| 单词 | trim |
| 例句 | He had trimmed his hair over break, and pulled it back into a little topknot. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The windows had white trim, and real glass panes, and flower boxes with tiny fake flowers in them. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Now and then he drew back, examined his own efforts, and then leaned forward to correct the shape, to trim the curves. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All the foliage was neatly trimmed, in bright, beautiful colors, the roads devoid of even one small weed and paved in fancy yellow brick that began down by the waterfront. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The longer I stay in the kitchen, the more chores Elizabeth comes up with until I leave: the doorknobs need polishing, the top of the refrigerator needs dusting, Mae Mobley’s fingernails could use a trim. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Zeus in his dark pin-striped suit, his black beard neatly trimmed, and his eyes sparking with energy. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “No, I wouldn’t, for the smart caps won’t match the plain gowns without any trimming on them. Poor folks shouldn’t rig,” said Jo decidedly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z From behind the faucet, I took the scissors he used to trim his mustache and slipped them into the bag, too. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z In these highways of flying men, their tongue forbidden the people of the earth, all fat had been trimmed, all excess removed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hickock, too, was sharply dressed in clothes provided by his parents: trim blue-serge trousers, a white shirt, a narrow dark-blue tie. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the more traditional surrounding architecture, such as the county attorney’s office across the street, the three-story courthouse sports steel trim around a checkerboard of clear glass windows that stretch the buildings height. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The waitresses have white uniforms with black tab trim, although the shade of their red lipstick isn’t quite right and they should have run it around the edges of their mouths. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We need our limbs trimmed just the way you need to cut your fingernails and hair, although for us it’s only once or twice a year, and it’s called pruning. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He asked, “You mean, you’re going to give me some trim?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For a time I looked like an unevenly trimmed topiary, but gradually as I got used to my new life, my skin settled down and I regained my face. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The air smells like wet grain and hedge trimmings; in the lulls between their footfalls, she can hear a deep, nearly subsonic roar. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z With a rusty pair of scissors, I trimmed the branches. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She wore a white shirtwaist and black skirt that accentuated her trim figure, and she was seated beside a window, her hair candescent with sunlight. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He’d just had a haircut and a beard trim, and he was neatly dressed, wearing a tan suit that he’d had custom-made in Belgrade. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Satins and foils and stiff brocades, encrusted with jewels and trimmed in furs with the heads still on, glassy eyes, bared fangs and all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A neatly trimmed mustache connected to a beard that covered only his chin lent him an elegant, vaguely aristocratic air. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked like a grown Fernando and he wore a blue uniform trimmed with gold braid. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Granddaddy appeared with his beard trimmed and his hair plastered down. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He raged at his farm, forced it, added to it, drilled and trimmed, and his boundaries extended. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A practiced barber, no doubt; her order often cleaned the corpses of the noble slain before returning them to their kin, and trimming beards and cutting hair was part of that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was a well-fed man wearing the brown coat trimmed with white that signified he was a prisoner of war. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When caretakers doled out the food, they trimmed a boy’s ration card and pressed his finger in invisible ink. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d chop down a tree, trim off the branches as far up as I wanted, then cut away the rest of the top. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I pass by bright green lawns and ornate trees trimmed into shapes favored by the gods, flowerbeds that burst with scarlet Belle-roses and snowy lilies shimmering like blankets of red and white stardust. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Jody oiled the hoofs and kept them carefully trimmed so they would not crack. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie and Neeley wore their everyday clothes. little Tilly’s mother, in honor of the day, had dressed her up in a cheap but fancy lace dress trimmed with dark pink ribbon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Gomez was impressed by the beauty of those wing-sails, by how they were flexed and trimmed so perfectly, and by the speed of the birds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Lieutenant Loeffler,” he said, and pulled the jacket trim around him. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The whole thing is trimmed in lace with little pearl buttons as accents. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z His beard is trimmed to a goatee, and his uniform is a white double-breasted suit with gold trim. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She stared at him, his trim brown suit, his brown snapbrim hat. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He examined the heater on his smoke, packing it in and trimming the ashes by dragging it on a rock by his feet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Looking out at the perfectly trimmed lawn only made me miss the dirt backyard of my parents' home. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His eyes flashed over George, took in his height, measured his reach, looked at his trim middle. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a lean, intelligent face with a neatly trimmed brown mustache and eyes as gray as smoke. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There it was, supple shining black leather, chased and trimmed with the purest silver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In the bright rain-scrubbed air those portions of the landscape not still submerged looked cheerful, trim, and neat. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Hi, Paul. House beer, and a hamburger with all the trimmings. No fries.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When he finally turned his attention to the eggs, he trimmed the egg white up to the yolk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She plugs her ears with dainty fingertips, impeding my progress at trimming her ends. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Father MacPhail watched fiercely as the pilot moved the throttle forward and adjusted the trim of the engines. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was the Butler, coming to trim the lamp as the Master had ordered him to. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Golden eyes gleam above his neatly trimmed goatee. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z On this side, the bushes were neatly trimmed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Baird was around five foot seven and trim but muscular, with the body of a fitness devotee, short hair, a square jaw, and almost preter- naturally straight teeth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A single pedestrian wanders down the sidewalk, and a gardener is carefully trimming a nearby hedge—but aside from the faint clip-clip-clip sound of his shears, it’s quiet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She trimmed the broken twig ends, so that the cuts would be cleaner, less apt to harbor disease. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I often find that when a ruthless editor forces me to trim an article to fit into a certain number of column-inches, the quality of my prose improves as if by magic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Martinez and the ascent software kept it trim, though it was a constant battle. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it welcomed her like a familiar friend, the contrasting trim above the top windows like raised eyebrows surprised to see her again. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Just as I kept my sidelocks trimmed short and tucked behind my ears, he favored the narrow beard and generous mustache of the Stockyard bosses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Though we were doing barely enough labor at the quarry to work up a sweat, the walk there and back was enough to keep me trim. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We cut grass, trimmed trees, cleaned the bam, ran a gerry tractor, and kept busy all day. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to trim some palm fronds with firm strokes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was cared for by eejits who trimmed the ground with scissors just before the event. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of cows is thick, the wind is just barely warm, and the clouds are white trimmed with gold. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His small mustache was trimmed and looked as debonair as ever. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an old-fashioned-looking object made from black leather with lots of silver trimming, identical to the belt he was wearing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “That won’t harm ye, my pretty; an’ it may make poor Geordie gladsome to have so trim a lass sittin’ on his lap. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Already the other women with her, the blonde in the short pink bed jacket with the tatty fur trim, has been appropriated, has entered the glass elevator, has ascended out of sight. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Hard shrunken skin pouches and black leather purses trimmed with hammered silver buttons were things he could understand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We walk out past the lilac trim and the off-white walls, past the old New Yorkers and out the door. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z About a hundred years ago, someone added a wraparound porch with enough ginger-bread trim to look like a lace collar. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s taken to saying stuff like, “Look at the trim color on that Lancaster. That’s not a regulation trim color. It looks like pea soup.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I got a new dress for Dinah, a tiny scrap of yellow trimmed in red polka dots. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The green prickly house was surrounded by a dried-out but neatly trimmed lawn. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I slammed it against the railing hard enough that I took a chunk out of the wooden trim. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Some trainers trimmed that leeway down to just a half pound. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm getting out of Dell's car three days later and the monthly maintenance man has trimmed the lone jade plant by the front entrance of the apartment building. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I would look out the window into the yard and watch Hassan and his mother kneeling together, picking tomatoes or trimming a rosebush, talking. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then after that I have to shower and shave and trim nasal hairs and wash and wax myself. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s about six inches shorter than me, trim, younger than my parents. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The small, sagging house in front of her has faded gingerbread trim. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I didn't care where Hemingway drank or Alice B. Toklas had her mustache trimmed. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z While Dudley lolled around watching and eating ice cream, Harry cleaned the windows, washed the car, mowed the lawn, trimmed the flower beds, pruned and watered the roses, and repainted the garden bench. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He turned around to find Ann’s boyfriend, a tall middle-aged man with a small, neatly trimmed mustache, standing before him, nervously fingering his tie. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He lopped the branches, split the trunks, and trimmed his puncheons true. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Flowers, weeds, junk, pet houses, tree houses, vegetable gardens, rubber tires, grass ranging from desert-sparse to shaggy to trim as a marine’s haircut — the backyards were as different, as individual as faces. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Perfect white snow-covered lawns, with manicured bushes and trimmed trees. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The week’s rest had recuperated the dogs and put them in thorough trim. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Next step: unload wood from the shed and get it ready to measure and trim. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Then Miss Love trimmed the mustache into a pencil-thin line and cropped his hair down from a mane to short as mine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She had never owned a garment in such an eye-catching color, but the Swanburne uniform featured a trim of navy ribbon around the hem that Penelope had always found pleasing. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Somkit expertly steered the boat to the north side of the bridge, trimming the motor to match the speed of the current. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She is skittering along ahead, swinging from rock to rock like a trim blonde monkey. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In order to fix his screwup, she had to trim my hair even shorter. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z At around four o’clock, with light draining out of the day, Shin and Park sidled toward the fence, trimming trees as they moved. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The tufts of blond that had grown raggedly from his scalp had been trimmed down. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z By the time the two of them finished trimming it — their tree-trimming instincts having languished for so many Christmases — hardly a pine needle could be seen under the tinsel and balls and whatnot. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He bought Pinch some calico trim for a pair of makazins, and a piece of velvet cloth for Angeline to use as she wished. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Dressed in a stunning wine- colored traditional Afghan dress with long sleeves and gold trimmings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Raymond Andrews was a short fellow with small hands, nails perfectly trimmed, wedding band on the ring finger. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They have fenced-in yards that must have once been trim and green, windows that must once have glowed in the evenings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z With the car doors closed, we settled into a cozy cocoon of black leather and wood trim. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Everything was good, well made, and little worn, but Amy’s artistic eyes were much afflicted, especially this winter, when her school dress was a dull purple with yellow dots and no trimming. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing tri-focal lenses in harlequin frames, and the frames were trimmed with rhinestones. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom made sure everyone had drinks and then she got busy, week after week, making her special party food—ham sandwiches on white bread with the crusts trimmed off. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Well, we don’t need to trim the string to make the kite,” Minli said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He’s got a neatly trimmed brown beard, which I think he hopes makes him look older, but it doesn’t hide his baby face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She picks up the fallen blossom and trims the stem, wincing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice he's clean-shaven and that his hair is newly trimmed and shaped. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a Victorian building with white trim. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His robes were a somber purple, trimmed with ermine. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wore a blue suit buttoned all the way up the front with bright gilt buttons, and trimmed with braid, and he had copper-toed shoes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I trimmed the pen, then found I didn’t know how to begin. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z For two days the Astrea trimmed sail to the speed of the floundering vessels. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I took in the clean-shaven face, the closely trimmed hair, and the eyes hidden by dark sunglasses. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Its base is brown brick and black trim. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He looked at the ceiling, the red trim on the closet door, the bullhorn that hung over his bed, the radio station sticker on his door. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But you didn’t hear Granny complain about having to trim wicks, clean smoked-up lamp chimneys, and fool with kerosene when other ladies could just pull a ceiling cord to get light. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was an ordinary-looking house, more expensive than some, but typical of Philadelphia: brick front, windows trimmed in white paint, metal railings, and a thick oaken door. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For a long time there had been a shriveled boot lying exposed on grass kept trim by rabbits. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The yard was neatly trimmed, but it didn’t have any flower beds or a little vegetable garden like Ivy’s house had. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z To have one’s picture hanging there in a little frame with black trim was a cherished honor. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You should trim your bangs when you get home. Just an idea.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m outfitted in bright red Architect gear, my boots and thick hood trimmed with scarlet fur, and I’m standing on what looks like a hovering board strapped to my boots. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Four blocks from her mother’s place is a white house with purple trim. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The trim little vixen trotted neatly back to the table and lay down. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Seeing his bed now made a snare, he feigned a journey to the trim stronghold of Lemnos, the dearest of earth’s towns to him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Its rows of windows are outlined in bright white trim. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Afterward he watched Helen trim Theresa’s nails; that was her job. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z At the start of the performance Cody entered the ring on horseback, his long gray hair streaming from under his white hat, the silver trim of his white jacket glinting in the sun. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A tall man in a huge white hat and a white buckskin coat heavily trimmed in silver stood a full head above the men around him: Buffalo Bill. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The air was cold and she blew her breath into the wolverine trim of her parka hood. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At midday, despite a scorching sun, Granny, seemingly indefatigable, went about with impressive skill trimming the rosebushes as we talked about trees and flowers and how to best cultivate them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s not someone who keeps power tools in the basement or shakes off work stress by making a risotto or trimming hedges. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z No one had to dream up shutters and window boxes and trim, or porches and turrets and wide curving staircases. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z We aren’t going to the river though, we won’t see the little cupolas on the buildings down that way, white with blue and gold trim, such chaste gaiety. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The stumps of its branches, which they had trimmed away, formed the rounds of the ladder they climbed to the top. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1956, he returned to Hampton, taking a job at the post office as a mail carrier, maintaining his trim military shape through miles of walking each day. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Tough business,” Freckles says, stepping back, wiping his hands on a bar towel tucked into his little waist; no adult man where I’m from has a waist so trim. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She knew what Papa looked like—of course she did—but at that moment, she couldn’t remember whether he had trimmed his beard short or left it long when he had gone. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z At the back of the stage, a massive screen displays her round face and neatly trimmed brown hair. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The kameez has a dark pink and green design with gold trim and a pink salwar to go with it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was dressed in striped black-and-scarlet robes trimmed with sable, but the fur looked more than a little patchy and moth-eaten. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Will saw blazing blue eyes in a haggard face with several days’ growth of beard on the stubborn jaw, gray-haired, drawn with pain, a thin body hunched in a heavy cloak trimmed with feathers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The hedges under the windows were trimmed so perfectly, I doubt I could have found a single leaf out of place. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A gardener was always trimming bushes, watering plants in the greenhouse. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The master of the Shadow was a big man, and fat, in a red cloak trimmed with pellawi-fur such as Andradean merchants wear. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The bite was now an angry red splotch trimmed in yellow. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They zigzagged through narrow cobblestone walkways, past courtyards with potted hibiscus trees and white stucco buildings with butterscotch trim and wrought-iron balconies. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On one of the tables there are some thumbed Reader's Digest and Maclean's magazines, and on another an ashtray, white with a rosebud trim. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Lee rode slowly up, slouched a bit, no longer quite so trim. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dark hearts of oak he split and trimmed for a high palisade around it, and built twelve sties adjoining in this yard to hold the livestock. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Brightly colored knee socks with white borders, a brown velvet coat trimmed in white rabbit fur, and a matching muff. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dolled up like a Christmas tree in a red velvet skirt, a red and white striped waist, and a red velvet hat trimmed in real holly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He stood in his long prayer shawl, its silver trim bathed in sunlight, its fringes dangling almost to the floor. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, leave that too. Look in during dinner to trim it, will you?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Once she asked me, “How do you stay so trim?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A’Leia’s are thick with black trim; Kelvin’s glasses are thin purple squares. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The buildings were royal blue with white trim, and each apartment had a small balcony. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He was a jack-of-all-trades, breaking the sturdy little cow ponies, treating their injuries and illnesses, trimming their hooves, and bending over an anvil to forge their shoes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The corpse's cloak was grey wool trimmed with white satin, she saw with sudden terror. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With the cedar skin attached to the shell, Pocock installed the runners and the seats, the riggers, the rudder assembly, and the trim. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “It isn’t made or trimmed,” sighed Meg, faintly, for a sudden recollection of the cost still to be incurred quite overwhelmed her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 They’ll watch with open mouths as the breeze ripples over my blue dress and the sunlight shines on the lace trim; I’ll look like an angel. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was going to be worse at school, where every kid would feel duty bound to do his or her part in trimming the new kid down to size. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z After it was trimmed and the limber end cut off, I hung the lantern by the handle on the end of it and started easing it out on the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent a whole day redoing the drawing on different sheets of paper, coloring it in, trimming it to size, taking it to the university copy center. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His jeans are half tucked into his boots and his baseball cap is fraying and trimmed in sweat stains. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The little pieces of pastry Sister Fenella had left after trimming her rhubarb pies were formed into clumsy crosses or fish shapes, or rolled around a few currants, then sprinkled with sugar and baked separately. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Wearing a blue suit with a little trim of white handkerchief sticking out of the breast pocket, Ivory made a striking figure, his poise like that of someone thirty years old instead of seventeen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandparents’ house has red brick and bright white trim and a pretty garden full of flowers because they love gardening. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Every other week I mowed the lawn and trimmed, which took all day. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z ‘Nothing! Leastways I was just trimming the grass-border under the window, if you follow me.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The Slammer stood in an obscure place between the Homestead and the north Glade wall, hidden behind thorny, ragged bushes that looked like they hadn’t been trimmed in ages. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He wore a mustache and a neatly trimmed Vandyke beard. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her two front teeth were trimmed with gold. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The day’s menu had been pasted on the glass and a special dinner with all the trimmings was laid out to attract customers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She put on her jacket with the fake-fur collar and cuffs—she had sewn carefully trimmed pieces of an old Dalmatian costume onto a yellow sweater. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z And only one photo showed his father, dressed in a suit and tie, shoulders broad and powerful, with a neatly trimmed mustache. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “The fine thing about soccer,” said Ralf, with a distant look in his eyes, “is that you enjoy both the game and the trimmings.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I picture my mother standing behind me with a comb and a pair of scissors, faintly smiling as she trims my hair, and I want to scream rather than insult her like this. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z After nearly two hours of pampering—trimming her hair, shaping her nails, and scraping away the callouses on her feet and hands—Celaena grinned at the mirror in the dressing room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It has a slanted roof covered in rounded shingles like fish scales, and a swirly gingerbread trim. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Florida smoothed her hand over the piece of trim she’d been working on. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z But as they tried to trim the thread — A-Fu thought it would look neater if the end didn’t dangle — they discovered that the borrowed line could not be cut. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z When Hamilton emerged he said the hull was fine, then checked the trim of the sails. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z His neatly clipped silver hair and tailored suits and unmitigating stare of eyes and trim old body said it all over in simple, clear language: Chief Executive Officer. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t keep it trimmed or very clean. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Trees pop up along the sidewalks and the run-down apartments turn into houses with nice cars parked in front and fresh-painted trim around the windows. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He trimmed them expertly with his knife, lashed them with braided vines, and in no time at all the dwarf held up a serviceable cage. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z You can add filing, polishing, and trimming to that as well. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z One afternoon I was out trimming the laurel in the front yard. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I became more proficient, Mam went into the shabby trunk beside her bed and brought out a hardback book of poems, blue with gold trim. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Close behind came Robb, in grey wool trimmed with white, the Stark colors. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The porch furniture looks like my lounging chair, and the trim on the gable is a weaving of gnarled oaks and maple branches. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Dancer was draped in bardings of snowy white wool emblazoned with the grey direwolf of House Stark, while Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They trim the edges of spongy Bermuda grass lawns and attack the grubs, fire ants, and weeds. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Pull down one vine and trim it, and you’ve got as much as a man can carry” his father always said. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The stucco is chipped and paint is peeling off the trim. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Tubular neon in cursive script decorates the restored brick facades, and there’s a lot of brass trim, a lot of real estate, a lot of money. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Holly adjusted the trim on her backpack and flew in for a closer look. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I don’t know where he keeps all of it, but each year on my birthday, another piece appears at my bedside in a dark blue velvet box with gold trim. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was dressed in blue velvets trimmed with white, a silver chain around her neck. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The queen wore a gown of sea-green silk, trimmed with Myrish lace as pale as foam. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was a big job to gather, trim, box, ice, and load the lettuce. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My sister did help me trim it up a bit, and I was lucky because everyone in school including Sam and Patrick thought it looked cool. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z We kept on walking through the maze of green, brown, and orange, the weird shapes and smells, sprinklers misting over the flowers, people in green suits spraying and trimming. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There were flowers in the dining-room, flowers in the library, but orderly and trim, rather in the background, not like this, not in profusion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, he’s out on the side, trimming back some of those trees for me,” Malachite said. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I hurried now, my feet feeling trim and light as I moved through the oncoming rush of sunbeaten faces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a white sleeveless Greek dress with a low circular neckline trimmed in gold. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Hung over his right arm was a fancy saddle with silver trim that gleamed so bright in the sun, it just about put my eyes out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Tim leads me out into the backyard, which kind of looks like a golf course where somebody trimmed every blade of grass with scissors. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Neatly trimmed boxwood hedges created a path lined with young betony plants, lavender, day lilies, and honeysuckle. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He is pale, severely balding, with a trimmed moustache and round wire-rim eyeglasses. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We went down the street and turned into a bit of lawn in which, set back from the street, stood a one storey building of brick trimmed with white. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z That head: Bald for most of its surface, trimmed at bottom with a tangled white beard, it resembled an ivory Christmas ball resting on a bed of excelsior. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ten stories high, its elegant turrets hold balconies trimmed with shiny night-ivy. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I shook my head and pointed to the pink dress with the white eyelet trim hanging on the door of the closet. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Behind them Baby Kochamma’s Christmas trimmings hung in loops from the ceiling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was seventy-two when he died, trim, strong, easygoing, seemingly infallible, and though he was my stepfather, I always thought of him as Daddy. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He buys the cake trimmings from a German baker who looks most pleased at all his new customers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a brilliant blue, trimmed with golden fur. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z His body must have popped up when he hit the concrete divider of the bridge on-ramp, his suit shoulder become caught and tom on some window trim. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A carefully trimmed beard the color of soot sharpened the edges of his knife blade face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dad told me that she would give me baths in the sink, and trim my fingernails and toenails with her teeth because she was afraid of using clippers. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z There he was a competent but not terribly outstanding chemist known more for his wild hair and beard, which he had trimmed just once a year, than for his gifts in the laboratory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He trimmed his beard with the scissors while a pan of water heated and then he shaved himself with a plastic safety razor. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Then on Magazine Street, I paid forty-five dollars to have my hair lightened and trimmed and ironed straight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z No one wanted to trim its list of priorities, but how to raise funds when Tom White’s money eventually ran out was subject to much debate. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I lay hold of my rifle to see that it is in trim. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He showered after his exercises and trimmed his toenails. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His beard was trimmed impeccably, the golden diadem on his head flashing with every movement. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I sit on the stool and my mother stands behind me with the scissors, trimming. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If we were having the wedding in Chicago, there was no trimming the guest list. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He still looked as if he had slept for the last week in his clothes; but his beard had been trimmed, or at least washed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A man in a down jacket is using the paper cutter near the door, trimming a stack of pale blue cards. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z They cut his hair and lent him scissors so he could trim his beard. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Then I got jobs to do shrub trimming and pool cleanup and sidewalk edging and garage cleaning, and there were more and more people working away. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z She looked mighty fetching in a tight-fitting gray suit, trimmed with black braid from the factory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard a rock ricochet off the trim around my window. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Shukumar gathered onion skins in his hands and let them drop into the garbage pail, on top of the ribbons of fat he’d trimmed from the lamb. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Engineers spent two days getting rid of the zero, repairing the engines, and putting the Yorktown back into fighting trim. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He was clothed in the familiar habit of a Redwall mouse, plain, with no trimmings. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The idea gets trimmed down to the rose in the spotlight for a minute and a mention in the play bulletin. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Hed hoped but failed to “boil them down” to fighting trim by now. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The dishes were trimmed with gold, the silver cutlery was freshly polished, and a crystal goblet sat by each plate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The bottom six inches were a darker purple, and then the very bottom was trimmed in lilac. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They were clad in matching lambs-wool doublets, silver-grey with dark blue trim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Crane wanted a fresh coat of paint on the trim of the house, which sat proudly on the edge of the school grounds. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Finestein has taken to wearing fitted red suits and jaunty pillbox hats trimmed with matching cherries. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His clothes and haircut—Mao suits and a short military trim with no sideburns— were the same as his grandfather’s when he seized control of North Korea in 1945. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z 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 It was light gray with white trim, all sharp angles and expertly painted wood tiles. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The cemetery is almost festive, with colorful flowers dotting the neatly trimmed graves. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He scoots under a rolling table where a poodle's curls are being trimmed. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The white wrapping paper has a golden trim, and my mom would use this for Easter presents. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His gray-streaked black hair was in a topknot, and he wore a pair of tinted glasses and sported a trim beard. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I called a farrier to see if he would trim War Chief’s hooves.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My skirt is long and trimmed in white lace, with a white blouse to match. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It is black with nickel trim, and will look beautiful. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Watch your diet. You have a gymnastics meet next weekend. You need to stay trim.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was even neatly painted white with dark-red trim around the bow. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They painted it white with robin’s egg trim, just like a white person’s house his mother had seen once. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Every morning she took the new cheese out of the press, and trimmed it smooth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His black beard was neady trimmed and his sea-green eyes twinkled. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z For one thing, it was sage green with a raspberry-red trim. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Above his unadorned white shirt was a fine cobalt-blue jerkin trimmed with gold. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The three dressed alike, in green velvet trimmed with sable. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I point to a light-blue dress with red flowers and the pleated navy-blue one trimmed with ivory ribbon around the edges. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z On the second day of May, as she came out on Wethersfield landing, a trim little ketch was already tied up, fresh-painted, with clean white canvas and not a barnacle on its hull. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The sails were already trimmed, and they were on their way out of the harbor in moments, though not nearly as fast as he would have liked. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was there I saw a woman riding sidesaddle astride a great black palfrey whose saddle and harness were trimmed with gleaming silver. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Like mowing his lawn, and trimming his peonies.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Eager to try, she snapped a stick off a snow-laden bush, trimmed all the side shoots off, and swished it from side to side like a rapier. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Several minutes later, Mr. Byrne pulls into the driveway of a modest beige stucco house with brown trim. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The grapevine he trimmed was looking pretty good until I noticed clear sticky stuff oozing out all over from everywhere he cut. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z His heavy cloak was richly trimmed with sable, and clasped with the crossed hammers of the Rykkers, wrought in silver. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Big write up, picture in paper, paid trip to Alaska by air, all the trimmings. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Pulling off the main road, we glide through a tall wall of neatly trimmed evergreens, then crunch our way up a pebbled driveway. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z A short, trim man with fashionably slicked brown hair walks crisply to the front. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Here was Garnett dressed beautifully, new gray uniform, slender, trim, riding that great black mare with the smoky nose. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Big and bald and burly, he wore a heavy cloak of plush brown velvet trimmed with fur and a brown leather belt ornamented with silver moons and stars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He is not to be dazzled with trimming or fins or doodads and he is not required by his status to buy a new model every year or so to maintain social face. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The thick sheaf of his dark hair was combed back, the sides trimmed short as always. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She brought back another woman, who wore a similar uniform except that it was pink trimmed in white. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was neat and trim, and sparkled like a white star in the heavens. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And people who cut that grass and trim those bushes. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Hundreds of migrants, mostly men, mill about the large courtyard of the yellow church with orange trim. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Well, maybe she’d thought she told me when she started talking about how you trim a cat’s toenails. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She taps her trimmed fingernails against the glass desk. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z His neat hair and mustache were both in need of a wash and a trim. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A breeze carries the smell of trimmed grass. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But there's plenty of gravel around thanks to the crumbling cement of the chimney and building trim, so the birds on our roof are doing okay. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Not many of us left. What I’m talking about is the fellows that sit up there in New York and trim the sucker gamblers.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As they passed the primary school with its trimmed hedges of whistling pine, Ifemelu suddenly imagined that she was indeed pregnant, and the girl had used expired test chemicals in that dingy lab. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Gilderoy Lockhart, however, was immaculate in sweeping robes of turquoise, his golden hair shining under a perfectly positioned turquoise hat with gold trimming. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z "These all colors I never use anyway. Here, sit down, Park. I trim your hair while we here. Looking shaggy . . ." Eleanor sat in front of him and played Rock, Paper, Scissors on his knee. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The neckline and temples had been trimmed conventionally close, but the sides and top had been left rather more than just longish, and were, in fact, a trifle “distinguished-looking.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Having packed, he combed and trimmed his brown beard, saw that his pencils were in his shirt pocket and his magnifying glass attached to his lapel. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a duplex, yellow with green trim, that stood squarely on the corner, a rusted chain-link fence surrounding it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I trimmed all the leaves and thorns off, then headed for him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z All that pretty trim burned bright and clean. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Two forked limbs, cut and trimmed, had been pounded into the ground near the cascade. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The lean travel rations had only accentuated the exquisite modeling of his features, and his short beard—kept trimmed, unlike everyone else’s—lent him maturity and consequence without sacrificing any of his youthful splendor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Now it welcomed her like a familiar friend, the contrasting trim above the top windows like raised eyebrows surprised to see her again. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I cut most of the hair and then trimmed as tight to the scalp as I could. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When he wore a necktie around his neck, which was as seldom as possible, he sometimes evened up the ends by trimming the longer with a pair of scissors. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He let them cool, then with his jack-knife he trimmed off the little lumps left by the hole in the mold. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Apollo’s chariot was trim and graceful and completely gold, pulled by two beautiful palominos. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Shirley’s heart smiled as she recalled the night she and Mother and Father had trimmed their first Christmas tree. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She strolled toward him, her bare upper body sleek and trim, without an excess gram of fat. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I'm not sure what I expected, but this man's face, with its neatly trimmed beard and round glasses, is nothing like my reflection. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z They raised fences, mended fences, hauled stone, patched asphalt, painted, trimmed trees. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit was in fighting trim and hard as rock, and Pollard, though still a wreck, was at least strong enough to handle him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d trimmed his curly brown hair and beard for the summer, and his lower half, which was a white stallion, was flecked with mud and grass. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In fifth grade, she trimmed it with some scissors during a math test because she felt like it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Celaena smiled to herself, running a finger across a neatly trimmed hedge. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then she got out the green beans and began trimming them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She would cut it herself every few weeks and had even offered to trim mine. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The walls in this hallway are lined with gold trimming. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The houses on either side are the same, although the muddy path is gone: in its place is a neat little hand railing, a trim cement walk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Luma’s hair was short—a couple of inches, maybe, trimmed above the ears and high on her neck. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He looks younger than I remember him from our performance five years ago, the hair darkened, the figure trim. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a neatly trimmed beard, short hair, and eyebrows that met. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Rachael thrashed about in the bed, sitting up; in the gloom he could dimly make out her almost breastless, trim shape. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She walked until she ran into Mariam, who shot her a cheerless glance and went back to slicing the stem off a bell pepper and trimming strips of fat from meat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Hardy, trim, and darker toned than his wife, in disposition still the affable bartender, Jim Link mans the beer cooler at holiday parties at the Medlock Bridge clubhouse. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I clutch the trim on my tunic so hard, it gives a little protest rip. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Mama had trimmed a matching shawl with thimbles, so that when she walked Angeline jingled softly and enticingly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I can’t see much of Red Gate among the trees, but I glimpse its red trim. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He was wearing new jeans and a clean Western shirt and he'd even trimmed his beard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then he stood and carried it over to another guard, the one whose uniform held the most medals and the fanciest braided orange trim. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Second, through an ingenious method devised by Smith, they helped the horse stay in racing trim. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can trim it down but don’t cut the whole thing off.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The King was dressed in a robe of velvet which had belonged to Uther the Conqueror, his father, trimmed with the beards of fourteen kings who had been vanquished in the olden days. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Butler trimmed the wick, and put another log on the fire as well, and then listened carefully at the hall door before helping himself to a handful of leaf from the smoking stand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They carefully trimmed the lawn around the gnomes, of which they eventually found fifteen. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z His palms are callused but his nails are clean and trimmed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The house, surrounded by a chain-link fence, was off-white with dark brown trim. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A better barber than she had trimmed it, she realized with a pang. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Today, he’s wearing simple blue robes, but with his white dreadlocks tied back and his trimmed beard, he still looks annoyingly regal. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It's the perfect hat for Max, and it hides the frayed ends of the wires I've trimmed. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Is it too much to speculate that beneath the swirling tattoos, asymmetrically trimmed hair, and bedizened robes, you would recognize someone much closer to yourself, at least in certain respects, than your own ancestors? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Its red paint had been bleached by the desert sun and had turned orange along the rusting trim. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "I want you to trim this one’s hair, please,” she said, pointing to Anne, "and to bob the hair of the others.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He washed them with seawater and trimmed out the salvageable meat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In jail, I had continued my exercises, and was pleased to be so trim. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The old blue dress she wore was trimmed with the teeth of fox at the collar, beaded halfway around the scraggly, ripped hem. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “We’ll trim more wood, then start turning it into the walls. Help me move the planks out.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Bulletin boards with white trim and gold letters. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He wore a slashed velvet doublet in cream-and-silver, a grey silk cloak trimmed with black fox, and his customary mocking smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was a lot bigger than I’d realized—four stories tall, sky blue with white trim, like an upscale seaside resort. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Clara trims the hair around my head and ears until I’m practically bald. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Melanie had a feeling that April wasn’t going to trim easily. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore grey plate, a fur- trimmed cloak of cloth-of-gold flowing from his broad shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sonia is morose, running a slight fever from her typhoid shot, still expecting, when she enters the living room in the morning, to see a tree trimmed with lights. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Harry Potter, you know,” he told the Bulgarian minister loudly, who was wearing splendid robes of black velvet trimmed with gold and didn’t seem to understand a word of English. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It looked freshly painted, the trim a bright white against the bluish-gray of the house, and there was a pot of geraniums near the front door. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t need it anymore, for Mama had made him a new suit of clothes—a calico shirt, skin leggings, a set of blue broadcloth britches trimmed with red wool. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Ivy was so focused on her mission when she got there yesterday, she could’ve sworn it was a dull beige trimmed with a slightly darker dull beige like all the other houses. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I am staring at this spot where the egg-ivory-off wall and the lilac trim meet the popcorn ceiling because I can feel Mom’s eyes on me again. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We sat down frequently to coq au vin, prime ribs au jus, and cotelette Milanese with all the trimmings. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook the match out and then trimmed the flame. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally we came to a stop in front of a pretty turquoise house with the porch and trim painted white. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are five in all, and the main one—the one I’m sure Oprah Winfrey stayed in—stares down at us with its beige paint and white trim, gold handles for the glass French doors. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I found myself thinking about how to best lean into turns so that the mower wouldn’t leave rough patches that needed to be trimmed by hand. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Scrubbed and groomed, clad in green velvets and an ermine half-cape, with his long red hair freshly washed and his fiery beard shaped and trimmed, the wildling looked every inch a southron lord. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A young officer, a trim black- uniformed figure who seemed to glitter all over with polished leather and whose pale, straight-featured face was like a wax mask, stepped smartly through the doorway. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He’s a tall thirty-something Indian man in an impeccably tailored suit, roguishly handsome with a neatly trimmed beard, a steaming cup of tea, and a shiny Union Jack on his lapel. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I blink again, and I see her smile as she sweeps my hair trimmings into a pile. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z James and Maybeth began the slow task of trimming back the honeysuckle hedge. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It was simple: brown wood and a black engraved plate with gold trim. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mama set out cookies, and after an hour of arranging ornaments and eating cookies and singing and reminiscing about Christmases past, the tree trimming was complete. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Johnny’s mama wouldn’t let me decorate a thing. I had my way, there’d be wall-to-wall white carpet and gold trim and none of this old stuff.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her scalp bristled with tight gray curls trimmed close. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She was as trim as a ballet dancer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The skirt was ruffled and flounced and draped and trimmed with knots of dark green ribbon, and nestling at her throat was a gold pin. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z On either side of the path were cushioned couches, and all around were potted plants: artfully trimmed orange trees, flowering camellias, white roses twining up lattices along the glass walls. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But the turquoise house with the white trim isn’t where it used to be. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He points at the trim holding the window in place. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There was a regular rose garden and I started trimming in that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His tanned skin was drawn attractively tight on his face and his short hair looked as though it were trimmed every day. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z His grey hair was clipped close and he had a neatly trimmed white moustache. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z But considering the lilies as we might, our trimming back got us nowhere close to our goal, even without Rachel’s beauty aids. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A gardener had trimmed the ancient roses, planted geraniums, laid out the vegetable flat, and brought the living spring in little channels to wander back and forth through the garden. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If she really gave me a house one day, I’d paint it purple with white trim. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She comes in once a month, like clockwork, for a trim and blowout. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Willie has become a sturdily built young man with a movie star smile and a precisely trimmed goatee. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She refused beef slightly dark or with edges not properly trimmed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I can trim them and keep them healthy and not interfering with each other. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She reads out the descriptions, snorting with stifled laughter: “ ‘Delightfully trimmed in dainty lace, with extra support for the mature figure.’ Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It makes me think of a giant daisy, with its fresh, white trim like petals. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When she saw the guardsmen on the third pier, in grey woolen cloaks trimmed with white satin, her heart almost stopped in her chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Early one morning, Ramo said he had just seen Captain Orlov carefully trimming his beard so that it looked the way it did when he first came. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Lil trimmed off a little more of my hair and fluffed it out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He kept at it for a long time and trimmed them both quite short. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z When his father left the shop, Ben said to his barber in what he hoped would pass for a voice of substance and command, “Just trim the sides, mister. Very lightly.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he was narrow-shouldered and thin, with a sallow complexion and neatly trimmed dark hair. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Each brick had been cut with her ulo, the half-moon shaped woman’s knife, so versatile it can trim a baby’s hair, slice a tough bear, or chip an iceberg. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A few months after being put on the market, the building was sold and painted hot pink with tangerine trim. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Her neatly trimmed blond hair is held in place with a brown leather headband. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The mirror was mesmeric, with its triple panels trimmed with false oak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was moonlight when he woke, and a naked man was sitting on his left foot trimming his finger-nails. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved my aqua shorts and matching socks with lace trim and a yellow dress with a flounced skirt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The axe went past the tall man, biting into the wood trim of the door. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He said, “I’m going to paint the girls’ room white with pink trim!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, with his hair and beard trimmed and now neatly dressed, he looked a lot younger, though still much older than I. I would guess maybe thirty or thirty-two. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Eventually that stopped, and then the woman did a curious thing: she took a pair of scissors and trimmed the girl’s hair, holding her sleeping head this way and that to see the best effect. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A doctor, an older man half my dad’s size with a bald head and a short, trimmed beard walked in like he was already late for a tennis class. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In fact, though they were delighted with their effort, the urge to trim was still full upon them. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The day they took the magazine picture I wore neatly plaited braids clipped with plastic barrettes trimmed with rhinestones. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaori smoothed the front of her own pajamas—coal black, with red trim—and said, “Okay, then. I’ll just prepare the spirit stones alone.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z His straw hat was slightly tilted to the right and he had long, dark sideburns that were trimmed and came down to the middle of his square jaw. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A second man, this one with neatly trimmed hair, leaned on his shovel. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Cade kept his hair trimmed short, and he had a very sparse golden beard that went from his sideburns and curled almost invisibly just around the lower edge of his jaw. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Both wore flowing Greek tunics, one trimmed in blue, the other in green. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When they were ready to retire, I would bring sweet wine and clean linens, trim the candlewicks, and withdraw, locking the doors behind me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Yellow paint with white trim made the front room hum in the sunlight. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Her very special marinated goose, smoked turkey, and honey-glazed ham and all the trimmings made the base of a meal that everybody contributed to. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Frankie flexed his fingers, regarding his scabbed knuckles, the slaughterhouse grime caught under his neatly trimmed nails. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She returns with two pairs: one’s royal blue and gold—Liberty colors—the other is black with white trim. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It had been so long since a farrier had trimmed War Chief’s hooves that he hobbled painfully around the yard like a crippled ballerina. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The parting in his short gray hair was almost unnaturally straight, and his narrow toothbrush mustache looked as though he trimmed it using a slide rule. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She said, “My mother painted it last summer while I painted the trim at the bottom.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “She uses the pink one with the gold trim for breakfast. Always has.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The owner of the tray was blue-eyed and handsome with a carefully trimmed beard and high Modegan cheekbones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He would look up in the middle of trimming a hedge and say, “That is good meat,” and then walk to the goatskin bag tied behind his bicycle to rummage for his catapult. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The wide schoolyard, enclosed by a trimmed whistling pine hedge, was cluttered with long buildings as if they had all sprung up at will, unplanned. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He had trimmed his beautiful beard and was dressed in a bureaucrat’s gray suit and a faded tie of the same color. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The guy finally lifts his head—he’s older, with a neatly trimmed gray beard. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Most people were dressed in dark and rough brown clothing, but some were very elegant in bright colors and fur trim. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z White silk or scarlet, or black trimmed in burgundy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All these arrangements were only just completed when the Queen, now fully dressed in a trim skirt and cashmere cardigan, entered the Ballroom holding Sophie by the hand. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The grass was neatly trimmed, and almost every yard had a border of flowers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I imagine myself trimming back all the stray branches of my thoughts, focusing on just this place, just this time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It’s this girl with trim hair and neat, high bangs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I trimmed it with my toe, then crammed it back into the crevice. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They were great, shiny, royal-looking ones with golden trim and tassels. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Inside was a trim little fellow in a gray suit and fedora, with leather suitcases piled at his side and his family jammed in the backseat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She was exactly the kind of business lady I’ve always dreamed of becoming, one who wears finely embroidered, shiny white blouses tucked into soft black anacos hemmed with silvery trim, and thick, gold-beaded necklaces. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spread out part of the Sunday Sun and was trimming the wood down before sanding it. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Any one of them was a good prospect to grow up, put on weight and trim Dempsey. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Paint peeled from the front door and wood trim. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He wore a chunky gold ring and kept neatly trimmed nails. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The house is a showplace for the Kwangs’ many guests and visiting dignitaries, trimmed in heavy damask and chintz, with freshly cut flowers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He shaved and trimmed his mustache and put on a silk tie. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Her muscles all trimmed up with a night of electrocize and all her baby fat sucked out for good? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He told Tayo to get the sharp scissors out of Auntie’s sewing basket, and he trimmed the hairs in his thin mustache. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Love, you think you could trim my hair some?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was over seventy years old but still rode the ring under his big white hat trimmed in silver. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His robe was grey wool, trimmed with white fur, the Stark colors. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help admiring the trim appearance and bold manner of this diminutive seafaring character. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Now it’s a cosmetic fairground: silver trim, gold pillars, marquee lights, brand-name letters the size of a human head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “What does abnormal mean?” he asked, a question that did not need or want an answer, and then went back to trimming the plants. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Even Lady Tan da and her daughters looked pretty in matching gowns of turquoise silk and vair, and Lord Gyles was coughing into a square of scarlet silk trimmed with golden lace. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The green trim of his jacket reveals he's from the mercantile House of Clothiers, and as such is ineligible to be her fiancé. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Behind a sliding glass partition sat a young woman in a modern nurse’s uniform, not a white one, but a light blue pantsuit with white trim. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And I too made him gifts: a good bronze blade, a cloak with lining and a broidered shirt, and sent him off in his trim ship with honor. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The thatching was evenly trimmed, the walls freshly plastered, the ground smooth without the print of a foot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The dishes are real china in a pattern of purple forget-me-nots with silver trim. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Beside her, the Assassin was trimming her fingernails with the tip of her knife, flinging little white slivers into the frothy green water below. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And spacks grew their clothes right on their bodies, like lichens you could trim away to whatever shape you needed. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Mother wore a gauzy white cloth over her hair and held a bunch of flowers trimmed with ribbons. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At the back of Heart is a dumpster and some tall trees and some bushes that haven’t been trimmed in years. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z There were fingernails to trim with sandpaper, coveralls and pajamas to wash and hang to dry. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The wind stirred the wolverine trim on hood and the owl turned his gleaming eyes upon her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those seats need redoing, and that trim, and there’s a couple of leaks, and it needs a fair amount of sanding and varnishing.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z On Friday morning, I put on my best dress, long and flowered with narrow lace trim around the neckline and a fitted waist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was coarse- woven and simply made, without so much as a single bow for trimming, but it was certainly far more suited to the menial work she had to do in it. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The eaves of the Forest behind were clipped, and trim as a hedge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He sits with his back to us on a wide blue carpet with silver trim. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with, Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z His trim, beautifully uniformed soldierly figure made its appearance in every paper every day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She wore diamond earrings and a small, black hat trimmed with more diamonds. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking gave Bobby time to think—or to lose himself—and it kept him trim. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His face was shaved, the mustache trimmed to a neat pencil line again, the hair combed and slicked down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His closely trimmed beard was shot with white, making him look older than his thirty- five years. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He’s been to the barbershop and had his curly hair and thick mustache trimmed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z "I'm sure it was hard to trim down a ship that's already designed to be as light as possible," Venkat said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening, just at the closing bell, she made her way down the street beyond the boardinghouse row to the trim, frame houses of the overseers of the Concord Corporation. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Assuming we didn’t crash en route, the flight would trim some three weeks from the span of Hombein’s trek. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Well, sir, I must say, you’re certainly looking fit and trim. Have you been working out?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Blaine called her and asked her to wait for him on the corner of Whitney, and soon she saw him walking towards her, a quick-moving trim figure in a gray sweater. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She sees me staring and tugs at the white trim of her shorts. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Although he dressed as carefully as ever, his trim suits now served as a constant reminder of his breakdown. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Last time I helped paint trim at the marina on Singer Island, I smelled like bait for days. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Salvation wore a robe of black metal with white trim. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z His hair is gray and wild, but his mustache is still black and neatly trimmed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Sunlight filled the orderly garden with its trimmed walks and hedges. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As far as I can see, there are low buildings separated by trimmed grass and fledgling trees. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The principal item in the outfit was a frock-coat of black silk with crimson trim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mustafa grins, and I notice his usually scruffy beard is neatly trimmed today. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Bushes and hedges are trimmed with a precision that seems almost silly. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Each cabin had its own table, covered in white cloth trimmed in purple. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She bought a white blouse next and a nightgown—fawn trimmed in sea foam. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Omakayas and Angeline admired the intricate way that the snow trimmed the dried reeds of cattails and the brown furry heads were capped with tiny white mounds that made them look... The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z This trim wagon delivered nothing and carried nothing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She would manufacture a beautiful corpse, with the linen shroud and a plush-lined coffin with purple trim, and she would put it at the disposition of the worms with splendid funeral ceremonies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the hush of the prayer hall, with its crystal chandelier, gold trim, and big plaques with Arabic calligraphy decorating the walls, a familiar calm washes over me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Our school was a one-room white wooden building with red trim. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z It was trimmed in a goldlike metal and had a pink plastic lid. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Liza lifted the pale sheet of it and laid it over one of the pie tins and trimmed the edges with a knife. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My hair needed a bit of a trim, but was shoulder- length and straight, as was the current fashion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were her fancy ones, trimmed at the ankle with a specially prepared ruff of white rabbit fur. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “But there is still a need for caribou and wolverine furs for clothing and trim,” she said, “so Kapugen and Atik go hunting every winter to supply the town.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His uncle’s red hair was brushed to the side and his beard was neatly trimmed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Intricately whorled and squirled, the braid trimming was designed to call attention to her modest bust already helped out by two rows of ruffles pinned to her corset cover. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was faded yellow with black trim while all the other houses around it were white or gray or beige. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They both had short gray hair and black military-style uniforms with red trim. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Granny always prided herself on keeping his wild hair and beard trimmed, his shirts clean, his pants brushed and “nice.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z |
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