| 单词 | touching |
| 例句 | There followed all the frantic questions—his mother kept touching him while he answered. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She never left the house without touching up her mascara. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Researchers were breathing in the air around HeLa cells, touching them and transferring them from vial to vial, even eating lunch at lab tables beside them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We sit with our shoulders touching, our breaths falling into the same rhythm, and we don’t say a word. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Alex says finally, faintly, touching one hand to his lips. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He started to moved olf, and then he turned, and to the black face looking up, to the red eyes, he looked down and bowed slightly, touching his cap. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed to realize the impossibility of touching tar without being defiled. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z I think about touching her shoulder, but I'm afraid she'll pull away. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It wouldn't be strange if I was used to people coming in my room and touching things, but nobody comes in here. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “They say man lived in trees one time. Somebody had to get dissatisfied with a high limb or your feet would not be touching flat ground now.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her head is leaning away from him and her feet are touching one of his splendid but muddy boots. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She gets up and we go to the middle of the floor and shake our hips at each other, never touching, never talking, just smiling and keeping our eyes locked. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She was suddenly aware of how near to touching they were. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Both are variants of Holmberg’s Mistake, the idea that Indians were suspended in time, touching nothing and untouched themselves, like ghosdy presences on the landscape. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z None of the bugs was actually touching her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Isa’s eyes followed Jessie as she walked slowly around the basement, running her fingers through thick, nubby carpets hung on the wall and gently touching delicate silver stars strung above. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And I was touching him without his permission. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She had a plaintive way of saying, “When Papa was rich we did so-and-so,” which was very touching, and her long words were considered ‘perfectly elegant’ by the girls. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re educated, and I’m so tired of people touching iron and tipping their beer as soon as I mention the Chandrian. I’m just reconstructing a story, not meddling with dark arts.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He does not try to touch any warning spots, and, as if we are all born rebels, because he is not touching them, I want him to. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The woman’s hands were warm and wrinkled, touching hers with a tenderness so much like Amah’s. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “We saw,” Mama said, touching the edge of Stick’s bandage. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He doesn’t want the Doctorita to see him touching me, that is obvious. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was touching the hills when I got back to the stables. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When she finally got out of the truck, it was because she didn't think she could stand touching and untouching him again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z A net woven from long grass that covers the couple during their vows, the touching of each other’s lips with salt water, and the ancient wedding song, which likens marriage to a sea voyage. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She was touching her hand to her hair and looking around for the keys of the car. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “This is Dame Olga,” Father said, touching the tall lady’s arm. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Between her mittens and my gloves, we wouldn’t really even be touching. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z His two black laborers walked the rows, touching the tender flowers, fingering the soil and trying to puzzle out the sky. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My breathing’s open, flowing, and I barely feel my feet touching down. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Men were cheering him now, touching the horse as he went by. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "My hands won't be soft if I clean ovens and scrape plates all day. Will you still want them touching you when they're all red and raw and cracked from hot water and lye soap?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was holding one of the blossoms, touching the petals. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z They sat with their legs touching, as if to remind each other that they were there. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I was just kidding,” Annie said, reaching over and touching his shoulder. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He couldn’t leave them in, they had to come out, but just touching them made the pain more intense. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Cara is surprisingly nimble—she moves over the rungs like she’s plucking banjo strings, touching each one only briefly before she moves to the next one. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Calvin walked with Meg, His fingers barely touching her arm in a protective gesture. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind, I see ghost outlines, shimmering towers touching the clouds. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The profoundness of our lips touching and our tongues pressing and my hand cupping her perfect white cheek barred any thoughts of right or wrong or any memory of why “Yes.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Just like Mommy did years before me, I began my own process of running, emotionally disconnecting myself from her, as if by doing so I could keep her suffering from touching me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You love stories, Emilia. Well, the trees hold hundreds of years of stories,” she’d tell me, touching the bark. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was very difficult, while he was touching me, to frame a coherent question. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It’s like they’re touching you, or reading your mind, or hunting through your most private places. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Watching the soles of their sneakers running away, I push my hands into my pockets, touching my pencil, the business card, and the flat-topped buttons of Jason’s mother’s cell phone. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And then it leads me, unexpectedly, back to a place where I can almost feel my fingers touching who I used to be. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It swam alongside the boat, touching it side to side. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z No unnecessary touching, but they were smiling and talking when they got off the boat. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The stones were so cold that touching them, we felt that our hands would remain stuck. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The touching thing was that the two were singing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I flinched because June was touching my face. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We don’t stop touching for the entire meal. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “But what if it does?” she asks, touching my shoulder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Cressida has us sit in the nook in the rocks, where it’s impossible not to be touching, and coaxes us into talking about hunting. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A balloon can fly like birds touching the sky. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “We shall observe our likenesses in this mirror and reflect on our sins,” she said, touching the book lightly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was touching to see how they loved him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Remember how I was always touching your hair, combing it all the time and clipping pretty bows to it? Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Focusing hard, he let his mind flow down to the knife tip, touching, withdrawing, searching, and then he found it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I stood there with my jaw almost touching my knees. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I don’t know what possessed me, but I grabbed her wrist, the list of punishments for touching an authority figure running through my head like a skipping CD, each scratch sharper than the next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I feel her hair lightly touching my arm as she sits down. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z We huddled together under a fleece blanket we found under the seats, our bare shoulders touching each other. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She thought about touching the Hoppers’ money and how mad Mr. Hopper had been, and how mad she got when Mr. Hopper pulled the jar of quarters away from Dallas and yelled at him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “My eyes aren’t so good, but I can still see a thing by touching.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, so it looked like he thought he might bum himself by touching me, Miles reached out to shake my hand. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Tears fall from her eyes as she puts her hands over me, touching my head, my shoulders, my face, as if to make sure I am real. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled him so close the tips of their noses were almost touching. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I told her all about it, complete with the awkward face touching, leaving out only Amsterdam and Augustus’s name. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He caressed her cheek with his fingers, and she covered his hand with hers so that the ring was touching him, too. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But I barely noticed, for I was touching his face, something I’d dreamed of constantly since the first day I’d seen him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Kneeling beside David, our arms touching, our faces reflect side by side, in the glass. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was daylight, he would be even more afraid of touching it with his bare hands, but he wouldn't tell anyone about its presence in his room. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I walked down the aisle, touching each of the seats as I passed them. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Will you think about it?” he asks, touching mv hand as he does so. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to keep touching my arm, testing to see if I could feel, if I was really awake. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Shay sat next to her, touching Tally’s cheek with one finger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I ended up sprawled on the grass, and Sahil came to sit beside me with his food, our legs touching casually. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But this time, the tingling remained in my fingertips, like that sticky feeling you can never get rid of after touching honey or syrup. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And with his fingertips still touching creases, he marvels at this resemblance too—Papa's eyes, and his own. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d wake me up by touching the top of my head. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns back to me, touching my cheek. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Milton didn’t take his foot off the pedal until his front bumper was nearly touching the Gremlin’s rear. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her hair was still ridiculously long, cascading down her back and almost touching the seat cushion. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He dropped like a stone, touching down on the smooth marble floor. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z You can see the sun touching the tops of the buildings across the street, making its way through the neighborhood like someone whose attention you are careful not to attract. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I’m rising to my toes and my hands are on his chest and my eyes are closing and my lips are touching his. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I don’t feel much—like I’m air touching the furniture or Ma’s hand. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Gingerly touching them, I felt a pebble beneath the pink, tender flesh. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They seemed touching, and rather spectacular, and I thought I would carry them around with me, like the relic of a dead lover, till they wore off of their own accord. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I was worried about dropping the letter, though, and I kept touching it to make sure that it hadn’t fallen out of my shirt. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her right hand on the bar, then lowered her head—bowed it—and put her left hand to her forehead, just touching it with the fingertips. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I could see him touching me, like I was watching a film of what was happening in the room, but I could hardly feel his hand at all. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Once I do that, I should be able to make a spark just by touching a metal tool. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His body touching mine was tense and delicious. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “This is not an automobile. You must think of the fingers, touching this flesh, or the running of the hand over. This must be tactile.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “At last, it is. I came here to take leave of it before its change. And you,” she said, in a voice of touching interest to a wanderer,—“you live abroad still?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But to him she was touching, lying there. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Every few feet, I can’t help touching the fluff over my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Malcolm supposed the prohibition against touching another person’s dæmon was true for babies as well; in any case, he would never have dreamed, after those few minutes, of doing anything to upset that little child. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He got up, then squatted beside the kayak, touching two of the holes before he looked at me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z That seemed quite touching because it is what he used to do with David, never with anyone else. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He paused before lifting the rock and slowly stretched his body, touching his toes, reaching for the sky, twisting at the waist, and leaning backward. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I remember touching things, not even that consciously, just placing my fingers on them; things like the toaster, the sugar bowl, the ashtray in the living room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I drilled ten in a row without even touching the rim. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We're both comfortable, just sitting here on the couch, not touching, but close. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s what happens when you have four months of juvenile detention on your record that can’t be erased, along with a two-year ban on touching any computers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z What Furlough saw was the princess touching the top of his brother’s head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Henry’s bathtub was big enough to float in without touching the sides if she pulled her knees up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, it’s a terrific letter, very personal and touching. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look exhausted,” she said, touching his cheek. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Beads of sweat fell off his forehead and sizzled into steam after touching the glowing sources of heat. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "It is to hide my scar," she said, touching her forehead in embarrassment. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Grandma started touching me again, which was annoying, even though I didn’t want it to be. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Hooper walked on, stepping past him with elaborate care, avoiding even the touching of clothes. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Stella’s own parents couldn't stop touching her shoulders, smoothing her hair, brushing off her dress. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They moved through t’ai chi to more ordinary exercises, such as running in place and toe touching. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Your head is cool?” he said, touching it. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Before I get a chance to look around, Kasim’s arms are around me and his lips are touching mine. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Two dozen or more children raced out the door, few of them touching the three steps that led from the stoop to the ground. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Asta became a young cat and jumped into the crib, taking care to avoid touching Lyra, and picked up Pan the kitten dæmon and gave him a little shake. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Will they give her a bath, strangers touching her skin? Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z So today he stood by her locker and only thought about touching her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He stretched out a hand to the twins on either side of him; at least she was spared touching him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tialys was looking closely at the knife handle, but he wasn’t touching it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Melanie reached over absently to help Marshall with his pharaoh’s crown, which had slipped down over his eyes while he was touching his forehead to the floor. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have a plan, husband,” I said brightly, touching his arm to regain his attention. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Silent tears rushed down her face as we stood there, our wet toes touching. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I accused, touching the collar of his fresh shirt. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At first we had just stood around, bashful about touching his things. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z We have grown into everywhere, spreading like a new growth over the entire surface, touching and affecting every other kind of life, incorporating ourselves. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at his hand, still touching hers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Without touching my boot money, I took out two silver dollars and some change in my pocket. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke so well and with such warmth, always touching her in small affectionate ways, even in public. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In that way they work like a magnet; and everyone knows that if you pick up a pin with a magnet, any other pin which is touching the first pin will come too. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “You can’t learn these things or inherit them,” she would tell him when she saw him going cross-eyed with concentration in his strenuous efforts to move the saltshaker without touching it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At these times, he imagined reaching up and touching the Spirit Bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Without taking her pulse or touching her, the nurse asks Keav a few brief questions about her symptoms and hurries away, saying she will return later to check on her and bring some medicine. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She floated back over to the old man, touching him tenderly. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Jazz reached up but kept herself from touching it at the last second. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She came over to me, pinched the ends of a few of my plaits, then patted my edges as if she was touching up my baby hair. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z And I was covering the ground so fast that my feet were hardly touching, and Ralph Houk was shaking his head. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I think he’d like to be able to express himself as easily as I do; little does he know it’s his awkwardness that I find so touching. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Not too bad,” she said, touching the ankle gingerly. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The tunnel was high and wide, so wide that, though the hobbits walked abreast, only touching the side-walls with their outstretched hands, they were separated, cut off alone in the darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “You were caught with live fire among my books,” he said, emotion touching the edges of his voice like a hint of red sunset against the slate-grey clouds. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At first he begins touching my shoulder more often, and then lets his hand linger there, longer each time. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason stares at me, touching an empty pocket in his book, his finger tapping a soft drumbeat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Running so effortlessly that he couldn’t feel his feet touching the ground, he took the lead and kept pulling away. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “Your hair,” I say, touching where it falls over her shoulders. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Most of the time our heads were touching. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Her feet touching the side of the stone tower and her hands grasping the rope, Violet closed her eyes and began to climb. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He scootched over just a little, just enough to keep their legs touching. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He was peering at his hands and, with the pads of his fingers, touching each one of his scars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z For a moment things got riotous, with everyone shouting and mimicking touching electric fences. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But her attraction came largely from his kindness to her, and the thought of a man—any man—touching her as the baby drummed her heels within filled her with repulsion. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about the hedge,” said Mama, touching Tidings on the arm affectionately. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She found his fastidiousness and complete lack of humor touching and longed to introduce him to the idea of delight. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph found his cheek touching the conch and took it from Piggy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I gotta go take a shower,” I tell him, touching my hair. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z By the time I came back into the room, Newcharlie was sitting up in bed, touching his lip and frowning. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Then his lips are on mine again, and he pulls his shirt out from under my hands so that I am touching his bare skin. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Whether it is or not we are touching, two shapes of leather. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom sits with the bottoms of her feet touching and her legs bent into a butterfly position. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They sat, not touching her, bewildered by her display. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Those eyes, in some strange way, were touching a part of me that was deep inside, everyone was waiting for my reaction. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He kept going in and touching my mother. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The old one kept touching his mustache, while the youngest had bright, rosy cheeks. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z When dinner is over, Mom lays a hand on my arm, fingertips barely touching the skin, and says, “Isn’t it nice to have your brother back, Decca?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “They are one of the oldest animals on earth,” I say, touching one of its legs. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I have not yet taken his temperature but I can tell, from touching his forehead and then my own, that although it is still high, it is not as high as it was. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Shadow could feel that a wind was coming up from somewhere, stirring his hair, touching his face, pulling at him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The very thought of her lips against water—the tip of her nose touching its surface—summons up a biological craving beyond anything she has experienced. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When they had finished and were curled up together, naked skin touching skin, whispering endearments, then Bolverkr sighed mournfully. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Putting his hand on the wagon, close to Fayge’s hand but not quite touching it, he addressed her father formally. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “No touching,” she said, smiling but not smiling. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Her eyebrows were practically touching in the middle of her forehead. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I close my eyes again and she whispers a prayer, her hand touching my forehead and then passing across my chest and shoulders. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He knelt down and drank, barely touching his lips to the water. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Clara asked, pausing in the midst of touching the baked goods next to her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He leaped again instantly, bringing both legs up to either side in a split, touching his fingers to his toes before landing again. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And you have to get exactly the right place, and you’re touching around in the brain, but the patient, she keeps jumping and saying, “Ow.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits so close that their shoulders and legs are touching. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I try to calm myself down by touching my charms: star, Union Jack, teacup, TARDIS. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She wandered about, touching pottery with one fingertip, feeling surfaces. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I don’t like touching nobody, but I put my hand on Biddy’s like Lizabeth do. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Quietly she wished he might one day again spend as much time holding and touching her like a little harp as he did his incredible books. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something touching about it, the hand bring so unlike its author. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he put his hand on my shoulder, as if by touching me he’d somehow comfort me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “And let me tell you,” I said, “if I ever hear about you touching her again, the last thing you will have to worry about is a bloody nose.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Quickly after each group was locked into a cage, they were warned about touching the fence. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She puts it on his head, touching his hair, his scalp. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We talk as if none of this is happening, as if we can’t feel life pulse through all the spots where we’re touching. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Waiting for my baggage, we witnessed a touching family reunion scene as part of which several cherubic little children romped and played, exclaiming in another language. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of them touching makes me feel sick and I pull back from him. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Well, sir,” returned one of them, bending down and touching me on the shoulder, “this is a matter that you’ll soon arrange, I dare say, but you’re arrested.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z It meant touching things that had touched his body. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her hand, her fingers poking through the blossoms, touching his; maybe letting him touch hers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I made markings only in the center, surrounded by a circle of hands touching fingers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Such suffering for both of you, how he must feel it all, how touching about Zundert, together on one pillow.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “That was just a cover story,” Poulsson now informed them, touching the match flame to his pipe. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I studied my feet as I walked, heel touching the earth, then the toe. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She was crying and touching everything, but I wouldn’t let her know where I was, because I was sure that the cracking up at the end would make it all OK. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the lessons, Shirley leaned forward, barely touching her seat, to catch the meaning, but the words sounded like gurgling water. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Her braid hung loose along the length of her back, the curled tip just touching the stone behind her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When she leaned in to kiss me, I turned away as I always did, so her lips were spared the pain of touching my ugly face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z May 8: A US Navy seaplane begins the first transatlantic flight, making stops in Newfoundland and the Azores before touching ground in continental Europe in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 27. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z In this one, I’m flying just above the water—my stomach almost touching it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She moved over a fraction so he was no longer touching her. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly she had felt empty and very tired, and because she was so tired she let her head lean over towards Caroline just a little bit—not really touching, but almost. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The night’s warm, shy, barely touching our skin. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I was in defiance of nature just by touching it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They went on talking softly, touching hands, their hair full of light. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a little hand, a child’s hand, touching Nipper’s wing, stroking it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z They weren’t surprised that she was frozen mid-step, one black-and-white-striped stocking and a black clog shoe stretched ahead, not quite touching the ground. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z That was what Appa reminded me of with his head hanging and his chin almost touching his chest. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He stooped and slid his hands beneath her body, expecting to touch blood, but not touching it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was impossible to hit the cue ball now without touching the pink. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A booming voice spoke behind us: “Ah, how touching.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was all I could do to keep from touching him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one afternoon, maybe about a month after I’d started, I came up to his room and found him at his school desk, carefully going over a drawing, his face nearly touching the paper. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She bounced up the stairs, her light steps barely touching them. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could of set up a .50-caliber machine gun and shot the old geezers as they tottered out,” Shorty grinned, touching a match—arrogantly lit on his fly zipper—to the end of his cigar. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Besa, what has happened to you?” she asked him, finally touching his arm softly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned over just slightly, touching her tongue to his earlobe. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While hardly true, this explanation had the demonstrable advantage of permitting Jefferson’s vision of a Federalist conspiracy to congeal in a plausible pattern that formed around Washington without touching him directly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes and found himself staring into the long face of a horse; its nose and lips were almost touching his. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The flames pass by her without touching, swirling around in a vortex. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His short stubby fingers were touching the instrument with what looked to Coram like the tenderness of a lover, as if he thought it was alive. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z We were like three separate spheres jittering through space, not touching, not talking, for fear of knocking our little red capsule off course, having it crash, ignite, burst into flame. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Arthur sits next to me the entire time, our knees touching as he bounces and sings along. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I imagined Mrs. Cadaver touching her husbands face. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He was touching her all the places she was afraid to be touched. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I can tell that for sure, now that I’m touching it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman pulls back the blanket, touching the tip of Regina's nose. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She couldn’t eat them, but she seemed to appreciate touching them, as though the sugar and flour gave her strength, the same way they would a living person. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He bent down and uncovered my head gently, without touching me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She holds the pool cue out, the tip of it touching my chest, her full eyebrows rising in challenge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It took a second for Herman E. Calloway to know someone was touching him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Ah,” she said touching the book, “he is my favorite, too.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Mama Ya-Ya is touching the TV screen as if her palm can stop the storm. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I dip my head, my chin touching my chest. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “I am told that is correct,” said Mr. Lemoncello, touching his ear. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z And just like dancing, like being able to move with each other without actually touching, in one smooth motion I handed the baton to Krystal. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “And I wish it was me with you and not that other guy I wish it was my own skin touching with yours. . . .” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Henrietta spent hours taking care of those nails, touching up chips and brushing on new coats of polish. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When her mother’s feet were no longer touching the floor and things got quieter, Jam knew that Bitter was in bed, and so she swung her legs down and snuck out toward the studio. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The gun was by Frankie’s feet, and I picked it up before touching his shoulder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A girl like me simply shouldn’t be touching these luxury linens, eating this expensive food, sleeping in this room larger than any home I’ve ever been in. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She stood up even before the door knocker rapped, and put her book down on the little side table before smoothing her skirt and touching her hair. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The bullet was too hot to touch, but it shone so temptingly that sometimes Laura or Mary could not help touching it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She took the glass and sipped a little from it, trying to keep the ice from touching her teeth as she looked at him over the rim. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches out, his gloved hand gently touching my face, his blue eyes dark, serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Dad hugs Mom, his cheek touching her hair. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The second log they found, beside the first on the beach, so close to the first log they were almost touching, was a log of elm wood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I’m sure you can reschedule,” I said, touching her shoulder. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Genie asked, gingerly touching the corner of his eye. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I am told there are writers who can tap out a coherent essay in a single pass, at most checking for typos and touching up the punctuation before sending it off for publication. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Wood spent the whole of breakfast urging his team to eat, while touching nothing himself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Archimedes, who had been standing forgotten on his shoulder all this time, was gently touching himself against him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If he closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, he could feel her fingers gently stroking his forehead, her fresh breath touching him like a breeze, her hair brushing against his hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I step forward so I can close the door behind me, but she doesn't step backward, so now we're almost touching. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “No trouble at all, miss,” he said, nodding and touching the brim of his hat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was not fear touching his heart, but the wordless sorrow of dry leaves rushing desolate before the wind. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She’d just been touching the anchor and bore no trace of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All I have is her touching my face. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She started up touching my hand too much again. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z This was the part of myself that I kept the most hidden, and it felt as if he were touching the inside of my head, setting it on fire. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Children kick their feet rapidly in the middle of the circle touching soles with the others. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They bowed to each other, like a gesture of affection, but no touching. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Perhaps this is what death does, he thought, still touching her hand. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The woman knelt among the books, touching the drenched leather and cardboard, reading the gilt titles with her fingers while her eyes accused Montag. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like not going into Miss Lilian’s house and not touching the piano and not talking with our mouths full and not interrupting. And not, and not...” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “The papers will go crazy! Where is he? Where did he go? Nobody knows. He leaves behind only a beautiful memory. How touching! How lovely!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Without touching him I be feeling those ridges on the tips of my fingers. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes a breath that’s sharp, touching her side as she speaks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I think Coach Reed crossed the floor almost without touching it, and the words “Who do you think you’re talking to” filled the gym. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Looking at the two hills to the left of us, depicted as twin fists almost touching each other on the map, I wanted to cry. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z We sat there awhile, holding hands, reveling in the strange new sensation of actually touching one another. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Calvin walked with Meg, his fingers barely touching her arm in a protective gesture. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I'm not touching that. I'll get like twelve diseases if I hold it for too long.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Another mechanical piece has to do with the way our brains get stimulated by the mere act of touching the device and, in doing so, causing something to happen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Beth kept her face hidden on her mother’s shoulder, but Amy stood like a graceful statue, with a most becoming ray of sunshine touching her white forehead and the flower in her hair. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben folds the picture, touching the man’s free hand. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She rubbed her arms against the chill, and Rishi, seemingly unthinkingly, scooted closer so they were touching arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tally noticed his hand on Shay’s shoulder, touching her softly as they hiked. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I wasn’t wild about touching strangers, especially given that he didn’t seem to have showered in some time, but I said, “It’s all right to be scared, Noah.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m tempted to push him away and tell him off for touching me, but at the same time, the feel of his hand sends a jolt up my spine. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Hazel glanced at the sun, which was just touching the horizon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z With all those eyes focused on him, the ball popped loose from Don’s hands without anyone’s touching him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun on his face and the girl’s smooth body touching his own gave him a strong, sleepy, confident feeling. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Grandpa Joe leaned forward and took a close look, his nose almost touching the ticket. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z The sun is touching the hills and spreading its red guts all over ’em. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They’re both too warm, both unsure what to do with hands that seem meant only for touching each other. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z They whispered to each other with foreheads touching. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew she knew it too, but of course she would not look at me or speak to me, though the backs of our hands were touching. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Jay came up close to me, his shoulder touching mine. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ma called for Pa. Felt her arm around my head, her hands touching my chin and my chest. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z As the buzz of touching her faded, he was starting to realize that Eleanor hadn't actually done anything to touch him back. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Right here,” he says, touching a spot on his neck with his fingernail. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Kira always stood at her mothers side, never touching the fragile ancient cloth, marveling each time at the rich hues that told the history of the world. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Special tactile feedback pads covered both palms, allowing the gloves to create the illusion that I was touching objects and surfaces that didn’t actually exist. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The air was a tangible thing, rushing into Hazel’s lungs as she breathed, touching her skin like a curious ghost. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He’d been afraid of touching a dead bird, and honestly, he was pretty scared to touch a living one too, especially knowing he’d have to then walk it all the way back through the woods. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I wonder if it only likes iron because it’s made of iron,” she mused, touching her silver ring to it with no effect. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They wore their love like a heavy perfume, exuding a transparent commitment, touching each other, referring to each other. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You don’t want that thing touching you. Otherwise, don’t worry. We’ll take the banner from Ares. Has Luke given you your job?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the sleeves over my fingers and moved close to him, so our thighs were touching. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And then for some reason I started looking up into the cloudless sky, touching Mong’s tooth necklace and listening to the cricket sounds again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He’s messier, and he is leaning into the other man, his right knee bent toward the other man’s leg, his right foot forward, touching, or almost touching, the other man’s left foot. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You’re right,” she finally offered, touching my face as if to cool the anger I was feeling. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The buildings in the distance start to get bigger, and I can see the ocean touching the edges of the land. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “No. I had a bacterial infection. Worse than most. Antibiotics weren’t touching it, and by the time they were able to get a Restricted Antibiotic Waiver, I had already lost one leg. This one, actually.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I got there just in time to see her standing in the doorway, reaching for the box of jars and accidentally touching Nathan’s hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was Saturday morning and her parents, still in pajamas, their heads almost touching, were absorbed in an article in the Chicago Tribune. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Fern kept touching Vonetta’s crown, where the braid was fat and flat. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z "I beg your pardon," said Mr. McKee with dignity, "I didn't know I was touching it." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z For an instant, I relax into it, the warmth, the familiar curve of his palm touching my skin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “But whoever it was has had a narrow escape. No one could have opened that package without touching the necklace.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We sauntered through all the big department stores, touching expensive things without the white clerks giving us a second look. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He showed them the steps without touching them, keeping time with a metronome, under the friendly eye of Úrsula, who did not leave the room for a moment while her daughters had their lesson. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It felt so perfect to be sitting next to him, talking and touching, as if they’d never been apart. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He stood them about the fire, close in against the blaze, but not quite touching the flame. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t hurt him as long as he was touching the ground. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Finally she noticed them, growing and nodding and touching her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She keeps touching her hair in the bun. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He preened, his left wing lightly touching my scarred cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was another way of listening to the house, touching it directly, fine-tuning the vibrations that were coming from her parents’ bedroom. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The children’s faces were frozen, staring at the sharp object—a tool for removing waxen seals—that was now touching the soft underside of Gwenforte’s throat. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He sits on the edge of the bed, touching her pale skin, so thin now he can see the veins beneath. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He placed Dinah on the cot, next to me but not touching, and asked, “How do you do this flying, Jezebel?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She pulled me out of the seat and tightened her grip on my hand as she dragged me down the aisle, and I kept bouncing from side to side and touching some people. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She waited until the goddess left them again before looking at Ekon, the smallest smirk touching her lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I put my ear as close to the door as I can without touching it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Fish-horse magic, I guess. I remember the green guy touching my head with the point of a dagger. Then I could breathe.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I don’t care what my hair’s doing—I’m not touching my head again. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I found a spot near the navigator’s panel that was just wide enough to allow my body to stretch out, with my arms over my head touching one wall and my feet another. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But there were other times when he became alive and animated, like a child gingerly touching the edge of the ocean before plunging in, displaying a curiosity unique among kids who lived in Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I am sitting on my grandmother's lap when she tells me this, already so tall my legs dangle far down, the tips of my toes touching the porch mat. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z We were all the time touching other people—lined up at roll call, at work, in line to get food, in bed at night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The girls kept their seats close together, their heads almost touching as they giggled and talked. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Like a scar,” I said, touching my leg. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s expensive, I know. No worries,” she says, touching me on the shoulder. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “A touching sentiment, but I have no interest in changing minds,” says Moreau. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The white Reverend Sisters stood with arms folded, or lightly touching the glass rosary beads that dangled at their waists, carefully watching to see that every student s lips moved. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z If Dobzhansky had capriciously trimmed the wings of all the flies in one box, he would have affected their phenotypes—the shape of their wings—without ever touching their genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Some string players can get more harmonics by both holding the string down in one spot and touching it lightly in another spot, but this is an advanced technique. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Tally looked into his eyes and saw that his face was glowing again—touching her in that pretty way she’d felt before. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Its high, somewhat stiff collar against my neck, the wide cuffs touching my wrists, the rich material against my skin excited a sense of strangeness and distinction; I felt like some nobleman, some Spanish grandee. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Now we’re next to each other, thighs touching, forearms warm against each other, my shoulder pressing into his upper arm. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He has been touching me in some way since we left the stairwell of that building, like he thinks I might break apart if he doesn’t hold me together. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Garcia swept the leaves away with his hands and sat down beside her in the gazebo, so near that their legs were touching. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t used to touching boys, and she wondered if all of their hands felt this dry. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her little dæmon scampered up and down to avoid touching Malcolm, but Lyra herself was intrigued by this change of perspective and gazed calmly around, and then focused her eyes on Malcolm himself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Five layers, and yet I felt it, the nervous warmth of touching—a pale reflection of the fireworks of one mouth on another, but a reflection nonetheless. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They were so close the gun muzzles were almost touching Sam’s clothes. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Reds’ve been talking to ’im,” the guard said, piously touching his fingers to his forehead, his chest, his left shoulder, and then his right; making the sign of the cross. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I would lift him and bring him close to my face, touching my nose to his beak. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She repeatedly circles back to check under the blanket, touching the feet, the hands. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head, lightly touching the scratches on her face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “What do you call this stuff?” he asked, touching a fold of her dress that had blown over his knee. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Geez, her touching the crystal is trending at number one! Can you believe that?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Somehow he had picked up the spilled books; he didn't remember bending or touching them. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She let herself balance on me until she was no longer touching the bed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They unrolled small blue prayer rugs from a shelf, then knelt, stood, and knelt again, touching foreheads to the ground, saying their prayers in low voices. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z As she spoke Mrs. Dalai kept track of the necessary items by touching her thumb to the pads of her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I put the ribs together with their edges almost touching, and standing so that they curved outward, which made them impossible to climb. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z His heart pattered beneath her cheek, and she remembered the warmth of his skin, the raised ridges of his scars touching her chin and the corner of her mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The great taboo against touching another’s dæmon was not instinctual but learned, then. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But she slipped through the silken tunnel without touching the sides. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t much like touching snakes, but I picked up the pad and the stylus again. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she let him go and wiped her gloved hands on her legs, as if just touching him had soiled her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Since we have a lot more to worry about right now, I think it’s best we set some protection that will last a long time and only need touching up once in a while.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I don’t remember touching her, but the next thing I knew, Nancy was sitting on her butt in the fountain, screaming, “Percy pushed me!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I wanted her knee touching my knee not to mean anything, but it did. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dri and I always tried to be touching somehow, shoulder to shoulder, knee against knee, hand in hand. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke was not still for a minute, but moved back and forth across the shadows, filling glasses, stirring the fire, touching the marble cupid; he was bright in the firelight, and restless. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Rafe thought for a minute, then pushed his hand farther across the table so that their fingertips were touching. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Dill watched Lydia as she moved along the shelves, gently dragging her hand behind her along the books, touching each one, as if she were reading the titles with her fingers. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t care about anything on this earth except the way her face was tipped toward mine, our noses just touching, how wide and gorgeous her smile was, like sparklers going off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z People said of him that he could have got through life without ever touching soma. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z All seated at our table so small our elbows are nearly touching. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z It's hard to tell by just touching, but I think my big toenail is tom up. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the weight on my chest lifts now that he isn’t touching me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She and Bunny had a relationship the likes of which I had seldom seen except in couples married for twenty years or more, a relationship which vacillated between the touching and the annoying. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She bent lower and lower over the glass until her nose was touching it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It seemed that there was not room enough for him to pass without actually touching her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I dived many times without again touching the hard shell that meant langosta. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to slide away, but Pi adjusts so he’s still touching me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Sam scrambling below the outfall of the lake, smelling and touching the unfamiliar plants and trees, forgetful for the moment of Mordor, was reminded suddenly of their ever-present peril. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He’s so close that the tip of his boot is touching my foot. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the tent of blanket, which was poled by my elbow and forearm, the baby slept touching my side. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t remember her ever touching him before. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He reached over to help his brother get the toilet paper off, which was tricky because he didn’t want to be touching toilet paper that had been touching dead stuff either. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The clouds are moving furiously fast, blocking any moonbeams from touching the earth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman touching up her makeup in the side mirror of a Chrysler, cigarette dangling from her lacquered lips. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When they arrived, they stood patiently at the verge and let the wheeled creatures move slowly through them, checking, touching, counting. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I sat with her in the front pew, our thighs touching. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In his swift reckoning, he thought it best to trust in words to please her—and keep away; he might anger the girl, touching her knees. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After Ugwu watched Master drive out of the compound, he went and stood beside the radiogram and looked at it carefully, without touching it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I begin to move, clasping the hands extended to me, touching the sound parts of those unable to move their limbs, saying hello, how are you, good to meet you. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “There was no touching,” Olly confirms, his eyes never leaving my face. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I yelp as she brings my face close to hers, the silver of her mask nearly touching my cheeks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The touching of the crowds had exhausted her, so she rested a bit, and then, toward midafternoon, she changed into her riding clothes and went to fetch Horse. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I don’t like touching people, not even shaking hands, but I want to slap Levi at this moment. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It had gone beyond Clara’s skill at moving objects without touching them and at predicting the impossible. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If we let our hands touch, just the side of my hand touching hers, we were excited. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It’s like a shape you can’t see except by how everything else around it is touching it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A furious argument ensued touching on the theme of the Rights of Man and the Noble Savage, but there was no convincing her, and I was sent to bed with no TV that night. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z His feet didn’t seem to be touching the ground at all. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z There was only a couple feet of space between the beds, so our knees were practically touching, and with her staring at me, man, I felt like a sliver of ice in Fang’s Jacuzzi. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z So Pippin poured out his tale, reaching up and touching Gandalf’s knee with trembling hands. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He sat down with Nailer, put his head low, close, almost touching. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As awesome and amazing as it was to be touching an actual Holy Being from the creation stories, Nathan still had to find a way back to Nali’s place. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "Lord have mercy, look at y'all," she said, touching the top of my head as she walked behind the couch. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z What she wanted, after Rekus died, and what she succeeded in having more often than not, was some touching every day. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Last, he reached out as if touching the Spirit Bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Here Uncle Turu imagines that he will turn his head and lean in, as if touching the side of his face to a large rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She nuzzled my arm and then curled up, occasionally reaching out a paw and touching my chest to let me know she was there. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t resist, and I don’t stop pulling until the full lengths of our bodies are touching. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The scrawny body came up very slowly, quivering with the strain, folding over until the face and the knees were almost touching. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s always touching your hair or fiddling with your buttons when she asks you something. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I hope you don't want me to do that. You know how I feel about touching other people,” “He told me to stay out the cold as much as possible.