Some toss out crushed fast-food bags and half-filled drink cups just to give us a little more litter to pick up. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Now it was up to her to make things work, and Aphrodite had moved on to newer gossip as easily as she might toss out an old copy of a tabloid magazine. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Every time I came to check on you, you were tossing and turning.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We girls giggled and tossed pennies back and forth into our teacher Miss Stiles's chair before she arrived. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He tossed it to Mr. Grin, who caught it and spun it in his hand. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Others may toss them around for just the same reason.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

We were delirious with it, tossing the chorus back and forth between us like a ball, making up new lyrics as we grew bored with the old ones. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He tossed them some slimy rawhide chews to keep them busy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She tossed aside the plastic bouquet of flowers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"They want to hunt," agreed Gage the cook as he tossed cubes of suet in a great kettle of stew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I turn to him and toss it in his direction. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think we’d get out of there. That the wind was going to toss the Superdome like a Frisbee. Everybody inside would die.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Fine. Make it two hundred thousand. And I’ll toss in the puppy.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“For this,” replied the major, and, with an air of disillusioned disgust, tossed down on the table the pad on which the chaplain had signed his name. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I don't know Haymitch, but I've seen him often enough in the Hob, tossing handfuls of money on the counter of the woman who sells white liquor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Gather up the first pile of stardust and toss it as high as you can. Jump if it helps.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

After the remains of my self-portrait, I toss in the useless DIY-clover. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They stand still on the ledge, though the wind is blowing hard, tossing their hair over their foreheads, into their eyes, into their mouths. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I pass by he tosses a handful of salt over his shoulder, spraying me with it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then she remembered the silly leaf bouquet Tony had offered to her and wished she hadn’t tossed it away. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had tossed the coins to them the way he had tossed them from the bridge in San Diego, in a gentle slow arc. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while, she tosses back the front flap like it’s in her way, but she looks like she enjoys this gesture too much for it to really be a problem. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It slides from his shoulders, and he tosses it onto the desk chair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Whenever I got behind a little he’d shake his head and sigh, toss down his pick and grab a second shovel. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

After I emptied each pot, Osh baited it with a fish head and tossed it out again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Min picked it up and tossed it on the rubbish heap at the side of the yard. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Helena tosses the ball toward the guard—an SS man, though not the same one—and he barks at her, yelling something unfriendly, though it’s hard to hear because a car is honking. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There were a few more shouts, and she looked down long enough to see that Grave was causing a backup because he couldn’t manage to toss his rope around the gargoyle’s neck as Cain had. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She yanked him off balance and tossed him several blocks down the Calle San Jose, to the general consternation of several dozen more cats. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He tossed them in the darks feeling sure it was the wrong decision. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I toss off my helmet and hop out fast in case he forgets to throw the gear into park like last time. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Keep her warm,” the Spaniard said from the tiller, tossing his cloak to the Turk. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed my shawl aside and moved to the stove, talking all the while. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He grinned, picked up the paper where it had fallen, and tossed it into the trash receptacle. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The wind tossed a handful of snow in my face and washed it all away. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed the shirt under the desk and unbuttoned the top of my pants. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Shameless talk, and I don’t care!” laughed Judith, tossing her black curls. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Shelly tossed the plastic razor into a trash basket, poured herself a cup of coffee, and sat down at the dinette. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I toss them above my head and catch them effortlessly. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Then he tossed it over to Black Dog. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when they go through my belongings, they’ll probably toss it away thinking a freshman crush has no relevance. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She tossed the sheets down, moved over to the window of the room to look out at downtown San Francisco. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The boy pulls the rest of the old bandages away from my waist, tosses them aside, and starts wrapping the new bandages around me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We were silent while the waves tossed us up and down. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Martin tosses out orders to Byrd and George. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Once we finished tossing and counting, we headed inside, where we learned how to average all our data. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He watched Angel toss and turn and moan. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yanked at a blade of grass and tossed it into the road. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She tossed her jacket onto an empty chair and sat down at the living room table, where an ancient monitor sat attached to a whirring hard drive. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There are whole years of Time magazine to toss out. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I startled awake in bed, confused as I listened to Chubs snore and Zu toss and turn. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then one night, long after dark, she tossed the laptop and her phone into the Thames. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So far as we know, Al Ulbrickson said nothing—neither publicly nor to those closest to him—but he must have tossed and turned in his bunk that night. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And when April and Melanie started tossing the idea back and forth, decorating and elaborating the way they always did, it Worked just the way it was supposed to. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari could hear loud, excited words tossed back and forth, much like the tones of bargaining her mother had used on market days. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too perfect to just toss down. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I called to the kids watching television, “I’ve got a family,” and tossed my album on the table. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t put it past Abdullah to toss you into the grave with your mother.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The suffragists screamed and waved their banners and tossed yellow flowers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I had lain tossing about, and had heard the clock strike only twice, when the night-watchman came to me, sent up from the ward, to say that Renfield had escaped. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lily toasted him, tossed back the wine, and poured another cup. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She tossed it brusquely on a pile of clothes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He tossed a told you so look over his shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The colors exploded like handfuls of petals tossed into the sky. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Antaeus groped for the hilt, pulled out the sword, and tossed it behind him. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t toss or turn, I just lay flat on my back staring into the darkness, my mind darting from thought to thought, from friend to friend, from brother to mother, from hashtag to hashtag. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He keeps stopping to pick up rocks, examining them, and then either tossing them back or stuffing them in his sweatshirt pocket, which is starting to sag with the weight. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The veela on the other side of the field leapt to their feet, tossed their hair angrily, and started to dance again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In spite of the intense cold, Crazy Horse tossed off his buffalo robe so he could handle his weapons more easily. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He flipped it open and snapped it in two, tossed both pieces to the ground. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

While the rest of the family tossed and dozed, I secretly made my way to the San Marcos River bank and enjoyed a daily interlude of no school, no pestiferous brothers, and no Mother. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She tossed toilet paper and mouthwash and detergent into the cart, and I looked around, enjoying the ride. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The talk fell to snow skiing, to money, to what it had been like when they had gone to college, to anything but the coin toss. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched him toss it onto a dirty table cluttered with empty coffee cups. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mo dangled off one of the spines running along the serpent's snout, and he was now being tossed from side to side. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When the man in the shower finished and stepped out dripping, the larger man hoisted himself up from the floor, tossed his cigarette into the toilet bowl and got into the shower. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At bedtime, they tossed and turned all night, scarcely getting any sleep between the loud snoring of Edgar and Albert and their own worried thoughts. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

By the time I turned around, he was already tossing them into the air. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Albert casually tossed everything back into the water. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I jerked the string twice, our usual signal, and Hassan tossed the kite. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy red dress she wore brushed across the floor, tossing up dust as she hobbled to an ornate chair behind a round table. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She balls up a sheet of paper and tosses it at Michael’s table. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He tossed it over to Njemile, who caught it with her uninjured hand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her father had been begging her to toss the jeans for almost a year, but they were more comfortable than anything else Candice owned. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If he had had wings when he was tossed overboard, he would not have sunk to the bottom of the sea. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Then he tossed his head and looked away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was much worse being tossed, in the same naked state, from the hands of one grubby, laughing boy to another. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“A fig for Rizzio!” cried she, tossing her head with all its curls, as she moved to the piano. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He tossed the panda carcass aside, muttered a few words over the fluff, and turned with a big smile on his face. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Emma sighed, and for a while she tossed and turned, restless. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A lanky boy turned, spit in the sand, and then tossed me a ball. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They enter complaining of the cold that has persisted this far into spring, of the stinging, bothersome wind that tosses the treetops outside. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Brer Fox slipped over the side of the raft with a wince, then grabbed the other rope that Ayanna tossed to him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

No one in the milling crowd notices as he tosses it into the bottom of the cauldron. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I picked up three train tracks and half a dozen small dinosaurs and quickly tossed them in a toy box nestled under the sofa arm. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He helped Ma and Carrie in, while Grandpa picked up Mary and Uncle George picked up Laura and they tossed them over the edge of the sled into the straw. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Sundays the Jackboots came with their girlfriends to pinch their noses and take pictures and toss pieces of bread to us pigeons. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I toss back the rest of my brandy and smile. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He tossed a few green bills at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of answering, he’d suddenly turned, run, jumped, tossed himself back into the wind. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I open the car door and toss back, Do not worry, Uhmma, I know where to find them. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It rattled on its hinges, a rigid green sail tossed in the stiff Yazdi breeze. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Before leaving her apartment he’d tossed the magazine in the garbage, along with the ends of the three cigarettes he always smoked in the course of his visits. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mark tossed the wood shield to the side. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They tossed some of it around so it wouldn’t look conspicuous. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I call to her, then toss her my hammer from my utility belt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I guess it made him mad that I didn’t respond, because he grabbed the satchel from my shoulder and tossed it into the forest. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls the third drawer of her vanity open and digs through it, tossing aside gauzy bits of costume. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Guzzo pushed at me, and I held my ground, keeping him pinned, but he’s huge, and it didn’t take long for him to toss me aside. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I tossed my bedroll and then took a good jump to clear the railroad ties, but when I hit the ground there was a good slope to it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I toss and turn for a few hours, I slip into the hall. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She paused, then crumpled it into a wad and tossed it into the garbage can, and then she was gone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The crowd goes crazy—standing on the bleachers, clapping, whistling, and tossing peanuts onto the track. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he tossed a dime to the ground. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hephaestus was always tossing broken parts out of his godly workshop and littering the earth with scrap metal, but what were the chances some of it would hit Ogygia? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Before picking up the third box, Cabot tossed the little book on top of the sheets and began his journey downstairs one last time. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When we entered, we heard the word “substitute” being tossed around. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

After dessert, Milton took a handkerchief out of his back pocket, unscrewed the hot lightbulb, and, tossing it like an unambitious juggler, conveyed it into the living room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The rest were wading into the water, tossing the pelts into a boat. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moaning, Donovan extended his left hand and tossed them so they landed a couple of inches from his body. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When everything was finished, he tossed them onto the counter, along with a small pile of salt for dipping. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Wilfrido snapped the sign in half with his knee and tossed the broken hits into the crowd. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But I wanted to toss her out the window. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He shined the flashlight once again on the cracked workpad, then tossed the device to the other side of the room. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I toss my stuff to the floor, wash my hands at the kitchen sink, and fill plates for us both, a double-large portion for him. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Marie is already tossing toppings from the translucent containers into the trash, counting receipts, and double-checking them on the computer. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I scooped it up and tossed it through the mist. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he strides out, tossing the wet rag to the navigator, who clearly has no interest in nursing my wound. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Sunshine tosses its giddy greedy fingers through my hair. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They did calisthenics together, tossed a football around, took shells out for impromptu rows, and did whatever they could to avoid talking about the upcoming season. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a towel from the rack at the end of the tub and tossed it at him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He adjusts his grip and then tosses a wobbling pitch that sails way over my head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She tossed her head back with a triumphant smile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m Lithuanian. Are you going to toss me out too?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The old man unhooked the fish, re-baited the line with another sardine and tossed it over. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stooped, grabbed her bag, and tossed it to one of his buddies. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And she remembered another day too—Ess joyfully tossing her thin body up into the billowing breeze, laughing into the sunlight, and trusting it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

By way of answer, Dustfinger tossed her a bunch of keys. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He looks like a broken baby doll, half-dressed and tossed where he lies. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Again,” Lily said, tossing me another ball, then picking at her thumbnail. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When Rupa greeted Neel after school the next day, he tossed his satchel in the corner of the hut and left it there. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze tossed a piece of my hair across my face, and he reached out and brushed it away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In April, a group of young blacks were charged with tossing firebombs into Duke Forest, just outside of town. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed the leaf, shoved his hands into his pockets. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She does not want to deal with them, but she cannot bring herself to toss them away unread. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he didn’t want people saying he and his friends won because Mr. Lemoncello had tossed them an extra clue. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a fistful of coins and tossed them at the man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She pulls off the bag, ties it up, and tosses it into a nearby bin, then pets her dog as if he’s done a good job. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When the band played the final note of the song, I took off my Maríachi hat and, like Selena with her candy necklace, tossed it into the crowd. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Tidbit continued as he tossed a stick to Hushpuppy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully she tugged at a thin side branch, broke it loose, and tossed it aside. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Melba, take these keys,” Mother commanded as she tossed them at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shelly just shook her head in disbelief and tossed me a towel. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Or the fish heads that the Cuttyhunk men tossed back into the sea after cleaning their catch. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

"M'lord, there's nothing, it's the tourney, there's no help for it, oh . . ." Tyrion Lannister pulled a coin from his purse and flicked it up over his head, caught it, tossed it again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dimple threw her pillow at her, and, laughing, Celia tossed it back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then she squared her shoulders and tossed her hair. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She tossed her head back with a satisfied smile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then came a fierce storm, lightning, rain, the heaving sea tossing the ship. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Gay tossed her head as if to try to clear it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Jimmy called for another beer and Bo tossed it to him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He turned to Puli, who had bought some marbles which he was tossing up and down in his begging bowl, being unable to use them in any other way. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the boys from the stables were tossing stones to make the bear roar and grumble. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The best career opportunity she was ever likely to get, and she’d tossed it in the gutter. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I began to pick at fish heads rather than toss them to Richard Parker or use them as bait. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I visited my mother in the hospital, she seemed half asleep, tossing back and forth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the sky around him, Heiberg could see the other men, along with the supply crates the British crew had tossed out of the plane behind them. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deliberately he raised his hand and tossed the hair into the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“A better chance at what? Getting tossed around like a rag doll?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like the way she casually tossed out information about drugging captive creatures or which of her babies liked to devour demigods. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sohrab shook his head and tossed another tile to clatter on the ground below. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Kids ran through the store, tossing balls at one another, laughing happily. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It feels good now, but I don’t think I’m ready to toss my sneakers. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Chiron fished a golden drachma out of his pouch, tossed it through the mist, and muttered, “O Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, show us the threat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They giggled and tossed their empty beer cans into the air and listened to them bounce off the rocks and land farther down the hill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Radar and I cross in front of the car; I toss him the keys and then run all out to the food mart. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Looking through an opening on the south side of the flet Frodo saw all the valley of the Silverlode lying like a sea of fallow gold tossing gently in the breeze. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So I get up, wipe my mouth and hands with a napkin, toss the rest of my food into a nearby trash bin, and start heading back to his car. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He slid into the lunch line, grabbed a tray, and tossed on a bag of chips, mac and cheese, a pudding cup, and something the serving guy claimed was chicken pot-pie. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I tossed it all and went into the bathroom to wash my hands. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Bongo plucked out a piece of new grass and tossed it aside. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I set down my bag on the thin bed of grass and tossed some change in the coin thing and dialed my moms. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She mimed zipping her lips, locking them, and tossing away the imaginary key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They could be tossed out of public housing due to no fault of their own. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The sergeant tossed the last flashbulb into a trash can and clamped his hand on Patrolman Mancuso’s vertical shoulder. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

With water dripping from my ears, I watched Mrs. Monroe pick Chester up by the scruff of his neck and toss him unceremoniously out the front door. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was becoming a solitary girl swiping nettles with a stick, and at last she stopped and tossed it toward the trees and looked around her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We tear through as much of it as we can, James helping me with whatever math he remembers from eighth grade, tossing me peanut butter cups when I get a right answer. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Miyax clapped, and tossing her head like a pup, crawled in a happy circle. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she could slide up and down the swells without tossing the contents of the boat around. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the result of the constant stream of stiff, dead bodies that were tossed overboard each morning, she realized. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bed I shared with Sander was the softest I had known, and Sander neither tossed nor snored unduly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was like having a bucketful of ice water tossed in my face—unpleasant, but attention-getting. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he tossed the blanket, it knocked over a plastic cup that was in the cup holder, which I noticed had a toothbrush in it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She began to pluck one of every size, tossing them back toward me until both of us were laughing ourselves silly for no real reason at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He tossed her the dictionary from her desk and tore down the hall. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He was trying to replay how he’d opened the trunk the day before, when the taxi bolted forward, tossing him against the back metal edge of the trunk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Timothy looked at the last thing that Dad tossed in the fire. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the heavy silver hand clasp from a pocket in the lining of his cloak and tossed it on the bed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Looking up, Kvothe grinned and tossed his shoulders in a nonchalant shrug. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She tossed his clothes out the door, grabbed a pitcher of water from the table, and splashed it on them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He washes his face, tosses water on his hair. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Well, that attitude can get you tossed into grammatical purgatory. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he clipped his safety tether onto the fixed rope he tossed his ice ax down, then left it lying on the rocks as he embarked on the first rappel. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned back again, with a toss of her head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After about half an hour of tossing and turning, I picked my phone up from where it was charging on my nightstand. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Tiller, Sairy, Dallas, Florida, and Z were in the cabin kitchen, all tossing ingredients into a big red bowl. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I toss and turn for a long time. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She could not remember the last time she had eaten, so when the guards tossed some chunks of bread through the opening, she was grateful. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tunic was enormous on her, but it covered everything clothing needed to cover, so she tossed the blanket away and ran after the dragon. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

