He smiled for the first time; his teeth matched his disgusting nose. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The saw screeches, and slowly, I pull down until the sharp teeth meet wood. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Better you be an orphan, your family thinks. Better crazy Mama Ya-Ya raises you,” she says, sucking air through her false teeth. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And of course, after Shawn said that, the girl he was with—Michelle something—smacked him on the arm and sucked her teeth. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Just as I’m trying to decide whether to show teeth, a huge flash goes off and blinds me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

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

I brushed my teeth and then, after briefly kicking at Ben in an attempt to wake him, walked out in shorts and a T-shirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were shiny and desperate and her lips was drawn back from her teeth. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wailed and gnashed my teeth over the fact that I had maligned a fellow student. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Reach fingers around the bag again and don’t you know it, something bites me—and I mean with teeth. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Bob grabs paintings with his teeth and drags them to me. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

A sharp egg tooth on the top of its beak pierced the inner membrane, and its nostrils pushed into the pocket of air at the top of the egg. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She ran her tongue over her teeth like a wolf ready to feast. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She has a large nose and crooked teeth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

Then another mouth opened beside the first, teeth flashing in the moonlight. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But he would smile that bland, pleasant smile—the smile of an uncle, a teacher, a clerk, all those men with all those teeth—a smile that just made him all the more terrifying. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

In fact, my mother and father both had false teeth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t care whether someone’s a guerrilla or a gorilla, lives in a desert or a dessert, has a sweet tooth or a suite tooth. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blade slashed open Seward’s cheek so viciously that the skin hung from a flap, exposing his teeth and fractured jawbone. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bapi’s teeth flashed white, showing the front gap where a fight had cost him his incisors. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pretending to be the Old Hermit of the Szythian Mountains, a man with missing teeth exclaimed over the exquisite footwear of his neighbors and fluttered his fingers along their buckles and aglets. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Patient had one toothache for nearly five years; tooth eventually extracted with several others. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She clenched her teeth and faced the river. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Centipede rushed over to the stem of the peach and took the silk string in his teeth and bit through it with one snap of his jaws. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Just a little. On a piece of cotton to put in my cavity. My tooth hurts something awful." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth caught the hem of her dress. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I ruled out shark's teeth and a ring. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

In an impossible move, Ripred tore out one’s throat with his teeth while his back feet blinded the second. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth were two rows of pointed cut diamonds arrayed in a lipless grin, and a large ruby was set in each of his eye sockets. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The crushed oyster shells underfoot rattled the wagon so that I could feel the vibrations in my teeth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some writhed and gnashed their teeth, trying to free themselves from their haphazard cages. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The black teeth closed inches from her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One of the rats woke Cora with its teeth and when she settled herself, she crawled across the dirt of the platform in her search. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But even though there were plenty of teeth in the grin, there was no heart. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

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

She was out before I’d even sucked all the leftover peanut butter out of my teeth. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth moved in on my left and tried to distract one of the heads, parrying its teeth with her knife, but another head swung sideways like a dub and knocked her into the muck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He grinds his teeth against me like we’re supposed to mold together, but it feels like two pieces of metal that are shaped all wrong for each other. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Her chin was narrow and pointed like a shovel, and her smile was missing several teeth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Will you write Mamá what very fine work Uncle Hermilio and Aunt Consuelo found for us?” he muttered through clenched teeth. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

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

Warm mango juice dripped down the back of Pong's neck as Somkit tore into the fruit with his teeth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Do you like them? Took me ages to collect. They’re really quite comfy to walk on, but mind the teeth. Some of those are incisors.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I caught Byron using mine once to shine up some quarters and another time to brush Blackie’s teeth. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was just a baby tooth,” I said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

His fists closed and his teeth clenched; then he relaxed and lay flat. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I last brushed my teeth on Wednesday. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking so hard that my teeth were chattering. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp cut of teeth against his knuckles. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Olmsted’s teeth hurt, his ears roared, and he could not sleep, yet throughout the first months of 1892 he kept up a pace that would have been punishing for a man one-third his age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There was a flash of pointed teeth, a merciless crunch, and then they were gone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Gurgling blood bubbles pale pink between his teeth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben punched at the dog with his right fist, punched at the throat, feeling the dog’s teeth go through the jacket and sink into the sinew of his forearm. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tool showed his teeth from where he sat on his stump. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I check their teeth and comb their manes and feel their legs for heat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And he shut his eyes and his teeth tight. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“While Chuck serves up the cake, I’m gonna open Edie’s present. Be sure to give the first slice to my niece. And give her plenty of ice cream, too. Nice and easy on the teeth.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at a table of measurements of white shark teeth with its tall columns of numbers for height, width, and angle. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The creature’s bps were widely parted, standing upright and quivering, revealing yellow teeth and dark pink gums. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bandage was still on her forehead but the rest of her face was little marked except for the hollow cheek on the side where the teeth were missing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the skin of my knuckles is torn where my fist connected with his broken teeth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

If anyone even looked at them, they threw themselves against the sides of their cage and stuck their scabby snouts out as far as they could and clacked their long yellow teeth together. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Before we left the Store, she ordered me to brush my teeth and then wash my mouth with Listerine. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds me with these bright eyes and grins at whoever’s holding the camera, with a mess of missing teeth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were large and crooked, eyeteeth missing. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Both of her hands were clutched to her lower abdomen, and her teeth were gritted in pain. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He grimaced as if in excruciating pain, sucked in air through his teeth, rubbed the elbow, and claimed he couldn’t use his arm for the remainder of the meal. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

His horse-eyes were wild with excitement and his big, yellow teeth chomped on something that smelled like spoiled eggs. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its pale light cast the shadows of the tall triangular merlons across the frozen ground, a line of sharp black teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that sounds cool,” Uncle Max says, flashing his teeth. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

He’s growling now, his lips pulled back over his teeth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And he always ignored them, because if he’d ever opened his mouth, they would have realized that was all he had, just good teeth; he was, after all, exceptionally stupid. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I'm getting the impression that you have a bit of a sweet tooth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Her head jerked up and her sharp teeth fastened on his hand across the back and up into the palm near the little finger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I do this by pulling air through my two front teeth to make a soft, cozy sound. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She isn’t there, swinging her legs or grinning with her too-big teeth, so I keep walking the road until it takes me up the hill and back down again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to swallow as much as I could and I pushed the rest of the banana into the front of my teeth, banana mush dripping onto my chin and shirt. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She bared her teeth to show them but not to smile. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem to stink much, but I brushed my teeth anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

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

He had this big gap between his two front teeth. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

For the past few years I've just been gritting my teeth and kicking my door and swearing under my breath at him about stuff like this. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth, waiting for a bomb blast to tear us apart. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then he’d let out a growl and set teeth into it and try to shake it and hang on at the same time. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gritting her teeth, she considered snapping the cue in half across her knee. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dozer snarls and grasps a thick cable with his teeth. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

That was not the only astonishing thing: Caitlin's house was as big as a castle, and in one photo, she was wearing jewelry on her teeth. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Its mouth gaped open, teeth shining, tongue lolling. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Probably would've sucked her teeth hard enough to turn her whole face inside out if she could. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

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

“You’re so beautiful,” a man told her, smiling, his teeth jarringly white. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The other mother smiled, showing a full set of teeth, and each of the teeth was a tiny bit too long. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

"He holds the world record for pulling the most nails out of a piece of wood with his teeth." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Flesh and feast and tooth and I swear it’s getting closer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

It’s not as sweet as chocolate, and little pieces of grit cover my teeth. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ralph was so angry he sank his teeth into Melissa’s boot. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I probed with my tongue and found that two teeth on the right side were gone. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced up and there it was, big and chipped and wide like whatever words were hiding behind those teeth, he was struggling to keep in. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

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

It’s tough to tell whether her skin or teeth are the more perfect white. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

At the sound of squishing shoes and a strange, rapid little clicking sound, the boys awoke to see Kate giving their radiator a bear hug, her teeth chattering furiously, her clothes dripping water. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The golden monkey was gnashing his teeth, and all his shimmering fur was standing on end. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they say in the Old Testament, there was much consternation and gnashing of teeth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A diet based on cereals is poor in minerals and vitamins, hard to digest, and really bad for your teeth and gums. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop texting with my sister,” Maya said instead, her teeth gritted so tight that her jaw pulsed a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

She closed her eyes and snuggled down and got all nice and comfortable, and people don’t look at other people the way the Countess looked at the farm boy because of their teeth. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he can at least get caps put on his broken teeth. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I see you crying like a crushed snail, the way you cried when I helped you pull out your first loose tooth. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He told us about how the sailors had slept upside down on top of their heads with knives between their teeth, and so on. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His speech was slow and mellow, measured and unexcited, his gestures were wide, and new teeth gave him a vulpine smile out of all proportion to his emotion. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One, with very bushy brown hair and rather large front teeth, was Harry’s and Ron’s friend, Hermione Granger. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They are hard enough to break your teeth when they are dry, but in the pease porridge they will become soft and chewy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

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

It’s enough to make my eyes sting, to make me clench my teeth. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It says, “Beware! I may be tiny, but my teeth are sharp.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The only thing on the list that makes any sense is a comb—but I have to get two: one with wide teeth and one with narrow teeth. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed my teeth, dressed, and hurried outside, where the first familiar person I spotted was Julian on his way up to the Lyceum. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I told him about Dr. Fox pulling every last one of “Granny’s” teeth and me lying to Mrs. Ivy about the bill. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

For the next several minutes, all I saw were teeth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The line in the bathroom was long, everyone getting ready for the weekend, and by the time Rishi was finished with the shower and brushing his teeth, it was seven thirty. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Under her breath Juana repeated an ancient magic to guard against such evil, and on top of that she muttered a Hail Mary between clenched teeth. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He lay with his mouth lolling open and let me count his teeth. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His face was twisted in rigid pain; his mouth gaped over the chipped front tooth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

My fingers went right into the mouth of the biggest one and his little needle teeth cut me like a razor. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He grabbed a beer bottle from the bag he brought and put the teeth in it, then gave Genie the bottle while he helped Ernie stand up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Declaration took a breath and made a Whoosh! sound through her teeth. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Conor gritted his teeth and answered, “I’m fine right where I am.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I say and run my tongue up over my teeth because if that’s not an insult, I don’t know what is. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

Alex wanted to strangle Harvey, choke him so hard his rotting teeth would fly out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

At night, each child had to weigh himself, plot the figure on a graph, and initial the process charts again after he had done his homework, washed his hands and face, and brushed his teeth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You still have a few teeth left. If you want to keep them, stay away from me for the rest of this voyage.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She smiled crookedly at him and showed her sharp white little teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kilrain brought some hardtack and bacon and he ate with obvious hunger, but his teeth were bad; he had trouble chewing the hardtack. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Then Ignatius winked wildly at a woman leaning on the bar, a fortyish Latin who leered a terrifying response with a gold tooth or two. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up, brushed my teeth and put on pajamas. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s true! He wore a gray suit to work! Did he have a gap between his teeth?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

These guys looked like they flossed their teeth with the kind of money I'd make in a summer working Uncle Earl's farm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

But Reverend Thomas shrugged off Sister Monroe’s weakening clutch, pulled out an extra-large white handkerchief and spread it over his nasty little teeth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“You want big things that you can make your teeth meet in? How would you like to breakfast on elephant?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Huang Taitai pried open my mouth and gasped upon seeing the open spot in the back of my mouth where a rotted tooth fell out four years ago. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood pulsed, and he gritted his teeth as the metal bar slid free. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She gnawed it with her front teeth like a rodent. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he was tearing the filling of the second sandwich from the bread with his teeth, Miss Trixie came in, her green celluloid visor facing the rear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s a souvenir for you,” Angelo said, pulling the bloody, mangled chunk of metal from the bone like a tooth and handing it to me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

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

If you have ever seen a small dog trying to get its teeth into an enormous ball, then you will be able to imagine roughly how it was with the sharks and the peach. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed himself against me to comfort himself, then pursed his lips and exposed his small sharp teeth when I blew on him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling to himself but now instead of a real smile it looked like he was gripping his teeth together to get ready to bite something. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mikey flicks his cigarette to the ground and sucks on his teeth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Nelson was not going to sleep in our chicken house for all the teeth in China. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a slight chip in one of his front teeth I’d never noticed before; it gave his smile a very engaging quality. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I heard him blowing air between his front teeth. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Guosim was seated upon the open ground, her eyes wide with fright, teeth chattering madly, her whole body trembling like a leaf. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Myron Cloon slumped down in a chair by the window, chewed off a fingernail, and began playing with it in his teeth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean in at the last second, and my elbow smashes into her teeth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had been full of the idea so long, dreamed it right through to the end, waited with his teeth set, so to speak, at an inconceivable pitch of intensity. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Men in black dress suits circled the floor, “swinging black Amazons with bushy hair and teeth necklaces.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I caught the glint of a silver tooth. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The bear sinks its teeth into the fish's flesh because it must; it never terrorizes a deer for a night of fun, just because it can. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The water had frozen around the teeth and they had to be thawed before she could put them in. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see every one of her teeth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

“You can’t figure it out?” she flashed that famous smile, white teeth in the prettiest black face in Harlem, and disappeared into her hallway leaving me on the stoop. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

I went inside to the Negro rest room, splashed cold water on my face and brushed my teeth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, like the time I got smacked in dodgeball and lost a tooth.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

A shrill snarling came from her set teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

His teeth had suffered so much from malnutrition and lack of care that seven eventually had to be pulled. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

Just strolling through, Ralph found his eyelashes coated, his teeth gritty. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His long, clean, yellow teeth appeared and disappeared in a yellow face all webbed, though he was not an old man, with fine, soft wrinkles. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

People who were dosed with mercury spat frequently and covered their mouths to hide their blackened teeth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s an initial sense of impact followed by an explosion that resonates in my innermost parts, the lining of my intestines, the marrow of my bones, the roots of my teeth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He set his teeth and breathed hard through his nose, trying to keep silent as long as possible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