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I trust the dwindling fire to disguise us as I run my hand up his back, touching each tattoo without seeing it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z To experience her body’s balance within the world, the sensation of her skin from the inside, touching her face and receiving the touch from both sides—it’s unavoidable and incredibly intense. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I can tell you’re thinking about it, too, because you keep touching your hem. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We lay down on the loungers, next to each other but not touching, and looked up at the sky for a while. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I can remember him smiling at me, touching my hair. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She even asked Brother Quang to bless the house right after midnight, so I couldn’t beat him to it by touching my big toe to the carpet before dawn. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Her worried sisters stood up, one at each arm, coaxing him like nurses, another touching the small of his back as if he were a feverish boy. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Every single part of me is aware that he’s touching me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was as though my discovery of Rinehart had opened a gulf between us over which, though we sat within touching distance, our voices barely carried and then fell flat, without an echo. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus my thoughts, dazed and confused, injecting pain where there was numbness; and my mind, furtively touching the edges of realisation, then fleeing from it in terror. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z We all scooted around our tiny table with our knees almost touching. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I sit, in the dark, touching the necklace, feeling the love inside it heating my skin, warming my heart. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Candice looked at the bracelet once more, touching the scratches on its surface, wondering what secrets it held. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She was supposed to be with Joey, not here, not with Zed, not with Zed touching her. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His desire was naked and hot in his hand and his fingers were touching her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Both of my arms were flung out on the mattress, touching nothing. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z You played with it and then broke it, and you're not touching anything else of mine.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I took five steps toward the dawn and stood there, feeling the warmth of the sun touching me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It took me a second to realize he was touching the iron head of a nail driven into the wood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’m not touching that,” Pita announced, stepping behind me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I hated him touching me, but I knew better than to pull away. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stupid finery was not vulgar to him, but touching. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He returns his gaze to the sketches, touching them now like he wants to peel them off the page. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Catelyn watched her son as he moved among the men, touching one on the shoulder, sharing a jest with another, helping a third to gentle an anxious horse. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The man let go of the woman and she walked on slowly, the long white fingers of her hands just barely touching the walls. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe seeing it, touching that fountain, would help her put it—put him—behind her, once and for all. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Now,” he says, touching them with the tip of his knife, “what about these?” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The people seem to sense this, that there is some part of him they’re not getting to, not even touching, that he isn’t there for them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Enrique, silent, pushes away from the table without touching his food. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Do I give myself away, daydreaming, smiling at nothing, touching my face lightly when I think they aren’t watching? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he was as close as he could get to Zabini without touching him, Harry was not quick enough to slip into the compartment when Zabini opened the door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “And Mila, it was about you. The points were for saying things to you, touching your body, your clothes—” Omi’s hand flew to her mouth, and she started crying. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I boxed up all the clothes, but neither of us could bear touching the dressing table. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I love a gavotte,” I said, touching to make sure my mask was still properly in place. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He often prowled through junkyards touching old cars and buying old alternators and carburetors just for the joy of cleaning them up and making them work again. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z But this time he had no sensation of anything touching his feet or body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z "You should answer the phone," I said with forced calm, trying to release my hands without touching her, for if I touched her — "And you'll continue?" she said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” said Mr. Lemoncello, touching the tip of his nose and making a buzzer noise. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Well then,” Xan said, touching her nose to the baby’s nose and making her laugh. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “You should make yourself warm,” she whispered to her, touching her lightly on the elbow. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Or for the occasion his death gave them to express their protestations, a time and place to come together, to stand touching and sweating and breathing and looking in a common direction? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She had two of the world’s rosiest, chubbiest cheeks, which no one could keep from touching. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bloom rose and wandered dazedly around the room touching things, avoiding Linda’s chair, stopping once to cough. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Caleb sinks back against the countertop edge, touching the back of his head to the metal cabinets. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Now, if you children will excuse me...,” said Dr. Zinchenko, touching her Bluetooth earpiece. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z And most of all, I love it when our lips are touching and our mouths slide open and my heart’s a mile a minute, and breath becomes something we share. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “To you,” I said, touching my cup to his. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “What are you doing to her? Get away from her! I told you what I’d do to you if I ever caught you touching your sister again! Dirty mind! You don’t belong with normal people!” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z After another few seconds of sniffing, touching, and whisker twitching, curiosity overcame wariness. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding out little gifts he had made for her, flat on the palm of his hand so that she could take them without touching him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We lay down together but we weren’t touching. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if I tried, if I could feel him touching me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe I was touching these things that the great man had also touched. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu disliked the sly twist of his lips; he always visited at mealtimes and then said “Oh! Oh!” in exaggerated surprise when Olanna asked him to join them in “touching their hands to their mouths.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I went to him once and he was as fresh as he could be, touching me in places that were not necessary and saying obscene things, so I never went back to him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I like my ears, she said, touching the earrings Dad gave her for their anniversary. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Did they just stand there in the hall with their lips touching, or did they lean up against the wall? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Lace, wake up,” I said, touching her flip-flop with my shoe. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The thing was sleek and simple in design and far too specific to occur by coincidence in two people’s dreams, no matter that they lay side by side, touching. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But when he was touching the breaking point he held steady and settled back against the strain of the line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We used to make fun of his laugh, which amused him greatly, touching off another round of “Heeerrrrrr! Heerrrrrrr!” from him, prompting further outraged giggles from us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though we weren’t touching, I could feel his body heat radiating from him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The photograph of the birthday party is sticky in my hand; without meaning to I've left fingerprints all over it, touching the faces of these dead and disappeared girls. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They were chatting each other and we couldn’t hear them, but they kept laughing and touching each other’s faces. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This time Roadrunner ran ahead into the trees, far faster than I could, and I wasn’t too sure whether Henrietta’s feet were touching the ground. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She said this touching her hand to her chest, as if she were referring to her style. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I said “Howdy” back and watched them walk along way down the beach, touching my split lip and thinking how different their lives were from mine. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Indeed, my lord, this collar and chain do hold me fast,” I said, touching my ruff and the links of the chatelaine at my waist, where my needlework tools were suspended. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The hand shifts awkwardly over my hair, and I remember my father stroking my hair when he kissed me goodnight, my mother touching my hair when she trimmed it with the scissors. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The cousins played jumping from stump to stump without ever touching the ground. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When she found one she made a tight face, touching the bare skin softly with her thumb. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “S’pose it wadn’ his time to die but it was that trestle’s time to fall?” her sister breathed, touching my cheek. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They had dinner with Ginger, who kept laughing and talking real loud and touching both Dad and Brian. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be afraid,” I said, touching his arm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He walks around my naked body, not touching me, but taking in every inch of it with his eyes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z With his arms outstretched, his hands touching the earth, he lay there waiting to die. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He took you by the hand and led you around, making a big show of touching each grave, like he was testing them for smoothness. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He carries the scent of the ocean, and watches me with such interest, it's as if he's touching me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z You know what it is like to feel the beauty of the sunrise touching you and giving you strength as the corn pollen is sprinkled on the earth into crosses where you kneel. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The man in the grey suit nods and pulls a handkerchief from his coat, picking up the ring without touching it and placing it in his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bod reached out his hand and found himself touching fingers with, and gazing into the grey eyes of, the lady in the cobweb dress. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Leah can get weird about touching, and it’s this unspoken thing that I don’t really touch Nick. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z As the first stroke landed and the pistol-crack sounded, I was thrown forward so violently that if my fingers hadn’t been touching the carpet, I think I would have fallen flat on my face. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed then that touching the sky had to do with where you were standing and how the clouds were that day. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize this at first because it’s not like kids go around touching each other that much in middle school anyway. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Through the lens Axel watches the adult preen the baby, touching it with his beak. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z With strange delicacy, the dog removed the biscuit without touching Ben’s flesh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger felt Max’s hand touching his arm and he rose and stood with Max. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z At any moment, Beatty might rise and walk about him, touching, exploring his guilt and self-consciousness. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The man came all the way to the cot and stretched forth a dingy palm, touching Bigger’s hand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She could no longer feel the Giant’s feet touching the ground. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly was rushed toward the Mobile Ops unit, her feet barely touching the ground. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Ainsley’s at the mirrors, touching up her makeup—packing her arsenal of cosmetics into a designer tote bag. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She opened her eyes, looking directly at them, touching her fingers to their hearts, murmuring, “Peace within, darkness without.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes the person doesn’t get as far as touching me, but I know he’s there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mabel was pressed against me—she'd let go of my hand but we were still touching—and I didn't know why it felt so good but I knew I didn't want it to stop. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And touching Miss Bates, who at that moment passed near—“Miss Bates, are you mad, to let your niece sing herself hoarse in this manner? Go, and interfere. They have no mercy on her.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z But nearly always there was the actual touching. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Decades after first touching the Americas, London’s venture capitalists still hadn’t figured out that New England is colder than Britain despite being farther south. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z So for a while both held still, their hands touching. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It is the being touched that counts, rather than the act of touching. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s weird about touching in front of our friends, but now that they’re gone, there can’t be an inch of space between us. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It seemed everyone had a funny anecdote to share or a touching memory of a loved one. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They pulled closer still, and suddenly he was keenly aware of all the places their bodies were touching, the places he wished were touching. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Instead, he sat quite close beside me, our arms almost touching. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She leaned in until her nose was touching Hanako’s, and then she rubbed back and forth a couple of times. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then, as though touching her waist had reminded her of something, she felt in the pocket of her overalls and produced a small slab of chocolate. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She wanted to shower, to scrub herself, but she could not bear the thought of touching her own body, and so she put on her nightdress, gingerly, to touch as little of herself as possible. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her long, greasy hair whipped around, and the demon swatted at it, trying to brush it back without touching it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When we got there, the sun was a luminous orange globe touching the horizon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The next morning, I severely regretted touching that bottle. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In the close space, they lay face-to-face, knees touching. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It’s one of those streets with trees on either side, their branches meeting high above like fingertips touching. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Her fingers hover over her mother’s face, almost touching it but not quite. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I had never seen a sunset like that: a bright orange flame touching the water’s edge and then fanning out, warming the sea. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt like she shouldn’t be touching the tsar’s horses, or even be around them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She stopped trying to talk and took a handkerchief from her purse, barely touching each nostril before putting it away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, Captain Short. I do. The bio-bomb. Your concern would be touching, if it extended to myself. Nevertheless, do not upset yourself. Everything is proceeding according to plan.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I made my best ceremonial namaskar, saluting him and even touching his feet, but he gave me only a quick look. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z A bat flittered through the trees and out again without touching a twig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind of freedom that comes from feet not touching the ground. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z As long as each person stayed in his or her chair, feet on the floor, with no intimate touching besides kisses, we would leave them alone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of food—eating it or preparing it or touching it—is just so far from what I want to face right now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Named 1991 BA, it was noticed as it sailed past us at a distance of 106,000 miles–in cosmic terms the equivalent of a bullet passing through one’s sleeve without touching the arm. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He touched her like the two of them were lucky to be touching each other; like he knew she didn’t very often let anyone touch her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We sat next to each other, not touching. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t go around spouting faerie stories and touching iron. I’m here so I can learn the truth. So I can have information that comes from somewhere more reliable than thirdhand stories.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Andrew had rolled out of reach and tried to stand up, making the most of the blows Malcolm had landed, wincing, limping, touching his face with delicate fingers. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The five of us sat in the corner of the cafeteria, not touching our food, while rain slammed against the windows. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Hamlet reached out and took the flowers, not touching my fingers nor marking my words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Lightly touching the string in most places will result in no sound at all. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Emily snapped back inside, fearing Ms. Lee would pop out and yell at her about touching the neighbor’s building. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Mark jumped back in surprise but quickly leaned in again, his eye as close as possible to the opening without touching it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Just touching the pages gave me the creeps. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The Undying were all around her, blue and cold, whispering as they reached for her, pulling, stroking, tugging at her clothes^ touching her with their dry cold hands, twining their fingers through her hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In his sleep he squirms and groans as though he’s already discovered that there is pleasure in touching himself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He kneels in the center of a thick mass of people, everyone touching everyone because one of the laws of nature is that theater people love to be touchy. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I sat down next to her with my legs crossed and our knees touching. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He felt forward with his right hand and found himself touching the man’s chest, where the heart was beating like a bird against the bars of a cage. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about the party, Grandma. It doesn’t matter,” I said, touching her shoulder. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then her mom leaned in close, her mouth touching Eleanor's ear. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The beam dividing them was called a “reckoning bar,” and the only beads you counted were the beads touching the bar. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A man stood behind her in his red robes, his hands touching his heart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I flew out of my chair, out of the window, slid all the way down the bluff, my feet touching the sand as Noah hit the water. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There’s no way I’d try touching myself with her yelling and lurking all the time. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She doesn’t seem to realize how she keeps touching me, grabbing onto my forearm and my shoulder. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They were touching me, patting my arm, congratulating me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I wipe my fingers on my pants, making sure they are clean of dust and grime before lightly touching the cloth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could you please move? Your shadow is touching mine.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z From the perspective of the law, this was another moment where Dr. Strayer was touching on the state of mind of the person texting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This was the kind of visit space that movies and television made out to be the norm, with partitions, windows, and telephone receivers, and with both parties anguished because touching was impossible. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Wise flips through the stack and licks his finger before touching my paper. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Focusing beyond pain, I lower my body, almost touching the floor, then push. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “We should turn ourselves in,” Pita said, touching my shoulder from behind to get my attention. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Both men recognized that touching them placed the newly established reconciliation at risk. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He does not see himself touching her but the picture he does imagine is himself walking away from her a second time, climbing into his carriage and leaving her a second time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But her shoulder was against my arm, and the backs of our hands were touching, and although I was not looking at Margo, pressing myself against the glass felt almost like pressing myself against her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She nods, touching my head gently before heading out the door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She knelt down near it and put her free hand on the stag’s great head, touching it with a gentle hand, and closed her eyes and whispered something that Ash could not hear. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt as if she were still touching Gwin’s little horns. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He had one hand in his pocket, and I knew he was touching his poem. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He took a silver key from his pocket and unlocked the chain around the golden monkey’s feet and hands, and carefully avoided touching even the tip of one golden hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, the stove turns on under a teakettle without anyone touching it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well you found someone,” he said easily, touching my arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were reaching for her, touching her, tugging at her cloak, the hem of her skirt, her foot, her kg, her breast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think it’s a little soon for you to be coming in here and, like, touching me?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z They lay on the moss, not touching, in silence, Hatsue with her hair coiled over one shoulder now, Ishmael with his hands in his lap. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She was real fast at washing the dishes but I noticed she got kind of slow and was touching my hand a lot when it came to giving them to me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z When she complained to the guard we heard him say, “Were they touching any of the exhibits or something? No? Listen, lady, I’m not here to defend you. That’s not my job.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I put my hand on the bed to shake it and suddenly I realized I was touching something funny. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches up slowly, touching his mouth with his fingertips, like he felt it, and we turn to face each other. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She went toward the larger shelf to the right of the door, but she felt strangely shy about actually touching the books. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She could hardly look at Park when he was touching her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She does a lap around us, touching the most luxurious pieces of furniture, then waves a hand at the servants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Every little thing—hands touching and doors sealing—sends a shooting warmth up my spine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “There’s something very strange and touching about humans. An android would never have done that.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z When she was done I thought eating wild mushrooms was as dangerous as touching a downed power line. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “And now,” said Deydey kindly, touching his son’s prickly hair, “what was that I heard you yell before the syrup spilled onto your feet? What about your first kill?” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “I think they would,” came from under the hat, in a grim tone, quite as touching as a broken one. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The outsides of our thighs touching as we squeezed together on the bus. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And the talk would weave, roll, surge, spurt, veer, swell, having no specific aim or direction, touching vast areas of life, expressing the tentative impulses of childhood. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I slide an inch closer, so our legs are touching, just barely. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Kenya takes one easily, but I’m not touching that dirty money. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And the pipe was dangling so low that it was almost touching the carpet. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He shrugs, a small smile touching his lips. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I ended with a rise up, and then fell forward into a handstand, only to arch my back and let my legs curve behind me, never touching the ground. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was nevertheless a touching and generous gesture from one small boy to another and I have never forgotten it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I wander through the aisles of carefully pruned plants, looking but not touching, because I have learned the hard way how deadly these beauties can be. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Trepid reached out tentatively, touching one of the red stones. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z When Kaisa’s skin was no longer touching the moonstone ring, it flared into life again, burning as though it were angry with her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or why people should just wear glasses and stop touching their eyeballs.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Then, touching the brim of his cap, he headed for home and the day’s work, unaware that it would be his last. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I still remembered the look on her face when she mentioned the constable touching her leg. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were spreading, tips touching opposite sides of the well, taking up all the space that he and Gulliver couldn’t manage to fill. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Without actually touching anything, he'd pretend that he was driving, and driving fast, along the curves of an empty road. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Snowflakes danced in the awakening sky, touching down softly on Hazel’s long black hair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She stealthily opened it a crack, her blanketed body still in a crouch, her head almost touching the floor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z This little redheaded girl was touching a metal head while her mother watched her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He had ears so long that they were touching the ground. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z A few lay touching each other in the forest eaves. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z By touching my head, she indicates my simple coif. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “There’s enough filth on my robes without you touching them,” said Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She sits in her lab touching the Dosinia shells one after another in their tray. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His right hand was so cold that all he felt was one cold piece of flesh touching another. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And with that, he set to work, taking cup after cup, touching the soft rims with glue, and setting them against Westley’s skin. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Come with me,” said Marian, touching the boys on the shoulder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam leaned down so his face was level with mine, so close that our foreheads were nearly touching. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She walked close to Gatsby, touching his coat with her hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I crouched against the wall and watched them injure each other without touching each other, hurling words that had the same effect as acid on metal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mini kept touching her new headband and grinning. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Charlie and Zooey couldn’t stop touching each other, and Mom spent nearly every minute in the kitchen, making trays of hors d’oeuvres a troupe of traveling acrobats couldn’t have finished. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Mary watched one day as a zalif examined the hole in her front wheel, touching here and there, lifting her trunk up in the air and back again, as if sampling the scent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The vet assistant plopped him onto the scale and held her hands on either side of his shivering body without touching, trying to keep him in place. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Slowly, his feet hardly touching the floor, Matthias traveled a long corridor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We sat in the far corner against the wall, right next to each other so our arms were touching. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Fox wouldn’t stop touching her amulet, and Talis wouldn’t stop making bad jokes, which was what they always did when they were panicking but didn’t want Seven to know. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He led the way out of the hall, smiling and waving at the many hands that reached out to grasp his white tunic as if touching him would heal them of an illness. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He knew that it would fade, so long as he wasn’t touching mesarthium, and return as soon as he did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A few of the other women prisoners walked out into the yard, their chins nearly touching their chests, their shaved heads sunk low on bowed necks. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Its fur, as it rushed past him, would have felt exactly like a bodiless Something touching him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There was more touching than I thought there would be. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But I scoot closer to Bram, until our arms are almost touching, and I can feel him twitch just slightly. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z A gentle kiss at first, lips pressed to lips, then their tongues were touching and she felt boneless against him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “No touching. You stay on your side of the room and he stays on his. I already told him the same thing.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We skimmed over the treetops for a little under ten minutes before touching down in the landing zone, or LZ, as Simpson called it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fantasies about men and love and touching were drawing her mind and hands away from her work. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever poetry was in him found release as his hands rolled the ball over and over, spinning it, warming to it, touching it before he made his first move toward the basket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The one with the nose ring,” I said, touching the small hoop in her nose. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “But just wait a second,” he said, touching my arm to reassure me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We'd see sixty, seventy soldiers in a row, Frenchmen, in horizon blue uniforms, all with eyes bandaged, walking with their hands touching the shoulder of the guy in front for direction. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He and Mom sit with their knees touching, their coffee tumblers still clutched in their palms. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She sighs, touching the edge of her glasses. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They breakfasted together, sitting at one corner of the table with their knees touching. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Everyone was crying quietly now, touching the veil of the Virgin for comfort. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel them touching me in places, like an actual shawl. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Archer pointed at it and tilted his head, touching his temple with the fingers of his other hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And then, in full view of all watching eyes, flagrantly disregarding ancient rules about women and men touching in public, I take Amit's hand and walk away. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I mean, not that Sahil didn’t have nice, big, manly hands that I 100 percent did not regret touching. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I handed her the camera, and we watched it come up on the screen together, our heads almost touching. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She knelt forward, putting her ear to the grate, her forehead nearly touching the floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Parents, she thought, learned to survive touching their children less and less. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was empty, but the three of you took turns holding it, staggering around and pretending to drink—though never touching it to your lips; that would have been disgusting. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z An old framed photo on my mother’s bureau pops into my mind: My parents standing on a tour boat against white rails, close but not touching. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Captain Reed began touching each of the crates and water casks before they were loaded. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z While I do so, he moves to the chair nearest mine and sits down at my side so that his knees are almost touching mv thigh. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Like most mules, Jumper was mighty fussy about anything touching his heels. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull snapped back, shooting another arcing set that hit the back of the rim and bounced back to him without ever touching the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They were still under the white plum tree and their faces were touching except for a pale thin ray of moonlight between. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I imagine her flying around the training equipment never touching the floor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She sat on the edge of Gabriel’s bed, her right hand lightly touching his pillow, her fingers wriggling like worms. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Petra was touching the tile on the counter, running her fingers over the cobalt glaze with obvious delight. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Then touching the shackle gently with his index finger, he said, "Very well. When do you intend to leave?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Frenchman listened to the boy intently, nodding, shaking his head, occasionally reaching out and touching the boy’s face, his hand, his arm. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z As they sat and ate, still staying relatively quiet and doing their best to avoid touching each other or touching things that had been touched, Mark brooded. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Everyone knows he dreams of touching the same ground where Bruce Lee walked. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I leaned a little closer to Bertha until we were touching. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The other girls agreed, touching their own distended middles. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z You could get hot clay skin treatments, if you didn’t mind strangers touching you. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I twisted, letting out a howl, and it shot past my shoulder, just barely touching my skin. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z "To the Brotherhood of Man . . . to History and to Change," he said, touching my glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “May I?” he asks before carefully touching the fabric of her skirt. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You are going back to sleep now, my lady,” the Spaniard said, and his fingers suddenly were touching her temple, her shoulder, her neck, and she was unconscious again.... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He’d spent the whole night pacing the holds, touching each of the casks and crates one after another. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We watch the TV in silence, our knees touching, and the humidity rising, sucking the about of the room. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z His fingers, barely touching the wood, were arranged in a graceful arc. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Not even touching that one,” Lydia said in the 1940s voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I ran for the boiler room hatch, when suddenly my feet weren’t touching the deck anymore. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She maddened the women by touching the baby’s cheek and smiling tenderly at it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It just floated there for the seeing, if she wanted to, and O my God for the touching if she wanted to. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There was surprise in her look, and a guarded triumph; he was aware that their bodies were nearly touching and that he should move away. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She moved about slowly, touching objects with her fingers as she passed them, using them for support. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I can look after him,” she said, “as well as his own mama. She already gave him to me. Look: I’m holding him, aren’t I? I’m touching him.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Legs crossed, eyes closed, and her hands with palms up resting on her thighs, thumb and forefinger touching. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z This flattening process is happening at warp speed and directly or indirectly touching a lot more people on the planet at once. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z And your other hand was touching my leg. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Nin was on her knees, gingerly touching the side of her head. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I think it’d be cool to move stuff without touching it. I saw that in a movie once. This chick was making stuff fly all over the room with her mind.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They watched the women closely, sometimes touching their bodies. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, I’m telling you how the INS works, Amir,” Omar said, touching my arm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They lay in the grass, their foreheads almost touching, their bodies stretched away from each other at a 180-degree angle. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At night we’d lie close, noses nearly touching, whispering and giggling. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Anything more wheedlesome than that touching appeal was seldom heard, but Jo quenched ‘her boy’ by turning on him with a stern query, “How many bouquets have you sent Miss Randal this week?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Our arms would be touching if I’d stop being such a weirdo and start eating, but instead, I take a couple gulps of my iced tea and just sit. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Pearl took it and examined the problem, keenly aware that their knees were touching. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I hold the box in front of me with the long side almost touching my stomach. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z It was so touching that people would share their thoughts and memories with me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The female officer did all the talking and she was touching her gun the whole time. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They speak mainly with their eyes and with their hands, which never stop touching. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about this and said, “No. I didn’t mean to hurt the policeman. I just wanted him to stop touching me.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Separate languages can exist side by side for centuries without touching each other, maintaining their integrity with the vigor of incompatible tissues. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the side streets, groups of boys and girls, some on foot, some on motorcycles yell and honk their horns as others run up to the trucks, slapping and touching the soldiers’ hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside her, Archer curled and uncurled his fingers, lightly touching his worn wooden scabbard. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My knee is touching Gat’s thigh, though I am not sure he notices. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She stood with one hand lightly touching a banister and the other held in mid-air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Gray fingers of moonlight parted the clouds, touching on blue ridges and black trees dusted with snow. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He laughs, moves his foot so it’s touching mine again. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She says, “Ew! Your head is touching the counter. Mason. Ew! Sit up!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z We climb in, folding into Cs, Madge squirming to get comfortable, her feet almost touching her head in a full circle. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She stood in front of him, bodies touching, her arms out, his hands around her waist They negotiated the turns without words, Tally shifting her weight gradually, waiting for David to follow her lead. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Any touching of any fence would result in severe consequences. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Soon they’d crossed over into the best part of the forest, with old trees that soared up so high it seemed they were touching the sky. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Closing her eyes, Marian Anderson began to sing, and her thrilling contralto voice carried across the Mall, touching every person who had come to hear her. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Two moonstones looked up at him in the light of his small hand-held fire; two pale moonstones buried in a creek of clear water over which the life of the world ran, not touching them. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday I took down Casey Palmer, and today I was scared of touching a girl’s hand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The Garretts’ dogs heard the noise first: the sound of metal touching metal, of one hundred hooves sending vibrations through the earth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Grouped termites keep touching each other incessantly with their antennae, and this appears to be the central governing mechanism. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You were touching me…but I was using you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z But Arthur was the touching one of the three. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I understand why Evelyn keeps touching that sculpture—it’s the last piece of her son she has, just like this is the last piece of my mother that I have. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I knew we were walking, but I couldn’t feel my feet touching the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “And the priest keeps touching my mouth and it nauseates me,” Jaja said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t I tell you stop touching me?” the boy yelled in Wes’s face. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The Titan had healed a bad wound on Percy’s shoulder just by touching it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the distance, the morning rays were barely touching the tips of the sandstone mesas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z No touching the person in front of me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ah, I thought, touching the place above my heart where I did not yet know the cells were multiplying like crazy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella hated touching fish guts even more than coop cleaning. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I’m able to sit—doing my usual 3rd-time’s-a-charm routine—without touching the armrest, so I don’t need my Clorox wipes. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The naked elms reached across our street from both sides, touching fingertips, and snow lay crusted in the flower beds before the warm, hibernatory houses. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Yah!” said Wemmick, touching me on the breast with his forefinger; “you’re a deep one, Mr. Pip! Would you like to have a look at Newgate? Have you time to spare?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Charlie put one arm behind my back, not quite touching me, and led me to the glass doors of the exit. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the grove behind them, three marble statues of women stood beneath the shadowy pines, their hands raised and touching, their legs extended as if frozen in mid-dance to some long-lost music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We’ve been receiving so much mail from people all across the country, and we have no idea what to do with it all; the donations for our college fund are amazing and quite touching. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He reached around all of our shoulders, pulling us close, our heads touching, covering Amil in a human tent. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I was never a beauty,” she said, touching her face, “but now I would not trade with the goddess Nuwa.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I head-faked, then cut back the other way and sailed around him, touching the ball down without Chas even wiping a finger’s width of sweat off me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z How do they keep from touching all the time? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The supper was baked beans and broccoli and two slices of ham and they were laid out on the plate so that they were not touching. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Before summoning the serving men to carry him away, she knelt and felt his face, tracing the line of his jaw, brushing her fingers across his cheeks and nose, touching his hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I could actually feel his skin touching mine. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She gobbled gigantic green vitamin pills, ate lots of fresh oranges and apples, and she had this habit of touching her bulging belly and mumbling a prayer. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It wasn’t exactly Hepburn and Tracy, but it was strangely touching nonetheless. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He brought his hands next to his ears, thumbs touching the lobes, looking as if he were straining to hear Allah replying. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, all five of us can see them sitting at the dining room table, giggling and touching each other’s hair and examining each other’s nails and complimenting each other’s best features. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z "To the Brotherhood of Man . . . to History and to Change," he said, touching my glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the value is in the process—in touching each item, in naming and identifying, in acknowledging the significance of a cardigan, a pair of children’s boots. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Thanks for letting me take the fall alone. Your support was really touching.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z That’s when I knew for sure that there was this thing about touching me at Beecher Prep. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z There is no touching or drama or passion or pain. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I reach over the back seat, touching her hair. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I knew he could’ve got by without ever touching a trash bag. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Right. The moment they weren’t touching it”—he motioned to that piece of asphalt hovering at chest level—“it refroze in time wherever they left it. Even if they left it in the air.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It makes each footstep I take feel numb, like my foot isn’t actually touching the ground, like I’m not in my body. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I couldn’t think of anything, except that he was touching me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The two serpents checked each other out, touching noses, then turned their wheels in unison. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He reached out his hand, but it fell short of touching the friar’s frock by almost a foot. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The metal groaned as he bent the two ends until they were touching once again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Arize walked from aisle to aisle, cooing, touching the plastic wrappings, picking out baby clothes, a pink pram, a plastic doll with blue eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Never a big pull or yank, just his fingertips touching and grazing and peck- pecking away, like some little bird. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “This one right here,” she said, touching her finger just over my lip—my skin still tingling there even after she took back her finger. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Odenigbo pulled her down and they lay side by side, not touching. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He stays inside, working in his asylum studio painting self-portraits and touching up older canvases. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She covered her mouth with her hand when she laughed and kept touching Diego’s arm. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Harry was so close to the mirror now that his nose was nearly touching that of his reflection. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My stomach is so empty, it’s touching my back now. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He pictured her groping her way, her hands touching the walls. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Father Gorey is touching me with oil and praying in Latin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As daylight faded, veterans and visitors lingered by the Wall, touching names one last time, offering prayers and promises to return. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He couldn’t stop touching it, the skin raised and tender. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You got rid of it? You traded it for lipstick? It’s my radio and I need it, and you had no business even touching it.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “And it’s the Roman Colosseum, in Rome, not Greece. Stop touching it, Emma. The glue isn’t dry yet.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z "Thank you," I said, shifting my weight on my feet and touching the door knob, little moves, polite preliminaries to closing the door. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I winced, touching the stitching in my forehead again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “No fly today,” Dad says, touching her gently on her head with his good hand. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z At night in bed, he could have one without even touching himself, just thinking of her. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He hasn’t stopped touching me since we left the office building. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Of him touching my back fat and my overflowing waistline, it makes me want to gag. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He grabbed the back of my head and carefully pulled my forehead closer to his, so that our eyebrows were touching. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The bottom of it was just touching the water. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z They were not touching, but it seemed to him that he could feel Julia’s body shaking. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Even from the back I can tell he’s touching himself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I realized he was still touching me and I took a sudden, nervous step backward. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My arm rested next to Naomi’s, barely touching. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She laughed childishly, and moved closer to the bed, almost touching it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We used to all fit on one step, with our thin thighs and shoulders touching. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Toño is grateful also, I know, for on this slab of ancient wood, in this old and holy place, shoulders touching, I can feel my brother weeping. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Just as soon as they were no longer touching she leapt up and went for her geoduck pail and ran away down the beach. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A hand touching his shoulder awakened him from his trance. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Do you know what it’s like to go through day after day never touching another person? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And perhaps cry out and stare or simply reach down her hand and say, “What's this?” and hold up the hidden book with touching innocence. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Paul stood, his head nearly touching the doorframe. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Dimple sat beside him, her arms and legs stiff, as if she were afraid of encroaching on his personal space, of touching him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She made a loop with her arms, fingertips barely touching. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Shana’s dozing up front, her head just barely touching the window. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Sven had wanted to prove a point, she understood, and understood only because of that day she had come within a fingertip of touching the wall at Endovier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Guitar stood up, his head almost touching the ceiling. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Their youth is touching, but I know 1 can’t be deceived by it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugh and Fiona stood off to one side, their hands linked and foreheads touching, saying goodbye in their own quiet way. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I kept one hand touching the wall as I walked carefully around to each of the views. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Your concern for me is touching. Too bad it’s not sincere.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His hands are always touching me, stroking my hair, my neck, my cheek, my shoulder; when they creep lower and his body moves closer, I duck away, find an excuse to leave. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded, touching the edge of his scar. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was a dead thing, and a dead thing—a dead anything—is nasty to be touching on. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Harry stepped in, his head almost touching the sloping ceiling, and blinked. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z His long arms and legs moved flowingly and flawlessly, his body floating as if his feet weren’t touching the ground. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For any point along a smooth curve that flows through space, there is a line that just grazes the curve, touching at exactly one point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Somehow it was the most heart-stopping thing I have ever done, touching my own lips with this cigarette that had touched Anna Engel’s lips a second earlier. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z By touching me Charles had awakened it, and it throbbed with life. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One soldier almost caught it, his very fingertips touching the page, but another sudden wind burst through the air and stole it away. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “How touching! My, my! I notice that it’s always me you come to when in trouble. But I’ve never heard of anyone’s heart breaking on my account. Oh, no. Who cares anything about old Templeton?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z A fall would have been a much bigger deduction than touching the beam, so I was determined to stay on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And we both watched as he managed to stick on the stamps without touching the envelope. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I cursed myself for losing control and creating a scene, and I tried not to look at the boy as I paid my check and walked out without touching my food. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was fatigue, but the touching of palms seemed a little weak. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved touching that old brass key with the smooth round top that looked like a tiny face. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A state police car with the red light flashing bounced frenziedly off the highway, swung around the cluster of rattletrap vehicles, and screeched to a stop with its nose practically touching the front door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I lunged for a yellow coin lying on the blue design of the carpet, touching it and sending a surprised shriek to join those rising around me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We continued in our commanded destruction: We halted again to set fire to a shop, this time touching our brands to the exterior. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Gum Baby shrank even farther, her head nearly touching her stubby little legs. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was fear of the greater beast and fear of touching the greater beast’s food. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A normal Blackcliff student would beat me for touching him without permission—and this is no student, but an Aspirant and the Commandant’s spawn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He turned tome, touching my elbow as I walked to the door. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother smiled at her, her hand touching her hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was looking down at her, their noses almost touching, both her legs under his left one. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Genie thought about reaching out and touching it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was really touching to see how happy these few words made him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Some were cracked but still standing, barricaded with Plexiglas to keep people from touching them. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The other tiger kept creeping closer, belly touching the ground, eyes down, making a low, singsong sound. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Her body felt as light as air, and she wasn’t completely sure her shoes were touching the ground. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z V sighed, touching two fingers to her locket. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Do people go out of their way to avoid touching you, Via?” he answered, which left me momentarily without an answer. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I’ve always thought that was such an intimate thing to do: touching the screen of another person’s phone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The wall she was touching felt warm and yielding now, and, she realized, it felt as if it were covered in a fine downy fur. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Have they found anything yet, baby?” she asked with a hand lightly touching my shoulder. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And then, because she's still Mrs. de Vries, she says, "Please refrain from touching too many things while I'm gone." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Riemann imagined a translucent ball sitting atop the complex plane, with the south pole of the ball touching zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He leaned so close that his face was almost touching the glass. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He moves closer to me, but not so close that we are touching. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The only thing that gave him any hope at all was touching the red braided bracelet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It seemed impossible that only two nights ago, Deen had been sitting in that same spot, with his knee touching Jinny’s. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I’m Madeline,” she said, and Mia had the uncanny sensation, as their hands met, of touching her reflection in a pool. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z An electrical shock from some jumper cables had put her into a coma from which she emerged, three weeks later, able to “know” things by handling an object or touching a stranger’s hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I lean close to the wall, the open door sandwiching me, touching my toes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The people were touching and pointing and shouting, excited by the strange objects from so far away. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Everybody put one foot forward, just barely touching the line. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Would he have to constantly touch the turquoise or would touching the bow guard be enough? Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z We were a small tight group, clustered together, our bare upper bodies touching and shining with anticipatory sweat; while up front the big shots were becoming increasingly excited over something we still could not see. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Its hull was two giant white hands cupped together, the fingertips touching at the prow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I couldn’t restrain myself from touching his face, the place where his dimple caved into his skin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He set her down quickly, though, and the whole family huddled in a circle, their heads leaning forward, touching. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Looking like he belonged in our house, he sat right next to Mamá on the couch, their hands almost touching as they answered questions about our disappearance and return. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They were sitting close together, their shoulders nearly touching. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A good number of them, he says, touching the printouts, are not documented. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel her knee barely touching mine. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We used to make fun of his laugh, which amused him greatly, touching off another round of “Heeerrrrrr! Heerrrrrrr!” from him, prompting further outraged giggles from us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the handle sticking in the air, then at T. Ray as he walked around the room touching things, the piano, the hatrack, a Look magazine on the drop-leaf table. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing in the field, waiting for his friend, the elephant also had his head lowered, his tusks almost touching the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z There is no touching this girl, I thought. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam nodded again, and Pet leaned its face in toward hers, touching their foreheads together. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The main challenge was hauling them out of the river and lugging them home without touching the poisonous spines on their fins. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But when no one’s going anywhere, your bumpers all might as well be touching. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When she got to the part about the slaves touching Our Lady’s heart and how she filled them with fearlessness and plans of escape, June turned up the volume. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Deep and dark, they say. A good place for touching. All the dead kings watching.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wishes her to go into a convent, but she won’t hear of it, and after a touching appeal, is about to faint when Roderigo dashes in and demands her hand. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He kissed me once, gently, and lingered there, our lips still touching. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The dog-bats dropped, one by one, from the ceiling and began to circle the room, coming close to her but never touching her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Positioned above the top railing of the bridge, but so her feet are not quite touching it, is a woman dressed in black, with a black hood or veil covering her hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I inch my body further, my hips and legs still touching the roof. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Two new faces in one day,” Graham said gently, knowing he was touching on a delicate subject. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Bigger paused, bewildered; then he saw coming slowly toward him a tall, thin, white woman, walking silently, her hands lifted delicately in the air and touching the walls to either side of her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The duplicate designs were: a circle with a large maple leaf in the center, the tips of the leaf touching the sides of the circle. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z They were barely touching, but that was all she needed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He stared at me, first confusion and then hurt touching his eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He kisses her softly on the forehead before letting her go, staying as close to her as he can without touching. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We start out chaste, just lips touching, tasting, but soon we can’t get enough. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z You look without touching while it vibrates on the kitchen counter: your mom’s work number. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Two tall towers touching the clouds, reflecting sunshine, shimmering rainbows and diamond-shaped light. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I kept feeling her, touching her body, her hands, her arms, up and down, again and again. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Emily snapped back inside, fearing Ms. Lee would pop out and yell at her about touching the neighbor’s building. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Why do you say that?” said Sif touching her bald head frantically, as if the fluttering touch of her fingers would make her hair return. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A woman in front of us kneels in prayer, touching her head to the ground while her baby tugs on her shirt. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And Amy, the dignified, tumbled over a stool, and never stopping to get up, hugged and cried over her father’s boots in the most touching manner. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now pull one leg up, foot touching knee. Stretch forward again.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He pulled his chair out and sat down in front of me, his knees nearly touching mine. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “What are y’all ashamed of, recruit?” the drill instructor yelled at me, leaning down so that his nose was almost touching mine. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pigeon’s at practice, Dad’s at work, and Mom’s busy touching up the photos from last weekend’s wedding.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The sun was touching the black horizon with a faint red tip. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Keav remembers the feel of Ma’s hand softly touching her forehead. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and I used to spend all our time in here, touching and smelling the flowers, talking about life, and soaking up sunlight. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He tried to fight back the familiar rage with his memory of touching the Spirit Bear, but nothing seemed to ward off the bitterness and frustration that flooded his mind. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Still in a squatting position, Boo Boo put her left hand through the V of her legs, touching the pier boards in order to keep her balance. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Out in the road it was a melee of shoving, strangers touching and shoving at me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “He spends most of his time in the Archives,” Sim said hesitantly, knowing that he was touching on a sore subject. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Reveal your secret!” he said, touching the wand to the parchment. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z So they already knew each other and sat together, but then I kept seeing them touching each other and laughing at all these inside jokes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The sun climbing over Mong’s big blue house behind us and touching warmth on the back of my neck. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The only time I can remember him vaguely touching upon mathematics was when he whisked a square of tissue- paper out of his pocket and waved it around. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When Armpit realized who she was, he couldn’t believe she was sitting right next to him, her leg almost touching his. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z His mother stayed with him for quite a long time, that night, she kept on touching him, asking him things, and when she had gone, the air all around his bed smelled of her smell. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I spy Ma and Pa asleep facing each other on their sides with Geak in the middle, their hands touching above Geak’s head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached out, touching my skull gingerly, and said something encouraging, as though I were a child. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like making sure you could take care of yourself,” she said, touching the soft leather of his handmade jacket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z With our feet touching, we set to work. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Mama’s completely shocked as she walks around the room, touching each frame that holds Daddy’s words. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I lay down next to him, our jackets touching without our skin touching. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Dancing like schoolboys, Bull and Virgil went from one boy to the other as though touching bases, pleading with them to rise and fight again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo's mind was afire with marvel, the lit match touching off fuse after fuse. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Will had no idea of the taboo in Lyra’s world preventing one person from touching another’s dæmon, and if he hadn’t touched Pantalaimon before, it was politeness that had held him back and not knowledge. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized that my suit was just touching the hem of his jacket. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And how the hell are we going to get up there without touching anything?” asked Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z God had placed this talent for communication, for touching others, deep inside her. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Shin did not know if touching wires in the fence would kill them, although he worried about it. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I have this pins-and-needles feeling in my legs, like it’s me who’s forcing open the door of a stranger’s apartment, walking in, looking, touching. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “You thought that would be a black tie occasion, did you?” he teased, touching the lapel of his tuxedo jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I could do without the crown,” she said, touching the golden circlet on her head, weighty as the anvil on which the blacksmith hammered the horseshoes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I could feel the soft, shivering touch of the lips on the super-sensitive skin of my throat, and the hard dents of two sharp teeth, just touching and pausing there. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It was one thing to be standing right at the edge of the forest with someone close by; it was a whole other to be touching an actual tree from the Cursed Forest. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I flash back to Adam asking me about the bracelet and touching my arm. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He held me there, my nose touching the bowl, for perhaps a minute, then he let me up. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She mbs my feet, and the way she kneads the soles and pats the heels, it’s like she’s talking to me with her touching. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Its warmth didn’t reach me strongly, but I imagined it was day and that Inti was still with us, touching me with his long golden fingers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, little baby girl,” my mother said in bed, touching her belly and already speaking to me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Banned from touching a computer for two years. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But he had not yet gone into that whizzing top gear of his, when the ground became blurred by speed and the wind howled and his feet didn’t seem to be touching anything but air. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The women started in with touching Mrs. Holton and saying a lot of “sorry” and “here to help” and “call on me.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We’d stretched our hands out as far as the tips of our fingers could go, touching the wind, trying to reach heaven. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not touching you. I am sitting here, having a conversation.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Tess slowly lifted the box, and Genie slid his hands in, his fingers first touching the feathers, then wrapping around the body of the swallow. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Greasy hair hung down, touching Thomas, framing a face hidden in shadow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He leaned forward so that his face was nearly touching mine and said, “But I will.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Before we even made it to the highway, the car was skidding all over the place, the tires spinning like they weren’t touching the ground. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z His long, thin hands kept touching around his sty as though it hurt him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mom, spine not touching the back of her chair: I’m afraid Cassie’s death might trigger you. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He then explained this affectionate apostrophe, by touching his brooch representing the lady and the weeping willow at the tomb with the urn upon it, and saying, “Had it made for me, express!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “We just dragged it in here. Why we wanna to take it out? One time touching that thing is enough.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He went skimming over the earth like some magical hop-skip-and-jumper with his feet hardly ever touching the ground. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After a minute or so, she yells, “Just everyone stop touching me—okay?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith spoke to the horse in nearly inaudible tones, calling him Son and touching him lightly when he needed him to turn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He admires his frog and puts it on the table next to Mom’s frog so that their little frog feet are touching. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The last rolling thunder of the avalanche stoned down about his ears, not touching him. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The agent jumped easily from person to person, apparently through touching and sexual contact. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, she would be holding Luna’s hand for the last time, touching her face for the last time—speaking her words of love in the hoarsest of whispers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He looked back at her, the low light touching on his scars and healing wounds, the marks of the impressors written all over his body. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You stay on your side and he stays on his. No touching. You understand?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But invariably the grinning Nines, who in technical violation of the rule had been practicing secretly for weeks, would mount and ride off in perfect balance, training wheels never touching the ground. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z After she left the dress department, Mrs. Trepid wandered around the store, touching purses and scarves and slips. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I don’t care if Momma made it, I’m not touching that mess. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It feels dangerous to me, as if just by touching it, I could hurt someone. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “The dances, carving the totem, carrying the ancestor rock, touching the Spirit Bear, it was all the same thing—it was finding out who I really was.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Lexie, touching the photo, saw that beneath the weight of the rock, the intricate net bulged but did not break. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Seeing and touching the actual machinery made it easier to understand what all these complicated parts did, instead of just reading about them in books. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The gesture was, to me, tremendously touching and all of a sudden I realized I had been wrong about these people. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Mine is, just where the scar is. When I press on it,” Claire explained, touching her hand gently to the place. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Gogol does as he is told, aware that he is touching the everyday possessions of a family he barely knows. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad wait and watch me without touching their own food. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Like “lips touching, me tasting her strawberry lip gloss, her probably thinking my breath smells like hot dogs” kissed. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We watched as Susie ran off, her feet barely touching the ground as she did. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Kaede put her hand to her throat, touching her skin with cold fingers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You had better tell your boy here that it will be better for him not to even think about touching me,” Olanna said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We’d gotten to our bikes by then, and Twig swung her leg over the seat, hovering with her tiptoes touching the ground. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was touching to see them together--it made you laugh in a hushed, fascinated way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Pita said quietly, sweetly, reaching the bed and touching my shoulder. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I was squeamish of people taking my hand and touching me, but I did like it when they said, “Oh, yes, you were great.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Dad looked at his lap and kept touching his eyebrow, a sure sign that he was nervous. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I feel as if my feet in their flat red shoes aren’t quite touching the floor. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The warder balked at touching trousers worn by a black man, and finally the commanding officer himself came to my cell to pick them up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve stopped. I wont again. You promise, Jason?” she says, and me feeling her eyes almost like they were touching my face. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel sat next to Frank on the center bench, their shoulders touching, which made her feel as jittery as a harpy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Luciana touching the same wood, feeling the same vibrations, hearing the same sounds. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It did not matter that she had no idea of what to do or say to the Presence— after the wordless knowing and the soundless touching, her dreams disintegrated. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jude,” Locke says, touching my arm, startling me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Arriving at a bend in the embankment, we entered into the first warehouse there, a storehouse for some chandlery, and began setting it to flames, touching our brands to cordage and hogsheads. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “We should leave it at our foreheads touching and our noses touching and your hand on my leg and we shouldn't, you know.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z They leaned together so that their foreheads were touching. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z In the end, the four students made an agreement to ask permission before touching each other, even in play. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I don’t want one of you falling into the lagoon,” she said, and I shuddered at the thought of touching that dirty water. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They would have killed me, thought Montag, swaying, the air still torn and stirring about him in dust, touching his bruised cheek. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z With my index finger and thumb, I played a sort of crane game and picked up pairs of underwear, touching them as little as possible. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He let go of me then, but we stayed almost touching, side by side again, our backs to the car. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Boo Boo’s foot was already touching the bow of the boat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t like him touching me like this. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “My skull is staying touching this floor,” said the child. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I think they were afraid that some of us would try to kill ourselves or something because they looked very tense and one of them kept touching his beard. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z All gave assent, then home they went to rest; but young Dawn’s finger tips of rose, touching the world, roused them to make haste to the ship, each with his gift of noble bronze. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at her hands, wondering if it was safe for them to be touching food after where they had been. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Something touching on the Lord Hamlet,” I said lightly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I inch closer to him and our elbows are touching. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And of course Sasquatch was like, “No touching!” in that gruff voice they think makes them sound hard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Instead she scooted closer to him, their ears almost touching. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Facing the sharp edge without ever touching it, she took whole vegetables between her hands and hacked them apart: cauliflower, cabbage, butternut squash. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Every day her fingers linger on the baby on the cover, and every day I don’t like her touching it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He was surrounded by chess officials, players, journalists, and the merely curious, and within hours of touching down in Yugoslavia he was at the board playing, analyzing, and talking chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She sat perfectly still before the piano, not touching the keys, while Robert carried her message to Edna at die window. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z "There-" Before the others could examine the drop of blood, Jack had swerved off, judging a trace, .touching a bough that gave. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But instead of responding, the three men knelt to the ground, their knees touching Lana’s body as they surrounded her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I asked, touching the frayed skin around his thumbnail. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Amari asked quietly, touching her neck, which still held the scars from her own iron chains. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the ground, their shoulders touching. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where did this come from?” he asks, lightly touching my friendship bracelet. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Lily pulled back slightly, their noses still touching. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then he brings it toward himself, touching the tip of the blade to his stomach. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She’s tiny and lightweight, and touching her like this wakes my whole body. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I surprised myself by touching her with my right hand. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Emma obliged him, touching a lit finger to the bowl of his pipe. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “I’m happy to be going,” said Mig, putting a hand up and gently touching one of her cauliflower ears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z "Better than wisdom?" she asks, her nose touching my cheek. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z She pushes the cards around on the table a bit more, touching one and then another, though Bailey is no longer paying attention to which card is which. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His arm jerks like he was thinking of touching me but decided against it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And I had started to climb over the middle seats to tell them that much when Chubs lurched forward, throwing Liam onto his back without touching him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She wandered in and out of the low buildings, idly touching necklaces and postcards. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z If she had been some ordinary woman, she would gladly have spent her whole life touching Daario, tracing his scars and making him tell her how he’d come by every one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stood at the window the curtains moved slow out of the darkness touching my face like someone breathing asleep, breathing slow into the darkness again, leaving the touch. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn’s pale light now reflected on its smooth surface like glass, so perfectly still she almost felt bad for touching it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “They’re all very upset,” said Abby, touching her temples with both hands to, once again, amplify her powers of mental telepathy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z These days she is a gnarled crone, touching the raw flesh of my brain with her cruel fingernails. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z But then he moves forward again, steps to the side to avoid touching me, inclines his head, is gone. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “No matter what happens,” she said, touching his cheek, “I’m grateful for the past six years here.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Jonathan put his hand to the man’s face, touching it with shaking fingers. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Her arms pumped in rhythm with her stride, her feet almost touching her backside as she sped back home. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I grasp my mother’s armlet, but touching it makes me feel worse. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Whichever arm you lead with is half-bent out there, your hands are giving that little pull, that little push, touching her waist, her shoulders, her arms. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he reached for her hand, intent on touching her ring, but she pulled her hand away from him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She felt fingers running along her arm, touching her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he bent down, and, with his face almost touching Lucy’s, examined her carefully. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He froze in the touching position for a long moment, then stood and walked proudly off into the dark. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It was touching that he remembered I like the Edgartown fudge. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She moved closer, so their noses were almost touching. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z She scoots her body closer into mine, until the full lengths of us are touching. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Asher’s arm is draped over the back of the couch, his hand idly touching Hammie’s shoulder, and she doesn’t move away. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was putting her face in his chest and beginning to cry, and without saying more, they turned and walked off the dock together, the crowd carefully not touching them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z As soon as they are removed from the group, and the touching from all sides comes to an end, they become aggressive, standoffish; they begin drinking compulsively, and abstain from touching each other. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would come out of the water by catching the dangling limbs of a leaning birch and climbing up, never touching the bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, if it isn’t Wheeze and Cough,” he said, smiling widely and touching the bill of his cap. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have Bluebonnet and Barracuda, on the move,” Amy says, touching her earpiece. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then we lie down next to each other on the floor, shoulders touching, staring at the same patch of white ceiling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For a while we just sat like that, half-submerged, thighs touching, speechless. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Will stood back and held out the knife, searching, touching the air with the most delicate movements, until after a minute or so he found a point at which he could cut. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is no punishment, Ophelia, but a blessing,” she says, touching my belly again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And because once she started touching him the way she did in her head, it was hard to stop. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z When she did not seem likely to go away, she leaned in until her mouth was almost touching his ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I watch her and hear her bare feet lightly touching the earth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We sat in that metal car, our bare knees just touching. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I kick my legs, pull water back with my arms, and I’m swimming, like a dog, not caring about the things touching my legs, bumping into me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I quickly lost my revulsion at touching sea life. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Our legs are now touching and he scoots closer too. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z As he’d taught her, she kissed it three times—touching it to her brow between each kiss—and gave it back to him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Missing the innocence of an hour ago when my only concern was touching the hand of a girl I thought I might love. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And what if he missed a few other clues between trees falling down and him touching a tree right now? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Pausing a moment to pry the blanket from her pack, she offered it without touching him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She kept looking at her watch, touching her curlers every few seconds. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He backed the hearse up until it was almost touching the double doors at the rear of the house. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They loaded up their trays as usual, to avoid suspicion, but carefully avoided touching their forks to anything but green vegetables. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He came away from the window, he prowled about the room, touching things, looking at the pictures, opening wardrobes, fingering my clothes, already unpacked. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Richard was to tap a pressure point on his chest while reaching out to me with his other hand, and Mother was to hold a point in her palm while touching Richard with her foot. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He smiled and leaned back against the headrest, his forehead almost touching the ceiling. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her room was about six feet wide, with a twin bed against one wall and a small desk directly across from it, nearly touching the bed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then she saw a glow touching the sky up ahead, and Hazel relaxed her hand and quickened her steps. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z They had no intention of touching that dirt. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If they didn’t have wood or kindling, they curled against one another, barely touching, but by morning, they’d be pressed together, breathing in tandem, cocooned in muzzy sleep, a single crescent moon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then each aunt, pulling my pink blanket back patting the crop of thick curls tugging at my new toes touching my cheeks. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He stands close enough that our drinks are touching. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It was so undignified, but I lowered myself and sat next to her, our shoulders touching. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She came very close until we were touching. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Lightly, the asura felt around her own head, careful to avoid touching it with her deadly hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His head stays bowed, his chin almost touching his chest. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We were frightened, and kept touching our heads. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled and reached over, affectionately touching his shoulder. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I drew my hand away, frightened at touching such an awful thing inside her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There would be other people touching his shoulder, and touching mine, but we would not see them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He had never seen a wizard work things out like this, simply by looking and touching; but Harry had long since learned that bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I put Dinah on the windowsill and lay down on the bed, again not touching anything. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She puts her hands on me, touching all the places I am marked, down my back and over my sides. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z People—grown-ups—hovered over me constantly, touching me, feeling me, dressing and undressing me, eyeing me, poking me, bathing me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In the tiring-room, Mr. Heminges was putting more white in his beard for his part as Polonius, and Mr. Shakespeare, dressed all in armor, was touching up his ghostly white makeup. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Kendra ran and seized the pool skimmer, swinging it at the relentless horde of fairies, never touching any of them no matter how dense the swarm appeared. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z While you were logged in, you could walk or run in any direction and the sphere would rotate around and beneath you, preventing you from ever touching the wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z What is it about someone touching your phone? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Easy for you\\” he amended, touching my nose with his fingertip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She pulled and pulled, and with her great strength was able to angle the beam downward until the broken end was nearly touching the rubble below. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z With Bo promising that this would never happen again and with me mortified by the thought of his hands touching my body. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I’m not touching you! Go away! Get in your cage!” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z There was a touching reunion in Johnny Garcia’s bar in Monterey, with tears and embraces, speeches and endearments in the poco Spanish of my youth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As I turned it, a fiery hot shriek split the serenity at Snowberger’s, as if touching the doorknob had set off an alarm. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “This edge,” said Giacomo Paradisi, touching the steel with the handle of a spoon, “will cut through any material in the world. Look.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I might be able to exist there without touching anything, but then hours passed and it turned out I was wrong. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I leaned over, touching my forehead to his shoulder, begging him to stop. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At USC, she took a class in criminal psychology, which she thought would fulfill a credit but wound up touching her deeply. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “No,” he said, touching his lips and rolling his eyes upward. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a soft pull, like someone touching the bottom of my shirt, or a light tap on my shoulder. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It landed on Butler’s arm, touching the bare skin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I woke him by touching his arm with one finger, softly at first, then harder and harder till I was jabbing into his flesh, marveling at how hard it was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had, upon seating himself, simply picked up the fork, examined it for a brief second, touching the prongs with a fingertip, then turned his attention to the morning headlines. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z At the far edge of cement, almost touching the porch, Ben stood motioning for his father to come out to play defense. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some readers do not like other people touching their cards,” Marco explains, recalling details from his divination lessons as he gently lifts the deck. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This he accomplished by running far up on the side of a tree and using his stout legs for leverage, springing twenty or thirty feet away before touching the ground. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t say nothing ’bout you touching it; I said look.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She pulls the strands that she’s touching across her nose and sniffs at it herself. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Now, Fielding was standing up on a chair, touching the back of one of the stuffed weasels. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She caresses his two arms, pausing over the weaker left one, and his skinny legs, touching his scuffed knees, lingering over his gimpy leg. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They stand entwined but not touching, their heads tilted toward each other. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He yanked away and touching his bruised face lightly, chuckled. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “It isn’t your fault,” he says, touching his forehead to mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Now he has his back to the courtyard and is facing a pillar, his forehead touching it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I found her enthusiasm kind of touching, actually—until the afternoon I overheard her talking on the phone to a friend, venting and not have “two needy children to worry about.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He was capable of killing a fly on the wheeler’s butt with a bull whip without touching the mule. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Our faces got closer until finally our foreheads were almost touching. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I began steaming inside with frustration as I looked around and saw all the white children touching and picking up and trying on. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Prettier than a TV star,” he says, touching the plastic pearls. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Januka’s is touching her hair again, putting his face in her neck and smelling her while they walk. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I took my seat, nervously, my feet barely touching the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hieir eyes never quite met, like two lights moving, never quite touching. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked every inch of the little cabin, touching all the floorboards with her toes, feeling for a loose panel. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But touching her didn’t seem to bother him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then he started touching it gently, like he was remembering something about it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But Katherine II came out all wrong—only touching the x-axis once. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z We were still not touching, only radiating against each other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There’s a woman holding on to her toddler’s hand while fussing with her other child, who looks about five, telling him to stop touching the dirty table that’s coated with days-old ketchup. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Zero breathed in, and the petal was drawn up almost touching his nose. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z |
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