With those words, she tosses the stalk to the ground, and it becomes a raw-boned yellow pony with emerald eyes and a mane that resembles lacy foliage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As we walked away, you and Muthu started playing a game, tossing a bit of concrete into the air like a ball and trying to catch it again before it fell. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Wes and Woody tossed the football back and forth, waiting for other kids to show up to play. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They emptied their ashtrays out the windows and tossed out all sorts of stuff. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By dawn, all that's left of the vigil is a pile of flowers, some wrapped in bundles, some tossed alone. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I tossed the maintenance-tech jumpsuit and plastic indent shoes in a trash can, then began to walk up High Street, scanning the storefronts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then he put his dagger aside and tossed me a piece of bread. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I just took the drill out of the bag and tossed it about three feet away. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Veturius takes a dagger from his boot and tosses it to me before turning back to the flames. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She does cook when Dad is home, but canned tuna, frozen peas, and mayonnaise tossed over noodles is not my idea of delicious. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin tossed a short sword to me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know did I toss that somewhere. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Perdix wound up the beetle and tossed it into the sky. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But it was too much apparently, because it always looked as if he'd tossed the whole thing at the ceiling and let it rain down wherever. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see...earlier I was eating ice cream. Right now I’m tossing this quoit ring.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We toss a bunch more wood on the fire. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled one ring free and tossed the can to me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Cade read my father’s check-in message, shook his head, then tossed my phone out his window, into the Arizona afternoon. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was pulling pieces of bread from the bag and tossing them onto the snow. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

After she left and closed the door behind her, Travis shook his head and tossed the book on his bed. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“You think a police officer will care about you ‘defending a friend’ when they toss you in jail for aggravated assault?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

With that he tossed the snozzcumber down to the giants below. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie grabbed my backpack and headed out the front door, leaving me to toss my dishes in the sink and follow. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As she thought of stuff she'd need, she just tossed it in the suitcase to be arranged later. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He removes his jacket and tosses it over one of the leather chairs in the corner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, let’s just forget about it,” said Francis, lighting a cigarette and tossing away the match. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Audrey grabbed a french fry off my tray and tossed it at him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Brian would bounce the baby on his hip, toss the baby in the air. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Did not register his presence until he pulled the shotgun away and tossed it in the direction of Henry’s body. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had pictured Dorothy standing on a boardwalk or beach, tossing Nipper into the air, Nipper soaring over the sand, the foaming surf. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Amidst the panic, she calmly unbuttons her coat and removes it, tossing it with a delicate gesture toward the burning chair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She reached into her apron pocket and pulled out, first the black door key, which she frowned at and tossed into her shopping bag, then a tiny silver-colored key. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she gives a toss about the beer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I heard you tossing and turning all night, Mr. I’m- not-nervous. And I heard how early you got up this morning, even before the rooster crowed. Even before the spring sun.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the lighter out of her jeans and casually tossed it off the bridge. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He and his brothers walked away, but not before Frank tossed one last glare over his shoulder. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I kept tossing and turning as my relatives grunted, sighed, and snored in their sleep. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Is this new guy, Fred, the Duke what got us tossed into the slammer?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

With a gloved hand she tossed the little bouquet of roses into the grave. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mullet Fingers finished off the water and tossed the empty bottle. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blackie dangles me a little further out the door, then pivots and tosses me across the rolls of canvas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A few more recipe cards and prescription forms tossed in amongst the teeming contents of our two libraries will surely go unnoticed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He tossed a saltine cracker on the floor for Wishbone. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I threw my door open and tossed the book pack up onto my bunk. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A note tossed to Soon-Lee after she works a formula aloud when no one else could solve it: U sure you’re not a guy? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

No one had noticed the small torn piece of paper at first; then Mrs. Fitzgibbon had absently picked it up and tossed it into the wastebasket. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I ball up my lunch bag and toss it in the trash bin. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I tossed my Einstein shirt onto the dresser, burying the photo. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you could drive me about in the car and I could toss the papers from the rear window.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up her fur coat she’s got tossed on the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I brush my hair over my head and toss it back, then shape it with my fingers and spray it with lacquer. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

At Pork Chop’s house, the Soldanos’ belongings had been tossed into a pile on the street. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam would walk, then finally run, to him, and he would catch her under the arms and toss her up high. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He yanks the rod out of his flesh and tosses it aside, like it's nothing more than a splinter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When nothing happens for a long time, I toss a pebble at the basement window. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There, he can flip between the six or seven books he’s reading simultaneously and toss his newspapers on the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A sea of people fills the room, their arms thrown up, their hair tossing wildly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Yet I laughed bitterly at the white kids in ragged jeans who frolicked on the campus lawn tossing Frisbees and went about campus caroling in German at Christmas. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crumpled the paper and tossed it into the trash. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I peel off my hat and toss it on the table. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Without her, I tossed and turned until my uncle nudged me with his foot and said, “Get your belongings and follow me.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t own much, but what we do have is tossed into cardboard boxes in the center of the living room. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Here and there golden leaves tossed and floated on the rippling stream. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He digs out a victim's eyeballs and tosses them to his waiting pack of demons, igniting a tussle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Turning the key swiftly, he flung the door open and tossed his books on the chair in the hallway. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wizard placed one foot atop the dead man’s chest and tossed some medicines into the forest. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Since I've failed at drinking both the alcoholic beverages Tiny bought me, Jane tosses the keys back to me in a high arc. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But when Pa picked her up and tossed her into the wagon, a dreadful thing happened. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss the ball to Seven and climb the fence. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I tossed in a box of Oreos, too, then a big bottle of grapefruit juice for Dad and two cans of Dr Pepper for me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He laughed and tossed the ear on the pile of corn. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cut up a flying fish and tossed a piece onto the side bench. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie tossed and turned and finally gave up on trying to sleep. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She would let the abalone I tossed to her sink to the bottom and then dive and come up holding it against her body, with the rock held in her mouth. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he knew it, he was roughly tossed into the hallway, and the door closed and locked behind him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That night I tossed sleepless, trying to imagine what had been in Alma Zetkin’s mind, what she had been told, what were her motives. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up every dish and jug and bottle they had, looked into ’em, shook ’em, then tossed ’em into the middle of the floor so’s they shattered. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He reached into a cooler under the window, grabbed two beers, and tossed me one. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The animals, refreshed, began stepping jauntily again, tossing their heads and jangling the bells that hung from their red-painted horns. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two sheriff’s cars from Midland were parked in front with their lights off, there just in case the location of the coin toss had leaked out and crowd control was needed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tossed all our tools down by the tree and got set to start working, and you wouldn’t believe what happened. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The iron bucked, tossing me forward so both my feet left the ground. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She spun and returned the book to the pile on the armchair, tossing it on top. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The girl pulls off a headdress of leafy branches and tosses it behind her without bothering to look where it falls. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kids ripped open their boxes, checked the contents, tossed them behind their chair, then attacked another. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When I got home, I tossed my backpack on the floor. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She tosses her hair in a familiar, delightful way. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the sack with eel and cat was tossed into the pond. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, sauntered over to the serving line, picked up a ball, gazed at it, tossed it in the air, and whacked it with a flat thud smack in the center of the racket. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I took down the shells I had put up to scare the gulls and tossed them and the abalones over the cliff. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed my chair across the room, took a swing at my fern. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So I tossed the two halves of Erwin into the back of his truck and climbed into the passenger seat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Each day Ashoke is pained by the half-eaten sandwiches people toss into garbage cans on campus, apples abandoned after one or two bites. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Big Bol was a bouncer at the Crow Club, perfectly suited to tossing out drunks and wasters, but too heavy on his feet to be much use when it came to a real tussle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Kvothe tossed two pieces of firewood into the wheelbarrow where they struck the bottom like a muted drum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The children rocked back and forth to simulate the tossing of the ship in a storm and howled with merry abandon. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“There he is,” thought Jo, “Poor boy! All alone and sick this dismal day. It’s a shame! I’ll toss up a snowball and make him look out, and then say a kind word to him.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crumpled the Missing poster up, tossed it into the garbage can in my room, cranked the music, tried to get angry with System of a Down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I imagined those two young bonobos tossed out back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Madeline filled water balloons to toss and handed out raw eggs, which we kids were going to pass under our chins. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Some in the crowd tossed copies of Ladybird’s book into the fire while a librarian pleaded with them not to do that and grabbed a fire extinguisher. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t resist tossing it back at her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The broom handle cracked, and Madam tossed it aside. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Redd’s toss went high, but she swatted them into the dust and then scooped them up. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

MamS indicates her husband with a toss of the head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they broke free, the two men huddled and then Dad sought me out and tossed me the keys to the Buick. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She of-fered us up for a charm that vanished with tiredness, a pigtail that didn’t toss when the wind died. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turtles— which previously I had roughly opened up with the knife and tossed onto the floor of the boat for Richard Parker, like a bowl of hot soup—became my favourite dish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Any of those soldiers could have picked her up and tossed her in the air. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His tailcoat has been tossed lazily over a velvet armchair, and his waistcoat hangs unbuttoned over his lace-edged shirt. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I made a casual gesture as if tossing something away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With her free hand, she grabbed a book and tossed it toward me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He dumped Chicken Little into a burlap sack and tossed him next to some egg crates and boxes of wool cloth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He reached up, pulled off a tangerine, and tossed it to Tino. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faster and faster the waters bore him along, tossing him right and left. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And, as I turned to leave, one of the horses violently tossed its head and I saw the gauntleted fist yanked down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran out the front door to meet Woody, who was sitting on the curb lightly tossing a football in the air. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Captain Wilder could easily order the grenades tossed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another time when the boat he was in was tossed about by the waves he told the waters that he would punish them if they did not grow calm. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I toss it out into the water. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He rapped its head with his knife handle and tossed it beneath the shelter. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t help that twice as he flung the snow onto a pile of decomposing bodies, he found he was also tossing rats that had frozen in the snowfall. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

A match absently tossed into the airshaft by a drunken teamster under the impression that he was throwing it into the yard or street would set the house afire in a moment. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were walking down the block, coming from the corner store, Noodles ripping paper off cheap dime candy and tossing it on the sidewalk. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m a pig!” cried Avery, tossing handfuls of straw into the air. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He tossed Chronicler the purse and stuffed the beautiful royal-blue shirt into his saddlebag. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I picked out the worms and tossed them through the porthole, then gave the biscuits to Ruth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing next to a rack of jump ropes, tossing a basketball back and forth from hand to hand, and occasionally spinning it on one finger, but only for like half a second. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

If you toss a rock upward, it will curve back down, pulled back by the earth’s gravity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a Twinkie and tossed it to me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He tossed his hands up and shook his head. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I thought about it as I tossed back and forth, but couldn’t come up with an answer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He tossed and turned, and the bedclothes got all rumpled up. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Shawn was tossing and turning like a child with a fever. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Maples gave Miyamoto a wooden staff and tossed him a sparring helmet. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Defenders scattered in confusion or were tossed through the air, giving the rescue eagles quite a workout. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

This guy chases after the ball, but Mateo gets to it first and tosses it to him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Trip tossed her her T-shirt and she tugged it over her head, suddenly shy at the thought of his eyes on her body. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gregor tossed the ball down the alley between the washers and the dryers. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ties her scarf and tosses her purse over her shoulder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was Oscar, but tossing him a ball just did not appeal to me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She stands up, tosses her head, feels her way to the end of the couch, gets her bearings, and then stalks out. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed her head, mane shimmering in the moonlight. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

After tossing and turning a bunch of times I gave up on the whole sleep thing and sat up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Guards pushed him inside and tossed him a prison uniform. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Since I’ve known him. If he had any sense, he would’ve tossed out that romanticized idea of her he’s had for so long and gotten to work doing something useful.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He tosses the key to me, first doing a couple of fakes so I know it’s coming, but I still miss and have to pick it up off the floor. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The flashlight has been tossed to the floor, shining on the boots of a very large man. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

James tossed those sentences out so casually, totally unaware of how such simple statements could make Emily’s head spin. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I knew how the story would be tossed about in their immediate circle of friends. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as far as she could into the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There are cans on the ground, clothes tossed everywhere. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Bailey tosses the one in his hand back and follows Poppet and Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He tossed his other bottle into the corner. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed her the helmet, which she caught in surprise. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She starts giggling and tosses the rest of the wad of bills into the air above my head, and then slams the door in, my face. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I watched them toss the first shovelful of dirt into the grave. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

That kid is so sharp—got it right away, tossed Maman’s irons into the kitchen fire to hot up, pointed me to the ironing board, and ran for her sister. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“The guys were smoking pot and drinking beer,” said Scruggs, “laughing and tossing hand grenades into a river.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When we are cooking, we can walk up and take a chile or two from the living plant and toss them into the cook pot to hotten things up. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few pages later, he huffed and tossed it back on the table. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They tossed it on him again, only to have it come sailing back in their faces. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here,” Kaz said, tossing him a tiny, clear disk that winked in the sun. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Men with seawater streaming from their hair scoop up handfuls to toss over the side, but their efforts make no difference: the water still rises. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

An RPG had tossed his tiny body off the ground and he had landed on a tree stump. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If Miep drank all those, I wonder how many her spouse managed to toss down? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then they tossed me on the roof of the chicken coop. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred plucked up the cushions, one by one, and tossed them to safety on the floor. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Another bomb tossed onto Dr. King’s front yard somehow failed to go off. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I got my quarter back after the third call and tossed it up in the air. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I toss my empty water bottle at the trash can across the locker room—bang bang! Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then with an arch, almost imperial toss of his head, he said, “The Great Santini has spoken.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not bear to think of her tossed about by rough men, ridden on a rail. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind pushes strands of my hair loose and tosses them over my face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Be a sloth,” Genie tossed in the pot. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He tossed a yearbook into the pile between them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Detaching it from the jacket, he tossed it across to Matthias. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And at dawn there was the sudden sound of hail, like stones tossed against the barn. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

The way they toss the bag of crackers at you makes you feel like the lowest thing in the world. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But I toss tinsel at it like they ask me to. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

All the way home in the car Mom had borrowed I kept picking it out of the tiny hole I had worked in my pocket and slowly tossed it out the window. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “You toss something up in the air, and you expect it to come back down again.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes it in his mouth, tosses it a little to get it comfortable, but then it rests just fine. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I pictured folded morning papers tossed from cars, landing in driveways all over Mica. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Because I knew why he tossed away that paper. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He crushed the paper into a hard wad and tossed it into the waste basket. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She only tossed her head and spoke of how Mr. Gupta was after her to work for him. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Carver or Mr. Whitlock wades in, tossing aside members of the audience. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She tossed another bit of crust his way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Some of them looked up when the newcomers were tossed into the cell, but most did not bother to acknowledge their presence. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo counted silently to three, then tossed the sphere at the goddess’s feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His spirited horse pranced nervously and tossed its head from side to side. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss over my shoulder as I scurry off. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t snappy, but I tossed my head and walked away. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She kissed me when she was finished, tossing the rough edges of my cut hair into the fire. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He tossed them to another young man on the deck, and then jumped across and steadied himself as the boat slid away toward the center of the river. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I was tired, and worried about getting down the incline without breaking a leg, so I tossed the pack over the edge and hoped it would come to rest where I could retrieve it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They buried the fire in sand and tossed the shells into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the tossing branches she spied a hut, and farther on a wide, open space. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few stared at the pale blue sky, the deep blue of the unbelievable expanse of water, and the death house that tossed on the waves in the distance. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the Fourth of July they were beginning to go brown, and Daddy warned Joe and Marly not to toss their sparkler wires too far with the wires hot. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She tosses her purse on the closest bed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A sudden breeze shook the fringe of palm trees, so that the fronds tossed and fluttered. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer, she tossed it straight across the circle into William’s hands. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Will asked as he tossed me a can of Natty Light. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