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

His teeth closed on Spitz’s left fore leg. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I floss my teeth twice a day!” said Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like offering candy to a child and then yanking back your hand with some excuse about saving his teeth, I thought. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Without making a sound, he ran up beside her, made his leap and set his teeth in her nose. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I ate, like, eight of them. Total sweet tooth.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The slingshot lady didn’t look too happy ’bout doing this but she chomped her teeth on her cigar and stood next to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

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

He had crossed the Elmuthaleth at the Godslayer’s side and now carried, in his pocket, the tooth of a creature from the world’s oldest myth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The hair stood up along his back and he showed his sharp, fierce teeth to the wolves. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and turn toward the target, resolving to at least stand still. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

‘Not that way! No, not that way!’ whispered Gollum, but the breath between his teeth seemed to tear the heavy stillness like a whistle, and he cowered to the ground in terror. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The other skulls had a sameness to them, though several had been cracked and splintered by the blows that had slain them, and one had filed, pointed teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I can hear Cathy moving around the house, washing up her breakfast things, running upstairs to brush her teeth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop seeing Hannah with her usual sour face and her huge teeth and her fading black clothes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

Maroon lipstick stains her teeth, and her breath smells like coffee. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She panted through her teeth, blood leaking from her lip. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He held out a cable at the end of which was a leather grip, deeply marked by his dæmon’s teeth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He held up one of the teeth and smiled. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I shut my teeth together, vocal cords cut, they hurt so. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

As Lyndon B. Johnson later put it, “Every school boy in Texas cuts his eye teeth on stories about the Texas Rangers. I wasn’t any exception.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They had wrapped him in a blanket, and it was August, but his teeth were still chattering. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Can I see that?” he asked through clattering teeth. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

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

Freddie showed a few gold teeth but said nothing, so Macon knew it was Pilate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It crashed down again and this time the silver teeth ripped across her eyes and her blood splattered the dirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

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

And he likes the real sugary kind., the ones that make your teeth rot, at least according to my mom. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

This was because it fed on living things and had grown so fat and swollen in its greed that bits of the people it had eaten dripped from its scummy lips and crooked teeth. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I had to grit my teeth for a second to keep them from chattering. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Tendai saw with horror that a chunk had been ripped out by the rat’s teeth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

While I waited for my turn, I saw several people pulled out of line when the scanner found a subcutaneous minicomputer or a voice-controlled phone installed as a tooth replacement. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She explained how the shark continues to make replacement teeth throughout its life. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

I gritted my teeth and tried not to look at them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“What — the — devil—are — you — doing?” said Uncle Vernon through gritted teeth, his face horribly close to Harry’s. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

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

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

I can still see her smile with the space between her teeth. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I chopped onions with a stick in my teeth and didn’t even cry. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then I put the blunt end of the shingle between my teeth, jumped to catch a low branch, and began to climb the tree. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The dentist was curious as to why I had come, because my teeth were fine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her teeth bared and arms out to strike, and I bared mine right back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't brush my teeth because I didn't have any toothbrush with me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A tinker with a potbelly and a ready smile showing his few remaining teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

I looked down and saw him, dug into my footprints, his teeth clenched around my pant leg. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Because they live inside a shark’s mouth and eat off of the back of the shark’s teeth. They’re too small to get bitten. Except...Brandy clearly gets bitten.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

And then —” He stopped, clenching his teeth together in sudden fury. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I didn't want a little brown aragonite figurine of T. rex, with its mouth open and its teeth bared, nor did I want the Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period poster. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

There were half a dozen, with dirty fur and cracked teeth and beady red eyes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The tip is a dragon’s tooth,” Mars said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She worked the splinter loose with her tongue and teeth and began to reckon up the too-few options left to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I’ve told them,” she says, through the gritted teeth of her smile. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Bran glimpsed blind eyes crawling with maggots, a wide mouth full of yellowed teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The tooth was a hard one to get out, and the Doctor let Stuart sit on his instrument tray so they could talk during the operation. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

But it’s heavier than it looks, and I’m struggling with it, clenching my teeth as it clunks in place. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

The leader of the pack, an old male with a grizzled white muzzle and a blind eye, moved out to meet him, snarling, his teeth bared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well,” the driver said, smacking bright green chewing gum against his front teeth, “are you getting on or not?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then he licked his knife, and put it between his teeth, and catching up the bundle he came loping towards the near door of the stairs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You see nothing,” he said, his voice hissing between his teeth. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

They wiggle and writhe, their suckers opening and closing, exposing tiny sharp teeth, as they're placed on trays and presented to each of our nurses. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It’s now a matter of remaining calm and steadfast, of gritting our teeth and keeping a stiff upper lip! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

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

Her mouth was so dry, she could feel her tongue as big as a sausage between her teeth. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shape of his skull could be seen under his skin, and his jaw was clenched so hard Asha feared his teeth might shatter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

Durham’s tight housing market, combined with Oldham’s well-known dictatorial style, gave teeth to the threat. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What?” he answered through gritted teeth without looking at me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

All I knew was if I found tooth marks on one page of my rocket book, I was going to declare hunting season on a certain bushy-tailed rodent. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He turned the ingot out and tried to lose himself again in his tasks; but the thought of Gebu, like the ache of a tooth, was hard to lose. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I apologize to Dr. Katz in my head, but there’s no way I’m brushing my teeth and taking a shower and doing harmony on a screeching rendition of a Blondie song. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

In one centerfold, someone named Jack La Lanne tows a rowboat with a rope held between his teeth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t do anything about his crooked yellow teeth because he got into a sneeze ing fit every time I started brushing them with my toothbrush, and I finally had to give up. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Jude, you keep smiling a pleasant smile in front of Madoc, but all I can see anymore is bared teeth.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They rolled, teeth clipping at tender ears, hind claws digging for purchase in soft belly fur. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The girl drops her bag and grabs my chin and wipes my face clean enough so I can see her bright teeth and tangled mass of hair that looks like rusty wire. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And when he saw her, cheeks red, teeth nibbling on her bottom lip, he knew they’d already said something. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

On some days he wore two watches: he wore two this day, an ancient watch and chain his children had cut their teeth on, and a wristwatch. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He grew hotter, tighter; his nerves were taut and his teeth were on edge. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

If Jordan Rylance, who has better teeth than I do and can sing higher, gets cut, why would anyone want me around? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The white wolf turned and bared his teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Anger grinned in the rearview mirror, showing off her newly acquired tooth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And after seeing what she could do to a bicycle tire, he couldn’t picture her breaking a tooth, either. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

"You are still going to brush your teeth after very meal," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

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

I moved closer to the shark to get a better look at the ridges on the serrated teeth, leaning the sketch pad on my left forearm, to make a quick sketch of the steak-knife points. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She was afraid his second teeth wouldn’t come in straight. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fumble with one hand and take out an antiseptic pad, tearing away the paper cover with my teeth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And she heard his direwolf, snarling and growl-ing, heard the snap of those long teeth, the tearing of flesh, shrieks of fear and pain from man and horse alike. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her two front teeth are chipped, making a small upside-down Y in her smile. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He assumed the panther would be an old, wasted male with worn teeth, incapable of catching anything more difficult than a human. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The black water had leeched all warmth out of me, and my teeth chattered, but that may also have been because I was petrified out of my mind. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I made so many mistakes that I was forced to melt down the error-filled slugs and retype them with excruciating slowness, digging my teeth into my inner cheek until the letters became Yiddish once more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Did I forget to put Vaseline on my teeth like Mrs. Walton showed me? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The whisper changed to an uncontrollable chattering of teeth as Ranofer halted beside the narrow panel of blackness he was seeking. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He says, Tell ya mom they need that for the teeth an’ bones. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She gives me an icy smile filled with glossy teeth. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He was picking at his teeth with an enormous toothpick, and his nose was deep in a book V was quite familiar with. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m in a place where people have no teeth and eat liquid food. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had a jawline a mason would have been proud of and straight, white teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His teeth were bared and fury flared in his eyes and the Song of the Enemy roared in his ears. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus was still on the floor, his upper body held up by the wall Pet had hurled him into, his front teeth silked red with a bubbled film of blood. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Sucking some pieces of parsley and onion from between her teeth, she said to the picture of her mother on the mantelpiece, “They gonna love that. Nobody makes a good potatis salad like Santa.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Her smile was now whole—new teeth had grown in over the winter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

I look down American Street with its houses in neat rows and the open lots like missing teeth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Kiki shined the pews to where you could pick your teeth looking at them. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

This makes it more or less impossible for it to get its teeth into a vast smooth curving surface such as the side of a peach. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You could hear the poor girl’s teeth ratding, Hakim, she was shivering so hard.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” George said to the woman through his chattering teeth. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

The rats opened their snouts and clacked their yellow teeth at her. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The tree rat’s sharp front teeth and wet muzzle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The woman sucks her teeth and marches down the hall, her heels smacking on the tile floor. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

He yelped and groaned unintelligibly through clenched teeth, his eyes rolled up into his head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He settles back in to floss his teeth and watch another history documentary. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

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

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

Grizzled beard, bad teeth, nose askew, showing septum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She sat upon a bench threading a long needle in and out of a shoe sole and she stopped and held the needle poised and her mouth gaped open and showed her blackened teeth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

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

His throw is hard enough to make my teeth vibrate. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. They worked great, but my mom made me stop when I grew an extra set of teeth inside my large intestine.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She leapt over a ridge of black teeth as tall as swords, dashed through hungry jaws, and threw herself against the door. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Inside there was a huge set of teeth with pink gums. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her thin hair is pure white, her teeth are brown with decay. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teeth sucked up the light, and darkness closed around Tayo with an ambush of voices in English and Japanese. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

After they ate, Clayton brushed his teeth and got ready for the midnight jam, even though in reality, ten fifteen was closer to the hour. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The coyote whined as the terrible teeth came out of its leg. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If it had not been for her hardened cheekbones and a few missing teeth, she would have looked much younger than she really was. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His hair is white and his teeth are rotten, hut he still has a taste for glory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She carried the chips in her apron pocket, and when no one was about she crushed the soft lime between her teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she gritted her teeth and whispered in the kindest voice she could muster, “Come with me.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They took him to the nearest town, where his tooth was pulled; but it was too late, and the blood-poisoning carried him off, black-faced and groaning, and they buried him beneath his favorite willow tree. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When finally I could, I told them of the body that was a doll, and the teeth in the water. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The sugar cube he held between his teeth was still dry when a man slammed the passenger door of the truck and marched toward the shop. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She eyed the smooth ivory keys, and then the black keys, which were like the gaps between teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I felt Beau paddling beside me, his teeth still holding on to my shirt. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No?” the man roared, his face so distorted with anger he looked more like an animal than a man, his teeth glittering in the flickering torchlight. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His teeth chattered and he felt sweat sliding down his armpits and back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I bite my teeth together, fighting the memory of my last sleepover at Melissa’s. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected Richard Parker to burst forth from the boat, sailing through the air, teeth and claws reaching for me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Tears poured out of her eyes and she clenched her teeth to prevent herself from making a sound. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That morning, the three of us brushed our teeth using neem twigs, like Amma said people had done in the old days. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

Whereas at first I gutted fish and peeled their skin fastidiously, soon I no more than rinsed off their slimy slipperiness before biting into them, delighted to have such a treat between my teeth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were worn to the gum, her once black hair was brown and sparse, and she was shrunken and frail-looking like a little old lady. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Owner was picking his teeth with Will’s mother’s hairpin. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t bet on that,” Harry murmured, watching Snape baring his teeth. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

His mouth encountered gravel, and he spat frantically, afraid that some of his teeth had been knocked out. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes were fixated on his lips, the white teeth gleaming behind them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I set my teeth and concentrated on my playing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and tried really hard not to let the tears that were pressing hard against my eyelids fall. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes his breath came between his chattering teeth in gusts, rising above the rain and the winds that swished down the corridors; at other times I had to bend to listen. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A blue-skinned woman with black teeth regards me for a moment and then goes back to her conversation with a goat-footed man. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They gritted their teeth and trudged down again. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“If it gives way suddenly, you’ll go flying. Just pull it off with your teeth.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The residents were delighted; for years they had all brushed their teeth with stored water poured from mugs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

With my fingernail, I scrape at the dried blood and bits of crushed tooth and gum stuck to the metal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m smiling wide, like the American I am, showing off every tooth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

On sills, on stoops, on crates and broken chairs they sat tasting their teeth and waiting for something to distract them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The razor voices of the cruel pretties set Tally’s teeth on edge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were crooked, but there was something ingratiating about that smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The tip of his tongue played between his teeth, and in the clamp of his thighs he held two small ceramic basins. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

His teeth chattered and he shook with a hard chill. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She washed her face, rinsed her feet, and rubbed two fingers over her teeth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

I think it would be easier to steal his teeth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Riding the bus was like having a sore tooth that never quit aching. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s time you learned to stay with your own class instead of nosing around senoritas,” she said between clenched teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finished up the teeth and a quick sketch of the eye before the drops started coming quickly. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Have you seen the teeth on that girl? Tombstones. She’s hiding a graveyard behind those lips.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he examined the girls like they were Christmas presents, which made Percy grit his teeth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

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

She just sucked her teeth a little and made out like what I said was dumb. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” Sticky said, gritting his teeth as he always did when Constance used his full name. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Mealies are much better for you. They make your teeth strong.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled myself to a sitting position, gritting my teeth to fight the pain. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He smiles again, his teeth poking out the side of his face, and in a wash of shimmer he’s right in front of me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You have food in your teeth,” he said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He's made of iron and steel, he's gritting his teeth and squeezing her neck. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

As its face disappeared beneath the dirt, the warrior seemed to grin at the last name—or maybe that was just its skeletal teeth showing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

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

“What does that prove?” said Blackberry, his teeth chattering. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgot about the kid. He’s feisty. Really left some teeth marks in Big Tony’s trousers.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It had been a while since I came home and went right to my room, took my suit off, brushed my teeth, washed my face, turned the lights off, and went straight to bed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

