| 单词 | twisting |
| 例句 | Flickering torchlight danced across the walls, making the faces seem half-alive, twisting them, changing them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The man who had fired at us turned his attention to taking out the SUV behind him, twisting around in the window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mama was sitting on the sofa, twisting a handkerchief in her hands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The words repeated again and again, twisting inside his head as he fell. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In a swift and furious struggle, all three of them, twisting in the air like scraps of flame, rose and fell and rose again, only to fall, finally, among the rocks on the far side. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Her fingers wove the sweetgrass in her lap, twisting and tugging the strands into perfect place. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But his words were carried off by the stiff wind, and the others, tugging and twisting at the coarse ropes, didn't hear him, didn't reply. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A pair of hands reached out and seized the back of my uniform shirt, twisting the fabric for a better grip. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I played with one of my shoestrings, twisting it around my little finger. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She looked at me curiously, and began twisting the handle of the door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I use the nearby branches as steps, with my hands to steady me, twisting and leaning around the tree’s maze. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Wylan asked, pausing in front of a peddler’s cart laden with wreaths made of the same twisting branches and silver ribbons. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ahead of me, at the foot of the twisting path that leads up to the Commandant’s house, sits a small crumpled figure. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He held the book up to Emily, twisting it to show all sides. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “She can feel exactly where she is in space while flipping and twisting, and she knows instinctively just how to bring her feet down so that she lands upright. That’s something no coach can teach.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There’s a white circle cloud, too, twisting slowly on the small screen. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z After several seconds, I continue twisting and push the door inward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I lay turning, twisting, holding my eyes closed and trying first to think, then not to think. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I see his body twisting to look around. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The servant then moves on to me, twisting the frizz out of each curl with the sweet liquid and pinning it up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Julia hanging with her other friends trembles at the tips of my wings before twisting away into the wind. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z By that time Matt was wringing and twisting like a hen on a hot brick. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I’m twisting, turning, restless in my sleeping bag. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Some attempt had been made to smooth the sides of the wall itself, but here and there the twisting fingers of roots poked through. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She dreamed that she was perched on a boulder overlooking a twisting path in the heart of the Wood, and below her she saw the huntress walking. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I stay in the back alleys, twisting and turning until I have to climb the hill to Tatarska. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As he’s talking, Roger is forcefully twisting a loose string off his gym shorts. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And we stand there, me twisting a pencil in my hands and him twisting one of his braids over and over again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The roots were everywhere, twisting through earth and stone, closing off some passages and holding up the roofs of others. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He makes a last effort by twisting my wrist. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The black brothers moved through black shadows amidst black rocks, working their way up a steep, twisting trail as their breath frosted in the black'air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And so it was that the overwhelming stench of despair and hopelessness and evil was not at all discernible to her, and she went happily down the twisting and turning stairs. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Werfel played with the doorknob, twisting it backward and forward, listening to the click of the latch. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z There they sat under an old gnarled oak that sent its roots twisting like snakes down a steep crumbling bank. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She fought all the way, jerking and twisting, but it was nothing, and soon he had her hand outstretched before him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I tied a white ribbon around each pigtail before twisting my hair and snapping a barrette on each end. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As I hold my breath for what seems like forever, twisting with the force of the water, I hold tight to the tiller. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The single, twisting road that led from the quarry soon split into several streets, the main one leading to the bazaar, and it was this that I took. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He climbed to the small opening and by squirming and twisting, he got through. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z One of the English boys had got Dove down and was twisting his arm, making him swear allegiance to his Britannic Majesty, gracious George the Third. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the creature twisting and wriggling in the glass. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z And she dropped her eyes and fell to twisting a bit of the bedding where a thread was loosened, and she waited patiently as one who scarcely expects an answer. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Look at that, Charlie,” I say, pointing to the girl twisting dough into the shape of a pretzel. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z But that crown wasn’t anything to sniff at—twisting spines of diamonds that looked like branches glowing with new frost. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I am swollen with excitement, bloodlust and joy and a strange fear that mingle in my chest like the twisting rage of a bone-fire. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand up and start pacing the tiny room, twisting the ends of my hair around my finger. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He followed her mentally as she left the reserve, swam across the wide waterway, reached the island’s shore, climbed up the bank, crossed the path, disappeared through the trees, and padded beside a twisting creek. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Aisha stopped twisting and stared at her in the mirror, a dead stare, and Ifemelu feared, for a moment, that the woman had clairvoyant powers and could tell she was lying. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She stumbled, twisting her ankle, and Luke scooped her up to carry her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Daddy’s in the fields and Mother’s at a doctor’s appointment in town, so I stretch the black, twisting phone cord to the kitchen table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A low branch brushed his face, and he snapped at it, twisting and pulling until the wood cracked and tore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All round, for as far as I could see, hanging in the air, were the twisting and turning roads of a great suspended city. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a shelf of glasses along a wall and I grab one, twisting the handle above the spigot. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Curious, some of the older boys gathered around him as he started twisting pegs and plucking at strings to tune the instrument. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “No,” I said, twisting the cap off my water bottle. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Lyra was twisting and struggling, and Pantalaimon was chirruping like a frightened bird. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He swung just as the ball slid into its curve, and the bat cut savagely through empty air, twisting him around and sending him off balance. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In a fraction of a second Baruch had leapt on it, and Balthamos was twisting to free his wings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They were twisting and turning and pointing their beaks toward the sun as they took their readings and plotted their courses south. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “How many times have you found out that what you’ve been told isn’t true?” she says, backing away from me even farther, her face twisting. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Her knife eased off Tanin’s neck as she caught sight of Rajar, his dark coat splaying out as he raised his arms, hands twisting and pulling at the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We start driving again, and I watch the river twisting through the passing countryside. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Once inside, one would go endlessly along its twisting paths without ever finding the exit. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben’s head snapped violently to the left, twisting his body until he landed on his stomach, his feet pointed toward Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then the auditorium becomes a circus, with performers doing flips down the aisles and trapeze acrobats twisting and flipping above them. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He was twisting to look at something, and she followed his gaze, understanding and suddenly curious too: what had happened to the dead men’s daemons? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The screws bounce off the painted tin, leaving long, twisting marks like curled ribbons. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Dalton feels a twisting in the pit of his stomach. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z With a terrible, twisting pang, she imagined Adiah being led to the city’s square like a sacrificial cow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Fossie suddenly pulled away, twisting sideways, and fell back against the gate. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We were now flying through clouds and mists and in desperation the pilot descended and followed a twisting road through the mountains. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I played with the hem of my Team Meili jersey, twisting it around and around my index fingers. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He sits staring at the door, twisting the silver ring around his finger in anxious circles until the knock comes early the next morning. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Quinn House was an irregular mark near the bottom, and there was the meadow, and the path from the meadow that led to the twisting line of the river. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pete comes up behind him, twisting his hat in his hands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The principle of twisting and winding hadn’t caught on in their world, so all the cords and ropes were braided; but they were strong and flexible, and Mary soon found exactly the sort she wanted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The big boy was twisting plastic strips into sandals. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept twisting the ends of her soft yellow headscarf around her fingers. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Now Coach swallowed something, like bitter air, twisting his face up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She was twisting a bracelet around her wrist. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I stared at my hands, twisting and untwisting my fingers, as I finally spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was burst after burst in the dirty air, yellow lightning shattering the ground, splintering rock, ripping limbs off the great trees and sending them twisting swirling dancing along the ground, along the ridge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We stare at the towering column of black smoke twisting upward from the city’s newest bomb site. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The sound is off, and for some reason, it’s scarier, watching the silent twirling spiral twisting on the screen, inching across the blue water, coming closer to New Orleans’s shore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Sigurd was dragged after it, twisting from one arm, shouting what Anya assumed were the worst swear words he knew. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She pushed her hair over her shoulders, her fingers twisting through the curled black strands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Ivan stood behind her, twisting his staff between his hands, eyes huge and filled with pity. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He could see it in the far corner of the tank, its dreadful tentacles with their hundreds of stinging cells, twisting and spiraling in the water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Giant, twisting waves spun the ship like a toy. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z But before she could actually say no and ruin Shirley’s plan, Shirley spoke up, twisting and turning, marking the steps as if showing off a fancy dance. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z It was nothing like Tar- bean with its twisting alleys and garbage smell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He felt a rush of panic, his guts twisting. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The skeletons of the green trees curved under the elegant weight of the snow, bowing and twisting like ribbons in the wind. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The bright sun was warming the fields and meadows, creating a twisting and invisible bubble. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Even the twisting stairs held no terror for him, because he had learned to place the crutches carefully and swiftly where they would hold and balance him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He paused before lifting the rock and slowly stretched his body, touching his toes, reaching for the sky, twisting at the waist, and leaning backward. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Asha reached for her axe, but Qarl dropped his knife and caught her wrist, twisting back her arm until the weapon fell from her fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach appeared even smaller and rounder than she was as she sat twisting her napkin with hands accustomed to being busy. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch Hana twisting her armband round and round, and then I look at Kaepernick and at her Olympics poster, and I get an idea. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It’s not just one memory; it’s a million, twisting and twirling and wrapping together into something that looks like the pictures of galaxies in my science book. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Walking slowly toward the back door, she stood looking out for a long time, twisting her hands and saying nothing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They went down in a wild, roaring tangle of twisting bodies and scrambling feet and slashing fangs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z With only a glance upward at the star-spangled sky and the trees twisting in the wind, Lupita ran after her brother. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z My stomach started twisting up with nervousness and excitement and fear and weirdness. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Sandy must see the light bulb go on above my head, because he frowns at me, twisting his hands together. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Why, if Mr. Travis kept on twisting Cooter’s ear like that, when he did turn it a-loose it’d be spinning and unwinding itself on the side of Cooter’s head for a whole week! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “You’re not dressed warmly enough,” she observes, twisting the woolen scarf securely around her neck. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Two hands grab me by my arms, twisting them painfully back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She draws twisting white skyscrapers, complicated bridges, flocks of figures beside a river. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The banner streamed from an iron mast, shivering and twisting as the wind gusted, like a bird struggling to take flight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was sitting there, twisting an earlock and biting his lower lip, his face a mask of frustration. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Clance said that the western gate is the one that used to give them the most trouble,” I said, twisting to look up at him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Kingshaw watched the other boy's thin fingers, twisting up the grass. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Ghost was twisting and snapping, legs flailing in the air, but he could not break free. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Denna looked down at her hands, fidgeting with a ring on her finger, twisting it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “She's got you so bewitched that one of these days I'm going to see you twisting around with colic and with a toad in your belly.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She was absentmindedly twisting her ponytail around and around one thumb. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The monkey was unscrewing the clasp, and the President, his face a mask of grim exultation, was twisting wires together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The young woman began deliberately to write on a pad of paper, and he could not restrain himself from twisting around to see immediately what was being written about his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I can see a flinch of hurt on Kalinda’s face, though, which turns into a stony anger just a split second later, and I feel guilt twisting my insides. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Fireworks streak across the night sky, creating the emblem of the Belles—a golden fleur-de-lis, with a red rose twisting around its center like a ribbon of blood. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Beyond was a flight of wooden steps, steep and twisting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Grandpop took a sip from his glass, his face twisting up as he swallowed. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The voice changes, twisting and layering as if there are three Darins all talking at once. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The road to Montgomery led the marchers through cotton fields and scraggly pine thickets, across twisting rivers and creeks and into dark, gloomy swamps where dead trees draped with gray Spanish moss hugged the roadside. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “His father wasn’t one of the Allens, was he?” she asked, her stomach twisting at the thought. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The head rose out of the twisting arms like a giant stalk. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes some twisting to work half the flowers out of the fancy ribbon, but I put some muscle into it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z There was no difficulty in twisting an externally situated backbone into a shape compatible with the X-ray evidence. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I see that when we go underground the clean, dependable lines of the street plan are interlaced with a twisting, turning mess of tunnels. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Between Coalwood and Big Creek High School were eight miles of twisting, potholed roads. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And then I’m twisting and wriggling out of his embrace, returning to my full-grown size and person, my full-grown knowledge and revulsion and hatred. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The night became less dark, light enough for them to see, or half see, shapeless drifts of fog, curling and twisting as it rolled over them and passed them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He held the book up to Emily, twisting it to show all sides. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She moved her hand to Hazel’s wrist and lifted her arm above her head, twisting it in a way it was absolutely not supposed to go. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I do, my head twisting in every direction trying to see everything at once. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When they finished stuffing the bread bag, Emily held up the concealed book, twisting it to view from all angles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There was a nasty hissing noise as Filch swelled with fury; Mrs. Norris had arrived, unseen, and was twisting herself sinuously around Filch’s skinny ankles. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She paused, thinking, her hand twisting one of the knots on her head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And then all the great squeezing twisting that was inside her would be over. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I’ve heard of it,” my grandfather says, twisting the ring on his finger. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z She peered into the eyepiece, positioned the telescope to look through a windowpane, and began twisting the focus knobs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “But,” Mom plows on, twisting around to smile at me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z When Genie got downstairs, there Grandpop was, just as Genie suspected, sunglasses on, disassembling his gun again, twisting the screws, yanking and pulling at the revolver. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But, to me, there was a fire—a huge fire, and I continued twisting to duck red hot planks hurtling from the ceiling toward me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia does not reply, and to keep himself from reaching for her hand again, he opens the door instead, leading her back up the twisting stairway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I am already married” she remarks to the empty air, twisting the ring on her right hand that covers an old, distinctive scar. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I see it, I see it,” said the happy bug as they struggled up the twisting mountain trail. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Ivy smiled and nodded, that pinch twisting harder. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But he couldn’t shake the twisting feeling in his gut. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I saved the cobwebs, twisting them around a rag and storing them by our pallet in the cellar. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The alley they were walking down was very long and twisting, so it was just as well that from time to time one of the children turned and looked toward him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The poles were all even—unlike Anya’s crooked and twisting poles at home—and lashed at the corners with more colorful ribbon. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The bed creaks all night with her twistings and turnings and she keeps us awake with her moaning for water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He sweated a little, twisting this way and that, and reaching his left arm round behind him, to try and unhitch the string. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z R’hllor spoke to his chosen ones through blessed fire, in a language of ash and cinder and twisting flame that only a god could truly grasp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I said to him, my sense of strain departing, as the car crept away down the twisting narrow road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In other words, jockeys squat on the pitching backs of their mounts, a task much like perching on the grille of a car while it speeds down a twisting, potholed freeway in traffic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They left the alley and headed north along the twisting streets, making a few accidental detours and wrong turns that Lac hoped no one else noticed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I reached as deeply into the hole as I could, twisting my arm around to feel with my fingers, but I felt nothing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We learned that if you could get hold of an inmate’s hand or wrist, several inventive ways of twisting it would drop him to the floor with you on top. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They haunted the laundry lines and pub doorways of Coal’s twisting lanes, drooping like wilted flowers, eyes flicking toward us and away again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z David ignores me mostly, except when I almost ruined the $300 microscope by twisting the knob the wrong way. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z That night she and her father wind up the twisting staircase and go to bed side by side on the same lumpy bed in the same sixth-floor bedroom with the fraying silk wallpaper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Put it down or what I’m doing to him will be a gentle ear twisting compared to what I’ll do to you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Its twisting body looked like a bird in the sky for a moment before it smacked back down on the surface and was gone. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I swallowed the scream working its way up my throat, and smiled right back at him, my insides twisting. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I arch into him, reveling in his strength, his fire, the alchemy between us twisting and burning and melding until it feels like gold. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She’s really into it, stepping and twisting, throwing herself into every move I lead. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly falling... twisting... everything out from under me and my head cracking against the wall. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The young man stepped back, face twisting with disgust. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Not for us,” Madeline had said, twisting the stem of the wineglass between her elegant fingers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She just stood there, looking at me, twisting her hands together. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z This was Tennessee announcing itself: fantastic beasts twisting in a volcano. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Johanna’s digging something, I guess the point of her knife, into my flesh, twisting it around. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt like he was splitting open, like his body was twisting apart. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The man fidgets, twisting a hat in his hands while Danuta sits at the table, reading the letter he’s brought. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Logs, some rotted, some burnt, rush, twisting and bobbing in the water. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He walked to Collins, twisting his face away from the heat of the fire and smothering smoke. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The flowers all start to swim together, the blues and the pinks and the whites all twisting and turning and blurring together, the colors coming off the page and reaching toward me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z My ruptured flesh fought back, twisting and pulsing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Moonlight silvered the hills as he followed the twisting ribbon of the kingsroad. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The original Watson and Crick model of DNA, with its hammered metal plates and rickety rods twisting precariously around a steel laboratory stand, is housed behind a glass case. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And Iorek fell away, dislodged, and with a screech of twisting metal Iofur stood up tall, straightening the steel of his back plates by sheer strength. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z First they were all separated, exploding into different directions, but then they swooped back toward each other, like family, and became one big black wave, twisting and sweeping up through the trees around them. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Up a twisting alley, down a narrow lane—where was the gate out? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "As long as there's light we're brave enough. But then? And now that thing squats by the fire as though it didn't want us to be rescued-" He was twisting his hands now, unconsciously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Then I, too, went down the steep twisting path through the dark woods to the beach below. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I look at her and she’s twisting up a flyer someone was handing out about some student council fundraiser. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But the pain twisting Mother's face was worse. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z All Chinese food — a bowl of sweet, hot soybean milk, and two long, twisting oil sticks to dip in it; also two onion cakes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam plays with her hair, gathering it all to one side and stroking it, then twisting it up in a sloppy bun. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Aggo showed her a courtyard overgrown with twisting vines and tiny green grapes, and Jhogo discovered a well where the water was pure and cold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He brought the sword up, twisting it in a wide arc, and said, “None of your heroes are here to save you now. You’ll die at the end of my sword this time.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’m so sick, oh, I’m so sick,” Carol moans, twisting her body on the bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This is Elizabeth now, twisting a napkin, eyes wide like she’s staring at a car accident. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Soon all three men were watching the light grow, the flames twisting higher. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z All night they rode, feeling their way up the twisting pass and through the stretches of broken ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Vortices of air spiraled out from her wing tips, sending golden hemlock pollen twisting in circles. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I couldn’t say it was thrilling, how he jumped on that board thing and rolled down the hill, twisting the T left and right and then swerving it around. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There seemed to be hundreds of twistings and turnings, and many other pipes that opened off the main route, but Tucker Mouse knew his way perfectly— even in the dark. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I can almost see Gram beside me, twisting her parasol overhead, wearing one of her old-fashioned long dresses and a frown on her lips that doesn’t quite match the mischief in her eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Below our fields, twisting and winding, ran the clear blue waters of the Illinois River. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then both of them are gone and the circus is ablaze, flames licking against the tents, twisting up into the rain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Lauren was there, angrily twisting Oreos open and scraping out the cream filling into a bowl. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Warning alarms went off in my mind at the sight of Chubs’s nostrils flaring and his lips twisting with anger. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Fourteen hours later we swayed sleepily in a car that wound down a twisting road back to Seffner, where Ms. Jamison deposited us on Paula and Milton Pace’s doorstep. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She looks apprehensive, twisting her fingers and avoiding making eye contact. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes they didn’t offer him any, and he could only watch as they ate, his stomach twisting with hunger. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Hi, Dana,” he said, twisting slowly in his seat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My finger catches the inside of my bracelet, twisting it like a tourniquet, hurting my wrist. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She bends at the waist, twisting her hair inside the towel, before straightening back up again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Alaric blinked a bunch of times, twisting his mouth to the side in a poor attempt at being discreet. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The boy finally got control of his arms and pressed them against the sides of his head, twisting this way and that as if he were trying to screw the thing right off his neck. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He was only vaguely aware of the leaves and branches twisting around him, softening and widening to let him lie back. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Molly said, twisting her arms above her head and bending her body so it looked crooked. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z She could feel him twisting the point, flushing it into her throat, and she almost closed her eyes again, but then she remembered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” she said, twisting to see out of the rear window. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ropes of fog, twisting and creeping like white serpents, had begun to rise from the reeking ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He felt the cool, clean hands bending his fingers, twisting his thumb until he gritted his teeth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Skirling Pass was really a series of passes, a long twisting course that went up around a succession of icy wind-carved peaks and down through hidden valleys that seldom saw the sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Please, Todd!” she yells back, pulling and twisting my arm. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She remembered the dragon twisting beneath her, shuddering at the impacts, as she tried desperately to cling to his scaled back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The memory of Clancy’s face as he had leaned in to do exactly what Liam was doing now suddenly flooded my mind, twisting its way through me until I couldn’t ignore it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Huge knotted roots sprawled in the center of twisting, creeping shadows. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She takes his offered arm and they walk together along the twisting pathways, through the dwindling crowd of patrons. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The agent did a few more dives, a backward twisting one-and-a-half, a half-gainer, and a beautiful soaring swan dive, all of them executed in what appeared to be an effortless manner. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I yank my hand back, twisting so that he won’t be able to hold on. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a shame. Sheep would run into a river and drown to outrun a wolf, but I can’t see that many sheep twisting themselves up in wire no matter what’s chasing them.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It took an effort, the twisting of lip, the curling of tongue. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Immediately Neel sat up, grabbed his compass, and started twisting it around on the page. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Surrounding the main drawing are detailed sketches of twisting branches, capturing several different angles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s like somebody’s twisting something inside me,” I hazarded. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Peering through the bushes at her was Mole, his head twisting in curiosity. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I judged it best to look away while she did so, but with her person positioned so closely, this could only be achieved by my twisting my head away at a somewhat unnatural angle. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Not even if you avoid getting lost or accosted in the tangled web of twisting streets and dead-end alleys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She did not hear me, she went on raving like a mad-woman, a fanatic, her long fingers twisting and tearing the black stuff of her dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked down at the floor, guilt twisting its way between his ribs. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But mentally…my mind was twisting in so many ways. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She executed a perfect double back-flip, twisting around at the last moment to face Gregor’s direction, and landed on the ground as lightly as a cat in front of Boots. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Celaena watched as Cain struck, twisting his body so his right side was wide open. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly in his hand writhed a cold serpent, hissing and twisting to strike. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I could see her head twisting from side to side. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was another classic karate blow, this time twisting his body around and driving his elbow into the side of the man’s head, just below his ear. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Moss saw that she was twisting one of her thick dreads in her hand, something she did when she was anxious. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For what they now saw, swirling and twisting directly over their heads, was an immense black cloud, a terrible, dangerous, thundery-looking thing that began to rumble and roar even as they were staring at it. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z She leaned over the table, twisting Daryl’s phone so she could see. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He makes a fist, twisting it in his palm. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z An Oakland police officer stood looking down on him, confusion twisting his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He had only an instant to look at it before it was gone, twisting between the bars of the portcullis and racing across the surface of the water, but that instant was long enough. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was a two-ounce mouse alone in a dark, twisting dungeon full of rats. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He thought of Shae and the look in her eyes as he tightened the chain about her throat, twisting it in his fist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘It is screaming just like you would be screaming if someone was twisting your arm right off.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re spinning on top of their heads and twisting their bodies in all kind of ways. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Slytherins up and down the table were sniggering, twisting in their seats to see Harry’s reaction. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Dimple realized she was twisting the envelope as she spoke and forced herself to hold still. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The hot night had kept Doha twisting and turning. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Mom grabs an inch of my flesh, twisting it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A twisting lane with the trees just in blossom. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The twisting iron fence that surrounded it, the smooth red rock that made up the facade, the wide windows that winked in the sunlight. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Me wearing a nose cannula, the cable twisting to form an infinity sign. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “And worms and maggots all twisting about in their eye sockets.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Mikey is still on his back, jerking and twisting around the yard.The ambulance takes him off to the hospital with a broken shoulder and his tongue in ribbons. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then she leaned forward and looked out the windshield, twisting her neck to gaze up at the sky. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The hum of those insects and the twisting limbs of the live oaks stayed with us long after we'd gone north again, beating in us almost like a second heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But he recoiled, his face twisting at the sight of the flames, and he glared at the riders who stood between him and Anya. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z After a minute or so, he looked down at Harry again, a cruel smile twisting his snakelike face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And Håkon wasn’t exactly subtle, with his ruby-red scales and twisting horns. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then Will kicked again and again, and some of the kicks connected and some didn’t, and all the time he was pulling, jerking, twisting, shoving, and still the grip held him fast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the naphtha lamplight there was a gleam of dark gold: it was a lock of hair, and the President was twisting it between his fingers, turning it this way and that. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When it became totally dark, I fumbled over knobs, twisting and pulling until I succeeded in finding the lights. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But he must have a remarkable memory or reliable instincts, because he leads us up through a maze of twisting staircases and increasingly narrow halls. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to try to find a way out,” I said breathlessly, twisting around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z This twisting tightened the chalzas and kept the yolks suspended in the middle of the albumen so that they did not stick to the inner shell. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Two other soldiers had hold of Father from the back, twisting his arms behind him so that he couldn’t move. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She could feel the fear in her tummy, twisting and pinching, worse every day. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the chain around her neck, twisting it so that the clasp was in the back. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She reached up and started twisting some of her loose braids back together. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a crowd lined up behind them, twisting and turning their heads and sucking their teeth, waiting to leave. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “A story about a tree,” Poppet says, looking up through the twisting black branches above them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My dad had practically poisoned her, twisting her guts into an explosive device. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Down below the Street of Flour was a maze of twisting alleys and cross streets. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I found it,” I said, twisting at the back of it to make it stay in place. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Smart boys make useless men,” he says, twisting his gripping hand. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And now she was flying, twisting and rotating in the air, seeing sky, then earth, then sky, then earth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “People who live in harmony with the laws of this world instead of twisting them for their own gain.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z How many times had I seen him, with any of his girlfriends, grabbing their wrists and twisting? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z A puff of wind came and the sheet tore out of my hands, went twisting round the mast. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I fumbled with the rusty wire on the back of the horse picture, twisting it back in place. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The pale blue eyes worked their way down to Alfred's hands, twisting and wringing the tennis shirt. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her shrieks followed them all the way along the twisting alleyway out into bright sunlight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And I like to watch it spin... watch the chain... all bunched up and twisting and spinning... and a little girl is watching me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I could have challenged Ruth, told her she was twisting things, that even if I might have laughed, it wasn’t in the way she was implying. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Saw him twisting the razor handle and opening the twin safety latches on the head, sliding the blade out, holding it between his thumb and forefinger. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In order to help me do this, he makes a Mobius strip for me by cutting out a long slip of paper, twisting it once and gluing the ends together. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She remembered the knives inside her, twisting and ripping. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her sweater’s fallen off her shoulder and a magnificent tattoo is twisting out of her dress and around her entire arm, a red-and-orange fire-breathing dragon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Shiny black water beetles pushed across the bottom of the pool, leaving trails of tiny air bubbles twisting to the surface. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he flung her body into the air, twisting her head the other way. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She turned her head almost upside down to focus on a twisting leaf, a flying beetle, and a bird. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z At first they just hurtled through a maze of twisting passages. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Still, as my feet crunched the ichu grass, my mind went back to the twisting trail and the man who followed it to fulfill his right and true path. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z No strip of leather held by only one broad-headed nail at each end can stand up for long to repeated twisting. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah, the basketball incident. You all hated me for that,” Velia said, twisting her face with the effort of recollection. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The man had two horrendous scars, one on each side of his mouth, twisting up all the way to his ears. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I have to set these watches exactly right,” Zack explains, busily twisting the watch dials to match the time on my synchronized clocks. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Harry, twisting Kreacher’s wizened arm into a half nelson. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z By 1932, the modest, mild-tempered Cunningham, whose legs and back were covered in a twisting mesh of scars, was becoming a national sensation, soon to be acclaimed as the greatest miler in American history. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Watches my hands twisting, my head bobbing, my feet jittery. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He pulled, pivoting away, his wrist twisting in her grasp. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We plummeted without slowing one bit, spinning and twisting at dizzying speeds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A guy across from me was twisting and screaming. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw himself against the walls of the maze, again and again, leaping up, twisting over backwards and falling, and throwing himself again. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “That I see,” said the gateman with elaborate patience, twisting the long hairs of his mole. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Frightful ate the rabbit while the eyases watched, twisting their heads from side to side and calling “pseee” when she swallowed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He struggled to escape, twisting and flailing like Nero when he didn’t want to be held. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z There’s something on my shin, twisting my foot! The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I feel like my insides are twisting, and at first I think it’s just because of the shock of the situation. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I draw my scim and shove it through the creature, twisting, hoping steel will kill the thing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His hands are folded on the tabletop, his fingers absently twisting his wedding band. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “The worst part of it is that the woman is common riffraff,” her mother said, twisting the handkerchief. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But the posters were flapping and twisting around, and the brittle edges of the paper were beginning to split and tear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z His mouth was full of saliva and his stomach was twisting and growling. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran through the house, closing curtains and twisting shut every blind I could find. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The manservant, Rogers, had been moistening his lips and twisting his hands. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I resumed twisting the cord around my finger. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z We cut across the island to get back to the harbor, twisting and turning down the rabbit trails, until we reached the bluff overlooking the dock where we’d landed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But it was his right hand, more than his face, that drew stares: each finger was frozen in its own pose, some curled, some bowed, twisting together into a gnarled claw. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I heard the Candor made ice cream,” says Marlene, twisting her head around to see the lunch line. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The twisting crunch that totaled Mr. Costello’s van had only lasted a second. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they spent a good hour brushing and twisting and parleying as if I weren’t even in the room. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The water flowing beneath was silent, and it steamed, but the vapour that rose from it, curling and twisting about the bridge, was deadly cold. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The arm motions required to prevent twisting were complicated enough, but would mastering them enable me to prevent twisting, rolling, and tumbling all at once? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor pulled my hair back, twisting it up into a messy bun that she secured with a rubber band. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I toss and turn, my dreams laced with images of Poe and Abby, smiles twisting into grimaces of pain as they melt away into nothingness. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Green and bendy,” Stella mumbled, shaking her head, pulling at the branches, twisting them this way and that, peeling away at the bark. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z All they discovered was a strange, sweet smelling spoor that led twistingly into the fen. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re twisting my words around. No, I don’t think of you as a boy.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Luxa was rising up along the web spinning and twisting at a dizzying rate. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Much more agreeable were the hours playing “Murder” in the dark twisting recesses of the upstairs floors. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Hedges of honeysuckle—twisting, strangling vines—had grown over what must once have been a split rail fence between the house and barn. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z To get there you went out the back entrance, and down the narrow twisting path, pushing past the overgrown bracken that, in the early autumn, would still be blocking your way. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited for him to continue, hands twisting in my lap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was too late to ask for help, and he waited to die the way smoke dies, drifting away in currents of air, twisting in thin swirls, fading until it exists no more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I would hate for you to run away with a false idea of your father, Potter,” he said, a terrible grin twisting his face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Mariam lay on the couch, hands tucked between her knees, watched the whirlpool of snow twisting and spinning outside the window. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z This afternoon, I used his mortar and pestle to grind coriander seeds, first crushing them as hard as I could, then twisting the pestle in circles to flatten them and make them into a powder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The figure stood over Mrs. Caruthers with a look of rage twisting her features and a pair of scissors gripped in her hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But sometimes I fed like Eulalie herself, pulling ears and twisting arms to make people come learn to read. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He whistled a tune absently, the cigarette twisting in his fingers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As Fuller himself was being arrested, the policeman taunted him with the baton, repeatedly prodding him in the stomach and then sticking it between his legs and twisting. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Viola says, still rowing against the current, the boat twisting and turning. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Instead, slithering toward them like a twisting piece of black string, was a snake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Scowling, Mr. Jones moves deliberately, twisting, turning to avoid my gaze. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Lee left the room and shortly returned, carrying a small ebony box carved with twisting dragons. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Scabbers began to squeak without stopping, twisting and turning, his tiny black eyes bulging in his head. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Selena pulled off her candy necklace and began playing with it, twisting it into a cat’s cradle. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Helmut waited, car lights on, until I had disappeared down a narrow, twisting path that led into an unpaved street bordering Alexandra to the north. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat, twisting her sewing in her hands, trying to think. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he leaped, headlong, sensing his body twisting in the icy air as he hurtled. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They climbed up four flights of stairs, twisting past closed doors. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Zu’s face scrunched up, twisting like a piece of hard lemon candy was stuck on her tongue. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They moved in harmony, bending and flowing, twisting and breathing, as if connected. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Cora jumped on Ridgeway’s back and strangled him with her chains, twisting them tight against his flesh. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Estha gave her a Chinese Bangle, twisting the skin on her wrist different ways with each of his hands. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She surged forward, her arm coming down again and again, twisting and turning, loving the smooth ache within her shoulder as the blade slammed against his. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We were turning in now at the lodge gates, and down the long twisting narrow drive to the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Now there were woods, twisting rivers, and dark green hills. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She toyed with the dial of her combination lock, twisting it this way and that, and decided to be bold again. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The stores branch into a maze of twisting alleys. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She sat, her hands twisting nervously in her lap. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She felt a hand an her bare breast, twisting her nipple. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some younger girls had joined them and the line was twisting and turning to the rhythm of the song. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been peering through the doorway, the shadows under his eyes darkening, twisting and tugging on his curly hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She had been twisting a handkerchief in her hands, and she brought it to her face as she broke down into tears. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The riders crossed a frozen stream, between two jagged rocks armored in ice, then followed a twisting game trail to the northeast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She studies him for a moment, playfully twisting her lips. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He saw a covering of brown kudzu over three winter-dead trees, twisting them into strange, almost human shapes: they could have been witches, three bent old crones ready to reveal his fortune. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was the softest thing she had felt in her life, and everything that was twisting inside of her stopped. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I pressed my sleeve against my cut cheek until the throbbing pain spread like red-hot pincers, twisting into the flesh and burrowing deeper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “There’s no blood in these claw marks,” she said, twisting her head to look over her shoulder at Chaol. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That she was sick of Nana twisting the truths of their life and making her, Mariam, another of her grievances against the world. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Scrambling and crawling and pushing, twisting away anytime someone tried to latch on to his limbs or clothes, he moved forward, barreling through the crowd of people. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The dream has weakened me, leaving my stomach bubbling, twisting, moaning. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The twisting and climbing road had in many places almost disappeared, and was blocked with many fallen stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Danny Nations leaned over his seat, twisting one of his ear buds. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Through the twin whirlwinds she could see the sun and the river, the river twisting in circles, the trees upside down. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel Ryder twisting his body and head to look at Leo. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Reaching the crossroads, she turned into the narrow lane whose twisting curves mimicked the shoreline. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s just sitting at her desk, catty-corner to mine, with her hands clasped in front of her, and her thick dark braid twisting over her shoulder. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We began by driving through narrow, twisting lanes. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She showed them how the hot syrup went suddenly sticky in the snow, and how they could take a stick and make an all-day-sucker by poking it in and twisting it around. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I chuckle, watching myself stumble over my own feet as I rush outside, a look of terror twisting my face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It is crowded with gray-faced women twisting their wedding rings and watching the doors for a familiar doctor. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The Lord flew effortlessly, twisting his body in curls and spirals the way a skilled dancer can take a twenty-foot ribbon and make it form graceful designs behind her. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z One great coil of vapour went whirling up, twisting round and round Orthanc, until it looked like a tall peak of cloud, fiery underneath and moonlit above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Winky was twisting the hem of her tea towel so violently that it was fraying beneath her fingers. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They went into the schoolyard to do light exercises: bending, stretching, twisting, swinging, and a little bit of jumping and running. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He glided a hand laxly into her loose hair, twisting those soft yellow strands around his thin fingers which felt fragile and likely to snap, as if made of hollow, unhinged porcelain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no twisting away from the repercussions that the angels brought, justice rising like a sun over the hill in a loud morning. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But Hugo just kept twirling and twisting and heaving, a violent ballet that sent as many imps as pounced on him careening across the basement. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It shook itself, twisting its head at a tiny figure hanging from its face. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A flight of sparrows dropped into the dust and scrabbled for bits of food and then flew off like a gray scarf twisting in the light. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She held her leg out, twisting her ankle to get a better view of the shoe. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Twenty-two more steps and they were at the subcellar, The tunnels here were cramped and crooked, black wormholes twisting through the heart of the great rock. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She tries to imagine him hunched somewhere, his fingers twisting the dials of a phantom radio. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z To have my hopes raised and dashed again, it’s like cold steel twisting in my gut. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You're graduating from college next year; why don't you cook a meal for a change?” she points out, twisting the cap back onto her bottle of nail polish. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When they finished stuffing the bread bag, Emily held up the concealed book, twisting it to view from all angles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Root nodded, twisting a thick cigar into the hole beneath his nose. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Women and children worked in the neighboring sheds, twisting hair, weaving hair, plaiting hair with thread. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But now the guy’s all confused, twisting and turning and rocking in the aisle. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was twisting her Gryffindor scarf in her hands and looked upset but determined. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The pastel jungle gym, or whatever was left of it, was stained black and twisting toward the ground. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Nico turns to me with his mouth twisting in all kinds of directions, and I stifle a laugh. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It is a dull twisting that snakes through me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It strikes me that the silent generation is my grandparents, and the idea of losing them causes a painful twisting in my heart. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Finally, we entered hill country, climbing higher and deeper into the Appalachian Mountains, stopping from time to time to let the Oldsmobile catch its breath on the steep, twisting roads. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll be fine,” I told Mama now, twisting the end of one of my pigtails. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Both of them are twisting and hopping and trying to shield their heads with their arms as more bits and pieces of fallen sky race through the air at warp speed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We walk around the twisting trunks, going off the beaten path toward the trilling croaks of more tree frogs. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Down the twisting road we went without a check, without a word. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Who could blame the slaves their sad comportment with that corpse twisting on a hook outside? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Finn whipped around, scanning the endless waving, twisting bodies, a vast sea of faces, searching for the pocket of stillness. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Father took out a hose and attached it to the nozzle at one end of the tub and then, twisting a knob, called forth water that filled the metal can to overflowing. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I followed the boys through the twisting streets until I saw them turn a corner and scurry down a flight of stairs into the basement of a burned-out building. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m trying to get the soap on her fingers but she twisting and turning and she snake right out my arms. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And every turn he took through the twisting striped pathways led to more tents, more signs, more mysteries. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tyrion blinked up at the dripping girl twisting in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The iron was contorting, twisting itself out of the abstract curls and coils into a frightening face, which spoke in a clanging, echoing voice: “State your purpose!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A flash of blue-white light erupted from both wands; for a moment, Scabbers was frozen in midair, his small gray form twisting madly — Ron yelled — the rat fell and hit the floor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He sat in front with Rufino, twisting his cap in his hands. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They squeezed it, twisting it at the ends until it regained its natural weight. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He was just sitting there, looking down, twisting his varsity ring around and around on his finger. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A few had ivy twisting around their bases. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I pull her inside and Gale follows, twisting an armload of baggage sideways to get it into the bunker. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Every drop of blood, every vein twisting under his skin. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She tried to get comfortable, twisting and bending herself to fit the cramped space behind the mirror. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Marco follows her as she explores, taking turn after turn through the twisting pathways. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Oxygen-rich air was sucked into the column at the base, where it mixed with the burning fuels and also rose, twisting and whirling around as it did. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z As we were getting out, an older white lady walked by and stared at us a little too long, her face twisting into a confused and judgmental glare. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z That switch altered the folding of the hemoglobin chain: rather than twisting into its neatly articulated, clasplike structure, the mutant hemoglobin protein accumulated in stringlike clumps within red cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Penn shrugged, nodding, with her mouth twisting skeptically and her eyebrows raised. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She hadn’t been squirming from nervousness—she’d been twisting her legs up to get at the licorice. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She can run in them if she has to, jump curbs, traverse the buckled, faulted sidewalks of Brooklyn without twisting an ankle. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They were in full autumn attire: vivid blue on one side, shiny silver on the other, twisting like ribbons on an enormous gift. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I stayed up late, twisting my hair into knots as I tried to wrest meaning from the textbook, then lying in bed and brooding over my notes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “No doubt...” the girl said, her lips twisting a little. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Conor reached him and grabbed him by the shoulder, twisting him around. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He shook his head, mouth twisting into a shadow of a smile. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z At my shout, she snaps out of her daze and strikes out at Marcus, twisting away from him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Calvin tells me, “You just painted my hand, Mason. And you keep twisting the tube.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z It was common knowledge that Snape wanted the Defense Against the Dark Arts job, but even Harry, who hated Snape, was startled at the expression twisting his thin, sallow face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Afterwards, he knew for certain now, it was to be the destiny of his life to deal with every way of twisting decency by threats of Power. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I fold my hands across my body, grip my twisting stomach, and scan my memory for a moment of reprieve. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But then came Bigwig, twisting in and out of the branches, his mouth full of berries. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I had half a second to get the hell out, and I took it, twisting the handle of the door so hard that the lock popped itself out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I asked her, feeling my heart twisting painfully within my chest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She looked tense and nervous, and Harry noticed that her hands were twisting in her lap. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z By deftly lifting and twisting the claw, they could slip it out of the hole, and then they used their trunks to examine the wheel all over, cleaning the rim, checking for cracks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He was twisting the hair he held and hurting her, but she stood her ground. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Maxim’s grandmother had bowed her head to avoid the sweeping branches of the trees, and the horse had trotted down the twisting drive where I now walked. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Surrounded by a sea of twisting rubber snakes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was twisting something around in his hands. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Bands of it flooded his body, twisting around his torso and crossing his limbs, spiraling down his legs and over his boots. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I pulled up hard, twisting as I did, but my foot wouldn’t leave the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The path they’re on begins to ascend, twisting steadily to the left. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She thought of Mama twisting her hair, of the sound of Jabir’s laugh. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A ship appeared in the mist, little more than a shadow with tendrils of fog twisting around its hull. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But the poster board was too thick and the scissors kept twisting over onto their side and the harder I squeezed the more my fingers hurt. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Julius, who had been beating his head and twisting from side to side in his anguish of mind, became perfectly still. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They had to slow up at the gorge, inching slowly down along the narrow, twisting road, pulling over twice before they hit bottom to allow other, wood-filled pickups on the way home to pass. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The human face that he’d been so upset about dissolved, and his red, scaly, dragony face popped out, complete with twisting horns. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I swallowed down my unease, stomach twisting, and stepped into the cottage. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The sound of her own voice drowned out the steady drone of the tires on the endless, twisting road. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I know there’s water below, twisting through the valley. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She screamed, twisting with pain at his feet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Another guard tried to handcuff him, and he started twisting and turning to thwart the process. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We will only be in Germany for a few months,” someone says, and the word goes twisting down the line. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She is twisting and bending in such a way that it seems both horrible and elegant. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath and pinched the back of my hand, twisting the skin until my eyes watered. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then spinning as they ever did, twirling the distaff and twisting the thread of destiny, they sang, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was like a small jeweled serpent twisting and twining for him alone. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She jumped to one side, twisting her bad foot. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Through a walkway of twisting trees, I see cliffs forming around the shimmering dark water ahead. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z There was no spiral of lazy blue smoke twisting from the rock chimney, no white leghorn hen chasing a June bug, no horse or cow standing with head down and tail switching. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel my stomach twisting and turning, and my hands and arms were shaking like they’d never shaken before. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A blue-gray cat with round copper eyes posed on the cover, his elegant stance twisting his husky frame. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Arturo turned off the water, twisting the handle so hard I thought he would break it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z So I watched her hands in her lap: slender and beautiful, with bright pink nail polish, her fingers twisting in a way I’d never seen them do before. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The course is extremely tortuous...twisting and turning in every direction. The boatmen have some strenuous times in getting the boat around some of the curves,” Cherrie wrote in his diary. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He was suspended underneath the plane by a single thin white cord, twisting around and around as he was carried ever farther into the air. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I saw her reach back and slap her hand against the knobs, twisting a dial until the smell of gas disappeared. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We were led through another twisting passage before arriving at the TB department: a series of cells crowded with infected inmates. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The pain in his chest was worse, as if someone were slowly twisting a dagger. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The top had a decoupage portrait of a nineteenth-century princess twisting a pearl necklace, which Phil had altered by substituting my face. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I was furious that she was twisting my story to save her skin, but now she had caught me in her trap. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Suddenly he gave a long, twisting, corkscrew leap and his golden outer skin lay on the floor, and in its place he was wearing a new coat of shining silver. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Xan sat by the fireplace, twisting her apron this way and that until it was all in knots. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It feels like trying to wring out a towel that just isn’t wet enough to drip anymore and yet you keep squeezing and twisting, hoping that some drops will fall. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The collar was not tight, but by no amount of tugging, twisting or shaking was I ever able to get it off. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The wood began to shift, the stresses of metal and earth twisting in her hands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The snakes were still twisting and turning in his hands. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly the courtyard outside my recovery room window is ablaze, the entire space filled with the twinkling holiday lights from the park, twisting around the lampposts and the trees. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z By then Rosaleen lay sprawled on the ground, pinned, twisting her fingers around clumps of grass. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Essentially, he was uncoiling the cyclotron that years earlier he had conceived by twisting Rolf Wideroe’s linear accelerator into a spiral. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Then Sargon leaped away, twisting in the air to land sure-footed on the marble floor among the fallen armor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She starts combing my hair out the way my mother used to do, twisting it into these giant rollers, spraying it with Final Net. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Pete had been twisting and screaming all get-out, but those men seemed to double their strength when they seen the lynching rope coming. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam remembered him telling her that on the screen a human face looked as big as a house, that when a car crashed up there you felt the metal twisting in your bones. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Beyond, the walls pinched in sharply, and the stream led them to the foot of a tall twisting water-fall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If she drew it, she’d use nothing but dark charcoals and twisting lines that fell off the page. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She felt herself shudder, the words twisting in her like a knife. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He was still irritated at the monster’s story, from the cheating and twisting way it went, none of which was any help at all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The people in charge bring in Saigon-famous singers to raise refugee spirits, but faces keep twisting with worries. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The next few seconds were a twisting nightmare of rushing water and exploding glass. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Girding his brows was a red-gold crown with points like twisting flames. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “All right? I’m—” She hesitated, the words stuck in her throat, and she looked down at her hands, twisting the cloth into a knot. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The world was spinning, twisting tighter and tighter around her skull. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Inej tensed for whatever was to come next, fingers twisting in her silks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "Ah, it's Sunday. Don't worry about it," he said, twisting the cap off the bottle. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The sickle was inside me, twisting and stabbing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I smiled at Twig, but I felt a twisting in my stomach—like my hypothesis was wrong and the world didn’t work quite like I thought it did. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He saw nothing ahead except the endless ribbon of road unfolding in twisting narrow curves. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z "I hope so," she said, twisting the edge of her scarf. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The twisting streets were full of demigods and nature spirits and minor godlings bustling about, riding chariots or sedan chairs carried by Cyclopes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A tangle of golden-brown snakes writhed among one another, twisting and coiling in an indistinguishable mass. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It crashes down through the lower branches, snagging temporarily on a few but then twisting free until it smashes with a thud on the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I shriek, twisting my forearms around and out, breaking his grasp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She picks up her napkin, twisting it between her hands. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was doing that as she spoke, gently twisting the acorn in its cup without any success. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Over a winding and twisting trail, we followed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were already out on the dance floor—spinning, flying, twisting, and tumbling in time with the music, which thumped out of floating spherical speakers that drifted throughout the club. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When she tries to pull away, I continue to hold on, twisting the broken arm behind her back until I see the blood drain from her face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A lithe shadow darted across the kitchen counter, twisting through the dirty pans and empty milk cartons: Jesus, I thought, is that a rat? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He’d have fought the same way against an earthquake or an eagle: I had nothing to fear from his wrath but that twisting horn. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It was twisting and whipping in a way that waren’t one bit normal. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The prince lay abed, staring at his ceiling, dreaming without sleeping, remembering, imagining, twisting beneath his linen coverlet, his mind feverish with thoughts of fire and blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Four hands clamped around Henry’s neck, shaking Henry’s head like a rag doll, twisting it this way and that. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It flapped its gray wings in the red mud, twisting and flailing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Like a lion tamer she tamed twisting vines and nurtured bristling cacti. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Peering through the mists, he glimpsed a broken spire, a headless hero, an ancient tree tom from the ground and upended, its huge roots twisting through the roof and windows of a broken dome. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She scanned the twisting city streets and the winding glimmer of the river. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As they flew over the dark, twisting lane down which they had walked earlier, Harry heard, over the whistling of the night air in his ears, Dumbledore muttering in some strange language again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “On one leg is a spiraling black snake with a 666 in its open mouth, and a devil’s tail is twisting around his other leg.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She looks at her fingers, twisting them in her lap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Only a fraction of the candles are burning, but the sight is no less resplendent as they illuminate the twisting black branches, casting dancing shadows over the striped walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I make my way up the twisting boughs, staying as close to the trunk as possible. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Her mind was whirling, storming, funneling into a twisting tornado. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The bomb was an exact copy of the American implosion bomb tested at Trinity, and the rising, twisting, pulsing ball of fire looked just the same. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If my stomach was twisting before, then now it's a straight-up tornado. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She’s near the windows now, twisting, banging feet, hands flailing on the floor. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood in the shadows of a ropewalk and observed the men dragging their cranked engines up and down the long corridor, twisting fibers into cord. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The low rumble of pursuit passed over them again, and David pulled her deeper into the blackness, down a long, twisting path that grew colder and darker. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He moved his fists as if twisting a wet towel. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “That’s not necessarily true,” Matthew says, pinching the string around his neck and then twisting it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was at that moment that she heard the far-off sound of a car approaching, and Daddy’s face shifted, a combination of rage and sadness twisting his features. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It is “right-handed”—twisting upward as if driven by a right-handed screw. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “We owed the bank money,” Dad says, his face twisting in discomfort. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I tried twisting out of her grasp, but she wouldn’t even look at me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Some women who had been walking along the road ran too, looking up as they did, twisting their necks. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Two crewmen pushed the burning raft away from the ship, and Jules stepped forward, twisting her cap in her hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The gun was caught under someone’s twisting body—the Frenchman’s. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z There were no twisting passages once she reached the top, but rather one straight hall that seemed to lead on forever. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nettle reared up and wrestled the robot, twisting and shaking him with all of her strength. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The man was turning and twisting in the white men’s hands, trying desperately to free himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Boy, you look like a zombie,” Alec said after twisting to face him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As she lay moaning in her bed, Harry set off for Bonners Ferry, Idaho, eighteen miles away on twisting mountain roads, to fetch a doctor. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ekon kept his strides even as they ventured deeper into blackness, turning and twisting through corridors until he was sure they were lost. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then it started twisting in the other direction. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They sat in silence for a while, Bennie twisting and pulling away as Sierra tumbled the past two days around and around in her head like a load of laundry. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Oh dear gods,” Rishi muttered next to her, his mouth twisting into a mixture of distaste and pity. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My mind ticked, twisting itself into knots with all the possibilities. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The mouth, twisting up at one corner, the nose and forehead wrinkled in distaste. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Brokk could hear the sound of Eitri’s hammers outside the forge, and the sounds of filing and twisting, of shaping and banging. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z All around me there were big black boots going stamp stamp stamp and I dodged around them and ran and ran and ran, twisting and turning, and dodging and swerving across the kitchen floor. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He was still twisting the note between his fingers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The sharp currents of wind could be seen in whorls of snow twisting like miniature tornadoes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I shocked myself by twisting around in his grip and driving my knee into his groin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He got his hands underneath himself and pushed off the floor, twisting to the side, throwing the attacker off. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Worm started beat-boxing while doing a passable robot, his sneakers twisting holes in the gravel. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Nina was twisting her wrist in a roiling motion, sending waves of nausea through the woman’s system. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I knelt at its base and started twisting together the ignition-wire connections. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Butler curled his fingers around the knob, twisting gently. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The lord’s words were accompanied by a faint rustling of wood and leaf, a slight twisting of his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Aisha resumed twisting, a sly smile on her face, and then asked, as if Ifemelu could not possibly understand how things were done here, “How long you in America?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She cannot tell how far it stretches, the size of the tent obscured by cascading willows and twisting vines. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And Favell began to laugh, the laugh of a drunkard, high-pitched, forced and foolish, and all the while twisting Rebecca’s note between his fingers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The stabbing, twisting pain in her muscles, where she had wrenched her arm climbing down the glacier wall. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She looked disoriented, twisting her wet handkerchief in her hands. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It’s moving on, raining, twisting, blowing, stomping through our neighborhood. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Beneath them, the floor was polished marble, and the ceiling was a strange twisting river of names that, Aru imagined, belonged to the dead. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The buck burst up, his back twisting and snapping. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “You’re crazy, old man,” Cole said, twisting free of Edwin’s grip. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As Clara trailed off she flickered a little, her expression twisting suddenly into one of rage and her outline going purple before she was back to her usual half smile. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The streets rioted in all directions, twisting around in a confusing way. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My body moved on its own, twisting away from the mirror as mechanically as clockwork. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He squeezes his upper body through the hole, his shoulders scraping on the edges, his jacket tearing, hips twisting, and then he’s through. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Loki screamed and contorted, writhing and twisting in pain. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z In the mirror of the bright shield he could see them clearly, creatures with great wings and bodies covered with golden scales and hair a mass of twisting snakes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia walked uncertainly, twisting her ankles on the hard, uneven surfaces, and for a brief moment she itched to go barefoot, to feel the padding of fresh earth beneath her feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He moves the broken wings and reaches inside, twisting something with a clicking noise. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The cityscape before Moss blurred, each of the lights twisting into a sparkle, its edges sharp. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She didn’t say anything, but she kept twisting her hands and looking out the front window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She turned her chair around to face the table and occupied herself with her water glass, twisting the stem around, making damp links on the white cloth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z They sit sipping their newly warmed cider, looking up at the twisting black branches reaching toward the top of the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I tested my arm to see if it still hurt from the twisting. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The twisting tunnel soon opened out over a large river. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But the brilliance defeated him: there it was inside his eyes, twisting and scintillating like a... The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She rocks back and forth on her feet, her hands twisting together. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A tiny white speck of a car came singing down the wet road from town, far away, twisting with the black curves and growing larger by the moment. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The wet gray flakes twisting and falling out of nothing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Even in his sleep he whimpered, twisting and turning endlessly, permitting no one to rest. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She jumped up and started walking round and round the kitchen, twisting her fingers together. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It would take Pong more than twice that long to get down the twisting mountain track, but he couldn't leave before learning how Father Cham was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Well, the thing is, Artemis,” she said hesitantly, twisting a strand of blond hair in a way that several of the local louts considered extremely attractive. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t you ever come back to this jail, Dacus. Don’t you ever come near me,” Palmer spat in the half light of the anteroom, a wantonness twisting his face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, his feelings were all in a ball and twisting crazily in his stomach like those bunches of bait worms in cardboard canisters that Nick sold in his store. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The trail climbs a hill beyond the uppermost pond, then rejoins the twisting, rocky creek bed before ascending again into a jungle of scrubby vegetation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkeys leaped about, twisting their heads and gazing here and there with their little bright eyes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She glanced down at his hands, and Nico realized he was twisting his silver skull ring - the last gift Bianca had given him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I ran, twisting and turning through the trees like a Cooper’s hawk, and occasionally riding a free fifty feet downhill on an aspen sapling. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t act on his own, but he was great at twisting the minds of mortals and even gods to do his dirty work. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m starving,” Jake grumbled, twisting the volume knob next to the video monitor to mute the sound. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z They were fashioned of ebony and weirwood, die black and white grains swirling and twisting in strange interwoven patterns. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The fireball continued rolling and rising, twisting itself into an enormous mushroom shape, glowing dark purple thousands of feet above the desert. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad moves forward to try to reach me, but Suit #1 grabs him and throws him to the ground, twisting his arm behind his back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I take, a quick shower and towel dry my hair before twisting it into a sloppy bun. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I must look like a dog chasing its tail, twisting and twirling, trying to see the stains on my back in the mirror. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” exclaimed Werfel, twisting around to see where Brangwain Spurge pointed. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She snapped upright, twisting it into a turban. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Frantically he gagged harder, twisting his head, straining until he felt blood vessels bulge on his face. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Next I filled all the plastic vomit bags, sealing them by twisting them shut and making a knot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z One of me, the hardest, angriest part, would stay with these monsters and slowly find herself twisting into their shape. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When she saw the falsehood there, she leaned upon the spear, twisting it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then he grabs me by the hair, twisting until I cry out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The tunnel through the Wall was narrow and twisting, and many of the wildlings were old or ill or wounded, so the going was painfully slow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had only to look at Sansa's face to feel the rage twisting inside him once again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She retreats but then stops, small hands twisting together. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z This four-lane concrete highway slashed with speeding cars I remember as a narrow, twisting mountain road where the wood teams moved, drawn by steady mules. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept twisting my head this way and that to look at the hills until Father stopped. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I jumped away, twisting my body as I saw it bounce. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That the mako was not enjoying the treatment was evident from the way it was twisting and turning and beating its tail and reaching with its mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t break my skin, but I was going to have to be careful of her sharp baby teeth and those twisting tusks. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It is storm and wind and leaves twisting in the night. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She slid her arms around his waist, twisting to see if she could catch a last glimpse of the dancing circle, but there was nothing there. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Do we have here a twisting of the truth? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The oncoming locomotive came off the twisting tracks. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z One of them reached out to her, and her fingers resembled roots twisting up from them ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He groaned and tried to curl into a ball, twisting his foot so hard that it sprang free from his captor’s grip. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Concentrating, she looked at every twisting grass blade and bobbing seed head. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Late the next morning, Jam was twisting her hair in her bedroom, smearing whipped shea butter on her palms and applying it in sections while soca music played over her speakers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Lord Eddard Stark sat upon a rock beside the deep black pool in the godswood, the pale roots of the heart tree twisting around him like an old man’s gnarled arms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Abruptly he left the bench, twisting and wringing the bag of gold scraps. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Up and down, a hand, a foot, twisting and bouncing bonelessly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Alice was kneeling in front of her, facing away, as the woman bent over her and with deft fingers wove her hair into complex braids, twisting flowers into it as she did. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Mrs. Derby, shrieking and twisting like a madwoman, fought to get free of her husband’s grip. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z All at once, I remember that day when he taught me how to tie my shoes, two rabbit ears twisting together, those chapped fingers guiding mine. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There was a wildness in its black eyes and a twisting spring to its step which was dangerous and untamed. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I waited for the door to close behind Frankie before twisting on the taps. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A visitor sees twisting streets, tidy clapboard houses with colored roofs, shops for tourists and locals, and people dressed in boots, parkas, scarves, and woolen hats pulled over their ears. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Only one dern spigot out here and it’s on the wrong side of the house,” she groused, twisting the knob that turned the water on. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Iorek struck again, twisting to one side, slashing, snarling, crushing, while bullets flew about him like wasps or flies, doing no harm at all. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Then he leads them single file down two twisting staircases and along several corridors and stops outside an iron door with a single keyhole. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It flailed awkwardly and crashed to the sidewalk, hellhound and serpent twisting and thrashing. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Castleman wisely stepped into the back room, where her husband was twisting and kneading bread, leaving her son alone with his thoughts. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I tried to open a pair of heavy doors, twisting the handle, but they were swelled shut—so I took a running start and rammed them with my shoulder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Beautiful,” said an older, female voice, and Celaena pivoted, the yards of cumbersome fabric twisting with her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But layers of Mist enfolded Hazel, twisting her sense of reality. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She stood up suddenly, then ran, twisting through the stones, leaving Turner alone beside the grave. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I don't have a stick, so I take my remaining arrow and insert it in the knot, twisting it as tightly as I dare. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was walking along singing my lungs out when they came tearing out of the underbrush, wiggling and twisting, and tickled to death to be with me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My head spun as if I were on a rope swing, twisting dizzily. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers came up, twisting and shaking, and his face was all wonder and joy and incredulity. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But she went on smiling, twisting a stray hair into place beneath her hat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They grew and grew, twisting and turning toward me, and too late I realized they were slender branches, thin itchy switches with barbed hooks. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She turns to me, and the look in her eyes is a knife twisting inside me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Seth looked into the eyepiece and started twisting the focus knobs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When Otto and Sheed touched her too, she rocketed into the air, twisting into a somersault that propelled her clean over the boys’ heads. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He took it, tossed it up for a quick catch to see if it came apart, and then he began twisting and turning the colored cubes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I pressed my fist to my forehead, my stomach twisting itself into knots. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z So he sang—or intoned, with the harp behind him— twisting together like sailors’ ropes the bits and pieces of the best old songs. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The stocks smoked, charred, and burned, the figures in the wood twisting in the flames as if alive. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The mare wouldn’t even understand the command when he shouted, “Giddy-yap!”; at the jab of his boot in her gut, which she’d never felt before, she would rear, twisting wildly. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The twisting of the locks and the clanking of the chains vibrate through every wall of the apartment. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It had felt like there was a hot needle twisting around inside him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Sweet... warm... sleep Suddenly, falling, twisting, head hitting against the wall. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He had by the wrist the kid Brandon, who was twisting and trying furiously to get away. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I remember taking my eyes off the twisting road to glance at him, but he was just sitting there quietly, gazing straight ahead into the night. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They only look at each other without speaking, but the gesture is so intimate that Bailey glances away, looking up at the twisting branches of the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The girl smoothed her hair again, twisting a lock of it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z No use—the kick hits the Candor boy in the side, and he groans, twisting away from it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I stare at the murky haze sinking to the planet’s surface in the distance, my stomach twisting with dread. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “How could you?” she says out of clenched teeth and makes her own exit, her hair twisting and winding angrily across the floor behind her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z My other work, for Pe Pierre, is mostly twisting arms and toting books. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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