By now the sun had set and the wind was again tossing the trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stuffed the sandwich back into the bag, wishing he’d found it the day before and tossed it to the dogs scavenging the Dumpsters, and got up again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I pawed the ground with my right foot and tossed my head as though I had a mane. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

So, there’s Arnold Jones, held up by all these hands, flopping and kicking and shrieking like some poor Aztec human sacrifice about to be tossed off a pyramid. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am tired of moving every year,” Roberto said, picking up small dirt clods and tossing them.“ The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Scott has mv handbag in one hand and tosses it at my feet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come, take it, Ranofer. It will quiet your rumblings, as the man said when he tossed his right leg to the crocodile.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Dis,” said Ess, tossing a thin arm wide, to gesture at the sky, the fire, the other children walking back to their cabins in the moonlight. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

So she was tossed out of where she lived! Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I laughed at him, and said I didn’t throw it, but Flo, which seemed to disgust him, for he tossed it out of the window, and turned sensible again. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tossed a little plastic ball back and forth for a while, and I tried to think of a good way to ask Stick what I should do about Maxie. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There is some game where you have to toss something, and if you miss the target you have to take a drink. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There’s hope in that, even though it’s little more than the desperate tossing of a coin. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad tossed the note back on the table and seemed resigned. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She would have tossed it out of the closet just as carelessly as she tossed everything else. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed the undersize crab back in the water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

With that, he tore off his cloak and threw it in the air, pulled the rings from his fingers and tossed them in every direction. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“The Tiger King had always been a fierce warrior, but suddenly swords bounced off him and he could toss trees.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sparrow tossed up the plum and caught it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They were hot, so I tossed two in the air and caught them in my skirt, pulling it out to make a basket. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the corner of the room there’s a bloodstained sheet, bundled and tossed there, from when the waters broke. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

An older boy who might have been Mini’s brother was in the middle of tossing a basketball into the air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I feel bad for making him move until I see him toss his things down a few bunks over. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He started playing a snappy tune and tossed an apple in front of the boar. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

This evening they had supped on oxtail soup, summer greens tossed with pecans, grapes, red fennel, and crumbled cheese, hot crab pie, spiced squash, and quails drowned in butter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Later, when she told him she was pregnant with their child, he abandoned her, tossing her away like a picked-clean chicken bone. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed several seed packets into the cart. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Amidst the rushes and bones and bits of bread that lit-tered the stone, he whirled her and spun her and tossed her in the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He pulled something out of his pocket and tossed it at Moss, who flinched. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“They tossed these gas-spewing cylinders into the room, and everyone went unconscious. That is, everyone but Uriah and me and the other Divergent.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before five minutes went by, the beggar tossed a pebble at us to draw our attention and jerked his head down the street. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I toss aside his hand as the doors close behind Chaff and Seeder, leaving us alone, and he breaks out laughing. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed me a green T-shirt and a pair of shorts so white, they were blinding in the alien glow of the bathroom’s fluorescent lights. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t look sad anymore as she walks to the front of the room and, with a toss of her hair, delivers an energetic presentation about Amelia Earhart. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Stick held up his hand and Leroy tossed him his car keys on his way out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Gabriel tossed the bag into the large green trash can resting against the right side of the house, then yanked it into rolling position and made his way with it down the long, rocky driveway. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

A sudden silence seized the feasters ... all but Lord Ramsay, who tossed aside the bone he had been gnawing, wiped his mouth on his sleeve, smiled a greasy, wet-lipped smile, and said, “Father.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He retrieved a ceramic bowl with plastic wrap over it and tossed several white cassava chunks onto the frying pan. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He will toss the pistol aside and then use his knife to battle his way out if cornered. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then I took out my mask and Hulk bodysuit and tossed the tote into the trash bin. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They reached behind them for the plane seat cushions, which they tossed to one another like juggling pins while Petra ducked under, scooting to the front. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She tossed from side to side, her eyes rolled back in her head. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs and tosses his mask into the hedge. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled the bottle out of his pocket and tossed it to me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Tony tossed the stick aside, wiped his hands on his pants, and faced Stella directly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I grab a pile of blankets and toss them over the closed trunk. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He banged it on his hand a few times, then tossed it to the ground. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Some writers think that simple, clear, straightforward language isn’t flashy enough, so they toss in complexities. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had too many eggs, so I tossed together a bread pudding.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” Dr. Somerset said, tossing her hands in the air. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He took a bite, then tossed it down again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Into the calm lake of our lives the first stone has been tossed. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed the last handfuls of them angrily into the air above our heads. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman tossed and turned in bed, her long hair trapping moonlight against the pillow. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby marched over, tossed aside the small pieces of firewood, and pulled the boy out of the box by one arm. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo tossed the howling leader aside as the others descended on him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

On Wednesdays, she paced outside, around the kolba, tossed chicken feed absentmindedly into the coop. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Afterward the wine was done and so was he, so he wadded up the girl’s clothing and tossed it at the door. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He tossed a tennis ball and Luke caught it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A fire was lit in a giant iron cauldron, and the certificates of 2,300 Indians were tossed into the flames—the first major act of Satyagraha. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He gets up to toss his muffin in the trash. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I tossed my plate in the trash and walked through the hall to my bedroom and plopped down on my bed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

You laugh, rap my woody shell with wicked whispers shaped like knuckles, then toss me aside. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wince—my arm still burns from the scratches I’d gotten, while my back aches from when the blast had tossed me off my feet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That night I toss and turn from one end of my pillow to the other, trying to get comfortable, to relax. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He tossed the snakes to the first-comers, then dipped back into the chest for more. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crunched up the letter and tossed it in the recycling. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was in a strange place where the trees tossed in a high wind. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shooed it off with a toss of my legs. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess this is a free country,” said Katie, tossing her head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had no foundation, but was tossed hither and thither by waves and winds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, though, books are for show, and real life—judging from the quantity of food stains and tossed items of clothing—goes on in the room that houses the large-screen TV. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss the phone into my backpack without answering. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

While I looked them over, Sander rummaged through an ironbound chest and tossed me a short kersey tunic and a pair of plain breeches. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before they could run off, Luke grabbed the boxes and tossed them to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Their tossing and giggling had been free and open then and they began to spend as much time in Guitar’s room when he was at work as Guitar himself did when he was home. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he tossed the letter into a box under his bed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She was jumping and tossing her head, her tail whipping back and forth like a windshield wiper. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The seething water tossed me this way and that. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed it back onto the counter like it smelled bad. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I toss every which way trying to shut out his voice. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas watched as Minho tossed a rock over the Cliff, then followed its path with his eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Kneeling, she untied the little boat, tossing the slender rope onto the seat. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Leo tossed him Piper’s dagger, then kept rummaging through the bags of dwarf shinies. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He reached in his coat pocket and tossed me his pistol ’stead of Pap’s. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He tossed away his cigarette and rolled up his window. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I give a respectful nod and turn to go, but at the last moment I can’t resist tossing the container of berry juice over my shoulder. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, the waves tossed her around, sometimes violently. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after twenty minutes of tossing I got out of bed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I pretend to lock my lips and toss the key. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She tossed her head so her blue-streaked hair swished back over her shoulder. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They’d utter a few bad words and toss it out before taking off! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she says, tossing her hair to the side. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers walked to the woodpile, picked up a split log, carried it to the fire, and tossed it on the flames. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw the lion—its body the size of a cow—drag his grandmother into the thorny trees, then toss her body into the bush like a mouse. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I picked up my books and tossed one upward as hard as I could, in a blind aim to hit my attackers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gets hold of Samson’s leg and tosses him across the arena like he’s made of feathers. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Petra said, grabbing two from the wall and tossing them to the girls. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Of course those boys went too far. Whatever that colored boy deserved, he didn’t deserve getting shot and tossed into the Tallahatchie, that’s for sure.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He had fallen asleep after what seemed hours of tossing and turning noisily among the dry leaves. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Guzzo was still inside, changing, and before he came out, Paul tossed the basketball up and down in one hand and dropped his other hand on my shoulder. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He wrestled the umbrella from her and tossed it over his shoulder onto the grass. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He tossed the empty bottle into the river. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She got it herself and tossed it at me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I toss the feather comforter onto the floor, I spread the blanket out over the bed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember to grab some chalk and toss it into my jacket pocket. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The boy tossed his brush back in his bucket and took his leave. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the first rehearsal she came and sat next to him, laying her hand on his arm, laughing and tossing her hair. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I think it was called I See Your Naked Blood Naked'' Miss Ohio tossed bark peels into the fire. “The main girl has to strip down to her underwear to get away from the killer.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I never got to stay for very long before I was unceremoniously tossed out, of course; but every small victory spurred me on to achieve another, and then another. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The inmate then tossed all the juice at Gaines, drenching his uniform. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She holds it up to her torso and then tosses the shirt over her arm. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, after a few more minutes of tossing and turning, Candice got out of bed. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Here you go,” he said, and tossed me a gift wrapped in snowflake Christmas paper. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When I tossed a clump of dirt on the coffins, Papa put his arm around my shoulder. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up two of them and tossed them out through the window. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

When I tossed in the match, a cone of flame shot up with a whoosh like a jet afterburner. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the key, casually, toward Coraline, who caught it, one-handed, before she could think about whether she wanted it or not. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They were catching one another’s weapons, tossing them back and forth in a display of strength and agility. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The seller of jackfruits was holding Bibi’s head, which struggled to toss from side to side. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I rolled it up and tossed it midway on the tarpaulin to act as a barrier, however small. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nina felt it before she heard it: A wave of heat lifted her off her feet and tossed her in the air, chased by a deafening boom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the wind becomes so violent or unpredictable that it tosses your plane into a deadly spiral dive. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The boy got up, but he darted along the path like a little insect, picking up bugs and rocks along the road and tossing sticks for Hushpuppy to chase. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a pretty name,” she says, tossing her long locks back. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Say, you eaten yet? I saw you get tossed from the cookhouse.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He slung a blue nylon backpack off his handlebars and tossed it to me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hagar tossed a branch to the heap on the floor and rubbed her fingers. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tosses the book on the coffee table. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then she stood and tossed pebbles into them. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She tossed another handful of seeds into the coop, paused, and looked at Mariam. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

My father composed himself when Amy reentered the room, but when she turned to open the refrigerator door, he acted as though she were tossing a lit match into the gas tank of his Porsche. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I swallowed my pride and tossed them quickly in the stove. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

So I tied my hair back, carefully reassembled myself—I didn’t like pinning my scarf in place, so I usually wrapped it loosely around my head, tossing the longer ends over my shoulders—and reemerged. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jessica's the wing leader, tossing her head, lips curled in a smile. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other and I smile, even while my stomach threatens to toss my one bite of Januka’s sandwich onto the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Roz watched him toss and turn until he finally crawled up into her arms, and she rocked him to sleep, just like the old days. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She tossed them in a basket to knock off the wings and legs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seem to revel in it, using their superhuman strength to toss other champions around like rag dolls. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

The German must have tossed it off her bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The hot wind whined in the black tossing grasses on the hill. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my wet nightshirt over my head and tossed it aside, wrapping the blanket around me, before I, too, went in and shut the door. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Completely frazzled, Reynie laid down his pencil and glanced over at Sticky—who was glaring at his quiz as if he wanted to tear it up and toss it into a fire. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bren and Mop are in the middle of tossing free throws when I get to the court. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She would grab the box, flip it over, read the price tag and toss the box back onto the shelf. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He tossed his drakon meat into a hanging pot that seemed to be made from an old monster skull, then picked up a ladle and began to stir. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She’d begin mixing a tincture, then a minute later couldn’t remember which ingredients she’d added, so that the whole batch had to be tossed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Whether draped, tossed, or tied with a bow: They’re all hopes for something better. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If by “celebrity,” you mean the guy who tosses candy from the back of a red convertible that leads Batavia’s annual Flag Day parade. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Liam had confirmed everything that I’d suspected, but it seemed foolish to toss it then, when there was a chance for us to use them like they would have used us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We tossed a few more punches and then looked at each other awkwardly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe your dad will haul it off to West Virginia, where I bet they’ll rip every one of those letters down and toss them in a furnace.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A hooded figure tossed their shirts into the crackling blaze while another laughed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Talib in the John Lennon sunglasses was looking down at another man squatting next to the hole, tossing a rock up and down in his hand. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he picked up a rounded stone, set his feet firm with the left forward, and tossed the stone high into the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

An idea was kicking around in Lin’s head, and it seemed as good a time as any to toss it out there. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the claw-stick caught in the bull’s flesh, he tossed the trainer into the air with his tusk. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The guard tosses in a few loaves of stale bread and a bucket of water and slides the door shut, its steel pin dropping into place. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You took long enough. This place is so boring;” said Honorata, yanking a flower from the ground and tossing it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then several of them climbed into a small boat that rocked and tossed in the waves of the large water, and they rowed out to the floating house in the distance. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were sitting on the short wall in the backyard cracking pumpkin seeds between their teeth, tossing shells into the lilies. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know why I kept it instead of tossing it on our trash pile. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at Amari one last time before Clay picked him up and abruptly tossed him into the river. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something in the way the tennis players hold themselves, or the way they toss the ball, or the fluidity of their motion triggers something in his unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She explained, with a toss of her head, that she was wearing a boy’s suit because William Henry had bought it for her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plants kept her off balance, tossing her around, slicing her face and arms. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I hurried past because we would both have been embarrassed if he recognized me, the kid he used to toss a dollar tip. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am looking at an ocean so clear and so blue that when a long silver fish comes to inspect what I have just tossed in, I can see the yellow stripes on his back. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Fridge open, dinner in the Tupperware with the burgundy top tossed into the bag. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A woman stood over him, tossing a baseball into a glove. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He could toss me in the air and catch me or hoist me over the fence with ease. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Were you ever tempted to just toss it all in a Dumpster?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He unwrapped the man’s bandage, a silver ribbon, and tossed it away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I toss the ball into the bushes near her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I tossed back the drink, not even letting the liquid roll across my tongue. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then Mrs. Diamant came back to the table and tossed the first paper down in triumph. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When I do drift off, I toss and turn and my dreams are a twisted, unhappy jumble. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The carriage rolled away, Ruth sitting up straight, with a big grin, the golden horses tossing their manes, hooves flashing in the sunshine. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the pistol on the floor beside him and walked out of the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A smoky scent hung in the air, along with an unmoving haze that had drifted from the open field where big kids sometimes played touch football, or tossed Frisbees. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“All that exercise has given me a powerful thirst,” said a man, tossing his burning branch into the fire. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Returning to the kitchen, where Ma is still hiding, I pull the incinerator door open and toss my notebook inside. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On a rainy afternoon it had been caught and tossed by the wheel of a passing donkey cart. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a thought, she tossed the water onto the marks, then raced to her bathing chamber to draw more water. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I tossed the last of my cone in the garbage can and shifted the shark anatomy book, but the postcards fell onto the ground. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Another GI was outside; he tossed a grenade through the window. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody would pick up a stone and toss it across a field. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed him a bit of venison jerky, though, for him to chew on when he finished smoking his kinnikinnick. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I tossed a pebble into the creek and watched the water ripple and the minnows scatter. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I lay flat in bed like a corpse, unable to generate the energy to toss and turn. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Luckily, the vendor was kind and even tossed a dry roti to Kutti. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He tossed his rock just a foot or so farther out than Thomas had. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment about tossing it on the fire, for it suddenly seemed frightful dangerous, but I folded it back in my pocket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi felt his eyes follow her as she tossed out the burned tortilla and washed the pan. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t so good in school,” she said, tossing her head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The front door slams; the children toss in their beds; Frau Elena paces the parlor, her slippers whispering left, whispering right. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, each one stops to toss a plate in every direction. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