I said, “I have a question regarding the dragon’s teeth.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Auma had ebony skin and brilliant white teeth and spoke with a strong British accent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His teeth were too straight and his manners were too good. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her teeth just about chattering she smiling so big. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He’d take them in whole, crushing the tinkly shells under his sharp teeth, smacking the gummy creatures down with his mouth wide open, giving me a terrific view of the whole process. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Get a load of this meatball,” said the one with a front tooth missing. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elsie and I get dressed, brush our teeth, and make our beds in two minutes flat. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I had to scrape my teeth with my tongue several times before the flavor dissipated into the familiar bittersweet oregano and garlic. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And there was a cat beside her, to his astonishment: a large wildcat, as tall as his knee, fur on end, teeth bared, tail erect. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t finish her stew, but she did fish out a tiny bone to pick her small white teeth with. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

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

And yet he knew that it would come again—the darkness was full of demons crouching, waiting to worry him with their teeth again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, I saw teeth as small as a baby’s, as though he’d never gotten a second set. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I clamp my teeth together as she teasingly traces the outline of my lips with the tip of the blade. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

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

Tater lunged forward and sank his tiny teeth into the cuff of Big Tony’s pants. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She had few teeth and her skin was folded into wrinkles, but her eyes were unclouded. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can keep talking about it, keep grinding our teeth on why Sima converted, since it turned the fate of everybody in the story. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The wolf let his tongue loll out between his teeth, tasting the frigid air, his breath misting as snowflakes melted on his tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand how you can think about birds when you don’t even have your teeth, Mama,” said Blanca, who was still not used to her mother’s new, toothless expression. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Feels good to have a horse under me again,” Dywen said at the gate, sucking on his wooden teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was big, and tough; an evil rat with ragged fur and curved, jagged teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He felt his lip split and tatter over his teeth, but his skin seemed thickened and dull, as though he were encased in heavy rubber. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth, forcing the name of my best friend back into my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He grinned at me, revealing a mouthful of prematurely rotting teeth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The black king was in one curled fist, shiny with spit and dented with teeth marks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She fed her powdered eggshell so her milk would be good and her teeth strong, and recited the prayers of Bethlehem for a healthy delivery. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth until I could go on. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

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

He was trying to struggle back to his feet when the dragon’s teeth closed hard around his forearm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

She squeezed some toothpaste onto her finger and brushed her teeth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Well, say you leave the tap running while you clean your teeth, or leave the house with a light burning, or drop a piece of litter and can’t be bothered to pick it up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I was at our usual spot,” I said, gritting my teeth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Eyes women complimented him on, a firm jaw line, splendid teeth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave Joana a strange smile, his top lip curling over filmy teeth. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

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

Needles smiled so wide, you could see all of his teeth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

One of his teeth was larger than the others. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The monster’s huge muscled form loomed over the rest of the thugs, its doglike muzzle snarling and showing its teeth to scare back the hungry people. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

She has her bottom lip clenched by her teeth, but then finally she lets go of the sigh she’s been holding. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He turned to me and smiled extra wide, showing his teeth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

Olanna ran the wooden comb through Baby’s hair as gently as she could, and yet there was a large tuft left on the teeth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gritting my teeth, I wedge the flat of my knife blade under the disc and force it up. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth to keep from crying out. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

You pale little boys are crushing him, your adoring mob of hands and feet, your necks and heads, your nostrils and knees, your still-sweet sweat and teeth and grunts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoulder to shoulder, they leaned into the weight, legs flexing, teeth gritted. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was probably a bad idea to let someone with filed teeth find out General Matsika’s children were lost and alone on the subway. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My family may not be blessed with height, but we have good teeth and try to show them when we can. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The bones crumble between your teeth; one touch and they fall apart. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No blood, no foul,” he said, flashing his brilliant teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Robin invited us to touch her serrated teeth and examine her snout before Ray removed the jaws. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we see if we can work something out?” he asked me, resting a hand on my shoulder, then rapidly pulling it away when Otto bared his teeth at him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gathers up the tufts of white hair that are stuck in the teeth of her wooden comb. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But the worst part of all was their teeth, six-inch incisors that protruded out of their whiskered mouths. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took out a knife—Piper’s knife—and started picking his teeth with it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Probably, though we thought not so soon and not so many; a rat has a natural set of tools that monkeys lack: sharp, pointed teeth that never stop growing. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Biting them was like a battle between her teeth and the crackers, but then Mama told her to suck on one until it softened. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She ground her teeth together and tore at him, and all of a sudden he let go. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Lucas yelled to me one morning while I was brushing my teeth. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The cigar jutting up from between my teeth didn’t help. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I had to remember to jerk my hand away from his sharp teeth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The upright of the frame pressed tight against the lower strip of leather, but it held smooth and firm, offering no purchase for teeth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

I slid down the flaming banister, holding tight with my blanketed elbows and legs, the wool clenched together with my teeth. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He set his teeth and tried to stop his mind from thinking, and he struggled on. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Every night they leave the teeth in the kitchen in jam jars filled with water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

He put the bayonet in his teeth, carried the shot putt in his left hand, the sword in his right. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

His tongue was hanging out from twixt long yellow and brown teeth that were ’bout the size of bear claws. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She froze with terror for a moment, and then her lips drew back from her teeth like a cat’s lips. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to move my lips around like he’s doing, like I’m trying to eat his mouth without my teeth. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dandy grinned at him, without any humor but with perfect teeth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

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

He pointed down to his boot, where a mark in the shape of the zmeyok’s teeth marred the leather. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Growling and showing his teeth, he started for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them, a portcullis had been raised halfway up, looking like teeth prepared to bite. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I quietly sat in the corner of the room clenching my teeth, as I didn’t want to show my friends the pain I felt from my headache. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Someone held a lighter to his face and they saw his bared teeth and flecks of white in the corners of his mouth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Luke got up and told the boys to take care of their plates, to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The smith stumbled to his knees and spat out a tooth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

She brushed her teeth, wore her best hijab for him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He grins and reveals a row of crooked teeth. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Jake sharpened the end of a match and picked a troublesome cavity in a tooth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When Otto put pressure on it, she bared her teeth at him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not what I was referring to. ‘It doesn’t matter’!” he quoted, gritting his teeth together. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth, trying to hold back the anger and missing-Amma feeling and whatever-else feelings that slosh about inside my stomach like Rani's stew. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She went to the mirror to adjust her hijab, brushed her teeth, and left the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

By the time she had gotten through the sentence, her teeth were chattering and her lips were blue. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and did not cry. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, I dreamt of Felicia in her bathing suit with her pail of cowries and bleeding tooth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

‘She just turned her head like that and said to Ma through her teeth—like this, “Ma’am, I’m taking that child with me.” Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re all laughing so hard at Mitchell’s attempt to project his idea of desperation, which involves teeth grinding and nostrils flaring, that Boggs has to reprimand us. he says firmly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

In one deft motion she plucked the wool from the teeth and rolled it into a fluffy ball. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

A set of false teeth drifted by on a piece of wood and faded into the darkness. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Kin glared even harder at the dragon on the floor and, through gritted teeth, said, “I suppose I am.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Gritting her teeth, she responded, “And I thought you would be the one to fix us something to eat.” Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

Storch was saying, cracking the poor goose’s bone with his large teeth. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I splashed some water on my face, scrubbed my teeth with one finger, battled my mop, then bailed out of the bathroom. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

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

Their lips drew back from their teeth, revealing swollen tongues. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

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

My teeth sank into the crisp flesh of an apple. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Friends would teach him how to brush his teeth, use a debit card, and fool around with a smartphone. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I learned to draw back my lips and breathe slowly through my teeth, so I wouldn’t choke on mosquitoes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When no one did, he lay down and attacked the stick like a warrior, tearing its bark with his small sharp teeth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He talked around the cigarette in his teeth. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Pearly whites. Not a lot of people in here have that. I myself wonder what happened to Ebony’s teeth.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The apples of her cheeks are pronounced and a little pudgy as she smiles, and she has a gap between her two front teeth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he thought of his Aunt Jimmy, her asafetida bag, her four gold teeth, and the purple rag she wore around her head. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed through his clenched teeth, rubbing a spot on his temple, and headed through the garden. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Looking up at him, I see his chest inflates and exhales deeply, and his jaw is square as he clenches his teeth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's my Olympic medal. I got a tattoo of it after the man who did this to me"—now Coach curled his top lip so I could see his chipped tooth—"stole the real one." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When I saw him beaming, his two large front teeth more visible than ever, I was relieved. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

His teeth are so white that he must be an actor. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The big male who had sniffed at her cook-fire that first afternoon approached and bared his frightening teeth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took the knife from Mr. Pirzada, and carved around the gash, evening it out, dispensing altogether with the teeth I had drawn. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She ignored his rotting teeth as she jerked her chin toward the remnants of Xavier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But as soon as we were out the door, she was her old self again, chatting nonstop about a kid in her class who lost a tooth and got ten dollars from the Tooth Fairy. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

Genie hadn’t even known the man had fake teeth! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The giant Texas-sized air conditioners hum loud, but I can barely hear anything over the chattering of my teeth. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But then her expression twisted and she bared her teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Her head rolled back, and I saw that her mouth was partially open and her teeth were rimmed with mud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth, grab hold of his hand with my teeth like a mad dog, and don’t let go. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

By April 21 Olmsted was again confined to bed “with sore throat, an ulcerating tooth, and much pain preventing sleep.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One day he might want to bite someone in the leg, and for that you needed teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He extends his phone and takes a few pictures of Imani on his lap, himself and his dark sunglasses, gold teeth, and gold chain, and expensive rims. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Never,” said he, as he ground his teeth, “never was anything at once so frail and so indomitable. A mere reed she feels in my hand!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now she merely ground her teeth as she stepped out to the porch and made her way around the side of the house through the nico- tiana growing all wild and out of control. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not very long afterwards that the teeth, after much trouble, came through as all teeth must, and the Twins had their first birthday. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

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

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

Leo put his sandwich between his teeth, pirate style, and ran for the helm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ernie immediately winced and tensed, his hands closing into tight fists as Dr. Maris pushed the first tooth back into his gum, like a plug into a socket. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

Watching a celebrity talk show on television, they listen for several minutes as a movie star with bright teeth recounts details of his recent divorce. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Any door,” said the barber, “as long as it’s quick. Now it’s biting the teeth off my combs.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It couldn’t have hurt much, since he didn’t have any front teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She spit every obscenity she’d ever heard through her teeth, but it wasn’t enough. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Genie and Grandma made a swift move to the house, Genie heading straight upstairs to hide the tooth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

The white of his teeth made a dazzling underline to his turban. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled, and he saw that she had small even teeth, as white as her eyes and hair were black. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

And he hated himself because even as she lay dying he saw how wide and ghastly her purpled lips drew back from her teeth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

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

But after a good deal of patient effort Hazel succeeded in working out enough of the stump to get a grip with his teeth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched it a little more than halfway through, then washed my plate, changed into a T-shirt and shorts, brushed my teeth, and went to bed. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Two heads are better than one, Neel thought, gritting his teeth. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aretha nabbed it with her teeth and tossed it in the air. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But what wasn’t muffled was the cry that came from the exterminator behind me, the sound of a large cage dropping, a scream, and the clicking of clacking teeth. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mom slapped me so hard my teeth hurt. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

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

She no longer threw her head back and laughed with all her teeth showing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron gritted his teeth and stepped carefully over the dog’s legs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But worst of all, Mother doesn’t have all of her teeth in, only her front ones. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“What? You had those knobby knees, and your front teeth were so big, you could barely shut your mouth.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

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

There was a bodice of pure molded gold, made to look like a beetle’s carapace, and a fan collar fashioned from the spines of poisonous fish, with tiny teeth sewn in patterns like seed pearls. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Judd just laughs, and his teeth’s dark where the tobacco juice oozes through. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he sticks His tongue Where his tooth was. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she bends over to bow I see her picking food out of her teeth with her tongue. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He, who had paid to straighten their teeth and smooth the accent out of their English in expensive schools, he was nothing to them now. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Brinker pronounced his name with a maximum use of the teeth. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have all my teeth and all my hair, two fine workhorses, a four-room house, and twenty acres of land beside. I work hard and I do not smell all that bad, eh, little Chaya?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Air whistles through my teeth as I slowly let out a deep breath. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The little creatures might have been funny if they weren’t surrounding her, staring up at her with those pointed teeth and hungry green eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the letter he asked for “one of your scrapers as my teeth stand in need of cleaning.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled slyly as the blood covered her bottom row of teeth. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He pulled back his lips to reveal a row of jagged teeth and gave her a sharp hiss. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She smelled his milky clots and the decay of his teeth and the citrus brilliantine in his hair, as if a grove of lemons lay hidden there. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or like marimbas only with a funny little plucked sound to it like if you were running your fingers across the teeth of a metal comb. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks my way again, still sucking his teeth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to weigh very little, wear very little, or have my teeth fixed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then she paused, and I could hear the churning sound of her tongue as it licked her teeth and lips, and could feel the hot breath on my neck. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In the food hall Sam Fetisher sidled over to Shadow and smiled, showing his old teeth. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The first policeman snaps flesh off his apple with his teeth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Before he could bring his lips together, his teeth fell, no, actually his teeth jumped, out of his mouth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes fixed on Lucy, as did Van Helsing, and we saw a spasm as of rage flit like a shadow over her face; the sharp teeth champed together. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was on that very coffee table on which Noris had once knocked a tooth out tussling with her brother that the plans for the attack were drawn. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on one of my nice shirts, the kind with buttons, and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The majority looked like battered combs that were missing teeth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her teeth have a little space between them in front. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It’s done with a slight grimace as they suck air through their teeth, which makes an interesting hiss. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Likens, the principal, came rushing in and pulled her tongue out and then put a fold of notebook paper between her teeth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The medium threw back his head and bared his teeth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

Matt remembered a particularly nasty dinosaur with long claws and teeth and a willingness to burrow through rock to get at its prey. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the hot magenta jam went round, Estha became a Stirring Wizard with a spoiled puff and uneven teeth, and then the Witches of Macbeth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a dirty freckled face and his two front teeth were missing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine those teeth sinking into my heels like the assassins’ daggers sinking into Caesar, and I ran faster. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He has long teeth and a sneer, the greased black hair of a mean man. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m Mark Heller,” he says, flashing a set of perfect teeth. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

