| 单词 | trouser |
| 例句 | Shirts and trousers without the union label came from sweatshops like the one where Fannie had worked. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z His shirt, spilling out of his trousers, wasn’t very clean, and his dark-green jacket with fraying cuffs was clearly old. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z They all wore the nondescript clothes of sailors—roughspun trousers, boots, thick wool coats and hats. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Setting the book securely inside a coil of rope, she climbed to her feet and dusted off her hands on the thighs of her trousers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He rolled his trousers up to make a pillow, putting the newspaper inside them. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z My father wiped his hands on his trousers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The small photograph of Leo was still in the pocket of his wet trousers, and he transferred it for safekeeping into the velvet trousers he was now wearing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z So he turned down into Tramps’ Alley, crunching with relish through the clear, slightly crusted snow, so that fragments of it clung in a fringe to the trousers tucked into his boots. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood up, dusted his hands on his trousers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "You've never had a mouse in your trousers! You don't know what it feels like!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He pulled up his trouser leg, and Adam saw the contraption of iron and leather and hard wood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We have nothing more, so I slip up the wounded man’s trouser leg still farther in order to use a piece of his underpants as a bandage. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He came in in his trousers and undershirt, his face half-lathered, a razor in his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Their trousers, striped in red and white, met boots of crow-feather black. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed in a white shirt worn buttoned to the throat and gray, neatly pressed trousers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I wear trousers underneath and tuck it up half the time just to move faster or climb up a tree with my bow to shoot a little meat, which I’d say they’re happy to have. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Gone were the sneakers and ski sweaters, the mussed hair, the plaid cowboy shirt, and the slightly stained corduroy trousers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He goes in the house for his trousers and his keys, and then we’re off. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Don Apolinar had put on his denim jacket, white like his trousers, without losing at any moment the elegance of his gestures. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He wiped his spectacles upon the seat of his trousers, the only accessible piece of doth about him, while the belling and bloody cry arose all round. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad pulled on his trousers and dragged the mattress off the bed and out to the street. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Finally, he tucked the pistol he had taken from the guard into the back of his trousers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Over his uniform he pulls on some of Etienne’s tweed trousers, along with a shirt whose sleeves are too long. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His brown trousers, black shirt, brown hat with a rolled brim. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But he turned his back to the crowd and started unbuttoning those trousers! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Cayn helped him with his clothes; white linen tunic and grey cloak, trousers cut open down his plaster-sheathed leg, his badge of office, and last of all a belt of heavy silver links. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The little hairy man had taken Tristran's ripped coat and trousers and waistcoat and, leaving him covered by a blanket, had walked into the village which nestled in the valley between three heather-covered hills. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He said to her, “You’ve jolly good taste in clothes. Those trousers suit you especially well, I think.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I replied that if he was willing to give me long trousers, why couldn’t everyone else have them? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If that’s not confusing enough, some singular nouns that end in s are regarded as pairs—scissors, trousers, tongs, pliers, tweezers, and breeches, for instance. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid was sitting in an armchair outside his house; his trousers and sleeves were rolled up, and he was shelling peas into a large bowl. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The two men were breathing hard, their feet and the bottom of their trousers were soaking wet. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z In one cage two large, middle-aged gentlemen in top-hats and striped trousers were prowling up and down, anxiously gazing through the bars as though they were waiting for something. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She imagined dew-dampened grass batting at her shoes and the legs of her trousers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She smooths her trousers with both hands and continues walking purposefully, to where she doesn’t know. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was looking at him, too, and he wished he was not wearing the trousers with the hole near the knee. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She stuffed Matt into a long-sleeved shirt and trousers and gave him a pair of rubber sandals to wear. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 To select a very fine shirt; to unfold the dark blue trousers that fit just so. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I bent forward, suddenly conscious of my legs in new blue trousers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A new man opened the door, a square-faced Finn, dressed in shirt and trousers; red silk armbands held up his full sleeves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z While he waited in the shade of a tree, brushing dried mud from his trousers, the Prime Minister was recognized by a villager and pulled into what quickly became an excited crowd. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He has his dress shirt on, the black one with blue stripes, and his fancy trousers. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The voluminous tweed trousers were durable and permitted unusually free locomotion. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz wiped his hands on his trousers and returned to his spot by the bars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Conor fell to the ground, scraping his knee on the concrete step, tearing a hole in his uniform trousers. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z There was something dismal in the luxurious over-furnished suite, as he pulled on trousers that might just as well have stayed on and she hooked her bra. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was wearing a pair of trousers I had recently found hanging on a pole in an abandoned village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The stuff left stains on the seat of my trousers, big yellow splotches, and so naturally there were some jokes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The nibs we used were very fragile and most boys kept a supply of new ones in a small box in their trouser pockets. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The victim was required to stand in the middle of the room and lower his pyjama trousers so that the damage could be inspected. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the sidewalk, awkward and humiliated, trouser legs flapping around his ankles, socks falling down. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was made of two trousers just like those the white men were wearing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was whipping the cotton trousers around my legs and I looked for some place where the sand wouldn’t kick into my eyes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The cook must have started taking his trousers right off because now they were shouting, "It's not in there! There's no mice in there, you silly twerp!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Back near his post, he took off his shirt and wrapped it around his waist, then spread his trousers and underwear on the ground. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He was too tall for the tattered trousers that stopped long before his black boots started. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The war had taken its toll, but beneath his baggy coat and trousers, there was a lean and strong body. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Avery’s wet trousers made a big wet spot on the seat. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z If it hadn't started first time, even on a cold November night, Grant Burch might've managed to get his trousers on in time to stop what happened. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He hurried out into the middle room, drawing on his blue outer trousers as he went, and knotting about the fullness at his waist his girdle of blue cotton cloth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Sturdy in frame and jolly, he wore tan trousers with braces and a thick red shirt that had suffered roughly at the washboard. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She looked intently at it, then bit her lip, reached out, and pulled the hem of his trouser leg down over his knee. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he replied calmly with his hands fiddling with the tools in his trouser pockets. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some of them were naked, others partially clothed, the trousers black where their bowels emptied when their necks snapped. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He wore shiny black trousers and jacket, a black shirt-front, and the band of white, crisp and stiff, around his neck. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Perry had been most reluctant; he felt people would stare at them because of their khaki trousers and T-shirts. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z When she came back, she’d found some clothes for him, just a shirt and canvas trousers and a belt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The trousers were big and bunched up when Obinze tightened his belt, but the jacket, also big, shielded this unsightly pleat of cloth at his waist. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He dressed Garfield's body in the same black coat, vest, and trousers he had worn for his March inauguration. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A boy in a thin shirt and thin tattered trousers walked out of the darkness on bare feet. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He wore brown socks and brown trousers and a green-and-white-striped shirt and was staring glumly at his knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His trousers were faded green and were far too short in the legs. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Father is walking around in frayed trousers, and his tie is also showing signs of wear and tear. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Muck in the alleys, the hoarse shouts of work crews, the boys in their dormitory sleeping head to toe while their coats and trousers hang from hooks along the walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The coat and trousers were made of cloth that was as shining and blue as the sky. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled without warmth, jabbing the crumpled folds of his shirt back down inside his trousers with his thumbs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There was a streak of dirt from his trouser cuffs to the knees. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The trousers were black with thin pinstriped grey lines running down them. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Duchess brings me clothes to put on they are nothing like the trousers and rough-spun shirt I was given before. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Also, a pair of man’s trousers with buttons of bone. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the summer he would come out wearing a yellow or green polo shirt stuffed sloppily into his trousers in front and hanging loose behind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Håkon’s trouser legs shredded away as his long ruby tail with golden spines tumbled out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The woman wore a fashionable wrap, high shiny boots, and tapered pants; the man lounged in a rumpled shirt and stained trousers, giving an air of almost deliberate vulgarity. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He wore narrow cotton trousers, black heelless slippers, and a frogged Chinese smock. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For us, such struggles — for sunglasses, long trousers, study privileges, equalized food — were corollaries to the struggle we waged outside prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Searching the rest of the house, he found a pair of winter-weight trousers draped over a hanger and another pair of shoes. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He was wearing white linen trousers with a blue jacket styled like a sailor’s, which went beautifully with the blue skirt and white jacket of his wife’s tailored suit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled down my trousers and he looked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of an overcoat, she was wearing what looked to be about four sweaters and a shawl, a pair of corduroy trousers, and some old sneakers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They'd changed out of their suits into herringbone trousers and baggy shirts. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then I made out my report in my room, sitting in my trousers and an undershirt in front of the open window. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The boy had taken off his shoes and unbuttoned his trousers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Waistcoats, striped trousers, moth-chewed chambray shirts with tall collars and comically long sleeves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They had been made to put on their best long, grey trousers. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She wore pleated flannel trousers that ballooned at the hips and flared at the ankle, and a short-sleeved sweater made of cashmere. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But he did not go for his boots or roll his trousers back down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore creaseless flannel trousers and a brown tweed jacket with patches all over it and bits of dried food on the lapels. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore black trousers and a black vest over a clean white shirt, and he stood with his wife and their young son. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “So in effect”—Mum folded her napkin—“you're telling me to stick to jam making and leave the grown-up decisions to the one in the trousers?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He had pulled on his trousers over his pyjamas. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Perry, who could never find trousers to fit his truncated lower half, wore blue jeans rolled up at the bottom and a leather windbreaker. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They had hair as short as Amaka’s, wore shiny lipstick and trousers so tight I knew they would walk differently if they were wearing something more comfortable. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z His costume was similarly colored, but his sleeves were long and his wide trousers reached to midcalf. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She had on full, stiff trousers that reached all the way to her ankles and were tied there. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And in their midst was a man with golden hair, dressed in dark trousers and a light blue shirt open at the throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tata Boanda, the old fisherman, goes out in his boat every morning in the brightest red pair of trousers you ever saw in your life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowds that pressed around the cars were so dense there was no space between people and they blended into one another, wrappers blended into T-shirts, trousers into skirts, dresses into shirts. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z My mother found a tailor who sewed a pair of pants for me from my bolt of cloth—my first new trousers in nearly six years. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He glanced about and saw Mary’s shiny black purse lying atop his trousers on a chair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His trousers hang loosely, his white collared shirt flutters about, so thin he has grown. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The black man, whom the soldiers called Tybee, passed out some rough garments for them to wear—a simple smock for the women, a shirt and trousers for the men. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He had put on a ball cap, a pair of khaki trousers, and his old deck shoes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She was clad not in her usual white gown, but rather in a dark tunic and loose trousers, and she clutched an ornately carved wooden staff in one hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He moved in closer, his knees quivering as the snow seeped through his trousers. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The pale young gentleman’s nose had stained my trousers, and I tried to wash out that evidence of my guilt in the dead of night. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The other was clearly a Ministry wizard; he was holding out a pair of pinstriped trousers and almost crying with exasperation. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the fierce heat of the south, he wore loose trousers of mottled sandsilk and open-toed riding sandals that laced up to his knee. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The bird only keeps good things about the future to herself, but you can bet we hear all the brown- trouser bits.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Eventually, I discovered a small gap through which I proceeded to squeeze my person, but only at some cost to the shoulder of my jacket and the turn-ups of my trousers. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He could feel his trousers sticking to the skin. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When it was finished, when the pause had been politely respected as the frontier of the story, Billy Buck stood up and stretched and hitched his trousers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He left it slowly, opening his overcoat and putting his hands in the hip pockets of his trousers. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Finally, he got up and pulled on his trousers, his movements slow and reluctant. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The big bone in the man’s thigh stuck out of his trousers and his other leg bent in a gruesome arrangement. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We would sit across from each other on a pair of high branches, our naked feet dangling, our trouser pockets filled with dried mulberries and walnuts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Bright red trousers and all, he arrived late one night on foot, toting a suitcase on his head. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I spotted a bit of Geoffrey’s trouser from around the corner of the house, so I snuck around the opposite way without spooking the chickens. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He’s dressed in his usual collar shirt and dark trousers, although the shirt is black this time, with pencil-thin gray stripes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The boys’ trousers were shorts, rather than knickers, and buttoned down the sides, instead of down the front. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z My black trousers are tucked into my boots and I carry a pair of gloves and a black handkerchief in my pockets. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He came out of Liverpool Street tube station just after four-fifteen that afternoon, still wearing his school clothes: dark blue jacket, gray trousers, striped tie. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn hitched up the waist of his loose, voluminous trousers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He jumped off the palm terrace into the sand and his trousers fell about his ankles; he stepped out. of them and trotted to the platform. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Alexander’s pants were on his legs, but inverted, with his feet stuck through the bottom ends of the trousers and the waistband encircling his ankles. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Tariq liked to wear pleated trousers, black shiny loafers, and short-sleeve shirts that showed off his newly muscular arms— compliments of an old, rusty set of barbells that he lifted daily in his yard. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They stopped, and from his trouser pocket Grandpa Nyles pulled out a bundle of gray sage wrapped in red cloth. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “I said the war will happen for dozens of reasons, not for one. Another of the reasons for this particular war is because Queen Morgause wears the trousers. Perhaps I ought to say the trews.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the men wore dusty trousers and work shirts. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Shadrack looked up at a balding man dressed in a green- cotton jacket and trousers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The old man wore a pair of pin-striped trousers and a morning coat with a flower in the buttonhole. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For the boys there was black wool for trousers and fine white linen for shirts. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Technically all the pieces were there: loose trousers over tall boots, a linen rubakha, and a stocking cap. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She inserts her chimp’s feet through the trousers of my legs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His trouser hems were fraying to bits, but he had nice leather boots that hardly looked broken in. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Somehow, his trousers inevitably bagged at the knees and the coat slouched in the shoulders. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Most gang members in the Barrel loved flash: gaudy waistcoats, watch fobs studded with false gems, trousers in every print and pattern imaginable. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He wore pressed white trousers and a dark blue blazer with an emblem on the breast pocket. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a pair of fine, polished patent leather dress shoes, silk dress socks, creased trousers, and had a pocket-watch chain dangling from the pocket. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was dressed in fine clothes—white shirt, black trousers, shoes. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z After Linda helped the kids undress or roll up their trousers, she settled herself on a large warm rock, cradling their clothes in her arms. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t imagine any criminal who walked around without trousers. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The tweed trousers billowed around Ignatius’ gargantuan rump as he rolled forward. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull on trousers, a shirt, tuck my long dark braid up into a cap, and grab my forage bag. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And in an instant the slave appeared leading by the hand a square, rather tall figure, clothed in clean blue cotton coat and trousers. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z And those bright angels were youths in dirty corduroy trousers, some study-raddled and some learning the small vices of their fathers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He owned half- a-dozen Western suits, and I spent many an hour carefully making the crease in his trousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched him walk away, a thickly built man in khaki trousers and a short-sleeved shirt that looked crisp from ironing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The next morning, Mariam wore a cream-colored dress that fell to her knees, cotton trousers, and a green hijab over her hair. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z His trousers had been lowered for an obvious purpose and had only been pulled back half-way. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The strange thing about them was their clothing, for the boys were dressed in the straight trousers and the frogged and braided jackets of the Chinese. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He had to buy shoes one size smaller, shorten his trousers, and have a tuck taken in his shirtsleeves. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His gait was agitated and he always kept his hands stuffed tight into the pockets of his trousers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There are a pair of loose trousers to go underneath for modesty's sake, and although I don't have all of the weaponry, I'm wearing a very close approximation of an Attendant’s garb. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z At one point during the flogging, her burqa slipped up to reveal her trousers. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She was sitting at a table, wearing a gray silk jacket and trousers with a black handkerchief flowing out of her top pocket. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z When he was done he put away the clamp and taped gauze over the wound and then stood and pulled his trousers up and handed the kit to the boy to put away. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I picked correct change from my open palm instead of my trouser pocket. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Sir Charles had sat inside it on the window seat only that morning, and crossed his legs, and arranged the creases in his trousers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His shirt was full-sleeved and the loose-fitting trousers were pushed into the tops of high leather boots. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As he stood up, I saw his trousers were open and he was exposed. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He walks in the tweed trousers of Marie-Laure’s great-uncle; over his shoulder, he carries his duffel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Popcorn spilled down his shirt and gathered in the folds of his trousers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked nervous, standing in his white socks while the inspectors surrounded him, holding his hands submissively along his trouser seams. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the stupid cook still shouting, "It's in my trousers! Get it out! Will somebody please help me to get it out before it bites me!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z For a moment he seemed about to wipe the blade on his trousers but then he plunged the knife into the earth and so cleansed it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Brown pulled a stained kerchief out of his trouser pocket and rubbed it over his face and neck. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz was the exception—the picture of restraint, his dark vests and trousers simply cut and tailored along severe lines. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Finally, they got to the last piece of clothing: Kamen’s trousers. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A woman in high-waisted trousers and suspenders stood in the doorway. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A pair of frayed trousers stick out from beneath a ’55 Plymouth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In this new seating arrangement, the first thing he did was to pull his shirt ends out of his trousers. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z "But he do look like Rine," another man said, staring at me with his hands in his trousers pockets. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The landlord was an elderly man in a brown caftan and matching trousers; he had the weathered skin and wounded air of one who had endured much at the hands of others. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She casts a bit of side-eye at the trousers once more before sighing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Slogging up and down the riverbank in trousers wet to the knees, his Bible in one hand and another stickful of fire-blackened fish in the other, he waved his bounty in a threatening manner. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As the girl started on the other leg of the trousers, the boy with the glasses picked up the man’s shoes and waved them to the crowd. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the nervous mustache that did not belong to his face, the way he jerked his shoulder, the Adam’s apple on his thin neck, the bagginess of his trousers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘That’s his head and shoulders. And this is his chest and trousers. They match.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Winnie’s shyness returned at once when she saw the big man with his sad face and baggy trousers, but as he gazed at her, the warm, pleasing feeling spread through her again. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Alvin Hooks stood and strolled casually to the witness box with his hands deep in his trousers pockets. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They were dressed alike in khaki trousers, work shirts, visored caps, and brown boots. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The door of the cabinet was cracked, so Luke had been able to peek out and see the man’s patched trousers and holey shoes. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I smoothed out the cotton tunic and unbuttoned my trousers to tuck the tassels in. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z From the first day, I had protested about being forced to wear short trousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I take out another pair of trousers for myself before I pause. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She rolled up the legs of her trousers to the knees, crossed the stream, and, for the first time in her life, headed down the hill for Herat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He sat down on the rough mattress near the trouser cuffs, and when dark spots formed on the doth he saw that he was crying. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Jacobs pondered this and came up with a solution: I could wear long trousers and have my own food, if I agreed to be put in isolation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had red trousers with stars on them. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had only the two shirts and pairs of trousers that Ugwu had hurriedly packed, and she smiled, thinking of how she knew what he would wear each morning before he dressed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s dressed in a perfectly tailored white collar shirt rolled up to his elbows and with two of the top buttons casually undone, a pair of lean, dark trousers, and deep scarlet oxford shoes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had stripped off his own shirt and was pulling on another, drier one, but he did not bother to change out of his wet trousers before heading off into the trees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Lyra could see his legs, in their dark green trousers and shiny black shoes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed in olive-drab trousers and a leather jacket, and he wore a cowboy hat but with a flat crown and the brim curled and held to a peak by the chin strap. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He had on his gardening clothes—old trousers, shirtsleeves rolled up past the elbow—and in the wheelbarrow were tomato plants and cucumber, flats of strawberry and sunflower and scarlet geranium. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I complained quite vociferously about our clothing, affirming that we did not want to wear short trousers and needed proper clothing including socks and underwear, which we were not then given. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He owns one shirt, polka-dotted, which he wears rolled up to his elbows, and a greasy pair of trousers too long in the seat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mummy wipes the mess while Bess runs upstairs to bring Granddad clean trousers. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I imagined his hands quivering with fear, a wet patch spreading on his trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I stole a pair of Rufus’s old trousers and a worn shirt. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Downwards with a double-handed gesture at the two that held trousers, downwards again to loosen her undergarment. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Muggle women wear them, Archie, not the men, they wear these,” said the Ministry wizard, and he brandished the pinstriped trousers. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He saw gigantic Frank Volkheimer, in the golden armchair, pick at something on his trousers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His trousers settled well on his hips and his white shirt bloused over his belt. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The neck scarf and the rope belt around his flannel trousers may have been playful Romany touches. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So he turned down into Tramps’ Alley, crunching with relish through the clear, slighdy crusted snow, so that fragments of it clung in a fringe to the trousers tucked into his boots. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He was now bursting with so much energy that he would be called a “steam engine in trousers.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He had egg on his trousers, butter on his cap, gravy on his shirt, orange pulp in his ear, and banana peel wrapped around his waist. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z She unbuckled his trousers and moved back to pull them down and laughed because they got stuck at his shoes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As soon as he comes home from the university the first thing he does is hang up his shirt and trousers, donning a pair of drawstring pajamas and a pullover if it’s cold. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You want me to wear a pair of mens trousers?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Once, I was still standing in the middle of the dormitory with my pyjama trousers around my knees when Williamson came through the door. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He was without a jacket but otherwise immaculate for such an ungodly hour: trousers knife-pressed, his white shirt crisp with starch. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Some just draped see-through black veils over their hair; others wore trousers, even jeans. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He was now decently clothed in a "sport shirt" open at the neck, sneakers and duck trousers of a nebulous hue. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Kemmler appeared with the warden from a side door, dressed in yellow trousers, a gray jacket, and a black-and-white-checked bow tie. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They all dressed the same way, pleated trousers and tight shirts that accentuated their arms and chest. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The taller one wears trousers patched with careless stitches. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His white uniform was starched so stiff his trousers looked as if they had been made out of cardboard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Many fishermen were around the skiff looking at what was lashed beside it and one was in the water, his trousers rolled up, measuring the skeleton with a length of line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a yellow knapsack strapped across his back, gray herringbone trousers, a red V-necked sweater, and black leather shoes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He was now wearing a dark blue jacket, with matching trousers, a blue knit tie, a thick blue sweater, a white shirt, and black shoes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z None of us wore the fringes outside his trousers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He was so tired and uncomfortable in his stained trousers that he did not even wonder what was going to happen to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of it all, a basin, a sponge and a small clean towel were produced by the Headmaster, and the victim was told to wash away the blood before pulling up his trousers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Their white trousers and shirts were as clean as the laundry girls’ hands could make them, and the orange glow made the men look like ghosts emerging from the dark. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Lying sleepless on the floor one night, he watched as a roommate, a transport worker named Kang Chul Min, who was in his late twenties, got up and began mending his work trousers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z My father then took a piece of string and cinched the trousers at the waist. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All of a sudden Henry emerged from the woods in a flurry of underbrush, wiping his dirt-caked hands on his trousers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Alex had also drawn his own gun, pulling it out from the waistband of his trousers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In addition to the towel, the meticulous Nye listed in his notebook: “One dirty pillow, ‘Souvenir of Honolulu’; one pink baby blanket; one pair khaki trousers; one aluminum pan with pancake turner.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached into the pocket of his trousers and brought out a pale-green ticket, which he shoved into her hand. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Fudge took off his pinstriped cloak and tossed it aside, then hitched up the trousers of his bottle-green suit and sat down opposite Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They see him walking to Harvard Yard in a pair of threadbare trousers, a fringed suede jacket, and rubber flip-flops. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After the letter arrived, my father made a decision: The boys at the Khushal School would no longer wear the uniform of shirt and trousers. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His overcoat and trousers seemed older than he was, the way they were patched and hung on his body like the bark of an ancient tree. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He’s bought some secondhand clothes—trousers and jackets. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko got to his feet and smoothed the creases of his trousers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nat winced as her claws dug rapturously into his coarse homespun trousers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The boy swallowed and wiped his palms against the sides of his trousers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He took out a pair of Gap combat trousers, Nike sweatshirt and sneakers, got dressed, then sat on the bed and waited. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A guard takes his trousers, his shirt, his shoelaces, and hands him a pair of blue prison pants and shirt. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I was clean underneath, but my hill-walking trousers were caked with mud and my wet hair was standing on end and I felt shabby as a street urchin. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I wear the army trousers our caretaker gave me with a thin collared shirt Tess found in a garbage bin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z My cotton trousers cling to my thighs and my laded blue shirt has become embarrassingly transparent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept expecting someone I knew to come around the corner: Mama Mwanza, Nelson, Tata Boanda in his red trousers, or most eerily, my father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened the door and a slender, blond, typical thirteen-year-old American boy dressed in a plaid woolen shirt, corduroy trousers, and black-and-white sneakers, said simply: “I’m Bobby Fischer.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Stanton’s cousin, Elizabeth Smith Miller, had designed the outfit in 1851, but after Amelia Bloomer published an article about “Turkish trousers” in the Lily, the “costume” was popularly referred to as “bloomers.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He dressed like a great man—black broadcloth coat and trousers, wide black hat, overcoat with a velvet collar, ebony cane which he made to seem a sword. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He stepped out of his cold wet shoes and removed both pairs of prison trousers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She looked for anything she might use to prop it open, and had to settle for tearing off a piece from the bottom of her prison trousers and stuffing it in the lock. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Egads, boy! I’ve never seen such a privileged yet undeserving child. Your mother’s love for you knows no bounds! Silken trousers as well, can you believe it?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Henry, in coat and tie, waded out to where Francis stood, his trousers rolled to the knee, an old-fashioned banker in a surrealist painting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Beside her, wrapped in a pair of his old trousers, as the custom was in this part, lay his son. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Later I slept on the floor of the corridor; first putting my pocket-book with my money and papers in it inside my shirt and trousers so that it was inside the leg of my breeches. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The community cloth was drab, all no-color; the formless shifts and trousers worn by the people were woven and stitched for protection against the sudden occasional rain, thorn scratch, or poison berry. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Biff Brannon changed his light seersucker trousers for dark-blue serge ones. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He searched the pockets of his trousers with nervous fingers and found the knife. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a way that the men, they can dress. You can’t hang your trousers right here.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Lighter clothes were more expensive and required frequent professional cleaning, so while my everyday trousers and waistcoat looked rather somber in the daylight, they made suitable evening wear. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he passed me out his glasses and clothing as he removed them: T-shirt, trousers, socks, shoes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse was removing the head bandage, and the sister was cutting away the soldiers trousers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He wore blue jean trousers, a flannel shirt, a black, unbuttoned vest and a black coat. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I took off my trousers and wrung them too, then my shirt and under clothing. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I can tell from their clothes—torn shirts and trousers, mismatched shoes filled with holes—that almost all of them are from the poor sectors near the lake. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then I pulled down the trousers of my silk pajamas. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Except for Minerva in her trousers and tennis shoes, the girls all sit in the galeria cheering the boys on. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn was there at his bedside, waiting calmly in a chair in his baggy, wool, olive-drab shirt and trousers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Some of them were just like the peasants at home or those I saw coming through France and Germany, with short jackets and round hats and home-made trousers; but others were very picturesque. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Andrius wiped the blade and juice from his fingers on his trousers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He looked down at his hands, clenched together in his lap, and they already seemed like someone else’s against the background of his crisp new trousers. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I slipped the trousers on under my sari, and then, as my sari came off, I hastily pulled on the tunic. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z When she reaches for my trousers, I gasp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We both had put on our new Sunday best jackets, trousers, shirts, and neckties, and we looked right respectful as we stepped up on the ferry. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Indeed they were, but only while getting out of the bathtub. There was some brief difficulty with the trousers, but with the help of your manservant Jasper, it was resolved.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He cleaned that gun more than he cleaned his own trousers, and he had it ready for anyone who tried to fool with his money. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a wet smear down the back of his trousers. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z But before putting them on I checked to see if my comrades had been issued trousers as well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days later he took him to Duluth and bought him a blue coat, six pair of white duck trousers and a yachting cap. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z His trousers were dark brown, jammed into brown boots. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His jacket was Armani, and he wore a white shirt that was open at the neck and hanging out over his dark trousers. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Michael was ordered to take down his trousers and kneel on the Headmaster’s sofa with the top half of his body hanging over one end of the sofa. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I insisted that all African prisoners must have long trousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore an ancient flat straw hat, blue jeans, both coat and trousers, and heavy shoes of which one sole was loose so that it slapped the ground when he walked. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to leave the top button of his trousers undone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He tugged up the legs of his trousers a bit, as though to preserve their natty crease. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A young fellow somersaulted backward from the cart to the sound of drumming, while a fat man wearing a red jerkin and bells on his trousers danced a jig, and another played the tabor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ifemelu liked to watch Clinton on television, in her square trouser suits, her face a mask of resolve, her prettiness disguised, because that was the only way to convince the world that she was able. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His camouflage outfit—he had swapped his Gap combat trousers for the real thing—fitted him badly, cutting in between his legs and under his arms but hanging loose everywhere else. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The doctor, nearly half his age, had an affinity for bell-bottom trousers and made humorless jokes about the Congress party. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The sheriff took a handkerchief from the rear pocket of his trousers and held the gaff with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z One leg was gone and the other was held by tendons and part of the trouser and the stump twitched and jerked as though it were not connected. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Abelman claims that the last lot of trousers we shipped him were only two feet long in the leg. I’m trying to straighten out the matter.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a pair of trousers and an old shirt that Osh had given her until her clothes dried out. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He must have been pondering what to do with me when he felt the damp on his trousers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped it off on my trousers and asked Mary Hudson if she wanted to come up to my house for dinner sometime. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Also, I saw only one pair of trousers actually completed during the time that I spent there, although the factory workers were shambling about clutching all sorts of scraps of cloth. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark she struggled into a ragged old shirt of Salvador’s, then his trousers, which she rolled up, and finally his blue jacket. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He slipped out of his trousers and tied a wrapper around his waist before he took his shirt off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I pull on my own set of trousers, tucking my sleep shirt in the waistband. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I like her in her 4-H Club green shirt and trousers even if she does like pigs, or hogs, as they call them here. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in the middle of the man's trousers now, in the place where the two trouser-legs meet and the zip begins. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The appalling broad orange-and-green check of the jacket and trousers almost blinded the onlooker. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Lefty says, “Pardon me, excuse me,” feeling thoroughly American as he pulls on his blue wool trousers and jacket. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Returning to his desk, Mr. Curtain produced two white tunics, two pale blue sashes, and two pairs of striped trousers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z One more man stood on the porch, dressed in a worsted plaid vest and gray trousers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His trousers sported multiple patches of various colors and materials, and his purple velveteen jacket had buttons made from—were those spools of thread? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She is depressed by the pair of teenaged Bangladeshi busboys who wear tapestry waistcoats and black trousers, serving them warm bread with silver tongs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z However, while Mr. Clutter was shaving, showering, and outfitting himself in whipcord trousers, a cattleman’s leather jacket, and soft stirrup boots, he had no fear of disturbing her; they did not share the same bedroom. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore gray trousers and a shirt of porous cloth that did not hide his skeletal appearance. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I got off the lavatory seat and pulled up my trousers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting that cardboard box of brightly colored shirts, jackets, and trousers from Lucky had not helped his temper. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z His trousers were black silk tucked into black boots. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Dressed in a Balkan costume of vest, ballooning trousers, and high leather boots, the immigrant carries his possessions bundled on a stick. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His father wears a transparent white Punjabi top over bell-bottom trousers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It sickened me to watch him crawl across the filthy cement on his hands and knees, soiling his palms and trouser legs. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They were about sixteen years old and they wore white duck trousers and fancy rayon polo shirts. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Calmly Roy pulled up his trousers, then strolled around to the front of the house and waited for Dana to come hurtling out the door in a fury. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As he lifted his hand to knock he heard steps, so he withheld his hand until a big man in black broadcloth trousers and a stiff bosomed white shirt without collar opened the door. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He seems to decide on the bench, gives his trousers a tug and sits down. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He puts on his cap, shoves his hands into his trouser pockets, sighs and looks up at the ceiling. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Beside her stands a man in white trousers, a blue jacket, and sailor’s cap; but he interests us much less. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The first has only a rope for a belt and is so thin, he does not have to unknot it to slide off his trousers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Miguel was a pale student, with feverish eyes, faded trousers, and miner’s boots, in his final year of law school. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had, with a strenuous loyalty, kept in touch through the years: calling and writing letters and sending books and shapeless trousers she called slacks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And I said, “I talked to Mrs. Alexander’s dog outside the shop. And I stroked him and he sniffed my trousers.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead her eyes moved to the suit coat, to the gleaming hair, to the striped trousers, as she tried to figure out what had happened to him these past few months. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She gives me a mug of tea and I watch her roll up his trouser legs and peel away the dirty bandages. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He wore box-toed shoes and Duchess trousers and his wide square coat came almost to his knees. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Had to ride in one of the wheelbarrows as I now had neither trousers nor shoes—they hid me under the same sacking they’d used to hide the radios, stinking of onion and cows. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Memories strobe past: the feel of her father’s trouser leg as she’d cling to it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He wasn’t wearing staid mercher black any longer, but garish striped trousers and a maroon paisley vest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Go for God’s sake, and my father is pulling on his trousers over his shirt, no jacket, shoes, no socks on this bitter day. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I drove the dog away and opened my trousers; teeth marks showed deep and red. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The trousers were cut up into pieces and then one of the men sat down on a rock and put them together again with white string. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He washed his left hand and wiped it on his trousers. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He wriggled out, seized Hedwig’s empty cage, and dashed back downstairs to his trunk, just as Uncle Vernon burst out of the dining room, his trouser leg in bloody tatters. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It is in the graceful slouch of the men slipping their hands into the pockets of their tuxedo trousers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A sturdy-built man in white trousers and a bright red coat took command of the stage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He replaced his ragged trousers and cowboy hat with a dandified suit and a bow tie and a felt hat, his eyes peering out through distinguished round-rimmed glasses. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Like some of the guests, he wore striped trousers and a swallow-tail coat with black-braided lapels topped by a rich ascot tie. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Naked them! Take the trousers and shirts!” somebody shouted. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I buttoned the braces on to the trousers, six buttons in all, then I put on the trousers and adjusted the braces to the correct length by sliding two brass clips up and down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The first to drop out had been the boys with impeccably creased trousers and freshly polished oxfords. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Chubs shoved his hands into his trouser pockets and stalked toward me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And she wears tracksuit trousers because she says that they are more comfortable than normal trousers. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Half a dozen young women in black trouser suits stood nearby, comparing notes on their tablet computers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He wore baggy khaki trousers like a man’s. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From some of them trousers are hanging to dry. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not mending a rip in your father’s trousers. People are paying good money—” “I know how to sew,” I blurt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then he hugged each weeping daughter and walked out the door, hitching up his trousers with the stub of his left arm. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Separate trickles of blood spilled to a puddle on the floor through one saturated trouser leg like countless unstoppable swarms of wriggling red worms. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He slipped the envelope in his trouser pocket. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Here the heads become figures; coats, trousers, and boots appear out of the mist as from a milky pool. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A soldier pulled him off and was fumbling at his own trousers when somebody said, “No! Target Destroyer is next!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He rubbed the cramped hand against his trousers and tried to gentle the fingers. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The administrator stared down at the papers on his desk, silent, ignoring her for an uncomfortably long moment while he picked the lint off his trousers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wiped his hand on his trousers, which were nearly dry now. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They also wore heavy blue demon trousers of denim. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me closely, dusted his hands on his trousers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A short man in a ruffled white shirt, black string tie, red sash, and black trousers came out finally to look at Lupita and Salvador. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She looked good in her black leather trousers and black vest top. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "Excuse me, sir. Would you kindly oblige by indicating whether Bearer should calendar your navy trousers for the morning?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Change is clinking in his trouser pocket, just below the level of my shoulders. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I watched Mr. Singh with his white turban and long blue apron over his trousers and Julian at his side walk down the path to greet him. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z His pleated black trousers were belted tight but his chest and shoulders looked just huge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Maggie was in trousers for our unusual quest, her hair stuffed into an old newsy cap, her little hands in work gloves. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Slowly, he unbuckled his pants and dropped his trousers to the floor. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But here now are pretty flowered spring dresses, tweed coats and trousers, crocheted sweaters on fat babies. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Bigger saw the shining tip of the man’s black shoes; the sharp creases in his striped trousers; the clear, icy glinting of the eyeglasses upon his high, long nose. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He wore stolen blue cavalry trousers and a three-foot sword, and the clothes he wore he had not taken off for a week. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore gray trousers and a matching jacket-style shirt, tapered at the waist, with short sleeves and a large pointed collar, made of a thin but durable synthetic material. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "You were wearing your brown corduroy trousers," I say, talking so fast, it makes me shake inside. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The jacket was baggy and the trousers were too short, riding high above his chunky tan, square- toed shoes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He had put on a print shirt and a pair of trousers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Bigger’s eyes followed Gus as Gus put his cue stick in the rack and brushed chalk dust from his trousers and walked a little distance away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This was long before metal detectors and security checks, and I was carrying my pistol in a holster inside my jacket and the two hundred rounds wrapped around my waist inside my trousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Helmuth thought about wearing his Hitler Youth uniform, but settled upon wearing good brown trousers and a white shirt. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z A freeman from his appearance, dressed in striped gray trousers and a vest of cowhide. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Tall, with salt-and-pepper hair, she was smartly dressed in black trousers and white blouse done up to the throat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed practically for work in the shop, light trousers and a gauzy linen shirt cuffed at the elbow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was issued the standard prison uniform for Africans: a pair of short trousers, a rough khaki shirt, a canvas jacket, socks, sandals, and a cloth cap. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew it was him by the sheepskin slippers, by the shape of his trousers, by the oversize threadbare sweater. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He had the same nervous energy—tapping his fingers against his trousers, brushing at his white cotton shirt, adjusting the jockey cap on his curly brown hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Its tongue was rough and wet and it liked the smell on my trousers and started sniffing them. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Old Mr. McPherson, who showed up at church one legendary Easter without trousers? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She sat with her legs straight out in front of her, holding the red calico skirt in both hands, pulled tight around her legs like trousers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Close up, giants were whatever part was nearest—a skirt, a bodice, a trouser leg, or a face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And feeling the wetness in his trousers and the trickling down his leg, he sits there waiting for the slap he knows will come when his mother returns. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And I wet my trousers and I had to put on some spare ones from the spare clothes locker in Mrs. Gascoyne’s room. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Kelly wandered about in a baggy pair of trousers and a bathrobe. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She could feel his hand working at his belt, at the drawstring of her trousers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z ‘I couldn’t eat, Matron! I simply couldn’tV ‘Get on the bed and lower your trousers,’ she ordered. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He read, it again slowly and felt the urge to smooth something, his trousers, his shaved-bald head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On every page were women, beautiful women, who wore no shirts, no trousers, no socks or underpants. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z If the bottle could not be stuffed into the trouser leg, the pants were considered fourolds and treated with “revolutionary operations”— cut open. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He stripped off his shirt and trousers and laid his hat in the bottom of the canoe. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He wears a nice shirt and a pair of trousers and a big smile. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But Jonas’s ankle was twisted, and his knees were scraped and raw, blood seeping through his tom trousers. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Adam picked up the damp cloth and leaned down to sponge off the bottoms of his trousers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The black ’dobe mud covered Adam’s shoes and splashed the bottoms of his dark trousers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Squelch's real name's Mervyn Hill but one time when we were changing for P.E., he pulled down his trousers and we saw he had a nappy on. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He stretches out on the bed in his undershirt and trousers, his back against the wall, and I lean against him, feeling his body curve around mine. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z All he wore was a pair of ripped trousers, and his bare feet gripped tentatively at the ground. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His trousers were splattered with holes and his collar was almost ripped off but the half of a yellow sun still clung to his torn sleeve. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She then taped her socks to her trousers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting out of the tub, putting on his trousers, and combing his hair had apparently raised his spirits. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He was lying supine, in just the trousers of his pajamas, a lighted cigarette in his right hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Then quit mucking about and take off those silly trousers!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I'm clothed in a brown pair of army trousers, and my bare chest and arm are bandaged. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Some had holes in the knees of their trousers, or shoes with the heels coming apart. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He spat on it and wiped away the dirt on the seam of his trousers and gave it to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Francie looked at his well-polished black shoes and noticed how the cuffless trousers came down in the back over the heel, and what a nice break they made across his instep. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They were dressed in ordinary clothing—brown shirts and trousers and muddy boots. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He unlaces his boots and folds his trousers in the dark and sets the tin of biscuits on top. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On a camp cot in a corner was a boy without legs whose trousers were folded and pinned beneath his stumpy thighs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dudley hitched up his trousers, which were slipping down his fat bottom. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z "Take off your trousers, you silly slob!" someone else shouted. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z At the door I paused; the place was already full, jammed with vets in loose gray shirts and trousers and women in short, tight-fitting, stiffly starched gingham aprons. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The victim had to lower his trousers in order to exhibit the wound, which amounted to little more than an angry red welt located just to the right of his crack. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A big wet spot appeared on the front of his trousers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He wears a rough-spun shirt and trousers for a change, shedding his flashy attire for something a little more sensible. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She wears trousers and a beret slanted on her head like she is Michelangelo. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A man, obviously awakened from sleep, came down the hall in his undershirt, buttoning on trousers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My trousers are tom and smeared with dirt—my boots’ leather is flaking off. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They were both young and looked almost alike in their white jackets, white trousers, and white shoes. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z To people like Reb Saunders, it also meant any educated Jew who might be reading, say, Darwin, and who was not wearing side curls and fringes outside his trousers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z His hands fumbled languidly with the crotch of his trousers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z That morning, like every morning, he had hitched up his trousers with a yard of baling twine, which is smooth and slippery, and needs a horseman’s knot to stay in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We have received via post your absurd comments about our trousers, the comments revealing, as they did, your total lack of contact with reality. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached down and took the Nintendo DS out of his trouser pocket. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He disapproved, she knew, because he kept his flag folded inside the pocket of a pair of trousers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He waved his cape and said, “Off with the silken trousers!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They had eaten with no light on the table and the old man took off his trousers and went to bed in the dark. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Orleanna, the human body is a sight more precious than a pair of khaki trousers from Sears and Roebuck. I’d expect you to comprehend the difference.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I shrugged, trying not to notice the gritty dust all over my trousers and my hands. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Lefty neatly hung up his suit, pinching each trouser crease, while Sourmelina removed her makeup with cold cream and went to bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I wiped the frost off the seat with my handkerchief, then I lowered my trousers and sat down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z My trousers are bloody and my arm, too. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Karl goes straight home, rushes to the toilet, his hands shaking so badly he can barely unzip his trousers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “You might as well ask if it’s natural to do up one’s trousers with zippers,” said the Controller sarcastically. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But the crowning indignity was a little flap, like the tongue of a shoe sewed on sideways, that served as a fly at the front of the trousers. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z To receive phone calls, she wore her most serious pair of trousers, her most muted shade of lipstick, and she spoke sitting upright at her desk, legs crossed, her voice measured and sure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All of us, except Kathy, received short trousers, an insubstantial jersey, and a canvas jacket. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Old-fashioned velvet jackets and white shirts hung from silk hangers, and formal trousers and more shirts were folded neatly in drawers. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Her father had been a fastidious man, impeccable, close- shaven, with razor-sharp creases pressed into his trousers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His trousers were held up by red braces over the long gray underwear that covered his chest. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug out the burner and the tank of gas and lit the burner and set it in the floor and then he unbuckled his belt and took off the bloodstained trousers. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I’m in Alabama, under the shade of a magnolia with red ants crawling up my trouser legs and the buzz of gnats swarming my head. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The warders ignored my protests, but by the end of the second week, I found a pair of old khaki trousers unceremoniously dumped on the floor of my cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Burying people’s a question of fashion, too, like flares and drainpipe trousers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He leaned down, and pulled the left leg of his trousers up. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I ask between heavy breaths as I wipe my hands off on my trouser legs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Nicholas’s large trousers were slipping down his hips. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He zipped up his trousers while some soldiers clapped. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His thin hands pleat his trousers as he talks. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When Aunt Anne jerked him out, a piece of string connecting a buttonhole in his shirt with a buttonhole in the front of his trousers suddenly broke. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z So we proceed to tear the young man with the white trousers off the hoarding, taking care not to damage the girl. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Hubert rummages in his filthy trousers, breathing hard behind his mask. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Stuart climbed the bank, went into the bushes, and was back in a few minutes wearing a pepper-and-salt jacket, old striped trousers, a Windsor tie, and spectacles. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He stood up and dusted his trousers with his fingers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He straightened up, wiping his hand on his trousers. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Blunt must have pressed a hidden button or else he was being overheard, for at that precise moment a door opened and a waiter—in white jacket and black trousers—appeared carrying three plates. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The chief sat on the sofa, dressed in a crisp shirt and nice trousers. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z No more torn trousers or muddy boots; no dirt on her face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Clarke, I was just going to ask you to send that boy Jasper up, so he could demonstrate to these young gentlemen the correct technique for getting their trousers on.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A man in army trousers came running down the path toward the boats, shooting at the soldiers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When he turned his back on them, Harry saw a curly pig’s tail poking through a hole in his trousers. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Everywhere around him stores were opening—suits, dresses, overalls, shirts, skirts, blouses, trousers, all made and ready to be worn. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I sat down and he took off my shoes and rolled up my trousers. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The men in dark trousers, white jackets, and fedoras. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She wore a white coat open over a green shirt and those blue canvas trousers so many people wore in this world. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z How swift and brave and graceful in his long trousers with bicycle-clips around them and his scarlet school cap at a jaunty angle on his head! Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled her dress over her head and took off his trousers and shirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His feet were in bedroom slippers and his trousers were creased from all the sitting over the typewriter. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She hadn’t ever seen another woman ride a horse like the princess did, or wear trousers like a man, or hurl a dagger with such rage. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In a white singlet and the trousers of his suit, he went down the short straight run of stairs in his stockinged feet carrying a pair of black brogues. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Alexander watched as Pollard pulled his trouser leg up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The trousers—” he began, but there was no time to say more and he stopped short, confused and stammering. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d stand in front of the mirror in his trousers, his suspenders loose over his undershirt, and he’d lather up his face until the lather stood in peaks like whipped cream. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Within our first three years on the island we were all given long trousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She threw two dishtowels over the milk, got a fresh one from a drawer of the cabinet, and blotted the milk from her father’s trousers and shirt front. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Climbing up the hill after her, bracing his knee with his palm, he’d wiped his hands on his trousers and answered our clamorous whispers—dead? is he—?—with the brief impersonal nod of a doctor.... The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He didn’t want the trousers; he just wanted the boy to wait before he went wailing for help. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But one day, an old man arrived at school, wearing trousers with a mended patch near the knee, his face gaunt, his body bowed with the humility that poverty had forced on him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z 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 Her African costume was a colorful wrap; her sailor outfit made her look like a street rascal, with a tunic, trousers, and leather boots. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Maurice's trousers gave way with a sigh and he abandoned them as a wreck, rushed toward the forest, and then came back again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Bartholomew wore khaki trousers pulled up high on his belly, and spoke with an American accent filled with holes, mangling words until they were impossible to understand. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Werner tries out various theories on Frederick, but Frederick, he’s learning, moves about as if in the grip of a dream, his trousers too big around the waist, the hems already falling out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My father took a pair of his trousers and cut them at the knee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd of women had torn the trousers from his body and all who could get near were grinding their heels into his flesh. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When my shirt is open she pulls it free of my trousers and looks me in the eye. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The bottom of his trousers clung to his leg where water from the tap had splashed on it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The jacket of the dark charcoal suit fit him perfectly, as did his trousers, which must have been retailored from their lanky western proportion to flatter his short Korean legs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They carried the standard fatigue jackets and trousers. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the boys was trying to squeeze an empty beer bottle up the man’s trouser leg. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew it was him by the sheepskin slippers, by the shape of his trousers, by the oversize threadbare sweater. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He pulled up the leg of his wool trousers to reveal his bony knee. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Esteban walked quickly with his big strides, practically dragging Clara behind him, without noticing the dirty water that was spattering his impeccable gray trousers from the English tailor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Flickering lamplight caught Tree-ear’s eye as he walked back to the pit from Min’s one evening, snug in his new trousers. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I noticed that he was dressed in black with pin-striped trousers. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z For Dicey and Maybeth there were dresses, for the boys shirts and trousers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He jammed his toes into the desert boots and leaped as well as he could into the tweed trousers, which he could hardly button at the waist. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Grasping the loose waistband of his trousers, the philosopher stood up and bowed almost without realizing it, again and again, as the President of the Consistorial Court of Discipline left his cell. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z After a few weeks, I was ready to swallow my pride and tell Colonel Jacobs that I would trade my long trousers for some company. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing shirt and trousers of coarse cotton jean—the kind of cloth the Lowell mills spit out by the mile. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But now, he wore things like a T-shirt, shabby-looking trousers, and sneakers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Water sluiced out of my trouser legs as I scrambled out of the pond. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He raises a pair of trousers against the light and seems disappointed that they are not remotely his size. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I forgot about the kid. He’s feisty. Really left some teeth marks in Big Tony’s trousers.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z His posture was wonderful and his shoes were shined and his trousers were pressed, and he was a leader of men. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The satin lapels of the tuxedo were threadbare but who would look at that when the suit fitted him so beautifully and the crease in his trousers was so perfect? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was skinny as a rail, with a tattered shirt and trousers. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The smaller of the two—but not by much—was a sloppy blond boy, rosy-cheeked and gum-chewing, with a relentlessly cheery demeanor and his fists thrust deep in the pockets of his knee-sprung trousers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They wore trousers that looked too big or too small, sandals with ragged straps that flapped back and forth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The old man nodded and the boy took his trousers from the chair by the bed and, sitting on the bed, pulled them on. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of trousers walked by, followed by a dog, which stopped to sniff a tree. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Probably just a shadow,” Reynie suggested, fumbling with his trousers and shoes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Kaede straightened, brushing off her dirty hands on her cotton trousers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The cream- colored trousers marking with a mere seam the place where the mystery curled. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then he reached into the waistband of his trousers and took out the gun. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The boys were delighted to see their trouser instructor again. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Three of them had their heads broken by blows from Boxers hoofs; another was gored in the belly by a cow’s horn; another had his trousers nearly torn off by Jessie and Bluebell. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z These, as they received their food, took it away into a corner, spread handkerchiefs over their striped trousers and began to eat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He was wearing an old tweed jacket with sprung elbows, and there were grass stains on the knees of his trousers; khaki gaiters were laced over his mud-caked shoes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The officers wore muck boots, but their trousers were nonetheless dark with seawater. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She felt his intake of breath when she touched his trousers zipper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He knew it would burn through the handcuffs in seconds, and the worst thing was he could actually feel it, where he had put it, in the zipped-up outer pocket of his combat trousers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A heavy fine was now imposed on anyone who wore khaki trousers and shins of the same color. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The length of it pushed against his trousers, and his trousers pressed against her underpants and their smooth, wet silk pushed pleasantly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Just then we heard a car driving up, and from it stepped a figure wearing a shirt and trousers, carrying a small black bag. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle put down the pair of trousers he had been washing. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She was shaking even before his fingers worked her shirt buttons, tugged at the drawstring of her trousers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Finally, he said, “Man, you wanted long trousers and better food, and now you have them and you are still not happy.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he had his trousers on under his robe. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you aware that I could waggle my fingers and make you wet your trousers?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z From his trousers pockets he took a fistful of crumpled bank notes and a good deal of silver on the bureau indiscriminate- else happened to be in his pockets. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z She threw open a chest and pulled out some clothes, flinging a pair of trousers and a tunic at me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Frederick is already dressed, wearing trousers, an ironed shirt, and a necktie, kneeling against the window with his nose against the glass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He had put on a white shirt with a white tie and white flannel trousers, and a pair of bright tan, oxblood shoes. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He wore army trousers and shirt and polished boots, and his braces hung free at his waist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He had on his old black trousers and an old white shirt and string tie, and he was mad as heck. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “The lamp I am writing by is deer fat poured into a turtle shell with a strip of my old city trousers for a wick. “It snowed all day yesterday and today. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And she said I should just roll up my trousers and walk into the water a little way, so I did. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He hoped they were still having fun harassing Romans, stealing lots of shiny zippers and causing legionnaires’ trousers to fall down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He is hunched above me like a dog, one hand rubbing hard at my skin and the other unbuttoning his trousers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He not only talked, he sang, and if he felt like hitching up his trousers, he just took his hands off the wheel and hitched. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The newcomer wore a black trouser suit, her long auburn hair pulled back in a ponytail. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was something familiar about the way it crept down my spine, vanishing past my trousers’ waistband. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She could feel the hard length of him and the silk of her underpants and his cotton trousers between. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He scrambled out of bed, pulled on his trousers and shirt, and scuttled downstairs. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after Senn’s visit our clothing did improve and we were given long trousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z White Deer put a tunic and trousers on the table. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she put a wild hand inside the seat of his trousers, startling the boy considerably, but almost immediately withdrew it and decorously tucked in his shirt for him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The rats scampered up him, burrowing into his pockets, into his shirt, up his trouser legs, down his neck. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He wore the same kind of brown shirt and trousers any farmer around Redding wore, and he spoke pretty good English. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Charles moved to the window seat and calmly sat down, arranging the crease in his trousers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She would never have tolerated the ingrown hair that grew like raisins on her chin, or worn trousers that gathered bulkily between her legs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Never jeans or trousers—not on your life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With a violence born of total helplessness, he pulled her dress up, lowered his trousers and underwear. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He began showing up at the barn in neat gray suits, dark vests, whipcord trousers, wing tips, and on race days a restrained Republican tie. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Their trousers hung just so and their hats sat jauntily on their head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood at the foot of the bed, his hands in his trouser pockets, his face relaxed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z His dark trousers, with the suspenders crossed over his white-shirted back, gave him a vaguely Amish appearance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I saw Geneva Eggers in front of her house, wearing canvas trousers and a plaid shirt and sitting on a fence post. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Their bayonets hung by the sides of their army trousers as they stood still, with their helmets underneath their arms. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He pulled his trousers up, buttoned them, and helped her back into her panties. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The women received jackets, skirts, and petticoats, the men wool trousers and wool jackets and caps and shoes. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It took him live tries to tie the string of his trousers. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Brown-skinned, she wore white shoes, white trousers, and a white tunic. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When the bed was smoothly made he waited until Alice had left the room before he slipped off his trousers and crawled inside. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The sheriff brought his left leg down from the piling, hitched his trousers at the thigh and brought his right up, then settled his elbow on his knee. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z This would have never happened if Tariq had been with her, she thought as she put on a clean shirt and fresh trousers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The young man suddenly began brushing the cuffs of his trousers with the flat of his hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Were you more aware, you would know or realize by now that the offending trousers were dispatched to you with our full knowledge that they were inadequate so far as length was concerned. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The clothes he wears, homespun shirt and trousers, suit him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He found the long-sleeved white shirt that he had once worn to Cousin Linda’s wedding, and the dark brown trousers that went with it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Short trousers for Africans were meant to remind us that we were “boys.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry’s trousers were spattered with drops the size of quarters, too red to be blood, as if he’d had a paintbrush slung at him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Jonas smiled at her in admiration and affection, but his own clothing, even on Feast Night, was simple: a homespun shirt over coarse trousers. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Behind the cloak that Einar had described she could see that he wore a tightly fitted dark suit with sharp creases in the trousers. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Like his fellows, he wore his uniform of black trousers and white shirt of thick cloth, his neck swimming in the collar. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Milton had on a blue blazer and cream-colored trousers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Each wears a standard uniform: black boots, black shirt with a single row of silver buttons, dark gray trousers, bulletproof vest, and a single silver armband. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I wondered why I did not tell her that all my skirts stopped well past my knees, that I did not own any trousers because it was sinful for a woman to wear trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When he heard it, the man tipped his hat down a little over his eyes, hoisted his trousers and thought about the hollow place at the base of her neck. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They even held mock trials, such as the one where Worsley was accused of stealing a trouser button from the offering plate of a Presbyterian church. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Papa who was so tall that he sometimes lowered his head to get through doorways, that his tailor always used extra fabric to sew his trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Jake said with a jerk of his arm that spilled drops of wine on his white trousers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The third man was dressed in shirt and trousers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Jonas, still crying, put his hands in front of his trousers, humiliated by the wetness. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They had clothes and blankets and pillows from the upstairs rooms and they fitted themselves out in new attire, the boy’s trousers cut to length with his knife. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He stole a pair of cheap trousers, a white shirt, black shoes, black hat, and an oilskin raincoat, and he tried on each article for fit. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He is also dressed in his best dark trousers and a white shirt. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Jeet was immaculately dressed in a pressed button-down shirt and crisp black trousers. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He screamed, and began to beat them desperately against his trousers, terrified of what it might be. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I put on the short trousers that day, but I vowed that I would not put up with them for long. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was true that I wore my school trousers and shirt every day even if I wasn’t going to school. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see the earlocks hanging down alongside his sculptured face and the fringes outside the trousers below the jacket. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The salesman “ate it up,” and soon Perry, stripped of his denim trousers, was trying on a gloomy suit that the clerk considered “ideal for an informal ceremony.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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