ThenI bend my knees and leap into the air, tossing the glowing sprinkles as far above me as I’m able. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When it was all over, when the bloodied corpses had been unceremoniously tossed into the backs of red pickup trucks—sep­arate ones—a few men with shovels hurriedly filled the holes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I crawled into bed without brushing my teeth, expecting to toss and turn all night. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was a restless sleep in which he tossed and moaned continually. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed the top off the Dumpster and we tossed Erwin’s halves inside, closing the lid on my poor bike forever. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She pulled it off and tossed it at Anya, who realized what it was even before she caught it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He put his nose into the bag before tossing it back. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He nearly tossed off a careless assurance, but he saved himself in time. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Courtney whispers something in Jupiter’s ear, and she tosses her head back in riotous laughter. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The girl twisted out of his reach, tossed her head saucily, and went down the hallway. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ordered a pizza, and when he got down to the crust of each slice, he tossed it over his shoulder. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a bunch of hooey,” I said under my breath, tossing a dirt clod over my shoulder against the locked-up garden shed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Genie wondered why Grandma didn’t just get one of those fly zappers they had in Marlon’s as he and Ernie squeezed and snapped peas off the vine, tossing them into the basket. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Cora made the mistake of turning back as she departed the kitchen and caught Alice tossing the heads into the slop bucket. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He tossed his jacket in the backseat, and drove with the top down and the radio blaring. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Grace joined him, tossing two handfuls of gold coins up into the air. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m also ready to toss the table if needed.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Aru tossed the ball form of Vajra in the air and caught it with one hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A scrunched-up rug is on the edge of the table between him and me, as if someone tossed it up there when they were cleaning the floor and forgot to put it back. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Craig shrugged and tossed the ball under the net to Chip, who was serving next. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then all three dogs tossed back their heads and laughed at the Alps. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She told Stella to heat the butter, toss a half cup of the popping corn in, cover it, and wait for the pop. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I go into the bathroom to change, and toss my shirt into the washing machine, and start it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He unfastened the two leather satchels from the donkey’s back and tossed them into the dirt. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Despite efforts by Howard Fuller and Ann Atwater to calm the situation, a score of angry black teenagers sped down Main Street, tossing garbage cans and bricks through a dozen store windows. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed it back in the sand, picturing Mong sitting there with his shaved head, drinking his bottle of whiskey, talking all crazy about true love. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and. tried to ignore the tumbling and tossing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Some of the town kids, not knowing it was bad luck to catch the carp, would scoop them out of the low waters and toss the fish upon the sand bars. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Tess were tossing the squeaky toy back and forth, just out of Samantha’s reach, and she was running back and forth frantically. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I toss it in the kitchen trash because I know neither of my parents will care. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas’s discouragement grew with every toss, until it turned into a heavy mass of blah. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He hangs up and tosses the phone aside as June settles down on the bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In fact, as soon as we finished sending and were heading down the trail, I carefully took out the Japanese food pack I’d picked up and tossed it into the jungle. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered the cheers of the Sons of the Six all around him, whooping and tossing their spears high as the first hints of true, unfiltered sunlight began to dapple the ground before them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I toss the helmet to Mateo, who just barely catches it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I tossed him a golden drachma and we marched through. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Twice more Tidbit was tossed into the bloody water, and twice more he barely escaped the jaws of the hungry alligators. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raced through candy shops tossing boxes into a sack and raced out to the usual chorus of “Stop! Thief!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I unzip my blue sweatshirt and toss it at the Candor boy, who looks at me from the ground, blood streaming from his eyebrow. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Chapter Eleven had tossed the pillows into the backseat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

And Adah, crocheting black borders on napkins and tossing them to the wind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl slid the pretty white sandals off and tossed them with her feet in Delia’s direction. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She tosses her hat on the bed and walks to the window, which is open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“She not want it. We not want it,” she said, tossing her head stiffly to the side with a tight, proud smile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss my paper bag in the trash and realize Roger is still standing there. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Axel tosses his backpack across the seat, buckles into his spot. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You shovel like a disznó. A pig. You cannot toss the ground aside like an old rag. Then it will not help you later. Use a hoe, there by the shed.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Quit your bellyaching," he'd say, tossing a family pack of anemic pork chops into the cart. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She tossed and turned, dreaming about dragons and ghosts, about fire and water, about snakes and hidey-holes. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She did not call him by his name, she called him “dim,” “my husband,” with the proud tone of someone who had won a prize, tossing her braided, reddish gold-dyed hair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss began to toss the gifts into a green trash bag. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It had been tossed into a sack of rubbish, along with the snuffbox of Wartcap powder and the music box that had made everyone sleepy.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Powell tossed his knife to the ground, mounted his horse and, instead of galloping into the night, calmly trotted away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy with the flashlight tosses the ID onto my chest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Drogo watched without expression, but his eyes followed their movements, and from time to time he would toss down a bronze medallion for the women to fight over. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I tossed it, and as it wobbled its way across the park, Lumpy gave chase again and caught it. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen’s muumuu was sopped and plastered to her body, and May was catching water in the bowl of her dress skirt and tossing it up across her face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She presses the button on the side of the device and tosses it across the alley, underhand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Had they tossed all our books to the floor like trash? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He tossed me a jar of thick green liquid—Greek fire, one of the most dangerous magical substances in the world. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Rosie tosses her head and opens her mouth in a smile. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The horse tosses her head to scatter a hovering cloud of gnats. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Aunt Gloria had tossed it on the floor earlier, and the police had said they didn’t want it, I’d taken it back up to my desk. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s fifty cents that says you can’t,” Mary Anne said, tossing two quarters on the table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The slavers tossed him over the side,” she said. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

That evening, in the privacy of his room, he tore the pages out in handfuls, crushing them into wads and tossing them into the garbage can. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pull four knives from my belt, hold them out slowly so she can see, then toss them to the alley floor. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I tossed my bags into the backseat and got back in. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bob heard from a rat, a reliable sort, that they tossed Stella’s body into a garbage truck. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Their eyes wrinkled, their trunks waved, they tossed their heads—and from their throats came the unmistakable sound of merriment. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t we see you at the pool this summer?” asked Sally, tossing her blond hair. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And don’t forget the one you’re standing on,” she said, tossing the tissue into the basket. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

That night, I lay awake in my clothes, tossing and turning. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stood at the service line, bounced the volleyball a few times to get her rhythm, then tossed it into the air above her head. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Worse yet, she’s got a giant white stain spread halfway across her face like somebody tossed acid on it or something. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

If the fire was too hot, you could hardly keep the pudding from scorching by tossing a handful of raisins in the pot. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Rosa suddenly swung him up by his arms and tossed him inside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant finished the kachasu and tossed the bottle to the floor. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He let his hair grow and had fallen into the habit of tossing the floppy locks often and unnecessarily. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Down they went, and farther down, and still the sunlight followed them, deep into the valley, while overhead the branches tossed unceasingly in the bright sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I know it’s caged for protection—so no truck-driving supplier tosses a box into the corner and shatters the bulb. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I keep tossing and turning and looking for that comfortable spot, but it’s hiding from me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He tossed the hair out of his eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The cow tossed its head and began munching from the hayloft. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And suddenly there was the moon, joking around in the haze and tossing a dull light that shimmered the fog to the color of old pearls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gunthrie tossed the class list back onto his desk and stood at the front of the room, hands clasped behind his back, square jaw high. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When he was done he tossed the empty flagon aside and half-rolled and half-staggered to the floor, groping for a chamber pot. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Another year, they tossed everybody into a landscape of nothing but boulders and sand and scruffy bushes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He took off his painting gloves and tossed them onto a table. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

His left arm was completely useless, so—thwip—it was tossed aside. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Except: “Might want to toss the Dream & Bean cup.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Did you hear I’ve tossed and turned without you since you walked away from me? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just thinking about it leaves me so agitated I toss and writhe until Walter tells me to knock it off because I’m keeping him up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

On the outskirts of town, when we pass an orchard, I scamper up a tree to pick guavas, eating the sweetest, prettiest ones myself and tossing down the worm-eaten, half-rotted ones to the Doctorita. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Andrea just tossed her head as if that were too silly a question to answer. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He claimed it had been successful in eleven straight prior coin tosses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss aside my weapons and race down the strip closest to her body. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed it on the pile of toys in the corner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Betty Bright pulled out a brown bag and tossed everyone a tangerine. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scrabbling through a nightmare of compacts and pencils, she pulled out a prescription bottle, held it to the light, tossed it into the trash can and selected a new one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even so, he slept fitfully, tossing for hours before sliding down into a nightmare. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So I tossed the paper on the grass almost in front of her. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

By its smelly tail, Prince Brat tossed aside the uneaten herring. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, they toss these flaming torches to each other in a shower of sparks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I sealed the Ziploc bag around the last quarter of my sandwich, got up, and tossed it into an overfilled trash can. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He peers at the shipping label for a moment and then rips it in half, wadding it and tossing it into the trash. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She snaps the lid shut before tossing the tin back into her purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I tossed my backpack onto the backseat and then slumped in the passenger seat with the goldfish suspended in their plastic prison between my legs. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Lady Meng shifted her gaze, tossing her hair so it made a black cloud above them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ignatius would not be tossed into a mental clinic while, legally, he was still innocent of having written the letter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men were tossing two little white square boxes with dots all over ’em up ’gainst a wall. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She tossed it back to Dallas, who threw it on the floor. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

No one said anything to her when she stalked away from the line and tossed her bow back onto the cart. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At full speed I seize it again, and with a swing toss it over the wall and clamber up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the wagon passed beneath him, Toomer tossed the flowers up to the man, who caught them in a burst of falling petals. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba sighed and, this time, tossed a whole handful of cardamom seeds in his mouth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He then tossed the infant into the bush on the side of the road. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of dumping it there, he tossed it off to the side. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And, almost casually, he tosses the rifle off the ledge into the waterfall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They want me lying down propped up by my elbows on a platform, tossing a little coin bag. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Hype tosses the coin and slaps it onto the back of his hand. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

An arm caught me across the chest and I was tossed off by the man. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what happens to deserters in my army!” he cried, and tossed the crippled figure into the grass, where it writhed grotesquely as the others fell upon it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He finished wiping his eyes and tossed away the now useless mask. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed her head and growled at Pax, as though blaming him for her brother’s play. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The wildling pulled off the band from his left arm and tossed it at Jon, then did the same with its twin upon his right. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not hungry anymore, so I pick up my tray and toss everything in the trash. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I tossed it into the hellhound’s maw, and the creature went up in flames. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But what I remember most is how much I wanted to hold Roli’s velvet pillow with the rings instead of tossing out flower petals. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sulaiman tossed me over his shoulder and raced back to the orphanage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sylvia made a little sound, almost like a laugh, and tossed her cigarette to the ground. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Pinch kept tossing off his covers or dragging at Mama’s. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Chickens stuffed with sawdust pecked at the ground; from time to time Cora tossed imaginary seed at them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Clotho tosses some stale bread on the table. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless as the night wore on Aragorn grew uneasy, tossing often in his sleep and waking. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The horse slowed a little and tossed his head above the current. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She then removes her gloves and tosses them one by one on the crumpled jacket as well. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some say that the Pythagoreans tossed Hippasus overboard, drowning him, a just punishment for ruining a beautiful theory with harsh facts. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

With a sniff, she crumpled the paper and tossed it aside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I turn to the pond and eye a bright pink fish the size of my forearm shimmering his way from shadow to shadow, and I toss in the penny and make a wish. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I watched, they tossed her twice and her soft breasts seemed to flatten against the air and her legs flung wildly as she spun. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One tossed its head, one snorted, one stared at me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t give a toss about Kick the Can or Stuck in the Mud. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She desperately hoped that the crib with his name on it would not contain a wailing, sleepless little boy who would toss his hippo to the floor and thump his feet rhythmically against the mattress. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mainly because as each of us gets better and wiser in our particular areas of expertise, we have to toss everything and start over, deeming the old material to be childish and unprofessional. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Suddenly my cheeks were stinging and the guard was tossing my beard up and down in his hand, giggling. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I said, tossing the fruit up and down. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Aeneid was one thing—at least there were storms and ships being tossed and people being washed overboard. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She tossed it onto the bed, and pulled off the rags and tatters she had worn as an old woman. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So what did you do after you bailed last night?” he asked, tossing me the other Intellivision controller. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He tried to ride a steer in a pasture, got tossed onto the ragged edge of a fallen tree, and limped home with his gashed knee bound in a handkerchief. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He liked moving his tiger and elephant pawns through his opponent’s blockades, but he became furious if, owing to a toss of the dice, he was captured and sent back to “Start.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the joint into the pool, where it quickly burned out and then floated on the blue water. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I tossed it across the room—Sir Fig Newton scrambled off my desk after it—and it bounced off my ever-growing pile of smells-pretty-rank laundry. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He picked up the bucket I was struggling with, and I thought he was going to toss it off into the trees, but he didn’t. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The dragonflies would do exactly as they were told, but their bodies couldn’t easily cope with cold, and besides, they were tossed about dangerously in the wild wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She reached down to the hem of her thin roughspun gown and pulled it up over her head in one smooth motion, tossing it aside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She tosses the remote into the corner of the couch. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The shore was littered with driftwood, new and old, tossed up and scattered by the tornado. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked slowly, carrying some puffed rice tossed with peanuts and chili peppers in a large packet made from newspapers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a twenty from my desk and tossed it down to the Bank of Chas. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

By lunchtime I was knotting the garlands into neat circles and tossing them onto the heap of garlands as quickly as Tanu and the others. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Here we speak English,” she said as he tossed her to Kevin. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I toss my things down as soon as I get to social studies. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Carefully stuck my head above the deck hatch and saw Hamilton firing his pistol at cans he tossed into the air. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It wrapped around me and squeezed my body like a sponge, then tossed me into the choking air—and I fell headlong into a rope net filled with writhing fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a handful of crumbs and tossed them out to the sparrows that hopped on crusted snowdrifts outside. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

As neighbors and family members clapped him on the back or tossed strings of flowers around his neck, Neel glanced at the sundari trees. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then they tossed construction paper and art supplies into the carrier and started making the rounds. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

She pulled a ring off and tossed it to Pima. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

At Warings, Hooper slept, flat on his belly, his mind blank, but on the floor below, his father moved and tossed, excited by dreams. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The Klan was so entrenched and broad- based that Kennedy felt as if he were tossing pebbles at a giant. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Apparently a naiad had tossed her the key. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I pick up a stone and toss it in the same spot where his disappeared. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I toss them each a pair of gloves and we slip them on. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Till morning dawned I was tossed on a buoyant but unquiet sea, where billows of trouble rolled under surges of joy. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Calder pulled out one of his pentominoes and tossed it up in the air. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed it aside and stared blankly out the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When we walk up the steps, he stops the knife and tosses it into his other hand, which is gnarled with scars. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The landlord thrashed about like a man tossed into frigid water. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The raging current had tossed and twisted him, almost tearing him to pieces. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Z tossed a handful of chopped cherries into the mix. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed a pair of dented metal bowls on the floor and filled them with cut-rate kibble from a bargain bag. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mail shirts were tossed in barrels of sand and rolled across the lumpy surface of the Flowstone Yard to scour them clean. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He began to tear off chunks from the burned parts and toss them into the trough, and the front bakery bell rung and the mother disappeared to help a customer. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He tossed the dove against a tree and stared at his son. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo watched a red flame crawl out from under the white coals; he reached down for a piece of juniper and tossed it in. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed the paper into the nearest wastepaper basket and headed out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

On the dock at Fred Rantz’s house, Harry and his kids and Joyce sat eating peanuts and tossing the shells into the lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Soon as Tanisha’s done modeling, she runs backstage and tosses me her heels. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Arriving there, she staged hit-and-run raids on three of the saloons, tossing billiard balls into huge, expensive mirrors and plate glass windows. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It was as if someone had tossed a bucket of raw hamburger meat into their cages. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The leaves tossed with a rushing sound and the scent of wild gardenias hidden somewhere in the trees blew from the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced at the open book, turned it right side up, and then gave up the charade completely, closing it and tossing it to the floor. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He tossed the rock, face down, beside his dirt pile, as if it had no special value. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