Her two front teeth were trimmed with gold. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He forces Dad’s upper teeth into his mouth and can’t get them out again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

The gooey marshmallow sticks to the pan, our hands, even our teeth. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It was so cold that it made his teeth and skull ache. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Tidings stopped sinking his teeth into a chicken leg. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But Mom, this is what I look like in second grade,” he’d argued, sticking his tongue into the hole where his teeth used to be just for the sheer joy of it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The rebels may gnash their teeth as they will. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

His lips pulled away from his small teeth; his gray cheeks folded. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The drink is way too sweet, and the sprinkles get caught in my teeth, but I take sips to show Mama everything is fine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He felt his arm go numb, but he clenched his teeth as he was clenching his fingers around the hilt, and the pale form seemed to boil away and melt back into the darkness again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By the way, she was the one who could take out her top teeth. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for Mom to say something about that, but when I looked up at her, she was smiling a smile without teeth. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She let another tooth fall, and was outraged by painted ladies who thought only of clothes and men. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That bus’ll be back any minute,” I said through chattering teeth to Beau. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

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

Her perfect white teeth showed when she laughed, which was often. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fox nudged the toy free, took it between his teeth, and rose on his haunches to allow his boy to find him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I never did trust the report that ex-gang member gave the police. She was lying through her Filed teeth.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet Dumbledore saw right through you,” said Harry, his teeth gritted. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Beowulf seized handfuls of white linen napkins, quickly shredded them with his teeth, and flung them in the air around her. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Despite the easy availability of Dr. Hale, the company dentist, his teeth were yellow and cracked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The other vampires gnashed their teeth in a frenzy of excitement. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

“I had a boyfriend who joined the Masks,” said the woman with filed teeth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

All my plans seemed to be fitting together like the teeth on a zipper, and I forgot all about the few things Nan needed help figuring out. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered I hadn’t brushed my teeth, so I had to open the bag again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt almost frozen when she at last reached West Riding, but she did not stop at Quinn House even though her teeth chattered from the cold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reed could feel it rumbling inside them, threatening to burst from their clenched fists and teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t trust dentists, which led to his having virtually no teeth. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, I returned to my bedroom and brushed my teeth really well. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he was just another repeat offender in the middle of the desert, in the middle of nowhere, behind rows of razor wire that glinted and gleamed in the sun like jagged teeth. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Baba crushed an ice cube between his teeth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Shortly after dinnertime, the grooms found Seabiscuit walking in circles, clutching the distraught goat in his teeth and shaking her back and forth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Val Moren brings the end of his staff down hard against the ground, and I feel the reverberation to my teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her teeth are so white and pretty they could light up a room. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She could hear her Dad grinding his teeth together in a nervous way as they came up the steps. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was sitting by her kerosene stove, cracking pinons with her front teeth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes are a deep blue, almost purple, and his gold tooth gleams when he smiles for me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His single bright eye fixes on me, and he bares his teeth, trying to wrench himself away. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I could sink my teeth in her neck and throw her off the tree. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

The Oliver North testimony now behind her, she started leaving teeth in her bowl and developed the sort of breath that could remove paint. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He could hear them behind him, breathing and snapping their teeth. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But George had other plans for my thumb; he sunk his teeth into it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Rose’s drawing, then added large green teeth to his own. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

A desire to cover her foot with his hand and gently nibble away the itch from the calf with his teeth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have some visitors, Virginia,” he says with a twinkle of the eye and a flash of his gold tooth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bared his teeth and crept backward, eyes glowing golden in the light of the maester's torch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can feel the press of the pasty substance as it hardens against my teeth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Pax saw nothing but fur and teeth flashing in the grass and heard only yips and growls. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It was disgusting. My brothers thought it was hilarious and took a bunch of pictures to send to their friends. But seriously, how did the owner not know teeth were there?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth and turned to head back over to Melanie. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Is there a law Against a boy With glasses, Sticky face, No hair, And a tongue Between his teeth On a Saturday morning? Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mind over matter,” he repeated, smiling, his teeth bright even in the darkness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her hair waves at me and her mouth is beautiful, though her teeth are ugly. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She said, “Oh, my tooth, my tooth. Oh, it is the curse of my father.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They both stiffened as the sounds of newly agitated beasts filled the ground around them, and Diko bared his teeth in anticipation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Charlie left then, with a goodbye wave, and I went upstairs to brush my teeth and gather my books. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One wolf grabbed Collins’s ankle in its teeth, and the deputy howled with pain. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His room was high up indeed in the tower that rose like a sharp tooth from its hilltop. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She set it on the dresser, between the red truck and the bottle holding Ernie’s leftover tooth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My teeth felt too heavy in my mouth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A fellow missing most of his teeth stuck his head down the hatchway and waved us over to the ladder. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp, pointed fragment hit a hollow tooth and whanged into the nerve. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He set his teeth and started to climb, finding the holds by touch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He unhinged his jaw and leaped forward, clamping his teeth around the foremost goblin’s head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

How did she manage to recover her teeth? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He drove all twelve miles like that, cackling as if it were a game, as if we were both in on it, as if my teeth weren’t clattering. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The teeth turn brown and black in their heads and fall out one by one. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Turning to last year’s review sheet, Dr. Barnes gritted his teeth and read what Mr. Larson had written: It is clear that Phil and I have very different philosophies of education. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

They were shaking, their teeth chattering as they found a dark part of the forest behind a large tree and a row of rosebushes and hunkered down. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was not sleepy, so she took out the wolf-puppy bone and, holding the ulo between her knees, carved a tooth in the comb. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

So that everyone went to the tent and by paying one cent they saw a youthful Melquíades, recovered, unwrinkled, with a new and flashing set of teeth. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You knocked out a tooth, did you know that?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Candy gives Safer a big grateful smile, and I notice that her teeth are a little purple around the edges. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her face was puffed and bore horrible marks, one lip was bleeding where her tooth had bitten down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

His teeth chattered, waves of fever surging through. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said through gritted teeth, rocking back and forth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

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

Hermione wasn’t there -— he supposed she was still in the hospital wing having her teeth fixed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

She throws her head back, stares at the camera, flashes her teeth. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, I do my routine, get up before the rest of the girls and brush my teeth and shower. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t get anywhere near those teeth if I were you,” I said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I check a yak’s abscessed tooth and hold hands with Bobo, leading him around as I check the rest of the animals. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Bobby spit out a piece of a tooth that had been chipped, from one of the punches or when he was thrown to the floor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my teeth together and scrunched my eyes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Her mainstream, even countrified, looks extended to the slight gap between her teeth and her turned-up nose. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Women swarmed over her like weasels, pinching her legs and kicking her in the belly, and someone hit her in the face and she felt her teeth shatter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She snaps a sheet open wide in her hands and takes the center with her teeth to fold it in half. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly gritted her teeth, slowly repeated everything Teenie had said to Amari, even though she figured the girl had already understood most of it, and headed out of the kitchen and down to the river. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dear Mavor, My brother Danny Chipped his tooth On the cracked sidewalk, His fault really Because he was on His skateboard With his eyes closed And his fat mouth open. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scott was still breathing, barely, but his eyes were fixed in their sockets, and his teeth were tightly clenched. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew added, “I’ve got to go number one. My teeth are floating.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were flying, the logs of the raft rearing out of the water on pressure ridges, slamming back down so hard it rattled his teeth. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Seemed like all her teeth were showing, but not in a weird way. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It is! It’s got spikes down its back and claws and orange teeth, and it sucks blood.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled and I saw all of his teeth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was not looking for decay but for gold teeth. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A slow and constant grinding of its teeth was the only visible sign of distress. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neal brushed April’s teeth with the little spongy pink toothbrush that was too soft to cut into her fragile gums. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I drove the dog away and opened my trousers; teeth marks showed deep and red. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ground his teeth together and tried not to hear as Sergeant Whitcomb chirruped exultantly over the tragic event. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Kantorek sweats and spits out a dirty piece of wood that has lodged in his teeth. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

With his giant brush, he polished each tooth on the model, pointing out the proper path of the bristles on the teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The remains of a central building and a well and the jagged foundations of several houses, like broken teeth in neat, tidy squares. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

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

Nin stared at the thing like it was a bear trap, full of metal teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

For a brief second, Cole felt a furry head pass between his back teeth and he willed his jaws together with every ounce of strength he could gather. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They could hear the wood splintering under his teeth—a sound like a mouse in a shed wainscot at midnight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d brushed her teeth and put her hair in four rough braids after dampening it with water, little things to delay coming downstairs and facing the conversation she knew was lurking, waiting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“And Henry, don’t forget to put your tongue behind your teeth when you smile; otherwise, you look goofy.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His teeth—an entire army battalion in a mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

I pulled my pantleg up over my knee, gritting my teeth as the motion tugged on my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Harry gritted his teeth, convinced his loudly thumping heart would give him away at any second. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I might drop you out and try to fly home,” Maddie said casually, hopeful words spoken through clenched teeth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I pivot all the way around and see an older man with betel-stained teeth standing a few feet away, giving us an icy glare; he spits on the ground. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It reminded him of dogs’ teeth and rats’ fur, of fresh bones and old scabs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I breathe through gritted teeth, staring at Molly’s blood-covered face, the color deep and rich and beautiful, in a way. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His eyes bugged out of his face, and when he opened his mouth to speak, he gnashed his teeth. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It surveyed the glade, then let out a high-pitched roar that made my teeth hurt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

When she smiled, Aru saw a crescent of sharp teeth behind her red lipstick. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s brown as my mitt On a bedpost, And just as quick: A baseball rolls His way and his teeth Chatter after it. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the door began to open, the howling of the wolves without grew louder and angrier; their red jaws, with champing teeth, and their blunt-clawed feet as they leaped, came in through the opening door. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He growled at me and showed his teeth. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, with the tip of his tongue between his teeth, he was gouging his name in the wood of the dresser with his knife. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hold-Your-Nose Billy popped a clove of garlic into his mouth, ground it between his yellow teeth, and helped himself to a veal pie. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The Lamb Men. Would that lambs had teeth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It would be so lovely to sink our teeth into hot juicy food again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Walowick, a Polish lad with dimples who looked like he had more teeth than he needed, looked up from his magazine, flashed a smile, and went back to reading. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night when I got into bed, I used to imagine she was lying there beside me, the way she did when she had all her teeth and still loved me. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted really hard and gritted his teeth. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Your hand trembled slightly, but your gaze was steady with concentration, your tongue between your teeth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

With her beady eyes, sharp teeth, and tapering snout, she stood leaning on her hockey stick, right foot crossed over left: ankle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Deep sounds from the inside of his throat, through his nose, lips, and teeth. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

His teeth are the same bland color as the rest of him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many hundreds of times Johnny had seen those strong white teeth tearing at coarse bread. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Another wolf snapped its teeth around his wrist, and they dragged him off, away from the fire, until I couldn’t see them anymore. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Biff had noticed the boy’s teeth while talking to him during the interview. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Finn dropped his gaze to see if Other-Finn was just a smidge older, and if that was the reason he’d been lucky enough to lose both his front teeth right before school picture day. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Vic gives her the slightest nod, all the while grinning as if his teeth were on review. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He took my pants leg in his teeth, tugged it, and then rippled softly back to the boulder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My tongue fumbled against the back of my teeth, trying to give shape and sound to what had happened, struggling to explain, when Maribel opened her eyes and said, “He died?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

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

I could see Abbey’s teeth marks on his left ear, which was still puffy and crinkled. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The man’s yellow horse teeth flashed, suddenly benevolent. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The fox winced in pain and said through his teeth, “Please, Roz, pull them out faster. This is agony!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I shall not be able to eat a bite until I see this smuggler’s head upon a spike, with an onion shoved between his lying teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Through his clenched teeth, he says something and hangs up before sliding in behind the wheel. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

First of all, I wouldn’t want to get an angry note from Maya or have her bare her teeth at me across a room. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

"You must not get any holes in your teeth," she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He did not know his own face well enough to recognize her mouth and little teeth and wide cheekbones as his own. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Bigwig’s eyes were closed and his lips pulled back from the long front teeth in a fixed snarl. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows at me, flashing the gold tooth under his lip. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Her gigantic head rose out of the water, jaws spreading, and everything around them seemed to tremble, like Missy herself was a singular aquatic earthquake made of flesh, blood, tooth, and bone, and utterly unstoppable. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He heard teeth snapping open and closed, a horrific clack, clack, clack. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Zion smiled, his white teeth gleaming in the moonlight. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

The teeth dug through Sam’s skin, making a circle of red on his thin ankle. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s talking through gritted teeth; I can see the muscle tensing in his jaw. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on my made bed, body bouncing, teeth clenched. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

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

The young mouse gritted his teeth, willing the brave squirrel onwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

This woman's lips went upwards and downwards, showing all her front teeth and gums. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She smiles a lot, with her lips closed over her large teeth; but, like Grace, she does not laugh. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time spring came, I had lost both front teeth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They saw me from across the cafeteria and clattered their teeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

With their needle-sharp teeth, they gnawed and worried with it until it was melted away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For me, growing up as a human being on the planet Earth in the twenty-first century was a real kick in the teeth. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and wiped off the ball of sap she’d flung at my face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The throbbing in my head was so brutal, I had to clench my teeth to keep from getting sick all over myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Cherish’s mom did a smile at me that was all teeth. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lizabeth kept up her chatter, showing how a princess would use a salad fork and how to break the bread into little pieces rather than tear at a whole slice with her teeths. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He beamed down at me now, showing his two gold front teeth, and rolled his eyes toward Heaven. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and closed my eyes to hold down the puke. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Do you want me to tell you a story about a little boy who bit a stone and lost all his pearly white teeth?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Harry could have told Hagrid it was best not to answer; he stood there in the shadows gritting his teeth, hoping against hope he wouldn’t — but it was no good. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But later that night, as I brush my teeth in the bathroom, I overhear Baba and Thaya Jaan talking in the guest room next door. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

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

Good dog, I think, holding my teeth together. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

