: “Excuse me?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Kaede looks slowly around the circle, shaking her head or sometimes tilting it to one side. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She tilted her pink face and closed her eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z That made me tilt to one side, and I screamed even louder. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The Wart did what he was told, and was surprised to find that the earth became stable and moved underneath him without tilting, in a regular pour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head was tilted back, and her hands lay lightly clasped in her lap. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The kid just stood there for a few seconds with his head tilted to one side. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I look at Tats and tilt my head to the right, where the bulkhead juts out. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Gigi tilted her head and nodded, like she knew exactly what Ivy meant. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The world began to spin and tilt, and Celaena closed her eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The night steams, the stars burn, the prisoner sways, the boys watch, the commandant tilts his head. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I agree, and I tilt my head so it’s leaning on her shoulder. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Immediately above rose the Lhotse Face, a vast, tilted sea of ice that gleamed like dirty chrome in the dawn’s slanting light. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Calista tilted her head to the side, like she was the one who was confused. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z On a low hill the gravestones tilt crazily, as if trying to wrench loose from the soil. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Taylor tilted her head to one side and smiled. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Only by the quizzical tilting of his head did he make the gruff grumble of a statement into an invitation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The bird tilted its head to one side, little eyes a-glitter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He tilted his head back, pointing his nose at the dwarf, and let fly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Max tilts her head to the sky, a narrow beam of sunlight slipping through the buildings and falling on her face. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One of the curtains hung at a tilt below the pelmet, and though the windows were open, the air was dank, as though exhaled many times. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Pet tilted its head in pleased amusement and made a chattering sound. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Bob, who has been chewing his tail, pauses, tilting his head. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I ran downhill along the tilting corridor, freezing water up to my knees. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I lean back against the headrest and tilt my head toward the window. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Naomi tilted her head up so she could see the outlines of his face in the dark. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The tilt of the ship was making it difficult to move around. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And she keeps tilting her head and smiling this goofy smile at me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave Lyra time to dart out, slam the door shut behind her, and run full tilt for the stairs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin tilted her head at Ivy, her eyes thoughtful. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sinking to his knees before me, Yakov parted my hands and tilted up my chin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He looks at me for the first time and tilts his head to one side. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Sure—” Everybody except Joe and Nancy tilted forward, and, in one manner or another, plunged, sashayed, tiptoed, or soft-shoe-shuffled into the Frontier Bar. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She tilted her head to one side and pouted like she felt sorry for me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I step closer and lean against the wall too, tilting my head sideways to look at him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Through the rear mirror he saw her tilt the bottle and drink. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But he was turning from me, tilting his head toward the great cactus, his finger on his lips—“Shh”—his eyes closed. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z They stare at me, heads tilted, pointing and hooting, and I wonder: Are they as fascinated by me as I am by them? The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I tilt my head, wondering what family she means. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t think so,” Dad said, listening more closely, tilting his head and half closing his eyes. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his face to the sky, a gesture of relief and joy. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Thus, through the circumstances of their lives, and the nature of our own wants, all these have been our allies in keeping the balance of nature tilted in our favor. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His breath is in my hair, and on my neck, and before I can really think about what I'm doing, I tilt my face up so that I'm looking directly into his eyes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Listen, listen, the wind’s talking,” said John, tilting his head on one side. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z A petite nurse stands before Lourdes, tilting her head like a parakeet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I see the way the structure looks on all sides, the crevices nearest it, and the way the terrain tilts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One step behind her, her father tilts his head up and gives the sky a huge smile. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Mummy and I tilted our square chins high as Dad drove down the hill. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Then he tilted back his head and began to sing: There is a little beauty In the op’ning of a flower. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I held the shoe up, before Joan's enlarged, pebbly eyes, tilted it, and watched her take in the stream of blood that cascaded onto the beige rug. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She tilted her head back and opened her mouth, drinking in the cold drops until her belly was full. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The springs creaked as the bed tilted to his side. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z His shoulders are hunched up around his ears so his strawberry hair disappears into his collar, and the infinitesimal tilt of his head tells me he’s been listening to everything we’ve said. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her eyes followed everything greedily, watching him pull the eggs up into soft ridges in the center as they cooked and tilt the pan to let raw egg flow into the space. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She tilted her head back and forth, as if caught in a white lie. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Virginia”—she tilts her head and studies my face—“are you indigena?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, Messalla is as still as a statue, poised up on the ball of one foot, head tilted back, held captive by the beam. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Another splintering crack echoed like a gunshot deep in the Maafa, and the ship tilted, lifting me higher while Uncle Cotton slid to the other side. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The entire world tilted, his head spinning with a rush of blood through his system. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He wipes his hands together and tilts his head in thought. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She took the phone from Chess’s hand and tilted it to make it look like she was adding a message of her own. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In the front of the room stood the American flag, which always tilted a little to the right in its stand. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Carl swallowed dryly and just barely tilted his head yes, keeping his eyes all the while on the “boys.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As the United States continued to apply pressure, South America tilted toward the Allies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z With a tilt of her head, she dismisses Elisabeth, who for once goes without an argument. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The tops of the sheer buildings slanted in weird, surrealistic perspective, and the street seemed tilted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She tilted the book this way and that, watching the light play off the golden beetle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She kept her grip, barely, as it jolted to a stop, but other desks around it were moving, and the cabinet above started to tilt. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I tilt my head with a How am I supposed to know, I don’t have my phone eyebrow raise. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z "Very well. Even my brother couldn't tilt any worse than these others. Master, bring out the quintain, Tommen wants to be a gnat." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His head is tilted to the left to show His great sorrow. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They shot up beside the tilting Pole Star, coming at her from the stern. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Ampai tilted her head and raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to go on. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He pushed it—it tilted slightly and he heard the sound of liquid sloshing about in it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She slices off some fruit, but before eating it, Ma tilts her head to address the woman behind her. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Susan tilted her head to delve the mystery, could not, and turned back to the job of packing canvas carriers with food, hoods, and jesses for the eagle, hawks, owls, and falcons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He had to wear his silly bellhop’s cap tilted sideways, its tight plastic strap sunk into his sagging dewlap. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the Colorado River from Needles, the dark and jagged ramparts of Arizona stood up against the sky, and behind them the huge tilted plain rising toward the backbone of the continent again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Carleton would say, tilting his head back and gazing at us down the length of his nose. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head at her, like her words made no sense to him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z My bump had started to itch, so I tilted my African hat away from it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He tilts his head like he doesn’t Get It. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl named Kaede tilts her head at me and grins as we face each other in the ring. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He rubbed the side of his nose and tilted his head down, pretending to be very interested in the bilge at the bottom of the boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Your right hand cannot let go, even for a second, or the helicopter will tilt out of control, up-down or left-right. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As if time had slowed down as it does for the dying, I watched him loll his weight forward, sliding into an easy lope, head tilted, coming toward me in a casual arc. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take a look, my dear,” he said, opening the bag and tilting it toward James. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z A young woman gazes at the camera, her head tilted at a slight angle. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She stopped drumming her fingers and tilted her head a little. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He managed a funny little half step, like a hop, then he tilted sideways and dropped. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Carmine tilts his head up and leans back in my arms, floppy as a sack of rice. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was surprising that he stayed on at all and still drove the horse at full tilt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandma tilted her chin down, peered at them over the rims of her glasses. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Frank came, even he, with that same smile, the same tilt of his head. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Metias’s cold, lifeless face tilts up to the sky, and his hair fans out in a small circle under his head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Putting my finger under her sticky little chin, I tilted her head up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Early this morning,” he said casually, and tilted back in his chair, full of satisfaction from finishing a job Mom thought he couldn’t complete. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I have to tilt my head back to look at the airplane, which is bigger than I expected it to be, and silver-white. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He wore half-glasses and since he looked at everything through them, he had to tilt his head back to see in the distance. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama tilted her head to the side like she was considering. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There might go another baron at full tilt after some dragon or other, and bump! down he might come, while the horse cantered away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A thought struck her, and Celaena tilted her head to the side. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He tilted his cap toward his ear, then sauntered away through the yard. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Once her fingers loosened up it didn’t take long before I tilted back into position and she came at me and finished the second nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He worked in an investment bank back that way, he said, tilting his head in the direction of South Station. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I held my twiggy walking stick like a scepter, chin tilted towards the ashy sky. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The battle was followed by the day’s first folly, a tilt between a pair of jousting dwarfs, presented by one of the Yunkish lords that Hizdahr had invited to the games. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I felt the urge to tilt the beaker into my mouth once more. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head, listening, and grinned when the droning syllables of a song-chant reached his ears. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z When they were gone, Dimple turned to Rishi and tilted her head. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He would slowly walk sideways, tilting his head from side to side, repeating “periquito bonito, periquito bonito” as he grabbed on to my finger. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I held it up as evidence, tilted my oxygen cart onto its front wheels, and started walking. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She tilted her head, closed her eyes and opened her mouth. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z So the session was almost over when Holly Blackwell tilted her coif and turned her baby-blues on the deputy superintendent and asked him how the trip to Albany would be financed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She tilted her head and poured the rest of the beer into her mouth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z If the head was tilted up, that meant they were struggling and trying not to cry. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She held a metal watering can in her hand, tilting it to let the water out through the nozzle. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I nod decisively, at the last minute softening the gesture with a tilt of my head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my face up to the sky, forcing myself to look directly into the sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The younger boy’s ears tilted slightly, making him look a little elfin, just like Finn. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s about two v months since I had a proper tilt, and last winter they put me up to eighteen. That was when they had the new handicaps.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Fedora tilted to one side, suit neady buttoned, face in shadow, the Mahdi approaches her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I dash full tilt down the narrow hallway. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She tilts her head up, lets the cool night air lift the sweat from her forehead. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z With an impatient flick of her hand, Katie tilted the hat over one eye. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head was tilted back on the chair, and though her eyes were not closed, she certainly wasn’t looking at anything in the room. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He pulled back on the controls and the front rudders tilted upward. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then something around them clicks softly and the carriage falls just a bit, and at the same time it tilts backward so they are looking up instead of forward. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She worried that her stepmother would see her; she worried that Kaisa would somehow discern a new awareness in her, in the way she held herself, her body tilting slightly, selfconsciously, away. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She beckons me over to her table, not with a subtle head tilt or single finger hook, but with a full arm wave, drawing the entire room’s attention. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Mama pulled her finger out of the thick mixture and tilted the bowl this way and that. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z With a loud crack, the tree house suddenly tilted sideways. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I reached out and tilted the shade on the bedside light so it wasn’t completely blinding me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z "Your Grace," he said, "shall 1 summon a new challenger for Brune, or proceed with the next tilt?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He tilted it to the side, as if in thought. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He tilted back as far as his bonds would permit and focused all his attention on Brekker. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As he walked to the car, his head was often tilted back, alert to phenomena in the trees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She tilts her neck to look into my eyes, instead of looking forward at the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They think I don’t know they’re staring, but I can tell from the way their heads are tilted. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Black spots swam before Thomas’s eyes; the room tilted and swayed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When I get back to the clearing, Hel is slumped on the ground, her head tilted to the side. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She screamed for help as the floor shuddered yet again and tilted. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "Thanks for the tip," Martinez said, maintaining the burn and watching the tilt readout. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilted the key up to the light and read them aloud: “What you seek lies hidden in the trash on the deepest level of Daggorath.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Because I could stand in the wind on the chapel roof and not tilt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She stood there looking at us, her head slowly tilting to the side, her eyebrows sinking into a deep furrow. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Julian arched an eyebrow; his long, wise nose gave his profile a forward tilt, like an Etruscan in a bas-relief. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z For Tuck’s head tilted to one side, his eyes went soft, and the gentlest smile in the world displaced the melancholy creases of his cheeks. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She motioned to me to follow with a tilt of her head, her long hair loose against her faded grey T-shirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I tilt my head to secure the phone between my ear and shoulder, and taste a big spoonful. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Then she pauses, kinda tilts her head to one side, and says, “You are so pretty—really exotic looking!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z And I lifted the top and tilted the drum so he could look in at the two dowels. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to the side in a little shrug. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Wide sleepy eyes that tilted up at the corners, high cheekbones, full lips blacker than their skin, berry-stained, and long long necks. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilts the rim to his nose and inhales deeply, then puts the glass back down on the table. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The engine coughed, and Leo tilted sideways, slicing through the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Her head is tilted up and her beak is open like she’s singing. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be modest. You’ve got ancient roots. Greek as well as Roman. It’s no wonder Juno—” He tilted his head, as if listening to a voice from above. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One of these buildings was the Boxton Creek Home for Children, a ramshackle house that tilted toward the train tracks and hills beyond. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Classic Nick and Abby picture: Abby smiling sweetly with her head slightly tilted, and Nick looking like he just got punched. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Now tilt your head back until your neck is taut, and fix your gaze on a point two miles away. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He sprang to the next slab of stone while ours tilted sickeningly. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She settled back in her seat, her head tilted in a patch of sun, and closed her eyes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She was so used to asking the questions that she tilted her head to the side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When you ask them where they are from, they tilt their heads and say “Mobile” and you think you’ve been kissed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at us, his bony face tilting up, his eyes connecting with mine. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The sudden tilt brought the right rear wheel completely off the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd tilts, and I search for a door. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We all give her the head tilt—like, So what? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I open my eyes again, and the world tilts violently. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As he speaks, his head tilts and his eyebrows lift in sympathy, and I understand at once why some people like him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He tilted back his head and gazed at it, new elation blooming in him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He tilts his head and looks up at her with mock shame. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She tilts her head and gazes out over the dash at some distant point as if she’ll see the answer there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The old man only tilted his stone face downward in a stiff nod. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came to the eggs, he picked one up, tilted his head back, and broke it raw into his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z His wheelchair turns away, and he tilts his head at me to follow him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He relaxes here—squatting against the wall—leaning back in a way that tilts his baseball cap with the D forward over his eyes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked back at William, one eyebrow tilted at the old familiar angle. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z My bow tilts up at the wavering square, the flaw, the...what did he call it that day? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “You was more handsome than that fool,” she said in tones of delight, watching her husband scamper across the field, tilting with the children, playing the Babylon King. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Thomas thought, the world tilting around him as he stared at the lifeless body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She tilted her head sassily and kept her eyes right on his. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She tucked her legs under her and tilted her head at June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We pushed it open and went out to the boat deck, which was already beginning to tilt Everything was bright red, and there were great crackling noises. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The sculpture I’m seeing is two round bubble bodies, shoulder to shoulder, every part of the figures, spherical and full, curved bulging chests pregnant with the same breath, heads tilting upward, gazes sky-bound. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She looked at the awkward way the shelf tilted. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He cantered over to her, his head tilting to the left. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The house was tilted to the side and rocked gently in the waves. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The helicopter tilts dangerously and almost twirls into a spin. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He eyed the porkpie hat tilted on Train Ear’s squirrely head. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z She tilted her head a little in case Trotter couldn’t see. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z But Yishan still looked like the same boy, tilted dangerously over the bridge’s railing, now with the tip of his tongue sticking out from the corner of his mouth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His off-center Mohawk could make you do a double take, thinking he was tilting his head when he really wasn’t. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Tori tilts her head, her eyes wide, innocent. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my phone to snap a picture. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The clubroom began to tilt for Alfred, but he took a deep breath and grabbed the back of a chair. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a tilt exactly, but a definite slant, you could say. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head as though seeing Koffi for the first time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After Twig and Dari got in, right as I was about to slide into the backseat, she tilted my chin up to her face and kissed my forehead. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Now Mrs. Tomolillo was sitting with her index finger on her cheek and her thumb under her chin, and her head tilted wistfully to one side. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Nick tilted his head to one side, and asked, “When will it be over?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And you tilted your head to the side, flashed your smile, and— though I’m probably imagining this—I think I even saw you bat your eyes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Now, she tilts the microphone herself before she speaks. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z His head was tilted back to watch, and the eyes and nostrils and mouth-hole were like black currants in his pale face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Ade Coker tilted his head back, threw the baby up again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing her short pink topper and the small red hat that tilted over one eye so that she looked like a refugee starlet from the Gold Diggers film series. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But he watched them, tilting the mirror so that he could look down into the drive without being seen himself. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was a half teaspoon of beachsand tilted from somewhere in the understructure of the grocery cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Moushumi smiles as she always smiles for a camera, her mouth closed, her head tilted slightly downward and to the left. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He tilted the screen so I could see it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The boy tilted one ear up at a low-hanging fruit, almost as if he were listening to it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She rotated the only visible handle, and the nose of the long gun tilted into place. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It comes out in a lightning-fast bit of speech, and then I'm running full tilt along the wall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His head was tilted back and his nostrils were flaring. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted back in his chair and surveyed his legion of digital friends—invented names, profile pictures of cartoon characters or frowning cats. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z "Well, now, I'll have to think about it," she said, tilting her severely drawn head and smiling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful tilted her head, the better to see Drum’s movements. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A young man sitting on a chair tilted to the wall pushed his hat back from his forehead and let the front legs of the chair hit the floor. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They were almost knocked down by his little brother, who was running full tilt across the foyer while holding a skateboard, his coiled hair squished by a helmet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back and focus on the clouds gathering above my head, heavy with rain, dark with rain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Min had shaped and then carved the clay to form curve of wing and tilt of head. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She was arched over a garden gate, head tilted back, arms loose around her face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The driving controls are okay, and the nav computer is telling me the rover is at an "unacceptably dangerous tilt." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship begins to tilt and Celia almost loses her footing, but Marco puts his arms around her waist to steady her while she laughs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I saw that she had marvelous eyes, green and slightly tilted, pointed at the corners,” he later said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A cracked mirror tilts over a sink littered with dead roaches crocheted together with cobwebs. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Danuta tilts her chin to the hole in the ceiling and stares. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet, meanwhile, adjusted the tilt so that the posts were upright and then packed the sands at the base. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes, on rainy days, the earth underneath would shift and tilt the toilet to one side, making it difficult to balance inside. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Because,” he said, his head tilted low so that he was looking at us all from over the tops of his glasses, “they have so many problems.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z When I tilt my head to capture her gaze, she looks away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I smile, showing all my teeth, and tilt my head to the side. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Now its head slowly tilted up, taking in the size of its new opponent, until our glowing eyes finally met. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The man sat with his head tilted toward the window so that the summer early-evening light outlined the scars on his face. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She tilted her face to the side and he kissed her quickly where his father had kissed her. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Then the boat suddenly tilted precariously to one side. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She tilted her face to the sun, shook her head slightly, and as her hair grazed her cheek, it was almost like Deen’s hair, falling against her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A blue automobile came to the school and Frederick’s mother got out and walked into the commandant’s residence and emerged soon afterward, tilted against the weight of Frederick’s duffel bag, looking very small. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Darkness tilted its head up, bringing it closer to Nathan’s eyes. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Not yet, at least,” she says, tilting her head at me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The great monolith tilted and began to sink, grinding down through ancient layers of rock, ripping through them as though they were paper. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Strapped to a table that tilted back and forth, her heart functions were measured for 30 minutes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The little wings could be tilted upward or downward. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He cupped his hand under my chin and tilted my face up to his. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He lights a cigarette and watches, head tilted, as if I am interesting. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He must, because one side of his smile tilts higher. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Because of settling and erosion and downright slipshod construction, they tilted dangerously toward the street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was about then that Palmer began to feel a certain tilt to his life. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I tilted my head to one side and added, “I really want to go back to that gym.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then we hold the bag high, tilt it, and begin shaking it until we feel the fertilizer starting to pour out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Rashid closed his eyes, tilted his head, and frowned as Diana placed a hand on Z’s shoulder to keep him from shouting again. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It’s like when I was thirteen and flipping through magazines, I’d scout for pictures of girls in skirts and dudes in shorts and would tilt the page to see what was underneath. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He meets me where I am, and because of the downward tilt of the driveway, we are toe to toe, nose to nose. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “It might do you good,” she says, tilting her head to one side. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The one on my left elbowed me sharply in the side of the head and the alley tilted crazily around me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Finally, the prisoner trusties suggested lifting the cage and tilting it slightly, which everyone agreed to try. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She tilted her masked face at the sky, as if the clouds could tell her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Pi stares at me with his head tilted. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back I and walk upstairs as she follows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of twins and another, whose mauve corduroy pinafore said Holiday! in a tilting, happy font. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Mrs. Dalton stood up and her face tilted to that upward angle at which she always held it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z My dad tilted his head a little to the side, like a scolded puppy. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then he put the keys back in his pocket and carefully tilted the contents of the box out upon the bed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted the counter’s mirror toward her as she tried it on. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He got through the magic door merely by saying, “Morning, Pop,” to the white-haired man sitting on a tilted chair in the sun beside the opened door. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse makes the bleeder sit with his head tilted back and his buddy sit with his head between his knees so he doesn’t pass out. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The way her body tilted forward subtly, as though she were trying to wriggle free of his hands. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Gasping in shock, she tilted back her invisible head and gazed, mournfully, up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I want to run into her office, I want her to tilt her head so all her earrings jangle and ask me what’s wrong. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I had sat there the way I did every time she did my hair—with my eyes closed and my head tilted down—secretly imagining Kira was my mother. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The entire maternity ward suddenly tilted toward the front of the ship. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And she tilted her head to look up suggestively at Omar. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z People came by, tilted their heads at her drawings, and Ivy held her breath while they inspected all the little bits of her heart. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Singer sat with his chair tilted back and his hands in his pockets, looking out of the window. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I pulled the car over and got the flashlight out and tilted my head back and shined it up my own nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Three years may seem a long time for a boy to spend in one room, if he only goes out of it to eat and deep and to practise tilting in the field. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to admit the structure did look a little rough, with huge gaps in the walls and a tilt to one side, but at least it stayed standing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was ever fearful of what lay in the shadows, and that ever-present dread, combined with his constant tilting at windmills, exhausted him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As opposed to Ralph, who, head tilted, mouth slack, looked for all the world like someone in love. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh!” said the witch, her head slowly tilting to the side. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Won’t you tell me?” he asked, tilting his head to one side with a shockingly tempting smile. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Joints of meat went round, fresh cuts for all, while each man made his offering, tilting the red wine to the gods, and drank his fill. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Madame went on standing there, hardly moving in the low sun, her head tilted as though listening for some sound from the seafront. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She put on her brushed and pressed gray suit with all the braid on it and tilted her jade-green velvet hat over her right eye. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilted my head and raised an eyebrow at him. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Teacher squatted by the tilting desk and tried to straighten the broken leg. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I started to stand up, but I couldn’t—I tilted. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He tilts its contents into the trash and leaves. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Her visits, not the tilt of the planet, create the seasons. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Her appearance was immaculate, her posture was erect, and she tilted her chin upward, demonstrating her own dignity and pride despite her circumstances. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted back his chair and surveyed his desk as one might a life. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But Mother Slaughter was pursing her lips and tilting her head. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Mars has a tilt of just over 25 degrees, so it's pointed at Deneb. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood about ten feet away from them, head tilted back, trying to stop the bleeding from his nose. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I see a blue patchwork quilt under my head and wince as I tilt my head to see where the water sound is coming from. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Leslie was standing in the middle of the cow field, her head tilted and her hands on her , hips. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He did as she commanded, his weight balancing the tilt of the craft as she slapped a patch onto the hissing hole the meat hook had made. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Leo climbed the tilting deck and managed to grab the port rail. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then she tilted her head and turned toward the CD player. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But I saw, from the corner of my eye, Edward’s head tilt reflexively in my direction. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She lay at an awkward angle, her stern tilted, and there were a number of rowing-boats already pulling round her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The ten toes tilted over, and I realized why they looked like toes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z That’s what I hear now, in my head, as I lift, tilt, breathe. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The giants spread their arms and tilted their heads to receive the drops. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She mimicked picking something up, examining it, then tilting back her head to gaze up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Jam tilted her head, and the light danced off them, bright and steel. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Nyla takes a deep breath, tilts her head, and nods, seeming to accept the explanation. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Nuah is looking at me laughing, his head tilted in that odd way of his, the wooden prayer beads hanging around his neck askew. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z This makes no sense, no sense at all, and everything feels like it’s starting to slip, like the world is a table tilted on its side and everything on it is tipping over. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I tilted my head, trying to get water out of my ears, and for a second I thought I heard a drumbeat and clapping. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The flimsy structure was still settling into the sand, causing the floor of each room to tilt at a different angle. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She kind of half closed her eyes, as if she was sleepy or something, and tilted her head a little to one side. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Celia tilts her head, staring at him as she puts her hands on the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I tilted my head back to look up at him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilted my head towards his voice, so that I held my face in the palm of one hand, listening. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Sitting in the metal chair in front of him, I kept my hands folded and my head tilted down. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “No—but I do know that it’s being administered by Scythe Cervantes, and he tends to be very physically minded. For all I know, he’ll have you tilting at windmills.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Can you tilt your head like you just did. Yes, that’s it.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Two tall double chimneys tilted to the right, giving the place an unstable look, as if it might topple over at any moment in a tumble of bricks. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z And gradually, it all became natural: light steps, small stitches, quiet voice, ramrod-straight back, deep curtsies without creaking knees, no yawns, soup tilted away from me, and no slurping. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A bird is on the sill of the kitchen window, tilting its head as though listening to something. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The tilting was even—each of them had a fall— and the sword-play lasted for two hours. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head toward the boxes in the corner of our living room. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The intercalation of the drug test between application and hiring tilts the playing field even further, establishing that you, and not the employer, are the one who has something to prove. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The power balance was tilted in his favor, had been tilted in his favor since she walked into his house. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Kamal tilts his head to one side, gives me half a smile. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She staring at Miss Hilly and Miss Leefolt, tilting her head like she sorting something out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “The point is . . .” Christina’s voice trails off, and she tilts her head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I tilt my head and pull back enough to look at him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Rohin leaned over the sketch pad, so that his tiny chest and shoulders almost touched it, his head tilted to one side. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He liked the oak brown of her eyes and the grip of her long toes on the rocky ground, the tilt of her head like a sail catching the wind. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It tilted, and the bus lurched upward so fast I fell back and crashed against something soft. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The child had gasped, tilting back her head, her peaked little face aglow with wonder and delight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Taking his time, tilting his wrist, all while my stomach twists and I can’t breathe. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Her nose was tilted up high in the air, like she was trying to make herself look taller than she really was. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sir Kay had been watching the tilting nervously, waiting for his ton. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat on the ground with my back against the stones and my head tilted back so I could see the stars with all the spy satellites mixed in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, tilting his wrist, he watched the blood cross back, no thicker, no more vibrant, than that of a chicken. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then his whole world tilted and he felt himself falling into darkness. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Finally, she looked up and her eyes met his and she tilted her head and raised her eyebrows, as if she knew very well that he had been watching her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The ground beneath her had begun to tilt, and Hazel found herself heading up an incline. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But her head tracks in a curious way, her face tilted off to one side. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His graceful, leaf-shaped ears tilted forward as though he could hear their hearts beating. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “I stared at the grate in the floor. The whole room was tilted like a bathtub to a metal drain in the middle.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Frederick tilts back up and stares at the ceiling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "Wagering on you when you tilted against the Knight of Flowers." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There's something about the way she's looking at me, her head tilted to the side and her eyes demanding answers, that reminds me of Max. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I take mine off and try them on, marveling as the room loses its shape and tilts on its ear. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She saw it wobble, then it tilted, then it toppled right over and fell with a tinkle on to the table-top not twelve inches from Miss Honey's folded arms. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The edge of his lips tilts ever so slightly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He tilted Kaz’s head back roughly and forced his mouth open, feeling around with fat fingers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then she tilted Aru’s face and smoothed the hair away from her forehead. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Old-fashioned biplanes hung on strings from the ceiling, tilted at crazy angles like they were in the middle of a dogfight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Em’s was serious, lips slightly puckered, head tilted. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to the side, a small smile turning up the corner of his lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He threw them so high in the air the spectators had to tilt their heads right back to watch, then caught them and knocked them up in the air again with his knee. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He tilts his fat lovable head like a confused puppy. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z She tilted the embroidery frame so that he could see. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “You’da thought so. The way I screamed and such. Here, open wide and let it slide,” he said, tilting a half-shell into Ben’s mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He shoved the pistol in his belt and grabbed the boy by the hand and he dragged the cart through the trees and tilted it over where it would not so easily be seen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Colin tilted his head up, resting his chin on his arms. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I pull my hair away from my neck and tilt my head to the side. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When she looked sideways at me with her secret smile, the tilt of her head, the way she almost faced me made me think she must be hoping for me to do ... something. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jinny had to hunch, cramped, her head tilted sideways beneath the wooden planks. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But she didn’t move, and the words didn’t come, and while she hesitated, he tilted his head to the side in a movement that was so familiar it looped around her heart and pulled tight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z This morning they would be tilting at quintains in the yard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The ride whirled around and tilted up and down, but it never moved forward. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I was going to yell out and explain it all to her, but while I was coordinating the pedals and the steering and my tilting body at the same time, I stalled the car. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The houses that were standing were tilted every which way, as if they were drunk. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We ran up our launch flag on the blockhouse and tilted our launch rod accordingly. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the flask returns to Nick, he tilts his head back and chugs it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Roy tilted back on his heels in order to see Leon’s face. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were not able to tilt it as much. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And just like that, she calmed down and let me tilt her head forward so I could braid the last section, the bit of curls tightly wound at the base of her neck. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z On one of them hung a tilting picture—of a cow. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z His lips go down a little at the ends and his head tilts like he doesn’t Get It. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilted it slightly to catch the glimmer of moonlight. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Micah leans close to me, tilts his head, and does his best impression of a grinning cat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Husbands and wives and children clasp hands, tilt their heads heavenward, and release their music. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s head tilted up, and I couldn’t tell if she was talking to the deputy or me and Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Gary smiled and tilted his hat at her. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Nathan had to tilt his chin up so that he could see through the windshield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Welch was a bustling little commercial town set down by the Tug Fork River, its tilted streets filled with throngs of miners and their families come to shop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If she tilted it just right, the dark-haired one almost looked like June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He paddled across awkwardly, his head tilted high out of the water, and made for the figwort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head tilted happily back, like a sparrow egg perched on a duck egg, she smiled into the sun. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Grasses, and pasture land, are hard to come by upon the islands tilted in the sea, and Ithaka is the island of them all.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I whisper to Ollie, who tilts his head at me from where he’s lying on the couch. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She looks right into my eyes, her blue irises clear and mild, her head tilted slightly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I keep my head down but tilt it enough to see one of his ears. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom turned her back to the stairs, got a good grip on my chair, tilted it back slightly, and took a deep breath. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The man slowly raised his eyes and looked at them, his head tilting on his neck like rusty machinery. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He tilted the spectacles back and forth to catch the early sunshine. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Scooter was silent the whole time, turning his head to each person who talked, his smile tilting, his whole body tilting in his chair. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She tilted her head to one side and smiled. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z As usual, Papa finished his dessert first and tilted his chair back on its hind legs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her mauve corduroy pinafore said Holiday! in a tilting, happy font. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat tilted, the deck melted under my feet and sloped toward the water. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He had promised to watch the final tilts with Sansa; Septa Mordane was ill today, and his daughter was determined not to miss the end of the jousting. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They both had beautiful eyes anyway—Elizabeth’s were exotic, long and tilted, and Melanie’s were luxurious, velvet and ivory, fringed with black silk. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her chest rises, and her head tilts slightly. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She folds her legs up, hugs her knees, and tilts her head to look at me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They go rushing past our windows, swirling and screaming full tilt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I unhooked the pouch and, following the instructions, lowered it and tilted the still so that any more water from beneath the cone might flow into it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Finn tilted sideways, his eyes even with the top of the drawer, so he could see the cord winding down from the back of the drawer and into the middle pile of sweaters. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Chins went up, heads tilted back, the crowd below followed the ascent of the plucky Jess Squirrel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He tilts his head in a questioning way, like he can see the body parts and bug guts all around the room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z One eyebrow went up, his head tilted, he looked Kat up and down. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to the side and raised up just enough that his left eye was above the level of the windowsill. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I tilted back on the folding chair’s rear legs and rubbed my face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He tilts his head to one side, but I don’t wait for him to respond. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z More stars than I ever remember seeing, and I've spent a lot of time at night with my head tilted back analyzing the constellations. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The men from Amity Harbor couldn’t argue with this or with the fixed upward tilt of his chin and jaw. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z You’ll see the circle stretch out into an ellipse that gets longer and longer as you increase the tilt. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I see the tilt of a vial, the quick press of a button on an aerosol can. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “In my country, oxen pull plows, not men,” Gabriel replied, tilting his hat back. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a house that we knew, having admired the large white wheelbarrow tilted down on spoked wheels and planted with seasonal flowers. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He shoved his hands in his pockets and tilted his face to the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He tilted his chair back against the wall and nodded. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The father tilts his head in, bringing himself a breath closer to his family. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But the ground at their feet was slowly rising, tilting as it did so. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Lee tilted his head back and looked into Mack’s eyes through the half-glasses and Lee’s tapping finger slowed its tempo as he thought deeply. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Leah who, even in her malarial stupor, rushed forward to crouch with the battery in the canoe and counter its odd tilt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, Marshall tilted back in his seat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her head's tilted, her hair falling away from her cheek. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When you tilted it a certain way, her clothes dropped away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Mr. Kapasi, tilting her chin as if to gain a fresh perspective. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Mia’s head tilted this way and that, framing the scene below in her viewfinder. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Our cowboy leads, giving us each a cowboy hat to be tilted while saying, Good morniri. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He sat forward abruptly, tilted his head to the right, and gave his right ear a light clap with his hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Comics and graphic novels can be literary too. But now it’s time to discuss The Scarlet Letter,” Elle said, tilting her head to our class. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He shook the reins to the lovely mares with long manes in the wind, guiding them full tilt toward his father’s hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Eyeglasses could not obscure it, nor could the pimples on her skin brought on by hard brown soap and a tilted diet. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ari-Eil stood nearby, as unaffected by the tilt as he was by gravity or the need to breathe. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Now, on the train, Hanako noticed that Papa’s head was still tilted over, his back slumped. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Some wood- pigeons sang drowsily their Take Two Cows Taffy, and, on the other side of the musical water, there was an enormous knight in Mack armour with his tilting helm in position. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She had just tilted the water bottle to her mouth when she saw a truck, a new-looking black pickup, come around the corner. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She tilted her head back and looked at me upside down. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He keeps his eyes on the elevator, half expecting his father to walk out and fetch him, to indicate, with a slight tilt of the head, that it is time to go. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Rising above the windows was a tall and dirty tower that tilted slightly to the left. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He pushed back onto his knees but he still had to tilt his head back to see the roach. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The grin on his face tilted, his teeth appeared, a squitchy sound came from his throat, the two closed fists snapped in opposite directions. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “What do you do when you’re not in school or rehearsing?” he asks, tilting his head. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time the ship tilted, he pushed in the opposite direction and the hull stabilized. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Another floated at chest level, high enough that he would only need to tilt his chin down to see his reflection. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I tilted the phone back to me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I tilt my head back, though, I can see the line of buildings along Michigan Avenue, like a row of sentries keeping watch over us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He tilts his head at what I’m doing. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I tilt the box front to back and then side to side. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The earth also completes one full rotation every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds, and has an axial tilt of 23.4 degrees. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I can feel the edges of my mouth tilting up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Here, I will tilt my head back, let it pour into my mouth, and consume it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She stepped close to him, tilting his chin back with the tip of her finger. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One of your arms is stretched out wide, and your chin is tilted upward. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He crinkled his nose and tilted his head in response, looking bemused. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She put the glass in my trembling hands and helped me tilt it back. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to listen, and a puff of air blew my flame out, like somebody had made a wish. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They stood leaning back with their necks stretched and their heads tilted away, way back, making a vain effort to see over the shoulders of the tall adult who always appears in front of them. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted my chin to look up at him. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She glances at the camera and for a moment becomes rigid, forcefully tilting her head sideways, silently pleading for space. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Dr. Payne tilted his plastic mug and drank the last of his coffee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard leader held the metal in one hand and tilted his head to the side to speak into his collar. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She had her back to me, and her head was tilted down. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His head struck the ground, bounced once, and came to rest tilted slightly to one side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I tilt my head as I look at her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Just as you like,” said the man, tilting the flask into his own cup. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The plane, with the increased speed from the tilt down, swooped eagerly up and drove Brian’s stomach down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z She typed into her computer, tilted the monitor toward me, and pulled up a video. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Mena shouted, crossing her arms and tilting her head to one side. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The butterflies, tilting and sailing over glossy fruit trees, were like nothing she had ever seen. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She poses again—her chin tilted up, her hand holding a stupid water bottle. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She tilts her head and sends her eyes to the ground. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She tilts her head and stares at me for a few seconds. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z TJ tilted his face upward so Jasmine could get a clear line of sight into his nostrils. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He caught her and held her while she tried to steady herself in the rocking world where the trees and the lawn seemed somehow tilted sideways and the sky turned and swung. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Her head is tilted to the right to show her sorrow because she knows her Son will come to a sad end. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I watched him close his eyes and tilt his head back. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They tilt their heads in the same way, they are both small and fair-haired. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He was a huge man, with patient hands, and the horses trusted him even when their hooves were nervous of the tilting deck. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z And as he tilted he talked until a rhythm was established. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "This is very nice," I said, seeing her nearly closed eyes, her chin tilting upward, toward me, "but just what phase of our ideology should we discuss?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Jan tilted the bottle and emptied it, then laid it in the gutter. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She tilted her head so I couldn’t see it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I stand just inside the entrance and tilt my head back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z One half still stood, slightly tilted, while the other lay on the ground. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Archer pointed at it and tilted his head, touching his temple with the fingers of his other hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The chronicle reads: There was a bright New Moon, and as usual in that phase its horns were tilted towards the east. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, as I am watching, she tilts to one side, lets go of the steed’s mane, and lets herself fall. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He found a rubberized canvas seabag and he prowled the rest of the ship in his boots, pushing himself off the bulkheads against the tilt, the yellow slicker pants rattling in the cold. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Along the wall there were tilting lances, resting horizontally on nails so that they should not warp. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns to his lowest shelf and grabs two trays, tilting them forward to reveal their contents. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Elaine had come down from her gallery and was waiting at the end of the tilt yard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He slips his hands over my neck and presses his thumbs under my chin, tilting my head back so his forehead meets mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He tilts his forehead down to rest against mine and pulls me closer. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She tilted her head back, mouth open, and for a moment I thought she was going to attempt an actual screech. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Then he tilts his head down and kisses me, sending a warm ache through my body. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a crash behind him, and the deck tilted so suddenly that he almost lost his feet and went pitching over the side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She ceased and tilted her head upward, listening. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were closed and she had her face tilted toward the sun. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z People in both parties have attributed the shift to the rise of social issues, like gun control and same-sex marriage, which have tilted many working-class voters rightward and upper-income voters toward the left. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "This is it," said Henry, tilting the water bottle. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She tilted her head quizzically, just the way his mother used to—as if Frank were the biggest question in the room. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I maneuver the stroller across the street, tilting Leda back to get the wheels onto the sidewalk. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z One of them opens his mouth to protest, but when Hideo tilts his head once toward the door, the man sighs and guides both of them out of the room. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The ship was tilting so violently he had to climb the floor to get out of sickbay. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize I was squeezing myself closer to Miles until he coughed and tilted his chin up to avoid my head. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She let her head tilt sideways, closed her eyes, and shook her massive trunk, letting the laughter fall like a wash of red leaves all around us. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat was taking fuel on board; the railcars were hauled alongside and tilted sideways to let coal thunder down the chutes into the hold, and the black dust rose high above them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Joon’s head was tilted down, and there was barely a rise in his chest when he breathed. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z And then, very slowly, as he walked, he tilted his head back in the rain, for just a few moments, and opened his mouth... Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you’re late, I’ll take every minute out of your hide. Or”—she tilts her head thoughtfully—“the slave’s, if you prefer.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Biblical subjects tilt toward violence: Judith cutting off the head of Holofernes is now popular. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Ivy and Shilling tilted their heads up in unison. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He tilts his head to the side like he is thinking about it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The room tilted sideways, and then it righted itself again. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I tilt my chin, trying to imagine what he’s showing me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then tilting Mr. Norton's head back, I put the glass to his lips and poured. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Home plate was tilted up and stamped on top with a cracked mollusk fossil. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I have to tilt my head back to see the top of the Hub, and even then, part of it disappears into the clouds. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He leaned over the side and cupped a handful of water, and then tilted his hand so it ran out again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His hand buries in my hair, tilting my head up toward him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When she tilted her head up, her black eyes glittered, and my heart skipped a beat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head to the side, and we stare each other down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Leah’s head is tilted down, so her eyes look kind of scary, and her lips are sucked into a straight line. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He stood stock-still for a minute, head tilted towards his right shoulder so that his good ear was raised to the tree line. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Moss tilted his head, confused, and his mother stood up and walked across the living room toward the kitchen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He sprawled languidly in the Warlord’s chair, tilting it and resting his feet on the map-strewn camp table, happy in the knowledge that his destiny was being fulfilled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Vega turned to me slow, tilting his head onto his shoulder. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He found that by tilting his wings he could make the notes go higher or lower, just as he wanted. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Jan gave her the bottle and she tilted it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The car tilted back, leaving a trail of sparks on the road behind us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She tilted her chin so that one plume swept gracefully against her cheek, discreetly curled and uncurled her numb toes inside the kid slippers, and set herself to endure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and saw him at the other end of the scratchy longdistance line, saw him with his lips slightly parted, head tilted to one side. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He reached and got the bottle and tilted it and lit the wick and blew out the flame in the dish and handed the smoking bottle to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Luster!” she shouted, standing to listen, tilting her face from the wind. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Johanna tilts her head so that her scar is again visible, and adds, “I understand if this means I can’t be a part of Amity anymore.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She had enormous white eyes that tilted toward her temples, and mere dots for pupils. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She tilted her head, studying me with something like amusement. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The statue’s head was tilted back so the bronze Mr. Lemoncello could squirt an arc of water out of his mouth like he was a human drinking fountain. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He tilted the side of his mouth up. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He will smile one minute and frown the next, squinch his nose, tilt his head left and then right, scrunch his mouth. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Madam squinted at me and tilted her head to one side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We tilt back our heads and open wide. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Gen tilted her head to the right, then the left. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She had to tilt her head up just to see its featureless face regarding her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Tyler tilted his head, showed he was listening, and said nothing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He tilted his head back and drained the last of the wine from his wide clay cup. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jason tilts his head toward me, his hand moving slyly across his book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hand drops and she tilts her head. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s looking away now, tilting his chair back. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Marial tilted his head up and put his hand on his brow to shade his eyes from the rising sun. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was uncomfortable, standing with my jaw dropped and my head tilted back so the sun could shine into my throat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He put a hand among the curls and the baby laughed gleefully and then the man tilted the chin and cut the baby’s throat and the baby went right on laughing. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z On the threshold, in a white acetate-satin sailor suit, and with a round white cap rakishly tilted over her left: ear, stood Lenina. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched him swing his scraggy leg in a sweeping arc, watched his whole body tilt impossibly to the right every time he planted that foot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back and watch the sky, trying to pick shapes out of the clouds. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back and look up at her. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He put his basket down and greeted her with their special basketball handshake, a complicated series of backhand slaps and finger pointing, ending with tilting their heads over their shoulders and saying “Oh yeah!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” Genie said, his head tilted all the way back. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I tilt my head forward, straining to see them before they turn the corner. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Otherwise you could tilt toward that depending on the degree of restrictiveness, that is, the degree to which the meaning of the sentence critically depends on the relative clause. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z We trade places then, and I go three times in a row, till the world looks upside down and tilted and I feel the blood pumping hard in my veins. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Turquine did sit better when it came to the tilt, so that this particular criticism came to nothing—but it throws a sidelight on jousting and may have been worth mentioning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The beast squatted low, tilting the girl’s chin with one yellowed talon. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The kennel jerked forward, tilted, fell back and struck the ground with a jolt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Avoi—” he began, then closed his eyes and tilted his head, as if listening. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z High above, my kite was tilting side to side like a pendulum, making that old paper-bird-flapping-its-wings sound I always associated with winter mornings in Kabul. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As the deck tilted back and forth, Captain Kontoulis didn’t stumble once, and was even able to light one of the Indonesian cigarettes he favored, dipping his cap’s braided brim to cut the wind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Nina tilted her head and her voice softened. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He hopped onto it and tilted his head at her with a questioning look. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He tilted his head and looked at us through one eye like a bird. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Over the scarf, a big hat tilted down, the kind Pa wore with a suit. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head wistfully as he thought out loud. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z There was a new fragrance, too, rosemary and nectar, and there were other differences, subtler: a slight shift in her shade of blue, an adjustment to the tilt of her eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Papa was tilting his head, his lips pressed slightly together. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We all climbed on and the chopper tilted, jerked, and was off. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z With so much weight in the stem—Bull, Jasper Jr., plus the engine—the bow tilted upward and the johnboat began taking on water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She smiled a naturally sweet smile, but it still seemed as if her awkwardly tilted head was the result of a rare medical condition. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He snorted, then tilted his head at Old Familiar. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The man opened a desk drawer, tilted my papers, and let the zloty drop neatly inside before slamming it shut again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She tilted the round thing backwards and forwards, and in the sunlight the disc and its letters went careering madly inside the box. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z As the captives were loaded into the boat, it rocked and tilted as if it were about to toss them into the water once more. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She erased her question, tilting her head so that her hair fell like a dark curtain between them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She tilts her head and frowns at the board. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It tilted its head and made a small humming sound. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I tilt my head back and look up at the clouds. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He props his elbows up against his truck and tilts his head back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then his eyes became riveted on a white face, tilted slightly upward. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Still wearing her shoes and socks, and her rakishly tilted round white cap, she advanced towards him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Silas took a step closer to Bod, which made the youth tilt back his head to look up at the tall man’s pale face. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Naomi tilted the doll back so that it closed its eyes, then tipped it forward again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Chacko took the shortcut through the tilting rubber trees so that he would have to walk only a very short stretch down the main road to Comrade K. N. M. Pillai’s house. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I tilt my head to one side for a better perspective. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At the last second, I managed to tilt my own blade upward to awkwardly parry the attack. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right, a cloud of dust rising beyond the window. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her head tilts; her body relaxes in the chair like a balloon losing air. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, lifting his shoulders and tilting his head left and right, “it’s a little more than that.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She tilted her head and nodded, obviously wanting him to agree with her. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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