At the instant I throw my cap up, he tosses his. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved back to the sink, turning around to toss Father a dry dishtowel. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She tossed my pen back on my desk and hopped up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sprinkled the soil with red liquid, tossed the can away, and held his arms out wide. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And Barth explained how the exploding "coal" could be mixed in with the real coal, which would unwittingly be tossed into the furnace. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I’m sure he's itching to remind me that Aimee said she needs space from me, but those kinds of requests get tossed out the window on End Days. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She tossed her new weapon up in the air, caught it again, brandished it, and urged the horse forward. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

They both start tossing them all over the place, each one taking great pains to hide them properly from the other. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He ran into the back room and returned a minute later, pulling something out of a bag and tossing it to me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She tosses Scoob a bundle of...he has no idea what. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He tugged off his muddy sock and tossed it clumsily away from him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The pawn was then tossed in the incinerator. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, goof. Come and get it,” I whispered, tossing my weight between the balls of my feet, trying to be brave. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

So he picks her up and tosses her over his shoulder. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sohrab tossed the towels onto the wooden bench between us and pulled off his shirt, peeling the wet fabric away from his flat chest and stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Bronn slid two fingers into the pouch at his belt and tossed down a flint. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I toss up a pitch and load my weight on my back leg the way Lolo taught me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Because he saw his father grab the sheriff by his coat, heft him to his feet, shake him, and toss him back on the ground. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As they passed, each warrior stripped off his treasures and tossed them into one of the carts that the stewards had placed before the gate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But even though the luxurious, full-length bed feels better than any mattress I’ve ever been on, I just end up tossing and turning. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She pulls the silver lighter from her coat pocket and tosses it to him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Captain Campbell turned as the men tossed thick ropes from the dock to the occupants of the next boat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dwight was tossing a basketball into the hoop on the streetlight pole at the edge of the yard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then with her hands she tossed and turned it until it was well mixed, and she molded it into balls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, we each grab a little bucket of water and run to the nearest available door or window to toss it out. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

There were chuckholes, too, and whenever I hit one, the rebound just about tossed Grandpa and Miss Love out of the car. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"Now do stop fussing around," his wife said to him after he had been tossing and turning for about an hour. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed his salsa container into the paper bag and stared at me, trying to figure out what I meant. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

This is alternated with little smacking sounds, followed by a long period of tossing and turning and rearranging the pillows. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Finally I escaped Auntie Yeabu’s clutches as they tossed shovelfuls of dirt over my mother’s body, but I was too late. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“New York is a ball tossed between the Loyalists and Patriots,” he said, scratching at the scar on his face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Baby, can you toss these bags in there for me?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

On her way home, she tossed her diaphragm in the first bin at Kennedy Airport. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Diana turned, and he tossed the thick, dark red marker over to her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He tossed another dagger, missing the bull’s-eye again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the clothes my mother had left out on the end of the bed and tossed them on the floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I toss the peel into the lake, watching the waves lick at it, carrying it farther from shore. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later in the night, lying on the wooden plank for beds, I keep Chou awake by tossing and turning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miguel knotted off a section of fencing wire, tossed the clamps and pliers to the ground. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He unshackled her, tossed her body to the side of the road, and spat upon it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella tossed the boots and gloves into a corner of the porch and rinsed off in a jiffy. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Laughing, Nick tossed the stick aside and swaggered off. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers were tossing candy down to us. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

You'd stick your hand over the shot and bang it on the counter, and once it started fizzing, you tossed it back. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She tossed a couple of pieces of fish stick left over from supper onto the floor for two of the cats. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Raji tore up some reeds and tossed them into the river. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there, on slender patches of beach, shirtless young men tossed footballs back and forth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

During those long afternoons in the pool, he paddled and laughed and tossed our small bodies into the air, his diminished legs suddenly less of a liability. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I toss the can in the garbage and head inside with my mom, Charlie, and María. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

We were tossed together by the winds of fate. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ted was picking up plums from the ground and tossing them over the fence into the neighbor’s yard. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, sarcasm is my job,” Maya said, tossing her bag over her shoulder as Grace slammed her door shut and checked to make sure that the car was locked. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He took off his wreath of laurels and with a stiff, furious gesture, tossed it to Julius, who set it on his head. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I crumpled it and tossed it toward the wastebasket, but I missed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I tossed all the gym bags full of dirty sports gear in the trunk and slammed it shut. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He tossed the empty beer bottle into a cardboard box near his feet. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When the man was several yards from the bus, he tossed the woman to the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I can toss a soda can into the recycling bucket from across the room. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

All of this in his mind, of course, as he tossed in his bed, the sheet twisted around him like a shroud, suffocatingly. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eat your raisins,” Skeezie tells him, tossing the box at him as Addie and I set off on our journey to uncharted territory: the center of the cafeteria. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tosses his fork over his shoulder and literally licks his plate clean with his tongue making loud, satisfied sounds. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Al drains his glass and tosses it to the nearest member of his entourage, who drops it into a jacket pocket and follows Al from the tent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But with millions of puzzle pieces being tossed up into the air, it really did stand to reason that the occasional one would come down in the right place. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Puzzled, he tossed the knife back on the ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I tossed and turned under the woolen blankets, and Mama told me the next day that I was muttering in my sleep, though she couldn’t understand what I was saying. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Our uncle was always scavenging our refrigerator for leftovers that my mom would toss if she got to it first. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The big stallion nickered and tossed his head, his neck muscles rippling under his butterscotch coat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This was because, to relieve their boredom and express their contempt, inmates were occasionally tossing items out of their cells in hopes they might hit one of us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the box, trot down to the parlor, scoop up all Dad's notes and diagrams plus the information sheets about the electric blanket, and toss them into the box. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Gary said, tossing his coffee on the dirt, where it dried in about two seconds, “I bet you’re tired after your long trip. I’ll take you up to the apartment.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Ohio license plate was tossed into the backseat, and in its place was a West Virginia plate. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After parking on a random street, he tosses me a pillowcase. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I remember lying in his bed, tossing and turning, wondering why he'd lacked the ability to read my mind. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Drogon wrenched his arm from his shoulder and tossed it aside as a dog might toss a rodent in a rat pit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I lay in that mahogany bed, tossing this way and that, unable to sleep. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the guard struck out with his newspaper again, and below her Fenoglio tossed and turned restlessly on the narrow bunk. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“What was that for? I didn’t say toss it! That could’ve been evidence. Or spoils of war!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Anderson locks our chains to steel rings in the floor, tossing the keys to Mr. Redfern, who catches them one-handed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

For the time being, I held on to my socks and panties, and I tossed in my toiletry case entire. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Now, he was peeling off his clothes, and tossing them away from him, anywhere, about the grass. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Even many of the Tories were talking like that, for the punishment fell equally heavily upon the King’s most loyal subjects in Boston and on the very ‘Indians’ who had tossed the tea overboard. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed in everything I saw and thought and felt during the day and wrapped it all up with book quotes and prison slang and bits of wild conversation, and anything I thought was interesting. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Pollard swept up to them, grabbed the attacking jockey by the back of the neck, tossed him to the ground, and pinned him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out the huge windows, the lindens toss back and forth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, he folded the paper into an aeroplane and tossed it into the air. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Chris took off his jacket and tossed it on the couch. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Colin reached into his pocket and tossed the keys lazily across the picnic table. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t be very hard to let yourself be tossed. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Rolling my eyes, I toss my phone onto my bed, coughing a wad of mucus into the bedpan I’m holding. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then he tossed another plastic container between the two rocks. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Proud of its burden, the horse tossed its head and capered, while Hamlet acknowledged the crowd with grand gestures. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Supposedly, if they tossed one in the air, it would shoot upward in a streak of white phosphorus, alerting the Argo II that the team was in trouble. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Matthias tossed and turned in his bed, exhausted, but unable to sleep. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He tried to get back to sleep but tossed and turned so many times it started to feel like exercise. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

We continued tossing the disc for Lumpy, showering him with praise every time he returned with the toy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

There are two carts waiting for me when I arrive at two, and tossed items inches deep on major patches of the floor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flicks the business card onto the counter before tossing a hundred on top of it like this is some fancy restaurant and I’m a table that needs to be fawned over. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Alex nodded, willing himself not to picture his mother’s body tossed into a pile of corpses in a crematorium. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now, tossing and turning on this damp, sour-smelling mattress, I try to focus on my perfect day, but these memories lead to other, darker thoughts. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The white cotton stuffing was tossed everywhere, making it seem as though a blizzard had hit. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She’d toss her hair over her shoulder and add, “This house is liable to fall right off the mountain if you sneeze too hard. You’d better come on back home with me.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Above the Schoharie River turbulent air waves tossed her up, down, and sideways. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A single wild rose tossed farewell, bursts slowly, its petals drifting snowlike upon the reluctantly lowered coffin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the kitchen, I toss three granola bars and a juice box into my backpack, then pause for a moment. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He tossed it to me, but lutes are not meant to be tossed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Willis could hit a pitch thrown honestly, and tossed another rock, more fiercely, that skipped five times. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I dragged the garbage off to the side and tossed out the biggest pieces of broken glass. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have gotten in the way. I was tossing it into the yard. Besides, what are you complaining about? At least the water cooled you off.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my arm back and tossed the rock straight at the tree. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There was always some little delicacy, very special and good—foie gras or a tossed salad, pastry bought at Lang’s Bakery just across Main Street. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, wiping her eyes, her mother took off her apron, tossed it on a chair, and said, “So what we waitin’ for?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tonight, I am listening to the rain fall, listening to the wind whistle, to Shirley’s breaths and Jimmie’s snores, to Juanita’s tossing and turning, and to the tick tick tick of the clock. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I toss the note back onto the bed, eyeing the sheets before giving them a quick whiff to be safe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They cleaned up the bones and innards and tossed them into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s tossing a stone from hand to hand, a stone like the one that’s still in my pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

My mother tosses the postcard in the air. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was sitting in the copilot’s seat, and they were cruising over the forest, looking down at the wildly tossing treetops, a wild sea of leaf and branch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had tossed up an omelet for the Doctor and silently put it before him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up a loose sliver of tile and tossed it off the roof. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was twenty minutes’ walk away; she could see it clearly, towering high and tossing its great head in a dialogue with the urgent wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Kayla would be tossing pretzels at me while I tried to catch them in my mouth, and Emily would be complaining that her parents still wouldn’t let her wear makeup. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

After they told us who to guard the guy Peanut Butter tossed the rock in to the other squad and we started playing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As he talks, I shed layers, tossing stuff onto the marble table below the big beveled mirror. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am about to give up and toss it onto my dressing table when I glimpse a tiny hole, so small as to be nearly invisible, right at the bottom. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

High in the air he tossed the blazing brand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, as always before a trip, I was tossing and turning, packing and unpacking my bags in my head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I tell you this. The one of you who catches it, he alone shall have it!” and so saying, he tossed the whetstone into the air. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It was as if heavy clothes, embroidered with glowing threads of gold and red, had been tossed down by a giant or a god, and were just floating there, on top of the water.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I figured he was about to toss us into the snow, but then Thalia stepped forward and did something very weird. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Cotton kept tossing popcorn for him to catch and Dwight led him across the yard on the leash and got him to jump up onto an old cooler and sit. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Right. Well. It’s great weather today, don’t you think? If you want, we could go outside and toss a ball.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

There, as the whirlpool drank the tide, a billow tossed me, and I sprang for the great fig tree, catching on like a bat under a bough. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neil smoothly tossed a balled-up paper napkin into the trash from across the room, and then he and his friends walked out side together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” I say, tossing my books into the locker as fast as I can. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And although Stella thought Jojo would have been exhausted from all the excitement, he tossed and turned until late in the night. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and tossed the lump of yellow to her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He unlaced and tossed away his helm as he ran. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

David breaks off an edge of crust and tosses it to the dog. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I toss my half-eaten sandwich into my lunch bag and feel myself starting to get angry. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Leo tossed the pouch to Frank, who almost fumbled it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A second later I cross the room and toss the exam booklet on the proctor’s desk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He gently nudged Franz’s nose out of the way, then took a biscuit from his mailbag and tossed it to him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After I had gathered what I needed for the day from the locker and was ready to go, I tossed another piece over the tarpaulin in front of Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even in tossing shadows and under a waxing moon I knew him, and he saw me at the same time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He tossed and turned and tried to think of something else. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I tossed the remote to Zooey and started to stand, but she said, “Don’t leave on my account. I have so much studying to do.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I made myself swallow, then stabbed another ravioli and tossed it in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I reached down, picked up some snoring lady’s BlackBerry, and tossed it to Silena. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

After which I got up and tossed the hoop so that it rolled like a wheel. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The postmaster angrily shuffled through the letters from the T box Trask.” and tossed out a long envelope. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We finish our drinks and toss them in the trash at the same time—kerplunk—and walk in. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to brace myself, but the car tossed me back and forth between the seats. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I tossed that egg toward the sink and started to get up but then the pain started throbbing in my leg and I sat back down real quick. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Florida tossed and turned and eventually dreamed about lizards and rats chasing her through the woods. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Charles won the toss and picked the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the first techniques was engineered by Kathy and Mac, who had noticed that on our walks to the quarry, the warders often tossed away empty matchboxes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the grave was filled, the young soldier tossed the shovel aside and then pointed to the watching boy, making a rising gesture with his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The golden-maned horse tossed her head and rolled her eyes at every attempt to lead her. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Nothin’,” he grunted, tossing his equipment into the back of his truck. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She swept out the canoe by hand, tossed the paddles and the life jackets into it, and dragged the canoe toward the riverbank. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They didn’t move, except sometimes to toss their heads as if they were angry at her for being in a place where she didn’t belong. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He tosses the notebook from one hand to the other, always keeping it just out of her reach. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He unbuckled a saddlebag and pulled out a few strips of dried meat, which he tossed to Gurgi. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He could easily pick me up and toss me into the closet, but I knew he actually wanted me to keep him still and safe. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Something I knew a lifetime ago when I was a tiny girl getting tossed into the air by him, laughing and screaming, both afraid and thrilled. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He picked off the dryer lint and tossed it across the room. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At least four people had thrown in dimes and one had tossed in a quarter. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I grab the cushions from the couch, toss them around the floor, pull out drawers and scatter clothes in heaps, jump on her favorite polka-dot dress. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody began to laugh Daddy said, “Well, I guess I’ll have to toss up for this one.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

After one particularly deep dip in the road Polly was tossed across the bags of seed, landing hard against the slave girl, who opened her eyes and looked around frantically. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The message was also written in flyers, tossed into the streets. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

You tossed your luck in the air and it rattled down on the gambling boards and you either lived or died. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What ho, Percy!” he shouted, and tossed the pen through the air. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Piper unbuckled her sword and tossed it into the pit on the right. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She wanted to play fetch, so I picked up a bronze shield and tossed it across the arena. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“My father bought it for me,” Jenna says, tossing her bag lunch into her locker. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Just in time to see him skip down the front steps, pluck the morning paper off the hibiscus bush, look at it for a moment, and then toss it back toward the front porch. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Henry throws a quick glance in my direction, and says, “Fine,” then tosses the keys to me instead of handing them to Kelton. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then, coming down from the hills there will be a prince riding, bright in green and silver with a hundred bowmen riding behind him, pennants stirring, horses tossing, jewels flashing... The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was like someone had tossed a beehive through the window. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uniforms were tossed to them, and Jack quickly put his on. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I fought against my instinct to toss the flowers onto the floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I step on and toss in some quarters with a clink. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Some children were climbing a trellis, and they paused to toss some more fruit down to the dreamer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Worry about that later,” Natalie said, tossing her hair over her shoulder. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I open the driver’s door and toss the bottles into the field, one by one, until all four empties are gone. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