She said the words through her teeth and hoped they sounded more intimidating than she felt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You can make fun of me all you want, but at least I got all my teeth. Looks like the top row ate the bottom row of yours!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It made a single last leap into the air, coming down at Montag from a good three feet over his head, its spidered legs reaching, the procaine needle snapping out its single angry tooth. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neel switched it off after making sure a long, still log nearby didn’t have teeth and eyes. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Go up,” Yossarian ordered unmistakably through his teeth in a low, menacing voice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

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

I gritted my teeth, and then before us, broken glass glittered in the blare of the sun like the road was wearing jewelry, and that spot must be the spot. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Varangian inhaled hard through his nose and bared his teeth at her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She saw me the moment I raised my hand, flashed her very white and newly straightened teeth at me, and headed over. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

I have forgotten to make him brush the mint leaves against his teeth. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A short burst of rounds hit the side of the medevac, and I clenched my teeth and grabbed for the sides. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She strove to calm herself and to put a look of confidence on her face, but her teeth wouldn’t stop chattering. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In spite of having the sunless complexion and slight build of a yeshiva student, Sender clung onto the cord as tenaciously as a terrier, even going so far as to bare his teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Its face was wrinkled, a composition made of a long snout, two black eyes, and a sliced mouth full of teeth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Halfway to the cookhouse, I realize I’m grinding my teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

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

But my most prominent feature—my worst—was my teeth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could see that he had two teeth. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

The tooth looked like one of those Halloween candy corns that had been boiled in sewage. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Kino looked down at her and his teeth were bared. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz pushed his deep into his mouth, wiggling it between his teeth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Everything had been readied—new shoes that did not pinch, spiral notepads that rustled like dollars from the bank, and yellow pencils sharpened to a decimal point, without a tooth mark to be found. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He bares his teeth to the black man; he tells the black man, to his face, that Southern whites never will accept phony ‘ ‘integration. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

And he smiled often, his lips curling back from his long white teeth. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and shift my arm down, firing at Eric’s foot. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s Cash and Jewel and Vardaman and Dewey Dell,” pa says, kind of hangdog and proud too, with his teeth and all, even if he wouldn’t look at us. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z

He decides to have many of his teeth pulled. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Tendai gritted his teeth as he waited for the first blow. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She offered Ekon a gummy smile as they appraised each other, and he fought a shudder—she was missing several teeth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

On the last sentence it opened, horrible and vast, the skin stretching ravenously from bone to bone and tooth to tooth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to Tina they had two boys, Ronny and Bobby, who appeared very close in age and had teeth covered in a network of flashing silver wires. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

His teeth chattered and his limbs felt utterly without strength. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was shivering now, his teeth chattering horribly, and yet he continued to strip off until at last he stood there in his underwear, barefooted in the snow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His mouth hung open, drool trickling out his teeth turned black and crumbled in seconds. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Tool smiled and his sharp teeth showed again. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth to get it out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

Anya let out a laugh that ended with an audible chattering of teeth, and Misha said, “I’m sorry. Let’s get you back to the castle.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I ... will,” the older man said through clenched teeth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

No lips were rising and falling, no teeth were showing, no growling or snarling was coming from him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The tiger bared his teeth and claws for an attack. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the person from the car, the gleaming white teeth, the close-cropped hair, and the way his voice went from sweet like honey to cold and dark within seconds. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Beatrice made a chimpanzee face and pointed at a sharp stump where one of her incisor teeth used to be. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did he have a gap between his front teeth like Dad? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he took his lips away he looked at her with eyes full of reproach and at the same time he felt his teeth clamping and his lips tingling slightly with rising passion. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bared teeth and clenched fists and glass shattering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and stick my hand into the hole, and now there’s sweat breaking on my forehead in the cold. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I held the fake teeth out to Mom and nodded at her dark and drab suit. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She held it between her teeth while she used her knife to cut through the fabric of the pack itself and made a strip of the leather. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It had been six months since the Spirit Bear sank its teeth into his hip and arm and raked his chest into hamburger. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

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

But they skidded to a stop at their owner’s barbed wire boundary, and sat there, howling and gnashing their teeth until he turned a corner. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d shell them and then he’d delicately peel them further with his front teeth — he didn’t like the papery red coverings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The result: over time he lost a number of teeth. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

“I can eat anything I want. I still got all my teeth and my stomach never caused me no trouble.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just write whatever you want,” Levi says with a fake smile, and I notice the gap between his front teeth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nel looked away from the flash of pretty teeth to the other passengers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nero licked his left eye and grinned, a hideous sight that displayed double rows of needle teeth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I can remember a tooth—how it became wiggly and fell out. Everything before that is a bit of a blur, I’m afraid,” said the older Star Child gentleman. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I could eat any kind of candy I wanted because I still had my baby teeth. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

“You know she didn’t even remove his fur. Gross. Do I have a llama hair in my tooth?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t mention the rumpled shirt, the dirty jeans, the unbrushed hair, the unbrushed teeth, the crazy eyes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I pinched a chunk of my arm and gritted my teeth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

When he pulls his face back to look at Henry, the feeling comes back into his chest: an ache in answer to the curve of Henry’s top lip over white teeth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t used to feel safe how much he could love a color or a squirrel or brushing his teeth even. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Wiry black whiskers sprouted from either side of a mouth crowded with yellow teeth that jutted out at all angles. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps for this reason she always thought of him as having candy in his mouth, candy staining the edges of his straight, cruel teeth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They were like a pack of mad dogs, their torches flickering like demonic eyes and their swords glittering like sharp teeth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But before my eyes could drop shut, the driver turned and looked right at me and growled through his teeth, “I know what you’re doing, kid. Get off my bus. Now.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

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

When he did, he remembered a skinny brown girl with sad eyes, sharp teeth, and a mouth full of Spanish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mother made a disapproving tsk sound with her teeth, then quartered a potato. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My son, tired but rambunctious, didn’t want to brush his teeth and, struggling, mistakenly hit me in the eye. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My breath started shaking, and I gritted my teeth, pushing their faces away from my mind. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

O’Brien had wrenched the loose tooth out by the roots. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Their teeth broke whenever they tried to bite him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But he made it without incident to Harvey’s, and he was pleased to see Harvey hadn’t lost any more teeth during the week. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

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

She tackled me as the monsters teeth snapped above my head. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He clutches the headpiece in white-knuckled fists and pulls, screaming through gritted teeth, until a split zigzags across it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then Malcolm went on: ‘The white man doesn’t know how to laugh. He just shows his teeth. But we know how to laugh. We laugh deep down, from the bottom up.’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The manager sighed and started down the aisle to where Ignatius was mumbling, “Oh, my God, their tongues are probably all over each other’s capped and rotting teeth.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he rose he spat out a mouthful of blood and broken teeth and went right on. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s huge. It could never get enough food. And look at its mouth. Look at those teeth.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That includes the water you use for brushing your teeth,” he reminded them. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Dumplin’,” says Mom through the straight pins between her teeth. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Here the air was gentler, without the tooth of the wind; the grass spread rich and tender before him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her lips, trembling, twitched up and froze, and he could see her teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What is it, that word for the happy teeth?? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

I see the lie festering in your teeth.What do I see, boys? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

So, King Bull had lost the sword to a giant worm with poison teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Bread is very bad for your teeth, you know, Mandela,” Mr. Senn said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bares her teeth at me and lunges forward at full speed, her fist raised. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Thanking Heqet awkwardly, he set his teeth into the crisp golden skin. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he just set his teeth in her nose, doubled himself up in a tight ball, and swung on. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tony D. is looking up at me and he's showing his white teeth, I swear they've been sharpened to look like vampire teeth, and I go, "Uh-oh," and start to get real cold inside. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Little Miss Tattletale here was going to call Mamá,” Delia hissed through clenched teeth. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He nibbled at some stalks of grass, then, delicately, his lips rolled back over his teeth, picked a few overripe raspberries from a low bush. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they were swept aside the travellers could see, now very close, the pale foam of the River lashing against sharp rocks that were thrust out far into the stream like a ridge of teeth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The tooth blade gracefully twirled through the air before bouncing uselessly off the grootslangs armored scales and landing in the dirt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Ten o’clock,” whispered Snape, with a smile that showed his yellow teeth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He combed his lank, fair hair with his fingers, cleaned his nails with his teeth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his face was tilted back, his lips retracted and teeth bared in a ghoulish parody of a smile. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“That wasn’t my teeth, that was the cat’s claw,” Finn said with great dignity. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

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

She brushed her teeth three times and changed her clothes twice. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Frank is watching one of his news programs and flossing his teeth. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I manage to brush my teeth, put a bandanna on over my insane hair and get dressed in my catering standard: checked pants and a white men’s T-shirt. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He held my leg, his portion, and lowered his head, his teeth inches from my thigh. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And she chomped her teeth, even though Miss Trotter did no such thing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The only thing you can say for him is that he has all his teeth, and they’re white, and he’s smiling. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Snow for instance is black, and people’s eyeballs and teeth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

He leaned over me, and I got a good look at his boulder-size teeth and, unfortunately, a powerful whiff of his breath. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Only her top teeth showed when she did. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

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

Her teeth are on the large side, nothing exceptional. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Four teeth! Who has to get four teeth pulled, just for braces?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Potters have always taken good care of their land and their teeth. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He made a noise of disgust and regret with his tongue and teeth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“We don’t see skin color,” she had said, leaning down to put a hand on his then-bony shoulder and smiling so wide that Joaquin could see her back teeth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A dentist hurried over to fix the tooth. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

While I clean my teeth and mouth, the silence extends to every corner of the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She identifies them by their high cheekbones and their small, even teeth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man fell back, and his pinscher dæmon, who had been baring her teeth at the mild-mannered golden monkey, instantly cowered and tucked her tail stump as low as it would go. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Justice Wargrave, shaved, dressed and with his false teeth in position, came down the stairs. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

We used the rooms every night to brush our teeth and wash our faces, and, once or twice a week, to shower. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

What Vera doesn’t know is: I’d kill to be a pickle on her Big Mac—ground to relish between her perfect white teeth. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She noted that the greyhounds had teeth like steel arrowheads. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You can see this blurry little miniature Grim with no front teeth, grinning at the camera and yanking back on this prehistoric slingshot. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Two or three? Usually they judge from the teeth, but hers are in bad shape because, you know, she’s probably been eating junk food all her life.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Over his shoulder I got a glimpse of white and red; Bloody Miles stood in the corner, grinning at me with his stained teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The Colonel gritted his teeth, like it pained him to lie. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The wild stallion's heart was all muscle, and Dany had to worry it with her teeth and chew each mouthful a long time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

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

She grins wide, revealing all her teeth, as if what she’s about to tell me will shock me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They all started telling stories, then, of how fine and wonderful a thing it was to be a ghoul, of all the things they had crunched up and swallowed down with their powerful teeth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She loves the puppies best — her hands were covered with tooth marks. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then he sank the knife in with a mighty push and his huge mouth roared a laugh so big I could see all the way back to his gold teeth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its teeth gleamed, as if it were ready to eat me for its next meal. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Like her mother, her grandfather put a padlock on the door, and kept the key around his neck in the same suede pouch where he carried Clara’s teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you are messing with the wrong person,” I say through gritted teeth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Not just somebody,” he said, lifting the tooth to the sun like it was some kind of diamond. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Harry could tell that Uncle Vernon was thinking it over, even if his teeth were bared and a vein was throbbing in his temple. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“This is one of Babe Ruth’s front teeth. Got knocked out by a bartender.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His fingers sink into the flesh of my neck, and I remember how it felt to have fruit jammed into my mouth, soft flesh parting against my teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth, already know my phone gone be ringing tonight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then he bent to take the black object in his teeth once more and dragged it along to where his armor lay. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth, then pulled it out and opened it and rattled three of the pills into my hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

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

She shook her head, clicked her teeth, and slid into the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lori told me I had an exaggerated view of how bad my teeth looked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two things I noticed right off were how she smelled like the candy part of candy apples and how perfect her teeth were. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He had left his father and was trying to scramble up the base of the Abbey wall with the small dagger clenched in his teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Be assured I will not be far from here, and I promise to come back for Christmas and Easter and your saint’s day. And to see when that front tooth grows in again.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Through here,” boomed Wednesday, and he led them through the only exit, formed to look like the gaping mouth of a huge monster, its sharp teeth ready to rend them all to slivers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

His few front teeth seemed a deeper yellow in the light, like fresh com kernels. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand, and his voice was calm like it was when he told her she had to get three teeth pulled at the dentist last year. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the morning I went to wake him and his jaw was locked open, his teeth bared, cursing the end to its face. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she gritted her teeth and moved the arm gently until it felt looser. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I inspected myself in the mirror, pinching my cheeks to flush them and baring my teeth to make sure they were clean. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I look up at his face, perfect teeth, perfect skin, and he’s just started to grow his hair out and is wearing it in a short Afro. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Great Uncle Phil with his fake teeth and my aunt Rebecca, who is my dad’s sister. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I bit into the firm center with my front teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

Only the top half of its head was exposed above the ice; the rest of it, the dangerous parts, its open jaws and all its teeth and tongues, were all caught below the surface. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mother’s absence left a gaping hole, a mouth missing its front tooth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A jovial fellow with gold-filled teeth and a silvery widow’s peak, he jovially repeated, “Sometimes I despair. Sometimes I think old Doc Savage had the right idea.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The carpenter’s assistant grinned at this with mutton stuck between his lordly white teeth. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Two of the dogs fell upon the grain bag with snarls and flashing teeth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the cup back under the table, then he used the stem to pick his teeth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

In anger he bared his teeth—a habit, Granny said, that he had formed while fighting in the trenches of the Civil War—and hissed, while his fists would clench until the veins swelled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hostile eyes glared at him and her lips raised snarling from her little teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The problem for Bobby became that, since his teeth no longer had fillings, they also no longer had any support and became more fragile. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He hates that The bride and groom Are the first to cut Into the cake, Sugar heaven for The three baby teeth Still in his head. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was like pulling teeth,” Bore returned, slightly embarrassed but pleased with the praise. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

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

Folk said it was a sport in which a bear, with its teeth broken off deliberately, was chained to a post and set upon by a pack of dogs. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Especially the big one who laughs with all her teeth. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie glanced at Tess and swallowed hard—had to get the secret about Bruce Lee’s tooth all the way down to the bottom of his stomach so that it wouldn’t come out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Humans, like most other warm-blooded creatures, have a built-in sweet tooth. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Zohra clicks her tongue against her teeth as she watches me eye a sparkly clip that I can picture in my friend Emily’s long blond hair. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’d grown up boiling even the water I used to brush my teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It read “You can smile again” and showed a white woman smiling with bleached teeth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His bottom lip between his teeth, he walks slowly and carefully, making not a sound. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and nod at her. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She clicked her tongue against her teeth, but said nothing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Did you use to have braces on your teeth?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

With each pump of the pedals, I gritted my teeth and tried pushing Momma out of my head. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to waste the seal meat, he lifted the carcass in his teeth and flipped it onto the back of Lee Scoresby’s larger sledge before donning the armor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Gilly bared her teeth and shook her head violently No at him. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Once when I was out trolling alone I had the line in my teeth and one struck and nearly took my mouth out.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"Remember when I brought the false teeth to church?" he says. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

At one point he ran into a party of suspicious Crow Indians, but he managed to win them over by repeatedly taking out and replacing his false teeth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

His teeth are blackened and ground down with worry, and he eats only mashed foods like a baby. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s brushing his teeth,” she said, and then in a lower voice, she added, “He was asking me about his name again.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It smashes his mouth, spraying out teeth, and penetrates to the jugular. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the taste of bacon still in his teeth, they sidled into Macon. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were quite common in the Fifties. They were so sour that it set your teeth on edge even to smell them.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

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

The world shrank down to tooth and claw, snow flying as they rolled and spun and tore at one another, the other wolves snarling and snapping around them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

“Are the teeth stable in the splint? He’s not complaining about any movement, right?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

“The girl takes her teeth outta my ear, she walks. You got my promise, Underwood.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wake up late on Friday and rush to the bathroom to wet my hair and brush my teeth. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Fuller demanded, a stogie between his clenched teeth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Stuart just went ahead and climbed the rope ladder to the family washbasin every morning to wash his face and hands and brush his teeth. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and try not to look at Thomas. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

His face had a strange elasticity: It would be slack and expressionless one minute, only to twist suddenly into a gaping, oversize grin that distorted his features and exposed a mouthful of horsy teeth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had given up on fixing the tooth; I knew I would never have fourteen hundred dollars. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

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

Behind them came Uncle Morris, who had the best smile and gold teeth. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The girl smiles her big tooth, little tooth, gap tooth smile. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chiggen grinned, showing yellow teeth, and swallowed the raw meat in two bites. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Days at a time, she was gone, and when she returned she sometimes went straight to bed without washing her face or brushing her teeth. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Each white tooth was laid out on a black background in two straight lines, ordered from small to big. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He prodded my chest with a wrinkled finger, and made a tsk noise with his tongue against his teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Looks like...yeah...he lost three, right from the front,” Crab said, picking each tooth up off the ground. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It had two big brown buttons sewed on for eyes and six little white buttons sewed on for teeth. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The combatants discussed for a minute, and then the woman took to the tree on the other side of the trail, knife clenched between her teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The man's servility disgusted him, and so did his cheese-white hands with their dirty nails, and the stained teeth he revealed in his constant grin. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He smiles but I can only nod back, unable to let go the clench of my teeth. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they talk too long their gums get sore and the teeth have to come out.Then they sit talking by the fire with their faces collapsed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

He pressed his hand against his lips and forced the struggling rodent between his teeth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth, then decide not to follow after him for now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thinking about her was the same as the hole you keep on feeling with your tongue after you lose a tooth. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

He showed his teeth the way a dog would. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“If your teeth are still too sore, let me know. But it’s been a few days. Dr. Ashworth seemed to think you’d be more adjusted by now.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With clenched teeth, Bigger held the skillet; he was afraid to hurl it, fearing that he might miss. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

And indeed, Omakayas’s voice trembled slightly as the bear made a gurgling sound deep in her throat and bared her long, curved yellowish teeth, so good at ripping and tearing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Once she saw him cure a dog of excessive howling by pulling a single badly rotted tooth. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

By the time he came out he was blue with cold and his teeth were chattering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

There was a piece of lettuce stuck between his front teeth. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She says make sure it’s the soft kind because her teeth hurt. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, hoping that we can talk about teeth, homework, or anything other than Nico. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

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

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

The guard’s fingers passed over the spot between Kaz’s teeth where he’d wedged the baleen, then pinched and prodded the interior of his cheeks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes I make myself get out of bed and brush my teeth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Hi. My grandson knocked his teeth out,” Grandma told the receptionist. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My throat tightened into a pinhole, and an involuntary choking sound escaped my clenched teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

We call him Bucky Rogers because of his beaver teeth—they hang all the way down to his chin! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

I watch my reflection and concentrate on giving each tooth enough time. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But the Indian Health Service funded major dental work only once a year, so I had to have all ten extra teeth pulled in one day. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I breathed tight breaths through my nostrils and gritted my teeth together. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And in the face of that smirk, in the face of those teeth, the sun felt too bright and the air too warm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She drew her knees and elbows tight under the red cloak and clenched her teeth to keep them from chattering. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

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

He will expect me to go and have it out, like a tooth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The paper disintegrates into mush between her teeth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He raised his upper lip, giving himself a rodentlike face, and spit a thin stream of Coke between his front teeth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

No, I wanted to explain, there was something stuck in my teeth. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and push myself harder. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Over the pond the west wind blew, and into the teeth of the west wind sailed the sloops and schooners, their rails well down, their wet decks gleaming. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She curled her lips in between her teeth and blinked fast. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Little black shapes with little red eyes and sharp yellow teeth.They started to sing, Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

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

Ekon shuddered when he saw his yellowed teeth were pointed, like fangs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I leave the office and walk down the hall, where Bobby is leading a new recruit on his welcoming tour—a black guy with wild teeth and a stained blue sweatsuit. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was Zeke the woman bit, sinking her teeth deep into his throat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It dug its slender claws into his sleeve while inspecting Meggie with its gleaming beady black eyes, and when it yawned it bared teeth as sharp as needles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Our lawyer sipped his water and crunched an ice cube between his teeth. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

To be that close to her, mouth to mouth, testing the shapes of her teeth and her lips. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As Bear loomed large before her, a grand grin spread upon her face, revealing not just joy, but a complete lack of teeth. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

Miss Trotter said, “The courthouse!” showing all her teeth. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The teeth at your bones are your own, the hunger is yours, forgiveness is yours. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one kid with crooked teeth named Leonard called me a “teacher’s pet” in the hallway after Bill’s class, but I didn’t mind because I think he missed the point somewhere. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

As Travis left, it occurred to Lydia that there was something different of late in his smile, with its two fake front teeth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

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

The golden monkey’s teeth were bared, and all his fur was standing on end. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I woke up late, with teeth clenched and every nerve on edge. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forensic scientists recommend a fingernail, a tooth, a tissue sample, and a piece of the femur. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Its gray nose came close, sniffing loudly, and then the lips drew back and the strong teeth closed on Jody’s fingers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

My stomach was growling now, and I could feel Otto, desperate to eat, grazing his teeth on the back of my neck. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Let her have her turn,” I said through clenched teeth. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin is pale yellow, her teeth rotten or missing. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not”—I squeezed the words through my teeth—“before you give me my journal. Like you said.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s advanced. His teeth are turning blue. Don’t worry; it’s not contagious. But you’d best find this boy something with vitamins before his organs shut down completely. He’s malnourished. He could turn at any point.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I run my tongue over my own teeth and check my faja. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kazi chopped onions holding a wooden stick between his teeth so he wouldn’t cry. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It stuck to her teeth in a thin layer. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Come on, he thought baring his teeth in the darkness—come on. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad is a dentist, remember, and had more opinions about my teeth than anything else. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

This time, since it was after high noon, the gates were ajar and the keeper of the gate idled upon the threshold, picking his teeth with a bamboo sliver after his meal. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

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

Barry turned and put his hands over his face, bracing for the feeling of teeth ripping at his neck. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

He scooped some dirty water into his mouth, then swished it around, trying to filter it with his teeth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

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

Dad knows that my teeth must be showing, that I am as fierce as anything in any cage at the Brookfield Zoo. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a long time looking at me before she opened her mouth, and then she said, You have the most beautiful teeth I have ever seen, and went inside. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth even yellower in the sun, his eyes wild with glee, he thrust the pigeon before Palmer’s face, and then Dorothy’s, and as he had so often pretended, wrung its neck. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

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

There was a small gap between her two front teeth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he thoughtfully fished a particle of food from between his teeth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that their parents’ fights got violent or anything like that; words could shatter harder than a glass breaking against a wall, hurt more than a fist plowing through teeth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

Seated, she opened her handbag and used the mirror to look at her teeth. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

A slight breeze blew and it went through my brain with a sharp swoop that made me grit my teeth in pain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His pant leg is ripped by the teeth of a police dog, not as fierce as my Guapo back home, but scary-fierce anyway. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t argue with both of you at the same time,” Jam said through clenched teeth. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The woman who knew him, had watched his teeth appear, stuck her finger in his mouth to soothe his gums. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat there with clenched teeth and counted off each second, my mind still racing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He pushed his tongue nervously into the gap in his front teeth. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re scarce as hen’s teeth. Remember to tie a yellow cloth to the front railing. This coffeehouse is officially closed.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The slowest pigs in Trofimovsk!” said Ivanov through his rotten teeth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But they were attacked by a monster with milk-blue eyes and sawtooth skin and teeth like spears jutting from its lower jaw. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

For some reason, the image of Maya baring her teeth at the Savanna table across the room popped into my head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Trixie snarled with the stupendous false teeth that Mrs. Levy had just bought her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Good evening, Mr. Revere.’The man smiled with a quick flash of white teeth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Boatwright’s dæmon fell to the floor and rolled over, and Boatwright was cringing back, trying to hold his dæmon, trying to avoid the deadly white teeth of the vixen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Grandma wiped the tears from her eyes and held up the beer bottle with the chipped tooth in it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Roll of masking tape clamped in her teeth. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But crouching there, he suddenly raised himself and at the same time fastened his teeth in the dog’s throat. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s my family. Aren’t they lovely? My daughter could stand to eat less, but she always did have a sweet tooth.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She had freckles on her nose and a chipped tooth and her starlight hair was in long braids with ribbons at the end. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A student, dressed in black, with freckles, black hair, and a chipped tooth, grinned at them all. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Twisting the corner of Uncle Drum’s credit card in the gap between her front teeth. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Stop clicking the street with your heels,” the old man hissed through his teeth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I happen to know Ruth May doesn’t even swallow hers all the time: once I saw her hide it behind her side teeth when she opened wide to show Mother it was down the hatch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now its teeth were drawn, its spirit spent. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, and my gaze was met by an amazingly blue pair of eyes against cinnamon skin and a faint smile tickling white teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Many a serving girl had been sent to the dungeon bearing the jailer’s meal only to return white-faced and weeping, hands trembling, teeth chattering, insisting that they would never go back. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I grew up with my teeth clamped on a faith in the big white man in power—God, the President, I don’t care who he is, he’d serve justice! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Riccio pushed his tongue through the gap in his teeth and kept his eyes fixed on Scipio. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Their teeth are cruel and their temper fierce, so they are not made pets of. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I can talk, I say, “Yes, Jeremie. I think is because of what I told you, that we-all call him Titid Two. They kick and kick him, mash in Lally’s teeth, I think.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tell us the cigarettes rot your teeth and you can see they’re not lying. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He's still two feet from the water, lying there, teeth gritted, tears cutting trails in the dirt on his face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

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

And all the time her eyes were shining, her white teeth set in a huge grin. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

My teeth snapped the fuzzy skin and I wiped the juice from the corner of my mouth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes tight and gritted my teeth to keep the tears from coming. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'll burst your lungs between my teeth like old rotten bladders. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth shut against the pain, forcing back tears as I think of the slaver's words. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Salva, you have teeth! You are supposed to use them when you eat!” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to my locker, Renee Albert said hi to me from about a foot away — her locker has always been next to mine — and I realized I hadn’t brushed my teeth. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth to keep from yelling at him and then with super patience read it through again. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Holly pulled a rubber cylinder from the dash and slipped it between her teeth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

So I walked closer yet, until I could see the face of the Moon Lady: shrunken cheeks, a broad oily nose, large glaring teeth, and red-stained eyes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The woman behind the counter smiled at me with all four of her teeth when I asked her for a carton of Marlboro Lights. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I made the barber cutting hair, the dentist pulling teeth, the man who cleaned ears, and the man with the basket of cobras. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know why, but she imagined it was some shadowy figure with red eyes and sharp teeth, a monstrous villain come out of her nightmares with metal hounds to hunt them down. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Despite how soft and delicious it is, my teeth still hurt as I eat. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Albert lit his pipe, clamped it between his teeth, and proceeded to move all the chairs into the exact spots he wanted. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

Neither of them said a word, but they both smiled with bloodstained teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

At last their teeth were on edge, and the boys diverted themselves by pelting the girls with the grapes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

But she isn’t lucky and so we hear the clicking of the monster’s teeth, and the clacking of his boots. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then she climbed out too, very painfully, shivering and teeth chattering, and reached in for Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

One of the wolves bared sharp teeth, foam frothing from its mouth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I struggle to keep my breakfast down as I shower and clean my teeth. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Except my teeth felt fuzzy, like I hadn’t brushed them before bed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of it was worse than gnashing teeth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said he used to rip the heads off goats with his teeth and fillet blue-eyed babies before dawn. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reek had learned the rules, as his hands and feet could testify, but that one time he had forgotten and tried to end the pain himself, with his teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Rena was no scow-like catboat, but a sleek four-master, bound around the Horn with a bone in her teeth in search of rare spices and the priceless treasure of the Indies. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Her days were anxious, her nights restless, and every raven that flew overhead made her clench her teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