A season in the junkyard had honed my reflexes: I’d learned to listen for the low grunt that escaped Dad’s lips whenever he tossed something heavy, and when I heard it I hit the dirt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And another white man that was picking up a full-growned elephant and holding it over his head like he was ’bout to toss it into the next county! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then he’d toss it away and grab another one while the headless chicken would fluff and flap around, give a few heavy shakes, and die. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Headless trunks were tossed out of the vortex to linger a moment on the surface and sink out of sight.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Rodney and Connor then lined up all the salt and pepper shakers and started tossing sugar packets over the barricade with forks and spoons as catapults. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It gave a little and then sprang back like a plucked bowstring, turning the blade and tossing up both sword and arm. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He pulled out the two bread pans and tossed them on the stove top. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the beanbag to the farthest square and hopped on down and back. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Rafik ripped open a packet of crackers he had in his pocket and tossed them to three brown ducks who paddled up. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fiery explosions tossed bodies through the air to bleed out and nourish the exhausted dirt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I toss my head back to call to a friend, and I notice something for the first time. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As Dad and Mother, dressed in dusters and wearing goggles, went scorching through the streets of Boston, bystanders tossed insults and ridicule in their direction. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Younger ones, jealous of the pretty stranger, tossed their heads in judgment. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Zaire is a tall young man tossing salt over his shoulder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, Florida tossed and turned, slipping in and out of dreams. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was about to turn off into the woods when the first truck sped toward him, tossing up a cloud of red dust and catching him in its headlights. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I toss a handful into the pile behind us, and sit back. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She leaned down and tossed her bag onto a bunk below. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like Ralph and Helen to leave Mona and Callie alone — Theresa found the girls tossing tin foil balls to the cats. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was terrified that Poppy would slam into the metal bench, or be torn from her arms and tossed into the river. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Nearer my sister Jo’s; I am seventeen in August,” returned Meg, tossing her head. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before he had time to appreciate being above water, he was tossed back down into the depths. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Nate quickly ripped off the coat and silver hat and tossed them into a bush, along with the musket and bayonet. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I asked if I could toss them in the garbage, told him I really didn’t feel like getting into a deep discussion with my mom about my feet, if he caught my drift. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Dad huffed a near laugh, reached down for a handful of coal dust, and tossed it in the air. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She nearly balled it up and tossed it toward her garbage can, which was already overflowing with other drawings gone awry. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her subconscious mind held the reverberating echo of a hell of a bang, which had in fact been the thing that woke her rather than being tossed about. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want teeth if they make me forget all the things I like best,” wailed John, tossing about in his cot. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Above the hands, motionless faces that were only moved and tossed and flickered with firelight. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

That summer of 1983, I graduated from high school at the age of twenty, by far the oldest senior tossing his mortarboard on the football field that day. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Did I toss my bucket of filthy water onto Mrs. W.’s casual white summer outfit? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the “dead” fly pouch and picked out ’bout four of’em that had a good amount of juices leaked out and I tossed ’em right into the spot near the cattails. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They nodded solemnly at her, then she pulled out her hand from behind her back and tossed the red ball to Sammy. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, big waves rolled in, and the small rubber boat was tossed around and around in a circle. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

They tossed their sickness bags and face masks into the appropriately labeled bins. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I tossed the rock up and down in my hand. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Twig and I rode in through the big gate to her house and tossed our bikes on the lawn. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“None the better for your asking,” said Mary Poppins, tossing her head. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

If it was too small, he’d snap it in the head with his finger to stun it, take it off his hook, and toss it back into the water. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tumbled among the stuff that had been tossed around in our rough ride, I find his hookah. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They tear the bread into tiny pieces and roll them between their fingers into fine crumbs, tossing them to the peeping birds. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Across the tent, people toss them at each other like snowballs, though instead of breaking they bounce off of their targets, floating gently down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One day, I was walking up Main Street, caught up in my own little contest of tossing a hedge apple into the air and catching it, hoping to count to two hundred catches without dropping. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed very calm and brave considering the caravans of segregationists said to be driving past her house and tossing firebombs and rocks through her windows. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It thrilled with the same electricity that had charged the afternoon, and I tossed and turned restlessly, waking often. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She closes the player and tosses it on the seat. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She laughs her crazy laugh and tosses it into a box. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He watched protestors taunting cops and smashing windows, police tossing tear gas and bashing heads with nightsticks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I'm out of bed now, and I've pulled off my boxers and tossed them into the open closet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed them into his pocket and hurriedly replaced Jordan’s tools just as Monique and Jordan emerged from their bedroom. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unzip my jacket and toss it over her face so I don’t have to look at her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed a handful of peas into the bowl and leaned toward me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I toss my core as far as I can. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I ask, gently tossing the hair over my shoulder like I’ve seen Donna do many times. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I keep my plate, toss my drink, and pull myself atop the shed one-handed before clambering onto the sloped roof of the house. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But in their terror they had mistaken the depth of the water and had been tossed onto the rocky ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa tossed and turned, muttering in his sleep. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Aunt Gloria tossed the picture down on the floor near my feet. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, trying to remember all of the goldfish’s instructions, she cracked off a small bit of stone and rubbed it up and down the needle ninety-nine times before tossing it back to the ground. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“To the left, to the left,” I say, reciting the Beyonce lyrics while pointing my thumb and tossing my head to the left. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

With that, he tossed his sack to me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When Just Renee tossed the pillowcase aside to expose the snakebite, Gen stepped forward and crouched next to them. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Cabot tossed the flashlight back into the car, walked around to the back, and opened the trunk. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

On the early-morning leg to Boise, she experienced “rough flying,” where she was “tossed up in the air at least six inches.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The afternoon air was sweltering; the water would warm quickly; I tossed in the pack of ice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

The sailors, again with cloths tied around their mouths and noses, unceremoniously tossed the dead men overboard. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego finished his sub and tossed the crumpled wax paper into his duffel bag. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Amara rustles around and chooses a few things and tosses them to me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She tosses it over and Director Horus catches it in one hand. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And Kirke tossed them acorns, mast, and cornel berries—fodder for hogs who rut and slumber on the earth. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed his bow back to Wex and strode off, remembering how elated he'd felt after the Whispering Wood, and wondering why this did not taste as sweet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I just kept picking up one fry after another and tossing them into my mouth, chewing slowly but not too slowly and staring down at the shiny wooden tabletop. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her mouth dropped open when I said that, and pretty soon, I felt pretty stupid standing there with the ball in my hand, so I tossed it behind me and tried to walk away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Every time he tossed a piece ten people pounced on it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He held a spear in his left hand and was tossing up a pebble and catching it again with the right. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I toss and turn, my dreams laced with images of Poe and Abby, smiles twisting into grimaces of pain as they melt away into nothingness. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It all sounded very glamorous, although the idea of tossing up my skirts for pay struck me as being even more laborious than killing the dead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When Barnie Buchanan saw Grandma bearing down on him, he tossed away his cigarette. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

So Celaena only smiled at them, tossed her hair, and batted her eyelashes at the prince’s back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As I tossed our rubbish onto the heap, I saw something move. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I tossed in my sheets and stared at the ceiling, dismayed at the thought of six laborious, interminable nights of yelda until I saw her again. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tosses the ball to Dennis, so he can then toss it over to me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Robin nodded and tossed me a pair of gloves, which I stretched over my fists. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then the umpire, who had taken up his position behind the pitcher, called for the ball and someone tossed it to him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Most people are still keeping them secret, but one, in particular, is tossed out for Ms. Steck and me to hear. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stopped the car, grabbed Quixote by the scruff of the neck, and tossed him out the window. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tosses her head like she’s throwing her hair over one shoulder, only she doesn’t have enough to throw. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Muff tossed another potato into the bowl between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We can’t have the Ophiotaurus tossed around like a beach ball. Be good, my son. We may not speak again for some time.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Charlie pointed at the jeans ripped in both knees, the white shirt so stained with blood and dirt it would have to be tossed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a jar of spaghetti sauce and tossed it in the cart, which was filling up rapidly because Nana couldn’t decide what she wanted for dinner. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I crumpled it up and tossed it aside. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The tall boy tossed his head free of her fingers and looked at her sideways. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t keep the cloth on his head because he was tossing from side to side. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we arrived, Mary Lou's brothers were running around like crazed animals, jumping over the furniture and tossing footballs. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“That man! He’s the one who tossed me out into the alley.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At the far end of his office three boys were tossing a foam ball into the hoop above the window. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I watched, glad you were staying so strong, although our lives kept going up and down, like the broken concrete bit you were tossing and catching. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The Old Bear unrolled a map, frowned at it, tossed it aside, opened another. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mama hangs up the phone and tosses it onto the seat. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Diego tossed me his potato chips; I was too hungry to refuse the gift. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And the answer always came back, like the hollow, clattering echo of a stone tossed down a dry well: Not much of a man at all. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He jerked up on the rod and reeled in a small blue runner, which he tossed back. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But as our pitcher prepped to toss, I started really sweating. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The whole time I was worrying about these things, I walked home slowly to the sounds of Jay and his friends tossing a ball and laughing fifty yards ahead of me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I am not above tossing a small Molotov cocktail or two, either. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My job was to follow in his tracks, take shovelfuls of loose dirt and rocks and clumps of old crabgrass, toss everything into piles on my right. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He separated them from the cotton, pointing them out one by one as he tossed them on the ground. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He picked his hat up from the counter and tossed it onto a chair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He reached down and tossed one of the rifles to Wylan. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Captain Sinjin took off his boots and tossed them in the sand. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The man who was stencilling the new ones and tossing them into a pile stopped. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She yanked the shift over her head and tossed it to the floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He tossed him high in the air and shouted, ‘Catch him, Manhugger!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Tell them, Daddy. This is our house now!” the older of the two sisters said, tossing her disheveled hair back with a flick of her hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

TJ shrugged, tossing his science book onto the floor of the metal closet, the smell of feet wafting up from it like a cloud of dust, unsettled. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

A buck pranced out of the vegetation, tossed his antlers, then splashed into the river. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She tossed her already tousled hair and beamed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When he comes home from work, it is his turn to play with Lucas, tossing him into the air and rolling around on the floor with him and a stuffed elephant. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The younger man hesitated, dug in his pocket and tossed a handful of change into the cup. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex tosses his head back and laughs, and Henry watches, still grinning. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She smiled and gave me her rod to hold as she baited my hook and tossed my line out across the pond from hers. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

My muscles shook and my belly tossed and surged. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

So she stripped off her sash and tossed it into the crowd. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Throughout the night I would toss and turn, drenched in a cold sweat, unable to sleep. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon had roused herself fully out of the sea and was tossing her silver bedclothes all around. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Before I could protest, Curzon tossed his ridiculous hat at me and lifted Ruth up to a perch on his left shoulder. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the bag out again, and just when it seemed she would never speak, she said, “Thanks for inviting me to your party.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He tossed the bottle aside, shrugged his shoulders and walked into the blinding snowstorm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bet she’s been tossing around axes since she could toddle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been ignoring me,” she claims as she tosses my coat into the closet, not bothering to put it on a hanger. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

There is no place for the palm tree—I toss that aside. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Exasperated, I tossed the books out of the tree. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sounds of revelry traveled to him at night from the officers’ club and kept him awake often as he turned and tossed on his cot in passive, half-voluntary exile. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I struck a match and tossed it in, started a giant flame on the paper that quickly jumped to the wood. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As he came level with them, he tossed a big handful of small items that fell all around them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And the nest tossed like so many other things out of place. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Walking around the checkout lanes, Cabot grabbed a pack of gum, tossed it down onto the nearest cashier’s conveyer belt, and tapped his fingers on the counter. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Stick picked it up and tossed it back to a small boy with two missing front teeth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Natalie lifted her chin defiantly, mimicking the same kind of head toss she constantly gave her mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She tossed it into her mouth, hardly tasting it before she chewed and swallowed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The Helpers were stirring soups and tossing pizza dough and otherwise attending to a huge array of dishes, all of which smelled heavenly, and the boys’ mouths were watering like sprinkler systems. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her belly rumbled, and Dany found herself picking berries with both hands and tossing them into her mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He found two quarters and tossed them into the man’s outstretched hands, swaying above his head, and both the man and the woman dropped to their knees in the sand to find them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She nods, her mouth full, tossing a clamshell onto the table. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She paused to toss her hair over her shoulder. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if someone tossed a lit firecracker into the room. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ged kept the seedpod a while as they went on, then tossed it away. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As I’m tossing the bags into the huge bin, an old lady comes hobbling in with her trash bags. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

At a quarter to six I swept the floor, dumped the dirt into a newspaper, along with the rotten beans, and tossed it into the stove. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I followed him into the street, tossed up my hood, and bundled myself in it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Players gather at center circle for the coin toss. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ll meet you at the door,” he said, tossing on his robe, then making his way through the apartment to the outside door. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Emma tossed a rock down the giant’s throat, listening for whatever sound came back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Usually, this place is bustling as employees toss pizza dough in the air, yell out orders, and slide pies into the oven. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Beginning with one ball, he demonstrated how to toss it back and forth between his hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

A floating blue island in a pink house where I spilled out my guts and then hoped I wasn’t tossed out to sea to wait for my punishment. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Better toss the anchor—no, wait a second . . .” Too late. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby and Clay were tossed on the wagon seat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t know why a boy’d toss a nickel, but I figured I’d asked enough already, so I picked up the book, then reread the ending of the story of Dead and his son Icky. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Animals were sedated, cages were loaded and secured, feed was stored, bunks were assigned, lines were tossed, and whistles were blown. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Curtis tosses a water bottle all the way to the back of the bus. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

With no further preamble Kilvin tossed the vial into a nearby firewell, and there was the sharp, clear sound of breaking glass. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Martin picked it up and tossed it to Moss, and he caught it with his left hand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A few grabbed the soldiers' boots and tossed their own wooden clogs at them in exchange. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I felt tossed about, unable to hold myself in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He tossed the meat to the dog, who lunged. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re tossing the ball back and forth in a hard fast rhythm that feels great. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Okay, let’s take turns tossing them, zigzagging back and forth out there. If there’s some kind of magical exit, hopefully it’ll work with rocks, too—make them disappear.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He tossed my stuff in the truck bed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You be quiet, stupid,” the girl said, tossing her own branch aside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She tossed a warning growl over her shoulder at Katie, just in case she might be contemplating a similar move. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

After he had wet the bar a little, Jones tossed the sponge back into the bucket, took a seat in a booth, and tried to look at the latest Life Darlene had given him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced by me several times, tossing his big ball of clay from hand to hand like a baseball. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I stand up and toss my pillow back onto the bed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed some thin shreds of bark into the basket, hoping she’d chosen correctly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

On the first trip back to the car, though, I fell down in the river, so I took my hoodie off and tossed it onto the backseat with my shoes and socks. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She tossed her phone back into her purse. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve just gone through admissions—” He tossed up his hands, exasperated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He threw his wishing rocks with abandon and laughed at me for not tossing even one. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Despite how comfortable the bed is, I’d tossed and turned all night. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Zeppelins! Gyropters!” she said, laughing and tossing Lyra up and making her laugh too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We would slide a desk to the door, lift it, toss it on top of the last desk we slid out into the hallway, and then start all over. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She reached into the back, pulled out a wrapped stick of butter, frowned, and tossed it into the garbage. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

All that long night, until the pale winter sun rose, Nat tossed and turned and hunted for an answer. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tongue the length of a stair carpet encircled the flask as he popped off the lid and tossed the whole contents down. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as Allen ran out of ammo, he would toss his red-hot empty gun back, and a new one would be thrust into his hands. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Shagga tossed a handful of hair down to the rushes, and seized what beard was left. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He tosses his net over his shoulder, hoists Mags on top of it, grips his tridents in his free hand, and we run away from the Cornucopia. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tucker tossed things left and right in a wild search. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed a pillow up at the top of the sleeping bag, where my head would go. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Eddie won the toss, so he's out on his first run right now. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the cabin loft, she stared at the broken egg in her hand, and with one mighty toss, she hurled it against the wall. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

On October 29 fifty-mile-per-hour gale winds raked the outer coast of Washington; thirty- mile-per-hour winds tossed boats about on Lake Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dad tossed the anchor into a deep hole about two hundred yards from the main channel. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He tossed his spear at a passing gull. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The next time I’m going to toss you one with the powder in it,” he said to Brunner. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see. In other words, you’ll be tossing laurels at old men outstanding only for their unequaled meanness.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isaac tossed it, missing the car by a solid forty feet. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Rachael kicked off her boots and unzipped her shorts; balancing on one foot, she caught the discarded fabric with her toe and tossed it across the room. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