How could one or two or even a mouthful of angry tooth roots meet a wagonload of powhitetrash children, endure their idiotic snobbery and not feel less important? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty sure I had actually changed the Band-Aid right after waking up, just before I brushed my teeth, but the thought was insistent. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was thin and sallow, with angular features and a black moustache, not quite droopy enough to hide a horsey set of upper teeth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reckoned we were going home where she would concoct a brew to eliminate the pain and maybe give me new teeth too. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He picked up a straw and leaned against the wall picking his teeth. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tongue peeked through her white teeth, stained like rust. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She's got more neck braces and false teeth than she knows what to do with, and her drawers and closets overflow with human hair. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then he found that they lay so smooth and flush with the frame that he could not get his teeth to them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In time, even the teeth would have disappeared. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Next time I come out,” she says, “these had better be white. Or else you’ll scrub them with your teeth and eat the caca right off them.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would come to visit a bunch of times, which made him the only ten-year-old who showered and brushed his teeth in our dorm's coed bathrooms. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some girls get into the shower right away; some line up by the sink waiting to brush their teeth. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He caught the stuff in his teeth and tried to pull it off, but he couldn’t. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She has big bones, square teeth with litde gaps between them so that you can see each tooth distinctly, skin that looks rubbed raw as if scrubbed with a potato brush. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Her grits tasted like sand and butter, with big lumps inside that caught in your teeth and stuck in your gums. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Con had the disconcerting feeling that the man might pry open his mouth and examine his teeth, but then the rider only asked, “Who are your companions?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His ulcerated tooth, at least, had improved, and he was no longer confined to bed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Its whiskers were stiff, its eyes were wide open, its teeth visible and yellow and sharp. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

When his eyes fell on her own second-grade school picture with two missing front teeth poked into the corner of Sitti’s picture frame, he pointed and made a question mark with his hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He draws up his legs, crouches back against the wall, and shows his teeth like a cur. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The dentist there worked on her teeth until finally she had a new set. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She smiled at him, flashing her red teeth, and he laughed before he bowed and disappeared. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were still red; she didn’t need anyone else noticing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her jaw unhinged, and her yellow teeth elongated into fangs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The agents were searching for evidence of disloyalty, or anything else to use against the Ellsbergs—though what they hoped to discover on Patricia’s teeth is difficult to say. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I noticed for the first time that some of his front teeth were broken off. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father is waiting for you,” he said through his teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You got no right,” she said between her teeth. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The attendant at the door gives me a wide smile that's missing several teeth and quickly ushers me in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Gritting his teeth, he began pulling himself up, paw over paw, not being able to reach the wall for help as the rope was held outwards by the projecting gutter dangling him out in space. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

People crowded close among snowcapped stones while a priest with chattering teeth held his Bible and tried to speak. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The polecat snapped its teeth and passed gas. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

Maybe Yolanda knows I was giving her a fake compliment, because she doesn’t even say Thank you; she just blows air through her teeth. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Just thinking my half sister’s name made me grit my teeth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Art tucked another stick of Juicy Fruit between his teeth and wished this was not his responsibility. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I would tear at their flesh with my teeth if I knew it would make a difference. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

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

Marco set his teeth to the strap at my shoulder and tore my sheath to the waist. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“They have to squeeze in tight,” Horse grinned with his ugly horse teeth, and he took the white stuff he had been picking from them and wiped it on his pants. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teeth grinned, the empty sockets seemed to hold his gaze masterfully and without effort. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And when I brush my teeth in the morning, they bang on the bathroom door. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He looked at me and smiled; sunlight glinted off his face, his teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

When she laughed, she covered her mouth with a fist to hide the bad tooth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember the last time I looked at my reflection in a mirror except to get something out of my teeth. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She positioned what looked like a smallish white tub between the snake’s back teeth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She has a habit of picking at her teeth when she talks and then pulling on her chin when she needs a moment to pause. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She was also smiling — rather nervously, it was true — but the reduction in the size of her front teeth was more noticeable than ever; Harry couldn’t understand how he hadn’t spotted it before. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The teeth in their sockets like dental molds, the crude tattoos etched in some homebrewed woad faded in the beggared sunlight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Momma was so upset that she even forgot to cover the space in her front teeth. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I saw the horrible thing anchored to the reef just below the waterline—an enormous mouth with slimy lips and mossy teeth the size of rowboats. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Y’all hungry?” she asked with a broad grin that showed she had almost no teeth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair was way better than mine, his every inch a tanned muscle, and he had straight white teeth. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

"There is a time,” Dad said through his teeth, "and there is a place for birdies. And there is a time and place for spankings.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither man’s pronunciation was very good: they had six teeth between them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to get himself together but couldn’t help thinking about how if Grandpop took his teeth out and his sunglasses off, he basically looked like a zombie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Iron clanged on iron, teeth crashed on teeth, breath roared harshly, feet thundered on the hard-packed ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When the truck regained its balance, the front part of the bulldozer that looks like angry teeth slammed to the ground. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He gives great big raspy laughs, rolls onto his back, and smiles, exposing strong creamy teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The ones I hated have taken to the water, horrible scaled things that tear my salty flesh with needle teeth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I bit him, clinging to his leg with my teeth like a rabid dog. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

From a distance she appeared to be whispering to herself, when she was only nibbling or splitting tiny seeds with her front teeth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brush my teeth and scrub my face, being careful not to use too much water. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There were spaces between all her teeth; nothing dared block that woman's way even when she was smiling. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

What she lacked in size, however, she made up for with the size and sharpness of her four teeth. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

A flash of bared teeth, what in hell does he think he’s doing? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Towser was lean and angular and had fine blond hair so light it was almost without color, sunken cheeks, and teeth like large white marshmallows. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

You spend a lot of time trying to keep your teeth away from it. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The third guy scratched his cheek and gave us a smile made of a row of black teeth, the top middle pair missing. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

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

Unfortunately it seemed that he had no real teeth. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

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

I swallowed and clenched my teeth against threatening nausea. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was holding the taut rope in his teeth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her smile faltered, but returned with far more teeth than before. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

His big teeth crunched into calabashes to get at the food inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger clamped his teeth and flexed his muscles; he knew what was coming. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel sorry for Malachy up there on Dad’s shoulder, looking back at me, tears on his cheeks and Dad’s teeth bulging in his mouth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden Zeno sank his teeth into Nearchus’s ear. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I bit the inside of my cheeks as I moved up the hallway, grinding tender slabs of flesh between my teeth. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The farm boy did have good teeth, give credit where credit was due. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The army will halt their march when we can get word to them; otherwise, they would be walking willingly into the armed teeth of the goblin kingdom. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Luke,” she said, gritting her teeth, “I understand now. You have to trust me.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There’s only so much you can do with a piece of straw clamped between your teeth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

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

I grit my teeth and hold on as hard as I can, digging my heels into the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

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

Vonetta sucked her teeth and ran off to get the bike. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, when my heart slows and I can feel oxygen fill my nose, I show him my teeth. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She pictures her father missing a tooth, lost after a recent fall, her mother has written, on the stairs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His mother is next to him with a highlighter cap already between her teeth, slashing bright yellow lines across pages. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My mom sucked her teeth because that would be such an annoying thing to do. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

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

After a moment he added through clenched teeth, “We won’t go back to the highway. They could be waiting there for us. Let’s go down the road and find a place to rest.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

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

I was in no mood for talk and I was unpleasantly surprised to find Judy Poovey brushing her teeth at the sink. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She had long brown hair, dark gray eyes, good white teeth, and a slightly brown complexion. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were on edge with the yearning. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Dinosaur teeth—ha! Those foolish mortals don’t even know when they have dragon teeth in their possession. And not just any dragon teeth. These come from the ancient Sybaris herself! They shall do nicely.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He gripped the stem of the pipe in the most manly fashion between his strong white teeth and kept it there while talking to you. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lips of her little mouth were parted to show her small sharp teeth, and the canines were longer and more pointed than the others. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the old bull slashed at him again, he struck first and sunk his teeth into the other’s neck. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the meat scraps between their teeth had been washed out. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rahel’s new teeth were waiting inside her gums, like words in a pen. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain showed his teeth in something that might have been intended as a smile though it gave his narrow face a feral look. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

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

Charlie’s long gray hair was rattier than usual, and he had forgotten to put in his teeth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

His face was caked with dirt, and the smile showed his teeth. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth, biting back the anger. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I smiled back at him, but I did not use all of my teeth because, oh, my heart was heavy. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He grinned, and I saw that even his teeth were etched in wave patterns, which must’ve made brushing after meals a real pain. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And then for some reason I started looking up into the cloudless sky, touching Mong’s tooth necklace and listening to the cricket sounds again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Right around the time my teeth were coming out, two other important things happened to me...and to my family. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slipping it on is a habit, like brushing my teeth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I smiled back, reassured—although one wouldn’t expect green teeth to be reassuring. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

My voice is high and thin, and I grit my teeth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And when he smiled, it was around a mouthful of bloody teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

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

His teeth are bright white in contrast against his skin, and he’s laughing at something his friends have said. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The person sank his teeth into the detective’s ankle. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And my hand automatically reached up to touch his tooth necklace, and I thought how it totally could be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But, like all Jasper ever said to him, the jest set his teeth on edge. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She extracted a photograph from the crowded back of the piano, of her daughter with two Indian women, their skin dark and weathered, their smiles showing missing teeth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

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

Instead, through clenched teeth, she warned, “Stop talking, or I’m going to hex you to be my toad’s wife.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

His baby teeth, which usually gave him an impish, playful appearance, now made him seem unpredictable, volatile. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A ceramic Christmas tree, mounted with a photo of a freckle-faced girl with a missing front tooth, sits on the middle of the table like a centerpiece. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

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

I rose to my feet just as Bailey descended the ladder, holding a roll between her teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was not always able to make herself do other things — to brush her teeth, for example, or to put cream on her face. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dark theaters, gum under the many seats began to harden with tooth impressions still in it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever I saw the animal, I would take a brick from my load and toss it at him; he would slink away, only to appear again, showing his teeth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Starnes's lower jaw was missing; he appeared to have a kind of duck bill covered in skin instead of a chin or jaw or teeth. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

His smile showed all his teeth, which Pax had come to understand meant, Welcome; I am glad to see you; I wish you no harm. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When, at last, I placed a section in my mouth, I could hear it burst as my teeth met the flesh, squeezing the juice out onto my tongue, tart at first and then sweet. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He has a pipe clenched in his teeth, and the smoke blurs his ravaged face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Teeth Man rolled the tooth around the palm of his hand, examining it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He gave them his most charming smile, which had worked better when he had missing teeth and dimples than now with braces and pimples. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We could wait for them to leave,” said Horace, and then a bomb fell so close by that my eyes blurred and my teeth rattled. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

“I can clench my teeth against pain in a railway car as well as at home. I’ll go with her if you say the word.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He said my teeth would start to fall out one by one, until 1 could no longer protest leaving this marriage.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more, no more, or your teeth will turn black. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I glance at his face and he’s sucking his lips in between his teeth. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They roared and popped their teeth and dared me or Old Yeller to try to catch one of the squealing pigs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unwrapped his hand and wiped down the finger, gritting his teeth against the sting. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even when Ghost's teeth closed savagely around the ranger's calf, somehow Qhorin kept his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Let me try to explain it again,” Milo offered with growing weariness and exasperation, jerking his thumb toward the thief with the sweet tooth, still grinning beside him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The neck of the antelope was scored with teeth marks: It had been strangled. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He removed the steak from his teeth to babble. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

With our fingers, we scrubbed tooth powder on our teeth and rinsed it off with the last of the water left in our plastic bottle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

Their teeth were stained red, too, because they were always chewing betel nuts. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I brush my teeth before meandering down the hall, effectively killing another five minutes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

People of my father’s generation sometimes showed off having passed through the initiation by carving scars into their foreheads and removing their lower teeth, but that tradition has almost disappeared. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He turned out super handsome, didn’t he? He’s got nice teeth, nice eyes, good skin. And he’s very tall.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

The mare’s ears went back naughtily and her lips drew away from her yellow teeth. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A smart boy, but stubborn. That helm ... the others call him bullheaded, so he threw it in their teeth." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even want to think about where those teeth would turn up,” she said, wiping her eyes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I curse silently at myself as I finish brushing my teeth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some of their eyeballs bulged out while others were missing teeth or had wavy lines of bad smell coming off them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As the days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months, the secret of me being in the pageant slowly grinds its teeth at me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then he took up the paper bag in his teeth and gently shook it so that more treasures rolled out, among them a balled- up piece of heavy white paper. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taran gritted his teeth, as the rough branches bit into his shoulders. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then Amaroq jumped, floated in the air for an instant, and sank his teeth into the shoulder of the beast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He gritted his teeth and put up with it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was quiet, and she kept running her bottom lip through her teeth, making it go white, so that you could see that her lips had freckles, too. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

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

Though she was very old, the teeth and the voice made her beautiful in some wonderful way. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

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

I took my teeth around them as I sat behind a column at the theater, waiting to step out and play. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sound set his teeth on edge and angered him in a way he had not felt since the day he had stabbed Emo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My teeth chattered hard enough in my head to loosen each and every one. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘Now close your eyes and grittle your teeth and look up to heaven and say your prayers while I is taking out the teeth of the venomsome viper,’ the BFG said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank my teeth into the man’s arm, making him howl in surprise and pain. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It spreads, slow and sodden, loosening her teeth, weighing down her limbs, darkening the scar on her withered chest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo grinned, which was unnerving in the flames, his teeth like molten silver ingots. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I stare at it as if it had teeth until I remember that, of course, this is what I will wear to greet my team. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her jaw snapped shut and her teeth clicked. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled a lot, showing small even teeth with a friendly gap in the middle. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers along the face of it, the knobs like eyes, the row of buttons—play, stop, rewind, pause, fast-forward, eject—like teeth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His face was long and sad, with a crooked nose and bad teeth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He now came creeping back, his teeth chattering and his fingers snapping. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