So Mr. Galanter stood near home plate, shouting instructions and words of encouragement, and we batted and tossed the ball around. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She snipped a fish hook, slipped the hook in the hole, twist, twist, twist, then tossed it in the “finished” can. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Anyway”—he crumpled the paper with the hole from the groom and the image of the bride and tossed it, basketball-style, into the dull gray wastebasket ten feet away—“the Great Hunter rides solo.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel imagined a mushroom cloud billowing up from the road, char-broiled fauns tossed in every direction. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Gandalf whistled and called aloud the horse’s name, and far away he tossed his head and neighed, and turning sped towards the host like an arrow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I tossed my head so my hair flew right in his nosy mug. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some, however, stayed behind to toss one last layer of water and dirt on the smoldering remains. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If it annoyed Mom to see the costume she had worked on for two weeks tossed on the floor, unused, she didn’t show it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She stared at him in blank resentment for a moment and then tossed her head back and roared appreciatively with hearty laughter. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Just tossed a basketball up and down, up and down, up and down. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

One or two pigeons do their jerky walk nearby, hoping we’ll toss them some crumbs or something else to eat. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dimple tossed her napkin on the table and pushed her chair back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Adam tossed down his drink and poured another and rolled the glass at an angle in his hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emma and I jumped and hugged each other; Horace fell to his knees and tossed up his arms in a wordless hallelujah! Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

I say, tossing the ball in the air and catching it bare-handed. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hatsue tossed her hair once more, gathered it in her hands swiftly, and smoothed it down the back of her head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In one hand he tossed a small leather packet up and down; in the other he carried the book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Kaz finished with his buttons, pulled on a charcoal waistcoat, and tossed her something. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He tossed his coin purse behind the bar and they left, trading a few more blows on the way, bursting out of the door into the night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The city bloomed up in great tosses of heat and light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sinjin wanted to toss off a witty comeback but found he had none. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He yanked the apple from the fish’s mouth and tossed it to Shady. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shelly tossed me a Coke from the refrigerator and said, “Your daddy’s a curious specimen.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Which things to sell, which things to toss.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I sat on a park bench, watched a man toss a football to his son, telling him to not sidearm the ball, to throw over the shoulder. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tapped the green sheet and smiled, tossing Ivy a thumbs-up. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I'll never forget the way that man looked when they tossed his grandson in the back of the van like a bag of rice. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I tossed the hat back on the luggage rack and turned to leave. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She went on playing, tossing a green beanbag into the chalk-numbered squares, ignoring him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I tossed the book to the Colonel, and he flipped to the page and then looked up at me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

They have long hair which falls across their foreheads and over their eyes so that they can toss their quiffs like Englishmen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He tossed it into his mouth and swallowed. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was annoyed by Dad’s sly request for vodka—tossing it out at the end of the conversation as if it were an afterthought, when I figured it was probably the purpose of the call. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then she tossed it in the trash can. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear someone walking around upstairs and I assume it’s Hazelle, but a few minutes later Peeta comes down and tosses a cardboard box of empty liquor bottles on the table with finality. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was eating mostly liquid supplements, with perhaps a bran muffin tossed in until it was mushy and easily digested. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you pay me only no more than what you pay for hotel,” said Zorya Vechernyaya, with a triumphant toss of her head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Two boys toss a baseball to each other. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He removed the ammunition and tossed the gun into the bushes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Roustabouts are sent to toss straw down on the hippodrome track. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He pulls a few shirts and some shorts off a shelf and tosses them onto a glass counter. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She melted butter in a saute pan, then tossed in pieces of the gnarly meat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The one who was crushing a beer can in her hand stopped and tossed the can into a potted plant next to the sink. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bess tosses her bangs out of her eyes to smile at me, and the light ripples over her ebony mane. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I crumpled it up and tossed it into the nearest trash can. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Pudge. I wasn’t aware that someone was holding open your throat and pouring wine down it,” the Colonel responded, tossing me a bottle of Mountain Dew. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tossed the harness over Plug’s sturdy back and adjusted it and then the neck halter. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly opened a can of Libby’s stew and tossed it in the pot. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tosses me a sidelong glance and a smirk. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I start laughing and toss the remote at him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She tosses me an exasperated look and points at the twins, who are poking a fire-ant mound with a stick, practically begging to get swarmed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Oscar was really taking his own sweet time, stopping to sniff at every bush, every tossed fast-food wrapper. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Captain Nips eased the coach between a seller of live fowl and a juggler tossing colored balls into the bright noonday air. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Satchmo picked the book up, tossed it in the air, caught it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She picked up the rags and sacks and boxes and bags that Granny had tossed out of the closet. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Augustus slammed on the brakes, tossing me into the triangular embrace of the seat belt. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sneaky asks, picking blades of grass and tossing them into the air. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He tossed me a sub—roast beef with all the veggies. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I tossed the bread in my mouth, chewed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I get my backpack out of my locker and toss it onto my shoulders. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He was punching and kicking and elbowing and picking people up, tossing them away like bags of garbage. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He turned and grinned, tossing the rumpled clothes to Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Liver pate,” I mutter under my breath, which is code for: Ms. Wyman should rip his liver out, toss it in a blender, and serve it on crackers. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed my oldest clothes in the bag, just in case the Mosses decided to keep any of my outfits. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I watch as farther down the block a white-haired man tosses a business card into the trash. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then, as though tossing in my sleep, I rolled over so that I was looking at the Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Manny’s avatar switches weapons in quick succession, tossing everything he’s got at the enemy troops. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Outraged, the royal governor closed the port to all trade, threatening the people with starvation until they paid for the tossed tea. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I remove the ball from my glove to toss it back to Cala, it feels like it’s on fire. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Humans tossed them out of a truck onto the freeway when they were a few weeks old. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

We tossed mounds of dirt on that weird sleeping bag. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Evelyn tossed her head to deny that she was Michael’s girlfriend. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Their dark withered plumes bent and tossed in the light cold airs, hissing softly and sadly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I pick Mister Johnny’s pants up off the floor, toss them over my shoulder. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The mountain seemed to swell and break, tossing the man so he reeled and rolled. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I test the weight of it in my hands, disbelieving, and then toss it down and hop on it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Children wished on pennies and tossed them into her plastic pool. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I nodded, then tossed the last—and biggest—fistful into the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“And then their uncle comes in, and tosses them up to the ceiling in a very frightful way!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I took a few bites of my sandwich, wrapped up the rest, and tossed it in my book case for later. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one swing he tossed a brace of woodcock in the corner. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just thinking about the car made his stomach flip, tossing the butterflies every which way. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Who, no matter how you spin it, can be seen on tape tossing Mitchell into that net pod. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I tossed on the sheets, wishing I could crawl into bed with her and smell her skin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the coaches were there, reaching into the tangle of arms and legs, pulling off bodies and tossing them aside. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Some of the men were morbidly convinced that a killer whale would crash upward through their dwindling floe, tossing them all into the water and picking them off one by one. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Another time Miles, who sat next to Jack in homeroom, swiped Jack’s worksheet off his desk, crumpled it in a ball, and tossed it to Julian across the room. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes fell warily to the mirror shard again as if it might confirm a terrible truth, and Hazel tossed it aside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I tossed and turned all night, worrying that the soldiers would be gone the next day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Be pretentious in your writing and toss in an occasional e.g. or i.e. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brandon tosses me a marker, which I don't catch because I'm uncoordinated as well as unprepared. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He tosses a shoe box on my desk. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was tradition at Trinity to toss star players against the freshmen and to build plays designed to stop the stars. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant tossed the children’s good clothes to Fist. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The flashlight in his hand dimmed to a faint glow, and he tossed it off to the side. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I whistled to the girl and tossed a piece of sausage to her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

James was a great wave and Basil Davidson was a swirling eddy, tossing me about. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She would swipe her finger over the slip of paper like she was smudging it, then magically reseal the cookie and toss it into a nearby basket. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stared down at his fish, frowned and tossed it into the street. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

After each victory, Ser Loras would remove his helm and ride slowly round the fence, and finally pluck a single white rose from the blanket and toss it to some fair maiden in the crowd. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Above the walls I observed spires—some with crosses—from which hung a host of multicolored pennants tossed and turned by breezes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

My rupees were nearly gone, and all I had was the doorstep and the bit of food tossed out to me by the hand of someone I had never seen. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed her head and her lips tightened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas tossed the empty plate on the ground, suddenly angry. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tossed a few rocks over the side. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I tossed the tissue into the wastebasket and returned to his feet. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I come out of the bathroom stall where I’ve been practicing my unaffected look and stand by the hand dryers to watch her toss the mane around. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Bri blew her nose, then tossed the wad of tissues into the wastebasket. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He tossed his bag on the sand, said: “This is it.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I toss the ladle back in a pot of stew, splattering us both with the gravy. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m on a frosting sailboat, tossed around by blue-green waves, the deck shifting beneath my feet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think I could lie in no casket, even if it was cracked some so I could breathe, and hear dirt being tossed on it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched, astonished, as the centaur’s huge arm bent at the elbow and reached into its own chest, plucked out the ball, and tossed it back to the cheering kids. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Cute as she is, it looks like someone took a bucket of freckles and tossed it beneath each eye. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Eberhardt folded the paper and tossed it on the kitchen counter. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mirror flipped like a tossed coin, and where cracked glass should’ve been there was a fat green tentacle, tapering down to a tip the width of a carrot and whipping about. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Call it, the ref says, then tosses the quarter. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The storm had come out of nowhere, tossing the ship like a toy on the waves. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was a loaf of Italian bread in a little basket, and iceberg lettuce and grated carrots tossed with bottled dressing and croutons, and glasses of red wine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Many Malawians were jailed, tortured, and even tossed into pits of hungry crocodiles. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Under his cupped hand Bwanga’s little bald head looked like an overripe avocado he was prepared to toss away. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss the ruined ones over my shoulder, not allowing for delays. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“I think he was the most terrifying person I’ve ever met, and that includes Achren. He gave me a dreadful tossing about—just before he was going to smite you.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Made him feel like a little kid, stupid and obvious, the way the urchins looked when they were hanging out behind Chen’s grub shack, hoping he’d toss out bones for them to pick over. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

If the coin toss was a heads, A has a brand-new $100 bill inside. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Each night at the café, she tossed away leftover food without a thought. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Every one of us is tossed into the pounding waves. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

In class I toss my backpack on the floor and throw myself into my seat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Other nights she tossed in her bed, imagining that he’d betrayed her, as he had once betrayed his fellow captains in the Stormcrows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They won’t keep, though, so we toss all the remaining food back into the water so the Careers won’t get it when we leave. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

With an unceremonious yank, she pulled off the covering and tossed it aside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He picked up his ball and tossed it to me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And then Siunek finds a full bucket and tosses water into the air, making it splash and rain, and everyone is wet as they scream and squeal. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

With a quick flick of his wrist, he tosses the hat onto my head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When I finished I didn’t toss my hair back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“And a waterslide!” said Brown Fur, who was pulling random tools out of Leo’s belt, tossing aside wrenches, hammers, and staple guns. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Before they had left his hut, Yishan had tossed some robes and boots at her from a chest that looked as ancient as the gang Pinmei had hidden in. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Elodin strolled along, picking up stones and tossing them into the trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the span of thirty seconds, my victory has been tossed into someone else’s hands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It had been tossed my way a thousand times. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin tossed bread crumbs into the pool. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not ready to come right out and say whether this is conjuring or the Lord, but whatever it is, it sure is unnatural for a boy to be tossing stones like that.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

V scrambled to the window, where she could just make out the chameleon, tossing his two blue suitcases into the back of his pickup truck. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Loads of people say, “I don't give a toss.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

While still in the air, he unscrewed the poison pin, keeping it in its small sheath; he then tossed the silver dollar to the ground below and returned the pin to his pocket. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Under cover of darkness I sneaked down to the rockery and tossed the head into the glebe. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Violet tosses her blonde hair over her shoulder and bats her eyelashes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Must I drool like Chow Chow, eyeing each mouthful until someone is good and ready to toss a scrap my way? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She doubted what some said, that in the tropics, toads magically appeared when water was tossed on the ground. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Horrified parents gathered at the pens and tossed food to their hungry children. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I spun in time to see him toss himself, spread-eagle, into the sky above us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nana tossed creamed corn and green beans and artichoke hearts into our cart. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We sit on the shore, on rocks that poke up from the narrow beach, and toss bits of bread into the water, seeing what we can entice: minnows, a few perch. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why should I shell out money”—Dad tossed the magazine on the floor—“for a pile of rocks?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Papa grabbed me and tossed me into the front seat of one of the carts. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aron marched along three paces behind them, patient and unembarrassed even when the girls tossed their squealing barbs of insult over their shoulders at him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’re making this too much work. After every toss, we have to measure. What fun is that? The fun is in the throwing.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I picked up some pebbles and tossed them in one at a time, trying not to hit the fish. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the playing field, groups of girls were tossing a volleyball. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss some frozen blueberries into the mix. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then she tossed her head back and poured the parem into her mouth, downing it in a single hard swallow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Without warning, the man in the grey suit tosses his cane at the boy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A large ragged sheepskin was tossed across the papers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Beth clapped her hands, regardless of the biscuit she held, and Jo tossed up her napkin, crying, “A letter! A letter! Three cheers for Father!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol watches as Donald begins to remove the clams from their bath, scrubbing the shells with something that looks like a tiny toilet bowl brush, then tossing them one by one into the stockpot. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Or I’ll” —I grabbed another handful and tossed it at his shirt — "do this again.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

One wore a stud in her lip, another was a self-styled Paris intellectual—beret, scarf tossed around the neck, volume of poetry. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rats of Cluny’s horde had executed them with spears and tossed them there. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Jinny cried as he tossed the faded shoes into the air all around him. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She laughed at Sammy’s jokes and turned cartwheels on the sand with him and tossed him up over her shoulders into the water until he was exhausted. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a final toss of her head, she smiled. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She tossed and turned in her bed, tormented by an unrelenting case of insomnia. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This one’s a dud,” Connor called, pulling a key out of the drawer and tossing it back into a paper bag. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So she pulled her own apron off, though it wouldn’t be big enough to just toss the bones in willy-nilly. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I grab a second bar, toss it to him. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The girls paused for a moment, looked at one another, looked at me, and then began tossing the ball back and forth. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out the broom and tore out a batch of straws and tossed them into the fire and watched them smoke, turn black, blaze, and finally become white wisps of ghosts that vanished. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I tossed in bed and had anxiety attacks. We slept two to four hours each day throughout the four years of the war.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I toss carrot bits into the cage, and a shaving-flying scuffle breaks out, finally settling into happy chortling and chewing sounds. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she turned her back, I tossed the sack lunch into the garbage can. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He thumbed through The Lord of the Rings for a minute and then tossed it aside, digging deeper until he pulled out my little orange child-proof medicine bottle. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

John Mark tosses me a twenty dollar bill. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

They started, she flying swift as an arrow, her hair tossed back over her white shoulders, a rosy flush tinging her fair body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the old soup in the saucepans into the sink, rinsed the pans under the tap, filled them with soup from the newly opened cans, and put them back in the refrigerator. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was bracing myself to see a dumb tree branch or cement block somebody had tossed in to anchor a buoy come up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He went carefully through a drawer and unrolled the neatly paired socks, tossing them over his shoulder one by one. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I look out the window and down at the green-and-brown landscape, and I toss my love to whoever might be there to keep it safe. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I finish my granola bar, toss the wrapper into the garbage, and turn to go down the hall. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The room had been completely tossed and turned. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Unbeknownst to us, an inmate from some nearby cell—we never found out which one—was tossing lighted matches at the heap. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Here," he says, tossing a brand-new shirt and pair of shorts at me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Howard and me tossing a tennis ball for Wishbone to catch. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Some guys had finesse, but others were big Shaq Diesel types who could toss somebody around without even trying. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He took a drink from his beer and tossed the can behind him, onto the landing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But since that’s all made up, I cut down a bunch of hard nuts that hang like grapes from a nearby tree and toss them ahead of me as I go. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tosses the phone on the bed and walks over to the window, opening the curtains. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s light,” Jelly Bones said, giving it a shake before he tossed the blue bag to Train Ear. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Before I stand up to toss it into the bin, curiosity hits me and I uncrumple the ball. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The woman even tossed a bone to Hushpuppy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Spanish officer picked up their logbook in one gloved hand, wheeled, and tossed it overboard. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed the stick down in the mud. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His room must be emptied, every last scrap either taken back with him to New York or tossed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She grabs a couple leftover samosas and tosses them into the microwave. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

My mom tosses me a final wan smile—I love you, but I remain disappointed—and shuts the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

A train whistle screeched and was echoed inside Bronwyn’s trunk, where Miss Peregrine was being tossed around like laundry in the wash. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

By universal agreement among school officials, it had been decided not to disclose the location of the coin toss to the public. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed the carton and cookie up onto my bunk and took two steps up the ladder. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He extracted a dark pointed object which he tossed into a bowl that Cornflower was holding. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

So the residents tossed her bucket and rags, her baskets and reed broom, down the stairwell, past the letter boxes, through the collapsible gate, and into the alley. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Each time, Bear, with great dexterity, seemed to offer him the mazer, but at the last moment, tossed it high. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled down the car window and tossed the little yellow tin out into the rubble. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The wind came up and tossed the tops of the alders, and she felt the odd fall warmth in it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They tore apart the moped around him, tossing the pieces aside. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The black people would laugh at us and toss us bananas or papayas. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the two halves of the Big-Head Mask to the floor and dusted off her knee. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The excitement of the passengers grew greater; the crazy coach rocked on its great leather springs, and swayed like a boat tossed on a stormy sea. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I cut the onions into perfect circles, toss them in some flour, and throw them in a pan with a little bit of oil that I saved from the last time I fried chicken. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Lifted it out of the earth and tossed it around. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His eyes shone with the challenge as she untied her cloak and tossed it behind her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They must have come loose when Kate tossed him into the crate. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d always listen to what folk had to say, and if they made sense, he’d weigh their words, he wouldn’t jus’ toss someone’s thoughts out ’cause they wasn’t agreeing with his. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Then I’d stab my shovel back in, pull up on the dirt and toss my shovelful over my shoulder again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

You come out of serene country and suddenly you are tossed and battered by a howling hurricane of traffic. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a savage snarl, Morgant caught him by the throat and tossed him to the ground, then turned to pursue Ellidyr. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He has fished out a piece of shell and tosses it to me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d heard plenty of stories about black and brown people getting tossed within those stone walls for no reason at all. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I spit the rest of my seeds into my hand and toss them onto the grass. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“And the baby bites,” Edgar said, tossing a chicken bone to the floor as if he were an animal in a zoo and not the son of a well-respected member of the banking community. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The grisly murder of a popular local official—the assistant mayor had been beheaded and his body tossed in the Artibonite River—was making life even more complicated for Captain Carroll. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Luke took off his headgear and tossed it to the corner. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They go home, get into bed, toss and turn, wondering how it was done. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And there’s the Pigman, the smiling Pigman, leaning all the way over the guardrail, tossing peanuts to this mean baboon. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sif tossed her golden hair and walked out of the hall into the sunlight, to show her new hair to her friends. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I toss the ball up in the air and catch it just as the four o’clock bell rings. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took the money out—a thin roll of demon dollar bills—and tossed the birdhouse down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The king sent his soldiers to take the bull away, but it tossed them on its horns. ‘You turned me away when I asked,’ it bellowed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like driving along a bumpy road and losing control of the steering wheel, tossing you—just a tad—off the road. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Andrea grabbed the ax and soon got into a rhythm of chopping, stumping, and tossing firewood. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It means she’ll see me on the couch tonight, tossing and turning and sweating as Mom brings me warm milk. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Once again, I was the one being tossed out and thrown away. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Fertile stuff, if it can somehow be irrigated, the loess blanketed the underlying structure like a heavy tarpaulin tossed over a piece of machinery. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I find a bunch of nuts and make everybody wait while I move slowly up the slope, tossing the nuts ahead of me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias tossed the last of the hazelnuts into the basket and stood awkwardly shuffling his large sandals in the grass. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I walked into the dining room as Jawad Sahib wiped his hands on a napkin and tossed it on a plate. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Cotton said, tossing his piece of the bone onto the table. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He's sleeping in the spare room at the moment, 'cause of his back, though Mum told me it's 'cause he tosses and turns so much. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Nope. There’s an arrow by the front door. You could toss that at the monster.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The Taker tosses his arm around her shoulders. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He drains his water bottle and crushes it in his hand before tossing it to the back. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He tossed a sheaf of yellowed papers at my feet. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I pat my pockets for Seven’s keys and toss them to Goon. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My mother climbed behind the wheel and tossed a few letters into my lap, then turned her back The car purred into life. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She tosses the magazine aside, folding her arms on the table. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had gone to bed hoping that Blanca would call, but after two hours of tossing and turning I gave up hope. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

A man in rubber boots rose in the bow and started tossing a cast net. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I tossed in my bed and my sister stuffed fingers in her ears. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You tossed and turned half the night,” Edwin said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He had tossed Meggie up in the air, he had carried her around the house on his shoulders, he had taught her how to make a bookmark of a blackbird’s feathers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

All night I sweated in my bed, the thin mattress offering no buffer for my constant tossing and turning. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I reach down to pick up the can, hopping over the puddle, and toss it into the trash bin on my way out into the hall. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He dangled it near the snake, and then tossed it on the floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

As the train slowed down at each railroad station, Brown tossed the latest update out the window to an Associated Press agent, who spread the news by telegraph. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At church, at the altar, there were vestments of gold and the climbing voices of a Mozart mass, tossing rings sempiternal. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She boiled it into a stew instead, tossing in various vegetables and herbs she found around the house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She tossed it back into her purse and stared into the night. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

No one can toss a look like Momma. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I pull it up and toss her my phone. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He made another futile stab at the paper and his wife tossed it angrily into the next room. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He had tossed it back and forth between his hands a few times, then thrown it again to Asher. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then they would toss the marbles to one side and quickly grab more bits of cloud and start over again. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed on my bed, unable to sleep. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Ash ran into the house and upstairs, down the hallway lit with flaming sconces and into her father’s room, where he lay in bed tossing and turning, the greenwitch chanting something unfamiliar yet unmistakably old. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the treetops tumbled and tossed, with a foamy whoosh like club soda bubbling up in the glass. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some lazed under shade trees; others tossed a ball and chased one another past flowerbeds exploding with color. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I tossed the words over my shoulder, halfway to the door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Chip grabbed some sheets and tossed them onto the top bunk. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Franny now lay sleeping on her left side, facing into the back of the couch and the wall, her chin just grazing one of the several toss pillows all around her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I know, Matt,” he said, tossing his cup in the trash. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He would retrieve the toy and wait with it in his mouth until the boy found him and took it back to toss again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It had horns thick as arms, tapering to wicked points, and it pawed at the ground and tossed its head, a roar rumbling up its metal throat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I ended up tossing the book on the heap of gifts in the corner of my room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I take off my number 21 practice jersey and toss it to Boy21. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I start on the second leg I toss the tube to Finnick, who eyes me doubtfully. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t follow, please don’t follow, I prayed as I worked my way down, branch by branch, unhitching the nearly empty duffel bag at the bottom and tossing it over my shoulder. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I bit off the last of the apple and tossed the stem. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the end, she even took off her candy necklace and tossed it into the audience. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Once at the gate, he spun and fought, tossed the starters aside, lunged through false starts. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

JT and Red were on the lawn, tossing a football back and forth. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s like gently tossing a ball upward, having it slow down initially, but then rocket upward ever more quickly. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then he tossed Rowan a small calculator from the principal’s desk. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They tossed their shorts and sneakers on the end of the dock and leaped into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Headmaster crumpled the paper and tossed it on the ground. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him, and toss the Frisbee a straight, controlled distance down the sidewalk. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Morrie’s brother, David—who still walked with a limp from his childhood polio—lifted the shovel and tossed dirt in the grave, as per tradition. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he tossed the ship up and spiked it overhand like a volleyball. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Everything was silent except for the chirp of the crickets and the full foamy toss of the wind in the trees. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there’s anything in it,” I say, watching him toss the piece of luggage into the trunk like it’s filled with feathers. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Giving me a hair toss and a wink, she hurries into the house. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She picked up her cup and tossed the contents at him, splattering him with coffee and cream. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I toss the rock up a few inches then catch its weight in my other hand. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Sadhu is getting ready to toss them into the big blue bin. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He tossed restlessly on the floor, then sprang to his feet, his heart pounding, his ears filled with the sound of singing and shouting. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I toss TaShon a bar of soap and he is scrubbing Spot. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And just like that, I was starting to flail, tossed without warning into deep water, drowning and desperate. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they seemed more interested in me than in food, and the fish started to swim away, he seized it with his sharp teeth and tossed it in front of them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks up when I come in, tossing back her hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The three dead bodies have been tossed out into the seawater. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She watched as Ess proceeded to toss her little body off the cliffs and into the wind, watched the girl sprawl on the rock when the gusts brought her gently back down. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Took you long enough," he tossed over his shoulder. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The bald watchman tossed his cigarette, slid off the hood of the station wagon, and headed for the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn't sleep all night; a fog-horn was groaning incessantly on the Sound, and I tossed half-sick between grotesque reality and savage frightening dreams. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Savo told him this was no day to toss a ball around, there was an invasion going on. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He took a last drag of the cigarette and tossed it out the open window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He ripped it out, balled it up, tossed it on the floor. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Toby ran for the front door, but Jimmy grabbed him just before he got to the cinder-block steps and tossed him to the ground. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Races across the swimming pool, free-throw contests, tossing around a football—it felt like there was never a day without sports or an ultimate challenge from Abu. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There he sat down, pulling his tunic off, and tossed it into the wise old woman’s hands. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss the rock back to my other hand. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Every cow in the circle tossed its head then and said, “Mooooo!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He took the sack from her and tossed it over a shoulder, then set off toward the middle of the square. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Now it would be easy to toss our piece of cardboard around the field and collect random ten-centimeter samples. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I toss about on my mattress, even though my body is still sore from the fight. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Like a love letter tossed under a desk, never discovered by its intended love. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She tosses her hair with a flip of her head and smiles her beautiful smile. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment she tosses cumin seeds into the hot oil, I know this club is where I’m supposed to be. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He strode out of the barn, tossing the key at Nathan. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most were folding up their blankets and tossing them into piles in the corners of the room, but some just lay awake on the floor or propped against the concrete walls, staring into space. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Gillian may have tossed him aside, but he didn’t look rattled. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He holds up the shirt again, looks at it a second, then tosses it on my head. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The wings had been hacked off and tossed aside in a heap. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I cringed as she tossed a wooden spatula in the Tupperware drawer. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Muttering with rage, Mama Bellini picked him up by his antennae, tossed him into the cricket cage, and locked the gate behind him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wishbone laid beside my chair waiting for somebody to toss him a piece of meat loaf every now and then. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I hate the way they toss his name around like that—like a ball in a game. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

No tossing and turning, no memories haunting me, no waking up in the middle of the night. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The man tosses the paper into the air. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

His mother says good night, and we tiptoe back down to the basement, where Layla is just starting to toss about. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I tossed them to her, and then turned to confront a heavier load. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I’d wear them until I was done and then toss them into the fire behind me as I ran outside. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Joe fetched a cigarette from his shirt pocket, tossed one to Nancy, lit them both. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just drop this for a while,” he said, and tossed the face towel over onto the radiator; it landed on the title page of the Rick-Tina manuscript. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he filled a pot with well water, and began tossing in the ingredients for getting-better soup, making up the recipe as he went along. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Chet tossed the stick aside and flicked the pillowcase open with one melodramatic motion. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He gutted them with his sharp, sharp bait knife, tossed the guts into the sea, then impaled the fish on the hooks of his line. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Beans!” he shouted, and tossed a quilt into my arms. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner couldn’t help thinking of Lizzie’s grandfather, dug up and tossed around, not allowed to stay on the island where he had seen the sun rise and set ten thousand times. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Its head jerked sharp, the teeth sank, Loo shrieked again and shook his leg violently, so that the snake flew off, like a rope tossed into the grass. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Chip hurriedly got dressed, then tossed some clothes into a duffel bag. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I toss the covers back, hoping my Ohio State sweatshirt is clean. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Behind them was a little bare space, and then the bulls galloping, tossing their heads up and down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dylan tosses the thermos at me like it’s a grenade and we pass it back and forth before I finally throw it in my backpack. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The Master lit the spirit lamp under the little silver chafing dish and heated some butter before cutting half a dozen poppy heads open and tossing them in. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Maya pulled her hair over her shoulder, then tossed it back again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He tosses the car keys into the air and catches them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He would trample anything in his way, toss aside anyone in his path. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I toss the runaway sprout to Emma, who catches it with a giggle and wipes her eyes on her sleeve. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Jamaal quickly tossed his equipment in a duffel bag and zipped it shut. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The girls removed the ammo and tossed the guns as far into the jungle as they could sling them. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

By counting the dorsal fins, we figured out there were six grown-up dolphins and one baby—and they were having a blast, zipping in frothy circles, tossing mullets high in the air. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Cold water from large wooden buckets was tossed upon them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Josh tossed his stuff in his room on the left. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He gathers up the sheet of blue plastic, careful to trap the berries inside, and goes to toss them into the woods. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They tossed for first pick, then the one who’d won stared at the group. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She quickly occupied herself with tossing the chopped cucumber into the pitcher of salted, watered- down yogurt. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He loved to toss surprise exams at a class—and he also could suddenly be the nice guy, not giving a test for weeks or giving a test and then throwing away the results. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then toss your votes into the box here.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He looped the rope to the bucket handle and tossed the bucket over the edge. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When that was accomplished, I put my kilt on under my towel, removed my jersey, put on my blouse, and tossed the towel away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The thought of what I’d done with them makes me want to toss them to the dunes, Teluman blades or not. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I ball up our jackets and toss them out the half-open window. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And she tossed the book next to me on the couch and went back to the kitchen. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had never heard a sound like the one sputtering through the speakers—a low growl of static pierced by what sounded like a tub of broken glass being tossed around. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Anya pulled a clump of stalks up, bringing an onion out of the dirt, and she tossed it at the cart. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Maddie tossed me a small, apologetic shrug, but that was it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we toss it around a bit?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I watched her gather her nail polish and toss it into the duffel bag, and I started to feel more pitiful by the minute. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Fiery ashes out of the pine-chip flares they tossed, and piled on fuel for light and heat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women watched with empty eyes as the bodies were tossed overboard. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put one foot out onto the ice—he was only three steps away—and held on to the end of a strap and tossed the backpack out to him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The raft was tossed as a dried thistle goes rolling over a field in autumn days. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As before, he tossed them round and round, so that they seemed to float about his hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the sheriff sat on the p>orch for about five minutes, chewing up a pack of Juicy Fruit, tossing out each stick of gum as soon as the flavor left. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed me the magazine, which I now saw was a glossy brochure. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Owner tossed Marigold to the ground, where she landed—thump—next to Zane. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Jupe refuses to “publicly participate in an activity so subjected to the male gaze,” but she lets me toss her around in the backyard. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He pokes at the fire with a stick, then tosses it in. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Sheed was hiding, or maybe stuck, or maybe tossed in the neighbor’s pool. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The bigger boys tossed wet dirt balls at each other, while the younger ones made mud snakes and threw them at the girls. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I tossed it behind me on the floor and opened the next. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Yes, there was oil in it I got up and went over to the fire, tossing a piece in. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Jonos drained the last of his ale and tossed the horn aside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’d stab my shovel in, pull up on the dirt, and toss my shovelful over my shoulder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She tossed a pan of dirty water onto the flagstones and pushed a strand of graying hair out of her eyes with the back of her hand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hitler took over as chancellor of Germany in 1933 and started arresting political opponents and tossing them into concentration camps. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I headed back to the woods, where I picked a few bachelor buttons that grew wild in the plots of sunshine before getting bored and tossing them away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get dressed, you worthless thing,” he says, tossing a bundle of clothes at me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would toss and turn all night and all morning, my heart racing, finally falling into a headachy sleep in the late afternoon, when the rest of Faerie was just rising. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Shadrack stood at the foot of the hospital steps watching the heads of trees tossing ruefully but harmlessly, since their trunks were rooted too deeply in the earth to threaten him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed him one more time and put him back on the floor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We tossed balls for Fatima and Prince Philip in silence. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z