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

I clench my teeth to keep from crying out, though pain from the impact went all the way down my spine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He checked the teeth of a young buck he had never seen before, wrenching the boy’s jaw to get a good look, and nodded in approval. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His nostrils flared and his teeth showed slightly behind curling lips. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Tyler shows all of his little teeth at me in shop. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled back his lips and showed me all his teeth. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

He pours oil into Malachy s mouth and has the teeth out in a minute.Then he looks at me and says to Dad,Why is that child standing there with his mouth hanging open? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They came from opposite sides of the mound, ears laid back and teeth bared. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He has a gap between his front teeth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The tip of it juts out and up like an ugly thumb and the serrashuns along one side spring up like gnashing teeth and the blade edge pulses like a vein full of blood. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Let her give the kids a ride around the block. It ain’t no skin off your teeth.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spun the cylinder of his revolver with his thumb over and over—a sound like chattering teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I took the pipe, gathered the glass, sweated — blew —my cheeks puffed out — the iron pipe banged my teeth —I blew like the Angel Gabriel sounding the horn for Judgment Day. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

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

“It felt like grit in your teeth. The soup always smelled and tasted horrible, but we were all used to it,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

At which he shrugged, his pipe bobbing in his teeth. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

You said yes and yes over and over even though you knew full well that she used to hide chocolate from her kids when they were younger because she had a sweet tooth.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She had a gold tooth in the front that I always thought was funny. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Laurie opened her eyes, lifted her head and showed two teeth in a befuddled smile. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will not answer my questions, yet I should answer you?” she chides, but with a smile, revealing a gap in her front teeth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

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

She was missing teeth, and there was blood on the knot she was chewing, apparently from her gums. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I noticed that one of my front teeth was missing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wolf lunged, sinking its teeth into his side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He flashed his bright teeth in a brief, threatening smile. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And Sunny crawled around solemnly biting each of Edgar and Albert’s shoes, leaving small teeth marks in each one so she would not be forgotten. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

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

As Scruggs pulled back his fist to hit the guy right in the teeth, the man reached for the revolver at his hip and yelled, “I’m a police officer and I’m going to shoot you!” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Smoke rose between his teeth, and deep down in his throat they could see gold fire churning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was very, very pale—almost ghastly, and so thin that her lips were drawn away, showing her teeth in somewhat of prominence. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“She fell down some steps at home and broke a tooth. But she’ll be ready for the game tonight.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was stinky. So we thought she needed extra time at the park. Also we saw this kid in my class called Sam. Who got ten dollars for losing a tooth.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

From the corner of his eye, Genie watched as Dr. Maris grabbed one of Ernie’s teeth and pinched it between two fingers. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

So the blade gets stuck halfway, the beast snapping its teeth at me and clawing at my arms as it tries to get free. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Slats takes the gate in his teeth and shakes it again. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his rare laughs he bared his teeth in the same way, only now his teeth did not flash long and his body was relaxed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked closer and noticed that the teeth weren’t exactly the same. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

That would have been frightening enough in its own right, but the animal’s teeth weren’t what rooted Ekon to the dirt; it was the thing’s eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was a mechanic and a decorated World War II vet who had a gold tooth in his mouth that flashed and sparkled when he smiled, which was often. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sucked her bottom lip in between her teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Raw and chill was the winter morning: my teeth chattered as I hastened down the drive. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once he was out of his skin, the lion was just a weak jelly, with no claws and no teeth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

A dusty mounted trophy on the wall looked like a giant snake’s head, but with horns and a full set of sharks teeth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"You kiddin'? My wife keeps everything—pictures, bits of hair, baby shoes, first tooth, report cards—everything. Tore her up when Sheila left." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mina is short and compact to Judith’s willowy height, but they have the same teeth and the same brilliant eyes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I asked as smoothly as my strained neck would allow, and gave her my handsome smile—the one where she couldn’t see my missing tooth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The tall, slim one has a close-cropped fade and a hard jawline that moves from side to side as if he’s gnashing his teeth. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Eleanor asked; I must have been gritting my teeth all night, she thought, the way my mouth feels. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Moonface grunted and tore a bit of bread off with his teeth. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, a man walked into a tree in front of our house and knocked out a tooth, thanks to Mother’s stretch pants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was one of these very, very tall, round-shouldered guys--he was about six four--with lousy teeth. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Grandma tipped her glass to her porcelain teeth. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I crept into the bathroom and brushed my teeth and washed my face in, like, twenty seconds. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His lips curled, revealing tiny needles of teeth. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The tangle of lines showed him the mechanics of this parody; he examined the white nasal bones, the teeth, the colors of corruption. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

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

His jaw tightened as he clamped his teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That night Coraline lay in bed, all bathed, teeth cleaned, with her eyes open, staring up at the ceiling. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

Everyone else just gritted their teeth and got through the day. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The landing vibrated into my shins and set my kneecaps loose like baby teeth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Go,” he mumbled, through broken teeth and broken fingers, his eyes closed tight against the terrible bright light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The rattle in my lungs and the pain in my back make me cough more but I grit my teeth and get thru it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s like the light dings off his perfect teeth. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

"Sure you will," says his companion, his lip curling back around his two prominent teeth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I gasp and am rewarded with a hint of white teeth as he laughs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

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

“Every time there’s a party, half the things in the ground spoil. We’ve got to stop feeding the hogs. It’s all human teeth anyhow.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not trying to be rude,” I said, gritting my teeth and keeping my words low enough not be overheard by the strange little boy standing only a few feet away from us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

So close, I could smell the soy sauce through his gritted pearly white teeth. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth resolutely, determined not to be caught up in the play again, and set to work transcribing all that had slipped by me before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Next to him, a girl dips a piece of chicken into a small saucer of hoisin sauce while her mother cleans her teeth with a toothpick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘What have you got to say for yourself?’ he asked me, and the white shark’s teeth flashed dangerously between his lips. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding the small sparrow firmly with her paw, she gripped the arrow in her teeth and yanked it clear from the bird’s leg. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He did that thing again, where he pulled back his Ups and showed me his teeth. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Papa finally finished the greetings, and, with the wide churchyard now mosdy emptied of the cars that had cluttered it like teeth in a mouth, we headed to our car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Drink, Lucas,” she coaxed him, and when he clamped his teeth shut she pried them open and made him drink. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could barely force the words through his chattering teeth, but he stared at her as hard as he could, trying to make Pima understand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

His large teeth chomped hard and a white spittle formed around the edges of his mouth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, but I've seen it on TV. When I was with Rani, she showed me how to use neem twigs to keep our mouths clean, and in jail we rubbed a powder on our teeth." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

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

We walked back to the house and he installed the lock, humming to himself and smiling, flashing his baby teeth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My mother would say how sorry she was that there was not money enough to get braces to straighten my teeth. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abbey had sunk her teeth into his left earlobe and was hanging on like a starved alligator. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I clean the black oil that crust on the conveyor belt and rollers and teeth. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He executed a vast swirling bow, nearly falling from the horse, arose grinning, mouth a half moon of cheery teeth. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They once discovered a set of false teeth on the seat of an Etruscan chariot. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if they halted and stood still listening, they heard no more, nothing but the wind sighing over the edges of the stones — yet even that reminded them of breath softly hissing through sharp teeth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She probed around inside her mouth with her tongue, but found no holes or broken teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I took off the contraption and explained to Dad that, because my front teeth stuck out so badly, I needed braces, but they cost twelve hundred dollars, so I had made my own. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ached for the lesson to begin so I could draw and color in those ivory teeth with the purple muscle of the tongue showing between like some fat beast caged inside her mouth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

A woman gave a tooth for a child. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He whistled it, loud and shrill, by doubling his tongue behind his front teeth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our host sat aside, looking at us, and each time I looked at him he was smiling and his white teeth stood out against his dark face. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Beyond the castle walls, winter was waiting with its icy teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

Every so often before brushing my teeth and laying out my clothes for school the next day, I opened the lid of the box and ate one of his treats. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, obviously you missed the episode on dogs’ teeth.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

“Kreacher saw him!” gasped the elf as tears poured over his snout and into his mouth full of graying teeth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

He cut his teeth on Montana match races, relays on unpedigreed horses in Indian country, and contests at rough tracks with names like Chinook and Stampede. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled wider; his teeth flashed in the sun. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bill kisses his teeth and glares at her. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

In each spot where a tooth had been planted, a creature was struggling out of the dirt. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Your teeth were imperfect, so your parents got you braces. One day you’ll thank them when you get a date for the prom,” Mrs. V roars. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When I finish brushing my teeth and go back to my room, Ellis is still sitting on my bed. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I’ll trade you. You get your granny to give me some of those peas, and the tooth is yours.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She digs the chocolate out from between her teeth and takes another bite of candy. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The clack made him click his teeth together. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The dog stood up and growled like a lion, stiff- standing hackles, stiff muscles, teeth uncovered as he lashed up his fury for the charge. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

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

Moss was so little, just gaps in his teeth and scabs on his knees and tangled hair and shining eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

‘The teeth of the dreadly viper is still sticking into me!’ he yelled. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my lips so that my father would not hear my teeth chattering. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t see him, but he felt the tug of Gulliver’s teeth against the stem and heard the faint munching as he chewed it down. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A man with a golden tooth that glittered when he spoke released them into the garden. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

The doctor would suck his teeth and narrow his eyes at Hassan. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then she sank her teeth into his hand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bared her teeth and slapped me across my mouth with the back of her hand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sank his teeth into the hand on his forearm, but all that happened was that the man landed a dizzying blow on the back of his head. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He clenched his teeth and balled his fists in the air. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

"My tooth really hurts. Doesn't Dr. Rosen have just a few minutes?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Vincent's had his teeth fixed; he is eating better; he has energy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He rinsed the soap out of his hair, brushed his teeth, and used the complimentary mouthwash to get rid of the cheese taste. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Barons were pulling teeth out of Jews to get their money, or roasting bishops who contradicted them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bared his teeth, which were pointed like a bear’s. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

His teeth were already grinning from the glass of water next to his bedside lamp, so he lisped when he said, "Eh-speech, eh-speech!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In time the place was homier than his own room at the Y. “How ’bout a corn muffin?” said Grayson, choosing something easy on his bad teeth and aching gums. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Dad sit by the fire when we have one and smoke their cigarettes and when they talk their teeth clack. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and grit my teeth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Everybody went bright brown, like Red Indians, with startling teeth and flashing eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stalks right up to the glass and lowers its snarling jaws to flash razor-sharp teeth. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He says through clenched teeth, I saw you. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He had perfect white teeth and his brown/blue eyes reflected the light of my sword. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hall eventually agreed through clenched teeth to send Frush a check and was granted passage through the Icefall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When he smiled, we saw that all his teeth were made of lead. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped and clenched my fists, then bent over, knuckling my temples and gritting my teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Each tooth on his top row was longer than the tooth beside it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

You can see the killer in him when he shows his teeth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He spoons the brown liquid into his mouth, careful not to touch his broken teeth. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I could see a large gold tooth staring at me like the blinding sun and then the rest of her teeth opened wide as if she were going to swallow me down in one piece. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell her my teeth are just fine. Tell her, why would a wolf need teeth she already has?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

When he laughs you can see how white and small and pretty his teeth are and you can see his eyes shine. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Trub laughs, and his gold tooth catches the sun, which is finally starting to come out. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Bull looked up at her and answered with orange teeth, “Yeah, you’ve yapped about that maybe ten thousand times.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tooth was loose, and the nurse was pretty sure he'd broken his finger. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He passed Mrs. Castillos apartment on the eleventh floor, heard her brushing her teeth. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I returned to work, stopping occasionally to examine the teeth marks; they were swelling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell them I learned “The Walls of Cork” and I dance around the kitchen trying to hum a made-up tune and dying with the pain of my tooth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She has the most perfect helmet hair and the straightest, whitest teeth I’ve ever seen. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I didn't feel too drunk any more when I went outside, but it was getting very cold out again, and my teeth started chattering like hell. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

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

It was ugly and had teeth behind it as the train chugged on and on. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The walls were covered with posters about eating apples and plaque and brushing your teeth. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then the teeth of a dragon must be cast into the furrows, like seed-corn—which would spring up at once into a crop of armed men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She was knocking sheets of water high in the bright sun, charging with her fur up and her long teeth bared, filling the canyon with that awful coughing roar. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

In my dream, you are standing in front of the vending machine from the Good Night, Sleep Tight, and you are smiling at me, using all of your teeth. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She remembered when she was very small, in New Orleans in the late 1930s, her mother had taken her to the dentist to get a bad tooth pulled. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was almost like a starburst flashed from the corner of his teeth, like the cartoon dad on the candy cigarette box. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dad says he has holes in his teeth big enough for a sparrow to raise a family. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

On the dead man’s head was a hat decorated with fox teeth, and on his wrists twenty-five ivory bracelets. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Best not. Tigers have been known to have sharp teeth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But the way she said it, it was like she gave each word teeth. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He gnashed his teeth and shook his head with bitter woe and resentment. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Our rocks and pebbles, the sand and gravel you see: these were Ymir’s teeth, and the fragments of bones that were broken and crushed by Odin and Vili and Ve in their battle with Ymir. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Brushing my teeth, I decide what to do. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

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

The people, the thousands of people who had dangled so peacefully and quietly, now surrounded Roza and Finn, crouching like animals, needle teeth bared. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

That was around the same time the human brain grew larger and our teeth and jaws grew smaller. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Faintly, she smiled; she showed her small, even, white teeth. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pale bodies—human bodies, but mangled, arms bent at odd angles, too-wide mouths with needle teeth, empty eye sockets—topple into my bedroom, one after the other, and scramble to their feet, scramble toward me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

Beside me is a woman with thick arms, brown hair, and brown teeth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’s lost “no fewer than 10 teeth,” which makes him “look as though I’m over 40, which puts me at too much of a disadvantage,” he tells Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

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

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

Fish and octopus and coral make watery homes in their empty eye sockets and tooth cavities. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he lets out his breath through his teeth and slowly shakes his head: “And I got to find out all this from Doc Murphy?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I swing up onto a pale green horse with sharp teeth and a swampy odor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

Helicent caught his left hand between her teeth and worried it so fiercely Reek feared he might lose two more fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z